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A Day in the Life | Sweet Delight
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-12-2013 11:28
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Hi,
Day three and all's well! We're halfway now, but tiredness is making its way through the peloton.
 Etoile de Bessèges - Stage 3
Plan of the Day: It's simple for me today. I need to bite through the pain and get those mountain points.
The Race Once again I was near the front at the start. The first points could be scored only 7 kilometers after the start, so it was essential to grab those!
I managed to grab them, and thus take the lead in the classification.
Koen Barbé was the only one to join me today. Alas, there was no deal in the making with him. Being a teammate of the mountain classification's leader, he would try to intercept me taking the points.
Fortunately I sidetracked him into wasting more energy. For the intermediate sprints, unimportant to me, I tricked him into sprinting hard. I would just sit in his wheel, saving more energy.
And so I grabbed the full amount of mountain points!
And there my job ended for the day. I immediately let the peloton catch me, I wouldn't waste any more energy in the breakaway then necessary.
Warming down, while the peloton gets ready to sprint in the background.
Jens Keukeleire took the victory for today, again a strong sprinter.
Result | 1 | Jens Keukeleire | Orica - GreenEdge | 3h55'30 | | 2 | Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Jonas Ahlstrand | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 4 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 5 | Tom Veelers | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 6 | Svein Tuft | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 7 | Sacha Modolo | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 8 | Gianni Meersman | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | Jonas Ljungblad | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 10 | Kenny Van Hummel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
General Classification | 1 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | 11h10'32 | | 2 | Gianni Meersman | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 10 | | 3 | Jens Keukeleire | Orica - GreenEdge | + 12 | | 4 | Julien Simon | Sojasun | + 20 | | 5 | Adam Blythe | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 6 | Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Procycling | + 24 | | 8 | Jonas Ahlstrand | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 9 | Tom Veelers | Team Argos - Shimano | + 28 | | 10 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 30 | | 11 | Jonas Ljungblad | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 32 | | (...) | | 184 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 11'00 |
Mountain Rankings | 1 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | 63 | | 2 | Koen Barbé | Crelan - Euphony | 36 | | 3 | Joeri Stallaert | Crelan - Euphony | 34 | | 4 | Jonathan Hivert | Sojasun | 26 | | 5 | Fabio Felline | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | 22 |
Analysis & Daily Thoughts And that's that! I checked it, I triple-checked it. If I can finish the race without any accidents, this jersey is mine! Only 20 points can still be earned, so I'm in the safe zone. With two more flat stages and a time-trial, I hope to grab the mountain jersey in my first ever pro race.
This is amazing. It's not just the jersey, but the respect you get from the audience and even the peloton, wow! I'm really happy right now. Though I'm extremely tired, too. Two consecutive days in the attack (and both times only a duo) really takes its toll. Luckily I don't have to keep up with the pace in the coming days, only the mountain points count!
I better go rest!
Henry
Edited by Ian Butler on 01-12-2013 11:40
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| Shonak |
Posted on 01-12-2013 12:01
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Henry shows some very smart riding early already. He knows what he wants and he knows what he's capable off and he's eager to get it. Hopefully no crashes happen, but it looks good for his first mountain jersey. Looking forward to another interview with Radio B. 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 01-12-2013 13:04
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Yay, great that he already got a KoM jersey in the pocket!
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| Selwink |
Posted on 01-12-2013 13:09
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That's a great result already
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-12-2013 15:56
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Shonak - The days of Merckx are over, even strong riders need to be smart now, wanting it all is not possible  Henry had some good luck in getting in the breakaway fairly easy twice and he took full advantage! Thanks, I'll try to do another Radio B interview 
Jesleyh - It wasn't a plan, but with such a FGHT and ACC stat, I can't help but to use it to its fullest advantage
Selwink - Thanks! Doing our best
Thanks for the support! I must say I'm really, really enjoying playing right now. It's been a very long time since I enjoyed playing like I do now. I'll be taking this Sunday to my advantage and play a little more, because tomorrow is another busy day. Expect another update today |
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 01-12-2013 16:07
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Yessssss, Henry showing some nice skill there.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-12-2013 17:11
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dippofix - He's showing his strongest points: attacking & climbing Well, that and some race intelligence!
Edited by Ian Butler on 01-12-2013 17:12
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-12-2013 17:11
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Hi,
I haven't been blogging the rest of the race simply because I didn't have the time. Podium ceremonies are lots of fun, but it's exhausting, really!
Etoile de Bessèges - Stages 4 - 6
Just two more flat stages and a time trial and that jersey was mine!
The Races I rode around with a big smile on my face constantly. My job was done.
Stage 4 saw an exceptionally strong Jonas Ljungblad, finishing 2nd in a strong sprinting field!
Stage 5 once again had Jonas on the podium. He's really growing in form!
All that remained was the time trial. It was my first professional time trial and I hope it was my last. It was absolutely terrible, I was so tired. When I had to do the final climb, I had absolutely no energy left.
But it doesn't matter, I finished, and thus took the Mountain Jersey!
Result - Stage 4 | 1 | Gianni Meersman | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 3h45'49 | | 2 | Jonas Ljungblad | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 3 | Julien Simon | Sojasun | s.t. | | 4 | Arthur Vichot | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 5 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 6 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 7 | Jens Keukeleire | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 8 | Sacha Modolo | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 9 | Adam Blythe | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 10 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
Result - Stage 5 | 1 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 1h32'35 | | 2 | Gianni Meersman | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Jonas Ljungblad | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 4 | Sacha Modolo | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 5 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 6 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 7 | Danny Van Poppel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 9 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 10 | Guillaume Boivin | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. |
Result - Stage 6 | 1 | Vasil Kiryienka | Sky Procycling | 16'36 | | 2 | Dario Cataldo | Sky Procycling | + 7 | | 3 | Bert Grabsch | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 11 | | 4 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Argos - Shimano | + 12 | | 5 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | + 13 | | 6 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 14 | | 7 | Johan Le Bon | FDJ.fr | + 17 | | 8 | Gatis Smukulis | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 9 | Svein Tuft | Orica - GreenEdge | + 18 | | 10 | Alex Dowsett | Movistar Team | s.t. |
General Classification | 1 | Gianni Meersman | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 16h45'56 | | 2 | Vasil Kiryienka | Sky Procycling | + 8 | | 3 | Dario Cataldo | Sky Procycling | + 15 | | 4 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | + 17 | | 5 | Bert Grabsch | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 19 | | 6 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Argos - Shimano | + 20 | | 7 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | + 21 | | 8 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 22 | | 9 | Gatis Smukulis | Katusha Team | + 25 | | 10 | Johan Le Bon | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | (...) | | 177 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 16'28 |
Points Classification | 1 | Gianni Meersman | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 94 | | 2 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | 69 | | 3 | Jonas Ljungblad | Citigroup Pro Cycling | 53 | | 4 | Julien Simon | Sojasun | 47 | | 5 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 43 |
Mountain Classification | 1 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | 63 | | 2 | Koen Barbé | Crelan - Euphony | 36 | | 3 | Joeri Stallaert | Crelan - Euphony | 34 | | 4 | Jonathan Hivert | Sojasun | 26 | | 5 | Fabio Felline | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | 22 |
Analysis & Daily Thoughts I can't say it enough, this was a perfect start of my professional career! Lucien Van Impe even called me to tell me himself how happy he is with this jersey.
This result might get me a leading role in some of the upcoming races, even! Though I need a few days to come back to my senses. Things have been wild, and I'm pretty tired now.
Unfortunately, Jonas Ljungblad told us he is riding his last season. Come October this year, he will retire from cycling. Our management have already offered him a job at the team as a sprinting coach.
 Vuelta a Mallorca
Marco Pinotti continues to surprise everyone and took an amazing 4th place in Mallorca. Our team is leading the continental rankings at the moment, with quite a gap to the rest! Manresa also continues to perform very well!
General Classification | 1 | Michele Scarponi | Lampre - Merida | 14h33'34 | | 2 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 1'15 | | 3 | Luis León Sánchez | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 2'07 | | 4 | Marco Pinotti | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 2'11 | | 5 | Chris Froome | Sky Procycling | + 2'23 | | 6 | JoaquÃm RodrÃguez | Katusha Team | + 2'31 | | 7 | Sergio Henao | Sky Procycling | + 3'08 | | 8 | Franco Pellizotti | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 3'41 | | 9 | Andy Schleck | RadioShack - Leopard | + 3'57 | | 10 | Gorka Izagirre | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 5'02 | | 11 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Merida | + 5'06 | | 12 | Mattia Cattaneo | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 13 | Chris Horner | RadioShack - Leopard | + 5'56 | | 14 | David López | Sky Procycling | + 6'26 | | 15 | Leocadio Manresa | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 7'02 |
I've been offered a more extended interview with Radio B, but unfortunately I had to decline. Tour Med is starting real soon and I can't afford to get thrown off schedule right now. They told me they understand and we agreed to delay the interview. Though just this morning, I thought I heard my name on Radio B...
...even Henry Vergnaud, world's leading sissy. Just kidding, Henry, lots of love. So, even Henry Vergnaud could...
I should find out what those guys are smoking, must be good stuff!
I'll see you at Tour Med,
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| Shonak |
Posted on 01-12-2013 17:25
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Well, world`s leading sissy AND winner of the Mountain jersey of Etoile des Bessèges. Credit where credit is due, Radio B.
Good races so far for the team. Maybe a couple of victories later on will change Ljungblad's mind from retiring? All the best for Tour Med. Maybe another mountain jersey?
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| duxili |
Posted on 01-12-2013 17:59
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The last one will be the the 1st... in the KoM 
Nice smart racing and I love the tone of the report, I even like it better than Ian's
Just an hint: don't reveal the race strategy of the race before it is run: I see you have corrected since the 1st post, might be because of your DS?
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-12-2013 19:24
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Nice to see Henry bring home the Mountains Jersey in Besseges |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 02-12-2013 06:54
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Shonak - I'm sure Radio B will air a public apology A mountain jersey in Tour Med will be tough, as he'd need to be in several attacks. Also, the competition will be hard. But never say never
duxili - Thanks. Really glad you like the reports! But what do you mean about revealing the strategy before the race?
sutty68 - Always a nice jersey to take home, especially on a debut race!! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 02-12-2013 13:35
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Hello,
Today we had the first stage of Tour Med. Bessèges had left me with a lot of confidence and I really want to make something of Tour Med as well!
Tour Méditerranéen - Stage 1
Plan of the Day: No real plan for today. First the DS asked to show him how well I can do on the GC, but then he decided to let it go. Partly because Contador, Quintana... are here and partly because it's too early in my career, he's decided to just leave me free for this race in the end, which suits me!
The Race Warren (Barguil) is racing his first stages of the season, so what better way to build up form than going in the attack? He secured us the Mountain Jersey for at least two days! (time trial tomorrow)
Gaudien attacking halfway the stage had a huge impact on the race. At first the peloton looked like it didn't notice he was gone, then suddenly the pace went way up! Everyone was hurting bad!
The peloton was reduced to an 80 man group pretty soon. Only three of us were still on board. Besides me there was Zabel and Augustyn. The pace still didn't drop.
I was happy to be part of the front group and just went from wheel to wheel. Things were moving so fast, I didn't have time to think or look who was where. The final kilometers were nearing and it looked like it would be a mass sprint with a 80-rider peloton.
But then Bardiani took control of the race in a harsh manner. By some accident, I was on Modolo's wheel when this happened. Suddenly I noticed four of us had a gap to the peloton.
I couldn't believe the chance I was presented with. Though with Modolo in the group, it'd be hard to profit from this situation. As he looked behind to see the gap, I looked him in the eye, a split second. He looked pretty beat. But then again, all of us were. It wouldn't be a usual sprint, that's for sure.
I knew I'd never beat Modolo in a straight forward sprint, so I went for the surprise. Go early and create the gap before he starts his sprint. It was suicide at its best!
Modolo must've been paying too little attention, because he didn't react immediately to my sprint. Could I have a chance after all?
Every fibre in my body was aching. The line seemed to far and it didn't look like I was coming any closer. But still nobody rushed by me. I expected to see someone flash by me any second now. Where were they?
Nobody came, and suddenly, the finish line was right there in front of me. I had made it!
"Whaaat?! This is not happening. Am I dreaming?" I didn't even consider the possibility that I had just won the opening stage of Tour Med. It was too unreal. But I was immediately surrounded by a bunch of people. I was guided away from the press, to somewhere more secluded, so I could come to my senses.
The DS came into the tent. "Henry!" That's all he said. He took my by the shoulders and shook me quite hard. He was just standing there, smiling, laughing. His fat mustache waving in the air, his big yellow teeth right in front of my face. Shaking me so hard I thought I'd die. But I was already gone. It started to sink in: I won my first professional stage. That's when I collapsed, my legs unable to support me. They had done enough for one day.
Result - Stage 1 | 1 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | 3h11'54 | | 2 | Sacha Modolo | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 3 | Andrea Palini | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 4 | Filippo Fortin | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 5 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 6 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 8 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 9 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 10 | Julien Simon | Sojasun | s.t. | | 11 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 12 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 13 | Damien Gaudin | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 14 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 15 | Jérémy Roy | FDJ.fr | s.t. |
Spoiler | 16 | Maxime Bouet | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 17 | Fabian Wegmann | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 18 | Anthony Ravard | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 19 | Jure Kocjan | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 20 | Tom Veelers | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 21 | Adam Blythe | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 22 | Anthony Roux | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 23 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 24 | Domenico Pozzovivo | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 25 | Igor Antón | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 26 | Nicki Sørensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 27 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 28 | Jonathan Hivert | Sojasun | s.t. | | 29 | Samuel Dumoulin | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 30 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 31 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 32 | Martijn Maaskant | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 33 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 34 | Rafael Valls | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 35 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 36 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 37 | Rick Zabel | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 38 | Johan Vansummeren | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 39 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 40 | Luke Rowe | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 41 | Rinaldo Nocentini | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 42 | Mikel Astarloza | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 43 | José Serpa | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 44 | Emanuele Sella | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 45 | Mads Christensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 46 | Cristian Delle Stelle | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 47 | Alexsandr Dyachenko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 48 | Koen De Kort | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 49 | Marco Canola | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 50 | Matthias Frank | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 51 | Alessandro Bazzana | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 52 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 53 | Yohan Offredo | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 54 | Florian Vachon | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 55 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 56 | Alex Howes | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 57 | Tomasz Marczynski | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 58 | Martijn Keizer | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 59 | Ricardo GarcÃa | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 60 | George Preidler | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 61 | Lachlan Morton | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 62 | Thomas Damuseau | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 63 | Egoi MartÃnez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 64 | Alexandre Geniez | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 65 | Guillaume Bonnafond | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 66 | Kenny Van Hummel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 67 | Kenny Elissonde | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 68 | Joseph Dombrowski | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 69 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 70 | Oscar Gatto | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 71 | Alessandro Proni | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 72 | Alexey Lutsenko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 73 | Mauro Finetto | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 74 | Rafael de Mattos Andriato | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 75 | Thomas Vaubourzeix | La Pomme Marseille | + 2'45 | | 76 | Salvatore Puccio | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 77 | Rob Ruijgh | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 78 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 79 | Jimmy Janssens | Team 3M | s.t. | | 80 | Nicola Boem | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 81 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 82 | John-Lee Augustyn | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 83 | Vasil Kiryienka | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 84 | Francesco Chicchi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 85 | Yann Huguet | Team Argos - Shimano | + 3'32 | | 86 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 87 | Luca Mazzanti | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 88 | Matteo Rabottini | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 89 | Michael Mørkøv | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 90 | Jesús Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 91 | Kristijan Durasek | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 92 | Pablo Lastras | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 93 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 94 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 95 | Steve Morabito | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 96 | Thomas Peterson | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 97 | Guillaume Levarlet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 98 | Amaël Moinard | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 99 | Julien Antomarchi | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 100 | Jérôme Cousin | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 101 | Andrey Zeits | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 102 | Valerio Agnoli | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 103 | Manuele Mori | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 104 | Jan Ghyselinck | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 105 | Matthew Lloyd | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 106 | Jérémie Galland | Sojasun | s.t. | | 107 | Marco Frapporti | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 108 | Luca Dodi | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 109 | Yoann Paillot | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 110 | Jonathan Monsalve | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 111 | Cyril Gautier | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 112 | Anders Lund | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 113 | Miguel MÃnguez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 114 | Dmitriy Gruzdev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 115 | Marco Coledan | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 116 | Warren Barguil | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 117 | Nico Sijmens | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 118 | Brice Feillu | Sojasun | s.t. | | 119 | Clément Koretzky | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 120 | Pierre-Luc Périchon | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 121 | Luka Mezgec | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 122 | Timothy Duggan | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 123 | Ian Boswell | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 124 | José Gonçalves | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 125 | Sebastian Lander | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 126 | Willem Wauters | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 127 | Matteo Bono | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 128 | Jon Aberasturi | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 129 | Geoffroy Lequatre | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 130 | Jean-Marc Bideau | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 131 | Jonathan Clarke | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 132 | Evan Huffman | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 133 | Cédric Pineau | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 134 | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 135 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 136 | Kevin Reza | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 137 | Yukiya Arashiro | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 138 | Patrick Facchini | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 139 | Jean-Marc Marino | Sojasun | s.t. | | 140 | Jean-Luc Delpech | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 141 | Mathieu Drujon | BigMat - Auber 93 | s.t. | | 142 | Cyril Bessy | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 143 | Andrea Di Corrado | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 144 | Théo Vimpere | BigMat - Auber 93 | s.t. | | 145 | Fabien Bacquet | BigMat - Auber 93 | s.t. | | 146 | Gaël Malacarne | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 147 | Omar Bertazzo | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 148 | Kevin Lalouette | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 149 | Fabio Felline | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 150 | Guillaume Faucon | BigMat - Auber 93 | s.t. | | 151 | Mattia Gavazzi | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 152 | Anthony Delaplace | Sojasun | s.t. | | 153 | Yannick Talabardon | Sojasun | s.t. | | 154 | Arnaud Labbe | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 155 | Benjamin Giraud | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 156 | Yoann Bagot | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 157 | Gabriel Rasch | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 158 | Angelo Tulik | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 159 | Grégoire Tarride | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 160 | Kiel Reijnen | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 161 | Sébastien Chavanel | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 162 | Alessandro Malaguti | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 163 | Sibrecht Pieters | Team 3M | s.t. | | 164 | Julien Fouchard | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 165 | Carter Jones | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 166 | John Murphy | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 167 | Eduardo Sepulveda | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 168 | Steven Tronet | BigMat - Auber 93 | s.t. | | 169 | Robert Förster | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 170 | Nicolas Bazin | BigMat - Auber 93 | s.t. | | 171 | Christopher Jennings | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 172 | Kess Heytens | Team 3M | s.t. | | 173 | Fabien Schmidt | Sojasun | s.t. | | 174 | Julien Duval | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 175 | Cyrille Patoux | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 176 | Hilton Clarke | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 177 | Boris Zimine | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 178 | Loïc Desriac | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 179 | Daniel Summerhill | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 180 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 181 | Timothy Vangheel | Team 3M | s.t. | | 182 | Thomas Rostollan | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 183 | Maxime Le Montagner | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 184 | Miguel Rubiano | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 185 | Adrian Hegyvari | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 186 | Tom Goovaerts | Team 3M | s.t. | | 187 | Alister Ratcliff | Team 3M | s.t. | | 188 | Dadley Mitchell | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 189 | Noboru Okamoto | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 190 | Ryan Eastman | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 191 | Joop De Gans | Team 3M | + 7'46 | | 192 | Romain Lemarchand | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 193 | Lewis Rigaux | Team 3M | + 8'52 |
With some help of a team mate or two, I got up after five minutes. The podium was awaiting.
General Classification | 1 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | 3h11'34 | | 2 | Sacha Modolo | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | + 8 | | 3 | Andrea Palini | Lampre - Merida | + 12 | | 4 | Damien Gaudin | Team Europcar | + 14 | | 5 | Filippo Fortin | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | + 20 | | 6 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 7 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 9 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 10 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Julien Simon | Sojasun | s.t. | | 12 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 13 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 14 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 15 | Jérémy Roy | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 16 | Maxime Bouet | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 17 | Fabian Wegmann | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 18 | Anthony Ravard | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 19 | Jure Kocjan | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 20 | Tom Veelers | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 21 | Adam Blythe | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 22 | Anthony Roux | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 23 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 24 | Domenico Pozzovivo | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 25 | Igor Antón | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 26 | Nicki Sørensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 27 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 28 | Jonathan Hivert | Sojasun | s.t. | | 29 | Samuel Dumoulin | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 30 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 31 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 32 | Martijn Maaskant | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 33 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 34 | Rafael Valls | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 35 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 36 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 37 | Rick Zabel | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 38 | Johan Vansummeren | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 39 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 40 | Luke Rowe | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 41 | Rinaldo Nocentini | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 42 | Mikel Astarloza | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 43 | José Serpa | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 44 | Emanuele Sella | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 45 | Mads Christensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 46 | Cristian Delle Stelle | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 47 | Alexsandr Dyachenko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 48 | Koen De Kort | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 49 | Marco Canola | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 50 | Matthias Frank | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 51 | Alessandro Bazzana | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 52 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 53 | Yohan Offredo | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 54 | Florian Vachon | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 55 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 56 | Alex Howes | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 57 | Tomasz Marczynski | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 58 | Martijn Keizer | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 59 | Ricardo GarcÃa | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 60 | George Preidler | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 61 | Lachlan Morton | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 62 | Thomas Damuseau | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 63 | Egoi MartÃnez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 64 | Alexandre Geniez | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 65 | Guillaume Bonnafond | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 66 | Kenny Van Hummel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 67 | Kenny Elissonde | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 68 | Joseph Dombrowski | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 69 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 70 | Oscar Gatto | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 71 | Alessandro Proni | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 72 | Alexey Lutsenko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 73 | Mauro Finetto | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 74 | Rafael de Mattos Andriato | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 75 | Thomas Vaubourzeix | La Pomme Marseille | + 3'03 | | 76 | Salvatore Puccio | Sky Procycling | + 3'05 | | 77 | Rob Ruijgh | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 78 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 79 | Jimmy Janssens | Team 3M | s.t. | | 80 | Nicola Boem | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 81 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 82 | John-Lee Augustyn | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 83 | Vasil Kiryienka | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 84 | Francesco Chicchi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 85 | Warren Barguil | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 3'48 | | 86 | Yann Huguet | Team Argos - Shimano | + 3'52 | | 87 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 88 | Luca Mazzanti | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 89 | Matteo Rabottini | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 90 | Michael Mørkøv | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 91 | Jesús Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 92 | Kristijan Durasek | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 93 | Pablo Lastras | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 94 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 95 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 96 | Steve Morabito | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 97 | Thomas Peterson | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 98 | Guillaume Levarlet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 99 | Amaël Moinard | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 100 | Julien Antomarchi | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 101 | Jérôme Cousin | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 102 | Andrey Zeits | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 103 | Valerio Agnoli | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 104 | Manuele Mori | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 105 | Jan Ghyselinck | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 106 | Matthew Lloyd | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 107 | Jérémie Galland | Sojasun | s.t. | | 108 | Marco Frapporti | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 109 | Luca Dodi | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 110 | Yoann Paillot | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 111 | Jonathan Monsalve | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 112 | Cyril Gautier | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 113 | Anders Lund | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 114 | Miguel MÃnguez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 115 | Dmitriy Gruzdev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 116 | Marco Coledan | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 117 | Nico Sijmens | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 118 | Brice Feillu | Sojasun | s.t. | | 119 | Clément Koretzky | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 120 | Pierre-Luc Périchon | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 121 | Luka Mezgec | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 122 | Timothy Duggan | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 123 | Ian Boswell | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 124 | José Gonçalves | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 125 | Sebastian Lander | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 126 | Willem Wauters | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 127 | Matteo Bono | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 128 | Jon Aberasturi | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 129 | Geoffroy Lequatre | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 130 | Jean-Marc Bideau | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 131 | Jonathan Clarke | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 132 | Evan Huffman | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 133 | Cédric Pineau | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 134 | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 135 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 136 | Kevin Reza | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 137 | Yukiya Arashiro | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 138 | Patrick Facchini | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 139 | Jean-Marc Marino | Sojasun | s.t. | | 140 | Jean-Luc Delpech | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 141 | Mathieu Drujon | BigMat - Auber 93 | s.t. | | 142 | Cyril Bessy | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 143 | Andrea Di Corrado | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 144 | Théo Vimpere | BigMat - Auber 93 | s.t. | | 145 | Fabien Bacquet | BigMat - Auber 93 | s.t. | | 146 | Gaël Malacarne | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 147 | Omar Bertazzo | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 148 | Kevin Lalouette | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 149 | Fabio Felline | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 150 | Guillaume Faucon | BigMat - Auber 93 | s.t. | | 151 | Mattia Gavazzi | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 152 | Anthony Delaplace | Sojasun | s.t. | | 153 | Yannick Talabardon | Sojasun | s.t. | | 154 | Arnaud Labbe | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 155 | Benjamin Giraud | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 156 | Yoann Bagot | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 157 | Gabriel Rasch | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 158 | Angelo Tulik | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 159 | Grégoire Tarride | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 160 | Kiel Reijnen | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 161 | Sébastien Chavanel | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 162 | Alessandro Malaguti | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 163 | Sibrecht Pieters | Team 3M | s.t. | | 164 | Julien Fouchard | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 165 | Carter Jones | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 166 | John Murphy | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 167 | Eduardo Sepulveda | Bretagne - Séché Environnement | s.t. | | 168 | Steven Tronet | BigMat - Auber 93 | s.t. | | 169 | Robert Förster | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 170 | Nicolas Bazin | BigMat - Auber 93 | s.t. | | 171 | Christopher Jennings | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 172 | Kess Heytens | Team 3M | s.t. | | 173 | Fabien Schmidt | Sojasun | s.t. | | 174 | Julien Duval | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 175 | Cyrille Patoux | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 176 | Hilton Clarke | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 177 | Boris Zimine | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 178 | Loïc Desriac | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 179 | Daniel Summerhill | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 180 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 181 | Timothy Vangheel | Team 3M | s.t. | | 182 | Thomas Rostollan | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 183 | Maxime Le Montagner | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | 184 | Miguel Rubiano | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 185 | Adrian Hegyvari | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 186 | Tom Goovaerts | Team 3M | s.t. | | 187 | Alister Ratcliff | Team 3M | s.t. | | 188 | Dadley Mitchell | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 189 | Noboru Okamoto | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 190 | Ryan Eastman | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 191 | Joop De Gans | Team 3M | + 8'06 | | 192 | Romain Lemarchand | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 193 | Lewis Rigaux | Team 3M | + 9'12 |
Points Classification | 1 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | 25 | | 2 | Sacha Modolo | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | 20 | | 3 | Andrea Palini | Lampre - Merida | 16 | | 4 | Filippo Fortin | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | 14 | | 5 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | 12 |
Mountain Classification | 1 | Warren Barguil | Citigroup Pro Cycling | 26 | | 2 | Thomas Vaubourzeix | La Pomme Marseille | 20 | | 3 | Jimmy Janssens | Team 3M | 16 | | 4 | Julien Antomarchi | La Pomme Marseille | 10 | | 5 | Thomas Peterson | Team Argos - Shimano | 6 |
Analysis & Daily Thoughts I could write an entire book about my emotions today. But I will only say three things.
One: I'm the happiest person on earth. Today was a tough day and I never even hoped to take a victory on a finish like this against a sprinter like Modolo. But I did it, and it feels amazing.
Two: Tomorrow I'll have the worst time-trial ever, because I won't be able to sleep tonight. So I'll have to enjoy this jersey as long as I have it, it can be gone pretty quickly.
Three: Because of my success in Bessèges, Radio B put a journalist on me to follow me in this race and do a profile on me. It'll be released a few days after Tour Med finishes. I guess I've given them something to write about, haven't I?
I'll see you tomorrow!!
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| Shonak |
Posted on 02-12-2013 13:59
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Amazing first victory, and wonderfully written. Great segment on his situation throughout from the finish to the Analysis. I really like Henry and congratulations! Henry should definitely enjoy it while it lasts, leader of Tour Mediterraneen sure is something for a new rider.
Howver, judging by his last TT it is probably unlikely that he will perform so exceptional tomorrow as he did today. But maybe the jersey will give him wings?
Edited by Shonak on 02-12-2013 14:01
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Selwink |
Posted on 02-12-2013 15:37
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Wow. Very great victory!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 02-12-2013 19:56
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Shonak - Thank you! I'm glad you liked that little part that went on in his head. I was actually so surprised with the victory myself I needed to write that down to let it sink in
I'm afraid his TT skills won't stand up to Contador's in a 24 km time trial  But he'll enjoy the ride in yellow!
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 03-12-2013 01:43
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Well that's a surprise Quite a pleasant one, though. A jersey and a stage win, decent way to start a career, I'd say.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 03-12-2013 03:11
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Great way for Henry to start in the Med |
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| welker3257 |
Posted on 03-12-2013 04:50
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Great first win
Gig 'em Aggies
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| The Hobbit |
Posted on 03-12-2013 06:55
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Well done, nice tactics, not quite sure how Modolo blew it but, who cares? |
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