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Posted on 27-12-2013 14:06
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Night of the Champagne - Part VIII
I waited ten minutes but then decided it was no use. First love was not supposed to be that hard. There really was no point. Time to go home.

But I couldn't drive home, obviously. Despite the emotional blow from the failed date, I was able to cheer myself up. I had just won the French National Championships, who cares about some lady?

Time to party, the Henry-way!


Hey,

The first rest day is finally here. And everyone at Citigroup can use a rest day, here's why:

Vuelta a España - Stage 10
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The final day before the rest day. So that gives us motivation to give everything today!

The Race
Ian Bibby had a long day ahead of him. He was facing a solo of 170 kilometers, it looked impossible to succeed.

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Having him in the break put me in a good position. I floated along in the slipstream and countered many attacks when they came.

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When I had missed the cut, I even made an attack myself to catch up, I had wonderful legs today!

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Attack, attack, attack! Mountains, mountains, mountains! I was loving this!! This is why I became a cyclist. I'm starting to love this Vuelta more than any other race!

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And our day turned perfect when the impossible became possible. Ian Bibby completed his 170km solo and wins his biggest victory ever!!!

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Hearing that gave me wings. I finish within the top 10, an amazing result on a stage like this!

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This was the perfect day.

Result
1Ian BibbyCitigroup Pro Cycling4h58'23
2Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 5'02
3Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp+ 5'54
4Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard+ 6'04
5Chris FroomeSky Procyclings.t.
6Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team+ 6'54
7Bradley WigginsSky Procycling+ 7'24
8Henry VergnaudCitigroup Pro Cyclings.t.
9Matthias FrankBMC Racing Team+ 9'08
10Egor SilinAstana Pro Team+ 9'16
Spoiler
11Laurens Ten DamBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
12Thomas De GendtVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
13Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
14Vasil KiryienkaSky Procycling+ 9'31
15Tom DanielsonGarmin - Sharps.t.
16Kanstantsin SiutsouSky Procycling+ 10'08
17Wout PoelsVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
18Valerio AgnoliAstana Pro Teams.t.
19Haimar ZubeldiaRadioShack - Leopards.t.
20Javier MorenoMovistar Teams.t.
21Peter VelitsOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
22Sergio HenaoSky Procyclings.t.
23Rinaldo NocentiniAG2R La Mondiales.t.
24Roman KreuzigerTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
25Cameron MeyerOrica - GreenEdges.t.
26Tony GallopinRadioShack - Leopard+ 10'47
27Giovanni ViscontiMovistar Teams.t.
28Leocadio ManresaCitigroup Pro Cyclings.t.
29Rohan DennisGarmin - Sharps.t.
30Warren BarguilCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 11'50
31Mikel AstarlozaEuskaltel - Euskadis.t.
32Andrey AmadorMovistar Teams.t.
33Francis De GreefLotto Belisol+ 12'14
34Tom SlagterBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
35Damiano CarusoCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
36Dominik NerzBMC Racing Teams.t.
37Stephen CummingsBMC Racing Teams.t.
38Alberto LosadaKatusha Teams.t.
39Eros CapecchiMovistar Teams.t.
40Lars Petter NordhaugBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
41Robert VrecerEuskaltel - Euskadis.t.
42Eduard VorganovKatusha Teams.t.
43Marcos GarcíaCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 12'44
44Jérémy RoyFDJ.fr+ 12'53
45Yelko GomezCaja Rural - Seguros RGAs.t.
46Amets TxurrukaCaja Rural - Seguros RGAs.t.
47Pieter WeeningOrica - GreenEdge+ 13'59
48André CardosoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 14'20
49Cayetano SarmientoCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
50John-Lee AugustynCitigroup Pro Cyclings.t.
51Pablo UrtasunEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 14'56
52Lou SmeetsLotto Belisols.t.
53Sergio PardillaMTN - Qhubekas.t.
54Andrey KashechkinAstana Pro Teams.t.
55Simon ClarkeOrica - GreenEdges.t.
56Dries DevenynsOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 15'54
57Jussi VeikkanenFDJ.fr+ 16'30
58Mikel LandaEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 16'57
59Steve MorabitoBMC Racing Team+ 17'16
60Paolo TiralongoAstana Pro Team+ 17'38
61Ioannis TamouridisEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 18'07
62Iván VelascoCaja Rural - Seguros RGAs.t.
63Thomas DamuseauTeam Argos - Shimanos.t.
64David LópezSky Procyclings.t.
65Rubén PlazaMovistar Teams.t.
66Winner AnaconaLampre - Meridas.t.
67Marco PinottiCitigroup Pro Cyclings.t.
68Jure KocjanEuskaltel - Euskadis.t.
69José RujanoVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 18'50
70Josué MoyanoCaja Rural - Seguros RGAs.t.
71David ArroyoCaja Rural - Seguros RGAs.t.
72Kristjan KorenCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
73Hubert DupontAG2R La Mondiale+ 19'05
74Guillaume BonnafondAG2R La Mondiales.t.
75Thomas PetersonTeam Argos - Shimanos.t.
76Manuele MoriLampre - Meridas.t.
77Thomas RohreggerRadioShack - Leopards.t.
78Vladimir GusevKatusha Teams.t.
79Gianni MeersmanOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
80Christian Vande VeldeGarmin - Sharps.t.
81Matti BreschelTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 19'29
82Mikaël ChérelAG2R La Mondiales.t.
83Juan Manuel GárateBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
84Kristof VandewalleOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
85Antonio PiedraCaja Rural - Seguros RGAs.t.
86Gianluca BrambillaOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
87Ian StannardSky Procyclings.t.
88Steve ChainelAG2R La Mondiales.t.
89Johan VansummerenGarmin - Sharps.t.
90Alessandro BallanBMC Racing Teams.t.
91Tobias LudvigssonTeam Argos - Shimanos.t.
92Ramunas NavardauskasGarmin - Sharps.t.
93Jacques Janse Van RensburgMTN - Qhubekas.t.
94Michel KrederGarmin - Sharp+ 19'59
95Grega BoleVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
96Ben HermansRadioShack - Leopards.t.
97Nicki SørensenTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
98Marco MarcatoVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
99Marcus BurghardtBMC Racing Team+ 20'30
100Kevin SeeldraeyersAstana Pro Team+ 21'13
101Sylwester SzmydMovistar Teams.t.
102Maarten TjallingiiBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 21'26
103Luke DurbridgeOrica - GreenEdge+ 22'27
104Daniele PietropolliLampre - Merida+ 22'34
105Julien BérardAG2R La Mondiales.t.
106Ignatas KonovalovasMTN - Qhubekas.t.
107Grégory RastRadioShack - Leopards.t.
108Nelson OliveiraRadioShack - Leopards.t.
109Paul MartensBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 23'29
110Adriano MaloriLampre - Meridas.t.
111Michael MørkøvTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
112Freqalsi DebesayMTN - Qhubekas.t.
113Johannes FröhlingerTeam Argos - Shimanos.t.
114Leigh HowardOrica - GreenEdges.t.
115Kris BoeckmansVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
116Thor HushovdBMC Racing Teams.t.
117Matteo TosattoTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
118Rubén PérezEuskaltel - Euskadis.t.
119Timofey KritskiyKatusha Teams.t.
120Andrew FennOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
121Dimitriy MuravyevAstana Pro Teams.t.
122Martin ReimerMTN - Qhubekas.t.
123Patrick GretschTeam Argos - Shimanos.t.
124Lee de JongCitigroup Pro Cyclings.t.
125Sébastien MinardAG2R La Mondiales.t.
126Dominique RollinFDJ.fr+ 24'18
127Brett LancasterOrica - GreenEdges.t.
128Maxim BelkovKatusha Teams.t.
129Francesco GavazziAstana Pro Teams.t.
130Adrien NiyonshutiMTN - Qhubekas.t.
131Tosh Van der SandeLotto Belisols.t.
132Matthew LloydLampre - Meridas.t.
133Mark CavendishOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
134André GreipelLotto Belisols.t.
135Tiziano Dall'AntoniaCannondale Pro Cycling+ 24'56
136Yohan OffredoFDJ.frs.t.
137Mikhail IgnatievKatusha Teams.t.
138Jetse BolBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
139Koldo FernándezGarmin - Sharp+ 25'22
140Martin WesemannMTN - Qhubekas.t.
141Danilo HondoRadioShack - Leopards.t.
142Gert SteegmansOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
143Baden CookeOrica - GreenEdges.t.
144Mickaël DelageFDJ.frs.t.
145Gerald CiolekMTN - Qhubekas.t.
146Alan MarangoniCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
147Anthony GeslinFDJ.frs.t.
148Maciej BodnarCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
149Albert TimmerTeam Argos - Shimanos.t.
150Anthony RouxFDJ.frs.t.
151Pim LigthartVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
152Vincent JérômeCitigroup Pro Cyclings.t.
153Gaetan BilleLotto Belisols.t.
154Jonathan CantwellTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
155Kenny Van HummelVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
156Benoît VaugrenardFDJ.fr+ 26'16
157Maarten WynantsBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
158François ParisienTeam Argos - Shimanos.t.
159Miguel UbetoLampre - Meridas.t.
160Daniele BennatiTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
161Jacopo GuarnieriAstana Pro Teams.t.
162Matthias KrizekCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
163Alexander PorsevKatusha Teams.t.
164Yauheni HutarovichAG2R La Mondiales.t.
165Juan José LobatoEuskaltel - Euskadis.t.
166Dylan van BaarleCitigroup Pro Cyclings.t.
167Michael SchärBMC Racing Teams.t.
168Alex DowsettMovistar Teams.t.
169Bert De BackerTeam Argos - Shimanos.t.
170Davide CimolaiLampre - Meridas.t.
171Manuel QuinziatoBMC Racing Teams.t.
172Tom VeelersTeam Argos - Shimanos.t.
173Svein TuftOrica - GreenEdges.t.
174Laurent PichonFDJ.frs.t.
175Luca PaoliniKatusha Teams.t.
176Miguel MínguezEuskaltel - Euskadis.t.
177Davide ViganòLampre - Meridas.t.
178Fabio SabatiniCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
179Kenny DehaesLotto Belisols.t.
180Fabricio FerrariCaja Rural - Seguros RGAs.t.
181Manuele BoaroTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
182Juan Andrés OliverOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 27'22
183Matthew HaymanSky Procycling+ 27'46
184Joost Van LeijenLotto Belisols.t.
185Christopher SuttonSky Procyclings.t.
186Hayden RoulstonRadioShack - Leopards.t.
187Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiales.t.
188Jonas VangenechtenLotto Belisols.t.
189Aidis KruopisOrica - GreenEdges.t.
190Ariel Maximiliano RichezeLampre - Meridas.t.
191Barry MarkusVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
192Bradley PotgieterMTN - Qhubeka+ 29'07
193Alex RasmussenGarmin - Sharp+ 31'13
194Robert WagnerBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 32'19
195Jens DebusschereLotto Belisol+ 33'39
196Armando MinnucciKatusha Team+ 34'40


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General Classification
1Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp39h20'42
2Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 26
3Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard+ 1'02
4Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team+ 1'40
5Chris FroomeSky Procycling+ 2'14
6Bradley WigginsSky Procycling+ 5'52
7Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling+ 6'34
8Tom DanielsonGarmin - Sharp+ 8'23
9Thomas De GendtVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 9'31
10Laurens Ten DamBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 9'39
11Henry VergnaudCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 9'46
12Matthias FrankBMC Racing Team+ 10'09
13Wout PoelsVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 10'10
14Kanstantsin SiutsouSky Procycling+ 10'14
15Egor SilinAstana Pro Team+ 10'23
Spoiler
16Roman KreuzigerTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 10'26
17Cameron MeyerOrica - GreenEdge+ 10'47
18Peter VelitsOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 10'55
19Sergio HenaoSky Procycling+ 10'56
20Javier MorenoMovistar Team+ 11'24
21Vasil KiryienkaSky Procycling+ 12'03
22Tony GallopinRadioShack - Leopard+ 12'07
23Ian BibbyCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 12'19
24Rinaldo NocentiniAG2R La Mondiale+ 12'49
25Tom SlagterBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 13'44
26Haimar ZubeldiaRadioShack - Leopard+ 14'01
27Andrey AmadorMovistar Team+ 14'53
28Francis De GreefLotto Belisol+ 15'26
29Rohan DennisGarmin - Sharp+ 15'32
30Giovanni ViscontiMovistar Team+ 16'30
31Stephen CummingsBMC Racing Team+ 17'23
32Valerio AgnoliAstana Pro Team+ 17'31
33Mikel AstarlozaEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 18'02
34Amets TxurrukaCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 18'25
35Dominik NerzBMC Racing Team+ 18'48
36Lars Petter NordhaugBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 19'10
37Eros CapecchiMovistar Team+ 19'54
38Cayetano SarmientoCannondale Pro Cycling+ 20'28
39Andrey KashechkinAstana Pro Team+ 20'30
40Pieter WeeningOrica - GreenEdges.t.
41Paolo TiralongoAstana Pro Team+ 21'15
42Robert VrecerEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 21'54
43Lou SmeetsLotto Belisol+ 21'58
44Eduard VorganovKatusha Team+ 22'00
45Alberto LosadaKatusha Team+ 22'14
46Damiano CarusoCannondale Pro Cycling+ 22'58
47Jérémy RoyFDJ.fr+ 23'59
48Dries DevenynsOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 24'35
49Yelko GomezCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 24'42
50André CardosoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 24'43
51Marcos GarcíaCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 25'23
52Rubén PlazaMovistar Team+ 26'23
53Vladimir GusevKatusha Team+ 26'28
54Simon ClarkeOrica - GreenEdge+ 26'44
55Jure KocjanEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 26'56
56Gianluca BrambillaOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 27'13
57Thomas DamuseauTeam Argos - Shimano+ 27'32
58Sergio PardillaMTN - Qhubeka+ 27'39
59Leocadio ManresaCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 27'41
60David LópezSky Procycling+ 27'45
61Thomas RohreggerRadioShack - Leopard+ 27'51
62Steve MorabitoBMC Racing Team+ 27'55
63Tobias LudvigssonTeam Argos - Shimano+ 28'03
64Gianni MeersmanOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 28'29
65Johan VansummerenGarmin - Sharp+ 28'50
66Mikel LandaEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 29'00
67John-Lee AugustynCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 29'17
68Winner AnaconaLampre - Merida+ 30'07
69Pablo UrtasunEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 30'19
70Kevin SeeldraeyersAstana Pro Team+ 31'04
71Ian StannardSky Procycling+ 31'09
72Michel KrederGarmin - Sharp+ 31'24
73Christian Vande VeldeGarmin - Sharp+ 31'28
74Jussi VeikkanenFDJ.fr+ 32'05
75Hubert DupontAG2R La Mondiale+ 32'28
76José RujanoVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 32'39
77Daniele PietropolliLampre - Merida+ 32'45
78Thor HushovdBMC Racing Team+ 32'56
79Marcus BurghardtBMC Racing Team+ 33'10
80Guillaume BonnafondAG2R La Mondiale+ 33'17
81Ramunas NavardauskasGarmin - Sharp+ 33'21
82Kristjan KorenCannondale Pro Cycling+ 33'23
83Iván VelascoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 33'53
84Marco MarcatoVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 33'57
85Juan Manuel GárateBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 34'02
86Manuele MoriLampre - Merida+ 34'07
87Ioannis TamouridisEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 34'19
88Marco PinottiCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 34'43
89David ArroyoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 34'47
90Alessandro BallanBMC Racing Team+ 34'49
91Ben HermansRadioShack - Leopard+ 34'50
92Maarten TjallingiiBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 35'10
93Francesco GavazziAstana Pro Team+ 35'15
94Matti BreschelTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 35'31
95Sylwester SzmydMovistar Team+ 35'46
96Nicki SørensenTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 36'24
97Grega BoleVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 36'38
98Maarten WynantsBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 36'44
99Warren BarguilCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 36'50
100Josué MoyanoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 36'58
101Jacques Janse Van RensburgMTN - Qhubeka+ 37'24
102Nelson OliveiraRadioShack - Leopard+ 37'41
103Kristof VandewalleOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 37'45
104Steve ChainelAG2R La Mondiale+ 37'52
105Thomas PetersonTeam Argos - Shimano+ 38'19
106Michael MørkøvTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 38'25
107Luke DurbridgeOrica - GreenEdge+ 38'39
108Mikhail IgnatievKatusha Team+ 39'08
109Dimitriy MuravyevAstana Pro Team+ 39'16
110Julien BérardAG2R La Mondiale+ 39'26
111Paul MartensBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 39'34
112Lee de JongCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 40'16
113Adriano MaloriLampre - Merida+ 40'44
114Yohan OffredoFDJ.fr+ 40'45
115Rubén PérezEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 40'54
116Leigh HowardOrica - GreenEdge+ 41'00
117Grégory RastRadioShack - Leopard+ 41'11
118Mikaël ChérelAG2R La Mondiale+ 41'45
119Maxim BelkovKatusha Teams.t.
120Sébastien MinardAG2R La Mondiale+ 41'47
121Baden CookeOrica - GreenEdge+ 41'53
122Matteo TosattoTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 43'03
123Ignatas KonovalovasMTN - Qhubeka+ 43'08
124Johannes FröhlingerTeam Argos - Shimano+ 43'23
125Dominique RollinFDJ.fr+ 43'45
126Koldo FernándezGarmin - Sharp+ 43'53
127François ParisienTeam Argos - Shimano+ 43'56
128Antonio PiedraCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 44'00
129Vincent JérômeCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 44'09
130Luca PaoliniKatusha Team+ 44'18
131Daniele BennatiTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 44'24
132Tiziano Dall'AntoniaCannondale Pro Cycling+ 44'58
133Mickaël DelageFDJ.fr+ 45'37
134Pim LigthartVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 45'57
135Timofey KritskiyKatusha Team+ 46'26
136Anthony RouxFDJ.fr+ 47'07
137Jacopo GuarnieriAstana Pro Team+ 47'41
138Andrew FennOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 47'42
139Fabricio FerrariCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 48'30
140Patrick GretschTeam Argos - Shimano+ 48'44
141Maciej BodnarCannondale Pro Cycling+ 48'51
142Mark CavendishOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 49'01
143Gerald CiolekMTN - Qhubeka+ 49'17
144Kris BoeckmansVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
145Joost Van LeijenLotto Belisols.t.
146Fabio SabatiniCannondale Pro Cycling+ 49'26
147Tosh Van der SandeLotto Belisol+ 49'44
148Freqalsi DebesayMTN - Qhubeka+ 49'45
149Matthew LloydLampre - Merida+ 49'49
150Svein TuftOrica - GreenEdge+ 49'54
151Benoît VaugrenardFDJ.fr+ 50'23
152Michael SchärBMC Racing Team+ 50'43
153Gert SteegmansOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 50'52
154Manuel QuinziatoBMC Racing Teams.t.
155Anthony GeslinFDJ.fr+ 50'59
156Alan MarangoniCannondale Pro Cycling+ 51'00
157Gaetan BilleLotto Belisol+ 51'09
158Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiale+ 51'10
159Kenny Van HummelVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 51'11
160Matthias KrizekCannondale Pro Cycling+ 52'14
161Yauheni HutarovichAG2R La Mondiale+ 53'06
162Alex DowsettMovistar Team+ 54'33
163Jonathan CantwellTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 54'55
164Davide ViganòLampre - Merida+ 56'29
165Manuele BoaroTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 56'32
166Matthew HaymanSky Procycling+ 56'34
167Laurent PichonFDJ.fr+ 56'43
168Brett LancasterOrica - GreenEdge+ 56'55
169Kenny DehaesLotto Belisol+ 57'01
170Martin ReimerMTN - Qhubeka+ 58'41
171Barry MarkusVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 59'02
172Danilo HondoRadioShack - Leopard+ 59'22
173Jonas VangenechtenLotto Belisol+ 59'52
174Albert TimmerTeam Argos - Shimano+ 1h00'11
175Aidis KruopisOrica - GreenEdge+ 1h00'23
176Tom VeelersTeam Argos - Shimano+ 1h00'28
177André GreipelLotto Belisol+ 1h00'34
178Jetse BolBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 1h00'57
179Juan José LobatoEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h01'10
180Miguel MínguezEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h01'17
181Adrien NiyonshutiMTN - Qhubeka+ 1h03'17
182Christopher SuttonSky Procycling+ 1h05'02
183Miguel UbetoLampre - Merida+ 1h05'48
184Bert De BackerTeam Argos - Shimano+ 1h08'48
185Ariel Maximiliano RichezeLampre - Merida+ 1h09'17
186Davide CimolaiLampre - Merida+ 1h09'26
187Martin WesemannMTN - Qhubeka+ 1h09'57
188Hayden RoulstonRadioShack - Leopard+ 1h10'56
189Alexander PorsevKatusha Team+ 1h15'38
190Alex RasmussenGarmin - Sharp+ 1h18'16
191Dylan van BaarleCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 1h19'11
192Jens DebusschereLotto Belisol+ 1h23'01
193Bradley PotgieterMTN - Qhubeka+ 1h23'03
194Robert WagnerBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 1h26'55
195Juan Andrés OliverOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 1h43'40
196Armando MinnucciKatusha Team+ 1h55'28


Points Classification
1Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp98
2Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team90
3Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard90
4Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff85
5Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling85
6Mark CavendishOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team54
7Jérémy RoyFDJ.fr52
8Chris FroomeSky Procycling50
9André GreipelLotto Belisol47
10Ian BibbyCitigroup Pro Cycling33


Mountain Points
1Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff22
2Ian BibbyCitigroup Pro Cycling20
3Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp17
4Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard14
5Chris FroomeSky Procycling7


Analysis & Daily Thoughts
At the first rest day, I'm content. Two top 10 places and surprisingly I'm 11th in the General Classification! I had no GC ambitions when I started this Vuelta, but I have to think about what to do now. Surely I'll have a long talk with the team coaches and the management.

I'd say Citigroup is doing well in its first Grand Tour. Ian Bibby gave us our first World Tour victory!

Thanks for being here with me in the Vuelta!
Henry
Edited by Ian Butler on 27-12-2013 14:10
 
Dippofix
Top  #302 Print Post
Posted on 27-12-2013 14:09
Hmm, to bad the breakaway stayed away there, would've been a very nice victory, but even a fourth place is a very good achievement. Smile
 
Dippofix
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Posted on 27-12-2013 14:11
And what a day for Ian! Smile Banana
 
Shonak
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Posted on 27-12-2013 14:11
A stage win and a Top 25 ranking doesn't exclude themselves, especially in the Vuelta. You can advance pretty good by getting time through a breakaway, if it's successful. Bid your time a bit, Henry, 3 weeks are long and you will have enough chances. Rather than to want everything at the start of it, just keep your spirits intact and ride as good as you can. The competition at this Vuelta is massive so don't be disappointed at the end!

Congratulations on the first World Tour points and the first World Tour victory for the team and Ian Bibby!
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sutty68
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Posted on 27-12-2013 14:53
A Great win for Mr Bibby Grin
 
anderspcm
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Posted on 27-12-2013 15:47
Great win by Bibby, and it looks like Vergnaud is doing very well in the GC. Maybe a top10 seems doable Smile
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welker3257
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Posted on 27-12-2013 16:15
Great win for IanGrin
Gig 'em Aggies

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duxili
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Posted on 27-12-2013 18:30
A great stage win. And a possible Top 10 for Henry!

The only way to be forgiven to let Michelle down because he is too drunk Angry
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Ian Butler
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Posted on 28-12-2013 08:21
Dippofix - Thanks Grin Ian certainly made our Vuelta so far!

Shonak - You're very right! Henry will keep fighting in this Vuelta, as long as he's breathing Wink First World Tour victory does taste sweet! Especially when it's someone like Bibby getting it for us.

sutty68 - Couldn't agree more, thanks Wink

anderspcm - Top 10 would be amazing, but I'm not sure it's doable. Given his youth, I expect a fallback in the GC over time. And I definitely don't want to conquer the Young Jersey, because I love riding around in the National Jersey you made Grin

welker3257 - Thanks!!

duxili - He isn't that drunk... yet Pfft thanks


I should put in a lot of hours for school today...
But it's Saturday and I'm tired of studying. So I might do some more Vuelta stages. Pfft
Everyone deserves to slack off once in a while, right? Wink
 
Ian Butler
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Posted on 28-12-2013 10:42
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Night of the Champagne - Part IX
The party soon came to an end when I ran into the DS. He gave me a yelling I'm not likely to ever forget, for letting myself go. Meh, he was right. A national champion can't afford to slack off like this.

I decided to go back to the hotel. I'd drive home tomorrow and start working hard on improving my abilities again! I want to be a worthy champion, not just a flash in the pan.

I opened my hotel door and dropped on the bed. What a tiresome day. I closed my eyes and relived the final kilometers. It was amazing.

Then I heard noises coming from the room next to mine.
What the hell?

I couldn't be mistaken, I had remembered her voice too well to be mistaken.

Michelle was in the room next to mine!
But...

That room...


Hey,

I report back to you once again. We're facing two difficult mountain stages, and here's what happened in the last three days:

Vuelta a España - Stage 11
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This is what I've been preparing for! I've trained a long time to get a good result here!

The Race
I make a great showing and give it my all on the uphill part. Going downhill I took quite some risk, but I had to!

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I was nowhere near Froome's winning time, but I finished 13th, in a time trial, in a Grand Tour!

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Result
1Chris FroomeSky Procycling54'54
2Bradley WigginsSky Procycling+ 5
3Thomas De GendtVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 15
4Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 41
5Andrey AmadorMovistar Team+ 57
6Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp+ 59
7Vasil KiryienkaSky Procycling+ 1'00
8Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Teams.t.
9Tom DanielsonGarmin - Sharp+ 1'10
10Rohan DennisGarmin - Sharp+ 1'14
11Jérémy RoyFDJ.fr+ 1'23
12Peter VelitsOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 1'24
13Henry VergnaudCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 1'26
14Leocadio ManresaCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 1'27
15Kanstantsin SiutsouSky Procyclings.t.


That put me 10th in the General Classification! I couldn't believe it, seeing my name on the news later that day. (Well, by news I mean internet site, because let's face it, the Vuelta isn't making any news except maybe in Belgium.

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Vuelta a España - Stage 12
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A flat stage. Today and tomorrow are particularly windy, so we should be careful!

The Race
Vuelta a España - Stage 12 aka The Day of Disaster. In a 90° turn, I got cornered and hit the edge of the pavement. Off camera, I went down.

My heart skipped a beat. I was hurting pretty bad and was unable to stand up immediately. All of a sudden, nobody passed by me anymore. The peloton was gone.

I needed to get up! But I couldn't...

Two minutes later, thanks to the help of a French guy who was following the race, I got back on my bike. Six team mates were waiting for me, to bring me back.

With 6 kilometers left to go, Four had already emptied theirselves completely.

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At the front, Mark Cavendish caught the breakaway in the sprint and took the victory.

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But that's not important for me today. I cross the finish line more than 4 minutes behind.

I drop from 10th place to 23th...

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Result
1Mark CavendishOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team3h25'54
2Julien BérardAG2R La Mondiales.t.
3André GreipelLotto Belisols.t.
4Andrew FennOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
5Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
6Kris BoeckmansVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
7Gianni MeersmanOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
8Fabio SabatiniCannondale Pro Cyclings.t.
9Gerald CiolekMTN - Qhubekas.t.
10Grégory RastRadioShack - Leopards.t.
(...)
190John-Lee AugustynCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 4'40
191Henry VergnaudCitigroup Pro Cyclings.t.
192Vincent JérômeCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 5'44
193Lee de JongCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 7'04
194Marco PinottiCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 9'56
195Ian BibbyCitigroup Pro Cyclings.t.
196Leocadio ManresaCitigroup Pro Cyclings.t.


It almost made me cry.

Thanks to the team for waiting for me, it's much appreciated.

Vuelta a España - Stage 13
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Nothing exciting should happen today. But that's what I thought yesterday...

The Race
Ian Bibby got in the breakaway and increased his lead in the Mountain Classification.

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The pace was high all day long. The wind made it a hard race for everyone.

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One man went down. But by being unattentive, many more went down with him. Guess where I was? Yeah...

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I was lucky to stay upright, but once again I was forced into the chase. Damn it!

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Martens of the break thought he had this, but the poor guy never saw Peter Sagan coming...

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Once again, I lost quite some time. I feel so powerless. I lost almost 10 minutes in two flat stages. I really let the team down this time.

Result
1Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling3h57'27
2Paul MartensBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
3Yohan OffredoFDJ.frs.t.
4Gerald CiolekMTN - Qhubekas.t.
5Kris BoeckmansVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
6Sébastien MinardAG2R La Mondiales.t.
7Mark CavendishOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
8Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Teams.t.
9Gianni MeersmanOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
10Luca PaoliniKatusha Teams.t.
(...)
129Henry VergnaudCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 4'55


General Classification
1Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp47h39'56
2Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 8
3Chris FroomeSky Procycling+ 1'15
4Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team+ 1'41
5Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard+ 1'42
6Bradley WigginsSky Procycling+ 4'58
7Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling+ 6'52
8Tom DanielsonGarmin - Sharp+ 8'34
9Thomas De GendtVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 8'47
10Kanstantsin SiutsouSky Procycling+ 10'42
(...)
29Henry VergnaudCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 19'48
Spoiler
11Wout PoelsVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 11'05
12Cameron MeyerOrica - GreenEdge+ 11'18
13Peter VelitsOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 11'20
14Matthias FrankBMC Racing Team+ 11'22
15Sergio HenaoSky Procycling+ 11'58
16Vasil KiryienkaSky Procycling+ 12'04
17Egor SilinAstana Pro Team+ 12'06
18Javier MorenoMovistar Team+ 12'55
19Tony GallopinRadioShack - Leopard+ 13'06
20Roman KreuzigerTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 14'34
21Andrey AmadorMovistar Team+ 14'51
22Haimar ZubeldiaRadioShack - Leopard+ 14'53
23Laurens Ten DamBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 15'18
24Rohan DennisGarmin - Sharp+ 15'47
25Rinaldo NocentiniAG2R La Mondiale+ 17'10
26Francis De GreefLotto Belisol+ 17'54
27Giovanni ViscontiMovistar Team+ 18'07
28Stephen CummingsBMC Racing Team+ 18'48
29Henry VergnaudCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 19'48
30Valerio AgnoliAstana Pro Team+ 20'02
31Tom SlagterBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 20'24
32Mikel AstarlozaEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 20'26
33Amets TxurrukaCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 21'07
34Andrey KashechkinAstana Pro Team+ 22'11
35Pieter WeeningOrica - GreenEdge+ 22'37
36Cayetano SarmientoCannondale Pro Cycling+ 23'33
37Paolo TiralongoAstana Pro Team+ 23'46
38Eduard VorganovKatusha Team+ 24'26
39Dominik NerzBMC Racing Team+ 24'32
40Alberto LosadaKatusha Team+ 24'45
41Robert VrecerEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 24'50
42Lou SmeetsLotto Belisol+ 24'52
43Lars Petter NordhaugBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 25'06
44Damiano CarusoCannondale Pro Cycling+ 25'19
45Dries DevenynsOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 26'08
46Eros CapecchiMovistar Team+ 27'31
47Ian BibbyCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 28'06
48Gianluca BrambillaOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 29'57
49Sergio PardillaMTN - Qhubeka+ 30'11
50Jérémy RoyFDJ.fr+ 30'43
51Gianni MeersmanOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 31'06
52André CardosoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 31'34
53Ian StannardSky Procycling+ 32'41
54Simon ClarkeOrica - GreenEdge+ 33'56
55Michel KrederGarmin - Sharp+ 34'23
56Ramunas NavardauskasGarmin - Sharp+ 35'00
57Jure KocjanEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 35'06
58Yelko GomezCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 35'12
59Tobias LudvigssonTeam Argos - Shimano+ 35'31
60Rubén PlazaMovistar Team+ 35'35
61Thor HushovdBMC Racing Team+ 35'50
62Johan VansummerenGarmin - Sharp+ 35'52
63David LópezSky Procycling+ 35'56
64Marcos GarcíaCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 36'19
65Vladimir GusevKatusha Team+ 36'39
66Leocadio ManresaCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 36'44
67Marco MarcatoVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 37'09
68Alessandro BallanBMC Racing Team+ 37'17
69Christian Vande VeldeGarmin - Sharp+ 37'35
70Maarten TjallingiiBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 37'47
71Warren BarguilCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 37'59
72Steve MorabitoBMC Racing Team+ 38'01
73Thomas DamuseauTeam Argos - Shimano+ 38'13
74Thomas RohreggerRadioShack - Leopard+ 38'30
75Pablo UrtasunEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 38'45
76Matti BreschelTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 38'58
77Marcus BurghardtBMC Racing Team+ 39'01
78Kristof VandewalleOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 39'08
79Kristjan KorenCannondale Pro Cycling+ 39'12
80Nicki SørensenTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 39'32
81Luke DurbridgeOrica - GreenEdge+ 39'41
82John-Lee AugustynCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 39'53
83Maarten WynantsBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 40'10
84Mikel LandaEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 40'19
85Daniele PietropolliLampre - Merida+ 40'55
86Ioannis TamouridisEuskaltel - Euskadis.t.
87Hubert DupontAG2R La Mondiale+ 41'00
88Kevin SeeldraeyersAstana Pro Team+ 41'06
89Winner AnaconaLampre - Merida+ 41'14
90Paul MartensBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 41'20
91Jussi VeikkanenFDJ.fr+ 41'30
92Ben HermansRadioShack - Leopard+ 41'59
93Guillaume BonnafondAG2R La Mondiale+ 42'39
94Yohan OffredoFDJ.fr+ 43'02
95Manuele MoriLampre - Meridas.t.
96José RujanoVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 43'21
97Francesco GavazziAstana Pro Team+ 44'05
98Steve ChainelAG2R La Mondiale+ 44'13
99Sébastien MinardAG2R La Mondiale+ 44'27
100Leigh HowardOrica - GreenEdge+ 44'35
101Michael MørkøvTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 44'38
102Grégory RastRadioShack - Leopard+ 44'43
103Juan Manuel GárateBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 44'59
104Iván VelascoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 45'00
105Baden CookeOrica - GreenEdge+ 45'02
106Grega BoleVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 45'03
107Ignatas KonovalovasMTN - Qhubeka+ 45'08
108David ArroyoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 45'44
109Jacques Janse Van RensburgMTN - Qhubeka+ 46'13
110Adriano MaloriLampre - Merida+ 46'36
111Tiziano Dall'AntoniaCannondale Pro Cycling+ 46'45
112Sylwester SzmydMovistar Team+ 46'52
113Luca PaoliniKatusha Team+ 46'54
114Nelson OliveiraRadioShack - Leopard+ 47'02
115Mikhail IgnatievKatusha Team+ 47'04
116Daniele BennatiTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 47'14
117Koldo FernándezGarmin - Sharp+ 47'53
118Julien BérardAG2R La Mondiale+ 47'57
119Josué MoyanoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 48'03
120Lee de JongCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 48'10
121Thomas PetersonTeam Argos - Shimano+ 48'43
122Dimitriy MuravyevAstana Pro Team+ 48'51
123Rubén PérezEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 49'17
124Maxim BelkovKatusha Team+ 50'13
125Maciej BodnarCannondale Pro Cycling+ 50'27
126Marco PinottiCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 50'28
127Svein TuftOrica - GreenEdge+ 50'48
128Andrew FennOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 51'00
129Joost Van LeijenLotto Belisol+ 51'21
130Mark CavendishOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 51'57
131Gerald CiolekMTN - Qhubeka+ 52'27
132Tosh Van der SandeLotto Belisol+ 52'41
133Matteo TosattoTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
134Fabio SabatiniCannondale Pro Cycling+ 52'43
135Pim LigthartVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 52'48
136Mikaël ChérelAG2R La Mondiale+ 52'55
137Kris BoeckmansVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 53'00
138Manuel QuinziatoBMC Racing Teams.t.
139Dominique RollinFDJ.fr+ 53'03
140François ParisienTeam Argos - Shimano+ 53'19
141Gaetan BilleLotto Belisol+ 53'32
142Gert SteegmansOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 53'51
143Johannes FröhlingerTeam Argos - Shimano+ 54'25
144Kenny Van HummelVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 54'36
145Jacopo GuarnieriAstana Pro Team+ 55'11
146Mickaël DelageFDJ.fr+ 55'36
147Alex DowsettMovistar Team+ 55'46
148Anthony RouxFDJ.fr+ 55'49
149Yauheni HutarovichAG2R La Mondiale+ 56'03
150Matthias KrizekCannondale Pro Cycling+ 56'06
151Antonio PiedraCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 56'17
152Freqalsi DebesayMTN - Qhubeka+ 56'32
153Timofey KritskiyKatusha Team+ 56'37
154Alan MarangoniCannondale Pro Cycling+ 56'47
155Vincent JérômeCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 57'16
156Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiale+ 57'52
157Patrick GretschTeam Argos - Shimano+ 58'10
158Jonathan CantwellTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 58'20
159Fabricio FerrariCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 58'54
160Matthew HaymanSky Procycling+ 1h00'02
161Anthony GeslinFDJ.fr+ 1h00'20
162Matthew LloydLampre - Merida+ 1h00'32
163Kenny DehaesLotto Belisol+ 1h00'42
164Michael SchärBMC Racing Team+ 1h01'13
165Benoît VaugrenardFDJ.fr+ 1h01'33
166Barry MarkusVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 1h01'37
167Martin ReimerMTN - Qhubeka+ 1h01'42
168Manuele BoaroTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 1h02'57
169Jonas VangenechtenLotto Belisol+ 1h03'02
170André GreipelLotto Belisol+ 1h03'11
171Brett LancasterOrica - GreenEdge+ 1h03'43
172Tom VeelersTeam Argos - Shimano+ 1h03'50
173Aidis KruopisOrica - GreenEdge+ 1h04'12
174Juan José LobatoEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h04'45
175Davide ViganòLampre - Merida+ 1h05'52
176Laurent PichonFDJ.fr+ 1h06'58
177Danilo HondoRadioShack - Leopard+ 1h08'10
178Jetse BolBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 1h10'48
179Albert TimmerTeam Argos - Shimano+ 1h10'53
180Adrien NiyonshutiMTN - Qhubeka+ 1h12'40
181Christopher SuttonSky Procycling+ 1h13'05
182Miguel MínguezEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h13'33
183Miguel UbetoLampre - Merida+ 1h14'06
184Martin WesemannMTN - Qhubeka+ 1h16'50
185Davide CimolaiLampre - Merida+ 1h18'11
186Bert De BackerTeam Argos - Shimano+ 1h18'34
187Ariel Maximiliano RichezeLampre - Merida+ 1h19'18
188Alex RasmussenGarmin - Sharp+ 1h20'00
189Hayden RoulstonRadioShack - Leopard+ 1h20'49
190Alexander PorsevKatusha Team+ 1h24'55
191Jens DebusschereLotto Belisol+ 1h27'05
192Dylan van BaarleCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 1h28'47
193Bradley PotgieterMTN - Qhubeka+ 1h30'45
194Robert WagnerBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 1h37'35
195Juan Andrés OliverOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 1h54'31
196Armando MinnucciKatusha Team+ 2h13'19


Mountain Points
1Ian BibbyCitigroup Pro Cycling38
2Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff22
3Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp17
4Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard14
5Paul MartensBelkin Pro Cycling Team9


Analysis & Daily Thoughts
Man... This really sucks. I really disappointed the team here. It's time to refocus, I think. Our main focus is try to get another stage win and keep Bibby in that jersey.

In order to try and get a stage win, I must start to ride smart. On days I don't have the best legs, I won't force myself. Firstly to save energy, secondly to take some more time. Hopefully that will allow me to strike at one day and maybe get a stage win. That would make up for everything that's happened so far, even with Michelle...

See you at the next rest day, where I'll report about the next two mountain stages,
Henry
 
Ian Butler
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Posted on 28-12-2013 11:56
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Night of the Champagne - Part X
Julien Duvivier - young, French, talented, cyclist, team mate, cobbled specialist, time trialist, charmer, good-looking, guest in Room 25; dirty, dirty dog.

"I'll wake you up in time for your date."
Yeah, right. You motherf...
Steal my date?

And now she was in there with him.
I could kill him.
I nearly did.

Standing in front of his hotel room door, I suddenly started to think. I stood there for about five minutes before leaving. No way I could stay in the same hotel as this scumbag.

The 25th of June had left me a lonely, angry national champion.


Hey,

Two more stages. More successes for the team coming up!

Vuelta a España - Stage 14
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Another mountain stage, nothing more to add!

The Race
This man deserves a statue. Ian Bibby, trying to score more mountain points, once again alone in the mountains.

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He's proved his strength before and he did it again.

Ian Bibby with his second career victory, a second Vuelta stage. Time to ask for a raise, Ian!

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I had good legs, but because Ian was at the front, I let it go. I took a little time so maybe I could try to breakaway one of these days, too.

When I crossed the line, Ian was just getting off the podium. We hugged. I was so happy for him, it's been a tough year for him and now, two times in the Vuelta. I couldn't be more happy!

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Result
1Ian BibbyCitigroup Pro Cycling4h30'12
2Rinaldo NocentiniAG2R La Mondiale+ 2'03
3Haimar ZubeldiaRadioShack - Leopard+ 2'24
4Valerio AgnoliAstana Pro Team+ 3'21
5Chris FroomeSky Procycling+ 5'35
6Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 5'56
7Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard+ 6'39
8Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team+ 6'59
9Amets TxurrukaCaja Rural - Seguros RGAs.t.
10Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp+ 7'26


Vuelta a España - Stage 15
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The final day before the 2nd rest day. I might try something today!

The Race
Let's face it, a stage win isn't going to drop in my lap. I need to work to achieve that. I attacked from far out, because waiting for the favorites to attack is not an option!

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The peloton chased us, so I attacked again.

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But unfortunately, the favorites saw today as another chance of messing up the General Classification a bit. I got caught.

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The rest of the stage, I already started to recover a bit. No point in going full gas now.

The battle for the GC is still incredible to watch, though. Froome and Contador don't give out presents to each other!

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Result
1Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff6h16'26
2Chris FroomeSky Procyclings.t.
3Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp+ 1'33
4Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard+ 2'33
5Bradley WigginsSky Procycling+ 2'43
6Thomas De GendtVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 3'28
7Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Teams.t.
8Haimar ZubeldiaRadioShack - Leopard+ 5'31
9Peter VelitsOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 6'51
10Eduard VorganovKatusha Team+ 7'06


General Classification
1Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff58h32'28
2Chris FroomeSky Procycling+ 50
3Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp+ 3'01
4Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard+ 5'00
5Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team+ 6'14
6Bradley WigginsSky Procycling+ 9'13
7Thomas De GendtVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 14'13
8Haimar ZubeldiaRadioShack - Leopard+ 16'50
9Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling+ 21'17
10Rinaldo NocentiniAG2R La Mondiale+ 21'20
(...)
35Henry VergnaudCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 37'48
Spoiler
11Matthias FrankBMC Racing Team+ 21'26
12Peter VelitsOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 22'11
13Wout PoelsVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 22'56
14Tom DanielsonGarmin - Sharp+ 23'01
15Cameron MeyerOrica - GreenEdge+ 24'30
16Kanstantsin SiutsouSky Procycling+ 25'29
17Sergio HenaoSky Procycling+ 26'10
18Vasil KiryienkaSky Procycling+ 26'31
19Valerio AgnoliAstana Pro Team+ 27'11
20Javier MorenoMovistar Team+ 28'18
21Tony GallopinRadioShack - Leopard+ 28'29
22Egor SilinAstana Pro Team+ 29'12
23Roman KreuzigerTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 29'21
24Andrey AmadorMovistar Team+ 30'14
25Laurens Ten DamBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 30'29
26Rohan DennisGarmin - Sharp+ 30'34
27Amets TxurrukaCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 31'54
28Giovanni ViscontiMovistar Team+ 33'30
29Stephen CummingsBMC Racing Team+ 34'11
30Tom SlagterBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 35'47
31Mikel AstarlozaEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 35'49
32Eduard VorganovKatusha Team+ 37'07
33Damiano CarusoCannondale Pro Cycling+ 37'30
34Andrey KashechkinAstana Pro Team+ 37'34
35Henry VergnaudCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 37'48
36Francis De GreefLotto Belisol+ 38'25
37Dominik NerzBMC Racing Team+ 39'55
38Alberto LosadaKatusha Team+ 40'08
39Robert VrecerEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 40'13
40Pieter WeeningOrica - GreenEdge+ 41'11
41Cayetano SarmientoCannondale Pro Cycling+ 41'31
42Ian BibbyCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 43'27
43Eros CapecchiMovistar Team+ 47'43
44Paolo TiralongoAstana Pro Team+ 48'40
45Sergio PardillaMTN - Qhubeka+ 49'36
46Dries DevenynsOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 50'48
47Lars Petter NordhaugBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 53'07
48Simon ClarkeOrica - GreenEdge+ 53'17
49Lou SmeetsLotto Belisol+ 53'35
50Gianluca BrambillaOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 54'34
51Jérémy RoyFDJ.fr+ 58'25
52Gianni MeersmanOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 58'43
53André CardosoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 1h00'17
54Marcos GarcíaCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 1h01'38
55Rubén PlazaMovistar Team+ 1h03'15
56Steve MorabitoBMC Racing Team+ 1h03'37
57José RujanoVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 1h04'52
58Warren BarguilCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 1h05'25
59Leocadio ManresaCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 1h05'27
60Jure KocjanEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h05'51
61Thor HushovdBMC Racing Team+ 1h06'11
62Thomas DamuseauTeam Argos - Shimano+ 1h06'39
63David LópezSky Procycling+ 1h06'41
64Alessandro BallanBMC Racing Team+ 1h06'59
65Thomas RohreggerRadioShack - Leopard+ 1h07'13
66Ioannis TamouridisEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h07'18
67Pablo UrtasunEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h07'28
68Vladimir GusevKatusha Teams.t.
69Ramunas NavardauskasGarmin - Sharp+ 1h07'40
70Tobias LudvigssonTeam Argos - Shimano+ 1h08'05
71Yelko GomezCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 1h08'23
72Christian Vande VeldeGarmin - Sharp+ 1h08'24
73Kevin SeeldraeyersAstana Pro Team+ 1h08'46
74Johan VansummerenGarmin - Sharp+ 1h09'21
75Kristjan KorenCannondale Pro Cycling+ 1h09'51
76Winner AnaconaLampre - Merida+ 1h09'57
77Ian StannardSky Procycling+ 1h10'07
78Marcus BurghardtBMC Racing Team+ 1h10'29
79Marco MarcatoVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 1h10'56
80Mikel LandaEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h11'08
81Daniele PietropolliLampre - Merida+ 1h11'44
82Hubert DupontAG2R La Mondiale+ 1h11'47
83Michel KrederGarmin - Sharp+ 1h11'49
84Luke DurbridgeOrica - GreenEdge+ 1h12'21
85Maarten TjallingiiBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 1h12'23
86Matti BreschelTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 1h12'27
87John-Lee AugustynCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 1h12'33
88Nicki SørensenTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 1h13'01
89Iván VelascoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 1h13'43
90Guillaume BonnafondAG2R La Mondiale+ 1h14'41
91Ben HermansRadioShack - Leopard+ 1h15'28
92Sylwester SzmydMovistar Team+ 1h15'35
93Manuele MoriLampre - Merida+ 1h16'49
94David ArroyoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 1h17'11
95Thomas PetersonTeam Argos - Shimano+ 1h17'26
96Michael MørkøvTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 1h18'07
97Maarten WynantsBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 1h18'35
98Paul MartensBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 1h18'46
99Josué MoyanoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 1h20'43
100Lee de JongCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 1h20'44
101Jussi VeikkanenFDJ.fr+ 1h20'59
102Kristof VandewalleOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 1h21'39
103Steve ChainelAG2R La Mondiales.t.
104Grega BoleVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 1h21'40
105Sébastien MinardAG2R La Mondiale+ 1h21'53
106Ignatas KonovalovasMTN - Qhubeka+ 1h24'37
107Francesco GavazziAstana Pro Team+ 1h24'38
108Leigh HowardOrica - GreenEdge+ 1h25'08
109Grégory RastRadioShack - Leopard+ 1h25'16
110Adriano MaloriLampre - Merida+ 1h26'05
111Jacques Janse Van RensburgMTN - Qhubeka+ 1h26'46
112Juan Manuel GárateBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 1h27'16
113Nelson OliveiraRadioShack - Leopard+ 1h27'35
114Yohan OffredoFDJ.fr+ 1h27'49
115Marco PinottiCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 1h27'52
116Julien BérardAG2R La Mondiale+ 1h29'56
117Daniele BennatiTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 1h30'20
118Maxim BelkovKatusha Team+ 1h30'46
119Dimitriy MuravyevAstana Pro Team+ 1h30'50
120Tiziano Dall'AntoniaCannondale Pro Cycling+ 1h31'32
121Mikaël ChérelAG2R La Mondiale+ 1h32'39
122Matteo TosattoTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 1h32'55
123Baden CookeOrica - GreenEdge+ 1h33'11
124Antonio PiedraCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 1h33'43
125Gerald CiolekMTN - Qhubeka+ 1h33'48
126Timofey KritskiyKatusha Team+ 1h34'03
127Tosh Van der SandeLotto Belisol+ 1h34'40
128Andrew FennOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 1h34'57
129Dominique RollinFDJ.fr+ 1h35'02
130Mark CavendishOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 1h35'50
131Mikhail IgnatievKatusha Team+ 1h36'04
132Koldo FernándezGarmin - Sharp+ 1h36'18
133Johannes FröhlingerTeam Argos - Shimano+ 1h36'24
134Luca PaoliniKatusha Team+ 1h36'32
135Rubén PérezEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h37'03
136François ParisienTeam Argos - Shimano+ 1h37'16
137Mickaël DelageFDJ.fr+ 1h37'35
138Freqalsi DebesayMTN - Qhubeka+ 1h38'31
139Svein TuftOrica - GreenEdge+ 1h38'57
140Patrick GretschTeam Argos - Shimano+ 1h39'37
141Maciej BodnarCannondale Pro Cycling+ 1h39'52
142Kris BoeckmansVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 1h41'21
143André GreipelLotto Belisol+ 1h42'04
144Matthew LloydLampre - Merida+ 1h42'31
145Pim LigthartVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 1h43'50
146Anthony RouxFDJ.fr+ 1h44'14
147Vincent JérômeCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 1h44'22
148Matthias KrizekCannondale Pro Cycling+ 1h44'31
149Kenny Van HummelVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 1h44'49
150Yauheni HutarovichAG2R La Mondiale+ 1h45'30
151Gert SteegmansOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 1h46'25
152Joost Van LeijenLotto Belisol+ 1h46'29
153Martin ReimerMTN - Qhubeka+ 1h46'40
154Fabio SabatiniCannondale Pro Cycling+ 1h47'21
155Manuele BoaroTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 1h48'10
156Jonathan CantwellTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 1h48'56
157Alex DowsettMovistar Team+ 1h49'49
158Manuel QuinziatoBMC Racing Team+ 1h49'59
159Gaetan BilleLotto Belisol+ 1h50'31
160Michael SchärBMC Racing Team+ 1h50'43
161Benoît VaugrenardFDJ.fr+ 1h52'16
162Anthony GeslinFDJ.fr+ 1h54'45
163Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiale+ 1h54'51
164Fabricio FerrariCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 1h55'53
165Laurent PichonFDJ.fr+ 1h55'58
166Danilo HondoRadioShack - Leopard+ 1h56'35
167Miguel UbetoLampre - Merida+ 1h58'03
168Brett LancasterOrica - GreenEdge+ 1h58'21
169Jacopo GuarnieriAstana Pro Team+ 1h59'32
170Adrien NiyonshutiMTN - Qhubeka+ 1h59'36
171Matthew HaymanSky Procycling+ 1h59'43
172Kenny DehaesLotto Belisol+ 1h59'44
173Alan MarangoniCannondale Pro Cycling+ 2h00'05
174Tom VeelersTeam Argos - Shimano+ 2h00'49
175Barry MarkusVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 2h01'31
176Juan José LobatoEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 2h01'44
177Jonas VangenechtenLotto Belisol+ 2h04'52
178Albert TimmerTeam Argos - Shimano+ 2h04'56
179Davide ViganòLampre - Merida+ 2h05'00
180Martin WesemannMTN - Qhubeka+ 2h05'15
181Aidis KruopisOrica - GreenEdge+ 2h08'06
182Miguel MínguezEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 2h08'41
183Christopher SuttonSky Procycling+ 2h08'58
184Jetse BolBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 2h09'34
185Hayden RoulstonRadioShack - Leopard+ 2h13'27
186Davide CimolaiLampre - Merida+ 2h13'56
187Bert De BackerTeam Argos - Shimano+ 2h15'03
188Alex RasmussenGarmin - Sharp+ 2h19'08
189Alexander PorsevKatusha Team+ 2h21'54
190Ariel Maximiliano RichezeLampre - Merida+ 2h22'36
191Jens DebusschereLotto Belisol+ 2h32'27
192Dylan van BaarleCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 2h36'25
193Bradley PotgieterMTN - Qhubeka+ 2h36'26
194Robert WagnerBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 2h42'13
195Juan Andrés OliverOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 2h52'38
196Armando MinnucciKatusha Team+ 3h21'22


Mountain Points
1Ian BibbyCitigroup Pro Cycling73
2Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff40
3Chris FroomeSky Procycling25
4Rinaldo NocentiniAG2R La Mondiale25
5Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp21


Analysis & Daily Thoughts
I've taken quite some time lately. Something should be possible now.
Our biggest goal now, though, is to try and keep that Mountain Jersey. Me going in a break to snatch away points can be a part of that, meanwhile I could try to snatch the victory of the day, too!

I know, I'm ambitious, but there's nothing wrong with that, right?
See you then!
Henry

Spoiler
Have to say these are important victories for me. My story writing career started with following Ian Bibby in the story by brewers90. So taking two stage wins with him makes it just great for me Grin
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Julien that Motherf**ker Angry
 
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Go inside and get Michelle dude! Amazing Vuelta for Ian, hope Henry will get a stage win too now. With about 35 minutes, he can try to get into breakaways and should have good shot at them.
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Selwink - Yeah, he's a dog Frown

Dippofix - Henry will have his revenge! I hope at least Smile

Shonak - There are not many chances left, but Henry is not the kind of man to just peddle along with the peloton all day long!
 
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A Classic Battle of Good vs. Evil - Part I
July 3rd. It's been a while since I saw Julien. I've had some time to calm down, but the problem stays the same. I can't be around a guy like that anymore.

I don't care about any contract, one of us has to go. I can't stay in the same team with him.

With the team depending much on participating in the Vuelta, both of our names are among the provisional squad. That's not going to happen.

Not something I'd usually do, I went to the team manager and tried to use my power as National Champion to cut Julien out of the selection...


Hey,

Phew, the Vuelta is finally over. I survived 3 weeks of heat, racing, bad hotels and more heat. I'm very proud of myself and the entire team. In that final week, some important things went down, so I'll let you catch up!

John-Lee Augustyn

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John-Lee Augustyn suffered a terrible crash in stage 17, being part of the break of the day.
He is still in hospital and still unconscious, after a week. The doctors say he'll wake up pretty soon, but he will never race again. At least not on a professional level.

We hope John-Lee gets well soon in the first place.

Vuelta a España - Stage 18
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Sad as it is, the peloton doesn't stop. Another day, another chance. Focus. I was keen on making something of this Vuelta still.

The Race
Ballan attacked.

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I was at the front and my legs felt great, so why not? Us four man (me, Ballan, Sarmiento, Brambilla) we formed the daily breakaway.

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I felt a lot of resistance in the group. With 25 kilometers left to go, our DS got this information:
Relays:
Ballan: 26%
Brambilla: 12%
Sarmiento: 16%
Vergnaud: 46%

He talked in my earpiece: "Henry, it's not good, save energy".

I know it's not good, but what can I do? If I stop doing the work, we would be caught for sure.

But I listened. I skipped a turn. Then the attacks came. I countered!

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I was annoyed by their behaviour. And, luckily, I'm the kind of guy that gets stronger the more you piss me off. If that's how they wanted to play, I made the race hard!

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The final climb was incredibly steep. Three of us appeared at the foot together. I dictated the tempo.

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Under the red flag I had a minor lead. I was dying, it was so steep, but I had to keep going, of course.

How long can a kilometer last, seriously? Way too steep!

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My heart was pounding so hart I felt it in my eyeballs, I gotta tell you. Suddenly I saw the line! My mouth was so dry. Who the hell put this mountain here? 26%, what the hell?

But it didn't matter, nothing mattered. John-Lee, buddy, this one's for you!

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Aaaah... Relief! Winning Critérium International, I thought my debut year was more perfect than I ever hoped. But this, a Vuelta stage? In my first year?

No more doubt in my mind: Almost 30 years later, after Hinault, I want to be the next French rider to win the Tour de France! The road will be hard and tough, but I'm willing to do anything to achieve it!

Result
1Henry VergnaudCitigroup Pro Cycling5h04'48
2Cayetano SarmientoCannondale Pro Cycling+ 45
3Gianluca BrambillaOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 1'23
4Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team+ 4'48
5Alessandro BallanBMC Racing Teams.t.
6Chris FroomeSky Procyclings.t.
7Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
8Matthias FrankBMC Racing Team+ 5'23
9Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopards.t.
10Bradley WigginsSky Procycling+ 5'36


Vuelta a España - Stage 20
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The final mountain stage. Finish on the famous Angliru. Percentages of above 10000%, at least it felt like that.

My victory had given me wings. To everyone's surprise, leader Contador finally cracks under pressure from Froome.

I took him with me in my wheel for a while there. Don't be guessing for no reason. It's not bad to make some friends in the peloton, that's all.

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But on the final climb, it was every man for himself. I could smell another podium and it gave me wings!

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Froome wins the Vuelta here, hereby scoring the double! Tour de France and Vuelta a España. Wow!

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I finish 3th on the Angliru! Amazing stage for me, I wish this Vuelta would last longer, because I'm getting stronger and stronger!

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Result
1Chris FroomeSky Procycling4h12'08
2Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp+ 1'17
3Henry VergnaudCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 1'45
4Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Teams.t.
5Ian BibbyCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 2'04
6Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard+ 3'41
7Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoffs.t.
8Pieter WeeningOrica - GreenEdge+ 4'17
9Dries DevenynsOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 4'45
10Thomas De GendtVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 5'05


Vuelta a España 2013


General Classification
1Chris FroomeSky Procycling79h46'09
2Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 3'32
3Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp+ 6'38
4Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team+ 10'10
5Andy SchleckRadioShack - Leopard+ 12'02
6Bradley WigginsSky Procycling+ 19'12
7Thomas De GendtVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 23'03
8Rinaldo NocentiniAG2R La Mondiale+ 26'26
9Matthias FrankBMC Racing Team+ 32'26
10Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling+ 35'05
11Wout PoelsVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 35'06
12Sergio HenaoSky Procycling+ 36'04
13Haimar ZubeldiaRadioShack - Leopard+ 38'16
14Tom DanielsonGarmin - Sharp+ 38'49
15Kanstantsin SiutsouSky Procycling+ 40'14
16Vasil KiryienkaSky Procycling+ 40'44
17Roman KreuzigerTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 42'30
18Henry VergnaudCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 42'44
19Cameron MeyerOrica - GreenEdge+ 43'05
20Giovanni ViscontiMovistar Team+ 44'23
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21Tony GallopinRadioShack - Leopard+ 45'06
22Peter VelitsOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 45'07
23Andrey AmadorMovistar Team+ 45'32
24Rohan DennisGarmin - Sharp+ 46'43
25Egor SilinAstana Pro Team+ 47'16
26Damiano CarusoCannondale Pro Cycling+ 48'22
27Stephen CummingsBMC Racing Team+ 49'12
28Laurens Ten DamBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 49'13
29Valerio AgnoliAstana Pro Team+ 49'41
30Tom SlagterBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 52'26
31Javier MorenoMovistar Team+ 52'39
32Cayetano SarmientoCannondale Pro Cycling+ 53'20
33Amets TxurrukaCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 53'32
34Pieter WeeningOrica - GreenEdge+ 56'01
35Andrey KashechkinAstana Pro Team+ 57'07
36Robert VrecerEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 59'38
37Dominik NerzBMC Racing Team+ 1h00'57
38Mikel AstarlozaEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h01'38
39Eduard VorganovKatusha Team+ 1h03'21
40Paolo TiralongoAstana Pro Team+ 1h05'34
41Dries DevenynsOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 1h06'40
42Lars Petter NordhaugBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 1h08'56
43Alberto LosadaKatusha Team+ 1h10'28
44Sergio PardillaMTN - Qhubeka+ 1h11'11
45Gianluca BrambillaOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 1h15'13
46Jérémy RoyFDJ.fr+ 1h19'15
47Ian BibbyCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 1h20'00
48Francis De GreefLotto Belisol+ 1h20'14
49Simon ClarkeOrica - GreenEdge+ 1h25'24
50Eros CapecchiMovistar Team+ 1h26'01
51Marcos GarcíaCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 1h27'16
52André CardosoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 1h28'23
53Steve MorabitoBMC Racing Team+ 1h32'15
54Warren BarguilCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 1h33'37
55José RujanoVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 1h36'14
56Gianni MeersmanOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 1h38'16
57Lou SmeetsLotto Belisol+ 1h38'49
58Mikel LandaEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h39'33
59Pablo UrtasunEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h41'59
60Thomas DamuseauTeam Argos - Shimano+ 1h44'07
61Kevin SeeldraeyersAstana Pro Team+ 1h44'18
62Ioannis TamouridisEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h44'28
63Hubert DupontAG2R La Mondiale+ 1h45'01
64Tobias LudvigssonTeam Argos - Shimano+ 1h45'05
65Leocadio ManresaCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 1h45'14
66David LópezSky Procycling+ 1h45'51
67Yelko GomezCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 1h45'54
68Alessandro BallanBMC Racing Team+ 1h45'57
69Rubén PlazaMovistar Team+ 1h46'31
70Thor HushovdBMC Racing Team+ 1h46'46
71Daniele PietropolliLampre - Merida+ 1h48'49
72Johan VansummerenGarmin - Sharp+ 1h49'57
73Marco MarcatoVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 1h50'31
74Jure KocjanEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 1h52'01
75Christian Vande VeldeGarmin - Sharp+ 1h53'15
76Winner AnaconaLampre - Merida+ 1h53'25
77Kristjan KorenCannondale Pro Cycling+ 1h54'14
78Thomas RohreggerRadioShack - Leopard+ 1h54'31
79Marcus BurghardtBMC Racing Team+ 1h55'03
80Ramunas NavardauskasGarmin - Sharp+ 1h56'39
81Sylwester SzmydMovistar Team+ 1h57'13
82Matti BreschelTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 1h57'45
83Vladimir GusevKatusha Team+ 1h57'46
84Nicki SørensenTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 1h57'55
85Michel KrederGarmin - Sharp+ 1h58'29
86Thomas PetersonTeam Argos - Shimano+ 1h59'27
87Luke DurbridgeOrica - GreenEdge+ 2h01'08
88Maarten TjallingiiBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 2h01'10
89Ian StannardSky Procycling+ 2h02'11
90Ben HermansRadioShack - Leopard+ 2h03'59
91Sébastien MinardAG2R La Mondiale+ 2h04'04
92Maarten WynantsBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 2h04'22
93Michael MørkøvTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 2h04'43
94David ArroyoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 2h05'10
95Guillaume BonnafondAG2R La Mondiale+ 2h06'30
96Iván VelascoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 2h07'34
97Josué MoyanoCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 2h09'30
98Manuele MoriLampre - Merida+ 2h09'35
99Grega BoleVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 2h09'54
100Lee de JongCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 2h13'01
101Kristof VandewalleOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 2h13'14
102Leigh HowardOrica - GreenEdge+ 2h13'24
103Tiziano Dall'AntoniaCannondale Pro Cycling+ 2h14'22
104Jussi VeikkanenFDJ.fr+ 2h14'28
105Adriano MaloriLampre - Merida+ 2h14'59
106Steve ChainelAG2R La Mondiale+ 2h15'47
107Grégory RastRadioShack - Leopard+ 2h15'57
108Ignatas KonovalovasMTN - Qhubeka+ 2h16'12
109Marco PinottiCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 2h17'42
110Francesco GavazziAstana Pro Team+ 2h18'21
111Paul MartensBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 2h19'47
112Juan Manuel GárateBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 2h20'44
113Tosh Van der SandeLotto Belisol+ 2h21'38
114Maxim BelkovKatusha Team+ 2h21'52
115Gerald CiolekMTN - Qhubeka+ 2h22'23
116Jacques Janse Van RensburgMTN - Qhubeka+ 2h22'43
117Julien BérardAG2R La Mondiale+ 2h24'35
118Antonio PiedraCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 2h26'20
119Daniele BennatiTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 2h26'39
120Dimitriy MuravyevAstana Pro Team+ 2h26'50
121Timofey KritskiyKatusha Team+ 2h26'59
122Mikaël ChérelAG2R La Mondiale+ 2h27'56
123Nelson OliveiraRadioShack - Leopard+ 2h29'15
124Johannes FröhlingerTeam Argos - Shimano+ 2h31'30
125Matteo TosattoTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 2h31'37
126Mickaël DelageFDJ.fr+ 2h32'11
127Yohan OffredoFDJ.fr+ 2h32'26
128Dominique RollinFDJ.fr+ 2h34'07
129Andrew FennOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 2h34'26
130Freqalsi DebesayMTN - Qhubeka+ 2h35'31
131Baden CookeOrica - GreenEdge+ 2h36'35
132François ParisienTeam Argos - Shimano+ 2h38'03
133Vincent JérômeCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 2h38'57
134Luca PaoliniKatusha Team+ 2h39'04
135Mikhail IgnatievKatusha Team+ 2h40'16
136Koldo FernándezGarmin - Sharp+ 2h41'03
137Mark CavendishOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 2h43'53
138Martin ReimerMTN - Qhubekas.t.
139Patrick GretschTeam Argos - Shimano+ 2h44'15
140Rubén PérezEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 2h45'00
141Svein TuftOrica - GreenEdge+ 2h45'59
142Matthew LloydLampre - Merida+ 2h46'41
143Pim LigthartVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 2h48'48
144Maciej BodnarCannondale Pro Cycling+ 2h48'53
145Kris BoeckmansVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 2h51'07
146Manuele BoaroTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 2h51'40
147Kenny Van HummelVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 2h52'18
148Anthony RouxFDJ.frs.t.
149Manuel QuinziatoBMC Racing Team+ 2h52'20
150Fabio SabatiniCannondale Pro Cycling+ 2h53'28
151Gert SteegmansOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 2h53'57
152Matthias KrizekCannondale Pro Cycling+ 2h54'56
153Jonathan CantwellTeam Saxo - Tinkoff+ 2h55'00
154Yauheni HutarovichAG2R La Mondiale+ 2h55'14
155Michael SchärBMC Racing Team+ 2h55'32
156Alex DowsettMovistar Team+ 2h58'13
157Benoît VaugrenardFDJ.fr+ 2h58'23
158Gaetan BilleLotto Belisol+ 2h59'08
159Anthony GeslinFDJ.fr+ 2h59'10
160Laurent PichonFDJ.fr+ 3h00'44
161Joost Van LeijenLotto Belisol+ 3h01'02
162Alan MarangoniCannondale Pro Cycling+ 3h06'18
163Danilo HondoRadioShack - Leopard+ 3h06'39
164Fabricio FerrariCaja Rural - Seguros RGA+ 3h07'01
165Brett LancasterOrica - GreenEdge+ 3h08'48
166Miguel UbetoLampre - Merida+ 3h10'45
167Juan José LobatoEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 3h12'37
168Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiale+ 3h13'31
169Barry MarkusVacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 3h13'56
170Adrien NiyonshutiMTN - Qhubeka+ 3h14'39
171Martin WesemannMTN - Qhubeka+ 3h15'01
172Davide ViganòLampre - Merida+ 3h15'38
173Matthew HaymanSky Procycling+ 3h16'49
174Tom VeelersTeam Argos - Shimano+ 3h17'55
175Miguel MínguezEuskaltel - Euskadi+ 3h18'45
176Jacopo GuarnieriAstana Pro Team+ 3h19'26
177Jetse BolBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 3h22'00
178Albert TimmerTeam Argos - Shimano+ 3h22'03
179Hayden RoulstonRadioShack - Leopard+ 3h22'26
180Davide CimolaiLampre - Merida+ 3h24'00
181Kenny DehaesLotto Belisol+ 3h26'01
182Bert De BackerTeam Argos - Shimano+ 3h26'35
183Christopher SuttonSky Procycling+ 3h28'26
184Aidis KruopisOrica - GreenEdge+ 3h28'31
185Jonas VangenechtenLotto Belisol+ 3h33'33
186Alex RasmussenGarmin - Sharp+ 3h37'38
187Alexander PorsevKatusha Team+ 3h45'39
188Ariel Maximiliano RichezeLampre - Merida+ 3h51'03
189Dylan van BaarleCitigroup Pro Cycling+ 3h53'31
190Jens DebusschereLotto Belisol+ 4h03'33
191Juan Andrés OliverOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 4h09'05
192Bradley PotgieterMTN - Qhubeka+ 4h15'10
193Robert WagnerBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 4h21'57
194Armando MinnucciKatusha Team+ 4h57'24


Final Points
1Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff170
2Chris FroomeSky Procycling168
3Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp164
4Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team156
5Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling143


Final Mountain Points
1Ian BibbyCitigroup Pro Cycling78
2Chris FroomeSky Procycling43
3Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo - Tinkoff40
4Ryder HesjedalGarmin - Sharp31
5Rinaldo NocentiniAG2R La Mondiale30
6Henry VergnaudCitigroup Pro Cycling30


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Young Rider: Peter Sagan
Best Team: Team Sky

Analysis & Daily Thoughts
And so I conclude my first Grand Tour. It was great in many ways, it was tough in other ways. This was a test of my abilities and for myself I feel like I definitely succeeded. After all, 18th and a stage win on their debut is more than what most cyclists can say.
Well, Ian Bibby can say two stage wins, pretty impressive from him!

I can't wait for more, next year. Giro, Tour, Vuelta, it doesn't matter to me, I just want to taste more of those mountains!

Thanks for following throughout this Vuelta,
Henry

PS. I made the selection for the World Championships.
 
Selwink
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Posted on 28-12-2013 16:15
Sad about Augustyn, but at least a victory compensates it a little
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duxili
Top  #318 Print Post
Posted on 28-12-2013 17:07
How can Michelle falls for Julien?

How can Henry win a stage for his 1st Grand Tour?

How amazing is this story?
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Daggen
Top  #319 Print Post
Posted on 28-12-2013 17:18
Wow. Ian Grin.
 
Dippofix
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Posted on 28-12-2013 17:23
Sad about John-Lee, but winning a stage and third on the Angliru, my oh my, what a first GT for Henry! Banana
 
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