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A Tale of Two
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 08-09-2012 12:45
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A  for the win. Stijn is a beast. |
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 08-09-2012 12:45
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Great win, you just beat one of the best riders in the peleton. 
Are Eric and/or Stijn going to the WC?
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 08-09-2012 12:51
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@Miguel98: I think he's officially a beast now Thanks 
@PCM rulezz: Thanks man Eric will be going to the WC, well, depending on the consequences of his fall, of course, and if he gets picked by the national coach. Stijn has already decided at the start of the season not to go because of the profile being too hilly. I'm sure he regrets that decision now, but it's too late, final pre-selection is already in  |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 08-09-2012 13:10
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great win and did Eric finished the race? |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 08-09-2012 13:18
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Ian Butler wrote:
I'll have a shitstorm of people saying he's got 85 in everything now
You stole my line!!! Bastard!
At least is was only a small gap
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 08-09-2012 13:20
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You beated Cancellara!!! |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 08-09-2012 13:25
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Remind me, what difficulty level are you playing on?
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 08-09-2012 14:53
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How long is Stijn going to keep this form going |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-09-2012 15:16
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@JuanMotr: Thanks Eric didn't finish the race. Hope he's alright for the Canadian WT races.
@TheManxMissile: I'm getting to know you
@ste_18: I know  but like I already said, he's in a bad shape, I think he's building up for WC, and just started to get back into racing.
@dienblad: I switch between Normal and Hard. Don't know if it matters much for the story?
@sutty68: I hope all the way through the Tour of Britain
Edited by Ian Butler on 08-09-2012 15:22
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| Daggen |
Posted on 08-09-2012 15:33
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Will Stijn do the world championships? |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-09-2012 15:34
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No, the profile is much too hilly so Stijn decided in January that he wouldn't ride WC. |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 08-09-2012 18:53
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Maybe you should play always on Hard you will have a bigger chalange. but its up to you.
Edited by JuanMotr on 08-09-2012 19:05
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 08-09-2012 19:16
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Yeah, both riders are now turned into superstars! |
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| SweatyViking |
Posted on 08-09-2012 19:20
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Don't worry, Stijn's got a motorbike! |
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 08-09-2012 19:24
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Ian Butler wrote:
@ste_18: I know but like I already said, he's in a bad shape, I think he's building up for WC, and just started to get back into racing.
Nothing is important how to beat a champion like Spartacus |
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 08-09-2012 21:47
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NO NEW REPORT FOR ALMOST 10H?
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
Oh, and Ian, I made a new graphic update for the real jerseys, this one should work, check my thread
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-09-2012 23:34
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@JuanMotr: I'll think about it. However, I feel like now's the time for both of them to really start winning and battling for glory. It may be (too) soon in their career, but I feel like they've come to a certain level that they can really start riding like stars. They may be young, but so is Sagan, and he's riding world class. (However, I won't let this story turn into domination, don't worry about that)
@FreitasPCM: Well, then it's time to proof that they're worth the status
@SweatyViking: He took Cancellara's bike at the start
@ste_18: I agree
@fcancellara: I was at my sister's house-warming party I'm still alive, thanks! I'll try the new graphics things, thanks very much for that. We'll see whether it worked next race
(I actually did quite some races this morning because I knew I was going to be gone for the rest of the day )
Next race will probably be for tomorrow morning. (GP de Québec, Eric)
Edited by Ian Butler on 08-09-2012 23:35
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-09-2012 09:30
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Thanks a lot to fcancellara for the real jerseys!
GP de Québec
In a couple of hours, GP de Montréal starts, the second of two WT races in Canada. I've waited to report the first one now so I could also give you the results in the Vuelta.
Jurgen wasn't able to get a stage win, but ended up on an 8th place GC, due to his consistent attacks and top 10-places.
GC - Vuelta
| 1 | Rigoberto Uran | Sky Pro Cycling | 81h58'09 | | | 2 | David De la Fuente | Caja Rural | + 20 | | | 3 | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 1'30 | | | 4 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 1'44 | | | 5 | Juan José Cobo Acebo | Movistar Team | + 2'09 | | | 6 | Tiago Machado | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 2'32 | | | 7 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 3'16 | | | 8 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto-Belisol | + 4'24 | IanButler | | 9 | Janez Brajkovic | Astana Pro Team | + 6'08 | | | 10 | Igor Anton | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 6'09 | | | 11 | Chris Froome | Sky Pro Cycling | + 6'10 | | | 12 | Ryder Hesjedal | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 8'52 | | | 13 | Francis De Greef | Lotto-Belisol | + 11'22 | IanButler |
Uran also won the Points Jersey, while Valverde took the KoM jersey home.
And now, Québec:
Jelle came here to win, and nothing else.
Bart De Clerq was part of the breakaway.
But as always, the breakaway got caught and at 12km before the finish, Jelle launched a surprise attack.
Nobody had an answer and he wins in Québec!
I set myself up as lead-out for Meersman.
Result
| 1 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto-Belisol | 5h20'26 | IanButler | | 2 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 2'33 | | | 3 | Sep Vanmarcke | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 4 | Gianni Meersman | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 5 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | | 6 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 7 | Eric Lombaerts | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 8 | Sylvain Chavanel | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 9 | Pierrick Fédrigo | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 10 | Yury Trofimov | Katusha Team | s.t. | |
Well, I did one place better than last year, so great! If I keep this up, I'll win it in 7 years.
Jelle may well have just given the team the final points we needed to win the UCI Team Ranking! We're currently in front of BMC, with only 2 more WT events to come!
Edited by Ian Butler on 09-09-2012 09:30
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 09-09-2012 09:31
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Good race for Vanendert. |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 09-09-2012 09:45
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Nice win for Jelle. I think he finally knows how to win |
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