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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 19-12-2012 14:17
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I like the new name
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 19-12-2012 14:49
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Like the new title, lets hope he can stay injury and crash free whilst he rides in the stripes  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-12-2012 14:52
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Really like it  |
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Posted on 19-12-2012 14:52
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i like it too |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 19-12-2012 15:27
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@all: Thanks a lot!
paris - tours report to be posted later tonight
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 19-12-2012 16:16
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 9th October 2011 - Paris-Tours
(St Arnould en Yvelines - Tours)
So here it is. My final race of the season. Eights after my first race in sunny Oman, I end it in rainy France. However, today is a great for British cycling, as I become the first Briton since the late Tom Simpson to wear the Rainbow Jersey in a stage.
With Paris - Tours being a 'sprinter's' classic, the target is the stage win, whilst we will also look to be on the offensive with Jan or Luis.
12km: Ten riders attacked early in the stage, quickly building up a 1'12" lead.
19km: Further attacks went off the front of the peleton, and soon a large group of 18 riders were off the front.
24km: Europcar saw this as a dangerous break, and with the help of Rabobank, pulled the breakaway back.
36km: Showing off the Rainbow Stripes! I spent the early parts of the race sat in the peleton, protected by my HTC team-mates.
46km: As the weather took a turn for the worse, a group of ten escaped off the front.
66km: The French teams took control of the race, with Europcar and Saur-Sojasun setting the tempo.
122km: Reaching the halfway stage, orders were given to pull back the break. The gap had increased to 9'53", and it was close to getting out of reach.
186km: The gap was down to 3'12" with around 50km to go, and it was time for Marcel Sieberg (OmegaPharma) and Denis Flahaut (Roubaix-Lille) to try it off the front on their own.
194km: CRASH! The weather had made the road surface very slippery, and crashes were expected all day. The surprise was that it did not come earlier. Claudio Corioni (Acqua & Sapone) was the man who came a cropper.
204km: With 30km to go, the gap was down to 59", and set for a sprint finish, but that did not stop Gaetan Bille (Wallonie) trying to solo to the win.
216km: Just under the 15km to go banner, the break was caught, and it was set for a sprint showdown.
227km: Well we thought that everyone was caught... Jose Mendes (CCC Polsat) was still off the front, after attacking on one of the tight corners.
232km: With less than 2km to go, Mendes was still off the front. Were we going to catch him or had we left it too late?
233km: As the sprint began, Mendes was thankfully caught, as Jimmy Casper (Saur-Sojasun) took the initiative and started his sprint early.
24km: Casper slowed approaching the line, and I burst past him! I end the season with my 17th win of the season, and my 1st in the Rainbow Stripes. Hell of a way to end the year!
| 1 |  Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | 5h35'14 | | 2 | Jimmy Casper | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | 3 |  Aidis Kruopis | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 4 | Sébastien Turgot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 5 |  Bobbie Traksel | Landbouwkrediet | s.t. | | 6 |  Roger Kluge | Skil - Shimano | s.t. | | 7 | Florian Vachon | Bretagne - Schuller | s.t. | | 8 | Jean-Eudes Demaret | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 9 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | Sébastien Chavanel | Team Europcar | s.t. |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 19-12-2012 16:28
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Great win. You really showed that you're the true Rainbow wearer |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 19-12-2012 16:29
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Thanks Daggen!
p.s. where's my picture on that post
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| Daggen |
Posted on 19-12-2012 16:41
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You'll get a pre-race foto instead 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 19-12-2012 16:59
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Another Great victory to add to Marks growing Palmares |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 19-12-2012 17:10
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@daggen: Chapeau! Nice work fella!
@sutty: thanks! 17 victories in 2011
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Posted on 19-12-2012 17:19
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Missed some reports here. Great win at the worlds, and then winning Paris - Tours in the rainbow jersey!
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Posted on 19-12-2012 17:22
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Spartacus is BMC bound
Fabian Cancellara's future was decided today, after it was revealed he will ride for the Swiss-American team BMC Racing.
Less than a week after he stated he is free to talk to teams, BMC wasted no time putting his signature on the dotted line, adding the Swiss man to their already impressive 2012 squad.
Nothing has been mentioned yet on his 2012 schedule, but no doubt he will targeting the Early Season Cobbled Classics before supporting Cadel Evans at the Tour de France,
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 19-12-2012 17:22
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dienblad wrote:
Missed some reports here. Great win at the worlds, and then winning Paris - Tours in the rainbow jersey!
Thanks a lot man!
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| tovhol |
Posted on 19-12-2012 17:27
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Fantastic story! Might be the best I ever have readed
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 19-12-2012 17:28
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tovhol wrote:
Fantastic story! Might be the best I ever have readed
I wouldn't go that far... But thanks so much!
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Posted on 19-12-2012 17:32
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I just started to read this story and I must say that I realy liked it. Cav is also one of my favorite cyclist.
Good luck in the next season with your rainbow stripes
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 19-12-2012 18:19
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The perfect ending of a great season
Real nice, mate! |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 19-12-2012 18:29
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Vélo d'Or nominations announced
With the season over and done with for the riders, the UCI announcd the 2011 nominations for the prestigious Vélo d'Or. Ten riders are in the mix for the award, with the winner being revealed on the 30th October.
 Tom Boonen (Quickstep)
Six Stage Victories
1st Paris - Roubaix / Ghent - Wevelgem / Omloop het Nieuwsblad
2nd Ronde van Vlaanderen
 Fabian Cancellara (Leopard - Trek)
Eleven Stage Victories
1st Ronde van Vlaanderen
2nd Paris - Roubaix / Tour de Pologne (Overall)
3rd Eneco Tour
Mark Cavendish (HTC - Highroad)
Seventeen Stage Victories
1st Tour de France (Points) / World Championships /
Paris - Nice (Points) / Paris - Tours
 Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank - Sungard)
Six Stage Victories
1st Vuelta a España (Overall) / World ITT Championships
 Damiano Cunego (Lampre - ISD)
Two Stage Victories
1st Pais Vasco (Overall)
2nd Amstel Gold / Strada Bianchi
3rd Liege - Bastogne - Liege / Tirreno - Adriatico (Overall)
 Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team)
Six Stage Victories
1st Giro d'Italia (Overall) / Giro d'Italia (Points)
Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma - Lotto)
Six Stage Victories
1st Milano - San Remo
3rd Omloop het Nieuwsblad
Joaquim RodrÃÂguez (Katusha Team)
Six Stage Victories
1st Tour de Romandie (Overall) / Tour de Romandie (Points)
2nd Liege - Bastogne - Liege / Fleche Wallonie
 Andy Schleck (Leopard - Trek)
Six Stage Victories
1st Tour de France (Overall) / Tour de France (KoM)
[center] Samuel Sánchez (Euskatel - Euskadi)
Six Stage Victories
1st Vuelta a España (Points) / Critérium du Dauphiné (KoM) /
Clásica San Sebastián
2nd Tour de France (Overall) / Vuelta a España (Overall)
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 19-12-2012 18:30
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@PCMrulezz: Thanks a lot. Glad you are enjoying it!
@Ian: Thanks! Looking forward to next season
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