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Petronas - Monster Energy; The end of an era
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| dienblad |
Posted on 25-08-2012 23:05
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Well, first of all: NOBODY POSTS PICTURES OF MONSTER GIRLS HERE BUT ME!!!! And if you do so, I'll start a witch hunt against you, just as USADA did. And the only nice thing about those Monster-girls are the boobs of the middle one that start to explode out of her shirt. My girls (  ) look better!
Secondly: No family chit-chat please.
Thirdly: Audet won't be the next Cancellara, as he won't be great in timetrialling. Maybe a second Flecha?
Finally: Yes, Djamolodine Abdoujaparov is one of my 4 coaches!!! I always feel the need of signing at least 1 legendary coache. Well, he is!
Additive: I don't care as people are more interested in the girls than in my story, as the only reason I write this story is to have a legimit reason to post pictures of these girls.
Edited by dienblad on 25-08-2012 23:07
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 25-08-2012 23:09
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2. OH MY DIENBLAD! I AM SINCERELY SORRY, HIS HOLINESS THE MIGHTY DIENBLAD! 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 25-08-2012 23:32
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Now that is what i call a GREAT rant  |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 26-08-2012 08:21
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sutty68 wrote:
Now that is what i call a GREAT rant
What is 'rant'??
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| The Blues |
Posted on 26-08-2012 08:26
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It has been a long time since I last commented on your story, but I am still following and reading everything. And congratulations on finally bringing home the Tour de France!
Andy has had the perfect year for him - he has won his two favorite races (LBL and the Tour). Will be interesting to see how he will do at the Vuelta. Good luck in Spain. |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 26-08-2012 08:43
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The Blues wrote:
It has been a long time since I last commented on your story, but I am still following and reading everything. And congratulations on finally bringing home the Tour de France!
Andy has had the perfect year for him - he has won his two favorite races (LBL and the Tour). Will be interesting to see how he will do at the Vuelta. Good luck in Spain.
Great to see you back! Thanks, hope Andy has enough energy left to win the Vuelta....
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 26-08-2012 15:27
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dienblad wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
Now that is what i call a GREAT rant
What is 'rant'??
A nice way of defending yourself and your decisions  |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 26-08-2012 17:41
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sutty68 wrote:
dienblad wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
Now that is what i call a GREAT rant
What is 'rant'??
A nice way of defending yourself and your decisions
Ah, okay, learned something. So, thanks!
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| dienblad |
Posted on 26-08-2012 21:25
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The Tour de Pologne, the only World Tour race in former Eastern Europe. A race that is mostly used as a preparation race for La Vuelta, but for some the GC is important. Last year, the TdP featured some mountain top finishes, with Andy Schleck as the GC-winner.
The route
The route isn't difficult this year. The first 4 stages are pretty flat, so the sprinters will have a chance there. A mountain top finish in stage 5 and a hilly final of stage 6 will decide the GC, as stage 7 is flat again.
Startlist
Spoiler Monster Energy - Ford
1. W.Kelderman
2. F.De Greef
3. T.Dekker
4. R.Gesink
5. M.Maaskant
6. P.Reiter
7. R.Ruijgh
8. S.Vanmarcke
Astana
11. R.Kreuziger
12. Y.Hutarovich
13. V.Iglinskiy
14. V.Kiryienka
15. M.Lloyd
16. C.Sutton
17. Y.Trofimov
18. A.Vinokourov
Rabobank
21. H.Haussler
22. L.Boom
23. G.Brown
24. R.Honig
25. M.Kump
26. M.Renshaw
27. J.Van Emden
28. D.Van Winden
RadioShack
31. D.Cunego
32. L.Duque
33. J.Fuglsang
34. R.García
35. K.Gonzalez
36. N.Oliveira
37. J.Sergent
38. J.Voigt
Sony Ericsson
41. T.Boonen
42. C.Barton
43. W.Clarke
44. M.Fischer
45. B.Leukemans
46. G.Mannion
47. R.Quaade
48. S.Radochla
BMC
51. G.Visconti
52. A.Ballan
53. C.Beyer
54. M.Elmiger
55. G.Hincapie
56. T.Phinney
57. M.Quinziato
58. T.Rousselle
Katusha
61. F.Pozzato
62. A.Bazhenov
63. D.Galimzyanov
64. L.Hoste
65. S.Kolesnikov
66. A.Porsev
67. S.Vandenbergh
68. M.Vantomme
Lotto
71. M.Monfort
72. G.M.Bates
73. D.Cornu
74. A.Kemps
75. J.Kuyckx
76. N.Maes
77. F.Robert
78. S.Scheirlinckx
Sky
81. T.Löfkvist
82. C.Barbosa
83. A.Dowsett
84. K.Kirchen
85. L.P.Nordhaug
86. C.Opie
87. I.Stannard
88. B.Swift
Lampre
91. S.Sánchez
92. A.Balloni
93. C.Cremonesi
94. V.Kondrut
95. D.Krivtsov
96. G.Mirenda
97. G.Nizzolo
98. A.de Bella
Saur
101. L.Bak
102. C.Bessy
103. J.Casper
104. J.Castroviejo
105. R.Martias
106. R.Matheou
107. J.Pineau
108. J.Simon
Omega Pharma
111. K.Vandewalle
112. M.Bandiera
113. D.Cataldo
114. B.Grabsch
115. F.Rabon
116. P.Serry
117. G.Van Keirsbulck
118. T.Van der Sande
Liquigas
121. D.Bennati
122. D.Colli
123. P.Longo Borghini
124. D.Oss
125. M.Paterski
126. J.Sagan
127. S.Szmyd
128. E.Viviani
Androni Giocattoli
131. M.Lorenzetto
132. L.Barla
133. A.Bertolini
134. G.Ermeti
135. R.Ferrari
136. A.Grendene
137. B.Riccio
138. Á.Vicioso
Euskaltel
141. R.Sicard
142. J.Aramendia
143. J.Azanza
144. P.Cazaux
145. I.Erviti
146. I.Isasi
147. K.Mitxeo
148. E.Prades
Movistar
151. D.López
152. R.Costa
153. D.Gutiérrez Palacios
154. J.Ortega
155. S.Pardilla
156. R.Pérez
157. J.L.Roldán
158. E.Sanz
Qantas
161. S.Langeveld
162. J.Dean
163. M.Docker
164. M.Hayman
165. L.Howard
166. A.Kruopis
167. J.McEvoy
168. C.O'Reilly
Europcar
171. Y.Arashiro
172. Y.Gène
173. G.Le Floch
174. A.Petit
175. A.Pichot
176. P.Quemeneur
177. G.Rast
178. R.Senechal
Saxo Bank
181. S.Paulinho
182. M.Friedman
183. J.A.Jørgensen
184. M.Kragh
185. R.Majka
186. D.Tanner
187. J.Veikkanen
188. J.Williams
Red Bull
191. S.Geschke
192. M.Brändle
193. C.Kux
194. M.Schär
195. M.Sieberg
196. A.Stauff
197. J.Sütterlin
198. T.Thömel
Garmin
201. T.Danielson
202. A.Candelario
203. A.Castro
204. C.B.Huff
205. S.Milne
206. S.Poulhiès
207. F.Rodriguez
208. K.Wamsley
FDJ
211. B.Vaugrenard
212. G.Blot
213. S.Chainel
214. M.Drujon
215. N.Haddou
216. S.Hinault
217. D.Rollin
218. A.Vichot
Our team
The favourites
*** Roman Kreuziger (Astana), Robert Gesink, Damiano Cunego (Radio Shack).
** Samuel Sánchez (Lampre), Giovanni Visconti (BMC), Filippo Pozzato (Katusha).
* Heinrich Haussler (Rabobank), Tom Boonen (Sony Ericsson), Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma).
Our goal
With our riders not in the best form, we have no expectations here. We'll try to be in a breakaway, and maybe Gesink can shine in stage 5.
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| dienblad |
Posted on 26-08-2012 21:34
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Stage 1
The first stage of the 2013 Tour de Pologne is 173 kilometres long and starts in Sochaczew. The finish awaits in the capitol of Poland, Warsaw.
The first 100 kilometres went incredibly fast, with a few ties a group of 15-20 riders trying to form a breakaway. But the sprinter teams (mainly Rabobank and Sony Ericsson) never let them create a margin of more than 2 minutes.
Then it was time for Thomas Dekker to attack, but also his attempt was fruitless. The positive thing was, that he secured himself of the KOTM-jersey for at least 1 day.
But the mass sprint was inevitable. And without a sprinter in the team, all we did was trying to bring our riders safely to the finish. Rabobank formed a great train with Marko Kump and Mark Renshaw leading out Heinrich Haussler, and Haussler brought it home. He took the win, beating Tom Boonen and Ben Swift. Best from our team was Sep Vanmarcke in 26th place.
Results
| 1 | Heinrich Haussler | Rabobank Cycling Team | 3h42'31 | | 2 | Tom Boonen | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 3 | Ben Swift | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 4 | Tino Thömel | Red Bull - Cervélo | s.t. | | 5 | Mark Renshaw | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 6 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 7 | Roberto Ferrari | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 8 | Leigh Howard | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 9 | Christopher Sutton | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 10 | Charles Bradley Huff | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. |
Today's winner
Word from the DS
A day without problems for our riders.
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| SweatyViking |
Posted on 26-08-2012 21:36
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dienblad wrote:
Well, first of all: NOBODY POSTS PICTURES OF MONSTER GIRLS HERE BUT ME!!!! And if you do so, I'll start a witch hunt against you, just as USADA did. And the only nice thing about those Monster-girls are the boobs of the middle one that start to explode out of her shirt. My girls ( ) look better!
Owneth you the thread?? |
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| SweatyViking |
Posted on 26-08-2012 21:36
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dienblad wrote:
Well, first of all: NOBODY POSTS PICTURES OF MONSTER GIRLS HERE BUT ME!!!! And if you do so, I'll start a witch hunt against you, just as USADA did. And the only nice thing about those Monster-girls are the boobs of the middle one that start to explode out of her shirt. My girls ( ) look better!
Owneth you the thread?? |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 26-08-2012 21:37
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SweatyViking wrote:
dienblad wrote:
Well, first of all: NOBODY POSTS PICTURES OF MONSTER GIRLS HERE BUT ME!!!! And if you do so, I'll start a witch hunt against you, just as USADA did. And the only nice thing about those Monster-girls are the boobs of the middle one that start to explode out of her shirt. My girls ( ) look better!
Owneth you the thread??
Yep, it's my story
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| dienblad |
Posted on 26-08-2012 21:55
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Stage 2
Another flat stage today, but this one is 238 kilometres long. The start is in Rawa Mazowiecha and the finish in Dabrowa Górnica.
10km to go
The weather is horrible today in Poland, as the rain is pouring down. There has been a split in the peloton so far because of a crash 50km before the finish. And now with 10km to go, a 2nd crash occurs, but this time it's a big one, as only 47 riders manage to stay in the first peloton. Also many GC-contenders are part of the crash, as Sánchez, Ballan, Ruijgh, Voigt, Kreuziger, Cunego, Pozzato and Kiryienka.
Finish
In contrary to yesterday, Rabobank does a very bad job, so Haussler is nowhere to be seen. Tom Boonen is the fastest today, easily beating Marco Bandiera (Omega Pharma) and Leigh Howard (Qantas). Sep Vanmarcke finishes in 16th. All of our GC-contenders (Dekker-Gesink-Kelderman) finish in this first peloton, consisting of 47 riders. And because of a split up yesterday due to a smaller crash, only 35 riders have a chance at the GC-win.
Results
| 1 | Tom Boonen | Sony Ericsson | 5h20'56 | | 2 | Marco Bandiera | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 3 | Leigh Howard | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 4 | Giovanni Visconti | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 5 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 6 | Roberto Ferrari | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 7 | Matthew Hayman | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 8 | Ben Swift | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 9 | Daniele Bennati | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 10 | Murilo Fischer | Sony Ericsson | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Tom Boonen | Sony Ericsson | 9h03'11 | | 2 | Heinrich Haussler | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 6 | | 3 | Bernardo Riccio | Androni Giocattoli | + 9 | | 4 | Ben Swift | Sky ProCycling | + 10 | | 5 | Marco Bandiera | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 6 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 7 | Leigh Howard | Qantas Airways | + 12 | | 8 | Jimmy Casper | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | 9 | Matthew Hayman | Qantas Airways | + 14 | | 10 | Vitali Kondrut | Lampre - Generali | s.t. |
Today's winner
Word from the DS
WIth the big crash, we can only be happy to have stayed out of trouble....
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 26-08-2012 22:08
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None of your GC riders affected is the most important. Pity about Ruijgh though. When the hills arrive, your team will have the chance to shine. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 26-08-2012 22:35
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Nice shot of the fall!
I don't enjoy falls in real life, but on PCM I dig 'em |
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| baia |
Posted on 26-08-2012 23:01
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Hats off mate..... incredible story.
Good luck for Pologne.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 27-08-2012 02:28
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This story is brilliant. 
And so is the crash picture.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 27-08-2012 07:05
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@ FreitasPCM: I really have no expectations for this race....
@ Ian Butler: As long as my team leaders aren't involved, I like them to in the game.
@ baia: Thanks man. Really miss your story-writing... Remember it when the PCM.daily awards are!!
@ baseballover 312: wow, thanks a lot, really happy with that!
Edited by dienblad on 27-08-2012 07:06
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 27-08-2012 11:54
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Low key start for the team in Poland, but things should get better as the race goes on
Love the new sport of ''Synchronised crashing'', totally brilliant |
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