THE AUTUMN DOUBLE!!!
by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 17, 2009 11:19 AM EDT
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Philippe Gilbert of Silence Lotto joined an historically elite echelon of cyclists today by completing the "Autumn Double" of wins at Paris-Tours and the Giro di Lombardia. Gilbert becomes the first man since Jo de Roo in 1963 to accomplish this feat, thought to be an historical artifact in the age of specialization. Along the way Gilbert has won four times in just over a week, making him hotter than the surface of the sun.
Today he left no doubt. Racing against a truly elite, motivated, and positively flying group in the final selection, Gilbert launched a blistering attack on the San Ferma della Battaglia, the race's final ascent, which shattered the entire field save for Samuel Sanchez. [It should be mentioned that World Champion Cadel Evans was seen lifting the pace in the early stages of the climb, perfect tactics for his teammate.] Sanchez and Gilbert, two elite descenders, dropped down the climb with a 12" lead over the field and never looked back. Sanchez stayed doggedly on the wheel of the red-hot Gilbert for the last KM, recognizing his slim chance of beating a rider on such form, but even these tactics couldn't stop the inevitable.
This was a great, great day of racing, truly one of the season's best, and a splendid way to end things.
Results:
- Philippe Gilbert, Silence-Lotto
- Samuel Sanchez, Euskaltel, s.t.
- Alexandr Kolobnev, Saxo Bank, at 0.04
- Luca Paolini, Liquigas, s.t.
- Johnny Hoogerland, Vacansoleil, s.t.
- Robert Gesink, Rabobank, s.t.
- Alexander Vinokourov, Astana, s.t.
- Daniel Martin, Garmin, s.t.
- JJ Cobo, Caisse d'Epargne, s.t.
- Cadel Evans, Silence-Lotto, s.t.
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RCS will make you one of their 10 dollar winning trophies
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
Nope, you were first
had you been more patient that could have been possible.
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
how did you write that so fast?
"The road is our agony, but also our daily bread; and at night, when it is deserted and the moon glistens on the asphalt, the ridiculous dreams of racers like us pass up and down it."
--Dino Buzzati
Espresso
and love.
ABRUZZIAM...uh oh
by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 17, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, yeah.
Remind me never to pick my 1-pointers from Garmin again…but I can share some leads as to where to get them next year.
I think
that was as excited as I have been all year at the end of a race.
ABRUZZIAM...uh oh
by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 17, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
agreed, awesome race!
there’s good race report here that has a blog entry of a testteam rider.
i missed most of the race and finally got rai just in time for the finale…gilbert probably won’t celebrate early again for quite some time!
Philippe Gilbert has to be the only rider in the peloton,
who wishes the season was longer this year !
It was better than the 1st place trophy
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
1st is better than 2nd, but the trophy for 2nd looked nicer than the winning trophy
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
I watched on a Japanese stream, quite calming actually
I enjoyed it
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
Gilbert attakkimasu!!
ABRUZZIAM...uh oh
by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 17, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
sorry
that’s a once a year thing
ABRUZZIAM...uh oh
by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 17, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
My favourite is 'myucar'
for a car you own ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
The cycling anime at the end was a bit weird though
especially the Astana rider with very long blond hair and glowing eyes.
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
That was my thought
and many Japanese would love the kamikaze style ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Except he had just won what appeared to be the Champs stage of the Tour
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
This is anime :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
So it was Vino then?
He loved his Champs win for sure.
I admitted to my incorectivness(yes I know that's not a word)
I think I will stop making predictions next year, they only make me look bad…
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
No!
Having the courage of our (wrong) convictions is what the Cafe is all about
ABRUZZIAM...uh oh
by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 17, 2009 12:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I know, I will attempt to not make predictions but will be overwhelmed by my need to
so here we go, Philippe Gilbert will not win the Tour next year! I know, I’m bold…
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
all the justin feeds through me out
after a bit. First time that has happened. Thankfully there was rai
Yes, Ted posted that on the Sun Tour thread
Do you have any idea why?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
not sure
something about how death messes with things – i couldn’t tell if he was alluding to VDB or someone else.
He was briefly interviewed after TT yesterday
and he was fairly surly, but it was obvious the journos were annoying him. I wondered if it was about his father… but that’s probably a bridge too far.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
ah yes
there was a reference to journos as well. i had forgotten about his father but then i have enough of a challenge keeping up with my own life!
Agree on both counts
Only reason I know anything was that I was confused when I heard his father was Australian so I checked it out. So now I know more about Wiggo’s background than I know about most riders …
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
The best piece on Gary Wiggins
is over on Pez, somewhere.
Oh my... it'll be breakfast time soon. May I come?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
So fo the top 10
all I have for the Ed’s league is Kolobnev. That’s 275 points. I think I’ll have a couple in the 11-20 range.
You?
Gilbert 350 and Martin 150
i think you have guys in the 11-20 that may keep you ahead. You lead by 111 p before the race
Time for the Het Volk
countdown clock…
Great Monuments this year.
by Peter Fontecchio on Oct 17, 2009 11:34 AM EDT reply actions
if they start now
a southern hemisphere season could have some history in 50 years.
serious cobblestones in Namibia
Moo
Incredible season by Gilbert
1st – Paris Tours, Lombardy
3 – Flanders
4 – Amstel and Liege
He should wear Road World Cup winner jersey.
He won "Flandrien 2009" tonight
Belgian cyclist of the year. Apparently a narrow victory (though they didn’t announce the vote count or I missed it) over Tommeke. Devolder 3rd.
not bad
for a Walloon
"The road is our agony, but also our daily bread; and at night, when it is deserted and the moon glistens on the asphalt, the ridiculous dreams of racers like us pass up and down it."
--Dino Buzzati
Apparently you don't get any demerits for making an ass of yourself.
Boonen might have been done a disservice if he had won considering his recreational drug problems.
Cyclovia: Bogota www.streetfilms.org/archives/ciclovia/
Thnaks For a Great Season Everyone!
Today’s race vindicated my Negroni session last night. We’ll be mixing up some more for La Primavera.
Great write up about today’s race Chris. Never fails to give me goose bumps.
Cycling is truly the most beautiful sport, we are so lucky to be sucked in the way we are.
All hail the Cafe!
Flahutes: Harden the F--k Up!
can't say that I feel like a winner . . .
(Tho’ M. just arrived back from it and came through the door pronouncing it “fucking awesome”, so there’s that.)
now i feel guilty
that we cancelled our 3 hr ride today – it’s pelting down here. okay, maybe not that guilty… :-)
Dude, I thought of you yesterday.
Several times, when I saw that post and was lamenting that there was no way the Saturday ride was happening this week. That and I’ve got a couple friends riding Wissahickon today, which I’d thought of trying to go see, until this shit.
So yes, I feel your pain, though I’m very glad I don’t share it.
Sounds like a pleasant shower to me
if a little long
So there's the proof
metrication makes you warmer.
I keep checking the usual suspects
and Googling like crazy. The official site finally put up a piece saying who won—can full results be far behind?
Have they even put up the MSR results? Or will they get to that in November?
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
Can't rush these things...
Actually, lots of times when results get posted in a rush, they turn out to be wrong.
I need to leave--we're going to the movies.
Carry on. I trust you’ll have full results up by the time I get back. This is what I have so far…
1. Philippe Gilbert 350
2. Samuel Sanchez 300
3. Alexandr Kolobnev 275
4. Luca Paolini 250
5. Johnny Hoogerland 225
6. Robert Gesink 200
7. Alexandre Vinokourov 175
8. Daniel Martin 150
9. JJ Cobo 125
10. Cadel Evans 100
11. 90
12. 80
13. 70
14. 60
15. 50
16. 40
17. 30
18. 20
19. 10
20. 5
Yes so mind blowing.
I get blase over the numbers sometimes, then I think about times when I am going that fast on a bike, and it is for a few seconds with a tailwind or on a downhill. Of course I usually have up to twice the mass on the bike with pack and me, but still!
It's up
1 174 BEL19820705 GILBERT Philippe 1982 BEL SIL SILENCE – LOTTO 5:43’45 0 0
2 81 ESP19780205 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel 1978 ESP EUS EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI 5:43’45 0 0
3 211 RUS19810504 KOLOBNEV Alexandr 1981 RUS SAX TEAM SAXO BANK 5:43’52 7 0
4 17 ITA19770117 PAOLINI Luca 1977 ITA ASA ACQUA & SAPONE – CAFFE’ MOKAMBO 5:43’53 8 0
5 234 NED19830513 HOOGERLAND Johnny 1983 NED VAC VACANSOLEIL PRO CYCLING TEAM 5:43’53 8 0
6 152 NED19860531 GESINK Robert 1986 NED RAB RABOBANK 5:43’53 8 0
7 38 KAZ19730916 VINOKOUROV Alexandre 1973 KAZ AST ASTANA 5:43’53 8 0
8 116 IRL19860820 MARTIN Daniel 1986 IRL GRM GARMIN – SLIPSTREAM 5:43’53 8 0
9 103 ESP19810211 COBO ACEBO Juan Jose 1981 ESP FUJ FUJI – SERVETTO 5:43’53 8 0
10 171 AUS19770214 EVANS Cadel 1977 AUS SIL SILENCE – LOTTO 5:43’53 8 0
11 162 ITA19780108 BERTAGNOLLI Leonardo 1978 ITA SDA S.DIQUIGIOVANNI – ANDRONI GIOC. 5:43’53 8 0
12 34 USA19711023 HORNER Christopher 1971 USA AST ASTANA 5:43’53 8 0
13 132 ITA19771126 BASSO Ivan 1977 ITA LIQ LIQUIGAS – DOIMO 5:43’53 8 0
14 1 ITA19810919 CUNEGO Damiano 1981 ITA LAM LAMPRE – NGC 5:43’53 8 0
15 16 ITA19860505 MASCIARELLI Francesco 1986 ITA ASA ACQUA & SAPONE – CAFFE’ MOKAMBO 5:43’55 10 0
16 216 DEN19850322 FUGLSANG Jakob 1985 DEN SAX TEAM SAXO BANK 5:44’00 15 0
17 7 ITA19841007 SANTAMBROGIO Mauro 1984 ITA LAM LAMPRE – NGC 5:44’29 44 0
18 144 BEL19830722 DEVENYNS Dries 1983 BEL QST QUICKSTEP 5:44’31 46 0
19 138 SUI19810509 ZAUGG Oliver 1981 SUI LIQ LIQUIGAS – DOIMO 5:44’31
20 28 SLO19770314 VALJAVEC Tadej 1977 SLO ALM AG2R LA MONDIALE 5:44’31 46
Full results are in
http://www.gazzetta.it/grandeciclismo/ILombardia/scaricabili/giro_lombardia_arrivo.pdf
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
Kaboom! Best Seventh Place since..........
eh………….Vino took seventh at Lombardia.
Sooooooo sorry ursula. You tried and failed, lesson is: never try.
What's the saying, 7th is 6th loser
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
Well I still say Jens is 6th loser, and you first loser, which makes Jens a bigger loser than you
which sounds quite right to me…
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
Can you do this for me with regard to Albertina in the regular VDS?
I’m thinking Dan Martin and Gesink aren’t gonna save 19th place for me.
I could do regular VDS....BUT, then I'd be like 140th loser
and that hurts my self-esteem.
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
That'll work for at least like, three and a half months...
…humm. Promising.
1/3 of the top 6 is Dutch
That might be a sign of very nice things to come!
De FIETS en anders NIETS
Wahoooooooo Very excited here........
and I guess my suspicions of not watching Phil race is true…..or it seems like it!!!!!
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
YES!
my favourite rider (along with CycleGirl’s I think!) gets his monument! Now for the Flanders-Liège double in 2010! WOO HOOOOOOOO
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
Yes definately my NO#1..... In honour of his fantastic wins.. New pic for me.. Sorry Jens!
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
pretty cool
he used to be the guy that attacked from a ridiculous distance. You wanted him to pull it off, but it’s such a low percentage move. Now he knows how to wait, and here come the results.
"The road is our agony, but also our daily bread; and at night, when it is deserted and the moon glistens on the asphalt, the ridiculous dreams of racers like us pass up and down it."
--Dino Buzzati
He might have a head now but I still don't see him beating Boonen or Devolder up the Muur...
by Vlaanderen90 on Oct 18, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
he beat Boonen up there this year!
seriously though, I thought Flanders more than any other race showed Quick Step’s team dominance (not to take anything away from Devolder, who was incredible). If Silence can get their ducks in a row I think Gilbert’s got a great shot, he’s already been on the podium.
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Oct 19, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
though the one he's been talking about in interviews is MSR
says Het Nieuwsblad but especially MSR are the big early season goals. Well then again what else is he going to say, those are the 2 big races ;)
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Oct 19, 2009 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I kinda called this
http://www.podiumcafe.com/2009/10/8/1076742/greipel-vs-farrar-the-final#22483063
Wrong rider, obvs…he was on the shortlist, though. Crystal ball isn’t always so clear, y’know?
-Cosmo
http://cyclocosm.com
Head down, elbows out since 2005
OK
credit due. The whole idea of the double was so farfetched that even calling it w/o the rider is notable.
ABRUZZIAM...uh oh
by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 19, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
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