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A Tale of Two
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 09-09-2012 09:45
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Nice win for Jelle
But De la Fuente 2nd in the Vuelta  what the hell happened there!! He must be in the form of his life i suppose.
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 09-09-2012 10:33
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@Miguel98: Thanks 
@JuanMotr: He finally does  Good for him.
@PCM rulezz: Thanks. Yeah, it was a bit strange. He had a good breakaway mid-Vuelta, which put him at about 5 minutes behind the leader. Then he managed to stay there and in the final stage (Madrid) he got into a breakaway that made it to the finish with more than 4 minutes in front of the peloton.  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-09-2012 10:37
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GP de Montréal
I can tell you what happened in three lines:
Gilbert escaped.
Gilbert won.
Jelle won the sprint for the 2nd place (here he goes again with his 2nd place)
As you may sense, it was a pretty boring, long, hard day. So I'll see you for the WC TT (I won't report the next two races as they are purely as preparation for the WC)
Result
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | 5h29'27 | | | 2 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto-Belisol | + 29 | IanButler | | 3 | Anthony Roux | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 4 | Dries Devenyns | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 5 | Sep Vanmarcke | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | | 6 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 7 | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 8 | Guillaume Bonnafond | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 9 | Michele Scarponi | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 10 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 11 | Geraint Thomas | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 12 | Kristof Vandewalle | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 13 | Tom Jelte Slagter | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 14 | Sylvain Chavanel | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 15 | Fränk Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 16 | Eric Lombaerts | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 17 | Rein Taaramae | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 18 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 19 | Simon Gerrans | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 20 | Eusebio Chover | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | |
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 09-09-2012 10:42
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Great win for Vanendert, and Gilbert seems to like his new jersey
Belgium's going strong! 
Glad I helped you!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-09-2012 10:43
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Tour of Britain
In the first race I noticed the bug that many talk about, about the peloton not getting ready for the sprint. That ended in a stragne result. So I decided to quick-sim the rest of the Tour of Britain, because the results are more realistic then. (Adam Blythe winning 2nd stage is more realistic)
Hi, I'm reporting back from Belgium. I wasn't able to report anything in Britain because our hotel didn't have internet! Can you believe that? I didn't know that still existed, hotels without internet.
Anyway, this Tour of Britain turned out amazing for me, truly, truly, truly amazing!
I started a bit on the wrong foot, but by the 5th stage, I finally got back on track and won that stage! I was 2nd the day after and the 7th stage I won again!
I rode a decent final time trial and because of all the bonification seconds, I came out on top overall! I was also able to take the Points Jersey and of course the White Jersey home!
What an adventure this year's been! Unfortunately, Tour Franco-Belge has been cancelled because of some problems with the organization, so this was my final race of the season.
We're all anxious for the World Championships, Eric has been included in the final selection of 9 riders! He's also selected for the TT event, so let's pray for a nice result for him there |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-09-2012 10:44
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fcancellara wrote:
Great win for Vanendert, and Gilbert seems to like his new jersey
Belgium's going strong!
Glad I helped you!
I'm really glad you helped me, too especially the BMC jerseys are really nice compared to their fake brothers
Quickstep was all right, Garmin, too. But those pink BMC jerseys, yuk |
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 09-09-2012 10:47
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Van Gent winning ToB, nice
Knowing you, I predict Eric will do the double 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-09-2012 10:49
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Yeah, I actually didn't want Stijn winning too much anymore, so I put him as team-mate for Vangenechten. But appearantly he totally ignored my simulation tactics and sprinted for his own account and so he won ToB, filthy SoB
Eric will hardly do the double I predict Cancellara winning WC TT and Gilbert is our leading man for the RR, which he should be able to win, but you never know |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 09-09-2012 11:03
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Great results what a shame they dont have an internet conection 
And what happened with Franco-Belge?? |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-09-2012 11:16
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Franco-Belge got "cancelled". I just feel like I need a small break, so I want to get to the end of this season fast, so I didn't feel like riding Franco-Belge. I'm just going to do World Championships and Lombardia (where Eric will ride for Vanendert) and then the season is over. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-09-2012 11:25
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World Championship Time Triall
I'm extremely happy to be here, in Firenze. My form isn't what I hoped it'd be, but let's make the best of this day anyway!
I was up second of the four (after Van Den Broeck and before Cornu and De Gendt).
I finished a provisional 2nd! However, the big cannons were yet to come.
De Gendt gave 150% and finished fastest of the Belgians.
But it wasn't enough for gold, silver, bronze and whatever comes next. Millar surprised friend and foe and will wear the beautiful rainbow jersey for a year!
Result
| 1 | David Millar | Team Garmin-Barracuda | 1h04'02 | | | 2 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 2 | | | 3 | Luke Durbridge | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 7 | | | 4 | Fabian Cancellara | BMC Racing Team | + 15 | | | 5 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | + 28 | | | 6 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Pro Cycling | + 55 | | | 7 | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 1'10 | | | 8 | Timofey Kritskiy | Katusha Team | + 1'18 | | | 9 | Adriano Malori | Lampre-ISD | + 1'20 | | | 10 | David Zabriskie | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 1'22 | | | 11 | Eric Lombaerts | Lotto-Belisol | + 1'28 | IanButler | | 12 | Ricardo Mestre | Carmim - Prio - Tavira | + 1'31 | | | 13 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto-Belisol | + 1'33 | IanButler | | 14 | Joost Posthuma | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 1'34 | | | 15 | Stefan Schumacher | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | |
I'm very exited about my 11th place! I know I can come back here next year and get an even better result! Maybe one day... I'll beat De Gendt! |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 09-09-2012 11:25
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Looks like the Team had a Great time in Canada
And Eric put in some decent performances |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-09-2012 11:28
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Thanks
We had a great time (although personally I really don't like those two races in Canada, my water-carriers always bail on me midway the race because of the constant going up the hill, so I have to use semi-favorites to get water, like Lombaerts or Meersman) |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 09-09-2012 11:29
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Millar WC? Mother of God. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-09-2012 11:29
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Nothing I could do about it |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 09-09-2012 11:30
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Ian, what are Durbridge stats? He finished in the podium in front of Cancellara. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 09-09-2012 11:33
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It wasn't to be at the World TT, so lets hope the RR brings some better news |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 09-09-2012 11:48
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One day when Eric will peak for ITT he will win it for sure |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 09-09-2012 11:52
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Wow, that was a surprising result! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-09-2012 12:38
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@Miguel98: Very odd: 76 TT, 80 PR, 66 STA, 58 MO & 65 HILL. How the hell did he get to be third in WC TT and Eric only 11th and Cancellara 4th?
@sutty68: Belgium is among the top favorite with Gilbert & Vanendert! So let'ts hope we can finish it off!
@JuanMotr: Let's hope so, he has much progression left for TT
@FreitasPCM: I cannot agree more |
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