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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 30-08-2012 11:36
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Great win for Jelle  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 30-08-2012 11:39
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Thanks. He definitely deserves it, after all his 2nd places last year  |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 30-08-2012 12:48
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Another great win. |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 30-08-2012 13:01
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Great win for Jelle! |
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Posted on 30-08-2012 13:23
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Nicely done by "Snelle Jelle" 
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 30-08-2012 16:32
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Hope Eric will atleast try to win |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 30-08-2012 16:39
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Another Great win for Lotto Belisol |
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| ricotero_uy |
Posted on 30-08-2012 16:51
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Well done!!! Another classic victory for the team!  |
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| Marcellus51 |
Posted on 30-08-2012 18:45
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Nice win for Jelle in La Flêche Wallone and good work from Eric in Amstel |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 31-08-2012 09:07
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Thanks for all the replies! Liège coming up! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 31-08-2012 09:16
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Liège - Bastogne - Liège
It's la Doyenne! Jelle was ready for it, so bring it on!
The weather was good, so that was one hell of a relief for us.
I moved to the front of the race right before the peloton started with the Redoute.
This way I was able to stay with the first riders and get Jelle some water in those last km, he really appreciated not being alone there.
However, after fulfilling my job I was dropped fairly quickly and only 4 riders remained at the front: Fränk Schleck, Vincenzo Nibali, Philippe Gilbert and Jelle Vanendert.
And so they headed for the sprint...
Bad luck for Jelle as Gilbert is the better sprinter here today! What a shame, he strands on the 2nd place for the 2nd time in a row here.
I ended up on a 26th place.
Review
This was the first time I raced the hilly classics. It was just like I thought it would be: a nervous peloton, hard races and constantly positioning yourself. I'm not really a fan, so I hope I won't be returning here too fast, but mainly I'm happy about it because I was able to help Jelle and he finally got his first classic win, in Wallonne.
Gilbert is leading the UCI Ranking with Stijn a surprising 2nd! We'll both be taking a break now. Stijn will return for the Tour of Belgium, while I'll be in action in the Dauphinée, as a preparation for the 100th edition of TDF.
See you there! |
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 31-08-2012 09:29
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Congratulation for Stijn, good second position
Jelle is a bit unlucky! 2nd time in this race that he finished 2nd (however I wouldn't complain of a second position ) |
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| Muggert |
Posted on 31-08-2012 09:30
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Always nervous races with constant repositioning within the peloton...
Nice result with Jelle still. Gilbert is unbeatable on his good days... |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 31-08-2012 09:36
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Jelle Are you kidding me? another 2nd place????
but maybe Gilbert dope and then you will have all those wins |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 31-08-2012 10:08
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@ste_18: 2nd isn't bad, but he must be growing tired of it
@Muggert: Thanks, Gilbert is quite unbeatable indeed, so 2nd place is actually winning (Gilbert doesn't count anymore as competition )
@JuanMotr: His palmares would go through the roof is Gilbert was caught |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 31-08-2012 10:23
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2nd is bad after all, Gilbert is just the master in that kind of races.
No Giro for the 2  that's a bit sad because that's were it all started. But the 100th tour is also something special
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 31-08-2012 10:39
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@PCM rulezz: At least he won his first classic, so I think he's quite happy.
No Giro this year, unfortunately. But the team's priorities are now with VDB and his quest for gold in Paris, so they need every climber to help him, and Eric will be an important help in France! Maybe he'll return to the Giro next year, who knows |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 31-08-2012 10:45
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News
Hi everyone, just letting you know some things, as we are already in June and Eric is getting ready for his first Dauphinée.
Tour of Belgium
I sprinted to a 2nd place in stage 1, but after that I didn't play an important role there. I'm still building up form after a long break.
GC
| 1 | Laurens Ten Dam | Rabobank Cycling Team | 17h06'17 | | | 2 | Fabian Cancellara | BMC Racing Team | + 12 | | | 3 | Svein Tuft | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 33 | | | 4 | Kevin Neirynck | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | + 36 | | | 5 | Stephen Cummings | BMC Racing Team | + 38 | | | 6 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 7 | Alexandre Geniez | Team Argos-Shimano | + 45 | | | 8 | Rafaâ Chtioui | Team Europcar | + 46 | | | 9 | Johan Le Bon | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | + 50 | | | 10 | Sebastian Langeveld | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 58 | | | 11 | Michal Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 1'00 | | | 12 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 1'11 | | | 13 | Leopold König | Team NetApp | + 1'12 | | | 14 | Michael Hepburn | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 1'24 | | | 15 | Sylvain Chavanel | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 1'30 | | | 16 | Michael Rogers | Sky Pro Cycling | + 1'32 | | | 17 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 1'37 | | | 18 | Stijn Van Gent | Lotto-Belisol | + 1'41 | IanButler | | 19 | Pieter Serry | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 20 | Julien Bérard | Wallonie-Bruxelles-Crédit Agricole | s.t. | | | 21 | Levi Leipheimer | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 22 | Simon Geschke | Team Argos-Shimano | + 1'44 | | | 23 | Bert De Waele | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | + 1'47 | | | 24 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 1'49 | | | 25 | Damien Gaudin | Team Europcar | + 1'50 | |
Giro d'Italia
This year's Giro was won by Bauke Mollema! Our Bart De Clerq rode an excellent Giro and raced to a 10th place, while Lars Bak tasted victory in stage 12, in one hell of a breakaway.
GC
| 1 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | 87h17'49 | | | 2 | Mikel Nieve | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 5'10 | | | 3 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | + 5'33 | | | 4 | Rigoberto Uran | Sky Pro Cycling | + 7'07 | | | 5 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ-BigMat | + 9'46 | | | 6 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 10'35 | | | 7 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 13'22 | | | 8 | Stefano Garzelli | Acqua & Sapone | + 21'17 | | | 9 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | + 22'11 | | | 10 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto-Belisol | + 23'25 | IanButler | | 11 | Dario Cataldo | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 25'28 | | | 12 | Roman Kreuziger | Astana Pro Team | + 28'54 | | | 13 | Gianluca Brambilla | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 30'50 | | | 14 | Jose Rujano | Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela | + 30'52 | | | 15 | Francesco Masciarelli | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 42'39 | | | 16 | Michele Scarponi | Lampre-ISD | + 48'36 | | | 17 | Pieter Weening | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 51'03 | | | 18 | Matteo Carrara | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 55'13 | | | 19 | Simone Stortoni | Lampre-ISD | + 55'21 | | | 20 | Kristijan Koren | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 56'59 | | | 21 | Sandy Casar | FDJ-BigMat | + 57'53 | | | 22 | Sylvester Szmyd | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 1h01'01 | | | 23 | Eros Capecchi | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 1h04'02 | | | 24 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | + 1h06'02 | | | 25 | Miguel Angel Rubiano | Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela | + 1h06'34 | |
Contracts
Thomas De Gendt will not sign a new contract at Vacansoleil. I wonder what team he'll go to!
Well, that's it for now. Eric is up, with the prologue of the Dauphinée! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 31-08-2012 11:10
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The Dauphinée - Stage 1
After the Schleck domination of last year, we hope to see Jurgen in a good shape and hopefully a good GC place.
I rode a decent prologue, but I also made minor mistakes, which cost me some seconds.
Result/GC
| 1 | Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | 7'32 | | | 2 | Levi Leipheimer | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 3 | Brett Lancaster | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 3 | | | 4 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | + 4 | | | 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 6 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 7 | Michael Hepburn | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 5 | | | 8 | Thor Hushovd | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 9 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 6 | | | 10 | Juan Jose Oroz | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 7 | | | 11 | Markel Irizar | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 12 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 13 | Jesse Sergent | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 8 | | | 14 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 15 | Eric Lombaerts | Lotto-Belisol | + 9 | IanButler |
The Dauphinée - Stage 2
A sprint, so no changes in the GC.
Result
| 1 | Jimmy Casper | Ag2r La Mondiale | 4h05'10 | | 2 | Elia Favilli | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 3 | Grega Bole | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | 4 | Tom Veelers | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | 5 | Gert Steegmans | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | 6 | Manuel Belletti | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | 7 | Anthony Ravard | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | 8 | Davide Appollonio | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 9 | Jonathan Cantwell | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | 10 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | s.t. |
In other news: Renshaw will not see his one year contract renewed so has to start looking for another team. The management is not happy with his results.
Dehaes has signed for an additional 2 years at Lotto-Belisol.
Cancellara will remain at BMC.
See you tomorrow, for the first hilly stage of the Dauphineé! |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 31-08-2012 11:10
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Thomas to Lotto? |
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