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The Americans (Source: http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/...s-crown_273619)
American Tim Johnson (USA) cracked the top 20, finishing 19th at 3:20. Page, who finished 22nd at 3:42, fell victim to the same drivetrain issue that took Pauwels out of the running. “My chain shifted into the spokes, it got stuck and I just couldn’t get it out,” said Page. “It came off the front and then came off in the back again. I was trying to be calm, and I was fairly calm — I just couldn’t make it work. “I’m a little disappointed, yeah, but I wasn’t Superman today. I still could have had a good race. I still wanted to see how far I could go, everybody was just cheering so hard for me out there. “It was really fun to have the fans’ support. I didn’t want to disappoint anybody, I tried as hard as I could. I just had a little bad luck, that’s for sure. I tried to get going again and I slid out, and then I was going over my limit. I actually got a rear flat too, so I just didn’t have the best of luck today. But I fought and fought. I’m disappointed, but stuff happens. “It was awesome (to be racing in front of a home crowd) it was absolutely great. I had some bad luck, but I had a lot of fun doing it. I think the United States definitely came out here with great support.” |
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On 2/2/2013 3:42 PM, Jane Doe wrote:
The Americans (Source: http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/...s-crown_273619) American Tim Johnson (USA) cracked the top 20, finishing 19th at 3:20. Page, who finished 22nd at 3:42, fell victim to the same drivetrain issue that took Pauwels out of the running. “My chain shifted into the spokes, it got stuck and I just couldn’t get it out,” said Page. “It came off the front and then came off in the back again. I was trying to be calm, and I was fairly calm — I just couldn’t make it work. “I’m a little disappointed, yeah, but I wasn’t Superman today. I still could have had a good race. I still wanted to see how far I could go, everybody was just cheering so hard for me out there. “It was really fun to have the fans’ support. I didn’t want to disappoint anybody, I tried as hard as I could. I just had a little bad luck, that’s for sure. I tried to get going again and I slid out, and then I was going over my limit. I actually got a rear flat too, so I just didn’t have the best of luck today. But I fought and fought. I’m disappointed, but stuff happens. “It was awesome (to be racing in front of a home crowd) it was absolutely great. I had some bad luck, but I had a lot of fun doing it. I think the United States definitely came out here with great support.” Key to Johnson cracking the top twenty was that the Belgians are limited in how many faster riders they are allowed to enter. F |
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On 04/02/2013 16:36, Fred Flintstein wrote:
On 2/2/2013 3:42 PM, Jane Doe wrote: The Americans (Source: http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/...s-crown_273619) American Tim Johnson (USA) cracked the top 20, finishing 19th at 3:20. Page, who finished 22nd at 3:42, fell victim to the same drivetrain issue that took Pauwels out of the running. “My chain shifted into the spokes, it got stuck and I just couldn’t get it out,” said Page. “It came off the front and then came off in the back again. I was trying to be calm, and I was fairly calm — I just couldn’t make it work. “I’m a little disappointed, yeah, but I wasn’t Superman today. I still could have had a good race. I still wanted to see how far I could go, everybody was just cheering so hard for me out there. “It was really fun to have the fans’ support. I didn’t want to disappoint anybody, I tried as hard as I could. I just had a little bad luck, that’s for sure. I tried to get going again and I slid out, and then I was going over my limit. I actually got a rear flat too, so I just didn’t have the best of luck today. But I fought and fought. I’m disappointed, but stuff happens. “It was awesome (to be racing in front of a home crowd) it was absolutely great. I had some bad luck, but I had a lot of fun doing it. I think the United States definitely came out here with great support.” Key to Johnson cracking the top twenty was that the Belgians are limited in how many faster riders they are allowed to enter. Yeah GB had that problem too. |
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