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Roberto Velásquez: The Story of A Legend |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-10-2012 20:47
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francopell: Thanks 
JuanMotr: Thanks, much appreciated.
TimoCycling: You read his biography, too? 
Wild Dog: Thanks 
Daggen: Yeah I've thought about that. But my English isn't good enough for being an English author. I could write in Dutch, but then the public is quite limited Thanks for the compliment! |
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| francopell |
Posted on 16-10-2012 20:53
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Your English seems fine to me
You can always be a children's author |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 16-10-2012 20:58
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francopell wrote:
Your English seems fine to me
You can always be a children's author
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| Wild Dog |
Posted on 16-10-2012 21:03
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Journalist is a great idea. Then we can become mates I want to be journalist too. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-10-2012 21:29
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I'll think about it 
And then I can still use my camera
Next report coming up a bit later, just raced it. |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 16-10-2012 21:32
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I want to become a journalist too but in sweden |
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 16-10-2012 21:33
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Ian Butler wrote:
francopell: Thanks
JuanMotr: Thanks, much appreciated.
TimoCycling: You read his biography, too?
Wild Dog: Thanks
Daggen: Yeah I've thought about that. But my English isn't good enough for being an English author. I could write in Dutch, but then the public is quite limited Thanks for the compliment!
No, I wrote it. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-10-2012 21:36
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Daggen: Hope you make it true
TimoCycling: Nice one
Edited by Ian Butler on 16-10-2012 21:48
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-10-2012 21:48
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Paris - Nice 2013 - Stage 4/5
I'm incredibly happy, what a performance!
- Robert Kiserlovski 07/03/2013 -
The first mountain stage of Paris - Nice. The first battle between El Pistolero and Cannibal 2.0!
Contador fell mid-race, fortunately for him, no team decided to use it against him.
Contador certainly came back, and when the altitude started going upwards, he launched an attack. Roberto was sticking to his wheels.
One man was still up ahead, Contador and Roberto joined him just before the sprint. That man was Kiserlovski.
Both men looked at each other and Kiserlovski took profit from it. He took a deserving stage win, while Roberto won the duel against Contador.
Result
| 1 | Robert Kiserlovski | Astana Pro Team | 5h24'24 | | | 2 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | s.t. | IanButler | | 3 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 4 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | + 2'04 | | | 5 | Chris Horner | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 2'11 | | | 6 | Peter Velits | Mipfre - Euskadi | s.t. | | | 7 | Fränk Schleck | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 2'25 | | | 8 | Christophe Le Mével | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 9 | Nicolas Roche | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 10 | Luis León Sánchez | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | |
GC
| 1 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | 13h37'29 | | | 2 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | + 19 | IanButler | | 3 | Robert Kiserlovski | Astana Pro Team | + 22 | | | 4 | Vasil Kiryienka | Movistar Team | + 2'03 | | | 5 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | + 2'06 | | | 6 | Luis León Sánchez | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 2'19 | | | 7 | Chris Horner | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 2'26 | | | 8 | Peter Velits | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 2'29 | | | 9 | Wilco Kelderman | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 2'42 | | | 10 | Dries Devenyns | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 2'45 | |
The General Classification was finally getting into shape, and the best were on top, with a mere 19 seconds separating them. It proved to be a beautiful battle yet to come... |
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 16-10-2012 21:50
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Great win for Kiserlovski. Battle vs Contador undecided... Exciting |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 16-10-2012 22:30
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Almost there. Only 19 seconds away from Contador.
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 16-10-2012 22:32
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Great 2nd place.
I´m almost sure he could won it but let Kiserlovski to take stage.
Am I right? |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-10-2012 09:08
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TimoCycling: They'll definitely battle it out in the next stage
Jakstar22: Let's hope the mountain TT is in favor for Roberto. He doesn't like TTs but a mountain one is still different.
JuanMotr: Maybe he could've won, yeah But all he cared about was Contador so he stuck to his wheel quite long and only sprinted away from him in the final 400m |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-10-2012 10:26
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Paris - Nice 2013 - Stage 6
With only 19 seconds between Contador and Roberto, this proved to be a very exciting day.
The two enemies were riding side by side the entire race, not letting each other out of their sights.
On the hill close to the finish, Contador decided to act, try to increase his lead.
Meanwhile, One breakaway rider was still out there, certain of the win, Tschopp.
A small group, containing El Pistolero and Cannibal 2.0, were headed towards the finish, sprinting for some boni seconds.
And it was El Pistolero who made it, with a few inches!
Roberto Velásquez:
It was a hard day, Saxo Bank layed a hard pace all day long. I didn't have any energy left in the sprint. Contador is just so strong, if I want to beat him here, I'll have to come up with something fast!
Result
| 1 | Johann Tschopp | BMC Racing Team | 4h29'33 | | | 2 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | + 1'13 | | | 3 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | s.t. | IanButler | | 4 | Igor Anton | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 1'24 | | | 5 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 1'35 | | | 6 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 7 | Fränk Schleck | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 1'45 | | | 8 | Christian Knees | Sky Pro Cycling | + 1'55 | | | 9 | Blel Kadri | Team Europcar | + 2'15 | | | 10 | Luis León Sánchez | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | |
GC
| 1 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | 21h37'15 | | | 2 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | + 21 | IanButler | | 3 | Robert Kiserlovski | Astana Pro Team | + 1'28 | | | 4 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | + 2'32 | | | 5 | Vasil Kiryienka | Movistar Team | + 3'09 | | | 6 | Igor Anton | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 3'13 | | | 7 | Luis León Sánchez | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 3'25 | | | 8 | Chris Horner | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 3'32 | | | 9 | Peter Velits | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 3'35 | | | 10 | Dries Devenyns | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 3'51 | |
What remained was one mountain stage and one mountain TT. |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 17-10-2012 10:30
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Good race. Hopefully Roberto can beat or Alberto.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-10-2012 11:07
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Thanks, you'll see in a minute |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-10-2012 11:08
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Paris - Nice 2013 - Stage 7
The previous day, Roberto had said he needed to come up with something fast. And he had...
It was strange, Roberto moving up way to the front with 42km left to go.
But only seconds later everyone knew what was up: Roberto Velásquez was attempting one of the greatest solos in years to grab the GC. With 41km left to go, Roberto was off, with a long road ahead of him.
It was mostly climbing and descending, and Saxo Bank was unable to bridge the gap.
Victory for Roberto Velásquez! His second of the season. His attempt to grab the win had been a major success.
Result
| 1 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 5h16'54 | IanButler | | 2 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | + 1'17 | | | 3 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | + 3'01 | | | 4 | Robert Kiserlovski | Astana Pro Team | + 3'12 | | | 5 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 6 | Igor Anton | Mipfre - Euskadi | s.t. | | | 7 | Nicolas Roche | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 8 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 9 | Peter Velits | Mipfre - Euskadi | s.t. | | | 10 | Maxime Monfort | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | |
GC
| 1 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 26h54'24 | IanButler | | 2 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | + 2'44 | | | 3 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | + 3'30 | | | 4 | Robert Kiserlovski | Astana Pro Team | + 4'25 | | | 5 | Igor Anton | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 6'10 | | | 6 | Luis León Sánchez | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 6'22 | | | 7 | Chris Horner | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 6'29 | | | 8 | Peter Velits | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 6'32 | | | 9 | Dries Devenyns | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 6'48 | | | 10 | Fränk Schleck | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 6'49 | |
Only the time trial was left. When I was following Paris - Nice in those days, I was going crazy. Roberto was becoming a hero, truly a cycling legend. I had the fortune of asking Roberto about his win:
Well, I needed to do something. Contador is impossible to shake, so I had to go from far out, when he wouldn't even try to stick to my wheels. I'm very happy with this victory, it was very hard near the end, I was really dying there. So now I hope I can perform well tomorrow, and wrap this race up! |
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| Wild Dog |
Posted on 17-10-2012 11:12
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Wow! Great win there. Beautiful riding |
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 17-10-2012 11:13
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What a champion! 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-10-2012 11:50
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Paris - Nice 2013 - Stage 8
The time trial to Col d'Eze, which had been the finish for Paris - Nice for many years, between the 60s and the 90s. They had it re-installed in 2012 and again it would be the finish of the race, still going strong today.
We were unable to recover official pictures, they seemed to have been lost. However, we have the result and we have been able to track down a fan who still had digital pictures of that day. On one of those pictures we see Roberto climbing in his yellow shirt.
Result
| 1 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | 19'49 | | | 2 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | + 11 | | | 3 | Peter Velits | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 35 | | | 4 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | + 36 | IanButler | | 5 | Robert Kiserlovski | Astana Pro Team | + 49 | | | 6 | Michael Rogers | Sky Pro Cycling | + 52 | | | 7 | Nicolas Roche | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 53 | | | 8 | Igor Anton | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 56 | | | 9 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 57 | | | 10 | Chris Horner | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 1'03 | |
GC
| 1 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 27h14'49 | IanButler | | 2 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | + 2'08 | | | 3 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | + 3'05 | | | 4 | Robert Kiserlovski | Astana Pro Team | + 4'38 | | | 5 | Igor Anton | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 6'30 | | | 6 | Peter Velits | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 6'31 | | | 7 | Luis León Sánchez | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 6'53 | | | 8 | Chris Horner | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 6'56 | | | 9 | Nicolas Roche | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 7'34 | | | 10 | Dries Devenyns | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 7'38 | |
Points
| 1 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | 121 | | | 2 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | 112 | | | 3 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 110 | IanButler |
KoM
| 1 | Johann Tschopp | BMC Racing Team | 28 | | | 2 | Christian Knees | Sky Pro Cycling | 26 | | | 3 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 25 | IanButler |
The interview with Roberto has also been lost. We guess he must've been thrilled with this result. His first (of many) French stage race wins. |
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