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A Tale of Two
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:45
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Yeah, you got a great smell. I definitely hope you're right 
Gotta go driving tonight though (tomorrow I have my exam to get my driver's license), but if I'm back early, I'll ride E3, otherwise tomorrow morning before the exam! 
I hope your smell doesn't let me down! |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:48
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Good Luck with your driving test
And hopefully you can rip up your learner plates
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:49
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Thanks mate |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:50
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Hey, no credit for my banana?
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 27-08-2012 17:56
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good luck tomorow |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 27-08-2012 19:58
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Hey, no credit for my banana?
Terribly sorry, of course!
It was on the other page so didn't see it there for a second, thanks a lot
glad you're following, with bananas! 
Thanks JuanMotr, I hope I don't kill the instructor in a car crash 
Edited by Ian Butler on 27-08-2012 20:01
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 28-08-2012 10:52
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E3 Prijs - Harelbeke
Last year I came here to take a fall. Today I hope to return here to take a bow.
As expected, a couple of riders broke away, no real threats there.
It was Sky and BMC that worked to reel them back in. They did an excellent job controlling the pace.
I wasn't sure about my form, as my early season has been hell, but on De Muur, I felt it, I was in great shape!
De Muur had split the peloton up in small groups. My tactic of the day was to remain with Cancellara at all times if possible, so I was in the front group with him.
Heading to the Oude Kwaremont, I got dropped, due to being badly placed and a fall from an Accent Jobs - rider. But I wasn't worried, I was close to the front group and on the Kwaremont I could easily join them.
I did more than that! I went to the front of the group and on top of the Kwaremont, I felt they slowed a bit down, the tempo was gone. So I just started riding and to my surprise, no one reacted. If they didn't get organized soon, I might get away with it!
They didn't get organized, but Cancellara and Langeveld broke away and joined me.
And so we went into the final kilometers...
Langeveld tried to surprise us with a sprint from quite far out! He wants to win here for a second time in a row!
I reacted and dove left of Cancellara.
I passed Langeveld, who had come from too far and was burning out.
But Cancellara still had a surprise left and I saw him coming on my left, I gave it my all!
I managed to stay a few cm in front of him, it was killing me but I was holding him back!
VICTORY!
I did it! After a disappointing start, I strike 2 races in 3 days time. My first classic, E3 Prijs, what a beauty! I hope this is only the beginning of a wonderful career, because I'm definitely ready for more. I'm now in history, now I'm one of the guys that counts, maybe next time Cancellara's tactic will be to stay with me.
Result
| 1 | Stijn Van Gent | Lotto-Belisol | 5h32'10 | IanButler | | 2 | Fabian Cancellara | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 3 | Sebastian Langeveld | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 4 | Stijn Devolder | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 50 | | | 5 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 6 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 7 | Jürgen Roelandts | Lotto-Belisol | + 2'01 | IanButler | | 8 | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 9 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 10 | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | |
Spoiler | 11 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 12 | Johan Vansummeren | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 13 | Nick Nuyens | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 14 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 15 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Pro Cycling | + 5'27 | | | 16 | Leif Hoste | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | + 6'35 | | | 17 | Sébastien Turgot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 18 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 19 | Simon Gerrans | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 20 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 21 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 11'11 | | | 22 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 23 | Joost Posthuma | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 24 | Sylvain Chavanel | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 25 | Lars Ytting Bak | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 26 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 27 | Damien Gaudin | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 28 | Thor Hushovd | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 29 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 30 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | + 12'02 | | | 31 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 12'52 | | | 32 | Daniele Bennati | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 33 | Andy Cappelle | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 34 | Gert Steegmans | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 35 | Andreas Klier | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 36 | Robert Kiserlovski | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 37 | Jeremy Hunt | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 38 | Sébastien Chavanel | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 39 | James Vanlandschoot | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 40 | Kevin Van Impe | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 41 | Stuart O'Grady | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 42 | Maciej Bodnar | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 43 | Preben Van Hecke | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 44 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 45 | Frederik Willems | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 46 | Martijn Keizer | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 47 | Egidijus Juodvalkis | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | + 15'53 | | | 48 | Maarten Wynants | An Post - Sean Kelly | + 17'09 | | | 49 | Tom Leezer | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 50 | William Bonnet | FDJ-BigMat | + 18'58 | | | 51 | Mathew Hayman | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 52 | Marcel Sieberg | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 53 | Sébastien Rosseler | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 54 | Kenneth Vanbilsen | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | | 55 | David Millar | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 56 | Anthony Roux | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 57 | Dominic Klemme | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 58 | Bert De Backer | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 59 | Ben Hermans | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 60 | Maarten Tjallingii | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 61 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 62 | Christian Knees | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 63 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Pro Cycling | + 19'38 | | | 64 | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 20'05 | | | 65 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | + 20'46 | | | 66 | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 67 | Pieter Ghyllebert | An Post - Sean Kelly | s.t. | | | 68 | Tom Jelte Slagter | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 69 | Luca Paolini | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 70 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 71 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | + 21'27 | | | 72 | Heinrich Haussler | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | |
I'm extremely happy with this win. To be honest, I didn't see it coming. It's so great that both me and Eric are performing so well this season. I think we're capable of doing some great things in the future!
See you in another two days, for Gent - Wevelgem! |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 28-08-2012 11:06
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 for all the great wins in the past few days |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 28-08-2012 11:23
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Great victory beat Cancellara when he is in your slipstream
I almost forgot here is your |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 28-08-2012 11:31
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Stijn has definantly found his form again |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 28-08-2012 14:02
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Thanks all Luckily for me, Cancellara lacks one thing and that's sprinting
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| banyai2000 |
Posted on 28-08-2012 14:40
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Congratulation for the Win go the next |
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| ricotero_uy |
Posted on 28-08-2012 15:13
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And we are filling the first box of !!!!
Great result! Superb victory! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 28-08-2012 17:05
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Thanks a lot! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 28-08-2012 17:40
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Gent - Wevelgem
I start today as the race favorite. Two reasons why:
1. I won E3 Prijs.
2. Both Boonen and Cancellara are not here today. They both have minor problems and want to rest up to be back for RvV.
The breakaway of the day consisted of 19 riders, so they didn't get much freedom from the pack.
The cobblestones did what they're there for: they broke up the peloton in many, many pieces. I was cautious enough to stay at the front. Roelandts was less lucky.
After the cobbled sections, we were heading towards the finish with a group of about 30. Hushovd was still in front of us and he was holding us off excellently!
I placed myself in Peter Sagan's wheel. It looked like the best option, because he is extremely fast and has probably survived the cobbles better than other sprinters that were still present.
And there was Hushovd! At 1km left to go, Sagan was going strong, I was with him and Hushovd was giving his all but was tired out from his solo.
I was able to cross Sagan, who had started his sprint a bit too early, I think (must be the inexperience).
I was also able to go past Hushovd!
I don't realize what this means yet, but I did it again!
I now understand how Gilbert did it in 2011. When you're on a roll, you're on a roll! It's hard to explain, but it's like you float through the races and it seems obvious you will finish it off!
Now, I'm not saying I'll do the quadruple here, but I think I'm not done yet, I still have lots and lots to do this season. So I'm warning Cancellara, I'm warning Boonen, you got yourselves some competition! And this is what you're up against next week:
Result
| 1 | Stijn Van Gent | Lotto-Belisol | 5h17'53 | IanButler | | 2 | Thor Hushovd | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 3 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 4 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 5 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 6 | Filippo Pozzato | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 7 | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 8 | Nick Nuyens | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 9 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 10 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | s.t. | |
Spoiler | 11 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 12 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 13 | Pablo Lastras | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 14 | Ben Hermans | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 15 | Stijn Devolder | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 16 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 17 | Daniele Bennati | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 3'36 | | | 18 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 19 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 20 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 21 | Mathieu Ladagnous | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 22 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 23 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 24 | Joost Posthuma | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 25 | Tom Veelers | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 26 | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 27 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 28 | Heinrich Haussler | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 29 | Cédric Pineau | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 30 | Lars Ytting Bak | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 31 | Gert Steegmans | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 32 | Kevin Van Impe | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 33 | Vincent Jérôme | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 34 | Simon Geschke | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 35 | Mathew Hayman | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 36 | Johan Vansummeren | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 37 | André Greipel | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 38 | Matthew Goss | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 39 | Sébastien Turgot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 40 | Leif Hoste | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 41 | Damien Gaudin | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 42 | David Millar | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 43 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 44 | Andy Cappelle | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 45 | Borut Bozic | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 46 | Elia Viviani | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 47 | Oscar Gatto | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 48 | Rob Ruijgh | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 49 | Luca Barla | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 50 | Andreas Klier | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 5'51 | | | 51 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 52 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 53 | Robbie McEwen | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 54 | Laurence Franssens | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 55 | Stuart O'Grady | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 56 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 57 | Sébastien Rosseler | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 58 | Svein Tuft | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 59 | Julien Fouchard | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 60 | Gilles Devillers | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 61 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 7'55 | | | 62 | Graeme Brown | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 63 | Dmytro Krivtsov | Lampre-ISD | + 8'35 | | | 64 | Coen Vermeltfoort | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 65 | Matthew Brammeier | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 66 | Luca Ascani | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 67 | Maxim Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | + 9'28 | | | 68 | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 69 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 70 | Egidijus Juodvalkis | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 71 | Sébastien Chavanel | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 72 | John Degenkolb | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 73 | Tyler Farrar | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 74 | Zdenek Stybar | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 75 | Alessandro Petacchi | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 76 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 77 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 78 | Vladimir Gusev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 79 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 80 | Valerio Agnoli | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 81 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 82 | Kevin Hulsmans | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 10'26 | | | 83 | Christopher Juul Jensen | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 84 | Jos Van Emden | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 85 | Leonardo Giordani | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 86 | Davide Malacarne | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 87 | Daniel Navarro Garcia | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 88 | Serge Pauwels | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 89 | Piet Rooijakkers | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 90 | Tom Jelte Slagter | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 91 | Simon Clarke | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 92 | Stefan Van Dijk | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 93 | Dries Devenyns | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 94 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 95 | Sven Vandousselaere | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 96 | Cyril Gautier | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 97 | Manuele Boaro | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 98 | Cameron Meyer | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 99 | Bert De Backer | Team Argos-Shimano | + 12'03 | | | 100 | Kurt Hovelynck | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 101 | Anthony Geslin | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 102 | Linus Gerdemann | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 103 | Gustav Larsson | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 104 | Dominic Klemme | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 105 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 106 | Travis Meyer | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 107 | Oscar Freire | Movistar Team | + 13'32 | | | 108 | Arthur Vichot | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 109 | Martin Mortensen | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 110 | Edwig Cammaerts | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 111 | Yuriy Krivtsov | Lampre-ISD | + 14'28 | | | 112 | Preben Van Hecke | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 113 | Björn Brems | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 114 | Robert Kiserlovski | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 115 | Nico Sijmens | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 116 | Romain Zingle | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 117 | Christophe Kern | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 118 | Maciej Bodnar | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 119 | Oliver Zaugg | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 120 | Angel Gómez | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 121 | Kevin Reza | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 122 | Frederik Willems | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 123 | Yann Huguet | Team Argos-Shimano | + 15'21 | | | 124 | Stefano Garzelli | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 125 | Tom Stamsnijder | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 126 | Marcello Pavarin | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 127 | Vladimir Isaychev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 128 | Angelo Tulik | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 129 | Gijs Van Hoecke | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 130 | Anthony Charteau | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 131 | Pieter Serry | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 132 | Peter Stetina | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 133 | Daniel Oss | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 134 | Reinier Honig | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 135 | Laurens De Vreese | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | + 17'34 | | | 136 | Agostino Serreri | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 137 | Sjef De Wilde | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 138 | Mirko Selvaggi | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 139 | Rubén Plaza | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 140 | Carlos Castaño Panadero | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 141 | Jurgen Van Goolen | Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda’s | s.t. | | | 142 | Eliot Lietaer | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 143 | Iljo Keisse | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 19'26 | | | 144 | David Deroo | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | + 21'20 | | | 145 | Gionatha Dondoli | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 24'05 | | | 146 | Roberto De Patre | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 25'11 | | | 147 | Massimo Codol | Acqua & Sapone | + 25'59 | | | 148 | Koen Barbé | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 149 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 150 | Vladimir Karpets | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 151 | Julien El Fares | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 152 | Francesco Reda | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 153 | Stijn Joseph | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 154 | Javier Moreno Bazan | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 155 | Kevin De Weert | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 156 | Sergio Pardilla | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 157 | Alberto Losada | Katusha Team | + 27'53 | | | 158 | Victor Cabedo | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 159 | Santo Anza | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | | 160 | Alessandro Vanotti | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 161 | Manuele Mori | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 162 | Andrey Kashechkin | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | | 163 | Alex Rasmussen | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 28'55 | | | 164 | Jorge Azanza | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 165 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 166 | Tim Mertens | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 167 | Oleksandr Sheydik | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 168 | Yoann Bagot | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 169 | Dominique Cornu | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | s.t. | | | 170 | Garikoitz Bravo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 171 | Ivan Velasco | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | |
I'm ready for The Ronde. Although I'll be a favorite, alongside the two great, I'm aiming for top 5. Anything in that area would be awesome! Because, let's face it, the Ronde is not Gent - Wevelgem. the Ronde is not E3 Prijs, the Ronde is not even those two combined... The Ronde is legendary.
In other news: Jelle Vanendert did well in his preparation for the hilly classics. He came in 7th in Cataluña!
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| 1 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | 30h29'54 | | | 2 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | + 4'13 | | | 3 | Maxime Monfort | BMC Racing Team | + 4'52 | | | 4 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 5'45 | | | 5 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 5'48 | | | 6 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 5'49 | | | 7 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto-Belisol | + 7'07 | IanButler | | 8 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre-ISD | + 8'27 | | | 9 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 10'12 | | | 10 | Haimar Zubeldia | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 12'46 |
See you in a week, for de Ronde Van Vlaanderen! |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 28-08-2012 18:25
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Those are some great victories, Beating Cancellara in a cobbles classic is something not easy to do. Cheers |
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| daggers81 |
Posted on 28-08-2012 18:37
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Great riding by Stijn He really seems to have found some great form at the perfect time! |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 28-08-2012 18:45
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They are no longer neo-pros right?
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 28-08-2012 18:55
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Wow, great wins!!! |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 28-08-2012 18:55
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Great season so far, Van Gent is doing an awesome job for lotto
Keep up the great work
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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