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A Tale of Two
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-08-2012 11:26
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Thanks everyone for the comments, you're the ones that keep me going!
I, too, enjoy riders with ups and downs, like in real life.
Funny enough, now's the biggest up and the biggest down for them simultaneously  Eric is way up, Stijn is way down. Let's hope they both get back to normal  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-08-2012 11:27
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sutty68 wrote:
What a magnificent victory for Eric in Italy 
Hopefully the first of many
Thanks for the banana 
I hope so, too
But now let's concentrate on Stijn, he has to get better into shape! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-08-2012 12:30
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It's been a while since you heard anything from me. After Paris - Nice I was a bit down, both in spirit and in form. I've been training really hard since then and I think I'm ready for a brand new start, tomorrow in Dwars door Vlaanderen. In Milan - San Remo, Mark Cavendish has prolonged his victory for another year. World Champion Greipel came close to the win but Cavendish kept on going. Mark Renshaw ended on a 16th place.
See you tomorrow, for Dwars door Vlaanderen! |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 27-08-2012 12:34
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Top 10 is your´s if you worked really hard |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 27-08-2012 12:49
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Hope Stijn returns to form in Dwars |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 27-08-2012 13:05
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Congratulations with that fantastic win in Tirreno Adriatico. Great Job!!! |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 27-08-2012 13:20
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Ian Butler wrote:
I'm so glad you all like the no-stats things
I won't show Avin, though it wasn't to insult Sagan, I like him actually, but he was a tiny bit cocky at the start of TDF 
Thank you all for following, the Giro's getting closer
Ha, now i see it, you cant hide before my fanboy eyes.
But you said you like him, so i am in cool mode again 
As you can see, i am only on the page 6 of your story, shame on me, because the story is absolute legend, but i dont have so much time for Daily at work in these days. But i am tuning up for Giro, which i want read quickly (but with detail), so no spoilers for me here
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-08-2012 15:04
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@JuanMotr & sutty68: I can't thank the both of you enough for those countless comments on this story! So I won't try it
@Schleck96: Thanks, it wasn't easy (Rodriguez was really killing me in the final stage, excluding the TT)
@Avin: I was afraid you'd find out once but like I said, I like Sagan, I think he's grown a lot in TDF, personality-wise. I hope you enjoy the Giro I'm glad you're taking the time to catch up on this story! |
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| cj2002 |
Posted on 27-08-2012 15:12
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Congrats Ian and Eric. That's an impressive field to come out on top of, and at a very difficult race. Keep it up! |
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| ricotero_uy |
Posted on 27-08-2012 15:16
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Superb win of the Tirreno Adriatico.
Congratulations!
Let's see how Stijn does in the cobbles!
Good luck! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-08-2012 15:20
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@cj2002: Thanks, maybe I did have some luck with De Gendt being in a bad shape
@ricotero_uy: Thanks for the banana |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 27-08-2012 15:49
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for Eric
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-08-2012 16:10
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Dwars Door Vlaanderen
We were a bit surprised to see the list of participants today. Our strongest contestants were Turgot, Hoste and Offredo. Hardly the level of last year, where we had Boonen, Nuyens, Boom...
Roelandts knew I had a bad start this season and told me I could go for the win today. Seeing how a win here is realistic, with the strong team we brought, I was glad he offered me the lead for today. He's in good shape anyway for the classics.
Today we were in Oudenaarde, again.
Ian Stannard layed down the pace, what a rider! The wind was our biggest ally today.
Nearing the end, Hoste and Turgot decided to go!
I joined them and brought Offredo and Pichot with me.
Well, I couldn't go to the finish with two riders of Team Europcar. So, with all due respect for these riders, but the aren't what I'm up against in the coming classics, I had to be able to get rid of them, if I couldn't do that, what would I be doing against Cancellara and Boonen? Like I said, the wind was my biggest ally, I gave full gas!
They struggled to keep up and whenever they got in my wheel again, I went to the other side of the road and went full gas again.
I'd tired them out enough, and I was practically presented with the win. I'm very glad, it'll do much good to my confidence. But I also realize that today was nothing compared to what's coming.
Result
| 1 | Stijn Van Gent | Lotto-Belisol | 5h05'53 | IanButler | | 2 | Sébastien Turgot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 3 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 4 | Leif Hoste | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 5 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 6 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto-Belisol | + 1'38 | IanButler | | 7 | Dominic Klemme | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 8 | Joost Posthuma | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 9 | Tom Veelers | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 10 | Kevin Van Impe | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 11 | Jeremy Hunt | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 12 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 13 | Vincent Jérôme | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 14 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 15 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 16 | Jelle Wallays | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 17 | Mathieu Ladagnous | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 18 | Andreas Klier | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 19 | David Millar | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 20 | Ian Stannard | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 21 | Frederik Willems | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler |
So I wait for E3 Prijs with mixed feelings. I feel good because I took the first win of the season and I'm obviously much better than in Paris - Nice. But I'm also uncertain how I'll hold up against the big guns.
Well, see you at the battlefield in two days! |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 27-08-2012 16:16
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Great results in the Tirreno and DDV!!!
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 27-08-2012 16:38
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Stijn is definantly back in form, what a Performance |
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| ricotero_uy |
Posted on 27-08-2012 16:41
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And now its Stijn who brings the home!
Well done! |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:24
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Great win Stijn great tactical race but i won´t give you a Banana
Edited by JuanMotr on 27-08-2012 17:24
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:26
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JuanMotr wrote:
Great win Stijn great tactical race but i won´t give you a Banana
Boooooo |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:38
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Thanks to dienblad, sutty68 and ricotero_uy for the bananas
JuanMotr... What can I say? No banana, no glory just kidding, thanks man |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:43
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i just know that there will be bigger win this cobble season. And you know I can smell such things |
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