@ FreitasPCM: Intersting ... But the first hint was that he is quite an alrounder. Don't know if that fits for Veelers. More guesses are very welcome!
@ Batista: Thanks, that's great to hear! The stages are really well-made and well suited for nice screenshots. I try my best there, glad you like it!
@ sutty: Yeah, it seems like it really paid off to leave out some smaller races and peak specifically for the Vuelta. Most other rivals (except for Valverde) lose shape with every day while Nibali still has less than 60 race days.
Questions:
Your opinion is asked for: I'm currently thinking about two things and I haven't quite made my mind yet, so I would be grateful for your input:
1. I'm not sure how to proceed with Contador. Shall I suspend him just like in RL, and if yes, for a whole 2 years? Or shall I seperate RL and the game? Because after all, this story is fiction... I feel like I prefer to let him ride, on the other hand suspending him would make the big races much more interesting. No one even comes close to him as a stage racer. Also, Nibali had better chances for a possile Tour start
2. I think about a small rule changement. How would you feel about changing the rules for promotion / relegation as follows: The only thing that matters is the CQ Ranking. The Top 18 of that ranking of one season will be in WorldTour next season. That would have the advantage that if there are three really strong Conti teams, all of them could suceed, or if there is just one strong Conti team, I wouldn't have to promote a weak one. On the other hand, the World Tour races would lose quite a bit of their importance. They would still be important as they deliver many CQ points, but the WT ranking wouldn't matter anymore.
What do you think?
As promised, here's a review of the Vattenfall Cyclassics. GP Ouest France and a small bit of Cycling News follow tomorrow, then the Vuelta reports continue.
The Vattenfall Cyclassics are the only German World Tour race. Firstly held in 1996, it was named HEW Cyclassics until 2005. Record winner is Tyler Farrar, who is the only one who could win on the course through Hamburg more than once.
The course is almost completely flat. Only the Waseberg, which is passed five times, offers the opportunity for a puncheur to decide the race in his favour.
Spoiler
Result in 2011
1
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
2
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
3
Manuel Cardoso
Team RadioShack
4
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
5
José Joaquin Rojas
Movistar Team
Last year, Alessandro Ballan managed to outsmart the sprinters with a late attack. We can expect similar tries this year as well.
Favorites
Garmin has two of the top favorites in Hushovd and Farrar. T-Mobile and Quick·Step challenge them with strong squads. Rouleurs like Pozzato or Chavanel have outside chances.
Team Liquigas
We have no ambitions here. We hope for a nice sprint result with either Cimolai or Dall'Antonia but both aren't in top shape at the moment, so we'll see. We don't expect much.
Report
A four men break around Yohan Offredo (FDJ) dominated the TV coverage today. They got a maximum gap of 7'30 which was quickly reduced. Within the last 50 kilometers, several minor puncheurs like Bernhard Eisel or Sebastien Turgot (Europcar) tried their luck but the sprinter teams didn't let them go.
With 25 kms, the big guns made their moves. Chavanel, Nuyens, Flecha and Ballan went for it. Tony Martin accompanied them as well. They soon reach the break, and Nuyens, Chavanel and Flecha quickly overtook them while the other were caught. After a while, Chavanel could get rid of the other two and with 10 kms, he held a gap of 55 seconds over the peloton, which only consisted of 34 riders only. Dall'Antonia and Juraj Sagan were still present but very tired.
And by and by, it became obvious, that the pack would not catch up with the front. Chavanel entered the last kilometer alone while Flecha had Nuyens' wheel in the sprint for the second place. He overtook him easily and if he made his move earlier, he could have even reached Chavanel.
Boonen wins the sprint for the fourth place in front of Breschel and Hushovd. Dall'Antonia lost contact to the bigger group and finishes 35th.
Result
1
Sylvain Chavanel
Leopard Trek
5h04'51
2
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
3
Nick Nuyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
4
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
5
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
7
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
8
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
9
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
10
Kim Kirchen
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
12
Niki Terpstra
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Thomas Dekker
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
14
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
15
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
16
Tony Martin
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
17
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
18
Gerald Ciolek
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
19
Ben Hermans
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
20
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
21
Manuel Cardoso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
22
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Jonas Vangenechten
FDJ
s.t.
24
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
25
Sébastien Rosseler
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
27
Tanel Kangert
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
28
Yohan Offredo
FDJ
s.t.
29
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
s.t.
30
Dries Devenyns
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 1'53
32
Mario Aerts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
33
Tomas Vaitkus
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
34
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
35
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
36
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
37
Sérgio Paulinho
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
38
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 3'08
39
Bernhard Eisel
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
40
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
s.t.
41
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
42
Dominic Klemme
Leopard Trek
s.t.
43
Chris Horner
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
44
Simon Geschke
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
45
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
46
Andreas Klöden
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
47
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
48
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
49
Markus Fothen
Team NSP
s.t.
50
Sandy Casar
FDJ
s.t.
51
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
52
Zdenek Stybar
Team NSP
s.t.
53
Francesco Chicchi
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
54
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
55
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Katusha Team
s.t.
56
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
57
Staf Scheirlinckx
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
58
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
59
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
s.t.
61
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
62
Michael Albasini
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
63
Matthew Lloyd
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
64
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
65
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
66
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ
s.t.
67
Davide Cimolai
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
68
Maxime Monfort
Leopard Trek
s.t.
69
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
70
Benjamín Noval
Movistar Team
s.t.
71
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
72
Juan Mauricio Soler
Movistar Team
s.t.
73
Walter Proch
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
74
Philip Deignan
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
75
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
76
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard Trek
s.t.
77
Roy Curvers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
78
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
79
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
81
Robert Hunter
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
82
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
s.t.
83
David Tanner
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
84
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
85
John Degenkolb
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
86
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
87
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
88
Job Vissers
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
89
Francis De Greef
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
90
Marcel Kittel
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
91
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
92
Danilo Di Luca
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
93
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
94
Rodrigo García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
95
Francisco José Ventoso
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
96
Daniel Martin
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
97
Steven Kruijswijk
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 4'42
98
Dario Cataldo
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
99
Stephen Cummings
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
100
Crescenzo D'Amore
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
101
Alexander Kristoff
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
102
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
s.t.
103
Alessandro Bertolini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
104
Jesús Hernández
Movistar Team
s.t.
105
Jens Mouris
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
106
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
107
Spencer Patterson
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
108
Eloy Teruel
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
109
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
s.t.
110
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
111
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
112
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
113
Gert Dockx
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
114
Matthew Hayman
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
115
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
116
Greg Henderson
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
117
Martin Velits
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
118
Bart De Clercq
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
119
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
120
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
121
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
122
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
123
Joachim Tolles
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
124
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'45
125
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
126
Alex Dowsett
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
127
Anthony Charteau
Team Europcar
s.t.
128
Sergey Renev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
129
Ramunas Navardauskas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
130
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
s.t.
131
Giuseppe Sartori
Katusha Team
s.t.
132
Omar Fraile
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 6'22
133
Baden Cooke
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
134
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
135
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
136
Yoann Le Boulanger
Team Europcar
s.t.
137
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
138
Scott Davis
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
139
Sven Forberger
Team NSP
s.t.
140
Simone Cadamuro
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
141
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
142
Jesse Sergent
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
143
Stijn Vandenbergh
Katusha Team
s.t.
144
Mirco Lorenzetto
Pro Team Astana
+ 7'13
145
Nicolas Sanderson
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
146
Michel Kreder
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
147
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
148
Rémy Di Gregorio
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
149
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
150
Markus Eichler
Team NSP
s.t.
151
Dmitriy Fofonov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
152
Sven Biehl
Leopard Trek
s.t.
153
Daniele Bennati
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
154
Dario Cioni
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
155
Franck Bouyer
Team Europcar
s.t.
156
Raffaele Ferrara
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
157
Alessandro De Marchi
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
158
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
159
Javier Iriarte
Movistar Team
s.t.
160
Hilton Clarke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
161
Koen De Kort
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
162
Brian Takacs
Team NSP
s.t.
163
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
164
Timothy Duggan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
165
Léo Menville
Team NSP
+ 8'06
166
Bryan Ducret
Team Europcar
s.t.
167
Ivan Rovny
Unicef - Oracle
+ 8'42
168
Alan Marangoni
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
169
Cheng Ji
Skil - Shimano
+ 12'07
170
Maurice Mathis
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
171
Matthias Mortka
Team NSP
+ 15'09
172
Matias Crespo
Movistar Team
s.t.
173
Fabian Bruno
Team NSP
s.t.
174
Luca Vanderjagt
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
175
Carlo Favini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
176
Thomas Peterson
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
The Winner
The change to Leopard was obviously the best that could happen to Sylvain Chavanel. He had an awesome season: Third places at De Ronde and Paris-Roubaix, Top 10s at Milan-San Remo and Gent-Wevelgem, but it took until August for his first win (a stage win in the Eneco Tour). With his second, and bigger, win now, he also secures Leopard's lead in the World Tour ranking in front of Liquigas, who couldn't score today.
Liquigas Resumé
Well, not much to say. Our riders weren't good enough today, and they also had a bad daily shape. As we didn't expect anything, we're not disappointed either.
ABout your questions:
1. Contador: or do the same like I did, fire him from Saxo and find out where he will sign next year. Else, I wouldn't change your story into RL.
2. CQ-ranking: good idea!
3. Your signing: What about Klöden, as he wishes he isn't German Have no idea who you're gonna sign.
I'd say suspend Contador. Would make the GT's very interesting as you said. And I also really like your idea about the ranking. Do it is all I'll say.
Last, but not least, the new signing. I have a guess who I think fits the given clues pretty well.
The rider I'm thinking of is Michael Rogers, for several reasons. The main one is that he's pretty well known in Germany after his years with T-Mobile a few years ago. I'm not sure, but I guess he should still be quite popular down there nowadays.
Also, if I'm not mistaken, he was very strong at the Giro earlier this season. That would explain the first clue, that the rider has has developed a lot in the recent time, and is now one of the best allrounders in the field.
Thanks for the responses so far. The CQ Ranking thing seems to be well received and as I liked the idea as well, I guess I'll do that. More opinions on the Contador case would be appreciated.
About your guesses: Klöden is an interesting guess but still he's German so no. And Pelli, your quite close with several points... But not Rogers...
Here's the GP Ouest France, much better for us than Vattenfall.
The Grand Prix de Ouest France - Plouay is surely one of the minor World Tour races. It has a very long history, though, dating back to 1931, and is part of the Pro Tour since the its beginning in 2005. Despite its long existence, no rider could win it more than twice. Most recent winners are the likes of Carlos Sastre and Matthew Goss.
The course is a hilly criterium around the city of Plouay. Lots of small but very steep ascents await the riders and over 232 kms, that will cost a lot of energy. Positioning is a very important factor here. The outcome is rather uncertain as both a pure puncheur and a punchy sprinter might be able to win here.
Spoiler
Result in 2011
1
Carlos Sastre
Geox – TMC
5h59'15
2
Roman Kiserlovski
Astana
s.t.
3
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
4
Christophe Le Mével
Team Garmin – Cervélo
+ 59
5
Luis Leon Sanchez
Rabobank
s.t.
Carlos Sastre celebrated a big and surprising win here last year which already gave a hint on his spectacular Vuelta performance later on. Peter Sagan did very well with a third place.
Favorites
The starting field is way more exclusive than last year. In the Schleck brothers and Damiano Cunego, some of the world's best puncheurs are here. But both begin their late season after a long break so we have to see how good their shape is. Maybe an outside bet like Pozzato or Devenyns has a chance?
Team Liquigas
Cunego would be the top favorite under normal circumstances here. But as I said above, his shape is not more than average. Hilly races like this are always hard to predict, range is from nothing to a Top 3 result. We would be happy with a Top 5 and disappointed with anything worse than a Top 10.
Report
Throughout the first kilometers, many riders tried to attack but the pack rode a furious pace and didn't let anyone go. After about a third of the race, an eight men group broke free, with the surprise members Fränk Schleck and Andreas Klöden. Katusha and Liquigas controlled them, though, and they were caught again with 40 kms to go.
The high pace was too much for many riders and by and by, the main group reduced. First to 50, then to 30 riders and when Luis Leon Sanchez launched the first serious attack with 20 kms to go, only 20 riders were able to follow. But that shouldn't be it:
Eventually, only 13 riders crossed the last steep ascent before the finish together. On the very top, Filippo Pozzato attacked and used the descent to create a notable gap. Cunego relied on the other teams to close it but realized too late that he would have to react himself. He attacked with 2,5 kms to go and got away pretty easily but his compatriot was too far away. The second place is still a fantastic result for the first race after the break. Dries Devenyns surprises a bit with a strong third place, winning the sprint of the rest.
The Garmin rider is an overlapped one who decided to spoil the photo.
1
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
6h25'24
2
Damiano Cunego
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 10
3
Dries Devenyns
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 39
4
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
5
Ben Hermans
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
6
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
7
Florian Stalder
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
8
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
10
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Maxime Monfort
Leopard Trek
s.t.
12
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
13
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
14
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 2'25
15
Andy Schleck
Leopard Trek
+ 2'59
16
Claudio Veronese
Katusha Team
s.t.
17
Danilo Di Luca
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
18
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
s.t.
19
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
20
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
21
Tanel Kangert
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
22
Sébastien Rosseler
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 4'37
23
Alberto Contador
Movistar Team
s.t.
24
Job Vissers
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
25
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
+ 5'07
26
Tejay Van Garderen
Team T-Mobile
+ 8'42
27
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
28
Jure Golcer
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
29
Rémy Di Gregorio
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
30
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
31
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
32
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
33
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
34
Rodrigo García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
35
Andreas Klöden
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
36
Robert Kiserlovski
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
37
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
38
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
39
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
s.t.
40
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
41
Dominic Klemme
Leopard Trek
s.t.
42
Aurélien Duval
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
43
Enrico Franzoï
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
44
Dario Cataldo
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
46
Serge Pauwels
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
47
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
48
Julian Dean
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
49
Brice Feillu
Leopard Trek
s.t.
50
Michał Kwiatkowski
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
51
Gert Dockx
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
52
Timothy Duggan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
53
Julien El Fares
Movistar Team
s.t.
54
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
55
Benjamín Noval
Movistar Team
s.t.
56
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
57
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
58
Iván Velasco
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
59
Levi Leipheimer
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
60
Fränk Schleck
Leopard Trek
s.t.
61
Eros Capecchi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
62
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard Trek
s.t.
63
Jonas Vangenechten
FDJ
+ 10'24
64
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
65
Tom Slagter
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Jesús Hernández
Movistar Team
s.t.
67
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
s.t.
68
Steven Kruijswijk
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
69
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
+ 10'57
70
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
s.t.
71
Sandy Casar
FDJ
s.t.
72
David Tanner
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
73
Simon Clarke
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
74
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
75
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
s.t.
76
Nicolas Vogondy
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
77
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
78
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
79
Geoffroy Lequatre
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
80
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 12'27
81
Omar Fraile
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
82
Nikolas Maes
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
83
Thomas Peterson
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 12'58
84
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
+ 13'28
85
Stephen Cummings
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
86
Yohan Offredo
FDJ
s.t.
87
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
88
Staf Scheirlinckx
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
89
Jan Tratnik
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Yoann Le Boulanger
Team Europcar
s.t.
91
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
92
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
93
Danny Pate
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
94
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
95
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
96
Dario Cioni
Sky ProCycling
+ 14'07
97
Joan Horrach
Katusha Team
+ 14'45
98
Mirco Lorenzetto
Pro Team Astana
+ 15'07
99
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
100
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
101
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
102
Frantisek Rabon
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
103
Alex Dowsett
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
104
Jonathan Hivert
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
105
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
106
Cyril Dessel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
107
Roy Curvers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
108
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
109
Davide Malacarne
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 15'37
110
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
111
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
112
Jean-Marc Marino
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
113
Matthew Wilson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
114
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 16'59
115
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
116
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 17'11
117
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
118
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 17'47
119
Tomas Vaitkus
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
120
Saïd Haddou
Team Europcar
+ 18'41
121
Mickaël Buffaz
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
122
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 18'59
123
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
+ 19'37
124
Joachim Tolles
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
125
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
126
Carlos Oyarzun
Movistar Team
s.t.
127
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 20'44
128
Baden Cooke
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
129
Alexandre Aulas
Team Europcar
s.t.
130
Olivier Bonnaire
FDJ
s.t.
131
Dmitriy Fofonov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
132
Iljo Keisse
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
133
Adam Hansen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
134
Wim Stroetinga
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 21'39
135
Daniele Righi
Lampre - ISD
+ 23'10
136
Alexander Kristoff
BMC Racing Team
+ 24'01
137
Scott Davis
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
138
Koen De Kort
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
139
Arnaud Coyot
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
140
Yannick Talabardon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
141
Jason McCartney
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
142
Daniel Lloyd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
143
Franck Bouyer
Team Europcar
s.t.
144
Jos Van Emden
Skil - Shimano
+ 25'03
145
Martin Velits
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
146
Kenny Van Hummel
Skil - Shimano
+ 25'35
147
Stéphane Poulhiès
Saur - Sojasun
+ 25'53
148
Gorik Gardeyn
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
149
Davide Cimolai
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
150
Jürgen Roelandts
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 26'19
151
Carlo Favini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 26'44
152
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
153
Kenny Dehaes
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 28'18
154
Jens Mouris
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 29'09
155
Nikolai Trussov
Katusha Team
+ 29'20
156
Alexander Mironov
Katusha Team
+ 31'03
157
Romain Matheou
Saur - Sojasun
+ 31'35
158
Alistair Duncan
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
159
Nacer Bouhanni
Saur - Sojasun
+ 32'08
160
Michael Kurth
Team T-Mobile
+ 32'29
161
Bjorn Selander
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
162
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ
+ 32'51
163
Eloy Teruel
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 33'05
164
Bryan Ducret
Team Europcar
+ 33'41
165
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 35'21
166
Gerrit-Jan Soepenberg
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
167
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
+ 36'05
168
Maurice Mathis
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 37'33
169
Cheng Ji
Skil - Shimano
+ 39'16
170
Brandon Stanton
Unicef - Oracle
+ 44'01
171
Daniel Teklehaimanot
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 45'22
172
Luca Vanderjagt
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 47'58
The Winner
The Italian had a decent season with Top 10s in all the important spring classics from Milano - San Remo to De Ronde. But the really big win was missing. With his courageous attack, he could score it today and celebrates his recent contract prolongation.
Liquigas Resumé
We achieved more than we hoped for. Damiano performed really, really strong in his first autumn race, that raises the hopes for more. The rest of the team didn't do anything but once Damiano was alone, they all relaxed. In total, a very good day for the team.
Well, I'm keeping quiet on the transfer front from now on. One hint is still to come and the final announcement will be there after the Vuelta has finished.
Thanks for the compliments, especially @poiup11!
But I would be even happier with some more opinions on the question in the first post of this page.
Your welcome Well, i think that you should keep Contador in the game or suspend him for one year. I could be pretty nice to see Nibali in the Tour - and Nerz of course! But two years without Contador I would find sad, sort of. It's a very hard question... If you go for the Tour with Nibali, next year, when suspend him for one yeah. That could be a really spectacular to follow, In my opinion.
2. I think you should do wthat you think is best. I you want to do it, I think you should do! Everything to keep up your motiavtion, is good for me, and i think that the other, who follows, think the same.
I hope it's fine. I don't hope i forgot something
And i would just say that it's not very often I comment, but i'm reading very often, when i am online
The Italian shoe manufacturer Geox is done: Since the promotion for World Tour is failing for the second year in a row now, despite having the strongest squad in continental circuit, the company decided to cease their sponsorship for the cycling team. CEO Diego Bolzonello stated: „The team simply couldn't match our expectations. We are not willing to finance a third year in the Continental Division, especially after Fabio Duarte couldn't be convinced to stay.“ Big names like Denis Menchov and Juan José Cobo, currently sixth in the Vuelta, are now free for the next season.
The duo Menchov and Sastre was supposed to lead Geox to World Tour. They failed, and now the team has no future.
On other team news: The Kazakh government, main sponsor of Astana, announced that the team is going to change their strategy dramatically. After the top riders Ventoso, Kiserlovski and above all national icon Alexandre Vinokourov decided to leave the team after this season and no adequate substitution could be signed, they will voluntarily give up their World Tour spot. The prominent cyan jersey will be seen next year again, though, as team will continue to exist but rather concentrate on develop and foster young Kazakh talents. Riders with higher ambitions are free to go.
Vinokourov's leaving was probably the main reason that Astana didn't see any possibility to remain in World Tour.
I don't know what prompted the organisation to classify this stage as hilly. For the first part, that may fit, but the last ascent, at least on the paper, looks like a veritable mountain top finish. There should be some notable time gaps today.
Dominik's Pre-Race Comment
Another very tough stage. Luckily not as long as yesterday which is why we'll try to send someone into the break, preferably Marcato or Caruso. On the last ascent, we'll try our best, as always: Nibali might aim for another stage win, the rest of us will support him and then ride for themselves as best as possible.
Live Ticker
Km 3:
Damiano Caruso follows Joost Posthuma and attacks.
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Km 15:
Twelve men found themselves a minute in front of the pack but more riders are attacking.
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Km 20:
And so everything is back together.
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Km 28:
But he tried it again and now, on the first climb, he leads with three minutes to the pack. With him is FDJ's Mourey, a bigger group is behind them.
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Km 49:
Over the top of the first climb, four riders caught up with the leading duo. No one cares for the mountain points.
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Km 88:
Since the first mountain, the advance of the group was pretty constant between 8 and 9 minutes. Now, between the second and the third climb, the pack slowly increases the pace.
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Km 116:
The pace starts to thin out. Only 80 riders are left before the second to last climb. All major riders are present.
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Km 143:
Despite having Caruso in a good position up in front, Liquigas increases the pace now on the penultimate ascent. Many GC rivals are in bad positions in the last part of the field and this could be a good chance to gain some time on them.
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Km 161:
The move wasn't successful. All GC contenders are among the 55 riders that enter the last 20 kms together. The last four escapees around Caruso are only a minute in front.
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Km 165:
GC's 8th, Cristophe Le Mevel, tries an early attack.
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Km 173:
But soon, no rider is left in front of the pack. 13 kilometers to go.
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Km 174:
Now Rodriguez goes and Anton follows! That could become really dangerous. Sagan immediatly starts the chase.
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Km 176:
Under the pace of Szmyd and Nibali, the first group of chasers thins out. Sagan and Nerz fall back but Nerz looks quite relaxed and rides at his own pace. Rodriguez and Anton are already a minute in front but almost 10 kms are yet to go.
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Km 178:
Nibali simply rides away! He looks great. Kessiakoff attacked along with him, Valverde tries to come from behind.
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Km 178:
Nerz leads a group including Sagan and Szmyd but while Nerz looks pretty good, the other two are very tired.
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Km 180:
With 6 kms to go, Nibali reached the leading duo followed by Kessiakoff and Valverde. Sanchez follows in a group a minute behind. It looks good for Nibali.
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Km 182:
Nibali continues to pace and Anton can't follow anymore! What a demonstration!
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Km 182:
Nerz (16th) is in a group with Ruijgh (17th), Kern (19th) and De Weert (20th), his direct rivals. He looks quite good at the moment and could fight for a Top 15 today.
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Km 185:
The sprint starts and Nibali pulls away! Will this be his second stage win in a row?
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Km 185:
Behind him, Nerz attacks his companions...
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Km 186:
Nibali wins indeed and gains a whole lot of time: + 26' on Rodriguez, + 1'06 on Anton, + 1'35 on Valverde, who finishes seventh, and even + 2'09 on Samuel Sanchez!
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Km 186:
Nerz finishes on a fantastic 13th place behind Matthias Frank. He gains almost two minutes on Peter Sagan and increases his chances on white!
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
5h45'14
2
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 26
3
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
+ 1'06
4
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
+ 1'35
5
Christophe Le Mével
Team Europcar
s.t.
6
Juan José Cobo
Geox - TMC
s.t.
7
Alejandro Valverde
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
8
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'09
9
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 2'18
10
Ezequiel Mosquera
Movistar Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
+ 2'41
12
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'14
13
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
14
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 3'39
15
Rob Ruijgh
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
16
Kevin De Weert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Tiago Machado
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
18
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'21
19
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
s.t.
20
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
s.t.
21
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
s.t.
22
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
23
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
+ 5'02
24
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
25
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 5'47
26
Riccardo Riccò
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
28
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
29
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
30
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
32
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
33
Jérôme Pineau
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
34
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
s.t.
35
Daniel Navarro
Movistar Team
s.t.
36
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
37
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
38
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
+ 6'58
39
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 7'10
40
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 8'18
41
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
+ 8'26
42
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
43
Carlos Sastre
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
44
Marcel Wyss
Geox - TMC
s.t.
45
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
46
Mathieu Sprick
Skil - Shimano
+ 9'15
47
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
s.t.
48
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
49
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
50
Marc De Maar
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
51
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
52
Óscar Sevilla
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
53
Oliver Zaugg
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
54
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 9'31
55
Richie Porte
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 10'39
56
Alexandr Kolobnev
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 11'09
57
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
s.t.
58
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 11'54
59
Rui Costa
Caja Rural
+ 12'35
60
Gustavo César Veloso
Caja Rural
s.t.
61
Tadej Valjavec
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
62
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 12'47
63
Yaroslav Popovych
Unicef - Oracle
+ 12'54
64
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
+ 14'08
65
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 14'45
66
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - ISD
+ 15'35
67
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
68
Wim Van Huffel
FDJ
s.t.
69
Marcus Gerber
BMC Racing Team
+ 16'09
70
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Geox - TMC
+ 16'27
71
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 18'00
72
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 18'37
73
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
s.t.
74
José Belda
Movistar Team
s.t.
75
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
76
Anders Lund
Leopard Trek
s.t.
77
Maxim Belkov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
79
Francis Mourey
FDJ
+ 19'25
80
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 19'41
81
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
83
Stefan Schumacher
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
84
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
+ 20'14
85
Dimitriy Muravyev
Unicef - Oracle
+ 20'32
86
Matthias Kessler
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
87
Jérôme Coppel
Movistar Team
+ 21'03
88
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Jens Voigt
Leopard Trek
+ 22'42
90
Bernardo Zanchi
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 23'19
92
Yukihiro Doi
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
93
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 23'31
94
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
+ 25'10
95
Peter Velits
Team T-Mobile
+ 25'18
96
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
97
Simon Gerrans
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
98
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
99
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 25'52
100
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 26'54
101
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
+ 27'20
102
Rubén Reig
Caja Rural
s.t.
103
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 28'25
104
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
+ 29'07
105
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
+ 29'32
106
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
107
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 30'30
108
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 30'39
109
Marco Marcato
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 31'51
110
Arturo Mora
Caja Rural
+ 32'34
111
Gatis Smukulis
Team T-Mobile
+ 32'48
112
Xavier Florencio
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
113
Stuart O'Grady
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
114
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
116
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
117
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 33'43
118
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
119
Harald Morscher
Leopard Trek
s.t.
120
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
+ 34'34
121
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
+ 35'37
122
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
123
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
+ 38'19
124
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 38'34
125
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 39'41
126
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
127
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 40'22
128
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 40'57
129
Steve Chainel
FDJ
s.t.
130
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
131
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Katusha Team
s.t.
132
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 41'27
133
Bert Grabsch
Team T-Mobile
+ 41'47
134
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
135
Sebastian Lang
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 41'57
136
Allan Davis
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 42'20
137
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
+ 42'48
138
Wesley Sulzberger
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 43'51
139
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
+ 44'16
140
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
141
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
142
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
143
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
144
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
145
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
s.t.
146
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
147
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
148
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
149
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
150
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
s.t.
151
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
152
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
+ 46'58
153
Greg Van Avermaet
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 47'18
154
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 48'01
155
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
s.t.
156
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
+ 48'31
157
Jochen Summer
Leopard Trek
s.t.
158
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 49'05
159
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 49'38
160
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
161
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
162
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
163
Caleb Fairly
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
164
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
165
Bruno Ferro
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
Classifications
Overall
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
47h08'15
2
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'12
3
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 5'14
4
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
+ 6'40
5
Alejandro Valverde
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
6
Juan José Cobo
Geox - TMC
+ 7'53
7
Christophe Le Mével
Team Europcar
+ 9'57
8
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
+ 10'33
9
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 10'48
10
Ezequiel Mosquera
Movistar Team
+ 13'26
Spoiler
11
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 13'46
12
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
+ 14'52
13
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 16'12
14
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 16'48
15
Rob Ruijgh
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 17'18
16
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 17'29
17
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 17'38
18
Kevin De Weert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 17'50
19
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
+ 18'08
20
Tiago Machado
Unicef - Oracle
+ 18'20
21
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
22
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 18'42
23
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
+ 20'59
24
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
+ 22'35
25
Oliver Zaugg
Skil - Shimano
+ 25'18
26
Daniel Navarro
Movistar Team
+ 25'23
27
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 25'43
28
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 27'50
29
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 28'06
30
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
+ 28'30
31
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 28'33
32
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 29'24
33
Jérôme Pineau
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 29'56
34
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 30'13
35
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
+ 30'58
36
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
+ 33'06
37
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
+ 33'08
38
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
+ 33'29
39
Alexandr Kolobnev
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 33'36
40
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 34'20
41
Riccardo Riccò
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 34'27
42
Rui Costa
Caja Rural
+ 35'01
43
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 35'44
44
Mathieu Sprick
Skil - Shimano
+ 36'35
45
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
+ 37'20
46
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 38'06
47
Tadej Valjavec
Lampre - ISD
+ 40'15
48
Gustavo César Veloso
Caja Rural
+ 40'40
49
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 40'57
50
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 42'40
51
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 44'06
52
Yaroslav Popovych
Unicef - Oracle
+ 46'26
53
Stefan Schumacher
Team T-Mobile
+ 46'31
54
Marc De Maar
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 46'55
55
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 47'22
56
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Unicef - Oracle
+ 47'37
57
Richie Porte
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 49'23
58
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
+ 50'18
59
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
+ 50'43
60
Peter Velits
Team T-Mobile
+ 51'42
61
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
+ 51'46
62
Óscar Sevilla
Unicef - Oracle
+ 51'56
63
Wim Van Huffel
FDJ
+ 51'57
64
Anders Lund
Leopard Trek
+ 52'38
65
Marcel Wyss
Geox - TMC
+ 52'40
66
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
+ 54'29
67
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 54'51
68
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 55'40
69
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
+ 55'52
70
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 57'30
71
Jens Voigt
Leopard Trek
+ 57'57
72
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Geox - TMC
+ 58'48
73
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h00'02
74
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h00'16
75
Yukihiro Doi
Skil - Shimano
+ 1h00'20
76
José Belda
Movistar Team
+ 1h00'52
77
Simon Gerrans
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h01'23
78
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 1h03'11
79
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h03'45
80
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h04'08
81
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h04'37
82
Jérôme Coppel
Movistar Team
+ 1h07'14
83
Matthias Kessler
Team T-Mobile
+ 1h07'34
84
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h08'01
85
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h08'34
86
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h09'10
87
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h09'54
88
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h11'39
89
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h11'47
90
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 1h13'16
91
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h13'19
92
Maxim Belkov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h14'38
93
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h15'09
94
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h15'57
95
Carlos Sastre
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h16'19
96
Francis Mourey
FDJ
+ 1h18'52
97
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h21'37
98
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h23'19
99
Allan Davis
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h24'42
100
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h25'55
101
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 1h26'08
102
Gatis Smukulis
Team T-Mobile
+ 1h26'45
103
Marco Marcato
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h27'08
104
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
+ 1h27'23
105
Xavier Florencio
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h31'21
106
Bernardo Zanchi
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h33'10
107
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
+ 1h35'57
108
Stuart O'Grady
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h36'04
109
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h36'39
110
Dimitriy Muravyev
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h38'16
111
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
+ 1h38'28
112
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
+ 1h38'40
113
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h38'43
114
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h38'48
115
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h39'29
116
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
+ 1h39'45
117
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h41'09
118
Harald Morscher
Leopard Trek
+ 1h41'46
119
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h42'04
120
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
+ 1h43'24
121
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 1h43'57
122
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h44'25
123
Arturo Mora
Caja Rural
+ 1h45'34
124
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h46'47
125
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h47'04
126
Marcus Gerber
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h47'48
127
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h48'47
128
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 1h50'16
129
Greg Van Avermaet
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h50'57
130
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h52'21
131
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
+ 1h52'29
132
Bert Grabsch
Team T-Mobile
+ 1h53'08
133
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h53'14
134
Rubén Reig
Caja Rural
+ 1h54'09
135
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h54'38
136
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h56'49
137
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h57'54
138
Wesley Sulzberger
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h58'31
139
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h59'54
140
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
+ 2h00'33
141
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
+ 2h03'15
142
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 2h03'38
143
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h05'49
144
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
+ 2h06'20
145
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 2h07'28
146
Caleb Fairly
Team T-Mobile
+ 2h07'57
147
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h08'35
148
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
+ 2h09'03
149
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h09'10
150
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h11'18
151
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Katusha Team
+ 2h12'49
152
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 2h13'51
153
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h15'48
154
Steve Chainel
FDJ
+ 2h18'08
155
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
+ 2h30'37
156
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h35'22
157
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h37'06
158
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
+ 2h39'33
159
Sebastian Lang
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 2h42'36
160
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
+ 2h49'35
161
Jochen Summer
Leopard Trek
+ 3h00'21
162
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 3h02'25
163
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
+ 3h08'02
164
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 3h08'46
165
Bruno Ferro
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3h23'30
Points
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
117
2
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
102
3
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
78
4
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
57
5
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
56
Mountain
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
70
2
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
61
3
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
44
4
Óscar Sevilla
Unicef - Oracle
43
5
Marcus Gerber
BMC Racing Team
35
Young Riders
1
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
47h24'27
2
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 36
3
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
+ 6'23
4
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
+ 12'18
5
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 12'21
Teams
1
Liquigas - Cannondale
141h51'01
2
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 14'44
3
Katusha Team
+ 15'12
4
Geox - TMC
+ 17'31
5
Unicef - Oracle
+ 22'36
Dominik's Comment
Wow! What a day! Fantastic! This might well have been my best climbing performance ever. Luckily, and in contrary to Sylverster and Peter, I didn't have to do any work and I could simply climb at my own pace. I fell back a little earlier but afterwards, I overtook rider after rider and even had enough energy left to attack at the end.
For the team, the day was great mostly because of Vincenzo. What this guy is doing at the moment is sheer superhuman! No one seems to stand a chance, although he said to me that today he felt as good as almost never before. And he really made the most of it. He has more than five minutes on Sanchez and Rodriguez now. After half of the race he already has it more or less in his bag.
As for my private duell with my friend Peter, I showed him today who's the better climber ;-) I am only 36 second behind him now, so white is a realistic goal again.
I'd also like to draw your attention to the team classification. We constantly are the best team here and lead already with almost a quarter hour to Euskaltel, who at least on the paper are a really strong team. I'm very proud of what we are doing here at the moment.
Tomorrow's a flat stage so it should be a calm day for me. Greetings,
This Vuelta should be decided by now, great ride by Nibali. And not to forget Dominik, excellent climbing (although you had the luck not to do hard work for Nibali). White is within reach!!
One of the very few really flat stages of this Vuelta. We would normally expect a bunch sprint here but it wouldn't be the first time that a breakaway came through during this Vuelta.
Dominik's Pre-Race Comment
We want a rider in the break today. Especially with the hills midway through the stage and considering the first few stages of the Vuelta, a breakaway win is anything but impossible. If it comes down to a sprint, we'll try our best with Peter and Mauro.
Live Ticker
Km 13:
The first attackers have a hard time since Movistar and Vacansoleil are chasing.
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Km 28:
Marcato waited until everyone got caught again and now follows Gaetanis Smukulis. Valery Buts attacks as well.
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Km 66:
17 riders are split in several groups in front of the pack but even the last of these groups has more than four minutes on the pack.
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Km 87:
All those riders came together at the first mountain sprint and are five and a half minutes in front of the pack. Prominent names are the national champions Chainel, Bazayev and Martens as well as O'Grady and Posthuma.
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Km 119:
Vacansoleil, Movistar and Unicef are chasing the break down. The Americans even send Valverde to the front – but for who? They have no sprinter at all? Their work has an impact, though, with 28 kms, the break is only two minutes away.
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Km 136:
But the escapees fight hard! Under the 10 kms banner, they're still a bit more than a minute in front! Geox and Garmin are chasing, Liquigas keep calm.
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Km 138:
Strange enough, the pack slowed down a lot. Serguei Ivanov attacks.
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Km 144:
Marcato is in a good position as the sprint for the win starts. De la Parte leads in front of Posthuma.
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Km 146:
Marcato can't overtake De la Parte. On the left, Barry has a good speed with Gaudin on his wheel.
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Km 147:
But it's Paul Martens who takes the win, eventually pretty easily. Buts finishes second while Marcato has a fantastic late punch and comes in fourth, his third Top 5 from a breakaway, amazing!
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Km 147:
Finetto wins the bunch sprint in front of world champion Allan Davis. But in the end, it doesn't even matter.
1
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
3h39'53
2
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
3
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
4
Marco Marcato
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
5
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
s.t.
6
Gatis Smukulis
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
7
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
9
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
s.t.
10
Stuart O'Grady
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
13
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
14
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
s.t.
15
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
16
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
17
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
18
Steve Chainel
FDJ
s.t.
19
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'41
20
Allan Davis
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
21
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
22
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Stefan Schumacher
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
24
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
25
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
26
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
27
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
28
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
29
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
30
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
31
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
32
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
33
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
34
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
35
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
37
Gustavo César Veloso
Caja Rural
s.t.
38
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
39
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
s.t.
40
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Peter Velits
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
42
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
43
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Geox - TMC
s.t.
44
Mathieu Sprick
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
45
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
46
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
47
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
s.t.
48
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
49
Caleb Fairly
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
50
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
51
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
52
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
53
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
54
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
55
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
56
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Katusha Team
s.t.
57
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
59
Jérôme Pineau
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Carlos Sastre
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
61
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
62
Marcel Wyss
Geox - TMC
s.t.
63
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
64
Jens Voigt
Leopard Trek
s.t.
65
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
s.t.
66
Alejandro Valverde
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
67
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
69
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
s.t.
70
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
s.t.
71
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
72
Rob Ruijgh
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
73
Marc De Maar
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
75
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
76
Xavier Florencio
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
77
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
78
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
79
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
80
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
81
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
82
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
s.t.
83
Christophe Le Mével
Team Europcar
s.t.
84
Óscar Sevilla
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
85
Anthony Roux
FDJ
s.t.
86
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
87
Greg Van Avermaet
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
s.t.
89
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
s.t.
90
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
s.t.
91
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
92
Juan José Cobo
Geox - TMC
s.t.
93
Rui Costa
Caja Rural
s.t.
94
Wesley Sulzberger
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
95
Jérôme Coppel
Movistar Team
s.t.
96
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
98
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
99
Wim Van Huffel
FDJ
s.t.
100
Ezequiel Mosquera
Movistar Team
s.t.
101
Yaroslav Popovych
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
102
Matthias Kessler
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
103
Dimitriy Muravyev
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
104
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
105
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
106
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
107
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
108
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
109
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
s.t.
110
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
111
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
s.t.
112
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
s.t.
113
Riccardo Riccò
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
114
Simon Gerrans
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
115
Yukihiro Doi
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
116
Tiago Machado
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
117
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
118
Arturo Mora
Caja Rural
s.t.
119
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
120
Bert Grabsch
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
121
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
122
Oliver Zaugg
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
123
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
124
Alexandr Kolobnev
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
125
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
126
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
s.t.
127
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
128
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
129
Kevin De Weert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
130
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
131
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
132
José Belda
Movistar Team
s.t.
133
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
s.t.
134
Richie Porte
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
135
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
s.t.
136
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
137
Anders Lund
Leopard Trek
s.t.
138
Daniel Navarro
Movistar Team
s.t.
139
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
140
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
141
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
s.t.
142
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
143
Bernardo Zanchi
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
144
Francis Mourey
FDJ
s.t.
145
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
146
Tadej Valjavec
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
147
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
148
Maxim Belkov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
149
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
150
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
151
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
152
Harald Morscher
Leopard Trek
s.t.
153
Sebastian Lang
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
154
Rubén Reig
Caja Rural
s.t.
155
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
156
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 4'54
157
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
158
Marcus Gerber
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
159
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
+ 8'21
160
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
161
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
s.t.
162
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
163
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
164
Jochen Summer
Leopard Trek
+ 8'59
165
Bruno Ferro
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 11'36
Classifications
Overall
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
50h49'49
2
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'12
3
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 5'14
4
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
+ 6'40
5
Alejandro Valverde
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
6
Juan José Cobo
Geox - TMC
+ 7'53
7
Christophe Le Mével
Team Europcar
+ 9'57
8
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
+ 10'33
9
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 10'48
10
Ezequiel Mosquera
Movistar Team
+ 13'26
Spoiler
11
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 13'46
12
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
+ 14'52
13
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 16'12
14
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 16'48
15
Rob Ruijgh
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 17'18
16
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 17'29
17
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 17'38
18
Kevin De Weert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 17'50
19
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
+ 18'08
20
Tiago Machado
Unicef - Oracle
+ 18'20
21
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
22
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 18'42
23
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
+ 20'59
24
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
+ 22'35
25
Oliver Zaugg
Skil - Shimano
+ 25'18
26
Daniel Navarro
Movistar Team
+ 25'23
27
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 25'43
28
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 27'50
29
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 28'06
30
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
+ 28'30
31
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 28'33
32
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 29'24
33
Jérôme Pineau
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 29'56
34
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 30'13
35
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
+ 30'58
36
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
+ 33'06
37
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
+ 33'08
38
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
+ 33'29
39
Alexandr Kolobnev
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 33'36
40
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 34'20
41
Riccardo Riccò
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 34'27
42
Rui Costa
Caja Rural
+ 35'01
43
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 35'44
44
Mathieu Sprick
Skil - Shimano
+ 36'35
45
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
+ 37'20
46
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 38'06
47
Tadej Valjavec
Lampre - ISD
+ 40'15
48
Gustavo César Veloso
Caja Rural
+ 40'40
49
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 40'57
50
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 42'40
51
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 44'06
52
Yaroslav Popovych
Unicef - Oracle
+ 46'26
53
Stefan Schumacher
Team T-Mobile
+ 46'31
54
Marc De Maar
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 46'55
55
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 47'22
56
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Unicef - Oracle
+ 47'37
57
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
+ 49'02
58
Richie Porte
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 49'23
59
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
+ 49'59
60
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
+ 50'18
61
Peter Velits
Team T-Mobile
+ 51'42
62
Óscar Sevilla
Unicef - Oracle
+ 51'56
63
Wim Van Huffel
FDJ
+ 51'57
64
Anders Lund
Leopard Trek
+ 52'38
65
Marcel Wyss
Geox - TMC
+ 52'40
66
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
+ 54'29
67
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 54'51
68
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 55'40
69
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 55'49
70
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
+ 55'52
71
Jens Voigt
Leopard Trek
+ 57'57
72
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 58'35
73
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Geox - TMC
+ 58'48
74
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h00'02
75
Yukihiro Doi
Skil - Shimano
+ 1h00'20
76
José Belda
Movistar Team
+ 1h00'52
77
Simon Gerrans
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h01'23
78
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h02'09
79
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 1h03'11
80
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h03'45
81
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h04'37
82
Jérôme Coppel
Movistar Team
+ 1h07'14
83
Matthias Kessler
Team T-Mobile
+ 1h07'34
84
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h08'01
85
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h08'34
86
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h09'10
87
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h09'34
88
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h09'54
89
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 1h13'16
90
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h13'19
91
Maxim Belkov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h14'38
92
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h15'57
93
Carlos Sastre
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h16'19
94
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h18'22
95
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h18'27
96
Francis Mourey
FDJ
+ 1h18'52
97
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h21'37
98
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h23'19
99
Allan Davis
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h24'42
100
Gatis Smukulis
Team T-Mobile
+ 1h24'56
101
Marco Marcato
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h25'23
102
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
+ 1h25'34
103
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h25'55
104
Xavier Florencio
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h31'21
105
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 1h32'48
106
Bernardo Zanchi
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h33'10
107
Stuart O'Grady
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h34'23
108
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h34'58
109
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
+ 1h35'57
110
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h37'48
111
Dimitriy Muravyev
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h38'16
112
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
+ 1h38'28
113
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
+ 1h38'40
114
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h38'43
115
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h38'48
116
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h39'28
117
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
+ 1h39'45
118
Harald Morscher
Leopard Trek
+ 1h41'46
119
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
+ 1h43'24
120
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 1h43'57
121
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h44'25
122
Arturo Mora
Caja Rural
+ 1h45'34
123
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h47'04
124
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h48'44
125
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h48'47
126
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 1h50'16
127
Greg Van Avermaet
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h50'57
128
Marcus Gerber
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h51'01
129
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h52'21
130
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
+ 1h52'29
131
Bert Grabsch
Team T-Mobile
+ 1h53'08
132
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h53'14
133
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h53'27
134
Rubén Reig
Caja Rural
+ 1h54'09
135
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h54'38
136
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h56'49
137
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h57'54
138
Wesley Sulzberger
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h58'31
139
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h59'54
140
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
+ 2h00'33
141
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 2h01'57
142
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
+ 2h04'39
143
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h05'49
144
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 2h07'28
145
Caleb Fairly
Team T-Mobile
+ 2h07'57
146
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h08'35
147
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
+ 2h09'03
148
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h09'10
149
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
+ 2h09'55
150
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h11'18
151
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 2h12'02
152
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Katusha Team
+ 2h12'49
153
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h15'48
154
Steve Chainel
FDJ
+ 2h16'27
155
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
+ 2h30'37
156
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h33'41
157
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h37'06
158
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
+ 2h39'33
159
Sebastian Lang
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 2h42'36
160
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
+ 2h52'48
161
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 3h02'25
162
Jochen Summer
Leopard Trek
+ 3h07'39
163
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
+ 3h08'02
164
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 3h08'46
165
Bruno Ferro
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3h33'25
Points
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
117
2
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
102
3
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
78
4
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
57
5
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
56
Mountain
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
70
2
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
61
3
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
44
4
Óscar Sevilla
Unicef - Oracle
43
5
Marcus Gerber
BMC Racing Team
35
Young Riders
1
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
51h06'01
2
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 36
3
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
+ 6'23
4
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
+ 12'18
5
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 12'21
Teams
1
Liquigas - Cannondale
152h54'02
2
Katusha Team
+ 15'12
3
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 16'25
4
Geox - TMC
+ 19'12
5
Unicef - Oracle
+ 24'17
Dominik's Comment
Another pretty decent day for us. Once again, we, or to be more precise, Marco Marcato, made the jump into the right break and again, he finished it very nicely. Fourth is a good result on this stage for our team.
The bunch sprint was won by Mauro, but well, for 19th spot no one cared. We took it easy in the peloton, and were surprised that the other teams did so as well. There aren't many sprint stages in this race...
But anyway, tomorrow's another flat/hilly stage, maybe something for Peter. See you,
