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| YvesStevens |
Posted on 19-04-2014 08:27
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-04-2014 09:06
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Shonak - That'd be awesome 
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| Ian Butler |
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 E3 - Harelbeke 2015
Has it really been a year since I last stood here, at the start of the E3 prijs? It seems only 5 days ago...
Profile The mini Ronde. This year's edition promised spectacle, let's hope it delivers. Cancellara fell out with an injury only a day before the race. I don't know what it is or how long he'll be out. I'll let you know when I get more information on it!
The breakaway didn't go far today, because it was a 15 man group.
My first important moment in the race was when I blew my back tire. I had to wait for the car to change wheels.
Docker guided me back to the front of the peloton. I was back right on time for the important hills.
I was making an effort now anyway, so I decided to keep it up. Half-surprised, I just rode away from the peloton. Someone had left a gap and no one wanted to close it.
For about 10 kilometers I was all alone. But I wanted company, because it was still a far way to go. After a while, Vanmarcke joined me.
And a little later more favorites joined, and attacked again. There was no cooperation whatsoever and trying to counter the many attacks left me very tired.
Sagan got away and joined up with the two that had jumped away with 80 kilometers to go: Grivko and Stuyven.
Sagan, confident as he is, took the pace and thought he'd throw of the two before the finish. When he came to the line, though, tough little Jasper had hung on and finished it off, what a victory for the 22 year old!
Behind them, was so tired from countering too many attacks. I sprinted to a 7th place, but I wasn't happy.
| 1 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek Factory Racing | 4h51'22 | | 2 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | s.t. | | 3 | Andriy Grivko | Astana Pro Team | + 1'21 | | 4 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 5 | Zdenek Stybar | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 6 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 7 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 8 | Lars Boom | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | Arnaud Demare | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 10 | Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 12 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 13 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 14 | John Degenkolb | Team Sky | s.t. | | 15 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 16 | Sep Vanmarcke | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 17 | Bradley Carroll | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 18 | Björn Leukemans | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 19 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 20 | Greg Van Avermaet | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 2'39 | | 21 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ.fr | + 3'19 | | 22 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 23 | Gianni Meersman | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 24 | Laurent Beuret | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 25 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 26 | Julien Fouchard | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 27 | Alexander Porsev | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 28 | Alexis Vuillermoz | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 29 | Danilo Napolitano | Team Sky | s.t. | | 30 | Oscar Gatto | Cannondale | s.t. | | 31 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | s.t. | | 32 | Sébastien Turgot | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 33 | Johan Vansummeren | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 34 | Tosh Van der Sande | Lotto Belisol | + 4'03 | | 35 | Alan Marangoni | Cannondale | s.t. | | 36 | Michael Friedman | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 37 | Jérôme Cousin | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 38 | Sebastian Langeveld | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 39 | Alex Dowsett | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 40 | Jack Bauer | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 41 | Bart De Clercq | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 42 | Borut Božic | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 43 | José Joaquín Rojas | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 44 | Sylvain Chavanel | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 45 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 46 | Fabio Sabatini | Cannondale | s.t. | | 47 | Tom Veelers | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 48 | Yohan Offredo | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 49 | Francis Mourey | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 50 | Matthew Hayman | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 51 | Leigh Howard | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 52 | Mitchell Docker | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 53 | Johan Le Bon | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 54 | Steve Chainel | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 55 | Christian Knees | Team Sky | + 6'31 | | 56 | Francisco José Ventoso | CCC Polsat Polkowice | + 7'33 | | 57 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 58 | Elia Favilli | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 59 | Vladimir Gusev | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 60 | Adrien Petit | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 61 | Gert Steegmans | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 62 | Michael Mørkøv | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 10'33 | | 63 | Iljo Keisse | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 64 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 65 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 66 | Sébastien Minard | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 67 | Damien Gaudin | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 68 | Yauheni Hutarovich | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 69 | Alexey Tsatevitch | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 70 | Lieuwe Westra | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 71 | Marco Marcato | Cannondale | s.t. | | 72 | Sébastien Chavanel | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 73 | Tim Declercq | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 74 | Mickaël Delage | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 75 | William Bonnet | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 76 | Jonas Vangenechten | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 77 | Maciej Bodnar | Cannondale | s.t. | | 78 | Kristof Vandewalle | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 79 | Imanol Erviti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 80 | Preben Van Hecke | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | + 12'14 | | 81 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 82 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 83 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 84 | Jos Van Emden | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 85 | Aleksejs Saramotins | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 86 | Paul Voss | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 87 | Bert De Backer | Team Giant - Shimano | + 12'51 | | 88 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 89 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 90 | Luka Mezgec | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 91 | Roger Kluge | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 92 | Marko Kump | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 93 | Jonas Ahlstrand | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 94 | Louis Verhelst | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 95 | Steele Von Hoff | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 96 | Theo Bos | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 97 | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 98 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 99 | Steven Caethoven | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 100 | Sébastien Hinault | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 101 | Kevin Hulsmans | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 102 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | s.t. | | 103 | Nikias Arndt | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 104 | Cyril Gautier | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 105 | Yves Lampaert | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 106 | Eugenio Alafaci | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 107 | Paul Martens | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 108 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 109 | Robert Wagner | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 110 | Pieter Jacobs | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 111 | Niccolo Bonifazio | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 112 | Jonathan Hivert | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 113 | David Boucher | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 114 | Sven Nys | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 115 | Petr Vakoč | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 116 | Wim Stroetinga | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 117 | Grégory Rast | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 118 | Vincent Jérôme | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 119 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 120 | Laurens De Vreese | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 121 | Kevin De Weert | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 122 | Christophe Riblon | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 123 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 124 | Ramunas Navardauskas | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 125 | Joshua Edmondson | Team Sky | s.t. | | 126 | Dylan van Baarle | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 127 | Zico Waeytens | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 128 | Gert Dockx | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 129 | Alexandre Geniez | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 130 | Gabriel Rasch | Team Sky | s.t. | | 131 | Michael Valgren | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 132 | Samuel Sánchez | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 133 | Francis De Greef | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 134 | Davide Appollonio | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 135 | Jesse Sergent | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 136 | Stig Broeckx | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 137 | Nathan Haas | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 138 | Tim De Troyer | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 139 | Adam Wadecki | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 140 | Jan Bakelants | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 141 | Lasse Norman Hansen | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 142 | Dominique Cornu | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 143 | Sylwester Janiszewski | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 144 | Ben Hermans | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 145 | Roy Curvers | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 146 | Aidis Kruopis | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 147 | Sander Armee | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 148 | Ben King | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 149 | Thomas Degand | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 150 | Matthew Goss | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 151 | Javier Francisco Aramendia | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 152 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 153 | Jarosław Marycz | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 154 | Evan Huffman | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 155 | Luca Dodi | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 156 | Axel Domont | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 157 | Gert Joeaar | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 158 | Anton Vorobyev | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 159 | Tom Zirbel | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 160 | Jesse Anthony | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 15'17 | | 161 | Pawel Poljanski | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 162 | Eduard Vorganov | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 163 | Bryan Nauleau | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 164 | Mitchell Hoke | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 165 | Fränk Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 166 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 167 | Krzysztof Jeżowski | CCC Polsat Polkowice | + 16'10 | | 168 | Shawn Milne | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 169 | Egoitz García | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 170 | Jérôme Pineau | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 171 | Oliver Zaugg | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 172 | Gang Xu | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 173 | Evgeni Petrov | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 174 | Alexsandr Dyachenko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 175 | Jens Mouris | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 176 | Michel Koch | Cannondale | + 17'45 | | 177 | Jacek Morajko | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 178 | Alexis Gougeard | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 179 | Petr Ignatenko | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 180 | Patrick Schelling | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 181 | Pawel Charucki | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 182 | Romain Guillemois | Team Europcar | + 18'51 | | 183 | Adrian Honkisz | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 184 | Luis Ángel Maté | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 185 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 186 | Cheyne Hoag | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 187 | Frederik Backaert | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 188 | Scott Zwizanski | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 189 | Philip Deignan | Team Sky | s.t. | | 190 | Augusto Campo | Cannondale | s.t. | | 191 | Boy Van Poppel | Trek Factory Racing | + 23'12 | | 192 | Simon Devaux | AG2R La Mondiale | + 23'50 |
It's a top 10, so it isn't bad. But there could've been more to it. If Stybar and Vanmarcke would've just relayed with me, we would've caught Sagan and sprinted for the first place. But, no, they let me do all the work and they attacked left and right, wasting everyone's energy.
Damn it!
But I feel strong. Stronger than I thought I was. I was isolated a bit early, though. It would've been nice to have Hayman with me in the final 50 kilometers.
Maybe Gent - Wevelgem can turn things around for me? Maybe I'll get my first classic victory?
See you then,
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| baia |
Posted on 19-04-2014 09:44
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MSR, i told you.. 
Not bad for E3 considering Matthias ride.. Vanmarcke vanished from top10, you should be happy.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-04-2014 09:55
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Yeah, that'll show him 
You had a good eye on MRS
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-04-2014 09:56
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Gent - Wevelgem 2015
Time for the classic that starts in my home town again! I'm keen on a good performance. I really want to win a classic (besides Kuurne) this season. How about Wevelgem?
Last year I managed a 2nd place here, on my first attempt. I'd say this is a race that suits me!
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 The main difficulty is the Kemmelberg, which is climbed twice today. But it should come down to a sprint.
Today, we took the race into our own hands for the most part. I was feeling strong and the team showed its support by keeping the pace high.
After the second climb of the Kemmelberg, I got into problems for a bit, I was badly placed. But Hayman took me right back to the front of the race!
And so we were back on track for the mass sprint. But with Greipel here, that wasn't our best option...
So with 18 kilometers left to go, I attacked out of the peloton!
Of course, they didn't let me go like that. I got stuck at about 20 seconds. I had to make a decision then: wait or go full gas. All or nothing. I decided to keep going. Don't attack if you can't take it to the finish.
My lead stayed about the same. From 20 to 25 seconds and back. With 5 kilometer left to go, I was still in front, though!
I made the final kilometer! And then they started the sprint behind me. I was completely empty now.
Noooo!
Argh fuck this shit!
Damn Greipel overtook me. The finish line was just 2 meters too far for me!
I was so disappointed, I didn't talk to anyone that night. I didn't talk to the press for a week. Now it's the eve of the day before the Ronde Van Vlaanderen, and I still haven't given any interview.
Instead, I've been preparing on De Ronde. I want revenge. I've been more focused than ever in the past week.
I haven't been this ambitious in a long time (at least not publicly). But my defeat in Wevelgem pushed me across the line.
Tomorrow I want to win De Ronde Van Vlaanderen!
Edited by Ian Butler on 19-04-2014 10:26
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 19-04-2014 09:58
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Nooo, so close!  Let´s go and kick some candy ass at the Ronde ! |
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| baia |
Posted on 19-04-2014 11:02
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This is what´s called to die on the beach.. now i know why you hate the germans..
Top3 for Ronde..
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Posted on 19-04-2014 11:20
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The cobbled are just not going your way at the moment... I hate Greipel so much!
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 19-04-2014 11:51
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Pffff so unlucky stupid Greipel! |
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Posted on 19-04-2014 13:29
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Hope Matthias takes out his frustration on De Ronde  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-04-2014 17:43
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Batista15 - Yeah, it was too close!
baia - Now you know why
the_hoyle - Me, too. I used to like him but now not so much!!
TimoCycling - Exactly 
sutty68 - That would be nice. At least something good came off it, then!
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Hopefully Matty can fulfill his goal tomorrow
Gig 'em Aggies
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-04-2014 18:30
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Thanks though annoying AI coming up... |
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Posted on 19-04-2014 18:30
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Ronde Van Vlaanderen 2015
My team mates told me I've been on edge lately. Perhaps they are right. Ever since Wevelgem, I've been in a bad mood. So I wondered why that was and the answer is real simpel: I feel so strong but I'm not winning and it's frustrating.
Here in the Ronde I want to turn my luck around!
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 Interesting profile this year. We return to the Muur van Geraardsbergen! It'll make for an interesting race, that's for sure.
The team senses my frustration and they want me to win just as much as I want it myself. They took the race into their own hands.
Hayman even went so hard the peloton was splitting up terribly. At one point, we had a gap to the peloton!
There wasn't a group larger than 30 man at this point. Everything was under control up until now!
But then Sagan attacked. I was badly placed and couldn't react at the moment.
In the chase, the attitude of OPQS bothered me. They had three man there but hesitated. I did most of the work and I pulled hard.
Four of us were chasing Sagan at about 30 seconds. It was me, Stybar, Terpstra and Boonen. But it was only me, actually. Nobody worked with me. I got angry but it was no use.
I sat up, I wouldn't empty myself to bring them to Sagan.
And the lead grew immediately. I quikcly realized what I had done. I just ruined my own chance of winning the Ronde. My morale sank and I felt like shit.
Peter Sagan finally won his favorite race, at age 25.
Stybar placed an attack. I looked at the two OPQS boys to react but they didn't. I was so frustrated I didn't give them the pleasure of doing the chasing myself. The peloton caught us.
In the sprint for the podium, I was sprinting on pure frustration and anger. I raged towards the finish.
So in the end I finished 3rd. But I missed a big chance here. What were these guys thinking? I was so angry at Boonen and Terpstra, I think I just ruined my chances of having OPQS sign me for next season...
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | 5h54'06 | | 2 | Zdenek Stybar | Team Giant - Shimano | + 3'07 | | 3 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | + 4'26 | | 4 | Arnaud Demare | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 5 | John Degenkolb | Team Sky | s.t. | | 6 | Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 7 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 10 | Greg Van Avermaet | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 12 | Sep Vanmarcke | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 13 | Lars Boom | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 14 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 15 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | + 5'35 | | 16 | Maarten Wynants | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 17 | Nick Nuyens | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 18 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 19 | Sébastien Turgot | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 20 | Sebastian Langeveld | Garmin Sharp | + 8'26 | | 21 | Gert Steegmans | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 22 | Sylvain Chavanel | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 23 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 24 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 25 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 26 | Steve Chainel | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 27 | Iljo Keisse | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 28 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 29 | Silvan Dillier | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 30 | Bernhard Eisel | Team Sky | + 10'15 | | 31 | Damien Gaudin | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 32 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | s.t. | | 33 | Yohan Offredo | FDJ.fr | + 11'04 | | 34 | Elia Favilli | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 35 | Salvatore Puccio | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 36 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 37 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 38 | Leigh Howard | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 39 | Bradley Carroll | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 40 | Gianni Meersman | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 41 | Koen De Kort | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 42 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 43 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 44 | Fabio Sabatini | Cannondale | s.t. | | 45 | Sébastien Minard | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 46 | Tim Declercq | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 47 | Matthew Hayman | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 48 | Stijn Devolder | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 49 | Jan Ghyselinck | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 50 | Johan Vansummeren | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 51 | Tosh Van der Sande | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 52 | Yves Lampaert | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 53 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | + 13'17 | | 54 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 55 | Egoitz García | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 56 | Andriy Grivko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 57 | Maciej Bodnar | Cannondale | + 13'59 | | 58 | Marco Bandiera | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 59 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 60 | Michael Mørkøv | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 61 | Roger Kluge | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 62 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 63 | Martin Elmiger | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 64 | Björn Thurau | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 65 | Ruslan Tleubayev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 66 | Vladimir Gusev | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 67 | Iván Gutiérrez | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 68 | Manuel Belletti | Androni Giocattoli | + 15'32 | | 69 | Laurent Beuret | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 70 | Tom Slagter | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 71 | Sean De Bie | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 72 | Kristof Vandewalle | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 73 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 74 | Gustav Erik Larsson | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 75 | Dries Devenyns | Team Giant - Shimano | + 16'15 | | 76 | Sébastien Chavanel | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 77 | Imanol Erviti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 78 | Bert De Backer | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 79 | Matteo Tosatto | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 80 | William Bonnet | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 81 | Luka Mezgec | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 82 | Christian Knees | Team Sky | s.t. | | 83 | Jos Van Emden | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 84 | Jérôme Cousin | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 85 | Paul Voss | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 86 | Jarl Salomein | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 87 | Maarten Tjallingii | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 88 | Jan Bakelants | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 89 | Benoît Vaugrenard | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 90 | Marco Haller | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 91 | Yury Trofimov | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 92 | Sacha Modolo | FDJ.fr | + 16'58 | | 93 | Matthew Goss | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 94 | Simone Ponzi | YellowFluo | + 21'54 | | 95 | Zico Waeytens | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 96 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto Belisol | + 22'25 | | 97 | Francis De Greef | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 22'48 | | 98 | Francesco Lasca | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 99 | Andy Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 100 | Jonathan Hivert | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 101 | Jonas Vangenechten | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | + 24'03 | | 102 | Danilo Napolitano | Team Sky | s.t. | | 103 | Kevin Reza | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 104 | Michael Valgren | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 105 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 106 | Kevin Hulsmans | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | + 25'08 | | 107 | Bart De Clercq | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 108 | Steven Kruijswijk | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 109 | Jesse Sergent | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 110 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 111 | Alex Dowsett | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 112 | Bram Tankink | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 113 | Kevin Pauwels | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 114 | Maxime Daniel | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 115 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | s.t. | | 116 | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 117 | Omar Bertazzo | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 118 | Ryan Anderson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 119 | Mauro Finetto | YellowFluo | s.t. | | 120 | Jonas Ahlstrand | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 121 | Pavel Kochetkov | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 122 | Gert Dockx | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 123 | Louis Verhelst | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 124 | Tim De Troyer | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 125 | Dylan van Baarle | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 126 | Nico Sijmens | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 127 | Axel Domont | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 128 | Samuel Sánchez | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 129 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 130 | Alexis Vuillermoz | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 131 | Francesco Failli | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 132 | Alexandre Geniez | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 133 | David Boucher | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 134 | Jonathan Fumeaux | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 135 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 136 | Mattia Cattaneo | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 137 | Rinaldo Nocentini | AG2R La Mondiale | + 26'15 | | 138 | Christophe Riblon | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 139 | Grégory Rast | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 140 | Joseph Dombrowski | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 141 | Sven Nys | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 142 | Eros Capecchi | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 143 | Nicolas Edet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 144 | Raymond Kreder | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 145 | Alessandro De Marchi | Cannondale | s.t. | | 146 | Jack Bauer | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 147 | Daniele Colli | YellowFluo | s.t. | | 148 | Tony Hurel | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 149 | Gianluca Brambilla | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 150 | Roberto De Patre | YellowFluo | s.t. | | 151 | Mikaël Chérel | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 152 | Eduard Vorganov | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 153 | Ben Hermans | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 154 | Oliver Zaugg | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 155 | Lachlan Morton | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 156 | Cayetano Sarmiento | Cannondale | s.t. | | 157 | Sérgio Paulinho | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 158 | Markel Irizar | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 159 | Przemyslaw Niemiec | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 160 | Winner Anacona | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 161 | Yoann Bagot | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 162 | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke | Team Sky | s.t. | | 163 | Gert Joeaar | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 164 | Dominique Cornu | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 165 | Tom Zirbel | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 166 | Julien Bérard | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 167 | Andrea Dal Col | YellowFluo | s.t. | | 168 | Elias Schmäh | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 169 | Jesse Anthony | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 170 | Hubert Dupont | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 171 | Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale | s.t. | | 172 | Jackson Rodríguez | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 173 | Lasse Norman Hansen | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 174 | Marco Frapporti | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 175 | Mitchell Docker | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 176 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 177 | Luca Dodi | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 178 | Calvin Watson | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 179 | Aidis Kruopis | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 180 | Gianfranco Zilioli | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 181 | Victor Campenaerts | Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise | s.t. | | 182 | Mitchell Hoke | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 183 | Blel Kadri | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 184 | Grégory Habeaux | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 185 | Alexsandr Dyachenko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 186 | Steve Morabito | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 187 | Davide Formolo | Cannondale | + 27'49 | | 188 | Carlos José Ochoa | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 189 | Axel Tison | FDJ.fr | + 28'47 | | 190 | Mirko Tedeschi | YellowFluo | + 29'07 | | 191 | Scott Zwizanski | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 192 | Daniil Fominykh | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 193 | Evgeni Petrov | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 194 | Andrea Rossi | Cannondale | s.t. | | 195 | Alessandro Vanotti | Astana Pro Team | + 30'14 | | 196 | Samuele Conti | YellowFluo | s.t. | | 197 | Ramon Carretero | YellowFluo | s.t. | | 198 | Chris Clements | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 33'33 | | 199 | Franck Mayet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 34'00 |
If you would've told me in advance that I'd be on the podium here, I would've said: "okay, great. I can definitely live with that!".
But the way it went down?
I'm slowly getting very frustrated. That big win is just underneath the surface but it isn't coming!
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| The Hobbit |
Posted on 19-04-2014 18:33
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That's a great ride. To do all of of the work, then to end up with a good result, is incredible. A shame no one else wanted to win as much, or else it would've been a great win!
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 19-04-2014 18:36
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Tour de France Champion
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Oh so close to a Great win |
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| tpinot |
Posted on 19-04-2014 18:43
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I'm gonna make only one statement : "what's the fuck is Demare doing at Tinkoff Saxo?"
Spoiler And you almost did one season while I was doing two weeks  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-04-2014 18:50
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Tour de France Champion
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The Hobbit - Matt was really strong. I still don't get why Boonen and Terpstra didn't cooperate, though
sutty68 - So close yet so far
tpinot - Well, FDJ relegated so Bouhanni and Démare used their clause in the contract. And every story is different. I have different accents in my story, preferring speed |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-04-2014 20:09
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Tour de France Champion
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Roubaix coming up now!
I also raced Scheldeprijs (finished 8th) but had a minor problem with screenshots so decided to forget about the report altogether, since it was a boring race which ended in a boring sprint Roubaix is much more exciting! |
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