The team just have to rest today and get through the stage. David is going to be protected to ensure that he won't loose too much power for the upcomming stages.
It's a stage for the sprinters - So Østergaard will of course be looking for a good wheel to bring him forward to the finish
Stage favourites
P. Lighart
R. Wagner, T. Leezer
A. Vichot, P. Gilbert, C. Vermelfort
The morning break contained 4 riders who were no threat to the GC or the stage due to their weak abilities - Therefore they were under control all day long and was caught before the finish.
Before the sprint started there was a little chaos because of the wide roads, but especially AG2R made a great leadout for their sprinter A. Vichot. Niki Østergaard tried to follow P. Lighart (Rabobank) who was working his way towards the front of the pack
Østergaard following P. Lighart (Rabobank)
As we had 3 km left, Rabobank had made their leadout for P. Lighart beside AG2R's train. Unfortunately for Østergaard, race leader J. Tombak (Onda) had sneaked himself into the wheel of Lighart, leaving Østergaard to take his wheel
The final sprint begins with Østergaard behind the race leader
Unluckily AG2R's train were stronger than Rabobank's and therefore Østergaard was in a bad position in the final sprint. He tried to get past the other riders, but was simply too blocked to do anything
Østergaard unfortunately gets blocked, but tries to get past
AG2R's leadout train was perfectly timed today. Therefore A. Vichot (AG2R) could easily take the win in front of P. Lighart (Rabobank) and P. Gilbert (Omega Pharma)
Vichot takes the win
Results
1
Arthur Vichot
AG2R La Mondiale
2h49'47
2
Pim Ligthart
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
4
Stéphane Bonsergent
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
5
Manuel Belletti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
6
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
7
Robert Wagner
Onda
s.t.
8
Maxime Vantomme
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
9
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Janek Tombak
Onda
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Arnold Jeanneson
FDJ
s.t.
12
Roy Curvers
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Sébastien Hinault
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
14
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Morten Høberg
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
16
Coen Vermeltfoort
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
18
Julien El Fares
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
19
Kristjan Koren
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
20
Rémy Cusin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
21
Jussi Veikkanen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
22
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
23
Jon Pardo
Onda
s.t.
24
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
25
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
26
Simon Gerrans
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
27
Egidijus Juodvalkis
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
28
Wim De Vocht
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
29
Hubert Dupont
FDJ
s.t.
30
Romain Zingle
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
31
Maryan Hary
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
32
Evert Verbist
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
33
Sébastien Delfosse
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
34
Davide Rebellin
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
35
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
36
Jérôme Pineau
Team Europcar
s.t.
37
Ricardo Van der Velde
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Jos Pronk
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Anthony Charteau
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
40
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
42
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
43
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
44
Serge Pauwels
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
45
Niels Brouzes
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
46
Dario Cataldo
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
47
Benny De Schrooder
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
48
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
49
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
50
David Veilleux
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
51
Manuele Caddeo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
52
Anders Lund
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
53
Roberto De Patre
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
54
Benoît Daeninck
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
55
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
s.t.
56
Michael Berling
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
57
Tom Stubbe
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
58
Baptiste Planckaert
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
59
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
60
Hubert Schwab
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
61
Yoann Le Boulanger
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
62
Christian Moberg Jørgensen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
63
Christian Knees
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
64
Mathieu Delaroziere
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
65
Eduardo Gonzalo
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
66
Rasmus Sterebo
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
67
Jérémie Galland
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
68
Nuno Ribeiro
LA - Antarte
s.t.
69
Alberto Morrás
Onda
s.t.
70
Paul Moucheraud
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
71
Vergílio Dos Santos
LA - Antarte
s.t.
72
Jempy Drucker
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
73
Bart De Clercq
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
74
Célio Sousa
Onda
s.t.
75
Bruno Manuel Sepulveda Borges
Onda
s.t.
76
Enrico Magazzini
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
77
Florian Le Corre
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
78
Vytautas Kaupas
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
79
Pierre Cazaux
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
80
Alexei Shchebelin
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
81
Sjef De Wilde
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
82
Andrea Masciarelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
83
Jean-Lou Paiani
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
84
Matthieu Halleguen
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
85
Rudy Rouet
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
86
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
87
Sergio Henao
Onda
s.t.
88
Jesper Mørkøv
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
89
Marcos García
FDJ
s.t.
90
Francis Mourey
FDJ
s.t.
91
Yoann Martin
Team Europcar
s.t.
92
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ
s.t.
93
Richard Garde
Team Europcar
s.t.
94
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
95
Cyrille Monnerais
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
96
Jean-Marc Bideau
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
97
Danail Petrov
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
98
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
99
Nicolas Bazin
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
100
Dmitriy Fofonov
LA - Antarte
s.t.
101
Nadir Haddou
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
102
Filippo Savini
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
103
Jonathan Breyne
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
104
Bruno Silva
LA - Antarte
s.t.
105
Jules Flament
Team Europcar
s.t.
106
Hernâni Brôco
LA - Antarte
s.t.
107
Jonathan Dufrasne
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
108
Christophe Le Mével
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
109
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
110
Daniel Ricardo Díaz
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
111
Grégory Habeaux
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
112
Ronan Racault
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
113
Jean-Marc Marino
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
114
Benjamin Giraud
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
115
Álvaro Marques
Onda
s.t.
116
Jesper Phillipsen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
117
Maxime Méderel
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
118
Arthur López
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
119
Janis Stonis
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
120
Kalle Kriit
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
121
Olivier Bonnaire
FDJ
s.t.
122
Matthieu Boulo
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
123
Dieter Cappelle
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
124
Mathias Graversen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
125
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
126
Yoann Barbas
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
127
Philippe Legrand
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
128
Paul Brousse
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
129
Henrijs Vimba
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
130
Ludovic Hermant
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
131
Martin Vuelta
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
132
Pedro Abreu
LA - Antarte
+ 2'59
133
Guillaume Prost
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
134
Yann Raffin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
135
Ricardo Carvalho
LA - Antarte
+ 3'46
136
Patxi Juanki
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
General Classification
1
Janek Tombak
Onda
5h54'45
2
Alexei Shchebelin
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 8
3
Davide Rebellin
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 12
4
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Saur - Sojasun
+ 20
5
Sébastien Delfosse
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
...
7
David Veilleux
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 20
Sprint Classification
1
Janek Tombak
Onda
31
2
Arthur Vichot
AG2R La Mondiale
25
3
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
21
4
Alexei Shchebelin
Bretagne - Schuller
20
5
Pim Ligthart
Rabobank Cycling Team
20
...
7
David Veilleux
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
14
Mountain Classification
1
Jonathan Breyne
Landbouwkrediet
24
2
David Veilleux
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
20
3
Hernâni Brôco
LA - Antarte
20
4
Paul Moucheraud
Big Mat - Auber 93
16
5
Richard Garde
Team Europcar
16
Young classification
1
Arthur Vichot
AG2R La Mondiale
5h57'23
2
Pim Ligthart
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 8
3
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 20
4
Morten Høberg
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
+ 20
5
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 20
Race evaluation
Our main goal today was to bring David securely to the finish without loosing too much energy - And that did we achieve.
Østergaard seemed to be doing well, but when even a man like Gilbert can be blocked, we can only be happy with Østergaard's achievement today.
Tomorrow is going to be much the same as today.
Edited by andy222c on 15-11-2011 22:43
This is the last stage of the Tour of Qatar. We have had some very decent results and we've even fulfilled our sponsor goal to win a stage.
But we have been disappointed about some of our unsuccesfull leadout trains which havn't worked the way we wanted them to be.
Therefore we are very hungry after a good result on the last and short stage of the race.
Stage favourites
A. Guardini
B. Bozik, J. Rojas
B. Swift, D. Galymzyanov, T. Bos
As usual a morning break got away from the pack. The break contained 9 riders with no one who was a directly threat to the GC.
The most prominent names were A. Txurraka (Euskaltel), I. Wilkinson (Endura) and Y. Arashiro (D'Angelo)
The morning break
Because of the short length of the stage, the breakaway was quickly held under control by the Katusha team who wanted to secure A.Guardini's overall win.
But with 33 km to go, the old Astana rider D.Muravyev stroke away from the pack. He quickly came up to the breakway and soon he drove away from them to go solo
D. Muravyev attacks from the pack
But with 10 km left Muravyev's solo effort was over, because of the extremely fast battle for positions in the pack.
After some struggle, we got our own riders in the positions we wanted them to be in. Therefore we finally could make a working leadout train for Ben Swift
Swift in great position as Muravyev gets caught and Team EnergiFyn - TDC makes a leadout train in the left side of the road
Our train was working very well since we now started to get into the very front, trying to overtake Vacansoleil's position.
From the very front of our sprint train is: G. Bak, J. Bellis, S. O'Grady, M. Finetto and B. Swift
Our leadout train is trying to capture the very front
And finally our leadout train overtook Vacansoleil's position, leaving them to find a new way to get into the front.
Now we had a very good chance of doing something great, because of our perfect position
Team EnergiFyn - TDC alone in the front with 5 km to go
Our train drove really fast, meanwhile our biggest threats were trying to organize themselves.
Race leader A. Guardini's Katusha team therefore tried to get up along with our train, with the overall 3rd, Degenkolb (HTC), in his wheel
Guardini and Degenkolb trying to get to the front
Katusha's train were almost beside us when the sprint started to break free, but unluckily for them Guardini seemed to have trouble following their wheels.
From our own train O'Grady now started to sprint as the first leadout man of our team
The final sprint breaks free
As O'Grady had done his job and Finetto took over, Guardini, Bos and Bozik were still a long way behind
Finetto takes over, while our biggest threats seem a long way of
As we got under the final kilometre banner, Swift went past Finetto alongside with B. Riccio who had been claiming himself to Swift's wheel and T. Bos (Euskaltel) who tried to overtake the front
Swift goes past Finetto
And YES!!! An astonishing performance by the great Ben Swift!
Even though Guardini and also Rojas in the left side of the road, came from behind with a fast speed, Swift had no problem keeping them behind himself - A great win for the team, which is really important for us
Ben Swift wins the 6th and last stage of the Tour of Qatar
Results
1
Ben Swift
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
2h17'36
2
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
3
Andrea Guardini
Katusha Team
s.t.
4
Borut Božic
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
5
Theo Bos
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
6
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
7
John Degenkolb
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
8
Bernardo Riccio
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
9
Roberto Ferrari
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
10
Jimmy Casper
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Mauro Finetto
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
12
Leigh Howard
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
13
Jonas Ljungblad
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
14
Stuart O'Grady
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
15
Nikolai Trussov
Katusha Team
s.t.
16
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
17
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
18
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
19
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
20
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
21
Piet Rooijakkers
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Cândido Barbosa
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
23
Alexandre Blain
Endura Racing
s.t.
24
Koen Barbé
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
25
Travis Meyer
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
26
Juan José Lobato
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
27
Matthew Brammeier
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
28
Allan Davis
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
29
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Alexei Markov
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
31
Jonathan Bellis
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
32
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
33
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
34
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
35
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
s.t.
36
Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
37
Martin Gilbert
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
38
Peter McDonald
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
39
Karsten Kroon
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
41
Pavel Kochetkov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
42
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
43
Rafael Serrano
Movistar Team
s.t.
44
Paul Voss
Endura Racing
s.t.
45
Rony Martias
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
46
Ryan Anderson
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
47
Guillaume Boivin
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
48
Huub Duyn
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
49
Alexander Mironov
Katusha Team
s.t.
50
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
51
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
52
Yannick Talabardon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
53
Remmert Wielinga
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
54
Jonathan Hivert
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
55
Glenn Bak
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
56
Robin Chaigneau
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
57
Marek Rutkiewicz
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
58
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
s.t.
59
Justin Williams
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
60
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
s.t.
61
Jens Mouris
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Yukiya Arashiro
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
63
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
64
Luca Latini
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
65
Taiji Nishitani
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
66
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
67
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
68
Simon Clarke
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
69
Dimitri Champion
Team Europcar
s.t.
70
Yury Trofimov
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
71
Ian Wilkinson
Endura Racing
s.t.
72
Jesus Requiro
Movistar Team
s.t.
73
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
74
Matteo Montaguti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
75
Antonio Olmo
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
76
Vicente García de Mateos
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
77
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
78
Dimitry Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
79
Baden Cooke
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
80
Julien Simon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
81
Egor Silin
Katusha Team
s.t.
82
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
83
Gianluca Mirenda
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
84
Martin Velits
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
85
Christian Kreutzfeldt
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
86
Jack Bauer
Endura Racing
s.t.
87
Andrew Randell
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
88
Bert Grabsch
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
89
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
90
Pablo Iribarren
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
91
Taylor Phinney
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
92
Kirill Baranov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
93
Kazuhiro Mori
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
94
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
95
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
96
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
97
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
98
Brent Bookwalter
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
99
Alexander Zdanov
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
100
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
101
Maarten Tjallingii
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
102
Claudio Cucinotta
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
103
Zakkari Dempster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
104
Julio Alberto Ortiz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
105
Pablo Lastras
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
106
Otavio Didier Bulgarelli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
107
Liam Holohan
Endura Racing
s.t.
108
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
109
Sergio Hernandez
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
110
Americo Novembrini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
111
Yoann Bagot
Team Europcar
s.t.
112
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
113
Miguel Rubiano
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
114
Evan Oliphant
Endura Racing
s.t.
115
Daniel Badajos
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
116
Robert Partridge
Endura Racing
s.t.
117
Cameron Evans
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
118
Nicolas Edet
Team Europcar
s.t.
119
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
120
Luca Ascani
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
121
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
122
Mauro Santambrogio
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
123
Mikhail Antonov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
124
René Mandri
Endura Racing
s.t.
125
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
126
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
127
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
128
Thomas Harris
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
129
Stefan Cohnen
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
130
Tom Thill
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
131
Luca Pierini
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
132
Sergey Firsanov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
133
David Arroyo
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
134
Byron Guama
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
135
Gediminas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
136
Mark Batty
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
137
Joel Zangerle
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
138
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
139
Michael Tronborg
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
140
Svein Tuft
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
141
Luis Mendoza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
142
Jeff Cabrillon
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 2'06
General Classification
1
Andrea Guardini
Katusha Team
15h38'46
2
Ben Swift
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 18
3
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 32
4
John Degenkolb
HTC - FedEx
+ 42
5
Mauro Finetto
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 45
6
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
+ 46
7
Theo Bos
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 48
8
Borut Božic
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 49
9
Yukiya Arashiro
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
10
Paul Voss
Endura Racing
+ 50
Sprint Classification
1
Andrea Guardini
Katusha Team
96
2
Ben Swift
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
82
3
John Degenkolb
HTC - FedEx
59
4
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
55
5
Mauro Finetto
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
52
Young classification
1
Andrea Guardini
Katusha Team
15h38'46
2
John Degenkolb
HTC - FedEx
+ 42
3
Travis Meyer
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 51
4
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 53
5
Tom Thill
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 54
...
11
Christian Kreutzfeldt
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 59
Team classification
1
Movistar Team
s.t.
46h58'56
Race evaluation
We ended this race the best way we could ever have done it. Swift got his second stage win and secured his overall second place in the GC, while we had a very great succes with our leadout train.
There's some very good things which we're taking with us from this race, but also some constructive lessons and learnings - So now we have to celebrate this fantastic win... See ya
This is another stage which look like it could be a mass sprint finish. Therefore we will keep David Veilleux under protection and see if Østergaard can make something in the sprint
Stage favourites
P. Lighart
A. Vichot, T. Leezer
R. Wagner, P. Gilbert, M. Beletti
Today it was a quite big break who got free of the pack, but fortunately the level of the riders weren't very high. But actually one rider we were paying attention to, it was H.Schwab (Wallonie), the really great climber had sneaked himself into the break, who actually could do some serious climbing
The 12 man break with H. Schwab (Wallonie)
Even though the break got almost 7 minutes to the pack, they were caught in the right time. Unfortunately we had to spend some energy helping the other teams.
It came down to a mass sprint finish after a threatfull attack from J. Vanendert (Omega Pharma). Østergaard was a long way back in the moment of confusion, but his teammates C. Kness and S. Vanmarcke helped him up in the front just in time
Østergaard gets to the front just in time
When C. Kness had done his job, Østergaard was now leaved by himself in the back of the sprinters and it seemed almost impossible to reach the front when he decided to follow M. Vantomme (Wallonie), while both Rabobank and AG2R overtook the front
Østergaard in a bad position when the sprint starts
But luckily the riders spread out and Østergaard saw his chance to get to the front when no one seemed to follow yesterdays winner A. Vichot (AG2R). Therefore Østergaard now tried to catch his wheel with about 800 metres to go
Østergaard tries to catch Vichot
Østergaard had now caught the wheel of Vichot and had to try going past him. At this time he was really exhausted after the great speed up to the front while he was now in a provisional 4th place
Østergaard catches Vichot
But as I said before, Østergaard was really exhausted after the great performance and therefore couldn't get past Vichot. But meanwhile M. Belletti (Colango) had timed his sprint perfectly and could take the victory.
If you're thinking: "But where did P. Gilbert went?", then take a look in the results - That man is unbelieveable fast, he just came from nowhere...
M. Belletti wins stage 3 of the race
Results
1
Manuel Belletti
Colnago - CSF Inox
3h12'00
2
Arthur Vichot
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
3
Pim Ligthart
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
5
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
6
Maxime Vantomme
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
7
Janek Tombak
Onda
s.t.
8
Egidijus Juodvalkis
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
9
Stéphane Bonsergent
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
10
Coen Vermeltfoort
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Robert Wagner
Onda
s.t.
13
Sébastien Hinault
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
14
Roy Curvers
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Wim De Vocht
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
16
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
17
Julien El Fares
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
18
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
19
Hubert Dupont
FDJ
s.t.
20
Rémy Cusin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
21
Jussi Veikkanen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
22
Arnold Jeanneson
FDJ
s.t.
23
Jempy Drucker
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
24
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
25
Christian Knees
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
26
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
27
Simon Gerrans
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
28
Maryan Hary
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
29
Anders Lund
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
30
Kristjan Koren
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
31
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
32
Sjef De Wilde
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
33
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
34
Morten Høberg
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
35
David Veilleux
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
36
Jérôme Pineau
Team Europcar
s.t.
37
Dario Cataldo
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
38
Niels Brouzes
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
39
Romain Zingle
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
40
Davide Rebellin
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
41
Jon Pardo
Onda
s.t.
42
Benoît Daeninck
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
43
Sébastien Delfosse
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
44
Mathieu Delaroziere
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
45
Rasmus Sterebo
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
46
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
s.t.
47
Nuno Ribeiro
LA - Antarte
s.t.
48
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
49
Jonathan Breyne
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
50
Vergílio Dos Santos
LA - Antarte
s.t.
51
Eduardo Gonzalo
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
52
Jean-Marc Bideau
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
53
Serge Pauwels
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
54
Nadir Haddou
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
55
Benny De Schrooder
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
56
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
57
Baptiste Planckaert
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
58
Daniel Ricardo Díaz
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
59
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
61
Jérémie Galland
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
62
Jules Flament
Team Europcar
s.t.
63
Ricardo Van der Velde
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
64
Alberto Morrás
Onda
s.t.
65
Nicolas Bazin
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
66
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
68
Hubert Schwab
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
69
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
70
Jos Pronk
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Pierre Cazaux
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
72
Bruno Manuel Sepulveda Borges
Onda
s.t.
73
Anthony Charteau
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
74
Vytautas Kaupas
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
75
Michael Berling
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
76
Evert Verbist
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
77
Célio Sousa
Onda
s.t.
78
Alexei Shchebelin
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
79
Yoann Le Boulanger
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
80
Christian Moberg Jørgensen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
81
Ronan Racault
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
82
Bart De Clercq
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
83
Jesper Mørkøv
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
84
Manuele Caddeo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
85
Tom Stubbe
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
86
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
87
Philippe Legrand
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
88
Roberto De Patre
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
89
Jonathan Dufrasne
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
90
Martin Vuelta
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
91
Jesper Phillipsen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
92
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
93
Richard Garde
Team Europcar
s.t.
94
Matthieu Halleguen
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
95
Christophe Le Mével
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
96
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
97
Enrico Magazzini
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
98
Benjamin Giraud
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
99
Olivier Bonnaire
FDJ
s.t.
100
Sergio Henao
Onda
s.t.
101
Cyrille Monnerais
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
102
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ
s.t.
103
Andrea Masciarelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
104
Yoann Barbas
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
105
Francis Mourey
FDJ
s.t.
106
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
107
Bruno Silva
LA - Antarte
s.t.
108
Hernâni Brôco
LA - Antarte
s.t.
109
Pedro Abreu
LA - Antarte
s.t.
110
Filippo Savini
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
111
Florian Le Corre
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
112
Danail Petrov
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
113
Janis Stonis
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
114
Paul Moucheraud
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
115
Jean-Lou Paiani
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
116
Marcos García
FDJ
s.t.
117
Maxime Méderel
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
118
Dmitriy Fofonov
LA - Antarte
s.t.
119
Álvaro Marques
Onda
s.t.
120
Kalle Kriit
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
121
Grégory Habeaux
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
122
Jean-Marc Marino
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
123
Matthieu Boulo
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
124
Rudy Rouet
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
125
Dieter Cappelle
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
126
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
127
Yoann Martin
Team Europcar
s.t.
128
Paul Brousse
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
129
Henrijs Vimba
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
130
Mathias Graversen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
131
Yann Raffin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
132
Arthur López
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
133
Guillaume Prost
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
134
Ludovic Hermant
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
135
Patxi Juanki
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'13
136
Ricardo Carvalho
LA - Antarte
+ 4'10
General Classification
1
Janek Tombak
Onda
9h06'45
2
Alexei Shchebelin
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 8
3
Davide Rebellin
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 12
4
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Saur - Sojasun
+ 20
5
Sébastien Delfosse
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
...
7
David Veilleux
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 20
Sprint Classification
1
Arthur Vichot
AG2R La Mondiale
45
2
Janek Tombak
Onda
40
3
Manuel Belletti
Colnago - CSF Inox
37
4
Pim Ligthart
Rabobank Cycling Team
36
5
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
35
...
6
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
23
Mountain Classification
1
Jean-Marc Bideau
Big Mat - Auber 93
30
2
Jonathan Breyne
Landbouwkrediet
24
3
David Veilleux
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
20
4
Hernâni Brôco
LA - Antarte
20
5
Sjef De Wilde
De Koninck - Accent
18
Young classification
1
Arthur Vichot
AG2R La Mondiale
9h09'11
2
Pim Ligthart
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 12
3
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 32
4
Morten Høberg
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
+ 32
5
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 32
Race evaluation
Østergaard did a great job today against some really good sprinters. So we are very happy for his top 5 today. David was protected all day long by Anders Lund and he seem okay fresh for tomorrows hilly stage.
The only thing which was a little negative was how much energy we had to spend, becuase of the threat of the breaks in the last part of the stage.
The sprint stages are gone, and we'll now begin riding in a more hilly terrain. Especially the finish is very tough because of the uphill gradients.
Our plan is to eliminate every threatening breakaway, because there's surely going to be a lot of them. David has to keep himself in the front and also Cataldo.
Stage favourites
P. Gilbert
J. Vanendert, J. Bakelandts
C. Barredo, S. Gerrans, J. El Fares
A lot of really tough breakaways broke away from the pack in the morning, but together with Onda and Omega Pharma, we eliminated them. Therefore we were very happy when a quite unknown Frenchman, M. Hary (Roubaix), came away alone
M. Hary on a solo ride
M. Hary was still in front with 25 km to go, when the first attack from the pack showed up. It was the biggest favourite of them all, World Champion Phillipe Gilbert who stroke away.
We immediately started chasing him
Gilbert strikes away from the pack
Fortunetly Gilbert didn't got a really big gap, so we caught him with about 15 km to go. When Gilbert was caught, former French champion P. Fedrigo (FDJ) contra attacked
Fedrigo contra attacks
Francaise des Jeux appearently tried some sort of double attack tactic, since they a few kilometres send A. Jeanneson away from the pack, trying to catch his own teammate Fedrigo.
As seen on the image below, we started to speed up the pace in the pack to avoid more breakaways
A. Jeanneson tries to catch Fedrigo
Jeanneson caught Fedrigo, but Fedrigo was too exhausted to follow Jeanneson's pace and therefore he fell back to be caught by the pack.
Meanwhile Gilbert wanted to try again and this time only 10 km from the finish. M. Hary was still alone in the front, and is visible up the road in the picture below
Gilbert tries again
It took some time and a lot of energy to catch Gilbert, but we did it.
M. Hary had done a very good job keeping up his speed and now seemed very secure on his stage win with 1' minute to the pack
M. Hary still in front just before the final kilometre
The pack was in one piece when their sprint started. It was Fedrigo and race leader Tombak who started the sprint in the left side of the road. Østergaard came from the middle of the pack with Cataldo and Veilleux in his wheel - A perfect position to be in
The sprint starts with our main riders in perfect position
Luckily for us it seemed like Gilbert was blocked in the left side of the road - Else way he probably would have won. But M. Hary just held the pack behind himself. What a ride from the Frenchman who no one believed in when he started the morning break - Congratulations!
The finish really suited Østergaard perfect and he rode himself into the 3rd place, also Cataldo and Veilleux kept themselves all up in the front
M. Hary wins just before the pack catches him - Østergaard becomes 3rd
Results
Of course I forgot to export the results - so here's a screenshot
Nothing crazy happened in the other competitions, so I hope it's okay with the stage results alone
Race evaluation
We've used a lot of energy today, but i think it's that worth. It was really great to see that we could catch Gilbert not only one, but two times.
Østergaard made a great finish, but also Cataldo and Veilleux.
Tomorrows stage is the last and most crucial, we have no idea of what it's going to be like, so we'll take it from there tomorrow.
@FuglsangxTH3 and Sutty68, Thanks guys - I'm really glad that you're following my story
Tour Meditarraneen - Stage 5
We've reached the penultimate stage of the race. The last and most crucial stage of the race finishes on the top of the feared mountain, Mont Faron.
With David Veilleux in good position, we'll of course try to ride for him, even though we've got some major riders who could have ridden their own chances.
The major favourite is of course Gilbert. It will be difficult to control him, but we'll try our best.
Stage favourites
P. Gilbert
J. Vanendert, J. Bakelandts
C. Barredo, S. Gerrans, J. El Fares
The day started out with some very dangerous breakaways which we had to stop. After some time, it seemed like the whole pack was agreeing on that their shouldn't be a morningbreak today.
The affect of the non-being breakway, resulted in a main focus on the last two climbs of the stage.
Omega Pharma was very active in the front when we got to the bottom of the first small climb, and sat a major speed
Omega Pharma active in the front
When we got a little up the climb, Gilbert couldn't wait any longer and told his teammates to stop leading, and immediately he broke away
Gilbert breaks away on the second last climb, with 13 km to go
Other riders also got away when Gilbert attacked and now made up a group of 5 riders.
The five men were, Gilbert, Bakelandts (Omega Pharma), El Fares (Cofidis), Fedrigo (FDJ) and Pineau (Europcar)
Down in the pack, our team was now struggeling to catch them back to the pack
A five man favourite group is made before the final climb
We used every resources to pull back the highly dangerous group. Luckily it worked, and they got back into the pack. But Gilbert hadn't even started his showoff yet, since he immediately attacked when he got caught.
This time no one seemed to be able to follow him, since the climb now started to rise very fast
Gilbert breaks away yet another time
Veilluex was already near falling off the pack. But he fought very brave and was able to be in the front group. Anders Lund really did a great job helping him to find his rhytm which paid of.
Even though Østergaard certaintly ain't a climber, he feld totally fresh and really comfortable today. At this time we some sort of already knew that Gilbert was going to win the stage and probably would win the GC, therefore we decided to let Østergaard drive his own chances, since the other guys took care of Veilluex.
Therefore Østergaard now attacked mid-aways on the climb
Østergaard attacks on the climb
Gilbert was simply too good to race against the other riders. He drove his own race, and his victory never seemed to be in danger.
He was already minutes in front of the pack, and could therefore spend a lot of time raising his hands towards the sky, knowing that he also had just won the stage and the GC
Gilbert a cut above the rest
Østergaard actually came away from the pack, and was working his way towards El Fares (Cofidis) who was between the pack and Gilbert. Østergaard caught him, but unfortunately El Fares just crossed the line a few metres before him
David Veilleux was a long way down in the pack, but not as long as he thought himself. Therefore he got some very great news when he crossed the line...
Østergaard comes in 3rd
Results
1
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
4h31'29
2
Julien El Fares
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1'28
3
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 1'38
4
Romain Zingle
De Koninck - Accent
+ 2'16
5
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ
+ 2'26
6
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
7
Jérôme Pineau
Team Europcar
+ 2'31
8
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2'36
9
Simon Gerrans
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
10
Serge Pauwels
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 2'46
Spoiler
11
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'03
12
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
13
Tom Stubbe
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
14
Dario Cataldo
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
15
Christian Knees
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
16
Christophe Le Mével
Saur - Sojasun
+ 3'17
17
Arthur Vichot
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'28
18
Pim Ligthart
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
19
Bart De Clercq
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
20
David Veilleux
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 3'52
21
Andrea Masciarelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 3'59
22
Sergio Henao
Onda
+ 4'05
23
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
24
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
25
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
26
Anders Lund
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
27
Alexei Shchebelin
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
28
Anthony Charteau
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
29
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
30
Marcos García
FDJ
s.t.
31
Arnold Jeanneson
FDJ
+ 4'25
32
Roy Curvers
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 4'34
33
Maryan Hary
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
34
Kristjan Koren
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
35
Jussi Veikkanen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
36
Niels Brouzes
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 4'50
37
Dmitriy Fofonov
LA - Antarte
s.t.
38
Yoann Le Boulanger
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 4'55
39
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Rasmus Sterebo
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
41
Florian Le Corre
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
42
Janek Tombak
Onda
s.t.
43
Eduardo Gonzalo
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
44
Pierre Cazaux
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
45
Davide Rebellin
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 5'21
46
Roberto De Patre
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
47
Daniel Ricardo Díaz
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
48
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
49
Hubert Schwab
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 5'43
50
Hubert Dupont
FDJ
+ 6'07
51
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
52
Vergílio Dos Santos
LA - Antarte
s.t.
53
Sébastien Delfosse
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
54
Jean-Marc Bideau
Big Mat - Auber 93
+ 6'18
55
Bruno Silva
LA - Antarte
s.t.
56
Ricardo Van der Velde
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 6'26
57
Mathieu Delaroziere
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
58
Sébastien Hinault
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
59
Matthieu Halleguen
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 6'49
60
Manuel Belletti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 7'00
61
Nicolas Bazin
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
62
Nuno Ribeiro
LA - Antarte
+ 7'33
63
Jempy Drucker
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
64
Nadir Haddou
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
65
Filippo Savini
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
66
Cyrille Monnerais
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
67
Maxime Vantomme
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
68
Morten Høberg
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
69
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 7'55
70
Jon Pardo
Onda
s.t.
71
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 8'04
72
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'10
73
Enrico Magazzini
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 8'15
74
Jean-Marc Marino
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
75
Alberto Morrás
Onda
s.t.
76
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
77
Vytautas Kaupas
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
78
Matthieu Boulo
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
79
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
80
Evert Verbist
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
81
Michael Berling
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
+ 9'14
82
Hernâni Brôco
LA - Antarte
+ 9'19
83
Manuele Caddeo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
84
Sjef De Wilde
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
85
Wim De Vocht
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
86
Jean-Lou Paiani
Saur - Sojasun
+ 9'45
87
Benoît Daeninck
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
88
Robert Wagner
Onda
s.t.
89
Rémy Cusin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
90
Francis Mourey
FDJ
+ 9'54
91
Paul Moucheraud
Big Mat - Auber 93
+ 10'00
92
Jérémie Galland
Saur - Sojasun
+ 10'10
93
Yoann Barbas
Big Mat - Auber 93
+ 10'23
94
Jonathan Breyne
Landbouwkrediet
+ 10'47
95
Grégory Habeaux
De Koninck - Accent
+ 10'55
96
Olivier Bonnaire
FDJ
s.t.
97
Paul Brousse
Big Mat - Auber 93
+ 11'01
98
Ronan Racault
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
99
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 11'20
100
Jos Pronk
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Stéphane Bonsergent
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
102
Baptiste Planckaert
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
103
Egidijus Juodvalkis
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
104
Célio Sousa
Onda
+ 11'35
105
Benjamin Giraud
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
106
Coen Vermeltfoort
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 11'41
107
Pedro Abreu
LA - Antarte
s.t.
108
Jonathan Dufrasne
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 12'02
109
Bruno Manuel Sepulveda Borges
Onda
+ 12'10
110
Danail Petrov
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
111
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 12'27
112
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
s.t.
113
Christian Moberg Jørgensen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
114
Jesper Phillipsen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
+ 12'46
115
Dieter Cappelle
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
116
Henrijs Vimba
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
+ 13'03
117
Janis Stonis
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
+ 13'08
118
Philippe Legrand
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
119
Jules Flament
Team Europcar
+ 13'14
120
Yann Raffin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
121
Álvaro Marques
Onda
+ 13'48
122
Kalle Kriit
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 14'01
123
Benny De Schrooder
Landbouwkrediet
+ 14'11
124
Richard Garde
Team Europcar
+ 14'32
125
Martin Vuelta
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 14'43
126
Ludovic Hermant
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 14'58
127
Patxi Juanki
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 15'32
128
Rudy Rouet
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 18'26
129
Jesper Mørkøv
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
130
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 18'33
131
Guillaume Prost
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 19'27
132
Yoann Martin
Team Europcar
+ 19'31
133
Maxime Méderel
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 22'03
134
Arthur López
Saur - Sojasun
+ 22'08
135
Mathias Graversen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
+ 22'12
136
Ricardo Carvalho
LA - Antarte
+ 24'39
General Classification
1
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
17h33'08
2
David Veilleux
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 1'42
3
Alexei Shchebelin
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 1'43
4
Julien El Fares
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1'44
5
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 1'50
Sprint Classification
1
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
65
2
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
55
3
Arthur Vichot
AG2R La Mondiale
47
4
Pim Ligthart
Rabobank Cycling Team
45
5
Janek Tombak
Onda
40
Mountain Classification
1
Jonathan Breyne
Landbouwkrediet
34
2
Jean-Marc Bideau
Big Mat - Auber 93
30
3
David Veilleux
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
20
4
Hernâni Brôco
LA - Antarte
20
5
Morten Høberg
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
18
Young classification
1
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
17h34'58
2
Arthur Vichot
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'34
3
Pim Ligthart
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'46
4
Rasmus Sterebo
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 3'33
5
Roberto De Patre
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 3'59
Team classification
1
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 2'25
52h45'37
2
Omega Pharma - Lotto
13h39'29
+ 13
3
De Koninck - Accent
+ 3'45
+ 3'58
4
Saur - Sojasun
+ 6'54
+ 4'29
5
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 5'34
+ 5'47
Race evaluation
We had high expectations about a overall win today, but when we are thinking back at what we'd performed today, then this is a fabulous result.
Veilleux ends in second, Østergaard ends in fifth and wins the youth compitition and the team catches the overall team classification.
I'm really happy now and the guys have worked hard for this result - Congratulations guys, You're amazing!
Thanks guys, and yes it was a really nice result, especially because it was so close in the GC. If David had driven 3 seconds slower, he would have been in 4th overall - Kind of thought provoking
We've reached the middle of February which means that Tour du haut var is about to begin. We've had some really good memories with this race which we've competed in the last two years.
2012 results
1
Niki Østergaard
Team EnergiFyn - TDC
2
Oscar Gatto
Farnese Vini
3
Mitchell Docker
Skil - Shimano
4
Cyril Gautier
Europcar
5
Giovanni Visconti
Farnese Vini
Stages
Spoiler
The team
Niki Østergaard showed great shape in Tour of Meditareen and therefore he has been givin the role as main leader of our team.
Last year he won the race, by winning stage 1 and keeping himself in the front group on the more hilly stage 2.
Østergaard will be supported by a very young team, but also a very strong team.
@Sutty68, I agree that our lineup could be much better, but actually i think we'll have a good chance of doing something great in this race.
Østergaard will be the main factor for succes and he has shown great shape in the last races, so we'll be very confident. It's also important to remember that it's still early in the season, and for many riders, this is the first race of their season
@YvesStevens, Thank you!
Tour du haut var - Stage 1
The first stage suits Østergaard very good. There are some hills, but still there aren't too much, which is perfect for Østergaard.
Omega Pharma seems to be top favourites, so we'll let them control the race, while we can save our energy in the middle of the pack.
Stage favourites
J. Bakelandts
S. Chavanel, N. Østergaard
S. Gerrans, J. Vanendert, N. Roche
A 10 men break got away in the start of the race. Within the break weren't any big threats to the stage or the GC.
The breakaway got about 7 minutes to the pack, when Omega Pharma began to use energy pulling the gap down - With 10 km to go, all were caught
The morning break
When the break was caught, it came down to a mass sprint. We hadn't used so much energy, so we started to build up a leadout train for Østergaard.
With 4 km to go we were in perfect position with A. Lund in the front with Greve, Tanner and Østergaard in his wheel
Østergaard in perfect position after his leadout train
The sprint began to start, while Lund dropped down and let Greve take over - With 2 km to go, we were still in front, while the finish now was spotable
Grevetakes over
We were near the finish while Tanner dropped down to leave Østergaard on his own with one kilometer to go. In the left side of the road came G. Meersman (Omega Pharma) with a phenomenal speed
Østergaard puts in his final effort
Østergaard gave it everything to catch up Meeersman, but unfortunately he were only centimetres from the victory. Meersman won a nice stage with a great effort. He is in great shape at the moment, which he also proved in Tour de Meditareen a week ago
Østergaard just centrimetres from the victory who was taking Gianni Meersman
Results
1
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Lotto
3h58'26
2
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
3
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 7
4
Cyril Lemoine
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
5
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
6
Simon Gerrans
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
7
David Tanner
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
8
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
9
Stefan Schumacher
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
s.t.
10
Davide Viganò
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Jérôme Pineau
Team Europcar
s.t.
12
Jonas Vangenechten
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
13
Stéphane Bonsergent
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
14
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
15
Matias Greve
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
16
Romain Zingle
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
17
Arnaud Coyot
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
18
Aleksejs Saramotins
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
19
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
20
Dmitriy Fofonov
LA - Antarte
s.t.
21
Marcel Wyss
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
22
Julien Antomarchi
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
+ 38
23
Steven Tronet
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
24
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
25
Stéphane Poulhiès
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
26
Anders Lund
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
27
Laurent Mangel
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
28
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
29
Egidijus Juodvalkis
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
30
Maarten Tjallingii
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
31
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
32
Maryan Hary
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
33
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
34
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
35
Yannick Talabardon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
36
Sergio Henao
Onda
s.t.
37
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
38
Tom Stubbe
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
39
Dirk Bellemakers
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
40
Morten Høberg
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
41
Igor Abakoumov
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
42
Cyril Bessy
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
43
Janek Tombak
Onda
s.t.
44
Guillaume Blot
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
45
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
46
Olivier Pardini
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
47
Paul Poux
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
48
Michael Valgren Andersen
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
49
Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
50
Stefan Van Dijk
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
51
Geert Verheyen
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
52
Guillaume Levarlet
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
53
Vergílio Dos Santos
LA - Antarte
s.t.
54
Bert Scheirlinckx
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
55
Christophe Laurent
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
56
Maxime Vantomme
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
57
Nicolaj Olesen
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
58
Andrea Tonti
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
s.t.
59
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
60
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
s.t.
61
Jean-Lou Paiani
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
62
Jürgen Van de Walle
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
63
Mathieu Sprick
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
64
Sébastien Harbonnier
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
65
Matteo Bono
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
s.t.
66
Gaël Malacarne
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 1'16
67
Gatis Smukulis
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
68
Jurgen Van Goolen
De Koninck - Accent
+ 1'20
69
Niels Brouzes
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
70
Robert Wagner
Onda
s.t.
71
Gilles Devillers
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
72
Célio Sousa
Onda
s.t.
73
Bart De Clercq
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
74
Jonathan Bertrand
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
75
Leonardo Moser
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
s.t.
76
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
77
Thomas Damuseau
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
78
Thierry Hupond
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
79
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
80
Benjamin Gourgue
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
81
Kazuhiro Mori
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
82
Christophe Laborie
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
83
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
84
Nuno Ribeiro
LA - Antarte
s.t.
85
Evert Verbist
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
86
Laurent Lefèvre
Team Europcar
s.t.
87
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
88
Jakob Bering
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
89
Jon Pardo
Onda
s.t.
90
Mathieu Delaroziere
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
91
Roberto Cesaro
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
s.t.
92
Matthieu Halleguen
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
93
Pedro Merino
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
s.t.
94
Christian Moberg Jørgensen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
95
Sylvain Calzati
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
96
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
97
Dimitri Champion
Team Europcar
s.t.
98
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
99
Javier Moreno
TEAM Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
100
Alberto Morrás
Onda
s.t.
101
Bruno Silva
LA - Antarte
s.t.
102
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
103
Alejandro Ramírez
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
s.t.
104
Mathieu Drujon
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
105
Aidis Kruopis
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
106
Michael Berling
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
107
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
108
Gerben Löwik
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
109
Pedro Abreu
LA - Antarte
s.t.
110
Nicolas Bazin
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
111
Dieter Cappelle
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
112
Nicolas Bonnet
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
113
Gaël Le Bellec
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
114
Julio Alberto Ortiz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
115
Jonathan Breyne
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
116
Evaldas Siskevicius
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
117
Íñigo Cuesta
TEAM Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
118
Mauricio Gori
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
s.t.
119
Jesper Phillipsen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
120
Eric Berthou
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
121
Hernâni Brôco
LA - Antarte
s.t.
122
Anthony Colin
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
123
Francis De Greef
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
124
Flavien Dassonville
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
125
Bruno Manuel Sepulveda Borges
Onda
s.t.
126
Cesar Grajales
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
+ 2'36
127
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
128
Maxime Méderel
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
129
Ander Salazar
TEAM Cantabria Infinita
+ 3'05
130
Maxime Bouet
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 3'24
131
Hans Dekkers
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
132
Jesper Mørkøv
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
133
Janis Stonis
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
134
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
135
Arnaud Molmy
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
136
Álvaro Marques
Onda
+ 3'42
137
Mathias Graversen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
+ 4'53
138
Martin Vuelta
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
139
Brayan Arboleda
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
s.t.
140
Luis Mendoza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
141
Rafael Bustos
TEAM Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
142
Juan Gilberto Amaya
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
+ 8'13
143
Ricardo Carvalho
LA - Antarte
s.t.
144
Hugo Salazar
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
+ 11'09
General Classification
1
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Lotto
3h58'06
2
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 8
3
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 19
4
Cyril Lemoine
Saur - Sojasun
+ 27
5
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
Sprint Classification
1
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Lotto
25
2
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
20
3
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
16
4
Cyril Lemoine
Saur - Sojasun
14
5
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
12
Mountain Classification
1
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
24
2
Jonathan Bertrand
Landbouwkrediet
20
3
Gaël Malacarne
Bretagne - Schuller
18
4
Mathieu Delaroziere
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
18
5
Evert Verbist
De Koninck - Accent
12
Young classification
1
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
3h58'14
2
Matias Greve
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 19
3
Egidijus Juodvalkis
Landbouwkrediet
+ 50
4
Morten Høberg
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
+ 50
5
Michael Valgren Andersen
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 50
Race evaluation
We didn't get the victory, but podium spots are always nice to get. Today there were some major time differences, which now means that Østergaard will have a decent chance to finish in top 5 or at the podium
The second and last stage of the Tour du Haut var is a lot more hilly than the first stage. With Østergaard within the chances of a GC victory, we'll try to get it all down to a mass sprint finish.
But we'll have some quite difficult competition, especially from the Omega Pharma boys who got both Bakelandts, Vanendert and Gerrans on their team.
Stage favourites
J. Bakelandts
S. Gerrans, J. Vanendert
N. Roche, P. Rolland, N. Østergaard
A 7 men break got away in todays stage. No one was defined as a complete threat to the GC or the stage, except for J. Van Goolen (De Koninck) and L. Lefévre (Europcar)
The morning break
After we had pasted the greatest mountain of the stage, the pack was already begining to get smaller and smaller - It was especially Omega Pharma who sat the high pace
The pack is already highly reduced after about 100 km
With about 30 km to the finish, some riders tried their luck to get away from the pack - Here it is R. Zingle (De Koninck) and D. Champion (Europcar), but unfortunately for them, they were caught before the finish
Two riders trying to get away from the pack with 30 km to go
In the front break, the riders couldn't agree on staying together. Therefore R. Kluge (Skil) and J. Van Goolen (De Koninck) broke away from the other escapies, to go alone
Kluge and Van Goolen alone in the front
The pack was near the break when they got to the final climb 15 km from the finish. Omega Pharma sat a high pace in front and actually caught the breakaway before the climb even started - Suddenly they stopped pulling at the front, and J. Bakelandts stroke away in a high speed.
At this point of the stage, we had only N. Østergaard, M. Greve and A. Lund in the front of the pack. But we couldn't let Bakelandts go away, and therfore we immediately reacted by sending A. Lund up in the front to catch Bakelandts
Bakelandts strikes at the final climb
With 8 km to go, we luckily caught him back into the pack again.
Because the speed was so high, there was only about 20 riders left in the front pack - Which now seemed to agree on a sprint finish. Østergaard had saved all of his energy for this point, because he knew he was one of the best for these kind of finishes.
When the pack reached the final kilometres, Lund tried to go to the front with Østergaard in his wheel. But unfortunately the race leader G. Meersman (Omega Pharma) came in between.
At the left side of them, were S. Gerrans with Bakelandts in his wheel
The sprint is about to begin
The sprint started and Meersman didn't seem to sprint, because he had just seen Bakelandts stiking away very early in the middle of the road.
Therefore Østergaard seemed to be forced to go after Bakelandts, who already had build up a nice gap
Bakelandts in front with Østergaard trying to catch him
With one kilometer to go, Østergaard caught Bakelandts wheel. But other riders had done the same, and with 800 metres to go, 5 riders actually had the chance of getting the victory - Including Østergaard
5 riders in chance of victory with 800 metres to go
YES!!! Østergaard finally got the victory. On the last hundred metres he started pulling away from the others, and could cross the line as the first.
He really showed his great ability of winning sprints in smaller groups today, and by that victory, he also claimed the overall GC for the second year in a row!
Niki Østergaard wins the stage and the GC!!!
Results
1
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
5h30'32
2
Romain Zingle
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
3
Stefan Schumacher
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
s.t.
4
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
5
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
6
Jérôme Pineau
Team Europcar
s.t.
7
Cyril Lemoine
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
8
Anders Lund
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
9
Simon Gerrans
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
10
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Thierry Hupond
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
12
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
13
Dirk Bellemakers
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
14
Dmitriy Fofonov
LA - Antarte
s.t.
15
Guillaume Levarlet
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
16
Tom Stubbe
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
17
Bart De Clercq
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
18
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
19
Dimitri Champion
Team Europcar
s.t.
20
Matias Greve
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
21
Javier Moreno
TEAM Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
22
Laurent Lefèvre
Team Europcar
+ 56
23
Jurgen Van Goolen
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
24
Aleksejs Saramotins
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
+ 2'41
25
Sergio Henao
Onda
s.t.
26
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
27
Marcel Wyss
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
28
Morten Høberg
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
29
Niels Brouzes
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
30
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
31
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
32
Nuno Ribeiro
LA - Antarte
s.t.
33
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
34
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
35
Sylvain Calzati
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
36
Janek Tombak
Onda
s.t.
37
Gatis Smukulis
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
38
David Tanner
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
39
Matteo Bono
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
s.t.
40
Michael Valgren Andersen
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
41
Julio Alberto Ortiz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
42
Maarten Tjallingii
Skil - Shimano
+ 3'36
43
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
44
Igor Abakoumov
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
45
Laurent Mangel
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
46
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
47
Julien Antomarchi
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
48
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
49
Jonas Vangenechten
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
50
Mathieu Delaroziere
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
51
Christophe Laurent
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
52
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
53
Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 4'12
54
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 4'40
55
Davide Viganò
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
s.t.
56
Paul Poux
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
57
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
58
Evert Verbist
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
59
Yannick Talabardon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
60
Mathieu Sprick
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
61
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
s.t.
62
Gilles Devillers
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
63
Vergílio Dos Santos
LA - Antarte
s.t.
64
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
65
Benjamin Gourgue
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
66
Guillaume Blot
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 5'45
67
Stéphane Bonsergent
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
68
Jon Pardo
Onda
s.t.
69
Francis De Greef
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
70
Maryan Hary
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 6'09
71
Nicolas Bonnet
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 6'40
72
Nicolaj Olesen
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 6'59
73
Andrea Tonti
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
+ 8'16
74
Jürgen Van de Walle
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
75
Nicolas Bazin
Big Mat - Auber 93
+ 9'14
76
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
77
Stéphane Poulhiès
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
78
Jean-Lou Paiani
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
79
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
80
Leonardo Moser
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
s.t.
81
Bruno Silva
LA - Antarte
+ 10'40
82
Maxime Méderel
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 11'52
83
Christian Moberg Jørgensen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
+ 12'07
84
Jakob Bering
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 12'34
85
Evaldas Siskevicius
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
86
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 13'59
87
Maxime Vantomme
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 14'38
88
Olivier Pardini
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
89
Geert Verheyen
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
90
Gaël Malacarne
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
91
Arnaud Coyot
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
92
Gaël Le Bellec
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
93
Hernâni Brôco
LA - Antarte
s.t.
94
Cyril Bessy
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
95
Egidijus Juodvalkis
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
96
Eric Berthou
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
97
Alejandro Ramírez
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
s.t.
98
Jesper Phillipsen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
99
Matthieu Halleguen
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
100
Michael Berling
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
101
Íñigo Cuesta
TEAM Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
102
Jonathan Bertrand
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
103
Thomas Damuseau
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
104
Alberto Morrás
Onda
s.t.
105
Hugo Salazar
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
+ 15'30
106
Maxime Bouet
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
107
Mathieu Drujon
Big Mat - Auber 93
+ 15'58
108
Christophe Laborie
Saur - Sojasun
+ 16'51
109
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
110
Pedro Merino
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
s.t.
111
Sébastien Harbonnier
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 21'51
112
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
113
Steven Tronet
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
114
Arnaud Molmy
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
115
Kazuhiro Mori
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
116
Anthony Colin
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
117
Pedro Abreu
LA - Antarte
s.t.
118
Dieter Cappelle
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
119
Roberto Cesaro
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
s.t.
120
Célio Sousa
Onda
s.t.
121
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
122
Bert Scheirlinckx
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
123
Gerben Löwik
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
124
Jonathan Breyne
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
125
Martin Vuelta
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
126
Cesar Grajales
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
s.t.
127
Mauricio Gori
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
+ 23'09
128
Luis Mendoza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
129
Jesper Mørkøv
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
130
Flavien Dassonville
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
131
Bruno Manuel Sepulveda Borges
Onda
+ 26'53
132
Stefan Van Dijk
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
133
Janis Stonis
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
134
Aidis Kruopis
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
135
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
136
Brayan Arboleda
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
s.t.
137
Mathias Graversen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
+ 28'36
138
Hans Dekkers
Landbouwkrediet
+ 31'15
139
Álvaro Marques
Onda
+ 32'15
140
Ricardo Carvalho
LA - Antarte
+ 33'42
141
Ander Salazar
TEAM Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
142
Rafael Bustos
TEAM Cantabria Infinita
s.t.
143
Juan Gilberto Amaya
Colombia es Pasión - Café de Colombia
s.t.
144
Robert Wagner
Onda
s.t.
General Classification
1
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
9h28'26
2
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 12
3
Romain Zingle
De Koninck - Accent
+ 27
4
Stefan Schumacher
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
+ 31
5
Cyril Lemoine
Saur - Sojasun
+ 39
Sprint Classification
1
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
45
2
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Lotto
39
3
Cyril Lemoine
Saur - Sojasun
23
4
Stefan Schumacher
Telecom Italia - Guerciotti
23
5
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
20
Mountain Classification
1
Jurgen Van Goolen
De Koninck - Accent
46
2
Niels Brouzes
Roubaix Lille Métropole
32
3
Laurent Lefèvre
Team Europcar
28
4
Gatis Smukulis
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
24
5
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
24
Young classification
1
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
9h28'26
2
Matias Greve
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 39
3
Morten Høberg
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
+ 3'51
4
Michael Valgren Andersen
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 3'51
5
Julio Alberto Ortiz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'33
Team Classification
1
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
28h27'08
2
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 0
3
De Koninck - Accent
+ 1'09
4
Team Europcar
+ 1'34
5
Saur - Sojasun
+ 5'49
Race evaluation
The results above speaks for themselves. This race has yet another time becomed a super experience for the whole team. Østergaard has been riding amazingly in both stages and i couldn't have asked for more from his side of.
I also think our team have done very well. Jugded by their experience and age, then their job have been world class.
Next races are going to be the swiss one day races in Lugano which is our sponsor goals - We'll be looking very much forward to these races.
