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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 30-12-2012 17:30
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great race! I really enjoyed reading the report  |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 30-12-2012 18:22
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Wouters has had a couple of good stages, lets hope he can build on these and go even further  |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 30-12-2012 18:45
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Great ride from willy, and he speaks pretty good italian if he can talk with sagan
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
It's difficult not to be happy when you're surrounded by Belgians. - Mark Cavendish
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-12-2012 18:51
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maxime86: Thanks
Jesleyh: Uhm, I don't know, bread, spaghetti? 
dienblad: Thanks, his heart rate was out of proportion for a while there, so he didn't have any choice but dropping out for a while!
FreitasPCM: Thank you!
JuanMotr: I'm glad you did, that's the main reason I'm doing it (except from the fun I have playing, of course  )
sutty68: Thanks, with the last stage being a time trial, he should get a good performance there.
PCM rulezz: Well, all they really said was: "pizza, spaghetti?". But it was a nice chat, really |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-12-2012 18:51
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Tirreno - Adriatico :: Stage 6
The final stage before the (short) time trial. With real cannons like Rodriguez and Sagan, we had a plan to do something a little different today.
A very hilly profile, with a local round as a finish. We're in for a tough day, once again.
Well, nothing much for me to say today. I spent my day riding an easy pace. I feel my form coming for the cobbled season and the last thing I want now is to take any risks.
Willy had a pretty rough day, but I'll let him tell you about it...
The breakaway, consisting of 8 men, had been given a big gap. Since some of them threatened my position in the overall classification, I couldn't let that happen. The peloton didn't seem interested in the breakaway, so I went on a lonely journey to join them! Maybe even move up in the classification? with 80km left to ride, I attacked.
But suddenly, the pack awoke. They kept me at a constant distance and moved along with me.
One local round later I realized I was getting nowhere, so I dropped back into the pack. The breakaway was closer now anyway, maybe the pack would find it useful to get them back.
But they didn't. As soon as I dropped back in, the pace slowed dramatically and the breakaway gained seconds by the meter. Incredibly frustrating for me! So, with the much-appreciated help from Van Leijen, I attacked, again, this time 60km from the finish.
Once again, the pack woke up and chased me down. I must admit I was really starting to get PO'd then.
They caught me and, guess what? The pace slowed.
Luckily I had managed to nearly close the gap to the breakaway group. With only 2 minutes left, the peloton started thinking about a stage win, so Sagan attacked and crushed what was left of the breakaway.
But I was dead, stone dead. The sprint started and everyone passed me by, it seemed so easy for them.
Valverde won the stage.
I finished 40th. Lucky for me they didn't give out time differences, or I would've been dropped at least 10 places in the GC. I was really mad when I crossed the finish line. But as soon as I had the chance to rest my legs, I thought: that's sport. I got over it and that's that. It's just not worth getting angry over, that's something I learned today.
Result
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | 5h07'24 | | 2 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 3 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | 4 | Anthony Roux | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | 5 | Oscar Freire | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 6 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 7 | Matteo Carrara | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Filippo Pozzato | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | 9 | Michael Albasini | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 10 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
GC - before one final time trial
| 1 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | 28h00'02 | | | 2 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 2'56 | | | 3 | Oliver Zaugg | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 3'20 | | | 4 | Christian Vandevelde | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 4'12 | | | 5 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 4'36 | | | 6 | Danilo Di Luca | Acqua & Sapone | + 5'05 | | | 7 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Team Saxo Bank | + 5'11 | | | 8 | Matteo Carrara | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 5'17 | | | 9 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 7'50 | | | 10 | Amets Txurruka | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 8'11 | | | 11 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 8'20 | | | 12 | Jan Bakelants | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 8'26 | | | 13 | Jens Voigt | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 8'57 | | | 14 | Willy Wouters | Lotto Belisol | + 9'21 | IanButler | | 15 | Simon Spilak | Katusha Team | + 9'24 | | | 16 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | + 9'27 | | | 17 | Alexandre Vinokourov | Astana Pro Team | + 9'44 | | | 18 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | + 9'58 | | | 19 | Johan Vansummeren | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 11'12 | | | 20 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 11'31 | |
Tomorrow will shake up this classification a bit. Until then,
Stijn & Willy |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-12-2012 19:23
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Tirreno - Adriatico :: Stage 7
The final stage, a short time trial.
The route is a bit too short to make any real differences, but with Van Garderen breathing down Willy's neck in the GC, we can't afford any slip-ups.
Because of my dislike of time trial bikes, I completed the time trial on a usual bike. I didn't end high up, but that was never expected today.
Overall I'm very happy with this experience. I felt what it's like dying in the mountains and what it's like sprinting with the absolute top. It's been extremely interesting and I hope to return here one day to win a stage. But now all my focus lays with the coming races, starting with Dwars Door Vlaanderen.
Sun was up and gave everyone a warm feeling on their skins. I enjoyed every second of it.
I took a pretty good start, I think. It's only halfway I started slowing down a bit.
At the finished I realized I shouldn't expect any miracles today. However, I still rode a pretty good time trial!
Result
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 12'34 | | | 2 | David Zabriskie | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 1 | | | 3 | Christian Vandevelde | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 2 | | | 4 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | + 5 | | | 5 | David Millar | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 7 | | | 6 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 8 | | | 7 | Filippo Pozzato | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Pro Cycling | + 9 | | | 9 | Manuele Boaro | Team Saxo Bank | + 12 | | | 10 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 13 | | | (...) | | 17 | Willy Wouters | Lotto Belisol | + 20 | IanButler |
GC
| 1 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | 28h13'24 | | | 2 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 2'58 | | | 3 | Christian Vandevelde | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 3'26 | | | 4 | Oliver Zaugg | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 3'48 | | | 5 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 4'12 | | | 6 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Team Saxo Bank | + 5'15 | | | 7 | Danilo Di Luca | Acqua & Sapone | + 5'16 | | | 8 | Matteo Carrara | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 5'17 | | | 9 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 7'28 | | | 10 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 7'54 | | | 11 | Jan Bakelants | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 8'06 | | | 12 | Amets Txurruka | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 8'22 | | | 13 | Jens Voigt | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 8'29 | | | 14 | Willy Wouters | Lotto Belisol | + 8'53 | IanButler | | 15 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | + 8'58 | |
Points: Peter Sagan
KoM: Blel Kadri
Young Rider: Peter Sagan
Best Team: Radioshack
Well, that's the end of our first World Tour adventure. Coming here, I didn't dare dreaming of a 14th place overall, but I did it anyway! I hope I can carry this optimism into the Giro later this season and get an equal performance there! Although three weeks is still very different from eight days, I will try just as hard!
Milano - San Remo
Greipel didn't have the legs to finish it off in the sprint and finished only 12th. World Champion Mark Cavendish won.
The team management hopes to pick up some badly-needed World Tour points in the coming classics, all eyes are turned to Jurgen Roelandts now!
Thanks for being here with us,
Stijn & Willy |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-12-2012 19:25
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Firstly, I'd like to thank everyone for following (and commenting)! So, thanks
Secondly, I'd like to ask you something, the International Cycling Week is coming up for Willy, while Stijn will battle the cobbled classics. How would you like the reports to go, since they're being raced at the same time? Chronological, or not? Or should I just give a smaller summary of the entire stage race where Willy will participate? Because personally I believe the classics are a bit more interesting than the International Cycling Week (without any real mountain stages). Your opinion? |
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 30-12-2012 19:29
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smaller reports for willy seem the best option imo.
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 30-12-2012 19:29
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Wow, this story is fast. Nice 14th place in the GC.
And about the question. You could divide the Cycling Week in Part A + Part B(+ Maybe Part C)
You start with reporting Part A from Willy's race, do some races with Stijn, and then report part B(and if you also have a part C, after part B do some races with Stijn and report part C)
You can choose yourself if you want a big report or just a summary..
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 30-12-2012 19:35
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I like Jesleyh idea. Split Willy's races into parts, with Stijn's slotted in the middle
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 30-12-2012 20:00
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Focus on the classics, with some small reports from Wauters's race.
P.S. A very nice Tirreno, Willy close to the top-10. |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 30-12-2012 20:39
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Good T-A, keep it up
I would go for the classics
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
It's difficult not to be happy when you're surrounded by Belgians. - Mark Cavendish
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-12-2012 21:21
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Thanks for all the tips and your opinions here. I found a solution
I'll try to keep it chronological, though. Mainly because it's a blog and I'd like to keep it as realistic as possible, so people blog chronological, right?
Anyway, thanks for following! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-12-2012 21:21
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Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale - Stage 1
Hi, there!
My first race for Lotto Belisol without Stijn. While he's back in Belgium to work his way up the food chain in the cobbled races, I stayed behind in Italy for the Internation Cycling Week Race.
Things get pretty hectic around here, so I won't have too much time to report the races. I'm sure you'll be able to catch the race on television, I'll just be posting the current standings.
Looking the the profiles and seeing as there is another team time trial, I decided to go for something else than the general classification. See if I can get that Mountain Jersey!
Result - Stage 1
| 1 | Kevin Hulsmans | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | 3h27'53 | | 2 | Marco Coledan | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 3 | Andrea Guardini | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 10 | | 4 | Davide Vigano | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | 5 | Francesco Gavazzi | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 6 | Angelo Furlan | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 7 | Jaan Kirsipuu | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 9 | Anuar Manan | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | Claudio Corioni | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. |
KoM
| 1 | Kevin Hulsmans | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | 20 | | | 2 | Marco Coledan | Colnago - CSF Inox | 16 | | | 3 | Willy Wouters | Lotto Belisol | 12 | IanButler | | 4 | Danilo Di Luca | Acqua & Sapone | 4 | | | 5 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | 4 | | | 6 | Francesco Gavazzi | Astana Pro Team | 4 | |
So I was able to pick up some points already, a decent start, I'd say!
Tomorrow is a big day for Stijn, as he rides Dwars Door Vlaanderen.
See you later!
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 30-12-2012 23:16
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Wouters had a great result in finishing 14th at Tirreno-Adriatico, lets hope he can build on this and improve even further |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 31-12-2012 09:51
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good luck for the mountain jersey
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
It's difficult not to be happy when you're surrounded by Belgians. - Mark Cavendish
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 31-12-2012 09:54
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good luck going for the KOM. but honestly I don´t think we will be able to watch such small race on tv |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 31-12-2012 09:56
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JuanMotr wrote:
good luck going for the KOM. but honestly I don´t think we will be able to watch such small race on tv
Isn't it on Eurosport?
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
It's difficult not to be happy when you're surrounded by Belgians. - Mark Cavendish
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 31-12-2012 12:25
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sutty68: Thanks, I hope so, too
PCM rulezz: Thank you!
JuanMotr: Yes you can, on the internet or so. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 31-12-2012 12:26
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Vuelta Ciclista a Catalunya
Hey everbody,
Just a small update from the World Tour race going on at the moment. Our very own Jurgen Van Den Broeck won his first race of the season, a stage in Vuelta Ciclista a Catalunya! He'll defend the leader's jersey until the end, knowing him!
Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale - Stage 2 & 3
A hilly stage and a team time trial, so nothing important happened. I lost some time on stage 2, there weren't any KoM points to be won, anyway. And the team time trial had a surprisingly good result, 6th with the team!
Until later,
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