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| Marcellus51 |
Posted on 29-08-2012 17:20
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Nice Cobblestone season !
So what's next ? |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 17:20
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@sutty: Okay, I'll handle it better in the future  (since I'm going to filmschool in September I better learn to deal with lots of criticism anyway)
Awesome that you like it so much  The many, many replies are much appreciated 
@marcellus51: Thank you The next races are the four hilly rides (Brabantse Prijs, Amstel, Waalse Pijl & L - B - L), where Eric will work hard for Jelle Vanendert.
Brabantse Prijs probably up here this evening or tomorrow morning.
Edited by Ian Butler on 29-08-2012 17:22
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 29-08-2012 17:21
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Oh and i forgot to mention that your pics are good too |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 17:22
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Glad you mention it now, then |
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| Marcellus51 |
Posted on 29-08-2012 17:24
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Ian Butler wrote:
@marcellus51: Thank you The next races are the four hilly rides (Brabantse Prijs, Amstel, Waalse Pijl & L - B - L), where Eric will work hard for Jelle Vanendert.
Brabantse Prijs probably up here this evening or tomorrow morning.
Nice, those classics are some of my fav races 
Edited by Marcellus51 on 29-08-2012 17:24
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 29-08-2012 18:22
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These cobblestone races were very good for Stijn. Great Work! |
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 29-08-2012 18:30
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Awesome victory!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 18:56
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Thanks |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 19:01
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Brabantse Prijs
Well, the profile was a bummer: cobblestones and barely hilly. This is just a build up to the classics, I guess.
I spend my day taking it easy in the pack.
It wasn't a pleasant ride for me, definitely not with that weather.
Leukemans won with a nice solo! He still has it.
Result
| 1 | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 5h41'09 | | | 2 | Nick Nuyens | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 3 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 24 | | | 4 | Tony Gallopin | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 1'26 | | | 5 | Filippo Pozzato | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 6 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 3'44 | | | 7 | Lars Ytting Bak | Lotto-Belisol | + 4'16 | IanButler | | 8 | Gert Steegmans | Team Saxo Bank | + 4'55 | | | 9 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 5'02 | | | 10 | Kevin Van Impe | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 11 | Joost Posthuma | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 5'17 | | | 12 | Frederik Willems | Lotto-Belisol | + 7'11 | IanButler |
A great ride by Bak, who had a free role here today! He seems to be getting in shape for the Giro. (I finished 115th)
Granted, this wasn't the most interesting day for me. I'm looking forward to the Amstel Gold Race, I've never raced a classic before!
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| Logghje |
Posted on 29-08-2012 19:07
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I'm home after my 5 days of volleyball camp. Let's read those 7 pages!  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 19:45
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Enjoy reading them, I hope the volleyball camp was nice |
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| Logghje |
Posted on 29-08-2012 19:53
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Ian Butler wrote:
Enjoy reading them, I hope the volleyball camp was nice
Well yes, ofcourse But it was actually quite hard, 6 hours of training every day, including a running session every morning.. And my head still hurts from last night  We have had some great fun with the Scouts And I have to pay the price for that now
Great story, great victories btw.
I don't reply much here, but that doesn't mean I don't like it. It's the best story I've read so far and I follow it very closely |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 29-08-2012 20:21
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Good to see Eric safely end the race
btw did you pass your driving license? |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 20:46
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@Logghje: Thanks for the compliment! (6 hours of volleyball, must be hard on the wrists )
@JuanMotr: That was pretty much the best he could do in that race (I passed all right ) |
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| Logghje |
Posted on 29-08-2012 21:13
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@Logghje: Thanks for the compliment! (6 hours of volleyball, must be hard on the wrists )
No, not my wrists Mostly my back and my shoulders Oh, and my knees, they are really, really bad!
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 29-08-2012 22:31
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115th, looks like Eric is saving himself for the Amstel Gold |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-08-2012 09:03
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Yeah, he couldn't do much on the cobbles anyway, so it was better to avoid danger and save himself for Amstel |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-08-2012 10:21
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Amstel Gold Race
The hilly classics are finally here. Though I've got to say that I'm not really interesting in these races. Like I once said, I mostly get better by the day, so one day races aren't really my thing. I'm solely here to support Vanendert the best I can, so I have no problems riding purely as a domestique here today.
The breakaway of the day was quickly formed.
The peloton was in no hurry to chase the breakaway. So I had a little time to enjoy the Netherlands.
But with 70km left, Vanendert sent me ahead.
I joined the breakaway fairly soon and waited for further orders.
My breakaway had woken up the pack and BMC was in charge of it.
Maybe that was Vanendert's tactic, to tire them out. I was the bait, but I like being chased!
With under 40km left to go, other attacks came. Jelle Vanendert made the big mistake of not going with them and found himself alone in the peloton, with all other favorites gone.
And suddenly I heard someone behind me, I'd been caught by nobody less than Philippe Gilbert!
I tried to keep up with him but his pace was just killing me. By then, Jelle had started one big chase and many passed me by, including him. Judging by his speed, he would've been able to stay with Gilbert.
But he waited too long and Gilbert was gone, to go win this race for the fourth time in a row! This really is his cup of tea.
Jelle chased down riders like a maniac and won the sprint for the fourth place. That's good, but he could've won today...
I finish 19th, which is actually a decent result.
Result
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | 7h28'35 | | | 2 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 56 | | | 3 | Fränk Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 1'13 | | | 4 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto-Belisol | + 1'39 | IanButler | | 5 | Filippo Pozzato | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 6 | Fabian Cancellara | BMC Racing Team | + 2'42 | | | 7 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | + 3'02 | | | 8 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | + 3'34 | | | 9 | Anthony Roux | FDJ-BigMat | + 3'41 | | | 10 | Andy Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 11 | Igor Anton | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 12 | Arthur Vichot | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 13 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 14 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 15 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 16 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 3'58 | | | 17 | Peter Velits | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 4'39 | | | 18 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre-ISD | + 4'48 | | | 19 | Eric Lombaerts | Lotto-Belisol | + 6'09 | IanButler | | 20 | Lieuwe Westra | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 7'00 | |
Spoiler | 21 | Jan Bakelants | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 7'13 | | | 22 | Matthew Goss | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 7'35 | | | 23 | Ricardo García | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 24 | Ivan Basso | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 7'50 | | | 25 | Gianni Meersman | Lotto-Belisol | + 7'57 | IanButler | | 26 | Simon Spilak | Katusha Team | + 8'42 | | | 27 | Eduard Vorganov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 28 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | + 8'53 | | | 29 | Julien El Fares | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 30 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 31 | Hubert Dupont | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 32 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 33 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 34 | Nick Nuyens | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 35 | Vasil Kiryienka | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 36 | Sergio Luis Henao | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 37 | Luis León Sánchez | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 38 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 39 | Johan Vansummeren | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 40 | Pieter Weening | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 41 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 42 | Gustav Larsson | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 9'14 | | | 43 | Eros Capecchi | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 44 | Rein Taaramae | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 45 | Fabian Wegmann | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 46 | Cameron Meyer | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 47 | Ryder Hesjedal | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 48 | Wout Poels | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 49 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 50 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 51 | José Serpa | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 52 | Rémy Di Gregorio | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 53 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 54 | Maxime Monfort | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 55 | Simon Geschke | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 56 | Rob Ruijgh | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 57 | Javier Moreno Bazan | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 58 | Danilo Di Luca | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 59 | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 60 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 61 | Zdenek Stybar | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 62 | Stef Clement | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 10'05 | | | 63 | Alexandre Geniez | Team Argos-Shimano | + 10'12 | | | 64 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | + 10'33 | | | 65 | Michele Scarponi | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 66 | Mathias Frank | BMC Racing Team | + 10'55 | | | 67 | Stefano Garzelli | Acqua & Sapone | + 11'03 | | | 68 | Ruslan Pidgornyy | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 69 | Wilco Kelderman | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 70 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 11'14 | | | 71 | Francesco Masciarelli | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 72 | Johann Tschopp | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 73 | Oliver Zaugg | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 74 | Michael Albasini | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 75 | Rafaâ Chtioui | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 76 | Joost Posthuma | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 77 | Rémi Pauriol | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 78 | Przemyslaw Niemiec | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 79 | Giairo Ermeti | Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela | s.t. | | | 80 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 81 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 82 | Anthony Charteau | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 83 | Cyril Gautier | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 84 | Kevin De Weert | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 85 | Davide Malacarne | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 86 | David Millar | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 87 | Joost Van Leijen | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 88 | Romain Zingle | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 89 | Javier Etxarri | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 90 | Johannes Fröhlinger | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 91 | Damiano Caruso | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 92 | Michal Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 93 | Simone Stortoni | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 94 | Tosh Van der Sande | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 95 | Richie Porte | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 96 | Elia Favilli | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 97 | Frantisek Rabon | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 98 | Andrey Kashechkin | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 99 | Matthew Busche | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 100 | Levi Leipheimer | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 101 | Jos Van Emden | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 102 | Sergio Pardilla | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 103 | Amir Zargari | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 104 | Boris Shpilevsky | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 105 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 106 | Peter Stetina | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 107 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 108 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 109 | Christophe Kern | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 110 | Bruno Pires | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 111 | Luca Ascani | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 112 | Simon Clarke | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 113 | Steve Morabito | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 114 | Roman Kreuziger | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 115 | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 116 | Yaroslav Popovych | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 117 | Romain Bardet | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 118 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 119 | Vincent Jérôme | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 120 | Tanel Kangert | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 121 | Troels Vinther | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 122 | Yonnatta Monsalve | Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela | s.t. | | | 123 | Alessandro Proni | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 124 | Andrea Masciarelli | Acqua & Sapone | + 13'15 | | | 125 | Rubén Plaza | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 126 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 127 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 128 | Carlos Castaño Panadero | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 129 | Tom Jelte Slagter | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 130 | Yoann Bagot | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | + 13'43 | | | 131 | Romain Lebreton | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | + 13'56 | | | 132 | Kristijan Koren | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 14'31 | | | 133 | Santo Anza | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 134 | Arnaud Gérard | FDJ-BigMat | + 15'06 | | | 135 | Dominic Klemme | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 136 | John Gadret | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 137 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 138 | Aitor Hernández | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 139 | Leigh Howard | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 140 | Mathieu Perget | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 141 | David Veilleux | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 142 | Garikoitz Bravo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 143 | Jetse Bol | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 144 | Guillaume Bonnafond | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 145 | Daniel Fleeman | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 146 | Fabio Piscopiello 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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 30-08-2012 10:29
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Too bad Vanendert made a tactical mistake, but now he will not make that error again.
Let's see what he can in the Flèche Wallonne
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 30-08-2012 11:17
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La Flèche Wallonne
Today I didn't feel top, so Vanendert didn't want to risk sending me ahead when I haven't the right legs. The B-plan involved sending Tosh Van Der Sande in the breakaway of the day, which he successfully did!
And so the peloton relaxed...
At 40km left to go, Meersman launched Vanendert and led him away from the peloton, which seemed to be hesitant to catch him.
Vanendert reached Van Der Sande and he gave full gas!
Until Vanendert was alone, with a smaller chasing group behind him.
It came back together and Gilbert attacked! He headed into the final climb alone.
But he had blown his legs, and Vanendert was going strong!
What an excellent sprint Vanendert has uphill! He finally overtakes his old master and puts him on the place where he belongs, behind Vanendert, king of the hills!
I finished 38th, safe and sound inside the pack, or what was left of it.
Result
See you for the final of the classics, Liège - Bastogne - Liège! |
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