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Petronas - Monster Energy; The end of an era
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| Neillster |
Posted on 27-02-2013 22:59
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Fantastic win for Robert, and great to see the team doing so well and coming to the fore as the dominant force  Long may it continue |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 27-02-2013 23:22
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Great victory from Gesink,showing Contador he means business |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 28-02-2013 16:44
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That sure was a great win for Gesink! |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 01-03-2013 20:17
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@ all: thanks, I was very happy to win that stage!
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| dienblad |
Posted on 01-03-2013 20:40
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Stage 11
After 3 tough Pyrénées-stage, we leave the mountains on the French-Spanish border a bit. Still, 2 difficult climbs need to be climbed, the Col de Latrape and the Col d'Agnés. This transition stage is suited for adventurers.
48km to go
A 12-men breakaway with riders as Cancellara, Chavanel and Burghardt has been chased by our team and gets caught when the ascend of the Latrape begins. Immediately Rob Ruijgh attacks, and nobody even tries to counter. He arrives at the summit of the COl de Latrape with a margin of 4'30 to the peloton.
33km to go
Ruijgh finishes the ascend of the Col d'Agnés, and his margin to the peloton has increased to 7 minutes! When we see the peloton, it becomes clear why the margin has become this big: Movistar is leading the peloton, but at a pace that slow, that the locals grannies would have climbed faster....
Finish
But we don't mind, and especially Rob Ruijgh doesn't mind. Our Dutch climber claims his first win for the team in 3 and a half years, and it's a very important one: a Tour de France-stage!!
At 8'08, José JoaquÃn Rojas wins the sprint for the 2nd place, beating Matthew Goss and Marcel Kittel in a close sprint. No time changes!
Podium
| 1 |  Rob Ruijgh | Petronas - Monster Energy | 5h02'22 | | 2 |  José JoaquÃn Rojas | Movistar Team | + 8'08 | | 3 |  Matthew Goss | Dexia | s.t. | | 4 |  Marcel Kittel | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 5 | Heinrich Haussler | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 6 |  Giovanni Visconti | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 7 | Robert Gesink | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 8 | Jetse Bol | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | Alberto Contador | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 10 |  Roman Kreuziger | Movistar Team | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Alberto Contador | Movistar Team | 45h12'10 | | 2 | Robert Gesink | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 21 | | 3 | Vincenzo Nibali | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 46 | | 4 |  Fränk Schleck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 2'26 | | 5 | Igor Antón | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 2'37 | | 6 |  Robert Kiserlovski | Pro Team Astana | + 3'06 | | 7 |  Simon Spilak | Lampre - Alitalia | + 3'26 | | 8 |  Thibaut Pinot | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4'06 | | 9 | Andy Schleck | Sky ProCycling | + 4'12 | | 10 | Damiano Cunego | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 4'44 |
Points
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 152 | | 2 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Movistar Team | 140 | | 3 | | Petronas - Monster Energy | 128 | | 4 | Heinrich Haussler | Radio Shack - Nissan | 118 | | 5 | Matthew Goss | Dexia | 113 |
Today's Winner
Word from the DS
And that's 2!! Great effort by Ruijgh, but really strange that no team tried to chase him. But that'spretty normal this Tour.....
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-03-2013 20:44
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What a solo 
Amazing for Ruijgh, if only he would do that irl, too. He'd deserve it  |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 01-03-2013 20:45
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What a win by Ruijgh. I think that the AI must be really a pussy in this Tour.
Edited by Miguel98 on 01-03-2013 20:48
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 01-03-2013 20:46
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Miguel98 wrote:
What a win by Ruijgh. I think that the IA must be really a pussy in this Tour.
You know it's AI right? 
And great win for Ruijgh, though it is bad that there are hardly any stages for sprinters |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 01-03-2013 20:47
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FroomeDog99 wrote:
Miguel98 wrote:
What a win by Ruijgh. I think that the IA must be really a pussy in this Tour.
You know it's AI right?
And great win for Ruijgh, though it is bad that there are hardly any stages for sprinters
Yeah. Wrote it in portuguese. |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 01-03-2013 20:48
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Brilliant win for Ruijgh 
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
It's difficult not to be happy when you're surrounded by Belgians. - Mark Cavendish
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 01-03-2013 20:48
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You're on fire!
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-03-2013 23:46
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Brilliant win for Ruijgh |
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 02-03-2013 06:44
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ROB!!!!! (sorry, couldn't resist it )
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| dienblad |
Posted on 02-03-2013 08:26
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@ all: Thanks. Really don't know what is going on with the AI here.... Nobody tried to counter Ruijgh, and no team tried to chase him. I don't mind, but..... strange.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 02-03-2013 09:26
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Well, this tour is known to have been quite strange already! |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 02-03-2013 16:28
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Le tour de dormir. (French for sleep) |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 02-03-2013 17:15
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Stage 12
The 12 stage is a typical transition stage between the Pyrénées and the Alps. Some hills in it, a flat part and the question if the breakaway will win, or it will become a mass sprint.
Finish
106 lazy riders of the 113, so the breakaway wins, again....
7 riders take a maximum margin of 15 minutes, when in the final 10km Pieter Weening and Stijn Devolder attack out of the BOTD. Devolder can continue his attack untill the finish and gives Vacansoleil the 2nd stage win in this Tour.
The peloton finishes at 12'07, with Marcel Kittel easily winning the sprint for 8th place, and José JoaquÃn Rojas taking over the lead in the points ranking.
(accidentaly deleted the finish screen).
Results
| 1 |  Stijn Devolder | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 4h38'05 | | 2 | Guillaume Bonnafond | Garmin - Barracuda | + 29 | | 3 |  Marcel Wyss | Red Bull - Cervélo | s.t. | | 4 | Pierre Cazaux | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 5 | Ben Gastauer | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 6 | Pieter Weening | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 7 | Michel Kreder | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 8 | Marcel Kittel | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 12'07 | | 9 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 10 | Heinrich Haussler | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Alberto Contador | Movistar Team | 50h02'22 | | 2 | Robert Gesink | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 21 | | 3 | Vincenzo Nibali | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 46 | | 4 | Fränk Schleck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 2'26 | | 5 | Igor Antón | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 2'37 | | 6 | Robert Kiserlovski | Pro Team Astana | + 3'06 | | 7 | Simon Spilak | Lampre - Alitalia | + 3'26 | | 8 | Thibaut Pinot | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4'06 | | 9 | Andy Schleck | Sky ProCycling | + 4'12 | | 10 | Damiano Cunego | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 4'44 |
Points
| 1 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Movistar Team | 162 | | 2 | Thomas Voeckler | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 152 | | 3 | Marcel Kittel | Petronas - Monster Energy | 144 | | 4 | Heinrich Haussler | Radio Shack - Nissan | 136 | | 5 | Matthew Goss | Dexia | 130 |
Today's Winner
Word from the DS
Nothing to say. Expect another breakaway tomorrow.
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| maxime86 |
Posted on 02-03-2013 17:25
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yet another break.. |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 02-03-2013 17:28
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There's too much breaks. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 02-03-2013 20:03
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Kittel definitely the biggest victim in all this! |
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