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#21

Posted on 28-05-2013 14:05

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Thanks for the replays guys.

Today is my first race in the professional world! I am so excited, but also a bit afraid. I've bee told that my role today is a Free Element!

It's a pretty flat stage today from Prospect to Clare, but it is two climbs, and one of them close the the finish.

Here I am, early in the race, together with Nicki

When it was 20 km to go, out manager wanted all of us in the front of the group. Since I was that new, I used very much energy of doing so.

With 15 km to go, I had been escorted to the front, and Bjarne Riis, told me to prepare a attack. I attacked when the breakaway was pulled in, but I was driven in at once. I attacked again with 5 km to go, but my legs didn't answer me.

While I was falling back though the peleton, I saw Haedo and Cantwell well paced on Demare's wheel.

With 1 km to go, Demare had a lead to Boeckmans and Cantwell, and behind them a whole bunch.

Sutton had saved his energy well, and took it in front of V. Ilginsky and Cantwell. Cantwell had beaten Demare with inch, and took a great third place.
I finished at a 36th place. My first race, at a 36th place. I was disappointed, even the guys in the team told me not to be so. No one of the Saxo riders were interveiwed, except Cantwell, which got a few questions of how he was felling.

Tomorrow it's a hilly stage, I expect to not fall of the best group, and try to beat today's place.

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#22

Posted on 28-05-2013 14:09

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36th isnt bad for a worker, and also not bad for a climber. Good job by Cantwell btw

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#23

Posted on 28-05-2013 14:15

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Not a bad start for the team

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#24

Posted on 28-05-2013 14:41

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nice job!

#25

Posted on 28-05-2013 19:00

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Today it's my second professional race, I and got a sight of how hard it was yesterday. It's a lot more hills today, and I am really excited about trying myself against the better climbers today. I doesn't feel my attacks from yesterday.

MÃ¸rkÃ¸v attacked at the start. And riders attacked after, one by one. He won the mountain sprint, and will wear the jersey tomorrow.

When it was 65 km to go, we entered the circuit. It wasn't steep, which I found bad, but it was a long climb, and it was another climb after.

With 35 km left, I spotted the breakaway in the hot sun. All Saxo riders was there except L.S. Haedo and MÃ¸rkÃ¸v.

With 25 km to go, the excitement was entering to me, I was almost cold, and the first riders attacked.

Together with Tanner, a hill rider, I drove away from the pack. We caught MÃ¸rkÃ¸v, but at the same time I were caught. And Barredo counter attacked

I waited before I attacked to follow Barredo. Nicki followed later. Together we rode in Barredo, but then I was finished. Nicki managed too keep in the front, but he was pretty empty.

Vandevelde entered first at the sprint, but Tankink came in front of him with 1 km left.

Moreno Moser owerpowered all and took it home, in front of Clarke and Pineau.
I finished 27th in the race, but I was happy with that. Because I had shown off to all the others in the peleton.

After the race I was interviewed by a Sky-Sports reporter

Reporter: Now I am standing here with the Norwegian rocket, Erik Larsen. Congratulations with a well completed race Erik!
Erik: Thank you so much. I've really happy to have shown off, and I might got on some shortlists too now.
Reporter: Yes, I bet you have. This is your first season as a professional rider, after only one year as an U23 rider, where you won almost everything. Are the differences big?
Erik: They are huge, but I haven't tried any real mountains yet. I think I have my best chances of a good place there.
Reporter: Well, it isn't much I have to say. Good luck in your future Erik.
Erik: Thanks. Next time we meet I'll be at the podium, hopefully.

Rank	Name	Team	Time	Player
1	Moreno Moser	Liquigas-Cannondale	3h41'40
2	Simon Clarke	Orica-GreenEDGE	s.t.
3	JÃ©rÃ´me Pineau	Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team	s.t.
4	Marco Pinotti	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
5	Pablo Lastras	Movistar Team	s.t.
6	Kanstantsin Siutsou	Sky Pro Cycling	s.t.
7	Johnny Hoogerland	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
8	Bram Tankink	Rabobank Cycling Team	s.t.
9	Christian Vandevelde	Team Garmin-Barracuda	s.t.
10	David Tanner	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.	Kqyt

Spoiler

11	Cameron Meyer	Orica-GreenEDGE	s.t.
12	Arthur Vichot	FDJ-BigMat	s.t.
13	Christopher Sutton	Sky Pro Cycling	s.t.
14	Michael MÃ¸rkÃ¸v	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.	Kqyt
15	David Millar	Team Garmin-Barracuda	s.t.
16	Nicki SÃ¸rensen	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.	Kqyt
17	Marco Marcato	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
18	Tony Gallopin	Radioshack Nissan Trek	s.t.
19	Blel Kadri	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
20	Amets Txurruka	Euskaltel Euskadi	s.t.
21	Branislau Samoilau	Movistar Team	s.t.
22	Benjamin Noval	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.	Kqyt
23	Wilco Kelderman	Rabobank Cycling Team	s.t.
24	Danny Pate	Sky Pro Cycling	s.t.
25	AmaÃ«l Moinard	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
26	Martijn Maaskant	Team Garmin-Barracuda	s.t.
27	Erik Larsen	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.	Kqyt
28	Valerio Agnoli	Liquigas-Cannondale	s.t.
29	Hayden Roulston	Radioshack Nissan Trek	s.t.
30	JosÃ© IvÃ¡n Gutierrez	Movistar Team	s.t.
31	Maarten Wynants	Rabobank Cycling Team	s.t.
32	Eduard Vorganov	Katusha Team	s.t.
33	JÃ¼rgen Van De Walle	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
34	Simone Ponzi	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
35	Baden Cooke	Orica-GreenEDGE	s.t.
36	Stephen Cummings	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
37	Leonardo Bertagnolli	Lampre-ISD	s.t.
38	Olivier Kaisen	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
39	Martin Velits	Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team	s.t.
40	Nairo Quintana	Movistar Team	s.t.
41	GaÃ«tan Bille	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
42	Jonathan Cantwell	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.	Kqyt
43	GrÃ©gory Rast	Radioshack Nissan Trek	s.t.
44	Linus Gerdemann	Radioshack Nissan Trek	s.t.
45	Lloyd Mondory	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
46	Vladimir Gusev	Katusha Team	s.t.
47	Joost Posthuma	Radioshack Nissan Trek	s.t.
48	Anthony Geslin	FDJ-BigMat	s.t.
49	Carlos Barredo	Rabobank Cycling Team	s.t.
50	Daniele Ratto	Liquigas-Cannondale	s.t.
51	Egoi MartÃnez	Euskaltel Euskadi	s.t.
52	Koldo Fernandez	Team Garmin-Barracuda	s.t.
53	Christian Knees	Sky Pro Cycling	s.t.
54	Tom Leezer	Rabobank Cycling Team	s.t.
55	RubÃ©n PÃ©rez Moreno	Euskaltel Euskadi	s.t.
56	Murilo Fischer	Team Garmin-Barracuda	s.t.
57	Mickael Delage	FDJ-BigMat	s.t.
58	Giacomo Nizzolo	Radioshack Nissan Trek	s.t.
59	Jesus Herrada	Movistar Team	s.t.
60	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team	s.t.
61	Evgueni Petrov	Astana Pro Team	+ 1'12
62	Dmitriy Muravyev	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
63	Assan Bazayev	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
64	Danilo Wyss	BMC Racing Team	+ 1'40
65	Jeremy Hunt	Sky Pro Cycling	+ 2'04
66	Denis Kostyuk	Lampre-ISD	s.t.
67	Kris Boeckmans	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
68	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
69	Markel Irizar	Radioshack Nissan Trek	s.t.
70	Daniele Pietropolli	Lampre-ISD	s.t.
71	Mathew Hayman	Sky Pro Cycling	s.t.
72	Marcello Pavarin	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
73	Yuriy Krivtsov	Lampre-ISD	s.t.
74	Davide Vigano	Lampre-ISD	s.t.
75	Marcel Sieberg	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
76	Dmitriy Fofonov	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
77	Nathan Haas	Team Garmin-Barracuda	s.t.
78	Vladimir Isaychev	Katusha Team	s.t.
79	Michal Golas	Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team	s.t.
80	Andrey Amador	Movistar Team	+ 3'09
81	Matthew Wilson	Orica-GreenEDGE	+ 3'49
82	Michael SchÃ¤r	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
83	Jetse Bol	Rabobank Cycling Team	s.t.
84	Gorka Izagirre	Euskaltel Euskadi	s.t.
85	Pablo Urtasun	Euskaltel Euskadi	s.t.
86	Maciej Paterski	Liquigas-Cannondale	s.t.
87	Iljo Keisse	Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team	s.t.
88	Luke Rowe	Sky Pro Cycling	s.t.
89	Adam Blythe	BMC Racing Team	+ 5'06
90	Ion Izagirre	Euskaltel Euskadi	+ 6'55
91	Martin Elmiger	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
92	Maarten Tjallingii	Rabobank Cycling Team	s.t.
93	Fabio Sabatini	Liquigas-Cannondale	s.t.
94	Daryl Impey	Orica-GreenEDGE	s.t.
95	David Boucher	FDJ-BigMat	s.t.
96	Alan PÃ©rez Lezaun	Euskaltel Euskadi	s.t.
97	Kristof Goddaert	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
98	Alan Marangoni	Liquigas-Cannondale	s.t.
99	Tomas Vaitkus	Orica-GreenEDGE	s.t.
100	Adam Hansen	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
101	Jimmy Casper	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
102	Arnaud GÃ©rard	FDJ-BigMat	+ 10'29
103	Manuele Mori	Lampre-ISD	s.t.
104	Sylvain Georges	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
105	Gabriel Rasch	FDJ-BigMat	s.t.
106	Jacopo Guarnieri	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
107	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha Team	+ 11'24
108	Gatis Smukulis	Katusha Team	s.t.
109	Jonathan Castroviejo	Movistar Team	s.t.
110	Jens Debusschere	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
111	Martin Mortensen	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
112	Mauro Da Dalto	Liquigas-Cannondale	s.t.
113	Danilo Hondo	Lampre-ISD	s.t.
114	Anthony Ravard	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
115	Francesco Chicchi	Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team	s.t.
116	Lucas Sebastian Haedo	Team Saxo Bank	+ 15'50	Kqyt
117	Kevin Van Impe	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	+ 16'09
118	RÃ¼diger Selig	Katusha Team	s.t.
119	Valentin Iglinskiy	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
120	Alexei Tsatevich	Katusha Team	s.t.
121	Gregory Henderson	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
122	Kenny Van Hummel	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
123	Julian Dean	Orica-GreenEDGE	s.t.
124	Gert Steegmans	Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team	s.t.
125	Andreas Klier	Team Garmin-Barracuda	s.t.
126	Arnaud DÃ©mare	FDJ-BigMat	s.t.

Edited by kqyt on 28-05-2013 20:00

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#26

Posted on 28-05-2013 19:03

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Nice interview

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#27

Posted on 28-05-2013 19:09

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Nice win at the Australian Championship! Good luck at Saxo Bank. This is a good choice when you're using the 2012 database.

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#28

Posted on 29-05-2013 08:17

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Nice ride from Erik to finish in the front group

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#29

Posted on 29-05-2013 08:58

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Let's hope he has plenty more chances to show his force

#30

Posted on 29-05-2013 14:27

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Today it is a short, flat race, and I am expecting nothing to happend here.

Early in the race, I met Kristoff, the Norwegian champion. We talked a little about our early career, before I rode away.

MÃ¸rkÃ¸v, which was the Saxo rider in the 5-man break, won the KoM, and could keep his jersey for one more day.

He also won the first sprint and came second on the other. It gave him the lead in the sprint contest too.

For me it was just to save my legs for later stages, so I just sat calm in the front of the peleton. I was lucky with that choise.

Because with 15 km left, it was a mass crash, and it included Gerdeman, the captain of Radioshack, and the sprinter Bazayev. No Saxo riders were there.

Only two km the first fall, L.S. Haedo and Checci fell. It was turning to be a dangerous final today. Van Impe fell too.

With 6.4 km left, the breakaway was pulled in.

800 m left. All of us were sprinting to gain some money for the team.
Van Hummel were leading the sprint in front of Steegmans

200 m to go, Van Hummel still in lead in front of Sutton and Cantwell and Demare.

Sutton won in front of Demare and Cantwell. And I entered 17th!! My best place ever in the professional world of cycling.

Today, Sutton was in the media. MÃ¸rkÃ¸v and Cantwell was asked a few questions each, but they were quickly heading to the team buss to get ready for tomorrow.

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#31

Posted on 29-05-2013 14:47

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Another good performance from Cantwell

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#32

Posted on 29-05-2013 17:20

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Good result here

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#33

Posted on 29-05-2013 17:22

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Cantwell did well

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#34

Posted on 30-05-2013 20:55

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It's another flat stage today, so I think it will be boring

Even it is a 1st category climb, it's too far from the finish to decide the outcome. We got MÃ¸rkÃ¸v in the breakaway, trying to secure his jerseys. He was in the breakaway together with Pinotti and M.Velits. He won the first sprint and KoM and got second on the second sprint.

At the last climb, I was showing guts together with David Tanned. We rode in MÃ¸rkÃ¸v.

We rode away from the pack, but we were still 1min behind Pinotti

It was an epic fall today too, including some team leaders. It was to my best, because less team would be chasing our break. We were 2min in front of the pack and 30sec behind Pinotti.

With 5km left, we caught Pinotti, but he was so tired that we simply rode away from him.

I found myself on Tanner's wheel when he started the sprint.

1 km left and I was raising away from Tanner. My first victory was closing up!! My first professional victory ever! But hopefully not my last.

With 300 m left, I was 100% empty, but I was winning it!! A world tour race, and I was winning it.

I looked back and saw Cantwell beating Sutton in the main sprint. But I didn't care about his great effort. I had won!! My first victory in my career, with great help by Tanner!

Here I am, receiving my leaders jersey. My first sign to glorious days in the future.

Rank	Name	Team	Time	Player
1	Erik Larsen	Team Saxo Bank	3h17'14	Kqyt
2	David Tanner	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.	Kqyt
3	Marco Pinotti	BMC Racing Team	+ 1'20
4	Jonathan Cantwell	Team Saxo Bank	+ 2'23	Kqyt
5	Christopher Sutton	Sky Pro Cycling	s.t.
6	Arnaud DÃ©mare	FDJ-BigMat	s.t.
7	Valentin Iglinskiy	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
8	Kenny Van Hummel	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
9	Lucas Sebastian Haedo	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.	Kqyt
10	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha Team	s.t.

Spoiler

11	Olivier Kaisen	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
12	Francesco Chicchi	Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team	s.t.
13	Tony Gallopin	Radioshack Nissan Trek	s.t.
14	Giacomo Nizzolo	Radioshack Nissan Trek	s.t.
15	Tomas Vaitkus	Orica-GreenEDGE	s.t.
16	Danilo Wyss	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
17	Gregory Henderson	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
18	Koldo Fernandez	Team Garmin-Barracuda	s.t.
19	Anthony Geslin	FDJ-BigMat	s.t.
20	Adam Hansen	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
21	Andrey Amador	Movistar Team	s.t.
22	Murilo Fischer	Team Garmin-Barracuda	s.t.
23	Martijn Maaskant	Team Garmin-Barracuda	s.t.
24	Moreno Moser	Liquigas-Cannondale	s.t.
25	Martin Elmiger	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
26	Pablo Lastras	Movistar Team	s.t.
27	Daniele Ratto	Liquigas-Cannondale	s.t.
28	Danny Pate	Sky Pro Cycling	s.t.
29	JÃ©rÃ´me Pineau	Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team	s.t.
30	Adam Blythe	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
31	Nairo Quintana	Movistar Team	s.t.
32	Anthony Ravard	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
33	Michael MÃ¸rkÃ¸v	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.	Kqyt
34	Marco Marcato	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
35	Jesus Herrada	Movistar Team	s.t.
36	Christian Knees	Sky Pro Cycling	s.t.
37	Jacopo Guarnieri	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
38	Johnny Hoogerland	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
39	Andreas Klier	Team Garmin-Barracuda	s.t.
40	Mickael Delage	FDJ-BigMat	s.t.
41	Marcel Sieberg	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
42	Blel Kadri	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
43	Nicki SÃ¸rensen	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.	Kqyt
44	Alexei Tsatevich	Katusha Team	s.t.
45	RÃ¼diger Selig	Katusha Team	s.t.
46	Fabio Sabatini	Liquigas-Cannondale	s.t.
47	Michael SchÃ¤r	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
48	Gatis Smukulis	Katusha Team	s.t.
49	Eduard Vorganov	Katusha Team	s.t.
50	Jeremy Hunt	Sky Pro Cycling	s.t.
51	GaÃ«tan Bille	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
52	Mauro Da Dalto	Liquigas-Cannondale	s.t.
53	Benjamin Noval	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.	Kqyt
54	Dmitriy Fofonov	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
55	Carlos Barredo	Rabobank Cycling Team	s.t.
56	Martin Mortensen	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
57	JosÃ© IvÃ¡n Gutierrez	Movistar Team	s.t.
58	Alan Marangoni	Liquigas-Cannondale	s.t.
59	Jonathan Castroviejo	Movistar Team	s.t.
60	Maciej Paterski	Liquigas-Cannondale	s.t.
61	Martin Velits	Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team	s.t.
62	Jetse Bol	Rabobank Cycling Team	s.t.
63	Maarten Tjallingii	Rabobank Cycling Team	s.t.
64	Bram Tankink	Rabobank Cycling Team	s.t.
65	Matthew Wilson	Orica-GreenEDGE	s.t.
66	Cameron Meyer	Orica-GreenEDGE	s.t.
67	Kevin Van Impe	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
68	Valerio Agnoli	Liquigas-Cannondale	s.t.
69	Simon Clarke	Orica-GreenEDGE	s.t.
70	Christian Vandevelde	Team Garmin-Barracuda	s.t.
71	Mathew Hayman	Sky Pro Cycling	s.t.
72	Wilco Kelderman	Rabobank Cycling Team	s.t.
73	AmaÃ«l Moinard	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
74	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
75	Evgueni Petrov	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
76	Tom Leezer	Rabobank Cycling Team	s.t.
77	Yuriy Krivtsov	Lampre-ISD	s.t.
78	Manuele Mori	Lampre-ISD	s.t.
79	Dmitriy Muravyev	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
80	Amets Txurruka	Euskaltel Euskadi	s.t.
81	Daniele Pietropolli	Lampre-ISD	s.t.
82	Egoi MartÃnez	Euskaltel Euskadi	s.t.
83	Daryl Impey	Orica-GreenEDGE	s.t.
84	Arnaud GÃ©rard	FDJ-BigMat	+ 5'44
85	David Boucher	FDJ-BigMat	s.t.
86	Gabriel Rasch	FDJ-BigMat	s.t.
87	Nathan Haas	Team Garmin-Barracuda	s.t.
88	Marcello Pavarin	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
89	Lloyd Mondory	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
90	Iljo Keisse	Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team	s.t.
91	Kris Boeckmans	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
92	Hayden Roulston	Radioshack Nissan Trek	s.t.
93	Baden Cooke	Orica-GreenEDGE	s.t.
94	Gert Steegmans	Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team	s.t.
95	Julian Dean	Orica-GreenEDGE	s.t.
96	Arthur Vichot	FDJ-BigMat	s.t.
97	Maarten Wynants	Rabobank Cycling Team	s.t.
98	GrÃ©gory Rast	Radioshack Nissan Trek	s.t.
99	Jimmy Casper	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
100	Branislau Samoilau	Movistar Team	s.t.
101	Danilo Hondo	Lampre-ISD	s.t.
102	Markel Irizar	Radioshack Nissan Trek	s.t.
103	Leonardo Bertagnolli	Lampre-ISD	s.t.
104	Joost Posthuma	Radioshack Nissan Trek	s.t.
105	David Millar	Team Garmin-Barracuda	s.t.
106	JÃ¼rgen Van De Walle	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
107	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team	s.t.
108	RubÃ©n PÃ©rez Moreno	Euskaltel Euskadi	s.t.
109	Michal Golas	Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team	s.t.
110	Vladimir Isaychev	Katusha Team	s.t.
111	Ion Izagirre	Euskaltel Euskadi	s.t.
112	Pablo Urtasun	Euskaltel Euskadi	s.t.
113	Jens Debusschere	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
114	Denis Kostyuk	Lampre-ISD	s.t.
115	Stephen Cummings	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
116	Assan Bazayev	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
117	Alan PÃ©rez Lezaun	Euskaltel Euskadi	s.t.
118	Linus Gerdemann	Radioshack Nissan Trek	s.t.
119	Kristof Goddaert	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
120	Sylvain Georges	Ag2r La Mondiale	s.t.
121	Luke Rowe	Sky Pro Cycling	+ 8'24

The same reporter from Sky sports was interviewing me now too.

Reporter: Hello again Erik!! And congratulations with the victory!!
Erik: Thank you so much!!
Reporter: You said next time I meet you, you'd be on the podium, and you are 100% right.
Erik:Well, I have to go in a minute, so lets do this pretty fast!! Of course I am excited over my victory. I knew I was in a good shape, but not this good. I feel like I am ready yo climb Aple d'Huez now.
Reproter: I really don't know what to say to this amazing show off. But how important was Tanner in your victory?
Erik: He was very important, and so was the crash. Together they won the race for me.
Reporter: Yes, I hope you are ready to take over in Saxo Bank after Contador now.
Erik: Contador has been my idol in my whole career. I've been really looking up to him. And I don't want to push him down before he is 40 years old at least. But now I have to run!! See ya later.

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#35

Posted on 30-05-2013 21:03

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What a brilliant victory in your first race as a pro. The first of many we all hope

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#36

Posted on 30-05-2013 21:08

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Great win here

I hope you can hold that jersey all the way to the finish in Adelaide

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