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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 28-05-2013 11:25
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If I can choose one way to win a bike race, than will it be the way stijn won this  superb job, finally RvV for Stijn 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 28-05-2013 12:56
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Super Stijn delivers again, Great win that was |
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| wogsrus |
Posted on 28-05-2013 13:52
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When a champion becomes a legend! |
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| maxime86 |
Posted on 28-05-2013 14:48
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simply amazing |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 28-05-2013 14:50
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This is really awesome! What a solo by Stijn!
He's really on a roll, now take the double, that would be so amazing! 
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| rogvi97 |
Posted on 28-05-2013 16:22
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Weell, now you cheated again Ian! He as least, yes I said at LEAST 85 FL and 85 COB! Don't you dare ever change that again so you can win! 
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| MrUfo87 |
Posted on 28-05-2013 16:27
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Great win, well done! Btw: I thought it was 'brought to me by Sforza'.
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 28-05-2013 18:11
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Wtf... A smaller version of the solo by L.L. Sanchez last sunday! Brilliant riding! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 28-05-2013 18:33
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Ollfardh - Well, if he had to win, better do it in style
cunego59 - Thanks, was a good race
PCM rulezz - I'd choose this, too. Thanks, glad to finally have that Ronde! As a matter of fact, it's the first time I win RvV on PCM 2012!
sutty68 - Thanks, because he couldn't give you Wevelgem, he gave you this!
wogsrus - sounds like a cool name for a story!
maxime86 - Thanks!
Jesleyh - I agree, but it won't be easy. Will try it, though! But Roubaix hasn't been Stijn's best friend before
rogvi97 - I didn't Who says I had to cheat those stats, maybe he has 85 in everything (where is TMM?) Nah, I'm kidding, he's only 84 in everything 
MrUfo87 - Sforza is just the cycling team 
TimoCycling - Belgium welcomes big solos, it seems thanks!
Paris - Roubaix either tomorrow or the day after! |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 28-05-2013 18:38
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I like the report style too btw, very authentic.
Also, I know you really wanted to win Ronde, but you shouldn't have set difficulty to easy
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| krisa |
Posted on 28-05-2013 19:58
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Good job stijn
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| Daggen |
Posted on 28-05-2013 20:02
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Now we switch focus to Roubaix |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-05-2013 09:00
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Ollfardh - I'm glad you like it, thanks  Difficulty never changed
krisa - Thanks!
Daggen - That's the plan!
Roubaix later today! |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 29-05-2013 09:31
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The cobbles are coming |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 29-05-2013 10:05
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Great result, great report, but Ian, come on... this isn't normal. In real life, he was accused of doping (of course at the PCM daily site) already, being this dominant.
But f that is going to be your next story twist..... 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-05-2013 10:11
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sutty68 - They sure are
dienblad - That won't be a story twits But well, I never said this would be a story about a normal guy. In cycling history there have been many riders that were abnormal. He developed into a monster and I'm just going with it, for the moment. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-05-2013 10:35
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 Paris - Roubaix 2016
In our lives, we've seen many things. Some things we forget, some we remember. What we have seen these past few weeks will remain in our collective memory forever. We've seen a man, doing things no man was capable of doing. Today, Stijn Van Gent has the chance to complete his tour of desctruction and finish the competition once and for all. Welcome to Paris - Roubaix, the Hell of the North!
The peloton has arrived at the first cobbled section of the day.
Tom Boonen must feel good, as his team has been controlling the race for the last hour or so. The breakaway's gap is melting already!
As the peloton thins out bit by bit, we start to understand the secret of Van Gent's success. We count more than four riders of Garmin in the last surviving 30 riders.
One man thinks he knows how to beat the World Champion. From very far out, Boonen attacks!
The World Champion grew up while Tom Boonen was in his prime, so he knows he can't let this man get away!
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After a 10 kilometer chase, the two leaders are together. We're 31 kilometers from the finish and have two Belgians fighting for the victory! What is Boonen's plan and, more importantly, what aces does the World Champion have left in his sleeve?
Forget about a plan, The World Champion leaves the National Champion to eat his dust! Not even a glance in his direction, he just keeps his pace and it's too hard for Boonen!
And he's off. This reminds us of the Ronde. Is anyone capable of bringing him back, we think not!
An --- Wait a minute, what's happening here? There is no organized chase. Everyone's just looking at each other, clearly thinking about dividing up the remaining podium places. This is just handing Van Gent the victory on a silver platter!
And here's the big moment. Van Gent enters the Vélodrome!
It's happened! Van Gent has written history. He scores an unprecedented 3/3 with Milan - San Remo, De Ronde Van Vlaanderen and Paris - Roubaix! There's only one man to talk to today, really. We look for the Ranbow Stripes in the crowd, and we spot him! He's sitting down on the grass in the Vélodrome as riders are still coming in.
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We tried to interview the World Champion, but without success. He hasn't a single breath to spare, tired out tremendously.
- Well, that's only normal, he's put his body under an unnatural stress these last weeks. Hell, these last months. He's pushed his physique to the absolute maximum. When all the adrenaline is gone, all that's left is a ravaged body.
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He's completely flat out now. We've never seen anything like it before. A medic team is on the scene now. He's unable to stand and has to be supported by two man. There's no podium ceremony, they're lifting him into the ambulance and they're getting ready to leave. This is unbelievable.
- I'm sure it's precautionary, but it worries us nevertheless. Stijn Van Gent misses his own podium ceremony and we are left without that satisfaction. We hope to bring you more news on the 7 o' clock news tonight, but our time is up here. We'll keep an eye on the situation!
| 1 | Stijn Van Gent | Team Garmin-Barracuda | 6h30'40 | IanButler | | 2 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 1'40 | | | 3 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | C.Clerc - BigMat | s.t. | | | 4 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 5 | Troels Vinther | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 6 | Andrei Dovzjenko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 7 | Tom Boonen | Sforza | + 2'20 | | | 8 | Alexandre Pichot | TEAM Saur - Owbox | + 2'54 | | | 9 | Jürgen Roelandts | Ign | s.t. | | | 10 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 11 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 12 | Mathieu Ladagnous | C.Clerc - BigMat | s.t. | | | 13 | Clément Lhotellerie | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 14 | Sep Vanmarcke | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 15 | Klaas Lodewyck | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | |
Spoiler | 16 | Sebastian Langeveld | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | + 7'02 | | | 17 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | LokOil - Ekia | s.t. | | | 18 | Fabian Cancellara | BMC Racing Team | + 11'02 | | | 19 | Rüdiger Selig | British Airwash - GreenEdge | + 15'48 | | | 20 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 21 | Arnaud Démare | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 22 | Gert Steegmans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 23 | Yoann Offredo | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 24 | Taylor Phinney | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 25 | Baltasar Borrero | C.Clerc - BigMat | s.t. | | | 26 | Niki Terpstra | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 27 | Martijn Maaskant | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 28 | Jonas Vangenechten | Ign | s.t. | | | 29 | Oczan Latuheru | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 30 | Jan Ghyselinck | Wielerspotter - Mercator | s.t. | | | 31 | Danilo Wyss | Ign | s.t. | | | 32 | Huub Duyn | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 33 | Nacer Bouhanni | Sforza | s.t. | | | 34 | Johan Vansummeren | Jus | s.t. | | | 35 | Vincent Jérôme | TEAM Saur - Owbox | s.t. | | | 36 | Kevin Neirynck | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 37 | David Veilleux | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 38 | Mathieu Dassy | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 17'58 | IanButler | | 39 | Graham Weavill | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 40 | Stéphane Roisin | Wielerspotter - Mercator | + 18'50 | | | 41 | Robert Wagner | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 42 | Marc De Maar | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 43 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 44 | Matteo Pelucchi | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 45 | Stéphane Poulhies | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 46 | Colbert Leboucher | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 47 | Matthew Brammeier | Jus | s.t. | | | 48 | Jetse Bol | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 49 | Nazareno Rossi | Ign | s.t. | | | 50 | Alexander Kristoff | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 51 | Christopher Juul Jensen | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 52 | Jakob Rathe | Navigateur | s.t. | | | 53 | Sylvain Chavanel | Sforza | s.t. | | | 54 | Stijn Devolder | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 55 | Stein Van Veirdeghem | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 56 | Andy Cappelle | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 57 | Bob Schoonbroodt | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 58 | Lars Ytting Bak | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 59 | Sandy King | Endura Racing | s.t. | | | 60 | Guillaume Ruidant | Endura Racing | s.t. | | | 61 | Angel MartÃn Jiménez | LokOil - Ekia | s.t. | | | 62 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 63 | Mark Christian | Endura Racing | s.t. | | | 64 | Svenne Thinggaard | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 65 | Gavin Elliot | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 66 | Jérémie Galland | C.Clerc - BigMat | + 20'56 | | | 67 | Fred Islip | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 68 | Rob Ruijgh | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 22'18 | | | 69 | Sven Van Luijk | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 70 | Giovanni Visconti | Astana Pro Team | + 22'49 | | | 71 | Morgan Kneisky | Jus | s.t. | | | 72 | Clyde Graef | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 73 | Maciej Bodnar | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 74 | Ben Swift | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 75 | Gediminas Bagdonas | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 76 | Jérémy Roy | C.Clerc - BigMat | s.t. | | | 77 | Patricio Morales SolÃs | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 78 | Marcus Burghardt | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 79 | Geoffroy Lequatre | Véranda Rideau U | s.t. | | | 80 | Sven Jodts | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 81 | Mathew Hayman | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 82 | Ignatas Konovalovas | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 83 | Marcello Pavarin | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 84 | Gustav Larsson | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 85 | Sébastien Turgot | Wielerspotter - Mercator | s.t. | | | 86 | Gavin Mannion | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 87 | Jean-Eudes Demaret | TEAM Saur - Owbox | + 23'30 | | | 88 | Carlos Alberto Betancourt | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 23'51 | | | 89 | Alexander Porsev | Navigateur | + 24'31 | | | 90 | Sandro Dürrer | Ign | s.t. | | | 91 | Sander Cordeel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 92 | Marco Marcato | Sforza | s.t. | | | 93 | Michael Hepburn | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 94 | Evert Verbist | Wielerspotter - Mercator | s.t. | | | 95 | Dominique Cornu | Wielerspotter - Mercator | + 25'53 | | | 96 | Jody Tinant | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 97 | Albert Larcher | Véranda Rideau U | s.t. | | | 98 | Andrew Fenn | Endura Racing | s.t. | | | 99 | Enrico Franzoi | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 100 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Wielerspotter - Mercator | s.t. | | | 101 | Lázaro Naranjo | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 102 | Elia Viviani | Endura Racing | s.t. | | | 103 | Paride Grillo | C.Clerc - BigMat | s.t. | | | 104 | Simon Clarke | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 105 | Alex Rasmussen | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 106 | Kenny Van Hummel | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 107 | Diego Milan Jimenez | LokOil - Ekia | s.t. | | | 108 | Yann Huguet | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 109 | Marnix Mevi-Josué | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 110 | Rogerio Chabert | Véranda Rideau U | s.t. | | | 111 | Pieter Ghyllebert | Wielerspotter - Mercator | s.t. | | | 112 | Guillaume Malle | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 113 | Julien Simon | Sforza | s.t. | | | 114 | Jake Keough | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 115 | Wim De Vocht | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 116 | Bert-Jan Lindeman | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 117 | Ramunas Navardauskas | Jus | s.t. | | | 118 | Luke Rowe | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 119 | Yohan Cauquil | Véranda Rideau U | s.t. | | | 120 | Kai Reus | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 121 | Jan Barta | Sforza | s.t. | | | 122 | Luka Rakusa | Jus | + 28'53 | | | 123 | Nick Nuyens | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 29-05-2013 10:41
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No no no, don't you dare kill him off!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-05-2013 10:43
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Ollfardh - Nobody's dying! Well, in a philosophical sense, we're all dying, but not that way |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 29-05-2013 11:08
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What a week for the WC winning his 3rd monument of the year (and his career)
Btw, I like that 2nd picture of theVélodrome
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
It's difficult not to be happy when you're surrounded by Belgians. - Mark Cavendish
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