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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 28-08-2012 17:40
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Gent - Wevelgem
I start today as the race favorite. Two reasons why:
1. I won E3 Prijs.
2. Both Boonen and Cancellara are not here today. They both have minor problems and want to rest up to be back for RvV.
The breakaway of the day consisted of 19 riders, so they didn't get much freedom from the pack.
The cobblestones did what they're there for: they broke up the peloton in many, many pieces. I was cautious enough to stay at the front. Roelandts was less lucky.
After the cobbled sections, we were heading towards the finish with a group of about 30. Hushovd was still in front of us and he was holding us off excellently!
I placed myself in Peter Sagan's wheel. It looked like the best option, because he is extremely fast and has probably survived the cobbles better than other sprinters that were still present.
And there was Hushovd! At 1km left to go, Sagan was going strong, I was with him and Hushovd was giving his all but was tired out from his solo.
I was able to cross Sagan, who had started his sprint a bit too early, I think (must be the inexperience).
I was also able to go past Hushovd!
I don't realize what this means yet, but I did it again!
I now understand how Gilbert did it in 2011. When you're on a roll, you're on a roll! It's hard to explain, but it's like you float through the races and it seems obvious you will finish it off!
Now, I'm not saying I'll do the quadruple here, but I think I'm not done yet, I still have lots and lots to do this season. So I'm warning Cancellara, I'm warning Boonen, you got yourselves some competition! And this is what you're up against next week:
Result
| 1 | Stijn Van Gent | Lotto-Belisol | 5h17'53 | IanButler | | 2 | Thor Hushovd | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 3 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 4 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 5 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 6 | Filippo Pozzato | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 7 | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 8 | Nick Nuyens | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 9 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 10 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | s.t. | |
Spoiler | 11 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 12 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 13 | Pablo Lastras | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 14 | Ben Hermans | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 15 | Stijn Devolder | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 16 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 17 | Daniele Bennati | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 3'36 | | | 18 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 19 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 20 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 21 | Mathieu Ladagnous | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 22 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 23 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 24 | Joost Posthuma | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 25 | Tom Veelers | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 26 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 27 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 28 | Heinrich Haussler | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 29 | Cédric Pineau | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 30 | Lars Ytting Bak | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 31 | Gert Steegmans | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 32 | Kevin Van Impe | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 33 | Vincent Jérôme | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 34 | Simon Geschke | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 35 | Mathew Hayman | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 36 | Johan Vansummeren | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 37 | André Greipel | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 38 | Matthew Goss | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 39 | Sébastien Turgot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 40 | Leif Hoste | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 41 | Damien Gaudin | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 42 | David Millar | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 43 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 44 | Andy Cappelle | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 45 | Borut Bozic | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 46 | Elia Viviani | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 47 | Oscar Gatto | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 48 | Rob Ruijgh | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 49 | Luca Barla | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 50 | Andreas Klier | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 5'51 | | | 51 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 52 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 53 | Robbie McEwen | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 54 | Laurence Franssens | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 55 | Stuart O'Grady | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 56 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 57 | Sébastien Rosseler | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 58 | Svein Tuft | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 59 | Julien Fouchard | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 60 | Gilles Devillers | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 61 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 7'55 | | | 62 | Graeme Brown | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 63 | Dmytro Krivtsov | Lampre-ISD | + 8'35 | | | 64 | Coen Vermeltfoort | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 65 | Matthew Brammeier | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 66 | Luca Ascani | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 67 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | + 9'28 | | | 68 | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 69 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 70 | Egidijus Juodvalkis | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 71 | Sébastien Chavanel | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 72 | John Degenkolb | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 73 | Tyler Farrar | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 74 | Zdenek Stybar | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 75 | Alessandro Petacchi | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 76 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 77 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 78 | Vladimir Gusev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 79 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 80 | Valerio Agnoli | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 81 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 82 | Kevin Hulsmans | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 10'26 | | | 83 | Christopher Juul Jensen | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 84 | Jos Van Emden | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 85 | Leonardo Giordani | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 86 | Davide Malacarne | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 87 | Daniel Navarro Garcia | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 88 | Serge Pauwels | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 89 | Piet Rooijakkers | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 90 | Tom Jelte Slagter | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 91 | Simon Clarke | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 92 | Stefan Van Dijk | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 93 | Dries Devenyns | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 94 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 95 | Sven Vandousselaere | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 96 | Cyril Gautier | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 97 | Manuele Boaro | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 98 | Cameron Meyer | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 99 | Bert De Backer | Team Argos-Shimano | + 12'03 | | | 100 | Kurt Hovelynck | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 101 | Anthony Geslin | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 102 | Linus Gerdemann | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 103 | Gustav Larsson | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 104 | Dominic Klemme | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 105 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 106 | Travis Meyer | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 107 | Oscar Freire | Movistar Team | + 13'32 | | | 108 | Arthur Vichot | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 109 | Martin Mortensen | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 110 | Edwig Cammaerts | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 111 | Yuriy Krivtsov | Lampre-ISD | + 14'28 | | | 112 | Preben Van Hecke | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 113 | Björn Brems | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 114 | Robert Kiserlovski | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 115 | Nico Sijmens | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 116 | Romain Zingle | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 117 | Christophe Kern | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 118 | Maciej Bodnar | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 119 | Oliver Zaugg | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 120 | Angel Gómez | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 121 | Kevin Reza | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 122 | Frederik Willems | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 123 | Yann Huguet | Team Argos-Shimano | + 15'21 | | | 124 | Stefano Garzelli | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 125 | Tom Stamsnijder | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 126 | Marcello Pavarin | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 127 | Vladimir Isaychev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 128 | Angelo Tulik | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 129 | Gijs Van Hoecke | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 130 | Anthony Charteau | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 131 | Pieter Serry | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 132 | Peter Stetina | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 133 | Daniel Oss | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 134 | Reinier Honig | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 135 | Laurens De Vreese | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | + 17'34 | | | 136 | Agostino Serreri | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 137 | Sjef De Wilde | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 138 | Mirko Selvaggi | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 139 | Rubén Plaza | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 140 | Carlos Castaño Panadero | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 141 | Jurgen Van Goolen | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 142 | Eliot Lietaer | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 143 | Iljo Keisse | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 19'26 | | | 144 | David Deroo | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | + 21'20 | | | 145 | Gionatha Dondoli | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 24'05 | | | 146 | Roberto De Patre | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 25'11 | | | 147 | Massimo Codol | Acqua & Sapone | + 25'59 | | | 148 | Koen Barbé | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 149 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 150 | Vladimir Karpets | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 151 | Julien El Fares | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 152 | Francesco Reda | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 153 | Stijn Joseph | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 154 | Javier Moreno Bazan | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 155 | Kevin De Weert | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 156 | Sergio Pardilla | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 157 | Alberto Losada | Katusha Team | + 27'53 | | | 158 | Victor Cabedo | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 159 | Santo Anza | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 160 | Alessandro Vanotti | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 161 | Manuele Mori | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 162 | Andrey Kashechkin | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 163 | Alex Rasmussen | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 28'55 | | | 164 | Jorge Azanza | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 165 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 166 | Tim Mertens | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 167 | Oleksandr Sheydik | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 168 | Yoann Bagot | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 169 | Dominique Cornu | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 170 | Garikoitz Bravo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 171 | Ivan Velasco | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | |
I'm ready for The Ronde. Although I'll be a favorite, alongside the two great, I'm aiming for top 5. Anything in that area would be awesome! Because, let's face it, the Ronde is not Gent - Wevelgem. the Ronde is not E3 Prijs, the Ronde is not even those two combined... The Ronde is legendary.
In other news: Jelle Vanendert did well in his preparation for the hilly classics. He came in 7th in Cataluña!
GC
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | 30h29'54 | | | 2 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | + 4'13 | | | 3 | Maxime Monfort | BMC Racing Team | + 4'52 | | | 4 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 5'45 | | | 5 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 5'48 | | | 6 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 5'49 | | | 7 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto-Belisol | + 7'07 | IanButler | | 8 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre-ISD | + 8'27 | | | 9 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 10'12 | | | 10 | Haimar Zubeldia | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 12'46 |
See you in a week, for de Ronde Van Vlaanderen! |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 28-08-2012 18:25
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Those are some great victories, Beating Cancellara in a cobbles classic is something not easy to do. Cheers  |
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| daggers81 |
Posted on 28-08-2012 18:37
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Great riding by Stijn  He really seems to have found some great form at the perfect time! |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 28-08-2012 18:45
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They are no longer neo-pros right?
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 28-08-2012 18:55
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Wow, great wins!!! |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 28-08-2012 18:55
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Great season so far, Van Gent is doing an awesome job for lotto
Keep up the great work
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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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 28-08-2012 19:18
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Great win.
I just hope ronde is not too much hilly for Stijn  |
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| Marcellus51 |
Posted on 28-08-2012 20:08
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Great Wins, good luck for Ron van Vlanderen ! |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 28-08-2012 23:17
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Stijn's early season dip in form is now well and truly behind him  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 08:26
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@all: Thanks a lot!
@Schleck96: Cancellara is a very strong opponent, I was lucky he wasn't present in G - W!
@daggers81: He came around just in time, lucky for him
@baseballlover312: No, they're no longer neopros. (I thought you were only neopro the first year you are a professional rider, or can you be neopro longer?)
@Jesleyh Thanks, however, a real classic/monument would be even greater!
@PCM Rulezz: I hope you're a bigger fan of Van Gent than of Boonen in this thread
@JuanMotr: The hills are always where his red and yellow bar decrease drastically. So let's hope for a good daily form and some luck!
@Marcellus51: Thanks, he'll need it
@sutty68: It certainly is. It only took a single win to turn things around completely.
Coming up later today: RvV!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 10:00
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Ronde Van Vlaanderen
Has it really been a year since I last raced here and finished 5th? That day I got an excellent result, but I didn't get it 100% fair. So today I was looking to get a better result in a better way. No doubt Cancellara will be looking to defend his title, so I had a hard task ahead of me, as Cancellara took the GC win in De Panne tour. He's in a good shape!
Ian Stannard was in the breakaway group, which took the pressure of chasing away from us.
It promised to be a very tough Ronde, as the race opened 132km from the finish. The peloton broke and Roelandts' Ronde was already practically over.
I stayed close to Boonen and Cancellara, as we climbed the Kwaremont for the first time of the day.
With 50km left to go, the front group existed of Ballan, Gilbert, Cancellara, Breschel, Flecha, Boonen and myself.
Cancellara had too many team-mates with him so I had to do something about that. I accelerated on the Kwaremont (2nd time we were there today).
Several riders came back and it worked out just as I wanted, only Spartacus' team-mates were left behind. Now it was every man for himself.
But my acceleration had taken its toll. First Breschel dropped, and then I dropped on the Paterberg... Was this Ronde over for me?
After a chase of about 10km, I join them at 2km left to go. As they were preparing for a sprint, I realized that I had no energy left. The chase had taken up all my energy. Despite that, I got ready for the sprint, too.
It was obvious from the start of the sprint that Boonen would take the win home.
And so he did!
As expected, I hadn't the energy to finish it off. I finish 4th, which is still better than last year, and I did it much more beautifully.
Result
| 1 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 6h34'13 | | | 2 | Fabian Cancellara | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 3 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 4 | Stijn Van Gent | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 5 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 2'20 | | | 6 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | + 5'59 | | | 7 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 8 | Thor Hushovd | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 9 | Nick Nuyens | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 10 | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | |
Spoiler | 11 | Stijn Devolder | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 12 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | + 13'46 | | | 13 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 14 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 15 | Leif Hoste | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 16 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 17 | Filippo Pozzato | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 18 | Sébastien Turgot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 19 | Gert Steegmans | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 20 | Lars Ytting Bak | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 21 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 22 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 23 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 24 | Johan Vansummeren | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 25 | Andy Cappelle | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 26 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 27 | Sebastian Langeveld | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 15'03 | | | 28 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 29 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 30 | Heinrich Haussler | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 17'21 | | | 31 | Daniele Bennati | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 32 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 33 | Kevin Van Impe | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 18'24 | | | 34 | Frederik Willems | Lotto-Belisol | + 19'26 | IanButler | | 35 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 36 | Andreas Klier | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 21'30 | | | 37 | Damien Gaudin | Team Europcar | + 22'13 | | | 38 | Dominique Rollin | FDJ-BigMat | + 22'55 | | | 39 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ-BigMat | + 23'54 | | | 40 | David Veilleux | Team Europcar | + 25'07 | | | 41 | Martijn Maaskant | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 27'28 | | | 42 | Kenny Van Hummel | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 27'59 | | | 43 | Iljo Keisse | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 44 | Thomas Löfkvist | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 45 | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 46 | Ben Hermans | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 47 | Arthur Vichot | FDJ-BigMat | + 29'05 | | | 48 | Francisco Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 49 | Sylvain Chavanel | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 50 | Bert Grabsch | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 29'37 | | | 51 | Piet Rooijakkers | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 30'24 | |
Only 51 riders finished the race.
I look back on this RvV with a good feeling. I know now that I have it in me to win this thing one day. Last year I got some great results in the cobbled races but the difference with this year is that I make the race now. I don't just follow.
But I still have to win my first real classic, so let's see what Paris - Roubaix brings us. But first:
I'll see you in a couple of days, for De Scheldeprijs!
By the way, a small but nice fact: I have now the same UCI points as I finished with in the 2012 season. So I need one more point to do better, and I've plenty of time and races left in 2013!
Edited by Ian Butler on 29-08-2012 10:03
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 29-08-2012 10:06
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Boonen wins in a sprint like the predictions but you did a good race and the result isn't so bad |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 29-08-2012 10:48
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nice result  i think Paris-Roubaix will suit Stijn even more |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 10:56
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@ste_18: To beat Boonen in a sprint after such a race is very hard. So 4th isn't that bad, thanks
@JuanMotr: Normally it should. Smelling anything yet?  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 11:05
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Scheldeprijs
I'm not here to compete for the win today. I'll be dropping out of the peloton as soon as it gets nervous for the sprint, since I don't want to risk crashing out for Paris - Roubaix.
So instead I worked hard today, I rode 30km in front to reel in the breakaway.
After my work was done, I went to the tail of the peloton.
We had an impressive sprint train today, with Willems, Stannard, Bak, Roelandts and Renshaw.
And it was Roelandts taking the win, congratulations! Another one for the team.
I cross the line a little behind the peloton. I did my job today, and now I'm looking forward to Paris - Roubaix.
See you in Paris!
Edited by Ian Butler on 29-08-2012 11:06
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 29-08-2012 11:10
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Stijn has become a beast. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 11:11
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Only a true beast can win Paris - Roubaix and write the ultimate history
Edited by Ian Butler on 29-08-2012 11:12
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 29-08-2012 11:29
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I smell 2nd place in Roubaix but it doesn't mean it wont be better |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 11:38
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With a 4th place in the overall and a 2nd place in the queen stage in the Basque Country, Jelle Vanendert seems ready to take on the hilly classics.
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| 1 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | 19h53'54 | | | 2 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 1'27 | | | 3 | Andy Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 3'09 | | | 4 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto-Belisol | + 4'17 | IanButler | | 5 | Igor Anton | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 5'28 | | | 6 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 6'12 | | | 7 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre-ISD | + 6'26 | | | 8 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | + 7'06 | | | 9 | Maxime Monfort | BMC Racing Team | + 7'16 | | | 10 | Rui Costa | Movistar Team | + 7'46 | |
Tomorrow is Paris - Roubaix, let's hope Stijn does well! |
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Posted on 29-08-2012 12:05
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RvV was a nice race, and yeah I'm still a fan of Boonen () but of course also of Van Gent. I hope to see an nice battle between them on the velodrome in Roubaix
Nice win for Roelands btw
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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