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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 17-02-2013 17:55
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OMG! He did it!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| krisa |
Posted on 17-02-2013 18:07
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Sorry I've been away on holidays and what do I see when I arrive back home. a fan-tas-tic win by Willy in Tirreno love this story
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 17-02-2013 18:14
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Willy have to have at least 78 on mountains in my opinion if he can keep up with Schlecks when you quick sim the race. Anyway nice result! good luck in San Remo. Hope you can get great result in favourite classic 
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 17-02-2013 18:35
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Man, when you put bad news I thought the story was ending. You nearly gave me a heart attack! But it was all okay. 
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-02-2013 21:33
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SSJ2Luigi - Thanks 
PCM rulezz - T - h - anks, mate It's definitely the highlight of his career so far!
Daggen - Well, what can I say, they made some changes, made it a 100-day stage race 
sutty68 - Yet Kittel survived all 57 of them
Stromeon - Definitely
Ollfardh - I couldn't believe it either!
krisa - Don't say sorry for going on holidays Thanks a lot for the comment!
JuanMotr - There wasn't a single mountain stage, so the MO stat didn't really matter, it were all hilly stages, and Willy's HILL stat is about 5 less than one of the Schlecks, how about that All about great shape!
baseballlover312 - No, don't worry about that. I believe I've finally found a perfect harmony between PCM and life I race about 1 stage every day, and it just seems right. Before I just got lost in the game and the stories burned out too fast. This is Petronas-speed. I feel like I can keep this up for a very long time
Thanks for the many, many comments and views. Next up is Milan - San Remo. I hope it'll be playable, it's a very laggy race on my computer, I might try to turn down some graphics, though. |
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| rogvi97 |
Posted on 17-02-2013 22:19
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He is the fastest zombie in the world! Great job!
Fact: The last belgian to win in Tirreno Adriatico was in 1977 and he was called Roger de Vlaeminck!
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 17-02-2013 22:20
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That was unexpected, but truly amazing.  |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 17-02-2013 22:33
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That deserves a..... |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 18-02-2013 00:13
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Willy really getting stronger. Great job
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 18-02-2013 08:45
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rogvi79 - Thanks for that fact Now we'll break De Vlaeminck's record
FreitasPCM - It was very unexpected for me, too. Quick sim has been truly good for me this time
Schleck96 - Thanks!!
Jakstar22 - I really start to wonder what he can do in the Tour... |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 18-02-2013 17:10
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Milano - San Remo
Welcome in the 104th edition of Milano - San Remo, an ancient cycling event that brings the world's greatest riders to the start line. It's a race where everyone can win, but few have. Sprinters, punchers, attackers, everyone hopes that today will be their day. But only one can win...
Nearly 300 km. We all know what's about to happen. There will be a breakaway, which will be caught on time. Then things will slow down. Some riders will try to ride away on the Poggio, then it's up to the sprinter's teams to make sure their sprinters stay at the front and the attackers are caught.
Or that's what everyone was thinking...
Yesterday, Slagter fell sick and he couldn't start. Wegmann would take his place.
It certainly made for a nice starting picture: World Champion Tom Boonen came here to win. It would be his first.
The breakaway of today consisted of four brave men, who would be on their own for over 200 km.
I enjoyed the scenery as much as possible. Both for me and Stijn it's our first time here, and this is a truly magical race. I wanted to enjoy it, above all!
But I'm no tourist. The pace was high and the hilly terrain started to cause some nervousness. The pace went up.
And then I got an idea. When nobody suspected it, I attacked! It was on the Cipressa, about 23 km from the finish, one hill before the Poggio! After winning Tirreno - Adriatico, I almost felt obliged to show my face today.
And it worked! I got some riders with me. Names that count, really count! Cancellara, Gilbert, Flecha, Burghardt and Chavanel.
We kept together until the top and started descending. Gilbert and Cancellara did most of the work. The peloton wasn't far, but they didn't come any closer!
But soon it took its toll. I broke away, I had to pay the price: Cancellara's pace was too much for me, that man is a machine.
On the top of the Poggio, I got caught.
It was close, and I believe I can ride top 10 here one day. I'll certainly come back here. I finished a decent 34th.
I started the day in the middle of the pack, but I soon moved up front.
Since it's my first time here, I felt very nervous. I was here as a sort of free element, depending on Marcel Kittel.
The final 100 km are quite hilly and everyone wants to stay up front so the race is very nervous the whole time!
I was quite successful in staying at the front. I'm heavy enough to fight for some places. The hills were tough but I felt in a great shape and I hung on!
Many riders started dropping out because of the hills and sometimes narrow roads. You had to be rightly placed!
And then Willy launched his attack. I think he was brave today, and he did good. However, I stayed alert and kept at the front. Descending the Poggio, I was looking for Kittel. He was nowhere in sight, so I had to make a quick decision: I'll sprint for myself. I turned out to be right. Kittel had survived the Poggio, but barely, and had no energy left to sprint.
The sprint was unbelievably hectic.
And Cancellara had managed to just stay out of the grasp of the peloton (in a way, he has Willy to thank for this!). He wins Milano - San Remo 2013.
I was sprinting like my life depended on it. I had a big advantage, my stamina! Some other sprinters were tired out, while I get better if the race is hard and long.
I finished 6th! I consider this an amazing achievement and definitely one of the greatest days of my career. It looks like I'm ready for the cobbled season! Both me and Willy have quite some WT Points now, Willy's even 5th in the Ranking at the moment!
Result
This has been a great day. It looks like this all isn't real, the entire season. Willy wins in Mallorca, wins Tirreno - Adriatico, Stijn finishes top 10 in San Remo... Seems so unreal.
Update on schedule: Because of the tough race of Milano - San Remo, Stijn will skip Dwars Door Vlaanderen and just start in E3-Harelbeke.
Until then,
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| dienblad |
Posted on 18-02-2013 17:50
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Very nice 6th in MSR!!
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 18-02-2013 17:52
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Nice top 10 for Stijn
Argos and the 2 boys are looking good for the rest of the season
Edited by PCM rulezz on 18-02-2013 17:53
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 18-02-2013 18:14
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That was a Great performance from Stijn, so close to the win |
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| krisa |
Posted on 18-02-2013 18:36
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top ten in san remo good job
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| locodoco |
Posted on 19-02-2013 03:30
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hello, i just started to read your story a couple of days ago and it really got in to me. really well done, love the characters and the writing. cant wait to see the cobbles season |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-02-2013 08:19
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dienblad - Thanks! It was very unexpected, considering the field and Stijn's sprinting stat, but he did it
PCM rulezz - Argos won't regret signing them, I think
sutty68 - Thanks. Everything was close together, so Stijn was close to the win, but also close to the 14th place Though he did great, and let's hope he can improve for next year!
krisa - Thanks, mate
locodoco - Glad to have you on board, thanks a lot. Hope you enjoy it! |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 19-02-2013 09:30
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A great 6th for Stijn. Very Nice job
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-02-2013 15:48
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Thanks, Jakstar |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-02-2013 15:48
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E3- Harelbeke
Finally, the moment has arrived. After San Remo, I feel a bit too tired, still. I hope it won't affect my racing today. I'll be looking for four top 10 places!
Unfortunately for me, the sun was shining once again. I really hope the weather for the remaining classics will change more to my advantage.
The peloton fell apart after a cobbled, steep, hill. I was pretty much at the front. There was some chaos due to radio interference, we had no contact with the team cars.
And then Stijn Devolder escaped.
Strangely enough, no one reacted, so eventually I moved up and organized the chase.
After 5 km, the radios worked again. And then I got shocking news: Peter Sagan had broken away earlier and was already 4 minutes in front. When did this happen?
Fabian Cancellara and I attempted to reel him back in.
But Cancellara was counterproductive. He semmed to have given up and was looking for the podium instead of the win. On the flat sections, he didn't do anything, so I was forced to ride. On the cobbled sections, he constantly upped the pace to drop me...
I bluffed and held my legs still, so we got caught by a chasing group.
But I had wasted energy. And suddenly Cancellara thought it was necessary to go at full speed, I got dropped...
Peter Sagan, where will it end with this young talent? He takes another win and he made it look so easy!
My consolation is that I win the sprint for the 9th place! Still unfortunate, though, I think I could've done better today.
I'm somewhat confused by Cancellara's behavior during the race. I asked him about it as soon as I had the chance and he simply replied: "Just a racing tactic, it got me a third place, so it worked."
...Okay...
Result
| 1 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | 5h35'02 | | | 2 | Stijn Devolder | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 2'20 | | | 3 | Fabian Cancellara | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 4'20 | | | 4 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 5 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 6 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 7 | Johan Vansummeren | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 9 | Stijn Van Gent | Team Argos-Shimano | + 5'38 | IanButler | | 10 | Frédéric Amorison | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 11 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 12 | Sep Vanmarcke | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 6'23 | | | 13 | Sebastian Langeveld | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 14 | Thor Hushovd | Katusha Team | + 7'11 | | | 15 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 16 | Sylvain Chavanel | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 17 | Tomas Vaitkus | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 18 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 19 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 20 | Nick Nuyens | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 21 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 22 | Greg Van Avermaet | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 14'09 | | | 23 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 24 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 25 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | s.t. | |
Spoiler | 26 | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 27 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 28 | Dries Devenyns | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 29 | Tony Gallopin | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 30 | Lars Ytting Bak | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 31 | Tom Veelers | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 32 | Grégory Rast | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 33 | Maarten Wynants | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 34 | Kevin Van Impe | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 35 | Karsten Kroon | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 36 | Mathew Hayman | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 37 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 38 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 39 | David Veilleux | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 40 | Vladimir Gusev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 41 | Mitchell Docker | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 42 | Leif Hoste | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 43 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 44 | Martijn Maaskant | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 45 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 46 | Dominique Cornu | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 47 | Kevin De Weert | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 48 | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Katusha Team | + 16'06 | | | 49 | Matteo Trentin | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 50 | Marco Bandiera | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 51 | Ryan Eastman | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 52 | Christian Knees | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 53 | Simon Gerrans | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 54 | Kristof Vandewalle | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 55 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 56 | Matteo Pelucchi | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 57 | Laurens Ten Dam | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 58 | Edwig Cammaerts | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 59 | Anders Lund | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 60 | Nikolas Maes | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 61 | Frederick Veuchelen | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 62 | Kevyn Ista | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 63 | Koldo Fernandez | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 64 | Stijn Minne | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 65 | Preben Van Hecke | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 66 | Adrien Petit | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 67 | Jelle Wallays | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 68 | Simone Masciarelli | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 69 | Nico Sijmens | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 70 | Sébastien Rosseler | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 71 | Luke Roberts | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 72 | Andy Cappelle | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 73 | Vincenzo Demeulenaere | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 74 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 75 | Ben Hermans | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 76 | Stephen Cummings | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 77 | Bert Grabsch | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 78 | Francis De Greef | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 79 | Eduard Vorganov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 80 | Jan Ghyselinck | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 81 | Markel Irizar | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 82 | Jesse Sergent | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 83 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | + 18'47 | | | 84 | Danilo Napolitano | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 85 | Koen Barbé | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 86 | Adam Blythe | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 87 | Samuel Dumoulin | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 88 | Anthony Roux | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 89 | Jonas Vangenechten | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 90 | Anthony Geslin | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 91 | Jens Keukeleire | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 92 | Simon Clarke | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 93 | Sébastien Delfosse | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 94 | Kurt Hovelynck | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 95 | Rafaâ Chtioui | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 96 | Lou Smeets | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 97 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 98 | Rick Flens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 99 | Sebastian Siedler | Team NSP-GHOST | + 20'21 | | | 100 | Jakob Rathe | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 101 | Mikel Nieve | Sky Pro Cycling | + 21'04 | | | 102 | Borut Bozic | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 103 | Maxime Vantomme | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 104 | John Murphy | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 105 | Benoit Vaugrenard | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 106 | Luke Rowe | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 107 | Maciej Bodnar | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 108 | Aleksejs Saramotins | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 109 | Gianni Meersman | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 110 | Paride Grillo | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 111 | Kim Borry | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 112 | Tosh Van der Sande | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 113 | Andriy Grivko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 114 | David Arroyo | Movistar Team | s.t. | |
In the end, I got my top 10, so I really can't complain. Still, I had good legs. Let's hope I can carry them along to Wevelgem in a couple of days.
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