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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 17-04-2014 14:26
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Great to see Bozic and the Australian talent sign! I wonder what you can show us in the WC! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-04-2014 14:32
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sutty68 - He sure does. Glad we signed him otherwise he'd ride against us 
admirschleck - He's back in TT it seems 
The Hobbit - Yeah, I was quite surprised 
Selwink - I meant Porte, of course. Thanks, changed it!
TimoCycling - I wonder myself. I'll race it later today!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-04-2014 16:20
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There is a crash at the World Championships. Can't seem to fix it 
So I couldn't race it. I hope it won't happen again next year. Really too bad, also not good for the motivation.
So I'll be finishing the season now, getting to the next season always gives my motivation another little boost.
I really, really hope the WC problem won't happen again in 2015, otherwise it'd really suck! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-04-2014 16:37
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My season ended on a serious downer.
You probably noticed upon watching the World Championship Road Race that I wasn't there. There was some mistake in communication. It turned out Tim Wellens got the ninth spot. After all, he is a team mate to Van Den Broeck and he is certain to accept a serving role. I don't get it, I would've gone in a serving role, too. But okay, what's done is done.
Meanwhile, I was so let down I just wanted to end the season there. The team management motivated me to do one final race, just to end the season a bit better and not with a bad feeling. I went to Paris - Tours with the goal of riding podium.
 Paris - Tours
This race is part of history. I would love to win this race one day!
Profile The route is quite flat, but there's a bump only 15 kilometers from the finish, might disrupt the lead-out!
As predicted, the little steep hill disrupted the lead-out trains. There was chaos.
Kittel launched his sprint and he just blasted away. He made us look like pathetic fools, trying to follow him!
And so he prevailed. But I finished 2nd. Behind Kittel, that's not bad at all!
| 1 | Marcel Kittel | Team Giant - Shimano | 5h02'08 | | 2 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 3 | Gediminas Bagdonas | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 4 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 5 | Sam Bennett | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | 6 | Baptiste Planckaert | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 7 | Francesco Lasca | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 8 | Theo Bos | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | Luka Mezgec | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 10 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. |
And so I end my season. I thank you for being with me throughout the entire season. I really wished to go to the World Championships and I'm still very disappointed about it. Here's the result, anyway.
World Championship - Road Race | 1 | Daniel Martin | Garmin Sharp | 6h27'56 | | 2 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 3 | Igor Antón | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 4 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 5 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | + 29 | | 6 | Rigoberto Urán | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Joaquím Rodríguez | Team Katusha | + 52 | | 8 | Roman Kreuziger | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 9 | Wilco Kelderman | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1'40 | | 10 | Simon Gerrans | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | + 2'02 | | 12 | Ion Izagirre | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 13 | Jan Bakelants | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 14 | Fabian Cancellara | Trek Factory Racing | + 2'31 | | 15 | Zdenek Stybar | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 16 | Sylvain Chavanel | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 17 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 18 | Luis León Sánchez | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 19 | Simon Spilak | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 20 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 21 | Michael Rogers | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 22 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 23 | Peter Velits | BMC Racing Team | + 3'02 | | 24 | Samuel Sánchez | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 25 | Fränk Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 26 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Merida | + 3'30 | | 27 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 28 | Francesco Bongiorno | Bardiani CSF | s.t. | | 29 | Tony Gallopin | Lotto Belisol | + 3'53 | | 30 | Alberto Contador | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 31 | Gerald Ciolek | MTN - Qhubeka | + 4'15 | | 32 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team Sky | s.t. | | 33 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | + 5'42 | | 34 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 35 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 6'11 | | 36 | Daniel Moreno | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 37 | Rinaldo Nocentini | AG2R La Mondiale | + 6'39 | | 38 | Matthias Frank | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 39 | Cameron Meyer | Orica GreenEdge | + 7'00 | | 40 | Lars Boom | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 7'49 | | 41 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 42 | Nicki Sørensen | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 8'30 | | 43 | André Cardoso | Garmin Sharp | + 8'54 | | 44 | Jens Voigt | Trek Factory Racing | + 11'25 | | 45 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 46 | Jean-Christophe Peraud | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 47 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | + 11'49 | | 48 | Jakob Fuglsang | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 49 | Chris Horner | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 50 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre - Merida | + 12'16 | | 51 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 52 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 53 | Simon Yates | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 54 | Peter Kennaugh | Team Sky | s.t. | | 55 | Anthony Roux | FDJ.fr | + 12'47 | | 56 | Leopold König | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | 57 | Tim Wellens | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 58 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 59 | Matthias Brändle | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 60 | Adam Hansen | Lotto Belisol | + 13'10 | | 61 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 62 | Stefan Denifl | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 63 | John Degenkolb | Team Giant - Shimano | + 13'30 | | 64 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 65 | Michal Golas | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 66 | Moreno Moser | Cannondale | s.t. | | 67 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | s.t. | | 68 | Esteban Chaves | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 69 | Dries Devenyns | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 70 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 14'15 | | 71 | Sergey Lagutin | RusVelo | s.t. | | 72 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | s.t. | | 73 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | + 15'02 | | 74 | Wout Poels | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 75 | Domenico Pozzovivo | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 76 | Patrik Sinkewitz | Meridiana Kamen Team | s.t. | | 77 | Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha | + 15'30 | | 78 | Miguel Rubiano | Colombia | s.t. | | 79 | George Preidler | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 80 | Christian Knees | Team Sky | s.t. | | 81 | Michael Matthews | Orica GreenEdge | + 16'11 | | 82 | Maxim Belkov | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 83 | Alexey Lutsenko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 84 | Larry Warbasse | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 85 | Johann Tschopp | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 86 | Gianni Meersman | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 16'52 | | 87 | Michael Mørkøv | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 88 | Fabio Duarte | Colombia | s.t. | | 89 | Hugo Houle | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 90 | Julien Simon | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 17'20 | | 91 | Maciej Bodnar | Cannondale | s.t. | | 92 | Yohan Offredo | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 93 | Matej Mohorič | Cannondale | s.t. | | 94 | Laurent Didier | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 95 | Sebastian Langeveld | Garmin Sharp | + 18'09 | | 96 | Lieuwe Westra | Astana Pro Team | + 20'09 | | 97 | Thomas Löfkvist | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 98 | David Millar | Garmin Sharp | + 20'38 | | 99 | José Serpa | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 100 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 21'05 | | 101 | Marcel Wyss | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 102 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | + 21'44 | | 103 | Diego Ochoa | 4-72 - Colombia | s.t. | | 104 | Steven Kruijswijk | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 105 | Jan Barta | Team NetApp - Endura | + 22'04 | | 106 | Johnny Hoogerland | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 107 | Peter Stetina | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 108 | Petr Vakoč | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 22'28 | | 109 | Christian Meier | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 110 | Samuel Dumoulin | AG2R La Mondiale | + 24'04 | | 111 | Daryl Impey | Orica GreenEdge | + 24'30 | | 112 | Simon Clarke | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 113 | Martin Elmiger | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 114 | Sam Bennett | Team NetApp - Endura | + 25'20 | | 115 | Borut Božic | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 116 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 117 | Bob Jungels | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 118 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ.fr | + 25'46 | | 119 | Jarlinson Pantano | Colombia | s.t. | | 120 | Louis Meintjes | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 121 | Guillaume Boivin | Cannondale | + 26'16 | | 122 | Maciej Paterski | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 123 | Jan Polanc | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 124 | Sébastien Reichenbach | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 125 | José Mendes | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | 126 | Svein Tuft | Orica GreenEdge | + 26'41 | | 127 | Cayetano Sarmiento | Cannondale | s.t. | | 128 | Gustav Erik Larsson | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 129 | Jan Hirt | Etixx | s.t. | | 130 | Sylwester Szmyd | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 131 | Silvan Dillier | BMC Racing Team | + 27'20 | | 132 | Marek Rutkiewicz | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 133 | Christophe Riblon | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 134 | Robert Vrecer | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 135 | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 27'43 | | 136 | Antoine Duchesne | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 137 | Erik Baska | - | s.t. | | 138 | Jure Golcer | RC Gourmetfein Wels | s.t. | | 139 | Ben Swift | Team Sky | + 28'14 | | 140 | Bernhard Eisel | Team Sky | s.t. | | 141 | Leonardo Duque | Colombia | s.t. | | 142 | Grégory Rast | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 143 | Lukas Pöstlberger | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. | | 144 | Jonathan Fumeaux | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 145 | Markus Eibegger | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | s.t. | | 146 | Ryan Anderson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 29'03 | | 147 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 148 | Lukasz Wisniowski | Etixx | s.t. | | 149 | Frantisek Padour | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | 150 | Philip Deignan | Team Sky | + 29'37 | | 151 | Dmitriy Gruzdev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 152 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg | Team Giant - Shimano | + 30'02 | | 153 | Martin Velits | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 154 | Alex Howes | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 155 | Andrey Zeits | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 156 | Matthew Brammeier | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | + 30'48 | | 157 | Sean Downey | An Post - Chain Reaction | s.t. | | 158 | Danny Pate | Team Sky | + 31'17 | | 159 | Philip Lavery | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | + 31'41 | | 160 | Juraj Sagan | Cannondale | s.t. | | 161 | Michael Kolar | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 35'11 |
If I look back on my first season for Orica - GreenEdge, I certainly can say it was a big success. I've achieved some great things here at the Australian team. A 2nd place in Wevelgem, a 2nd place in the Tour of Poland, a victory in Paris - Nice...
I can look forward to next year and hope I grow even stronger, turn those 2nd places in 1st places!
See you in the next year,
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 17-04-2014 17:20
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That was such a shame about the World Championship 
But you took out your frustration at the Paris-Tours |
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 17-04-2014 17:25
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Ok, so one season in six days, that must be some kind of record, right?
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 17-04-2014 17:49
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Wow what a bs that you didnt get to race the WC.
Great 9th place for Kelderman in the WC though! Goodluck in next season! |
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| welker3257 |
Posted on 17-04-2014 17:50
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This is the fastest moving story that reports all races ever
Gig 'em Aggies
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 17-04-2014 18:26
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1 season in 6 days and 12 pages... and you still say you had slowed down 
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Posted on 17-04-2014 19:25
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The pace is just incredible and you still manage to keep the quality on the same level than your pace. Really impressive so far. Hope the second season will be equally interesting to follow.
A Big Thank You To All MG Reporters! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-04-2014 22:49
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sutty68 - Yeah. Too bad Kittel was there
cunego59 - Hmm maybe Maybe one I can try to break later in my story writing career
TimoCycling - Yeah, tell me about it. Kelderman with an impressive WC. Gives us hope for the future, right?
welker3257 - I do my best 
the_hoyle - You should see me at top speed 
knockout - Thanks a lot, it's great to be appreciated. I hope to bring you an equally exciting second season
Thanks for the support guys! Tomorrow I might get in a few updates (probably up until 2016 ) |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 18-04-2014 00:29
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A good end to the season!! Can't wait for the next season
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 18-04-2014 08:07
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Thanks Jak
I'll start working on the team schedule now. Will be interesting to make with Porte in the team! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 18-04-2014 09:15
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We're halfway January 2015. Our team training camp is just behind us and once again it was an amazing experience. The new arrivals settled in perfectly and we're all ready for the new season.
It's that time of the year again, the Oceanic Championships.
Just like last year, we won't be happy without a Champion!
 New Zealand NC - Time Trial | 1 | Jesse Sergent | Trek Factory Racing | 47'29 | | 2 | Jack Bauer | IAM Cycling | + 1'01 | | 3 | James Oram | Bissell Development Team | + 1'37 | | 4 | Sam Bewley | Orica GreenEdge | + 2'26 | | 5 | Hayden Roulston | Trek Factory Racing | + 3'09 | | 6 | Hamish Schreurs | Veranclassic - Doltcini | + 3'56 | | 7 | Greg Henderson | Lotto Belisol | + 4'06 | | 8 | Dion Smith | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | + 4'19 | | 9 | George Bennett | Cannondale | + 4'20 | | 10 | Shane Archbold | An Post - Chain Reaction | + 4'39 |
 Australian NC - Time Trial | 1 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin Sharp | 43'49 | | 2 | Michael Rogers | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 5 | | 3 | Damien Howson | Orica GreenEdge | + 15 | | 4 | Cameron Meyer | Orica GreenEdge | + 39 | | 5 | Charlie Pearce | Orica GreenEdge | + 1'06 | | 6 | Travis Meyer | Team Joker | + 1'21 | | 7 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | + 1'50 | | 8 | Luke Durbridge | Orica GreenEdge | + 2'03 | | 9 | Jack Bobridge | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 2'12 | | 10 | Campbell Flakemore | Drapac Pro Cycling | + 2'30 |
New Zealand NC - Road Race | 1 | George Bennett | Cannondale | 4h16'14 | | 2 | Rico Dene Rogers | Etixx | + 24 | | 3 | Jesse Sergent | Trek Factory Racing | + 50 | | 4 | Greg Henderson | Lotto Belisol | + 2'31 | | 5 | Michael Northey | Madison Genesis | + 2'55 | | 6 | Jack Bauer | IAM Cycling | + 4'15 | | 7 | Hamish Schreurs | Veranclassic - Doltcini | + 7'12 | | 8 | Luke Pearce | Bissell Development Team | s.t. | | 9 | Shane Archbold | An Post - Chain Reaction | + 7'41 | | 10 | Dion Smith | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. |
Australian NC - Road Race | 1 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | 3h51'13 | | 2 | Simon Clarke | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 3 | Simon Gerrans | Orica GreenEdge | + 40 | | 4 | Michael Rogers | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 5 | Richie Porte | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 6 | Steele Von Hoff | Garmin Sharp | + 1'10 | | 7 | Mark Renshaw | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 8 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin Sharp | + 1'46 | | 9 | Adam Phelan | Drapac Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 10 | Wesley Sulzberger | Drapac Pro Cycling | + 2'07 |
We can't really be happy with these results. Not the best start for our team. Let's hope for better at the Tour Down Under!
On another note, my provisional 2015 calendar has been released. The team started working with an online platform to share information, calendars, additional notes. We have to upload our training rides there too, for example.
February: I'll be starting my season in the Volta a Algarve ( ), where I will try to get into shape for the opening weekend in Belgium with the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ( ) - where I finished 12th last year - and Kuurne ().
March: The first race in March is the Strade Bianchi ( ), followed closely by Tirreno - Adriatico (). I'll be going there as the main sprinter! But my first real goal lays a few days later: Milan - Sanremo (). It's my first edition of La Primavera and I'm happy to be selected to race there. I hope to ride the finale.
Big Goal of 2015: Then it's on to my ultimate goal of 2015: the cobbled classics. The team management have noticed my results last year and I will be the absolute leader for all four races. So that's E3 - Harelbeke (), Gent - Wevelgem (), Ronde Van Vlaanderen () and Paris - Roubaix. () In between, I'll also tackle the Scheldeprijs (). After Paris - Roubaix, I might also start in the Amstel Gold Race ( ), but that's not certain yet.
June: After the classics, there's a long break from racing, just like last year. I felt I really needed it, so I'll need it again this year. I'll get back in competition in the Tour de Suisse ( ), folowed directly by the National Championships (). After my second place last year, I'm extremely motivated to do better this edition!
July: Last year, my season turned for the better in Austria, so the management decided to recreate my former schedule. It's from the Tour of Austria ( ) to the Tour of Poland ( ).
The Rest of the Season? The rest is up for grabs. We'll see when we get there. One thing is for sure, though, the team management is very reluctant to send me to a Grand Tour. I turned 23 so I think I'm about ready, though.
Looking to this schedule, it seems they have chosen a moderate schedule. Not too many race days, in the hope that I stay fresh. This time I really want to go to the World Championships so I'll make sure to get noticed!
I'll see you in Portugal!
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| Cobbs96 |
Posted on 18-04-2014 10:24
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i was wondering how you edit the rider on the 2014 DB? I would be interested in doing a career like this
El Pistelero Fan
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 18-04-2014 10:32
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I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean editing a fictional rider in the database? Send me a PM and I'll help you out that way |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 18-04-2014 10:33
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Volta a Algarve
The stage race in Portugal was my first race of the season. It's a late start but the management thought it might be better to peak properly for the cobbled classics.
The first two stages were flat, I managed to sprint to a 4th and a 2nd place. I was so close to my first victory of the season. But the form is good, so I'm not complaining.
| 1 | Sylvain Chavanel | IAM Cycling | 15h11'07 | | 2 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin Sharp | + 12 | | 3 | Peter Velits | BMC Racing Team | + 18 | | 4 | Luis León Sánchez | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | + 22 | | 5 | Robert Gesink | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 24 | | 6 | Dario Cataldo | Team Sky | s.t. | | 7 | Ramunas Navardauskas | Garmin Sharp | + 26 | | 8 | Ivan Basso | Cannondale | + 53 | | 9 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Giant - Shimano | + 1'04 | | 10 | Michael Albasini | Orica GreenEdge | + 1'12 |
Volta a Algarve: In Pictures  Sprinting to a fourth place on day 1
 The race organizers looked for the most beautiful spots in Portugal
 Sprinting to a second place on day 2
 Taking the lead before the decisive climb on day 3. Some good training with the eye on the Omloop
 Albasini finshing our hard work on day 3
 All in all, it was a beautiful race and a good warm up for the season
Santos Tour Down Under | 1 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | 17h54'06 | | 2 | Michele Scarponi | Astana Pro Team | + 28 | | 3 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin Sharp | + 33 | | 4 | Daniel Moreno | Team Katusha | + 49 | | 5 | Robert Kiserlovski | Trek Factory Racing | + 54 | | 6 | Tim Wellens | Lotto Belisol | + 1'04 | | 7 | Rigoberto Urán | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 8 | Igor Antón | Trek Factory Racing | + 1'06 | | 9 | Sergio Henao | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1'09 | | 10 | Simon Gerrans | Orica GreenEdge | + 1'11 |
We're at 2 victories, where last year at this point we almost had 10 victories already, including a Championship and the Tour Down Under. The team has taken a tougher start. It's up to us to bounce back and make the season even better!
The Tour of Oman was a first test for Porte. He finished 2nd, behind Rui Costa!
I must admit I'm getting tired of second places. With the Omloop coming up, I think it's about time to change those 2nd places into victories!
See you there,
Matt
Edited by Ian Butler on 18-04-2014 10:33
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 18-04-2014 10:39
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Steady start to the season. Not as many victories, but they will come
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 18-04-2014 11:04
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Decent in Algarve, goodluck for Omloop! |
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| baia |
Posted on 18-04-2014 11:11
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Already 2015
Great last season, little different start in 2015 but the team will come quick to the wins.. good signings for the team, pity that Matthias had to skip La Vuelta and missed the WRR but this year will be another story..
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