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Petronas - Monster Energy; The end of an era
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 04-10-2012 23:04
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What is going to happen  |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 04-10-2012 23:48
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sutty68 wrote:
What is going to happen
A good thing I hope.  |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 05-10-2012 08:53
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mission impossible |
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Posted on 24-10-2026 18:39
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| dienblad |
Posted on 05-10-2012 10:04
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Daggen wrote:
mission impossible
Nope, Tom Cruise isn't present.
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| Daggen |
Posted on 05-10-2012 11:17
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dienblad wrote:
Daggen wrote:
mission impossible
Nope, Tom Cruise isn't present.
Hmm True. |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 05-10-2012 11:17
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Daggen wrote:
dienblad wrote:
Daggen wrote:
mission impossible
Nope, Tom Cruise isn't present.
Hmm True.
Not Mikael Nyqvist either |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 05-10-2012 11:33
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OMg so many time waiting. I want to see the new shirt  |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 05-10-2012 14:58
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We may have to ring DHL  |
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| Maddrengen |
Posted on 05-10-2012 15:27
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Schleck96 wrote:
OMg so many time waiting. I want to see the new shirt It'll be ready at wednesday, the latest, hopefully this weekend First i'm making a request for Cycling Career, but it'll be done today
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| dienblad |
Posted on 05-10-2012 15:56
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Maddrengen wrote:
Schleck96 wrote:
OMg so many time waiting. I want to see the new shirt It'll be ready at wednesday, the latest, hopefully this weekend First i'm making a request for Cycling Career, but it'll be done today
The pressure must be killing you 
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 05-10-2012 16:00
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And the waiting continues. Stay tuned for more when the shirt comes. |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 05-10-2012 21:32
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Bloody airline who can't make flights run on time |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 05-10-2012 21:38
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I see Monster Energy's still around, hope for Monster Girls sometime.  |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 05-10-2012 21:41
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FreitasPCM wrote:
I see Monster Energy's still around, hope for Monster Girls sometime.
Like I mentioned before, the only reason why Monster Energy stays in this story is to give you the monthly pictures of the girls
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 05-10-2012 23:47
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And for that we are very grateful indeed |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 06-10-2012 07:51
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A twist for the team presentation. I hope it turns out alright in the end.
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| dienblad |
Posted on 06-10-2012 10:00
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Welcome to the first part of the press conference of the Petronas - Monster Energy cycling team. A team with a short existence, but that developed as the playrole for many others in just 3 years. When the team started as Monster Energy - Ford in the Continental Tour, good results at the start gave the team a wild card for the Grand Tours immediately. And with winning both the Giro and the Vuelta for Robert Gesink, the first season was a great succes.
Of course, the team promoted to the World Tour and again we showed that we could fight the best riders in all terrains. Andy Schleck won his first GT (the Vuelta) in his career and with many other wins, the team finishes in 1st place in the World Tour ranking. 2014 had 1 main goal: winning the Tour de France. And after a succesfull classics season, with winning the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Andy Schleck brought the team the succes it had dreamt of. And with winning Il Lombardia, the 3 years under the main sponsorship of Monster Energy (with Subway as the new co-sponsor) came to an end.
Now we are here in Kuala Lumpur, in the world famous Petronas Twin Towers, to present you the team for 2014. First of all, we want to thank the riders that left the team this winter for their great work and achievements in the past year: Andy Schleck (to Sky), Thomas De Gendt (To Radio Shack), Theo Bos (to Omega Pharma) and Romain Zingle (to Dexia).
Then, we continue with the riders of the Petronas - Monster Energy cycling team. 28 riders will be riding for the team colours this season:
Stay tuned for the next part, with the riders presentation and their goals!
Edited by dienblad on 06-10-2012 10:39
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| Daggen |
Posted on 06-10-2012 10:03
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jersey? |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 06-10-2012 10:40
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Daggen wrote:
jersey?
Not yet, only when Maddrengen has finished it, and he posted before when it wll be done.
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| dienblad |
Posted on 06-10-2012 11:00
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Team leaders
The team has decided to point out 3 team leaders. 1 for the stage races, 1 for the cobbled races and 1 for the sprint/hilly races.
Robert Gesink
27-year-old Dutch Robert Gesink has had 3 succesful years. In 2011, he won his first 2 Grand Tours, the Giro and the Vuelta. In 2012, he was aiming for the Tour de France win, but got knocked out of the yellow jersey in the final ITT and finished 3rd. Last year, he had bad luck in the Giro, where a crash made him mis an almost certain overall win. This year he will focus on 1 main goal: the Tour de France.
Season goals: Tirreno - Adriatico - Tour de Suisse - Tour de France - Classica San Sebastian - Vuelta a España - Il Lombardia.
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Matti Breschel
Matti Breschel will start his 2nd year for the team. Last year, the Dane won his first big cobbled classics, the Ronde van Vlaanderen, as well as the Tour Down Under. This year, he'll focus again on the cobbled classics, and after a long break, will also take part in the Vuelta as a sprinters final lead out.
Season goals: Tour Down Under - Omloop Het Nieuwsblad - Gent - Wevelgem - Ronde van Vlaanderen - Paris - Roubaix - Vuelta a España.
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Peter Sagan
More than the previous 2 years, Slovakian Peter Sagan will get his chance in the hilly classics. He will serve as the (co-)leader in the Ardennes classics, but also gets his chance in the cobbled classics, where a sprint is expected (a Gent-Wevelgem). He'll ride 2 GT's this year, the Giro and the Vuelta and has his minf set on winning some stages.
Season goals:
Gent - Wevelgem - Paris Roubaix - Ardennes classics - Giro d'Italia - Vuelta a España - Il Lombardia.
Part 3 and further to follow.
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