The organizers say it is a flat stage , but with a climb with 5 kms from the finish line that has 10% slopes only flat it ain't.
As no break-away was formed early we decieded to sprint at the first intermediate sprint , and Mark grabed 6 bonification seconds and 6 points .
With 50 kilometers to go ...BANG ! Sagan hits the deck... The favourie #1 of today's stage is helped by all of his team-mates to get back in the peloton , but Keisse and Fenn set an incredible fast pace , 55kms/h with 50 kilometers to go , I think everybody is sweaaring !
We managed to get rid of Sagan and then catch the BOTD on the last climb . Now let's see how will Cavendish do on these 10 % slopes .
He managed to get over the climb and still be at the front of the peloton . Things were looking good , we had Boonen , Meersman and Vandewalle around him , but I am sure his legs feel a little bit tired .
Remember Stybar's win from Stage 3 of Tour Mediterranean ? 3 of our riders got away thanks to Meersman's downhill skills and we managed a 1-2 double then . We tried the same thing now .
Unfortunately we couldn't get away , so it will be a very,very fast sprint !
So close...EBH got the win , but at least we keep the Leader's Jersey !
Stage results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
3h34'48
2
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
4
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
5
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
7
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
8
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
9
David López
Sky Procycling
s.t.
10
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
We made some tactical mistakes in the final kilomters because of that climb and the downhill but I think that , all in all , it is a good result as long as we have the Leader's Jersey.
I know it wasn't fair play - the Sagan thing - , but he had to pay for grabbing that girl's ass !
Again a flat stage , but at the middle of the race there is a 14% slope climb and the last kilometer is uphill . These things will , most likely , tire Cavendish more than Sagan or EBH , so we don't have high expactations .
Again we wanted to take advantage of the intermediate sprint and gain some seconds to help us defend the Leader's Jersey .
As the BOTD was going to be caught we came at the front of the peloton. Vandewalle - Steegmans - Meersman - Boonen will be Cav's lead-out .
5 kilometers to go and Steegmans was leading the pack . Everybody else decided to get a place behind Cavendish . Sagan , Ventoso , Van Avermaet and EBH were all there .
Cavendish launched his sprint with 1 kilometer to go...and Ventoso passed him . Can he hold on and finish 2nd ?
No ...but at least he gets a podium place and keeps his Leader's Jersdey .
The queen stage of this Tour - a mountain top finish on the Green Mountain . As our best climber is Meersman it is pretty obvious that we don't have any expactations .
A 7-man break-away was formed . Immediately after Keisse and Cav attacked from the peloton and joined the escapees . The peloton did not want the Red jersey in the BOTD so they started chasing .
As the break-away was caught Cav attacked again and finished 1st at the intermediate sprint to grab 6 points. Then he was caught .
As there was no break-away , Weening , Ivan Gutierrez , EBH and Voigt attacked with 30 kilometers from the finish line .
Again the peloton chased hard and caught them , so it will all be deciede on the Green Mountain . With 2 kilometers to go Lastras made his move and David Lopez tried to respond .
But Lastras was too strong and he crossed the finish line 1st .
Stage results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
3h30'11
2
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 17
3
David López
Sky Procycling
s.t.
4
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 34
5
Francesco Reda
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
6
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
7
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
8
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
9
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
10
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 54
Spoiler
11
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
12
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
13
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
14
Franco Pellizotti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
15
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
16
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
17
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
18
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
19
José Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 1'46
20
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
21
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
22
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
23
Sergio Pardilla
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
24
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
25
Dennis Van Niekerk
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
26
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 2'05
27
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
28
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
29
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
30
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
31
Cayetano Sarmiento
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
32
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
33
Danilo Di Luca
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
34
Mauro Santambrogio
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
35
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 2'41
36
Arthur Van Overberghe
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
37
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
38
Xabier Zandio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
39
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
40
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
41
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
42
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'03
43
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
44
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
45
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
46
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
47
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
48
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
49
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
50
Jacobus Venter
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 3'31
51
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
52
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
53
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
54
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
55
Jonathan Monsalve
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 4'14
56
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 4'22
57
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 4'31
58
Michael Creed
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 5'46
59
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
60
Sebastian Salas
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
61
Craig Lewis
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Songezo Jim
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
63
Luigi Miletta
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 6'05
64
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
65
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
66
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
67
Jakub Danačík
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
68
Jeremy Durrin
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
69
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
70
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
71
Stefano Agostini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
72
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
73
Pengda Jiao
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
75
Marsh Cooper
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
76
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
77
Junya Sano
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
78
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Mauro Finetto
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
80
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
81
Patrick Facchini
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
82
Cheyne Hoag
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
83
Tom Zirbel
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
84
Michael Sherer
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
85
Meron Russom
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
86
Kun Jiang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
87
Chad Beyer
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
89
Gang Xu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Matthew Brammeier
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Freqalsi Debesay
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 7'49
93
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
94
Florent Barle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
95
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
96
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 8'56
97
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 9'21
98
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 9'34
99
Ben King
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 9'45
100
Bradley Potgieter
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 9'59
101
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Maciej Paterski
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
103
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
104
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 10'22
105
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 10'43
106
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
107
Ryan Anderson
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Thomas Soladay
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
109
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
110
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
111
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 11'42
112
Nariyuki Masuda
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 14'40
113
Ramon Carretero
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
114
Sander Armee
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 18'03
115
Jasper De Buyst
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 19'12
116
Jiri Hudecek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
117
Frantisek Padour
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
118
Jelle Wallays
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
119
Thomas Zechmeister
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
120
Gijs Van Hoecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
121
Tomas Kalojiros
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
122
Kevin De Jonghe
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
123
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
124
Josef Maňousek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
125
Tim Mertens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
126
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 20'07
GC
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
15h27'53
2
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
+ 22
3
David López
Sky Procycling
+ 29
4
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
+ 54
5
Francesco Reda
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
6
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
7
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
8
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
9
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1'14
10
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
12
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
13
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 1'27
14
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 2'06
15
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
16
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
17
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
18
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'16
19
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
20
Franco Pellizotti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
21
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
22
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
+ 2'25
23
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
24
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
25
José Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 3'08
26
Dennis Van Niekerk
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
27
Cayetano Sarmiento
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3'19
28
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
+ 3'21
29
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
30
Danilo Di Luca
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
31
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'23
32
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 3'27
33
Mauro Santambrogio
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
34
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3'51
35
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
36
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
+ 4'03
37
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 4'16
38
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
+ 4'19
39
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 4'25
40
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
41
Sergio Pardilla
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 5'08
42
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 5'27
43
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 5'43
44
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
45
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'51
46
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 6'03
47
Xabier Zandio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
48
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
49
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
50
Arthur Van Overberghe
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
51
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 6'25
52
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
53
Jacobus Venter
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 6'53
54
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
55
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'00
56
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 7'11
57
Luigi Miletta
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 7'23
58
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
+ 7'27
59
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
60
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
61
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
62
Michael Sherer
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
63
Mauro Finetto
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
64
Jonathan Monsalve
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 7'30
65
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 7'44
66
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 8'16
67
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
+ 8'25
68
Sebastian Salas
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 9'06
69
Craig Lewis
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 9'08
70
Michael Creed
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
71
Songezo Jim
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
72
Matthew Brammeier
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 9'15
73
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 9'19
74
Chad Beyer
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 9'23
75
Tom Zirbel
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 9'25
76
Gang Xu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 9'27
77
Pengda Jiao
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Kun Jiang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Jakub Danačík
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
81
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
82
Marsh Cooper
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
83
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
84
Patrick Facchini
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
85
Jeremy Durrin
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
86
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
87
Meron Russom
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
88
Cheyne Hoag
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
89
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
90
Junya Sano
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
91
Ben King
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 11'07
92
Freqalsi Debesay
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 11'11
93
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
94
Florent Barle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
95
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 11'21
96
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 12'05
97
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 12'18
98
Stefano Agostini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 12'20
99
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
100
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 12'43
101
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 13'21
102
Bradley Potgieter
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
103
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 13'40
104
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 14'05
105
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Ryan Anderson
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
107
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
108
Thomas Soladay
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
109
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 15'04
110
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 15'37
111
Maciej Paterski
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 16'14
112
Ramon Carretero
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 18'02
113
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 19'32
114
Nariyuki Masuda
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 20'55
115
Sander Armee
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 21'25
116
Jasper De Buyst
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 22'30
117
Gijs Van Hoecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 22'32
118
Tim Mertens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 22'34
119
Frantisek Padour
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
120
Jiri Hudecek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
121
Jelle Wallays
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
122
Thomas Zechmeister
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
123
Tomas Kalojiros
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
124
Kevin De Jonghe
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
125
Josef Maňousek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
126
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 28'10
Points
Rank
Name
Team
General
1
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
79
2
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
67
3
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
59
4
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
34
5
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
28
As expected we lost the Leader's Jersey but Cav is still 1st in the Points Ranking . Edited by alex valceanu on 13-04-2013 11:03
It is a hilly stage , pretty difficult for Mark Cavendish . Let's hope he can climb those hills and defend his Points Jersey .
NEWS: Peter Sagan did not finish yesterday's stage and abandoned . We got rid of 1 sprinter , but I think the most dangerous rider for us is Boasson Hagen .
Only 2 riders decided to try their luck and get in the break-away : Peter Weening and Francesco Gavazzi . Their lead at the first climb of the day was of 4 minutes , they had big chances of winning the stage .
The 2nd time we climbed that hill it was very difficult . Many riders were dropped by the peloton , including Cadel Evans , Geraint Thomas , Matt Goss or Di Luca . Surprisingly Cavendish and Boonen were still in this small group . Meanwhile , Gavazzi dropped Weening , who is soon going to be caught by our group .
Boasson Hagen and Cancellara attacked with 15 kms to go in a desperate attempt to catch Gavazzi , who had a 2 minute lead .
On the 3rd climb Cav and Boonen were dropped .
Gavazzi was too strong to be caught and EBH sprinted for 2nd place .
Stage results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
3h40'49
2
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
+ 30
3
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
4
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
5
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
6
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
7
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
8
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
9
David López
Sky Procycling
s.t.
10
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
12
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
13
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
14
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
15
Francesco Reda
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
16
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
17
José Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
18
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
19
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
20
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
21
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
22
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
23
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'30
24
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
25
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3'15
26
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Franco Pellizotti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 3'52
28
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
29
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
30
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
31
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
32
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 5'39
33
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
+ 6'09
34
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
35
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
36
Ben King
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
37
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
38
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Matthew Brammeier
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
41
Dennis Van Niekerk
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
42
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
43
Sergio Pardilla
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
44
Craig Lewis
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 7'55
46
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 10'31
47
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
48
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
49
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
50
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
51
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
52
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 11'10
53
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
54
Stefano Agostini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
55
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
56
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
57
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
59
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
+ 13'21
60
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
61
Mauro Finetto
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 13'45
62
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
+ 15'08
63
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
64
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
65
Danilo Di Luca
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
66
Xabier Zandio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
67
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
68
Mauro Santambrogio
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
69
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
70
Cayetano Sarmiento
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
71
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 16'24
72
Nariyuki Masuda
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
73
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 17'30
75
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
76
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
77
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
78
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
79
Maciej Paterski
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
80
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
81
Jacobus Venter
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
82
Chad Beyer
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
83
Tom Zirbel
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
84
Marsh Cooper
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
85
Jiri Hudecek
Bauknecht - Author
+ 19'15
86
Gang Xu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
87
Patrick Facchini
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
88
Michael Creed
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
89
Jelle Wallays
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 19'57
90
Sander Armee
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
91
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 21'00
92
Arthur Van Overberghe
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
93
Jasper De Buyst
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
94
Pengda Jiao
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
95
Jakub Danačík
Bauknecht - Author
+ 22'13
96
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
98
Luigi Miletta
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 23'10
99
Frantisek Padour
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
100
Ryan Anderson
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 23'56
101
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 24'25
102
Sebastian Salas
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 25'27
103
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 25'58
104
Meron Russom
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
105
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Gijs Van Hoecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
107
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
108
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
109
Tomas Kalojiros
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
110
Jeremy Durrin
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
111
Thomas Zechmeister
Bauknecht - Author
+ 26'46
112
Freqalsi Debesay
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
113
Tim Mertens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
114
Florent Barle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
115
Jonathan Monsalve
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
116
Cheyne Hoag
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
117
Kevin De Jonghe
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
118
Kun Jiang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Thomas Soladay
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
120
Songezo Jim
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
121
Ramon Carretero
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
122
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
123
Michael Sherer
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 27'34
124
Bradley Potgieter
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
125
Josef Maňousek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
126
Junya Sano
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
GC
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
19h09'12
2
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
+ 10
3
David López
Sky Procycling
+ 29
4
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
+ 54
5
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
6
Francesco Reda
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
7
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
8
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
+ 1'14
9
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
10
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 1'27
Points
Rank
Name
Team
General
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
87
2
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
79
3
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
71
4
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
50
5
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
40
After yesterday we lost the Red Jersey now we lost the Points Jersey too . Edited by alex valceanu on 13-04-2013 11:22
It is the last stage of this year's Tour of Qatar . It is a flat stage but with some short , steep climb in the last 15 kilometers . The profile doesn't suit Cavendish , but still we will do our best to take home the Points Jersey .
With 10 kilometers to go the BOTD is going to be caught . Simon Clarke and Xandio attacked from the break-away but it was too late . Steegmans-Meersman-Boonen was the lead-out for Cav .
With 6 kilometers to go Voigt attacked and created a gap . Unfortunately because of all those hills we couln't set a very high pace that would exhaust Mark before the sprint .
Voigt was entering the last kilometer with a 20 second gap . Sagan , Ventoso , Goss , Cavendish were all there . The German was probably shouting : SHUT UP LEGS !!!
We came fast from behind but not fast enough . Voigt managed to hang on and take the stage win . Unfortunately Sagan and Ventoso were too fast for us as well . And the things to go from bad to worse : EBH gained 6 positions in the sprint , passed Mark , and defended his Green Jersey .
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
3h22'18
2
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
3
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
4
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
5
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
7
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
8
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
9
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
10
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
12
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
13
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
14
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
15
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
16
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
17
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
18
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
19
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
20
Francesco Reda
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
21
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
22
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
23
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
24
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
25
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
27
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
28
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
29
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
30
Franco Pellizotti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
31
David López
Sky Procycling
s.t.
32
José Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
33
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
34
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
35
Matthew Brammeier
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
37
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
38
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
39
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
40
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
41
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
42
Mauro Finetto
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
43
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
44
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
45
Maciej Paterski
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
46
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
47
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
48
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
49
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
50
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
51
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
52
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
53
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
54
Danilo Di Luca
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
55
Gijs Van Hoecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
56
Cayetano Sarmiento
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
57
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
58
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
60
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
61
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
62
Chad Beyer
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
64
Stefano Agostini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
65
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
66
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
67
Tim Mertens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
68
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
69
Luigi Miletta
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
70
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
71
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
72
Mauro Santambrogio
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
73
Gang Xu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
75
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
77
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
78
Jacobus Venter
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
79
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
80
Tomas Kalojiros
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
81
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
82
Jelle Wallays
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
83
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
84
Ben King
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
85
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
86
Freqalsi Debesay
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
87
Nariyuki Masuda
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
88
Dennis Van Niekerk
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
89
Sergio Pardilla
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
90
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
91
Sander Armee
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
92
Jiri Hudecek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
93
Kevin De Jonghe
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
94
Xabier Zandio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
95
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Arthur Van Overberghe
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
97
Tom Zirbel
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
98
Michael Sherer
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
99
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Ryan Anderson
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Frantisek Padour
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
102
Jasper De Buyst
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
103
Thomas Soladay
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
104
Pengda Jiao
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Marsh Cooper
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
106
Michael Creed
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
107
Bradley Potgieter
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
108
Josef Maňousek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
109
Patrick Facchini
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
110
Jonathan Monsalve
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
111
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
112
Jeremy Durrin
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
113
Kun Jiang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
114
Craig Lewis
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Thomas Zechmeister
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
116
Meron Russom
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
117
Ramon Carretero
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
118
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
119
Cheyne Hoag
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
120
Songezo Jim
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
121
Sebastian Salas
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
122
Junya Sano
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
123
Jakub Danačík
Bauknecht - Author
+ 3'56
124
Florent Barle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 10'13
125
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
126
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 11'37
GC
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
22h31'30
2
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
+ 10
3
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 28
4
David López
Sky Procycling
+ 29
5
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 54
6
Francesco Reda
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
7
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
8
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
+ 1'14
9
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
10
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 1'27
Spoiler
11
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
+ 1'29
12
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'06
13
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
14
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2'12
15
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2'16
16
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'54
17
José Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 3'08
18
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 4'16
19
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 4'25
20
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
21
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 5'28
22
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
23
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 5'31
24
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'38
25
Franco Pellizotti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
26
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 6'23
27
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 6'49
28
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
+ 6'53
29
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 6'58
30
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
+ 8'04
31
Dennis Van Niekerk
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 8'47
32
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
+ 8'56
33
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 9'00
34
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 9'56
35
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
+ 9'58
36
Sergio Pardilla
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 10'47
37
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
+ 13'06
38
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 13'52
39
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
40
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
+ 14'04
41
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 14'06
42
Craig Lewis
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'47
43
Matthew Brammeier
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'54
44
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 14'58
45
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 15'19
46
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 15'52
47
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
+ 16'04
48
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 16'07
49
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 16'23
50
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 16'43
51
Ben King
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 16'46
52
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 17'33
53
Cayetano Sarmiento
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 17'57
54
Danilo Di Luca
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 17'59
55
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
+ 18'01
56
Mauro Santambrogio
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 18'05
57
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
+ 18'07
58
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
+ 18'54
59
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 19'03
60
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 19'16
61
Xabier Zandio
Sky Procycling
+ 20'41
62
Mauro Finetto
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 20'42
63
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 21'01
64
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
65
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 22'06
66
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 22'54
67
Stefano Agostini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 23'00
68
Jacobus Venter
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 23'53
69
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 24'27
70
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
71
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 24'42
72
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 24'45
73
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
+ 25'25
74
Chad Beyer
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 26'23
75
Tom Zirbel
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 26'25
76
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 26'27
77
Marsh Cooper
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
78
Arthur Van Overberghe
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 26'33
79
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 26'56
80
Michael Creed
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 27'53
81
Gang Xu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 28'12
82
Patrick Facchini
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
83
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 28'37
84
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 29'45
85
Pengda Jiao
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 29'57
86
Luigi Miletta
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 30'03
87
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 31'05
88
Maciej Paterski
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 33'14
89
Jonathan Monsalve
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 33'46
90
Sebastian Salas
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 34'03
91
Michael Sherer
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 34'31
92
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 34'35
93
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 34'55
94
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
95
Jeremy Durrin
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
96
Meron Russom
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
97
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
98
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 35'04
99
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 35'06
100
Jakub Danačík
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
101
Songezo Jim
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 35'24
102
Kun Jiang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 35'43
103
Cheyne Hoag
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
104
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
105
Junya Sano
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 36'31
106
Nariyuki Masuda
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 36'49
107
Freqalsi Debesay
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 37'27
108
Ryan Anderson
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 37'31
109
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 37'48
110
Thomas Soladay
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 40'17
111
Bradley Potgieter
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 40'25
112
Sander Armee
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 40'46
113
Jiri Hudecek
Bauknecht - Author
+ 41'19
114
Jelle Wallays
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 42'01
115
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 42'35
116
Jasper De Buyst
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 43'00
117
Ramon Carretero
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 44'18
118
Frantisek Padour
Bauknecht - Author
+ 45'14
119
Florent Barle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 47'40
120
Tomas Kalojiros
Bauknecht - Author
+ 47'56
121
Gijs Van Hoecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 48'00
122
Tim Mertens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 48'50
123
Thomas Zechmeister
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
124
Kevin De Jonghe
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
125
Josef Maňousek
Bauknecht - Author
+ 49'38
126
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 49'53
Points
Rank
Name
Team
General
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
101
2
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
91
3
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
80
4
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
68
5
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
59
KOM
Rank
Name
Team
General
1
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
16
2
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
12
3
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
12
4
David López
Sky Procycling
10
5
Francesco Reda
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
8
Aftre we won the GC in Tour of Qatar , Etoile de Besseges , Tour Mediterranean and Vuelta Algarve , this was a very disappoinitng tour : only 1 stage win .
Now it's time for some classics : La Drome , Omloop Het , Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne and Le Samyn will be our next races , and also the last ones is February .
We are back in France again . After Zdenek's wins from Etoile de Besseges and Tour Mediterranean , we are now here for a classic - La Drome .
Profile
It is a hilly race , not very long , and I think that it will end up in a mass sprint because all hills are in the first part of the race .
Opponents
*** Giovanni Visconti , Grega Bole ** J.Tiernan-Locke , Wout Poels , Elia Favili * Lars Peter Nordhaug , Laurens Ten Dam , Sébastien Chavanel
Line-up
The race
With 50 kms to go Denifl , Barguil and Hivert attacked from the peloton and caught the break-away , forming a 9-man group . But the peloton was chaisng hard , thanks to Omega-Pharma-QuickStep and Blanco .
But this group was caught and with 10 kms to go Favili made his move . Nordhaug , Poels decided to follow him .
The peloton's pace was just too high to create a gap so it most likey to end up in a mass sprint . With 5 kilometers to go , Stybar and Meersman were well-placed .
Stybar did a good job as a lead-out , but many riders started their sprint with like 2 kms to go and it is going to be very diffcult for Meersman to pass them , because he has no space .
But he found some space and with 200 meters to go he is now 2nd . Does he still have some energy in those legs to overtake Lemoine ?
Of course he does ! First win of the season for him ! :)
Results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
4h56'40
2
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
s.t.
3
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
4
Pierre-Luc Périchon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
5
Warren Barguil
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
6
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Procycling
s.t.
8
Stefan Schumacher
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
9
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
s.t.
10
Paul Martens
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Tomasz Marczynski
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
s.t.
14
Sylwester Szmyd
Movistar Team
s.t.
15
Grega Bole
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
16
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Stefan Denifl
IAM Cycling
s.t.
18
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
s.t.
19
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
20
Valerio Agnoli
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
21
Laurens Ten Dam
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
22
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
23
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
s.t.
24
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
25
Ian Boswell
Sky Procycling
s.t.
26
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
27
Ricardo García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
28
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
29
Wesley Kreder
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
32
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
s.t.
33
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
34
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
s.t.
35
Clément Koretzky
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
36
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
37
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
38
Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
s.t.
39
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
40
Joshua Edmonson
Sky Procycling
s.t.
41
Tom Slagter
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Bram Tankink
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Constantino Zaballa
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
44
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
46
Luca Wackermann
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
47
Philip Deignan
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
48
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ
s.t.
49
André Schulze
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
50
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
51
Davide Viganò
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
52
Geoffroy Lequatre
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
53
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
54
Jean-Luc Delpech
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
55
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
56
Alessandro Vanotti
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
57
Sylvain Georges
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
58
Axel Domont
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
59
Jonas Ahlstrand
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
60
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
s.t.
61
Martin Pedersen
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
62
Luke Rowe
Sky Procycling
s.t.
63
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
64
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
65
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
66
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
67
Andrey Kashechkin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
68
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
69
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
70
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
71
Matthias Brändle
IAM Cycling
s.t.
72
Francis Mourey
FDJ
s.t.
73
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
74
Marc Goos
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
75
Jos Van Emden
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
77
Garikoitz Bravo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
78
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
79
Robert Wagner
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Argiro Ospina
Movistar Team
s.t.
81
Matthew Hayman
Sky Procycling
s.t.
82
Joeri Stallaert
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
83
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
s.t.
84
Sébastien Hinault
IAM Cycling
s.t.
85
Franck Bouyer
Team Europcar
s.t.
86
Jean-Lou Paiani
Sojasun
s.t.
87
Flavien Dassonville
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
88
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
89
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Kevin Peeters
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
91
Koen Barbé
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
92
Stijn Steels
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
93
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
94
Patrick Gretsch
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
95
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
s.t.
96
Stéphane Rossetto
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
97
Emilien Viennet
FDJ
s.t.
98
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
s.t.
99
Murilo Fischer
FDJ
s.t.
100
Grégoire Tarride
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
101
Miguel Ubeto
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
102
Kevin Lalouette
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
103
Lucas Euser
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
104
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Joshua Berry
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
106
Jon Aberasturi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
107
Benoit Drujon
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
108
Sebastian Balck
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
109
Justin Jules
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
110
Vegard Stake Laengen
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
111
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
s.t.
112
Jay McCarthy
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
113
Sébastien Delfosse
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
114
Jeff Louder
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Johan Le Bon
FDJ
s.t.
116
Laurent Pichon
FDJ
s.t.
117
Rémy Cusin
IAM Cycling
s.t.
118
Julien Fouchard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
119
Romain Lemarchand
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
120
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
s.t.
121
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
122
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3'22
123
Sven Vanthourenhout
Crelan - Euphony
+ 5'17
124
Yannick Martinez
La Pomme Marseille
+ 13'53
125
Julien Antomarchi
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
126
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
s.t.
127
Stefan Radochla
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
128
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
129
Robert Bush
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
130
Boris Zimine
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
131
Arnaud Gérard
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
132
Omar Bertazzo
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
133
José Gonçalves
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
134
Morten Høberg
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
135
Eloy Teruel
Movistar Team
s.t.
136
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
137
Johannes Fröhlinger
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
138
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
139
Patrick Schelling
IAM Cycling
s.t.
140
Morgan Kneisky
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
141
Jérémy Bescond
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
142
Christophe Premont
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
143
Valentin Iglinskiy
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
144
Reto Hollenstein
IAM Cycling
s.t.
145
Diego Rosa
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
146
Mitchell Lovelock-Fay
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
147
David Le Lay
Sojasun
s.t.
148
Maxime Méderel
Sojasun
s.t.
149
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
150
Matthieu Boulo
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
151
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
152
Christopher Jennings
La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
153
Natnael Berhane
Team Europcar
s.t.
154
Fabien Bacquet
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
155
Steven Tronet
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
156
Max Losch
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
157
Eugert Zhupa
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
158
Jordan Kerby
Christina Watches - Onfone
s.t.
159
Dimitri Le Boulch
BigMat - Auber 93
s.t.
160
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
161
Sven Fritsch
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
162
Johan Coenen
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
163
Alexandre Pliuschin
IAM Cycling
s.t.
164
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
165
Marcel Aregger
IAM Cycling
s.t.
166
Björn Thurau
Team Europcar
s.t.
167
Cyrille Patoux
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
168
Sascha Weber
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
169
Kiel Reijnen
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
170
Kevin Kohlvelter
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
171
Paavo Paajanen
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
172
Alex Meenhorst
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
173
Martyn Irvine
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
174
Egidijus Juodvalkis
Crelan - Euphony
s.t.
175
Mattia Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 16'17
176
Franck Vermeulen
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
177
Christian Helmig
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
178
Carlos Verona
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
179
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
180
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 18'21
After winning the KOM Jerset in TDU , and a top 10 in Tour Mediterranean , here is the first win in 2013 for Gianni ! Congratulations !
Up next : the cobbled-season starts , with Omloop Het and Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne . ! See you in Belgium ! ;)
Edited by alex valceanu on 13-04-2013 20:15
Here we are for the first race in Belgium this season . It is good to be back here , where we hope that Boonen will have important wins in 2013 . The cobbled-season starts with Omloop Het .
Profile
195 kilometers that have 9 sectios of cobblestones . As 5 of them are in the last third of the race we expect some riders not to keep up and only a few riders to be in the first group .
Line-up
Our leader is of course Tom Boonen and he has some important guys to help him : Chavanel , Steegmans or Devenyns . We can say that our team is the strongest in the peloton and we also have the Cavendish option , if he is not going to be dropped on cobbles .
As you can see almost all the big names that we will see in the classics season are here , so we expect a hard fight .
The race
A break-away was formed , but with no big names there . With 70 kilometers to go Turgot was the first one to make a move from the peloton .
15 kilomters after Turgot's move , Van Avemaet attacked as well . The pace in the peloton was very high now and many riders were dropped , including Mark . So we are focusing 100% on Tomeke .
Becasue of the high pace a 20-man group from the peloton got away . Boonen , Chavanel and Steegmans were there for OPQS . In our group there were also Cancellara , Nuyens , Flecha , Leukemans , Sagan , EBH and Turgot with Van Avermaet , who were caught after their ealier attacks . Meanwhile the BOTD was caught .
On the last sector of cobbles Boonen came at the front of the group and set a very high pace . Only Chavanel , Cancellara , Van Avermaet , Flecha , Vanmarcke and Ladagnous could follow .
We had a 40 - second gap but nobody wanted to work and Chavanel was just exhausted . So with 10 kilometers to go we were caught . Now Sagan and EBH were back in business .
Cancellara and Flecha wanted to surprise us and laucnhed their sprints very early . Unfortunately Sagan was right on Boonen's wheel .
We started the sprint and Boonen looked very strong . But with 200 meters to go Sagan jumped from Boonen's wheel . Who will win it ?
The favourie #1 of today's stage is helped by all of his team-mates to get back in the peloton , but Keisse and Fenn set an incredible fast pace , 55kms/h with 50 kilometers to go , I think everybody is sweaaring ! 
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