One advice for sprints: one get to hill try not to waste your rider, try putting him to rest, basically reduce his effort, and then pull it up in the descend, works for me.
Gesink lost no time for Nibali, and is still on the fight. As for the sprints, there must be some kind of curse that makes your riders lose energy in the final kms. :/
Positives
- It's still incredible close for the GC, with 3 riders within 22 seconds, and the 4th, and best time-trialist, at 1'03.
- A lot of surprising winners.
- Monster with the U25-jersey (and 3rd in the KOTM)
After a day of rest, the peloton heads back to France, over the Col de la Lombarde (20.2km at 7.2%). The highest mountain pass in Europe has to be climb today. The Col de la Bonette-Restefond (23.8km at 6.5%) has an altitude of 2802 metres, and it's the highest point a World Tour race has ever been. After the summit, a 24-km descend awaits towards Jausiers.
100km to go
A 11-man big BOTD is formed and in it are some riders of the Top 25 of the GC. Besides Gasparotto, Langeveld, Montaguti, Scheirlinckx, Demaret, Vicioso and Kozontchuk, also Simon Spilak (Lampre, 25), Chris Anker Sorensen (Saxo Bank, 24), Matthias Frank (BMC, 21) and Nicholas Roche (AG2R, 20) are present.
They have created a 3'21-gap at the foot of today's first climb, the Col de la Lombarde.
79km to go
At the summit, at an altitude of 2351 metres above sea level, only the last 4, the best climbers in the leading group, are still in the lead. Roche, Sorensen, Spilak and Frank have extended their lead to 6'21, mainy because Radio Shack didnt want to make a high pace in the ascend.
57km to go
When the peloton has finished the descend into France, 3 riders go in the counter attack. Chris Froome, Levi Leipheimer (GC's 16) and Vasil Kiryienka try to close the gap to the 4 leaders, although they are 6'21 in front.
32km to go
8 kilometres before the summit of the Bonette-Restefond, Samuel Sánchez (GC's nr. 5) attacks. Only Bradley Wiggins (GC's nr. 6) reacts. This happens still 6 minutes behind the leaders.
29km to go
Spilak, Roche and Frank have dropped Sorensen. Froome, Leipheimer and Kiryienka follow at 4'00, Sánchez at 5'04 and the group maillot jaune at 5'31. Than GC's number 3 Denis Menchov attacks. Robert Gesink doesn't react, but looks at Nibali, saying "you're the leader, it's your job to react".
And of course, Nibbles listens and junps towards Menchov, followed by our Dutch leader.
24km to go
The 3 leaders have become 2. Roche and Spilak have dropped Frank and they cross the summit of the Bonette-Restefond. Frank follows at '54, Sorensen at 1'26.
24km to go
At 4'36 follows a group with Froome, Leipheimer and Kiryienka, and they're accompanied by Sánchez, Menchov, Nibali and Gesink. Evans follows closely behind and manages to join them in the descend. The same for Hesjedal.
A 2nd chasing group, with Wiggins, Kern, Schleck, Van den Broeck and Jelle Vanendert in it, follows at 6'03.
10km to go
Out of range of the cameras, Nicholas Roche looses control of his bike and crashes! This brings Simon Spilak in a great opportunity to win a stage in the Tour de France. With 10 descending kilometres remaining, Frank follows at '48 and Roche & Sörensen at 1'56. The group maillot jaune follows at 5'08. No, not a group, but.....
9km to go Robert Gesink!!! The pace dropped in the groupe maillot jaune, and Gesink sneaked away. When he is 30 metres in front of the others, his opponentes start looking at each other. Nnibali doesn't want to chase him, Menchov thinks it's Nibbles his job and Evans says "Hey, you dropped in the climb, why should I do it??" One guy thinks "F%$#&k you all", and goes in the counterattack: Sammy Sánchez. But meanwhile, Gesink has created a gap of 30 seconds!
Finish
Simon Spilak, the number 6 in the Giro earlier this year, takes his first win of the year. Matthias Frank finishes 2nd at 1'00, Roche and Sorensen follow at 2'02, and then the waiting starts.
Finish
Sánchez, being the best descender in the peloton, has closed the gap to Gesink and the 2 finish 4'39 behind today's winner Spilak.
Finish
The group maillot jaune finish at 5'10. And this means that Gesink is the new GC-leader by 13 seconds!
A group of Schleck, Wiggins and Vanendert finishes at 6'06. Only 6 riders finish outside the time limit, among them is Juan Antonio Flecha.
Results
1
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
4h31'22
2
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 1'00
3
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'02
4
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
5
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 4'39
6
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
7
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 5'10
8
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
9
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
10
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
12
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
13
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
14
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 6'06
15
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
16
Kevin De Weert
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
17
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
18
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
19
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
20
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
21
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
22
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 7'41
23
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 8'12
24
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
25
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
26
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
27
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
28
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
29
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 9'14
30
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 10'29
31
Jakob Fuglsang
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
32
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
33
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
34
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
35
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 11'14
36
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 13'19
37
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 14'10
38
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
s.t.
39
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
40
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
41
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 15'38
42
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
43
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 17'13
44
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
45
Simon Gerrans
Team Qantas
s.t.
46
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
48
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
49
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
50
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 17'54
51
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
s.t.
52
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 19'29
53
Fabian Cancellara
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
54
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
55
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 20'52
56
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
59
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
60
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
61
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
62
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 21'56
63
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
64
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
66
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
67
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
68
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 24'13
69
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
70
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 25'00
71
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 25'34
72
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
73
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
74
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
75
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
76
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 26'57
77
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
78
Gerald Ciolek
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
79
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
80
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
81
Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
82
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
83
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
s.t.
84
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 27'41
85
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
+ 28'05
86
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 28'44
87
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
88
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 29'07
89
José Joaquín Rojas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
90
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
91
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
92
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
94
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
s.t.
95
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Nespresso
s.t.
96
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 30'43
97
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
98
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
99
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
100
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 32'30
101
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
s.t.
103
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
104
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
+ 35'16
105
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
106
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 38'41
107
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
108
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
109
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 49'03
110
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
s.t.
111
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
112
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
s.t.
113
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
114
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
s.t.
115
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
116
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
117
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
118
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
119
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
s.t.
120
Sébastien Chavanel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
121
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
s.t.
122
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
s.t.
123
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
124
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
125
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
126
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
127
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
128
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
129
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
130
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
131
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
132
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
133
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
134
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
s.t.
135
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
136
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
137
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
138
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
139
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
140
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
141
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
142
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
s.t.
143
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
144
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
145
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
146
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
147
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
148
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
s.t.
149
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
150
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
s.t.
151
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
152
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
153
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
154
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
155
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
156
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
157
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
158
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
159
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
s.t.
160
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
161
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
162
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
163
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
164
Giuseppe Palumbo
Nespresso
s.t.
165
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
166
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
167
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
168
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
169
Alexandre Lemair
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
170
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
171
Aidis Kruopis
Team Qantas
s.t.
172
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
s.t.
173
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
174
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
s.t.
175
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
176
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
177
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
178
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
179
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
180
Sergio Hernandez
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
181
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
182
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
183
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
184
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
s.t.
GC
This looks good, doesn't it?
1
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
68h03'26
2
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 13
3
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
+ 35
4
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 1'16
5
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'31
6
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
+ 4'23
7
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 5'46
8
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 6'07
9
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 6'14
10
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
+ 9'20
Spoiler
11
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 11'05
12
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 11'37
13
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 12'27
14
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 13'53
15
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 14'17
16
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 14'22
17
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 15'06
18
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15'19
19
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
+ 15'28
20
Kevin De Weert
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 17'10
21
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 17'14
22
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 19'31
23
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 21'41
24
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 22'46
25
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 26'49
26
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 28'38
27
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 29'15
28
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 29'32
29
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
+ 30'53
30
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 31'00
31
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
+ 32'12
32
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
+ 33'35
33
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 38'56
34
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 40'03
35
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 41'44
36
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 45'12
37
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 45'23
38
Simon Gerrans
Team Qantas
+ 47'48
39
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 48'12
40
Fabian Cancellara
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 49'01
41
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 55'31
42
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 58'34
43
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 59'01
44
Jakob Fuglsang
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 59'26
45
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h00'54
46
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h11'21
47
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h14'28
48
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h15'19
49
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h21'08
50
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h21'33
51
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h23'03
52
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h25'30
53
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h26'01
54
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h27'49
55
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h29'08
56
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
+ 1h31'58
57
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1h33'30
58
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 1h33'31
59
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h34'49
60
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h35'52
61
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 1h37'26
62
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h39'18
63
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h39'35
64
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h40'29
65
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h41'05
66
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
+ 1h41'08
67
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h41'52
68
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h42'20
69
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h44'09
70
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
+ 1h46'30
71
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h46'55
72
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Nespresso
+ 1h47'17
73
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h47'18
74
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h48'29
75
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h48'50
76
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
+ 1h50'34
77
Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h52'12
78
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h52'20
79
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h52'54
80
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h54'18
81
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h56'11
82
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h56'35
83
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h57'30
84
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 1h57'56
85
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
+ 1h58'55
86
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h59'47
87
Gerald Ciolek
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2h00'06
88
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h01'58
89
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h02'36
90
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
+ 2h03'25
91
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h03'41
92
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h04'13
93
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2h05'00
94
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
+ 2h05'54
95
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2h06'23
96
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h08'59
97
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
+ 2h10'18
98
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h11'31
99
José Joaquín Rojas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h11'57
100
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h13'02
101
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h13'26
102
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
+ 2h13'34
103
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
+ 2h14'54
104
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h15'36
105
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 2h15'38
106
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 2h18'28
107
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h18'33
108
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h19'37
109
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h19'58
110
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h21'05
111
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
+ 2h24'53
112
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h25'55
113
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h26'27
114
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
+ 2h27'59
115
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h28'09
116
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
+ 2h28'24
117
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
+ 2h40'29
118
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h40'46
119
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
+ 2h45'22
120
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h46'17
121
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h47'09
122
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 2h49'58
123
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2h51'20
124
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h53'37
125
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
+ 2h58'32
126
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
+ 2h59'23
127
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
+ 3h03'08
128
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 3h04'16
129
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 3h06'55
130
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
+ 3h09'24
131
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 3h13'46
132
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 3h20'12
133
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3h20'55
134
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 3h22'32
135
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 3h23'31
136
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 3h24'00
137
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h25'28
138
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h26'18
139
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
+ 3h26'52
140
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 3h30'02
141
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 3h30'44
142
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 3h31'03
143
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 3h31'12
144
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
+ 3h32'28
145
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
+ 3h34'16
146
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
+ 3h35'23
147
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3h36'21
148
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
+ 3h38'46
149
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Generali
+ 3h39'28
150
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 3h39'52
151
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 3h40'06
152
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
+ 3h41'06
153
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
+ 3h41'19
154
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 3h42'24
155
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h42'26
156
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
+ 3h42'54
157
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
+ 3h43'13
158
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 3h43'16
159
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3h43'58
160
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
+ 3h44'16
161
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 3h44'35
162
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h44'58
163
Giuseppe Palumbo
Nespresso
s.t.
164
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
+ 3h45'09
165
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
+ 3h45'25
166
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 3h45'38
167
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 3h46'22
168
Sergio Hernandez
Sony Ericsson
+ 3h47'15
169
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h47'18
170
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3h48'13
171
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
+ 3h49'20
172
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
+ 3h50'02
173
Sébastien Chavanel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3h50'31
174
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 3h52'47
175
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
+ 3h55'07
176
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 3h57'06
177
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h57'32
178
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
+ 4h01'12
179
Alexandre Lemair
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 4h01'24
180
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
+ 4h04'11
181
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4h05'24
182
Aidis Kruopis
Team Qantas
+ 4h06'29
183
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
+ 4h12'51
184
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
+ 4h18'32
Points
1
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
0
234
2
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
3
161
3
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
4
137
4
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
9
132
5
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
1
130
Points
1
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
0
58
2
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
4
52
3
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
0
52
4
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
0
45
5
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
0
40
U25
1
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
68h32'04
2
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 10'18
3
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 16'34
4
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 29'56
5
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 45'50
Teams
1
Radio Shack - Nissan
204h18'41
2
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 8'33
3
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 15'32
4
Katusha Team
+ 47'14
5
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 55'25
Today's winner
Word from the DS
We're very happy with the maillot jaune in our team. Gesink did well in the descend, using the quarrels between the others to crwate a gap of '31. No he needs to enlarge the gap tomorrow at the Alpe d'Heuz. I think the crowd will push him up that mountain tomorrow, as the Alpe is called the Dutch mountain .
Stage 17 is the queens's stage of this years Tour de France. The riders have to climb 3 hors-category climbs with a total of 5525 height metres. First, the COl du Galibier (20.9km at 5.6%), followed by the Col de la Croix de Fer (31.6km at 4.8%) and the finish at the summit of the Alpe d'Huez (15.1km at 7.2%).
136km to go
Again, early attacks, a chasing peloton, catched breakaways, and finally one that succeeds. Rigoberto Urán (finally he shows himself) is the initiator of the breakaway and he is joined by Lars Ytiing Bak, Gabriele Bosisio, Gerald Ciolek, Stuart O'Grady, Francisco Pérez and Nuno Ribeiro.
O'Grady is the first to cross the summit of the Galibier. The peloton is 4'48 behind.
86km to go
But this time, the peloton doesn't let a breakaway ride away too far, and already at the foot of the Croix de Fer, the 7 get caught.
55km to go
No attacks occur in the ascend of the Col de la Croix de Fer. Robert Gesink is the first at the summit, and becomes the new virtual leader of the KOTM-rankings. There are still 35 riders left in this peloton.
16km to go
Our domestiques keep the pace up high in the descend and the valley towards le Bourg d'Oisans. The final ascend is waiting for us!
10km to go
After 1/3 of the climb, only 9 riders remain in the leading group: Gesink (1), Nibali (2), Evans (4), Sánchez (5), Wiggins (6), Schleck (7), Hesjedal (9), Vanendert (11) and De Weert (20).
Denis Menchov, GC's number 3 is missing. He follows at '52 in a group with Kern (8) and Van den Broeck (10).
7km to go
After 3 more ascending kilometres, the 9 are still together, but Christophe Kern is about to close the gap. Menchov follows at 1'15. Most of the work is done by Evans and Gesink.
5km to go
Under the bow of the last 5 kilometres, Gesink increases the pace of the leading group, and because of it, Wiggins, De Weert and Vanendert have been dropped.
3km to go
The plan is to continue this high pace and attack within the last 2 kilometres. But Cadel Evans messes it up, as he attacks with 3km to go. Gesink can react, but the pace set by Evans is extremely high!
Finish
The gap mad by Evans is getting bigger every 100 metres, and the Aussie takes his 3rd stage win. Gesink minimizes the loss, being 11 seconds behind. Nibali, Schleck, Hesjedal and Sánchez follow at '24.
Denis Menchov looses 1'52 and can probably put a cross through his podium ambitions. Strangely, only 4 riders finish outside the time limit, so still 180 left!
Results
1
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
6h08'39
2
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 11
3
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 24
4
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
5
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
6
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
7
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
+ 1'52
8
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
9
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
+ 2'22
10
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2'36
Spoiler
11
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
12
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
13
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
14
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 3'21
15
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 3'41
16
Kevin De Weert
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
17
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 4'16
18
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
19
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
20
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 4'30
21
Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 6'27
22
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 6'36
23
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
24
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 8'13
25
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
+ 9'48
26
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
27
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 10'00
28
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 10'08
29
Jakob Fuglsang
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 10'48
30
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
+ 11'08
31
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
32
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 11'32
33
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 11'48
34
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
+ 12'36
35
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
+ 12'46
36
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
37
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
38
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 13'16
39
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 13'54
40
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 14'06
41
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
+ 14'21
42
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
+ 14'43
43
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
44
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 16'04
45
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
s.t.
46
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
+ 16'25
47
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 16'51
48
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 19'46
49
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 20'24
50
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
51
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
+ 21'01
52
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
+ 21'39
53
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 22'31
54
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 22'57
55
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
+ 23'31
56
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
+ 25'31
57
Fabian Cancellara
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
58
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 27'17
59
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 27'25
60
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
+ 27'53
61
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
+ 28'29
62
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
+ 29'08
63
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 29'42
64
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
+ 30'01
65
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
+ 30'25
66
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 30'51
67
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 31'25
68
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 31'33
69
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 32'09
70
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 32'42
71
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 34'03
72
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 34'35
73
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 35'15
74
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
+ 35'46
75
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 36'03
76
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 36'48
77
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 36'56
78
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
79
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
s.t.
80
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 37'19
81
José Joaquín Rojas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 37'29
82
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
s.t.
83
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 37'43
84
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 38'35
85
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 38'47
86
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
87
Gerald Ciolek
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 39'13
88
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 39'21
89
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
90
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
+ 40'57
91
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
+ 42'30
92
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 42'44
93
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
94
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
+ 43'01
95
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 43'49
96
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 44'10
97
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 44'19
98
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 46'36
99
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
100
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 51'08
101
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
+ 52'25
102
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Nespresso
+ 52'53
103
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 54'11
104
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 54'43
105
Simon Gerrans
Team Qantas
+ 1h00'15
106
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
s.t.
107
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
108
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
109
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
110
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
111
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
s.t.
112
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
113
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
114
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h00'43
115
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
116
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
s.t.
117
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
118
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
119
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1h08'31
120
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
121
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
122
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
123
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
124
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
125
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
126
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
127
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
128
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
129
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
130
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
131
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 1h09'17
132
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h09'54
133
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
+ 1h11'52
134
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
135
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
136
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
137
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
138
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h12'11
139
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
140
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h12'19
141
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
s.t.
142
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
143
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
144
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
145
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h12'37
146
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
s.t.
147
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h12'49
148
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
149
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
150
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
151
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
+ 1h13'10
152
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
153
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
154
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
155
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
156
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
157
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h13'29
158
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
s.t.
159
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
s.t.
160
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
161
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
162
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
163
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
s.t.
164
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
s.t.
165
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
166
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
167
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
168
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
s.t.
169
Aidis Kruopis
Team Qantas
s.t.
170
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
s.t.
171
Sergio Hernandez
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
172
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
173
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
174
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
175
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
176
Giuseppe Palumbo
Nespresso
s.t.
177
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
178
Sébastien Chavanel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
179
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
180
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
GC
'26 to Nibali, 1'05 to Evans, nothing is decided.
1
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
74h12'16
2
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 26
3
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 1'05
4
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
+ 2'16
5
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'44
6
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 5'59
7
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 6'27
8
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
+ 6'34
9
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 8'32
10
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
+ 11'45
Spoiler
11
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 12'46
12
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 14'47
13
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 14'52
14
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 17'52
15
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 17'58
16
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 19'11
17
Kevin De Weert
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 20'40
18
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
+ 21'53
19
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 30'10
20
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 31'08
21
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 31'09
22
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 31'18
23
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 35'57
24
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 37'17
25
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 39'26
26
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 42'21
27
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 43'10
28
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
+ 44'32
29
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
+ 44'37
30
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
+ 46'46
31
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 50'37
32
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 53'08
33
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 55'09
34
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 55'27
35
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 57'58
36
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h01'44
37
Jakob Fuglsang
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1h10'03
38
Fabian Cancellara
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1h14'21
39
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h15'40
40
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1h21'20
41
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h25'02
42
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h25'08
43
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h26'07
44
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h33'25
45
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h35'09
46
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h36'58
47
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h37'13
48
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h43'28
49
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
+ 1h44'33
50
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 1h47'16
51
Simon Gerrans
Team Qantas
+ 1h47'52
52
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
+ 1h50'45
53
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h53'31
54
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h53'38
55
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h54'24
56
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h55'44
57
Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h58'28
58
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h03'06
59
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
+ 2h05'40
60
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h06'13
61
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
+ 2h06'48
62
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h07'44
63
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 2h13'18
64
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
+ 2h14'48
65
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h14'57
66
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 2h16'04
67
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h16'48
68
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2h17'38
69
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h18'33
70
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h19'41
71
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
+ 2h21'02
72
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
+ 2h26'37
73
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 2h29'10
74
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
+ 2h29'37
75
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h31'09
76
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
+ 2h31'14
77
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h34'15
78
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h34'30
79
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h34'47
80
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2h34'54
81
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 2h35'51
82
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2h36'19
83
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h37'40
84
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h38'35
85
Gerald Ciolek
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2h39'08
86
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
+ 2h39'15
87
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h39'25
88
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2h39'47
89
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Nespresso
+ 2h39'59
90
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h40'26
91
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h42'33
92
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h42'52
93
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
+ 2h44'11
94
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
+ 2h45'43
95
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h46'31
96
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h46'40
97
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2h46'54
98
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h47'38
99
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 2h47'55
100
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h48'49
101
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h49'01
102
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 2h49'08
103
José Joaquín Rojas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h49'15
104
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2h50'01
105
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
+ 2h51'39
106
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h55'15
107
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 3h02'38
108
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3h03'03
109
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
+ 3h05'42
110
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3h06'03
111
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 3h13'20
112
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
+ 3h13'38
113
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h19'05
114
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h20'09
115
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
+ 3h28'03
116
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 3h32'31
117
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 3h36'29
118
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
+ 3h45'26
119
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h45'51
120
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h46'21
121
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 3h47'13
122
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3h49'06
123
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 3h51'52
124
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
+ 3h52'10
125
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
+ 4h06'52
126
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
+ 4h09'56
127
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
+ 4h12'41
128
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
+ 4h15'16
129
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 4h16'24
130
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 4h19'33
131
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4h20'59
132
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 4h24'04
133
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 4h26'45
134
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 4h31'16
135
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 4h32'15
136
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 4h33'30
137
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
+ 4h33'48
138
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 4h35'12
139
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
+ 4h38'26
140
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Generali
+ 4h39'32
141
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
+ 4h40'10
142
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 4h40'18
143
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 4h42'28
144
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 4h43'11
145
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
+ 4h45'27
146
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
+ 4h47'04
147
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
+ 4h47'15
148
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4h48'02
149
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
+ 4h51'24
150
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 4h52'51
151
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
+ 4h53'19
152
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 4h53'24
153
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
+ 4h54'24
154
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 4h55'16
155
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
+ 4h55'32
156
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 4h55'42
157
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 4h55'44
158
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4h56'06
159
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
+ 4h57'34
160
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
161
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
+ 4h57'51
162
Giuseppe Palumbo
Nespresso
+ 4h58'16
163
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
+ 4h58'27
164
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 4h58'56
165
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 4h59'40
166
Sergio Hernandez
Sony Ericsson
+ 5h00'33
167
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 5h00'36
168
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
+ 5h01'01
169
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 5h01'31
170
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
+ 5h03'01
171
Sébastien Chavanel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 5h03'49
172
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 5h05'25
173
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 5h10'24
174
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 5h10'50
175
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
+ 5h14'30
176
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
+ 5h17'29
177
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5h18'42
178
Aidis Kruopis
Team Qantas
+ 5h19'47
179
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
+ 5h26'09
180
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
+ 5h31'50
Points
1
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
0
234
2
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
0
161
3
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
15
147
4
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
0
137
5
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
0
130
KOTM
1
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
52
104
2
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
40
85
3
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
24
64
4
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
0
58
5
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
0
52
U25
1
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
74h55'26
2
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 11'59
3
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 38'10
4
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
+ 54'03
5
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 1h04'06
Teams
1
Radio Shack - Nissan
222h49'07
2
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 14'20
3
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 21'16
4
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 58'12
5
Katusha Team
+ 59'09
Today's winner
Word from the DS
We're happy to stay in yellow, but we hoped to leave the Alps with a bigger gap to Nibali and Schleck. Especially Evans seems to be the man in form, we should try tomorrow to enlarge the gap to him...
Stage 18 from Bourg d'Oisans to Saint-Etienne, is the last change to gain some time in the GC, before the ITT (stage 20). The route is very hill, including two climbs (2nd and 3rd category) in the last 35 kilometres.
30km to go
A group with Vaitkus, Ballan, Demaret and LS Haedo was in the attack today, but got got early in the ascend of the Croix de Montvieux (13.6km at 4.9%). Jelle Vanedert set a high pace in that ascend, so there haven't been attacks when the peloton reaches the summit.
11km to go
When the final climb, the Cote de Sorbiers (3.6km at 6.1%) begins, Alexandre Vinokourov attacks. The Kazach has no chance against Vanendert, who has a great daily form (+4) and catches Vino again shortly after.
7km to go
Than at the summit the attack of Robert Gesink! The GC-leader wants to get some more time before the ITT. Of course Vincenzo Nibali reacts and can close the gap. Cadel Evans can't follow, ans has to hope that the peloton (what is left of it) that is behind him, closes the gap to the 2 leaders.
3km to go
Already in the streets of Saint-Etienne, Nibali and Gesink have got a gap of '36 to a group with Sánchez, Vinokourov, Vanendert, Evans, Hesjedal, Cancellara, Efimkin and Wiggins, and '52 to the peloton.
1km to go
The gap to the chasers decreases very, very fast. When the 2 enter the last kilometre, it's only 10 seconds. Nibali has started his sprint, and Gesink starts his jump. Evans and Hesjedal are shortly behind, and even Sagan is approaching!
Finish Gesink has more energy left than Nibali and is going to win. But Hesjedal is coming close, closer, close, not enough! Finally, in stage 18 we get our stage win!! Peter Sagan takes the 4th place.
When we look at the results list, we see that Denis Menchov has been sleeping. He was that bad positioned before the final climb, he lost 2'36 today and even drops to 5th in the GC!
Results
1
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
4h45'18
2
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
3
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
4
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
5
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
6
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
s.t.
7
Gerald Ciolek
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
8
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
9
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
10
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
12
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
13
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
14
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
15
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
16
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
18
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
19
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
20
Fabian Cancellara
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
21
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
22
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
23
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
24
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
25
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
27
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
28
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
29
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
30
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
31
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
s.t.
32
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
33
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
34
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
35
Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
36
Simon Gerrans
Team Qantas
s.t.
37
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
38
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
39
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
40
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
41
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
42
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
43
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
44
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
45
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
46
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
47
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
48
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
s.t.
49
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
50
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
51
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
52
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
53
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
54
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
55
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
56
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
s.t.
57
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
58
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
s.t.
59
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
60
Kevin De Weert
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
61
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
62
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
64
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
65
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1'53
66
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
67
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
+ 2'36
68
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
s.t.
69
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
70
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
71
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
72
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
73
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
74
José Joaquín Rojas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
75
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
76
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
78
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
s.t.
79
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
80
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
81
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
82
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
83
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
84
Jakob Fuglsang
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
85
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
s.t.
86
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
87
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
88
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
s.t.
89
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
s.t.
90
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
91
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
93
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'08
94
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
95
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
96
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
97
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
98
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
99
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
100
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
101
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
102
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 5'03
103
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
104
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
105
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
106
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
107
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
108
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
109
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
110
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
111
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
s.t.
112
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
113
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
114
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
115
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
116
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
117
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
118
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
119
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
120
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
121
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
122
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 6'25
123
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
124
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
s.t.
125
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
126
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
s.t.
127
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
128
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
129
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
130
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 7'28
131
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
+ 8'01
132
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
s.t.
133
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
134
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
135
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
s.t.
136
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
137
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
138
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
139
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
140
Sébastien Chavanel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
141
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
142
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
143
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
144
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
145
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
s.t.
146
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
147
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
148
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
149
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
150
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
151
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
152
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
153
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Nespresso
s.t.
154
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
155
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
156
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
157
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
158
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
159
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
160
Giuseppe Palumbo
Nespresso
+ 9'31
161
Aidis Kruopis
Team Qantas
s.t.
162
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
163
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
164
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
+ 10'27
165
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Generali
+ 10'53
166
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
167
Sergio Hernandez
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
168
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
+ 11'40
169
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 13'24
170
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
171
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
172
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
173
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
174
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
+ 15'02
175
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
176
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 15'51
177
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
+ 17'02
178
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
179
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
+ 18'24
180
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 21'48
GC
1
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
78h57'34
2
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 26
3
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 1'05
4
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'44
5
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
+ 4'52
6
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 5'59
7
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 6'27
8
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
+ 6'34
9
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 8'32
10
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
+ 11'45
Spoiler
11
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 12'46
12
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 14'47
13
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 14'52
14
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 17'52
15
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 17'58
16
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 19'11
17
Kevin De Weert
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 20'40
18
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
+ 21'53
19
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 30'10
20
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 31'08
21
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 31'09
22
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 31'18
23
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 35'57
24
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 37'17
25
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 39'26
26
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 42'21
27
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
+ 44'32
28
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
+ 44'37
29
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 48'13
30
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
+ 49'22
31
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 50'37
32
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 53'08
33
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 55'09
34
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 55'27
35
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 59'51
36
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h09'45
37
Jakob Fuglsang
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1h12'39
38
Fabian Cancellara
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1h14'21
39
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h15'40
40
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1h21'20
41
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h25'02
42
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h25'08
43
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h26'07
44
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h35'09
45
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h36'01
46
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h36'58
47
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h39'49
48
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
+ 1h44'33
49
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h47'36
50
Simon Gerrans
Team Qantas
+ 1h47'52
51
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
+ 1h50'45
52
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h53'31
53
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 1h55'17
54
Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h58'28
55
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h59'27
56
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2h00'03
57
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2h02'09
58
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h06'13
59
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h07'14
60
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h07'44
61
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
+ 2h09'24
62
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
+ 2h09'48
63
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
+ 2h14'48
64
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h19'24
65
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h19'41
66
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h20'00
67
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 2h20'12
68
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 2h21'19
69
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2h21'46
70
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h26'34
71
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
+ 2h29'03
72
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
+ 2h31'14
73
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
+ 2h32'13
74
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h33'45
75
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
+ 2h34'38
76
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h37'06
77
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 2h37'11
78
Gerald Ciolek
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2h39'08
79
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h39'25
80
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h39'50
81
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2h39'57
82
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h40'16
83
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2h40'27
84
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 2h40'54
85
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h42'16
86
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h42'33
87
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h42'52
88
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
+ 2h44'11
89
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
+ 2h44'18
90
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2h44'50
91
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h46'36
92
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
+ 2h47'36
93
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h47'38
94
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Nespresso
+ 2h48'00
95
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h48'27
96
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h48'49
97
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h49'07
98
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h49'16
99
José Joaquín Rojas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h51'51
100
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2h53'19
101
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 2h54'11
102
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 2h54'20
103
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h55'15
104
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h57'02
105
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2h58'02
106
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
+ 2h59'40
107
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 3h06'46
108
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3h07'11
109
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3h11'06
110
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
+ 3h16'09
111
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
+ 3h16'14
112
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h19'05
113
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 3h21'21
114
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h22'45
115
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
+ 3h28'03
116
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 3h37'34
117
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 3h39'05
118
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h46'21
119
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 3h47'13
120
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
+ 3h48'02
121
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h48'27
122
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 3h51'52
123
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
+ 3h54'46
124
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3h58'37
125
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
+ 4h12'41
126
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
+ 4h14'53
127
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 4h21'27
128
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
+ 4h21'36
129
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
+ 4h21'41
130
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 4h24'36
131
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4h29'00
132
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 4h34'46
133
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
+ 4h36'24
134
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 4h37'28
135
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 4h37'48
136
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 4h40'16
137
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
+ 4h41'02
138
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 4h41'31
139
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 4h42'28
140
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 4h45'21
141
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
+ 4h48'11
142
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 4h48'14
143
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
+ 4h49'40
144
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
+ 4h49'51
145
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Generali
+ 4h50'25
146
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
+ 4h50'30
147
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 4h53'04
148
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4h53'05
149
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
+ 4h57'27
150
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 4h59'49
151
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 5h00'47
152
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 5h00'52
153
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
+ 5h01'03
154
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5h01'09
155
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
+ 5h04'16
156
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 5h05'21
157
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
+ 5h05'35
158
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
159
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
+ 5h06'25
160
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
+ 5h06'26
161
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 5h07'41
162
Giuseppe Palumbo
Nespresso
+ 5h07'47
163
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 5h08'37
164
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 5h08'40
165
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 5h08'59
166
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
+ 5h09'02
167
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 5h09'06
168
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 5h10'28
169
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
+ 5h11'02
170
Sergio Hernandez
Sony Ericsson
+ 5h11'26
171
Sébastien Chavanel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 5h11'50
172
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
+ 5h12'48
173
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 5h24'14
174
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 5h26'15
175
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5h28'13
176
Aidis Kruopis
Team Qantas
+ 5h29'18
177
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
+ 5h31'32
178
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
+ 5h34'31
179
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
+ 5h39'33
180
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
+ 5h46'52
Points
1
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
0
234
2
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
22
169
3
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
0
161
4
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
4
141
5
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
15
138
KOTM
1
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
2
106
2
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
0
85
3
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
0
64
4
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
0
58
5
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
0
52
U25 & Teams
No changes.
Today's winner
Word from the DS
This win is the big motivation boost for the ITT in 2 days!!
Edited by dienblad on 15-02-2012 15:18
Stage 19, 158 kilometres between Roanne and Montlucon. One stage before the decisive ITT!
44km to go
As happened more often in this Tour, a breakaway will fight for the stage win. Lucas Sebastián Haedo (Saxo Bank), Bjorn Leukemans (BMC), Matteo Montaguti (Androni), Pierre Quemeneur (Europcar) and Grégory Rast (Radio Shack) have a lead of 8'18 to the peloton with 44 kilometres to go.
8km to go
Quemeneur is the first who can't follow the pace, and after that, Bjorn Leukemans decides to attack. The Belgian rider feels he's the strongest and the chance to win the stage are bigger when he goes solo, than in a group sprint.
Finish
It's a great win for the Belgian rider, his first of the season, after many Top 10 places in the cobbled classics.
Peloton
4'51 behind, Marcel Kittel wins the sprint for the 5th place. It was a strange sprint, has we formed a train, and the other teams / sprinters didn't and were a long way behind at 1km.... Oh well, don't bother.
Results
1
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
4h03'49
2
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1'50
3
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
4
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 2'57
5
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 4'51
6
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
7
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
8
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
10
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
All the rankings
No changes.
Today's winner
Word from the DS
There's not much to say about this stage. Now lets focus at tomorrow, d-day!