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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-02-2013 11:16
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Paris - Roubaix & Other Results
GC - Tour of the Basque Country
| 1 | Bradley Wiggins | Astana Pro Team | 20h08'50 | | | 2 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | + 1'16 | | | 3 | Alejandro Valverde | Astana Pro Team | + 1'23 | | | 4 | Andy Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 1'44 | | | 5 | Samuel Sánchez | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 1'49 | | | 6 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | + 3'04 | | | 7 | Peter Velits | Astana Pro Team | + 4'04 | | | 8 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | + 4'11 | | | 9 | Igor Anton | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 4'54 | | | 10 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 5'51 | | | 11 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto Belisol | + 6'21 | | | 12 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | + 6'28 | | | 13 | Fränk Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 6'29 | | | 14 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 6'55 | | | 15 | Rui Costa | Team Argos-Shimano | + 7'01 | IanButler |
In other news: Age has finally brought down Jens Voigt. The one who seemed untouchable by the world's cycle around the sun finally announced his retirement. He will race his final race in October.
In other news: Marcel Kittel still hasn't scored any victory so far this year. There is a lot of speculation around him. I haven't seen him a lot so I don't really know myself. Let's hope he can get better soon.
Paris - Roubaix
The big day has arrived. My second Paris - Roubaix, my first as a leader. I was ready for it! Last year, Cancellara took the win, this year there were other riders looking for the win, though!
Unfortunately for me, we saw not a drop of rain today. Temperatures of +10°C, what a difference from the Ronde! Not in my advantage.
Because of the weather, there weren't any real attacks for a very long time. Instead there was an extremely hard pace and it was a real elimination race.
Boom still felt the fall from the Ronde and couldn't keep up. Vansummeren had an absolute top day and was able to find us again.
I was quite alright. But as soon as the attacks started, my energy drained completely. I guess my lack of experience really did it today, I wasted too much energy too far from the finish, trying to reduce the group. I made the pace every once in a while, and it was taking its toll.
The same three as last year were the strongest once again. There is no taming these guys: Boonen, Cancellara, Breschel.
Then it was waiting for the velodrome! Who would be first?
First we had Boonen and Cancellara
Breschel followed
Vansummeren was in a fourth position...
... followed closely by Ballan and myself.
Boonen was indestructible and the World Champion wins Paris - Roubaix 2013, getting next to Roger De Vlaeminck in his Roubaix records!
I outsprinted Ballan for the fifth place!
Well, this is great! I really deserved this place today, I wasn't good enough for the podium, but fifth is just excellent!
Result
| 1 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 6h45'20 | | | 2 | Fabian Cancellara | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 3 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 35 | | | 4 | Johan Vansummeren | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 2'15 | | | 5 | Stijn Van Gent | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 6 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 7 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Pro Cycling | + 3'52 | | | 8 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 9 | Heinrich Haussler | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 10 | Thor Hushovd | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 11 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 12 | Grégory Rast | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 13 | Sebastian Langeveld | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 4'33 | | | 14 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Pro Cycling | + 5'12 | | | 15 | Greg Van Avermaet | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 9'34 | | | 16 | Sep Vanmarcke | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 17 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 18 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 19 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 20 | Filippo Pozzato | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 21 | Nick Nuyens | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 22 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 23 | Stijn Devolder | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 24 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 25 | Sylvain Chavanel | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | |
Spoiler | 26 | Leif Hoste | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 11'46 | | | 27 | Vladimir Gusev | Katusha Team | + 13'34 | | | 28 | Daniele Bennati | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 29 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | + 14'17 | | | 30 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 31 | Baden Cooke | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 32 | Kevin Hulsmans | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 33 | Tom Leezer | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 34 | Lars Ytting Bak | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 35 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 36 | Mathieu Ladagnous | FDJ-BigMat | + 15'08 | | | 37 | Tom Veelers | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 38 | Kevin Van Impe | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 39 | Ian Stannard | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 40 | Robert Wagner | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | | 41 | Bert Grabsch | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 16'27 | | | 42 | Markel Irizar | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 19'00 | | | 43 | Mitchell Docker | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 20'00 | | | 44 | Arnaud Démare | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 45 | Kristof Goddaert | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 46 | Adrien Petit | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 47 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 48 | Matteo Trentin | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 49 | Sébastien Rosseler | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 50 | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 51 | Daniel Oss | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 52 | Anthony Geslin | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 53 | Sébastien Chavanel | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 54 | Robbie McEwen | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 55 | Tony Gallopin | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 56 | Ryder Hesjedal | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 57 | Dmitriy Muravyev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 58 | Laurent Mangel | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 59 | Jean-Lou Paiani | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | | 60 | Jos Van Emden | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 61 | Laurens Ten Dam | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 62 | Cisco Muro | BMC Racing Team | + 23'31 | | | 63 | Yuriy Krivtsov | Lampre-ISD | + 26'00 | | | 64 | Danilo Hondo | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 65 | Koldo Fernandez | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 66 | Borut Bozic | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 67 | Danilo Napolitano | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 68 | José Iván Gutierrez | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 69 | Simon Clarke | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 70 | Gianni Meersman | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 71 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 72 | Jens Keukeleire | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 73 | Rony Martias | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | | 74 | Adam Hansen | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 75 | Andrew Fenn | Endura Racing | s.t. | | | 76 | Elia Favilli | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 77 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | | 78 | Jimmy Casper | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 79 | Leonardo Duque | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 80 | Francesco Chicchi | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 81 | Ion Izagirre | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 82 | Yohann Gène | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 83 | John Degenkolb | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 84 | Maxime Vantomme | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 85 | Giovanni Bernaudeau | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 86 | Dominic Klemme | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler | | 87 | Arnaud Gérard | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 88 | Linus Gerdemann | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 89 | Vladimir Isaychev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 90 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | | 91 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 92 | Rein Taaramae | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 93 | Aleksejs Saramotins | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 94 | Daniel Lloyd | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 95 | Evgueni Petrov | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | |
I'll do a little review on the cobbled season real soon, mixed with some reactions from other riders! See you then!
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 22-02-2013 11:19
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Nice 5th, but Voigt retiring is the real news of the day. I really want to be happy for Stijn, but right now I just can't..
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 22-02-2013 11:31
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Still a great result. Keep going Stijn. You will get there one day
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-02-2013 11:45
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Ollfardh - Thanks, I know what you mean 
Jakstar22 - Really hope so!! Thanks  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-02-2013 11:45
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Review - First Part of the Season
It's been a great season so far for the both of us individually, but not so great for the sprinters on this team. Marcel Kittel has not performed well and looks a bit in trouble. Degenkolb had some good results, but it's still waiting for the great results. We look back on January - April 2013
The season couldn't have started better for me. After a great race in Mallorca, where I beat Schleck and Gilbert, I went on to win Tirreno - Adriatico. I admit I had some luck in the progress, but in the end I did what I had to do and I took the win home. I have three real goals left this season: Tour de France, National TT and getting the WC selection!
I kicked off the season well with a stage win in Argentina, then it was waiting for the cobbled season. Besides the opening weekend I didn't have any extremely great results, but looking at all the places, it's fair to say I've become a major game player in the Classics. I've raced a very constant season so far, and that's much more valuable then getting one great result and failing in the other races.
| Omloop | K-B-K | M - SR | E3 | GW | RvV | PR | | 2012 | 21th | 28th | DNE | 17th | 19th | 15th | 19th | | 2013 | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 9th | 4th | 7th | 5th |
I've finished all top 10, which is an amazing achievement on itself. With a second place in the Omloop and a fifth in Roubaix, I've really confirmed myself, I think. Next year I'll be aiming for some more podiums and maybe even a win.
Some reactions from Roubaix and the early season in general:
Tom Boonen (winner of Paris - Roubaix, Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne, Gent - Wevelgem): I had a good winter and that surely payed off. I don't know how much longer I will keep riding on this level, but I hope to race another few years among the top. Roubaix was definitely the highlight. An old-time one-on-one battle with Cancellara, winning in the rainbow jersey, there's nothing like it.
Matti Breschel: I had a pretty good season so far, but I reached my form peek a week too late. Luckily I was there for Roubaix and that third place was the highest reachable with Boonen and Cancellara in a different class.
Jurgen Roelandts: I can look back on the cobbled season happily. I got some good results, especially 8th in Roubaix. Maybe next year can be my time.
Stijn Van Gent: Finishing 5th here is almost like a dream coming true. I'm still very young so it's important I can build up experience already. In a few years, I might start here to win!
We're on a little break now, we'll be back for Tour de Picardie. I will be sprinting for myself after all, since Kittel will not be participating after all. So I won't have to work for him until the Tour, where I really hope to get him a stage win!
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 22-02-2013 11:53
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Nice little review there. Look forward to the rest of the season
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Posted on 22-02-2013 12:05
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Nice P-R, happy that Stijn and Tommeke did really 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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| sutty68 |
Posted on 22-02-2013 12:31
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Stijn is just so consistent at the moment i am surprised he hasn't had that win yet |
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Posted on 22-02-2013 17:50
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Another good race from Stijn, I'm sure he'll get that classics victory next year
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 22-02-2013 17:54
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Great racing from Stijn!  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-02-2013 19:12
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Jakstar22 - Thanks
PCM rulezz - Can't say either one disappointed
sutty68 - Well, consistency is one thing, finishing it off is another, especially with Killer Boonen on the road
Stromeon - Let's hope so! Thanks!
FreitasPCM - Thank you |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-02-2013 19:12
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Ardennes and Romandie
Amstel Gold Race
Rodriguez took the win with an impressive sprint in front of Vanendert and Gilbert. Wegmann of Argos was a nice 9th!
La Flèche Wallonne
Peter Sagan surprised friend and foe by breaking away 15 km from the finish. He takes another important victory!
Liège - Bastogne - Liège
The same three as on the Cauberg, but a different order. Gilbert - Vanendert - Rodriguez
Tour of Romandie
Wiggins, defending his new colors of Astana, finished in front of former helper, now leader of Team Sky. Monfort completed the podium. |
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Posted on 22-02-2013 19:29
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&th and 5th in RVV and PR, and the 9th as the worst result in the cobbles classics..... Very good improvement. Next year, he can end in the top 3!
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Posted on 22-02-2013 21:55
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Claude Criquielion was the last belgian to win Tour de Romandie! But that's good - and rare - reults!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-02-2013 12:24
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dienblad - Thanks, let's hope so. If he can develop just a little bit more, I can even see him winning a cobbled race next year. Though he'll need some luck, too. Maybe one of the early, Omloop or Kuurne!
rogvi97 - That I didn't know, thanks Time for Willy to put Belgium back on the map |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-02-2013 12:24
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Tour de Pïcardie
I didn't have to do much. Just a race to keep the legs warm, I call it. I was in the breakaway of stage 2.
Despite my great cobbled season, I've been doubting lately. It's been since Strade Bianchi that I've had a win. As a (semi-)sprinter, it's never fun to be long without a win. Competitors here: Soupe, Petit, Fernandez...
Stage 1
Last year, Keukeleire won here, in front of Kittel.
It's been a while since I've raced competitively, so it takes some getting used to. In my first sprint, I'm third. I can live with that.
Stage 2
A head on head sprint with Petit.
He was strong and I wasn't, it's that simple. Two stages out of three and no win yet.
Stage 3
A big fall in the peloton near the finish, but I was in front so I was all right. Though Wegmann took a nasty fall, he barely finished the race.
I had been third on the first day, but it was the first race in a while, so that's all right.
I had been second on the second day. I could win but I already did better than the first day, that's all right.
But no more excuses. Today I had to win. I launched my sprint quite early and I'm proud to say I destroyed the field today! The narrow roads worked in my advantage.
Of course, the relief was great. I'm still a sprinter after all! I'm looking forward to The National Road Race now, where the sprint will probably decide the winner!
Classifications
GC
| 1 | Stijn Van Gent | Team Argos-Shimano | 13h52'19 | IanButler | | 2 | Koldo Fernandez | Movistar Team | + 12 | | | 3 | Mathieu Ladagnous | FDJ-BigMat | + 28 | | | 4 | Geoffrey Soupe | FDJ-BigMat | + 32 | | | 5 | Arthur Vichot | FDJ-BigMat | + 40 | | | 6 | Robert Wagner | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | | 7 | Ronan Racault | Auber93 | s.t. | | | 8 | Morgan Kneisky | Roubaix Lille Métropole | s.t. | | | 9 | Rafaâ Chtioui | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 10 | Julien Simon | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | | 11 | Kenny Van Hummel | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | IanButler |
Points
| 1 | Stijn Van Gent | Team Argos-Shimano | 61 | IanButler | | 2 | Koldo Fernandez | Movistar Team | 49 | | | 3 | Adrien Petit | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | 45 | | | 4 | Geoffrey Soupe | FDJ-BigMat | 44 | | | 5 | Mathieu Ladagnous | FDJ-BigMat | 29 | |
Mountain Points
| 1 | Mauricio Ardila | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | 16 | | 2 | Alexandre Blain | Endura Racing | 14 | | 3 | Florian Morizot | Bretagne-Schuller | 10 | | 4 | Pierre-Luc Perichon | La Pomme-Marseille | 10 | | 5 | Adrián Sáez De Arregi | Euskaltel Euskadi | 5 |
Young Rider: Stijn Van Gent
Best Team: Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
Well, I return home a happy man, that's for sure. At first it looked like I was looking at a victory-less race, but in the end I overtook all major classifications here. I'm glad, but sceptic. These sprinters aren't the absolute top, so I still need a lot, a lot of work. Though my form was quite low, so I have to take that into consideration.
Well, next up is Dauphiné! I'll sprint for myself there, too. Then the National RR and then the Tour, where Kittel can hopefully finally get his glory!
Until then,
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 23-02-2013 12:27
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Good win and good luck in the next races
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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| cunego59 |
Posted on 23-02-2013 13:28
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Congrats on your results lately. Picardie is a nice win, but the strong and especially consistent results in the classics are even more impressive. I don't think that Stijn is in a position to challenge Boonen and Cancellara yet, but in 1-2 years, his time will come, I'm sure
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| Daggen |
Posted on 23-02-2013 13:36
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His first stage race win right? |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 23-02-2013 15:41
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Brilliant win for Stijn, that has been coming for a while
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