Pre-stage favourite is clearly Sony Ericsson. Can Sony be able to confirm their favouritism?
First up on the road is Ultra Adventure. 7'49'' at the check
BMC are up next and they managed to beat Ultra Adventure by 20 seconds
Valjavec hopes his team can limit the losses to the minimum by the end of the end. At the checkpoint, Ernst and Young loses 17 seconds
Wal-Mart starts this TTT in a very bad way. 29 seconds worse than the current leaders
Nespresso loses 8 seconds (sorry, forgot the screenshot)
Though with no great TT'ers selected to this race, Benfica has a rather solid team. 11 seconds more
Pre-stage favourites, Sony Ericsson, arrive at the checkpoint. 2nd place for them with the same time as BMC. Will we witness a surprise today?
Lloret leads Olympus AirAsia at the check. In that point, they are spending 7 seconds more than the current leaders
Irn Bru, an outsider for the stage, gets 3rd at the moment, at 3 seconds
Not a strong team in this discipline for Nvidia. 20 seconds worse than BMC
On the other hand, Vespa - Caffrey's is making a good time trial, only losing 5 seconds.
EON Ruhrgas are surely making their best, but they are losing 14 seconds at the checkpoint
Last team up on the road, Acqua & Sapone can't make a time near the best. They get the 12º place at 22 seconds at the checkpoint
Meanwhile, the stage is in the end for both Ultra Adventure and BMC. The American team is now the provisional leader at the finish, with the time of 28'40''. Ultra Adventure made 1 minute and 18 seconds worse
Ernst and Young speed up in the descent for the finish but that is not enough as they will finish 18 seconds worse than BMC
Wal-Mart didn't lose or win a single second on BMC between the check and the finish. Therefore, 29 seconds disadvantage
Nespresso actually won time (6 seconds) between the two points, but that wasn't enough to take the lead. At the moment, they are 2nd at 3 seconds
Benfica, despite the lack of coordination, only loses 11 seconds
Sony Ericsson is arriving and... smashing time! 27 seconds better than former leader, BMC
Provisional second for Olympus, at 16 seconds. Awang will no longer be the race leader
Irn Bru make 21 seconds more than Sony Ericsson. Thus, third place
NVidia arrive with a bad time. 1'41'' worse than the stage leader
Basso's winning possibility is now smaller, as Vespa lose 32 seconds
EON Ruhrgas lose 44 seconds at the line
And Acqua & Sapone finish in 11th place, 1 minute and 2 seconds more than stage winner, Sony Ericsson
Stage Classification
1
Serge Pauwels
Sony Ericsson
28'13
2
Sebastian Lang
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
3
Assan Bazajev
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
4
Jonas Bjelkmark
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
5
Sergio Ghisalberti
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
6
Freddy Johansson
Sony Ericsson
+ 4
7
Viktor Renäng
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
8
Manuel Lloret
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 16
9
Ronny Scholz
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
10
Anthony Colby
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
11
Azizulhasni Awang
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
12
Carlo Kirsch
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
13
Tom Stubbe
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 18
14
Takashi Miyazawa
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 19
15
Dmitri Grabovski
IrnBru - RBS
+ 21
16
Mark Jamieson
IrnBru - RBS
s.t.
17
Miles Olman
IrnBru - RBS
s.t.
18
Lucas Schädlich
IrnBru - RBS
s.t.
19
Tommy Zaini
IrnBru - RBS
s.t.
20
Ben Jacques-Maynes
BMC Racing Team
+ 27
21
Jason Donald
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
22
Sylvain Calzati
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
23
Steven Cozza
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
24
Thomas Peterson
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
25
Ryan Eastman
BMC Racing Team
+ 28
26
Christopher Sutton
IrnBru - RBS
s.t.
27
Peter Stetina
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
28
Shaun Lewis
IrnBru - RBS
s.t.
29
Jesus Tendero
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
30
Nolan Hoffman
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
31
Hernâni Broco
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
32
José Ivan Gutiérrez Palacios
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
33
Jure Golcer
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
34
Wilmer Vasquez
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 31
35
Oscar Gatto
Vespa-Caffrey's
+ 32
36
Andrea Pagoto
Vespa-Caffrey's
s.t.
37
David Garbelli
Vespa-Caffrey's
s.t.
38
Ciaran Kelly
Vespa-Caffrey's
s.t.
39
Ivan Basso
Vespa-Caffrey's
s.t.
40
Luca Ascani
Vespa-Caffrey's
+ 33
41
Ciaran Cassidy
Vespa-Caffrey's
s.t.
42
Mauro Richeze
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
43
Nuno Ribeiro
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 38
44
Daniel Moreno
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
45
Diego Gallego
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
46
Francisco José Terciado
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
47
David Belda
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
48
Gilberto Sampaio
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 39
49
Rui Pinto
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 40
50
Edwin Orozco
EON Ruhrgas
+ 44
51
Matteo Priamo
EON Ruhrgas
s.t.
52
Marlon Pérez Arango
EON Ruhrgas
s.t.
53
Dean Podgornik
EON Ruhrgas
s.t.
54
Gianluca Cavalli
EON Ruhrgas
s.t.
55
Grégory Rast
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
56
Thurakit Boonratanathanakorn
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
57
Fu-yu Li
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
58
Kazuo Inoue
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
59
Tadej Valjavec
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
60
Xabier Zandio
EON Ruhrgas
s.t.
61
Iljo Keisse
EON Ruhrgas
s.t.
62
Saul Raisin
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
+ 47
63
Ciaran Power
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
+ 51
64
Bernhard Eisel
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
+ 56
65
Zakayo Ndbri
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Valentino China
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Baasankhuu Myagmarsuren
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Tyler Butterfield
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Paolo Longo Borghini
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
+ 57
70
Ivano Lo Cicero
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Yon Bru Pascal
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1'02
72
John Murphy
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
73
Joe Hicks
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
74
Hayden Godfrey
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
75
Mahdi Sohrabi
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
76
Abdelkader Belmokhtar
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1'04
77
Vasilis Anastopoulos
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1'13
78
Florian Stalder
Nvidia Intel
+ 1'41
79
Gerrit Glomser
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
80
Christian Pömer
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
81
Fabien Taillefour
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
82
Philipp Ludescher
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
83
René Weissinger
Nvidia Intel
+ 1'43
84
Yoshiaki Shimada
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 1'46
85
Evgeny Wacker
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
86
Kensyo Sawada
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
87
Kazuki Aoyanagi
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
88
Junya Sano
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
89
Hesham Abdelmotelb
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 1'48
90
Matías Médici
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
91
Martin Comploi
Nvidia Intel
+ 1'49
92
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
THE CONTROL TEAM
+ 7'28
93
Peter Williams
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
94
Kristian House
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
95
Ananias Ananias
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
Overall Classification
1
Assan Bazajev
Sony Ericsson
3h42'18
2
Jonas Bjelkmark
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
3
Sebastian Lang
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
4
Sergio Ghisalberti
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
5
Serge Pauwels
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
6
Freddy Johansson
Sony Ericsson
+ 4
7
Viktor Renäng
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
8
Azizulhasni Awang
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 16
9
Ronny Scholz
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
10
Manuel Lloret
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
11
Carlo Kirsch
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
12
Anthony Colby
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
13
Tom Stubbe
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 18
14
Takashi Miyazawa
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 19
15
Mark Jamieson
IrnBru - RBS
+ 21
16
Lucas Schädlich
IrnBru - RBS
s.t.
17
Tommy Zaini
IrnBru - RBS
s.t.
18
Dmitri Grabovski
IrnBru - RBS
s.t.
19
Ben Jacques-Maynes
BMC Racing Team
+ 27
20
Steven Cozza
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
21
Jason Donald
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
22
Sylvain Calzati
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
23
Thomas Peterson
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
24
Christopher Sutton
IrnBru - RBS
+ 28
25
Ryan Eastman
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
26
Shaun Lewis
IrnBru - RBS
+ 29
27
Peter Stetina
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
28
Nolan Hoffman
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 30
29
José Ivan Gutiérrez Palacios
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
30
Jesus Tendero
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
31
Jure Golcer
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
32
Hernâni Broco
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
33
Wilmer Vasquez
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 31
34
Oscar Gatto
Vespa-Caffrey's
+ 32
35
David Garbelli
Vespa-Caffrey's
s.t.
36
Andrea Pagoto
Vespa-Caffrey's
s.t.
37
Ivan Basso
Vespa-Caffrey's
s.t.
38
Ciaran Kelly
Vespa-Caffrey's
s.t.
39
Luca Ascani
Vespa-Caffrey's
+ 33
40
Ciaran Cassidy
Vespa-Caffrey's
s.t.
41
Mauro Richeze
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 34
42
Daniel Moreno
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 38
43
Diego Gallego
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
44
David Belda
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
45
Francisco José Terciado
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
46
Nuno Ribeiro
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
47
Rui Pinto
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 40
48
Matteo Priamo
EON Ruhrgas
+ 44
49
Marlon Pérez Arango
EON Ruhrgas
s.t.
50
Dean Podgornik
EON Ruhrgas
s.t.
51
Edwin Orozco
EON Ruhrgas
s.t.
52
Gianluca Cavalli
EON Ruhrgas
s.t.
53
Iljo Keisse
EON Ruhrgas
+ 45
54
Tadej Valjavec
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
55
Kazuo Inoue
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
56
Grégory Rast
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
57
Thurakit Boonratanathanakorn
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
58
Xabier Zandio
EON Ruhrgas
s.t.
59
Saul Raisin
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
+ 47
60
Ciaran Power
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
+ 51
61
Bernhard Eisel
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
+ 56
62
Tyler Butterfield
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Valentino China
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
64
Baasankhuu Myagmarsuren
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Ivano Lo Cicero
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
+ 57
66
Paolo Longo Borghini
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
67
John Murphy
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1'02
68
Mahdi Sohrabi
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
69
Hayden Godfrey
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
70
Yon Bru Pascal
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
71
Joe Hicks
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
72
Abdelkader Belmokhtar
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1'04
73
Vasilis Anastopoulos
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1'13
74
Philipp Ludescher
Nvidia Intel
+ 1'41
75
Christian Pömer
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
76
Gerrit Glomser
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
77
Fabien Taillefour
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
78
Florian Stalder
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
79
René Weissinger
Nvidia Intel
+ 1'43
80
Kazuki Aoyanagi
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 1'46
81
Kensyo Sawada
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
82
Junya Sano
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
83
Yoshiaki Shimada
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
84
Hesham Abdelmotelb
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 1'48
85
Matías Médici
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
86
Martin Comploi
Nvidia Intel
+ 1'49
87
Zakayo Ndbri
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'52
88
Gilberto Sampaio
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 3'51
89
Miles Olman
IrnBru - RBS
+ 4'41
90
Evgeny Wacker
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 4'58
91
Peter Williams
THE CONTROL TEAM
+ 7'28
92
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
93
Kristian House
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
94
Ananias Ananias
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
95
Fu-yu Li
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
+ 10'17
Points Classification
1
Azizulhasni Awang
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
35
2
Matteo Priamo
EON Ruhrgas
30
3
Oscar Gatto
Vespa-Caffrey's
26
4
John Murphy
Acqua & Sapone
24
5
Christopher Sutton
IrnBru - RBS
22
6
Nolan Hoffman
Nespresso - SportZone
20
7
Bernhard Eisel
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
19
8
Philipp Ludescher
Nvidia Intel
18
9
René Weissinger
Nvidia Intel
17
10
Assan Bazajev
Sony Ericsson
16
11
Mark Jamieson
IrnBru - RBS
15
12
Iljo Keisse
EON Ruhrgas
14
13
Mahdi Sohrabi
Acqua & Sapone
13
14
Daniel Moreno
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
12
15
Takashi Miyazawa
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
11
16
Ivano Lo Cicero
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
10
17
Luca Ascani
Vespa-Caffrey's
9
18
Hayden Godfrey
Acqua & Sapone
8
19
David Garbelli
Vespa-Caffrey's
7
20
Ciaran Power
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
6
21
Mauro Richeze
Nespresso - SportZone
5
22
Marlon Pérez Arango
EON Ruhrgas
4
23
Christian Pömer
Nvidia Intel
3
24
Yon Bru Pascal
Acqua & Sapone
2
25
Diego Gallego
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
1
Team Classification
1
Sony Ericsson
28'13
10h10'28 (1)
2
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 16
+ 16 (2)
3
IrnBru - RBS
+ 21
+ 21 (3)
4
BMC Racing Team
+ 27
+ 27 (4)
5
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 30
+ 30 (5)
6
Vespa-Caffrey's
+ 32
+ 32 (6)
7
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 38
+ 38 (7)
8
EON Ruhrgas
+ 44
+ 44 (8)
9
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
+ 45 (9)
10
Wal-Mart Pro Cycling Team
+ 56
+ 56 (10)
11
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1'02
+ 1'02 (11)
12
Nvidia Intel
+ 1'41
+ 1'41 (12)
13
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
