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A Day in the Life | Sweet Delight
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 21-12-2013 21:36
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krisa wrote:
sutty68 - I knew you'd love that 
Thats why you did it I suppose
Partly, I also like Everton and I've been doing some research on English teams and read somewhere that Everton is one of the most liked teams all over the country. So I didn't want to choose a team that had a big chance of having a lot of my viewers hating it 
Next update won't be tonight after all. I'm working on Forgotten Treasure for Writer's Block right now. I'll probably race tomorrow, though  |
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 21-12-2013 21:39
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I'd just like to say that, eventhough i haven't been commenting as regularly as id've liked to, this could be the best story you've ever written, as much as i loved Norwegian Wood and as nice it would have been to be around for A Tale of Two or Double Feature. 
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| Shonak |
Posted on 22-12-2013 04:10
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Yeah, didn't read your previous stories either (new member and such...), but you definitely have to keep this one going. It's an amazing one-rider story, which basically got everything the genre has to offer, executed in a fabolous way, that is a joy to read. 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| The Hobbit |
Posted on 22-12-2013 08:21
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I read your old stories before I joined.
Also I understand your working on Writer's Block, I guess two great ideas at the same time is very time consuming... |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-12-2013 09:12
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Wow, thanks guys, really means a lot to me. Comparing the comments (which I really shouldn't do) to other stories here made me think there was something wrong here, so your comments really help me there
Dippofix - I'm trying to go for my record here, too, which is something in the 100 pages
Shonak - Really glad you like the story! One-rider stories is the thing I do best and it's great to be appreciated within the genre. Hope to keep you amused! I should be grateful you're around now, for commenting so much and keeping up motivation!
The Hobbit - It takes some time, but luckily I have some experience in story writing so I can make reports rather quickly. Writer's Block takes a lot more time, but I'm managing, so far |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-12-2013 09:46
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The Night of the Camembert - Part V The next morning I was still really happy about winning the Premier League. After my stunning display at Everton, I accepted a contract at Bayern München for the 2016 season. Time to run the best club in the world!
When I came downstairs, my sister had already left for work, having the early shift. The house was empty, good, her boyfriend wasn't here today. During breakfast, the phone rang.
"Hello, this is Henry".
I heard someone scream in my ear. Something about being in prison and about honor and whatever. I didn't feel like doing this so I put the phone down and let the guy rant all he wants. Ten minutes later I picked up the phone again, he was still on, not screaming anymore, though. Suddenly I recognize it's my father.
"Hey, daddy, what's up?"
"You've got some explaining to do, young man. I just got an interesting call from our lawyer."
"Oh, yeah, that," I said, "Well, it all started in Camembert..."
Hi everyone!
I'm in America now, the United States to be more specific. We've got the Tour of California coming up and I'm real excited for this one. So far the trip has been really nice. I did some minor sightseeing and the breakfast here are great in the hotel. The weather is great and warm, so that shouldn't be a problem. I'm racing the first stage tomorrow, I have no idea what it'll bring. Among my objectives here are a top 10 in the GC, which I should be able to manage, I hope, and a nice performance on the Queen stage.
Some pictures I promised earlier.
The peloton in Liège - Bastogne - Liège
Rodriguez edging out the win in La Doyenne
The close sprint in Frankfurt. Rick almost had this!
I'm going to bed now. Tomorrow we start racing!
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 22-12-2013 10:23
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Hope Henry can do wel in America. And what the fuck was wrong with his dad? 
Also, how can you dare to sign a contract with Bayern, and ten. call them the best club in the world? 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-12-2013 11:06
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Dippofix wrote:
Hope Henry can do wel in America. And what the fuck was wrong with his dad?
Also, how can you dare to sign a contract with Bayern, and ten. call them the best club in the world?
Uhm... They did win the Champions League and the WC for clubs in real life, also took the triple last season.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-12-2013 11:19
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The Night of the Camembert - Part VI So I told my dad what happened, that I was out of jail by 10 pm. They finally listened and understood it was all a mistake. By then I was already 2 hours late for my date. I hoped she's still be there. But the police station was far away from Place Clemenceau, and I couldn't take another cab with no money...
I asked the police officer with the big belt if he could take me there.
"Are you kidding me?"
I quickly explained the situation to him, that I had a woman waiting.
Three minutes later they threw me out of the police department. I had no idea where the hell I was, in some small hick town, was my best guess...
 Tour of California - Part I
The Races In the first stage, a breakaway made it to the line, holding 10 minutes on a lazy, hot peloton. It was a strange day.
In stage 2, the final 5 kilometers were uphill. I tried following an attack by Gilbert. I couldn't quite keep up with his pace but I moved up to an 11th place anyhow, getting me in the Young Jersey.
After three flat stages, it was time for the time trial. Another test of this discipline for me. I haven't been telling you this, but I've been practising a lot on the time trial bike! Time to put it to the test.
I took a real slow start, but I had a plan. I decided to put all my efforts on the final climb, you could easily lose or gain minutes there. So I rode on save-energy for the first part.
Danielson caught me, which was sort of embarrasing. But I still kept to my plan and kept my current pace.
And my plan worked! On the climb, he dropped his pace immensely, I overtook him again. In the end, by some miracle, I finished 9th. In a time trial!!!
Stage 6 (TT) | 1 | Simon Spilak | Katusha Team | 57'45 | | 2 | Fabian Cancellara | RadioShack - Leopard | + 11 | | 3 | Travis Bickle | Garmin - Sharp | + 21 | | 4 | Tom Danielson | Garmin - Sharp | + 30 | | 5 | Andreas Klöden | RadioShack - Leopard | + 32 | | 6 | Moreno Moser | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 52 | | 7 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | + 59 | | 8 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 9 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 1'00 | | 10 | Chris Horner | RadioShack - Leopard | + 1'20 |
Spoiler | 11 | Lawson Craddock | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 1'25 | | 12 | Louis Meintjes | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 1'35 | | 13 | JoaquÃm RodrÃguez | Katusha Team | + 1'46 | | 14 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | + 1'51 | | 15 | Gatis Smukulis | Katusha Team | + 1'55 | | 16 | Andy Schleck | RadioShack - Leopard | + 1'56 | | 17 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | + 1'57 | | 18 | Silvio Herklotz | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 2'01 | | 19 | Daniele Ratto | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 2'06 | | 20 | Laurent Didier | RadioShack - Leopard | + 2'10 | | 21 | Michel Koch | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 2'20 | | 22 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | + 2'21 | | 23 | Dimitry Kozontchuk | Katusha Team | + 2'28 | | 24 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 25 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 26 | Markel Irizar | RadioShack - Leopard | + 2'30 | | 27 | Nathan Brown | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 2'31 | | 28 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | + 2'36 | | 29 | Tom Zirbel | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 2'37 | | 30 | Dylan van Baarle | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 2'39 | | 31 | Martyn Irvine | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 2'40 | | 32 | Vladimir Isaychev | Katusha Team | + 2'41 | | 33 | Thomas Rohregger | RadioShack - Leopard | + 2'44 | | 34 | Ricardo Van der Velde | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 2'49 | | 35 | Jeremy Vennell | Bissell Cycling | + 2'57 | | 36 | Michel Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | + 3'01 | | 37 | Martijn Maaskant | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 38 | Nathaniel English | 5-Hour Energy | + 3'09 | | 39 | Óscar Sevilla | EPM - UNE | + 3'10 | | 40 | Jakob Rathe | Garmin - Sharp | + 3'11 | | 41 | Chad Haga | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 42 | Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 43 | Philip Mooney | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 3'12 | | 44 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 3'13 | | 45 | Joey Rosskopf | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 46 | Michael Friedman | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 3'14 | | 47 | Maciej Paterski | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 3'17 | | 48 | James Stemper | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 49 | Nathan Haas | Garmin - Sharp | + 3'19 | | 50 | Jason McCartney | Bissell Cycling | + 3'25 | | 51 | Thomas Wrona | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 3'28 | | 52 | John-Lee Augustyn | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 3'29 | | 53 | Larry Warbasse | BMC Racing Team | + 3'31 | | 54 | Andreas Klier | Garmin - Sharp | + 3'32 | | 55 | Gavin Mannion | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 56 | Mark Christian | Team Raleigh | + 3'33 | | 57 | David Williams | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 58 | Robert Sweeting | 5-Hour Energy | + 3'34 | | 59 | Thomas Carpenter | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 60 | Connor O'Leary | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 3'35 | | 61 | Ian Moir | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 62 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | + 3'36 | | 63 | Thomas Soladay | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 64 | Matthew Holmes | Team Raleigh | + 3'38 | | 65 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 3'39 | | 66 | John Murphy | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 3'40 | | 67 | Hayden Roulston | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 68 | Sam Witmitz | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 69 | Ian Burnett | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 3'43 | | 70 | Christopher Jones | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 3'45 | | 71 | Jeff Louder | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 3'48 | | 72 | Jérôme Baugnies | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 3'49 | | 73 | Simon Lambert-Lemay | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 3'50 | | 74 | Alexey Tsatevitch | Katusha Team | + 3'51 | | 75 | Tyler Magner | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 3'54 | | 76 | Justin Morris | Team Novo Nordisk | + 3'55 | | 77 | Ken Hanson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 3'56 | | 78 | Kiel Reijnen | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 3'57 | | 79 | Gabe Varela | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 3'59 | | 80 | Andy Baker | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 81 | Vincent Jérôme | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 4'00 | | 82 | Greg Brandt | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 83 | Rémi Pelletier-Roy | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 4'02 | | 84 | Demis Aleman | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 85 | Branden Russell | Team Novo Nordisk | + 4'03 | | 86 | Fabio Sabatini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 87 | Ramiro Rincón | EPM - UNE | + 4'07 | | 88 | Bjorn Selander | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 4'09 | | 89 | Joonas Henttala | Team Novo Nordisk | + 4'11 | | 90 | Mac Brennan | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 91 | David Lozano | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 92 | Jose Nicolas Castro | EPM - UNE | + 4'12 | | 93 | Frank Pipp | Bissell Cycling | + 4'13 | | 94 | Sebastian Lander | BMC Racing Team | + 4'14 | | 95 | Charles Bradley Huff | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 96 | Tanner Putt | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 4'16 | | 97 | Emerson Oronte | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 4'17 | | 98 | Bruno Langlois | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | s.t. | | 99 | Christiaan Kriek | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 4'18 | | 100 | Robert Förster | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 4'19 | | 101 | Matthias Krizek | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 4'20 | | 102 | Phillip Gaimon | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 103 | Daniel Summerhill | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 4'21 | | 104 | Evan Oliphant | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 105 | Joe Eldridge | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 106 | Freddy Piamonte | EPM - UNE | + 4'22 | | 107 | Alder Martz | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 108 | Richard Lang | Team Raleigh | + 4'24 | | 109 | Luke Keough | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 110 | Kevin De Mesmaeker | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 111 | Rob Britton | Team Raleigh | + 4'25 | | 112 | Alex Candelario | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 4'27 | | 113 | Weimar Roldan | EPM - UNE | + 4'31 | | 114 | Michael Chauner | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 4'33 | | 115 | Paolo Cravanzola | Team Novo Nordisk | + 4'36 | | 116 | Robin Carpenter | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 4'38 | | 117 | Adam Matthew Farabaugh | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | s.t. | | 118 | Lachlan Norris | Team Raleigh | + 4'41 | | 119 | Gregory Daniel | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 4'51 | | 120 | James Driscoll | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 4'52 | | 121 | Chase Pinkham | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 4'55 | | 122 | Zachary Hughes | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 4'58 | | 123 | Fabio Calabria | Team Novo Nordisk | + 5'03 | | 124 | Shawn Milne | 5-Hour Energy | + 5'07 | | 125 | Tyler Wren | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 126 | Cristian Peña Meneses | EPM - UNE | + 5'09 | | 127 | Thomas Moses | Team Raleigh | + 5'17 | | 128 | Morgan Schmitt | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 5'22 | | 129 | Jonathan Patrick McCarty | Bissell Cycling | + 5'25 |
Provisional Classification | 1 | Evan Oliphant | Team Raleigh | 21h05'16 | | 2 | Weimar Roldan | EPM - UNE | + 59 | | 3 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 1'33 | | 4 | Tom Danielson | Garmin - Sharp | + 1'49 | | 5 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | + 2'04 | | 6 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | + 2'11 | | 7 | Simon Spilak | Katusha Team | + 2'17 | | 8 | Chris Horner | RadioShack - Leopard | + 2'21 | | 9 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 2'27 | | 10 | JoaquÃm RodrÃguez | Katusha Team | + 2'36 |
Spoiler | 11 | Moreno Moser | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 2'37 | | 12 | Christopher Jones | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 2'51 | | 13 | Andy Schleck | RadioShack - Leopard | + 3'23 | | 14 | Lachlan Norris | Team Raleigh | + 3'32 | | 15 | Tom Zirbel | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 3'34 | | 16 | Andreas Klöden | RadioShack - Leopard | + 3'56 | | 17 | Fabian Cancellara | RadioShack - Leopard | + 4'05 | | 18 | Lawson Craddock | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 5'19 | | 19 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | + 5'29 | | 20 | James Driscoll | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 5'52 | | 21 | Laurent Didier | RadioShack - Leopard | + 6'04 | | 22 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | + 6'06 | | 23 | Daniele Ratto | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 6'21 | | 24 | Dimitry Kozontchuk | Katusha Team | + 6'43 | | 25 | Travis Bickle | Garmin - Sharp | + 6'48 | | 26 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | + 7'06 | | 27 | Thomas Rohregger | RadioShack - Leopard | + 7'14 | | 28 | Vladimir Isaychev | Katusha Team | + 7'21 | | 29 | Ricardo Van der Velde | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 7'29 | | 30 | Óscar Sevilla | EPM - UNE | + 7'44 | | 31 | Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 7'51 | | 32 | Maciej Paterski | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 7'57 | | 33 | Nathan Haas | Garmin - Sharp | + 7'59 | | 34 | Louis Meintjes | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 8'02 | | 35 | Markel Irizar | RadioShack - Leopard | + 8'06 | | 36 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | + 8'08 | | 37 | Gavin Mannion | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 8'12 | | 38 | Gatis Smukulis | Katusha Team | + 8'22 | | 39 | Silvio Herklotz | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 8'28 | | 40 | Chad Haga | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 8'31 | | 41 | Michel Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | + 8'37 | | 42 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | + 8'55 | | 43 | John-Lee Augustyn | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 9'05 | | 44 | Larry Warbasse | BMC Racing Team | + 9'07 | | 45 | Jeff Louder | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 9'24 | | 46 | Jérôme Baugnies | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 9'25 | | 47 | Martijn Maaskant | Garmin - Sharp | + 9'28 | | 48 | Jakob Rathe | Garmin - Sharp | + 9'38 | | 49 | Joey Rosskopf | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 50 | Jason McCartney | Bissell Cycling | + 9'52 | | 51 | Alexey Tsatevitch | Katusha Team | + 9'54 | | 52 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | + 9'55 | | 53 | Fabio Sabatini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 9'58 | | 54 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 10'06 | | 55 | Hayden Roulston | RadioShack - Leopard | + 10'07 | | 56 | Ken Hanson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 10'21 | | 57 | Kiel Reijnen | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 10'24 | | 58 | Vincent Jérôme | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 10'27 | | 59 | Rob Britton | Team Raleigh | + 10'28 | | 60 | Sebastian Lander | BMC Racing Team | + 10'29 | | 61 | Nathan Brown | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 62 | Ramiro Rincón | EPM - UNE | + 10'34 | | 63 | Bjorn Selander | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 10'36 | | 64 | Daniel Summerhill | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 10'48 | | 65 | Freddy Piamonte | EPM - UNE | + 10'49 | | 66 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 10'52 | | 67 | James Stemper | 5-Hour Energy | + 10'56 | | 68 | Philip Mooney | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 11'06 | | 69 | Andreas Klier | Garmin - Sharp | + 11'11 | | 70 | David Williams | 5-Hour Energy | + 11'31 | | 71 | Tyler Wren | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 11'34 | | 72 | John Murphy | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 11'38 | | 73 | Jonathan Patrick McCarty | Bissell Cycling | + 11'48 | | 74 | Gabe Varela | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 11'57 | | 75 | Dylan van Baarle | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 12'03 | | 76 | Matthias Krizek | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 12'18 | | 77 | Luke Keough | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 12'22 | | 78 | Alex Candelario | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 12'25 | | 79 | Michael Friedman | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 12'41 | | 80 | Joonas Henttala | Team Novo Nordisk | + 12'44 | | 81 | Martyn Irvine | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 13'02 | | 82 | Nathaniel English | 5-Hour Energy | + 13'03 | | 83 | Thomas Carpenter | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 13'08 | | 84 | Emerson Oronte | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 13'11 | | 85 | Mark Christian | Team Raleigh | + 13'27 | | 86 | Connor O'Leary | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 13'29 | | 87 | Thomas Wrona | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 13'43 | | 88 | Ian Moir | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 13'57 | | 89 | Richard Lang | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 90 | Thomas Soladay | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 13'58 | | 91 | Chase Pinkham | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 14'02 | | 92 | David Lozano | Team Novo Nordisk | + 14'05 | | 93 | Shawn Milne | 5-Hour Energy | + 14'06 | | 94 | Morgan Schmitt | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 95 | Jose Nicolas Castro | EPM - UNE | s.t. | | 96 | Robert Förster | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 14'13 | | 97 | Tyler Magner | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 14'16 | | 98 | Justin Morris | Team Novo Nordisk | + 14'17 | | 99 | Robin Carpenter | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 14'32 | | 100 | Tanner Putt | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 14'38 | | 101 | Christiaan Kriek | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 14'40 | | 102 | Paolo Cravanzola | Team Novo Nordisk | + 14'51 | | 103 | Fabio Calabria | Team Novo Nordisk | + 14'57 | | 104 | Bruno Langlois | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 15'00 | | 105 | Adam Matthew Farabaugh | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | s.t. | | 106 | Cristian Peña Meneses | EPM - UNE | + 15'24 | | 107 | Matthew Holmes | Team Raleigh | + 16'00 | | 108 | Charles Bradley Huff | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 16'13 | | 109 | Gregory Daniel | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 17'11 | | 110 | Michel Koch | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 17'52 | | 111 | Jeremy Vennell | Bissell Cycling | + 19'44 | | 112 | Phillip Gaimon | Bissell Cycling | + 19'46 | | 113 | Robert Sweeting | 5-Hour Energy | + 20'56 | | 114 | Rémi Pelletier-Roy | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 20'59 | | 115 | Branden Russell | Team Novo Nordisk | + 21'25 | | 116 | Demis Aleman | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 22'01 | | 117 | Mac Brennan | Bissell Cycling | + 22'10 | | 118 | Sam Witmitz | Team Raleigh | + 23'16 | | 119 | Thomas Moses | Team Raleigh | + 24'58 | | 120 | Alder Martz | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 27'25 | | 121 | Ian Burnett | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 28'21 | | 122 | Andy Baker | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 28'58 | | 123 | Michael Chauner | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 29'11 | | 124 | Simon Lambert-Lemay | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 33'12 | | 125 | Kevin De Mesmaeker | Team Novo Nordisk | + 34'07 | | 126 | Greg Brandt | 5-Hour Energy | + 36'26 | | 127 | Frank Pipp | Bissell Cycling | + 36'58 | | 128 | Joe Eldridge | Team Novo Nordisk | + 44'31 | | 129 | Zachary Hughes | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 46'48 |
Analysis & Daily Thoughts Only two of the original breakaway of stage 1 remain at the top standings. I think they'll crack on tomorrow's stage. I hope to jump to a top 5, but it won't be easy!
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Posted on 22-12-2013 11:38
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Where did those names come from? Never heard of Travis Bickle, Evan Oliphant seems like something from the Lord of the Rings and Weimar Roldan sounds like a Game of Thrones character.
And ofcourse a nice time trial there, hopefully he can secure his top 10 placing.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-12-2013 11:48
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Dippofix - Oliphant and Roldan are real cyclists I added Travis Bickle to the game as American TT talent. Google the name and you'll see where I got it from. Hint in the spoiler
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 22-12-2013 11:52
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Seriously? They're real?
And now i get Bickle, though you have to admit it was a bit before my time.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-12-2013 12:05
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Dippofix - Yeah, very real Taxi Driver was before your time, I admit. But it's a classic, you should see it one day, great movie |
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The Night of the Camembert - Part VI I really needed to go to the bathroom at that time - why didn't I go in the can? I had all the time there. No, I really needed to get to Place Clemenceau. I couldn't count on the cops, I knew that. Oh, how could I forget, I had my cell phone with me!
RING - RING
"Come on, answer!"
"Hello, this is Warren."
"Warren, my dear, good, friend."
There was a silence for a few seconds.
"Henry, what do you need now...?"
Tour of California - Part II
The Race Meintjes did good to get in the breakaway. He's really improving a lot and turning into a strong climber.
And then Mount Diablo came. I admit I had the Young Jersey on my mind, so I kept both my eyes on Moser and let others ride. When he took some distance with a small group, I sprinted to their wheel.
Then I set the pace, to avoid more attacks. Meanwhile, Moreno overtook the General Classification by winning on Mount Diablo!
I was able to put in a strong last effort in the final 600 meters, getting some distance between me and the rest of the group. I finished 5th here, an amazing result!
All in all it's been a good Tour. I did my utmost best and finish quite high up. Though I keep thinking I could've done better if I had raced a little more aggressively.
The final flat stage was won by Kristoff.
Stage 7 | 1 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | 3h50'49 | | 2 | Andy Schleck | RadioShack - Leopard | + 23 | | 3 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | + 1'11 | | 4 | Chris Horner | RadioShack - Leopard | + 1'50 | | 5 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 2'15 | | 6 | Tom Danielson | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 7 | Moreno Moser | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 2'34 | | 8 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 2'57 | | 9 | Louis Meintjes | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 3'45 | | 10 | Jeff Louder | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 4'57 |
Spoiler | 11 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 6'20 | | 12 | JoaquÃm RodrÃguez | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 13 | Andreas Klöden | RadioShack - Leopard | + 7'04 | | 14 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 15 | Thomas Rohregger | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 16 | Laurent Didier | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 17 | Silvio Herklotz | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 18 | Maciej Paterski | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 19 | Fabian Cancellara | RadioShack - Leopard | + 7'27 | | 20 | Christopher Jones | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 21 | Thomas Carpenter | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 7'36 | | 22 | Simon Spilak | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 23 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 24 | Lawson Craddock | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 25 | Dimitry Kozontchuk | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 26 | Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 27 | John-Lee Augustyn | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 28 | Daniele Ratto | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 29 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 30 | Chad Haga | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 31 | Nathan Haas | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 32 | Larry Warbasse | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 33 | Ricardo Van der Velde | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 34 | Michel Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 35 | Kiel Reijnen | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 36 | Gavin Mannion | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 37 | Jeremy Vennell | Bissell Cycling | + 8'44 | | 38 | Markel Irizar | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 39 | Óscar Sevilla | EPM - UNE | s.t. | | 40 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 41 | Jonathan Patrick McCarty | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 42 | Daniel Summerhill | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 43 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 44 | Matthew Holmes | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 45 | Gatis Smukulis | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 46 | Joey Rosskopf | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 47 | Vladimir Isaychev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 48 | Bjorn Selander | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 49 | Alexey Tsatevitch | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 50 | Vincent Jérôme | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 9'32 | | 51 | Ken Hanson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 52 | Jérôme Baugnies | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 53 | Freddy Piamonte | EPM - UNE | s.t. | | 54 | Tom Zirbel | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 55 | Lachlan Norris | Team Raleigh | + 9'51 | | 56 | Ramiro Rincón | EPM - UNE | s.t. | | 57 | Rob Britton | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 58 | Alex Candelario | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 59 | Weimar Roldan | EPM - UNE | s.t. | | 60 | Gabe Varela | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 61 | Evan Oliphant | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 62 | Jason McCartney | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 63 | Tyler Wren | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 64 | Jakob Rathe | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 65 | Sebastian Lander | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 66 | James Driscoll | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 67 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 68 | Travis Bickle | Garmin - Sharp | + 10'25 | | 69 | James Stemper | 5-Hour Energy | + 11'45 | | 70 | David Williams | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 71 | Michel Koch | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 72 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 73 | Hayden Roulston | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 74 | Chase Pinkham | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 75 | Martijn Maaskant | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 76 | Philip Mooney | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 77 | David Lozano | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 78 | Matthias Krizek | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 79 | John Murphy | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 80 | Emerson Oronte | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 81 | Fabio Sabatini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 82 | Luke Keough | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 83 | Dylan van Baarle | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 84 | Paolo Cravanzola | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 85 | Andreas Klier | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 86 | Morgan Schmitt | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 87 | Nathaniel English | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 88 | Jose Nicolas Castro | EPM - UNE | s.t. | | 89 | Thomas Soladay | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 90 | Richard Lang | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 91 | Shawn Milne | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 92 | Robin Carpenter | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 93 | Joonas Henttala | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 94 | Robert Förster | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 95 | Christiaan Kriek | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 96 | Justin Morris | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 97 | Nathan Brown | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 98 | Thomas Wrona | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 99 | Tanner Putt | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 100 | Demis Aleman | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 101 | Michael Friedman | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 102 | Fabio Calabria | Team Novo Nordisk | + 13'11 | | 103 | Adam Matthew Farabaugh | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | s.t. | | 104 | Bruno Langlois | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | s.t. | | 105 | Connor O'Leary | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 106 | Rémi Pelletier-Roy | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 13'29 | | 107 | Mark Christian | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 108 | Alder Martz | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 109 | Cristian Peña Meneses | EPM - UNE | s.t. | | 110 | Branden Russell | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 111 | Michael Chauner | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | s.t. | | 112 | Sam Witmitz | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 113 | Thomas Moses | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 114 | Ian Moir | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 115 | Simon Lambert-Lemay | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 14'14 | | 116 | Martyn Irvine | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 14'24 | | 117 | Tyler Magner | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 16'04 | | 118 | Robert Sweeting | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 119 | Andy Baker | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 120 | Greg Brandt | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 121 | Gregory Daniel | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 122 | Mac Brennan | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 123 | Frank Pipp | Bissell Cycling | + 16'59 | | 124 | Charles Bradley Huff | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 125 | Ian Burnett | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 126 | Kevin De Mesmaeker | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 127 | Zachary Hughes | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 18'28 | | 128 | Joe Eldridge | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 129 | Phillip Gaimon | Bissell Cycling | + 21'36 |
Final General Classification | 1 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | 27h41'18 | | 2 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | + 1'16 | | 3 | Andy Schleck | RadioShack - Leopard | + 1'43 | | 4 | Tom Danielson | Garmin - Sharp | + 2'13 | | 5 | Chris Horner | RadioShack - Leopard | + 2'20 | | 6 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 2'39 | | 7 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 2'51 | | 8 | Moreno Moser | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 3'20 | | 9 | JoaquÃm RodrÃguez | Katusha Team | + 7'05 | | 10 | Evan Oliphant | Team Raleigh | + 8'00 |
Spoiler | [table=100%]11 | Simon Spilak | Katusha Team | + 8'02 | | 12 | Christopher Jones | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 8'27 | | 13 | Weimar Roldan | EPM - UNE | + 8'59 | | 14 | Andreas Klöden | RadioShack - Leopard | + 9'09 | | 15 | Fabian Cancellara | RadioShack - Leopard | + 9'41 | | 16 | Louis Meintjes | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 9'52 | | 17 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | + 10'42 | | 18 | Lawson Craddock | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 11'04 | | 19 | Tom Zirbel | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 11'11 | | 20 | Laurent Didier | RadioShack - Leopard | + 11'17 | | 21 | Lachlan Norris | Team Raleigh | + 11'32 | | 22 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | + 11'51 | | 23 | Daniele Ratto | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 12'06 | | 24 | Thomas Rohregger | RadioShack - Leopard | + 12'27 | | 25 | Dimitry Kozontchuk | Katusha Team | + 12'28 | | 26 | Jeff Louder | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 12'30 | | 27 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | + 12'51 | | 28 | Maciej Paterski | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 13'10 | | 29 | Ricardo Van der Velde | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 13'14 | | 30 | Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 13'36 | | 31 | Silvio Herklotz | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 13'41 | | 32 | Nathan Haas | Garmin - Sharp | + 13'44 | | 33 | James Driscoll | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 13'52 | | 34 | Gavin Mannion | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 13'57 | | 35 | Michel Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | + 14'14 | | 36 | Vladimir Isaychev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 37 | Chad Haga | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 14'16 | | 38 | Óscar Sevilla | EPM - UNE | + 14'31 | | 39 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 14'35 | | 40 | John-Lee Augustyn | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 14'50 | | 41 | Larry Warbasse | BMC Racing Team | + 14'52 | | 42 | Markel Irizar | RadioShack - Leopard | + 14'59 | | 43 | Gatis Smukulis | Katusha Team | + 15'15 | | 44 | Travis Bickle | Garmin - Sharp | + 15'22 | | 45 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | + 15'48 | | 46 | Kiel Reijnen | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 16'09 | | 47 | Joey Rosskopf | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 16'29 | | 48 | Alexey Tsatevitch | Katusha Team | + 16'47 | | 49 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | + 16'48 | | 50 | Jérôme Baugnies | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 17'06 | | 51 | Bjorn Selander | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 17'29 | | 52 | Jakob Rathe | Garmin - Sharp | + 17'38 | | 53 | Daniel Summerhill | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 17'41 | | 54 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | + 17'42 | | 55 | Jason McCartney | Bissell Cycling | + 17'52 | | 56 | Ken Hanson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 18'02 | | 57 | Vincent Jérôme | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 18'08 | | 58 | Rob Britton | Team Raleigh | + 18'28 | | 59 | Sebastian Lander | BMC Racing Team | + 18'29 | | 60 | Freddy Piamonte | EPM - UNE | + 18'30 | | 61 | Ramiro Rincón | EPM - UNE | + 18'34 | | 62 | Jonathan Patrick McCarty | Bissell Cycling | + 18'35 | | 63 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 18'52 | | 64 | Thomas Carpenter | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 18'53 | | 65 | Martijn Maaskant | Garmin - Sharp | + 19'22 | | 66 | Tyler Wren | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 19'34 | | 67 | Fabio Sabatini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 19'40 | | 68 | Gabe Varela | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 19'57 | | 69 | Hayden Roulston | RadioShack - Leopard | + 20'01 | | 70 | Nathan Brown | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 20'23 | | 71 | Alex Candelario | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 20'25 | | 72 | James Stemper | 5-Hour Energy | + 20'50 | | 73 | Philip Mooney | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 21'00 | | 74 | Andreas Klier | Garmin - Sharp | + 21'05 | | 75 | David Williams | 5-Hour Energy | + 21'25 | | 76 | John Murphy | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 21'30 | | 77 | Dylan van Baarle | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 21'57 | | 78 | Matthias Krizek | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 22'12 | | 79 | Luke Keough | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 22'16 | | 80 | Michael Friedman | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 22'35 | | 81 | Joonas Henttala | Team Novo Nordisk | + 22'38 | | 82 | Matthew Holmes | Team Raleigh | + 22'53 | | 83 | Nathaniel English | 5-Hour Energy | + 22'57 | | 84 | Emerson Oronte | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 23'05 | | 85 | Thomas Wrona | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 23'37 | | 86 | Richard Lang | Team Raleigh | + 23'51 | | 87 | Thomas Soladay | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 23'52 | | 88 | Chase Pinkham | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 23'56 | | 89 | David Lozano | Team Novo Nordisk | + 23'59 | | 90 | Shawn Milne | 5-Hour Energy | + 24'00 | | 91 | Morgan Schmitt | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 92 | Jose Nicolas Castro | EPM - UNE | s.t. | | 93 | Robert Förster | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 24'07 | | 94 | Justin Morris | Team Novo Nordisk | + 24'11 | | 95 | Robin Carpenter | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 24'26 | | 96 | Tanner Putt | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 24'32 | | 97 | Christiaan Kriek | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 24'34 | | 98 | Paolo Cravanzola | Team Novo Nordisk | + 24'45 | | 99 | Connor O'Leary | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 24'49 | | 100 | Mark Christian | Team Raleigh | + 25'05 | | 101 | Ian Moir | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 25'35 | | 102 | Martyn Irvine | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 103 | Fabio Calabria | Team Novo Nordisk | + 26'17 | | 104 | Bruno Langlois | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 26'20 | | 105 | Adam Matthew Farabaugh | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | s.t. | | 106 | Jeremy Vennell | Bissell Cycling | + 26'37 | | 107 | Cristian Peña Meneses | EPM - UNE | + 27'02 | | 108 | Michel Koch | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 27'46 | | 109 | Tyler Magner | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 28'29 | | 110 | Charles Bradley Huff | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 31'21 | | 111 | Gregory Daniel | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 31'24 | | 112 | Demis Aleman | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 31'55 | | 113 | Rémi Pelletier-Roy | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 32'37 | | 114 | Branden Russell | Team Novo Nordisk | + 33'03 | | 115 | Sam Witmitz | Team Raleigh | + 34'54 | | 116 | Robert Sweeting | 5-Hour Energy | + 35'09 | | 117 | Mac Brennan | Bissell Cycling | + 36'23 | | 118 | Thomas Moses | Team Raleigh | + 36'36 | | 119 | Alder Martz | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 39'03 | | 120 | Phillip Gaimon | Bissell Cycling | + 39'31 | | 121 | Michael Chauner | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 40'49 | | 122 | Andy Baker | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 43'11 | | 123 | Ian Burnett | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 43'29 | | 124 | Simon Lambert-Lemay | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 45'35 | | 125 | Kevin De Mesmaeker | Team Novo Nordisk | + 49'15 | | 126 | Greg Brandt | 5-Hour Energy | + 50'39 | | 127 | Frank Pipp | Bissell Cycling | + 52'06 | | 128 | Joe Eldridge | Team Novo Nordisk | + 1h01'08 | | 129 | Zachary Hughes | Equipe Garneau - Québecor | + 1h03'25 |
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I managed a 7th place and get the Young Jersey as an extra reward. I'm quite happy, but also looking forward returning home.
Analysis & Daily Thoughts It's been a good race here. America is very different from Europe to race in, but there was a great atmosphere. I really want to return here one day and battle for the overall victory. For now, I'm looking forward to the next race, probably Tour du Sud. And that'll be in preparation to the National Championships!
Until then,
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Posted on 22-12-2013 12:06
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You don't know Evan Oliphant?
Although an Oliphaunt is what the Hobbits call the Haradrim Mumakil in The Lord of the Rings, probably one of the reasons I like Evan Oliphant. Their basically giant elephants, with 4 tusks.
The only difference is the U.
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Posted on 22-12-2013 12:08
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WTH is Gilbert doing up there?
Anyway, a good result
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Posted on 22-12-2013 12:39
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You can tell he can manage more. He's just waiting for a time to really show everyone.
Maybe at the NC's? |
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Posted on 22-12-2013 13:20
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Nice showing at Tour of California. Not quite in the big form we have come to know Henry but reaching and maintaing 100% is tough and only natural. Young rider jersey and 7th place is great.
I accepted a contract at Bayern München for the 2016 season. Time to run the best club in the world!
Clearly Henry has the same brillant taste in football as he does in women. World dominantion! 
Oh, and... ätschibätsch, Dippofix.
Edited by Shonak on 22-12-2013 13:23
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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Posted on 22-12-2013 14:11
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Henry rode a Great race in America and should be well pleased with the overall outcome |
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Posted on 22-12-2013 14:14
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Well done, very good result for Henry.. that must have been a joke by Jamis, right? the weakest squad for California.. 
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