Challenge Ciclista a Mallorca - Stage 3
Inca - Inca
The Trofeo Inca is the first hilly stage of the Mallorca Challenge but probably the easiest of the three. We will try to keep the peloton together, and finish with Uran and Knees in the leading group. Uran will try to fight it out for podium place as well. Also today we will see the main GC competitors, and who should be wary about.
Sunny depart in Inca.
The first attack today, is probably the most surprising we are going to see today. L.L. Sanchez decides to attack, Barry counter attacks him, to collect KOM points, as tomorrow stage doesn’t have any to offer.
It doesn’t usually happen, but today the first break of the day made it, the gap is over a minute, there is a lot of activity in peloton as more riders try to break.
38km cycled, the first intermediate sprint is won by Michael Barry, who is doinf the highest pace in the break as so far the gap didn’t rise at all and is about a minute.
Leopard-Trek is doing very high pace and the break is now only 38” from the peloton, will they survive? L.L.Sanchez joins forces with Barry and sets the tempo of the break.
And at last, 90km to go, Leopard stops the crazy tempo, but stills lead the peloton, the gap rises to 1’35” but never gets bigger than 2 minutes, partially due to Sanchez being in the break.
At the 85km mark, Van Summeren attacks, he lost over four minutes yesterday, so he will try to win some time today. This day is getting stranger, Van den Broeck, Kolobnev and Moncoutie attacked. They didn’t loose any time and are in contention for overall. Do they think Leopard would let them break? We obviously don’t counter those attacks, as it far too early in the race.
Second intermediate sprint, the gap is reaches it highest today of around 1 minute to the Kolobnev, Van den Broeck group and another minute on the peloton.
Leopard-Trek pace is so fast, the 4 late breakaway riders are ought to be caught very soon.
Only a minute now, and the peloton will reach the breakaway, we now the break will be caught before the second KOM point, so Barry gives his all to win this point.
The break survives, just. We are very happy with Barry’s effort, and he will definitely attack on the last stage. The KOM jersey is secured for this stage, though winner of second mountain finish will be only off 4 points to Barry, so the stage 5 will decide it all.
The break was caught at the 40km, all of our riders are in front, but Knees daily form doesn’t bode well for us, he has stomach pains and a daily form of -4.
2.5km to go, and the split has happened. Riders like Robert Gesink, Philippe Gilbert, Simon Spilak and Andreas Kloden didn’t make it to the first group. Knees now with massive problems to stay in the front group.
Close to the mountain finish and only 14 riders in the group, surprisingly the strong Katusha team did disappoint with only Rodriguez in the group. Same with Leopard, only Schleck hanging on. Unfortunately for us Knees couldn’t stay at the front. And is now in the second group with all the other favourites almost 1’30” behind.
The decent begins, the group is definitely not going to be caught by the 31men strong peloton.
You not gonna see it often but Gesink leads the peloton on the decent, lots of big favourites will miss out today, and the biggest is Philippe Gilbert who really disappointed today, along two other Russian riders.
3.5km to go, and Uran in a bad position, we will try to ‘catch the best wheel possible’, but the podium looks unlikely. Vino in a good position, he might be the favourite to take it.
2.8km to go and Uran showed his fighting sprit and took the wheel of Paulinho. Kessiakoff leads-out Vinokourov who looks in prime position to take the stage win.
But, no it is the Canadian sensation Ryder Hesjedal who takes the 3rd stage in Mallorca. Carlos Barredo takes great second for him, and now Sanchez will expect to work for him on the last two stages, Andy Schleck completes the podium. Uran surprisingly finished 5th, which I wouldn’t think form the sprint photo-finish, but we are happy. We expected slightly more today, but as you probably could see Kessiakoff and Vino didn’t even try to sprint, leaving Uran, in a bad position to sprint from.
The second big group cames 3 minutrs down, and that includes our rider Knees, along the other favourites.
Well done by Barry saving the KoM jersey.
Also great for URan, who finished in the first group. Next 2 stages are harder and will decide the race much more.
Knees in 2nd group is also around many great riders, so no shame
Luckily tomorrow is a 'no points' day, so we will let him recover and attack at the last stage, hopefullu Barry will pull it off.
Uran is doing great, for tomorrow race his fitness will be 74, anc Knees will lead him out hopefully better tham Astana today Podium would be nice, and especially the bonus seconds Edited by Alakagom on 08-02-2011 22:52
Challenge Ciclista a Mallorca - Stage 4
Deia – Deia
The stage is reasonably easy till the long climb, many rides will be dropped and the stage will show the favourites for the queen stage tomorrow. The last climb before the finish may prove deciding, and Uran will try to attack there.
Team objectives :
- Protect Uran/Knees
- Top 3 with Uran
Favourites: R.Hesjedal, A.Schleck, Alexandre Vinokourov My secret tip: R.Hesjedal impressed on the last stage, and I can’t see anybody else winning this stage.
The hilly depart in Deia.
Knees leads the pack, strongly supported by his fans.
The first rider to go is M.Ortega, many riders follow, this stage be a success if the break works together, so especially today Garmin might work to defend the leader’s jersey.
Nocentini and Gasparatto attack on the downhill section, will the peloton let them go ?
The breakawat establishes at the 100km mark, nobody very dangerous except Swiss champion, Martin Elmiger, who lost a lot of time of yesterday stage and now is not the threat to the overall.
70k to go and the break have a advantage of 4’43” on the peloton. With Garmin upping the pace, the chances of breakaway win are slim.
50km mark and the climbing starts, the lead is gradually decreasing but still over 3minutes.
The climbing just began but already the breakaway is falling apart, with both riders from Rota dos Móveis going backwards.
The same story continues in the peloton, which is reduced to only 56 riders in matters of minutes.
The breakaway lead decreased immediately and now is only 1’30” over the pack.
The first half of the climbing is done, now the decent and second, steeper half will begin, where we are expecting some attacks from the favourites. Peloton for the first time in long time can see the breakway.
The breakaway is caught, 3km of climbing to be done before the long decent. Will somebody attack?
Surprisingly no move by anybody, the leading pack is only 11 riders strong, including all favourites, and surprisingly Thor Hushovd.
10km to go, nobody will catch this group now, Leopard and Rabobank controls the tempo, and let nobody let away.
7km to and a massive disaster, Andy Schleck, John Gadret and Carlos Barredo have falled. They seem ok to continue on.
Now, the hard part for Leopard and Rabobank, all of their riders stop and wait to help their team captains. A sacrifice that needs to be made. Robert Gesink has his own problems as well.
The crash left many stunned, and us as well, its distracted me slightly and Uran was now at the back of peloton, so we couldn’t attack.
Andy Schleck can’t wait longer and attacks at 6km mark, will he get back to the leading group ?
Yes, he can. Though Rababank decision was a massive mistake, now their three riders are one minute behind.
3.5km to go and our position isn’t brilliant, Knees will lead-out Uran, the train to the right looks most likely to win, and Hushovd is leading out Hesjedal perfectly, he is most likely to win, second time in a row.
2.8km to go and Knees is ‘dead’. We will try to switch to Hesjedal train, but all is too late.
No problems at all, Hesjedal wins second time in a row, with the bonuses he extends his lead over the rest. Uran makes the sixth and I can’t tell you how disappointed I am, the last hill looked perfect for the attack, and we couldn’t use it. Also we have disappointed in the sprint, a bad day overall, but hopefully the last stage will be better.
Results
1
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
3h41'44
2
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
3
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
4
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
5
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
6
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
7
Sérgio Paulinho
Team RadioShack
s.t.
8
Andy Schleck
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
9
Johan Van Summeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
10
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
11
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
12
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
s.t.
13
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'22
14
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
15
David Moncoutié
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2'30
Spoiler
16
Maxime Monfort
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
17
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
s.t.
18
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
19
Jan Bakelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
20
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
21
Linus Gerdemann
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
22
Martin Pedersen
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
23
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
24
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
25
Robert Gesink
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
27
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
28
Leonardo Duque
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
29
Andreas Klöden
Team RadioShack
s.t.
30
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
31
Cândido Barbosa
CC de Tavira
s.t.
32
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team RadioShack
s.t.
33
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
34
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
35
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
36
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Stuart O'Grady
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
38
Marco Marzano
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
39
Rémy Cusin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
40
Santiago Pérez
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
41
David Belda
Burgos 2016
s.t.
42
Cyril Dessel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
43
Manuel Cardoso
Team RadioShack
s.t.
44
Nelson Victorino
CC de Tavira
s.t.
45
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
46
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Stéphane Augé
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
48
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
49
Adrián Palomares
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
50
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
51
Dario Cioni
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
52
Hugo Sabido
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
53
David Bernabéu
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
54
Stephen Cummings
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
55
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
56
André Cardoso
CC de Tavira
s.t.
57
Martin Elmiger
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
58
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Sérgio Ribeiro
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
60
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
61
Mirco Lorenzetto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
62
Michał Kwiatkowski
Team RadioShack
+ 5'33
63
Delio Fernández
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
64
Robert Hunter
Team RadioShack
s.t.
65
Daniele Bennati
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
66
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
67
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
68
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
69
Vergílio Dos Santos
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
70
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
71
Javier Benítez
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
72
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
73
Alejandro Marque
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
74
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
75
Mario Aerts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
76
Miguel Ángel Candil
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
77
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
78
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
79
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
80
Raúl Alarcón
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
81
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
82
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
83
Stijn Vandenbergh
Katusha Team
s.t.
84
Bruno Silva
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
85
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
86
Fabian Wegmann
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
87
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
88
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
89
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
90
Timofey Kritskiy
Katusha Team
s.t.
91
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
92
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
s.t.
93
Oleg Chuzhda
Caja Rural
s.t.
94
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
95
Martin Mortensen
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
96
Hélder Oliveira
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
97
David Livramento
CC de Tavira
s.t.
98
Josep Jufré
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
99
Matthew Wilson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
100
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
101
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
102
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
103
Daniel Mestre
CC de Tavira
s.t.
104
Arturo Mora
Caja Rural
s.t.
105
José Herrada
Caja Rural
s.t.
106
Garikoitz Bravo
Caja Rural
s.t.
107
Aleksejs Saramotins
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 8'01
108
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 9'42
109
Daniele Righi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
110
Pascual Orengo
Burgos 2016
s.t.
111
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
112
Alexander Mironov
Katusha Team
s.t.
113
Sven Van Dousselaere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
114
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
115
Jürgen Roelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
116
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
117
Grégory Rast
Team RadioShack
s.t.
118
Hugo Sancho
LA Rota dos Móveis
+ 11'09
119
Samuel Caldeira
CC de Tavira
+ 11'33
120
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
s.t.
121
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
122
Célio Sousa
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
123
Egoitz García
Caja Rural
s.t.
124
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg
Burgos 2016
s.t.
125
Juan José Lobato
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
126
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Burgos 2016
+ 12'53
127
Sébastien Hinault
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
128
Christopher Jennings
Burgos 2016
s.t.
129
Antonio Amorim
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
130
Theo Bos
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
131
Antonio Cabello
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
132
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
s.t.
133
Óscar Vicente Grau
Burgos 2016
s.t.
134
Filipe Cardoso
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
135
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
136
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
s.t.
137
Jose Cano
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
138
Rui Vinhas
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
139
Daniel Freitas
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
140
Bruno Lima
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
141
Ion Pardo
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
142
Graeme Brown
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 15'01
Overall
1
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
14h11'55
2
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 28
3
Andy Schleck
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
+ 32
4
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 40
5
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
6
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
s.t.
7
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
8
Sérgio Paulinho
Team RadioShack
s.t.
9
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'50
10
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'02
11
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2'29
12
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
+ 3'10
13
Marco Marzano
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
14
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
15
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 3'38
Spoiler
16
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
17
Martin Pedersen
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
+ 5'48
18
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 5'56
19
Leonardo Duque
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 6'00
20
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team RadioShack
+ 6'04
21
Cândido Barbosa
CC de Tavira
+ 6'06
22
Stuart O'Grady
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
+ 6'08
23
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
25
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
26
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
27
Linus Gerdemann
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
28
Andreas Klöden
Team RadioShack
s.t.
29
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
30
Maxime Monfort
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
31
Jan Bakelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
32
Hugo Sabido
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
33
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
34
David Moncoutié
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
35
Adrián Palomares
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
36
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
37
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
+ 6'13
38
Nelson Victorino
CC de Tavira
+ 7'28
39
Johan Van Summeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 7'57
40
Robert Gesink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 8'59
41
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
+ 9'07
42
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 9'11
43
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
44
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
45
Oleg Chuzhda
Caja Rural
s.t.
46
Mario Aerts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
47
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
48
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 9'20
49
Rémy Cusin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
50
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
51
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
52
Cyril Dessel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
53
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
54
Stéphane Augé
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
55
David Bernabéu
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
56
Sérgio Ribeiro
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
57
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
+ 9'54
58
Dario Cioni
Sky ProCycling
+ 10'08
59
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - ISD
+ 10'29
60
Manuel Cardoso
Team RadioShack
+ 10'56
61
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
63
Stephen Cummings
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
64
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Martin Elmiger
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
66
David Belda
Burgos 2016
+ 11'20
67
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
+ 11'51
68
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 12'23
69
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
70
Delio Fernández
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
71
Alejandro Marque
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
72
Vergílio Dos Santos
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
73
Hélder Oliveira
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
74
André Cardoso
CC de Tavira
+ 12'38
75
Santiago Pérez
Barbot - Efapel
+ 12'56
76
Daniele Bennati
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
+ 13'39
77
Robert Hunter
Team RadioShack
+ 13'47
78
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
+ 13'59
79
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
s.t.
80
Fabian Wegmann
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
81
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
82
Stijn Vandenbergh
Katusha Team
s.t.
83
Michał Kwiatkowski
Team RadioShack
s.t.
84
Timofey Kritskiy
Katusha Team
s.t.
85
Raúl Alarcón
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
86
Mirco Lorenzetto
Pro Team Astana
+ 14'08
87
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
88
Javier Benítez
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 15'43
89
Josep Jufré
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
90
Martin Mortensen
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
91
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
92
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
93
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
94
Miguel Ángel Candil
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
95
Matthew Wilson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
96
Arturo Mora
Caja Rural
s.t.
97
Bruno Silva
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
98
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 16'59
99
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 17'11
100
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
101
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
102
Garikoitz Bravo
Caja Rural
+ 17'31
103
David Livramento
CC de Tavira
+ 18'55
104
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
+ 19'48
105
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 19'52
106
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 20'02
107
José Herrada
Caja Rural
s.t.
108
Daniel Mestre
CC de Tavira
+ 20'55
109
Jürgen Roelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 21'20
110
Grégory Rast
Team RadioShack
s.t.
111
Sven Van Dousselaere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
112
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
113
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
114
Alexander Mironov
Katusha Team
s.t.
115
Daniele Righi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
116
Aleksejs Saramotins
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 21'23
117
Célio Sousa
Onda - Boavista
+ 21'43
118
Pascual Orengo
Burgos 2016
+ 21'52
119
Hugo Sancho
LA Rota dos Móveis
+ 22'47
120
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Burgos 2016
+ 23'03
121
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
+ 23'11
122
Egoitz García
Caja Rural
s.t.
123
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg
Burgos 2016
+ 25'11
124
Sébastien Hinault
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 26'15
125
Rui Vinhas
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
126
Christopher Jennings
Burgos 2016
+ 26'31
127
Antonio Amorim
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
128
Theo Bos
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 27'19
129
Samuel Caldeira
CC de Tavira
+ 28'07
130
Juan José Lobato
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
131
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
+ 29'27
132
Bruno Lima
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
133
Antonio Cabello
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
134
Jose Cano
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
135
Graeme Brown
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 29'51
136
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 29'54
137
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
+ 31'27
138
Filipe Cardoso
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
139
Daniel Freitas
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
140
Ion Pardo
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
141
Óscar Vicente Grau
Burgos 2016
+ 32'18
142
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
s.t.
Points
1
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
50
2
Daniele Bennati
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
37
3
Martin Pedersen
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
35
4
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
32
5
Robert Hunter
Team RadioShack
29
KOM
1
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
20
2
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
16
3
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
12
4
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
10
5
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
8
U25: Rigoberto Urán Team: Garmin-Cervelo
Edited by Alakagom on 11-02-2011 10:27
Good stage report...
Urán did good,he managed to finish in same winner group,he´s 4th in GC,that´s a great result if he manage to finish at least top5...good luck for the last one.
Challenge Ciclista a Mallorca - Stage 5
Magalluf - Palmanova
The Trofeo Magalluf is a very hilly one again. The climbs aren’t that long but all over the stage. As on the last two stages we should see small favourites group finish the race, as the last 5km ends with decent, good downhiller should win. I can’t see anybody challenging Hesjedal, but how will the race progress.
Team objectives:
- Protect Urán/Knees
- Top 10 Urán
Favourites: R.Hesjedal, A.Schleck, Alexandre Vinokourov My secret tip: Thor Hushvod impressed yesterday, and as he is a master of downhilling, he stands a chance against his team-mate.
The last depart in this year Tour of Mallorca.
His attack yesterday failed, and now he is out of contention completely, Gasparatto at least wants to win a stage.
As the breakaway was beginning to establish, it was Barry time to attack and win the King Of the Mountains jersey.
And the breakaway establishes, it’s 10km to the first KOM and the group has two minutes advantages, it looks good for Barry.
And Barry takes very important 10 points, Gasparatto comes second. The pace by Barry was quite high, as the peloton closed down on us, in the end only 2 riders stayed from the original breakaway, rest were caught.
Unfortunately, after great effort by Barry, Gasparatto attacked and we couldn’t counter attack him. He will fight now to survive till the second KOM points which is 20km away.
20km to go and both Omega riders attacked and joined Barry. One of them Pihilippe Gilbert, who had very surprisingly disappointing start to his new season. Would Barry could hold to them?
No surprise, Philippe Gilbert decided to attack and already joined Gasparatto at the top, with 7km of climbing to be done, though there is good news, Barry dropped second Omega rider Réyenes, if Barry could survive he would get another precious 6 points to the classification.
Philippe Gilbert takes maximum points, with a valiant effort Barry just survived and got the third place, shortly afterwards he was caught.
Now only Philippe Gilbert at the front, he has 2’22” minutes of advantage, and the third and steepest climb of the day begins, by my quick calculations, Gilbert if wins the next three mountain sprints, giving him additional 30 points, which would meant he would win the KOM jersey, now the Sky team was praying for the miracle to happen.
Not believing what is happening, luck was turning on us, Robert Gesink decided to attack at 5km to go the to could he catch Gilbert ?
Yes, he could. I couldn’t believe that along with Barry for few ‘paused’ minutes, Gesink reduced the two minutes of advantage Gilbert had and already is dropping the Belgian.
The climb reduced the peloton to meek 44 riders, we had 4 riders here so we felt confident about our chances.
Luckily for us Gesink dropped Gilbert quite easily and was heading to win the second last KOM point today. If no disaster happened now, Barry is unofficially the winner of Mountain Classification Ranking 2011 in Mallorca.
Andy Schleck and Vino tried few attacks but were unsuccessful, Garmin was doing brilliant job and Gesink lead was decreasing, making it sure Hesjedal had a chance to do a triple.
20km to go and Gesink has lead of 2 minutes on peloton, could he cause an upset today?
Again Vino attacked, but this time Hesjedal countered him, though they were caught soon after.
This is gonna be a close call, Gesink with 10km to go has one minute advantage, but the peloton can already see him in the distance.
Unfortunately for the Dutch man, he was caught 4.4km to go. Brave effort by him, he showed great strength today, and showed today, the fall on first stage didn’t affect him at all.
The sprint begins, and no chances for us today, because of the last 8km being decent, Urán was at the back and blocked. Hesjedal looking good for the triple.
No problems at all, he takes it easily, unfortunately for us Vino takes second meaning he gets bonus seconds and will surpass Urán in the overall, same with Joaquím Rodríguez.
1
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
4h34'17
2
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
3
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
4
Linus Gerdemann
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
5
Andy Schleck
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
6
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
7
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
8
Maxime Monfort
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
9
Johan Van Summeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
10
Sérgio Paulinho
Team RadioShack
s.t.
11
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
12
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
13
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
14
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
s.t.
15
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
Spoiler
16
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
17
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
18
Robert Gesink
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
19
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
20
Andreas Klöden
Team RadioShack
s.t.
21
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
22
Marco Marzano
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
23
Stéphane Augé
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
24
Jan Bakelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
25
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
26
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
s.t.
28
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
29
David Moncoutié
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
30
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'41
31
Cândido Barbosa
CC de Tavira
s.t.
32
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
33
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
+ 2'13
34
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2'53
35
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
36
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 4'45
37
Leonardo Duque
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
38
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
39
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
40
Mario Aerts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
41
Stuart O'Grady
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
+ 7'25
42
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team RadioShack
s.t.
43
Hugo Sabido
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
44
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
45
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
46
Fabian Wegmann
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
47
David Bernabéu
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 8'29
48
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
49
Mirco Lorenzetto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
50
Martin Pedersen
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
51
Célio Sousa
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
52
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
53
Daniele Bennati
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
54
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
55
Stijn Vandenbergh
Katusha Team
s.t.
56
Timofey Kritskiy
Katusha Team
s.t.
57
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
59
Rémy Cusin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
60
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
61
Santiago Pérez
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
62
Oleg Chuzhda
Caja Rural
s.t.
63
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
64
David Belda
Burgos 2016
s.t.
65
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
66
Martin Elmiger
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
67
André Cardoso
CC de Tavira
s.t.
68
Josep Jufré
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
69
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
s.t.
70
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
71
Dario Cioni
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
72
Alejandro Marque
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
73
Adrián Palomares
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
74
Hélder Oliveira
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
75
Cyril Dessel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
76
Delio Fernández
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
77
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
78
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
79
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
80
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
81
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 9'41
82
Sérgio Ribeiro
Barbot - Efapel
+ 10'29
83
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
84
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
85
Sven Van Dousselaere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
86
Manuel Cardoso
Team RadioShack
s.t.
87
Martin Mortensen
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
88
Nelson Victorino
CC de Tavira
s.t.
89
Michał Kwiatkowski
Team RadioShack
s.t.
90
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
91
José Herrada
Caja Rural
s.t.
92
Stephen Cummings
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
93
Robert Hunter
Team RadioShack
s.t.
94
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
95
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 13'57
96
Grégory Rast
Team RadioShack
+ 15'33
97
Aleksejs Saramotins
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
98
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
99
Theo Bos
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
101
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
102
Jürgen Roelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
103
Javier Benítez
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
104
Daniel Mestre
CC de Tavira
s.t.
105
Pascual Orengo
Burgos 2016
s.t.
106
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Burgos 2016
s.t.
107
Antonio Cabello
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
108
Daniele Righi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
109
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
110
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
111
Raúl Alarcón
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
112
Christopher Jennings
Burgos 2016
s.t.
113
Hugo Sancho
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
114
Bruno Silva
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
115
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
116
Miguel Ángel Candil
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
117
Vergílio Dos Santos
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
118
Antonio Amorim
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
119
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
s.t.
120
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg
Burgos 2016
s.t.
121
David Livramento
CC de Tavira
s.t.
122
Egoitz García
Caja Rural
+ 17'17
123
Arturo Mora
Caja Rural
s.t.
124
Garikoitz Bravo
Caja Rural
s.t.
125
Samuel Caldeira
CC de Tavira
+ 21'17
126
Rui Vinhas
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
127
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
+ 25'57
128
Bruno Lima
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
129
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
s.t.
130
Sébastien Hinault
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 27'17
131
Graeme Brown
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
132
Juan José Lobato
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
133
Alexander Mironov
Katusha Team
s.t.
134
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
135
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
136
Matthew Wilson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
137
Filipe Cardoso
Barbot - Efapel
+ 29'25
138
Jose Cano
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
139
Ion Pardo
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
140
Daniel Freitas
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
141
Óscar Vicente Grau
Burgos 2016
s.t.
Overall
1
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
18h45'52
2
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 48
3
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
4
Andy Schleck
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
+ 52
5
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
6
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'00
7
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
s.t.
8
Sérgio Paulinho
Team RadioShack
s.t.
9
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2'10
10
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'22
11
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2'49
12
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
+ 3'30
13
Marco Marzano
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
14
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
15
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 3'58
Spoiler
16
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
17
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 6'24
18
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 6'28
19
Linus Gerdemann
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
20
Maxime Monfort
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
s.t.
21
Andreas Klöden
Team RadioShack
s.t.
22
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
23
Jan Bakelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
24
David Moncoutié
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
25
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 7'57
26
Cândido Barbosa
CC de Tavira
+ 8'07
27
Johan Van Summeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 8'17
28
Robert Gesink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 9'13
29
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 9'21
30
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
31
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
+ 9'29
32
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 9'40
33
Stéphane Augé
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
34
Leonardo Duque
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 11'05
35
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
+ 11'12
36
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
+ 11'13
37
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team RadioShack
+ 13'49
38
Stuart O'Grady
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
+ 13'53
39
Hugo Sabido
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
40
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 14'16
41
Mario Aerts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
42
Martin Pedersen
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
+ 14'37
43
Adrián Palomares
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 14'57
44
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
+ 15'02
45
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - ISD
+ 15'34
46
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
+ 16'41
47
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 16'57
48
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
+ 17'56
49
Oleg Chuzhda
Caja Rural
+ 18'00
50
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
51
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 18'09
52
Rémy Cusin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
53
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
54
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
55
David Bernabéu
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
56
Cyril Dessel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
57
Nelson Victorino
CC de Tavira
+ 18'17
58
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
+ 18'43
59
Dario Cioni
Sky ProCycling
+ 18'57
60
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 19'45
61
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Martin Elmiger
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
63
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 20'08
64
Sérgio Ribeiro
Barbot - Efapel
+ 20'09
65
David Belda
Burgos 2016
s.t.
66
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
+ 20'40
67
Delio Fernández
Onda - Boavista
+ 21'12
68
Alejandro Marque
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
69
Hélder Oliveira
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
70
André Cardoso
CC de Tavira
+ 21'27
71
Fabian Wegmann
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
+ 21'44
72
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
73
Manuel Cardoso
Team RadioShack
+ 21'45
74
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
75
Stephen Cummings
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
76
Santiago Pérez
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
77
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 22'24
78
Daniele Bennati
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
+ 22'28
79
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
+ 22'48
80
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
s.t.
81
Stijn Vandenbergh
Katusha Team
s.t.
82
Timofey Kritskiy
Katusha Team
s.t.
83
Mirco Lorenzetto
Pro Team Astana
+ 22'57
84
Josep Jufré
Pro Team Astana
+ 24'32
85
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
86
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
87
Robert Hunter
Team RadioShack
+ 24'36
88
Michał Kwiatkowski
Team RadioShack
+ 24'48
89
Martin Mortensen
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
+ 26'32
90
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 28'00
91
Vergílio Dos Santos
LA Rota dos Móveis
+ 28'16
92
Raúl Alarcón
Barbot - Efapel
+ 29'52
93
Célio Sousa
Onda - Boavista
+ 30'32
94
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
+ 30'37
95
José Herrada
Caja Rural
+ 30'51
96
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 31'28
97
Javier Benítez
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 31'36
98
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
99
Miguel Ángel Candil
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
100
Bruno Silva
LA Rota dos Móveis
s.t.
101
Sven Van Dousselaere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 32'09
102
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 32'52
103
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 33'04
104
Arturo Mora
Caja Rural
+ 33'20
105
David Livramento
CC de Tavira
+ 34'48
106
Garikoitz Bravo
Caja Rural
+ 35'08
107
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 35'45
108
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 35'55
109
Daniel Mestre
CC de Tavira
+ 36'48
110
Jürgen Roelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 37'13
111
Grégory Rast
Team RadioShack
s.t.
112
Daniele Righi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
113
Aleksejs Saramotins
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 37'16
114
Pascual Orengo
Burgos 2016
+ 37'45
115
Hugo Sancho
LA Rota dos Móveis
+ 38'40
116
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Burgos 2016
+ 38'56
117
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
+ 39'04
118
Egoitz García
Caja Rural
+ 40'48
119
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg
Burgos 2016
+ 41'04
120
Christopher Jennings
Burgos 2016
+ 42'24
121
Antonio Amorim
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
122
Theo Bos
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 43'12
123
Matthew Wilson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 43'20
124
Antonio Cabello
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 45'20
125
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 45'47
126
Rui Vinhas
LA Rota dos Móveis
+ 47'52
127
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 48'57
128
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
129
Alexander Mironov
Katusha Team
s.t.
130
Samuel Caldeira
CC de Tavira
+ 49'44
131
Sébastien Hinault
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 53'52
132
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
+ 55'44
133
Juan José Lobato
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
134
Bruno Lima
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
135
Graeme Brown
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 57'28
136
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
+ 57'44
137
Jose Cano
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 59'12
138
Filipe Cardoso
Barbot - Efapel
+ 1h01'12
139
Daniel Freitas
Barbot - Efapel
s.t.
140
Ion Pardo
Onda - Boavista
s.t.
141
Óscar Vicente Grau
Burgos 2016
+ 1h02'03
Hesjedal season couldn’t begin better, winning three stages and taking both overall and points jerseys. Urán dropped from 4th to the 6th due to Alexandre Vinokourov and Joaquím Rodriguez gaining bonus second on us. Though we are disappointed, hoping for the podium place with Urán, he was very consistent throughput always being at the front. He showed maturity, and we hope he will have more luck in the next races.
Knees finished 15th overall, we hoped for Top10, though all chances for that ended on stage 2 with a daily form of -4, and being dropped by leading group. He then showed great helping skills, and gained time on others to finish in respectable 15th. Overall we are quite pleased, but not as we hoped for.
Points Classification
1
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
25
75
2
Daniele Bennati
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
37
3
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
37
4
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
37
5
Andy Schleck
Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
36
Hesejdal took the Points Jersey with ease, Urán third position, proves how consistent he was, and he should be happy how he did in his debut for team Sky.
King of the Moutains
1
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
36
2
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
34
3
Robert Gesink
Rabobank Cycling Team
26
4
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
16
5
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
16
This is the classification Sky is very proud about, Michael Barry, the veteran in our team, showed great skills and at the end beat Philippe Gilbert by two points. His efforts throughout were valiant, and he is a very deserved winner.
Under 25 Classification
1
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
4h34'17
18h46'52
2
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
+ 2'58
3
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
+ 5'28
4
Jan Bakelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
+ 5'28
5
Robert Gesink
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
+ 8'13
Urán the debutant in Sky ranks, and takes the jersey he wanted to win at the start. He will try to win this jersey in lots of stage races he will participate. Great effort by him.
Edited by Alakagom on 11-02-2011 20:08
Podium would be nice, and especially the bonus seconds 
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