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The life of Brent Bookwalter-The American Dream
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| matt493 |
Posted on 26-05-2008 16:45
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Amgen Tour of California Stage 5
Today is a hilly stage and all I need to do is keep the peloton all together and make sure no one gains anytime.
I was able to relax during the beginning of the race because there were no breaks and no one seemed to care.
As always a large breakaway got away and they worked together trying to dtay away from the peloton.
The Peloton had to do a lot of work to bring the break back in and only 3 of my teammates were able to stay with me. In the end it was a one two by QuickStep as Carrara took 1st.
I hope to gain time tomorrow during the long time trial. I may not be a better time trialer then some of them but I am in great form.
Stage Rankings
1 Matteo Carrara Quick·Step 5h01'23
2 Paolo Bettini Quick·Step s.t.
3 Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner s.t.
4 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole s.t.
5 Martijn Maaskant Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
6 Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner s.t.
7 Stuart O'Grady Team CSC s.t.
8 George Hincapie Team High Road s.t.
9 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom s.t.
10 Tomas Vaitkus Team Astana s.t.
11 Fabian Cancellara Team CSC s.t.
12 Julian Dean Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
13 Carlos Oyarzun Tecos de la Universidad Autonóma de Guadalajara s.t.
14 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team CSC s.t.
15 Anthony Geslin Bouygues Télécom s.t.
30 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
GC
1 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team 17h13'24
2 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom + 19
3 Óscar Sevilla Rock Racing + 25
4 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole + 33
5 Martin Gilbert Kelly Benefit Strategies - Medifast + 35
6 Evgeni Sokolov Bouygues Télécom + 37
7 Matteo Carrara Quick·Step + 41
8 Carlos Oyarzun Tecos de la Universidad Autonóma de Guadalajara + 42
9 Heath Blackgrove Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team + 47
10 Andreas Klöden Team Astana + 49
Edited by matt493 on 26-05-2008 16:46
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| matt493 |
Posted on 26-05-2008 22:24
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Amgen Tour of California Stage 6
Today's stage is a long time trial. I will have a long wait because I go last. this is the make or break stage and I need to pull off the best time trial so far in my career.
Rosseler was one of the first to go and he set a great time holding the lead for a good little while.
The Duo of Zabriske and Millar both set great times with Zabriske taking 1st and Millar taking 2nd. There time looked unbeatable.
 
When I went I knew I had to set a strong time.
I busted my butt taking risks on every single turn. In the end I finished 5th but it was good enough to secure the leader
Stage Rankings
1 David Zabriskie Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O 34'39
2 David Millar Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 13
3 Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner + 16
4 Fabian Cancellara Team CSC + 17
5 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 23
6 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 24
7 Sébastien Rosseler Quick·Step + 28
8 Raivis Belohvosciks Saunier Duval - Scott + 35
9 Laszló Bodrogi Crédit Agricole + 38
10 George Hincapie Team High Road s.t.
11 Christopher Baldwin Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team + 45
12 Ian McKissick BMC Racing Team + 46
GC
1 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team 17h48'26
2 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom + 1'01
3 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole + 1'04
4 George Hincapie Team High Road + 1'07
5 Andreas Klöden Team Astana + 1'12
6 Óscar Sevilla Rock Racing + 1'16
7 Evgeni Sokolov Bouygues Télécom + 1'27
8 Heath Blackgrove Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team + 1'30
9 Matteo Carrara Quick·Step + 1'39
10 Phil Zajicek Health Net presented by Maxxis + 1'40
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 26-05-2008 22:30
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this is really unrealistic
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| matt493 |
Posted on 26-05-2008 22:31
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how? It is on hard. I even had it on expert until I couldn't even finish in the top 90.
Edited by matt493 on 26-05-2008 22:32
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| matt493 |
Posted on 26-05-2008 22:34
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The only reason I am doing so good is because I actually made sure I was on good form. Everyone else's form sucks.
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| samiam |
Posted on 27-05-2008 00:33
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| matt493 |
Posted on 30-05-2008 00:02
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After thinking about I have decided to end this story because of PCM 08 coming so soon.
Expect a good long story with PCM 08.
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| Podium place |
Posted on 30-05-2008 22:04
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noooo........please continue
Chelsea for ever!
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| matt493 |
Posted on 04-06-2008 00:15
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I will try to keep it going especially since I will have free time with no school.
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| matt493 |
Posted on 04-06-2008 18:16
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Amgen Tour of California Stage 7
Todays stage had a couple hills but would most likely go to the sprinters. I needed to watch out for a couple riders and make sure they didn't gain any time on me. I had only a 1 minute lead so I had to be careful.
I sat in the peloton easily for the beginning of the race with my teammates by my side.
 
A large breakaway picked up a lot of time but had trouble working together which led to the players being caught.
There was still one guy left and he was caught with about 25 kilometers left in the stage.
In the end there were only 2 BMC riders left in the peloton, including me, but yet no one got away from the peloton. Hushovd edged out the win over O'Grady for a great win
So with only one stage left and it being extremely flat, I look to hold on to the lead and take the win overall.
Stage Rankings
1 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole 4h21'00
2 Stuart O'Grady Team CSC s.t.
3 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom s.t.
4 Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner s.t.
5 Fabian Cancellara Team CSC s.t.
6 Matteo Carrara Quick·Step s.t.
7 Grégory Rast Team Astana s.t.
8 Carlos Oyarzun Tecos de la Universidad Autonóma de Guadalajara s.t.
9 Paolo Bettini Quick·Step s.t.
10 Sergei Ivanov Team Astana s.t.
20 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
GC
1 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team 22h09'26
2 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole + 44
3 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom + 53
4 George Hincapie Team High Road + 1'07
5 Andreas Klöden Team Astana + 1'12
6 Óscar Sevilla Rock Racing + 1'16
7 Evgeni Sokolov Bouygues Télécom + 1'27
8 Heath Blackgrove Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team + 1'30
9 Matteo Carrara Quick·Step + 1'39
10 Phil Zajicek Health Net presented by Maxxis + 1'40
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