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A Tale of Two
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 06-09-2012 16:39
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Dutch Valley Classic
With its 200km and slightly hilly profile this isn't the easiest of races. However, it's very likely to end up in a mass sprint, and I'm looking for another victory (my last one was in Roubaix, very beautiful but I want to get many more)!
Today I was so happy to have a team. I put them to work and in the end they formed one of the most impressive sprint trains I've seen this year. It contained Bak, Stannard, Kaisen, Willems... What a luxury for me.
Then Vangenechten launched me!
Yes, I did it! I'm very happy to take this win home, after my injury I was a little bit insecure. But this win washes away all worries I had! After my 10th place last year, I returned to win here in the Netherlands!
Result
| 1 | Stijn Van Gent | Lotto-Belisol | 4h54'49 | IanButler | | 2 | Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 3 | Davide Appollonio | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 4 | Gerald Ciolek | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 5 | Remco Te Brake | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 6 | Koldo Fernandez | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 7 | Danilo Wyss | CyclingTeam De Rijke | s.t. | | | 8 | Assan Bazayev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 9 | Anthony Roux | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 10 | Pablo Esteve | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | |
I'm ready for Denmark now, I hope I can add some more wins to this season.
See you there. |
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| johannes-w |
Posted on 06-09-2012 16:47
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Nice win for Stijn!  |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 06-09-2012 17:06
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Great to see Stijn winning in my hometown!
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 06-09-2012 17:08
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Spectacular month ! Winning TdF as well as achieving amazing personal result for Eric and now Stijn amazing victory. Gets better and better 
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 06-09-2012 17:25
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More and more im convinced they both had 85 in all key stats 
Still going great!
Still so fast too!
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 06-09-2012 19:04
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TEAM = together everyone achieves more: another prove by Lotto good job
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 06-09-2012 19:20
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Great team work!! he should thanks his teammates |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 06-09-2012 19:54
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@johannes-w: Thanks 
@dienblad: Oh, you were that guy waving in the street?
@Alakagom: It is one hell of a month for the two riders (and the entire team), thanks
@TheManxMissile: One of these days I'm gonna send you a screenshot of their stats
@PCM rulezz: Thanks, one of the things I like about cycling is that it mixes team sport with individual sport so well. A rider wins, but he can't do it without the team
@JuanMotr: Well, by finishing the work of their perfect train, and therefor winning, everyone gets paid, so that's a good thanks, I think
EDIT: Wow, I'm so surprised to see that the story already reached 800 posts, 41 pages and 20 000 views! Thanks for following, everyone, I'm having the best time here
Edited by Ian Butler on 06-09-2012 19:57
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 06-09-2012 20:02
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Ian Butler wrote:
@johannes-w: Thanks
@dienblad: Oh, you were that guy waving in the street?
@Alakagom: It is one hell of a month for the two riders (and the entire team), thanks
@TheManxMissile: One of these days I'm gonna send you a screenshot of their stats
@PCM rulezz: Thanks, one of the things I like about cycling is that it mixes team sport with individual sport so well. A rider wins, but he can't do it without the team
@JuanMotr: Well, by finishing the work of their perfect train, and therefor winning, everyone gets paid, so that's a good thanks, I think
EDIT: Wow, I'm so surprised to see that the story already reached 800 posts, 41 pages and 20 000 views! Thanks for following, everyone, I'm having the best time here
And everything in a month. |
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| Muggert |
Posted on 06-09-2012 21:37
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Congratulations to the Lotto team for all great resultss in recent time :-) |
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 06-09-2012 21:48
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Great first position and congratulation!!! |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 06-09-2012 22:00
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One day. That's all I needed to lose track of the story.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 06-09-2012 22:15
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baseballlover312 wrote:
One day. That's all I needed to lose track of the story.
Yeah, this guy has no social life.... 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 06-09-2012 23:09
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@Muggert & ste_18: Thanks a lot!
@dienblad: Thanks a lot (!)
@baseballover312: Hope you caught up all right. I just wanted to get through Eneco Tour as fast as possible or I might get stuck in it, if you know what I mean |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 06-09-2012 23:17
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No, I didn't catch up. I just had to skip. 
Edited by baseballlover312 on 06-09-2012 23:17
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 06-09-2012 23:28
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No problem, long story short: Jurgen won the tour, Eric made top 10 and Young Jersey, Stijn went for stage win in Eneco Tour, failed but did make top 3 and Points Jersey.
Thanks for trying to follow this fast-paced story
(the 24th it will drastically slow down) |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 06-09-2012 23:54
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Another Great victory for Stijn in the Dutch Valley Classic |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 06-09-2012 23:55
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Thanks, the win finally came out
With such a lead-out train, it was likely to be sooner than later |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 07-09-2012 01:36
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Great Win. You were deserving that! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 07-09-2012 08:53
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Thanks |
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