After 2 flat stages, we enter the mountains again with the 7th stage from Padula to the summit of the Rifugio Calvanico. After 3 not that tough climbs, the riders have to climb the Rifugio Calvanico, which is 7'8km long with an average gradient of 11.5% and maximum gradients of over 16%!!
142km to go
As there are many KOTM-points to be collected, Francis De Greef is present in the BOTD, to extend his lead in the KOTM-rankings.
He's the first at the first KOTM-sprint at the summit of the Passo della Sentinella and is accompanied by Oscar Pujol (Lotto). Andrea Noé (Farnese Vini) and Dries Devenyns (Omega Pharma) follow at '42, Massimo Codol (Acqua et Sapone) at 1'16, Riccardo Chiarini (Androni) at 1'30, Kurt Asle Arvesen (Sky), André Steensen & Michael Rasmussen (Saxo Bank) at 2'25 and the peloton at 5'00.
114km to go
Noé and Devenyns have joined De Greef and Pujol in the following long descend. In the next climb, the Roccadaspide, De Greef collects the maximum points. The other 5 follow at '56 and the peloton at 5'58.
63km to go
4 leaders have become 9, when the BOTD leaves the coast and enters the midland of Campania. They don't sprint for the Intergiro and are 3'40 in front of the peloton.
37km to go
One more climb to go before the real final starts, the Varco della Colla (14km at 5.6%). De Greef sets the pace and Arvesen and Steensen have been dropped. Of course, De Greef collects the maximum points again. A group of 3, Thomas Rohregger, Bauke Mollema and Francesco Masciarelli, that has attacked out of the peloton earlier in the climb, follows at 3'47 and the peloton at 4'23.
20km to go
The leading group looses ground in the descend towards the foot of the Rifugio Calvanico. With 20km to go, the group Masciarelli-Mollema-Rohregger follows at 1'56 and the peloton at 2'20.
10km to go
The final climb has begun and Andrea Noé has created a small gap. But the peloton is getting close, within 2 minutes now. And the steepest part of the climb yet has to come, the road arises with 4-7% now.
7km to go
A few kilometres later, the road arises with 7-9%. At this point, with the peloton only '56 behind the leaders, Igor Antón and José Rujano attack out of the peloton. Andy Schleck doesn't react, as he still has his luxury domestiques De Gendt & Kelderman in front of him.
5km to go
Antón flies up the mountain (now 10-11%) and easily passes the leading group. He leads Rujano by '16 and Devenyns by '30. At '48 follows a group with Andy Schleck, Simon Spilak (Lampre) and Michele Scarponi. Where are Nibali, Rodríguez and the others?
3km to go
The gradient of the ascend has become higher, it's now 12-14%. Antón remains in th elead. Rujano follows at '17, Spilak at '37, Schleck and Scarponi at '51. Antón is the new virtual leader by now! A group with Nibali, Rodríguez, Evans, Taaramäe, Basso and Cunego follows at 2'33!
1400m to go Schleck has found a good rhythm, when the gradient has reached it's maximum of 16%. He passes Spilak and Rujano, but is still '40 behind Antón. Can he come closer or has he wasted too much energy in the last 2 kilometres?
Finish
The last one is the right answer, as his speed drops in the last kilometre. Antón gets a fantastic double, with the stage win and the maglia rosa.
Chasing group Schleck follows at '50 and manages to keep a gap to Rujano and Scarponi, who follow at 1'08. Spilak stays close at 1'24. Then come the losers of today: Nibali at 2'54, Rodríguez at 3'28, Pozzovivo, Basso and Kruijswijk at 3'47 and Cunego, Evans and Taaramäe loose almost 5 minutes today, in only 7 kilometres time. One rider has to leave the Giro because of an injury, and for the second day in a row, it's on efrom Saxo Bank, This time it's Matteo Tosatto, with a broken wrist.
Results
1
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
4h33'37
2
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 50
3
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1'08
4
Michele Scarponi
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
5
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
+ 1'24
6
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 2'54
7
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 3'28
8
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 3'47
9
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
10
Steven Kruijswijk
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Janez Brajkovič
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 4'20
12
Marcos García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'30
13
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
s.t.
14
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
15
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Generali
+ 4'47
16
Michael Rasmussen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 4'55
17
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
18
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
19
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
21
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
22
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
s.t.
23
Rein Taaramäe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
24
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
25
Óscar Pujol
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
26
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 5'18
27
Francesco Masciarelli
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
28
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
29
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'47
30
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
31
Alessandro Bisolti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 6'06
32
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
33
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
34
Mikel Nieve
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
35
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 6'27
36
Massimo Giunti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
37
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
38
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
39
Eros Capecchi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 6'46
40
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
41
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
43
Danilo Di Luca
Katusha Team
s.t.
44
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
45
Rémy Di Gregorio
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
46
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
47
Andrea Noè
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
48
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - Generali
+ 7'18
49
Massimo Codol
Acqua & Sapone
+ 7'26
50
Sérgio Paulinho
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 7'41
51
Tadej Valjavec
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
52
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
53
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 7'58
54
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
55
Daniele Pietropolli
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
56
Oliver Zaugg
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
57
David López
Movistar Team
s.t.
58
Morris Possoni
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
59
Andrew Talansky
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 8'26
60
Alessandro Vanotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 8'49
61
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 8'58
62
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 9'06
63
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 9'23
64
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 9'47
65
Matthew Lloyd
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
66
Haimar Zubeldia
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
67
Alessandro Bertolini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
68
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 10'26
69
Pietro Caucchioli
Katusha Team
+ 10'45
70
Tom Slagter
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 11'17
71
Leonardo Duque
Sony Ericsson
+ 11'31
72
Tanel Kangert
Pro Team Astana
+ 11'44
73
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
s.t.
74
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
75
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
76
Bruno Pires
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 12'07
77
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 12'19
78
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 12'47
79
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
80
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
81
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 13'17
82
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
+ 13'31
83
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
84
Tiago Machado
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 14'09
85
David Millar
Sky ProCycling
+ 14'58
86
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
87
René Mandri
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Volodymir Gustov
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
89
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 15'47
90
Raffaele Ferrara
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 15'56
91
Jürgen Van de Walle
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
92
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
93
André Steensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
94
Roberto De Patre
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
95
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 16'35
96
Jan Bakelants
Lotto - Belisol
+ 16'43
97
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
98
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
+ 17'39
99
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
+ 17'54
100
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 18'40
101
Fabian Wegmann
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
102
Manuele Boaro
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 20'03
103
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 20'31
104
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
+ 21'03
105
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
106
Eduard Prades
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 21'17
107
Americo Novembrini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 21'25
108
Vladimir Karpets
Katusha Team
+ 30'46
109
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Pim Ligthart
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
111
Tom Dumoulin
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
112
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
113
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 31'05
114
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
115
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
116
Gianluca Brambilla
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
117
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
118
Walter Proch
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 31'26
119
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
120
Tejay Van Garderen
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 31'36
121
Simon Clarke
Team Qantas
s.t.
122
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
s.t.
123
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
+ 31'45
124
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 31'56
125
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
126
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
127
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
128
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
129
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 32'19
130
Mitchell Docker
Team Qantas
s.t.
131
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 32'31
132
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
133
Fumiyuki Beppu
Team Qantas
+ 32'43
134
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
135
Tosh Van der Sande
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 32'52
136
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
137
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
138
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
139
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
140
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
141
Sergio Marinangeli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
142
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
s.t.
143
Alessandro Donati
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
144
Jan Kuyckx
Lotto - Belisol
+ 33'22
145
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
s.t.
146
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
147
Leonardo Moser
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
148
Javier Iriarte
Movistar Team
s.t.
149
Daniel Lloyd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
150
Marco Frapporti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
151
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
152
Cameron Meyer
Team Qantas
+ 33'54
153
Jan Tratnik
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
154
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
155
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
156
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
+ 34'08
157
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
158
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
159
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
160
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
161
Andrea Guardini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
162
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
163
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 34'33
164
Takashi Miyazawa
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
165
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
166
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
167
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
168
Hayden Roulston
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
169
Fred Rodriguez
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
170
Maarten Neyens
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
171
Leigh Howard
Team Qantas
+ 35'04
172
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
173
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
174
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
175
Nelson Oliveira
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
176
Ivan Rovny
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
177
Ruggero Marzoli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
178
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
179
Kalle Kriit
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
180
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
s.t.
181
Simone Masciarelli
Sony Ericsson
+ 35'41
182
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
183
Angelo Furlan
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
184
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
185
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
s.t.
186
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
187
Giacomo Nizzolo
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
188
Aaron Kemps
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
189
Robbie McEwen
Team Qantas
+ 36'15
190
Matthew Brammeier
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
191
Anton Rakov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
192
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
193
Kevin Van Impe
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
194
Arturo Martinelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
GC
Antón is the new leader, Schleck follows at '23. Scarponi is 3rd but already over 2 minutes behind (2'12).
1
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
28h41'58
2
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 23
3
Michele Scarponi
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'12
4
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 2'54
5
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
+ 3'36
6
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
+ 3'38
7
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 4'47
8
Rein Taaramäe
Sony Ericsson
+ 7'24
9
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Generali
+ 7'55
10
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 8'01
Spoiler
11
Steven Kruijswijk
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 8'03
12
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
+ 8'09
13
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 8'12
14
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 8'17
15
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 8'33
16
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky ProCycling
+ 8'40
17
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
+ 8'41
18
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 9'28
19
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 9'39
20
Michael Rasmussen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 10'33
21
Francesco Masciarelli
Pro Team Astana
+ 10'41
22
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 10'46
23
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 11'08
24
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 11'17
25
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
+ 11'19
26
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 12'03
27
Alessandro Bertolini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 12'24
28
Janez Brajkovič
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 12'41
29
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 13'06
30
Mikel Nieve
Pro Team Astana
+ 13'50
31
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 14'04
32
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
+ 14'08
33
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 14'38
34
Tadej Valjavec
Pro Team Astana
+ 14'43
35
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
+ 14'58
36
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 15'09
37
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - Generali
+ 16'12
38
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sony Ericsson
+ 16'34
39
Eros Capecchi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 16'35
40
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
+ 16'50
41
Leonardo Duque
Sony Ericsson
+ 16'56
42
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 17'15
43
Marcos García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 17'47
44
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 18'12
45
Massimo Giunti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 18'27
46
Daniele Pietropolli
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 19'00
47
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 19'08
48
Oliver Zaugg
Sony Ericsson
+ 19'35
49
David López
Movistar Team
+ 20'18
50
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 20'28
51
Rémy Di Gregorio
Sony Ericsson
+ 21'04
52
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
+ 21'20
53
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
+ 21'27
54
Sérgio Paulinho
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 21'38
55
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 22'03
56
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 22'17
57
Danilo Di Luca
Katusha Team
+ 22'24
58
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
+ 22'36
59
Haimar Zubeldia
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 22'41
60
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 23'02
61
Andrew Talansky
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 23'25
62
Alessandro Vanotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 23'41
63
Pietro Caucchioli
Katusha Team
+ 24'15
64
David Millar
Sky ProCycling
+ 25'38
65
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 26'07
66
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 26'10
67
Bruno Pires
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 26'51
68
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 28'11
69
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 29'00
70
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 29'39
71
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
+ 30'00
72
Morris Possoni
Sky ProCycling
+ 30'51
73
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 31'07
74
Tanel Kangert
Pro Team Astana
+ 31'44
75
Tiago Machado
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 32'11
76
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
+ 32'23
77
Matthew Lloyd
Pro Team Astana
+ 32'33
78
Jan Bakelants
Lotto - Belisol
+ 33'23
79
Tom Slagter
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 33'48
80
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 35'12
81
Fabian Wegmann
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 35'46
82
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
+ 36'08
83
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
+ 37'19
84
René Mandri
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 37'24
85
Massimo Codol
Acqua & Sapone
+ 37'53
86
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 39'11
87
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 41'02
88
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 41'33
89
Alessandro Bisolti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 41'47
90
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
+ 43'43
91
Pim Ligthart
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 43'52
92
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 44'15
93
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 44'45
94
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 44'59
95
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
+ 45'54
96
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 46'01
97
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 46'03
98
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
+ 47'20
99
Americo Novembrini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 47'21
100
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 48'07
101
Óscar Pujol
Lotto - Belisol
+ 48'20
102
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 49'40
103
Javier Iriarte
Movistar Team
+ 50'21
104
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 50'31
105
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 50'51
106
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 50'53
107
Roberto De Patre
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 51'33
108
Tom Dumoulin
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 52'29
109
Jürgen Van de Walle
Lotto - Belisol
+ 54'13
110
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
+ 54'41
111
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 55'02
112
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 55'13
113
Ivan Rovny
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 56'04
114
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 56'25
115
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 56'39
116
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Generali
+ 57'08
117
Raffaele Ferrara
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 57'51
118
Vladimir Karpets
Katusha Team
+ 57'58
119
Manuele Boaro
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 59'32
120
Eduard Prades
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h00'34
121
Andrea Noè
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h00'51
122
Volodymir Gustov
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h01'58
123
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1h02'36
124
Mitchell Docker
Team Qantas
+ 1h03'57
125
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h04'27
126
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h04'52
127
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h05'18
128
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h05'40
129
Simon Clarke
Team Qantas
+ 1h05'41
130
Tosh Van der Sande
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h05'46
131
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
+ 1h05'55
132
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h06'11
133
Walter Proch
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h06'26
134
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
+ 1h06'33
135
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h06'45
136
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h06'49
137
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h06'50
138
Hayden Roulston
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1h07'14
139
Andrea Guardini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h07'20
140
Fumiyuki Beppu
Team Qantas
+ 1h07'25
141
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 1h07'26
142
André Steensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h07'28
143
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h07'34
144
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h07'39
145
Jan Kuyckx
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h08'41
146
Tejay Van Garderen
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h08'43
147
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h08'45
148
Marco Frapporti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h08'50
149
Sergio Marinangeli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h09'14
150
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h10'17
151
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h11'17
152
Giacomo Nizzolo
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1h12'10
153
Maarten Neyens
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h12'22
154
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1h13'47
155
Ruggero Marzoli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1h13'56
156
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 1h14'03
157
Fred Rodriguez
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h15'27
158
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h16'56
159
Daniel Lloyd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h17'42
160
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h18'07
161
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h18'14
162
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h19'26
163
Simone Masciarelli
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h20'21
164
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
+ 1h21'15
165
Cameron Meyer
Team Qantas
+ 1h21'20
166
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h21'32
167
Robbie McEwen
Team Qantas
+ 1h22'12
168
Leonardo Moser
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h23'06
169
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1h24'24
170
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
+ 1h24'53
171
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h25'22
172
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h28'03
173
Takashi Miyazawa
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h28'58
174
Angelo Furlan
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h29'38
175
Matthew Brammeier
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h30'13
176
Kevin Van Impe
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h30'56
177
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h31'50
178
Nelson Oliveira
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1h32'04
179
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h34'16
180
Kalle Kriit
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h35'46
181
Leigh Howard
Team Qantas
+ 1h37'34
182
Jan Tratnik
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h38'38
183
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h41'41
184
Alessandro Donati
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1h42'21
185
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h43'16
186
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h43'23
187
Gianluca Brambilla
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h51'03
188
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h59'22
189
Aaron Kemps
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h59'52
190
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h04'17
191
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 2h06'08
192
Anton Rakov
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h11'43
193
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
+ 2h24'50
194
Arturo Martinelli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 2h27'57
Points
1
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
20
100
2
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
0
67
3
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
25
66
4
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
10
65
5
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
0
54
KOTM
1
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
18
30
2
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
20
23
3
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
15
19
4
Michael Rasmussen
Saxo Bank SunGard
4
13
5
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
10
10
U25
1
Rein Taaramäe
Sony Ericsson
28h49'22
2
Steven Kruijswijk
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 39
3
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 3'44
4
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 3'53
5
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sony Ericsson
+ 9'10
Teams
We have taken over the lead in the teams-ranking .
1
Monster Energy - Ford
86h25'36
2
Lampre - Generali
+ 22
3
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 57
4
Katusha Team
+ 4'03
5
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 6'24
Today's winner
Word from the DS
What did we do wrong today? Not much I think. De Gendt and Kelderman did great in the last climb, and after that Schleck rode with a high pace. Probably he could have taken more risk, but I think that Antón would have won anyway, he was extremely strong today. And Andy had a good day (+1), but not a super day. A gap of 23 seconds isnt much, but the most important thing is that it look like it's down to 2 riders!
We enter the second week of this Giro, with stage 8 from Nocera Inferiore to Isernia. The first 150 of the 170 kilometres are very easy, almot flat, but the last 20km features two climbs. So a chance for a breakaway or a puncheur.
84km to go
Today we see a group of 11 riders that form the BOTD: Francesco Ginanni (Androni), Mitchell Docker (Qantas), Jurgen Van de Walle (Lotto), Mauro Finetto (Liquigas), Paul Martens (Rabobank), Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil), Russell Downing (Sky), Tosh van der Sande (Omega Pharma), Roberto De Patre (Farnese Vini), Ruggero Marzoli (Acqua et Sapone) and Walter Proch (Colnago). They have a gap of 7'18 at the first KOTM-sprint.
16km to go
The breakaways stays together during the ascend of the Acquaviva d'Isernia. Finetto is the first at the summit and the peloton is 2'37 behind. This could be a win for the breakaway!
9km to go
In the ascend if the Valico del Macerone, the last climb of the day, Martens, Marcato and Finetto drop the others. They have a gap of over 2 minutes to the peloton.
8km to go
But back to the peloton: Andy Schleck attacks! Immediately, Igor Antón reacts, just as Damiano Cunego.
7km to go
Shortly before the summit, drama happens. Schleck settles in the wheel of Antón, when they pass some of the remainders of the breakaway (Docker, Van der Sande and Marzoli), Antón attacks and Schleck gets blocked behind them. He screams but they must be too tired to get out of the way..... Antón is gone and even creates a gap of 40 seconds to Schleck.
6km to go
Marcato and Martens have started the descend towards Isernia and have dropped Finetto. They'll fight for the win today. Antón has joined a group behind them (with Gianetti, Proch, Downing and De Patre) at '48, and Schleck follows at 1'16 (and he's pretty furious...)
4km to go
A crash in the peloton: GC's number 3 Michele Scarponi hits the tarmac in the descend and it takes some time for him to get on his bike again. Will this put a cross through his GC-ambitions?
Finish
Marco Marcato wins the sprint for the win without too much effort. Just like last year (stage 6), the rider from Vacansoleil wins a stage in the Giro. Martens ha sto settle with the 2nd place.
3rd place
Antón sprints to the 4th place behind Finetto at '35. Schleck is coming out of the last corner and finishes in 10th place, and the waiting starts for the official results and the time gaps. And to our fortune, he gets the same time as Antón. Even the peloton that finishes behind Scheck gets the same time. Only Scarponi looses time today, 3'02 to the other GC-contenders and drops from 3rd to 7th.
Results
1
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
4h00'46
2
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 35
4
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
5
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
6
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
7
Walter Proch
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
8
Tosh Van der Sande
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
9
Roberto De Patre
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
10
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
13
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
14
Janez Brajkovič
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
15
Eros Capecchi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
16
Mikel Nieve
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
17
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
18
Daniele Pietropolli
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
19
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
20
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
s.t.
21
Leonardo Duque
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
22
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
23
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
24
Alessandro Bertolini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
25
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
s.t.
26
Tadej Valjavec
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
27
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
28
Steven Kruijswijk
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
29
Marcos García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
30
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
31
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
32
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
33
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
34
David López
Movistar Team
s.t.
35
Francesco Masciarelli
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
36
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
37
Fabian Wegmann
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
38
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
39
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
40
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
41
Rein Taaramäe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
42
Ruggero Marzoli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
43
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
s.t.
44
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
45
Mitchell Docker
Team Qantas
s.t.
46
Danilo Di Luca
Katusha Team
s.t.
47
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
48
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
49
Jürgen Van de Walle
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
50
Massimo Giunti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 2'51
51
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'37
53
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
54
Vladimir Karpets
Katusha Team
s.t.
55
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
56
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
57
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
58
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
s.t.
59
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
60
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
61
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
62
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
63
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
64
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
65
Morris Possoni
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
66
Haimar Zubeldia
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
67
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
68
Matthew Lloyd
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
69
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
70
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
71
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
s.t.
72
Michele Scarponi
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
73
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
74
Pim Ligthart
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
75
Eduard Prades
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
76
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
77
René Mandri
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
79
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
80
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
81
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
82
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
83
Pietro Caucchioli
Katusha Team
s.t.
84
Marco Frapporti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
85
Tejay Van Garderen
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
86
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
87
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'04
88
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
90
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
91
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'37
92
Tom Slagter
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Sérgio Paulinho
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
94
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
95
Manuele Boaro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
96
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
97
David Millar
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
98
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
99
Óscar Pujol
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
100
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
101
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
102
Americo Novembrini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
103
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
104
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
105
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
106
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
107
André Steensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
108
Michael Rasmussen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
109
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
110
Volodymir Gustov
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
111
Oliver Zaugg
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
112
Raffaele Ferrara
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
113
Simon Clarke
Team Qantas
s.t.
114
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
115
Bruno Pires
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
116
Alessandro Bisolti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
117
Tanel Kangert
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
118
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
119
Jan Kuyckx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
120
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
121
Rémy Di Gregorio
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
122
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
123
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
124
Massimo Codol
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
125
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
126
Alessandro Vanotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
127
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
128
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
129
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
130
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
131
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
s.t.
132
Hayden Roulston
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
133
Fred Rodriguez
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
134
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
135
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
136
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
137
Fumiyuki Beppu
Team Qantas
s.t.
138
Andrea Noè
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
139
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
140
Andrea Guardini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
141
Tiago Machado
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
142
Tom Dumoulin
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
143
Gianluca Brambilla
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
144
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 7'01
145
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
146
Cameron Meyer
Team Qantas
s.t.
147
Leonardo Moser
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
148
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
149
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
150
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
151
Andrew Talansky
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
152
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
153
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 7'54
154
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
155
Sergio Marinangeli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 8'30
156
Javier Iriarte
Movistar Team
s.t.
157
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
158
Takashi Miyazawa
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 9'29
159
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
160
Robbie McEwen
Team Qantas
s.t.
161
Matthew Brammeier
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
162
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
163
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
164
Alessandro Donati
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
165
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
166
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
167
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
168
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
169
Maarten Neyens
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
170
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
171
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
172
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
173
Daniel Lloyd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
174
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
+ 10'46
175
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 11'43
176
Nelson Oliveira
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
177
Angelo Furlan
Androni Giocattoli
+ 12'21
178
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
+ 12'45
179
Leigh Howard
Team Qantas
s.t.
180
Aaron Kemps
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
181
Kalle Kriit
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
182
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
183
Jan Tratnik
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
184
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
185
Kevin Van Impe
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
186
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
187
Arturo Martinelli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 14'31
188
Simone Masciarelli
Sony Ericsson
+ 15'21
189
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
190
Giacomo Nizzolo
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
191
Anton Rakov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
192
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
s.t.
193
Ivan Rovny
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 16'31
GC
Except the time loss for Scarponi, no changes.
1
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
32h43'19
2
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 23
3
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 2'54
4
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
+ 3'36
5
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
+ 3'38
6
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 4'47
7
Michele Scarponi
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'14
8
Rein Taaramäe
Sony Ericsson
+ 7'24
9
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Generali
+ 7'55
10
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 8'01
Points
1
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
6
106
2
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
14
80
3
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
3
68
4
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
0
67
5
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
0
54
KOTM, U25 & Teams
No changes.
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Sometimes you wanna fight the jury, sometimes you love them. And today we love them. But the point is that riders who know they will be overtaken, should go to the side of the road, instead of blocking them... Anyway, we are glad that Schleck didn't loose time today and can fight for the GC-lead tomorrow at the Mont Piselli.
The 9th stage is a very tough one in the region of Abruzzo. It includes 4 climbs between Sulmona and San Giovanni /Monte Piselli, the last 2 with gravel roads and a mountain top finish. Expect another battle between the GC-favourites, can Anto'n be beaten?
172km to go
4 climbs means many KOTM-to be collected, means Francis De Greef in the attack. He's the first at the summit of the 1st (Le Svolte di Popoli) and 2nd (Passo delle Capannelle) KOTM-sprint.
133km to go
Together with 5 other riders he forms the BOTD: sprinters Tyler Farrar (Omega Pharma) & Alan Davis (Qantas), Francesco Reda (Acqua et Sapone), Emanuele Vona (Androni) and André Steensen (Saxo Bank). The 5 create a maximum lead to the peloton of 8 minutes. One rider tries to bridge the gap, Liquigas Sylvester Szmyd.
50km to go
The ascend of the penultimate climb, the Valico di Pietra Stretta, has begun and De Greef is doing the pace in the leading group. One by one, the other 5 get dropped and with 50km to go only Steensen can follow him, but is about to break as well. Szmyd is 2'56 behind and the peloton 4'43.
41km to go
After 5 kilometres on gravel roads, De Greef reaches the summit of the climb. Szmyd follows at 1'25, Steensen at 3'36 and the peloton at 4'12. Because of the rain, the descend (gravel and tarmac) have become slippery which causes many crashes, but no GC-contenders are involved.
5km to go
The last climb has begun, the Monte Piselli (14.6km at 6.5%), of which the last 2 kilometres are on gravel roads. The adventure of De Greef lasts longer than expected, but he gets caught with 5km to go.
4km to go
When you're in 2nd position in the GC, you have to attack to regain the lead. So Andy Schleck attacks with 4 kilometres to go. Igor Antón isnt surprised and he reacts immediately.
2km to go
Before the gravel roads start, the 3 best climbers in this Giro are up front: Schleck, Antón and Scarponi. 30 seconds behind is a group with Nibali, Spilak and Rujano.
1km to go
Was the attack too much and did Schleck wasted too much energy, or is Antón too strong at the moment. Just before the last kilometre begins, Antón rides away by his Luxembourg rival and leads with '8. Scarponi follows at '24.
Finish
It's the second stage win for Antón, and the second with a mountain top finish. For sure he's the strongest climber at the moment in this Giro. Schleck looses '25 today, Scarponi '46, Nibali and Spilak 1'06 and Rujano 1'21.
Results
1
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
5h23'08
2
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 25
3
Michele Scarponi
BMC Racing Team
+ 43
4
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1'06
5
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
6
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1'21
7
Janez Brajkovič
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
8
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Generali
+ 1'34
9
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 1'42
10
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1'51
Spoiler
11
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
12
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
13
Mikel Nieve
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
14
Eros Capecchi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 2'15
15
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
16
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'30
17
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
18
Rein Taaramäe
Sony Ericsson
+ 3'25
19
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
s.t.
20
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
+ 3'37
21
Steven Kruijswijk
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
23
Marcos García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'53
24
Francesco Masciarelli
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
25
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
26
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
27
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'14
28
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 4'21
29
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
30
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 4'34
31
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
32
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
33
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
34
Haimar Zubeldia
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 4'54
35
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 5'21
36
Alessandro Bisolti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 5'39
37
Danilo Di Luca
Katusha Team
+ 6'00
38
Massimo Giunti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 6'26
39
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
41
Andrea Noè
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 6'47
42
David López
Movistar Team
+ 7'38
43
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 8'17
44
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 9'31
45
Sérgio Paulinho
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 10'08
46
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Vladimir Karpets
Katusha Team
s.t.
48
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
49
Tadej Valjavec
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
50
Massimo Codol
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
51
Morris Possoni
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
52
Óscar Pujol
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
53
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
54
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
55
Pietro Caucchioli
Katusha Team
s.t.
56
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
57
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
58
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
59
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
60
Alessandro Bertolini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
61
Tejay Van Garderen
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 11'16
62
Rémy Di Gregorio
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
63
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sony Ericsson
+ 11'30
64
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 12'06
65
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
+ 12'33
66
Tom Slagter
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Alessandro Vanotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
68
Andrew Talansky
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
69
Tiago Machado
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 12'58
70
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
71
Leonardo Duque
Sony Ericsson
+ 13'33
72
Oliver Zaugg
Sony Ericsson
+ 13'48
73
Daniele Pietropolli
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 14'51
74
Matthew Lloyd
Pro Team Astana
+ 15'02
75
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
76
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
77
Tanel Kangert
Pro Team Astana
+ 15'15
78
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 15'36
79
André Steensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 16'32
80
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 17'48
81
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
82
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
+ 19'17
83
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
84
René Mandri
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
85
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
86
Fabian Wegmann
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
87
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
88
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
89
Michael Rasmussen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 20'03
90
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
+ 21'09
91
Bruno Pires
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 21'47
92
Eduard Prades
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
93
Gianluca Brambilla
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 22'41
94
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
95
Leonardo Moser
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
96
Roberto De Patre
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
97
Jürgen Van de Walle
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
98
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
99
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
s.t.
100
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 23'08
101
Mitchell Docker
Team Qantas
+ 24'00
102
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 27'01
103
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 27'19
104
Tom Dumoulin
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 27'30
105
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 34'22
106
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
+ 39'55
107
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
s.t.
108
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
109
Pim Ligthart
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
110
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
111
David Millar
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
112
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
113
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 40'22
114
Volodymir Gustov
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
115
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
+ 40'35
116
Raffaele Ferrara
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
117
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 40'47
118
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
120
Walter Proch
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
121
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
+ 41'06
122
Simon Clarke
Team Qantas
s.t.
123
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
124
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
125
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
126
Tosh Van der Sande
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
127
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
128
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
129
Fumiyuki Beppu
Team Qantas
s.t.
130
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
131
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
132
Alessandro Donati
Acqua & Sapone
+ 41'46
133
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
134
Americo Novembrini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
135
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
136
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
137
Manuele Boaro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
138
Ruggero Marzoli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
139
Marco Frapporti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
140
Javier Iriarte
Movistar Team
s.t.
141
Cameron Meyer
Team Qantas
s.t.
142
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
143
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
144
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
145
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
146
Jan Kuyckx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
147
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
s.t.
148
Leigh Howard
Team Qantas
s.t.
149
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
150
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
151
Fred Rodriguez
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
152
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
153
Sergio Marinangeli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
154
Hayden Roulston
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
155
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
156
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
157
Jan Tratnik
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
158
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
159
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
s.t.
160
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
161
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
162
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
163
Nelson Oliveira
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
164
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
165
Andrea Guardini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
166
Daniel Lloyd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
167
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
168
Aaron Kemps
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
169
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
170
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
171
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
172
Matthew Brammeier
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 43'26
173
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
174
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
175
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - Generali
+ 43'34
176
Ivan Rovny
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
177
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
178
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
179
Simone Masciarelli
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
180
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
181
Angelo Furlan
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
182
Maarten Neyens
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
183
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
184
Robbie McEwen
Team Qantas
s.t.
185
Kalle Kriit
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
186
Kevin Van Impe
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
187
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
188
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
189
Anton Rakov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
190
Takashi Miyazawa
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
191
Arturo Martinelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
192
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
+ 44'26
193
Giacomo Nizzolo
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1h00'56
GC
The gap is '56 now. The number 3 (Nibali) follows at 4'20.
1
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
38h06'07
2
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 56
3
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 4'20
4
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
+ 5'02
5
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
+ 5'19
6
Michele Scarponi
BMC Racing Team
+ 6'09
7
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 6'58
8
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Generali
+ 9'49
9
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 10'12
10
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 10'19
Spoiler
11
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 10'23
12
Rein Taaramäe
Sony Ericsson
+ 11'09
13
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
+ 11'54
14
Steven Kruijswijk
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 12'00
15
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 13'43
16
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'13
17
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 14'22
18
Janez Brajkovič
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
19
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 14'49
20
Francesco Masciarelli
Pro Team Astana
+ 14'54
21
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
+ 15'40
22
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
23
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 15'48
24
Mikel Nieve
Pro Team Astana
+ 16'01
25
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 17'28
26
Eros Capecchi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 19'10
27
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 20'03
28
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
+ 21'07
29
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 21'43
30
Marcos García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 22'00
31
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky ProCycling
+ 22'10
32
Alessandro Bertolini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 22'52
33
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 23'21
34
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 24'58
35
Tadej Valjavec
Pro Team Astana
+ 25'11
36
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 25'22
37
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 26'44
38
Massimo Giunti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 27'29
39
David López
Movistar Team
+ 28'16
40
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sony Ericsson
+ 28'24
41
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
+ 28'28
42
Danilo Di Luca
Katusha Team
+ 28'44
43
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
+ 29'38
44
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 29'41
45
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - Generali
+ 29'42
46
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
+ 29'46
47
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 30'24
48
Leonardo Duque
Sony Ericsson
+ 30'49
49
Haimar Zubeldia
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 30'57
50
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 31'05
51
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
+ 32'45
52
Daniele Pietropolli
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 34'11
53
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 34'24
54
Michael Rasmussen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 35'58
55
Sérgio Paulinho
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 37'08
56
Rémy Di Gregorio
Sony Ericsson
+ 37'42
57
Pietro Caucchioli
Katusha Team
+ 37'45
58
Oliver Zaugg
Sony Ericsson
+ 38'45
59
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 39'56
60
Alessandro Vanotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 41'36
61
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 41'41
62
Andrew Talansky
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 42'44
63
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 43'09
64
Morris Possoni
Sky ProCycling
+ 44'21
65
Tiago Machado
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 50'31
66
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 50'49
67
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
68
Matthew Lloyd
Pro Team Astana
+ 50'57
69
Tom Slagter
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 51'43
70
Tanel Kangert
Pro Team Astana
+ 52'21
71
Alessandro Bisolti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 52'48
72
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 53'17
73
Massimo Codol
Acqua & Sapone
+ 53'23
74
Bruno Pires
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 54'00
75
Fabian Wegmann
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 55'23
76
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 57'35
77
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 59'04
78
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
+ 59'09
79
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 59'23
80
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 59'51
81
René Mandri
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h00'03
82
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h02'31
83
Óscar Pujol
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h03'50
84
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
+ 1h04'44
85
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h05'51
86
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h06'33
87
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h08'40
88
David Millar
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h10'55
89
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h11'11
90
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h11'16
91
Vladimir Karpets
Katusha Team
+ 1h11'28
92
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h11'55
93
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h11'59
94
Andrea Noè
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h13'00
95
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h14'07
96
Roberto De Patre
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h14'34
97
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h16'34
98
Jürgen Van de Walle
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h17'10
99
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h18'51
100
Tejay Van Garderen
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h23'21
101
Tom Dumoulin
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1h25'21
102
Eduard Prades
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h25'43
103
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h25'58
104
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h26'07
105
Pim Ligthart
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1h27'09
106
Mitchell Docker
Team Qantas
+ 1h28'07
107
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h28'10
108
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1h28'29
109
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h28'33
110
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
+ 1h29'00
111
André Steensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h29'18
112
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h30'11
113
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
+ 1h30'16
114
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h32'37
115
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h32'56
116
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h33'02
117
Americo Novembrini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h34'29
118
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h37'02
119
Javier Iriarte
Movistar Team
+ 1h40'22
120
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1h40'30
121
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h41'52
122
Raffaele Ferrara
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h43'48
123
Manuele Boaro
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h46'40
124
Tosh Van der Sande
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h47'12
125
Walter Proch
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h47'27
126
Volodymir Gustov
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h47'42
127
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h48'46
128
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h49'18
129
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h51'35
130
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h51'46
131
Simon Clarke
Team Qantas
+ 1h52'09
132
Leonardo Moser
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h52'33
133
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h52'48
134
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h53'19
135
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
+ 1h53'41
136
Fumiyuki Beppu
Team Qantas
+ 1h53'53
137
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
138
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h53'57
139
Marco Frapporti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h53'58
140
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
+ 1h54'13
141
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h54'17
142
Hayden Roulston
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1h54'22
143
Andrea Guardini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h54'28
144
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h54'42
145
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h55'22
146
Jan Kuyckx
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h55'49
147
Ivan Rovny
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1h55'54
148
Ruggero Marzoli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1h56'02
149
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 1h56'22
150
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h56'34
151
Sergio Marinangeli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h59'15
152
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h59'45
153
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
+ 2h00'15
154
Fred Rodriguez
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h02'35
155
Maarten Neyens
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h05'10
156
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 2h06'39
157
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 2h06'43
158
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
+ 2h08'23
159
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 2h08'34
160
Daniel Lloyd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h08'42
161
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h09'44
162
Cameron Meyer
Team Qantas
+ 2h09'52
163
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h12'32
164
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
+ 2h14'25
165
Robbie McEwen
Team Qantas
+ 2h15'00
166
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - Generali
+ 2h16'22
167
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
+ 2h17'10
168
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2h18'06
169
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h18'15
170
Simone Masciarelli
Sony Ericsson
+ 2h19'01
171
Gianluca Brambilla
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 2h19'06
172
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h21'15
173
Takashi Miyazawa
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 2h21'46
174
Matthew Brammeier
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2h22'53
175
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2h25'16
176
Nelson Oliveira
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 2h25'18
177
Angelo Furlan
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
178
Kevin Van Impe
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h27'00
179
Giacomo Nizzolo
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 2h28'12
180
Leigh Howard
Team Qantas
+ 2h31'50
181
Kalle Kriit
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
182
Jan Tratnik
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2h32'54
183
Alessandro Donati
Acqua & Sapone
+ 2h33'21
184
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h36'04
185
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h36'43
186
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - Generali
+ 2h39'27
187
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h52'10
188
Aaron Kemps
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h54'08
189
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h54'18
190
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 3h00'24
191
Anton Rakov
Pro Team Astana
+ 3h10'23
192
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
+ 3h19'06
193
Arturo Martinelli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 3h25'47
Points
1
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
20
126
2
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
25
105
3
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
14
82
4
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
0
67
5
Michele Scarponi
BMC Racing Team
16
64
KOTM
1
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
25
55
2
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
20
43
3
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
15
34
4
Michele Scarponi
BMC Racing Team
10
16
5
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
6
14
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Oh my, how are we going to crack Antón?? He's very strong at the moment. But the Giro isn't over yet. Tomorrow is the TTT, and I'm sure we will reagin time on him and Euskaltel then.
Word from the DS
Oh my, how are we going to crack Antón?? He's very strong at the moment. But the Giro isn't over yet. Tomorrow is the TTT, and I'm sure we will reagin time on him and Euskaltel then.
+1
Good luck
Guess who's back?
Lets see how many friens are still around...
It's Team Time Trial-time! 28.7 almost flat filometres around the city of Pescara, the biggest city in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo-region. Our main goal is to regain time on Antón, and practised a lot (read: played a lot of TTTs in the game with different tactics), so we're very confident about it.
Saxo Bank - Sunguard has already been minimized to 6 riders, but these manage to set the best time so far: 39'47.
The first team to beat this time is the Spanish Movistar formation. They are 18 seconds faster, 39'29.
BMC Racing Team has the goal to improve their leader Michele Scarponi in the GC, after his earlier crash. Thanks to good timetrialists as Brent Bookwalter, Taylor Phinney and Marco Pinotti, they ride the 2nd time so far, '2 behind Movistar.
Rabobank Cycling Team, with decent time-trialists as Paul Martens and Jos van Emden in their ranks, start pretty slowly, but after a fast last part, they set a new best time. 4 seconds faster than Movistar, 39'15.
Together with Monster Energy - Ford, the team of Radio Shack - Nissan is the biggest favourite to win this TTT. They crush the time of Rabobank, and Andrew Talansky, Janez Brajkovic, Thiago Machado and of course GC's number 3 Vincenzo Nibali complete the route in a time of 38'42.
The Katusha Team has the goal to bring Joaquím Rodríguez closer to the podium. Thanks to Vladimir Karpets and Cadel Evans, they ride a pretty good TTT, 5th provisional time in 39'31.
GC's number 4 Simon Spilak hopes to minimize the time loss against Nibali with his Lampre team. But not having great time trialists in the team, they face a tough job. The result is pretty surprising: 39'34 and the 6th provisional time.
All the teams have started and have passed the first split time after 8 kilometres:
1
Radio Shack - Nissan
11'12
2
Lampre - Generali
+6
3
BMC Racing Team
+7
4
Katusha Team
+9
5
Pro Team Astana
+14
…
15
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+28
16
Monster Energy - Ford
+28
Igor Antón knows that he's very vulnerable this day. His team is very weak, and he really needs the help of Mikel Astarloza and Koldo Fernández to keep the maglia rosa. The second part of the race, when they have to fight against the wind coming from the sea, they drop 4 more places to 19th.
And that part with strong crosswind (+40km/h) is were the Monster Energy is giving all they've got. This is the tactic: start on reserve, than give 100% in the second part, and try to minimize the loss in the last part with tailwind. ANd it pays off, as we set the best split time, even 3 seconds faster than Radio Shack! But the consequence is that Theo Bos gets dropped and also Zingle is about to get dropped.
2nd split time:
1
Monster Energy - Ford
25'21
2
Radio Shack - Nissan
+3
3
BMC Racing Team
+24
4
Rabobank
+29
5
Katusha Team
+33
…
19
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+1'13
Andy Schleck & Thomas De Gendt are having a great day, and with the finish in sight, they have almost closed the gap to the Euskaltel-team. Schleck knows he'll take over the maglia rosa, but is it enough to take the win today? Where Euskaltel rides a time of 40'13, the Monster Energy - Ford team is 1'59 faster and the time of 38'14 is enough to beat Radio Shack and take the win!!
Results
GC
Back in the lead!
1
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
38h45'17
2
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'03
3
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 3'52
4
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
+ 5'26
5
Michele Scarponi
BMC Racing Team
+ 6'20
6
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
+ 6'55
7
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 7'19
8
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Generali
+ 10'13
9
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 10'40
10
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 10'56
Spoiler
11
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 11'27
12
Rein Taaramäe
Sony Ericsson
+ 11'49
13
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
+ 12'03
14
Steven Kruijswijk
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 12'05
15
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 12'47
16
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 13'26
17
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 13'53
18
Janez Brajkovič
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 13'54
19
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'12
20
Francesco Masciarelli
Pro Team Astana
+ 15'27
21
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 16'12
22
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
+ 16'20
23
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 16'24
24
Mikel Nieve
Pro Team Astana
+ 16'34
25
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 17'34
26
Eros Capecchi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 20'03
27
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
+ 21'44
28
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 21'48
29
Stefano Garzelli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
30
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky ProCycling
+ 22'38
31
Marcos García
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 23'03
32
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 24'24
33
Alessandro Bertolini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 24'28
34
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 25'42
35
Tadej Valjavec
Pro Team Astana
+ 25'44
36
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 26'15
37
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 27'47
38
David López
Movistar Team
+ 28'28
39
Massimo Giunti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 28'33
40
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
+ 28'39
41
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sony Ericsson
+ 29'04
42
Danilo Di Luca
Katusha Team
+ 29'05
43
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
+ 29'57
44
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 29'59
45
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
46
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - Generali
+ 30'06
47
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 30'12
48
Haimar Zubeldia
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 30'35
49
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 30'52
50
Leonardo Duque
Sony Ericsson
+ 31'29
51
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
+ 33'10
52
Daniele Pietropolli
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 35'00
53
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 35'18
54
Michael Rasmussen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 36'33
55
Sérgio Paulinho
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 37'35
56
Pietro Caucchioli
Katusha Team
+ 38'11
57
Rémy Di Gregorio
Sony Ericsson
+ 38'26
58
Oliver Zaugg
Sony Ericsson
+ 39'25
59
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 40'55
60
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 41'50
61
Andrew Talansky
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 42'16
62
Alessandro Vanotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 42'34
63
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 44'25
64
Morris Possoni
Sky ProCycling
+ 44'51
65
Tiago Machado
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 50'03
66
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 51'16
67
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
+ 51'22
68
Matthew Lloyd
Pro Team Astana
+ 51'36
69
Tom Slagter
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 51'56
70
Tanel Kangert
Pro Team Astana
+ 52'54
71
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 53'22
72
Alessandro Bisolti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 53'57
73
Bruno Pires
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 54'27
74
Massimo Codol
Acqua & Sapone
+ 55'08
75
Fabian Wegmann
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 56'07
76
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 58'25
77
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 58'48
78
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 59'53
79
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
+ 1h00'03
80
René Mandri
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h01'09
81
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h01'27
82
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h03'17
83
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
+ 1h04'53
84
Óscar Pujol
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h05'03
85
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h06'54
86
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h06'57
87
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h09'24
88
David Millar
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h11'23
89
Vladimir Karpets
Katusha Team
+ 1h11'49
90
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h12'28
91
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h12'41
92
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h12'55
93
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h13'12
94
Andrea Noè
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h14'09
95
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h15'16
96
Roberto De Patre
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h15'43
97
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h17'21
98
Jürgen Van de Walle
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h18'23
99
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h19'23
100
Tejay Van Garderen
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h24'25
101
Tom Dumoulin
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1h24'30
102
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h26'03
103
Pim Ligthart
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1h26'13
104
Eduard Prades
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h26'49
105
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h27'03
106
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h28'29
107
Mitchell Docker
Team Qantas
+ 1h29'07
108
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
+ 1h29'09
109
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h29'32
110
André Steensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h29'45
111
Francesco Reda
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1h30'20
112
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h31'10
113
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
s.t.
114
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h33'39
115
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h33'41
116
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h34'38
117
Americo Novembrini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h36'05
118
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h37'37
119
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1h40'23
120
Javier Iriarte
Movistar Team
+ 1h40'37
121
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h42'34
122
Raffaele Ferrara
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h44'59
123
Manuele Boaro
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h47'07
124
Tosh Van der Sande
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h47'58
125
Volodymir Gustov
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h48'13
126
Walter Proch
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h48'34
127
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h49'14
128
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h50'21
129
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h52'14
130
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h52'28
131
Simon Clarke
Team Qantas
+ 1h53'03
132
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h53'27
133
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h53'41
134
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
+ 1h54'10
135
Leonardo Moser
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
136
Hayden Roulston
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1h54'14
137
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h54'33
138
Fumiyuki Beppu
Team Qantas
+ 1h54'47
139
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
+ 1h54'50
140
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h55'00
141
Marco Frapporti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h55'04
142
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h55'10
143
Ivan Rovny
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1h55'29
144
Andrea Guardini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h55'37
145
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h55'38
146
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 1h56'31
147
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h56'45
148
Jan Kuyckx
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h57'10
149
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 1h57'14
150
Ruggero Marzoli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1h57'51
151
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - Generali
+ 2h00'13
152
Sergio Marinangeli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 2h00'31
153
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
+ 2h02'00
154
Fred Rodriguez
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h03'39
155
Maarten Neyens
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h06'23
156
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 2h07'25
157
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 2h07'32
158
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
+ 2h08'32
159
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 2h09'38
160
Daniel Lloyd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h09'42
161
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h10'23
162
Cameron Meyer
Team Qantas
+ 2h10'46
163
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h12'37
164
Robbie McEwen
Team Qantas
+ 2h16'03
165
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
+ 2h16'10
166
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - Generali
+ 2h16'48
167
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
+ 2h18'20
168
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h18'26
169
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2h19'04
170
Gianluca Brambilla
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 2h20'11
171
Simone Masciarelli
Sony Ericsson
+ 2h20'25
172
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h21'53
173
Takashi Miyazawa
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 2h22'59
174
Matthew Brammeier
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2h23'39
175
Nelson Oliveira
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 2h24'50
176
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2h26'02
177
Angelo Furlan
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2h27'00
178
Kevin Van Impe
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h28'18
179
Giacomo Nizzolo
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 2h28'23
180
Leigh Howard
Team Qantas
+ 2h32'47
181
Kalle Kriit
Sony Ericsson
+ 2h32'59
182
Jan Tratnik
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2h33'56
183
Alessandro Donati
Acqua & Sapone
+ 2h35'06
184
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h37'15
185
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h37'51
186
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - Generali
+ 2h40'15
187
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h53'11
188
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h55'17
189
Aaron Kemps
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h55'24
190
Andrea Pasqualon
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 3h01'32
191
Anton Rakov
Pro Team Astana
+ 3h11'27
192
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
+ 3h20'54
193
Arturo Martinelli
Acqua & Sapone
+ 3h27'50
Points & KOTM
No changes.
U25
1
Rein Taaramäe
Sony Ericsson
38h57'06
2
Steven Kruijswijk
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 16
3
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 58
4
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sony Ericsson
+ 17'15
5
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 18'10
KOTM
1
Monster Energy - Ford
115h22'27
2
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'32
3
Lampre - Generali
+ 6'07
4
Katusha Team
+ 9'43
5
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 12'05
Word from the DS
Fantastic, that's the only word I can think of. Our practice-hours really paid off, although we took a lot of risks with the high pace in the middle part (for those who care: all on dot 85 in the first part, dot 99 in the second part and dot 95 in the last part, and the weak TT-riders (under 70) didn't take over). Now it's up to Antón to attack again.
good ride
