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A Tale of Two
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-08-2012 18:19
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Thanks for the many replies.
I did alter De Gendt's stats, but I only gave him more TT, so far he hasn't used those, so he's just strong on PCM12 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-08-2012 18:31
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Giro d'Italia - stage 16
Today is most probable a stage for the attackers, as we take this tour from the Alpes to the Dolomites.
And the first attacker of the day was our very own Dennis Vanendert, who's riding an excellent Giro.
He was followed by nine others, including Lars Bak, our senior here.
Vacansoleil controlled the pace...
...while I enjoyed my most beautiful jersey!
The pace was fairly high, though. And as soon as we hit some ascending road, the peloton split in half.
I remained at the front and remembered to keep drinking and eating!
In the end, Siutsou won the stage, what a gorgeous victory! Vandendert ended 9th and Bak 10th, both not as great uphill as today's winner.
I'll be wearing the jersey again, as there weren't any points to be earned today. So I had nothing to worry about today. Tomorrow will be another story. I'll try to get some more points, to try and secure this jersey.
Another thing: Stage 3 winner Modolo has quit the race, due to an injury. |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 13-08-2012 18:53
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Decent result for Vanendert and Bak. Good luck for the next stage
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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| johannes-w |
Posted on 13-08-2012 19:13
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nice "fitting" shoes
Now go collect some KoM points!  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-08-2012 20:44
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Thank you 
Tomorrow morning I'm going to buy my first keyboard, so the next stage will probably be for the evening, unless I grow tired of it after a couple of minutes already (which I highly doubt) or if it wouldn't work (which is more plausible  ) |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 13-08-2012 20:45
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Do you play keyboard?
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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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-08-2012 20:47
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PCM rulezz wrote:
Do you play keyboard?
Starting tomorrow, I am
I'm actually a drummer, but I also play some guitar and bass.
But now I decided I want to learn keyboard/piano, so I'm going shopping tomorrow! |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 13-08-2012 20:51
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Ian Butler wrote:
PCM rulezz wrote:
Do you play keyboard?
Starting tomorrow, I am
I'm actually a drummer, but I also play some guitar and bass.
But now I decided I want to learn keyboard/piano, so I'm going shopping tomorrow!
Very musical I also play an instrument
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-08-2012 20:53
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PCM rulezz wrote:
Very musical I also play an instrument
Yeah, which one? Like an amateur or for real? |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 13-08-2012 20:56
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Ian Butler wrote:
PCM rulezz wrote:
Very musical I also play an instrument
Yeah, which one? Like an amateur or for real?
I play organ, I followed music school for 10 years. But now it's just a hobby.
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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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-08-2012 20:57
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Organ? awesome.
Best man ever to even touch an organ: Jon Lord (RIP) |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 13-08-2012 20:59
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Ian Butler wrote:
Organ? awesome.
Best man ever to even touch an organ: Jon Lord (RIP)
sory to go off topic but who is Jon Lord 
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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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-08-2012 21:02
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Last off-topic post, afterwards better to PM, I reckon
Jon Lord (recently passed away) was a founding member of Deep Purple and the greatest piano/organ/keyboard player ever, in my opinion
Back on topic from now on! |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 13-08-2012 21:05
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I've played trumpet for a long time. I can also sin...
Oh wait this isn't Cafe Pedro.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 13-08-2012 21:10
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Nice one,
I think Eric will be mad at all of us
Seriously, next stage will be uploaded tomorrow. |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 13-08-2012 21:25
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Good luck in keeping that KOM jersey. Excited for the next stages!! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 14-08-2012 16:27
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Next stage is another mountainous one, however, it'll be uploaded tomorrow instead of today. First day without a race
Definitely tomorrow, though, sorry! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-08-2012 12:42
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Giro d'Italia - stage 17
Well, a lot of points are to be earned today. So let's get on our attacking bike.
The day opened with many riders trying to break away, not surprisingly many of those already had some mountain points.
The team worked really hard and a small group got away, which we immediately started chasing. We'd made an agreement with Vacansoleil that we'd work hard until those last mountains if they'd let me go for the mountain points.
So the agreement was honored and I was given a free pass! I could take 30 points home!
Strangely enough, they let me go very far, until I could smell stage win. I was going to take the final points and then there was just a last descent, right before the finish, so whoever is up the mountain first, has a great chance of winning!
However, other riders decided otherwise and I felt their breath on my neck, very close to the final KoM. They'd reeled me in fantastically.
With a monstrous effort, I took the points and found myself descending with a group of four. I couldn't believe I was still up front.
And Belgium celebrates tonight, as De Gendt takes the win and I come in second. Hell, I even slip back into top 10, this is unbelievable. I'm growing a lot in this Giro! Maybe I could come back one day and win this thing, who knows?
Result
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 5h25'23 | | | 2 | Eric Lombaerts | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 3 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 4 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | | 5 | Michele Scarponi | Lampre-ISD | + 42 | | | 6 | Ryder Hesjedal | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 7 | Ivan Basso | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 8 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 1'14 | | | 9 | Rigoberto Uran | Sky Pro Cycling | + 1'40 | | | 10 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 2'12 | | | 11 | Hubert Dupont | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 2'32 | | | 12 | Sergio Luis Henao | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 13 | Stefano Garzelli | Acqua & Sapone | + 3'06 | | | 14 | Steven Kruijswijk | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 3'53 | | | 15 | John Gadret | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 4'44 | | | 16 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | + 5'39 | | | 17 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 6'05 | | | 18 | Roman Kreuziger | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 19 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 7'31 | | | 20 | David Arroyo | Movistar Team | + 7'47 | | | 21 | Eros Capecchi | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 8'33 | | | 22 | Emanuele Sella | Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela | + 10'34 | | | 23 | Rémi Pauriol | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 24 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre-ISD | + 10'59 | | | 25 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | + 11'10 | |
GC
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 74h53'23 | | | 2 | Ivan Basso | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 3'19 | | | 3 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 3'26 | | | 4 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ-BigMat | + 3'52 | | | 5 | Sergio Luis Henao | Sky Pro Cycling | + 3'55 | | | 6 | Stefano Garzelli | Acqua & Sapone | + 4'28 | | | 7 | Michele Scarponi | Lampre-ISD | + 4'41 | | | 8 | Rigoberto Uran | Sky Pro Cycling | + 5'48 | | | 9 | Eric Lombaerts | Lotto-Belisol | + 6'43 | IanButler | | 10 | Ryder Hesjedal | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 7'04 | | | 11 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 7'07 | | | 12 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 7'44 | | | 13 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 9'19 | | | 14 | Hubert Dupont | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 11'40 | | | 15 | John Gadret | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 12'03 | | | 16 | Steven Kruijswijk | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 13'33 | | | 17 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | + 15'08 | | | 18 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | + 19'09 | | | 19 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre-ISD | + 24'32 | | | 20 | Emanuele Sella | Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela | + 24'54 | |
And this is almost certain for me, what a day:
KoM
| 1 | Eric Lombaerts | Lotto-Belisol | 73 | IanButler | | 2 | Ivan Basso | Liquigas-Cannondale | 19 | | | 3 | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 18 | | | 4 | Michele Scarponi | Lampre-ISD | 12 | | | 5 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ-BigMat | 12 | | | 6 | Steven Kruijswijk | Rabobank Cycling Team | 12 | | | 7 | Moreno Moser | Liquigas-Cannondale | 12 | | | 8 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Sky Pro Cycling | 11 | | | 9 | Amaël Moinard | BMC Racing Team | 11 | | | 10 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Colnago - CSF Inox | 10 | |
Well, it's safe to say this Giro has already made my whole season a success. It's launching my career like I never thought it would, and not am I only (probably/hopefully) taking the mountain jersey home, I still have a shot at the top 10 of the GC. I'm back in business and there's a TT still to come. Bring it on!
However, tomorrow is the easiest stage of the Giro. It's better than flat: a whole stage downhill. Look out for Stijn tomorrow! |
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| TomC |
Posted on 15-08-2012 14:04
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Another great stage for Eric and a place in Top10! |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 15-08-2012 14:28
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Awesome result today
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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