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A Tale of Two
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-08-2012 22:30
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Transfer
Grégory Rast will join BMC Racing Team. He's leaving Radioschack to ride for the Swiss-based team. |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 23-08-2012 22:45
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See, that is a realistic transfer. 
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 23-08-2012 22:47
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A Great win in Colorado for Eric, Well Done  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-08-2012 08:16
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Sutty, Thanks 
Baseball, I'll try to edit transfers more that way, but I can't edit every rider's transfer because there are too many |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-08-2012 08:31
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Dear followers of this story,
First of all, thank you very much for following, it's been a great challenge for me so far and you make it that great
Secondly, I've heard some people refer to this story as "Eric & Stijn", so I thought I should maybe change the thread title. So I've set up a poll.
I'm referring you to this thread for any comments or for the votes
https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread....d_id=24671
Thanks in advance! |
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| joerre |
Posted on 24-08-2012 08:50
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Man i really like the style of writing. It's the first story i'm actually following from the beginning to the end.
Pain is temporary. Fame For ever !
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-08-2012 08:52
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Thanks joerre, I'm extremely glad to hear that
I hope you'll keep enjoying it! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-08-2012 09:58
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GP Jef-Scherens
Well, here we are: the final race of the season. It's mostly flat with some cobbled sections near the end, so it shouldn't come down to a mass sprint. However, with people like Cavendish, Renshaw and Blythe at the start, you know some teams count on it. Since it's the last race of the season for me (I'm not selected for WC), I'll be glad to do a detailed report.
Our trainee Roeland Van Hende slipped away in the morning breakaway, he's got a promising looking future!
Then it was waiting, waiting for the cobblestones. The first time (we had to ride the same cobbled sections 4 times) the peloton took them easy. I didn't want to go to the sprint with Cavendish, so I opened the race the second time we crossed them.
And what a beautiful surprise, Van Hende was still hanging in there, waited for me and then started riding like a madman, this is great!
We got joined by Leezer, Löfkvist, Scheirlinckx and Stannard.
Stannard, who'll be joining us, gives a mighty fine impression and is the first one to attack, what a rider! I'm already looking forward to riding with him.
This time I didn't make the mistake from RvV. See how much I've grown during this first season. Now I make the race along with the others, I don't just wait.
A sprint with a small group, that's something I like! However, I'm extremely tired and I remain in Stannard's wheel a bit too long for my liking.
Entering the final meters I think: "Get out now, dumb ass!"
So I did, I pulled all my energy, my strength, my will together and rode past Stannard.
Scheirlinckx didn't see it coming. I won!
Debusschere rode excellent and finished 11th, very strong. While Van Hende has already proven himself worthy! He'll make a great domestique next year! We also couldn't help noticing Stannard, he's looking great and we're happy to have him in the team next season.
Result
| 1 | Stijn Van Gent | Lotto-Belisol | 5h36'13 | IanButler | | 2 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 3 | Ian Stannard | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 4 | Tom Leezer | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 16 | | | 5 | Tom Veelers | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 6 | Stijn Neirynck | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | + 1'06 | | | 7 | Johan Coenen | Team Differdange - Magic-sportfood.de | s.t. | | | 8 | Mathew Hayman | Sky Pro Cycling | + 1'38 | | | 9 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 10 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 11 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 12 | Nico Eeckhout | An Post - Sean Kelly | + 2'00 | | | 13 | Pablo Esteve | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 14 | Kristof Goddaert | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 15 | Jeremy Hunt | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 16 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | | 17 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 18 | Reinier Honig | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 19 | Thomas Löfkvist | Sky Pro Cycling | + 2'27 | | | 20 | Stephen Cummings | BMC Racing Team | + 2'45 | | | 21 | Roeland Van Hende | Lotto-Belisol | + 2'52 | IanButler |
So this was my final race, Eric still has 2 races coming up. But it isn't goodbye, the season isn't over when the last race is finished.
See you later! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-08-2012 10:09
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Vuelta a España - Stage 15
I'll be leaving for Canada soon, but right now I'm following the Vuelta on tv, and you won't believe what Jurgen did in the 15th stage: he won! It was a mountainous stage.
Result
| 1 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto-Belisol | 5h07'30 | IanButler | | 2 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 3 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 4 | Juan José Cobo Acebo | Movistar Team | + 26 | | | 5 | Hubert Dupont | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 6 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | + 1'09 | | | 7 | Igor Anton | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 1'40 | | | 8 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 9 | André Cardoso | Caja Rural | s.t. | | | 10 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 2'01 | |
Now he has a stage win in both the Tour and the Vuelta, that's very impressive! He moves up to a second place in the GC as well!
GC
| 1 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | 57h09'24 | | | 2 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto-Belisol | + 2'09 | IanButler | | 3 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 2'25 | | | 4 | Juan José Cobo Acebo | Movistar Team | + 4'55 | | | 5 | Igor Anton | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 6'26 | | | 6 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | + 7'21 | | | 7 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 9'17 | | | 8 | Haimar Zubeldia | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 9'23 | | | 9 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 9'25 | | | 10 | Francesco Masciarelli | Astana Pro Team | + 11'52 | | | 11 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto-Belisol | + 12'52 | IanButler |
We are over halfway in the Vuelta, and notice how De Clerq's doing great, too! Jurgen could end 2nd but his season has already been a long one, I hope he holds on in the third week!
Let's all hope for him! |
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 24-08-2012 12:08
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De Clerq in 11th is pretty damn good.
Indosat - ANZ HQ
"This Schleck sandwich is going to cause serious indigestion for Evans" - Phil Liggett |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 24-08-2012 12:45
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Nice decision by Stijn to go for it at GP Jef-Scherens and end up with the win  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-08-2012 13:47
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Thanks |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-08-2012 13:55
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GP de Québec
Well, we're in Canada, and it's good weather here, I didn't see that coming.
Don't let the profile fool you, it's classified as flat but there's one hell of a hill that has to be climbed many times.
The race went well, until the final lap. I was positioned at the front, giving Jelle Vanendert cover (he'd try a late attack), when a Sky rider bumped his front wheel against my back wheel.
I stood up quickly and nothing would've been lost, had it not been for a strong Cancellara, who attacked, I wasn't at the front yet, neither was Jelle.
Cancellara won, deservedly. Jelle Vanendert had great legs and escaped from the peloton, using me to get away. To my surprise, I stayed in front of the peloton myself and ended up on an 8th place!
Result
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 5h31'26 | | | 2 | Sebastian Langeveld | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 3 | Ian Stannard | Sky Pro Cycling | + 20 | | | 4 | Stefano Locatelli | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 33 | | | 5 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 6 | Mads Christensen | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 7 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto-Belisol | + 1'59 | IanButler | | 8 | Eric Lombaerts | Lotto-Belisol | + 3'02 | IanButler | | 9 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 10 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 11 | André Greipel | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler |
Hopefully Jelle can keep this great form and finish it off in Montréal! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-08-2012 14:02
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Vuelta a España - Review
The Vuelta came to an end, and it was a great one for the home team. Jurgen was able to keep his 2nd place! In fact, I think Belgium can look back on an extremely good season. Gilbert with his wins in the classics, De Gendt with his Giro d'Italia and last but not least, Jurgen Van Den Broeck getting 2nd in TDF and in the Vuelta!
GC
| 1 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | 81h55'48 | | | 2 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto-Belisol | + 5'11 | IanButler | | 3 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 5'27 | | | 4 | Juan José Cobo Acebo | Movistar Team | + 8'47 | | | 5 | Igor Anton | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 9'19 | | | 6 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | + 10'09 | | | 7 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 15'17 | | | 8 | Hubert Dupont | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 15'53 | | | 9 | Francesco Masciarelli | Astana Pro Team | + 19'27 | | | 10 | Haimar Zubeldia | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 19'37 | | | 11 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 19'57 | | | 12 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto-Belisol | + 21'53 | IanButler |
Points
| 1 | Marcel Kittel | Team Argos-Shimano | 161 | | | 2 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | 158 | | | 3 | Heinrich Haussler | Team Garmin-Barracuda | 150 | | | 4 | Nacer Bouhanni | FDJ-BigMat | 120 | | | 5 | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Movistar Team | 112 | | | 6 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto-Belisol | 106 | IanButler |
KoM
| 1 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | 117 | | | 2 | Hernâni Brôco | Caja Rural | 96 | | | 3 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | 88 | | | 4 | Hubert Dupont | Ag2r La Mondiale | 86 | | | 5 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | 83 | | | 6 | Egoi MartÃnez | Euskaltel Euskadi | 82 | | | 7 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto-Belisol | 78 | IanButler | | 8 | Amets Txurruka | Euskaltel Euskadi | 76 | | | 9 | Sylvester Szmyd | Liquigas-Cannondale | 65 | | | 10 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana Pro Team | 62 | |
Well, one thing's for sure: Contador is back in business. He saved his team from degrading to ProConti and he did it single handed, what a rider!
Today Eric finished his final race, I think he'll blog about it later today! |
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 24-08-2012 14:09
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I love the finish photo of the GP Jef Scherens
A pity your riders fell in Quebec, but a great Vuelta for Jurgen! 
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 24-08-2012 14:21
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VdB had a great GT season!
That win for him will be soon!
Great riding from Eric
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-08-2012 14:34
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@fcancellara: I like it too, it looks real  Vdb did excellent!
@TheManxMissile: Next year he'll shine in TDF, hopefully. We'll go for the win, that's for sure!
Coming up, the final race of this season. And it's a beauty, I can tell you that
Edited by Ian Butler on 24-08-2012 14:40
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-08-2012 14:56
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GP de Montréal
Well, this ought to be good. Since it's my last race day, I'm extra motivated. Let's get Jelle that first win of the season! He's 6th in the UCI ranking but hasn't won a single race yet. Today we wanted to change that.
On the one before last climb, I attacked. Don't worry, it was our tactic, I wasn't screwing Jelle.
Some followed, like Nibali, Andy Schleck, Leukemans... And, in the descent, Nibali tried his luck. As he passed me by, he said: "Nice" real quick before disappearing behind the turn. I don't know what he meant, possibly my attack, I sure hope so.
Leukemans, Andy Schleck and I caught him right before the final climb. A group of 12 was chasing us, Jelle was among them.
Unfortunately, I got dropped on the climb. Unable to follow the fast pace, I rode my own pace and waited for Jelle.
Luckily I didn't waste all my energy on trying to latch on to Nibali, for the group of 12 caught them and we were going to a sprint with 15. I had energy enough to launch Jelle into history!
But Leukemans was just a bit stronger today, what a bummer for Jelle! How many 2nd places did he have to take this season, how many wins did he just missed, it's unfortunate.
I finished a nice 12th place and end my season well, serving the team.
Result
| 1 | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 5h49'03 | | | 2 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 3 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 4 | Christophe Le Mével | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 5 | Andy Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 6 | Roman Kreuziger | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 7 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 8 | Pieter Weening | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 9 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 10 | Thomas Löfkvist | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 11 | Ryder Hesjedal | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 12 | Eric Lombaerts | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 13 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 14 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 15 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 16 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 39 | | | 17 | Fabian Cancellara | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 3'41 | | | 18 | Lucas Euser | SpiderTech powered by C10 | s.t. | | | 19 | Andreas Klöden | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 20 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre-ISD | s.t. |
Well, that was the final race of the season. The next few reports will be about the World Championships, the end of the season (+UCI rankings) and then we'll have to start thinking about our schedule for next year!
Most of all, we hope you'll be there with us! |
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| fred947a |
Posted on 24-08-2012 15:18
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Nice win in GP Jes.Schereves (or something) good job |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-08-2012 15:21
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Thanks! (it's Jef Scherens 7 time world championship in sprint on track) |
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