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Modern Times, Old Roads | The End
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 01-05-2014 12:48
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"Nothing win bites the dust... And another one gone..." 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-05-2014 13:27
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Nice stage win in Oman, the first of many hopefully  |
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| The Hobbit |
Posted on 01-05-2014 17:24
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"Middle Earth"?
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| krisa |
Posted on 01-05-2014 17:27
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WC on the pino cerami track  Nice to see
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-05-2014 18:32
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TimoCycling - Thanks!
VoetsT - It was a nice race indeed!
Mresuperstar - 
sutty68 - Let's hope so. Season is only getting started!
The Hobbit - Middle Earth  I can't believe I said that. Awesome mistake to make, though 
krisa - Yeah I love the profile, it'll be a great WC.
No more updates today, unfortunately. Tomorrow I might have some free time |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 01-05-2014 18:57
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Ah, flandriennes season already?  Great build-up in Oman by taking a stage win.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 02-05-2014 12:32
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Flandrien season is upon us again, indeed!
Well, Hopefully an update tonight, but I'm not sure when I'm back home.
Hang in there
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| baia |
Posted on 02-05-2014 16:11
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Lovely recon by Matthias, and what a nice win in Oman.. glad to see you keep it up..
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 02-05-2014 21:18
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Thanks, baia. Real happy to do this story so it's good I fixed the problem! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 02-05-2014 21:18
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 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2016
And so the Flandrien time is upon us. This year is different from other years. We have 6 races (excluding Dwars Door Vlaanderen) to show the National Coach who should be the leader at the World Championships. The main players for that honor? Tom Boonen, Kenneth Vanbilsen, Sep Vanmarcke and me.
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 The Omloop. Start of the classic season. I have been 12th and 8th here. My legs feel great and I hope to make an impression today! My jersey motivates me even more today!
Riding around in The Omloop in the Tricolore jersey is quite something. People are calling out my name all along the route. What a mighty feeling!
You might've noticed I'm obsessed with the WC 2016. On these cobbled races I wanted to start a war between us Belgians. The war for the top spot in the Champs!
As of this year, I'm the absolute leader in these races. My team supports me completely, so Bradley Wiggins cleared the way for me!
Sep Vanmarcke picked up the glove. He brought along Terpstra.
But there were more on their way. And so, a group of eight were heading towards a sprint finish! The Belgians in the bunch besides me? Sep Vanmarcke, Tom Boonen, Tom Van Asbroeck.
I followed Sagan's wheel in the sprint. Pozzato put up a fight, too.
The crowd shouted me to the finish line. They were giving me wings. My jersey took over my legs and my head and guided me to the victory!
The Omloop is mine!
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| Martial1 |
Posted on 02-05-2014 21:24
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Nice win in Omloop! Sagan gave you a perfect leadout |
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 02-05-2014 22:02
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Good win and smart play by taking Sagan's wheel . |
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| VoetsT |
Posted on 02-05-2014 22:24
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Great win
I like the picture of Matt and Wigo
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 02-05-2014 22:39
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Great wins in Oman and Omloop! Good start to the season
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 02-05-2014 23:30
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Great Victory at Omloop |
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| FonsDeSpons |
Posted on 02-05-2014 23:56
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Nice win, i know allready on who i will put my money on at the WC
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| baia |
Posted on 03-05-2014 00:39
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Couldn´t be better.. played well by picking Sagan´s wheel..
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| wogsrus |
Posted on 03-05-2014 01:01
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Just caught up with the story. A cracker as always. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 03-05-2014 09:57
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Martial1 - He sure did
TimoCycling - He was the man to follow for the sprint
VoetsT - Glad you like it, thanks!
the_hoyle - Definitely. The best start so far!
sutty68 - Even Boonen hasn't won that race yet
FonsDeSpons - You'll be a millionaire
baia - Thanks. After the attack, I had no choice but to play it cool at the end and just follow Sagan. It worked out perfectly
wogsrus - Thank you |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 03-05-2014 09:57
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Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne 2016
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 Half the weekend is done, now for the second part. I was able to win here last year, thanks to brilliant team work. I feel our team has only grown stronger this season, so let's get this show on the road!
Sole escapee of the day: Leigh Howard. We could sit back and relax, which was the perfect situation.
Stybar must be feeling good, because his team did most of the work in chasing the break.
The peloton kept together quite well and nearing the final 20 kilometers, we finally saw an attack of the favorites: Vanmarcke and Stybar.
Last year I said I wanted a stronger squad for the cobbled classics. Orica have granted me this wish. Our team was superior today. We took control at the front and reeled in every attack without any difficulty.
Roelandts launched me for the sprint. Matthews was at my wheel for a final jump. We were ready to score!
Little less than a km to go. Kristoff is looking good for the sprint but he's gone too early, maybe? I'm only getting started now!
And then there was nobody left to challenge us! Matthews came up next to me but let me cross the line first!
What a display of strength here from the team. I'm already looking forward to the classics. We'll be a force to be reckoned with. Roelandts only joined the squad a few months ago but already he's part of the team. What a guy, look at how happy he was with our victory, too.
After the race, I asked Michael why he didn't overtake me for the victory, he obviously could have. He replied he owed it to me afterr my work for him last season in Sanremo.
I joked: "Then can't you repay me with a Sanremo, too?"
| 1 | Matthias Vleminckx | Orica GreenEdge | 4h39'47 | | 2 | Michael Matthews | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 3 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 4 | Alexander Kristoff | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 6 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 7 | Jürgen Roelandts | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 8 | Boy Van Poppel | ASUS | s.t. | | 9 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 10 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Adrien Petit | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 12 | Sebastian Langeveld | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 13 | Maarten Wynants | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 14 | Sep Vanmarcke | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 15 | Zdenek Stybar | ASUS | s.t. | | 16 | Bert De Backer | ASUS | s.t. | | 17 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 18 | Andrey Amador | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 19 | Rick Zabel | Jack Wolfskin | s.t. | | 20 | Dries Devenyns | ASUS | s.t. | | 21 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 22 | Caleb Ewan | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 23 | Johan Vansummeren | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 24 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 25 | Barry Markus | ASUS | s.t. | | 26 | Iljo Keisse | TEAM Soleco | s.t. | | 27 | Marko Kump | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 28 | Mickaël Delage | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 29 | Preben Van Hecke | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 30 | Fabio Silvestre | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 31 | Andrew Fenn | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 32 | Bert-Jan Lindeman | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 33 | Joren Segers | Team 3M | s.t. | | 34 | Björn Thurau | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 35 | Robert Kiserlovski | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 36 | Pieter Jacobs | TEAM Soleco | s.t. | | 37 | Maarten Tjallingii | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 38 | Bradley Carroll | Orica GreenEdge | + 2'50 | | 39 | Kris Boeckmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 40 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 41 | Arnaud Demare | FDJ.fr | + 5'13 | | 42 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | s.t. | | 43 | Matthieu Ladagnous | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 44 | Silvan Dillier | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 45 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 46 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | s.t. | | 47 | Greg Van Avermaet | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 48 | Tom Leezer | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 49 | Dylan van Baarle | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 50 | Johan Le Bon | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 51 | Max Kroes | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 52 | George Preidler | ASUS | s.t. | | 53 | Wout Poels | ASUS | s.t. | | 54 | Ryan Mullen | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 55 | Jos Van Emden | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 56 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 57 | Mark Cavendish | Team Sky | + 6'17 | | 58 | Vincent Jérôme | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 59 | Jan Ghyselinck | An Post - Chain Reaction | s.t. | | 60 | Jarl Salomein | TEAM Soleco | s.t. | | 61 | Tosh Van der Sande | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 62 | Ronan Van Zandbeek | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 63 | Rüdiger Selig | Jack Wolfskin | s.t. | | 64 | Sacha Modolo | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 65 | Björn Leukemans | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 66 | Staf Scheirlinckx | TEAM Spuerkeess | s.t. | | 67 | Geoffrey Soupe | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 68 | Olivier Pardini | Veranclassic - Doltcini | s.t. | | 69 | Romain Zingle | Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. | | 70 | Coen Vermeltfoort | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 71 | Luca Paolini | Jack Wolfskin | s.t. | | 72 | Laurens De Vreese | Veranclassic - Doltcini | s.t. | | 73 | Leigh Howard | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 74 | William Bonnet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 75 | Jonas Vangenechten | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 76 | Davy Commeyne | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 77 | Wouter Mol | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 78 | Sébastien Rosseler | Veranclassic - Doltcini | s.t. | | 79 | Ben Hermans | TEAM Soleco | s.t. | | 80 | Simone Ponzi | Team Sky | s.t. | | 81 | Kristof Vandewalle | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 82 | Matthew Hayman | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 83 | Dave De Waele | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 84 | Frederik Willems | An Post - Chain Reaction | s.t. | | 85 | Elmar Reinders | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 86 | Tom Scully | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 87 | Michael Van Staeyen | TEAM Soleco | s.t. | | 88 | Juan José Lobato | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 89 | Maxim Debusschere | An Post - Chain Reaction | s.t. | | 90 | Arthur Vichot | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 91 | Danilo Hondo | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 92 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Team Sky | s.t. | | 93 | Pieter Serry | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 94 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck | Veranclassic - Doltcini | s.t. | | 95 | Julien Bérard | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 96 | Bob Jungels | ASUS | s.t. | | 97 | Laurent Evrard | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 98 | Sebastian Henao | Team Sky | s.t. | | 99 | Thomas Dekker | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 100 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 101 | Marc Goos | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 102 | Bart De Clercq | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 103 | Alexandre Geniez | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 104 | Arnaud Courteille | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 105 | Mikel Nieve | Team Sky | s.t. | | 106 | Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 107 | Ian Boswell | Team Sky | s.t. | | 108 | Ben King | Garmin Sharp | s.t. | | 109 | Nico Sijmens | An Post - Chain Reaction | + 10'13 | | 110 | Natnael Berhane | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 111 | Vytautas Kaupas | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 112 | Robin Stenuit | Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. | | 113 | Michael Rogers | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 114 | Jérôme Cousin | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 115 | Michael Blanchy | Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. | | 116 | Gaetan Bille | An Post - Chain Reaction | s.t. | | 117 | Mike Teunissen | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 118 | Axel Domont | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 119 | Fabio Felline | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 120 | Rob Ruijgh | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 121 | Patrick Konrad | TEAM Spuerkeess | s.t. | | 122 | Laurent Van den Bak | An Post - Chain Reaction | s.t. | | 123 | Edwig Cammaerts | Team 3M | + 11'09 | | 124 | Gijs Van Hoecke | Veranclassic - Doltcini | s.t. | | 125 | Tim De Troyer | Team 3M | s.t. | | 126 | Peter Kennaugh | Jack Wolfskin | s.t. | | 127 | David De la Cruz | Jack Wolfskin | s.t. | | 128 | Koldo Fernández | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 129 | Stan Godrie | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 130 | Jérôme Baugnies | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 131 | Brian Van Goethem | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 132 | Pawel Poljanski | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 133 | Kevin Pauwels | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 134 | Eugenio Alafaci | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 135 | Igor Abakoumov | Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. | | 136 | Daniele Bennati | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 137 | Dennis Coenen | TEAM Spuerkeess | s.t. | | 138 | Ioannis Tamouridis | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 139 | Olivier Kaisen | An Post - Chain Reaction | s.t. | | 140 | Yannick Martinez | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 141 | Sven Nys | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 142 | Olivier Chevalier | Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. | | 143 | Shawn Milne | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 144 | Tom Devriendt | Team 3M | s.t. | | 145 | Jurgen Francois | Team 3M | s.t. | | 146 | Christoph Pfingsten | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 147 | Rein Taaramäe | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 148 | Victor Campenaerts | TEAM Soleco | s.t. | | 149 | Sebastien Frey | Jack Wolfskin | s.t. | | 150 | Dion Beukeboom | Cyclingteam De Rijke | s.t. | | 151 | Egor Silin | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 152 | Matthieu Boulo | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 153 | Patrick Van Leeuwen | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 154 | Twan Brusselman | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 155 | Thomas Degand | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 156 | Julien Paquet | Wallonie - Bruxelles | s.t. | | 157 | Joel Zangerle | TEAM Spuerkeess | s.t. | | 158 | Petr Ignatenko | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 159 | Pierre-Luc Périchon | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 160 | Evan Huffman | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 161 | Ivan Basso | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | s.t. | | 162 | Gilles Devillers | Veranclassic - Doltcini | s.t. | | 163 | Guillaume Levarlet | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | s.t. | | 164 | Julian de Groote | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 165 | Dylan Van Zijl | Team 3M | s.t. | | 166 | Tom Thill | TEAM Spuerkeess | s.t. | | 167 | Sven Renders | An Post - Chain Reaction | s.t. | | 168 | Maarten van Trijp | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 169 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 170 | Gerry Druyts | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 171 | Geert Van der Weijst | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 172 | Dominique Cornu | TEAM Soleco | s.t. | | 173 | Gorik Gardeyn | Veranclassic - Doltcini | s.t. | | 174 | Jay McCarthy | Tinkoff - Saxo | s.t. | | 175 | Dave Willems | TEAM Soleco | s.t. | | 176 | Laurens Ten Dam | Trek Factory Racing | s.t. | | 177 | Sven M. Schuster | Jack Wolfskin | s.t. | | 178 | Piotr Havik | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 179 | Rick Ottema | Veranclassic - Doltcini | s.t. | | 180 | Jasper Hamelink | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. | | 181 | Sven Fritsch | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 182 | Gertjan De Vos | Team 3M | s.t. | | 183 | Jeroen Meijers | Rabobank Development Team | s.t. | | 184 | Damien Garcia | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 185 | Tijs Wolters | Cyclingteam De Rijke | + 14'44 | | 186 | Jonathan Klein | Team Differdange - Losch | + 15'14 | | 187 | Kenneth Miles | BMC Racing Team | + 19'17 | | 188 | Damian Slotten | Rabobank Development Team | + 21'10 | | 189 | Romain Guillemois | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 190 | Jens Mouris | Orica GreenEdge | s.t. | | 191 | Florian Salzinger | TEAM Spuerkeess | + 21'45 | | 192 | Stef Van Zummeren | Team 3M | s.t. | | 193 | Sean Hernandez | Trek Factory Racing | + 23'13 | | 194 | Adam Peters | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | + 25'17 | | 195 | Romain Verhaege | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 196 | Niklas Berndt | Jack Wolfskin | s.t. |
And that's two for two! What an opening weekend!
I hope I'm not in top shape too early, though. I'll try to keep this form all the way to De Ronde and Roubaix.
See you in Italy,
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