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The life of Brent Bookwalter-The American Dream
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| matt493 |
Posted on 11-05-2008 19:10
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After yesterdays stage I got a call from my agent telling me that some Pro Tour Teams are sending scouts to watch me during the last few stages. I wonder what they will thing of me. There is only one American Pro Tour Team and I don't know if I am ready for the Pro Tour yet.
Well after that we still had a race. There were two KOM climbs very early so I broke away and was all by myself for the two KOM sprints. I immediately dropped back and reunited with the peloton.
There were no breaks due to the fact that Mitsubishi was controlling everything. Everything came to a sprint and it wans't davis but another mitsubishi rider who rode away to take the sprint win.
Stage Rankings
1 Igor Abakoumov Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 2h45'35
2 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom s.t.
3 Domenik Klemme Team 3C Gruppe s.t.
4 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team s.t.
5 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom s.t.
48 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
GC
1 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team 11h31'47
2 Mike Sayers BMC Racing Team + 16
3 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team + 20
4 Igor Abakoumov Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech + 56
5 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom + 1'02
6 Yuri Trofimov Bouygues Télécom + 1'04
7 Björn Papstein Team 3C Gruppe s.t.
8 Christian Poos Differdange - Apiflo Vacances + 1'08
9 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom + 1'16
10 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
11 Darren Lill BMC Racing Team s.t.
12 Nicolas Inaudi Differdange - Apiflo Vacances s.t.
13 Holger Sievers Team 3C Gruppe s.t.
14 Mikaël Chérel Française des Jeux s.t.
15 Mathieu Ladagnous Française des Jeux s.t.
16 Ian McLeod Team MTN s.t.
17 David Lelay Bretagne - Armor Lux s.t.
18 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team + 1'30
19 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 2'00
Sprint
1 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team 46
2 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team 43
3 Igor Abakoumov Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 40
4 Domenik Klemme Team 3C Gruppe 37
5 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 35
Mountain
1 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team 50
2 Guillaume Le Floch Bretagne - Armor Lux 20
3 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Armor Lux 17
4 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom 14
5 Björn Papstein Team 3C Gruppe 12
Edited by matt493 on 11-05-2008 20:03
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| matt493 |
Posted on 11-05-2008 19:28
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Does anyone actually read this? It seems like there aren't many comments.
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| matt493 |
Posted on 11-05-2008 20:13
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Is that a no?
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| niconico |
Posted on 11-05-2008 20:21
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I'm reading, but people don't comment everytime they read 
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 11-05-2008 20:22
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exactly.
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| matt493 |
Posted on 11-05-2008 20:39
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Well I'm about to start over with the PCM spain db because it won't work to Hannes and I can't sim past the last stage after I completed it. So please help. Can someones get me to the next day or see why I can't access it through Hannes.
matt493 attached the following file:
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| matt493 |
Posted on 11-05-2008 21:10
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OK that is it. I'm uninstalling the PCM 2.0 db and starting over with Spain. I will keep Bookwalter and pretty much the same thing. It will take a little while to get things going again. Sorry guys.
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| matt493 |
Posted on 11-05-2008 21:51
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Disregard everything before this. I am starting over again on PCM Spain. I will have updated stats and goals soon.
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| matt493 |
Posted on 11-05-2008 23:07
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 More bad news. Looking at the PCM Spain database there is no Brent Bookwalter and no one who I think would fit well. So what I will do is try to start a new one (with Brent) on my other computer which is the original version(which has my slipstream story). So it should be back soon.
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| matt493 |
Posted on 11-05-2008 23:49
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I'm gonna give this another go and here are his new stats. I am starting over. At least it was early in the season.
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| matt493 |
Posted on 12-05-2008 00:11
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Main Members of Our Team.
Antonio Cruz: He is the veteran of this team and has a lot to teach us. He has ridden with the great Lance Armstrong and will be a good all-rounder also.
Martin Kohler: One of the few young sprinters on this team. Has great potential and can pick a few wins in the sprints. He recently road for Switzerland in the U23 world Championships.
Jeff Louder: Great on the hills and will definitely be in contention in some hilly races.
Alexandre Moos: Our performance leader and he will be a threat in the mountains, on the hills, and in a sprint. Is our #1 Stage racer.
Danilo Wyss: Only 22 and already a good sprinter. Will definitely be developing into a great sprinter soon.
Edited by matt493 on 12-05-2008 00:12
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| matt493 |
Posted on 12-05-2008 00:39
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La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Stage 1
The goal was for me to slip into a break and take the mountain jersey. if i couldn't get into any breaks than I needed to help Moos get the stage win.
On the first couple of Mountains I attacked. Once I picked up about 30 seconds on the peloton the rest of the escapees would sit on my tail and never do any work. Despite this I took the first KOM points.
Coming into the last climb Moos looked at me and said " I'm going to need your help." We both attacked and I did my best to carry him as far away from the peloton.
I busted my butt making sure he never could even see the rest of the group. In the end I knew it was his stage to win as he was the leader. Maybe someday I will be in his position?
Stage Rankings
1 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team 4h02'42
2 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
3 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom + 1'17
4 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech + 1'38
5 Benoit Vaugrenard Française des Jeux s.t.
6 Frédéric Finot Differdange - Apiflo Vacances + 2'22
7 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Armor Lux s.t.
8 Christian Leben Team 3C Gruppe s.t.
9 Holger Sievers Team 3C Gruppe s.t.
10 Jean-Luc Delpech Bretagne - Armor Lux s.t.
GC
1 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team 4h02'22
2 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 8
3 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom + 1'29
4 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech + 1'58
5 Benoit Vaugrenard Française des Jeux s.t.
6 Stéphane Bonsergent Bretagne - Armor Lux + 2'30
7 Janek Tombak Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech + 2'34
8 Claude Wolter Differdange - Apiflo Vacances + 2'40
9 Matthias Friedemann Team 3C Gruppe s.t.
10 Frédéric Finot Differdange - Apiflo Vacances + 2'42
Mountain
1 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team 13
2 Laurent Lefèvre Bouygues Télécom 8
3 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team 3
4 Jonathan Kinnear Team MTN 1
5 Björn Papstein Team 3C Gruppe 1
6 Igor Abakoumov Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 1
Sprint
1 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team 25
2 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team 20
3 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom 16
4 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 14
5 Stéphane Bonsergent Bretagne - Armor Lux 12
6 Benoit Vaugrenard Française des Jeux 12
7 Frédéric Finot Differdange - Apiflo Vacances 10
8 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Armor Lux 9
9 Janek Tombak Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 8
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| Jape |
Posted on 12-05-2008 01:55
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Nice 1-2 Matt escpecially since you're on playing on hard, try to keep this one up dude !, the more a story progresses the more interesting it gets imho |
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| matt493 |
Posted on 12-05-2008 02:03
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Jape wrote:
Nice 1-2 Matt escpecially since you're on playing on hard, try to keep this one up dude !, the more a story progresses the more interesting it gets imho
I definitely am. That's why I started over once my game messed up. Thanks for the complement Jape. Stage 2-5 coming tomorrow.
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| t-baum |
Posted on 12-05-2008 02:54
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Good race, hopefully next time it will be you with the win
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"We all know that wasn't the real footage of the Worlds anyway. That was just the staged footage to perpetuate the coverup that it was actually Vinokourov that won the race." |
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| matt493 |
Posted on 12-05-2008 20:42
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La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Stage 2
I had a great talk with our manager yesterday. He praised me for helping out Moos. It was my first stage with the new team and I proved that I was a member of the team.
With me being in 2nd place I knew that there was no chance in hell that the peloton would let me break so I was forced to sit back in the saddle and rest my legs. Halfway through the stage, the break had a fairly large gap so Cruz, our veteran, came to the front and carried us to the finish.
Everything came down to a sprint so I had no chance and the Australian Champion, Davis, took the win. Only 35 people finished with the peloton.
Stage Rankings
1 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 1h50'28
2 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom s.t.
3 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team s.t.
4 Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom s.t.
5 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
6 Christophe Mengin Française des Jeux s.t.
7 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom s.t.
8 Scott Nydam BMC Racing Team s.t.
9 Steve Bovay BMC Racing Team s.t.
10 Damien Gaudin Bouygues Télécom s.t.
GC
1 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team 5h52'4
2 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 16
3 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom + 1'25
4 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech + 1'44
5 Benoit Vaugrenard Française des Jeux + 2'06
6 Janek Tombak Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech + 2'36
7 Stéphane Bonsergent Bretagne - Armor Lux + 2'38
8 Stefan Van Dijk Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech + 2'44
9 Scott Nydam BMC Racing Team + 2'46
10 Jean-Luc Delpech Bretagne - Armor Lux + 2'48
KOM
1 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team 15
2 Laurent Lefèvre Bouygues Télécom 14
3 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team 7
4 Björn Papstein Team 3C Gruppe 6
5 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom 6
6 Guillaume Levarlet Française des Jeux 5
7 Igor Abakoumov Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 4
8 Noan Lelarge Bretagne - Armor Lux 2
9 Jonathan Kinnear Team MTN 1
Sprint
1 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team 41
2 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 41
3 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom 36
4 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team 32
5 Benoit Vaugrenard Française des Jeux 16
Edited by matt493 on 12-05-2008 20:43
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| matt493 |
Posted on 12-05-2008 21:15
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La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Stage 3
I'm still looking for my first stage win but I'm sure it won't be today or maybe even this race because all the other are flat stages.
Gaudin broke away very early in the stage and built up a pretty solid gap.
Knowing that he was a threat to the GC Cruz came to the front and carried the peloton, again, back into contention.
Gaudin was caught and dropped. Cruz's pace was so high that only 19 men were able to stay with the lead group. Thankfully I was well positioned so that I was in the lead group. Everything came to a sprint and the Bouygues Télécom riders were too strong as Renier took the win.
Stage Rankings
1 Franck Rénier Bouygues Télécom 3h00'36
2 Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom s.t.
3 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom s.t.
4 Igor Abakoumov Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
5 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
6 Geert Omloop Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
7 Janek Tombak Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
8 Stéphane Bonsergent Bretagne - Armor Lux s.t.
9 Christophe Mengin Française des Jeux s.t.
10 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team s.t.
11 Stefan Van Dijk Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
12 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team s.t.
13 Antonio Cruz BMC Racing Team s.t.
14 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
GC
1 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team 8h53'18
2 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 16
3 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom + 1'17
4 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech + 1'44
5 Franck Rénier Bouygues Télécom + 2'30
6 Janek Tombak Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech + 2'36
7 Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom + 2'38
8 Stéphane Bonsergent Bretagne - Armor Lux s.t.
9 Stefan Van Dijk Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech + 2'44
10 Scott Nydam BMC Racing Team + 2'46
KOM
1 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team 15
2 Laurent Lefèvre Bouygues Télécom 14
3 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team 7
4 Björn Papstein Team 3C Gruppe 6
5 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom 6
6 Guillaume Levarlet Française des Jeux 5
7 Igor Abakoumov Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 4
8 Noan Lelarge Bretagne - Armor Lux 2
9 Jonathan Kinnear Team MTN 1
Sprint
1 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 53
2 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom 52
3 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team 45
4 Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom 34
5 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team 34
Edited by matt493 on 12-05-2008 21:41
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| stuartmcstuart |
Posted on 12-05-2008 21:20
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Thats some good work Brent did for his leader. Bet that one hurt. |
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| matt493 |
Posted on 12-05-2008 21:40
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I'm such an idiot. I forgot to put the pictures in. ops:ops:ops:ops:ops:ops:ops:
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| matt493 |
Posted on 12-05-2008 21:53
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La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Stage 4
Today is a pretty flat stage but in the first few kilometers there are a lot of KOM points to earn so I need those.
My goal today was to take the KOM points and I achieved that goal, clinching the KOM jersey unless I can not finish the race. I attacked and a few riders stuck to my wheel but no one could get past me.
There was a solo break but they cracked with 30 km to go and were caught with about 25 to go. In the sprint it looked like Florencio was just on good form as he easily won.
The surprising result was Cruz taking a strong 3rd despite having to chase down a break 3 days in a row. I still firmly have 2nd and will make sure Moos keeps his lead.
Stage Rankings
1 Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom 2h44'09
2 Geert Omloop Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
3 Antonio Cruz BMC Racing Team s.t.
4 Hannes Blank Differdange - Apiflo Vacances s.t.
5 Stefan Van Dijk Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
6 Tobias Erler Team 3C Gruppe s.t.
7 Christophe Mengin Française des Jeux s.t.
8 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team s.t.
9 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom s.t.
10 Stefan Löffler Giant Asia Racing Team s.t.
53 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
GC
1 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team 11h37'27
2 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 16
3 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom + 1'17
4 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech + 1'44
5 Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom + 2'18
6 Franck Rénier Bouygues Télécom + 2'30
7 Janek Tombak Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech + 2'36
8 Geert Omloop Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech + 2'38
9 Stéphane Bonsergent Bretagne - Armor Lux s.t.
10 Antonio Cruz BMC Racing Team + 2'42
KOM
1 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team 41
2 Laurent Lefèvre Bouygues Télécom 18
3 Yann Rault Bretagne - Armor Lux 14
4 Li Wei Chen Giant Asia Racing Team 14
5 Jonathan Kinnear Team MTN 13
6 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team 7
7 Igor Abakoumov Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 6
8 Björn Papstein Team 3C Gruppe 6
9 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom 6
10 Guillaume Levarlet Française des Jeux 5
11 Noan Lelarge Bretagne - Armor Lux 2
Sprint
1 Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom 59
2 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom 59
3 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech 57
4 Alexandre Moos BMC Racing Team 53
5 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team 34
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