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baggieboys32
Posted on 29-04-2012 21:27
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Day 2 has a hilly profile, which is a good opportunity for the breakaway, this was shown by how many teams tried to get a man up there, we tried with B.Colex, but that attack was brought back, eventually a 12man group did form, and despite the chasing efforts of HTC, with some help from us and Garmin, It was Grega Bole who outsprinted his breakaway companions, to take the victory on the day.
Stage Results
1 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD 4h25'50 2 Santo Anza Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 3 Cyril Bessy Saur - Sojasun s.t. 4 Ruggero Marzoli Acqua & Sapone s.t. 5 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 6 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team s.t. 7 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 8 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 9 Mikel Nieve Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 10 Michael Matthews Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
Spoiler
11 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 12 Nicki Sørensen Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 13 Alexandr Kolobnev Katusha Team + 1'18 14 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky ProCycling s.t. 15 Michael Albasini HTC - Highroad s.t. 16 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 17 Thor Hushovd Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 18 Peter Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 19 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 20 Manuel Cardoso Team RadioShack s.t. 21 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 22 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 23 Paul Martens Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 24 Rubén Plaza Movistar Team s.t. 25 Fabian Wegmann Leopard Trek s.t. 26 Frantisek Rabon HTC - Highroad s.t. 27 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 28 Bert Grabsch HTC - Highroad s.t. 29 Thomas De Gendt Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 30 Koldo Fernández Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 31 Oliver Zaugg Leopard Trek s.t. 32 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team s.t. 33 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t. 34 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 35 Lance Armstrong Exxon Duke s.t. 36 Luca Paolini Katusha Team s.t. 37 Gert Steegmans Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 38 Joan Horrach Katusha Team s.t. 39 Robert Hunter Team RadioShack s.t. 40 Marzio Bruseghin Movistar Team s.t. 41 David Zabriskie Exxon Duke s.t. 42 Kanstantsin Siutsou HTC - Highroad s.t. 43 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling s.t. 44 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack s.t. 45 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling s.t. 46 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 47 Andreas Klöden Team RadioShack s.t. 48 Luis Pasamontes Movistar Team s.t. 49 John Degenkolb HTC - Highroad s.t. 50 Pablo Lastras Movistar Team s.t. 51 Beñat Intxausti Movistar Team s.t. 52 Wout Poels Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 53 Patrick Gretsch HTC - Highroad s.t. 54 Simon Clarke Pro Team Astana s.t. 55 Mikhail Ignatiev Katusha Team s.t. 56 Haimar Zubeldia Team RadioShack s.t. 57 Dries Devenyns Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 58 José Iván Gutiérrez Movistar Team s.t. 59 BenjamÃn Noval Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 60 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 61 Paolo Tiralongo Pro Team Astana s.t. 62 Chris Anker Sørensen Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 63 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 64 Steve Morabito BMC Racing Team s.t. 65 Bart De Clercq Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 66 Leonardo Bertagnolli Lampre - ISD s.t. 67 Johann Tschopp BMC Racing Team s.t. 68 Murilo Fischer Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 69 Marcel Wyss Geox - TMC s.t. 70 Przemyslaw Niemiec Lampre - ISD s.t. 71 Juan José Cobo Geox - TMC s.t. 72 Michel Kreder Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 73 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 74 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 75 Daniel Martin Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 76 Amets Txurruka Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 77 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek s.t. 78 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 79 Bauke Mollema Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 80 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek s.t. 81 Jan Ghyselinck HTC - Highroad s.t. 82 Stijn Vandenbergh Katusha Team s.t. 83 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad s.t. 84 Cristiano Salerno Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 85 Juan Mauricio Soler Movistar Team s.t. 86 Alessandro Proni Acqua & Sapone s.t. 87 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 88 Simon Zahner BMC Racing Team s.t. 89 Matthew Busche Team RadioShack s.t. 90 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana s.t. 91 Roman Kireyev Pro Team Astana s.t. 92 Dominic Klemme Leopard Trek s.t. 93 Brice Feillu Leopard Trek s.t. 94 Kjell Carlström Sky ProCycling s.t. 95 Jonathan Hivert Saur - Sojasun s.t. 96 Matthias Frank BMC Racing Team s.t. 97 Christian Knees Sky ProCycling s.t. 98 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 99 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t. 100 Andrew Talansky Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 101 Taylor Phinney Exxon Duke s.t. 102 Mirco Lorenzetto Pro Team Astana s.t. 103 Cayetano Sarmiento Acqua & Sapone s.t. 104 Tanel Kangert Pro Team Astana s.t. 105 David De la Fuente Geox - TMC s.t. 106 Mauricio Ardila Geox - TMC s.t. 107 Kasper Klostergaard Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 108 Andrea Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t. 109 Fabio Duarte Geox - TMC s.t. 110 Allan Davis Pro Team Astana s.t. 111 Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy Pro Team Astana s.t. 112 Marko Kump Geox - TMC s.t. 113 David Loosli Lampre - ISD s.t. 114 Arkaitz Durán Geox - TMC s.t. 115 Danilo Hondo Lampre - ISD s.t. 116 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Lampre - ISD s.t. 117 Simone Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t. 118 Volodymir Gustov Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 119 Jarosław Marycz Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 120 Egoi MartÃnez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 121 Fabio Taborre Acqua & Sapone s.t. 122 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - ISD s.t. 123 Stef Clement Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 124 Pello Bilbao Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 125 Andy Cappelle Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 126 Gustav Erik Larsson Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 127 Cameron Meyer Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 128 Jeff Louder Exxon Duke s.t. 129 Tiziano Dall'Antonia Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 130 Gert Dockx Omega Pharma - Lotto + 3'29 131 Alex Dowsett Sky ProCycling s.t. 132 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team + 5'57 133 Coen Vermeltfoort Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 134 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team s.t. 135 Matteo Montaguti AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 136 Jürgen Roelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 137 Edward King Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 138 Greg Henderson Sky ProCycling s.t. 139 Maarten Neyens Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 140 Jens Debusschere Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 141 Stéphane Poulhiès Saur - Sojasun s.t. 142 Wouter Weylandt Leopard Trek s.t. 143 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 144 Daniel Sesma Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 145 Andreas Stauff Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 146 Robbie McEwen Team RadioShack s.t. 147 Tom Slagter Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 148 Rafaâ Chtioui Acqua & Sapone s.t. 149 Alexandre Pliuschin Katusha Team s.t. 150 Martijn Keizer Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 151 Fabrice Jeandesboz Saur - Sojasun s.t. 152 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur - Sojasun s.t. 153 Robert Wagner Leopard Trek s.t. 154 Alessandro Donati Acqua & Sapone s.t. 155 Steven Cozza Exxon Duke s.t. 156 Vladimir Isaychev Katusha Team s.t. 157 Matthew Wilson Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 158 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 159 Roger Hammond Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 160 Rony Martias Saur - Sojasun s.t. 161 Romain Lemarchand AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 162 Christophe Laborie Saur - Sojasun s.t. 163 Julien Vermote Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 164 Tomas Alberio Geox - TMC s.t. 165 Vitali Kondrut Lampre - ISD s.t. 166 Michal Golas Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 167 Bernardo Colex Exxon Duke + 7'17 168 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team + 8'37 169 David Boucher Omega Pharma - Lotto + 10'45 170 Sheldon Deeny Exxon Duke s.t. 171 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 19'17 172 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale + 21'17 173 Christian Meier Exxon Duke s.t. 174 Graeme Brown Rabobank Cycling Team + 22'05 175 Chris Froome Sky ProCycling + 27'09 176 Jean-Lou Paiani Saur - Sojasun + 27'33
Day 2 saw a 13man breakaway allowed free early on, but today the only official "flat" stage, saw the pack keep a much closer eye on the break, bringing them back for a bunch finish in good time, Lance takes 20th on the day, but the best sprinter here in Romandy and current World Champion Thor Hushovd, was the man of the hour, outsprinting the competition to take a convincing victory.
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Stage Results
1 Thor Hushovd Team Garmin - Cervélo 4h13'04 2 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 3 Mikel Nieve Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 4 Peter Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 5 Danilo Hondo Lampre - ISD s.t. 6 Koldo Fernández Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 7 Jürgen Roelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 8 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack s.t. 9 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky ProCycling s.t. 10 Manuel Cardoso Team RadioShack s.t.
Spoiler
11 Nicki Sørensen Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 12 José Iván Gutiérrez Movistar Team s.t. 13 Michael Matthews Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 14 Gert Steegmans Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 15 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD s.t. 16 Luca Paolini Katusha Team s.t. 17 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team s.t. 18 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling s.t. 19 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t. 20 Lance Armstrong Exxon Duke s.t. 21 Mirco Lorenzetto Pro Team Astana s.t. 22 Mauricio Ardila Geox - TMC s.t. 23 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek s.t. 24 Santo Anza Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 25 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana s.t. 26 Cyril Bessy Saur - Sojasun s.t. 27 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 28 Michel Kreder Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 29 Juan José Cobo Geox - TMC s.t. 30 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 31 Thomas De Gendt Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 32 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 33 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 34 Taylor Phinney Exxon Duke s.t. 35 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad s.t. 36 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek s.t. 37 Johann Tschopp BMC Racing Team s.t. 38 Przemyslaw Niemiec Lampre - ISD s.t. 39 Dries Devenyns Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 40 Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy Pro Team Astana s.t. 41 Tanel Kangert Pro Team Astana s.t. 42 Jonathan Hivert Saur - Sojasun s.t. 43 Rubén Plaza Movistar Team s.t. 44 Roman Kireyev Pro Team Astana s.t. 45 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 46 Marzio Bruseghin Movistar Team s.t. 47 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 48 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 49 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team s.t. 50 Rafaâ Chtioui Acqua & Sapone s.t. 51 Stéphane Poulhiès Saur - Sojasun s.t. 52 Coen Vermeltfoort Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 53 Bert Grabsch HTC - Highroad s.t. 54 Beñat Intxausti Movistar Team s.t. 55 David Loosli Lampre - ISD s.t. 56 Arkaitz Durán Geox - TMC s.t. 57 Greg Henderson Sky ProCycling s.t. 58 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 59 Stijn Vandenbergh Katusha Team s.t. 60 Kjell Carlström Sky ProCycling s.t. 61 Matteo Montaguti AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 62 Marko Kump Geox - TMC s.t. 63 Daniel Martin Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 64 Stef Clement Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 65 Alexandre Pliuschin Katusha Team s.t. 66 Juan Mauricio Soler Movistar Team s.t. 67 Cameron Meyer Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 68 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 69 Bart De Clercq Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 70 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 71 Paul Martens Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 72 Simon Clarke Pro Team Astana s.t. 73 Wout Poels Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 74 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 75 Dominic Klemme Leopard Trek s.t. 76 Frantisek Rabon HTC - Highroad s.t. 77 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - ISD s.t. 78 Gustav Erik Larsson Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 79 Jens Debusschere Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 80 Fabio Duarte Geox - TMC s.t. 81 Kanstantsin Siutsou HTC - Highroad s.t. 82 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t. 83 Pablo Lastras Movistar Team s.t. 84 Daniel Sesma Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 85 Andy Cappelle Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 86 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t. 87 Cristiano Salerno Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 88 David De la Fuente Geox - TMC s.t. 89 John Degenkolb HTC - Highroad s.t. 90 Steve Morabito BMC Racing Team s.t. 91 Pello Bilbao Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 92 Luis Pasamontes Movistar Team s.t. 93 Simon Zahner BMC Racing Team s.t. 94 Andrew Talansky Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 95 Bauke Mollema Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 96 Alexandr Kolobnev Katusha Team s.t. 97 Oliver Zaugg Leopard Trek s.t. 98 Christian Knees Sky ProCycling s.t. 99 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 100 Paolo Tiralongo Pro Team Astana s.t. 101 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 102 Murilo Fischer Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 103 Matthias Frank BMC Racing Team s.t. 104 Allan Davis Pro Team Astana s.t. 105 Jan Ghyselinck HTC - Highroad s.t. 106 Volodymir Gustov Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 107 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling s.t. 108 Patrick Gretsch HTC - Highroad s.t. 109 Michael Albasini HTC - Highroad s.t. 110 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 111 Amets Txurruka Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 112 Julien Vermote Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 113 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 114 Chris Anker Sørensen Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 115 Joan Horrach Katusha Team s.t. 116 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 117 Simone Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t. 118 BenjamÃn Noval Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 119 Ruggero Marzoli Acqua & Sapone s.t. 120 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team s.t. 121 Kasper Klostergaard Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 122 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 123 Jarosław Marycz Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 124 Cayetano Sarmiento Acqua & Sapone s.t. 125 Haimar Zubeldia Team RadioShack s.t. 126 Leonardo Bertagnolli Lampre - ISD s.t. 127 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 128 Egoi MartÃnez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 129 Vitali Kondrut Lampre - ISD s.t. 130 Fabio Taborre Acqua & Sapone s.t. 131 Andrea Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t. 132 Mikhail Ignatiev Katusha Team s.t. 133 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Lampre - ISD s.t. 134 Tiziano Dall'Antonia Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 135 Alex Dowsett Sky ProCycling s.t. 136 Robert Hunter Team RadioShack s.t. 137 Maarten Neyens Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 138 Fabian Wegmann Leopard Trek + 1'48 139 Brice Feillu Leopard Trek s.t. 140 Matthew Busche Team RadioShack s.t. 141 Jeff Louder Exxon Duke + 2'48 142 Roger Hammond Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 143 Gert Dockx Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 144 Rony Martias Saur - Sojasun s.t. 145 Martijn Keizer Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 146 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 147 Fabrice Jeandesboz Saur - Sojasun s.t. 148 Sheldon Deeny Exxon Duke s.t. 149 Marcel Wyss Geox - TMC s.t. 150 Robert Wagner Leopard Trek s.t. 151 Wouter Weylandt Leopard Trek s.t. 152 David Zabriskie Exxon Duke + 3'32 153 Andreas Stauff Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 154 Tom Slagter Rabobank Cycling Team + 4'12 155 Michal Golas Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 5'00 156 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur - Sojasun s.t. 157 Edward King Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 158 Tomas Alberio Geox - TMC s.t. 159 Steven Cozza Exxon Duke s.t. 160 Romain Lemarchand AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 161 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 162 Christophe Laborie Saur - Sojasun s.t. 163 David Boucher Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 164 Robbie McEwen Team RadioShack s.t. 165 Alessandro Donati Acqua & Sapone s.t. 166 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team s.t. 167 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 168 Matthew Wilson Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 169 Bernardo Colex Exxon Duke + 5'52 170 Christian Meier Exxon Duke + 6'44 171 Graeme Brown Rabobank Cycling Team + 7'52 172 Alessandro Proni Acqua & Sapone + 8'24 173 Vladimir Isaychev Katusha Team s.t. 174 Andreas Klöden Team RadioShack + 8'52 175 Chris Froome Sky ProCycling s.t. 176 Jean-Lou Paiani Saur - Sojasun + 9'20
Cyril Bessy was the best placed man from the breakaway in the initial prologue, which mean he still leads the GC into tomorrow, however he will have to wave goodbye to the yellow jersey after that day, as the race gets into the business end of the week.
Our best placed man, is Lance Armstrong in 20th, he has finished comfortably inside the pack on both days so far, and will now look to push on as the days become more difficult.
baseballlover312
Posted on 30-04-2012 01:07
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Why are you doing such short reports for Romandie? I mean, it's your choice, I just like having longer reports once we get into the mountains. Time contraints?
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sutty68
Posted on 30-04-2012 09:01
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Come on Lance show them what you are made of
baggieboys32
Posted on 30-04-2012 12:34
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The reports will go back to full length for the important stages yeah, I was just experimenting with doing these shorter style reports for days when we won't be massively involved,
With the Giro D'Italia coming up, the first week will see very little of Exxon-Duke, so i was interested to see if you guys liked the briefer reports on less important days, I'll go back to the longer reports for all WT stages and races though i think, does make for a better read
baseballlover312
Posted on 30-04-2012 12:36
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You could do the shorter reports for the less important stages, I just wanted to make sure that the longer reports were back fo the most important stages.
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Posted on 30-04-2012 12:39
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Fair enough, well yeah then- All days with a potentially decisive effect on whatever our race target is, will recieve a full report, so at say the TdF every day will do, because we will have Farrar for sprints, and Lance for Yellow.
If you don't mind them though, then i might stick with these short reports for other days, it does make the story progress much quicker!
baggieboys32
Posted on 30-04-2012 16:28
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Day 4 is the first of the big days for the GC men, a 20km hilly TT before we head into the mountains on days 5 and 6.
The early lead was set at a very high pace, 52" beyond the earlybirds, by Andreas Kloden, he lost out at the beginning of the week but still look sin good shape and set a very competitive time 10th up.
From the early leavers, only Zabriskie was the only man able to come close, he finished 7" behind what was starting to look like a genuinely dangerous time.
When Lance set off, the time had just been beaten by 3consecutive Movistar riders, Plaza, Bruseghin and Benat Intxausti, however Lance showed poor form on the day, and his fitness is still far from where it needs to be, due to his targets for the season being later in the year. as such he came in in what would eventually be just over a minute down on the lead.
The Movistar guys were steadily matched, and it was Ritchie Porte who set the next best time, as one of the last of the favourites to set off.
Then came Vasil Kiryienka, yet another man from Movistar, who seem to be going all out to win this race, the TT route suited him, and he was able to break Richies time, by a further 11"
Wiggins and Martin were both unable to beat the Movistar mans time, showing just what good form the Belarusian climber is in, they take 2nd and 3rd on the day, at 6" and 7" back.
With all the favourites finished out enroute, it was time for the breakaway men to give it there all, Matthews of Rabobank did enough to reclaim the -25 jersey for another day, but the CT man, Cyril Bessy sadly had to relinquish his grasp upon the Yellow jersey today.
Stage Results
1 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team 33'18 2 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling + 6 3 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad + 7 4 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard + 11 5 Rubén Plaza Movistar Team + 13 6 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana s.t. 7 Beñat Intxausti Movistar Team + 15 8 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky ProCycling + 16 9 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack + 20 10 Marzio Bruseghin Movistar Team + 23
Spoiler
11 Frantisek Rabon HTC - Highroad + 26 12 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek s.t. 13 Andreas Klöden Team RadioShack + 27 14 Bert Grabsch HTC - Highroad + 28 15 Peter Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale + 31 16 David Zabriskie Exxon Duke + 34 17 Christian Knees Sky ProCycling + 35 18 Mikhail Ignatiev Katusha Team + 41 19 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek + 44 20 Paul Martens Rabobank Cycling Team + 47 21 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling + 48 22 José Iván Gutiérrez Movistar Team + 50 23 Thor Hushovd Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 24 Stef Clement Rabobank Cycling Team + 51 25 Gustav Erik Larsson Saxo Bank SunGard + 52 26 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi + 53 27 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto + 54 28 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale + 57 29 Cameron Meyer Team Garmin - Cervélo + 59 30 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale + 1'00 31 Alexandr Kolobnev Katusha Team + 1'01 32 Lance Armstrong Exxon Duke s.t. 33 Michael Albasini HTC - Highroad + 1'02 34 Przemyslaw Niemiec Lampre - ISD s.t. 35 Taylor Phinney Exxon Duke s.t. 36 Haimar Zubeldia Team RadioShack + 1'07 37 Daniel Martin Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 38 Leonardo Bertagnolli Lampre - ISD + 1'09 39 Steve Morabito BMC Racing Team + 1'11 40 Juan José Cobo Geox - TMC + 1'12 41 Fabian Wegmann Leopard Trek s.t. 42 Thomas De Gendt Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1'13 43 Kanstantsin Siutsou HTC - Highroad + 1'14 44 Arkaitz Durán Geox - TMC + 1'15 45 Marcel Wyss Geox - TMC s.t. 46 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 47 Tiziano Dall'Antonia Liquigas - Cannondale + 1'16 48 Egoi MartÃnez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'17 49 BenjamÃn Noval Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 50 Patrick Gretsch HTC - Highroad s.t. 51 Coen Vermeltfoort Rabobank Cycling Team + 1'18 52 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur - Sojasun + 1'19 53 Jürgen Roelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 54 Luis Pasamontes Movistar Team + 1'20 55 Maarten Neyens Omega Pharma - Lotto + 1'21 56 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Lampre - ISD s.t. 57 Tanel Kangert Pro Team Astana + 1'22 58 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - ISD s.t. 59 Johann Tschopp BMC Racing Team + 1'23 60 Robert Hunter Team RadioShack s.t. 61 Dries Devenyns Quick·Step Cycling Team + 1'25 62 Michael Matthews Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 63 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team + 1'26 64 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 65 Fabio Duarte Geox - TMC + 1'27 66 Matthias Frank BMC Racing Team + 1'28 67 Bauke Mollema Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 68 Matteo Montaguti AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 69 Gert Steegmans Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 70 Matthew Busche Team RadioShack + 1'29 71 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1'30 72 Volodymir Gustov Saxo Bank SunGard + 1'31 73 Bart De Clercq Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 74 Greg Henderson Sky ProCycling s.t. 75 Joan Horrach Katusha Team + 1'34 76 Nicki Sørensen Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 77 Simon Zahner BMC Racing Team + 1'35 78 Jan Ghyselinck HTC - Highroad s.t. 79 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Cannondale + 1'37 80 Wout Poels Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1'38 81 Michel Kreder Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 82 Steven Cozza Exxon Duke + 1'39 83 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team s.t. 84 Alex Dowsett Sky ProCycling s.t. 85 Dominic Klemme Leopard Trek + 1'40 86 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD s.t. 87 Cyril Bessy Saur - Sojasun s.t. 88 Roman Kireyev Pro Team Astana + 1'41 89 Santo Anza Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1'43 90 David Boucher Omega Pharma - Lotto + 1'44 91 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 92 Rafaâ Chtioui Acqua & Sapone + 1'45 93 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team + 1'46 94 Paolo Tiralongo Pro Team Astana s.t. 95 Brice Feillu Leopard Trek s.t. 96 Chris Anker Sørensen Saxo Bank SunGard + 1'47 97 Simon Clarke Pro Team Astana s.t. 98 Mauricio Ardila Geox - TMC s.t. 99 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t. 100 Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy Pro Team Astana + 1'48 101 Romain Lemarchand AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 102 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t. 103 Kjell Carlström Sky ProCycling s.t. 104 Jarosław Marycz Saxo Bank SunGard + 1'50 105 John Degenkolb HTC - Highroad s.t. 106 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 107 Vladimir Isaychev Katusha Team + 1'51 108 Stijn Vandenbergh Katusha Team s.t. 109 Danilo Hondo Lampre - ISD + 1'52 110 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 111 Alexandre Pliuschin Katusha Team s.t. 112 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team s.t. 113 Koldo Fernández Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'53 114 Christian Meier Exxon Duke + 1'54 115 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 116 Martijn Keizer Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1'55 117 Pablo Lastras Movistar Team + 1'56 118 Christophe Laborie Saur - Sojasun s.t. 119 Amets Txurruka Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 120 Gert Dockx Omega Pharma - Lotto + 1'58 121 Fabrice Jeandesboz Saur - Sojasun s.t. 122 Andrew Talansky Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 123 Wouter Weylandt Leopard Trek + 1'59 124 David De la Fuente Geox - TMC + 2'00 125 Bernardo Colex Exxon Duke + 2'01 126 Pello Bilbao Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 127 Marko Kump Geox - TMC + 2'02 128 Juan Mauricio Soler Movistar Team s.t. 129 Julien Vermote Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 130 Andy Cappelle Quick·Step Cycling Team + 2'03 131 Vitali Kondrut Lampre - ISD s.t. 132 Oliver Zaugg Leopard Trek + 2'04 133 Tom Slagter Rabobank Cycling Team + 2'06 134 Manuel Cardoso Team RadioShack s.t. 135 Jonathan Hivert Saur - Sojasun s.t. 136 Jens Debusschere Omega Pharma - Lotto + 2'07 137 Kasper Klostergaard Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 138 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 2'08 139 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 140 Fabio Taborre Acqua & Sapone + 2'09 141 Luca Paolini Katusha Team + 2'10 142 Ruggero Marzoli Acqua & Sapone s.t. 143 Cayetano Sarmiento Acqua & Sapone + 2'11 144 Murilo Fischer Team Garmin - Cervélo + 2'14 145 Michal Golas Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 2'15 146 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step Cycling Team + 2'16 147 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Cannondale + 2'18 148 Mikel Nieve Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 149 Edward King Liquigas - Cannondale + 2'20 150 Jeff Louder Exxon Duke s.t. 151 David Loosli Lampre - ISD s.t. 152 Andreas Stauff Quick·Step Cycling Team + 2'22 153 Tomas Alberio Geox - TMC s.t. 154 Mirco Lorenzetto Pro Team Astana + 2'23 155 Robbie McEwen Team RadioShack + 2'24 156 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team s.t. 157 Robert Wagner Leopard Trek + 2'25 158 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale + 2'27 159 Roger Hammond Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 160 Matthew Wilson Team Garmin - Cervélo + 2'28 161 Chris Froome Sky ProCycling + 2'29 162 Daniel Sesma Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 163 Allan Davis Pro Team Astana + 2'31 164 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale + 2'32 165 Rony Martias Saur - Sojasun + 2'33 166 Stéphane Poulhiès Saur - Sojasun + 2'34 167 Cristiano Salerno Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 168 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'37 169 Alessandro Proni Acqua & Sapone + 2'39 170 Graeme Brown Rabobank Cycling Team + 2'43 171 Andrea Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone + 2'47 172 Simone Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone + 2'53 173 Sheldon Deeny Exxon Duke + 2'54 174 Alessandro Donati Acqua & Sapone + 2'59 175 Jean-Lou Paiani Saur - Sojasun + 3'18 176 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale + 3'21
GC top 15
1 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team 9h19'33 2 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad + 4 3 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling + 5 4 Michael Matthews Rabobank Cycling Team + 10 5 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana + 11 6 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard + 12 7 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 8 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky ProCycling + 17 9 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack + 18 10 Beñat Intxausti Movistar Team s.t. 11 Rubén Plaza Movistar Team + 19 12 Cyril Bessy Saur - Sojasun s.t. 13 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD + 21 14 Frantisek Rabon HTC - Highroad + 28 15 Peter Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale + 29
All in all, not a good day for us here at Exxon-Duke , we were made to pay for a lack of fitness over the 20km TT route, leaving us a lot to do on the final days in order to climb back up the rankings towards those higher placings, form 32nd spot.
sutty68
Posted on 30-04-2012 18:17
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Lance losing over a minute, that's not like him
baggieboys32
Posted on 30-04-2012 23:12
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The first of 2 mountain days, but another stage which sees a descent before the actual finish, will this limit the effectiveness of attacks?
The morning breakaway never really happened, 2 groups tried, including strangely Bradley Wiggins, but after these were stopped, no one else tried to breakaway.
The BotD as it were, occurred on the slopes of the first climb, when a moderately strong group, including names such as Tchsopp, and Hoogerland tried to go clear, an attack which finally succeeded to create a front group.
Armstrong was feeling better today, so we gave Movistar a hand at the front, Zabriskie and Phinney both took turns at the front, as we reeled in the escape between climbs one and two.
The break were caught on the second ascent, by a much reduced group, and the attacks started, first to go was Levi Leipheimer of Radioshack, but he was unable to stay away for too long.
Lance was part of a 3man attack just before the summit, he went with Porte, and Bruseghin, the attack looked good, but they were caught with 10km to go.
The pack was down to just 34men now, and it was going to come down to a sprint race for the line. Kreuziger was again the man for the job, destroying the competition, and picking up the stage win.
Today was satisfactory, the selective route means Armstrong moves up into 16th place with one more day to go, another mountainous day, and a top 5-10 placing is not an unreasonable aim for the American veteran.
Stage Results
1 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana 4h13'35 2 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek s.t. 3 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad s.t. 4 Michael Albasini HTC - Highroad s.t. 5 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 6 David De la Fuente Geox - TMC s.t. 7 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t. 8 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack s.t. 9 Juan José Cobo Geox - TMC s.t. 10 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
Spoiler
11 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 12 Daniel Martin Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 13 Rubén Plaza Movistar Team s.t. 14 Mauricio Ardila Geox - TMC s.t. 15 Marzio Bruseghin Movistar Team s.t. 16 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling s.t. 17 Haimar Zubeldia Team RadioShack s.t. 18 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team s.t. 19 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 20 Amets Txurruka Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 21 Nicki Sørensen Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 22 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 23 Andreas Klöden Team RadioShack s.t. 24 Chris Anker Sørensen Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 25 Brice Feillu Leopard Trek s.t. 26 Oliver Zaugg Leopard Trek s.t. 27 Fabio Duarte Geox - TMC s.t. 28 Peter Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 29 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 30 Mikel Nieve Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 31 Christian Knees Sky ProCycling s.t. 32 Johann Tschopp BMC Racing Team s.t. 33 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling s.t. 34 Leonardo Bertagnolli Lampre - ISD s.t. 35 Egoi MartÃnez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 36 Kanstantsin Siutsou HTC - Highroad s.t. 37 Lance Armstrong Exxon Duke s.t. 38 Beñat Intxausti Movistar Team s.t. 39 BenjamÃn Noval Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 40 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 41 Juan Mauricio Soler Movistar Team s.t. 42 Luis Pasamontes Movistar Team s.t. 43 Steve Morabito BMC Racing Team s.t. 44 Marcel Wyss Geox - TMC s.t. 45 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 46 Paolo Tiralongo Pro Team Astana s.t. 47 Arkaitz Durán Geox - TMC s.t. 48 Matthias Frank BMC Racing Team s.t. 49 Volodymir Gustov Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 50 Tanel Kangert Pro Team Astana + 1'19 51 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek + 1'35 52 Alexandr Kolobnev Katusha Team + 2'15 53 Jonathan Hivert Saur - Sojasun s.t. 54 José Iván Gutiérrez Movistar Team s.t. 55 Santo Anza Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 56 Kjell Carlström Sky ProCycling s.t. 57 Wout Poels Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 58 Joan Horrach Katusha Team s.t. 59 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team s.t. 60 Thor Hushovd Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 61 Simon Zahner BMC Racing Team s.t. 62 Manuel Cardoso Team RadioShack s.t. 63 Matthew Busche Team RadioShack s.t. 64 Cyril Bessy Saur - Sojasun s.t. 65 Pello Bilbao Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 66 Michel Kreder Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 67 Gustav Erik Larsson Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 68 Frantisek Rabon HTC - Highroad s.t. 69 Fabian Wegmann Leopard Trek s.t. 70 Andrew Talansky Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 71 Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy Pro Team Astana + 2'47 72 Pablo Lastras Movistar Team s.t. 73 Andrea Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t. 74 Cristiano Salerno Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 75 Przemyslaw Niemiec Lampre - ISD + 3'19 76 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - ISD s.t. 77 David Loosli Lampre - ISD s.t. 78 Thomas De Gendt Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 79 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky ProCycling s.t. 80 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Lampre - ISD s.t. 81 Bart De Clercq Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 82 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD s.t. 83 Simon Clarke Pro Team Astana s.t. 84 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 85 Roman Kireyev Pro Team Astana s.t. 86 David Zabriskie Exxon Duke + 3'51 87 Bauke Mollema Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 88 Paul Martens Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 89 Dries Devenyns Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 90 Stef Clement Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 91 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 92 Tom Slagter Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 93 Michael Matthews Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 94 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 95 Patrick Gretsch HTC - Highroad + 6'31 96 Daniel Sesma Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 97 Koldo Fernández Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 98 Cameron Meyer Team Garmin - Cervélo + 7'27 99 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 100 Taylor Phinney Exxon Duke + 9'27 101 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto + 10'39 102 Mikhail Ignatiev Katusha Team s.t. 103 Bert Grabsch HTC - Highroad s.t. 104 Murilo Fischer Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 105 Jarosław Marycz Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 106 Christian Meier Exxon Duke s.t. 107 Coen Vermeltfoort Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 108 Edward King Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 109 Stijn Vandenbergh Katusha Team s.t. 110 Vladimir Isaychev Katusha Team s.t. 111 Danilo Hondo Lampre - ISD s.t. 112 Fabio Taborre Acqua & Sapone s.t. 113 Bernardo Colex Exxon Duke s.t. 114 Robert Hunter Team RadioShack + 16'07 115 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t. 116 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team s.t. 117 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team s.t. 118 Steven Cozza Exxon Duke s.t. 119 Chris Froome Sky ProCycling + 23'19 120 Alexandre Pliuschin Katusha Team + 24'39 121 Martijn Keizer Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 122 Simone Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t. 123 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 124 Alessandro Proni Acqua & Sapone s.t. 125 Luca Paolini Katusha Team s.t. 126 Cayetano Sarmiento Acqua & Sapone s.t. 127 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 128 Dominic Klemme Leopard Trek s.t. 129 Matteo Montaguti AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 130 Ruggero Marzoli Acqua & Sapone s.t. 131 Rafaâ Chtioui Acqua & Sapone s.t. 132 Jan Ghyselinck HTC - Highroad s.t. 133 Fabrice Jeandesboz Saur - Sojasun s.t. 134 Michal Golas Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 135 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 136 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 137 Alessandro Donati Acqua & Sapone s.t. 138 Sheldon Deeny Exxon Duke s.t. 139 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 140 Wouter Weylandt Leopard Trek s.t. 141 Robert Wagner Leopard Trek s.t. 142 Matthew Wilson Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 143 Tiziano Dall'Antonia Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 144 Jeff Louder Exxon Duke s.t. 145 Marko Kump Geox - TMC s.t. 146 Andy Cappelle Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 147 Stéphane Poulhiès Saur - Sojasun s.t. 148 Greg Henderson Sky ProCycling s.t. 149 Maarten Neyens Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 150 Alex Dowsett Sky ProCycling s.t. 151 Jürgen Roelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 152 Andreas Stauff Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 153 Romain Lemarchand AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 154 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 155 Kasper Klostergaard Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 156 Robbie McEwen Team RadioShack s.t. 157 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t. 158 John Degenkolb HTC - Highroad s.t. 159 Gert Dockx Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 160 Gert Steegmans Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 161 Allan Davis Pro Team Astana s.t. 162 Mirco Lorenzetto Pro Team Astana s.t. 163 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 164 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 165 Roger Hammond Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 166 Vitali Kondrut Lampre - ISD s.t. 167 Graeme Brown Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 168 Jens Debusschere Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 169 Julien Vermote Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 170 Rony Martias Saur - Sojasun s.t. 171 Christophe Laborie Saur - Sojasun s.t. 172 David Boucher Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 173 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 174 Tomas Alberio Geox - TMC s.t. 175 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur - Sojasun s.t. 176 Jean-Lou Paiani Saur - Sojasun s.t.
General Classification
1 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team 13h33'08 2 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad s.t. 3 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana + 1 4 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling + 5 5 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard + 12 6 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack + 18 7 Beñat Intxausti Movistar Team s.t. 8 Rubén Plaza Movistar Team + 19 9 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek + 27 10 Peter Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale + 29 11 Marzio Bruseghin Movistar Team s.t. 12 Nicki Sørensen Saxo Bank SunGard + 33 13 Christian Knees Sky ProCycling + 42 14 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto + 56 15 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling + 57 16 Lance Armstrong Exxon Duke + 1'01 17 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 18 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale + 1'05 19 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale + 1'08 20 Leonardo Bertagnolli Lampre - ISD + 1'14
GP Industria & Artigianato
The team had a second race today, a 1.1 race which we used as the final chance for Chris Horner to find some legs, and he was able to take 2nd place behind Cunego, after the duo made a break on the final climb.
1 Damiano Cunego Lampre - ISD 5h14'29 2 Chris Horner Exxon Duke s.t. 3 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale + 21 4 Marc De Maar Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 5 Francesco Bellotti Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 6 Marco Marcato Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 43 7 Giovanni Visconti Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli s.t. 8 Francesco Failli Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli s.t. 9 Bert De Waele Landbouwkrediet s.t. 10 Alessandro Bertolini Androni Giocattoli + 1'06
baggieboys32
Posted on 30-04-2012 23:40
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Oh, and just one quick question, are many people actually reading this?
Spoiler
Not that i'm even slightly considering ending it, it's great fun, just wandering how many people are interested/what i could do to improve as 1900 views for 124replies seems like a fairly low return
Basically to sum up: what can i do better with this story?
Do you guys like the team?
and who wants to see Lance take YELLOW!
fernando97
Posted on 30-04-2012 23:56
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It's one of the best stories, I really like it!
baseballlover312
Posted on 01-05-2012 00:07
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You don't need to improve, your doing great!
I like the team a lot, although the lack of a real leadout man for Farrar makes me kinda sad. A young rider maybe?
I WANT TO SEE ARMSTRONG TAKE YELLOW!!!!
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy
sutty68
Posted on 01-05-2012 09:00
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Another great ride for Chris Horner
Damn you Cunego
baggieboys32
Posted on 01-05-2012 10:10
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The final day of the Tour De Romandie, a shorter day today, just 122km, however the 41km of climbing on the stage should still make for a tough day for the field, as we hope to move Lance up the rankings.
Despite the race starting with a 16km climb, we still had a morning break form on the climb, 5 men went away, including Kevin De Weert, and Bauke Mollema.
The break was doing well, and Saxobank wanted to get someone forward, the sent Gustav Larsson to bridge the gap, but once he attacked, the pack tailed him all the way, and the gap was reduced significantly to around 1'40" as we hit the final climb of the day.
We wanted to break up the pack as much as possible on this climb, so we placed Phinney , Colex and Zabriskie on the front, they set a pace which reduced the pack to less than 60riders by the time we had reached the halfway point.
With 3km of climbing left, Armstrong made his move he broke away quickly, taking Kreuziger and Leipheimer with him, the trio joined Mollema out in front, and reached the summit with a 52" advantage.
Seeing the peloton thundering along behind, after they quartered the gap on the descent, Armstrong went for a longer sprint, hoping to make it to the line, a serious improvement in final position looked unlikely now, but a stage would make a nice reward for the week.
Alas, again it was not to be, Kreuziger had been unwilling to work properly in the breakaway, and launched just as the pack caught up, to take yet another stage win, and with it, his 3rd WT stage race of the year!
Armstrong faded to 9th place in the end, again we are made to pay by a stage which finishes beyond the summit, had the race finished atop Mt Ovronnaz, Armstrong would have moved up to 6th place in the GC, instead having to settle for 14th...
Stage Results
1 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana 3h27'30 2 Marzio Bruseghin Movistar Team s.t. 3 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team s.t. 4 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack s.t. 5 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad s.t. 6 Alexandr Kolobnev Katusha Team s.t. 7 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 8 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling s.t. 9 Lance Armstrong Exxon Duke s.t. 10 Bauke Mollema Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
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11 Peter Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 12 Juan Mauricio Soler Movistar Team s.t. 13 Fabio Duarte Geox - TMC s.t. 14 David De la Fuente Geox - TMC s.t. 15 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling s.t. 16 Nicki Sørensen Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 17 Michael Albasini HTC - Highroad s.t. 18 Haimar Zubeldia Team RadioShack s.t. 19 Leonardo Bertagnolli Lampre - ISD s.t. 20 Brice Feillu Leopard Trek s.t. 21 Johann Tschopp BMC Racing Team s.t. 22 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 23 Christian Knees Sky ProCycling s.t. 24 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 25 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek s.t. 26 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 27 Juan José Cobo Geox - TMC s.t. 28 Rubén Plaza Movistar Team s.t. 29 Amets Txurruka Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 30 Egoi MartÃnez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 31 Przemyslaw Niemiec Lampre - ISD s.t. 32 Oliver Zaugg Leopard Trek s.t. 33 Andreas Klöden Team RadioShack s.t. 34 Mauricio Ardila Geox - TMC s.t. 35 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 36 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 37 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 38 Beñat Intxausti Movistar Team s.t. 39 Daniel Martin Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 40 Volodymir Gustov Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 41 David Loosli Lampre - ISD s.t. 42 José Iván Gutiérrez Movistar Team + 1'28 43 Cayetano Sarmiento Acqua & Sapone s.t. 44 Steve Morabito BMC Racing Team s.t. 45 Luis Pasamontes Movistar Team s.t. 46 Mikel Nieve Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 47 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 48 Tanel Kangert Pro Team Astana s.t. 49 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek s.t. 50 Paolo Tiralongo Pro Team Astana s.t. 51 Marcel Wyss Geox - TMC s.t. 52 BenjamÃn Noval Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 53 Chris Anker Sørensen Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 54 David Zabriskie Exxon Duke s.t. 55 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack + 2'40 56 Arkaitz Durán Geox - TMC s.t. 57 Pablo Lastras Movistar Team s.t. 58 Simon Zahner BMC Racing Team s.t. 59 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - ISD s.t. 60 Manuel Cardoso Team RadioShack s.t. 61 Thor Hushovd Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 62 Kjell Carlström Sky ProCycling s.t. 63 Fabian Wegmann Leopard Trek s.t. 64 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Lampre - ISD s.t. 65 Fabrice Jeandesboz Saur - Sojasun s.t. 66 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 67 Andrew Talansky Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 68 Matthew Busche Team RadioShack s.t. 69 Matthias Frank BMC Racing Team s.t. 70 Cristiano Salerno Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 71 Dries Devenyns Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 72 Jonathan Hivert Saur - Sojasun + 3'59 73 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team s.t. 74 Mikhail Ignatiev Katusha Team s.t. 75 Cyril Bessy Saur - Sojasun s.t. 76 Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy Pro Team Astana s.t. 77 Gustav Erik Larsson Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 78 Thomas De Gendt Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 79 Christian Meier Exxon Duke s.t. 80 Tom Slagter Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 81 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 82 Wout Poels Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 83 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky ProCycling s.t. 84 Frantisek Rabon HTC - Highroad s.t. 85 Pello Bilbao Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 86 Patrick Gretsch HTC - Highroad s.t. 87 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 88 Koldo Fernández Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 89 Stef Clement Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 90 Andrea Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t. 91 Santo Anza Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 92 Michel Kreder Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 93 Paul Martens Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 94 Joan Horrach Katusha Team s.t. 95 Bart De Clercq Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 96 Fabio Taborre Acqua & Sapone s.t. 97 Simon Clarke Pro Team Astana s.t. 98 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 99 Bert Grabsch HTC - Highroad + 5'03 100 Daniel Sesma Euskaltel - Euskadi + 5'49 101 Murilo Fischer Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 102 Alexandre Pliuschin Katusha Team s.t. 103 Mirco Lorenzetto Pro Team Astana s.t. 104 Roman Kireyev Pro Team Astana s.t. 105 Danilo Hondo Lampre - ISD s.t. 106 Stijn Vandenbergh Katusha Team s.t. 107 Dominic Klemme Leopard Trek s.t. 108 Coen Vermeltfoort Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 109 Martijn Keizer Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 110 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 111 Simone Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t. 112 Marko Kump Geox - TMC s.t. 113 Ruggero Marzoli Acqua & Sapone s.t. 114 Bernardo Colex Exxon Duke s.t. 115 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 116 Alessandro Proni Acqua & Sapone s.t. 117 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale + 8'27 118 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 119 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 120 Vladimir Isaychev Katusha Team s.t. 121 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 122 Gert Dockx Omega Pharma - Lotto + 9'25 123 Steven Cozza Exxon Duke s.t. 124 Gert Steegmans Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 125 Chris Froome Sky ProCycling s.t. 126 Maarten Neyens Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 127 Taylor Phinney Exxon Duke s.t. 128 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t. 129 Robert Hunter Team RadioShack + 15'13 130 Greg Henderson Sky ProCycling s.t. 131 Luca Paolini Katusha Team s.t. 132 Rafaâ Chtioui Acqua & Sapone + 16'01 133 Alessandro Donati Acqua & Sapone s.t. 134 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team s.t. 135 Kanstantsin Siutsou HTC - Highroad s.t. 136 Cameron Meyer Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 137 Tiziano Dall'Antonia Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 138 Jeff Louder Exxon Duke s.t. 139 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD s.t. 140 Michael Matthews Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 141 Edward King Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. 142 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team s.t. 143 Jan Ghyselinck HTC - Highroad s.t. 144 Jarosław Marycz Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 145 Matteo Montaguti AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 146 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 147 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 148 Andy Cappelle Quick·Step Cycling Team + 18'25 149 Jens Debusschere Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 150 Jürgen Roelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 151 Vitali Kondrut Lampre - ISD s.t. 152 Stéphane Poulhiès Saur - Sojasun s.t. 153 Michal Golas Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 154 Kasper Klostergaard Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 155 Romain Lemarchand AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 156 John Degenkolb HTC - Highroad s.t. 157 Alex Dowsett Sky ProCycling s.t. 158 Matthew Wilson Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 159 Robert Wagner Leopard Trek + 20'25 160 Sheldon Deeny Exxon Duke s.t. 161 Andreas Stauff Quick·Step Cycling Team + 23'13 162 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur - Sojasun s.t. 163 Rony Martias Saur - Sojasun s.t. 164 Wouter Weylandt Leopard Trek s.t. 165 Allan Davis Pro Team Astana + 25'37 166 David Boucher Omega Pharma - Lotto + 26'57 167 Robbie McEwen Team RadioShack s.t. 168 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t. 169 Christophe Laborie Saur - Sojasun s.t. 170 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 171 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 172 Julien Vermote Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 173 Tomas Alberio Geox - TMC s.t. 174 Jean-Lou Paiani Saur - Sojasun s.t. 175 Roger Hammond Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 176 Graeme Brown Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
1 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana 17h00'27 2 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team + 7 3 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad + 11 4 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling + 16 5 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard + 23 6 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack + 25 7 Beñat Intxausti Movistar Team + 29 8 Rubén Plaza Movistar Team + 30 9 Marzio Bruseghin Movistar Team + 34 10 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek + 38 11 Peter Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale + 40 12 Nicki Sørensen Saxo Bank SunGard + 44 13 Christian Knees Sky ProCycling + 53 14 Lance Armstrong Exxon Duke + 1'06 15 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling + 1'08
1 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana 67 2 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad 52 3 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack 46 4 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team 37 5 Thor Hushovd Team Garmin - Cervélo 33 6 Peter Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale 30 7 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD 27 8 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard 26 9 Marzio Bruseghin Movistar Team 24 10 Mikel Nieve Euskaltel - Euskadi 23
1 David Loosli Lampre - ISD 24 2 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team 20 3 Johann Tschopp BMC Racing Team 20 4 Pablo Lastras Movistar Team 20 5 Kjell Carlström Sky ProCycling 18 6 Bauke Mollema Rabobank Cycling Team 18 7 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto 18 8 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD 16 9 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team 14 10 Fabian Wegmann Leopard Trek 14
1 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana 3h27'30 17h00'27 (1) 2 Beñat Intxausti Movistar Team s.t. + 29 (2) 3 Peter Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale s.t. + 40 (3) 4 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling s.t. + 1'08 (4) 5 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. + 1'12 (5) 6 Daniel Martin Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. + 1'29 (6) 7 Fabio Duarte Geox - TMC s.t. + 1'51 (7) 8 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. + 2'35 (8) 9 Arkaitz Durán Geox - TMC + 2'40 + 4'14 (9) 10 Tanel Kangert Pro Team Astana s.t. + 4'31 (10)
Well, that's disappointing... Armstrong being caught within 20m of the line, pretty much sums up our week here, nothing quite went our way, still it was good to see Taylor (Phinney) doing well in the TT's and hopefully the team will have something more to shout about come the end of may, between Horner at the Giro, and Farrar along with Armstrong riding the Tour of California, both sponsor targets for the season.
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Posted on 01-05-2012 10:58
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Nice finish by Lance, shows that he is coming into some type of form
baggieboys32
Posted on 01-05-2012 19:52
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It's here, the first of the Grand tours, the Supergiro D'Italia, and what a Giro it looks set to be! The test for the riders is the quest for the Maglia Rosa, and a mountainous course should prove very selective later on in the 3 weeks of racing.
Week 1, is the lightest of the trio, giving the riders a chance to warm up in preparation of those tiresome days in the saddle which are to come!
The race starts with a 21km TTT around Turin, we hope to place well as a squad today, and this prologue will place some immediate time gaps between the riders. This is an early opportunity for some men to lose valuable seconds right from the start.
The race then progresses down west coast of Italy, Day 2 looks well set up for a sprint finish, though a small climb just 25km from the finish may be enough to set up a late breakaway.
If there was a day in week 1 that should be given the name "unpredictable" this is it, 173km long, with the first 136km all being false flat, a breakaway will likely be given some slack today, but a fast descent at the finish could easily suit the sprinters wishes.
A chance to relax, this day may have some sharpish climbs early on, but the nature of the route will be likely to bring it all back together by the days end in Livorno.
And so it begins. todays climbing may not be horrendous in nature, but it signals the start of an unrelinquishing storm on the legs, with 3 KOM sprints today, as well as an uphill rush for the finish line.
A longer day than yesterday, and still with a lot of climbing, even if it is fairly gentle in gradient, the finish may see some selections however, and the GC contenders will need to stay on there toes.
The queen stage of the first week, despite being short, the 18km HC climb of the Montevergnine, will see the first major splits, with a genuine summit finish, the first of many to come!
Leader: Chris Horner
TT Helper/Mountains Helper: David Zabriskie
The 2 Main Mountain Doméstiques: Danny Pate, Scott Zwizanski
TT Support : Taylor Phinney and Ben Jacques-Maynes
The Domestiques: Bernardo Colex, Christian Meier and Caleb Fairly
The Team is strong when it comes to the Time Trials, and we will look to support Chris Horner by riding at the front when necessary, and reeling in dangerous attacks. We will rely upon Zwiz, Pate and Zabbo when it comes to the climbing though, we aren't the strongest all round team in the peloton, so we will look to make use of breaks to protect the guys.
Horner has shown some great shape so far this year, winning in the Basque, aswell as victory in the Fleche Wallonne, he hopes to improve on this great performance, by bringing us a high placing in the GC here in Italy!
Full Startlist
Spoiler
Liquigas
1. V.Nibali
2. I.Basso
3. F.Bellotti
4. T.Dall'Antonia
5. P.Longo Borghini
6. F.Sabatini
7. P.Sagan
8. S.Szmyd
9. E.Viviani
Lampre - ISD
11. M.Scarponi
12. L.Bertagnolli
13. G.Bole
14. D.Cunego
15. A.Kashechkin
16. P.Niemiec
17. A.Pérez Arrieta
18. S.Spilak
19. B.Szeghalmi
Astana
21. A.Vinokourov
22. S.Clarke
23. A.Davis
24. R.Di Gregorio
25. A.Grivko
26. R.Kireyev
27. R.Kiserlovski
28. E.Petrov
29. P.Tiralongo
Exxon
31. C.Horner
32. B.Colex
33. C.Fairly
34. B.Jacques-Maynes
35. C.Meier
36. D.Pate
37. T.Phinney
38. D.Zabriskie
39. S.Zwizanski
Rabobank
41. L.L.Sánchez
42. S.Kruijswijk
43. P.Martens
44. M.Matthews
45. B.Mollema
46. G.Niermann
47. J.Van Emden
48. C.Vermeltfoort
49. M.Wynants
Movistar
51. M.Bruseghin
52. J.I.Gutiérrez
53. B.Intxausti
54. V.Kiryienka
55. P.Lastras
56. R.Plaza
57. J.J.Rojas
58. J.M.Soler
59. F.J.Ventoso
Saxo Bank
61. R.Porte
62. J.Bellis
63. B.Cooke
64. V.Gustov
65. L.S.Haedo
66. J.A.Jørgensen
67. G.Larsson
68. D.Navarro
69. N.Sørensen
Acqua & Sapone
71. S.Garzelli
72. C.Betancourt
73. M.Codol
74. C.Corioni
75. R.Marzoli
76. A.Masciarelli
77. V.Miholjevic
78. D.Napolitano
79. C.Sarmiento
The Shack
81. H.Zubeldia
82. M.Cardoso
83. P.Deignan
84. B.Hermans
85. R.Hunter
86. G.Lequatre
87. R.McEwen
88. Y.Popovych
89. G.Rast
HTC
91. P.Velits
92. M.Albasini
93. M.Brammeier
94. J.Degenkolb
95. B.Grabsch
96. L.Howard
97. M.Pinotti
98. K.Siutsou
99. T.Van Garderen
Quick·Step
101. K.De Weert
102. M.Bandiera
103. M.De Maar
104. A.Engels
105. D.Malacarne
106. F.Reda
107. F.Robert
108. A.Stauff
109. K.Van Impe
Leopard
111. J.Fuglsang
112. S.Denifl
113. D.Klemme
114. G.Nizzolo
115. S.O'Grady
116. B.Pires
117. T.Rohregger
118. D.Viganò
119. O.Zaugg
Androni
121. J.Rujano
122. A.Bertolini
123. R.Chiarini
124. C.D'Amore
125. R.Ferrari
126. F.Ginanni
127. E.Sella
128. J.Serpa
129. L.Solari
Euskaltel
131. M.Nieve
132. F.J.Aramendia
133. J.Azanza
134. P.Cazaux
135. G.Izagirre
136. R.Pérez
137. A.Txurruka
138. P.Urtasun
139. I.Velasco
Vacansoleil
141. M.Carrara
142. S.Anza
143. B.Božic
144. S.Lagutin
145. M.Marcato
146. J.Mouris
147. M.Selvaggi
148. J.Van Leijen
149. L.Westra
BMC
151. J.Tschopp
152. M.Frank
153. M.Kohler
154. A.Kristoff
155. A.Moinard
156. S.Morabito
157. I.Santaromita
158. D.Wyss
159. S.Zahner
Sky
161. C.Knees
162. K.Carlström
163. D.Cioni
164. S.Cummings
165. R.Downing
166. C.Froome
167. M.Possoni
168. C.Sutton
169. X.Zandio
Katusha
171. G.Caruso
172. P.Brutt
173. J.Horrach
174. A.Kuschynski
175. A.Mironov
176. A.Ovechkin
177. N.Trussov
178. M.Vantomme
179. E.Vorganov
AG2R
181. C.Riblon
182. M.Bouet
183. M.Chérel
184. H.Dupont
185. K.Goddaert
186. S.Hinault
187. S.Houanard
188. D.Le Lay
189. A.Ravard
Farnese Vini
191. P.Sinkewitz
192. A.Bisolti
193. P.De Negri
194. F.Failli
195. A.Guardini
196. L.Mazzanti
197. A.Noè
198. G.Visconti
199. E.Vona
Omega Pharma
201. J.Van de Walle
202. M.Aerts
203. K.De Haes
204. J.Debusschere
205. G.Dockx
206. A.Hansen
207. M.Lloyd
208. Ó.Pujol
209. V.Reynès
Garmin
211. A.Talansky
212. J.Bobridge
213. J.Dean
214. M.Kreder
215. T.Meyer
216. C.Meyer
217. R.Navardauskas
218. S.Vanmarcke
219. M.Wilson
The Favourites
Where to start, we may not see any of the absolute best, but there is very strong competition here none the less, and Chris will have his work cut out to get us a top5.
Top Favourites
Liquigas- Basso-Nibali (What a pairing) Nibali is there named leader, but the italians show they mean business with this spearhead attack, the duo will be very hard to match thats for sure!
Lampre - ISD Cunego-Scarponi If one Italian pairing wasn't enough, look out for this one! (If) Cunego will work for Scarponi, he could be very difficult to beat this year!
Outsiders
Exxon-Duke Chris Horner may not be the absolute best, but he isn't out of the fight, and with some plucky attacks, you never know what our man could achieve!
Movistar Bruseghin, his team have looked strong all year, but there is a potential relegation battle for them come the end of the season, with this squad, watch Movistar set the field alight in the mountains and TT's!
Rabobank L.L Sanchéz has come to the Giro this year, his team may not be the strongest here, but he might well be! If he can plan the race right, there is no reason why Luis can't take home maximum reward
Its Possible
Vacansoleil They are weak in the TT department, but Matteo Carrara is a great climber, and will be one to mark over the coming 3 weeks.
Astana One word. Vinokourov. Despite his age (Who are we to talk about aging leaders!) Vino is one of the best, he was in good nick at Paris-Nice, second behing his own team mate, Kreuziger, who fortunately, we have the blessing of living without here!
Saxobank Richie Porte. Wow, has he had some responsibility placed on his shoulders, Contadors crash takes him away from the Giro, ans quite possibly Le Tour as well, so SBS are very keen to make good with Richie in his season target, scraping a points barrel which otherwise looks worryingly empty!
Thats all from me for now folks, I hope you enjoyed the race preview, we'll soon see how the race plays out over the next month, See you on the roads!
P.S.Spoiler
GO HORNER!
Edited by baggieboys32 on 01-05-2012 19:54
sutty68
Posted on 01-05-2012 20:28
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Your taking a strong squad to Italy, what are your expectations
fernando97
Posted on 01-05-2012 20:32
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Horner'll rule the Giro! I believe!
baggieboys32
Posted on 01-05-2012 20:35
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@Fernando Haha, not sure absolute ruling will occur
@Sutty As much as we can get really, I would say personally that a win was way too much to ask, but i'd like a couple of stage wins, maybe top10/5 overall?
Edited by baggieboys32 on 01-05-2012 20:35
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Posted on 01-05-2012 21:24
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The TTT is upon us, 5,4,3,2,1 And We're OFF! welcome to the 2011 Giro D'Italiaaaa!
The TTT was won by those specialist with the triple vertical stripe at HTC, oh wait, No? , Shock victory for the Blue and Green today, showing people how to TT, and picking up the leaders jersey today, is Marzio Brusgehin, Exxon had a strong day out on the road today, we take 4th place, a solid start to the race!
Team Results
1 Movistar Team 28'39 28'39 (1) 2 Lampre - ISD + 17 + 17 (2) 3 HTC - Highroad + 26 + 26 (3) 4 Exxon Duke + 27 + 27 (4) 5 Katusha Team + 41 + 41 (5) 6 Pro Team Astana + 44 + 44 (6) 7 Sky ProCycling + 45 + 45 (7) 8 Rabobank Cycling Team + 47 + 47 (8) 9 Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. + 47 (9) 10 BMC Racing Team + 50 + 50 (10)
Spoiler
11 Team RadioShack + 51 + 51 (11) 12 Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli + 53 + 53 (12) 13 Omega Pharma - Lotto + 58 + 58 (13) 14 Team Garmin - Cervélo + 1'02 + 1'02 (14) 15 Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1'06 + 1'06 (15) 16 Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'15 + 1'15 (16) 17 Acqua & Sapone + 1'20 + 1'20 (17) 18 Leopard Trek + 1'24 + 1'24 (18) 19 AG2R La Mondiale + 1'25 + 1'25 (19) 20 Quick·Step Cycling Team + 1'27 + 1'27 (20) 21 Liquigas - Cannondale + 1'29 + 1'29 (21) 22 Androni Giocattoli + 1'45 + 1'45 (22)
1 Marzio Bruseghin Movistar Team 28'39 2 Beñat Intxausti Movistar Team s.t. 3 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team s.t. 4 José Iván Gutiérrez Movistar Team s.t. 5 Rubén Plaza Movistar Team s.t. 6 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - ISD + 17 7 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Lampre - ISD s.t. 8 Damiano Cunego Lampre - ISD s.t. 9 Michele Scarponi Lampre - ISD s.t. 10 Leonardo Bertagnolli Lampre - ISD s.t.
The first true stage of the race, and boy it's a long one! 238km... What a way to break in the riders, or perhaps- Just break some!
Todays breakaway was unsurprisingly hard fought, eventually a 5 man group got free from the Tether of Vacansoleil and Movistar.
There was however no chance of success today, and as the single KOM sprint of the day came into view, the pack were just 23" behind, Horner fancied a jersey from day 1, and so he attacked the pack, took the points, then dropped back neatly into the peloton as the break was enveloped.
The pace was stepped up, the sprinters wanted to open up there accounts, but they were frought by a more punchy rider, clearly the short climbs had done just enough to sap the legs slightly, and Vacansoleil get a reward for there efforts on the front, a stage win, for Matteo Cararra.
Sadly, the results didn't export because it crashed at the end of the stage, so here is a print screen of the top 14.
As intended, a fairly quiet day for the side today, though we got more than we bargained for early on. Horners attack earns us the KOM jersey for tomorrow, I wonder, how will Chris look in Green? personally, I think Pink would be more fetching!
Edited by baggieboys32 on 01-05-2012 21:25
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PCM 17: Stories
PCM 16: Stories
PCM 15: Stories
PCM 14: Stories
PCM 13: Stories
Story Games
[Man-Game] The Rules and Announcements
[Man-Game] Teams HQ
[Man-Game] Transfers: Free Agents
[Man-Game] Transfers: Deals
[Man-Game] Transfers: Adverts
[Man-Game] General
[Cont-Man-Game] General
[Man-Game] Discussion
[Man-Game] Results PT/PTHC
[Cont-Man-Game] HC/C1 Results
[Cont-Man-Game] C2HC/C2 Results
[Man-Game] Other Races
[Man-Game] Race Profiles 2024
[Man-Game] Race Profiles 2023
PCM.daily Awards 2019
PCM.daily Awards 2018
PCM.daily Awards 2017
[Man-Game] 2022 Transfers: Free Agents
[Man-Game] Transfers: Free Agents
[Man-Game] 2022 Transfers: Deals
[Man-Game] Transfers: Deals
[Man-Game] Transfers: Adverts
[Man-Game] Transfers: Adverts
[Man-Game] 2022 Transfers: Adverts
[Man-Game] Transfers: Free Agents
[Man-Game] Transfers: Trades and Loans
[Man-Game] Transfer Discussion
[Man-Game] Transfers: Completed Trades
[Man-Game] Race Profiles 2016
[Man-Game] Race Profiles 2019
[Man-Game] Race Profiles 2015
[Man-Game] Race Profiles 2020
[Man-Game] Race Profiles 2021
[Man-Game] Race Profiles 2017
[Man-Game] Transfers: Free Agents
[Man-Game] Transfers: Deals
[Man-Game] Transfers: Adverts
[Man-Game] Race Profiles 2018
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