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Ian Butler
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Posted on 14-08-2013 16:31
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Blog #21 | 14th of April 2013 | 23:12


AMSTEL GOLD RACE


Our squad has a strong hilly base, so finding the right riders to race was not easy. Greg Van Avermaet, the saver of our team, was the obvious first choice, together with Maxime Monfort and Lars Nordhaug.

After receiving mails about people willing to kill me if I don't include Steenacker in the line-up for the Amstel Gold Race, I decided not to take the risk. He was in.

The squad was filled with Wellens, Battaglin, Dumoulin and Rabottini.

THE RACE


As tradition dictates, we got a guy in the break. No one less than Lars Petter Nordhaug. Seems like he had a plan. Didn't tell me about it, the dirt bag!

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The race was over when World Champion Gilbert attacked with Peter Sagan. Greg tried to follow but ended up chasing a small group alone.

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Three men sprinted for the win, with the smartest one winning: Betancur!

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Greg finished 6th and continues to be the biggest man of the season for us, ensuring us a WT spot for next year single-handedly.

Rik Steenacker lacked strength to go into the attack, but managed the bunch sprint like an expert, finishing 13th. Well done!

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Result

1Carlos Alberto BetancurAg2r La Mondiale6h22'35
2Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
3Philippe GilbertBMC Racing Teams.t.
4Simon GerransOrica-GreenEDGE+ 1'27
5Daniel MartinGarmin - Sharp+ 2'05
6Greg Van AvermaetCitigroup Pro Cycling Team+ 2'17
7Henry VergnaudTeam Europcar+ 2'41
8Edvald Boasson HagenSky Pro Cyclings.t.
9Maxim IglinskiyAstana Pro Teams.t.
10Samuel SánchezEuskaltel Euskadis.t.
11Joaquin RodriguezKatusha Teams.t.
12Lars Petter NordhaugCitigroup Pro Cycling Team+ 3'32
13Rik SteenackerCitigroup Pro Cycling Team+ 4'02
14Gianni MeersmanOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team s.t.
15Enrico GasparottoAstana Pro Teams.t.
Spoiler
16Sergio HenaoSky Pro Cyclings.t.
17Jelle VanendertLotto Belisols.t.
18Nick NuyensGarmin - Sharps.t.
19Maxime MonfortCitigroup Pro Cycling Teams.t.
20Thomas VoecklerTeam Europcars.t.
21Damiano CunegoLampre-Meridas.t.
22Rui CostaMovistar Teams.t.
23Juan Antonio FlechaVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
24Rinaldo NocentiniAg2r La Mondiales.t.
25Nairo QuintanaMovistar Teams.t.
26Thomas De GendtVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
27John DegenkolbTeam Argos-Shimanos.t.
28Simon SpilakKatusha Teams.t.
29Pierre RollandTeam Europcars.t.
30Giovanni ViscontiMovistar Teams.t.
31Tom DumoulinCitigroup Pro Cycling Teams.t.
32Wout PoelsVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
33Andrey AmadorMovistar Teams.t.
34Rigoberto UranSky Pro Cyclings.t.
35Lieuwe WestraVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
36Tom Jelte SlagterBlanco Pro Cyclings.t.
37Simon ClarkeOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
38Robert GesinkBlanco Pro Cyclings.t.
39Ben HermansRadioshack Leopard+ 5'08
40Pieter WeeningOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
41Ivan BassoCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
42Tiago MachadoRadioshack Leopards.t.
43Richie PorteSky Pro Cyclings.t.
44Damiano CarusoCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
45Vasil KiryienkaSky Pro Cyclings.t.
46Reinardt Janse Van RensburgTeam Argos-Shimanos.t.
47David MillarGarmin - Sharps.t.
48Mikel AstarlozaEuskaltel Euskadis.t.
49Matteo RabottiniCitigroup Pro Cycling Team+ 7'27
50Kristof VandewalleOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team s.t.
51Carlos José OchoaAndroni Giocattoli+ 9'03
52Romain HardyCofidis, Solutions Crédits+ 9'25
53Romain BardetAg2r La Mondiale+ 10'12
54Eloy TeruelMovistar Team+ 10'41
55Diego UlissiLampre-Meridas.t.
56Chris HornerRadioshack Leopard+ 11'26
57Sandy CasarFDJ+ 11'38
58Alexandre PichotTeam Europcars.t.
59Michal KwiatkowskiOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team + 11'49
60Jan BakelantsRadioshack Leopards.t.
61Yury TrofimovKatusha Teams.t.
62Fabio FellineAndroni Giocattolis.t.
63Vladimir GusevKatusha Teams.t.
64Michael RogersTeam Saxo-Tinkoffs.t.
65Tony MartinOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team s.t.
66Vincent JérômeTeam Europcars.t.
67Arnold JeannessonFDJs.t.
68José SerpaLampre-Meridas.t.
69Franco PellizottiAndroni Giocattolis.t.
70Olivier KaisenLotto Belisols.t.
71Peter StetinaGarmin - Sharps.t.
72Dries DevenynsOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team s.t.
73Bart De ClercqLotto Belisols.t.
74Andreas KlödenRadioshack Leopards.t.
75Kevin De WeertOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team s.t.
76Matthieu LadagnousFDJs.t.
77Julian KernAg2r La Mondiales.t.
78Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
79Blel KadriAg2r La Mondiales.t.
80Chris Anker SørensenTeam Saxo-Tinkoffs.t.
81Yaroslav PopovychRadioshack Leopards.t.
82Maxime BouetAg2r La Mondiales.t.
83Emanuele SellaAndroni Giocattolis.t.
84Mathias FrankBMC Racing Teams.t.
85Steven KruijswijkBlanco Pro Cyclings.t.
86Eduard VorganovKatusha Teams.t.
87Alessandro VanottiAstana Pro Teams.t.
88Grégory RastRadioshack Leopards.t.
89Pierrick FédrigoFDJs.t.
90Serge PauwelsOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team s.t.
91Matthew LloydLampre-Meridas.t.
92Sergio PaulinhoTeam Saxo-Tinkoffs.t.
93Manuele MoriLampre-Meridas.t.
94Javier MorenoMovistar Teams.t.
95Oliver ZauggTeam Saxo-Tinkoffs.t.
96Alberto LosadaKatusha Teams.t.
97Stephen CummingsBMC Racing Teams.t.
98Christophe RiblonAg2r La Mondiales.t.
99Beñat IntxaustiMovistar Teams.t.
100Steve MorabitoBMC Racing Teams.t.
101Marco PinottiBMC Racing Teams.t.
102Miguel Angel RubianoAndroni Giocattolis.t.
103Christian VandeveldeGarmin - Sharps.t.
104Thomas RohreggerRadioshack Leopards.t.
105Kenny ElissondeFDJs.t.
106Denis MenchovKatusha Teams.t.
107Jérôme PineauOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team s.t.
108Jérôme CousinTeam Europcars.t.
109Christian KneesSky Pro Cyclings.t.
110Sergio PardillaMTN-Qhubekas.t.
111Cyril GautierTeam Europcars.t.
112Gorka IzagirreEuskaltel Euskadis.t.
113David ZabriskieGarmin - Sharps.t.
114Karsten KroonTeam Saxo-Tinkoffs.t.
115Andrey ZeitsAstana Pro Teams.t.
116Paolo TiralongoAstana Pro Teams.t.
117Przemyslaw NiemiecLampre-Meridas.t.
118Guillaume LevarletCofidis, Solutions Créditss.t.
119Joe DombrowskiSky Pro Cyclings.t.
120Yoann BagotCofidis, Solutions Créditss.t.
121Lars Ytting BakLotto Belisols.t.
122Joost Van LeijenLotto Belisols.t.
123Yannick EijssenBMC Racing Teams.t.
124Enrico BattaglinCitigroup Pro Cycling Teams.t.
125Mickael DelageFDJs.t.
126Laurens Ten DamBlanco Pro Cyclings.t.
127Mathieu SprickTeam Argos-Shimanos.t.
128Diego RosaAndroni Giocattolis.t.
129Kristijan DurasekLampre-Meridas.t.
130Luis Angel MateCofidis, Solutions Créditss.t.
131Francis MoureyFDJs.t.
132Winner Andrew AnaconaLampre-Meridas.t.
133Jackson RodriguezAndroni Giocattolis.t.
134Gorka VerdugoEuskaltel Euskadis.t.
135Kristijan KorenCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
136Yann HuguetTeam Argos-Shimanos.t.
137Johannes FröhlingerTeam Argos-Shimanos.t.
138Jack BauerGarmin - Sharps.t.
139Ian BoswellSky Pro Cyclings.t.
140Tim WellensCitigroup Pro Cycling Teams.t.
141Wesley SulzbergerOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
142Pim LigthartVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
143Sébastien MinardAg2r La Mondiales.t.
144Cayetano Jose SarmientoCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
145Egor SilinAstana Pro Teams.t.
146Benjamin NovalTeam Saxo-Tinkoffs.t.
147Tomasz MarczynskiVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
148Juan Jose LobatoEuskaltel Euskadis.t.
149Jesus Hernandez BlazquezTeam Saxo-Tinkoffs.t.
150Stef ClementBlanco Pro Cyclings.t.
151Thomas DamuseauTeam Argos-Shimanos.t.
152Tiziano Dall'AntoniaCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
153Adam BlytheBMC Racing Team+ 14'41
154Warren BarguilTeam Argos-Shimanos.t.
155Rudy MolardCofidis, Solutions Crédits+ 15'32
156Willem WautersVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 16'14
157Thomas DekkerGarmin - Sharps.t.
158Cristiano SalernoCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
159Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Teams.t.
160Cameron MeyerOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
161Rick FlensBlanco Pro Cyclings.t.
162Jens MourisOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
163Marc GoosBlanco Pro Cyclings.t.
164Albert TimmerTeam Argos-Shimanos.t.
165Vyacheslav KuznetsovKatusha Teams.t.
166Dennis Van WindenBlanco Pro Cyclings.t.
167Jonas VangenechtenLotto Belisols.t.
168Dirk BellemakersLotto Belisols.t.
169Dennis Van NiekerkMTN-Qhubekas.t.
170Fumiyuki BeppuOrica-GreenEDGE+ 16'50
171Florent BarleCofidis, Solutions Créditss.t.
172Louis MeintjesMTN-Qhubekas.t.
173Miguel MinguezEuskaltel Euskadis.t.
174Emilien ViennetFDJs.t.
175Meron RussomMTN-Qhubekas.t.
176Pello BilbaoEuskaltel Euskadis.t.
177Nariyuki MasudaCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
178Jacques Janse Van RensburgMTN-Qhubekas.t.
179Rafael VallsVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
180Jay McCarthyTeam Saxo-Tinkoffs.t.
181Argiro Alonso OspinaMovistar Teams.t.
182Matteo Di SerafinoAndroni Giocattolis.t.
183Giovanni BernaudeauTeam Europcars.t.
184Brian BulgacLotto Belisol+ 19'09
185Christian MeierOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
186Brent BookwalterBMC Racing Teams.t.
187Arnaud LabbeCofidis, Solutions Crédits+ 22'36
188Freqalsi DebesayMTN-Qhubeka+ 24'02
189Adrien NiyonshutiMTN-Qhubeka+ 28'32
190Jérémy BescondCofidis, Solutions Crédits+ 29'07
191Ricardo GarcíaEuskaltel Euskadi+ 29'48
192Johann Van ZylMTN-Qhubeka+ 30'01


KEEPING A CLOSE EYE


First of all, my son, Tom Butler, is not completely useless, for two reasons.
1. He keeps my wife happy, which means I don't have to do that.
2. Giro del Trentino. In stage 1, he managed a good place. With some mountain stages coming up, I think he might finally show some of that talent he supposedly has!

Other than that, we have, who else, Rik Steenacker. The unfortunate thing is that he's awfully shy. On the bike, he's a beast, but off the bike he's not very impressive. So I start a new project.

PROJECT STEENACKER


He obviously has a big future ahead of him. Every interview up until now consisted out of a reporter asking questions and Rik saying: "I don't know", "the team was strong" and "why are you in my room?". That's about to change. I'm going to start taking care of him and teach him how to cope with the media, since things like that can bring stress you don't need. I hope the fan club can help me out here a bit.

He can take a break first now, though. The Mur of Huy is too tough for him, he's only 20 for Pete's sake.

I'll see you there, though!
- Butler -
 
Selwink
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Posted on 14-08-2013 16:37
Who sent that e-mail, was it anyone of the communityAngryPfft?

Kidding, great result for GregGrin
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Ollfardh
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Posted on 14-08-2013 16:41
You seem to have the Kevin Pauwels of road racing in your team when it comes to interviews Wink
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
 
MrUfo87
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Posted on 14-08-2013 16:42
Ian Butler wrote:

First of all, my son, Tom Butler, is not completely useless, for two reasons.
1. He keeps my wife happy, which means I don't have to do that.


Does he sleep with your wife? Shock

Finally Betancur isn't second. Smile


 
547984
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Posted on 14-08-2013 16:47
Well 3 in top 15 isn't bad...

"He keeps my wife happy" Pfft
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Sarah Palin, 08-03-14 (CPAC, on Russian aggression) : "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke"

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The Rider
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Posted on 14-08-2013 16:48
Another great result for the team! Shock

and MrUFO....No...just NO..... unless he is Oedipus. Smile
 
Ian Butler
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Posted on 14-08-2013 17:12
Selwink - I can't say who it was, or he would cut off my tongue Shock thanks Pfft

Ollfardh - Unfortunately, yes Frown At least he keeps the "joa's" to a minimum! Pfft

MrUfo87 - Oh no Shock Just being his silly self makes his mother happy. Eating his vegetables and stuff like that!

547984 - Thanks, it's a good result I think!

The Rider - Thank you! and he's not Oedipus. That's my cat's name, not kidding Pfft
 
TimoCycling
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Posted on 14-08-2013 17:22
Good result for Greg, Betancur and others are just too strong in the Ardennes.
 
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Posted on 14-08-2013 17:29
Good result overall..Wink
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sutty68
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Posted on 14-08-2013 17:55
6th place is still a Good result for the team Wink
 
SSJ2Luigi
Top  #191 Print Post
Posted on 14-08-2013 19:43
Ian Butler wrote:
I can't say who it was, or he would cut off my tongue

Cool
joking of course
 
wogsrus
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Posted on 15-08-2013 00:01
Rik going great guns at the moment. Good consistent performances from him and Rik.
 
Ian Butler
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Posted on 15-08-2013 09:03
Thanks for all the replies once again there Wink

Today I want to get the Ardennes over with, so I'll do Flèche and Liège if all goes well Smile
 
Ian Butler
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Posted on 15-08-2013 10:21
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Blog #22 | 17th of April 2013 | 21:18


LA FLÈCHE WALLONNE


Another Belgian WT race. We want at least a top 10!

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The race was a traditional race to the foot of the Mur van Huy. So nothing important happened really.

1 kilometer before the foot, this was the situation:

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The attackers including Gilbert


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The chasers, Europcar leading


Only one fighter hung on for the win, and it's the World Champion! Super young Vergnaud finishes 2nd! Greg takes a brilliant fifth, Maxime Monfort an 11th place.

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KEEPING A CLOSE EYE


Tom Butler finally put in a good effort and finished 9th in the Giro Del Trentino, also conquering the young jersey!

NEWS


Forgive me the shortness in this report. I'm in the middle of important business right now. Expect a new update real soon! Can't say anything about it now!
- Butler -
 
Ian Butler
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Posted on 15-08-2013 10:25
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Blog #23 | 18th of April 2013 | 17:36


SHATTERED DREAMS


It's terrible. Real terrible.

After spending hours and hours in a small, dingy, stinking room, I'm a broken man. Well... No, yeah, a broken man. We, the Citigroup Team core, had a long talk but there's no way out.

The financial crisis has hit another victim. And, unfortunately for us, Citigroup Belgium is bankrupt. This means it's the end of the team, for sure. That's all we know now. We have no idea how this will effect the team in the short term. Obviously, the team will have to disband or get a new sponsor, but we have no idea whether we can finish the cycling season. Wages might not be paid, so we might not be able to keep the riders.

We just don't know at this stage. I'm running around looking for solutions constantly right now. I'll try to keep you updated.

Hope to bring you good news soon,
- Butler -
 
Selwink
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Posted on 15-08-2013 10:26
Full results?

5th is a good result for GregSmile

edit: Oh, that is some bad news nowSad
I am sure you will find a sponsor after winning Flanders though
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Posted on 15-08-2013 10:48
Finally a win for Gilbert in the world champion jersey Wink

Exciting twist on the story!
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Jesleyh
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Posted on 15-08-2013 11:02
Shit, that's a shame.

It is just a story twist isn't it? If so, great twist. Wink
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FreitasPCM
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Posted on 15-08-2013 11:40
Hm, what do you have in mind... Pfft
 
owen10ozzy
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Posted on 15-08-2013 13:20
Nooooo!! Please say this is only a story twist! After a good couple of races as well. Lets hope this gets sorted....ermm you could sell your son to Angelina Jolie or something?! Tie you over for the short term....

 
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