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Petronas - Monster Energy; The end of an era
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| baia |
Posted on 12-05-2013 17:20
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First of all thank you for the Monster Babes
Great win by  Kittel in his homeland.
Will be nice to see the battle between Kittel and Ciolek..
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| Abelbaba |
Posted on 15-05-2013 08:09
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How unfortunate that you end your story 
it realy was one of the best...
hope you enjoy the last races as team manager |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 15-05-2013 20:11
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@ baia: Your welcome about the MOnster babes. And I think Ciolek is in a way better form now than Kittel, so a battle isn't realistic.
@ abelbaba: thanks. But all good things come to an end.
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| Abelbaba |
Posted on 15-05-2013 20:18
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fair enough...
i am still suprised you had the motivation for 4 seasons 
i mostly stop after 2 seasons becouse of an overpowerd team |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 15-05-2013 20:20
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Stage 3
Today we saw a strong BOTD, with Daniel Moreno (Euskaltel) and Chris Anker Sorensen (BMC) as the only 2 survivors. Thomas De Gendt made the jump out of the peloton to them, something that Philippe Gilbert couldn't do. But De Gendt was too tired to win the sprint, when he joined the 2, so Daniel Moreno took the win. But De Gendt took over the GC-lead, by only 2 seconds to Philippe Gilbert! Best from our team was Matti Breschel in 25th, at 3'43.
The Results
| 1 |  Daniel Moreno | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 4h08'06 | | 2 |  Thomas De Gendt | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 8 | | 3 |  Chris Anker Sørensen | BMC Racing Team | + 21 | | 4 | Philippe Gilbert | Dexia | s.t. | | 5 |  Daniele Callegarin | Team Type 1 | + 1'21 | | 6 |  Tejay Van Garderen | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 7 |  Anthony Geslin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 8 | Morris Possoni | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 9 |  Michael Albasini | Red Bull - Cervélo | s.t. | | 10 |  Stefan Denifl | Red Bull - Cervélo | s.t. |
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Stage 4
A breakaway win today. 14 riders stayed out of reached of the peloton, with our former team member Jens Keukeleire (Rabobank) taking the win. He was too strong for Yauheni Hutarovych (Astana) and Aleksander Porsev (Katusha) in the sprint. The peloton finished at 3'02.
The Results
| 1 | Jens Keukeleire | Rabobank Cycling Team | 4h40'26 | | 2 |  Yauheni Hutarovich | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 3 |  Alexander Porsev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 4 | Manuel Belletti | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 5 | Martin Reimer | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 6 | Gorik Gardeyn | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 |  Matthew Brammeier | Team Type 1 | s.t. | | 8 | Gianluca Mirenda | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 9 |  Otavio Didier Bulgarelli | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 10 | Jean-Eudes Demaret | Team Europcar | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt | Radio Shack - Nissan | 12h04'01 | | 2 | Philippe Gilbert | Dexia | + 2 | | 3 | Tejay Van Garderen | Garmin - Barracuda | + 41 | | 4 | Stefan Denifl | Red Bull - Cervélo | + 1'00 | | 5 | Chris Anker Sørensen | BMC Racing Team | + 1'34 | | 6 | Michael Albasini | Red Bull - Cervélo | + 2'05 | | 7 |  Wout Poels | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Mikel Astarloza | Movistar Team | + 2'11 | | 9 | Morris Possoni | Sky ProCycling | + 2'20 | | 10 |  Rui Costa | Movistar Team | + 2'21 |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-05-2013 20:22
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Belgians must be quite happy with these results  |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 15-05-2013 20:24
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Ian Butler wrote:
Belgians must be quite happy with these results
I am
I hope you can end your carreer on a high
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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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 15-05-2013 20:52
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''and the question is who will be the successor of Philippe Gilbert, who has won the Tour of Beijing the previous 2 years (but isn't present here).'' And he still finished 5th on the stage. |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 15-05-2013 21:04
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Miguel98 wrote:
''and the question is who will be the successor of Philippe Gilbert, who has won the Tour of Beijing the previous 2 years (but isn't present here).'' And he still finished 5th on the stage.
Saw it too, little mistake. Hadn't seen him on the startlist. Gonna change that.
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| baggieboys32 |
Posted on 15-05-2013 21:57
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Firstly I'd like to say thankyou for your amazing story. It started long before I even got onto this site but i've followed your writing since the day I joined.
This story was my original inspiration to create my own and so I would also like to thank you for that. Good luck with the family and your child, I wish all the best to all you, and thankyou once again for both the inspiration you gave me, and also for the enjoyment I got from reading the tales of Monster!
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| dienblad |
Posted on 16-05-2013 16:15
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baggieboys32 wrote:
Firstly I'd like to say thankyou for your amazing story. It started long before I even got onto this site but i've followed your writing since the day I joined.
This story was my original inspiration to create my own and so I would also like to thank you for that. Good luck with the family and your child, I wish all the best to all you, and thankyou once again for both the inspiration you gave me, and also for the enjoyment I got from reading the tales of Monster!
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| dienblad |
Posted on 16-05-2013 19:48
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Stage 5
The last stage in the Tour of Beijing and another breakaway win. 11 riders battle it out for the win and Chris Sutton (Astana) beats Tomasz Smolen (Vacansoleil) and Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini) for the stage win. There is one Belgian rider who doesn't mind that the bonus seconds are gone, so Thomas De Gendt wins the GC.
The Results
| 1 |  Christopher Sutton | Pro Team Astana | 2h33'49 | | 2 |  Tomasz Smolen | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 3 | Oscar Gatto | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 4 | Nikolai Trussov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 5 | Davide Appollonio | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 6 | Justin Williams | Team Type 1 | s.t. | | 7 | Stefano Borchi | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 8 | Maxime Méderel | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 9 | Christian Kux | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 10 | Andreas Dietziker | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt | Radio Shack - Nissan | 14h38'46 | | 2 | Philippe Gilbert | Dexia | + 2 | | 3 | Tejay Van Garderen | Garmin - Barracuda | + 41 | | 4 | Stefan Denifl | Red Bull - Cervélo | + 1'00 | | 5 | Chris Anker Sørensen | BMC Racing Team | + 1'34 | | 6 | Michael Albasini | Red Bull - Cervélo | + 2'05 | | 7 | Wout Poels | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Mikel Astarloza | Movistar Team | + 2'11 | | 9 | Morris Possoni | Sky ProCycling | + 2'20 | | 10 | Rui Costa | Movistar Team | + 2'21 | | ... | | 19 | Matti Breschel | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 3'43 |
Overall Winner
Word from the DS
One of the most boring races the team has ever done. What to expect when all 8 riders are in a louzy form 
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 16-05-2013 19:54
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Louzy form. |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 16-05-2013 20:07
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Gilbert was close for his 3rd win, at least the GC stayed in Belgium
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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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-05-2013 20:16
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A nice finish photo, actually! |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 17-05-2013 00:01
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Come on Matti  |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 17-05-2013 17:48
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Giro dell'Emilia
Next stop: the Giro dell'Emilia, one of the oldest classics, (the 98th edition). The hilly races near Bologna is a perfect general rehersel for Il Lombardia. Last year, Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych took the win in the uphill sprint.
The Route
192 kilometres from Cento to the summit of the San Luca near Bologna, with a long flat first part, followed by 2 climbs and then 5 laps at a 9km circuit with the finish at the steep San Luca, 1.9km at 10.1%.
Startlist
Spoiler Petronas
1. G.Bernard
2. T.Dekker
3. R.Gesink
4. W.Kelderman
5. R.Ruijgh
6. P.Sagan
7. J.Vanendert
8. T.van Vliet
Katusha
11. G.Visconti
12. L.Battistini
13. M.Belkov
14. G.Caruso
15. C.Evans
16. A.Liguori
17. A.Natali
18. E.Petrov
Farnese Vini
21. C.Gautier
22. F.Bellotti
23. A.Bisolti
24. C.D'Amore
25. G.Ermeti
26. D.Krivtsov
27. A.Kvachuk
28. D.Ricci Bitti
Astana
31. M.Nieve
32. A.Bazayev
33. F.Duarte
34. M.Izbasarov
35. D.Potapovitch
36. N.Ribeiro
37. P.Velits
38. A.Zeits
Lampre
41. S.Spilak
42. V.Agnoli
43. A.Balloni
44. M.Bruseghin
45. M.Gentili
46. A.Pasqualon
47. F.Pellizotti
48. S.Pirazzi
Alitalia
51. L.Pinizzotto
52. F.Aru
53. L.Grande
54. A.Kashechkin
55. G.Muraglia
56. P.Niemiec
57. W.Proch
58. C.Zaballa
Androni
61. J.Rujano
62. A.Bertolini
63. D.Cimolai
64. M.Ferraro
65. M.Marangon
66. L.Moser
67. A.Novembrini
68. L.Pierfelici
Colnago
71. D.Pozzovivo
72. M.Bono
73. F.Gilioli
74. M.Marzano
75. D.Nardello
76. E.Sella
77. D.Viganò
78. R.Zampili
Acqua & Sapone
81. J.Coppel
82. C.Betancourt
83. M.Busato
84. D.Di Luca
85. M.Giunti
86. A.Masciarelli
87. C.Sarmiento
88. F.Taborre
Nespresso
91. F.Masciarelli
92. C.Benenati
93. D.Bonuccelli
94. G.Cheula
95. X.Florencio
96. F.Kessiakoff
97. F.Negri
98. M.Pelucchi
Type 1
101. S.Schumacher
102. R.Bertogliati
103. T.Duggan
104. F.Failli
105. M.Galeotti
106. B.Gamble
107. S.Modolo
108. R.la Rosa
Laško
111. P.Gorenc
112. B.Cujnik
113. V.Droppa
114. E.Franzoï
115. G.Gazvoda
116. P.Kovac
117. M.Mihelic
118. E.Rigotto
Liquigas
121. D.Ulissi
122. A.Contoli
123. S.Locatelli
124. I.Santaromita
125. L.Sestili
126. A.Vanotti
127. E.Viviani
128. L.Zanasca
Vacansoleil
131. D.Cornu
132. I.Keisse
133. M.Keizer
134. M.Rutkiewicz
135. G-J.Soepenberg
136. S.Szmyd
137. B.Van Poppel
138. T.Veelers
Onfone
141. Á.Cano Ardila
142. G.Brenes
143. B.Justesen
144. A.Lund
145. P.Nielsen
146. R.Quaade
147. B.Vandborg
148. D.Vestergaard
PSK Whirlpool
151. P.Deignan
152. P.Cieslik
153. A.Detko
154. D.Dvorsky
155. J.Hosek
156. M.Kwiatkowski
157. F.Padour
158. H.Valencia
D'Angelo & Antenucci
161. G.Boscolo
162. D.Foschi
163. H.Frusto
164. R.Komori
165. D.Napolitano
166. K.Uchima
Bank BGZ
171. S.Paulinho
172. A.Krol
173. L.Owsian
174. S.Pauwels
175. R.Radosz
176. F.Rybak
177. M.Taciak
178. A.Wadecki
ISD CT
181. R.Navardauskas
182. C.Bellotti
183. V.Buts
184. D.Chuzhda
185. D.Grabovskyy
186. V.Gustov
187. O.Martynenko
188. V.Popkov
Amore & Vita
191. O.Chuzhda
192. V.Borisov
193. S.Cassani
194. F.De Bonis
195. P.Mamos
196. E.Zini
Itera
201. D.Kostyuk
202. I.Averyanov
203. A.Kapustov
204. A.Khatuntsev
205. A.Khvostovsky
206. A.Kozlov
207. D.Kozontchuk
208. N.Novikov
De Rosa
211. E.Peruffo
212. O.Berdos
213. G.Di Salvo
214. A.Marangoni
215. D.Torosantucci
216. S.Usai
217. P.Viola
218. F.di Franco
Our Team
The Favourites
*** Gregory Bernard, Cayetano Sarmiento (Acqua et Sapone), Giovanni Visconti (Katusha).
** Robert Gesink, Francesco Masciarelli (Nespresso), Simon Spilak (Lampre).
* Fabio Duarte (Astana), Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago), Peter Sagan.
Our Goal
We have the strongest team here for sure (6 with Hi 78+, 4 with 80+), but the teams form isn't good. So a top 5 would be good, especially because we haven't been able to win here before.
The Race
75km to go
5 leaders at the summit of the Monzuno (5.8km at 6.2%) with still 75km to go. José Rujano (Androni), Danilo Di Luca (Acqua et Sapone), Francesco Failli (Team Type 1), Ivan Santaromita (Liquigas) and Oleg Berdos (De Rosa) have a margin of 9'12 to the peloton.
38km to go
With the other team looking at us, there is no other option than to lead the chase. This means we have to sacrifice one of our better hilly riders. And although he has a Hilly stat of 80, Peter Sagan is the one. Reason for this is that he has a bad daily form (-4) and is the best descender of the team. And consequently, the margin has been decreased to 5'04 when the peloton ascends the San Luca for the first time. The work is done for our Slovakian sprinter, and Cadel Evans takes over.
19km to go
And this is the reason why Evans did lead the chase for 2 laps. His team mate and former Italian champion Giovanni Visconti attacks at the 3rd ascend of the San Luca. Trying to protect his teammate Di Luca, Cayetano Sarmiento counters. But with the margin till being 3'50, things look good for Di Luca and Failli, who have dropped the other 3.
9km to go
1 lap to go and The Killer is leading solo! Di Luca has dropped Failli and is riding towards his biggest win in the last few seasons. The chasing group of favourites follows at 1'54, and as more often this season, there is no organized chase. Francesco Masciarelli si the next to attack, countered by Fabio Duarte. Only Robert Gesink and Jelle Vanendert are present in the first group from our team, so it looks like the win is out of reach.
Finish
And Di Luca takes the win in Bologna, still having a '48-margin to the number 2. But the 5 steep climbs have soaked all the energy out of him, being too tired to celebrate.
'48 bhind him, Domenico Pozzovio takes the 2nd place, beating his team mate Emanuelle Sella. Robert Gesink gets outsprinted by Fabio Duarte and has to settle with the 5th place.
The Results
| 1 | Danilo Di Luca | Acqua & Sapone | 4h56'34 | | 2 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 48 | | 3 | Emanuele Sella | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 1'00 | | 4 |  Fabio Duarte | Pro Team Astana | + 1'11 | | 5 | Robert Gesink | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 6 | Francesco Masciarelli | Nespresso - Algarve | + 1'22 | | 7 | Giovanni Visconti | Katusha Team | + 1'29 | | 8 | Álex Cano Ardila | Onfone | + 1'38 | | 9 | Cadel Evans | Katusha Team | + 1'44 | | 10 | Cayetano Sarmiento | Acqua & Sapone | + 1'51 |
The Winner
Word from the DS
What a tough race... That San Luca climb really soaked out the energy. Gesink can be happy with the 5th place, and a fitness of 76.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-05-2013 18:07
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Gesink is probably the man of the season! |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 17-05-2013 18:49
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Ian Butler wrote:
Gesink is probably the man of the season!
He for sure is, with winning Le Tour and La Vuelta!
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 17-05-2013 18:58
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Good race from Gesink
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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