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 Amstel Gold Race 2016
Willy: It's my first time in a May classic, so I'm pretty nervous here. Martin had a brilliant Ardennes campaign last year, and this season I want to help him do that over. I will also pay attention and maybe come back one day as a leader. We'll see how today goes.
Welcome to this action-packed Amstel Gold Race. As we go into broadcast, we immediately see an attack by Vincenzo Nibali!
It's the second time today we cross the finish line on the Cauberg. We are 77 kilometers from the finish, the leaders are: Van Avermaet, Kwiatkowski, Valverde, Bakelants, Henao, Nibali.
The peloton now crosses the finish line, too. They're 2'31" behind the leaders. It's Garmin that's leading the pack, we recognize Sep Vanmarcke, who's riding an exceptional year!
Garmin is losing man fast, and now it's Willy Wouters who makes himself ready for a little time trial!
Amazing work he's doing. He's been pulling for 15 kilometers now, and the break is caught!
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Only a small group at the foot of the Cauberg, who's going to take the victory here?
Gilbert has no energy left for a jump, it's a sprint, Moser is leading! He wins! Vanendert is third!
| 1 | Moreno Moser | Liquigas-Cannondale | 6h36'38 | | | 2 | Andy Schleck | LokOil - Ekia | + 7 | | | 3 | Jelle Vanendert | Ign | s.t. | | | 4 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 5 | Ben Hermans | Sforza | s.t. | | | 6 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 7 | Thibaut Pinot | Team Saxo Bank | + 1'09 | | | 8 | Robert Kiserlovski | Astana Pro Team | + 1'28 | | | 9 | Pierre Rolland | Team Europcar | + 1'44 | | | 10 | Tiago Machado | LokOil - Ekia | s.t. | | | 11 | Johnny Hoogerland | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 12 | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 13 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 14 | Matthew Goss | C.Clerc - BigMat | + 1'56 | | | 15 | Willy Wouters | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler |
Spoiler | 16 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 17 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 18 | Michal Kwiatkowski | Sforza | + 3'50 | | | 19 | Rein Taaramae | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 4'04 | | | 20 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Team Europcar | + 5'09 | | | 21 | Jan Bakelants | Ign | + 5'22 | | | 22 | Greg Van Avermaet | C.Clerc - BigMat | s.t. | | | 23 | Rui Costa | Tv3 | + 5'33 | | | 24 | Tom Jelte Slagter | Team Europcar | + 6'36 | | | 25 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 26 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 9'28 | | | 27 | Tony Martin | Team Saxo Bank | + 9'52 | | | 28 | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Team Europcar | + 10'16 | | | 29 | Wilco Kelderman | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 13'13 | IanButler | | 30 | Sep Vanmarcke | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 31 | Lázaro Naranjo | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 32 | Eros Capecchi | BMC Racing Team | + 13'23 | | | 33 | Rosalbino Cau | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 34 | Yoann Offredo | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 35 | Rémy Di Gregorio | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 36 | John Degenkolb | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 37 | Michael E. Dalsted | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 38 | Jérôme Coppel | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 39 | Joost Posthuma | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 40 | Simon Spilak | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 41 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 42 | Rosettano Polesel | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 43 | Alejandro Valverde | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 44 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 45 | Sergio Luis Henao | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 46 | Alexandre Geniez | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 47 | Julien El Fares | C.Clerc - BigMat | s.t. | | | 48 | Ken Leacock | Wustentor - Author | s.t. | | | 49 | Yury Trofimov | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 50 | Sven Van Luijk | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 51 | Mathieu Ladagnous | C.Clerc - BigMat | s.t. | | | 52 | Ignatas Konovalovas | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 53 | Dries Devenyns | Sforza | s.t. | | | 54 | Darwin Atapuma | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 55 | Svenne Thinggaard | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 56 | Cameron Meyer | Wustentor - Author | s.t. | | | 57 | Denis Faiziev | Wustentor - Author | s.t. | | | 58 | Vito Gadau | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 59 | Clyde Graef | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 60 | Karl Llewellyn | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 61 | Mikel Nieve | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 14'21 | | | 62 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 14'41 | | | 63 | Deniz Dinicolantonio | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 64 | Angel MartÃn Jiménez | LokOil - Ekia | s.t. | | | 65 | Daniele Ratto | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 66 | Julien Simon | Sforza | s.t. | | | 67 | Bradley Wiggins | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 68 | Richie Porte | Androni Giocattoli - RR Concepts | s.t. | | | 69 | Andrei Dovzjenko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 70 | André Steensen | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 71 | Andrei Kunitski | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 72 | Joost Van Leijen | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 73 | Steven Kruijswijk | LokOil - Ekia | s.t. | | | 74 | Filippo Fortin | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 75 | Ben Swift | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 76 | Yann Huguet | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 77 | José Herrada | LokOil - Ekia | s.t. | | | 78 | Janez Brajkovic | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 79 | Javier Moreno Bazan | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 80 | Fabian Calli | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 81 | Michael Rodriguez Galindo | TEAM Burri King | s.t. | | | 82 | Esteban Cháves | Androni Giocattoli - RR Concepts | s.t. | | | 83 | Nikolas Maes | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 84 | Japhet Athill | Ign | s.t. | | | 85 | Tosh Van der Sande | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 86 | Leo Tsekouras | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 87 | Lieuwe Westra | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 88 | Stefano Agostini | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 89 | Reto Hollenstein | Ign | s.t. | | | 90 | Gavin Mannion | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 91 | Alexsandr Dyachenko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 92 | Morris Possoni | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 93 | Mathieu Perget | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 94 | Tom Dumoulin | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 95 | Trent Lowe | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 96 | Clément Lhotellerie | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 97 | Dominik Nerz | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 98 | Niki Terpstra | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 99 | Martijn Keizer | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 100 | Jürgen Roelandts | Ign | s.t. | | | 101 | Warry Rijsenburg | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 102 | José Ignacio Canabal | Androni Giocattoli - RR Concepts | s.t. | | | 103 | Francesco Gavazzi | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 104 | Giangavino Marzorati | TEAM Burri King | s.t. | | | 105 | Lou Smeets | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 106 | Jimmy Grillet | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 107 | Jan Barta | Sforza | s.t. | | | 108 | Jackson Rodriguez | Androni Giocattoli - RR Concepts | s.t. | | | 109 | Johannes Fröhlinger | Sforza | s.t. | | | 110 | Andrew Talansky | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 111 | Cayetano Jose Sarmiento | TEAM Burri King | s.t. | | | 112 | Joseph Pitocco | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 113 | Wesley Sulzberger | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 114 | Julien Loubet | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 115 | Porrozzi Siniscalco | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 116 | Guillaume Malle | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 117 | Kai Reus | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 118 | Bert-Jan Lindeman | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 119 | Travis Meyer | British Airwash - GreenEdge | + 16'08 | | | 120 | Rudy Molard | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 121 | Anselmo Celestini | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 122 | Mathias Frank | Ign | s.t. | | | 123 | Luke Durbridge | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 124 | René Jimenez | C.Clerc - BigMat | s.t. | | | 125 | Leonardo Pinizzotto | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 126 | Timé Van Roey | Lotto Belisol | + 17'13 | | | 127 | Sebastiaan De Koninckx | Lotto Belisol | + 17'20 | | | 128 | Fader Ardila Cano | TEAM Burri King | s.t. | | | 129 | Gustavo DomÃnguez Lemos | C.Clerc - BigMat | s.t. | | | 130 | Sander Armee | Sforza | s.t. | | | 131 | Alberto Contoli | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 132 | Stefano Borchi | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 133 | Claudy Biasucci | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 134 | Stefano Locatelli | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 135 | Julian Kyer | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 136 | Jaroslaw Marycz | Team Saxo Bank | + 17'56 | | | 137 | Antonio Santoro | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 138 | Boris Forte | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 139 | Tony Caterini | C.Clerc - BigMat | s.t. | | | 140 | Loïc Pestiaux | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 141 | Yoan Giroud | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 142 | Stijn Devolder | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 18'17 | | | 143 | José Luis Roldan | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | + 18'24 | | | 144 | Nick Nuyens | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 145 | Edoardo Girardi | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 19'03 | | | 146 | Oczan Latuheru | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 19'19 | | | 147 | Davide Ricci Bitti | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 148 | Co Tamboer | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 149 | Mauro Finetto | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 20'02 | | | 150 | Manuele Caddeo | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 151 | Owen Dickinson | Sky Pro Cycling | + 20'14 | | | 152 | Brent Vuksich | British Airwash - GreenEdge | + 21'21 | | | 153 | Matthew Lloyd | Lampre-ISD | + 21'48 | | | 154 | Wiel Henar | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 155 | David López GarcÃa | LokOil - Ekia | s.t. | | | 156 | Sven Jodts | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 157 | Danilo Wyss | Ign | s.t. | | | 158 | John Martinez Montero | TEAM Burri King | s.t. | | | 159 | William Muñoz | TEAM Burri King | s.t. | | | 160 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 161 | Conrado Descarga | LokOil - Ekia | s.t. | | | 162 | Maxime Monfort | Ign | + 22'14 | | | 163 | Kevyn Ista | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | + 22'23 | | | 164 | Kenny Van Hummel | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 165 | Sérgio Sousa | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 166 | Peter Stetina | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 167 | Emanuele Sella | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 168 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | + 22'47 | | | 169 | Alessandro Bisolti | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 170 | José Serpa | Androni Giocattoli - RR Concepts | + 23'54 | | | 171 | Nik Rufer | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 172 | Nebojsa Englaro | Wustentor - Author | + 24'58 | | | 173 | Mauro Facci | TEAM Burri King | s.t. | | | 174 | Michele Gaia | Astana Pro Team | + 25'12 | | | 175 | Jasha Sütterlin | Sforza | + 25'47 | | | 176 | Pavel Koloda | Astana Pro Team | + 25'58 | | | 177 | Mateusz Komar | Wustentor - Author | + 26'39 | | | 178 | Frantisek Padour | Wustentor - Author | + 26'59 | | | 179 | Manuel CÃa | Wustentor - Author | + 27'39 | | | 180 | Lucio Rostoll | Androni Giocattoli - RR Concepts | + 28'00 | | | 181 | Denis Giannini | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 182 | Régis Flohimont | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 183 | Jesús Gil GarcÃa | C.Clerc - BigMat | s.t. | | | 184 | Carlos José Ochoa | Androni Giocattoli - RR Concepts | + 28'57 | | | 185 | Iñaki Fariña | LokOil - Ekia | + 29'18 | | | 186 | Julio César Reyes | TEAM Burri King | + 31'18 | | | 187 | Giuliano Carmona | Androni Giocattoli - RR Concepts | + 33'09 | | | 188 | Pierino Faiazza | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 33'16 | | | 189 | Josep Lluis Rodriguez | Wustentor - Author | + 36'01 | | | 190 | Tom Gynn | Sky Pro Cycling | + 41'20 | | | 191 | Carlo Scognamiglio | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 43'32 | | | 192 | Giuliano Teodosio | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 47'59 | |
I'm real happy about today. I did some good work and Martin finished 4th, not bad. I delivered him at the foot of the Cauberg, which is better work than I thought I could do on my first time here. The profile is tough and tiresome, but I believe I could lead a team here one day!
It made me see what else is out there and I might start training differently. I feel I've reached everything I could in time trialing, so maybe I should stop concentrating on time trialing and start working on that punch that some riders have. Get some more explosiveness to my body. It's something to think about!
See you in Wallonne!
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Posted on 30-05-2013 11:14
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Good race for Garmin, but for once you didn't win a classic 
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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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 30-05-2013 13:07
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What a way to start of the Ardennes campaign for both Willy and Dan Martin. Keep it going
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| TomC |
Posted on 30-05-2013 13:27
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Not the best start for Willy, however I didn't have time to congratulate the double in RvV and P-R, well done!  |
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| maxime86 |
Posted on 30-05-2013 15:00
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15 isnt to bad for his first time |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 30-05-2013 15:03
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A Good result for the team |
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Posted on 30-05-2013 16:50
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Pretty good start, good race by Martin but we expect more from Willy! |
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| krisa |
Posted on 30-05-2013 16:58
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Mreno was really to strong but dan was also good
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| rogvi97 |
Posted on 30-05-2013 21:21
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Haha, seriously? Stijn's on 85 average and high on junk (obviously) but Windwheel can't even finish on top 15? Oh wait, there he is, dammit... Keep it going Ian, Daniel is going to win on of the calssics!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 31-05-2013 09:12
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PCM rulezz - It feels weird 
Jakstar22 - Thanks, will do!
TomC - Thank you!
maxime86 - It sure isn't. I didn't expect him to be at the front so long. Fitness is only 80.
sutty68 - Thanks
TimoCycling - He's just here serving Martin, this year!
krisa - Moser was practically unbeatable, Dan did good in that fourth place!
rogvi97 - Sure hope so, and preferably L - B - L
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 31-05-2013 10:24
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 Liège - Bastogne - Liège 2016
Willy: I skipped La Flèche Wallonne to be on my strongest here. That Mur Van Huy is too steep for me, anyway, I can do better work here. Martin won last year, we hope to repeat that today!
BMC has been leading the peloton all day long, they're obviously keen on the victory with leader Gilbert!
And an attack by Willy Wouters! This is early in the race, we're still 70 kilometers from the finish.
He doesn't go far. After 5 kilometers, he's reeled in again. We don't know what he meant to achieve here, but everything's back together again!
And another attack! This time, team leader Martin is sticking to his wheels!
A more successful attempt, it seems, as they created quite a gap. Some reinforcements joined them and they can ride towards Liège with 5 now!
Oh, the pace is too high for Wouters, he can't follow! His job is clearly done, it's all up to Martin now.
Some riders who missed their chance caught up again as we head towards the finish, it'll be a bunch sprint here!
And Phil takes it on the line, what an amazingly close sprint! Sagan second, Martin third!
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | 6h47'11 | | | 2 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 3 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 4 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 14 | | | 5 | Jelle Vanendert | Ign | s.t. | | | 6 | Robert Kiserlovski | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 7 | Thibaut Pinot | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 8 | Moreno Moser | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 9 | Tiago Machado | LokOil - Ekia | s.t. | | | 10 | Pierre Rolland | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 11 | Rigoberto Uran | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 12 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | + 1'03 | | | 13 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 14 | Matthew Goss | C.Clerc - BigMat | + 1'53 | | | 15 | Thomas De Gendt | BMC Racing Team | + 2'29 | |
Spoiler | 16 | Andy Schleck | LokOil - Ekia | + 3'09 | | | 17 | Ben Hermans | Sforza | + 3'46 | | | 18 | Johnny Hoogerland | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 19 | Marnix Mevi-Josué | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 20 | Tom Jelte Slagter | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 21 | Willy Wouters | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 22 | Tony Martin | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 23 | Jan Bakelants | Ign | s.t. | | | 24 | Miguel Javier Etxabe | LokOil - Ekia | s.t. | | | 25 | Michal Kwiatkowski | Sforza | s.t. | | | 26 | Rosalbino Cau | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 27 | Bart De Clercq | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 28 | Rein Taaramae | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 4'17 | | | 29 | Sergio Luis Henao | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 30 | Rosettano Polesel | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 31 | Simon Spilak | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 32 | Rui Costa | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 33 | Jimmy Libouton | Colba - Superano Ham | + 5'35 | | | 34 | Wilco Kelderman | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 35 | Yury Trofimov | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 5'47 | | | 36 | Alexandre Geniez | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 37 | Francesco Gavazzi | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 38 | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 39 | Johann Tschopp | Ign | s.t. | | | 40 | Svenne Thinggaard | Team Saxo Bank | + 7'11 | | | 41 | Yoann Bagot | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | + 8'31 | | | 42 | Eduard Vorganov | LokOil - Ekia | s.t. | | | 43 | Cesare Benedetti | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 8'54 | | | 44 | Filippo Fortin | Lampre-ISD | + 9'06 | | | 45 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 10'39 | | | 46 | Diego Ulissi | Sforza | + 10'53 | | | 47 | Lieuwe Westra | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 11'00 | | | 48 | Gianluca Brambilla | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 49 | Greg Van Avermaet | C.Clerc - BigMat | s.t. | | | 50 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 51 | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 52 | Carlos Alberto Betancourt | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 53 | Tejay Van Garderen | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 54 | Garikoitz Bravo | LokOil - Ekia | s.t. | | | 55 | Bradley Wiggins | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 56 | John Degenkolb | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 57 | Jérôme Coppel | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 58 | Simon Clarke | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 59 | Thomas Degand | Colba - Superano Ham | + 11'32 | | | 60 | Peter Velits | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 61 | Francesco Masciarelli | C.Clerc - BigMat | + 11'57 | | | 62 | Simone Stortoni | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 63 | Matteo Rabottini | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 12'26 | | | 64 | Angel Madrazo | Bango - Fostina | s.t. | | | 65 | Luis León Sánchez | C.Clerc - BigMat | s.t. | | | 66 | Porrozzi Siniscalco | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 67 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 68 | Darwin Atapuma | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 69 | Vito Gadau | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 70 | Arslan Kasymov | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 71 | Arnold Jeannesson | Sforza | s.t. | | | 72 | Steven Kruijswijk | LokOil - Ekia | s.t. | | | 73 | Morris Possoni | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 74 | Karl Llewellyn | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 75 | Rob Ruijgh | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 76 | Lou Smeets | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 77 | Fabio Duarte | TEAM Burri King | s.t. | | | 78 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 79 | Clyde Graef | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 80 | Fabian Calli | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 81 | Nicolas Roche | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 82 | Davide Malacarne | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 83 | Mikel Nieve | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 84 | Warry Rijsenburg | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 85 | Jetse Bol | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 86 | Juan José Cobo Acebo | Bango - Fostina | s.t. | | | 87 | Sep Vanmarcke | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 88 | Sandro Dürrer | Ign | s.t. | | | 89 | Magnus Nielsen | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 90 | Jon Perera | LokOil - Ekia | s.t. | | | 91 | Arkaitz MartÃnez EnrÃquez | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 92 | Nick Nuyens | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 93 | Jérémie Galland | C.Clerc - BigMat | s.t. | | | 94 | Ben Swift | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 95 | Dominique Cornu | Wielerspotter - Mercator | s.t. | | | 96 | Vasil Kiryienka | Bango - Fostina | s.t. | | | 97 | Joseph Pitocco | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 98 | Jody Tinant | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 99 | Andrei Kunitski | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 100 | Javier Moreno Bazan | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 101 | Vincenzo Demeulenaere | Sforza | s.t. | | | 102 | Claudy Biasucci | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 103 | Steve Morabito | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 104 | Jarlinson Pantano | TEAM Burri King | s.t. | | | 105 | Rudy Molard | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 106 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Ign | s.t. | | | 107 | Sven Van Luijk | Tv3 | + 14'26 | | | 108 | Sérgio Sousa | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 109 | Sander Armee | Sforza | + 14'38 | | | 110 | José Luis Roldan | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | + 15'07 | | | 111 | Bram De Kort | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 112 | Marcus Burghardt | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 113 | Janez Brajkovic | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 114 | Maxime Monfort | Ign | s.t. | | | 115 | Cayetano Jose Sarmiento | TEAM Burri King | s.t. | | | 116 | Pieter Jacobs | Wielerspotter - Mercator | s.t. | | | 117 | Matteo Montaguti | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 118 | Travis Meyer | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 119 | Michael Rodriguez Galindo | TEAM Burri King | s.t. | | | 120 | Klaas Lodewyck | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 121 | Dabid Wells | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 122 | André Steensen | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 123 | Andy Fallon | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 124 | Edwin Carvajal | TEAM Burri King | s.t. | | | 125 | Stijn Joseph | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 126 | Sergio Pardilla | Bango - Fostina | s.t. | | | 127 | Trent Lowe | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 128 | Nicola Dal Santo | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 129 | Kenny Elissonde | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 130 | Adam Hansen | British Airwash - GreenEdge | s.t. | | | 131 | Patrick Gretsch | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 132 | Stefano Locatelli | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 133 | Yoan Giroud | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 16'17 | | | 134 | Andrew Talansky | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 135 | Laurens De Vreese | Colba - Superano Ham | s.t. | | | 136 | Peter Stetina | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | IanButler | | 137 | Fader Ardila Cano | TEAM Burri King | s.t. | | | 138 | Edoardo Girardi | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 139 | Paul Voss | Sforza | s.t. | | | 140 | Mikel Landa | Bango - Fostina | s.t. | | | 141 | Michael Hepburn | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 142 | Jonas Vangenechten | Ign | + 17'17 | | | 143 | Brice Scholtes | Colba - Superano Ham | + 18'02 | | | 144 | Owen Dickinson | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 145 | Tony Caterini | C.Clerc - BigMat | s.t. | | | 146 | Stijn Neirynck | Wielerspotter - Mercator | s.t. | | | 147 | Pavel Koloda | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 148 | Mauro Finetto | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 149 | Alberto Contoli | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 150 | John Martinez Montero | TEAM Burri King | s.t. | | | 151 | Julien Vermote | Sforza | s.t. | | | 152 | Yannick Eijssen | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 153 | Michele Gaia | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 154 | Bruce Burton | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 155 | Manuele Caddeo | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 156 | Vitaliy Buts | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 157 | David Veilleux | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 158 | Kenny Dehaes | Ign | s.t. | | | 159 | David López GarcÃa | LokOil - Ekia | s.t. | | | 160 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | + 19'02 | | | 161 | René Jimenez | C.Clerc - BigMat | + 19'42 | | | 162 | Gert Dockx | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 163 | Carlos Barbero | Bango - Fostina | s.t. | | | 164 | Co Tamboer | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 165 | Tom Goovaerts | Colba - Superano Ham | s.t. | | | 166 | Yukiya Arashiro | Tv3 | s.t. | | | 167 | Sander Cordeel | Lotto Belisol | + 21'29 | | | 168 | David Cimolai | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 169 | Wiel Henar | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | + 21'39 | | | 170 | Maarten Wynants | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 171 | Matthew Lloyd | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 172 | Brice Feillu | TEAM Burri King | s.t. | | | 173 | Pat McCarty | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 174 | Higinio Fernández | Bango - Fostina | s.t. | | | 175 | Loïc Pestiaux | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | + 22'35 | | | 176 | Régis Flohimont | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | s.t. | | | 177 | Wim Stroetinga | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 178 | Zico Waeytens | Wielerspotter - Mercator | + 23'46 | | | 179 | Tom Criel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 180 | Willy Longrie | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 181 | Antonio Santoro | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 182 | Kevin Hulsmans | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 24'00 | | | 183 | Kevin Neirynck | Landbouwkrediet - Wal Construct | + 24'33 | | | 184 | Carlos Miñambres | Bango - Fostina | + 26'14 | | | 185 | Steven Van Vooren | Wielerspotter - Mercator | s.t. | | | 186 | Stephen Gijsels | Wielerspotter - Mercator | s.t. | | | 187 | Gijs Makela-Makengo | BMC Racing Team | + 26'58 | | | 188 | Evert Verbist | Wielerspotter - Mercator | + 27'49 | | | 189 | Jesús Gil GarcÃa | C.Clerc - BigMat | + 28'56 | | | 190 | Peter Thompson | British Airwash - GreenEdge | + 29'35 | | | 191 | Jeremy Spailier | Wielerspotter - Mercator | + 29'53 | | | 192 | Wout Poels | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 30'51 | | | 193 | Niels Wytinck | Colba - Superano Ham | + 33'42 | | | 194 | Maxim Debusschere | Colba - Superano Ham | s.t. | | | 195 | Marnix Klincaert | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 36'36 | | | 196 | Sam Hawkins | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 197 | Raffael Biancone | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 36'46 | | | 198 | Gaston Marteaux | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 199 | Laurent Carton | Colba - Superano Ham | + 36'58 | |
Just to clarify, my first attack was team tactics. I was supposed to go to anticipate Martin's attack, but BMC and Liquigas kept the pace too high to get a gap. Then we changed tactics and I just launched Martin.
I'm pretty happy about today. It's unfortunate we couldn't win, but we did our best and I had a good race. It's definitely a tougher race than the Amstel Gold Race and all those hills just drain the energy right out of you!
See you in a month or two!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 31-05-2013 11:16
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Hi everyone!
We're now halfway May. The Giro is well on its way and the Tour of Belgium is coming up. Both of us will get back in competition there. We won't necessarily be looking for good results, but mostly to build up form to our common goal: Tour de France 2016.
We've both spent some time off the bike and we have to admit it felt a great reward for a tough season so far. We even took the families on a weekend to Germany, and we got to talking there one evening, and agreed on something.
We have been writing this blog since the very beginning of our careers and we dreamed of reaching the top of the professional cycling milieu, and we wanted to take you all along with us on that journey. Now we feel it's time to go on different roads. We've reached places we never dreamed possible and we feel the time has come to close down the blog. But we want to say goodbye in a fashionable way, in style.
So, we have decided to finish our blog at the Tour de France. The day after the Champs-Elyssée, we will make our final entry. We had an amazing time and these past five years have been an extraordinary experience. We documented every step of the way and now that we've reached our full potential, we feel our story is complete. The Tour will be an excellent test of our greatest abilities. We will compete with the best of the world on all levels.
Our next entry will be at the start of the Dauphiné. Stijn's schedule changed lightly and he'll be starting at the Dauphiné with Willy. We'll be glad to see you there!
- Willy & Stijn -
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 31-05-2013 11:20
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Good bye guys,good luck in your lifes,we'll miss ya  |
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| baggieboys32 |
Posted on 31-05-2013 11:25
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It's a shame but i understand why
Hopefully they'll have a good final race at Le Tour, perhaps "Doing a T-Mobile" and getting the Jaune and the Vert?
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 31-05-2013 11:58
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Dammit.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 31-05-2013 12:02
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Sad to see this story go, but it was pretty awesome.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 31-05-2013 13:10
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I think it's a good decision you made, sad to see the story go though, let's hope for a successful Tour! |
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 31-05-2013 14:48
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dienblad will be happy to see his story length remaining untouched
But I think it's a good decision, it's better to (possibly) start over with a new scenario and maybe with the new game. I'm sure that (if you're actually going to start something new) it will be as compelling and innovative as this one. Thanks for the good read.
Oh, and now go ahead and show us the complete destruction of the cycling world by the deadly duo. I want at least twelve stage wins, the overall and all jerseys!!
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 31-05-2013 15:57
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Sad to see the story go but a good time to end. Thanks for the great story Ian. Now I need to find a new story to read.
And I think 15 stages is more realistic with all jerseys. Winning GC by 10 minutes. Points by 150, mountains by 100 and youth by 30 minutes. And then just smoke teams
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| dienblad |
Posted on 31-05-2013 16:02
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cunego59 wrote:
dienblad will be happy to see his story length remaining untouched
But I think it's a good decision, it's better to (possibly) start over with a new scenario and maybe with the new game. I'm sure that (if you're actually going to start something new) it will be as compelling and innovative as this one. Thanks for the good read.
Oh, and now go ahead and show us the complete destruction of the cycling world by the deadly duo. I want at least twelve stage wins, the overall and all jerseys!!
 Whoooaaa haaa haaa (that means an evil laugh). My story stays the longest 
Really, sad to see the story end, but I think the way to do it is a great one. Self chosen story end, just like I did, great job!
Now crush them all in the Tour!!
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