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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-02-2013 09:48
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Tirreno - Adriatico :: Stage 2
The second day. Everyone will look at Cavendish, Boonen, Greipel and Kittel now.
Let's just hope Kittel survives the hills!
The day goes by easily for me. I help Kittel survive the mountains and get in line with the sprinters to avoid time loss.
Most of the team dropped out of the peloton, unfortunately, so there was just me to lead out Kittel.
I definitely didn't have my Strade Bianchi legs today, but I did a fairly good job, I think.
Bennati thought he had made his first of the season, but trying to celebrate, he gets beaten on the line by Mark Cavendish. Kittel is a strong fourth.
I think I'm in good shape for Milan and the cobbled classics. But Kittel still needs some extra shape, soon, because San Remo is looming. If he wants to survive those hills, he'll need to be in perfect shape!
Result
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Pro Cycling | 4h23'37 | | | 2 | Daniele Bennati | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 3 | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 4 | Marcel Kittel | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 5 | Francesco Gavazzi | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 6 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 7 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 8 | Nacer Bouhanni | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 9 | Elia Favilli | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 10 | Davide Appollonio | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | |
Tomorrow's a hilly stage, see you then!
Stijn & Willy |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 14-02-2013 09:52
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Stupid mistake from Bennati 
I hope Kittel finds some extra form soon 
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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| sutty68 |
Posted on 14-02-2013 10:15
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You did a great job for Kittel today  |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 14-02-2013 11:45
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A good 4th place
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-02-2013 18:49
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PCM rulezz - Never cheer if Cavendish is near
sutty68 - Thanks, Stijn did all he could! 
Jakstar22 - Thanks!
I had just started racing stage 3 when someone occupied the computer, so it'll be for tomorrow, probably, sorry |
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| rogvi97 |
Posted on 14-02-2013 19:42
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Good 4th and good luck!
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 14-02-2013 22:48
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Started well in Italy. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 14-02-2013 23:49
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Shame about the computer being occupied
Ah well i will look forward to the next instalment tomorrow then |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-02-2013 08:22
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rogvi97 - Thanks a lot
FreitasPCM - Thanks, it won't be easy, though. There isn't a single mountain race, only hilly races, and Willy's MO stat is much higher than his HILL stat, so he'll have to count on his great shape and the final 15 km TT
sutty68 - Well, I spend quite some time on the computer (both for PCM and school), so if someone else here wants an exceptional turn, I can't find it in my heart to turn them down
Like I said, next stage probably today, preferably tonight, since my new ps3 game just arrived, going to break it in right now |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 15-02-2013 11:03
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Come on goat. You can do better |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 15-02-2013 17:07
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Why goat |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 15-02-2013 17:20
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not goat, it's zombie
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-02-2013 18:35
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Speaking of Zombies, the Red Dead Redemption GOTY Edition really got me going, so I'm afraid I'll have to postpone the next stage to tomorrow  |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 15-02-2013 18:36
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Ollfardh wrote:
not goat, it's zombie
he's a zombie goat |
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| rogvi97 |
Posted on 15-02-2013 22:58
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Daggen wrote:
Ollfardh wrote:
not goat, it's zombie
he's a zombie goat
Just like Master Daggen But yeah why not?
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 15-02-2013 23:01
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 Stage cancelled due to Zombies |
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 15-02-2013 23:05
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sutty68 wrote:
Stage cancelled due to Zombies
cause this is thriller 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-02-2013 09:47
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Another little update: Need to go to dinner this evening. No idea when I'll be home, but I'll do the race whenever I get back! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-02-2013 20:34
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As promised, thanks for your patience!
Tirreno - Adriatico :: Stage 3
A tough finish where we'll definitely see some GC changes. Let's hope it's in the right direction for Willy.
Looking at Willy's form and position, both Seeldraeyers and Kruijswijk didn't object to working for him in this Tirreno.
I must say I'd forgotten how hard races in the World Tour are. The pace is constantly high and the hills are just painful for us sprinters and classics riders.
Today was for Willy, not for me!
I felt pretty good, and I thought it might be wise to use that form to put some pressure on other riders. Seeldraeyers did some great work for me.
The peloton was reduced quickly.
Andy Schleck and Valverde were extremely strong and were able to escape. I organized the hunt myself.
I developed a strong, fast pace, thanks to the consistent slope. Sprinting I even got closer to the two leaders, but when Valverde started his sprint, I knew I was going for third place.
Though in the end it was Schleck who used the slipstream to take the win!
This is a great result for me! I'm not on the podium. However, I'm a realist, so I still have the top 10 as my goal here. Anything better would just be amazing.
Result
| 1 | Andy Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 5h15'41 | | | 2 | Alejandro Valverde | Astana Pro Team | + 10 | | | 3 | Willy Wouters | Team Argos-Shimano | + 19 | IanButler | | 4 | Fränk Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 27 | | | 5 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 39 | | | 6 | Gianluca Brambilla | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 7 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 8 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 9 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 10 | Tiago Machado | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | |
GC
| 1 | Andy Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 14h13'04 | | | 2 | Alejandro Valverde | Astana Pro Team | + 10 | | | 3 | Willy Wouters | Team Argos-Shimano | + 31 | IanButler | | 4 | Fränk Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 43 | | | 5 | Peter Kennaugh | Sky Pro Cycling | + 51 | | | 6 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 55 | | | 7 | Gianluca Brambilla | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 8 | Jérémy Roy | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 9 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 10 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | s.t. | |
In other news: Kenny Van Hummel gave Team Argos a victory in the GP of Drenthe!
Until tomorrow,
Stijn & Willy |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 16-02-2013 21:13
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Nice third place. He deserved that
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