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Modern Times, Old Roads | The End
VoetsT
Whoow, just Whoow Banana
 
cunego59
Nice opening weekend indeed. Also, congrats on 10k views and 500 posts Wink Solid, after three weeks Pfft
 
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baia
Perfect finish, perfect team work.. it pays off. Wink
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sutty68
That was a Great display of strength by the guys today Grin
 
Martial1
Banana for great opening weekend!
 
Mresuperstar
What a great photo of the two celebrating the double.

Congrats on another win. Wink
 
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Shonak
What an opening weekend for Matt, he's ready for the big ones. Smile
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"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
 
Dippofix
Wow, what a double for Matt. Really hard to do, i only managed once myself. (With Bernie Eisel, of all people :lol: )
 
TimoCycling
Great stuff!
 
Ian Butler
VoetsT - Banana thanks!

cunego59 - Thank you. 10k views and 500 posts isn't bad for 3 weeks indeed. I'm happy the story is going good and I'm real happy to have you on board Wink

baia - Sure does! Hope he isn't peaking too early, though.

sutty68 - The team is ready for the classics. What a force!

Martial1 - Thanks a lot! Hopefully the start of a great season.

Mresuperstar - I like that screenshot, too Smile thanks!

Shonak - Seems so. Bring them on!

Dippofix - With Eisel? That's a challenge. Now I hope I can do the "real" double, too. Roubaix and Ronde Pfft

TimoCycling - Thanks!!


I can't believe how much support I get for this story. Glad you all like it so much!
I hope I can put in a few updates this evening!
 
krisa
Oh wait, what a nice win
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Ian Butler
Why wait? Smile Thanks!
 
Ian Butler
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Tirreno - Adriatico 2016
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Tirreno - Adriatico was an anynomous experience for me. The stages were either too tough or too easy, so with Sagan and Cavendish here, I didn't have much of a fighting chance. I also didn't want to risk falling before the classics, so I did some work for the team in some stages.

General Classification
1Peter SaganCannondale29h04'58
2Michał KwiatkowskiOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 1'19
3Rigoberto UránLotto Belisol+ 1'23
4Nicolas RocheTinkoff - Saxo+ 1'45
5Bauke MollemaBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 2'15
6Daniel MartinAG2R La Mondiale+ 2'55
7Moreno MoserLampre - Merida+ 4'00
8Roman KreuzigerTinkoff - Saxo+ 5'13
9Diego UlissiLampre - Merida+ 6'12
10Rafal MajkaTinkoff - Saxo+ 6'22


The race to the sun was better for our team. We scrambled some important WT points with Wiggins and Meyer. Adam Yates successfully rounded off Paris - Nice with the climber's jersey.

Paris - Nice 2016
1Tejay Van GarderenBMC Racing Team27h42'30
2Thibaut PinotAG2R La Mondiale+ 1'26
3Bradley WigginsOrica GreenEdge+ 1'50
4Wilco KeldermanBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 2'13
5Janier AcevedoBMC Racing Team+ 2'51
6Cameron MeyerOrica GreenEdge+ 2'53
7Thomas De GendtLotto Belisol+ 3'36
8Edvald Boasson HagenBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 4'02
9Romain BardetTrek Factory Racing+ 4'17
10Robert GesinkBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 4'20


And so we're all ready for Milan - Sanremo! Though on the final day of Tirreno - Adriatico, Caleb Ewan hurt himself pretty bad and broke his hip. That's a terrible injury for a cyclist. I wish him a fast recovery!

See you in Sanremo!
Matt
 
Ian Butler
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Milan - Sanremo 2016
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The first classic, la Primavera. For the audience, a boring race. For us riders... Also boring, but with an exciting finale and a lot of prestige. After a 5th place last year, I know I can sprint for the victory here one day. Today I am 2nd in command. If Matthews gets left behind, I'm the man for the sprint!

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Finally the race organisers are getting back their senses a bit. Instead of making Sanremo another hilly classic, they decided to stick with the Cipressa - Poggio formula. The next 5 years at the least. Good news for guys like me!


Today we saw a pretty big break. We made the mistake of giving them 10 minutes. The peloton realized its mistake and from that moment it was a rush towards the Poggio.

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At the foot of the Poggio, we still hadn't caught the break. But surely we would on these slopes. We were pretty much at the front, with Yates, Roelandts, Matthews and myself.

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Right before the top, we caught the break, just on time. What a close one. We came to the top of the Poggio in position 1 to 5. Our team was strong today once again!

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The downhill was quite tricky, as usual. But we kept our lines, ready to prolong Matthews' victory from last year.

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We went very fast and nine of us tore apart from the peloton. With Kristoff, Démare and Sagan here, winning wouldn't be easy. Also, Matthews had lost my wheel and was in a lost situation.

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So Roelandts launched me for the final sprint. I felt pretty strong, but after 293 kilometers, I wasn't sure how fast I could go.

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It turned out I still had a very decent sprint in me. It was me versus Sagan, again!

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I thought I had it, but then it was over. No more punch left, no more power. I lost it all 10 meters from the finish line!

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Noo! I crossed the finish line, feeling more disappointed than ever. I was so crushed I didn't talk to anyone, I just got on the team bus and waited for it to leave and take us to the airport to go home.

Result
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Once again Sagan is in my way. It's been way too many times now.
But let's try and stay positive. The legs are good, and with the four cobbled classics coming up, that's not unimportant.

See you there,
Matt
 
TimoCycling
What a result in Sanremo, 3 in top 6! Too bad though, losing to Sagan like that...
 
Shonak
A 2nd place is fantastic, no matter how disappointed he may be. And from 5th to 2nd... what will be next year, uh?
Matt's terrain is still yet to come, so are his important races. That he finishes second just shows that this year will be even bigger than the last. Wink

All in all a great race for OGE, two men on the podium, three in Top 10. They are doing things right.
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"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
 
Ian Butler
TimoCycling - Yeah, Sagan is a big part of Matt's career. Always taking the win ahead of him. But a good result indeed Smile

Shonak - You have a point. Though after such a demanding race, it's natural he's disappointed to miss out on the win then. But it looks good for De Ronde! OGE with a very decent Sanremo, we're taking some valuable points!
 
Ian Butler
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E3 Harelbeke 2016
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Ever since I learned the World Championships profile, I've been on some training high. I'm in better shape than ever and at the moment I feel like I can do anything. Today it was time to put that feeling into prizes.

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E3 as we know it. A mini Ronde Van Vlaanderen. Time to see who's the strongest on the cobblestones this year. All masks fall off here.


Our day couldn't have started better, with Wiggins in the break of the day!

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And then, 70 kilometers from the finish, the weirdest thing happened. Roelandts was just pulling on the cobbled section, just to maintain a nice pace and keep everyone in line, when I looked behind and saw we had quite the gap. Behind us, other teams were all waiting for someone else to pick up the pace.

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Stybar, tactical mastermind as he is, didn't wait long to make the jump forward. He latched on to our train and we were gone. We got 30 seconds, 40... A minute, a minute and a half. What was the peloton waiting for?

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When we picked up the break of the day, some of them put in an effort, too. Wiggins did his share, too. With 30 kilometers left to go, however, it was only me doing the work.

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So I decided to leave them behind. Stybar was paying attention and got in the slipstream.

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Stybar is a sneaky devil, really. I got taken by surprise with a monstrous counter.

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I took a couple of breaths and started chasing. I was very keen on not letting him out of my sight. As long as I had him in my vision, this wasn't lost!

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And then, 15 kilometers from the finish, things were back to zero.

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I thought it might be best to leave him behind immediately. Re-counter!

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But Stybar is a pitbull. He stayed at 10 meters for kilometers, unable to bridge the gap, though.

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But finally he cracked. 20 meters, 30 meters...

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And then I knew I had it.

It had been one hell of a fight, we were equals in strength, the battle was won mentally today. My winning streak in Belgium continues!

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Result
1Matthias VleminckxOrica GreenEdge4h52'30
2Zdenek StybarASUS+ 1'04
3Peter SaganCannondale+ 2'42
4Kristjan KorenCannondales.t.
5Matthieu LadagnousFDJ.fr+ 4'24
6Lars BoomAG2R La Mondiales.t.
7Sebastian LangeveldGarmin Sharps.t.
8Niki TerpstraOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
9Sébastien TurgotMovistar Team+ 5'31
10Sep VanmarckeBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 6'52
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11Damien GaudinTeam Katushas.t.
12Geraint ThomasTeam Skys.t.
13Filippo PozzatoLampre - Merida+ 9'41
14Greg Van AvermaetOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 14'13
15Kenneth VanbilsenFDJ.fr+ 14'42
16Tom BoonenOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team+ 15'20
17Tom Van AsbroeckTrek Factory Racings.t.
18José Joaquín RojasMovistar Teams.t.
19Adrien PetitCofidis, Solutions Créditss.t.
20Jasper StuyvenTrek Factory Racings.t.
21Jürgen RoelandtsOrica GreenEdges.t.
22Philippe GilbertBMC Racing Teams.t.
23Ramunas NavardauskasBMC Racing Teams.t.
24Marco MarcatoCannondales.t.
25Maarten WynantsBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
26Fabio SabatiniCannondales.t.
27Gert SteegmansAstana Pro Teams.t.
28Barry MarkusASUSs.t.
29Rick ZabelJack Wolfskins.t.
30Jacopo GuarnieriAstana Pro Teams.t.
31Sylvain ChavanelAG2R La Mondiales.t.
32Iljo KeisseTEAM Solecos.t.
33Johan Le BonTeam Europcars.t.
34Alexey TsatevitchTeam Katushas.t.
35Bert De BackerASUSs.t.
36Marcus BurghardtBMC Racing Teams.t.
37Marcel KittelASUSs.t.
38Taylor PhinneyBMC Racing Teams.t.
39Dylan van BaarleBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
40Maxim IglinskiyAstana Pro Teams.t.
41Koen De KortASUSs.t.
42Omar BertazzoAndroni Giocattolis.t.
43Thomas VoecklerTeam Europcars.t.
44Yves LampaertLotto Belisols.t.
45Aidis KruopisCannondales.t.
46Tosh Van der SandeLotto Belisols.t.
47Stijn VandenberghOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
48Marco HallerTeam Katushas.t.
49Borut BožicAstana Pro Teams.t.
50Michał KwiatkowskiOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
51Egoitz GarcíaCofidis, Solutions Créditss.t.
52Lloyd MondoryAG2R La Mondiales.t.
53Alessandro BallanTeam Katushas.t.
54Ian StannardTeam Skys.t.
55Boy Van PoppelASUSs.t.
56Yauheni HutarovichAstana Pro Teams.t.
57Mirko SelvaggiWanty - Groupe Goberts.t.
58Pieter JacobsTEAM Solecos.t.
59Preben Van HeckeLotto Belisols.t.
60Maciej BodnarAstana Pro Teams.t.
61Bradley WigginsOrica GreenEdges.t.
62Luca PaoliniJack Wolfskins.t.
63Enrico GasparottoAstana Pro Teams.t.
64Simone PonziTeam Skys.t.
65Björn LeukemansWanty - Groupe Goberts.t.
66Gianni MeersmanASUSs.t.
67Jarl SalomeinTEAM Solecos.t.
68Dave De WaeleWanty - Groupe Goberts.t.
69Julien FouchardCofidis, Solutions Créditss.t.
70Jens DebusschereOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
71Yury TrofimovTeam Katushas.t.
72Kristof VandewalleLotto Belisols.t.
73Francesco FailliAndroni Giocattolis.t.
74Tim DeclercqTEAM Solecos.t.
75Johnny HoogerlandAndroni Giocattolis.t.
76Davy CommeyneOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
77Pieter SerryOmega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Teams.t.
78Andrew FennGarmin Sharps.t.
79Jeff VermeulenBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
80Jens MourisOrica GreenEdges.t.
81Jos Van EmdenBelkin Pro Cycling Team+ 17'00
82Thomas DamuseauASUSs.t.
83Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiales.t.
84Elia FavilliLampre - Merida+ 18'40
85Nikolai TrussovRusVelos.t.
86Zico WaeytensTEAM Solecos.t.
87Klaas LodewyckBMC Racing Teams.t.
88Alexander PorsevTeam Katushas.t.
89Alexandre LemairFDJ.frs.t.
90Thomas DegandWanty - Groupe Goberts.t.
91Tycho van BenschotenBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
92Manuel QuinziatoBMC Racing Teams.t.
93Ivan BassoWanty - Groupe Goberts.t.
94Marko KumpTinkoff - Saxo+ 19'24
95Javier MorenoMovistar Teams.t.
96Ryan AndersonAndroni Giocattolis.t.
97Mickaël DelageTeam Europcars.t.
98Sergey ChernetskiyRusVelos.t.
99Maarten TjallingiiBelkin Pro Cycling Teams.t.
100Sander ArmeeLotto Belisols.t.
101Blaz JarcGarmin Sharps.t.
102Alan MarangoniCannondales.t.
103Jesse SergentTrek Factory Racings.t.
104Christophe LaborieTeam Europcars.t.
105Fabio FellineTrek Factory Racings.t.
106Murilo FischerFDJ.frs.t.
107Fabian WegmannGarmin Sharps.t.
108Javier MatelliniAndroni Giocattolis.t.
109Alex DowsettTrek Factory Racings.t.
110Edward TheunsTEAM Solecos.t.
111Gabriel RaschTeam Skys.t.
112Nelson OliveiraGarmin Sharps.t.
113Caleb FairlyGarmin Sharps.t.
114Julian KernAG2R La Mondiale+ 21'28
115Ben HermansTEAM Solecos.t.
116Axel DomontCofidis, Solutions Créditss.t.
117Ángel MadrazoMovistar Teams.t.
118Romain LemarchandCofidis, Solutions Créditss.t.
119Louis VerhelstCofidis, Solutions Créditss.t.
120Dayer QuintanaMovistar Teams.t.
121Iván GutiérrezMovistar Teams.t.
122Niels AlbertLotto Belisols.t.
123Danilo NapolitanoTeam Skys.t.
124Alexander SerebryakovRusVelos.t.
125Yannick MartinezTeam Europcars.t.
126Ariel Maximiliano RichezeLampre - Meridas.t.
127Pawel PoljanskiTinkoff - Saxos.t.
128Javier Francisco AramendiaMovistar Teams.t.
129Ivan RovnyRusVelo+ 23'07
130Nicolas EdetCofidis, Solutions Créditss.t.
131Valerio ContiLampre - Meridas.t.
132Sebastian HenaoTeam Skys.t.
133Michael KolarTinkoff - Saxos.t.
134Bjorn SelanderTrek Factory Racings.t.
135Peter KennaughJack Wolfskins.t.
136Graham BriggsTeam Skys.t.
137Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiales.t.
138Dylan TeunsLotto Belisols.t.
139Jesper HansenTinkoff - Saxos.t.
140Andrea PaliniLampre - Meridas.t.
141Gavin MannionTrek Factory Racings.t.
142Yannick EijssenBMC Racing Teams.t.
143Jacob MartinezGarmin Sharps.t.
144Petr IgnatenkoTinkoff - Saxos.t.
145Tom DerniesWanty - Groupe Gobert+ 24'41
146Jonathan MonsalveAndroni Giocattolis.t.
147Gert JoeaarCofidis, Solutions Créditss.t.
148Valerio AgnoliTeam Katushas.t.
149Dave WillemsTEAM Solecos.t.
150Mikhail IgnatievTinkoff - Saxos.t.
151Stefan RadochlaJack Wolfskins.t.
152David Le LayFDJ.frs.t.
153Alessandro De MarchiCannondales.t.
154Eduard VorganovRusVelos.t.
155Thomas BonninFDJ.frs.t.
156John GadretMovistar Teams.t.
157Tiago MachadoJack Wolfskins.t.
158Danny PateTeam Skys.t.
159Sven M. SchusterJack Wolfskins.t.
160Kirill PozdnyakovRusVelo+ 26'18
161Gian Matteo NicolosiAndroni Giocattolis.t.
162Romain SicardTeam Europcars.t.
163Romain GuillemoisTeam Europcars.t.
164Erick RowsellJack Wolfskins.t.
165Serguei KlimovRusVelos.t.
166Perrig QuemeneurFDJ.frs.t.
167Alexander RybakovTeam Katushas.t.
168Michael KurthJack Wolfskins.t.
169Valentin IglinskiyAstana Pro Teams.t.
170Alessio TalianiAndroni Giocattolis.t.
171Thibaut BoyerTeam Europcars.t.
172Bryan DewitteWanty - Groupe Goberts.t.
173Ivan BalykinRusVelos.t.
174Anthony RotthierLotto Belisols.t.
175Yevgeni DyatlovTinkoff - Saxos.t.
176Marco IppolitoCannondales.t.
177Corentin JegouAG2R La Mondiales.t.
178Simon DevauxAG2R La Mondiales.t.
179Mitchell DockerOrica GreenEdges.t.
180Bradley CarrollOrica GreenEdges.t.
181Matthew HaymanOrica GreenEdges.t.
182Leigh HowardOrica GreenEdges.t.


Things are going extremely well at the moment. If I can keep up this form until Roubaix, I'll be a very happy man!
Matt
 
Dippofix
Wow, two nice results there! Smile

Also, two questions: 1) Were your graphics always so good? Just noticed that they're really sweet! Smile
2) What team does Stybar ride for/who did they replace?
 
tpinot
No one seems to be able to challenge Matt when it comes to cobblestones keep it up like that and he will have his spot for the WC.

I saw that Démare is back at FDJ.fr, that's good news Wink
 
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