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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 03-09-2013 20:34
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Thanks a lot guys! I must admit I'm really liking the story/game so far. I hope you all agree 
I'm trying to get every rider involved by giving them all chances, so after Mallorca every rider will already have come in action! |
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when we came that hill ı open turbo and drop everybody.
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Ian Butler wrote:
Thanks a lot guys! I must admit I'm really liking the story/game so far. I hope you all agree
It`s great, so far i enjoy it a lot. 
LMGKK Ziemia Brzeska
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 03-09-2013 21:39
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 Vuelta a Mallorca - Stage 1
We are a Spanish-Portuguese team, so this race is amazingly important to us. Actually it is our first goal from our sponsor. They want a top 5, which will be immensely difficult to achieve, with the likes of Contador here. Our team? Lopez, Rocha, Rodriguez, Zoli, Castillo, Garcia-Ramirez, Ritja, Mendes
The opening stage was a 90km criterium. I told you guys not to waste any energy, no attacks. A criterium like this will make your shit blow out your ass if you leave an opening. Tom Boonen is here, Cavendish is here. There are more stages coming, I told you to keep quiet.
One thing that struck us immediately: the amount of people who came to this race. It was an amazing experience!
The local lap was perfectly balanced, going from the hectic of the big city to the serenity of the outdoors.
And then it was time for the sprint. Rocha asked a go and who am I to refuse that? He knows how to sprint!
Today I was standing in the audience, not in the team car. I was standing in a corner and suddenly I saw them passing at +60 km per hour.
I saw a flash.
Wait, was that Rocha, practically glued to Cavendish' wheel?
Holy cow! That guy knows how to fight for a wheel. This kid's got some pair of balls, let me tell you that.
He rode an impressive sprint, too!
Cavendish took the win, obviously! Rocha did amazingly well!
Result
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 2h01'51 | | 2 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 3 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 4 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 5 | Miguel Rocha | Telefonica - Portugal Telecom | s.t. | | 6 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Radioshack Leopard | s.t. | | 7 | Daniele Bennati | Team Saxo-Tinkoff | s.t. | | 8 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | Gregory Henderson | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 10 | Rüdiger Selig | Katusha Team | s.t. |
@Rocha - Mate, take a look at who finished in front of you. Done? Then look at who finished behind you. Amazing job, brilliant positioning finished off by a strong sprint. Well done, you make us all proud!
@Mendes - Rocha owes a lot to you. You brought him to the front. You're looking good & strong, you've been training hard, I can tell!
@Lopez - I feel sorry for you. You came here from Colombia. I realize stages like these are pure hell for you. But don't worry, you didn't lose time and in two days you'll have the mountains all for yourself!
Finished 1st race (+1 FL, +1 STA)
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 03-09-2013 21:41
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MONTHLY UPDATE - STATS PROGRESSION
Also updated in the first post, where you can compare with original stats!
Edited by Ian Butler on 03-09-2013 21:41
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Its great to see the guys already competing in the race for the top places, albeit at busting a gut!
Also that was a big ol' Church you passed on Stage 1! Lets hope the priests stay away from the Alter boys!!!  |
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Posted on 03-09-2013 21:44
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Great 5th place by looking at the sprinters group.
Ian Butler wrote:
MONTHLY UPDATE - STATS PROGRESSION
Totti is a great fighter, he`ll easily win some KOMs or int. sprints, or even some stages.
Edited by Maxvir on 03-09-2013 21:50
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Posted on 03-09-2013 21:46
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I'm awesome.  |
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Posted on 03-09-2013 22:10
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Wow another good result! Well done by Rocha. |
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Posted on 03-09-2013 23:14
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Great 5th place from Rocha! I think it deserves a banana
Can't see the stats progression though on my phone 
That'll have to wait till tomorrow then.
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Posted on 04-09-2013 10:47
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Nice result for Miguel |
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Posted on 04-09-2013 12:46
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Congratulations to Miguel Rocha with his 5th place, great job
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Posted on 04-09-2013 12:59
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Congratulations Miguel!!! I am so happy now.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 04-09-2013 13:57
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Great to see the team spirit here! Rocha isn't done with sprinting just yet - Stage 2 coming up!!
Tried racing stage 3 but the stage won't load, I'll have to simulate it. |
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Posted on 04-09-2013 14:05
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Vuelta a Mallorca - Stage 2
Another flat profile consisting of some local laps. The stage is longer so it won't be quite so fast as yesterday, though!
Mendes is getting some extra training here by taking the front for quite a while. We're putting a lot of trust in Rocha today!
The preparation for the sprint was messy, chaotic, hectic. Suddenly one train took the lead. To everybody's surprise, a little guy was hanging on Viviani's wheel: Zuñiga Rodriguez! He was leading out Rocha, but has lost him in the confusion!
But by some formidable stunt, Rocha found his way to the right wheel again. Finally I saw what looked like a sprint train coming from Telefonica! The result can count!
Result
| 1 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | 3h31'48 | | 2 | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 4 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 5 | Miguel Rocha | Telefonica - Portugal Telecom | s.t. | | 6 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 8 | Mark Renshaw | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 9 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 10 | Manuel Cardoso | Team Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Riccardo Zoidl | Team Gourmetfein - Simplon | s.t. | | | 12 | Imanol Zuñiga Rodríguez | Telefonica - Portugal Telecom | s.t. | IanButler | | 13 | Gregory Henderson | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 14 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 15 | Matteo Tosatto | Team Saxo-Tinkoff | s.t. | | | 16 | Daniele Bennati | Team Saxo-Tinkoff | s.t. | | | 17 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Radioshack Leopard | s.t. | | | 18 | Francisco Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 19 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 20 | Rüdiger Selig | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 21 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | | 22 | Koldo Fernandez | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | | 23 | Dmitry Kozontchuk | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 24 | Francesco Lasca | Team Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. | | | 25 | Roger Kluge | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | | 26 | Rubén Pérez Moreno | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 27 | Federico Canuti | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 28 | Theo Bos | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 29 | Iljo Keisse | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 30 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo-Tinkoff | s.t. | | | 31 | Francesco Gavazzi | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 32 | Bauke Mollema | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 33 | Ángel Vicioso | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 34 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 35 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | | 36 | Simon Spilak | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 37 | Alex Howes | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | | 38 | Jakob Rathe | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | | 39 | Nicolas Roche | Team Saxo-Tinkoff | s.t. | | | 40 | Vicente Reynès | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 41 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 42 | Bert De Backer | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 43 | Simon Geschke | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 44 | Filippe Castillo | Telefonica - Portugal Telecom | s.t. | IanButler | | 45 | Rigoberto Uran | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 46 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 47 | Andrew Talansky | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | | 48 | Igor Anton | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 49 | Jürgen Van De Walle | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 50 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | | 51 | Xabier Zandio | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 52 | Janez Brajkovic | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 53 | Fabio Mendes | Telefonica - Portugal Telecom | s.t. | IanButler | | 54 | Markel Irizar | Radioshack Leopard | s.t. | | | 55 | Robert Gesink | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 56 | Jonathan Hivert | Sojasun | s.t. | | | 57 | Moreno Moser | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 58 | Rafal Majka | Team Saxo-Tinkoff | s.t. | | | 59 | Matthew Busche | Radioshack Leopard | s.t. | | | 60 | Peter Velits | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 61 | Jan Bakelants | Radioshack Leopard | s.t. | | | 62 | Georg Preidler | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 63 | Alberto Losada | Katusha Team | + 1'37 | | | 64 | David López García | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 65 | Julien El Fares | Sojasun | s.t. | | | 66 | Marcel Wyss | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | | 67 | Damiano Caruso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 68 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 69 | Luis León Sánchez | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 70 | Olivier Kaisen | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 71 | Michal Golas | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 72 | Rémi Pauriol | Sojasun | s.t. | | | 73 | Alessandro De Marchi | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 74 | Fabio Taborre | Vini Fantini | s.t. | | | 75 | Stefan Denifl | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | | 76 | Juan Jose Oroz | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 77 | Alessandro Vanotti | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 78 | Esteban Cháves | Colombia | s.t. | | | 79 | Valerio Agnoli | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 80 | Robinson Chalapud | Colombia | s.t. | | | 81 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 82 | Jérôme Cousin | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 83 | Anthony Charteau | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 84 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 85 | Chris Horner | Radioshack Leopard | s.t. | | | 86 | Darwin Atapuma | Colombia | s.t. | | | 87 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 88 | Davide Malacarne | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 89 | Oliver Zaugg | Team Saxo-Tinkoff | s.t. | | | 90 | Andrey Kashechkin | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 91 | William Clarke | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 92 | Matteo Rabottini | Vini Fantini | s.t. | | | 93 | Thomas Dekker | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | | 94 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 95 | Franco Pellizotti | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | | 96 | Fabio Duarte | Colombia | s.t. | | | 97 | Mikel Astarloza | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 98 | Stefano Agostini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 99 | Jesus García-Ramírez | Telefonica - Portugal Telecom | s.t. | IanButler | | 100 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 101 | Yonnatta Monsalve | Vini Fantini | s.t. | | | 102 | Antonio Piedra | Team Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. | | | 103 | Carlos Moreno Lopez | Telefonica - Portugal Telecom | s.t. | IanButler | | 104 | Thomas Löfkvist | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | | 105 | Brice Feillu | Sojasun | s.t. | | | 106 | Amets Txurruka | Team Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. | | | 107 | Nikias Arndt | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 108 | Jack Bauer | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | | 109 | Angel Madrazo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 110 | Dalivier Ospina | Colombia | s.t. | | | 111 | Cameron Wurf | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 112 | Diego Rosa | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | | 113 | Gorka Izagirre | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 114 | Riccardo Chiarini | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | | 115 | Miguel Angel Rubiano | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | | 116 | Marcos Garcia | Team Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. | | | 117 | Jonas Ahlstrand | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 118 | Yukiya Arashiro | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 119 | Michael Rodriguez Galindo | Colombia | s.t. | | | 120 | Fabian Cancellara | Radioshack Leopard | s.t. | | | 121 | Stefano Garzelli | Vini Fantini | s.t. | | | 122 | Jan Barta | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | | 123 | Sander Cordeel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 124 | Markus Eibegger | Team Gourmetfein - Simplon | s.t. | | | 125 | Keno Ritja | Telefonica - Portugal Telecom | s.t. | IanButler | | 126 | David Belda | Burgos BH Procycling Team | s.t. | | | 127 | Jon Aberasturi | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 128 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 129 | Cheng Ji | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 130 | Iker Camaño | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | | 131 | Jeffry Johan Romero | Colombia | s.t. | | | 132 | Garikoitz Bravo | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 133 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 134 | Danail Petrov | Team Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. | | | 135 | Mikel Bizkarra | Euskadi | s.t. | | | 136 | Russell Downing | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | | 137 | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 138 | Dmitriy Muravyev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 139 | Robert Wagner | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 140 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 141 | Perrig Quemeneur | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 142 | Fabricio Ferrari | Team Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. | | | 143 | Jérémie Galland | Sojasun | s.t. | | | 144 | Leonardo Giordani | Vini Fantini | s.t. | | | 145 | Jesus Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 146 | Danilo Hondo | Radioshack Leopard | s.t. | | | 147 | Haritz Orbe | Euskadi | s.t. | | | 148 | Ruben Fernandez | Team Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. | | | 149 | Daniel Schorn | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | | 150 | Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet | Burgos BH Procycling Team | s.t. | | | 151 | Pavel Brutt | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 152 | Stefan Rucker | Team Gourmetfein - Simplon | s.t. | | | 153 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 154 | Alex Dowsett | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 155 | Luke Rowe | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 156 | Sébastien Reichenbach | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | | 157 | Patrick Facchini | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | | 158 | Moises Dueñas | Burgos BH Procycling Team | s.t. | | | 159 | Jaxi Zoli | Telefonica - Portugal Telecom | s.t. | IanButler | | 160 | Igor Merino | Euskadi | s.t. | | | 161 | Anthony Delaplace | Sojasun | s.t. | | | 162 | Pirmin Lang | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | | 163 | Giovanni Bernaudeau | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 164 | Carlos Barbero | Euskadi | s.t. | | | 165 | Tomas Aurelio Gil Martinez | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | | 166 | Tobias Ludvigsson | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 167 | Juan Manuel Gárate | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 168 | Ramon Carretero | Vini Fantini | s.t. | | | 169 | Carlos Verona | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 170 | Jan Sokol | Team Gourmetfein - Simplon | s.t. | | | 171 | Scott Thwaites | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | | 172 | Oscar Santamaria | Burgos BH Procycling Team | s.t. | | | 173 | Marcel Aregger | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | | 174 | Daniel Paulus | Team Gourmetfein - Simplon | s.t. | | | 175 | Sebastian Schönberger | Team Gourmetfein - Simplon | s.t. | | | 176 | Duber Quintero | Colombia | s.t. | | | 177 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez | Team Saxo-Tinkoff | s.t. | | | 178 | Pablo Torres | Burgos BH Procycling Team | s.t. | | | 179 | Matej Marin | Team Gourmetfein - Simplon | s.t. | | | 180 | Matteo Pelucchi | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | | 181 | Efren Carazo | Burgos BH Procycling Team | s.t. | | | 182 | Michele Merlo | Vini Fantini | s.t. | | | 183 | Aritz Bagües | Euskadi | s.t. | | | 184 | Laurens Ten Dam | Blanco Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 185 | Etienne Tortelier | Sojasun | s.t. | | | 186 | Jonathan McEvoy | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | | 187 | Mattia Pozzo | Vini Fantini | s.t. | | | 188 | Stijn Devolder | Radioshack Leopard | s.t. | | | 189 | Antonino Casimiro Parrinello | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | | 190 | Morgan Lamoisson | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 191 | Mads Christensen | Team Saxo-Tinkoff | s.t. | | | 192 | Unai Iparragirre | Euskadi | s.t. | | | 193 | Mattia Gavazzi | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | | 194 | Evaldas Siskevicius | Sojasun | s.t. | | | 195 | Stephan Rabitsch | Team Gourmetfein - 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| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 5h33'07 | | 2 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 12 | | 3 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 4 | Bert De Backer | Team Argos-Shimano | + 20 | | 5 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | + 24 | | 6 | Miguel Rocha | Telefonica - Portugal Telecom | + 32 | | 7 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Manuel Cardoso | Team Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 9 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 10 | Gregory Henderson | Lotto Belisol | s.t. |
@Rocha - Another brilliant sprint! Keep this up, mate!
@Zuñiga - Excellent team work and great lead-out.
@Lopez - Not your best day today. You were chosen as our leader for the overall classification but you let yourself get caught in the wind. You lost valuable time and our sponsor's hope of top 5 is diminished terribly.
The Portuguese press has requested an interview with Miguel Rocha. I'll let the rider decide if he wants to do it or not. Let me know, lad! |
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| Selwink |
Posted on 04-09-2013 14:12
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Yay, top-20
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 04-09-2013 14:21
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Yeah, he rode a pretty good sprint! Just lacked speed in the final 100 meters, after leading out Rocha!
Perez has started a "rider headquarters" so I made space for riders like him in the original post. So far it's not that glamorous but it can grow! It all depends on how much time you want to spend here! |
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Posted on 04-09-2013 14:21
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Rocha on fire!! Better than many strongest sprinter
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Posted on 04-09-2013 14:36
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MIGUEL ROCHA - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH A FUTURE STAR Miguel Rocha, first of all, the readers will probably never have heard of you. Can you tell them who you are, please?
Well, I was born in Portugal, in Oporto, a well know city. Pretty city as well. I rode across juniors where I got good results and then mr. Ian aproach me and gave me the oportunity to ride in his team.
You are part of Telefonica - Portugal Telecom, a newly formed Spanish-Portuguese ProConti team. How has it been racing for that team?
Very good. All the rider's are very nice guys and the DD, he knows what he's doing and he's helping me develop as a rider.
Who's your best mate among the members of the team?
Well, I'm going to say the DD, Ian. He's a great guy and he's so far the responsible of the team sucess and my sucess as well.
At this moment you're racing in Mallorca, where you have managed to out-sprint seasoned, well-known sprinters on both occasions. How do you explain your success?
Apart from the DD and having already raced, It's my smartness. I read the race like nobody and I'm pretty smart at that. Know exactly where to go and wich wheel to take. And I use that to my advantage.
Now, at the team presentation, the team manager introduced you as a Classic Rider. You seem to enjoy the cobblestones and dirt roads. However, you're making your name with your speed now, would you ever consider making a career switch to sprinting?
Not exactly. My role model, Boonen could do very good in both and one day I wish I became like a Boonen v2.
José Giorcolio
This article was published in a big Portuguese newspaper this morning!
Edited by Ian Butler on 04-09-2013 14:37
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Another good result for Miguel and he is now looking good on the GC as well |
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