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| welker3257 |
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Monthly Interview: Ian Boswell
We are here with Ian Boswell of the team MTN-Qhubeka. The second year pro rode with Sky in the first half of last year, before the British team disbanded after a doping scandal at the Giro. Ian’s name was cleared of any wrong-doing, and he soon signed with MTN-Qhubeka. The young American has won both stage races he taken part in this year: The Tour of Oman, and Tirreno-Adriatico.
Interviewer: Congrats on your win of Tirreno - Adriatico, did you celebrate a lot already?
Ian Boswell: I certainly did, I probably celebrated too much. Three weeks is a long time to celebrate.
Interviewer: Winning such a race on World Tour level is a big achievement; do you think there will be more to follow this season?
Ian Boswell: I sure hope there will be more; I will give it my best shot.
Interviewer: What hopes and expectations do you have for the Tour de France this year as a season highlight?
Ian Boswell: My current goal is a top five, but it all depends on who shows up at the start.
Int: In retro perspective, how would you describe the Sky doping from your point of view, how did you experience the events and what impact did it have on you on a professional and personal level?
IB: It was a very sad and crazy time; lots of fans were calling for the whole team to get bans. It wasn’t a fun time, and I don’t think I will live it down.
Int: The move to MTN seems to have paid off by now, with them reaching World Tour level and you as one of the key riders. The contract runs until 2016 and quite a lot could change in that time, any worries concering the team's development or your own along the way?
IB: I don’t really have any worries. Alex (Zulle) is doing a great job with our training and coaching us.
Int: What was your sweetest victory so far in your young career?
IB: I’d say my second victory. It was a long solo win in the Tour of Utah. I got caught by Acevedo, but then dropped him with 5 km to go. It was awesome.
Int: You are bringing MTN to a spot where they never thought would be possible. This might bring many teams to wish to have you... will you ride for other team at the end of the season or will you fulfill your 3/5 years contract by MTN?
IB: I currently plan to ride out my contract barring something drastic happening within the team.
Int: You have a release clause with MTN which releases you if the team does not ride in WT in next 2 years. I see you are almost the only rider who brings points to them, isn´t this a little too much for you?
IB: I’m really not the only rider scoring points. So far, we have 6 guys who have scored this year. Also, Stybar, Ciolek, and Thomas will all bring in large point totals.
Int: That concludes our interview, thank you for coming Mr. Boswell.
Ride of the Month:  Mark Cavendish  Milan-San-Remo
The Manxman showed his improvement on hills, taking his second monument on a route that he thought was too hard for him.
Surprise of the Month:  Ion Izagirre  Paris-Nice
The Spainard shocked the cycling world, taking the French Stage Race with a solo win on stage 7, and then defending his lead in the final Time Trial.
Rider of the Month:  Fabian Cancellara
"Spartacus" had a great month, taking 4th in Paris-Nice, 2nd in Milan San Remo, and 1st in E3, and De Ronde. A deserved award for Cancellara.
WT Races
| Paris-Nice 1st Ion Izagirre 2nd Thomas Voeckler 3rd Diego Ulissi | Tirreno-Adriatico 1st Ian Boswell 2nd  Carlos Betancur 3rd  Ryder Hesjedal | Milan-San-Remo 1st Marl Cavendish 2nd Fabian Cancellara 3rd  Greg Henderson |  E3 Harelbeke 1st Fabian Cancellara 2nd Tom Boonen 3rd  Zdenek Stybar | Gent-Wevelgem 1st Tom Boonen 2nd Greg Van Avermaet 3rd  Bernhard Eisel | Volta Cataluyna 1st Joaquim Rodriguez 2nd  Peter Sagan 3rd Alberto Contador | | Ronde Van Vlaanderen 1st Fabian Cancellara 2nd Tom Boonen 3rd Sep Vanmarcke |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 20-12-2013 20:30
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Great interview, fun to read. 
Ion Izagirre as surprise of the month is a good selection. 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 20-12-2013 23:17
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Ian's first place in Tirreno really stands out in that list |
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Posted on 20-12-2013 23:43
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Well done, liked to read the interview.. great surprise indeed with Ion Izagirre..
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Posted on 21-12-2013 05:13
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Shonak: Glad you liked it, considering the wall of questions you sent me 
sutty68: I would hope it stands out
baia: Thanks, there was literally no one at P-N this year.
Tour of Basque Country starts tomorrow, probably two, maybe three stages
Edited by welker3257 on 21-12-2013 05:15
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| duxili |
Posted on 21-12-2013 07:18
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Great job in Tirreno.
Ian is fun to be interviewed 
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Posted on 21-12-2013 17:11
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Tour of the Basque County Preview
We bring a relatively weak team to the race, as most of guys in this race are building up to the Giro. The main contenders for the GC are: Sagan, Gilbert, Moreno, Contador, and Quintana.
Stage 1 is a hilly race that features three passes of a cat 2 climb. The last climb of the day tops out with 4.5 km to go.
The Race
Three riders formed the break at the gun. The riders: Haga of Argos, Fairly of Garmin, Tjallingii of Belkin.
On the second time up the big climb, Piedra and Acevedo went on the attack. It is 1 minute to the duo of Spanish speakers, and another 3 to the break.
The two were quickly brought back into the bunch. On the last passage of the big climb, four riders got away from the rest. They were: Kangert, Vannedert, Quintana, and Anton.
With 20 km to go, Haga is the last one ahead of the bunch. He has a 1 45 gap to the Belkin-led bunch.
At the foot of the final climb, Bardet went on the attack, and we let him go in search of Haga.
At the summit of the climb, Bardet has caught and passed Haga and is soloing to a stage win and the yellow jersey.
The Frenchman takes a beautiful solo win! 40 seconds later Acevedo crosses the line leading in the bunch. Haga takes a deserved third place on the day. I finish in sixth.
Stage Results
| 1 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | 4h30'05 | | 2 | Janier Acevedo | Garmin Sharp | + 40 | | 3 | Chad Haga | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 4 | David López | Team Oakley | s.t. | | 5 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 6 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 7 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 8 | Dominik Nerz | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 9 | Peter Velits | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 10 | Gianni Meersman | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | 25 | 25 | | 2 | Janier Acevedo | Garmin Sharp | 20 | 20 | | 3 | Chad Haga | Team Argos - Shimano | 19 | 19 | | 4 | David López | Team Oakley | 14 | 14 | | 5 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | 12 | 12 |
KOM
| 1 | Chad Haga | Team Argos - Shimano | 20 | 20 | | 2 | Caleb Fairly | Garmin Sharp | 18 | 18 | | 3 | Maarten Tjallingii | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 9 | 9 | | 4 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | 5 | 5 | | 5 | Antonio Piedra | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 2 | 2 |
U25
| 1 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | 4h30'05 | 4h30'05 (1) | | 2 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | + 40 | + 40 (2) | | 3 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | s.t. | + 40 (3) |
Post Race Comments- A tough day for me. I struggled today to keep up with Gilbert. I not in near as good form as I was in Tirreno, and I think a top 5 will be tough. Tomorrow is the flat stage, and I won't make a report.
See You Then- Ian
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| Shonak |
Posted on 21-12-2013 17:13
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Solid performance, Ian, on this first day. Vuelta Ciclista a PaÃs Vasco 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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Posted on 21-12-2013 17:13
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Nice start from Ian |
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Posted on 21-12-2013 17:47
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Acevedo .. sorry.. 
Good start from Ian, he will for sure close that gap..
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Posted on 22-12-2013 16:34
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Shonak: Thanks
sutty68: It was
baia: I could care less, I am sure he will
quick-simmed stage 2
Tour of the Basque Country Stage 2
Stage Results
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | 4h04'45 | | 2 | Brett Lancaster | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 3 | Gianni Meersman | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Matti Breschel | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | 5 | Bernhard Eisel | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | 6 | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Matthew Hayman | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 8 | Yauheni Hutarovich | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 9 | Nikias Arndt | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 10 | Maarten Wynants | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
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| duxili |
Posted on 22-12-2013 17:30
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Bardet has been impressive, but Ian is still very well placed. It looks like he will get another nice result in Spain
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Posted on 23-12-2013 20:14
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duxili wrote:
Bardet has been impressive, but Ian is still very well placed. It looks like he will get another nice result in Spain
I sure hope he does
working on stage 3 report right now
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Posted on 23-12-2013 20:28
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Tour of the Basque Country Stage 3
The third stage of the spanish race features a three km long summit finish with an average gradient of 12%. My goal is to be on the podium today.
The Race
The day's four man group got away after the first climb. The riders: Piedra of Caja Rujal, Offredo of FDJ, Txurrka of Oakley, and Ignatenko of Katusha.
With 35 km to go, Quintana was already attacking, and he got away for a short period on a short cat 4. He was brought back in the descent.
It didn't take long for Quintana to attack again. This time no one even tried to follow the Colombian.
With 10 km to go, Ignatkenko is 1 15 ahead of the BMC-led peloton. Quintana has been brought back at this time.
As soon as the riders hit the final climb, Sagan accelerated up the climb, taking Gilbert and I with him.
With 1 km to go, Gilbert is cracking behind Sagan's pace. However, I'm pulling him back, can I get past the Slovakian in time to take the win?
I can't as Peter Sagan takes his second stage win in a row and the leader's jersey. I take second with Gilbert third 11 seconds back. Costa finishes fourth and former leader Bardet finishes 1 01 back.
Stage Results
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | 4h20'08 | | 2 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 3 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 11 | | 4 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | + 45 | | 5 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1'02 | | 6 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 7 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | 8 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | 9 | Pieter Weening | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 10 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. |
GC Standings
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | 12h55'38 | | 2 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 3 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 11 | | 4 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 22 | | 5 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | + 45 | | 6 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1'02 | | 7 | Rinaldo Nocentini | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 8 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 10 | Pieter Weening | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | 25 | 50 | | 2 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | 5 | 30 | | 3 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | 20 | 30 | | 4 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | 14 | 26 | | 5 | Gianni Meersman | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 0 | 22 |
KOM
| 1 | Chad Haga | Team Argos - Shimano | 0 | 20 | | 2 | Caleb Fairly | Garmin Sharp | 0 | 18 | | 3 | Antonio Piedra | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 9 | 14 | | 4 | Maarten Tjallingii | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0 | 11 | | 5 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | 10 | 10 |
U25
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | 12h55'38 (1) | | 2 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | + 0 (2) | | 3 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 22 (3) | | 4 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1'02 (4) | | 5 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 1'02 (5) |
Post Race Comments- I wanted a podium, and I took second. I can't really ask for more than to finish on the same time as the leader's in this race. All of these road stages are really suited to Sagan. Tomorrow is another hilly day, and I hope to retain my GC spot.
See You Then- Ian
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Posted on 23-12-2013 20:32
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What are Sagan's stats?
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Posted on 23-12-2013 21:41
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Great story! Saw it only today. Read as a book. Thanks! What are Sagan's and Ian's stats now?
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Posted on 23-12-2013 21:50
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Great stage, well done. I told Ian would close that gap, great.
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Posted on 23-12-2013 23:26
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Nice to see Ian battling it out with Sagan |
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Posted on 24-12-2013 02:51
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Sagan vs Ian - here we go into another round.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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Posted on 24-12-2013 16:47
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Thanks for all the replies, feeling really terrible right now, so as of now there won't be any reports today.
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