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A Tale of Two
Ian Butler
Thanks for the support Grin
Time Trial coming up in a couple of minutes!
 
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sutty68
What a Brilliant win for Eric on stage five Wink

And looking really good in second place on the GC Wink
 
FreitasPCM
Brilliant results so far. Hopefuly Purito won't be strong enough to hold the lead and give Eric the chance to shine once again. Wink
 
Blueprint
Nice to see your riders having their ups & downs, instead of winning all the time Smile
 
Ian Butler
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Tirreno - Adriatico - Stage 7

Eric Lombaerts


Today was D-Day for me. It didn't really hit me until this morning: but I can actually win a ProTour stage race here today. A 22 year old, winning in Tirreno - Adriatico, imagine that?

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The profile was flat, which was good for me. I can ride time trials well, while Rodriguez would've preferred a hilly time trial.

De Gendt continues to disappoint and he won't even end in top 10 here today. Maybe he's aiming all his arrows on TDF later this season.

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Then I was off, I had 9.4km to reach out and get 30 seconds on my biggest opponent.

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I lost 19 seconds on Boasson Hagen. That was a pretty good time, a second better than De Gendt.

Then it was up to
Rodriguez
. Luckily I didn't have to wait long, but it seemed like an eternity...

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He comes in at 53 seconds behind Boasson Hagen. Math isn't my strongest skill, but wait a minute... 53-19... Doesn't that equal 34 seconds?

I DID IT! Glory is to be mine! At 22 years, I win Tirreno - Adriatico, in front of Rodriguez and Anton!
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Result
1Edvald Boasson HagenSky Pro Cycling12'31
2Thor HushovdOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
3Sylvain ChavanelOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team + 3
4Sebastian LangeveldOrica-GreenEDGE+ 5
5Taylor PhinneyBMC Racing Team+ 7
6Nelson OliveiraRadioshack Nissan Trek+ 11
7Manuele BoaroTeam Saxo Bank+ 12
8Levi LeipheimerOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team + 13
9Niki TerpstraOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team + 15
10Filippo PozzatoFarnese Vini Selle Italia+ 16
11Fredrik KessiakoffAstana Pro Team+ 17
12Vladimir KarpetsMovistar Team+ 18
13Mikhail IgnatievKatusha Team+ 19
14Eric LombaertsLotto-Belisols.t.IanButler
15Jos Van EmdenRabobank Cycling Team+ 20
16Thomas De GendtVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
17Stijn DevolderRadioshack Nissan Trek+ 21
18Michael SchärBMC Racing Team+ 23
19Rui CostaMovistar Team+ 25
20Tyler FarrarSky Pro Cycling+ 27

Spoiler
74Kevin HulsmansFarnese Vini Selle Italia+ 53
75Eusebio ChoverFDJ-BigMats.t.
76Bernhard EiselSky Pro Cyclings.t.
77Steven KruijswijkRabobank Cycling Teams.t.
78Matthew GossOrica-GreenEDGEs.t.
79Joaquin RodriguezKatusha Teams.t.


GC
1Eric LombaertsLotto-Belisol32h23'18IanButler
2Joaquin RodriguezKatusha Team+ 4
3Igor AntonEuskaltel Euskadi+ 2'26
4Rui CostaMovistar Team+ 3'18
5Edvald Boasson HagenSky Pro Cycling+ 3'49
6Haimar ZubeldiaRadioshack Nissan Trek+ 3'55
7Damiano CunegoLampre-ISD+ 4'00
8Fredrik KessiakoffAstana Pro Team+ 4'16
9Bauke MollemaRabobank Cycling Team+ 5'28
10Gianluca BrambillaColnago - CSF Inox+ 5'54

Spoiler
11Ben HermansRadioshack Nissan Trek+ 6'26
12Sylvain ChavanelOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team + 7'09
13David López GarcíaMovistar Team+ 7'13
14Diego UlissiLampre-ISD+ 7'24
15Greg Van AvermaetBMC Racing Team+ 10'03
16Domenico PozzovivoColnago - CSF Inox+ 10'06
17Enrico GasparottoAstana Pro Team+ 10'32
18Stijn DevolderRadioshack Nissan Trek+ 11'02
19Simone PonziAstana Pro Team+ 11'37
20Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team+ 11'49
21Alexandre VinokourovAstana Pro Team+ 12'14
22Sebastian LangeveldOrica-GreenEDGE+ 13'25
23Thomas VoecklerVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 15'50
24Carlos Castaño PanaderoEuskaltel Euskadi+ 19'41
25Jonathan Tiernan-LockeSky Pro Cycling+ 20'30
26Filippo PozzatoFarnese Vini Selle Italia+ 21'04
27Mikhail IgnatievKatusha Team+ 21'31
28Thomas De GendtVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 23'17
29Jérémy RoyFDJ-BigMat+ 24'04
30Juan Jose OrozEuskaltel Euskadi+ 24'06
31Marco MarcatoVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 25'51
32Valerio AgnoliLiquigas-Cannondale+ 26'08
33Rigoberto UranSky Pro Cycling+ 26'41
34Giovanni ViscontiMovistar Team+ 26'42
35Pablo LastrasMovistar Team+ 27'55
36Thor HushovdOrica-GreenEDGE+ 28'09
37Francesco GinanniAcqua & Sapone+ 28'42
38Levi LeipheimerOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team + 29'00
39Zdenek StybarOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team + 29'10
40Jakob FuglsangRadioshack Nissan Trek+ 29'24
41Oliver ZauggRadioshack Nissan Trek+ 29'30
42Richie PorteSky Pro Cycling+ 29'57
43Alessandro BallanBMC Racing Team+ 30'36
44Vladimir KarpetsMovistar Team+ 32'57
45Moreno MoserLiquigas-Cannondale+ 34'14
46Eros CapecchiLiquigas-Cannondale+ 34'41
47Romain FeilluVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 34'48
48Tiago MachadoRadioshack Nissan Trek+ 35'20
49Alexandr KolobnevMovistar Team+ 39'57
50Stefano PirazziLampre-ISD+ 41'42
51Javier Moreno BazanMovistar Team+ 41'52
52Damiano CarusoLiquigas-Cannondale+ 46'18
53Mauro SantambrogioBMC Racing Team+ 47'29
54Alan MarangoniLiquigas-Cannondale+ 48'13
55Denis MenchovKatusha Team+ 49'34
56Jürgen RoelandtsLotto-Belisol+ 49'49IanButler
57Michael SchärBMC Racing Team+ 50'19
58Paolo TiralongoAstana Pro Team+ 50'42
59Cameron MeyerOrica-GreenEDGE+ 52'38
60Niki TerpstraOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team + 53'55
61Wilco KeldermanRabobank Cycling Team+ 53'57
62Nicolas VogondyFDJ-BigMat+ 54'20
63Simone StortoniLampre-ISD+ 54'30
64Janez BrajkovicAstana Pro Team+ 56'04
65Danilo Di LucaAcqua & Sapone+ 56'16
66Gorka IzagirreEuskaltel Euskadi+ 56'52
67Dennis VanendertLotto-Belisol+ 57'59IanButler
68Mitchell DockerOrica-GreenEDGE+ 58'06
69Sergio PaulinhoTeam Saxo Bank+ 58'57
70Marcus BurghardtBMC Racing Team+ 59'02
71Kris BoeckmansVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 59'10
72Matti BreschelRabobank Cycling Team+ 59'34
73Olivier KaisenLotto-Belisol+ 59'39IanButler
74Matthew GossOrica-GreenEDGE+ 1h00'40
75Steven KruijswijkRabobank Cycling Team+ 1h00'45
76Andrea PiecheleColnago - CSF Inox+ 1h00'53
77George HincapieBMC Racing Team+ 1h01'11
78Peter SaganLiquigas-Cannondale+ 1h02'32
79Francesco GavazziAstana Pro Team+ 1h02'48
80Marcello PavarinAcqua & Sapone+ 1h03'30
81Joost Van LeijenLotto-Belisols.t.IanButler
82Bernhard EiselSky Pro Cycling+ 1h03'56
83Santo AnzaAcqua & Sapone+ 1h04'13
84Johannes FröhlingerTeam Argos-Shimano+ 1h04'17
85Grega BoleLampre-ISD+ 1h04'19
86Tyler FarrarSky Pro Cycling+ 1h04'55
87Wouter MolVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 1h05'02
88Simon GeschkeTeam Argos-Shimano+ 1h05'03
89Pello BilbaoEuskaltel Euskadi+ 1h05'07
90Bart De ClercqLotto-Belisol+ 1h05'16IanButler
91Mauro FacciAstana Pro Team+ 1h06'46
92Allan DavisOrica-GreenEDGE+ 1h07'16
93Mark RenshawLotto-Belisol+ 1h08'11IanButler
94Ivan VelascoEuskaltel Euskadi+ 1h08'32
95Thomas DamuseauTeam Argos-Shimano+ 1h09'05
96Luke RobertsTeam Saxo Bank+ 1h10'04
97Fabio TaborreAcqua & Sapone+ 1h10'05
98Luca AscaniFarnese Vini Selle Italia+ 1h10'35
99Alessandro PetacchiBMC Racing Team+ 1h11'09
100Cédric PineauFDJ-BigMat+ 1h11'29
101Manuele MoriLampre-ISD+ 1h11'39
102Alexander PorsevKatusha Team+ 1h11'42
103Alessandro ProniAcqua & Sapone+ 1h11'51
104Mark CavendishSky Pro Cycling+ 1h11'58
105Jos Van EmdenRabobank Cycling Team+ 1h12'34
106Manuele BoaroTeam Saxo Bank+ 1h12'38
107Marcel KittelRabobank Cycling Team+ 1h12'50
108Robert WagnerRadioshack Nissan Trek+ 1h13'58
109Marcel SiebergTeam Saxo Bank+ 1h14'10
110Matteo BonoLampre-ISD+ 1h14'33
111Sacha ModoloColnago - CSF Inox+ 1h15'08
112Anders LundTeam Saxo Bank+ 1h15'23
113Leonardo GiordaniFarnese Vini Selle Italia+ 1h16'00
114Aidis KruopisOrica-GreenEDGE+ 1h16'41
115Eusebio ChoverFDJ-BigMat+ 1h16'45
116Kenny DehaesLotto-Belisol+ 1h16'46IanButler
117Steve ChainelFDJ-BigMat+ 1h18'00
118Mikel LandaEuskaltel Euskadi+ 1h18'15
119Gerald CiolekOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team + 1h19'25
120Taylor PhinneyBMC Racing Team+ 1h19'34
121John DegenkolbTeam Argos-Shimano+ 1h19'42
122Tobias LudvigssonTeam Argos-Shimano+ 1h21'05
123Mirko SelvaggiVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 1h21'39
124Bert-Jan LindemanVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team+ 1h21'44
125Alberto ContoliColnago - CSF Inox+ 1h23'38
126Stefano AgostiniLiquigas-Cannondale+ 1h24'35
127Jens KeukeleireOrica-GreenEDGE+ 1h27'40
128Timofey KritskiyKatusha Team+ 1h31'20
129Nelson OliveiraRadioshack Nissan Trek+ 1h31'29
130Elia VivianiLiquigas-Cannondale+ 1h31'58
131Tom VeelersTeam Argos-Shimano+ 1h32'15
132Roy CurversTeam Argos-Shimano+ 1h36'17
133André GreipelTeam Saxo Bank+ 1h38'03
134Kevin HulsmansFarnese Vini Selle Italia+ 1h41'26
135Matteo TrentinOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team + 1h46'52
136Sonny ColbrelliColnago - CSF Inox+ 1h47'28
137Luca CelliFarnese Vini Selle Italia+ 1h47'47
138Alexander KristoffKatusha Team+ 1h47'58
139Vladimir IsaychevKatusha Team+ 1h48'32
140Michele MerloColnago - CSF Inox+ 1h50'17
141Danilo NapolitanoAcqua & Sapone+ 1h54'06
142Daniele RighiFarnese Vini Selle Italia+ 1h59'25
143Andrew FennOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team + 2h00'55
144Christopher Juul JensenTeam Saxo Bank+ 2h02'24
145Stefan Van DijkRabobank Cycling Team+ 2h03'44
146Davide ViganoLampre-ISD+ 2h05'44
147Francis MoureyFDJ-BigMat+ 2h11'37
148Diego CacciaFarnese Vini Selle Italia+ 2h12'29
149Lucas Sebastian HaedoTeam Saxo Bank+ 2h21'18
150Yauheni HutarovichFDJ-BigMat+ 2h21'43
151Arnaud DémareFDJ-BigMat+ 2h21'52
152Claudio CorioniAcqua & Sapone+ 2h23'44


Points
1Joaquin RodriguezKatusha Team36
2Edvald Boasson HagenSky Pro Cycling28
3Jérémy RoyFDJ-BigMat20
4Marcus BurghardtBMC Racing Team19
5Mark CavendishSky Pro Cycling19
6Danilo Di LucaAcqua & Sapone18
7Eric LombaertsLotto-Belisol17IanButler


KoM
1Danilo Di LucaAcqua & Sapone18
2Nairo QuintanaMovistar Team14
3Alexandre VinokourovAstana Pro Team10
4Alessandro BallanBMC Racing Team10
5Nicolas VogondyFDJ-BigMat10
6Eric LombaertsLotto-Belisol8IanButler


This is too much. This is the greatest victory in my career yet. The team is real happy about it, too, and why shouldn't they be? I just won them a lot of money, publicity, UCI points and my contract goes to 2015, they have a lot of reasons to be happy!

Now it's a matter of taking care of business, the management says. They'll have to find a place for me in the team, maybe as a co-leader in some races. The schedule for this season won't change, but I might get another shot at the Giro next year. Although all of this is great, I'm just happy about today, and I can't wait to see what else I can pull off!

I'm going on a little break now and I'll be back to assist Jelle in the classics, Stijn will start the cobbled season soon, so let's hope he does well! This year could just be the breakthrough year of the both of us!
 
sutty68
What a magnificent victory for Eric in Italy Banana

Hopefully the first of many Wink
 
Ian Butler
Thanks everyone for the comments, you're the ones that keep me going!

I, too, enjoy riders with ups and downs, like in real life.
Funny enough, now's the biggest up and the biggest down for them simultaneously Smile Eric is way up, Stijn is way down. Let's hope they both get back to normal Wink
 
Ian Butler
sutty68 wrote:
What a magnificent victory for Eric in Italy Banana

Hopefully the first of many Wink


Thanks for the banana Grin

I hope so, too Wink
But now let's concentrate on Stijn, he has to get better into shape! Grin
 
Ian Butler
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Stijn Van Gent


It's been a while since you heard anything from me. After Paris - Nice I was a bit down, both in spirit and in form. I've been training really hard since then and I think I'm ready for a brand new start, tomorrow in Dwars door Vlaanderen. In Milan - San Remo, Mark Cavendish has prolonged his victory for another year. World Champion Greipel came close to the win but Cavendish kept on going. Mark Renshaw ended on a 16th place.

See you tomorrow, for Dwars door Vlaanderen!
 
JuanMotr
Top 10 is your´s if you worked really hard Wink Grin
 
sutty68
Hope Stijn returns to form in Dwars Wink
 
Schleck96
Congratulations with that fantastic win in Tirreno Adriatico. Great Job!!!
 
Avin Wargunnson
Ian Butler wrote:
I'm so glad you all like the no-stats things Grin
I won't show Avin, though it wasn't to insult Sagan, I like him actually, but he was a tiny bit cocky at the start of TDF Pfft

Thank you all for following, the Giro's getting closer Wink

Ha, now i see it, you cant hide before my fanboy eyes. Pfft
But you said you like him, so i am in cool mode again :lol:

As you can see, i am only on the page 6 of your story, shame on me, because the story is absolute legend, but i dont have so much time for Daily at work in these days. But i am tuning up for Giro, which i want read quickly (but with detail), so no spoilers for me here Smile
I'll be back
 
Ian Butler
@JuanMotr & sutty68: I can't thank the both of you enough for those countless comments on this story! So I won't try it Grin

@Schleck96: Thanks, it wasn't easy (Rodriguez was really killing me in the final stage, excluding the TT)

@Avin: I was afraid you'd find out once Pfft but like I said, I like Sagan, I think he's grown a lot in TDF, personality-wise. I hope you enjoy the Giro Wink I'm glad you're taking the time to catch up on this story!
 
cj2002
Congrats Ian and Eric. That's an impressive field to come out on top of, and at a very difficult race. Keep it up!
 
ricotero_uy
Superb win of the Tirreno Adriatico.

Congratulations! Banana

Let's see how Stijn does in the cobbles!

Good luck!
 
Ian Butler
@cj2002: Thanks, maybe I did have some luck with De Gendt being in a bad shape Wink

@ricotero_uy: Thanks for the banana Pfft
 
baseballlover312
Banana for Eric
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy
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Ian Butler
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Dwars Door Vlaanderen

Stijn Van Gent


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We were a bit surprised to see the list of participants today. Our strongest contestants were Turgot, Hoste and Offredo. Hardly the level of last year, where we had Boonen, Nuyens, Boom...

Roelandts knew I had a bad start this season and told me I could go for the win today. Seeing how a win here is realistic, with the strong team we brought, I was glad he offered me the lead for today. He's in good shape anyway for the classics.

Today we were in Oudenaarde, again.

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Ian Stannard layed down the pace, what a rider! The wind was our biggest ally today.

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Nearing the end, Hoste and Turgot decided to go!

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I joined them and brought Offredo and Pichot with me.

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Well, I couldn't go to the finish with two riders of Team Europcar. So, with all due respect for these riders, but the aren't what I'm up against in the coming classics, I had to be able to get rid of them, if I couldn't do that, what would I be doing against Cancellara and Boonen? Like I said, the wind was my biggest ally, I gave full gas!

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They struggled to keep up and whenever they got in my wheel again, I went to the other side of the road and went full gas again.

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I'd tired them out enough, and I was practically presented with the win. I'm very glad, it'll do much good to my confidence. But I also realize that today was nothing compared to what's coming.

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Result
1Stijn Van GentLotto-Belisol5h05'53IanButler
2Sébastien TurgotTeam Europcars.t.
3Yoann OffredoFDJ-BigMats.t.
4Leif HosteAccent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’ss.t.
5Alexandre PichotTeam Europcars.t.
6Jürgen RoelandtsLotto-Belisol+ 1'38IanButler
7Dominic KlemmeTeam Argos-Shimanos.t.
8Joost PosthumaRadioshack Nissan Treks.t.
9Tom VeelersTeam Argos-Shimanos.t.
10Kevin Van ImpeVacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Teams.t.
11Jeremy HuntSky Pro Cyclings.t.
12Nikolas MaesOmega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team s.t.
13Vincent JérômeTeam Europcars.t.
14Yauheni HutarovichFDJ-BigMats.t.
15Christopher SuttonSky Pro Cyclings.t.
16Jelle WallaysTopsport Vlaanderen - Mercators.t.
17Mathieu LadagnousCofidis, Le Crédit en Lignes.t.
18Andreas KlierTeam Garmin-Barracudas.t.
19David MillarTeam Garmin-Barracudas.t.
20Ian StannardLotto-Belisols.t.IanButler
21Frederik WillemsLotto-Belisols.t.IanButler


So I wait for E3 Prijs with mixed feelings. I feel good because I took the first win of the season and I'm obviously much better than in Paris - Nice. But I'm also uncertain how I'll hold up against the big guns.

Well, see you at the battlefield in two days!
 
dienblad
Great results in the Tirreno and DDV!!! Banana
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