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My Tour de France 2013: Andy Schleck | End of the Line
Ian Butler
Thanks for all the positive comments! It feels nice to do this little story about Andy. I hope it'll be an exciting 21 stages and let's hope for the best!

By the way, I have edited his stats from the official database, how good/bad, that's for you to find out. The main question of the story is: will he find his usual form or not? Smile

Next stage probably tomorrow!
 
SSJ2Luigi
I hope his is not his usual form, that means he get's second place Pfft
 
Ian Butler
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Stage 2 :: Bastia - Ajaccio


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Still on Corsica, we go from South to North today. I wouldn't expect the favorites to start with the battle for yellow today, but we should be on our guard anyway.

The Race


The entire peloton was ready for day 2! Phinney was in yellow and BMC was ready to defend it.

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Jens Voigt started the day with an attack!

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It turned into a four man break: Wegmann, Pietropolli, Barguil and our very own Jens Voigt.

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BMC set a steady pace. All four already lost 20 minutes yesterday, so were no threat to the yellow jersey.

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I kept near the front, these stages can be dangerous. I mostly stayed in the area of Froome, the absolute favorite for this Tour.

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When it was clear the breakaway would battle for the win, Voigt attempted to go solo, since his sprint isn't all that.

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His all-out attempt failed, unfortunately. He was having an off-day, I'd say.

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Wegmann and Pietropolli were clearly having a better day and broke away from the rest of the group.

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Meanwhile, Saxo - Tinkoff took control of the pack. I was happy there were no late attacks. The war wouldn't be starting today.

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But you should always be careful. One favorite loses more than 2 minutes in a crash: Valverde. Many sprinters were involved, too.

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Pietropolli was the strongest of the break and took the win.

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Stage Result

1Daniele PietropolliLampre-Merida3h40'01
2Fabian WegmannGarmin - Sharps.t.
3Warren BarguilTeam Argos-Shimano+ 38
4Jens VoigtRadioshack Leopard+ 2'26
5Matthew GossOrica-GreenEDGE+ 6'16
6Daniele BennatiTeam Saxo-Tinkoffs.t.
7Chris FroomeSky Pro Cyclings.t.
8Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo-Tinkoffs.t.
9Andrew TalanskyGarmin - Sharps.t.
10Thor HushovdBMC Racing Teams.t.

Spoiler


General Classification

1Matthew GossOrica-GreenEDGE8h32'19
2Taylor PhinneyBMC Racing Teams.t.
3Chris FroomeSky Pro Cyclings.t.
4John DegenkolbTeam Argos-Shimanos.t.
5Joaquin RodriguezKatusha Teams.t.
6Samuel SánchezEuskaltel Euskadis.t.
7Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo-Tinkoffs.t.
8Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharps.t.
9Andy SchleckRadioshack Leopards.t.
10Michael AlbasiniOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.

Spoiler


Points Classification

1Daniele PietropolliLampre-Merida58
2Taylor PhinneyBMC Racing Team56
3Warren BarguilTeam Argos-Shimano50
4Fabian WegmannGarmin - Sharp50
5Romain BardetAg2r La Mondiale46
6Matthew GossOrica-GreenEDGE46
7Nico SijmensCofidis, Solutions Crédits45
8Dominique RollinFDJ45
9Jens VoigtRadioshack Leopard43
10Mark CavendishOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team 34


Mountain Points Classification

1Fabian WegmannGarmin - Sharp7
2Daniele PietropolliLampre-Merida6
3Warren BarguilTeam Argos-Shimano3
4Yukiya ArashiroTeam Europcar0
5Jens VoigtRadioshack Leopard1


Today's abandons: Taaramae, Thomas, Matthews and Vigano. All caught up in the fall.



Who would've thought that? Two days, two breakaway wins. Let's see if they keep that up.

I'm happy I'm already at the front. Some have lost much time already, Valverde, Van Den Broeck... It may be a cliché, but if you can get through that first week without time losses, you're a big step closer to Paris.

See you tomorrow!
Andy
Edited by Ian Butler on 23-06-2013 08:56
 
Miguel98
Another breakaway. Frown
 
Ian Butler
Miguel98 - Yeah, it's probably a bug. But luckily I didn't bring a sprinter. All the breakaways in the world can make it, things will still go down between Contador, Froome, Rodriguez... Andy will have his fight for yellow, breakaways or not Wink
 
Smowz
Hi Ian following this, it is giving me an idea of whether to buy the game before the Tour or afterwards.

At the moments it seems as if Career is broken, so the only thing it is good for is playing stage races (I like sometimes just giving myself a Tour challenge).

Stage one breakaway is pretty stupid, stage two breakaway with guys who are not going to take GC is also not the biggest surprise.

The lack of time bonuses does make it interesting to see in real life who actually will be in the lead coming out of Corsica into the TTT in this and in real life!

You going to race the TTT?
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Ian Butler
Thanks for following Wink

Well, Team Time Trials aren't really top class in PCM, so I best quick simulate it.
 
sutty68
A nice steady start from Andy Wink
 
Ian Butler
Thanks Wink if we can get into the mountains with only a small cutback, we have a fighting chance!
 
Ian Butler
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Stage 3 :: Ajaccio - Calvi


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Since tomorrow's the Team Time Trial, I wouldn't expect favorites to attack.

The Race


So, what did happen today? First of all, we took the reigns of the peloton, to keep the breakaway at a short distance.

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Hesjedal hit the tarmac pretty badly, but was able to continue.

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The breakaway was caught with 30 kilometers left to go. And then, Valverde attacked. Clearly looking to regain the time he lost yesterday!

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We didn't want him to get much space. Kiserlovski and Monfort worked incredibly hard, I stayed in 3rd position.

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But this man was gone, what a strong rider!

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Big loser(s) of the day: Team Blanco. Surrounding leader Gesink they come in way past due!



The results are not on the internet yet, so I can't give them to you. Doesn't matter too much anyway, a fairly big peloton followed Valverde, who regained 27 seconds.

Tomorrow is way more important, the Team Time Trial!

See you there,
Andy
Edited by Ian Butler on 23-06-2013 10:21
 
SSJ2Luigi
wrong stage number and name Wink
 
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Ian Butler
Oops, will change, thanks Wink
 
ThVoets
Too bad Valverde was too strong
I was PCM Rulezz in a previous life

Winners never quit, quitters never win.


 
sutty68
Hope the TTT proves successful for Andy Smile
 
FreitasPCM
Let's hope Andy can keep up in the TTT. Smile Good luck!
 
Miguel98
Gesink lost time? Surprise surprise. PCM really loves Gesink. Always too realistic if it comes to Gesink.
 
Ian Butler
TTT will be a major challenge for Andy indeed Wink thanks!

I will upload the report shortly, then I'll watch the National Championships and maybe another stage later tonight. (to be honest, I want to get to that first mountain stage quickly, since there are 3 flat stages now Pfft)
 
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Stage 4 :: Nice - Nice


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The Team Time Trial. A first real test of my strength. The rest of the team has all lost time already so it's obvious I'm now definitely the leader of the Tour for Radioshack. But that also means I have to cross the finish line within the first 5 ones today.

The Race


It went a bit as expected. I hung on quite well until we turned around back to Nice. The wind was blowing head on, and I had troubles keeping in touch. I had to hang on, though, I couldn't lose time. The team "waited" for me.

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The World Champions in this discipline prove their skill once again. In the end, we lose about a minute to them, which is fairly good, actually. If I find my climbing legs I had in 2010, I can get that back in the mountains!

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Stage Result

1Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team 28'59
2Movistar Team+ 2
3BMC Racing Team+ 3
4Garmin - Sharp+ 10
5Katusha Team+ 19
6Astana Pro Team+ 30
7Sky Pro Cyclings.t.
8FDJs.t.
9Blanco Pro Cyclings.t.
10Team Saxo-Tinkoff+ 38
11Euskaltel Euskadi+ 44
12Lotto Belisol+ 47
13Team Europcar+ 58
14Sojasun+ 1'03
15Radioshack Leopard+ 1'06
16Team Argos-Shimano+ 1'07
17Cannondale Pro Cycling+ 1'12
18Lampre-Merida+ 1'16
19Ag2r La Mondiale+ 1'17
20Orica-GreenEDGE+ 1'22
21Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 1'28
22Cofidis, Solutions Crédits+ 1'47


General Classification

1Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team12h35'14
2Cadel EvansBMC Racing Team+ 1
3Tejay Van GarderenBMC Racing Teams.t.
4Pablo LastrasMovistar Team+ 3
5Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp+ 8
6Andrew TalanskyGarmin - Sharps.t.
7Joaquin RodriguezKatusha Team+ 17
8Chris FroomeSky Pro Cycling+ 28
9Bradley WigginsSky Pro Cyclings.t.
10Richie PorteSky Pro Cyclings.t.

Spoiler




This is neither positive nor negative. I already felt better in the Tour of Suisse, and the start of the Tour was pretty good. Today really wasn't my thing, so it's still a big question mark how it'll go in the mountains.

Three flat-ish stages now, and I guess we'll find out on Ax-3 Domaines!

Couple of big guys are in front of me now, though: Contador, Froome, Evans, Hesjedal, Van Garderen, Evans, Quintana, Rodriguez, Pinot...

See you tomorrow,
Andy
 
TimoCycling
Damn you Gesink you asshole don't lose time!!!Pfft

@Andy, nothing is lost yet, it's going pretty well so far, good luck in the mountains!
 
Selwink
Not a bad TT for Andy, the others should go bettr though
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