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| baia |
Posted on 22-04-2014 17:36
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There are some funny guys here.. 
Don´t give up Ian, as i said before, i´ll follow your story(any story from you), so keep it up.. if there is anything i´ve said that hurted you, it wasn´t my intention, sorry. 
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| The Hobbit |
Posted on 22-04-2014 17:37
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Mission accomplished 
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 22-04-2014 18:15
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Good Ian!! |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 22-04-2014 18:19
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From a design-point, belgian jersey is definitely one of the most beautiful. He reminds me quite a bit of Boonen in young years.
And hooray for "comeback"
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 22-04-2014 18:19
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Great news that you will continue |
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| VoetsT |
Posted on 22-04-2014 18:36
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Good races and good signing
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-04-2014 18:40
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FonsDeSpons - Thanks
baia - No, your comment was not one of those reactions I was talking about. Glad to hear you're still very much on board, though!
The Hobbit - Yeah, seems so 
TimoCycling - Thanks
Shonak - Yeah, lovely jersey, isn't it? I wish to give credit to the maker, but I don't know who it is. So mystery-maker, whoever did the Belgian Jersey for Orica in the 2014 V1 Database, thank you!
sutty68 - Glad to hear
VoetsT - Yeah, Roelandts will give him big support in many finales! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-04-2014 18:54
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 Tour de Pologne - Stage 1
Oh it feels great to be back here! Last year I surprised friend and foe by finishing second on the General Classification. This year's profile is more of the same, which means I came here with great ambitions. Let's hope for one place better than last year!
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 The first few stages are pancake flat. With the hilly stages in our minds, it's important to grab as many boni seconds as possible. Let's win today!
I spend a great deal talking to Gallopin, today. The new French champion is a real great guy. We spoke in English, since my French is just terrible.
I was brought perfectly by Carroll, our British sprinting sensation, and finished off the sprint with a victory! What a way to start!
| 1 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | 2h08'46 | | 2 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | + 4 | | 3 | Bradley Carroll | Orica GreenEdge | + 6 | | 4 | Karol Domagalski | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | + 8 | | 5 | Fabio Sabatini | Cannondale | + 10 | | 6 | Barry Markus | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Gediminas Bagdonas | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 8 | Tony Gallopin | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 9 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | s.t. | | 10 | Valentin Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | s.t. |
This year's field here in Poland is not of the highest level. I'm possibly the fastest sprinter here so I should be able to grab a few high places in the flat stages. The hilly stages will be tougher, with Voeckler, Bakelants, Velits and Moser, just to name a few.
 Tour de France 2015 | 1 | Rui Costa | Lampre - Merida | 88h51'04 | | 2 | Alberto Contador | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 3'08 | | 3 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | + 3'53 | | 4 | Richie Porte | Orica GreenEdge | + 8'16 | | 5 | Carlos Betancur | Movistar Team | + 14'09 | | 6 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 14'37 | | 7 | Simon Spilak | Team Katusha | + 15'18 | | 8 | Nicolas Roche | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 17'33 | | 9 | Sergio Henao | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 22'09 | | 10 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto Belisol | + 25'11 |
Spoiler | 11 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | + 25'31 | | 12 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | + 29'15 | | 13 | Janez Brajkovič | Astana Pro Team | + 34'03 | | 14 | Daniel Moreno | Team Katusha | + 35'50 | | 15 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale | + 36'34 | | 16 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 36'43 | | 17 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | + 37'17 | | 18 | Michael Rogers | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 37'42 | | 19 | Ion Izagirre | Movistar Team | + 41'09 | | 20 | Vasil Kiryienka | Team Sky | + 45'44 | | 21 | Peter Velits | BMC Racing Team | + 46'33 | | 22 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | + 46'34 | | 23 | Michele Scarponi | Astana Pro Team | + 46'38 | | 24 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 47'00 | | 25 | Daniel Navarro | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 48'17 | | 26 | Robert Kiserlovski | Trek Factory Racing | + 49'05 | | 27 | Andrew Talansky | Trek Factory Racing | + 49'09 | | 28 | Roman Kreuziger | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 53'38 | | 29 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 54'08 | | 30 | Pieter Weening | Orica GreenEdge | + 55'12 | | 31 | Kenny Elissonde | FDJ.fr | + 57'45 | | 32 | Igor Antón | Trek Factory Racing | + 57'52 | | 33 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin Sharp | + 58'49 | | 34 | Bradley Wiggins | Team Sky | + 58'50 | | 35 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Giant - Shimano | + 1h00'13 | | 36 | Cayetano Sarmiento | Cannondale | + 1h02'24 | | 37 | Pierre Rolland | Team Europcar | + 1h02'39 | | 38 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 1h04'29 | | 39 | Warren Barguil | Team Giant - Shimano | + 1h05'19 | | 40 | Daniel Martin | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1h05'46 | | 41 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | + 1h06'35 | | 42 | Thomas De Gendt | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1h07'42 | | 43 | Andy Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | + 1h08'02 | | 44 | Tony Martin | BMC Racing Team | + 1h10'16 | | 45 | Sylvain Chavanel | IAM Cycling | + 1h10'19 | | 46 | Bauke Mollema | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1h12'57 | | 47 | John Darwin Atapuma | BMC Racing Team | + 1h13'27 | | 48 | Lieuwe Westra | Astana Pro Team | + 1h14'08 | | 49 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team Sky | + 1h16'46 | | 50 | Thomas Löfkvist | IAM Cycling | + 1h18'23 | | 51 | Alexandre Geniez | FDJ.fr | + 1h20'26 | | 52 | Dario Cataldo | Team Sky | + 1h20'33 | | 53 | Sebastian Langeveld | Garmin Sharp | + 1h21'28 | | 54 | Haimar Zubeldia | Trek Factory Racing | + 1h25'13 | | 55 | Yury Trofimov | Team Katusha | + 1h27'03 | | 56 | Jesús Hernández | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 1h27'04 | | 57 | Zdenek Stybar | Team Giant - Shimano | + 1h27'05 | | 58 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1h28'15 | | 59 | Yoann Bagot | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 1h28'27 | | 60 | Christophe Riblon | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1h29'55 | | 61 | Laurens Ten Dam | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1h30'08 | | 62 | Rudy Molard | Roubaix Lille Métropole | + 1h31'49 | | 63 | Riccardo Zoidl | Trek Factory Racing | + 1h32'02 | | 64 | Michael Albasini | Orica GreenEdge | + 1h33'50 | | 65 | Simon Clarke | Orica GreenEdge | + 1h34'20 | | 66 | Maxime Bouet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1h34'59 | | 67 | Romain Sicard | Team Europcar | + 1h35'54 | | 68 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 1h36'10 | | 69 | Eduardo Sepulveda | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 1h41'17 | | 70 | Brice Feillu | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 1h44'10 | | 71 | Robert Gesink | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1h45'37 | | 72 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | + 1h46'33 | | 73 | Peter Stetina | BMC Racing Team | + 1h47'44 | | 74 | Matthias Frank | IAM Cycling | + 1h50'53 | | 75 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ.fr | + 1h52'12 | | 76 | Lars Boom | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1h53'42 | | 77 | Marcel Wyss | IAM Cycling | + 1h55'18 | | 78 | Thomas Damuseau | Team Giant - Shimano | + 1h55'59 | | 79 | Sébastien Reichenbach | IAM Cycling | + 1h56'49 | | 80 | Ramunas Navardauskas | Garmin Sharp | + 1h56'53 | | 81 | Stef Clement | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1h58'52 | | 82 | Rein Taaramäe | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 1h59'33 | | 83 | Johan Vansummeren | Garmin Sharp | + 2h02'37 | | 84 | Pierre-Luc Périchon | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 2h04'24 | | 85 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin Sharp | + 2h04'39 | | 86 | Ivan Basso | Cannondale | + 2h08'11 | | 87 | Simon Gerrans | Orica GreenEdge | + 2h11'07 | | 88 | Jérémy Roy | FDJ.fr | + 2h12'32 | | 89 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | + 2h13'30 | | 90 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | + 2h16'59 | | 91 | Sergey Lagutin | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 2h18'35 | | 92 | Guillaume Levarlet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 2h24'11 | | 93 | Tim Wellens | Lotto Belisol | + 2h25'03 | | 94 | Antoine Lavieu | Roubaix Lille Métropole | + 2h31'35 | | 95 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | + 2h33'35 | | 96 | Fränk Schleck | Trek Factory Racing | + 2h33'43 | | 97 | Francis Mourey | FDJ.fr | + 2h35'59 | | 98 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 2h36'07 | | 99 | Alexander Kristoff | Team Katusha | + 2h37'43 | | 100 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 2h39'17 | | 101 | José Serpa | Lampre - Merida | + 2h40'34 | | 102 | Pierrick Fédrigo | FDJ.fr | + 2h41'05 | | 103 | Giampaolo Caruso | Team Katusha | + 2h42'05 | | 104 | Christophe Kern | Team Europcar | + 2h42'18 | | 105 | Simon Yates | Orica GreenEdge | + 2h45'54 | | 106 | Florian Guillou | Team Europcar | + 2h46'43 | | 107 | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 2h47'24 | | 108 | Luis Ángel Maté | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 2h47'46 | | 109 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | + 2h59'47 | | 110 | Fabrice Jeandesboz | FDJ.fr | + 3h04'35 | | 111 | Cyril Gautier | Team Europcar | + 3h10'20 | | 112 | Clément Koretzky | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 3h13'42 | | 113 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | + 3h20'40 | | 114 | Kristof Vandewalle | Trek Factory Racing | + 3h26'45 | | 115 | Arnaud Demare | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 3h32'51 | | 116 | Rinaldo Nocentini | AG2R La Mondiale | + 3h38'17 | | 117 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 3h40'54 | | 118 | Salvatore Puccio | Lampre - Merida | + 3h43'26 | | 119 | Damien Gaudin | Team Katusha | + 3h43'52 | | 120 | Thierry Hupond | Team Giant - Shimano | + 3h53'44 | | 121 | Geoffrey Soupe | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 3h53'57 | | 122 | Kris Boeckmans | Lotto Belisol | + 4h03'09 | | 123 | Daniele Ratto | Cannondale | + 4h03'27 | | 124 | Egoitz García | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 4h05'53 | | 125 | Armindo Fonseca | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 4h05'59 | | 126 | Maxime Méderel | Team Europcar | + 4h07'40 | | 127 | Julien Simon | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 4h08'42 | | 128 | Alexey Tsatevitch | Team Katusha | + 4h09'35 | | 129 | Gianni Meersman | Team Giant - Shimano | + 4h23'03 | | 130 | Marcel Kittel | Team Giant - Shimano | + 4h36'47 | | 131 | Greg Van Avermaet | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 4h39'54 | | 132 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | + 4h41'57 | | 133 | Sacha Modolo | FDJ.fr | + 4h47'13 | | 134 | Sébastien Turgot | Movistar Team | + 4h47'38 | | 135 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | + 4h51'51 | | 136 | Oscar Gatto | Cannondale | + 4h54'05 | | 137 | Bernhard Eisel | Team Sky | + 4h55'01 | | 138 | Thomas Vaubourzeix | Roubaix Lille Métropole | + 4h55'59 | | 139 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Garmin Sharp | + 4h57'41 | | 140 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre - Merida | + 4h58'15 | | 141 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto Belisol | + 4h59'26 | | 142 | Martin Elmiger | IAM Cycling | + 4h59'36 | | 143 | Andrea Palini | Lampre - Merida | + 5h00'20 | | 144 | Maciej Bodnar | Cannondale | + 5h01'09 | | 145 | Nick Nuyens | Garmin Sharp | + 5h05'30 | | 146 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 5h08'30 | | 147 | Guillaume Boivin | Cannondale | + 5h10'01 | | 148 | Alexandre Pichot | Roubaix Lille Métropole | + 5h10'13 | | 149 | Juan José Lobato | Garmin Sharp | + 5h12'26 | | 150 | Matteo Bono | Lampre - Merida | + 5h15'17 | | 151 | Ben Swift | Team Sky | + 5h16'50 | | 152 | Romain Feillu | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 5h17'19 | | 153 | Gediminas Bagdonas | AG2R La Mondiale | + 5h17'26 | | 154 | Kevin Reza | Team Europcar | + 5h19'46 | | 155 | Davide Appollonio | AG2R La Mondiale | + 5h23'53 | | 156 | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 5h25'01 | | 157 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff - Saxo | + 5h25'49 | | 158 | Arnaud Gérard | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 5h26'11 | | 159 | Nikias Arndt | Team Giant - Shimano | + 5h26'25 | | 160 | Mitchell Docker | Orica GreenEdge | + 5h26'46 | | 161 | Fabio Sabatini | Cannondale | + 5h26'47 | | 162 | Steve Chainel | AG2R La Mondiale | + 5h26'49 | | 163 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale | + 5h27'07 | | 164 | Barry Markus | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 5h28'28 | | 165 | Tom Veelers | Team Giant - Shimano | + 5h28'40 | | 166 | Alexander Porsev | Team Katusha | + 5h29'06 | | 167 | Matteo Pelucchi | IAM Cycling | + 5h31'11 | | 168 | Laurent Pichon | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | + 5h31'52 | | 169 | Nacer Bouhanni | Lotto Belisol | + 5h32'09 | | 170 | Boy Van Poppel | Trek Factory Racing | + 5h32'10 | | 171 | Mark Renshaw | Movistar Team | + 5h33'25 | | 172 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin Sharp | + 5h33'43 | | 173 | Benoit Drujon | Roubaix Lille Métropole | + 5h34'45 | | 174 | Borut Božic | Astana Pro Team | + 5h35'58 | | 175 | Jens Mouris | Orica GreenEdge | + 5h36'38 | | 176 | Bryan Coquard | Team Europcar | + 5h36'59 | | 177 | Julien Duval | Roubaix Lille Métropole | + 5h37'15 | | 178 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | + 5h37'59 | | 179 | Florian Senechal | Roubaix Lille Métropole | + 5h41'00 | | 180 | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto Belisol | + 5h41'14 | | 181 | Roberto Ferrari | Lampre - Merida | + 5h41'46 | | 182 | Adrien Petit | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 5h41'50 | | 183 | Romain Matheou | Roubaix Lille Métropole | + 5h43'18 | | 184 | Theo Bos | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 5h43'25 | | 185 | Timothy Dupont | Roubaix Lille Métropole | + 5h44'42 | | 186 | Greg Henderson | Lotto Belisol | + 5h46'32 | | 187 | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze | Lampre - Merida | + 5h49'29 | | 188 | Marco Haller | Team Katusha | + 5h49'35 |
Our Tour de France was a story of both success and failure. Porte did amazing, after his third place in the Giro, he managed fourth here.
Goss was just on his way to make his comeback, a new career, when he fell out with an injury, most unfortunate.
We didn't win any stage, but we can't be disappointed about our Australian star Porte!
Rui Costa amazed everyone by winning his first grand tour, in quite a wonderful effort from the Portuguese ex-World Champion. He went on to win San Sébastian, too, a week later.
Anyway, I have a feeling the Tour of Poland might be just as great as last year. My form is way up, my jersey is giving me wings and the field could be much worse.
See you around!
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 22-04-2014 18:59
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Nice to see you are continuing Ian. Sorry if my comments came across as negative at all. They were never meant in that way. Yes, Matt is winning a lot this season, but it is not like he is winning every sprint and every cobbled race. I was shocked (and worried) when he could suddenly climb in a race (can't remember which one) and nearly beat Uran, but I think that was just peak form and a weak start list.
If Matt turns into a Boonen type rider, then I will be one happy follower 
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| Shonak |
Posted on 22-04-2014 19:16
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What the, Rui Costa? 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| FonsDeSpons |
Posted on 22-04-2014 19:37
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VDB finally finishes on the podium of a GT, the dream of whole Belgium finally comes true |
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| tpinot |
Posted on 22-04-2014 20:14
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I must say that Matthias is looking good in his new jersey and the signing of Roelandts will be really important to defend his title as national champion and of course in the Flemish races. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-04-2014 20:34
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the_hoyle - Thanks for explaining your comment Yes, he did climb extremely well in last year's Tour of Poland, but it's worth mentioning that both stages were still hilly and Matthias peaked for the Tour of Poland then. Uran's hill stat was only 77 at the time and I'm sure he wasn't peaking quite as much for Poland as Matthias was.
It'd be great to have another Boonen, of course. But then one who can also take Sanremo one day
Shonak - Exactly my thought
FonsDeSpons - I think Belgium went crazy for a little while with VDB's podium. Maybe he can do better next year!
tpinot - Roelandts will be a key player, I think. He can ride a finale and open the race early. I'm also negotiating with another Belgian rider, one of my favorite in real life, actually. Hope to reel him in! |
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Posted on 22-04-2014 20:37
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Good result in the Tour for Porte and you started nice in Poland again! |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 22-04-2014 20:52
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NTTHRASH wrote:
*checks story*
*sees it's 2015*
*panics at the task of catching up*
*see's results*
*realizes it's usual Ian*
*starts skimming without guilt*
I'll probably get level some time in actual 2015, so as always i'll wait to make serious comment until then
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-04-2014 21:45
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TimoCycling - Porte made us proud! Yeah, Matt loves Poland!
TheManxMissile - I'll be looking forward to that comment but no pressure about reading this. Only do it if you find pleasure in it! Thanks for commenting, though! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-04-2014 21:45
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Tour de Pologne - Stage 2
Aww, I already lost my national jersey. But it's for a leader's jersey, so I won't complain too much. It's great to win the first stage, but I'm not done with Poland just yet. There are plenty of chances here for a guy like me and I plan to grab them!
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 Another real flat race with a fast finish. Avoid falling and sprint to the victory, that's the plan of the day!
We took the race into our hands. With only 6 riders at the start of the race, this is harder than in other WT races.
Bradley Carroll, our 20 year old British neopro, launched me perfectly again. We're really getting along better and better, the more time we spend together. I hope to race with him a lot in the future of my career, he's a great guy to have on the team!
And we keep a perfect sheet, 2 on 2 here in Poland! It was close but a win is a win!
| 1 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | 3h25'12 | | 2 | Mark Renshaw | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 3 | Luka Mezgec | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 4 | Luis León Sánchez | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 5 | Evan Huffman | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 6 | Fabio Sabatini | Cannondale | s.t. | | 7 | Jakob Fuglsang | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 8 | Bradley Carroll | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 9 | Robert Kiserlovski | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 10 | Jan Bakelants | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. |
Tour de Pologne - Stage 3
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 With profiles like this, you'd forget that Poland actually has a profile, too. A 3 on 3 would be amazing!
Poland is a beautiful environment to ride around in, I can tell you that!
Bradley once again with a great lead-out!
But I didn't have the legs today. I got stuck in Rowe's wheel and didn't manage to get out of it. Too bad, but I stay in the leader's jersey comfortably!
| 1 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | 2h48'40 | | 2 | Valentin Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 3 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 4 | Bradley Carroll | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 5 | Luis León Sánchez | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 6 | Alexander Porsev | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 7 | Barry Markus | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Karol Domagalski | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 9 | Mark Renshaw | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 10 | Jakob Fuglsang | Astana Pro Team | s.t. |
Tour de Pologne - Stage 4
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 The first hills of the race. A mass sprint is expected, but finally we'll know how the climbing legs are today. With the two tough stages coming up, the feeling on the climbs today will be more than important.
And what was the verdict? Well, I climbed pretty easily, I must say. But the competition looks in shape, too, so we'll have to see how I manage against a Fuglsang, a Iglinsky.
But overall the feeling was good!
As Bradley was leading me out, I saw the field was quite stretched out. I decided to keep my legs still for just a second or two, enough to create the gap. I really wanted to give Bradley something back for all his hard work, also during the cobbled season earlier this year.
They didn't know what hit them and Bradley was able to take the stage quite easily. Way to go, lad! His second victory, first in the World Tour. What a big talent, this guy!
| 1 | Bradley Carroll | Orica GreenEdge | 4h24'59 | | 2 | Luis León Sánchez | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 3 | Julien Simon | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 4 | Peter Velits | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 5 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 6 | Francisco José Ventoso | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 7 | Martin Kohler | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 8 | Jack Bauer | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 9 | Gorka Izagirre | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 10 | Evan Huffman | Astana Pro Team | s.t. |
General Classification after Stage 4 | 1 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | 12h47'23 | | 2 | Bradley Carroll | Orica GreenEdge | + 10 | | 3 | Luke Rowe | Team Sky | + 14 | | 4 | Luka Mezgec | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 5 | Luis León Sánchez | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | + 18 | | 6 | Valentin Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 7 | Mark Renshaw | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 8 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 9 | Nick Van der Lijke | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 10 | Jacek Morajko | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Maciej Bodnar | Cannondale | + 19 | | 12 | Julien Simon | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 20 | | 13 | Lars Ytting Bak | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 14 | Marcel Aregger | IAM Cycling | + 21 | | 15 | Boris Vallée | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 16 | Karol Domagalski | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | + 22 | | 17 | Nikolai Trussov | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 18 | Matteo Bono | Lampre - Merida | + 23 | | 19 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 24 | | 20 | Jakob Fuglsang | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 21 | Robert Kiserlovski | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 22 | Fabio Sabatini | Cannondale | s.t. | | 23 | Peter Velits | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 24 | Nikias Arndt | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 25 | Barry Markus | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 26 | Jan Bakelants | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 27 | Martin Kohler | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 28 | Björn Thurau | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 29 | Francisco José Ventoso | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 30 | Thomas Löfkvist | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 31 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 32 | Gediminas Bagdonas | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 33 | Gorka Izagirre | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 34 | Moreno Moser | Cannondale | s.t. | | 35 | Jack Bauer | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 36 | Tom Veelers | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 37 | Rafal Majka | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 38 | Roger Kluge | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 39 | Kevin Reza | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 40 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 41 | Jasper Stuyven | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 42 | Julien Bérard | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 43 | José Joaquín Rojas | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 44 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 45 | Romain Hardy | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 46 | Cyril Lemoine | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 47 | Alexander Porsev | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 48 | Tony Gallopin | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 49 | Peter Stetina | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 50 | Evan Huffman | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 51 | Bob Jungels | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 52 | Ignatas Konovalovas | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 53 | Michal Golas | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 54 | Sean De Bie | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 55 | Andriy Grivko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 56 | Michael Hepburn | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 57 | Ruslan Tleubayev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 58 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 59 | Ángel Madrazo | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 60 | Oscar Gatto | Cannondale | s.t. | | 61 | Ian Boswell | Team Sky | s.t. | | 62 | Michel Koch | Cannondale | s.t. | | 63 | Guillaume Boivin | Cannondale | s.t. | | 64 | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke | Team Sky | s.t. | | 65 | Enrique Sanz | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 66 | Petr Vakoč | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 67 | Sam Bewley | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 68 | Sea Keong Loh | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 69 | Jens Voigt | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 70 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 71 | Adriano Malori | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 72 | Sep Vanmarcke | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 73 | Silvan Dillier | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 74 | Albert Timmer | Team Giant - Shimano | s.t. | | 75 | Danny Pate | Team Sky | s.t. | | 76 | Blel Kadri | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 77 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Team Sky | s.t. | | 78 | Stef Clement | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 79 | Vladimir Gusev | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 80 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 81 | Ben Gastauer | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 82 | Alexey Tsatevitch | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 83 | Branislau Samoilau | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 84 | Manuele Mori | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 85 | Bernhard Eisel | Team Sky | s.t. | | 86 | Andrea Palini | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 87 | Jens Debusschere | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 88 | Louis Meintjes | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 89 | Florian Guillou | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 90 | Jan Keller | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 91 | Imanol Erviti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 92 | Raymond Kreder | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 93 | Vladimir Isaychev | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 94 | William Bonnet | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 95 | David Millar | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 96 | Dmitriy Gruzdev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 97 | Pello Bilbao | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 98 | Nathan Brown | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 99 | Pirmin Lang | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 100 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 101 | Amaël Moinard | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 102 | Ian McLeod | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 103 | Adrien Niyonshuti | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 104 | Luca Wackermann | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 105 | Dylan van Baarle | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 106 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 107 | Iván Velasco | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 108 | Gert Dockx | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 109 | Ben King | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 110 | Gustavo Domínguez | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 111 | Josef Cerny | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 112 | Valerio Conti | Lampre - Merida | + 2'48 | | 113 | Julien Fouchard | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 2'49 | | 114 | Fabio Silvestre | Trek Factory Racing | + 2'51 | | 115 | Dennis Wagner | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 116 | Christopher Juul-Jensen | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 117 | Danilo Hondo | Trek Factory Racing | + 3'39 | | 118 | Grzegorz Stepniak | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 119 | Krzysztof Jeżowski | CCC Polsat Polkowice | s.t. | | 120 | Pavel Kochetkov | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 121 | Arran Brown | MTN - Qhubeka | s.t. | | 122 | Gang Xu | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 123 | Mauricio Consonni | Team Katusha | s.t. | | 124 | Adam Flament | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 4'22 | | 125 | Gert Joeaar | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | + 5'26 | | 126 | Maarten Tjallingii | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 6'05 | | 127 | Alexis Gougeard | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 128 | Natnael Berhane | Team Europcar | + 6'06 | | 129 | Adam Yates | Orica GreenEdge | + 6'49 | | 130 | Marcel Sieberg | Lotto Belisol | + 7'09 | | 131 | Charlie Pearce | Orica GreenEdge | + 10'35 | | 132 | Rick Flens | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 13'29 |
Well, so far so good! With two stage wins, one win for Brad and the top 2 in the GC we're pretty satisfied with our race so far. But there are two tough stages coming up now. Can I repeat my stunt from last year? I certainly hope so, and I will do my best to be right up there again.
Find out soon,
Matthias |
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Posted on 22-04-2014 22:23
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Just catched up again and that drama 
My own opinion on that (a bit late but yeah):
Of course, the wins come quickly but there is nothing wrong with it. You can have a story about a domestique or about a champion and as long as the reports and the writing are good the story is good, too. And yours is excellent. Please continue the way you want as then the story will remain at its best.
A bit more to the story:
Bradley really, really is a good addition to the team. He will surely be a very important man for you whenever Matthias is meeting the very best sprinters in the next years...
A Big Thank You To All MG Reporters! |
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Posted on 22-04-2014 22:35
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Some great results by Matthias in Poland so far. Hope he´s able to keep that overall lead |
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Posted on 23-04-2014 06:45
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That's an impressive lead out, and a nice thing to do.
Would have been awkward of it failed though...
Anyway, great wins, lets see how long you can hold your lead. |
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