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A Tale of Two
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 12-09-2012 14:32
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@FreitasPCM: I hope so, Vanendert already has that, not Stijn as well!  team victories in 2014 so far: 0
@roturn: Thanks. It's a better start he usually takes. He still has plenty of time to get a win.
@banyai2000: Thank you 
@sutty68: Don't worry about that, I'm glad too. If someone has to beat Stijn, I'm happy it's Thomas At least Stijn took a moral victory (against Boonen & Cancellara) |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 12-09-2012 14:49
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Stijn is worst than Marcato. Only finishing 2nd. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 12-09-2012 15:06
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Disaster strikes in Tirreno - Adriatico
In the fourth stage of Tirreno - Adriatico, Bart De Clerq, while descending in a breakaway group, took an extremely nasty fall. He was transferred to a nearby hospital, where he eventually regained consciousness.
After a series of emergency operations, the diagnose was set, and it was not a happy one: broken neck, broken arm, broken shoulder, fractured skull, a heavy concussion, shattered leg... Those are only a few of the many injuries. The chance he'll ride again is slim. If he ever returns, he's always welcome in Lotto-Belisol. We hope he can recover from this accident and pick up his life again.
Other news:
Jurgen Van Den Broeck won the final stage of Paris - Nice (the mountain time trial) and ends up 3rd in the General Classification. Andy Schleck takes the overall win for the second time in a row.
| 1 | Andy Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 27h50'47 | | | 2 | Alejandro Valverde | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 1'13 | | | 3 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto-Belisol | + 1'50 | IanButler | | 4 | Bauke Mollema | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 3'47 | | | 5 | Luis León Sánchez | Katusha Team | + 4'07 | | | 6 | Fabian Cancellara | BMC Racing Team | + 6'12 | | | 7 | Igor Anton | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 6'30 | | | 8 | Peter Velits | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 7'51 | | | 9 | Amets Txurruka | Katusha Team | + 8'29 | | | 10 | Jan Bakelants | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 9'24 | |
Meanwhile, brother Fränk Schleck takes the overall win in Tirreno - Adriatico. Francis De Greef continued the race and ended up on a 4th place.
| 1 | Fränk Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 26h17'57 | | | 2 | Branislau Samoilau | Movistar Team | + 3'17 | | | 3 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Caffeco | + 4'34 | | | 4 | Francis De Greef | Lotto-Belisol | + 6'35 | IanButler | | 5 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - SplitSe | + 7'39 | | | 6 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 8'49 | | | 7 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 8'52 | | | 8 | Eros Capecchi | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 9'36 | | | 9 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 9'45 | | | 10 | Rui Costa | Team Saxo Bank | + 10'24 | |
Of course, such results are good, especially for De Greef, but we're nowhere near a celebrating mood.
We'll see you at the Loire Atlantique. |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 12-09-2012 15:08
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I'm very shame for De Clercq. |
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 12-09-2012 15:21
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Miguel98 wrote:
I'm very shame for De Clercq.
Mee too...I hope that he'll return |
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 12-09-2012 15:34
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| baggieboys32 |
Posted on 12-09-2012 15:43
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Sounds like De Clerq is in a bad way, hope he can make a full recovery!
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| banyai2000 |
Posted on 12-09-2012 15:45
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEvX_v...ature=plcp
Little Fill 
Edited by banyai2000 on 12-09-2012 15:46
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| roturn |
Posted on 12-09-2012 15:56
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Nasty crash. What is PCM saying when he will come back?
Or do you let him retire now? |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 12-09-2012 16:07
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So sad to hear about Bart De Clerq 
That must have been some accident to get all those injuries |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 12-09-2012 16:21
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Poor De Clerq... Reminded me of Wouter |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 12-09-2012 16:35
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Poor De Clerq..
And Stijn shouldn´t spend too much time with Jelle because of those second places
btw: how is Eric and his son? |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 12-09-2012 16:50
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@Miguel98 & ste_18: Thanks!
@fcancellara: I know.
@baggieboys32: I hope so, too, but the odds are against him.
@banyai2000: Now this bloody thing is going to get on my nerves in my own story as well?
@roturn: Well, it said June, but I decided to make it a worse crash. So I fired him (poor guy) and I'll make sure no one signs him for a while. Maybe he'll return one day.
@sutty68: Definitely. Also bad for the team, he's an excellent mountain domestique. (he had just reached 76 climbing)
@Schleck96: Yeah, only this is just a game, luckily. Wouter was for real...
@JuanMotr: I think Stijn will delete Jelle from his facebook friend-list Eric & son are good, Eric already has him under contract with Lotto in 2034 |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 12-09-2012 18:52
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Ouch, poor De Clerq... I hope he recovers well, you lost a good mountain domestique for the rest of the season. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 12-09-2012 18:54
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Yeah, and VDB was really counting on him for the Tour. Now he'll only have Vanendert, and possibly De Greef, who may change his schedule.
EDIT This was 1000th post, great
Edited by Ian Butler on 12-09-2012 20:43
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 12-09-2012 20:49
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Route Loire Atlantique
An easy day in the pack today, just focussing on the sprint. There was a dad in the peloton today, Eric. He says having a kid didn't change him, but I saw him taking corners a bit more carefully!
The only real competitor here today was last year's winner: Petit. So it was his wheel I had chosen and it turned out I was right. As soon as the sprint started, it was obvious we were sprinting for the win, a cut above the rest today.
Oh, no... Not this again. I didn't really come here with a big purpose, this isn't the biggest race, but I wasn't expecting this. Another 2nd place.
Result
| 1 | Adrien Petit | Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 4h46'24 | | | 2 | Stijn Van Gent | Lotto-Belisol | s.t. | IanButler | | 3 | Rüdiger Selig | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 4 | Leonardo Duque | Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne | s.t. | | | 5 | Sébastien Turgot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | | 6 | Maxime Vantomme | Landbouwkrediet-Euphony | s.t. | | | 7 | Francisco Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 8 | Jimmy Casper | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 9 | Jonathan Cantwell | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 10 | Jean-Eudes Demaret | Team Europcar | s.t. | |
In other news: Mark Cavendish won Milan - San Remo for the 3th year in a row! I should've been there, 2nd place there wouldn't bother me! |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 12-09-2012 21:05
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2nd place?? another??? he should start to think about visiting psychologist before Paris Roubaix |
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| roturn |
Posted on 12-09-2012 21:06
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Strong sprint by Petit.
And you really should stop being 2nd. |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 12-09-2012 21:08
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i know what your doing
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 12-09-2012 21:09
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@JuanMotr: Definitely! But without any good prize money, who can afford €100 an hour?
@return: I know, however, if Eric will be second in Giro, I'll call it a success
@TheManxMissile: What am I doing? |
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