Stage 6
Almost all the riders in front of me in the GC can't time trial well so I have a great chance to move up some positions. My biggest challenge would be limiting my losses to Kreuziger to less than 8 seconds. If so then I have a great shot at taking the U25 jersey. I was happy with my performance as I finished in 7th, the exact same time as Kreuziger.
Wiggins wasn't on the best of form so he could only manage a 5th place finish.
Karpets could only finish 4th despite being one of the favorites. He has shown that he isn't on form yet.
Stijn Devolder showed off his new colors and finished in 3rd place for Liquigas.
Stef Clement was obviously on form because he finished 2nd, only 2 seconds behind the stage winner.
No surprises at Leipheimer takes the win and jumps all the way to first place.
I manage to move all the way to 5th place overall while Scarponi is barely holding off Cunego for 3nd place overall.
Stage
1 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team 24'04
2 Stef Clement Rabobank + 2
3 Stijn Devolder Liquigas + 6
4 Vladimir Karpets Team Katusha + 10
5 Bradley Wiggins Garmin - Slipstream + 14
6 Vasil Kiryienka Caisse d'Epargne + 16
7 Daniel Martin Garmin - Slipstream + 17
8 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas s.t.
9 Michiel Elijzen Rabobank CT + 19
10 Damiano Cunego Lampre - N.G.C + 22
11 David Millar Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
12 Marco Pinotti Team Columbia - High Road + 24
13 Enrico Gasparotto Astana Cycling Team + 26
14 Dmytro Grabovskyy ISD + 27
15 Tom Boonen Rabobank s.t.
16 Carlos Barredo Quick·Step + 31
17 Manuel Quinziato Liquigas s.t.
18 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre - N.G.C + 33
19 Leif Hoste Team Columbia - High Road + 35
20 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 38
21 Christian Meier Garmin - Slipstream + 39
22 Alexander Kvachuk ISD + 43
23 Kim Kirchen Liquigas + 49
24 Michele Scarponi Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
25 Boris Shpilevski Fuji - Servetto s.t.
26 Michael Schär Astana Cycling Team + 51
27 Jens Voigt Team Saxo Bank s.t.
28 Nick Nuyens Team Saxo Bank + 52
29 George Hincapie Team Columbia - High Road + 53
30 Jakob Fuglsang Team Saxo Bank + 54
GC
1 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team 20h01'11
2 Michele Scarponi Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 3
3 Damiano Cunego Lampre - N.G.C + 4
4 Carlos Barredo Quick·Step + 13
5 Daniel Martin Garmin - Slipstream + 17
6 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 25
7 Eros Capecchi Fuji - Servetto + 27
8 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 38
9 Dani Moreno Caisse d'Epargne + 49
10 Pierre Rolland Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 1'00
11 Michele Gaia CSF Group - Navigare + 1'04
12 Stijn Devolder Liquigas + 1'10
13 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 1'11
14 Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia - High Road + 1'18
15 Jackson Rodríguez Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 1'19
16 Franco Pellizotti Quick·Step + 1'23
17 Vasil Kiryienka Caisse d'Epargne + 1'28
18 Jakob Fuglsang Team Saxo Bank + 1'34
19 Robert Kiserlovski Fuji - Servetto + 1'38
20 Kim Kirchen Liquigas + 1'45
21 Dario Cataldo Fuji - Servetto + 1'46
22 Pieter Jacobs Silence - Lotto + 2'02
23 Mauricio Soler Barloworld s.t.
24 Stef Clement Rabobank + 2'10
25 Vladimir Karpets Team Katusha s.t.
26 David De la Fuente Caisse d'Epargne + 2'18
27 Enrico Zen LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 2'29
28 Enrico Gasparotto Astana Cycling Team + 2'34
29 Marco Marzano Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
30 Gorka Verdugo Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'36
then when I get back I restart school so the story could really slow down then. but until tuesday, expect frequent updates. Now im off to bed.
