This is probably the queen stage of this year's edition of Paris-Nice . 4 climbs on the route and the only uphill finish , on a very difficult climb . Côte de la Croix Neuve is a short , 4 km climb , but very steep , with portions of over 10% . In 2010 Contador won in Mende and in 2012 Westra finished first . Both of them are now in the race so we must be very careful .
The race
A 7-man break-away was formed soon after the start : Roux , Zabriskie , Mori , Bagdonas , Tamouridis , Bargiul and Trofimov . With 100 kilometers to go they had a 7-minute gap and the peloton started to up the pace .
The break-away was caught on Côte de Chabrits , the last climb before Cote de la Croix Neuve , except Barguil , who seemed to be the strongest . When we started the last climb , he had a 20 " gap . Moser , Frank and Tiralongo attacked .
With 2 kilometers to go we took control over the pack . Chavanel was first , with T.Martin in his wheel . We caught all the attackers and the pace was a very high .
With 1.2 kilometers Rui Costa launched an impressive attack. He showed that he had some strong legs and immediately created a gap . Our Yellow Jersey was in danger .
Chava was exhausted and then Tony Martin decided to attack. He won quite easily the sprint for the 2nd place...But will it be enough to keep his Jersey ?
Thanks ! He's fighting for every scond , hoping he can keep the Yellow Jersey .
sutty68 wrote:
Tony is really in some great form at the moment
Indeed ! He has 97 fitness , he trained really hard to be this good for probably his biggest goal in the first part of the season : Paris-Nice !
wosgrus wrote:
Martin riding a perfect race. Still in the box seat.
2 wins and a second place on Cote de la Croix Neuve I think u can call this a perfect race so far !
krisa wrote:
Martin is very good
Thanks !
Stage 6
Profile
Even if today's stage has 4 climbs , they are easy and there should be no problem to keep the Yellow Jersey . We should rest a little , because tomorrow it will be again a tough day !
The race
A 7-man break-away was formed : E.Martinez , Zabriskie , Rathe , Bazayev, Tosatto , Ghyselinck and Wackermann . There were no threats at the GC so it was up to the sprinters' teams to chase . It was good for us becuase we could rest .
With 10 kms to go they were almost caught . FDJ did most of the work , for the French champion Bouhanni .
It will end up in a mass sprint. But the last km has a 3-4% slope in some portions and it will cause some problems to the pure sprinters .
Ian Butler wrote:
If Chavanel could also keep that spot, it'd be great!
We are focusing 100% on Martin but if Chava get a top 5 as well that would be amazing indeed !
PCM rulezz wrote:
Everything is still under control
Yes ! Let's hope we will keep it this way !
Stage 7
Profile
Today it will probably be the biggest challenge for us to keep the Yellow jersey ! The stage is very long , 215 kilometers , has 7 climbs , including a cat 1 climb in the last 30 kilometers and the finish will be on an uphill portion as well . Every big name will attack us as it is probably the last chance to gain some time so we must be very careful .
The race
A big break-away was formed right from the start . There were 12 riders there : Michel Kreder, Joshua Edmonson, Ioannis Tamouridis, Matthew Busche, Matthew Lloyd, Jan Ghyselinck, Manuel Quinziato, Xavier Florencio, François Parisien, Steven Kruijswijk , Simon Clarke , Jean-Marc Marino .
Busche was at 56" behind T.Martin in the GC and Florencio at 59" so catching them was a must-do !!!
Even if Pineau , Serry and Vandewalle chased for like 100 kms the break-away's lead was getting bigger and bigger . With 60 kms to go their lead was of 8' . The Yellow Jersey was in big danger . At the start of the first climb we only had De Weert next to Chavanel and T.Martin and the BOTD had 5 minutes advantage .
De Weert was exhausted and there was no chance that we could reel in the break-away only with Chavanel . We felt that the Yellow's Jersey was in danger so Martin attacked . There were 5 kms to go until the top of the climb .
At least we forced Blanco and Movistar to work . Martin was caught , but we were now at 4 minutes away from the break .
As soon as Martin was caught the other teams stopped doing the work - the responsability was on us and we did not want that so we sent Chavanel to attack . Contador and L.L.Sanchez joined him !
At the top of the climb we had 3 minutes behind the break , with almost 15 kilometers to go . Voecker and Contador had a 20-second gap and Betancur tried to join them on the downhill .
As soon as we were again on flat Martin attacked again . Contador and Voeckler seemed to be very strong and answered ! The break-away had only 2 minutes advantage with 10 kms to go ! It will be so close !
Van den Broek attacked from the peloton and had a small gap . Tony was trying to reduce the gap and De Gendt joined him . With 5 kilometers to go his enerhy bars were all empty : No energy left ! But he must fight to keep that jersey !!! Chavanel was struggling not to get dropped .
Kreder won the sprint in the break-away. Busche and Florencio crossed the line in the same time with the winner . Martin is losing ground and he is being overtaken by riders in the chasing group . How much time will he lose?
Stage results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
5h31'12
2
Joshua Edmonson
Sky Procycling
s.t.
3
Ioannis Tamouridis
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
4
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
5
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
6
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
7
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
8
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
s.t.
9
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
10
Steven Kruijswijk
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
11
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 40
12
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
13
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
14
Luis León Sánchez
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
s.t.
Spoiler
16
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Jean-Marc Marino
Sojasun
s.t.
18
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
19
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
20
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
21
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
22
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
23
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
s.t.
24
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
25
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
26
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
27
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
28
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
29
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
30
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
31
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
s.t.
32
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
33
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
34
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
35
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
37
Warren Barguil
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
38
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
41
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
42
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
43
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
44
Paul Martens
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
s.t.
46
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
47
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
48
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
49
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
50
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
51
Xabier Zandio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
52
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
53
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
54
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
55
Grega Bole
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
56
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
57
Nelson Oliveira
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
58
José Rujano
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Vladimir Karpets
Movistar Team
+ 2'49
60
Yannick Talabardon
Sojasun
+ 7'33
61
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
s.t.
62
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
+ 9'40
63
Anthony Roux
FDJ
s.t.
64
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 10'45
65
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ
s.t.
66
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
s.t.
67
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
69
Sep Vanmarcke
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Bram Tankink
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
72
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
73
Dennis Van Winden
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
75
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
76
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
77
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
78
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
79
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
80
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
81
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
82
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
83
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
84
Nikita Novikov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
85
Sebastian Lander
BMC Racing Team
+ 12'29
86
Alexey Tsatevitch
Katusha Team
s.t.
87
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
s.t.
88
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
89
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
91
George Preidler
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
92
Romain Hardy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
93
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
94
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
95
Mauro Da Dalto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
96
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
97
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
98
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
99
Julien Fouchard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
100
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
s.t.
101
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
102
Maarten Wynants
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
103
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
104
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
105
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 15'50
106
Thomas Rohregger
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
107
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 17'37
108
Jure Kocjan
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
109
Kevin De Weert
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 18'37
110
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
+ 19'12
111
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
112
Steele Von Hoff
Garmin - Sharp
+ 19'36
113
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
114
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
115
Patrick Gretsch
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
116
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
118
Kristijan Durasek
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
119
Johan Le Bon
FDJ
+ 20'49
120
Adam Blythe
BMC Racing Team
+ 21'23
121
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
122
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
123
Danilo Hondo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
124
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
125
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
126
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
127
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
128
Wesley Sulzberger
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
129
Luca Wackermann
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
130
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
131
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
132
Laurent Pichon
FDJ
s.t.
133
Frederik Willems
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
134
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
135
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
136
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
137
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 22'59
138
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
139
Takashi Miyazawa
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
140
Jonathan Cantwell
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
141
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
142
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
143
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
144
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
s.t.
145
Laurent Mangel
FDJ
s.t.
146
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
147
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
148
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
149
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
150
Michael Hepburn
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
151
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
152
Jean-Lou Paiani
Sojasun
s.t.
153
Massimo Graziato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
154
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov
Katusha Team
s.t.
155
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
+ 23'49
156
Matthew Hayman
Sky Procycling
+ 25'57
157
Jonas Vangenechten
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
158
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
159
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
160
Stefan Radochla
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
161
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
s.t.
162
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
163
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
164
Thierry Hupond
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
165
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
166
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
GC
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
28h13'32
2
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
+ 6
3
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 12
4
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
+ 14
5
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 23
6
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
+ 32
7
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 37
9
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 38
10
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Paul Martens
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 42
12
Luis León Sánchez
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 43
13
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
+ 47
14
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
+ 50
15
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 51
16
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
+ 52
17
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 54
18
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
+ 55
19
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 57
20
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 58
21
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
22
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
+ 59
23
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'00
24
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
25
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1'03
26
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
+ 1'07
27
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
+ 1'55
28
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1'57
29
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
30
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 1'58
31
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'03
32
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'07
33
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2'08
34
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
+ 2'09
35
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
36
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'31
37
Warren Barguil
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3'40
38
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'41
39
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
+ 3'47
40
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'55
41
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
+ 4'05
42
Nelson Oliveira
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 4'24
43
Ioannis Tamouridis
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'40
44
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Sharp
+ 6'11
45
Vladimir Karpets
Movistar Team
+ 6'54
46
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
+ 7'01
47
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
48
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
+ 9'40
49
Steven Kruijswijk
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 10'21
50
Dennis Van Winden
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 10'44
51
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 10'54
52
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 11'06
53
Grega Bole
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 11'53
54
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 12'16
55
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 12'30
56
Joshua Edmonson
Sky Procycling
+ 12'32
57
Xabier Zandio
Sky Procycling
+ 13'15
58
Sep Vanmarcke
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 13'39
59
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 13'43
60
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 14'16
61
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 14'47
62
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
+ 14'58
63
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
+ 15'09
64
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
+ 16'00
65
Thomas Rohregger
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 16'14
66
José Rujano
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 16'26
67
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 17'34
68
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 17'35
69
Jean-Marc Marino
Sojasun
+ 18'18
70
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 18'19
71
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
+ 18'49
72
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre - Merida
+ 18'57
73
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 19'43
74
Yannick Talabardon
Sojasun
+ 20'05
75
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ
+ 22'11
76
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
+ 22'21
77
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 22'52
78
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 22'55
79
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
+ 23'15
80
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 23'30
81
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
+ 24'45
82
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 24'52
83
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 24'54
84
Maarten Wynants
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 25'03
85
Sebastian Lander
BMC Racing Team
+ 25'04
86
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
+ 25'10
87
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Sharp
+ 25'37
88
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 25'42
89
Bram Tankink
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 26'04
90
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 26'27
91
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 26'48
92
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 27'14
93
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
+ 27'26
94
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 29'32
95
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
+ 29'41
96
Nikita Novikov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 29'43
97
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 30'01
98
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 30'20
99
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 30'29
100
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 30'56
101
Alexey Tsatevitch
Katusha Team
+ 31'15
102
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
s.t.
103
George Preidler
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 31'19
104
Danilo Hondo
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 31'28
105
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
+ 31'43
106
Romain Hardy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 33'34
107
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
+ 34'50
108
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 35'37
109
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 35'39
110
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 35'41
111
Jure Kocjan
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 36'37
112
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
+ 36'45
113
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 36'47
114
Mauro Da Dalto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 36'49
115
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 37'01
116
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Sharp
+ 37'13
117
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 37'14
118
Julien Fouchard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 37'18
119
Patrick Gretsch
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 37'57
120
Kristijan Durasek
Lampre - Merida
+ 38'22
121
Steele Von Hoff
Garmin - Sharp
+ 38'24
122
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
+ 38'39
123
Adam Blythe
BMC Racing Team
+ 38'58
124
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 39'02
125
Johan Le Bon
FDJ
+ 39'28
126
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
+ 39'53
127
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
+ 39'56
128
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 40'12
129
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
+ 40'13
130
Luca Wackermann
Lampre - Merida
+ 40'15
131
Frederik Willems
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
132
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 40'41
133
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
+ 41'31
134
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
+ 41'55
135
Jean-Lou Paiani
Sojasun
+ 41'56
136
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 42'44
137
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 43'10
138
Matthew Hayman
Sky Procycling
+ 43'29
139
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
+ 43'43
140
Kevin De Weert
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 44'15
141
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
+ 44'48
142
Jonas Vangenechten
Lotto Belisol
+ 44'50
143
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
+ 44'51
144
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 45'01
145
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 45'39
146
Laurent Pichon
FDJ
+ 45'52
147
Wesley Sulzberger
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 45'53
148
Michael Hepburn
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 47'12
149
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
+ 47'13
150
Massimo Graziato
Lampre - Merida
+ 47'16
151
Takashi Miyazawa
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 47'24
152
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 47'26
153
Jonathan Cantwell
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
154
Laurent Mangel
FDJ
+ 47'27
155
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 47'28
156
Thierry Hupond
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 48'21
157
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 49'09
158
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov
Katusha Team
+ 49'50
159
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
+ 50'16
160
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 50'20
161
Stefan Radochla
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 50'22
162
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
+ 50'39
163
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 51'33
164
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 51'52
165
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h01'05
166
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 1h09'46
Points
Rank
Name
Team
General
1
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
75
2
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
64
3
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
62
4
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
55
5
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
53
6
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
52
7
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
48
8
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
42
9
Adam Blythe
BMC Racing Team
42
10
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
41
KOM
Rank
Name
Team
General
1
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
36
2
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
28
3
Jean-Marc Marino
Sojasun
23
4
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
22
5
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
21
6
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Sharp
13
7
Ioannis Tamouridis
Euskaltel - Euskadi
13
8
Steven Kruijswijk
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
13
9
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
13
10
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
12
So close to lose the jersey but Martin fought all the way ! Congratulation for him as he will probably end this tour with 2 stage wins , Yellow jersey and Green Jersey ! Chavanel struggled a lot , he could not help Martin at all in the last 20 kms , but he still keeps a top 5 in the GC and that's amazing !
Because of the hard work Serry , Pineau and Vandewalle abandoned , so only 4 of our riders will start tomorrow !
Edited by alex valceanu on 22-04-2013 22:22
