krisa Thanks for mentioning . Of course I knew but i clicked the wrong flag - Chile - Czech are one next to the other .
I will edit it .
wogsrus You are very confident . Thanks , but we must not underestimate our opponents and prepare 110 % for the Tour .
It's time for Vuelta Algarve !!!
It's a 5-day race , containing 3 flat stages , 1 uphill finish and a ITT in the last day . Tony Martin won here in 2011 , let's hope he will do it again now . He showed a good shape in Qatar , having a crucial role in Mark's sprint train and with a 24 km ITT I think we have pretty good chances to win the GC.
Line-up
Opponents
***Philippe Gilbert , Samuel Sanchez
**Luis Leon Sanchez , Damiano Cunego
*Thor Hushovd , Bjorn Leukemans , Lars Boom , Thomas De Gendt , Domenico Pozzovivo
It is a hilly stage , even if the last 20 kilometers are mostly flat . We must be very careful , stay all the time in front and try to control the race .
The first intermediate sprint was at km 15 . No break-away was formed yet so we did not want to miss the opportunity of getting 6 bonification seconds . Tony Martin gave it a try and won the sprint .
Then the BOTD was formed . Boeckmans , Matysiak , Stortoni and Andriato tried their chances.
No team wanted to chase and their lead was at 5 minutes with 45 kilometers to go . Then Euskaltel and BMC started to chase really hard . Here you can see that at the front of the peloton was actually Samuel Sanchez , who was supposed to be their leader .
Seeing that the escapees still had a comfortable lead a few riders decided to make a move . These riders were : Hushovd , Gilbert , Dumoulin , Van Hecke , Scheirlinckx , Roy and I.Izagirre.
After 5 kilometers another group of riders attacked from the peloton : Boom , L.L.Sanchez, Leukemans , Marcato , Barta and Cardoso .
This is what was left from the peloton . We were the only team willing to work in front , because we were th only ones who did not have rider(s) in the groups that attacked earlier .
Chavanel , Stybar and De Weert wre trying to reel in the attackers . Sami Sanchez , Cunego and Betancur were also in our group .
Stortoni made his move with 8 kilometers to go .
Here is the situation at this moment of the race :
Stortoni
Gr. Boeckmans + 20sec
Gr. Gilbert + 45 sec
Gr. L.L.Sanchez + 1 ' 10 "
Gr. T.Martin + 2 minutes
With 4 kilometers the go , the Boom-L.L.Sanchez caught Gr. Gilbert . They were at only 25 seconds behind the 4 riders from the early break-away , as Stortoni was caught .
And Boeckmans takes the win in a sprint !
It was a crazy stage , lots of things happened but in the end if we look at the results it is not very good for us .
Again it is a hilly stage . Let's hope that today we will be stronger and make the right decisions because we can't afford to lose more time .
Just like yesterday the first intermediate sprint was placed at the beggining of the stage . No break-away so Tony Martin won the sprint and took those 6 seconds .
After this the BOTD was formed by Van Winden , Jeannesson and De Clercq . They seem to be quite strong and their maximum lead was of 6 minutes .
On the last climb of the day we came at the fron of the peloton and Rabon with Pineau set a face past . Many riders from the peloton were dropped , but the escapees still had a comfortable lead .
At the top of the climb 4 riders attacked : Betancur , Cunego , Konig and Commeyne .Thanks to Cunego they were really fast on the downhill and created a 1 minute gap to the peloton .
With 10 kilometers to go they caught the riders from the early break-away . The only sprinter of them was Commeyne and he had no problem taking the lead . Nice move by Cunego and Betancur as they gained some time in the GC .
It is probably the most difficult stage in this Tour , the only uphill finish . Let's hope that we don't lose time much time compared to Gilbert , Betancur , Cunego or L.L.Sanchez , as we are already pretty down in the GC .
Look at the intermediate sprints . Both of them in the first 20 kilometers , we had a chance to grab 12 seconds . Tony Martin made his move and took the first one !
The second one as well ! Mission accomplished ! Now we will try to rest for the final kilometers of the stage .
On the third climb of the day , with 15 kilometers to go Leukemans and Gilbert attacked . But we were at the front of the peloton and thanks to De Weert and Pineau we caught them .
But on the last climb of the day they tried again . This time : Izagirre , Gilbert and Boom . The only rider left to help Tony Martin was Chavanel and he was pretty tired .
No rider was strong enough to create a gap so it going to be decided in a sprint ! The winner : Leukemans !
Stage results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
5h20'13
2
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
3
Staf Scheirlinckx
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
4
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
s.t.
5
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Luis León Sánchez
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Lars Boom
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
10
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
Thanks to the intermediate sprints that he won and the 5th place at the end of the day tomorrow Tony wyll wear the Points Jersey .
Thanks sutty68 . I really hope that this stategy - winning intermediate sprints - will work and he will not be too tired at the ITT from the last stage . I will post the reports of the last 2 stages in a few hours .
It is the only flat stage in this Tour and definitely the easiest. As probably no important riders for the GC will attack the most important thing to do is to rest for the ITT .
Again the first intermediate sprint is placed right after the start of the stage . A good opportuniny to grab 6 bonification seconds and defend our Points Jersey .
Then the BOTD was fromed by : Zabel , Durasek , Britton , Marycz and McEvoy . As no important sprinters were in the peloton , no team was interested to chase .
With 15 kilometers to go their lead was of 10 minutes . After they all worked to create this gap it's time to think how to fool your break-away companions and get the stage win . Durasek attacked and he was followed by Britton .
They were caught with 500 meters to go and the fastest of them was definitely Rick Zabel . Good win for the promising young sprinter .
The peloton was riding very slowly so Tony Martin attacked with 8 kilometers to go and take advantage of this thing .
But immediately the other teams responded and he realied after 1 km there is no reason to waste his energy .
Here it is the final stage of this Tour . A 25-km ITT , that will probably change a lot the GC . Tony Martin is by far the #1 favourite of winning this time-trial , now let's how much time he can gain in the GC .
Here is our man : Tony Martin . 15th place in the GC at the start of the race we expect him to move up to a podium place .
Here is the Spanish TT champion , L.L.Sanchez . At the start of the stage he was named the #1 favourite at winning the GC . Meanwhile we found out that Tony Martin set the best time at the first time chack , with almost 20 seconds faster than the previous time .
Here is Lars Boom , former Dutch ITT Champion . He is a good TT-er , with a good chance of moving up some places in the GC.
Philipe Gilbert set off , wearing the KOM Jersey .
Tony Martin passed Bart De Clercq and set the best time : 33' 27" . Chavanel did a very good time-trial he is 4th now .
L.L.Sanchez finishes : 1'07" behind Tony .
Boom finsihes : 1' 13" behind Tony .
Gilbert finished : 1' 34" behind Tony .
This is the last man to finish the tace : Bjorn Leukemans . His results.... very disappointing 2' 51 " behind Tony Martin , who won for the 2nd time in his career Vuelta Algarve !
Congratulations Tony !
Stage result
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
33'27
2
Luis León Sánchez
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'07
3
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 1'12
4
Lars Boom
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'13
5
Jan Barta
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 1'14
6
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'19
7
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'26
8
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
+ 1'34
9
Jack Bobridge
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Wilco Kelderman
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'35
12
Dominique Cornu
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 1'38
13
Stef Clement
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'42
14
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 1'43
15
Alexander Wetterhall
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
16
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
17
Dennis Van Winden
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'46
18
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 1'52
19
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1'53
20
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 1'55
21
Gustavo César Veloso
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
+ 1'58
22
William Bonnet
FDJ
+ 1'59
23
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 2'00
24
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2'01
25
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
26
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2'03
27
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
28
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2'04
29
Cameron Wurf
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2'05
30
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'08
31
Ioannis Tamouridis
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'10
32
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Alexandre Blain
Team Raleigh
+ 2'11
34
Dylan van Baarle
Rabobank Development Team
+ 2'12
35
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'15
36
Yves Lampaert
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 2'17
37
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
38
Mads Christensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2'18
39
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
40
Jarosław Marycz
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 2'19
41
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ
+ 2'20
42
Thomas Peterson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
43
Leopold König
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 2'21
44
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
45
Tim Declercq
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 2'22
46
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'23
47
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
+ 2'24
48
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
49
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
50
Stefano Borchi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 2'25
51
Kristijan Durasek
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
52
Filipe Cardoso
Efapel - Glassdrive
s.t.
53
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
+ 2'26
54
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
55
Alejandro Marque Porto
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
+ 2'27
56
Hélder Oliveira
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
s.t.
57
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
58
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
59
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
60
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'28
61
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'30
62
Arkaitz Durán
Efapel - Glassdrive
s.t.
63
Nuno Ribeiro
Efapel - Glassdrive
+ 2'31
64
Josué Moyano
Caja Rural
+ 2'32
65
Tom Van Asbroeck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
66
Ivar Slik
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
67
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2'33
68
Graham Briggs
Team Raleigh
s.t.
69
Sérgio Sousa
Efapel - Glassdrive
+ 2'34
70
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
71
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
s.t.
72
Stefano Garzelli
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
73
Sep Vanmarcke
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'37
74
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Caja Rural
s.t.
75
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Hugo Sabido
LA Alumínios - Antarte
s.t.
77
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'40
78
Bruno Pires
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
79
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Yohan Offredo
FDJ
+ 2'42
81
Omar Fraile
Caja Rural
+ 2'43
82
Danail Petrov
Caja Rural
s.t.
83
Pieter Vanspeybrouck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
84
Luka Mezgec
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 2'44
85
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
86
Gaetan Bille
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
87
Staf Scheirlinckx
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 2'45
88
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
89
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2'46
90
Bartosz Huzarski
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
91
Davy Commeyne
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 2'49
92
Iván Velasco
Caja Rural
+ 2'50
93
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'51
94
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
95
Fabio Taborre
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
96
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
+ 2'53
97
Thierry Hupond
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
98
Nick Van der Lijke
Rabobank Development Team
+ 2'54
99
Adrian Kurek
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 2'55
100
Bartlomiej Matysiak
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
101
Sebastian Lander
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
102
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
103
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
104
Adam Blythe
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'56
105
Vergílio Santos
Rádio Popular - Onda
+ 2'57
106
Jonas Vangenechten
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
107
Karsten Kroon
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
108
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
109
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
110
Luca Dodi
Lampre - Merida
+ 2'58
111
Matthew Holmes
Team Raleigh
s.t.
112
Andy Cappelle
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
113
Evan Oliphant
Team Raleigh
+ 2'59
114
Łukasz Owsian
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 3'00
115
Kevin Hulsmans
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 3'01
116
Célio Sousa
Rádio Popular - Onda
s.t.
117
Domingos Gonçalves
Rádio Popular - Onda
s.t.
118
Sam Witmitz
Team Raleigh
+ 3'02
119
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
120
George Preidler
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
121
Edgar Pinto
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 3'03
122
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
123
Cesare Benedetti
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
124
Simone Stortoni
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
125
Marek Rutkiewicz
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 3'04
126
Jóni Brandão
Efapel - Glassdrive
s.t.
127
Sylwester Janiszewski
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
128
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
129
Delio Fernández
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
+ 3'05
130
Federico Canuti
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
131
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
132
Sven Vandousselaere
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
133
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
+ 3'08
134
Takashi Miyazawa
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
135
Luis Silva
Carmim - Tavira
+ 3'10
136
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
137
Davide Rebellin
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 3'13
138
Rob Britton
Team Raleigh
s.t.
139
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'14
140
Michael Schwarzmann
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
141
Paolo Longo Borghini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3'15
142
Rick Zabel
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
143
Manuel Cardoso
Caja Rural
+ 3'16
144
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
145
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
146
André Cardoso
Caja Rural
+ 3'17
147
Jarl Salomein
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
148
Ricardo van Dongen
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
149
Danilo Napolitano
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 3'18
150
Leonardo Giordani
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
151
Francesco Failli
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
152
Márcio Barbosa
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 3'19
153
Josef Cerny
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
154
Martijn Tusveld
Rabobank Development Team
+ 3'20
155
Kevin Van Melsen
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 3'21
156
Preben Van Hecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
157
Samuel Caldeira
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
s.t.
158
Richard Lang
Team Raleigh
+ 3'22
159
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
160
Laurent Mangel
FDJ
s.t.
161
Gert-Jan Bosman
Rabobank Development Team
+ 3'25
162
Bruno Silva
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 3'26
163
Jonathon McEvoy
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
164
James Vanlandschoot
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 3'28
165
Marco Cunha
Efapel - Glassdrive
+ 3'31
166
Jure Kocjan
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
167
Grégory Habeaux
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 3'32
168
Nuno Bico
Rádio Popular - Onda
+ 3'34
169
João Pereira
Carmim - Tavira
s.t.
170
Francisco Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
+ 3'35
171
André Mourato
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 3'38
172
Luis Filipe Fernandes
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
+ 3'42
173
Michele Merlo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 3'45
174
Bruno Sancho
Carmim - Tavira
+ 3'47
175
Diogo Nunes
Carmim - Tavira
+ 3'53
176
Gonçalo Amado
Rádio Popular - Onda
+ 3'56
177
Rafael de Mattos Andriato
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
178
António Amorim
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 3'57
179
Daniel Mestre
Carmim - Tavira
s.t.
180
Thomas Moses
Team Raleigh
s.t.
181
Maarten van Trijp
Rabobank Development Team
+ 4'00
182
Steven Caethoven
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 4'01
GC
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
19h32'18
2
Luis León Sánchez
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 16
3
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
+ 18
4
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 21
5
Lars Boom
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 22
6
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 35
7
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'27
8
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'32
9
Staf Scheirlinckx
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 1'46
10
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'59
Spoiler
11
Wilco Kelderman
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'05
12
Dominique Cornu
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 2'08
13
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'11
14
Davy Commeyne
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 2'12
15
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 2'22
16
Manuel Cardoso
Caja Rural
+ 2'25
17
Preben Van Hecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 2'30
18
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 2'31
19
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'45
20
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
+ 2'53
21
Rafael de Mattos Andriato
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
22
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
+ 2'57
23
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'25
24
Francesco Failli
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 3'48
25
Jan Barta
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 4'18
26
Jack Bobridge
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 5'14
27
Stef Clement
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 6'07
28
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 6'51
29
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 7'05
30
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 7'13
31
Marek Rutkiewicz
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 7'29
32
Davide Rebellin
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 7'38
33
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ
+ 7'57
34
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
+ 8'05
35
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'16
36
Simone Stortoni
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
37
Pieter Vanspeybrouck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 8'22
38
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 8'34
39
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
+ 8'54
40
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 9'01
41
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Caja Rural
+ 9'11
42
Tom Van Asbroeck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 9'23
43
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 10'09
44
Fabio Taborre
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 10'12
45
Bartosz Huzarski
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 12'20
46
Tim Declercq
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 13'10
47
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 13'58
48
Jure Kocjan
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 14'15
49
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'53
50
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15'50
51
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 15'52
52
Sebastian Lander
BMC Racing Team
+ 17'01
53
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 17'22
54
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
+ 18'10
55
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
+ 18'20
56
Ioannis Tamouridis
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 18'42
57
Danail Petrov
Caja Rural
+ 19'05
58
Adam Blythe
BMC Racing Team
+ 19'28
59
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 19'40
60
Jonathon McEvoy
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 19'42
61
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 21'03
62
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 21'25
63
Stefano Garzelli
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 21'56
64
Iván Velasco
Caja Rural
+ 22'12
65
Alexander Wetterhall
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 22'26
66
William Bonnet
FDJ
+ 23'25
67
Francisco Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
+ 23'38
68
Kevin Hulsmans
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 24'27
69
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
+ 26'55
70
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
+ 27'05
71
Sep Vanmarcke
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 27'08
72
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 27'17
73
Sven Vandousselaere
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 27'24
74
Jarosław Marycz
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 27'44
75
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 28'05
76
Arkaitz Durán
Efapel - Glassdrive
+ 28'59
77
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Andy Cappelle
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 30'22
79
Yohan Offredo
FDJ
+ 31'08
80
André Cardoso
Caja Rural
+ 31'20
81
Kristijan Durasek
Lampre - Merida
+ 32'24
82
Rick Zabel
Rabobank Development Team
+ 32'50
83
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 33'11
84
Dennis Van Winden
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 33'46
85
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 33'54
86
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 34'11
87
Leopold König
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 34'27
88
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 34'57
89
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
+ 35'33
90
Grégory Habeaux
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 35'59
91
Josué Moyano
Caja Rural
+ 36'18
92
Rob Britton
Team Raleigh
+ 37'09
93
Leonardo Giordani
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 37'44
94
Bartlomiej Matysiak
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 38'08
95
Steven Caethoven
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 39'45
96
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 39'55
97
Gustavo César Veloso
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
+ 40'00
98
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 40'02
99
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 40'03
100
Cameron Wurf
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 40'07
101
Alexandre Blain
Team Raleigh
+ 40'13
102
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 40'18
103
Mads Christensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 40'20
104
Thomas Peterson
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 40'22
105
Omar Fraile
Caja Rural
+ 40'24
106
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 40'26
107
Hélder Oliveira
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
+ 40'29
108
Nuno Ribeiro
Efapel - Glassdrive
+ 40'33
109
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 40'35
110
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 40'36
111
Sérgio Sousa
Efapel - Glassdrive
s.t.
112
Hugo Sabido
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 40'39
113
Bruno Pires
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 40'42
114
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 40'47
115
Nick Van der Lijke
Rabobank Development Team
+ 40'56
116
Karsten Kroon
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 40'59
117
Matthew Holmes
Team Raleigh
+ 41'00
118
Łukasz Owsian
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 41'02
119
Cesare Benedetti
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 41'05
120
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
121
Paolo Longo Borghini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 41'17
122
Jarl Salomein
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 41'19
123
Josef Cerny
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 41'21
124
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Merida
+ 41'24
125
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 44'00
126
Alejandro Marque Porto
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
+ 44'24
127
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
+ 44'50
128
Yves Lampaert
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 49'34
129
Luka Mezgec
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 50'01
130
Adrian Kurek
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 50'12
131
Jonas Vangenechten
Lotto Belisol
+ 50'14
132
Vergílio Santos
Rádio Popular - Onda
s.t.
133
Edgar Pinto
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 50'20
134
Márcio Barbosa
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 50'36
135
Marco Cunha
Efapel - Glassdrive
+ 50'48
136
Dylan van Baarle
Rabobank Development Team
+ 53'24
137
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 53'33
138
Filipe Cardoso
Efapel - Glassdrive
+ 53'37
139
Stefano Borchi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
140
Ivar Slik
Rabobank Development Team
+ 53'44
141
Graham Briggs
Team Raleigh
+ 53'45
142
Gaetan Bille
Lotto Belisol
+ 53'56
143
Thierry Hupond
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 54'05
144
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 54'09
145
Evan Oliphant
Team Raleigh
+ 54'11
146
Célio Sousa
Rádio Popular - Onda
+ 54'13
147
Domingos Gonçalves
Rádio Popular - Onda
s.t.
148
George Preidler
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 54'14
149
Sylwester Janiszewski
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 54'16
150
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
+ 54'17
151
Delio Fernández
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
s.t.
152
Federico Canuti
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
153
Takashi Miyazawa
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 54'20
154
Luis Silva
Carmim - Tavira
+ 54'22
155
Michael Schwarzmann
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 54'26
156
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
+ 54'28
157
Ricardo van Dongen
Rabobank Development Team
+ 54'29
158
Danilo Napolitano
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 54'30
159
Martijn Tusveld
Rabobank Development Team
+ 54'32
160
Samuel Caldeira
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
+ 54'33
161
Kevin Van Melsen
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
162
Laurent Mangel
FDJ
+ 54'34
163
Gert-Jan Bosman
Rabobank Development Team
+ 54'37
164
Bruno Silva
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 54'38
165
James Vanlandschoot
Accent Jobs - Wanty
+ 54'40
166
João Pereira
Carmim - Tavira
+ 54'46
167
Luis Filipe Fernandes
OFM - Quinta da Lixa
+ 54'54
168
Bruno Sancho
Carmim - Tavira
+ 54'59
169
Diogo Nunes
Carmim - Tavira
+ 55'05
170
Thomas Moses
Team Raleigh
+ 55'09
171
Daniel Mestre
Carmim - Tavira
s.t.
172
Luca Dodi
Lampre - Merida
+ 56'39
173
Sam Witmitz
Team Raleigh
+ 58'17
174
Jóni Brandão
Efapel - Glassdrive
+ 58'19
175
Richard Lang
Team Raleigh
+ 1h00'03
176
Gonçalo Amado
Rádio Popular - Onda
+ 1h00'58
177
André Mourato
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 1h04'22
178
Michele Merlo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 1h05'21
179
António Amorim
LA Alumínios - Antarte
+ 1h08'26
180
Maarten van Trijp
Rabobank Development Team
+ 1h09'39
181
Nuno Bico
Rádio Popular - Onda
+ 1h12'03
182
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h13'57
Points
1
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
67
2
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
41
3
Lars Boom
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
39
4
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
34
5
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
34
KOM
Rank
Name
Team
General
1
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
16
2
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
12
3
Rafael de Mattos Andriato
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
10
4
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ
10
5
Dennis Van Winden
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
10
With these 2 wins , Omega Pharma- QuickStep now has 13 wins at the middle of February !!! It is a very good period for our team , thnks to the good training that we did in winter !
Next race : Tour of Oman! Edited by alex valceanu on 12-04-2013 11:26
Thank you Selwink . I actually thought that I lost all my chances at winning the GC after stage 1 but in ended very well for us .
Thanks sutty68 . In all the tours that we won ( Etoile de Besseges , Tour Mediterraneean and Vuelta Algarve ) , the TT had a crucial role in deciding the winner and each time Stybar and T.Martin showed how strong they are .
So another Tour is about to start for our team . After a race in Qatar , it is another one is Asia : Oman . It is a 6-day Tour , with 1 MTF , 1 hilly stage and 4 flat stages , from which 1 has an uphill finish .
Line-up
Just like in Qatar , our leader is Mark Cavendish . This time he can't win the GC becuase of the MTF , but this can't stop him from getting some stage wins and fight for the Points Jersey .
Opponents
*** Matthew Goss , Peter Sagan ** E.B.Hagen , Elia Viviani , Francisco Ventoso * Greg Van Avermaet , Bernard Eisel , Fabian Cancellara
Stage 1
This is probably the only stage from the 4 flat stages that is for pure sprinters , like Mark , so we can't miss the opportunity to get the stage win and also the Leader's Jersey.
2 riders tried their chances and went in the break-away , but they had no chance and they were caught with 25 kms to go .
With 15 kilometers to go we were already in front , as Mark was the only sprinter with a "train" . Keisse - Vandewalle - Steegmans - Meersman - Boonen were in front of Mark .
With 5 kilometers to go Steegmans was in front . He was supposed to lead us until the last 3 kilometers , from where Meersman would take over . Sagan , Nizzolo , EBH and Van Avermaet were fighting to get Mark's wheel .
Only Boonen was left with 1.8 kms to go . Sagan already started his sprint and EBH followed him .
1 km to - Mark starts his sprint . EBH and Sagan were in front , but I think they started the sprint a little bit to early and they will tire until the end .
Cavendish takes the win !
Stage results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
3h43'48
2
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
3
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
4
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
5
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
6
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
7
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
8
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
9
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
10
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
12
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
13
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
14
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
15
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
16
Maciej Paterski
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
17
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
18
Nariyuki Masuda
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
19
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
20
Cayetano Sarmiento
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
21
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
22
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
23
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
24
Stefano Agostini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
25
Ben King
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
26
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
27
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
28
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
29
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
30
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
31
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
32
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
33
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
34
Francesco Reda
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
35
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
36
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
37
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
38
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
39
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
40
Michael Sherer
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
41
David López
Sky Procycling
s.t.
42
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
43
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
44
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
45
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
46
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
47
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
48
Luigi Miletta
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
49
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
50
Dennis Van Niekerk
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
51
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
53
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
54
Mauro Santambrogio
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
55
Franco Pellizotti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
56
Mauro Finetto
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
57
Danilo Di Luca
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
58
José Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
59
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
60
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2'00
61
Kun Jiang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Freqalsi Debesay
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
64
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
67
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
68
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
70
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
71
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
72
Tim Mertens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
73
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
74
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
75
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
76
Matthew Brammeier
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
78
Jakub Danačík
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
79
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
80
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
81
Chad Beyer
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Ryan Anderson
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
83
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
84
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
85
Jelle Wallays
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
86
Gijs Van Hoecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
87
Gang Xu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Xabier Zandio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
89
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
90
Arthur Van Overberghe
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
91
Jacobus Venter
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
92
Frantisek Padour
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
93
Jiri Hudecek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
94
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
95
Florent Barle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
96
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
97
Sergio Pardilla
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
98
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
99
Craig Lewis
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Tom Zirbel
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
101
Patrick Facchini
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
102
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
103
Bradley Potgieter
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
104
Marsh Cooper
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
105
Thomas Zechmeister
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
106
Cheyne Hoag
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
107
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
108
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Kevin De Jonghe
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
110
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
111
Jonathan Monsalve
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
112
Meron Russom
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
113
Jeremy Durrin
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
114
Thomas Soladay
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
115
Ramon Carretero
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
116
Tomas Kalojiros
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
117
Michael Creed
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
118
Sander Armee
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
119
Sebastian Salas
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
120
Songezo Jim
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
121
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
122
Josef Maňousek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
123
Pengda Jiao
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
124
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
125
Junya Sano
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
126
Jasper De Buyst
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
Steegmans did a great job in Qatar as a lead-out man , but it seems that Boonen it very good at this role as well . It is going to be difficult to choose what "train " to use for Mark in TDF . Tomorrow we hope we will defend the Leader's Jersey by taking another win !
Stybar is from the Czech republic not from chile 
