@Pellizotti2
Well, he had a bit luck with the sprint last stage, but he never lost time in the other stages, though he had to help Vinokourov. He can be happy.
@FreitasPCM
Maybe
Depart in Civitanova Marche.
3 early attackers (including Haimar Zubeldia) came away, 10 other (including Richie Porte, Rubens Bertogliatti, Giampaolo Cheula) attack later and catch the other.
Haimar Zubeldia (RadioShack) 5
Gorka Izagirre (Euskaltel) 3
Rubens Bertogliati (Androni) 1
Kristof Goddaert also accelerated in the pack, but he is too late and ride now between the breakaway and the pack.
+1'20" Goddaert; +3'07" P
Now at the circuit in San Benedetto. The peloton, more precisely Colombia, Lampre, Liquigas and Katusha, work against them, just 2'28" left.
Haimar Zubeldia (RadioShack) 5
Volodymyr Zagorodny (Miche) 3
Thomas Bertolini (Androni) 2
It seems that we will see a masssprint in the finish, most in the break already give up, just a few attacker try a last time to get away.
+1'09" P
4600m before the finish. The sprinter try to get in position for the sprint.
The sprint begin! McEwen and Napolitano lead the pack, on the right we can see Chicchi, Benatti, Davis and Hunter. Rosseler, Vaitkus and Steegmans are covered by Martens and Paolini left.
It does not look to good for us. As Vaitkus started to accelerate, Gert was at his backwheel, but he gets tired even before Vaitkus, so he just try to get a wheel from one of the better sprinter in front. So no chance for a good place today. Petacchi, Freire and Cavendish in front, all with the same speed. They fight today for the stage win.
Bennati, Davis and Napolitano came with high speed from behind but were probably too late for grab the stage win. Freire got slow, so just Cav and Petacchi can get the victory.
But Cavendish was not able to pass Petacchi, so Alessandro win today. Steegmans finished 9th, of course a disappointing result because he is in shape.
Result:
1
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Farnese Vini
3h51'36
2
Mark Cavendish
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
3
Daniele Bennati
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
4
Óscar Freire
Rabobank
s.t.
5
Danilo Napolitano
Team Katusha
s.t.
6
Allan Davis
Astana
s.t.
7
Luca Paolini
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
s.t.
8
José Joaquín Rojas
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
9
Gert Steegmans
Team RadioShack
s.t.
10
Martijn Maaskant
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Gerald Ciolek
Team Milram
s.t.
12
Robert Hunter
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
13
Sergueï Ivanov
Team Katusha
s.t.
14
Francesco Chicchi
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
15
Robbie McEwen
Team Katusha
s.t.
16
Paul Martens
Rabobank
s.t.
17
Tomas Vaitkus
Team RadioShack
s.t.
18
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
19
Nick Nuyens
Rabobank
s.t.
20
Hayden Roulston
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
21
Alessandro Vanotti
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
22
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Joost Posthuma
Rabobank
s.t.
24
André Greipel
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
25
Jan Bakelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
26
José Iván Gutiérrez
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
27
Reinier Honig
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
s.t.
28
Andrea Masciarelli
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
s.t.
29
Lars Ytting Bak
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
30
Jürgen Roelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
31
Andrea Grendene
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
32
Sébastien Rosseler
Team RadioShack
s.t.
33
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
34
Wim Stroetinga
Team Milram
s.t.
35
Matthew Wilson
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
36
Marco Marzano
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
37
Paolo Ciavatta
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
s.t.
38
Manuel Cardoso
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
39
Artem Ovechkin
Team Katusha
s.t.
40
Francisco Pérez
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
41
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
42
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana
s.t.
43
Simone Masciarelli
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
s.t.
44
Alexandre Vinokourov
Astana
s.t.
45
Mario Aerts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
46
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
47
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
48
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
49
Tony Martin
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
50
Greg Henderson
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
51
Alexandre Pliuschin
Team Katusha
s.t.
52
Greg Van Avermaet
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
53
Gert Dockx
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
54
Pablo Lastras
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
55
Jean-Christophe Peraud
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
56
Kim Kirchen
Team Katusha
s.t.
57
Juan Mauricio Soler
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
58
Beñat Intxausti
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
59
Kristjan Koren
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
60
Alessandro Donati
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
s.t.
61
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Peter Stetina
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
63
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
64
Ángel Madrazo
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
65
Cameron Meyer
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
66
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
67
Davide Viganò
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Stijn Devolder
Quick·Step
s.t.
69
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
70
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
s.t.
71
Matteo Tosatto
Quick·Step
s.t.
72
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank
s.t.
73
Mauricio Ardila
Rabobank
s.t.
74
Koos Moerenhout
Rabobank
s.t.
75
Marco Corti
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
76
Thomas Rohregger
Team Milram
s.t.
77
Bolat Raimbekov
Astana
s.t.
78
Charles Wegelius
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
79
Rubens Bertogliati
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
s.t.
80
Glenn D'Hollander
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
81
Manuel Belletti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
82
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
83
Richie Porte
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
84
Vladimir Gusev
Team Katusha
s.t.
85
Laurent Beuret
CarmioOro NGC
s.t.
86
Alexandr Kolobnev
Team Katusha
s.t.
87
Giampaolo Cheula
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
88
Andreas Klöden
Team RadioShack
s.t.
89
Lorenzo Bernucci
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
90
Roman Kreuziger
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
91
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Maxime Monfort
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
93
Sylvain Chavanel
Quick·Step
s.t.
94
Michael Albasini
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
95
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
96
Nikolas Maes
Quick·Step
s.t.
97
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
98
Sacha Modolo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
99
Thomas Bertolini
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
s.t.
100
Markus Eichler
Team Milram
s.t.
101
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
102
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank
s.t.
103
Danny Pate
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
104
Marco Frapporti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
105
Haimar Zubeldia
Team RadioShack
s.t.
106
Christian Knees
Team Milram
s.t.
107
Fabian Wegmann
Team Milram
s.t.
108
Niki Terpstra
Team Milram
s.t.
109
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
110
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
111
Jérôme Pineau
Quick·Step
s.t.
112
Jens Voigt
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
113
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
114
Andrea Tonti
CarmioOro NGC
s.t.
115
Roberto De Patre
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
s.t.
116
Staf Scheirlinckx
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
117
Damiano Margutti
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
s.t.
118
Wouter Weylandt
Quick·Step
s.t.
119
Jackson Rodríguez
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
s.t.
120
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Miche
s.t.
121
Krzysztof Szczawinski
Miche
s.t.
122
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
123
Iban Mayoz
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
124
Francisco José Ventoso
CarmioOro NGC
s.t.
125
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
s.t.
126
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
s.t.
127
Björn Schröder
Team Milram
s.t.
128
Rigoberto Urán
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
129
Jure Kocjan
CarmioOro NGC
s.t.
130
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
131
Matthew Busche
Team RadioShack
s.t.
132
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana
s.t.
133
Tiago Machado
Team RadioShack
s.t.
134
Fumiyuki Beppu
Team RadioShack
s.t.
135
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
136
Michele Gaia
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
137
Volodymyr Zagorodny
Miche
s.t.
138
Ermanno Capelli
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
139
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Astana
s.t.
140
Pasquale Muto
Miche
s.t.
141
Alessandro Raisoni
CarmioOro NGC
s.t.
142
Sergio Pardilla
CarmioOro NGC
s.t.
143
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
144
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
145
Leopoldo Rocchetti
Miche
s.t.
146
Martin Pedersen
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
147
Daniel Navarro
Astana
s.t.
148
Giuseppe Palumbo
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
s.t.
149
Thomas Faiers
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
150
Kjell Carlström
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
151
Rui Costa
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
152
Markus Eibegger
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
153
Jakob Fuglsang
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
154
Roberto Cesaro
Miche
s.t.
155
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
156
Ben Swift
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
157
Alberto Contoli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
158
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
159
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step
s.t.
160
Maxim Gourov
Astana
s.t.
161
Fabrice Piemontesi
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
s.t.
162
Laurent Didier
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
163
Domenik Klemme
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
164
Alan Marangoni
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
165
Alessandro Bisolti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
166
Fabio Terrenzio
CarmioOro NGC
s.t.
167
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
168
Dario Cataldo
Quick·Step
s.t.
169
Aitor Hernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
170
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
171
Jarosław Marycz
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
172
Enrico Peruffo
CarmioOro NGC
s.t.
173
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Miche
+ 3'53
174
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'26
Overall
1
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Farnese Vini
31h30'15
2
Alexandre Vinokourov
Astana
+ 1
3
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana
+ 51
4
Juan Mauricio Soler
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 1'00
5
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Transitions
+ 1'02
6
Jean-Christophe Peraud
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 1'06
7
Rigoberto Urán
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
8
Beñat Intxausti
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
9
Kim Kirchen
Team Katusha
s.t.
10
Tony Martin
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
12
Daniel Navarro
Astana
s.t.
13
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky Professional Cycling Team
+ 2'22
14
Rui Costa
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 2'41
15
Stijn Devolder
Quick·Step
s.t.
16
Mauricio Ardila
Rabobank
+ 3'21
17
Sylvain Chavanel
Quick·Step
+ 3'32
18
Mario Aerts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
19
Andreas Klöden
Team RadioShack
+ 4'12
20
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky Professional Cycling Team
+ 4'32
21
Jan Bakelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 4'42
22
Vladimir Gusev
Team Katusha
+ 5'22
23
Danny Pate
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
24
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
25
Roman Kreuziger
Liquigas - Doimo
+ 5'24
26
Alexandr Kolobnev
Team Katusha
+ 7'06
27
Maxime Monfort
Team HTC - Columbia
+ 7'28
28
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
+ 7'45
29
Michael Albasini
Team HTC - Columbia
+ 7'46
30
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank
+ 8'13
31
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
s.t.
32
José Joaquín Rojas
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 8'19
33
Jackson Rodríguez
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
+ 8'31
34
Lorenzo Bernucci
Lampre - Farnese Vini
+ 8'47
35
Jens Voigt
Team Saxo Bank
+ 8'55
36
Kjell Carlström
Sky Professional Cycling Team
+ 8'59
37
Andrea Tonti
CarmioOro NGC
+ 9'29
38
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Professional Cycling Team
+ 9'31
39
Giuseppe Palumbo
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
s.t.
40
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Astana
+ 9'35
41
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Farnese Vini
+ 10'04
42
Pablo Lastras
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 10'51
43
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo Bank
+ 11'06
44
Lars Ytting Bak
Team HTC - Columbia
+ 11'21
45
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Farnese Vini
+ 11'34
46
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 11'54
47
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 12'36
48
Jérôme Pineau
Quick·Step
+ 12'38
49
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana
+ 12'58
50
Marco Marzano
Lampre - Farnese Vini
+ 13'30
51
Óscar Freire
Rabobank
+ 13'43
52
Jakob Fuglsang
Team Saxo Bank
+ 13'57
53
Luca Paolini
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
+ 13'59
54
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 14'02
55
Sergueï Ivanov
Team Katusha
+ 14'04
56
Paul Martens
Rabobank
+ 14'07
57
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
+ 14'45
58
José Iván Gutiérrez
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 14'56
59
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Farnese Vini
+ 15'05
60
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 15'18
61
Fabian Wegmann
Team Milram
+ 15'43
62
Iban Mayoz
Footon - Servetto
+ 16'08
63
Christian Knees
Team Milram
+ 16'17
64
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Doimo
+ 16'21
65
Daniele Bennati
Liquigas - Doimo
+ 16'32
66
Joost Posthuma
Rabobank
+ 17'28
67
Staf Scheirlinckx
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 18'04
68
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank
+ 18'56
69
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Liquigas - Doimo
+ 19'12
70
Marco Frapporti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 19'23
71
Thomas Rohregger
Team Milram
+ 19'48
72
Haimar Zubeldia
Team RadioShack
+ 20'05
73
Koos Moerenhout
Rabobank
+ 20'06
74
Reinier Honig
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
+ 20'48
75
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Miche
+ 20'50
76
Richie Porte
Team Saxo Bank
+ 21'21
77
Andrea Masciarelli
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
+ 21'28
78
Jure Kocjan
CarmioOro NGC
+ 21'32
79
Tomas Vaitkus
Team RadioShack
+ 22'05
80
Markus Eibegger
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
81
Alessandro Vanotti
Liquigas - Doimo
+ 22'13
82
Michele Gaia
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
83
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 22'36
84
Laurent Beuret
CarmioOro NGC
+ 23'09
85
Charles Wegelius
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 23'37
86
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 24'00
87
Nick Nuyens
Rabobank
+ 24'23
88
Francisco Pérez
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 24'31
89
Pasquale Muto
Miche
+ 24'43
90
Domenik Klemme
Team Saxo Bank
+ 27'37
91
Rubens Bertogliati
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
+ 29'12
92
Kristjan Koren
Liquigas - Doimo
+ 30'18
93
Ángel Madrazo
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 30'25
94
Dario Cataldo
Quick·Step
+ 30'44
95
Martin Pedersen
Footon - Servetto
+ 30'53
96
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 31'21
97
Marco Corti
Footon - Servetto
+ 32'04
98
Manuel Cardoso
Footon - Servetto
+ 32'17
99
Gert Steegmans
Team RadioShack
+ 34'29
100
Volodymyr Zagorodny
Miche
+ 35'38
101
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step
+ 35'53
102
Giampaolo Cheula
Footon - Servetto
+ 36'02
103
Artem Ovechkin
Team Katusha
+ 37'24
104
Gerald Ciolek
Team Milram
+ 37'30
105
Peter Stetina
Garmin - Transitions
+ 38'26
106
Aitor Hernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 39'18
107
Thomas Faiers
Footon - Servetto
+ 39'53
108
Roberto De Patre
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
+ 42'10
109
Tiago Machado
Team RadioShack
+ 42'18
110
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 42'21
111
Matthew Busche
Team RadioShack
+ 44'06
112
Allan Davis
Astana
+ 44'24
113
Sergio Pardilla
CarmioOro NGC
+ 44'38
114
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Transitions
+ 45'00
115
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Farnese Vini
+ 45'49
116
Francisco José Ventoso
CarmioOro NGC
+ 46'12
117
Alessandro Bisolti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 46'38
118
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 48'01
119
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky Professional Cycling Team
+ 48'57
120
Greg Van Avermaet
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 51'26
121
Nikolas Maes
Quick·Step
+ 53'18
122
Niki Terpstra
Team Milram
+ 54'36
123
Sébastien Rosseler
Team RadioShack
+ 54'50
124
Danilo Napolitano
Team Katusha
+ 56'15
125
Robert Hunter
Garmin - Transitions
+ 56'29
126
Sacha Modolo
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 57'54
127
Matteo Tosatto
Quick·Step
+ 59'43
128
Mark Cavendish
Team HTC - Columbia
+ 1h00'43
129
Martijn Maaskant
Garmin - Transitions
+ 1h01'49
130
Bolat Raimbekov
Astana
+ 1h03'34
131
Davide Viganò
Sky Professional Cycling Team
+ 1h04'01
132
Maxim Gourov
Astana
+ 1h05'02
133
Cameron Meyer
Garmin - Transitions
+ 1h05'46
134
Glenn D'Hollander
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 1h08'37
135
Jürgen Roelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 1h11'03
136
Laurent Didier
Team Saxo Bank
+ 1h11'21
137
Matthew Wilson
Garmin - Transitions
+ 1h14'38
138
Simone Masciarelli
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
+ 1h14'42
139
Hayden Roulston
Team HTC - Columbia
+ 1h15'50
140
Leopoldo Rocchetti
Miche
+ 1h17'02
141
Robbie McEwen
Team Katusha
+ 1h17'14
142
Paolo Ciavatta
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
+ 1h18'26
143
Krzysztof Szczawinski
Miche
+ 1h20'58
144
Alessandro Donati
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
+ 1h21'34
145
André Greipel
Team HTC - Columbia
+ 1h24'42
146
Fabrice Piemontesi
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
+ 1h26'42
147
Andrea Grendene
Lampre - Farnese Vini
+ 1h28'34
148
Alexandre Pliuschin
Team Katusha
+ 1h30'55
149
Ermanno Capelli
Footon - Servetto
+ 1h33'19
150
Alan Marangoni
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h33'25
151
Alessandro Raisoni
CarmioOro NGC
+ 1h33'59
152
Gert Dockx
Team HTC - Columbia
+ 1h34'05
153
Wouter Weylandt
Quick·Step
+ 1h35'39
154
Fumiyuki Beppu
Team RadioShack
+ 1h35'54
155
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h36'13
156
Ben Swift
Sky Professional Cycling Team
+ 1h37'05
157
Thomas Bertolini
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
+ 1h37'34
158
Manuel Belletti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h38'27
159
Fabio Terrenzio
CarmioOro NGC
+ 1h41'22
160
Alberto Contoli
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h41'38
161
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h44'43
162
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h46'34
163
Francesco Chicchi
Liquigas - Doimo
+ 1h52'50
164
Markus Eichler
Team Milram
+ 1h53'02
165
Greg Henderson
Sky Professional Cycling Team
+ 1h53'28
166
Enrico Peruffo
CarmioOro NGC
+ 1h54'54
167
Jarosław Marycz
Team Saxo Bank
+ 1h56'06
168
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h59'23
169
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo Bank
+ 2h00'26
170
Damiano Margutti
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
+ 2h01'19
171
Roberto Cesaro
Miche
+ 2h04'37
172
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Miche
+ 2h09'48
173
Wim Stroetinga
Team Milram
+ 2h13'45
174
Björn Schröder
Team Milram
+ 2h32'14
Well, I would lie if I say that I am happy about the overall, but after the first two stages, I had never thought that Klöden would be able to make a Top20. The GC show, it was a duel from Vino and Cunego, with a shade win for the little prince.
Points: Maybe a consolation for the Kazakh
Mountain: At least, the only table where on of our rider appear.
U25:
Team: I think this picture show how the rider from Astana feel: 2nd, 3rd and 11th in the overall, but not the first place, they are disappointed.
Nokere - Koerse
1.) Stijn Vandenbergh (Katusha) 4h45'37"
2.) Bert De Waele (Landbouwkrediet) +0"
3.) Paolo Longo Borghini (ISD-Neri) +30"
18. March / 19. March
Nothing important to report.
20. March Milano - San Remo
(Found no logo)
Milan – San Remo (Italian: Milano–Sanremo), "the Spring classic" ("la classica di Primavera", is an annual cycle race between Milan and Sanremo. It is the longest professional one-day race at 298 km. The first was in 1907, when Lucien Petit-Breton won. Today it is one of the 'Monuments' of European cycling, and results contribute towards the UCI World Ranking; until 2007 it was part of the UCI ProTour.
Milan – San Remo is often called the sprinters' classic while its sister Italian race the Giro di Lombardia held in autumn is the climbers' classic. (wikipedia.com)
The most succesfull rider here is Eddy Merckx, who won seven times here.
The Shack: Who else could be our leader here as our sprint specialist Gert Steegmans? Vaitkus and Rosseler support him. Daryl Impey is also here, he has a higher hill stat than Steegmans and is the Co-Leader. Horner and Paulinho make today their first race day, i do not expect anything from then, both will also race the Vuelta Ciclista a Catalunya at the End of March. Selander and Bewley are helper today.
The opposition: Strong startlist, but just as expected. Who is there? There are Óscar Freire and Alessandro Petacchi, stage winner of Tirreno-Adriatico. There is Tom Boonen, stage winner of Paris-Nice. Marc Cavendish, winner here 2009, and second in the last stage of Tirreno-Adriatico. This four guys are the top favourites here. Also Allan Davis (Stage win Vuelta a Andalucia), Edvald Boasson Hagen (5th GC Tour of Oman, 7th GC Tour of Qatar), Daniele Bennati (2nd Stage 3 Tirreno-Adriatico), Tyler Farrar and Robbie McEwen (both with no victories). And of course we do not underestimate the Co-leader of a few teams, André Greipel (also no important results) and Francesco Chicchi (2 stage wins Tour of Oman). Sorry for all the Hushovd-Fans, Cervélo did not get a wildcard.
Milano - San Remo, 293,3 km I think you know the profile. At the half of the race, the rider reach the Passo di Turchini, a long, but not steep hill. Le Mànie (4,7km, 6,9%) after 200km is the first hard hill, but if the speed is not to high, the sprinter should survive here. At the last 30km the Cipressa (5,8 km, 3,6%) and the Poggio di Sanremo (3,8 km, 3,3%). Just rider in shape could survive her and sprint for the win.
Team goals:
- Top 10 (Steegmans)
Favourites: Mark Cavendish, Alessandro Petacchi, Tom Boonen, Óscar Freire, Tyler Farrar. My tip: Just as usual. Mark Cavendish.
Edited by janne_837 on 23-10-2010 19:51
Benvenuti in Milano, the Start of the prestigous sprint classic Milano - San Remo.
There were many attackers, even Ryder Hesjedal and Damiano Cunego (actually the protour leader) attack. But always Lampre, Rabobank or Colombia started to push the peloton.
After 80 kilometer, we can see who is in the break of the day. Most prominent are Danilo Hondo, Geraint Thomas and Bram Tankink. RadioShack send Bjorn Selander.
Here at the descent of the Passo del Turchino. The pack is 4 minutes down.
Le Mànie, a small but steep hill. Lampre and Rabobank work hard now to catch the front group.
P; -5'21" Merlo; -6'02" E1
Still over 60km to go, but Leif Hoste seems not to be interest in that fact and attack.
P; -12" Hoste; -3'10" Merlo; -4'48" E1
A little proof of the hard work from the hard work of Lampre and Rabobank. The break split fast now, Bewley can not hold contact.
P; -1'10" Merlo; 4'21 E1
A little overview over the race with 40km to go.
E1; P +3'05"
The peloton can see now the breakaway, and Cancellara, Gilbert, Vinokourov and Devolder decide that its time to attack.
But their attack failed, so another try from Cancellara, Boonen and Boasson Hagen! Bad news for RadioShack. All helper from Steegmans fall back or almost lost contact. Can he survive the Cipressa and the Poggio alone?
P; -22" Tankink, Gérard, Gavazzi, Thomas; -43" Roulsten
Roulsten, Tankink, Gérard, Gavazzi and Thomas are caught, now we came in the exiting phase of the race. At the top of the Cipressa, Steegmans seems tired. Can he stay in the pack?
Nope. At the downhill, he could recover a bit, but the gap was already open. Too late for him (and he is not the only one: McEwen, Farrar, Cavendish and Napolitano are also in A1), the winner will be in the front group, one of these 44 rider (including Boonen, Freire, Petacchi, Davis, Bennati, Boasson Hagen and Breschel).
Oh no. At the start of the poggio, a crash in the peloton! Included are Linus Gerdemann, Vincenzo Nibali, Enrico Gasparotto and the sprint specialists Anthony Geslin and Matti Breschel. Bad luck, specially for Geslin and Breschel.
AND CRASH OF A FAVOURITE! The rain bring Benatti to fall. Too bad, he survive both hills and then crashing in the descent... If they are not too tired from the Poggio, Alessandro Petacchi, Tom Boonen, Óscar Freire, Allan Davis and Edvald Boasson Hagen should clearly be the favourites now.Or can a sprint-puncheur like Fabian Cancellara, Filippo Pozatto or Kim Kirchen grab the win?
Slvain Chavanel opens the final sprint! Vinokourov at his backwheel. Best postioned RadioShack rider is still Gert Steegmans in the third group. Maybe more interesting: Most of the topsprinter here are just in the back of the group!
Just 1600m to go! Vinokourov now accelerating and leaving the backwheel from Chavanel. Both have a good advantage for the other. Is it to late for one of the sprinter? Boonen and Freire still at the back, and the other also just in the middle of the front group.
Flame rouge. And now Alessandro Petacchi accelerate, the australian champ Allan Davis at his backwheel! Can he pass Vino and Chavanel?
Boasson Hagen also came to the front, but to late for the win. He and Cancellara sprint for place 5. At the top, we can see how close it will be end Vino, Petacchi or even Davis who leave Petacchis backwheel and make his move?
And Alexandre Vinokourov win! The old sprint bug stopped Alessandro Petacchi, who finished second.
Steegmans came in at the front of the second group. Place 39 at the end.
Result:
1
Alexandre Vinokourov
Astana
7h10'50
2
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
3
Sylvain Chavanel
Quick·Step
s.t.
4
Allan Davis
Astana
s.t.
5
Fabian Cancellara
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
6
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
8
Filippo Pozzato
Team Katusha
s.t.
9
Alexandr Kolobnev
Team Katusha
s.t.
10
Kim Kirchen
Team Katusha
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step
s.t.
12
Martin Elmiger
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
13
Stijn Devolder
Quick·Step
s.t.
14
Joaquím Rodríguez
Team Katusha
s.t.
15
Óscar Freire
Rabobank
s.t.
16
Niki Terpstra
Team Milram
s.t.
17
David Millar
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
18
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
19
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Jens Voigt
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
21
Carlos Barredo
Quick·Step
s.t.
22
Greg Van Avermaet
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
23
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
24
Leif Hoste
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
25
Jérôme Pineau
Quick·Step
s.t.
26
Sergueï Ivanov
Team Katusha
s.t.
27
Manuel Quinziato
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
28
Simon Gerrans
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
29
Nick Nuyens
Rabobank
s.t.
30
Vladimir Karpets
Team Katusha
s.t.
31
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
32
Jean-Christophe Peraud
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
33
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
34
Lorenzo Bernucci
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
35
Sebastian Langeveld
Rabobank
s.t.
36
Johan Van Summeren
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
37
Grega Bole
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
38
Lars Boom
Rabobank
s.t.
39
Gert Steegmans
Team RadioShack
+ 1'39
40
Mark Cavendish
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
41
Danilo Napolitano
Team Katusha
s.t.
42
Daniele Bennati
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
43
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana
s.t.
44
Robbie McEwen
Team Katusha
s.t.
45
Stuart O'Grady
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
46
Anthony Geslin
Française des Jeux
s.t.
47
Manuel Cardoso
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
48
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana
s.t.
49
Pablo Lastras
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
50
Michael Albasini
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
51
Fabian Wegmann
Team Milram
s.t.
52
Tony Martin
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
53
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
54
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
55
Linus Gerdemann
Team Milram
s.t.
56
Mikaël Chérel
Française des Jeux
s.t.
57
Hayden Roulston
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
58
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
59
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
60
Gerald Ciolek
Team Milram
s.t.
61
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
62
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
63
Vasil Kiryienka
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
64
Martijn Maaskant
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
65
José Joaquín Rojas
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
66
Emanuele Sella
CarmioOro NGC
s.t.
67
Staf Scheirlinckx
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
68
Bernhard Eisel
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
69
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
70
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
71
Danny Pate
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
72
Gilberto Simoni
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
73
Mauricio Ardila
Rabobank
s.t.
74
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
75
Rui Costa
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
76
Wouter Weylandt
Quick·Step
s.t.
77
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
78
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
79
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
80
Giampaolo Cheula
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
81
Eros Capecchi
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
82
Aitor Galdos
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
83
Jürgen Roelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
84
Jakob Fuglsang
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
85
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
86
Markus Fothen
Team Milram
s.t.
87
Ruggero Marzoli
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
+ 3'00
88
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
89
Bram Tankink
Rabobank
s.t.
90
Sébastien Rosseler
Team RadioShack
s.t.
91
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank
s.t.
92
Raffaele Ferrara
CarmioOro NGC
s.t.
93
Marcello Pavarin
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
94
Tomas Vaitkus
Team RadioShack
s.t.
95
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Farnese Vini
+ 3'39
96
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
97
Arkaitz Durán
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
98
Imanol Erviti
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
99
Geraint Thomas
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Farnese Vini
+ 4'42
101
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
102
Francis De Greef
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
103
Arnaud Gérard
Française des Jeux
s.t.
104
Paul Voss
Team Milram
s.t.
105
Davide Viganò
Sky Professional Cycling Team
+ 5'14
106
Mark Renshaw
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
107
André Greipel
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
108
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step
s.t.
109
Fabio Felline
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
110
Sébastien Chavanel
Française des Jeux
s.t.
111
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
112
Michele Scarponi
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
s.t.
113
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
114
Chris Horner
Team RadioShack
s.t.
115
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
s.t.
116
Chris Anker Sørensen
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
117
Maxime Monfort
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
118
Kevin Hulsmans
Quick·Step
s.t.
119
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
120
Francesco Failli
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
s.t.
121
Daryl Impey
Team RadioShack
s.t.
122
Luis Ángel Maté
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
+ 6'02
123
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana
+ 6'58
124
Aristide Ratti
CarmioOro NGC
s.t.
125
Bjorn Selander
Team RadioShack
s.t.
126
Assan Bazayev
Astana
+ 8'02
127
Cayetano Sarmiento
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
s.t.
128
Mirko Selvaggi
Astana
s.t.
129
Marco Corti
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
130
Frédéric Guesdon
Française des Jeux
s.t.
131
Francesco Chicchi
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
132
Gianni Meersman
Française des Jeux
s.t.
133
Gatis Smukulis
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
134
Alessandro Bertolini
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
s.t.
135
Cyril Dessel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
136
Andrey Amador
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
137
Vladimir Efimkin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
138
Dario Andriotto
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
s.t.
139
Iván Velasco
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
140
Roman Kireyev
Astana
s.t.
141
Massimo Codol
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
s.t.
142
Kai Reus
Rabobank
s.t.
143
Greg Henderson
Sky Professional Cycling Team
+ 11'06
144
Sébastien Fournet
CarmioOro NGC
s.t.
145
Dominik Roels
Team Milram
s.t.
146
Paride Grillo
CarmioOro NGC
s.t.
147
Alberto Loddo
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
s.t.
148
Jérémy Roy
Française des Jeux
s.t.
149
Filippo Savini
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
150
Sérgio Paulinho
Team RadioShack
s.t.
151
Fabio Taborre
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
s.t.
152
Steven Cozza
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
153
Aitor Hernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
154
Michele Merlo
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
155
Björn Schröder
Team Milram
+ 15'14
156
Matthieu Ladagnous
Française des Jeux
s.t.
157
Vidal Celis
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
158
Rubén Plaza
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
159
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
s.t.
160
Stefano Pirazzi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
161
Enrico Zen
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
162
Alberto Losada
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
163
Nicolas Rousseau
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
164
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
165
Simone Stortoni
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
166
Alessandro Fantini
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
s.t.
167
Sam Bewley
Team RadioShack
s.t.
168
Cameron Wurf
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
s.t.
169
Kasper Klostergaard
Team Saxo Bank
+ 16'42
170
Daniele Ratto
CarmioOro NGC
+ 20'43
171
Francesco Di Paolo
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
+ 21'55
172
Dídac Ortega
Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci
s.t.
173
Gianluca Brambilla
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 26'11
174
Antonio Quadranti
CarmioOro NGC
+ 29'07
175
Andrea Piechele
CarmioOro NGC
+ 31'23
Steegmans is not already in a level 6-shape, but I had expected that he could hold himself in the front group. Bad luck.
For Vinokourov maybe a compensation for the second in T-A. I had not expected him as winner here. Also Chavanel as 3rd.
Classic Milan San Remo there. Steegmans was always going to find it difficult to survive the final climbs.
But great efforts to try and turn this stage racing squad into a credible classic squad. Not quite there yet, though Steegmans may fare better in Gent Wegulum!
I never win MSR with a sprinter. The last 2 hills always kill mine. So I take a good hilly rider and attack there, In my 2010 season Farrar was like Steegmans here. This season I will take him in my squad but also some better hilly riders.
roturn wrote:
I never win MSR with a sprinter. The last 2 hills always kill mine. So I take a good hilly rider and attack there, In my 2010 season Farrar was like Steegmans here. This season I will take him in my squad but also some better hilly riders.
Yeah I always try to win it in a sprint, but it never works out and I end up attacking on the final hill and winning, usually with Ballan on Lampre, in the older games.
roturn wrote:
I never win MSR with a sprinter. The last 2 hills always kill mine. So I take a good hilly rider and attack there, In my 2010 season Farrar was like Steegmans here. This season I will take him in my squad but also some better hilly riders.
Long live Ginanni . Only sprinter i managed to win MSR with. Mostly due to his high hill stat though.
Vino did surprise me, in my carreers he came close, but always had a logical winner like Cancellara, Petacchi, Boonen, ...
Congrats to all which has ever won M-SR with a sprinter I never had
Really bad luck this time (and my fault that I did not take a puncheur in my squad), but Steegmans is in shape and I am looking forward where he can place himself in Gent-Wevelgem and the other cobble classics.
@FreitasPCM
Yeah, I want install Patch 1.0.4.1. but when I had to start a new carrier (or not?)
I hope it is the last time with the bad luck Steegmans is in shape, he will show what he can in the cobble classics in late March/April.
@Smowz
Thank you I am looking forward for Gent-Wevelgem, Steegmans should be able to make a Top10 (maybe Top5 in a masssprint) there.
@roturn/valverde321
Neither I had win M-SR with a sprinter. I always give it a try, but it never succeeded. But it was also my fault that I had not any good puncheur in my squad. Maybe than i should also be able to attack on the poggio.
@Kami
I were also surprised. I think he had a full red fillet and then he had luck and catch the right backwheel (Chavanel). A typical PCM-result, I think he never will irl. But he seems prepared for the classics in April!
janne_837 wrote:
@FreitasPCM
Yeah, I want install Patch 1.0.4.1. but when I had to start a new carrier (or not?)
I hope it is the last time with the bad luck Steegmans is in shape, he will show what he can in the cobble classics in late March/April.
If you started your career with patch 1.0.3.0 then you can install 1.0.4.1 over it without restarting your career. Just copy the local.cdb again.
But in 1.0.4.1 the sprint "bug" is still there. They fixed it with 1.0.4.2 but then the sprint doesn`t work at all
But as long as this "bug" is just an animation bug and not something that destroys realistic results it`s okay for me.
@roturn
OK, then I will install Patch 1.0.4.1. after hearing that 1.0.4.2. sucks.
@Tuco the Ugly
MSR seems to be really hard in PCM... My last win there was in PCM 2009 after a great attack with Cancellara at the Poggio.
@All
Before I want to continue here, I have an important question: I have planed with a four-day-trainingcamp in Geraardsbergen for my cobble specialists. What do you think, are trainingcamps to much cheating? I still can cancel the camp.
Edited by janne_837 on 25-10-2010 15:41
janne: Personally, I find training camps inflate stats too much. They are a nice idea but often change things in the players favour too much. I don't mind pre season training so much it seems more logical and less game breaking.
Smowz wrote:
janne: Personally, I find training camps inflate stats too much. They are a nice idea but often change things in the players favour too much. I don't mind pre season training so much it seems more logical and less game breaking.
Then again you are playing as Radioshack
Because of that, I just use short trainingcamps to increase just a bit. But I do not will use training camps in the story if you find it is cheating.
Just decided to cancel the training camp. I should also be able to get good results on the cobble classics without that
21. March
Race results:
Spoiler
Cholet - Pays de Loire
1.) Pierrick Fédrigo (Bbox) 4h09'48"
2.) Lloyd Mondory (AG2R) +1'12"
3.) Sébastien Chavanel (FDJ) +1'12"
Finally, this teams will compete at the Ronde van Vlaanderen: 18 PT-Teams + Bbox, Cervélo, Landbouwkrediet and Vacansoleil. No Ballan,no Hincapie, no Burghardt in de Ronde!
13 PT-Teams (no Astana, Caisse d'Epargne, Euskaltel, Footon and Lampre) will race in Paris-Roubaix. The ASO announced that they will send 9 wildcards, and here the applicants: BMC, Bbox, CCC Polsat, CarmioOro, Ceramica Flaminia, Cervélo, Cofidis, Colnago-CSF, Saur-Sojasun, Skil-Shimano, Topsport Vlaanderen, Vacansoleil and Verandas Willems.
22. March
This teams are at the start of the Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco: 18 PT-Teams + Andalucía, Bbox, Cervélo and Xacobeo.
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
The Volta a Catalunya is a popular road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is a part of the UCI ProTour programme, ranking only second behind the Vuelta a España in popularity for Spain. Due to its place in the riding calendar (after the Giro d'Italia), it was long viewed as an important Tour de France preparation race for cyclists. After the inauguration of the ProTour, the race moved to May, making it an alternative for the Giro. This didn't prove to be a successful change, and for the 2010 season, the race organisation announced a move to late March, the date formerly held by another Catalan stage race, the Setmana Catalana. The first edition was held in January and lasted for three days. (wikipedia.com)
Winner 2009: Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
The Shack: We have no really leader here, but the only stage race rider with a shape over 80 here are Yaroslav Popovych and Haimar Zubeldia, so they will probably our leaders. Chris Horner should build up his form for the hilly classics in april here, we have not to expect much from him, also like Sergio Paulinho. For the two sprint stages, we have Daryl Impey here. "Chechu" Rubiera, Matthew Busche and Markel Irizar are helper.
The opposition: A pretty weak startlist! Maybe my first GC-Win on hard? Main opponents should be Bradley Wiggins (but I have not see him take part anywhere, so he should be not in shape), Marco Pinotti, Vasil Kiryienka, Richie Porte and Benat Intxausti (Top 10 P-N).
In the sprints, I count on the Haedo brothers, Chris Sutton, Aitor Galdos, Graeme Brown and Yauheni Hutarovich.
Prologue: Lloret de Mar - Lloret de Mar, 4,5 km A short prologue. Nothing more to say.
Team goals:
- Top 5 (Popovych)
- Top 10 (Horner)
- Top 20 (Paulinho, Zubeldia)
Favourites: Bradley Wiggins, Yaroslav Popovych, Linus Gerdemann, Benat Intxausti, Xavier Tondo. My tip: Even if he is not in shape, Wiggins is the only time trial specialist here and should win.
Yeah, I hope Yaroslav can get a good result here. Thanks, I will mind there to get to avoid a necessary loss of time.
Jos Van Emden sets the first good time. At the end, he could stay on a good 11th place (+10")
Paul Voss, the real life winner here, but he was far off this place today. 60th in the finish (+29")
One of our leader here, Haimar Zubeldia. Not such bad today, but could not reach his goal for today with place 23 (+17").
One of the best time trialer and a former tt-world champ in the peloton here, but dissapointing today. Just the 42th place (+24") for Michael Rogers. Rubiera in the background finished 61th (+29")
He was the big surprise today, Adriano Malori. Of course a good prologue rider, but nobody had thought that he would able to end 3rd (+6") here!
I forgot him in the list of the favourites. Of course had a Top-10 Paris Nice finisher a chance to win here! Navarro is not such a good rider against the clock, so he can be satisfied with place 33 (+21").
Yaroslav, our main leader here, was also not so good as expected. At the end, he can not be happy with the 8th (+9") place.
No screenshot from him, but another surprise: Daryl impey managed to get a really good time and finished 15th (+14")
Maciej Bodnar, the polish time trial champ from Liquigas. One place behind Impey, so 16th (+14").
The german tt-champ and tt-worldchamp 2008, Bert Grabsch! Seeing as he is not that good in short prologues, it id not such a big shame that he can just get the 28th place (+19")
Linus Gerdemann, also a candidate for a win here. And... he was amazing, finishing with 6'09". The provisional best time!
Benat Intxausti came in with the same time as Gerdemann, but he was a little bit slower than him. So the provisional second best time. Can anyone get a better time?
Tondo was not able to answer the expectations as 17th (+14"). Contrary to Vladimir Karpets who showed an amazing performance today as 5th (+7")
Richie Porte showed that he want to win the GC here, finished as a good 4th (+6")
HTC-Colombias time-trial specialists really lose today, also Marco Pinotti finisheds just 14th (+14").
"The smiler", or "The Redneck" how he is called by Lance and Levi, is just here to get the shape for the ardennes classics. But he was not such bad as maybe expected, place 22 (+16") at the end.
The top favourite seems not to be in shape, I think place 7 (+8") is pretty weak for "Wiggo".
Result/Overall (No time bonifikation in Lloret de Mar):
1
Linus Gerdemann
Team Milram
6'09
2
Beñat Intxausti
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
3
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Farnese Vini
+ 6
4
Richie Porte
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
5
Vladimir Karpets
Team Katusha
+ 7
6
Óscar Pereiro
Astana
+ 8
7
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
+ 9
9
Ángel Vicioso
Andalucía - Cajasur
+ 10
10
Vasil Kiryienka
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank
s.t.
12
Danny Pate
Garmin - Transitions
+ 11
13
Tom Stamsnijder
Rabobank
+ 14
14
Marco Pinotti
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
15
Daryl Impey
Team RadioShack
s.t.
16
Maciej Bodnar
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
17
Xavier Tondo
Cervélo Test Team
s.t.
18
Rubén Plaza
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
19
José Iván Gutiérrez
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
20
Arkaitz Durán
Footon - Servetto
+ 15
21
Gustavo César Veloso
Xacobeo - Galicia
s.t.
22
Chris Horner
Team RadioShack
+ 16
23
Haimar Zubeldia
Team RadioShack
+ 17
24
Russell Downing
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
25
Vicente Reynès
Team HTC - Columbia
+ 19
26
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
27
Vladimir Efimkin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
28
Bert Grabsch
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
29
Yury Trofimov
Bbox Bouygues Télécom
+ 20
30
Matthieu Ladagnous
Française des Jeux
s.t.
31
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Garmin - Transitions
+ 21
32
Gilberto Simoni
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
33
Daniel Navarro
Astana
s.t.
34
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
35
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 22
36
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
37
Charles Wegelius
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
38
Markus Fothen
Team Milram
s.t.
39
Juan José Haedo
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
40
Matthew Busche
Team RadioShack
+ 23
41
Yauheni Hutarovich
Française des Jeux
s.t.
42
Michael Rogers
Team HTC - Columbia
+ 24
43
Kristjan Koren
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
44
Markel Irizar
Team RadioShack
s.t.
45
Yohan Offredo
Française des Jeux
+ 25
46
Sérgio Paulinho
Team RadioShack
s.t.
47
Matthias Brändle
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
48
Francisco Pérez
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 26
49
Nicolas Portal
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
51
Kevin De Weert
Quick·Step
s.t.
52
Francisco José Pacheco
Xacobeo - Galicia
s.t.
53
Christopher Sutton
Sky Professional Cycling Team
+ 27
54
Mikaël Chérel
Française des Jeux
s.t.
55
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Team Katusha
s.t.
56
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Doimo
+ 28
57
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank
s.t.
58
Patrick Gretsch
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
59
Kjell Carlström
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Paul Voss
Team Milram
+ 29
61
José Luis Rubiera
Team RadioShack
s.t.
62
Ben Swift
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Andrey Amador
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
64
Aleksejs Saramotins
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
65
Jakob Fuglsang
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
66
Domenik Klemme
Team Saxo Bank
+ 30
67
Adam Hansen
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
68
Davide Viganò
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Sébastien Turgot
Bbox Bouygues Télécom
s.t.
70
Antonio Piedra
Andalucía - Cajasur
+ 31
71
Vladimir Gusev
Team Katusha
s.t.
72
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
73
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
74
Pedro Merino
Footon - Servetto
+ 32
75
Matthew Lloyd
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
76
David García Dapena
Xacobeo - Galicia
s.t.
77
Rasmus Guldhammer
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
78
Davide Cimolai
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
79
José Vicente Toribio
Andalucía - Cajasur
s.t.
80
Joaquín Novoa
Cervélo Test Team
+ 33
81
David Gutiérrez Gutiérrez
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
82
Timothy Gudsell
Française des Jeux
+ 34
83
Branislau Samoilau
Quick·Step
s.t.
84
Mirco Lorenzetto
Lampre - Farnese Vini
+ 35
85
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Team Saxo Bank
+ 36
86
Alexandre Pichot
Bbox Bouygues Télécom
s.t.
87
Thomas Rohregger
Team Milram
+ 37
88
Vidal Celis
Footon - Servetto
+ 38
89
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
90
Jack Bobridge
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
91
Jonas Ljungblad
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
92
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Transitions
+ 39
93
Dries Devenyns
Quick·Step
s.t.
94
Michele Merlo
Footon - Servetto
+ 40
95
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
96
José Antonio De Segovia
Xacobeo - Galicia
s.t.
97
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Doimo
+ 41
98
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Andalucía - Cajasur
s.t.
99
Graeme Brown
Rabobank
s.t.
100
David De la Fuente
Astana
s.t.
101
Matthew Wilson
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
102
Pablo Lastras
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 42
103
Anthony Roux
Française des Jeux
s.t.
104
Mirko Selvaggi
Astana
+ 43
105
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
106
Imanol Erviti
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
107
Rémy Di Gregorio
Française des Jeux
s.t.
108
Simone Ponzi
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
109
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Team Saxo Bank
+ 44
110
Lorenzo Bernucci
Lampre - Farnese Vini
+ 45
111
Jonathan Bellis
Team Saxo Bank
+ 46
112
Daniel Moreno
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
113
Wim Stroetinga
Team Milram
s.t.
114
Benjamín Noval
Astana
s.t.
115
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank
s.t.
116
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía - Cajasur
s.t.
117
Josep Jufré
Astana
s.t.
118
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step
s.t.
119
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
120
Paul Martens
Rabobank
s.t.
121
Jesús Hernández
Astana
s.t.
122
Aitor Galdos
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
123
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
124
Matteo Tosatto
Quick·Step
+ 47
125
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Quick·Step
s.t.
126
Yukiya Arashiro
Bbox Bouygues Télécom
s.t.
127
Assan Bazayev
Astana
s.t.
128
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
129
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 48
130
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 49
131
Óscar Pujol
Cervélo Test Team
+ 50
132
Xavier Florencio
Cervélo Test Team
+ 51
133
Stefan Denifl
Cervélo Test Team
+ 52
134
Maxime Vantomme
Team Katusha
s.t.
135
Xabier Zandio
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 53
136
Kirk Carlsen
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
137
Giampaolo Cheula
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
138
Thomas Peterson
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
139
Freddy Bichot
Bbox Bouygues Télécom
+ 54
140
Bram Tankink
Rabobank
s.t.
141
Mathieu Sprick
Bbox Bouygues Télécom
s.t.
142
Dominik Roels
Team Milram
s.t.
143
Roger Hammond
Cervélo Test Team
s.t.
144
Rodrigo García
Xacobeo - Galicia
s.t.
145
Javier Moreno
Andalucía - Cajasur
s.t.
146
Roger Kluge
Team Milram
s.t.
147
Wesley Sulzberger
Française des Jeux
+ 55
148
David Vitoria
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
149
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
150
Dominique Rollin
Cervélo Test Team
s.t.
151
Dario Cataldo
Quick·Step
s.t.
152
José Luis Arrieta
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
153
Denis Galimzyanov
Team Katusha
s.t.
154
Carlos Castaño
Xacobeo - Galicia
s.t.
155
Mauricio Ardila
Rabobank
s.t.
156
Thomas Fothen
Team Milram
s.t.
157
Francisco Javier Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
158
Íñigo Cuesta
Cervélo Test Team
s.t.
159
Mickaël Delage
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 57
160
Nicolas Rousseau
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 58
161
Timothy Duggan
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
162
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
163
Addy Engels
Quick·Step
+ 1'01
164
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía - Cajasur
+ 1'02
165
Saïd Haddou
Bbox Bouygues Télécom
s.t.
166
Steve Chainel
Bbox Bouygues Télécom
s.t.
167
Marco Marzano
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
168
Eduard Vorganov
Team Katusha
+ 1'03
169
Juan Javier Estrada
Andalucía - Cajasur
s.t.
170
Nikita Eskov
Team Katusha
+ 1'07
171
René Mandri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'09
172
Serafín Martínez
Xacobeo - Galicia
+ 1'10
173
Marcos García
Xacobeo - Galicia
s.t.
174
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
175
Joan Horrach
Team Katusha
s.t.
176
Glenn D'Hollander
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 1'11
Points:
1
Linus Gerdemann
Team Milram
25
2
Beñat Intxausti
Euskaltel - Euskadi
20
3
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Farnese Vini
16
4
Richie Porte
Team Saxo Bank
14
5
Vladimir Karpets
Team Katusha
12
U25: Beñat Intxausti (Euskaltel) Team: Caisse d'Epargne
Edited by janne_837 on 26-10-2010 15:58
, is an annual cycle race between Milan and Sanremo. It is the longest professional one-day race at 298 km. The first was in 1907, when Lucien Petit-Breton won. Today it is one of the 'Monuments' of European cycling, and results contribute towards the UCI World Ranking; until 2007 it was part of the UCI ProTour.
. Only sprinter i managed to win MSR with. Mostly due to his high hill stat though.
