UCI Headquarters, Aigle, Switzerland
15th February 2013
** BREAKING NEWS **
Hoyle Hearing: Fine and Suspended Ban the only outcome!
Whilst Valentine's Love was still in the air for some people, Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team manager Phil Hoyle was in Switzerland today to find out his fate following a clash with Katusha bosses at the Tour de San Luis. Sadly for Hoyle, not much was being dealt out by the UCI, as he was hit with a large fine and a suspended ban, pending his future actions.
The hearing also revealed the details of the incident, which had been previously kept out of the world's media:
Hoyle stormed into the Katusha Team bus, angered by the actions of Russian rider Dmitriy Kozontchuk and the team bosses during Stage 5 of the Tour de San Luis. When faced with the Katusha security aboard the bus, Hoyle forced his way past, pushing one of the men over a chair, causing him to hit head and require several stitches for a very deep cut, and causing damage to the bus itself.
Hoyle was then dragged off the bus, as Race Officials and Security became involved in the matter. Outside the bus, Hoyle clashed with Katusha's Directeur Sportif José Azevedo, and the pair had to be dragged apart by their team members before Hoyle walked away using threatening and abusive language towards officials and Katusha staff.
Hoyle has been hit with €2,500 fine for his actions, and a suspended race ban, pending his future actions. He declined to comment to the media after the hearing, but it is rumoured he will not appeal against the charges.
Rapha bosses, however, did make their opinion known upon the news of Hoyle's punishment, stating that this is not type of publicity they like to be associated with, and will be considering the team's future actions, on and off the road.
The team's first race after the hearing is at the Tour of Langkawi in Malaysia. With bad publicity surrounding the team, I have the Rapha bosses watching the team like a hawk, so extra pressure is added to get a good result.
We do come here with a strong team, aimed at the GC, as well as the sprints. Remy Di Gregorio will lead the team, with Dan Lloyd and Dan Fleeman acting a climbing domestiques.
Caleb Ewan is looking at continuing his fine start with the team, by leading the team in the sprints. His lead out is completed by our stars from Mallorca, in the form of Philip Lavery and Simon Yates.
Two clear objectives for the team in Malaysia from me: Top 5 on GC and Sprints Jersey winner. In my eyes, very obtainable targets.
The Route
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team Squad
Remy Di Gregorio
Caleb Ewan
Dan Fleeman
Philip Lavery
Dan Lloyd
Simon Yates
@mvh: yep... Froome is in the Start list! Strong squad from Sky, but what level of fitness they are in is another question. As for the Katusha incident - No Comment
@Cycleman: I am quietly confident about the Points Target. Consistancy will be key
@Sutty: No katusha present so the team buses are safe
Flat stage opens the 2013 Tour of Langkawi, with all the focus on the sprinters. An easy day on paper, but the varied weather conditions could play their part. The team will work for Caleb today, with Fleeman looking after Di Gregorio against potential time losses.
*NEW* Stage Favourites *NEW*
Favourites
Outsiders
Don't Under Estimate
A. Kruopis (OGE)
C. Ewan (RBR)
A. Candelario (OPT)
M. Breschel (TST)
A. Bazzana (UHC)
F. Robert (LBT)
D. Oss (BMC)
S. Colbrelli (BAR)
L. Krasnov (RSV)
Race Report
It was a break of two that got away at the start of the stage, Lane (BCP) and Schmalz (HSD) off the front.
The early pace making was made by BMC and GreenEdge, but they did not appear worried by the breakaway.
A very uneventful start to the stage was livened up slight for the team, as Dan Fleeman suffered a puncture. Quick wheel change and he joined back with the peleton in no time.
With third place at the intermediate sprints available for the peleton, the stage saw some early lead-out action, and a bit of a taster for finish today.
Sprint Point 1
1. P. Lane // 2. J. Schmalz // 3. A. Kruopis
The break looked very comfortable out on the route, building their lead up, as it pushed towards the 5 minute mark.
Time Gap -- 50km Peleton > 5'06 > Leaders
Sprint Point 2
1. J. Schmalz // 2. P. Lane // 3. C. Ewan
The relaxed nature of peleton was clear to see, as Tuft (OGE) had time to have a good stretch, despite being close to the front of the main group.
As the stage wore on, the more BMC and GreenEdge became to up the pace of the peleton, aided by Bardiani and Saxo-Tinkoff.
Time Gap -- 120km Peleton > 3'01 > Leaders
CRASH! El Fares (SOJ) hits the deck hard. It was nice to see him get back to his feet, but it would be the last time that he would see the peleton today.
Sprint Point 3
1. P. Lane // 2. J. Schmalz // 3. C. Ewan
20km to go, and the gap was down to just over a minute. Surely they could not hold onto this gap until the finish.
Mountain Sprint 1 -- Cat.3
1. J. Schmalz // 2. P.Lane // 3. S. Clarke
The climb to the Cat.3 KoM sprint was the killing point for the break, and with 10km to go, it was all brought back together.
As the lead-outs got themselves organised, it was clear that three teams wanted to take control. We were just hanging on as GreenEdge forced the pace.
At the Flamme Rouge, GreenEdge looked to have it all wrong. BMC took full control and looked certain to take the win.
What a sprint! Breschel and Ewan come from nowhere to make a fight of the win. Breschel takes the win, with Oss just holding onto second ahead of Caleb.
Stage Results
1
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
3h57'55
2
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
3
Caleb Ewan
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
4
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
5
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
8
Philip Lavery
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
9
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
10
Alex Candelario
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
11
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
s.t.
12
Marco Canola
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
13
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
14
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
15
Anuar Manan
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
16
Leonid Krasnov
RusVelo
s.t.
17
Arnaud Gérard
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
18
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
19
Simon Yates
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
20
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
21
Daniel Lloyd
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
22
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
23
Dirk Müller
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
24
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
25
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
26
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
27
Mauro Abel Richeze
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
28
Enrico Barbin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
29
Maarten Neyens
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
30
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
31
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
32
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
s.t.
33
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
34
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
35
Rémy Di Gregorio
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
36
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Procycling
s.t.
37
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
38
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
39
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
40
David Le Lay
Sojasun
s.t.
41
Brian Bulgac
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
42
Oliver Zaugg
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
43
Fortunato Baliani
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
44
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
45
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
s.t.
46
Cristian Delle Stelle
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
47
Gaetan Bille
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
48
Jens Mouris
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
49
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
s.t.
50
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
51
Joey Rosskopf
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
52
Simone Campagnaro
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
53
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
54
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
55
Bjorn Selander
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
56
Daniel Fleeman
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
57
Clément Koretzky
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
58
Geoffroy Lequatre
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
59
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
60
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
61
Ivan Kovalev
RusVelo
s.t.
62
Ryan Anderson
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
63
Rico Dene Rogers
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
64
Etienne Tortelier
Sojasun
s.t.
65
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Pavel Kochetkov
RusVelo
s.t.
67
Jetse Bol
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Benjamin Le Montagner
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
69
Oleksandr Surutkovych
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
70
Ryan Roth
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Hideto Nakane
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
72
Manabu Ishibashi
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
73
Chun Feng
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Connor McConvey
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
75
Alexander Schmitt
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
76
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
s.t.
77
Grischa Janorschke
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
78
Mitchell Hoke
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
79
Ryota Nishizono
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Benjamin Sydlik
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
81
Artur Ershov
RusVelo
s.t.
82
Scott Zwizanski
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
83
Elchin Asadov
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
84
Michael Creed
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
85
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
s.t.
86
Rick Ampler
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
87
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
88
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
89
William Walker
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
90
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
91
Ivan Savitsky
RusVelo
s.t.
92
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Gennadiy Tatarinov
RusVelo
s.t.
94
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
95
Gordon McCauley
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
96
Gregor Mühlberger
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Jan Tratnik
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
98
Adam Phelan
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
99
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
100
Daniel Summerhill
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Martyn Irvine
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Patrick Bosman
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
103
Harald Totschnig
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
104
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Hilton Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Amir Rusli
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
107
Joseph Lewis
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
108
Andy Baker
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
109
Biao Liu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Benjamin Hill
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
111
Malcom Rudolph
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
112
Mart Ojavee
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
113
Federico Pozzetto
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
114
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
115
Martin Weiss
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Patrick Lane
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
117
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
+ 7'08
General Classification
1
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
3h57'35
2
Patrick Lane
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
+ 2
3
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
+ 8
4
Caleb Ewan
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
5
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 18
7
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 20
8
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
10
Philip Lavery
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
11
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
12
Alex Candelario
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
13
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
s.t.
14
Marco Canola
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
15
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
16
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
17
Anuar Manan
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
18
Leonid Krasnov
RusVelo
s.t.
19
Arnaud Gérard
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
20
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
21
Simon Yates
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
22
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Daniel Lloyd
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
24
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
25
Dirk Müller
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
26
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
28
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
29
Mauro Abel Richeze
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
30
Enrico Barbin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
31
Maarten Neyens
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
32
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
33
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
34
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
s.t.
35
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
36
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Rémy Di Gregorio
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
38
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Procycling
s.t.
39
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
40
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
41
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
42
David Le Lay
Sojasun
s.t.
43
Brian Bulgac
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
44
Oliver Zaugg
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
45
Fortunato Baliani
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
46
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
47
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
s.t.
48
Cristian Delle Stelle
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
49
Gaetan Bille
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
50
Jens Mouris
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
51
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
s.t.
52
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
53
Joey Rosskopf
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
54
Simone Campagnaro
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
55
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
56
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
57
Bjorn Selander
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
58
Daniel Fleeman
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
59
Clément Koretzky
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
60
Geoffroy Lequatre
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
61
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
62
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
63
Ivan Kovalev
RusVelo
s.t.
64
Ryan Anderson
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
65
Rico Dene Rogers
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
66
Etienne Tortelier
Sojasun
s.t.
67
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Pavel Kochetkov
RusVelo
s.t.
69
Jetse Bol
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Benjamin Le Montagner
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
71
Oleksandr Surutkovych
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
72
Ryan Roth
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Hideto Nakane
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
74
Manabu Ishibashi
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
75
Chun Feng
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Connor McConvey
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
77
Alexander Schmitt
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
78
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
s.t.
79
Grischa Janorschke
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
80
Mitchell Hoke
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
81
Ryota Nishizono
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Benjamin Sydlik
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
83
Artur Ershov
RusVelo
s.t.
84
Scott Zwizanski
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
85
Elchin Asadov
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
86
Michael Creed
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
87
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
s.t.
88
Rick Ampler
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
89
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
90
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
91
William Walker
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
92
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
93
Ivan Savitsky
RusVelo
s.t.
94
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
95
Gennadiy Tatarinov
RusVelo
s.t.
96
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Gordon McCauley
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
98
Gregor Mühlberger
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
99
Jan Tratnik
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Adam Phelan
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
101
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
102
Daniel Summerhill
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
103
Martyn Irvine
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
104
Patrick Bosman
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Harald Totschnig
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
107
Hilton Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Amir Rusli
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
109
Joseph Lewis
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
110
Andy Baker
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
111
Biao Liu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
112
Benjamin Hill
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
113
Malcom Rudolph
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
114
Mart Ojavee
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Federico Pozzetto
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Martin Weiss
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
+ 7'28
Points Classification
1
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
25
2
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
20
3
Caleb Ewan
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
20
4
Patrick Lane
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
18
5
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
16
Spoiler
6
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
12
7
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
12
8
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
10
9
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
9
10
Philip Lavery
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
8
11
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
7
12
Alex Candelario
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
6
13
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
5
14
Marco Canola
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
4
15
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
3
16
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
2
17
Anuar Manan
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
1
Mountain Classification
1
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
6
2
Patrick Lane
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
4
3
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
2
Under 25 Classification
1
Patrick Lane
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
3h57'37
2
Caleb Ewan
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 6
3
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
4
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 18
5
Philip Lavery
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Marco Canola
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
7
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
8
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
9
Leonid Krasnov
RusVelo
s.t.
10
Simon Yates
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
11
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
13
Enrico Barbin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
14
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
s.t.
15
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
16
Brian Bulgac
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
17
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
18
Cristian Delle Stelle
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
19
Gaetan Bille
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
20
Joey Rosskopf
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
21
Bjorn Selander
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
22
Clément Koretzky
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
23
Etienne Tortelier
Sojasun
s.t.
24
Jetse Bol
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
25
Benjamin Le Montagner
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
26
Hideto Nakane
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
27
Manabu Ishibashi
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
28
Chun Feng
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
29
Connor McConvey
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
30
Alexander Schmitt
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
31
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
s.t.
32
Mitchell Hoke
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
33
Benjamin Sydlik
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
34
Artur Ershov
RusVelo
s.t.
35
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
s.t.
36
Rick Ampler
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
37
Ivan Savitsky
RusVelo
s.t.
38
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Gennadiy Tatarinov
RusVelo
s.t.
40
Gregor Mühlberger
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Jan Tratnik
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Adam Phelan
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
43
Daniel Summerhill
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
44
Patrick Bosman
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Joseph Lewis
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
46
Andy Baker
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
47
Biao Liu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
48
Benjamin Hill
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
49
Malcom Rudolph
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
50
Federico Pozzetto
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
51
Martin Weiss
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
Team Classification
1
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
11h53'45
2
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
3
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
4
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
5
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
7
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
9
Sojasun
s.t.
10
Sky Procycling
s.t.
11
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
12
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
13
RusVelo
s.t.
14
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
15
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
16
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
18
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
19
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
20
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
Stage Debrief
Another good day for the team on the road. Caleb looked well out of it as the sprint started, but amazing fight to take a podium. More of the same tomorrow for me, and proof that the team have not been affected by the recent events away from the racing.
@Selwink: if he can keep that fast finishing kick then I am sure good things will come
@yeah the 70 metres was a little optimistic for a KoM sprint. And where is your sense of belief in Di Gregorio to get a podium in the mountains
@sutty: great start for the team. a sign of things to come?
*****
I will post the next stage(s) of Langkawi tomorrow. Just a heads up though... Langkawi is so boring! Think I will shorten the reports for Langkawi and get on to some more exciting races
Le Tour de Langkawi
Serdang-Kuala Kangsar -- 117.8km
Race Tactics
Today's stage looks like it is going to end with a bunch sprint like yesterday's, so same plan applies. Caleb did great for his podium place, and let's hope he can better that today.
Stage Favourites
Favourites
Outsiders
Don't Under Estimate
M. Breschel (TST)
C. Ewan (RBR)
S. Colbrelli (BAR)
A. Kruopis (OGE)
F. Robert (LBT)
A. Candelario (OPT)
D. Oss (BMC)
L. Krasnov (RSV)
A. Bazzana (UHC)
Race Report
Three riders would form the break of the day, with Lane (BCP) yet again off the front, most likely looking for the bonus seconds and KoM points.
The break would soon become four, as Bosman (TIR) jumped across the gap.
Sprint Point 1
1. A. Schmitt // 2. P. Lane // 3. M. Ishibashi
The quartet of riders worked well to build their lead, and had nearly 4 minutes gap as they hit the Cat.1 climb.
Time Gap -- 65km Peleton > 3'50 > Leaders
Mountain Sprint -- Cat.1
1. M. Ishibashi // 2. P. Lane // 3. A. Schmitt
Bardiani, BMC and Orica took control of the peleton over the top of the climb, and started to turn up the gas on the descent, as th chase began.
Sprint Point 2
1. A. Schmitt // 2. M. Ishibashi // 3. P. Lane
With the gap closing fast, the break tried their best to stay away. Bosman was the first to drop back into the peleton, but soon enough everything was pulled back together.
The lead-outs began to form nearing the finish, again with Orica and Rapha-Bianchi being the most dominate. Could Caleb improve on his 3rd yesterday...
Sprint begins, and we decide on going for a long one! Would the tactic pay off? As he hit the front, it was looking good.
But it isn't to be for Caleb! Kroupis (OGE) takes the win, ahead of a fast finishing Candelario (OPT) and Oss (BMC). Caleb faded in the last 100metres and finishes 6th.
Stage Result
1
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
2h38'51
2
Alex Candelario
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
3
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
4
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
5
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Caleb Ewan
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
7
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
8
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
9
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
10
Anuar Manan
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
11
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
12
Leonid Krasnov
RusVelo
s.t.
13
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
14
Philip Lavery
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
15
Mauro Abel Richeze
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
16
Marco Canola
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
17
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
18
Simon Yates
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
19
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
21
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
22
Daniel Lloyd
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
23
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
24
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
25
Rémy Di Gregorio
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
26
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
27
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Procycling
s.t.
28
Gennadiy Tatarinov
RusVelo
s.t.
29
Daniel Fleeman
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
30
Pavel Kochetkov
RusVelo
s.t.
31
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
32
Simone Campagnaro
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
33
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
34
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
s.t.
35
Cristian Delle Stelle
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
36
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
38
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
s.t.
39
Fortunato Baliani
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
40
Ryan Anderson
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
41
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
42
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
s.t.
43
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
44
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
45
Geoffroy Lequatre
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
46
Ryota Nishizono
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Michael Creed
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
48
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
49
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
50
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
51
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
52
David Le Lay
Sojasun
s.t.
53
Clément Koretzky
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
54
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
55
Grischa Janorschke
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
56
Brian Bulgac
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
57
Amir Rusli
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
58
Jan Tratnik
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Chun Feng
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Oliver Zaugg
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
61
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
62
Dirk Müller
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
63
Biao Liu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
64
Gaetan Bille
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
65
Jetse Bol
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Enrico Barbin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
67
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Hideto Nakane
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
69
Mitchell Hoke
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
70
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
s.t.
71
Harald Totschnig
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Gordon McCauley
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
73
Ivan Savitsky
RusVelo
s.t.
74
Artur Ershov
RusVelo
s.t.
75
Rico Dene Rogers
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
76
Benjamin Sydlik
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
77
Ryan Roth
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
79
Rick Ampler
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
80
Bjorn Selander
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
81
Jens Mouris
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
82
Joey Rosskopf
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
83
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
84
Mart Ojavee
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
85
Ivan Kovalev
RusVelo
s.t.
86
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
87
Arnaud Gérard
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
88
Oleksandr Surutkovych
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
89
Elchin Asadov
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
90
William Walker
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
91
Benjamin Le Montagner
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
92
Etienne Tortelier
Sojasun
s.t.
93
Martyn Irvine
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
94
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
95
Malcom Rudolph
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
96
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
97
Maarten Neyens
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
98
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
99
Adam Phelan
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
100
Hilton Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
s.t.
102
Scott Zwizanski
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
103
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
s.t.
104
Connor McConvey
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
105
Daniel Summerhill
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Joseph Lewis
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
107
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
109
Martin Weiss
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Alexander Schmitt
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
111
Patrick Bosman
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
112
Manabu Ishibashi
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
113
Andy Baker
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
114
Benjamin Hill
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
115
Patrick Lane
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
116
Gregor Mühlberger
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Federico Pozzetto
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
General Classification
1
Patrick Lane
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
6h36'22
2
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2
3
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
+ 4
4
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
5
Caleb Ewan
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 12
Spoiler
6
Alex Candelario
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
7
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
8
Alexander Schmitt
Nutrixxion - Abus
+ 14
9
Manabu Ishibashi
Team Nippo - De Rosa
+ 16
10
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 24
11
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
12
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
s.t.
13
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
14
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
15
Philip Lavery
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
16
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
17
Anuar Manan
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
18
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
19
Marco Canola
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
20
Leonid Krasnov
RusVelo
s.t.
21
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
22
Simon Yates
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
23
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Mauro Abel Richeze
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
25
Daniel Lloyd
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
26
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
27
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
28
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
29
Rémy Di Gregorio
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
30
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Procycling
s.t.
31
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
32
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
34
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
s.t.
35
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
36
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
37
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
s.t.
39
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
40
Cristian Delle Stelle
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
41
Fortunato Baliani
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
42
Simone Campagnaro
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
43
Dirk Müller
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
44
Daniel Fleeman
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
45
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
46
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
47
David Le Lay
Sojasun
s.t.
48
Enrico Barbin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
49
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
50
Pavel Kochetkov
RusVelo
s.t.
51
Brian Bulgac
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
52
Oliver Zaugg
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
53
Ryan Anderson
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
54
Geoffroy Lequatre
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
55
Arnaud Gérard
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
56
Clément Koretzky
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
57
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
58
Gaetan Bille
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
59
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
60
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
s.t.
61
Gennadiy Tatarinov
RusVelo
s.t.
62
Ryota Nishizono
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Maarten Neyens
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
64
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
s.t.
65
Jens Mouris
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
66
Michael Creed
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
67
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Jetse Bol
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Chun Feng
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Grischa Janorschke
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
71
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
72
Joey Rosskopf
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
73
Bjorn Selander
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
74
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
75
Rico Dene Rogers
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
76
Hideto Nakane
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
77
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
78
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
80
Ivan Kovalev
RusVelo
s.t.
81
Ryan Roth
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Mitchell Hoke
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
83
Artur Ershov
RusVelo
s.t.
84
Jan Tratnik
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
85
Etienne Tortelier
Sojasun
s.t.
86
Benjamin Sydlik
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
87
Oleksandr Surutkovych
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
88
Benjamin Le Montagner
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
89
Amir Rusli
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
90
Ivan Savitsky
RusVelo
s.t.
91
Rick Ampler
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
92
Gordon McCauley
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
93
Elchin Asadov
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
94
Biao Liu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
95
Harald Totschnig
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Connor McConvey
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
98
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
s.t.
99
William Walker
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
100
Scott Zwizanski
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
101
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
102
Martyn Irvine
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
103
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
104
Mart Ojavee
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Adam Phelan
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
106
Daniel Summerhill
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
107
Hilton Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Malcom Rudolph
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
109
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Gregor Mühlberger
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
111
Patrick Bosman
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
112
Joseph Lewis
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
113
Andy Baker
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
114
Benjamin Hill
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
115
Martin Weiss
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Federico Pozzetto
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
+ 7'32
Points Classification
1
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
41
2
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
36
3
Caleb Ewan
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
30
4
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
26
5
Alex Candelario
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
26
Spoiler
6
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
25
7
Patrick Lane
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
24
8
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
18
9
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
17
10
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
13
11
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
12
12
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
12
13
Philip Lavery
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
10
14
Alexander Schmitt
Nutrixxion - Abus
10
15
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
9
16
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
8
17
Manabu Ishibashi
Team Nippo - De Rosa
8
18
Anuar Manan
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
7
19
Marco Canola
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
4
20
Leonid Krasnov
RusVelo
4
21
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
3
22
Mauro Abel Richeze
Team Nippo - De Rosa
1
Mountains Classification
1
Patrick Lane
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
16
2
Manabu Ishibashi
Team Nippo - De Rosa
16
3
Alexander Schmitt
Nutrixxion - Abus
10
4
Patrick Bosman
Tirol Cycling Team
8
5
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
6
Spoiler
6
Dirk Müller
Nutrixxion - Abus
6
7
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Procycling
4
8
Jens Mouris
Orica - GreenEdge
2
9
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
2
Under 25 Classification
1
Patrick Lane
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
6h36'22
2
Caleb Ewan
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 12
3
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
4
Alexander Schmitt
Nutrixxion - Abus
+ 14
5
Manabu Ishibashi
Team Nippo - De Rosa
+ 16
Spoiler
6
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
7
Philip Lavery
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
8
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
9
Marco Canola
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
10
Leonid Krasnov
RusVelo
s.t.
11
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
12
Simon Yates
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
13
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
14
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
s.t.
15
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
16
Cristian Delle Stelle
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
17
Enrico Barbin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
18
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
19
Brian Bulgac
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
20
Clément Koretzky
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
21
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
22
Gaetan Bille
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
23
Gennadiy Tatarinov
RusVelo
s.t.
24
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
s.t.
25
Jetse Bol
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Chun Feng
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Joey Rosskopf
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
28
Bjorn Selander
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
29
Hideto Nakane
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
30
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Mitchell Hoke
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
32
Artur Ershov
RusVelo
s.t.
33
Jan Tratnik
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
34
Etienne Tortelier
Sojasun
s.t.
35
Benjamin Sydlik
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
36
Benjamin Le Montagner
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
37
Ivan Savitsky
RusVelo
s.t.
38
Rick Ampler
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
39
Biao Liu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Connor McConvey
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
41
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
s.t.
42
Adam Phelan
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
43
Daniel Summerhill
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
44
Malcom Rudolph
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
45
Gregor Mühlberger
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
46
Patrick Bosman
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Joseph Lewis
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
48
Andy Baker
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
49
Benjamin Hill
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
50
Martin Weiss
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
51
Federico Pozzetto
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
Team Classification
1
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
19h50'18
2
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
3
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
4
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
5
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
7
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
9
Sojasun
s.t.
10
Sky Procycling
s.t.
11
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
12
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
13
RusVelo
s.t.
14
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
15
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
16
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
18
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
19
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
20
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
Stage Debrief
The boys were unlucky in the end. The lead out was fantastic, but Caleb just doesn't have it in his legs to go for a long sprint like some of the other guys can.
Tomorrow, we head into the Mountains, and it will be time fer Remy and Dan Fleeman to take priority. Let's see if they can keep up with the big guns of the cycling peleton, in Froome, Mollema and Keldermann.
Le Tour de Langkawi
Sungai Siput-Cameron Highlands -- 140.7km
Race Tactics
After two flat stages, our attentions turn to Remy and Dan, and their battle for the GC. Like at Vuelta a Mallorca, we might leave the work to the other big teams, but should the moment be right, I don't see the harm in letting them know that they are in for a fight to the finish.
Stage Favourites
Favourites
Outsiders
Don't Under Estimate
C. Froome (SKY)
R. Di Gregorio (RBR)
D. Fleeman (RBR)
B. Mollema (BEL)
M. Frank (BMC)
P. Kennaugh (SKY)
W. Keldermann (BEL)
J. Hernandez (TST)
E. Battaglin (BAR)
Race Report
[img]A break of two formed at the start of the stage, with McCauley (DPC) and Gerard (BSE) attacking off the front.[/img]
Oliver Kaisen (LTB) tried to join them off the front, but after a 10km solo ride in pursuit, he gave up just after the first sprint point of the day.
Sprint Point 1
1. A. Gerard // 2. G. McCauley // 3. O. Kaisen
Time Gap -- 35km Peleton > 3'44 > Leaders
With a Leader's jersey to defend, the Baku team set the early pace, keeping the break at a good distance.
Sprint Point 2
1. A. Gerard // 2. G. McCauley // 3. C. Ewan
Sprint Point 3
1. A. Gerard // 2. G. McCauley // 3. C. Ewan
As the break approached the first KoM sprint of the day, their lead was a slender one, as the peleton closed in quickly.
Mountain Sprint -- Cat.3
1. A. Gerard // 2. G. McCauley // 3. D. Fleeman
As the climb began, a lot of the bigger teams sat back. The decision was made to Yates and Lloyd to set the tempo.
Time Gap -- 100km Peleton > 0'35 > Leaders
Seeing his chance to make up some time, El Fares attacked up the climb.
He would soon be brought back, as Lloyd and now Fleeman set tempo, reducing the number in the main group to 32 riders.
Mountain Sprint -- Cat.1
1. D. Fleeman // 2. M. Frank // 3. R. Di Gregorio
Just a handful of riders were left in the group as we approached the top of the HC climb. Seeing his opportunity, Remy attacked, taking Frank (BMC) with him.
Mountain Sprint -- Cat.HC
1. R. Di Gregorio // 2. M. Frank // 3. P. Kennaugh
Remy was having issues staying with Frank, and the Swiss rider was soon soloing to the win. Behind the pair, Froome had attacked the GC favourites, and was closing in on Frank and Remy at pace.
Victory goes to Frank, who just holds on as Froome catches him on the line. Remy comes home 5th place, in the same group as Dan and the GC Favourites 1'14 down on the BMC man.
Stage Results
1
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
3h30'37
2
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
3
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'14
4
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
5
Rémy Di Gregorio
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
7
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
s.t.
8
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
9
Fortunato Baliani
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
10
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
11
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
s.t.
12
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
13
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
s.t.
14
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
s.t.
15
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
16
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Daniel Fleeman
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
18
Marco Canola
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 2'57
19
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
20
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
21
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
22
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
23
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
+ 4'29
24
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
25
Geoffroy Lequatre
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
26
David Le Lay
Sojasun
s.t.
27
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Procycling
s.t.
28
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
29
Michael Creed
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
30
Gennadiy Tatarinov
RusVelo
s.t.
31
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 7'15
32
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
33
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
s.t.
34
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
35
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Bjorn Selander
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
37
Ryan Anderson
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
38
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Daniel Lloyd
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
40
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
41
Ryota Nishizono
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Chun Feng
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
44
Amir Rusli
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
45
Enrico Barbin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
46
Simone Campagnaro
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
47
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
48
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
49
Simon Yates
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
50
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
51
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Clément Koretzky
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
53
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 8'44
54
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
55
Ryan Roth
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
56
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
57
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
58
Anuar Manan
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
59
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
60
Rick Ampler
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
61
Ivan Kovalev
RusVelo
s.t.
62
Cristian Delle Stelle
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
63
Philip Lavery
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
64
Rico Dene Rogers
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
65
Arnaud Gérard
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
66
Adam Phelan
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
67
Connor McConvey
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
68
Oleksandr Surutkovych
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
69
Patrick Lane
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
70
Caleb Ewan
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
71
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
s.t.
72
Elchin Asadov
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
73
Gaetan Bille
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
74
Leonid Krasnov
RusVelo
s.t.
75
Harald Totschnig
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Oliver Zaugg
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
77
Pavel Kochetkov
RusVelo
s.t.
78
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
79
Alexander Schmitt
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
80
Joey Rosskopf
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
81
Jetse Bol
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
82
William Walker
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
83
Dirk Müller
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
84
Jan Tratnik
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
85
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
86
Maarten Neyens
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
87
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
88
Brian Bulgac
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
89
Alex Candelario
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
90
Biao Liu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Manabu Ishibashi
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
92
Daniel Summerhill
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
94
Benjamin Le Montagner
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
95
Mart Ojavee
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Etienne Tortelier
Sojasun
s.t.
97
Hideto Nakane
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
98
Artur Ershov
RusVelo
s.t.
99
Jens Mouris
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
100
Mauro Abel Richeze
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
101
Patrick Bosman
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Ivan Savitsky
RusVelo
s.t.
103
Scott Zwizanski
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
104
Mitchell Hoke
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
105
Gordon McCauley
Drapac Cycling
+ 14'38
106
Joseph Lewis
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
107
Martyn Irvine
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 16'22
108
Benjamin Hill
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
109
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Malcom Rudolph
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
111
Benjamin Sydlik
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
112
Gregor Mühlberger
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
113
Andy Baker
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
114
Federico Pozzetto
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Martin Weiss
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Grischa Janorschke
Nutrixxion - Abus
+ 17'38
117
Hilton Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
General Classification
1
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
10h07'03
2
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
+ 8
3
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'26
4
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
+ 1'34
5
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Rémy Di Gregorio
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
7
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
8
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
s.t.
9
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
10
Fortunato Baliani
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
11
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
s.t.
12
Daniel Fleeman
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
13
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
14
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
15
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
s.t.
16
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
17
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
18
Marco Canola
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 3'17
19
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
20
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
21
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
22
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
23
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'49
24
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Procycling
s.t.
25
David Le Lay
Sojasun
s.t.
26
Geoffroy Lequatre
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
27
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
28
Gennadiy Tatarinov
RusVelo
s.t.
29
Michael Creed
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
30
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'15
31
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 7'35
32
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
33
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
34
Daniel Lloyd
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
35
Simon Yates
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
36
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
37
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Simone Campagnaro
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
39
Ryan Anderson
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
40
Enrico Barbin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
41
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
s.t.
42
Clément Koretzky
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
43
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
44
Ryota Nishizono
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
46
Bjorn Selander
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
47
Chun Feng
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
48
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
49
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
50
Amir Rusli
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
51
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Patrick Lane
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
+ 8'40
53
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 8'42
54
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 8'44
55
Arnaud Gérard
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
+ 8'46
56
Caleb Ewan
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
+ 8'48
57
Alex Candelario
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 8'52
58
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
59
Alexander Schmitt
Nutrixxion - Abus
+ 8'54
60
Manabu Ishibashi
Team Nippo - De Rosa
+ 8'56
61
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
+ 9'02
62
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
+ 9'04
63
Anuar Manan
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
64
Philip Lavery
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
65
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
66
Leonid Krasnov
RusVelo
s.t.
67
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
68
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
69
Mauro Abel Richeze
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
70
Cristian Delle Stelle
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
71
Dirk Müller
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
72
Pavel Kochetkov
RusVelo
s.t.
73
Oliver Zaugg
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
74
Gaetan Bille
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
75
Brian Bulgac
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
76
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
77
Rico Dene Rogers
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
78
Ryan Roth
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Ivan Kovalev
RusVelo
s.t.
80
Maarten Neyens
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
81
Jetse Bol
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Joey Rosskopf
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
83
Rick Ampler
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
84
Oleksandr Surutkovych
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
85
Jens Mouris
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
86
Hideto Nakane
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
87
Jan Tratnik
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Elchin Asadov
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
89
Connor McConvey
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
90
Harald Totschnig
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
s.t.
92
Mitchell Hoke
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
93
Etienne Tortelier
Sojasun
s.t.
94
Artur Ershov
RusVelo
s.t.
95
Benjamin Le Montagner
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
96
William Walker
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
97
Biao Liu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
98
Adam Phelan
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
99
Ivan Savitsky
RusVelo
s.t.
100
Scott Zwizanski
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
101
Mart Ojavee
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Daniel Summerhill
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
103
Patrick Bosman
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
104
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
+ 11'57
105
Gordon McCauley
Drapac Cycling
+ 14'46
106
Joseph Lewis
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 14'58
107
Benjamin Sydlik
Nutrixxion - Abus
+ 16'42
108
Martyn Irvine
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Malcom Rudolph
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
110
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
111
Gregor Mühlberger
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
112
Benjamin Hill
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
113
Andy Baker
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
114
Martin Weiss
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Federico Pozzetto
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Grischa Janorschke
Nutrixxion - Abus
+ 17'58
117
Hilton Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
Points Classification
1
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
41
2
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
36
3
Caleb Ewan
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
34
4
Alex Candelario
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
26
5
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
26
Spoiler
6
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
25
7
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
25
8
Patrick Lane
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
24
9
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
22
10
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
20
11
Florian Vachon
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
18
12
Arnaud Gérard
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
18
13
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
16
14
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
14
15
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
13
16
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
12
17
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
12
18
Rémy Di Gregorio
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
12
19
Gordon McCauley
Drapac Cycling
12
20
Alexander Schmitt
Nutrixxion - Abus
10
21
Philip Lavery
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
10
22
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
10
23
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
9
24
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
9
25
Manabu Ishibashi
Team Nippo - De Rosa
8
26
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
8
27
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
8
28
Anuar Manan
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
7
29
Fortunato Baliani
Team Nippo - De Rosa
7
30
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
6
31
Marco Canola
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
4
32
Leonid Krasnov
RusVelo
4
33
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
4
34
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
3
35
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
3
36
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
2
37
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
2
38
Mauro Abel Richeze
Team Nippo - De Rosa
1
39
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
1
Mountains Classification
1
Rémy Di Gregorio
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
30
2
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
26
3
Daniel Fleeman
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
18
4
Patrick Lane
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
16
5
Manabu Ishibashi
Team Nippo - De Rosa
16
Spoiler
6
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
14
7
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
12
8
Alexander Schmitt
Nutrixxion - Abus
10
9
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
8
10
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
8
11
Patrick Bosman
Tirol Cycling Team
8
12
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
6
13
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
6
14
Dirk Müller
Nutrixxion - Abus
6
15
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
6
16
Arnaud Gérard
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
6
17
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
5
18
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Procycling
4
19
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
4
20
Gordon McCauley
Drapac Cycling
4
21
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
3
22
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
2
23
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
2
24
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
2
25
Jens Mouris
Orica - GreenEdge
2
26
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
1
Under 25 Classficiation
1
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
3h31'51
2
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
3
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
s.t.
4
Stefano Locatelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
5
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Marco Canola
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 1'43
8
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3'15
9
Gennadiy Tatarinov
RusVelo
s.t.
10
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 6'01
11
Bjorn Selander
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
12
Chun Feng
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Enrico Barbin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
14
Simon Yates
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
15
Clément Koretzky
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
16
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
+ 7'30
17
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
18
Rick Ampler
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
19
Cristian Delle Stelle
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
20
Philip Lavery
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
21
Adam Phelan
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
22
Connor McConvey
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
23
Patrick Lane
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
24
Caleb Ewan
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
25
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
s.t.
26
Gaetan Bille
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
27
Leonid Krasnov
RusVelo
s.t.
28
Alexander Schmitt
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
29
Joey Rosskopf
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
30
Jetse Bol
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Jan Tratnik
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
32
Brian Bulgac
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
33
Biao Liu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
34
Manabu Ishibashi
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
35
Daniel Summerhill
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Joseph Schmalz
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
37
Benjamin Le Montagner
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
38
Etienne Tortelier
Sojasun
s.t.
39
Hideto Nakane
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
40
Artur Ershov
RusVelo
s.t.
41
Patrick Bosman
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Ivan Savitsky
RusVelo
s.t.
43
Mitchell Hoke
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
s.t.
44
Joseph Lewis
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 13'24
45
Benjamin Hill
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 15'08
46
Malcom Rudolph
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
47
Benjamin Sydlik
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
48
Gregor Mühlberger
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
49
Andy Baker
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
s.t.
50
Federico Pozzetto
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
51
Martin Weiss
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
Team Classification
1
Sky Procycling
10h34'19
2
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1'14
3
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 2'57
4
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'26
5
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'15
Spoiler
6
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team
s.t.
7
Sojasun
+ 7'44
8
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 12'13
9
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 13'16
10
Team Nippo - De Rosa
s.t.
11
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
+ 16'31
12
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
13
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 18'00
14
RusVelo
+ 19'29
15
Drapac Cycling
+ 22'15
16
Lotto Belisol
+ 23'44
17
Synergy Baku Cycling Project
s.t.
18
Nutrixxion - Abus
s.t.
19
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Hincapie Sportswear Development Team
+ 29'38
Stage Debrief
Well, I think I will start my looking back at my words from before the stage:
Like at Vuelta a Mallorca, we might leave the work to the other big teams...
Safe to say that that didn't happen, did it? And I think that it completely unravelled the plan for the stage. We wanted to wait until the last moment, like Froome did, to attack with a fresh, well-protected Remy, but instead it was an early, 'let's hope for the best' attack from a tired, unprotected Remy. The stage win was easy for Frank after that, and Remy limped home in 5th, and only just at that.
Positives from the stage: Remy is in the KoM jersey, and with no KoM sprints tomorrow, will take that in the other Mountain stage of this race. In the fight for the Green Sprints jersey, only Caleb managed to score points in the Intermediate sprints, and is now 4 points better off than he was at the start of the day.
Completely flat stage tomorrow, so focus back to Caleb. Let's see how his legs are after a lot of climbing today.
With one part of the team out in Malaysia, another one tackles the up and coming European Classics season, with us first heading back to Spain for the Vuelta a la Region de Murica.
Once a 5 stage race, the race today is just a single Mountain stage, geared towards an out and out climber than a Puncheur rider.
With that in mind, we come here with a squad who can hopefully shine like we did in Mallorca. Davide Villella and Adam Yates will once again co-lead the team, where they will be supported by Nathan Earle, Trent Lowe and Fredrik Ludvigsson.
The team will also see debut rides for Rene Mandri, Tom Southam and Simon Richardson, as they start their preparation for the European Hilly classics and other future goals.
The sponsors are looking for a Top 5 finish, but like in Mallorca, I will be happy with a ride where look like we can compete with the big guns of cycling.
The Route
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team Squad
Nathan Earle
Trent Lowe
Fredrik Ludvigsson
Rene Mandri
Simon Richardson
Tom Southam
Davide Villella
Adam Yates
his stats are unchanged from the PCM Expansion pack 
UCI Headquarters, Aigle, Switzerland 
Tour of Langkawi 
Rapha-Bianchi Racing Team Squad 
Will be a tough race for the team. 
A. Kruopis (OGE)
C. Ewan (RBR)
A. Candelario (OPT)
M. Breschel (TST)
F. Robert (LBT)
L. Krasnov (RSV)
Jonathan Hivert
Manabu Ishibashi
Alexander Schmitt
Patrick Bosman
B. Mollema (BEL)
J. Hernandez (TST)
