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A Tale of Two
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 19-09-2012 18:38
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That is a long day for school 
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 19-09-2012 18:40
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 19-09-2012 18:46
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Ha! Europe! A place where you can rely on public services. That really makes life easier...
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 19-09-2012 18:51
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Man! Dirk looks good  and i would like to see him train as a punchuer and not a climber maybe something like Jouaqim
and as you said earlier in this story you will always have atleast 3 follovers in me, Sutty and aidanvn13. 
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 19-09-2012 19:03
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JuanMotr wrote:
Man! Dirk looks good and i would like to see him train as a punchuer and not a climber maybe something like Jouaqim
and as you said earlier in this story you will always have atleast 2 follovers in me and Sutty.
Make that 3
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 19-09-2012 19:05
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aidanvn13 wrote:
JuanMotr wrote:
Man! Dirk looks good and i would like to see him train as a punchuer and not a climber maybe something like Jouaqim
and as you said earlier in this story you will always have atleast 2 follovers in me and Sutty.
Make that 3
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| fred947a |
Posted on 19-09-2012 19:17
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Nice twist with Erics brother. It should be a boost for The story. BTW better starting stats |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 19-09-2012 19:28
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The twist with the long lost twin brother of STijn would have been better
But this one is great too! He should be a good puncheur and climber who sucks in timetrialling, like Vanendert.
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| rogvi97 |
Posted on 19-09-2012 19:47
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Hey Ian! Great twist of the story! I have now passed one month of reading... This is a story that I will follow for sure, no matter what! |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 19-09-2012 21:42
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And now Stijn is gone forever. Even from memory. 
Edit: Can't Stijn have just faked his own death?
Edited by baseballlover312 on 19-09-2012 21:45
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-09-2012 22:26
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@sutty68: Yeah, tell me about it, film school... Hope it'll be fun though. And on the upside, if I should dislike it and decide to quit, I might have the rest of the year off
@Miguel98: Thanks for understanding
@aidanvn13: I hope I'll be able to rely on those trains! I'm glad you're following
@JuanMotr: You read my mind. I was thinking about 2 riders when creating Dirk: Rodriguez & Valverde 
However, I think he should have decent climbing as well, like those two, unlike Gilbert. For example, if his HILL would be 82, his climbing should be 78-80.
@fred947a: Thanks, I've learned a lot from my mistakes
@dienblad: Indeed. I didn't want a younger copy of Eric, but it would be weird to have a cobbled racer or a pure sprinter as a brother as well, so this is more realistic imo, kind of the same (climbing/hills), but he's shorter so a different speciality (sprint uphill instead of TT) Thanks again for the many tips so far. Coming from such a successful storywriter as yourself, it means a lot (even if I don't always agree )
@rogvi97: I'm very pleased to hear that I hope I'll keep you entertained!
@baseballover312: You know what, I'm going to miss Stijn, too
Maybe he faked his own death he didn't want the famous life so he's probably somewhere in Hawaii, drinking Sangria, lying on the beach. Maybe I'll do a story about that later, it won't involve much cycling, though
Thanks again for following and commenting! Tomorrow film school start, so I think this has been a great exercise in writing and in English to far |
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| Logghje |
Posted on 19-09-2012 23:23
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As I already said before, I'm not fond of this new twist But I'll keep my 'remarks' for myself, just because I don't want to bother everyone else here in this thread Maybe I'll send them in a PM once 
Oh, and if you were wondering: I'll definitely will keep following this amazing story. Eric was already my favorite rider of the two btw, so I'm "glad" you killed the other one (oh God this is weird to say ) |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 19-09-2012 23:25
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@sutty68: Yeah, tell me about it, film school... Hope it'll be fun though. And on the upside, if I should dislike it and decide to quit, I might have the rest of the year off
Just like me |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 20-09-2012 16:42
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@Logghje: I'm glad you'll keep following PCM me anytime. I'll be happy to give you an answer as best as possible.
@sutty68: Well, the way it's gone today, it might just come true...
I might ride the Vuelta prologue this evening, but I'm very exhausted, so maybe I'll turn in early. I'll do my best, though! |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 20-09-2012 17:36
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Think of your health |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 20-09-2012 20:31
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Vuelta a España - Preview & Prologue
A balanced Vuelta this year, with some time trials (prologue, normal TT and a MTT), a team time trial, a number of hilly riders and some very hard mountain stages. However, the first week is almost entirely flat.
Normally I would expect a top 10, but having seen the start list, I must say I have a chance at the red jersey here. I don't want to be cocky but I believe I'm one of the strongest competitors here, especially in the time trial department. However, the team time trial might come out wrong, since we're here with several neopros and even a trainee.
Start List
Spoiler | Sandy Casar | Ag2r La Mondiale | | | Maxime Bouet | Ag2r La Mondiale | | | Christophe Riblon | Ag2r La Mondiale | | | Antinio Mortari | Ag2r La Mondiale | | | Ben Gastauer | Ag2r La Mondiale | | | Sylvain Georges | Ag2r La Mondiale | | | Amir Zargari | Ag2r La Mondiale | | | Guillaume Bonnafond | Ag2r La Mondiale | | | Florian Vachon | Ag2r La Mondiale | | | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | | | Andriy Grivko | Astana Pro Team | | | Andrey Kashechkin | Astana Pro Team | | | Fabio Aru | Astana Pro Team | | | Assan Bazayev | Astana Pro Team | | | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | | | Egor Silin | Astana Pro Team | | | Valentin Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | | | José Vigliani | Astana Pro Team | | | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | | | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | | | Mathias Frank | BMC Racing Team | | | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | | | Michael Schär | BMC Racing Team | | | George Hincapie | BMC Racing Team | | | Oscar Gatto | BMC Racing Team | | | Grégory Rast | BMC Racing Team | | | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | | | David Arroyo | Caja Rural | | | Jose Antonio De Segovia | Caja Rural | | | Hernâni Brôco | Caja Rural | | | Josue Moyano | Caja Rural | | | Yelko Gómez | Caja Rural | | | Julian Sanchez Pimienta | Caja Rural | | | André Cardoso | Caja Rural | | | David De la Fuente | Caja Rural | | | Fabricio Ferrari | Caja Rural | | | Mathieu Ladagnous | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | | | Mickael Buffaz | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | | | José Serpa | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | | | Damien Monier | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | | | Romain Zingle | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | | | Yoann Bagot | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | | | Anthony Charteau | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | | | Nico Sijmens | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | | | Cédric Pineau | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | | | Juan Jose Oroz | Euskaltel Euskadi | | | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel Euskadi | | | Igor Anton | Euskaltel Euskadi | | | Sergio Pardilla | Euskaltel Euskadi | | | José Herrada | Euskaltel Euskadi | | | Egoitz Garcia Etxegibel | Euskaltel Euskadi | | | Mikel Landa | Euskaltel Euskadi | | | Rubén Pérez Moreno | Euskaltel Euskadi | | | Jimmy Casper | Euskaltel Euskadi | | | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ-BigMat | | | Jérémy Roy | FDJ-BigMat | | | Aitor Hernández | FDJ-BigMat | | | Steve Chainel | FDJ-BigMat | | | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ-BigMat | | | Anthony Geslin | FDJ-BigMat | | | Arnaud Démare | FDJ-BigMat | | | Francesco Lasca | FDJ-BigMat | | | Omar Fraile | FDJ-BigMat | | | Rick Flens | Garmin - SplitSe | | | David Zabriskie | Garmin - SplitSe | | | Peter Stetina | Garmin - SplitSe | | | Heinrich Haussler | Garmin - SplitSe | | | Tom Danielson | Garmin - SplitSe | | | Thomas Peterson | Garmin - SplitSe | | | Martijn Maaskant | Garmin - SplitSe | | | Jurgen Van Goolen | Garmin - SplitSe | | | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin - SplitSe | | | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | | | Simon Spilak | Katusha Team | | | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | | | Eduard Vorganov | Katusha Team | | | Juan Manuel Gárate | Katusha Team | | | Xavier Florencio | Katusha Team | | | Petr Ignatenko | Katusha Team | | | Alexander Porsev | Katusha Team | | | Alberto Losada | Katusha Team | | | Przemyslaw Niemiec | Lampre - Caffeco | | | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Caffeco | | | Volodymyr Zagorodny | Lampre - Caffeco | | | Stefano Pirazzi | Lampre - Caffeco | | | Damiano Cunego | Lampre - Caffeco | | | Vitaliy Buts | Lampre - Caffeco | | | Simone Campagnaro | Lampre - Caffeco | | | Winner Andrew Anacona | Lampre - Caffeco | | | Matteo Bono | Lampre - Caffeco | | | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | | | Pierre Rolland | Liquigas-Cannondale | | | Dominik Nerz | Liquigas-Cannondale | | | Christopher Butler | Liquigas-Cannondale | | | Cesare Benedetti | Liquigas-Cannondale | | | Sylvester Szmyd | Liquigas-Cannondale | | | Daniele Ratto | Liquigas-Cannondale | | | Cayetano Jose Sarmiento | Liquigas-Cannondale | | | Paolo Longo Borghini | Liquigas-Cannondale | | | Eric Lombaerts | Lotto-Belisol | IanButler | | Francis De Greef | Lotto-Belisol | IanButler | | Gianni Meersman | Lotto-Belisol | IanButler | | Stanley Vasser | Lotto-Belisol | IanButler | | Gert Dockx | Lotto-Belisol | IanButler | | Elijah Roemer | Lotto-Belisol | IanButler | | Vicente Reynès | Lotto-Belisol | IanButler | | Olivier Kaisen | Lotto-Belisol | IanButler | | Frederique Robert | Lotto-Belisol | IanButler | | Juan José Cobo Acebo | Movistar Team | | | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | | | Haimar Zubeldia | Movistar Team | | | Thor Hushovd | Movistar Team | | | Garikoitz Bravo | Movistar Team | | | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | | | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Movistar Team | | | Branislau Samoilau | Movistar Team | | | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | | | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | | | Iljo Keisse | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | | | Simon Geschke | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | | | Zdenek Stybar | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | | | Kevin De Weert | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | | | Gerald Ciolek | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | | | Alexandr Kolobnev | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | | | Andrew Fenn | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | | | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | | | Frantisek Rabon | Orica-GreenEDGE | | | Travis Meyer | Orica-GreenEDGE | | | Svein Tuft | Orica-GreenEDGE | | | Simon Clarke | Orica-GreenEDGE | | | Mitchell Docker | Orica-GreenEDGE | | | Robbie McEwen | Orica-GreenEDGE | | | Christian Meier | Orica-GreenEDGE | | | Aidis Kruopis | Orica-GreenEDGE | | | Allan Davis | Orica-GreenEDGE | | | Denis Menchov | Rabobank Cycling Team | | | Sebastian Langeveld | Rabobank Cycling Team | | | Marcus Burghardt | Rabobank Cycling Team | | | Stef Clement | Rabobank Cycling Team | | | Marcel Kittel | Rabobank Cycling Team | | | Michael Matthews | Rabobank Cycling Team | | | Trent Lowe | Rabobank Cycling Team | | | Wim Stroetinga | Rabobank Cycling Team | | | Fabian Wegmann | Rabobank Cycling Team | | | Ben Hermans | Radioshack Nissan Trek | | | Linus Gerdemann | Radioshack Nissan Trek | | | Alejandro Valverde | Radioshack Nissan Trek | | | Jan Bakelants | Radioshack Nissan Trek | | | Daniele Bennati | Radioshack Nissan Trek | | | Stijn Devolder | Radioshack Nissan Trek | | | Chris Horner | Radioshack Nissan Trek | | | Fränk Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | | | Robert Wagner | Radioshack Nissan Trek | | | Geraint Thomas | Sky Pro Cycling | | | Thomas Löfkvist | Sky Pro Cycling | | | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Pro Cycling | | | Michael Rogers | Sky Pro Cycling | | | Christopher Sutton | Sky Pro Cycling | | | Paul Mack | Sky Pro Cycling | | | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke | Sky Pro Cycling | | | Grega Bole | Sky Pro Cycling | | | Graeme Brown | Sky Pro Cycling | | | Piet Rooijakkers | Team Argos-Shimano | | | Jakob Steigmiller | Team Argos-Shimano | | | Robert Kiserlovski | Team Argos-Shimano | | | Albert Timmer | Team Argos-Shimano | | | John Degenkolb | Team Argos-Shimano | | | Dominic Klemme | Team Argos-Shimano | | | Yann Huguet | Team Argos-Shimano | | | Bert De Backer | Team Argos-Shimano | | | Johannes Fröhlinger | Team Argos-Shimano | | | David Tanner | Team Saxo Bank | | | Dries Devenyns | Team Saxo Bank | | | Marcel Sieberg | Team Saxo Bank | | | Michael Mørkøv | Team Saxo Bank | | | Laurence Franssens | Team Saxo Bank | | | David Ekstrand | Team Saxo Bank | | | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Team Saxo Bank | | | Chris Anker Sørensen | Team Saxo Bank | | | Lucas Sebastian Haedo | Team Saxo Bank | | | Rémi Cusin | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | | | Kiel Reijnen | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | | | Julien Antomarchi | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | | | Martijn Verschoor | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | | | Daniele Callegarin | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | | | Alessandro Bazzana | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | | | Babou Arnold | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | | | Nikolai Trussov | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | | | Javier MejÃas Leal | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | | | Nick Nuyens | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | | | Steven Kruijswijk | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | | | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | | | Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | | | Rob Ruijgh | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | | | Kris Boeckmans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | | | LÃbero Lorenzo Torres | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | | | Claudio Cornago | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | | | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
My biggest threat will definitely be Pierre Rolland, who is a (slightly) better climber than me. I'll have to play my cards right and put some distance between us in the time trials, then.
Prologue
I rode excellently and took the entire hill in the saddle!
I took some risks downhill, and it payed off fine!
Crossing the finish line I held the best provisional time!
Only Gilbert could threaten me now. He surprised and raced 0.3 seconds slower than me! What a close race, but I made it, I'll be wearing RED tomorrow! This is a great start, but we must be realistic, I can't wear this jersey all the way to Madrid. The team time trial at the end of week 1 will snatch this beauty away from me. But I'll definitely try to get it back by Madrid! This could be my first GT win, and that way I'd be much closer to those other two GT's as well!
Result/GC
| 1 | Eric Lombaerts | Lotto-Belisol | 10'00 | IanButler | | 2 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 3 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | + 5 | | | 4 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Pro Cycling | + 9 | | | 5 | Nick Nuyens | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 10 | | | 6 | Juan Jose Oroz | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 12 | | | 7 | Thomas Löfkvist | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 8 | Juan José Cobo Acebo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 9 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | + 13 | | | 10 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 11 | Denis Menchov | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 15 | | | 12 | Ben Hermans | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 13 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 14 | Frantisek Rabon | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 16 | | | 15 | Rick Flens | Garmin - SplitSe | s.t. | | | 16 | David Zabriskie | Garmin - SplitSe | + 17 | | | 17 | Sandy Casar | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 18 | Mathias Frank | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 19 | Francis De Greef | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 20 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Pro Cycling | + 18 | | | 21 | Steven Kruijswijk | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 22 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | + 19 | | | 23 | Sebastian Langeveld | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 24 | Piet Rooijakkers | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 25 | Linus Gerdemann | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 20 | | | 28 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ-BigMat | + 20 | | 63 | Pierre Rolland | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 27 |
Edited by Ian Butler on 20-09-2012 20:33
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| dienblad |
Posted on 20-09-2012 20:32
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Excellent start of the Vuelta!!!
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| Logghje |
Posted on 20-09-2012 20:37
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You didn't put Joaquin Rodriguez, Alejandro Valverde (and Frank Schleck) in bold? Or are they decreasing? RS-NT does have a quite strong squad here imo! Isn't Jan Bakelants becoming very strong actually, after a few years?
Edit: and Samuel Sanchez!
Edited by Logghje on 20-09-2012 20:38
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 20-09-2012 20:38
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It seems like Stijn's death gave Eric a moral boost
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| Abelbaba |
Posted on 20-09-2012 20:39
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nice start, hope the TTT will go well. |
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