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Ian Boswell: Sleeping
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 24-12-2013 18:58
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welker3257 - Hope your feeling better for tomorrow  |
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| duxili |
Posted on 25-12-2013 16:38
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Hope you feel better and have a good Christmas!
We can wait to see what happen between Sagan and Ian
... but not to long 
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| welker3257 |
Posted on 25-12-2013 17:42
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sutty68: Thanks
duxili: You won't have to wait much longer.
Working on stage 4 report up sometime today, just don't know when.
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Posted on 25-12-2013 18:49
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Tour of the Basque Stage 4
This is the queen stage of the race, with 4 cat 1 climbs and the finish with the Eibar climb. I have to distance Sagan today if I want to win the race.
The Race
The day's six man breakaway consisted of: Fedrigo of FDJ, Plaza of Movistar, Zandio of Oakley, Vorganov of Katusha, Voss of NetApp, and Voigt of Trek.
We jump to the first of the two cat 2 climbs, and Contador accelerates away from the bunch. After a poor showing yesterday, the Spaniard needs over a minute over Sagan.
Sagan and Quintana followed, but the Slovakian soon cracked, and the duo of climbers rode away from him. I'm stuck in between the 35 man bunch and Contador.
In the descent, we all regrouped and I'm in this 12 man group that consists of the break, Contador, Quintana, Kwiatkowski, Costa, and Anton. Sagan and Gilbert are 1 minute back.
With 1 km to climb, Quintana finally makes his move, and I'm struggling to hang in with him.
As we hit the top of the climb, Quintana and Contador lead me by 15 seconds. I lead Kwiatkowski by 10 seconds. All the others are all about 10 seconds apart.
Quintana takes the stage, as I catch up in the sprint and take third. Contador is second, Kwiatkowski fourth 12 seconds back. Sagan is 2 minutes back in 14th.
Stage Resulst
| 1 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | 5h11'56 | | 2 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | 3 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 4 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 12 | | 5 | Igor Antón | Team Oakley | + 28 | | 6 | Pierrick Fédrigo | FDJ.fr | + 38 | | 7 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | + 1'03 | | 8 | Eduard Vorganov | Team Katusha | + 1'11 | | 9 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1'23 | | 10 | Simon Spilak | Team Katusha | + 2'00 | | 11 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 12 | Pieter Weening | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 13 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | 14 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | + 2'36 | | 15 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | + 2'52 |
GC Standings
| 1 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | 18h07'34 | | 2 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 1'02 | | 3 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | 4 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1'14 | | 5 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1'45 | | 6 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | + 1'48 | | 7 | Igor Antón | Team Oakley | + 2'27 | | 8 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | + 2'36 | | 9 | Pieter Weening | Orica GreenEdge | + 3'02 | | 10 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | 2 | 52 | | 2 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | 16 | 46 | | 3 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | 25 | 44 | | 4 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | 7 | 37 | | 5 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | 9 | 35 |
KOM
| 1 | Pierrick Fédrigo | FDJ.fr | 38 | 38 | | 2 | Xabier Zandio | Team Oakley | 26 | 26 | | 3 | Eduard Vorganov | Team Katusha | 23 | 23 | | 4 | Chad Haga | Team Argos - Shimano | 0 | 20 | | 5 | Caleb Fairly | Garmin Sharp | 0 | 18 |
U25
| 1 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | 18h07'34 (1) | | 2 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 1'02 (2) | | 3 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1'14 (3) | | 4 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1'45 (4) | | 5 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | + 2'36 (5) |
Post Race Comments- My goal was to distance Sagan, and I did so as he lost 2 minutes today. I have a minute over Quintana and Contador, but I'm very worried about tomorrow's stage. It suits Quintana a lot more than me, with a lot of tough descending. I would like to be in yellow heading into the TT.
See You Then- Ian
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| Shonak |
Posted on 25-12-2013 21:29
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Contador & Quintana sure didn't make it easy for Ian, but he prevailed. And as a reward, being leader of the race sure is something. Off to a second straight stage race win hopefully.
The blue of Contador's shirt made me at first think he rode for Garmin-Sharp now. No more Tinkoff?
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| baia |
Posted on 25-12-2013 22:13
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Hard but Ian defended himself greatly.. well done.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 26-12-2013 17:33
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Nice riding from Ian today |
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Posted on 26-12-2013 18:59
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Nice tactics from MTN 
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| duxili |
Posted on 27-12-2013 08:48
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WHAT A STAGE! 
Sticking with best climbers till the end, grabbing the lead with a solid lead over 1'...
Well, I won't be so eager to read the next reports, you killed the suspense no matter what you claim
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| welker3257 |
Posted on 31-12-2013 17:45
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A little update guys, this will get back and running tomorrow, hopefully. I've had a lot less time recently than I thought I would, and my spare time has been spent doing the MFS transfer.
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| steve smink |
Posted on 31-12-2013 21:05
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nice story just picking it up now |
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Posted on 03-01-2014 04:02
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steve smink wrote:
nice story just picking it up now
Great to have you on board
Working on the stage 5 report right now
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Posted on 03-01-2014 04:22
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Tour of the Basque Country Stage 5
The last road stage of the Tour of the Basque Country features 9 categorized climbs, the last of which tops out with 6 km to go. I would like to retain my yellow jersey.
The Race
The day's four man breakaway formed on the first climb. Our very own Danny Teklehaimanot is in there, along with: Anacona of Lampre, Wegmann of Garmin, and Roy of FDJ.
With 25 km to go, Sagan goes, and he just riders away from the rest of the riders. The break is 8 30 up the road at this point, and one of them will win the stage.
On the next climb; Costa, Contador, and Quintana just ride me off their wheel as they go in pursuit of Sagan.
With 10 km to go, the group of three have caught Sagan, and Quintana has attacked away from Sagan and Co. The Colombian has 30 seconds to the group of three, and they have 25 seconds to my group. Anacona has attacked from the break and is 6 minutes ahead of Quintana.
At the foot of the final climb, I finally claw my way back to Sagan, Contador, and Costa. However, Quintana is one minute up the road, and if that gap holds, he will take over yellow.
As I top out on the final climb. Quintana is now 1 15 ahead. Contador is somewhere in the middle, and Sagan has been dropped.
Meanwhile, Winner Anacona takes a brilliant solo victory! Wegmann finishes second, and Danny takes a very solid third on the day. Quintana rolls across the line at 5 02. I'm told over the radio that I have to finish at 6 04 to keep yellow.
As I hit the line for seventh place, I quickly look up, but I don't catch the time. Was I able to keep yellow?
Stage Results
| 1 | Winner Anacona | Lampre - Merida | 5h12'44 | | 2 | Fabian Wegmann | Garmin Sharp | + 53 | | 3 | Daniel Teklehaimanot | MTN - Qhubeka | + 2'20 | | 4 | Jérémy Roy | FDJ.fr | + 2'46 | | 5 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 5'02 | | 6 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | + 5'36 | | 7 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | + 6'08 | | 8 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 9 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | + 7'10 | | 10 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. |
GC Standings
| 1 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | 23h26'22 | | 2 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | + 4 | | 3 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | + 34 | | 4 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | + 1'52 | | 5 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 2'20 | | 6 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2'51 | | 7 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | + 3'42 | | 8 | Pieter Weening | Orica GreenEdge | + 4'08 | | 9 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | 10 | Simon Spilak | Team Katusha | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | 7 | 59 | | 2 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | 12 | 56 | | 3 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | 9 | 55 | | 4 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | 8 | 43 | | 5 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | 2 | 39 | | 6 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | 10 | 39 | | 7 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 6 | 34 | | 8 | Winner Anacona | Lampre - Merida | 28 | 28 | | 9 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | 5 | 26 | | 10 | Gianni Meersman | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 0 | 22 |
KOM
| 1 | Pierrick Fédrigo | FDJ.fr | 0 | 38 | | 2 | Xabier Zandio | Team Oakley | 0 | 26 | | 3 | Jérémy Roy | FDJ.fr | 25 | 25 | | 4 | Fabian Wegmann | Garmin Sharp | 22 | 24 | | 5 | Eduard Vorganov | Team Katusha | 0 | 23 | | 6 | Winner Anacona | Lampre - Merida | 22 | 23 | | 7 | Chad Haga | Team Argos - Shimano | 0 | 20 | | 8 | Caleb Fairly | Garmin Sharp | 0 | 18 | | 9 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | 0 | 15 | | 10 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | 0 | 14 |
U25
| 1 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | 23h26'22 (1) | | 2 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | + 4 (2) | | 3 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 2'20 (3) | | 4 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2'51 (4) | | 5 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | + 3'42 (5) |
Post Race Comments- Today was very demoralizing, I gave it best, but my best wan't good enough to keep Quintana close today. I will get that jersey back tomorrow and get another stage race win. Tomorrow is the hilly time trial. In Tirreno, I beat Quintana by 45 seconds, but he was out of form. I hope to beat an in form Quintana in the TT tomorrow.
See You Then- Ian
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Posted on 03-01-2014 12:26
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To lose the lead by four seconds is a tough one to take, but i am sure Ian will put in a good TT performance tomorrow and get it back |
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Posted on 03-01-2014 12:28
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Good luck for the time trial. Today wasn't the best day for Ian as he lost the jersey, but all considering, it could have been way worse. 4 seconds is nothing for Ian to catch up in a TT.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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Posted on 03-01-2014 12:38
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So close... Ian might have lost the lead but this is making for an interesting battle wich i hope Ian will win... good luck for the TT..
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Posted on 04-01-2014 17:17
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sutty68: That is the plan
Shonak: Thanks, I agree, it could have been a lot worse
baia: Thanks
Next stage up at some point today
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| duxili |
Posted on 04-01-2014 17:24
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It is not dramatic, Quitana and ITT 
Time to draw the hammer will come
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Posted on 04-01-2014 18:49
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duxili wrote:
It is not dramatic, Quitana and ITT
Time to draw the hammer will come
Their TT stats are only 2 apart, and Quintana has +2 in hill, so I think it will be relatively close
Working on the report, up in around 30 minutes
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Posted on 04-01-2014 19:15
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Tour of the Basque Country Stage 6
The final stage of the Basque Stage Race is a 20 km individual time trial. It features two cat 4 climbs, and is not for the specialists. Anything less than yellow would be a disappointment.
The Race
The best early time was set by Canadian Svein Tuft. The Orica-Greenedge rider rode the course in exactly 40 minutes. He would end the day in 30th place.
Jan Barta was the first to surpass Tuft, and the Czech Time Trial Champion finished with a time of 39 05.
The World Champion delivered a great performance on the hilly course. Tony Martin set the best time of the day, finishing with a time of 38 33.
Around this time I rolled off the start ramp, and I felt great coming at the start of my ride, definitely better than yesterday.
Alberto Contador would need a great ride to pull back a minute, and he didn't really deliver, as the Spaniard crossed the line with a time of 39 30.
I was the next rider to finish, and as I cross the line, I see 39 10 up on the board. The worst I could finish is 2nd in this race. Quintana would have to finish with a time of 39 14 to win the race.
As the Colombian hits the line, the clock says..... 39 43! I take another stage race win!
Stage Results
| 1 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 38'33 | | 2 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | + 22 | | 3 | Pieter Weening | Orica GreenEdge | + 23 | | 4 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team NetApp - Endura | + 24 | | 5 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | + 27 | | 6 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 28 | | 7 | Jan Barta | Team NetApp - Endura | + 32 | | 8 | Lieuwe Westra | Astana Pro Team | + 37 | | 9 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 10 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 11 | Jean-Christophe Peraud | AG2R La Mondiale | + 40 | | 12 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin Sharp | + 43 | | 13 | Simon Spilak | Team Katusha | + 49 | | 14 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | + 53 | | 15 | Nicolas Roche | Team Saxo Bank | + 55 | | 16 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | + 56 | | 17 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | + 57 | | 18 | Michael Rogers | Team Saxo Bank | + 1'00 | | 19 | Moreno Moser | Cannondale | + 1'09 | | 20 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 1'10 |
GC Standings
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | 24h05'36 | | 2 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 29 | | 3 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | + 50 | | 4 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | + 1'38 | | 5 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 2'07 | | 6 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 3'44 | | 7 | Pieter Weening | Orica GreenEdge | + 3'50 | | 8 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team NetApp - Endura | + 3'51 | | 9 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | + 3'54 | | 10 | Simon Spilak | Team Katusha | + 4'16 |
Points
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | 0 | 59 | | 2 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | 0 | 56 | | 3 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | 1 | 56 | | 4 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | 6 | 49 | | 5 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | 0 | 39 |
KOM
| 1 | Pierrick Fédrigo | FDJ.fr | 0 | 38 | | 2 | Xabier Zandio | Team Oakley | 0 | 26 | | 3 | Jérémy Roy | FDJ.fr | 0 | 25 | | 4 | Fabian Wegmann | Garmin Sharp | 0 | 24 | | 5 | Winner Anacona | Lampre - Merida | 0 | 23 |
U25
| 1 | Ian Boswell | MTN - Qhubeka | 24h05'36 (1) | | 2 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 29 (2) | | 3 | Michał Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 2'07 (3) | | 4 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 3'44 (4) | | 5 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | + 3'54 (5) |
Post Race Comments- Woo Hoo! Very pleased with my ride today, couldn't have asked for much more today. My next three races are the Ardennes Classics, and I would like to get some top 10s, and maybe a podium.
See You Then- Ian
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