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A Tale of Two
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 27-08-2012 16:38
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Stijn is definantly back in form, what a Performance  |
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| ricotero_uy |
Posted on 27-08-2012 16:41
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And now its Stijn who brings the home!
Well done! |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:24
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Great win Stijn great tactical race but i won´t give you a Banana 
Edited by JuanMotr on 27-08-2012 17:24
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:26
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JuanMotr wrote:
Great win Stijn great tactical race but i won´t give you a Banana
Boooooo  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:38
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Thanks to dienblad, sutty68 and ricotero_uy for the bananas
JuanMotr... What can I say? No banana, no glory  just kidding, thanks man |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:43
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i just know that there will be bigger win this cobble season. And you know I can smell such things |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:45
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Yeah, you got a great smell. I definitely hope you're right
Gotta go driving tonight though (tomorrow I have my exam to get my driver's license), but if I'm back early, I'll ride E3, otherwise tomorrow morning before the exam! 
I hope your smell doesn't let me down! |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:48
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Good Luck with your driving test
And hopefully you can rip up your learner plates
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:49
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Thanks mate |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:50
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Hey, no credit for my banana?
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:56
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good luck tomorow |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-08-2012 19:58
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Hey, no credit for my banana?
Terribly sorry, of course!
It was on the other page so didn't see it there for a second, thanks a lot
glad you're following, with bananas!
Thanks JuanMotr, I hope I don't kill the instructor in a car crash
Edited by Ian Butler on 27-08-2012 20:01
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 28-08-2012 10:52
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E3 Prijs - Harelbeke
Last year I came here to take a fall. Today I hope to return here to take a bow.
As expected, a couple of riders broke away, no real threats there.
It was Sky and BMC that worked to reel them back in. They did an excellent job controlling the pace.
I wasn't sure about my form, as my early season has been hell, but on De Muur, I felt it, I was in great shape!
De Muur had split the peloton up in small groups. My tactic of the day was to remain with Cancellara at all times if possible, so I was in the front group with him.
Heading to the Oude Kwaremont, I got dropped, due to being badly placed and a fall from an Accent Jobs - rider. But I wasn't worried, I was close to the front group and on the Kwaremont I could easily join them.
I did more than that! I went to the front of the group and on top of the Kwaremont, I felt they slowed a bit down, the tempo was gone. So I just started riding and to my surprise, no one reacted. If they didn't get organized soon, I might get away with it!
They didn't get organized, but Cancellara and Langeveld broke away and joined me.
And so we went into the final kilometers...
Langeveld tried to surprise us with a sprint from quite far out! He wants to win here for a second time in a row!
I reacted and dove left of Cancellara.
I passed Langeveld, who had come from too far and was burning out.
But Cancellara still had a surprise left and I saw him coming on my left, I gave it my all!
I managed to stay a few cm in front of him, it was killing me but I was holding him back!
VICTORY!
I did it! After a disappointing start, I strike 2 races in 3 days time. My first classic, E3 Prijs, what a beauty! I hope this is only the beginning of a wonderful career, because I'm definitely ready for more. I'm now in history, now I'm one of the guys that counts, maybe next time Cancellara's tactic will be to stay with me.
Result
| 1 | Stijn Van Gent | Lotto-Belisol | 5h32'10 | IanButler | | 2 | Fabian Cancellara | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 3 | Sebastian Langeveld | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 4 | Stijn Devolder | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 50 | | | 5 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 6 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 7 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto-Belisol | + 2'01 | IanButler | | 8 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 9 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 10 | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | |
Spoiler | 11 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 12 | Johan Vansummeren | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 13 | Nick Nuyens | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 14 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 15 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Pro Cycling | + 5'27 | | | 16 | Leif Hoste | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | + 6'35 | | | 17 | Sébastien Turgot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 18 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 19 | Simon Gerrans | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 20 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 21 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 11'11 | | | 22 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 23 | Joost Posthuma | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 24 | Sylvain Chavanel | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 25 | Lars Ytting Bak | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 26 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 27 | Damien Gaudin | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 28 | Thor Hushovd | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 29 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 30 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | + 12'02 | | | 31 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 12'52 | | | 32 | Daniele Bennati | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 33 | Andy Cappelle | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 34 | Gert Steegmans | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 35 | Andreas Klier | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 36 | Robert Kiserlovski | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 37 | Jeremy Hunt | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 38 | Sébastien Chavanel | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 39 | James Vanlandschoot | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 40 | Kevin Van Impe | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 41 | Stuart O'Grady | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 42 | Maciej Bodnar | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 43 | Preben Van Hecke | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 44 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 45 | Frederik Willems | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 46 | Martijn Keizer | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 47 | Egidijus Juodvalkis | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | + 15'53 | | | 48 | Maarten Wynants | An Post - Sean Kelly | + 17'09 | | | 49 | Tom Leezer | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 50 | William Bonnet | FDJ-BigMat | + 18'58 | | | 51 | Mathew Hayman | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 52 | Marcel Sieberg | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 53 | Sébastien Rosseler | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 54 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | | 55 | David Millar | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 56 | Anthony Roux | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 57 | Dominic Klemme | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 58 | Bert De Backer | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 59 | Ben Hermans | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 60 | Maarten Tjallingii | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 61 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 62 | Christian Knees | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 63 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Pro Cycling | + 19'38 | | | 64 | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 20'05 | | | 65 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | + 20'46 | | | 66 | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 67 | Pieter Ghyllebert | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | | 68 | Tom Jelte Slagter | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 69 | Luca Paolini | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 70 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 71 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | + 21'27 | | | 72 | Heinrich Haussler | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | |
I'm extremely happy with this win. To be honest, I didn't see it coming. It's so great that both me and Eric are performing so well this season. I think we're capable of doing some great things in the future!
See you in another two days, for Gent - Wevelgem! |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 28-08-2012 11:06
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for all the great wins in the past few days |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 28-08-2012 11:23
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Great victory beat Cancellara when he is in your slipstream
I almost forgot here is your |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 28-08-2012 11:31
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Stijn has definantly found his form again |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 28-08-2012 14:02
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Thanks all Luckily for me, Cancellara lacks one thing and that's sprinting
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| banyai2000 |
Posted on 28-08-2012 14:40
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Congratulation for the Win go the next |
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| ricotero_uy |
Posted on 28-08-2012 15:13
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And we are filling the first box of !!!!
Great result! Superb victory! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 28-08-2012 17:05
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Thanks a lot! |
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