Stage 3 and we enter the mountains. The route from La Vall d'En Bas to La Seu d'Urgell is 173 kilometres long and finishes at the summit of the Vallnord. Not the steepest climb in Spain, but difficult enough to shake up the GC.
And with that many climbs and theeby KOTM-points to be collected, Rob Ruijgh goes in the attack. He gets accompanied by Dimitri Champion (AG2R), Pablo Lastras (Movistar), Laurent Lefevre (AG2R), Dmitriy Muravyev (Astana), Leonardo Piepoli (Androni), Enrique Salgueiro (Caja Rural) and Nicki Sorensen (Saxo Bank). Ruijgh wins the sprint for the first KOTM-sprint at the Alt de Coubet. The peloton follows at 2'21.
At the Collada de Toses, Ruijgh gets beaten by Muravyev and Lastras. With 76 kilometres remaining, the leaders start to believe in the stage win, as their gap to the peloton is 7'17.
But the hope can be thrown away, because of the high pace by Team Sky in the valley towards the penultimate climb, the Alt de la Massana. 3 kilometres before the summit (and 20 before the finish), GC-leader Rigoberto Urán attacks out of the peloton. He's only '40 behind the leaders and has created a '36-gap to the peloton very quick!
Urán flies by the leading group and is the first atthe summit. 17 kilometres to go and he leads Champion and Ruijgh (who has secured himself of the KOTM-jersey after the stage) with '41. The peloton, with the Euskaltel-team in the lead, follows at 1 minute.
There's no descend after th eprevious climb, but the riders continue on a tableau. When the last climb to Vallnord has started, Urán is able to defend his lead. With only 5km to go, he leads Igor Antón by '52 and the peloton by 1'03.
And now you're probably wondering how Thomas Dekker is doing? Well, not good. He had some difficulties in keeping in a good position before and in the climb of the Alt de la Massana, and after the summit, he could not make up and is struggling. A bad daily form (-1), is the reason he can forget a Top 3 in the GC, as with only 2km to go, he's 1'28 behind Urán.
Meanwhile, Antón has almost closed the gap to Urán as they have entered the final kilometre.
But Antón has spend most of his energy in the chase, and gets easily outsprinted by Urán. So it's the 2nd stage win by the Colombian talent, whom even extends his lead in the GC with 10 more seconds.
Dario cataldo and Benat Intxausti manages to finish in front of the first "peloton" in 3rd and 4th place. Than a group with Bertagnolli, Fuglsang, Frank, Navarro, Barredo, Horner, Sella, Porte and Serpa finishes at 1'38. Thomas Dekker finishes in the 2nd group at 1'56 in 21st position, together with Nieve, Gerdemann, Löfkvist, Carrara, Riblon and others.
Results
1
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
4h33'04
2
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 10
3
Dario Cataldo
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1'09
4
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 1'19
5
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - Generali
+ 1'38
6
Jakob Fuglsang
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
7
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
8
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
9
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Emanuele Sella
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
12
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
13
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
14
Mikel Nieve
Pro Team Astana
+ 1'56
15
Tiago Machado
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
16
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
18
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
s.t.
19
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
21
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
22
Rubén Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
23
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
24
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
25
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
26
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
27
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'26
28
Christophe Le Mével
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
29
Janez Brajkovič
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 2'52
30
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'57
32
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 3'07
33
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 3'15
34
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
35
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
+ 3'46
36
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
37
Jesús Hernández
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
38
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 3'55
39
Haimar Zubeldia
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
40
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
41
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
42
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
43
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
44
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
45
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
46
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
47
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
+ 4'31
48
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 4'56
49
Francesco Failli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
50
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
51
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
52
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
53
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
54
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
55
Stephen Cummings
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
56
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
57
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 5'21
58
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
59
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
60
Andrea Noè
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 5'36
61
Enrique Salgueiro
Caja Rural
s.t.
62
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
+ 5'46
63
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 5'52
64
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 6'00
65
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
66
Fabian Wegmann
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
67
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
68
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
69
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
70
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
71
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
72
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
73
Enrico Zen
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
74
Mads Christensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
75
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
76
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
77
Oleg Chuzhda
Caja Rural
s.t.
78
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
80
Aitor Galdos
Caja Rural
s.t.
81
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Rodrigo García
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
83
Tadej Valjavec
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
84
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
85
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
+ 6'36
86
Rémy Di Gregorio
Sony Ericsson
+ 7'07
87
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 7'11
88
Laurent Lefèvre
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
89
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
90
Nico Keinath
Sony Ericsson
+ 7'19
91
Matteo Tosatto
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
92
Simone Masciarelli
Sony Ericsson
+ 7'26
93
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
94
Simon Zahner
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
95
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 8'43
96
Michael Rasmussen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 8'49
97
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
+ 8'55
98
Luca Mazzanti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
99
Daryl Impey
Team Qantas
+ 9'31
100
Leonardo Moser
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
101
Mitchell Docker
Team Qantas
s.t.
102
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
103
Thibaut Pinot
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
104
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
105
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
106
Fabio Duarte
Nespresso
s.t.
107
Travis Meyer
Team Qantas
+ 9'47
108
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 10'22
109
Xavier Florencio
Nespresso
s.t.
110
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
+ 12'26
111
Tom Dumoulin
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 12'48
112
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
113
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
s.t.
114
Donato Cannone
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
115
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
116
Egoitz García
Caja Rural
s.t.
117
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
118
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
s.t.
119
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
120
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
121
Remmert Wielinga
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 13'13
122
Pim Ligthart
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 13'19
123
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
124
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
125
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
126
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
+ 13'33
127
Xabier Zandio
Sky ProCycling
+ 13'38
128
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
+ 13'47
129
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'20
130
Pieter Weening
Team Qantas
s.t.
131
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
132
Davide Bonuccelli
Nespresso
s.t.
133
Gustavo César Veloso
Movistar Team
s.t.
134
Greg Henderson
Pro Team Astana
+ 14'31
135
Gene Michael Bates
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
136
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
137
Kevin Van Impe
Lotto - Belisol
+ 14'39
138
Robbie McEwen
Team Qantas
+ 14'49
139
Hayden Roulston
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 19'30
140
Martin Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 19'35
141
Rubén Martínez
Caja Rural
+ 19'40
142
Shawn Milne
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
143
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
144
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
s.t.
145
Giacomo Nizzolo
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
146
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
+ 22'36
147
Piet Rooijakkers
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
148
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 28'19
149
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
150
Tanel Kangert
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
151
Vicente Reynès
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
152
Arkaitz Durán
Nespresso
s.t.
153
Raffaele Ferrara
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
154
David Blanco
Nespresso
s.t.
155
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
156
Matthias Brändle
Nespresso
+ 28'37
157
Óscar Pujol
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
158
Luca Zanasca
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
159
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
160
Robert Wagner
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
161
Brett Lancaster
Team Qantas
s.t.
162
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
s.t.
163
Alex Candelario
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
164
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 30'58
165
Cees Veldkamp
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 31'04
166
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 42'16
167
Pierpaolo De Negri
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
168
William Clarke
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
169
Rasmus Quaade
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
170
Matthew Brammeier
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 42'27
171
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
172
Luboš Pelánek
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
173
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 42'32
174
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
175
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Qantas
s.t.
GC
Only 2 contenders left for the overall win: Urán and Antón (at '24). Dekker is in 13th at 2'52, but only '16 behind the 7th place.
1
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
12h46'23
2
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 24
3
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'58
4
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
5
Dario Cataldo
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2'03
6
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 2'17
7
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - Generali
+ 2'36
8
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
9
Emanuele Sella
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
10
Jakob Fuglsang
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
...
13
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'52
Points
1
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
25
55
2
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
20
29
3
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
0
25
4
Dario Cataldo
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
16
23
5
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
7
21
KOTM
The one thing we're proud of: Rob Ruijgh in the polka dot-jersey!
1
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
31
49
2
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
40
41
3
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
8
28
4
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
28
28
5
Rodrigo García
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
0
26
Today's winner
Word from the DS
The good thing this stage was Ruijgh getting the KOTM-jersey, the bad (or disappointing) thing was the 21st place of Dekker. Maybe we (and especially himself) expected too much. For sure, Urán seems unbeatable here!
baia wrote:
Actually i like those day feellings...Ruijgh is doing good,hope he can win that jersey...Dekker will improve his ranks....just needs a better day..
In my career, Gesink felt good during the whole Dauphine, exept in the only mountain stage... he had -5. But hey, you can turn them of!
Guess who's back?
Lets see how many friens are still around...
Stage 4 is from Oliana to Ascó. The most part of the route is a little downhill, so we expect a mass sprint here.
To be sure not to have to chase the leading group, we send someone in today's BOTD. This time it's Tom Dumoulin, and it must be one of the first times he actually makes it in a BOTD. Together with Pablo Lastras (Movistar), Frantisek Rabon (Omega Pharma), Albert Timmer (Sony Ericsson), Danilo Wyss (BMC), Raffaele Farrara (Farnese), Oleg Cuzhda (Caja Rural), Yuriy Krivtsov (AG2R), Enrico Zen (Androni), Daniele Righi (Lampre) and Fabio Duarte (Nespresso) he forms a 11-man BOTD that gets a maximum advantage of 8 minutes.
But disaster happens for Dumoulin as he gets a puncture with 75 kilometres to go. Luckily for him, Righi has crashed, so the 2 can try to close the 1'30-gap to the leading group.
At the summit of the only categorized climb of the day, the Alt De Passanant, the 2 are only a minute behind. Farrara is the first at the summit, 60 kilometres before the finish.
Dumoulin does most of the work in the chase and can close the gap to the leading 9. 10 kilometres before Ascó, they're still 1'40 in front of the peloton, so the breakaway wil fight for the win today. Although Dumoulin knows he isn't the best sprinter in the group, he feels that the chase after the puncture has cost him too much energy and he's trying to hold on. Righi has been dropped, so he's sure of a top 10-place.
The sprint has started and Dumoulin is already in last place. No chance for the win... That battle is between Pablo Lastras and Frantisek Rabon.
And the win goes to Movistar! Lastras is the best in the sprint and takes his first win in almost 2 years. Rabon gets 2nd, Duarte 3rd and Dumoulin 10th. The peloton finishes at 1'41
The next picture is to show my frustration. The right one of the 2 Monster-riders is Marcel Kittel. He has Sp 80, was on an aggressive sprint at 99, with still some colours in the energy bar left. On the left you see Thomas Dekekr. He has Sp 63, was just on following sprint (>S) at 70. And guess who's going faster???? Yep, Dekker.................. Is there any way to prevent this focked up thing, or do I just have to deal with it????
Results
1
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
4h43'48
2
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
3
Fabio Duarte
Nespresso
s.t.
4
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
5
Raffaele Ferrara
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
6
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
7
Enrico Zen
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
8
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
9
Oleg Chuzhda
Caja Rural
s.t.
10
Tom Dumoulin
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
11
Rubén Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 1'41
...
22
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
...
25
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
GC
No changes.
1
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
17h31'52
2
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 24
3
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'58
4
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
5
Dario Cataldo
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2'03
6
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 2'17
7
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - Generali
+ 2'36
8
Emanuele Sella
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
9
Jakob Fuglsang
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
10
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
...
13
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'52
Points
1
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
0
55
2
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
28
32
3
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
0
29
4
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
0
25
5
Aitor Galdos
Caja Rural
4
24
KOTM
No changes.
1
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
0
49
2
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
0
41
3
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
0
28
4
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
0
28
5
Rodrigo García
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
0
26
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Dumoulin did a great job today, but what if he hadn't got the puncture and wasn't be forced to waste his energy. But to be realistic, a top 3 would be pretty impossible.
that is a strange pcm bug... With pcm 2009, in the vuelta, M. Cavendish was riding his second GT, first was Giro. Farrar both raced Giro, tour and now the vuelta. He beats Cavendish in the little uphill sprint (about 0.2%), what is quite strange: Farrar's hill"55, Cav: 57
anyway, good job by Dumoulin and good luck!
Guess who's back?
Lets see how many friens are still around...
Haha, this really is bad luck!
But you should see it as a chance, with Dekker used as sprinter and Kittel as stage racer you maybe have even more opportunities!
Good luck for the next stages, may at least Dumoulin leave a good impression for your team!
Still good chances for top10 in GC,pity for Dumoulin,i think he would have won this stage....about the sprint,well,i think it has a little to do with the fact Dekker was protected from the wind,Kittel was in open...
The 5th stage brings us from Ascó to Cabacés. It is considered as a hilly stage, but not difficult enough to create some differences in the GC.
Again, we are in the BOTD. As there are some KOTM-points to be divided, Rob Ruijgh tries to be in it, and with success. He is the first at the summit of the Alt de Faxes, followed by Inigo Cuesta (Caja Rural), Jésus Herrada (Movistar), Geert Omloop (Omega Pharma), Donato Cannone Androni), Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R), Rémy Di Gregorio (Sony Ericsson), Raffaele Ferrara (Farnese), Amaël Moinard (BMC), Tadej Valjavec (Astana) and Arkaitz Durán (Nespresso).
Ruijgh also wins the 2nd KOTM-sprint and secures himself of the overall KOTM-win, he only has to finish the Volta by now! With 75km to go, the lead of the BOTD is almost 4 minutes.
As the lead of the BOTD is still over 3 minutes with 30 kilometres to go, the riders in the BOTD start to believe in the stage win. This is the sign for Tadej Valjavec to attack on a little uphill part of the road. As he is one of the strongest riders in the leading group, Ruijgh decides to counter attack. Can te 2 make it to the finish?
Unfortunately not. The last 25 kilometres are slightly downhill, so it's easy for the chasing riders to catch the 2 again. After that, we see another attack, this time by oldie Inigo Cuesta. He has a small lead with 5km to go, but it won't be enough. The peloton is over 4 minutes behind.
Cuesta gets caught, so it's a 11-man sprint for the win. Ruijgh has chosen the wheel of Jésus Herrada, on paper the best sprinter in this group.
...But not on the road! Belgium Geert Omloop takes the win for his Omega Pharma-team, beating Cannone and Nocentini. Ruijgh does an excellent job and finishes in 5th place.
Thomas Dekker has attacked out of the peloton in the last few kilometres and finishes in 12th place, 4'17 behind the BOTD. As you can see, he has a gap over 100 metres to the peloton, but of course the tour-direction is sleeping and decides to give them all the same time.
Results
1
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
4h44'07
2
Donato Cannone
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
3
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
4
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
5
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
6
Rémy Di Gregorio
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
7
Raffaele Ferrara
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
8
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
9
Tadej Valjavec
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
10
Arkaitz Durán
Nespresso
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
s.t.
12
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 4'17
13
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
14
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
15
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
16
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
17
Aitor Galdos
Caja Rural
s.t.
18
Egoitz García
Caja Rural
s.t.
19
Stephen Cummings
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
20
Xavier Florencio
Nespresso
s.t.
21
Dario Cataldo
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
22
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
24
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
25
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Matteo Tosatto
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
27
Daryl Impey
Team Qantas
s.t.
28
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
29
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
30
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
31
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
32
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
33
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
34
Francesco Failli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
35
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
36
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
37
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
40
Jakob Fuglsang
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
41
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
43
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
44
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
45
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
46
Enrique Salgueiro
Caja Rural
s.t.
47
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
48
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
49
Pim Ligthart
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
50
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
s.t.
51
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
53
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
54
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
55
Simone Masciarelli
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
56
Christophe Le Mével
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
57
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
58
Remmert Wielinga
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
60
Oleg Chuzhda
Caja Rural
s.t.
61
Haimar Zubeldia
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
62
Rubén Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
63
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
64
Tom Dumoulin
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
65
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
66
Tanel Kangert
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
67
Janez Brajkovič
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
68
Mikel Nieve
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
69
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
70
Giacomo Nizzolo
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
71
Fabian Wegmann
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
72
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
73
Jesús Hernández
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
74
Laurent Lefèvre
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
75
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
76
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
77
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
79
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
80
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
81
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
82
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
83
Enrico Zen
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
84
Mads Christensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
85
Emanuele Sella
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
86
Michael Rasmussen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
87
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
s.t.
88
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
89
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
s.t.
90
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
91
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
92
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
s.t.
93
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
94
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
95
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
96
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
97
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
98
Rubén Martínez
Caja Rural
s.t.
99
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Rodrigo García
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
101
Fabio Duarte
Nespresso
s.t.
102
Tiago Machado
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
103
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
104
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
106
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
107
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
109
Davide Bonuccelli
Nespresso
s.t.
110
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
111
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
112
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
113
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
114
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
115
David Blanco
Nespresso
s.t.
116
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
117
Andrea Noè
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
118
Simon Zahner
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
119
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
120
Thibaut Pinot
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
121
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
122
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
123
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 8'13
124
Óscar Pujol
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
125
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
s.t.
126
Robbie McEwen
Team Qantas
s.t.
127
Mitchell Docker
Team Qantas
s.t.
128
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
129
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
130
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
131
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
132
Xabier Zandio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
133
Travis Meyer
Team Qantas
+ 9'24
134
Luca Mazzanti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
135
Shawn Milne
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
136
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
137
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
138
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
139
Leonardo Moser
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
140
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
141
Pieter Weening
Team Qantas
+ 11'25
142
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
143
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 12'23
144
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
145
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
s.t.
146
Matthias Brändle
Nespresso
s.t.
147
Vicente Reynès
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
148
Hayden Roulston
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
149
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
150
Greg Henderson
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
151
Pierpaolo De Negri
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
152
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
153
Gene Michael Bates
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
154
Brett Lancaster
Team Qantas
s.t.
155
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
s.t.
156
Luca Zanasca
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
157
Martin Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 17'38
158
Gustavo César Veloso
Movistar Team
s.t.
159
Alex Candelario
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
160
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
161
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
162
Piet Rooijakkers
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
163
Rasmus Quaade
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
164
Matthew Brammeier
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
165
Kevin Van Impe
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
166
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Qantas
s.t.
167
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 18'07
168
Cees Veldkamp
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 18'57
169
Robert Wagner
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 22'15
170
William Clarke
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
171
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
172
Luboš Pelánek
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
173
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 25'10
GC
No changes.
1
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
22h20'16
2
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 24
3
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'58
4
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
5
Dario Cataldo
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2'03
6
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 2'17
7
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - Generali
+ 2'36
8
Jakob Fuglsang
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
9
Emanuele Sella
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
10
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
...
13
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'52
Points
1
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
0
55
2
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
0
32
3
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
0
29
4
Raffaele Ferrara
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
15
28
5
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
2
27
KOTM
1
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
20
69
2
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
0
41
3
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
0
28
4
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
0
28
5
Rodrigo García
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
0
26
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Great job again by Ruijgh, who has secured himself of the KOTM-jersey! And we are really pissed at the Tour Direction that they didn't awarded Dekekr with some time-win, and even protested against it. But that one was denied....
The 6th stage from El Vendrell to Barcelona is over 200 kilometres long and considered a hilly stage. But again, it's not difficult enough to create some changes in the GC.
These 6 riders are the lucky ones that will fight for the stage win. Again, a breakaway stays out of reach for the peloton and Santo Anza (Vacansoleil), Elia Favilli (Farnese), Bert Grabsch (Omega Pharma), Thibault Pinot (AG2R), Ivan Santaromita (BMC) and Rafael Valls (Nespresso) are the members of the BOTD and prepare themselves for the sprint.
A crash in the peloton 10 kilometres before the finish brings 35 riders down to the tarmac, including Tom Dumoulin. 2 of them have to leave the Volta with some serious injuries: Paolo Tiralongo with a fractured hand and Marcello Wyss with a dislocated elbow. No GC-contenders were involved.
And just as yesterday, Thomas Dekker tries to gain some seconds with a late attack. But again, fruitless...
The sprint of the leading group, and thereby the stage win, is easily won by Farnese's Elia Favilli. He takes his first win on over 2 years, beating Santo Anza and Thibault Pinot.
Daryl Impey (Qantas) wins the sprint of the peloton at 3'21.
