Sep Vanmarcke appreciation thread

[Kvinto]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vaughters-vanmarcke-said-he-could-win

it turns out that he shouldn't have been a leader and had to fight for this chance:

“The night before the race Sep’s manager called me up and said the team wanted to only work for Heinrich [Haussler] and that Sep was a bit upset. I asked if Sep could win the race and if he could, then he needed to stand up in front of everybody and say he could win. If he does that and has the balls to do it then the team will be behind him for sure,” Vaughters told Cyclingnews.

“It’s the first classic and nobody knows for sure where their form is and it’s all a little unpredictable but if he has the confidence then we have to believe in him. I think it was a strong and confident thing for a rider to do. He did it and made good on his promise.”

 

[Bordercollie1]

Garmin seem to have a great system for identifying / bringing on talented young riders. It makes me wonder why JV worked so hard to bring back a rider like Thomas Dekker?

 

[theyoungest]

Garmin seem to have a great system for identifying / bringing on talented young riders. It makes me wonder why JV worked so hard to bring back a rider like Thomas Dekker?

Easy... there's no doubt Thomas Dekker has a certain amount of talent, he was really cheap (he's on the team for the UCI minimum wage), and he's the pet of the Dutch cycling press. In Holland there seems to be some sponsor interest in cycling, unlike in quite a few other countries, so Dekker could be a goldmine.

 

[pastronef]

http://www.twitter.com/sepvanmarcke After short night, busy day! Woke up with interviews. Then I did my recon of Paris-Roubaix, 5cars with camera's joined me! #needsleep

he's already thinking of Roubaix

 

[Eric8-A]

I'm sure he'll be a protected riding going into Roubaix. Possibly seen as a contender by the big boys as well.

 

[gustienordic]

I'm sure he'll be a protected riding going into Roubaix. Possibly seen as a contender by the big boys as well.

Who is going to be Garmin's protected rider? JVS is the defending champ, Haussler is great in the classics, sep is a tank, etc etc.

 

[Eric8-A]

Who is going to be Garmin's protected rider? JVS is the defending champ, Haussler is great in the classics, sep is a tank, etc etc.

By what i've ready, Summie feels like he won't be as good as most people think. He'll be a marked rider because he won, but who knows if he'll be able to perform as good as people expect him to. Haussler, aren't his main targets MSR and Flanders?

 

[will10]

For Roubaix you've got to have more than one captain, too many things can go wrong. For Garmin going in with four cards (Haussler, Maaskant, Vansummeren and Vanmarcke) is a good position to be in. At Roubaix you have to let the road decide who's the leader, putting all your eggs in one basket there is a very risky strategy.

 

[Lexman]

Vanmarcke's next target seems to be PR, not RVV, he's to young for it now as he's for Milan San Remo.

Paris Roubaix suits him the best as well, yep another typical Flandrien...

 

[theyoungest]

I don't think Haussler has found that 2010 form yet, in fact in a recent Cyclingnews interview it seemed like he didn't think he'd ever get it again. Actually Vanmarcke seems like a better bet for both Flanders and Roubaix, at the moment.

 

[maltiv]

I don't think Haussler has found that 2010 form yet, in fact in a recent Cyclingnews interview it seemed like he didn't think he'd ever get it again.

I assume you mean 2009. Anyway, do you have the link for that? Almost sounds like an admission that he was doing something fishy in 2009, which he can't do at Garmin...

 

[CobbleStoner]

what a Flandrien hard man, I was just reminded that he was the guy that flew over the railing in the Vuelta, climbed out and finished the stage and tour all beat up, respect.
and he seems like a really nice kid also, he was really moved by that win on Sat.

 

[luckyboy]

Anybody have any questions for Sep? Got an interview after Roubaix.

 

[luckyboy]

Gooooo Sep

 

[Parrulo]

the guy is a monster, a foolish one for pulling cancellara to the line, but a monster nonetheless

 

[DenisMenchov]

Well done man, well done
I wanted him or Stybar to win, but it looks like it wasn't meant to be.

 

[Afrank]

Great performance and great ride by Sep, he may have took a few too many turns, but he sure made Cancellara hurt.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Damn that hurt. So close

 

[luckyboy]

So close , amazing effort though especially after his crash and knee troubles.

Said he would win this race one day and he is still very young.

 

[Netserk]

Damn that hurt. So close

Must be the Rabo magic

 

[Bala Verde]

He was an absolute boss today. So close, really painful for him. But he is only what 24? 25? What a great ride.

 

[Netserk]

Only a braincell away from the win

 

[Netserk]

He was an absolute boss today. So close, really painful for him. But he is only what 24? 25? What a great ride.

Date of birth: 28/07/1988

 

[Afrank]

He was an absolute boss today. So close, really painful for him. But he is only what 24? 25? What a great ride.

Yep, he's only 24, he'll for sure be a big player in Roubaix in the future.

 

[Pentacycle]

Vanmarcke rode the perfect race, no flat tires/crashes etc. and always near the front. He took 40 seconds with VDB, and closing that gap to him cost Canc a lot of energy. It should've given him the advantage in the sprint, but he decided taking turns wasn't tiring him. He should've won with all the grinta and clever tactics(before Cancellara arrived) he showed, only to **** up in the end. Blanco must be furious.