@welker3257, Marcovdw, Jesleyh: He will try his best.
@The Hobbit: Form points last through the next update. So in this case, the next three stages. That mountain stage is going to be a bit tougher since you guys gave him all TT form. But, I like a challenge.
@Ian Butler: Yeah they are a bit longer, but I don't want to have one stage per report. If I did that we would waste two season reporting a GT. So, I'm going to do my best to combine stage where necessary. Expect report stages to be a bit longer, but I going to try and keep the "blogging" stuff shorter to give my reports some balance. Then again 4 stages in a episode was a bit much. That will probably be my max.
Three stages left in the Amgen Tour of California,
the only thing I have left to fight for is the polka dot jersey.
--- *** --- *** --- *** ---
But first is a 36km ITT on some very familiar roads.
I've come a long way since I was jumping into start-houses
without matching equipment. Man, I look good.
I was riding good too! I hit the line for 3rd best at the time
and I'm the fastest finisher on the team. Take that Christopher Baldwin.
But I continued to slip down the standings as the day went on, finishing 38th.
Peter Sagan expanded his GC lead on Daniel Martin.
But Garmin gets the stage win with Rohan Dennis.
1
Rohan Dennis
Garmin - Sharp
57'35
2
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
+ 10
3
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 48
4
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 55
5
Sergey Chernetskiy
Katusha Team
+ 56
Spoiler
6
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 1'04
7
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1'09
8
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 1'12
9
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1'15
10
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1'17
11
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
+ 1'22
12
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1'36
13
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
14
Lawson Craddock
Bontrager Cycling Team
+ 1'43
15
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1'58
16
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'01
17
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 2'05
18
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2'13
19
Christian Meier
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2'19
20
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'21
21
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
22
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
23
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2'22
24
Alex Rasmussen
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2'23
25
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2'24
26
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
27
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2'26
28
Nathan Brown
Bontrager Cycling Team
+ 2'27
29
Francisco Mancebo
5-Hour Energy
+ 2'29
30
Sam Bewley
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2'31
31
Tom Zirbel
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 2'33
32
Laurent Didier
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2'37
33
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2'38
34
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
35
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'40
36
Markel Irizar
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2'43
37
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
38
Travis Newton
Bissell Cycling
+ 2'44
39
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'50
40
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
41
Janier Acevedo
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 2'51
42
Nathaniel English
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
43
Nathan Haas
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2'52
44
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'55
45
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Sojasun
+ 2'56
46
Jeff Louder
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'58
47
Ken Hanson
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 3'00
48
Scott Zwizanski
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
49
Ángel Vicioso
Katusha Team
+ 3'03
50
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
51
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
+ 3'06
52
James Oram
Bontrager Cycling Team
+ 3'11
53
James Stemper
5-Hour Energy
+ 3'12
54
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 3'13
55
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
56
Philip Mooney
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 3'14
57
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'15
58
Connor O'Leary
Bontrager Cycling Team
+ 3'16
59
Oscar Clark
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 3'17
60
Ben Jacques-Maynes
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 3'18
61
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
s.t.
62
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3'20
63
Stephen Clancy
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
64
Carlos Alzate
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'21
65
Luigi Miletta
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
66
David Williams
5-Hour Energy
+ 3'22
67
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'23
68
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
+ 3'27
69
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
70
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3'28
71
Fred Rodriguez
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
72
Ryan Eastman
Bontrager Cycling Team
+ 3'29
73
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3'30
74
Ruben Companioni
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 3'31
75
Sean Mazich
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
+ 3'32
76
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3'34
77
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'35
78
Christopher Baldwin
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
79
Carter Jones
Bissell Cycling
+ 3'37
80
Branden Russell
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 3'39
81
Alex Hagman
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
82
Michael Friedman
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 3'41
83
Robin Carpenter
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 3'43
84
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
+ 3'44
85
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'48
86
Jesse Anthony
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
87
Jeremy Powers
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
+ 3'50
88
Caleb Fairly
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3'51
89
Juan José Haedo
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 3'56
90
Tanner Putt
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'57
92
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3'59
93
Christopher Williams
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
94
Stefano Borchi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
95
Bradley White
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'01
96
Shawn Milne
5-Hour Energy
+ 4'02
97
Andrei Strelkov
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
98
Joe Eldridge
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 4'04
99
Pierpaolo De Negri
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
100
Demis Aleman
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 4'05
101
Emerson Oronte
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
102
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 4'07
103
Luis Enrique Davila
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
+ 4'08
104
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
s.t.
105
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 4'10
106
Andy Baker
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
107
Robert Sweeting
5-Hour Energy
+ 4'11
108
Mattia Pozzo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
109
Phillip Gaimon
Bissell Cycling
+ 4'12
110
Michael Sherer
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 4'17
111
Eric Young
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 4'18
112
Mitchell Hoke
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 4'30
113
David Lozano
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 4'31
114
Aaron Perry
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 4'32
115
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 4'33
116
Karl Menzies
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'34
117
Tyler Magner
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
118
Eric Schildge
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 4'38
119
Benjamin Wolfe
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
+ 4'39
120
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 4'42
121
Matt Lipscomb
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 4'43
122
Kevin De Mesmaeker
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 4'49
123
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
+ 4'50
124
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'51
125
Raymond Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
+ 4'58
126
James Driscoll
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 5'02
127
Jonathan Patrick McCarty
Bissell Cycling
+ 5'11
128
Michele Merlo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 5'12
129
Julian Kyer
Bissell Cycling
+ 5'14
130
Morgan Schmitt
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
+ 5'18
131
Frank Pipp
Bissell Cycling
+ 5'47
132
Kirk Carlsen
Bissell Cycling
+ 6'11
Since stage 8 doesn't have KoM points,
I need to get into the breakaway today.
I missed the opening attacks, I need to pass at least one guy to get points.
I couldn't do it. Which means I need to stay in the breakaway to try
and get points at the last KoM checkpoint to win the competition.
And I do just that! Drinks all around!
"Travis Newton wins the 2013 Amgen Tour of California King of the Mountains!"
Oh yeah... Daniel Martin won the stage and grab the yellow jersey.
But who really cares about that?
1
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
3h52'38
2
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
+ 22
3
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 33
4
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
+ 50
5
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
+ 1'06
Spoiler
6
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 1'41
7
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
8
Sergey Chernetskiy
Katusha Team
s.t.
9
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2'02
10
Janier Acevedo
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
11
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
12
Rohan Dennis
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2'18
13
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
14
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2'54
15
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3'03
16
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Sojasun
s.t.
17
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
18
Laurent Didier
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 3'18
19
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
20
Jeff Louder
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
21
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
22
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 3'57
23
Lawson Craddock
Bontrager Cycling Team
+ 4'09
24
Francisco Mancebo
5-Hour Energy
+ 4'24
25
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
26
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 4'33
27
Nathan Haas
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
28
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
s.t.
29
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
+ 4'56
30
David Williams
5-Hour Energy
+ 5'07
31
Christian Meier
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 5'32
32
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
33
Travis Newton
Bissell Cycling
+ 6'26
34
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'38
35
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
36
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'09
37
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
39
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 7'30
40
Ángel Vicioso
Katusha Team
s.t.
41
Fred Rodriguez
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
+ 7'39
42
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
43
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
44
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Ken Hanson
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 8'21
46
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
47
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
48
Jonathan Patrick McCarty
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
49
Luis Enrique Davila
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
50
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
51
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
s.t.
52
Mitchell Hoke
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
53
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
54
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
55
Jesse Anthony
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
56
Markel Irizar
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
57
Alex Hagman
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
58
Tom Zirbel
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
59
Luigi Miletta
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
60
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
61
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
62
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
63
Scott Zwizanski
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
64
Stephen Clancy
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
65
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
66
Emerson Oronte
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
67
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
s.t.
68
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
69
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
70
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
71
James Stemper
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
72
Nathan Brown
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Jeremy Powers
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
74
David Lozano
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
75
Ben Jacques-Maynes
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 9'26
76
Carlos Alzate
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 10'04
77
Phillip Gaimon
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
78
Robin Carpenter
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
79
Juan José Haedo
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
80
Eric Schildge
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
81
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
s.t.
82
Caleb Fairly
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
83
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
84
Philip Mooney
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
85
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
86
Nathaniel English
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
87
Branden Russell
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 10'34
88
James Driscoll
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
89
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
91
Raymond Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
92
Eric Young
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
93
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
94
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
95
Alex Rasmussen
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
96
Sam Bewley
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
97
James Oram
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
98
Christopher Williams
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
99
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
100
Stefano Borchi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
101
Christopher Baldwin
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
102
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
103
Bradley White
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
104
Ryan Eastman
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Carter Jones
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
106
Pierpaolo De Negri
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
107
Kirk Carlsen
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
108
Shawn Milne
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
109
Tanner Putt
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Oscar Clark
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
111
Michael Sherer
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
112
Aaron Perry
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
113
Sean Mazich
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
114
Michael Friedman
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
115
Frank Pipp
Bissell Cycling
+ 11'49
116
Julian Kyer
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
117
Demis Aleman
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 14'29
118
Morgan Schmitt
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
119
Mattia Pozzo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
120
Andy Baker
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
121
Connor O'Leary
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
122
Karl Menzies
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
123
Andrei Strelkov
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
124
Benjamin Wolfe
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
125
Tyler Magner
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
126
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
s.t.
127
Robert Sweeting
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
128
Joe Eldridge
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
129
Michele Merlo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
130
Matt Lipscomb
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
131
Kevin De Mesmaeker
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 15'39
132
Ruben Companioni
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 16'41
The victory lap from San Francisco to Santa Rosa.
Then I got a flight back to LA to party with Kyle.
Had a nice chat with Martin before the stage. He started to convince me that I should come to Garmin since my contract is up at the end of season. Hmm...
Nizzolo is the surprise winner by beating Sagan in a traditional sprint stage.
I get dropped and finish 76th (65th overall) but that doesn't matter,
I got this sweet jersey and my first pro accomplishment.
1
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
3h05'35
2
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
3
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
4
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
5
Fred Rodriguez
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
7
Alex Rasmussen
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
8
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
9
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
10
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
11
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
12
Juan José Haedo
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
13
Rohan Dennis
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
14
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
15
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
16
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
s.t.
17
Ken Hanson
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
18
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
19
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
20
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
21
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
22
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
23
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
24
Janier Acevedo
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
25
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
26
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
27
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
28
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
29
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
30
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
32
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
33
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Sojasun
s.t.
34
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
s.t.
35
Laurent Didier
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
36
Sergey Chernetskiy
Katusha Team
s.t.
37
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
38
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
39
Ángel Vicioso
Katusha Team
s.t.
40
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
41
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
42
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
43
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
44
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
45
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
46
Shawn Milne
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
47
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
s.t.
48
Lawson Craddock
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
49
Raymond Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
50
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
51
Francisco Mancebo
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
52
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
53
Nathan Haas
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
54
Sam Bewley
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
55
Frank Pipp
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
56
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
57
David Williams
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
58
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
s.t.
59
Markel Irizar
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
60
Christian Meier
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
61
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
62
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
63
Jeremy Powers
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
64
Ryan Eastman
Bontrager Cycling Team
+ 1'50
65
Tom Zirbel
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
66
Nathan Brown
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Robin Carpenter
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
68
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2'33
69
Michael Friedman
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
70
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
s.t.
71
Mitchell Hoke
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
72
Andrei Strelkov
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
73
Luis Enrique Davila
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
74
Eric Young
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
75
Ben Jacques-Maynes
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
76
Travis Newton
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
77
Emerson Oronte
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
78
Caleb Fairly
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
79
Benjamin Wolfe
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
80
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 5'51
81
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
82
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
83
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
84
Michael Sherer
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
85
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
86
Jeff Louder
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
87
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
88
Tyler Magner
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
89
Carlos Alzate
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Jesse Anthony
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
91
Philip Mooney
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
92
Pierpaolo De Negri
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
93
Nathaniel English
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
94
Scott Zwizanski
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
95
Stephen Clancy
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
96
Tanner Putt
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Mattia Pozzo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
98
Sean Mazich
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
99
Stefano Borchi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
100
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
103
James Oram
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
104
Michele Merlo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
105
Connor O'Leary
Bontrager Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Branden Russell
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
107
Luigi Miletta
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
108
Eric Schildge
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
109
Joe Eldridge
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
110
James Stemper
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
111
Demis Aleman
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
112
Karl Menzies
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
113
James Driscoll
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
114
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
115
Bradley White
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Ruben Companioni
Jamis - Hagens Berman
s.t.
117
David Lozano
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
118
Oscar Clark
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
119
Christopher Williams
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
120
Matt Lipscomb
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
121
Aaron Perry
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
122
Andy Baker
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
123
Kevin De Mesmaeker
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
124
Julian Kyer
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
125
Alex Hagman
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
126
Robert Sweeting
5-Hour Energy
s.t.
127
Morgan Schmitt
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
128
Jonathan Patrick McCarty
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
129
Kirk Carlsen
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
130
Carter Jones
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
131
Christopher Baldwin
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
132
Phillip Gaimon
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
General Classification
1
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
28h49'16
2
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
+ 1'02
3
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1'24
4
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1'40
5
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'27
6
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'35
7
Rohan Dennis
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3'37
8
Sergey Chernetskiy
Katusha Team
+ 3'41
9
Janier Acevedo
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 3'53
10
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 4'10
Spoiler
11
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 4'46
12
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 4'59
13
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 5'43
14
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 5'52
15
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 7'05
16
Laurent Didier
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 7'14
17
Lawson Craddock
Bontrager Cycling Team
+ 7'54
18
Francisco Mancebo
5-Hour Energy
+ 8'28
19
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
+ 8'43
20
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 9'19
21
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Sojasun
+ 9'36
22
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
+ 9'38
23
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 9'43
24
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
+ 10'56
25
Nathan Haas
Garmin - Sharp
+ 11'32
26
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
+ 11'58
27
Christian Meier
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
28
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 12'46
29
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 13'40
30
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
+ 13'46
31
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
+ 14'00
32
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 14'50
33
Fred Rodriguez
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
+ 15'06
34
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 15'29
35
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
36
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 15'39
37
Ken Hanson
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 16'14
38
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
+ 16'36
39
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 16'42
40
Ángel Vicioso
Katusha Team
+ 17'00
41
Markel Irizar
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 17'08
42
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 17'53
43
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 18'02
44
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 18'44
45
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
+ 18'48
46
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 18'55
47
Alex Rasmussen
Garmin - Sharp
+ 19'01
48
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 19'08
49
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
+ 19'18
50
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
+ 19'22
51
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
+ 20'22
52
Nathan Brown
Bontrager Cycling Team
+ 20'44
53
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 20'50
54
David Williams
5-Hour Energy
+ 21'26
55
Raymond Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
+ 21'34
56
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 23'36
57
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
+ 24'07
58
Juan José Haedo
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 24'45
59
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
+ 25'16
60
Sam Bewley
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 25'39
61
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 25'59
62
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
+ 26'21
63
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 27'17
64
Emerson Oronte
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
+ 28'02
65
Travis Newton
Bissell Cycling
+ 28'05
66
Ben Jacques-Maynes
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 28'22
67
Eric Schildge
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 28'51
68
Jeremy Powers
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
+ 29'05
69
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 29'22
70
James Stemper
5-Hour Energy
+ 29'44
71
James Driscoll
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 29'51
72
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 30'44
73
Jesse Anthony
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 31'05
74
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 31'22
75
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 31'46
76
Jeff Louder
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 32'11
77
Nathaniel English
5-Hour Energy
+ 32'56
78
Michael Friedman
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 33'42
79
Tom Zirbel
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 33'59
80
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
+ 34'18
81
Shawn Milne
5-Hour Energy
+ 34'46
82
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 35'08
83
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 36'34
84
Ryan Eastman
Bontrager Cycling Team
+ 36'43
85
Eric Young
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 37'31
86
Philip Mooney
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 37'45
87
Luis Enrique Davila
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
+ 37'59
88
Jonathan Patrick McCarty
Bissell Cycling
+ 38'00
89
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
+ 38'33
90
Mitchell Hoke
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 39'00
91
Carter Jones
Bissell Cycling
+ 39'06
92
Carlos Alzate
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 39'22
93
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 40'41
94
Scott Zwizanski
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 40'48
95
Luigi Miletta
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 41'09
96
Alex Hagman
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
+ 41'27
97
Phillip Gaimon
Bissell Cycling
+ 42'12
98
Robin Carpenter
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 42'56
99
Pierpaolo De Negri
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 44'28
100
Stephen Clancy
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 44'57
101
Demis Aleman
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 45'31
102
Bradley White
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 45'48
103
Andrei Strelkov
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 45'49
104
David Lozano
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 46'08
105
Oscar Clark
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 47'07
106
Caleb Fairly
Garmin - Sharp
+ 48'37
107
James Oram
Bontrager Cycling Team
+ 48'50
108
Christopher Baldwin
Bissell Cycling
+ 48'58
109
Sean Mazich
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
+ 49'11
110
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 49'20
111
Stefano Borchi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 49'38
112
Kirk Carlsen
Bissell Cycling
+ 49'54
113
Tanner Putt
Bontrager Cycling Team
+ 50'12
114
Michael Sherer
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 51'19
115
Frank Pipp
Bissell Cycling
+ 51'34
116
Ruben Companioni
Jamis - Hagens Berman
+ 51'37
117
Christopher Williams
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 52'01
118
Branden Russell
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 53'17
119
Connor O'Leary
Bontrager Cycling Team
+ 53'50
120
Robert Sweeting
5-Hour Energy
+ 54'45
121
Mattia Pozzo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 55'08
122
Karl Menzies
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 55'56
123
Tyler Magner
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 56'17
124
Matt Lipscomb
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 56'40
125
Aaron Perry
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 57'31
126
Benjamin Wolfe
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
+ 57'43
127
Joe Eldridge
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 1h00'26
128
Andy Baker
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 1h00'32
129
Julian Kyer
Bissell Cycling
+ 1h03'03
130
Michele Merlo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 1h04'36
131
Kevin De Mesmaeker
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 1h07'53
132
Morgan Schmitt
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
+ 1h16'03
King of the Mountain
1
Travis Newton
Bissell Cycling
40
2
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
30
3
Eric Schildge
Jamis - Hagens Berman
30
4
Emerson Oronte
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
30
5
Carlos Alzate
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
28
Spoiler
6
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
20
7
David Williams
5-Hour Energy
19
8
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
16
9
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
16
10
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
16
11
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
14
12
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
14
13
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
12
14
Nathan Brown
Bontrager Cycling Team
12
15
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
12
16
Jeff Louder
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
12
17
Janier Acevedo
Jamis - Hagens Berman
10
18
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
10
19
Carter Jones
Bissell Cycling
10
20
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
9
21
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
8
22
Tom Zirbel
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
8
23
Phillip Gaimon
Bissell Cycling
8
24
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
7
25
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
6
26
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
6
27
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
6
28
James Stemper
5-Hour Energy
6
29
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
5
30
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
5
31
Sergey Chernetskiy
Katusha Team
4
32
Nathan Haas
Garmin - Sharp
4
33
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
4
34
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
4
35
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
2
36
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
2
37
James Driscoll
Jamis - Hagens Berman
2
38
Caleb Fairly
Garmin - Sharp
2
39
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
1
Points
Spoiler
1
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
20
133
2
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
7
81
3
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
25
67
4
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
8
66
5
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
10
57
6
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
14
52
7
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
2
50
8
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
16
41
9
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
0
39
10
Fred Rodriguez
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
12
36
11
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
0
34
12
Janier Acevedo
Jamis - Hagens Berman
0
34
13
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
6
34
14
Rohan Dennis
Garmin - Sharp
3
32
15
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
0
31
16
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
0
31
17
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
0
29
18
Tyler Magner
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
0
28
19
Nathan Brown
Bontrager Cycling Team
4
26
20
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
0
23
21
Sergey Chernetskiy
Katusha Team
0
22
22
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
0
18
23
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
0
18
24
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
0
16
25
Ken Hanson
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
0
16
26
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
0
16
27
Juan José Haedo
Jamis - Hagens Berman
4
15
28
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
0
14
29
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
0
13
30
Alex Rasmussen
Garmin - Sharp
9
12
31
David Williams
5-Hour Energy
0
12
32
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
0
11
33
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
0
10
34
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
0
10
35
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
0
10
36
James Stemper
5-Hour Energy
0
10
37
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
0
10
38
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
0
9
39
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
0
9
40
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
5
9
41
Tom Zirbel
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
0
9
42
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
0
8
43
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
0
6
44
Eric Schildge
Jamis - Hagens Berman
0
6
45
Travis Newton
Bissell Cycling
0
6
46
Robin Carpenter
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
6
6
47
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
0
5
48
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
0
5
49
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
0
4
50
Carter Jones
Bissell Cycling
0
4
51
Carlos Alzate
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
0
4
52
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
0
3
53
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
0
3
54
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
1
3
55
Laurent Didier
RadioShack - Leopard
0
2
56
Lawson Craddock
Bontrager Cycling Team
0
2
57
Raymond Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
0
2
58
Emerson Oronte
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
0
2
59
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
0
2
60
Phillip Gaimon
Bissell Cycling
2
2
I don't really have to explain the EXP points do I. Form drops a point down
to 2 because I have about a month off before my next race.
The next race update will include the first two stages of Tour de Beauce:
Spoiler
My training is now in your hands for the rest of my career.
After each race I can receive both EXP and Form Points.
EXP is a permanent stat gains while Form is temporary (the next race update).
A maximum of 3 EXP and 5 Form can be rewarded after each stage.
After any stage I receive EXP or Form points
you guys get to decided where I put those stat gains to use.
All you have to do is comment on which category you want
1 of the stat gains to go (Ex. Mountain, Sprint, Flat, etc.)
The EXP points are used up first followed by the Form.
Each member can only say one category for themselves.
And it will go until all the points are used up.
If you have any questions about my training, leave a question below.
It looks confusing at first but it's rather simple,
and this will be the only method for me to progress talent wise.
After taking the quick flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles, Kyle picked me up from the airport and we hit the town in his 89' Chevy Camaro.
I kept telling him the team only gave me a few hundreds for my KoM victory,
but he insisted on poppin' a few bottles tonight. It's the L.A. culture I tell you.
How ironic that the first song playing when we stepped into the club was...
"Started from the bottom, now we here..."
What a night we had. My bonus for winning the Tour of California King of the Mountains was spent in less than a hour. I made Kyle pick up the rest of the tab.
But, I like a challenge. 
