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Posted on 29-05-2009 21:17
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It's never dead 
Paris-Nice - Stage 3
Looks like a perfect profile for me today, but main thing today is to conclude whether Thomas can follow the favourites or not. I'm quite confident about my own form, but the way I see it, Thomas doesn't have what it takes right now. I am actually in a great position to fight for the overall win right now. There's one time trial, but it's on a mountain though, which means I won't lose bucket loads of time there. Only worry is tomorrow's stage which includes the ascent of Mont Ventoux. We descend it aswell though before a flat run-in to the finish line, and looking at it that way and taking my condition into consideration I might be able to stay with the strongest climbers over.
Well after the biggest climb about midway through the day our captaincy issues were settled, in a group of some 20 favourites I was the only left from my team, with Thomas and Edvald in the next group more than 1 minute down.
They would make the junction however as Jelle Vanendert led me and the 29 other favourites onto the final ascent of the day.
More than anything we were just looking at each other, not willing to play out our cards, though Valverde did try and stir things up a bit.
His acceleration did have an effect though as only 12 riders would make up the favourites' group as we plunged down towards the finish. These are the kind of situations I want to make the most of and I was definitely going for the win today, being one of the strongest finishers here.
I didn't find myself in a perfect position though as Nocentini led out Rolland, with me tucked in on race leader Velits' wheel in fourth position.
Rolland was the man to beat today and if I have had his wheel instead of Velits' I might have been able to take this. But the gap was just too big when he jumped off the front. 2nd is still very satisfying though and it takes me up to 4th in the GC, ahead of tomorrow's Mont Ventoux stage. I am going to need diamond legs there.
1 Pierre Rolland Team CSC 3h48'55
2 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Team High Road s.t.
3 Samuel Sanchez Bouygues Telecom s.t.
4 Peter Velits Team Milram s.t.
5 Lars Boom Francaise des Jeux s.t.
6 Pierrick Fedrigo Credit Agricole s.t.
7 Alejandro Valverde Sauner Duval - Scott s.t.
8 Rinaldo Nocentini Team CSC s.t.
9 Vladimir Gusev Bouygues Telecom s.t.
10 Stijn Devolder Quickstep s.t.
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1 Peter Velits Team Milram 13h21'52
2 Stijn Devolder Quickstep + 3
3 Lars Boom Francaise des Jeux + 1'00
4 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Team High Road + 1'26
5 Julien Simon Rabobank + 1'27
6 Pierre Rolland Team CSC + 1'29
7 Samuel Sanchez Bouygues Telecom + 1'33
8 Jelle Vanendert Quickstep + 1'36
9 Pierrick Fedrigo Credit Agricole + 1'38
10 Yann Huguet Slipstream - Chipotle Powered by H3O + 2'11
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Posted on 29-05-2009 21:39
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Good luck with the Mount Ventoux stage 
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Posted on 29-05-2009 22:15
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Posted on 30-05-2009 00:24
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incredible...this one lasts since 13 months
great endurance and a great story, keep it on
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Posted on 30-05-2009 08:35
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yeah mont ventoux is gonna be interesting
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Posted on 30-05-2009 21:02
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Paris-Nice - Stage 4
That lump on the profile sure looks a bit, ehm, intimidating. But I have to get my ass over there if I want to stay in contention. But if I actually, somehow, do that, the remaining stages are absolutely perfect for me to go for yellow. I still need to find a minute on Devolder and Velits, but why not?
Same old, same old on the first part of the stage, so let's fast forward to the part where the road started rising. I had the whole team around me the whole day, in order for me to hit the foot of this mythical giant with as fresh legs as possible. I didn't have one of my best days for sure, but with my form I was still confident as we hit the base of the climb. With 11 kilometres to the top, I was still in there with solid support.
Hanging tough - wearing the green jersey.
The next couple of kilometres seemed endless though and I soon found myself in a major crisis, as my pulse went through the roof. Somehow with just under 2 kilometres to go, I could still eye the front of the pack. Velits was right next to me.
Out of nowhere though, a certain wall came flying at me. Blasted!
I did manage to recuperate myself more or less as we hit the descend and I found myself in a 36-man group, which was the 2nd Group on the road. A group of 14 riders led at this point, including Stijn Devolder, but no Peter Velits. He was in my group. If these groups wouldn't come together, me and him would end up as the losers of the day.
Thomas, Edvald and Lars did a big job at the front of the group and at first the gap came down to just over one minute and I though the junction would eventually be made, but then the gap started growing again. With 5 kilometres to go I had to face the defeat, hopefully I will still hold onto a Top 10 spot.
Alejandro Valverde took the stage ahead of teammate Ricco, with Devolder taking over the jersey. I just got this one day wearing green aswell.
My group finished 1'42 down, meaning I would stay inside the Top 10, in 9th place, so I'm not devastated about not being able to follow some of the best climbers up Mont Ventoux. The next two stages still provide me with great opportunities of stage wins.
1 Alejandro Valverde Saunier Duval - Scott 4h30'36
2 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
3 Maxime Monfort Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
4 Pierrick Fédrigo Crédit Agricole s.t.
5 Pierre Rolland Team CSC s.t.
6 Manuel Medina Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
7 Samuel Sánchez Bouygues Télécom s.t.
8 Yann Huguet Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O
9 Julien El Fares Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
10 Igor Antón Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
49 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Team High Road + 1'43
GC
1 Stijn Devolder Quickstep 17h52'31
2 Pierre Rolland Team CSC + 1'26
3 Samuel Sánchez Bouygues Télécom + 1'30
4 Jelle Vanendert Quickstep + 1'33
5 Pierrick Fédrigo Crédit Agricole + 1'35
6 Peter Velits Team Milram + 1'40
7 Yann Huguet Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 2'08
8 Lars Boom Francaise des Jeux + 2'40
9 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Team High Road + 3'06
10 Julien Simon Rabobank + 3'07
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Posted on 31-05-2009 09:13
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I believe you can still climb some placements in the GC
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Posted on 31-05-2009 20:36
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Paris-Nice – Stage 5
I suffered quite a setback yesterday in my hunt for the overall lead and the yellow jersey seems out of reach for now. On top of that today's profile doesn't encourage any big attack on my side to gain time on Devolder, who has been incredibly strong thus far. Anywho, this profile does give me a good shot at winning stage as a rather small pack will most likely settle this stage between them, unless a break stays clear of course.
They didn't though and I manage to place myself quite well for the sprint. Kenny de Ketele led out the sprint ahead of Stage 3 Winner, Pierre Rolland who had teammate Nocentini and then me in his wheel.
Unfortuneately I didn't have the best of legs out there today and had to settle for 4th place, now just 3 points behind Rolland in the fight for the Green Jersey.
Tomorrow is the stage I've been looking forward to the most, the finish line is located on a nasty short climb, and my chance to win some positions ahead of the final time trial, will be to put in an attack there.
1 Rinaldo Nocentini Team CSC 4h52'32
2 Kenny De Ketele Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
3 Pierre Rolland Team CSC s.t.
4 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Team High Road s.t.
5 Eros Capecchi Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
6 Lars Boom Française des Jeux s.t.
7 Yann Huguet Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O s.t.
8 Alejandro Valverde Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
9 Tom Boonen Quick·Step s.t.
10 Jesús Del Nero Silence - Lotto s.t.
11 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
12 Giairo Ermeti Silence - Lotto s.t.
13 Stefan Schumacher Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
14 Romain Villa Agritubel s.t.
15 Jelle Vanendert Quick·Step s.t.
16 Pierrick Fédrigo Crédit Agricole s.t.
17 Peter Velits Team Milram s.t.
18 Vladimir Gusev Bouygues Télécom s.t.
19 Nick Nuyens Team CSC s.t.
20 Iñigo Landaluze Rabobank s.t.
GC
1 Stijn Devolder Quick·Step 22h45'03
2 Pierre Rolland Team CSC + 1'24
3 Samuel Sánchez Bouygues Télécom + 1'30
4 Jelle Vanendert Quick·Step + 1'33
5 Pierrick Fédrigo Crédit Agricole + 1'35
6 Peter Velits Team Milram + 1'40
7 Yann Huguet Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 2'08
8 Lars Boom Française des Jeux + 2'40
9 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Team High Road + 3'06
10 Julien Simon Rabobank + 3'07
11 Alejandro Valverde Saunier Duval - Scott + 3'30
12 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 4'29
13 Vladimir Gusev Bouygues Télécom + 4'55
14 Maxime Monfort Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 5'08
15 Rinaldo Nocentini Team CSC + 5'15
16 Bernhard Kohl Quick·Step + 5'52
17 Stefan Schumacher Caisse d'Epargne + 5'53
18 Igor Antón Saunier Duval - Scott + 5'54
19 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 6'09
20 Juanma Gárate Saunier Duval - Scott + 7'35
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Posted on 31-05-2009 21:15
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Paris-Nice – Stage 6
Only interesting part for me today is the final couple of kilometers that rises right into the sky. I need to go on the attack here and of course my opponents expect me too. I’m under no illusion as I know I won’t pull back 3 minutes on Stijn on such a short climb, but I’m aiming to bump myself up a few placings ahead of tomorrow’s final stage and time trial.
9 riders got away early today.
And three of them hit the base of the final climb with a solid lead as it now seems I will not be taking a stage win in this year’s Paris-Nice either. Let’s see if I can beat the crap out of the favourites at least then.
The stage looked to be settled between Pineau, Hivert and Florencio.
Without having the best legs to roll with today, I jumped off the front after just a few hundred metres!
I should’ve waited though as my tactical dispositions revealed themselves to be absolutely way off today. After spending a lot of energy on the acceleration itself I had to slow down a bit and then a bucket load of riders came flying past me one by one, and at this point I had nothing to respond with. The plan to bump up a few places had been changed to just stay inside the Top 10.
Jonathan Hivert of Euskaltel gave the Frenchmen something to cheer about as he took the stage today.
Velits took 2nd place leaving Devolder with 3rd, 10 seconds behind, so I don’t think there’s much question as to who will win this race now. I came in as 14th, just about 2 minutes after Velits and somehow I just managed to keep myself inside the Top 10.
I will to fight for it tomorrow though on the time trial up the almost mythical Paris-Nice climb, Col d’Eze.
1 Jonathan Hivert Euskaltel - Euskadi 5h36'17
2 Peter Velits Team Milram + 49
3 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step + 59
4 Xavi Florencio Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
5 Alejandro Valverde Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
6 Samuel Sánchez Bouygues Télécom s.t.
7 Stefan Schumacher Caisse d'Epargne + 1'45
8 Jérôme Pineau Silence - Lotto s.t.
9 Lars Boom Française des Jeux s.t.
10 Nick Nuyens Team CSC + 2'01
11 Julien Simon Rabobank + 2'08
12 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
13 Romain Feillu Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 2'43
14 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Team High Road + 2'55
15 Jelle Vanendert Quick•Step + 3'09
16 Rinaldo Nocentini Team CSC s.t.
17 Leonardo Bertagnolli Bouygues Télécom + 3'21
18 Kevyn Ista Liquigas s.t.
19 Paolo Longo Borghini AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
20 Coen Vermeltfoort Liquigas s.t.
GC
1 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step 28h22'17
2 Peter Velits Team Milram + 1'28
3 Samuel Sánchez Bouygues Télécom + 1'32
4 Lars Boom Française des Jeux + 3'28
5 Alejandro Valverde Saunier Duval - Scott + 3'32
6 Jelle Vanendert Quick•Step + 3'45
7 Pierre Rolland Team CSC + 3'48
8 Pierrick Fédrigo Crédit Agricole + 3'59
9 Julien Simon Rabobank + 4'18
10 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Team High Road + 5'04
11 Yann Huguet Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 5'24
12 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 5'40
13 Stefan Schumacher Caisse d'Epargne + 6'41
14 Vladimir Gusev Bouygues Télécom + 7'19
15 Rinaldo Nocentini Team CSC + 7'27
16 Maxime Monfort Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 7'32
17 Bernhard Kohl Quick•Step + 9'08
18 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 9'33
19 Igor Antón Saunier Duval - Scott + 9'58
20 Ángel Vicioso Team Milram + 10'24
Points
1 Peter Velits Team Milram 80
2 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Team High Road 79
3 Pierre Rolland Team CSC 75
4 Alejandro Valverde Saunier Duval - Scott 74
5 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step 73
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Posted on 31-05-2009 21:25
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Nice try sadly it didn't work out to well 
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Paris-Nice – Stage 7
This is actually a quite big day in my career as I’m pretty close to claiming my first Top 10 Finish in a major stage race. I have two riders pressing on from behind. Huguet who trails me by 20 seconds and Ricco who trails by 36 seconds. These are the guys I’m focused on beating on my way to the Col d’Eze today. It’s about 13 kilometres, so I should be able with the climbing ability I do have , to keep them behind.
The stage win was to be fought out against the top riders in the GC, so let’s skip to the Top 30, where Thomas redeemed himself a bit today and took the provisional lead.
Shortly after I was up. The most important time trial of my career so far. I remember saying the exact same thing about the time trial in the 2008 Post Danmark Rundt. That one doesn’t compare at all now, even if this is “just” for a Top 10 Placing. I got some very encouraging times during the course and I was actually gaining time on Huguet. I was having a great day here.
I faded towards the finish though having put in the time trial performance of my career. Suddenly Huguet had the upper hand. He hadn’t gained the 20 seconds yet, but he was getting there. The last kilometer was a blur I just put in my last effort and trusted I had done enough. Brian Holm then gave me the news. Huguet had completed the climb in 20’59. I looked a the clock hanging above the finish line. 21’16! I had managed to keep my inside the Top 10 my just 3 seconds! I wouldn’t bother celebrating it, after all it was just 10th Place. It was just nice confirmation to finally get a result like this.
At this point Fothen had the best time. The surprise package of this Tour, Pierre Rolland came close, but in the end he didn’t even Løvkvist. Still a nice time though.
Valverde then took over the lead, beating Fothen by 10 seconds.
Lars Boom finished in a fraction of a second slower than Valverde, before Samuel Sanchez, clocked a time 20 seconds slower than his countryman.
2nd in the GC, Peter Velits, who has had an incredibly tour actually took some time on Devolder today, but noway near enough of course. 3rd Place for Velits today.
Devolder then took 8th Place, 14 seconds down, but most importantly he is the new winner of Paris-Nice, after two years of domination by us.
Here’s confirmation. Jonas Aaen Jørgensen in 10th Place!
And a Top 10 Finish was what I came for. I didn’t come here to be team captain so I think I can be pretty pleased with what I’ve achieved eventhough I’m still missing the stage win here. Next year maybe?
1 Alejandro Valverde Saunier Duval - Scott 20'39
2 Lars Boom Française des Jeux s.t.
3 Peter Velits Team Milram + 5
4 Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner + 10
5 Bernhard Kohl Quick•Step + 11
6 Maxime Monfort Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
7 Thomas Lövkvist Team High Road + 14
8 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step s.t.
9 Pierre Rolland Team CSC + 17
10 Vladimir Gusev Bouygues Télécom + 18
11 Jelle Vanendert Quick•Step s.t.
12 Yann Huguet Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 20
13 Samuel Sánchez Bouygues Télécom s.t.
14 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 22
15 Igor Antón Saunier Duval - Scott + 26
16 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 28
17 Héctor González Agritubel + 29
18 Stefan Schumacher Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
19 Rinaldo Nocentini Team CSC + 32
20 Jurgen Van den Broeck Silence - Lotto + 33
21 Ángel Vicioso Team Milram + 34
22 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne + 36
23 Manuel Medina Caisse d'Epargne + 37
24 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Team High Road s.t.
25 Andreas Klöden Quick•Step + 38
GC
1 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step 28h43'10
2 Peter Velits Team Milram + 1'19
3 Samuel Sánchez Bouygues Télécom + 1'38
4 Lars Boom Française des Jeux + 3'14
5 Alejandro Valverde Saunier Duval - Scott + 3'18
6 Jelle Vanendert Quick•Step + 3'49
7 Pierre Rolland Team CSC + 3'51
8 Pierrick Fédrigo Crédit Agricole + 4'31
9 Julien Simon Rabobank + 4'53
10 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Team High Road + 5'27
11 Yann Huguet Slipstream - Chipotle powered by H3O + 5'30
12 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 5'48
13 Stefan Schumacher Caisse d'Epargne + 6'56
14 Vladimir Gusev Bouygues Télécom + 7'23
15 Maxime Monfort Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 7'29
16 Rinaldo Nocentini Team CSC + 7'45
17 Bernhard Kohl Quick•Step + 9'05
18 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 9'47
19 Igor Antón Saunier Duval - Scott + 10'10
20 Thomas Lövkvist Team High Road + 10'26
21 Ángel Vicioso Team Milram + 10'44
22 Carlos Barredo Saunier Duval - Scott + 11'33
23 Nick Nuyens Team CSC + 11'35
24 Matthew Lloyd Saunier Duval - Scott + 11'43
25 Juanma Gárate Saunier Duval - Scott + 12'11
Points
1 Peter Velits Team Milram 100
2 Alejandro Valverde Saunier Duval - Scott 99
3 Lars Boom Française des Jeux 94
4 Pierre Rolland Team CSC 87
5 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step 86
6 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Team High Road 79
KoM
1 Manuel Medina Caisse d'Epargne 42
2 Luca Mazzanti Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 41
3 Jonathan Hivert Euskaltel - Euskadi 29
4 Thor Hushovd Gerolsteiner 26
5 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step 21
41 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen Team High Road 3
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Posted on 31-05-2009 22:50
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Nice top 10
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Posted on 01-06-2009 07:58
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yay 3 magical seconds 
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Jonas’ Corner
– Milan-Sanremo Special
A lot of things in this race will be like last year’s edition. Again, there’s no Poggio and there’s no Cipressa. Instead the organizers have chosen Pompeiana for the second consecutive year to be the place where the puncheurs will need to make their moves. Another similarity is the roles within the team. After I showed off some splendid form in Paris-Nice I will be Co-leading the team alongside Edvald, but we’re just two in a long line of High Road riders, who could make their mark on this race. Also lined up are Kim Kirchen, Greg van Avermaet, Lars Bak, Burghardt, Cav and Kairelis. All strong, in-form riders.
So far the plan is mostly based on Edvald though, but it all depends on what happens at the Pompeiana climb just outside Sanremo. If some strong riders decide to go it will be my or Kirchen’s job to tag along with any action there. But with Edvald’s form a mass sprint would be a dream scenario for us. Also if Cav manages to stay with the bunch over the climb.
As I’ve told before I would like to win this race some day. I’m at a very high level right now, even stronger than last year when I finished in 6th place, and everything could happen, so I won’t rule out that I could be standing on the podium when the dust settles. It’s a big race and after all the success I’ve enjoyed in Italy, I’m actually receiving a lot of support from the spectators here. Surely that has also something to do with me living here.
Wish me luck!
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Posted on 01-06-2009 19:44
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Posted on 01-06-2009 20:14
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good luck
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Milan-Sanremo
If we don’t come away with a big result here it will be very dissapointing. We have invested a lot of power into this race by lining up with a team as strong as this one. Edvald is one of top-favourites to win today with me being one of the outsiders. But as I told about in my last blog, we have 6 other very strong riders waiting for their chance to shine. From the start we were all told to keep Edvald out of the wind, so I’m not on level terms captaincy wise right now. Hopefully I’ll get some nice response from my legs during the course. Otherwise I will be tied to helping out Edvald.
The early break – who of course wouldn’t make it.
Me and my teammates next to the Mediterranean.
With 60 kilometres just as the small hills commenced, CSC’s Sebastian Langeveld attacked with some other strong riders countering. Greg van Avermaet followed the move. At this point Greg and Edvald had told they were feeling great today. Me on the other hand wasn’t having the best of days, so it seems with Greg up the road I won’t be allowed to ride my own chance.
Langeveld started the action.
Four riders made up the front group as they quickly swept past the early attackers. Greg was in there alongside Gusev, Langeveld and Ballan. Hoste had also gapped the pack trying to come across to the leaders. I was anxious to try something but of course wasn’t allowed to with van Avermaet in a solid move up front. Instead I was just supporting Hagen should things come back together.
Up the Pompeiana with about 25 kilometres left, the four leaders had more than one and half minute on the pack.
I just wanted to jump off the front but that would be a tactical suicide and Greg stood a great chance of something big could this group stay clear. 8 kilometres to go now and the leaders still had 1’22 on the pack. They would make it!
Greg led the sprint out!
Me leading the pack behind to set up Hagen for a secondary position.
We could see the leaders up the road as we hit the home-stretch but as I was told to lead out Edvald I couldn’t really keep focus on what was going on up front. I did my job and sent off Edvald in a great position to take 5th place, and then found some time to look up.
Greg did it! We have won Milan-Sanremo.
Hagen took 5th ahead of Boonen and I concluded a great day by picking up 13th place on Via Roma. Eventhough I would have liked to be the one to receive praise for the win today I’m really glad that the win at least went to our team and you got to hand it to Greg, he rode an amazing race!
Next up for me is Criterium International.
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Posted on 01-06-2009 22:02
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