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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 31-05-2008 20:18
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 8
After yesterdays climbs, it comes back to the sprinters. Boassen Hagen has had a real breakthrough in this race and he's our clear focus with Greipel providing lead-out duties. We'll be working hard for him today.
There was only one real train as the sprint began, with Balducci leading it out, followed by Greipel then Boassen Hagen. Nocentini made the first move coming up along side Hagen.
Greipel came out from behind Balducci and put the hammer down, getting to the front of the pack when Edvald shot past with 600 meters to go. Haedo was coming up quickly, and it looks like Pettachi is boxed in.
Edvald wins his third stage solidly by a bike length, while Greipel just barely holds on for third behind Nocentini and ahead of Haedo. Pettachi manages to weave his way through the crowd blocking him to take 5th.
Stage Results:
1 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road 4h52'37
2 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
3 André Greipel Team High Road s.t.
4 Juan José Haedo Team CSC s.t.
5 Alessandro Petacchi Team Milram s.t.
6 Gabriele Balducci Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo s.t.
7 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
8 Wouter Weylandt Quick·Step s.t.
9 Danilo Napolitano Lampre s.t.
10 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes s.t.
GC:
1 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 34h47'52
2 Michael Rogers Team High Road + 21
3 Damiano Cunego Lampre + 2'14
4 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road + 2'37
5 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 2'46
6 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole + 2'47
7 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 3'19
8 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 3'25
9 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 3'28
10 Paolo Longo Borghini Barloworld + 3'44
Points:
1 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road 99
2 André Greipel Team High Road 44
3 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 39
4 Damiano Cunego Lampre 39
5 Alessandro Petacchi Team Milram 38
Mountains:
1 Marco Pinotti Team High Road 39
2 Steve Zampieri Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 13
3 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 12
4 Dario Cataldo Liquigas 7
5 Marcus Burghardt Team High Road 6
Edited by KurtinSC on 31-05-2008 20:20
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Posted on 31-05-2008 20:30
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 9
Another sprint stage. Another day to work for Boassen Hagen and try to get a big enough points lead prior to the mountains to keep ahead of the climbers in that category.
Yet again, thre was really only one train build and we were near the front. Bettini led the way, with Weylandt, Greipel then Boassen Hagen.
But Greipel faltered, forcing Boassen Hagen to lose a lot of energy to catch Weylandt's wheel. In the end, Edvald didn't have enough to pass the Quickstep rider and took second.
Stage Results:
1 Wouter Weylandt Quick·Step 4h24'50
2 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road s.t.
3 Danilo Napolitano Lampre s.t.
4 Paolo Bettini Quick·Step s.t.
5 Alessandro Petacchi Team Milram s.t.
6 Juan José Haedo Team CSC s.t.
7 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
8 André Greipel Team High Road s.t.
9 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
10 Luca Paolini Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo s.t.
GC:
1 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 39h12'42
2 Michael Rogers Team High Road + 21
3 Damiano Cunego Lampre + 2'14
4 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road + 2'25
5 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 2'46
6 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole + 2'47
7 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 3'19
8 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 3'25
9 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 3'28
10 Paolo Longo Borghini Barloworld + 3'44
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| popkorn |
Posted on 31-05-2008 20:42
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Smitho wrote:
Anyone can do that all you have to do is attack from around 12km out and you get an advantage either put it on hard or extreme as it is to easy on them levels especially with rogers go on extreme and you will get killed in the mountains and time trials.
Why do a story on easy or medium no point what so ever as everyone can see you are on easy or medium difficulty. No skill involved!
You realise that stories aren't made for bragging right? Just to share the experience, and if he likes to win a lot it's his choice. Or he's just really good and you can't handle it?
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Posted on 31-05-2008 20:45
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Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - Stage 1
This pro-tour event is in an odd spot, taking place at the same time as the Giro d'Italia. Many of the in-form riders will likely be riding there instead. What we see are a lot of riders who'll likely race in the Tour de France who will begin their race preparation here.
Noteables in the field include Leipheimer, Pereiro, Evans, Hushovd, Boonen, Ventoso and McEwen.
The High Road team consists of:
Leader: Kim Kirchen
Free: Thomas Lovkvist
Sprinter: Gerald Ciolek
Teammates: John Devine, Adam Hansen, Tony Martin, Taylor Phinney, and Bert Grabsch.
The team time trial is only 16km long, and we brought a pretty solid TT team to pull Kirchen (who's not as strong a time trialer) along. Even young Taylor Phinney put in some hard work up front, and it paid off with a win.
Stage Results (and first man across for each team):
1 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road 17'41
2 Bert Grabsch Team High Road s.t.
3 Adam Hansen Team High Road s.t.
9 Andreas Klöden Team Astana + 12
17 Bobby Julich Team CSC + 16
19 José JoaquÃn Rojas Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
33 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 33
41 Peter Velits Team Milram + 39
43 David Cañada Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
57 Maxime Monfort Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 44
65 Jan Boven Rabobank + 50
67 Ivan Santaromita Liquigas s.t.
81 Gustavo César Veloso Karpin Galicia + 1'04
83 Frederic Guesdon Française des Jeux s.t.
97 José Luis Arrieta AG2R - La Mondiale + 1'20
105 Andoni Lafuente Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'21
107 Adrián Palomares Contentpolis - Murcia s.t.
121 Tom Stamsnijder Gerolsteiner + 1'34
129 Paolo Fornaciari Lampre + 1'35
131 Arnaud Labbe Bouygues Télécom s.t.
145 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole + 1'53
153 Davide Viganò Quick·Step + 1'55
161 Fran Ventoso AndalucÃa - CajaSur + 1'59
163 Igor Romero Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
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Posted on 31-05-2008 21:01
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Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - Stage 2
Classified as hilly, this stage has enough distance after the last hill that it could easily come down to a sprint.
Fredrigo was alone at the front for almost the whole day today. The pelaton was pretty ambivalent... nobody really wanted to take charge of the chase.
Finally we decided that we'd have to do it. We put a lot of effort forth, but hadn't quite reeled in Fredrigo when the sprint started. Ciolek was far back in the pack after the last hill so Kirchen was our only real hope on the stage.
Fredrigo was toasted. The sprinters swept past him in the last 100 meters. Geslin managed to edge out Landaluze in a very tightly contested sprint.
Stage:
1 Anthony Geslin Bouygues Télécom 4h05'15
2 Iñigo Landaluze Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
3 Gustavo César Veloso Karpin Galicia s.t.
4 Kim Kirchen Team High Road s.t.
5 John Gadret AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
6 Daniele Bennati Liquigas s.t.
7 Fran Ventoso AndalucÃa - CajaSur s.t.
8 Sven Krauss Gerolsteiner s.t.
9 Alexandre Pliuschin AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
10 Maxime Monfort Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
GC:
1 Kim Kirchen Team High Road 4h22'56
2 John Devine Team High Road s.t.
3 Thomas Lövkvist Team High Road s.t.
4 Andreas Klöden Team Astana + 12
5 Levi Leipheimer Team Astana s.t.
6 Janez Brajkovic Team Astana s.t.
7 Joaquim RodrÃguez Caisse d'Epargne + 14
8 Volodymyr Gustov Team CSC + 16
9 Bobby Julich Team CSC s.t.
10 Gustav Larsson Team CSC s.t.
Points:
1 Anthony Geslin Bouygues Télécom 20
2 Iñigo Landaluze Euskaltel - Euskadi 17
3 Gustavo César Veloso Karpin Galicia 15
4 Kim Kirchen Team High Road 13
5 John Gadret AG2R - La Mondiale 12
Mountains:
1 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom 16
2 Arnaud Labbe Bouygues Télécom 10
3 Iván Velasco Euskaltel - Euskadi 7
4 Alexandre Botcharov Crédit Agricole 7
5 SerafÃn MartÃnez Karpin Galicia 5
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Posted on 31-05-2008 21:10
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 10
The first individual time trial, we expect to do very well here. Rogers is among the best at the Giro in the discipline, his form is nearly perfect and his morale is through the roof.
And the team doesn't disappoint. Pinotti rides early and sets a blistering pace. Nobody can touch it until the second to last rider crosses the line... Michael Rogers!
Rogers wins the stage, and by taking 52 seconds on Ricardo Ricco he takes the Maglia Rosa as well!
Stage Results:
1 Michael Rogers Team High Road 48'54
2 Marco Pinotti Team High Road + 10
3 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 14
4 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 21
5 Paolo Savoldelli LPR Brakes + 25
6 Sergio Luis Henao Team High Road + 27
7 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 34
8 Dominique Cornu Silence - Lotto + 39[
9 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 45
10 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre + 52
11 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
GC:
1 Michael Rogers Team High Road 40h01'57
2 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 31
3 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 2'46
4 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 3'32
5 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road s.t.
6 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 3'49
7 Diego Ulissi Team High Road s.t.
8 Damiano Cunego Lampre + 4'08
9 Sergio Luis Henao Team High Road + 4'13
10 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 4'20
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Posted on 31-05-2008 21:20
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Posted on 31-05-2008 21:28
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Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - Stage 3
A flat stage, but one with a slight rise leading to a downhill finish. We're going to see if Kirchen can take the pelaton off guard with an attack on the uphill and get a large enough lead to hold on for a stage win.
Lovkvist led the attack on the rise and Kirchen followed. The sprint trains were hindered by the uphill and the two were able to gain some ground.
Kirchen flew by Lovkvist as the sprint began.
And Kirchen took the stage ahead of a charging pelaton Lovkvist was caught before the line, but finished in 4th.
Ciolek struggled on the uphills like many of the other sprinters such as Bennati, and didn't finish in the lead group.
Stage Results:
1 Kim Kirchen Team High Road 4h41'01
2 Fran Ventoso AndalucÃa - CajaSur s.t.
3 Anthony Geslin Bouygues Télécom s.t.
4 Thomas Lövkvist Team High Road s.t.
5 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom s.t.
6 Tom Boonen Quick·Step s.t.
7 Peter Velits Team Milram s.t.
8 John Gadret AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
9 Alessandro Proni Quick·Step s.t.
10 Rafael RodrÃguez Contentpolis - Murcia s.t.
GC:
1 Kim Kirchen Team High Road 9h03'34
2 Thomas Lövkvist Team High Road + 23
3 John Devine Team High Road s.t.
4 Andreas Klöden Team Astana + 35
5 Janez Brajkovic Team Astana s.t.
6 Levi Leipheimer Team Astana s.t.
7 Joaquim RodrÃguez Caisse d'Epargne + 37
8 Volodymyr Gustov Team CSC + 39
9 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
10 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
Points:
1 Kim Kirchen Team High Road 36
2 Anthony Geslin Bouygues Télécom 35
3 Fran Ventoso AndalucÃa - CajaSur 28
4 John Gadret AG2R - La Mondiale 20
5 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom 17
Mountains:
1 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom 21
2 Tony Martin Team High Road 20
3 Arnaud Labbe Bouygues Télécom 10
4 Iván Velasco Euskaltel - Euskadi 7
5 Alexandre Botcharov Crédit Agricole 7
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Posted on 31-05-2008 21:53
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 11
Classified as hilly, this stage has some mountains in the middle that will take many of the "punchy sprinters" out of it. We think Boassen Hagen will make it over without any problems and getting him a stage win is our primary goal. We do need to watch out for an attack from Ricco or one of the other favorites which Rogers will need to counter.
The race went about as would be expected until about 25km out. Then something noteable happened.
That's right... Ricco got a flat! So immediately we did something perhaps a bit... unsportsmanlike.
We attacked!
We got a gap with some of the other favorites, and had all our riders go all out pushing the pace. Voigt, Gesink, Cunego and Joly were the only ones to go with us.
We didn't have enough left after keeping the pace so high the last 20km to try for the stage... Voigt ended up winning the sprint. But Rogers gained an important 43 seconds on the pelaton, and over two minutes on Ricco.
Stage results:
1 Jens Voigt Team CSC 4h50'59
2 Robert Gesink Rabobank s.t.
3 Sébastien Joly Française des Jeux s.t.
4 Damiano Cunego Lampre s.t.
5 Diego Ulissi Team High Road s.t.
6 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
7 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road s.t.
8 Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 43
9 Leonardo Bertagnolli Liquigas s.t.
10 David López Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
GC:
1 Michael Rogers Team High Road 44h52'56
2 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 2'46
3 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 2'47
4 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road + 3'32
5 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 3'49
6 Damiano Cunego Lampre + 4'08
7 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 4'15
8 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 4'32
9 Sergio Luis Henao Team High Road + 4'56
10 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 5'03
Points:
1 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road 119
2 Michael Rogers Team High Road 62
3 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 53
4 André Greipel Team High Road 52
5 Alessandro Petacchi Team Milram 50
Mountain:
1 Marco Pinotti Team High Road 39
2 Steve Zampieri Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 13
3 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 12
4 Kanstantsin Siutsou Team High Road 11
5 Marcus Burghardt Team High Road 9
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Posted on 31-05-2008 22:10
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pretty in pink!
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Posted on 31-05-2008 22:42
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Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - Stage 4
The first true mountain stage in this years race. This will sort the GC out quite a bit.
The race was uneventful for the most part. A small unexceptional break went away and was pulled back well before the final mountain section.
Soon after the last set of climbs came up, the attacks started and a clear leading group formed.
Kirchen and Lovkvist were in the group, along with Cobo, Evans, Menchov and others.
Cobo still had some power in his legs and attacked, trying to get away.
High Road was leading the chase as some others like Periero joined the break from behind. But Cobo had better legs than the rest today.
And Cobo wins the stage.
I forgot to export the stage, so no results.
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Posted on 31-05-2008 23:02
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 12
Today's stage is a pancake. Obviously we'll be working mainly for our sprinters again.
Early on we sent Burghardt on a break... and nobody followed. So Burghardt put in an excellent solo ride all day... the lead getting as high as 14 minutes.
We put absolutely no effort on the chase, but a couple of others decided they wanted a sprint finish. Burghardt was eventually pulled in. Like many of the other sprints in the Giro this year, it pretty much came down to a single train. We were well positioned again, but Boassen Hagen had to open up too early and Napolitano took it at the line.
Ricco sprinting and finishing so high does not bode well for Boassen Hagen in the points jersey. Ricco will pick up a lot of points in the mountains... it will be a test for Edvald to hold out enough points.
Stage:
1 Danilo Napolitano Lampre 3h51'05
2 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road s.t.
3 Juan José Haedo Team CSC s.t.
4 André Greipel Team High Road s.t.
5 Alessandro Petacchi Team Milram s.t.
6 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
7 Wouter Weylandt Quick·Step s.t.
8 Francesco Chicchi Liquigas s.t.
9 Gabriele Balducci Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo s.t.
10 Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre s.t.
GC:
1 Michael Rogers Team High Road 48h44'01
2 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 2'46
3 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 2'47
4 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road + 3'20
5 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 3'49
6 Damiano Cunego Lampre + 4'08
7 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 4'15
8 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 4'32
9 Sergio Luis Henao Team High Road + 4'56
10 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 5'03
Points:
1 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road 139
2 Danilo Napolitano Lampre 67
3 André Greipel Team High Road 66
4 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 63
5 Alessandro Petacchi Team Milram 62
Mountain:
1 Marco Pinotti Team High Road 39
2 Steve Zampieri Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 13
3 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 12
4 Kanstantsin Siutsou Team High Road 11
5 Marcus Burghardt Team High Road 9
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Posted on 31-05-2008 23:05
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Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - Stage 5
It's a time trial. It's uphill. I simmed it. I didn't export the results. My save game is on my other PC.
In short... I don't remember what happened... it was too long ago. I'll try to come back and update it with some stage results. Until then, this is a placeholder.
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Posted on 31-05-2008 23:11
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 13
Another pancake stage. We'll all be working for Edvald.
Unfortunately, we couldn't get good position leading up to the sprint and started way behind. Boassen Hagen was also struggling and couldn't get past Greipel, so just sat on his wheel and hoped for the best.
Petacchi won, Greipel took 4th and Edvald was 6th. We lost out on some points today... I hope it doesn't bite us at the end of the race.
Stage:
1 Alessandro Petacchi Team Milram 4h18'53
2 Juan José Haedo Team CSC s.t.
3 Gabriele Balducci Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo s.t.
4 André Greipel Team High Road s.t.
5 Danilo Napolitano Lampre s.t.
6 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road s.t.
7 Alberto Loddo Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
8 Luca Paolini Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo s.t.
9 Paolo Bettini Quick·Step s.t.
10 Baden Cooke Barloworld s.t.
Points:
1 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road 149
2 Alessandro Petacchi Team Milram 87
3 André Greipel Team High Road 80
4 Danilo Napolitano Lampre 79
5 Juan José Haedo Team CSC 67
The others didn't really change
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Posted on 31-05-2008 23:34
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I just love this story .. Keep doing what you do - write this Team High Road story  |
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Posted on 01-06-2008 14:51
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Awesome story good luck with the tour |
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Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - Stage 6
Cobo has a significant lead, so we're going to do whatever we can late to maybe get a gap on him. There isn't much of a hill, but Kirchen will do what he can with it.
The break was reeled in and as we approached the final slight incline Lovkvist and Kirchen attacked. They were able to get a small gap as they crested the "summit".
Lovkvist went all out, and then Kirchen sprinted by and took the victory... but the pelaton closed the gap. We got some bonus time, but we're still 52 seconds back with one stage to go.
Stage:
1 Kim Kirchen Team High Road 4h17'09
2 Fran Ventoso AndalucÃa - CajaSur s.t.
3 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
4 Robbie McEwen Silence - Lotto s.t.
5 Tom Boonen Quick·Step s.t.
6 Daniele Bennati Liquigas s.t.
7 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole s.t.
8 Peter Velits Team Milram s.t.
9 Anthony Geslin Bouygues Télécom s.t.
10 René Mandri AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
GC:
1 Juanjo Cobo Saunier Duval - Scott 19h58'20
2 Kim Kirchen Team High Road + 52
3 Thomas Lövkvist Team High Road + 1'31
4 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 1'35
5 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 1'37
6 Denis Menchov Rabobank + 2'04
7 Manuel Beltrán Liquigas + 2'50
8 Joaquim RodrÃguez Caisse d'Epargne + 3'31
9 Peter Velits Team Milram + 3'34
10 Andreas Klöden Team Astana + 3'35
Points:
1 Kim Kirchen Team High Road 75
2 Juanjo Cobo Saunier Duval - Scott 50
3 Fran Ventoso AndalucÃa - CajaSur 45
4 Anthony Geslin Bouygues Télécom 42
5 Iñigo Landaluze Euskaltel - Euskadi 37
Mountains:
1 José Luis Arrieta AG2R - La Mondiale 65
2 Juanjo Cobo Saunier Duval - Scott 50
3 Iván Velasco Euskaltel - Euskadi 44
4 Adam Hansen Team High Road 39
5 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 30
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 14
It's back to business as the mountains start again. We're in the Maglia Rosa and we're all working for Rogers... with the possible exception of Pinotti. He went on the break to work for his pink jersey... but didn't get as many points as we would have liked.
Toward the middle of the second to last climb the attacks started. We waited until Cunego went... that was our cue and Rogers and Ulissi went to cover the break.
We were working hard to pull Cunego back and and had almost gotten there when we say a white jersey streak past. It was Ricco! Then Cunego took off after him. This was bad... Rogers didn't have the strength to follow.
As we got close to the summit of the climb, Ricco had opened a large lead... and Cunego was still ahead as well. Ulissi was really pushing hard for Rogers... the young Italian is really showing a ton of strength.
Ricco and Cunego stayed ahead, but we were caught by the chasers. Ulissi and Rogers really overextended themselves trying to keep the leaders jersey. Ricco took the win and the lead in the Giro.
Cunego finished second, and Di Luca led the Rogers chase group over the line... even opening enough of a gap to be awarded 13 seconds over Rogers (an odd call by the officials on that gap).
Today was not a good day for us. Hopefully we can rebound tomorrow.
Stage:
1 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 5h55'45
2 Damiano Cunego Lampre + 1'54
3 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 5'50
4 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 6'00
5 Robert Gesink Rabobank s.t.
6 Michael Rogers Team High Road + 6'13
7 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne + 7'12
8 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 7'53
9 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 9'12
10 Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 9'21
11 Leonardo Piepoli Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
12 Morris Possoni Team High Road + 9'36
13 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole + 9'57
14 Paolo Savoldelli LPR Brakes s.t.
15 Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 10'14
16 Sergio Luis Henao Team High Road + 10'24
17 José Angel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
18 Kanstantsin Siutsou Team High Road s.t.
19 Josep Jufré Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
20 Yuri Trofimov Bouygues Télécom + 10'40
GC:
1 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 59h01'06
2 Damiano Cunego Lampre + 3'23
3 Michael Rogers Team High Road + 3'46
4 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 8'05
5 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 8'18
6 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 9'15
7 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 10'13
8 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne + 10'28
9 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 11'00
10 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 12'06
11 Sergio Luis Henao Team High Road + 12'53
12 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole + 13'27
13 Paolo Savoldelli LPR Brakes + 13'34
14 Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank + 14'39
15 Yuri Trofimov Bouygues Télécom + 15'12
16 Morris Possoni Team High Road + 15'20
17 Kanstantsin Siutsou Team High Road s.t.
18 Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 16'00
19 Sébastien Joly Française des Jeux + 16'11
20 Tom Stubbe Française des Jeux + 16'35
Points:
1 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road 149
2 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 91
3 Alessandro Petacchi Team Milram 87
4 André Greipel Team High Road 80
5 Danilo Napolitano Lampre 79
Mountains:
1 Marco Pinotti Team High Road 47
2 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 37
3 Damiano Cunego Lampre 22
4 Steve Zampieri Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 13
5 Kanstantsin Siutsou Team High Road 11
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 01-06-2008 23:42
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tough, that call for the gap is ridiculous |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 01-06-2008 23:43
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Have they called for 2 gaps? cause thats even more ridiculous |
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