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| ste_18 |
Posted on 01-09-2012 13:22
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Yes what a shame!!!I'm sure he'll return stronger than before |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 01-09-2012 13:42
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da fuq?
i dont read for 3days and somehow i've missed the ardennes, giro and most of the dauphine!!!
christ....
Ian you need a life!
oh, and still great reading
just caught up, 2 questions
1. what are their ages?
2. what difficulty are you playing on?
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-09-2012 15:16
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A real shame for Stijn having that fall, he was on a really good roll 
Lets hope that Van den Broeck puts a smile on his face by winning the Tour de France  |
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| Marcellus51 |
Posted on 01-09-2012 15:23
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Great ride for Eric, nice breakaway and jersey !
Too bad for stijn and good luck for the Tour de France. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-09-2012 17:02
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@JuanMotr: Yeah, but he still has some races left that he can make a goal of. Let's hope he makes Tour of Pologne in time.
@ste_18: Let's hope so 
@TheManxMissile: Thanks... I guess? 
1. I think Eric is 22, turning 23 pretty soon and Stijn is already 23.
2. Depends on the race I'm riding, I usually switch between hard - normal.
@sutty68: If he does, the whole team will smile with him (he just reached his max climb potential, what a timing of the trainer )!
@marcellus51: Thank you very much!
Coming up: The National Championships!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-09-2012 17:53
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National Championships - Time Trial
Belgium
It was a battle between Monfort, De Gendt and myself.
Checkpoint 1: Monfort is 15" behind De Gendt. I follow at 30" already.
Checkpoint 2: Monfort us 33" behind, I'm 45" behind.
Checkpoint 3: Monfort is 46" behind, I've already lost a minute.
Finish: I made a slight come back, De Gendt wins, I come in 35" later and Monfort finishes a minute later.
Result:
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 1h13'19 | | | 2 | Eric Lombaerts | Lotto-Belisol | + 35 | IanButler | | 3 | Maxime Monfort | BMC Racing Team | + 59 | | | 4 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto-Belisol | + 1'44 | IanButler | | 5 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto-Belisol | + 2'44 | IanButler | | 6 | Leif Hoste | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | + 2'45 | | | 7 | Francis De Greef | Lotto-Belisol | + 2'49 | IanButler | | 8 | Julien Vermote | Burgos BH - Castilla y Leon | + 3'05 | | | 9 | Olivier Kaisen | Lotto-Belisol | + 3'14 | IanButler | | 10 | Olivier Clausse | Wallonie-Bruxelles-Crédit Agricole | + 3'18 |
The team did well. Too bad I didn't win, though.
Other Countries
Netherlands: Terpstra
Spain: L.L. Sanchez (again)
USA: Vandevelde
France: Coppel
Italy: Nibali (again)
Germany: Martin (who else?)
Road races are up fairly soon! |
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| Muggert |
Posted on 01-09-2012 17:57
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An okay ride by Lombaerts.. Now kick De Gendts ass in the tour :-) |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-09-2012 18:04
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National Championships - Road Race
First let me start off with some bad news and some good news.
Bad news: It's very unlikely I'll appear at the start of the Tour of Pologne. The doctor says it'll take a little more time to get back into the game. So the first race I'll ride is Eneco Tour, which is a long way away, but I'm looking forward to it anyway, this resting is not my style.
Good news: There's another change of schedule because of it. So after the World Port Classics, I'll ride GP Jef - Scherens. Then, instead of going to Canada, I'll race the Tour of Britain, followed by Tour Franco - Belge a couple of weeks later. There I will probably end my season.
Belgium
The race was destined to come to a mass sprint. Van Avermaet came out as the strongest of the (reduced) pack.
Other Countries
Netherlands: Poels
Spain: Esteve
USA: Farrar (again)
France: Voeckler
Italy: Visconti
Germany: Greipel
Denmark: Breschel
Switzerland: Albasini
Portugal: Costa
Well, there you are. No national jerseys for Lotto-Belisol. I wish I could've been at the road race, I might have beaten Van Avermaet! However, it's always easy to say that afterwards.
In a few days, the 100th edition of the Tour kicks off, and Eric will be there. It starts with a prologue. Bye! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-09-2012 18:05
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@Muggert: Jurgen Van Den Broeck will put De Gendt back in his place and kick his ass awesome-style |
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| Marcellus51 |
Posted on 01-09-2012 19:16
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I can't believe Eric don't win to De gent in the time trial !
What a disapointement !
Van Avermaet winning the belgian jersey on the sprint ?
Where was Boonen ?
Too bad Stijn was not there to take what would have been an easy victory for him!
No national jersey, that's bad for LTB, hope Vdb will take a revenge for the team in the Tour de France.
What are Lotto's objectives for TDF? And Eric's ones ?
Kom jersey for Eric or will he just help Jurgen take the win ?
(HS: 100th TDF, what will be your stage variant ?
Will you go with 2012 TDf or have you something interesting in store ?)
Edited by Marcellus51 on 01-09-2012 19:19
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-09-2012 21:57
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@Marcellus51: Thanks for the reply!
Boonen was just behind Van Avermaet, taking silver. His sprinting abilities are not what they once were.
Lotto puts everything on VDB for this year's TDF, so an all-climbing team to support VDB in the mountains. Eric has no expectations and will work 100% for Jurgen. However, a breakaway/stage win/KoM jersey (with some luck) is not impossible.
Since I'm not too handy with databases and editors, I'm afraid there won't be a stage variant. I've installed Cyanide's variants but they'll be in effect in 2014. So the profile of the 100th TDF will be the same as 2012, but since I didn't do reports on TDF last season (Eric & Stijn didn't participate), it'll be the first time reporting those stages.
Edited by Ian Butler on 01-09-2012 21:58
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 01-09-2012 22:10
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Preety great story Ian I remember we were talking about it in PM's before you started it - and it planned out perfectly
And some preety amazing results at quick look already. Go Eric and Stjin
Edited by Alakagom on 01-09-2012 22:11
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-09-2012 22:12
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@Alakagom: Thanks! I'm happy you joined me here I hope your story kicks off soon, too.
You're just in time for the start of the Tour De France, starting tomorrow
Edited by Ian Butler on 01-09-2012 22:13
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 02-09-2012 09:33
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Le Tour De France - Preview
This is the 100th edition of Tour De France and I'm glad to be part of it!
Lotto-Belisol has come here with a full-mountain squad, to help Jurgen get that win he deserves.
Tour de France 2012 Top 10
Last year Andy Schleck went home with his first (real) Tour De France victory. This year he's even more motivated, so we'll have to watch out for him.
Lotto-Belisol Squad
If this isn't a very strong squad! Meersman, Vandewalle, Dockx and Dennis Vanendert can play domestiques in the flat and hilly stages, while Jelle Vanendert, De Greef, De Clerq and myself can help Jurgen in the mountains!
Participants
The ones to really watch out for are Christopher Froome, Vincenzo Nibali, Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck.
Goals
It goes without saying that we go for the n° 1 place with Jurgen Van Den Broeck. Besides that, if there is room to do so, Jelle might go for KoM jersey and/or a stage win. I may be granted a free role in some races, and will definitely try to ride a good TDF, GC-wise or victory-wise.
That's it, we'll see you at the prologue, in Belgium! |
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| Muggert |
Posted on 02-09-2012 09:44
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Van den Broeck - Yellow
Vanendert - Polkadot
Lombaerts - White
I see a great tour in the future for Lotto-Belisol! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 02-09-2012 09:47
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That's an optimistic prediction Let's hope it's possible! (or at least part of it)
Edited by Ian Butler on 02-09-2012 09:47
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 02-09-2012 09:51
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Le Tour De France - Stage 1
The first stage is a prologue of 6.1km in Liège. The one who wins here will be the first wearer of the yellow jersey. Favorites for this prologue are Cancellara, Wiggins, Froome, Martin and De Gendt.
My first taste of Le Tour De France was sweet. I really enjoy being here; the atmosphere of constant excitement, the tension in the bus that you just know something important is about to go down, the magic of thousands of people working with one common goal: making this 100th edition of Tour De France succeed!
I was off!
I raced a decent prologue, with some very minor mistakes.
As I crossed the finish line, I quickly looked behind me. A provisional 3th place, 1" behind L.L. Sanchez and 8" behind Tony Martin, not bad!
I started to think that maybe I could pull something if I get chosen for the WC TT.
However, winning there will not be an option, as this man takes the cake.
Spartacus wins the prologue and will be the first wearer of the yellow jersey!
Result
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | BMC Racing Team | 7'36 | | | 2 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 6 | | | 3 | Luis León Sánchez | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 14 | | | 4 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 5 | Eric Lombaerts | Lotto-Belisol | + 15 | IanButler | | 6 | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 7 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 19 | | | 8 | Maxime Monfort | BMC Racing Team | + 20 | | | 9 | Sylvain Chavanel | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 10 | Thor Hushovd | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 11 | Levi Leipheimer | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 21 | | | 12 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 13 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 14 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Pro Cycling | + 22 | | | 15 | Chris Froome | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 16 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 17 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 23 | | | 18 | Sebastian Langeveld | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 24 | | | 19 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 20 | Roman Kreuziger | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | |
Spoiler | 21 | Janez Brajkovic | Astana Pro Team | + 25 | | | 22 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 23 | Moreno Moser | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 26 | | | 24 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 25 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 26 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | + 27 | | | 27 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 28 | Lieuwe Westra | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 28 | | | 29 | Andreas Klöden | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 29 | | | 30 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | + 30 | | | 31 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 32 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 33 | Kristof Goddaert | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 31 | | | 34 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 32 | | | 35 | Anthony Roux | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 36 | Richie Porte | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 37 | Vasil Kiryienka | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 38 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 39 | William Bonnet | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 40 | Carlos Barredo | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 41 | Cameron Meyer | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 33 | | | 42 | Christian Knees | Team Argos-Shimano | + 34 | | | 43 | Wout Poels | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 44 | Steven Kruijswijk | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 35 | | | 45 | Mathias Frank | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 46 | Rui Costa | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 47 | Rein Taaramae | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 48 | Denis Menchov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 49 | Christophe Riblon | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 50 | Johan Vansummeren | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 36 | | | 51 | Juan Jose Oroz | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 52 | Chris Horner | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 53 | Tom Danielson | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 54 | Michael Albasini | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 55 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 56 | Nicolas Vogondy | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 57 | Maarten Tjallingii | Team Argos-Shimano | + 37 | | | 58 | Francis De Greef | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 59 | John Degenkolb | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 60 | Sébastien Turgot | Team Europcar | + 38 | | | 61 | Rubén Plaza | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 62 | Marcel Kittel | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 63 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 64 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 65 | Alexandre Vinokourov | Astana Pro Team | + 39 | | | 66 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 67 | Vladimir Karpets | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 68 | Robert Hunter | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 69 | Alexandre Geniez | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 70 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 71 | Grégory Rast | BMC Racing Team | + 40 | | | 72 | Gianni Meersman | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 73 | Christophe Kern | FDJ-BigMat | + 41 | | | 74 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 75 | Jérôme Pineau | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 76 | Jean-Christophe Péraud | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 42 | | | 77 | Vladimir Gusev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 78 | Lloyd Mondory | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 43 | | | 79 | Gert Steegmans | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 80 | Jürgen Van De Walle | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 81 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 82 | Juan José Cobo Acebo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 83 | Ben Hermans | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 84 | Andy Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 85 | Tomas Vaitkus | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 44 | | | 86 | Nicolas Roche | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 87 | Igor Anton | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 88 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | + 45 | | | 89 | André Greipel | Team Saxo Bank | + 46 | | | 90 | Matthew Goss | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 91 | Fränk Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 92 | Nico Sijmens | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 93 | Haimar Zubeldia | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 47 | | | 94 | Branislau Samoilau | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 95 | Cyril Gautier | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 96 | Gert Dockx | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 97 | Alexsandr Dyachenko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 98 | Kristijan Koren | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 99 | Dries Devenyns | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 100 | Thomas Voeckler | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 48 | | | 101 | Mathieu Sprick | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 102 | Steve Chainel | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 103 | Elia Viviani | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 49 | | | 104 | Sergio Pardilla | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 105 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 106 | Pieter Weening | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 50 | | | 107 | Gorka Verdugo | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 108 | Peter Stetina | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 109 | Sergio Luis Henao | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 110 | Leonardo Duque | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 111 | Vitaliy Buts | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 112 | Ryder Hesjedal | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 113 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 114 | Grega Bole | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 115 | Robert Kiserlovski | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 116 | Peter Velits | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 51 | | | 117 | Mikel Nieve | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 118 | Maxime Bouet | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 119 | Heinrich Haussler | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 120 | Sébastien Chavanel | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 121 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 122 | Eduard Vorganov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 123 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Team Saxo Bank | + 52 | | | 124 | Arnold Jeannesson | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 125 | Luis Pasamontes R. | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 126 | Thomas Rohregger | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 127 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto-Belisol | + 53 | IanButler | | 128 | Christophe Le Mével | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 129 | Julien El Fares | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 130 | Arthur Vichot | FDJ-BigMat | + 54 | | | 131 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 132 | Alessandro Proni | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 133 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 134 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 135 | Simon Geschke | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 136 | Allan Davis | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 137 | Amets Txurruka | Katusha Team | + 55 | | | 138 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 139 | Dominik Nerz | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 140 | Massimo Codol | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 141 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 142 | Fabian Wegmann | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 143 | David Moncoutié | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | + 56 | | | 144 | Saïd Haddou | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 145 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 146 | Pierre Rolland | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 147 | Fabio Taborre | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 148 | Pablo Lastras | Movistar Team | + 57 | | | 149 | Mathieu Ladagnous | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 150 | Samuel Dumoulin | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 151 | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 152 | Robert Wagner | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 58 | | | 153 | Marcello Pavarin | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 154 | John Gadret | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 155 | Rémy Di Gregorio | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 156 | Anthony Charteau | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 157 | Arnaud Démare | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 158 | Sep Vanmarcke | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 159 | Sylvester Szmyd | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 59 | | | 160 | Simon Spilak | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 161 | Ruggero Marzoli | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 162 | Hubert Dupont | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 163 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 164 | Jonathan Cantwell | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 165 | Rubén Pérez Moreno | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. 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Chicchi | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 186 | Romain Bardet | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 187 | David Arroyo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 188 | Francesco Ginanni | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 189 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 1'08 | | | 190 | Kenny Van Hummel | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 1'09 | | | 191 | Manuele Mori | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 192 | Aidis Kruopis | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 193 | Dennis Vanendert | Lotto-Belisol | + 1'10 | IanButler | | 194 | Matteo Bono | Lampre-ISD | + 1'12 | | | 195 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 196 | Simon Gerrans | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 1'13 | | | 197 | Stefan Van Dijk | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 1'14 | | | 198 | Kris Boeckmans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | |
I finally beat De Gendt in a time trial! It's only by thousands of a second, but still, I'm happy! Especially since prologues aren't my best feature.
What's even better, my first day in my TDF-debut, and I get to go on the podium!
Which makes me wonder: is the Young Jersey possible for me?
Young GC
| 1 | Eric Lombaerts | Lotto-Belisol | 7'51 | IanButler | | 2 | Moreno Moser | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 11 | | | 3 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 12 | | | 4 | Cameron Meyer | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 18 | | | 5 | John Degenkolb | Team Argos-Shimano | + 22 | | | 6 | Marcel Kittel | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 23 | | | 7 | Alexandre Geniez | Team Argos-Shimano | + 24 | | | 8 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 26 | | | 9 | Gert Dockx | Lotto-Belisol | + 32 | IanButler | | 10 | Elia Viviani | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 34 | | | 11 | Arthur Vichot | FDJ-BigMat | + 39 | | | 12 | Dominik Nerz | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 40 | | | 13 | Arnaud Démare | FDJ-BigMat | + 43 | | | 14 | Sep Vanmarcke | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 15 | Daniele Ratto | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 49 | | | 16 | Romain Bardet | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 52 | | | 17 | Dennis Vanendert | Lotto-Belisol | + 55 | IanButler |
Only 17 young riders, many of them are sprinters. I think I have a shot here! Since I already won Tirreno-Adriatico in my career, I may be the favorite for the jersey. The biggest threats are Geniez and maybe Meyer. But since there are many TT km, I should be able to put some distance between us quickly!
See you tomorrow, for a flat-isch/hill-isch kind of stage! |
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 02-09-2012 10:25
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Great job Now you have the young jersey at Tour de France! |
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| TomC |
Posted on 02-09-2012 10:26
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Good luck in Tour de France! Good start, would be nice to keep the white jersey |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 02-09-2012 10:41
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Great start from Eric in the TDF, Lets hope he goes on and has a great race |
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