This will be the first race of our team. I've picked six riders (the names can be found underneath) and we got on the plane heading to Argentinia (In economy class, seen as I haven't found any extra sponsors, yet.). The team, and especially my youngster were very excited and they're looking forward to ride their first race of the season and to defend our team colors! I hope we manage to get some results in sunny Argentina!
Team Selection:
Stage Profile:
Team meeting:
I said to my team that I’ve decided that Marcel (Kittel) will be our sprinter, and that everybody, except Chris Anker will have to work for him this stage. Jakob (Fuglsang) wasn’t too pleased when he heard that he’ll have to work for Marcel, but when I told him that he’ll just have to make a high pace, Jakob wasn’t that upset anymore, luckily. Clément Frankhauser will be the last lead-out man for Marcel, because he’s my second best sprinter.
I’ve also decided that none of the riders will take part in a breakaway, it’s our first race, so we’ll just let things happen a bit in the beginning, hoping that Marcel is able to surprise!
The riders that will suffer most this stage will be Markus Eibegger and Stefan Denifl. Markus will have to protect Marcel whole the stage and Stefan will be the water carrier for whole the team.
When everyone else had left the room, Marcel thanks me for giving so much confidence in him. I said I fully believe in him, and that he’ll surprise the world; no doubt about that!
Edited by n30k on 04-08-2010 13:31
I may look happy, but honestly dear. The only way I'll really smile is if you cut me ear to ear
This stage is going to be a typicall flat stage, a breakaway has been made, they get a few minutes, the peloton tries to reele them in and prepares for a mass sprint.
The team would like to show whole the World that they are here, in Argentina, so they took the lead of the peloton in the first kilometers.
And yes, a breakaway has been made! My team didn’t do any work in the chase, so ISD-CT and CCC Polsat will have to do most of the work.
At 23 km to go, E2 has been reeled in, E1 was still 2’ ahead of the peloton.
At 12 km to go, E1 has been reeled in and we can see the sprinter teams forming their trains.
So did we, I ordered my team to form a train containing Denifl, Fuglsang, Frankhauser and Kittel.
Denifl just totally burnt hisself to get the train in a good position with 5 km to go.
Fuglsang rode as hard as he could which brought Frankhauser in a beautiful position with 2,5 km to go.
Frankhauser sprinted as hard as he could and at 1 km to go, Kittel must finish it! But Vicioso and Lina are threatening him! Is Marcel strong enough to keep his effort to the finish line?
Yes he can! He kept both top sprinters in his back and he wins the first stage of the Tour de San Luis! Great win by Marcel Kittel!
Markus Eibegger had to let the peloton go, he was totally exhausted, he had been protecting Kittel whole the day! Markus did a great job for the team today, and Marcel was very thankfull, this increases our team spirit!
Picture of the day: M. Kittel on podium:
Stage Results
Spoiler
Name Team Time
Marcel Kittel THYSSENKRUPP-MERCK-UNIQA 3h48'53
Bruno Lima Barbot - Siper s.t.
Ángel Vicioso Andalucía - Cajasur s.t.
Krzysztof Jeżowski CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
Alexandre Usov ISD Continental Team s.t.
René Obst Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
Cléments Frankhauser THYSSENKRUPP-MERCK-UNIQA s.t.
Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t.
Aldo Ino Ilesic Team Type 1 s.t.
Jakob Fuglsang THYSSENKRUPP-MERCK-UNIQA s.t.
Nicolas Sanderson Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
Ian Boswell Bissell s.t.
Alejandro Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
Blaz Jarc Adria Mobil s.t.
Marko Kump Adria Mobil s.t.
Sebastian Forke Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
Manuel Ortega Andalucía - Cajasur + 51
Óscar Vicente Grau Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t.
Manuel Calvente Andalucía - Cajasur s.t.
Yuri Metlushenko Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
Gregory Brenes Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t.
Bruno Pires Barbot - Siper s.t.
Andres Pereyra Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
Sérgio Ribeiro Barbot - Siper s.t.
Demis Aleman Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
Andrés Antuña Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t.
Guido Palma Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
Lluis Guillermo Mas Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t.
Samuel Caldeira Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t.
Yegor Dementyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
Volodymyr Kogut Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
Bartlomiej Matysiak CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
Joaquín Ortega Barbot - Siper s.t.
Aníbal Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
Volodymyr Starchyk Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
Patrick Schachtner Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
Michael Creed Team Type 1 s.t.
Konstantin Volik Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
José Carlos Lara Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t.
Aitor Pérez Arrieta Footon - Servetto s.t.
Tomasz Smolen CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri s.t.
Rory Sutherland UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
Daniele Callegarin CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
Jonathan Clarke UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t.
Ermanno Capelli Footon - Servetto s.t.
André Cardoso Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t.
Emanuele Vona ISD - Neri s.t.
Adrian Hegyvari UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
Luciano Pagliarini Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
Uros Murn Adria Mobil s.t.
Tomasz Lisowicz CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
Iban Mayoz Footon - Servetto s.t.
Patrik Sinkewitz ISD - Neri s.t.
Rob Britton Bissell s.t.
Valery Kobzarenko Team Type 1 s.t.
Rafael Valls Footon - Servetto s.t.
Javier Megías Team Type 1 s.t.
Chris Anker Sørensen THYSSENKRUPP-MERCK-UNIQA s.t.
Stefan Denifl THYSSENKRUPP-MERCK-UNIQA s.t.
Dirk Müller Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
Matthias Brändle Footon - Servetto s.t.
Maksym Vasilyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri s.t.
Daniel Mestre Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t.
Artem Topchanyuk ISD Continental Team s.t.
Javier Moreno Andalucía - Cajasur s.t.
Hélder Oliveira Barbot - Siper s.t.
Anatoliy Pakthusov ISD Continental Team s.t.
Giuseppe Muraglia CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
Kamil Zielinski CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
Michael Christensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
Luca Ascani CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
Igor Abakoumov ISD Continental Team s.t.
Matt Crane UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
Karl Menzies UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
Casper Jørgensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
René Jørgensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
Matías Médici Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
Vladislav Borisov Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
Jorge Giacinti Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
Ben Jacques-Maynes Bissell s.t.
Morten Christiansen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
Mitja Mahoric Adria Mobil s.t.
Francisco Chamorro Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
Davide D'Angelo CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
Kasper Jebjerg Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
Tomas Swift Metcalfe Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t.
Adrian Honkisz CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
Damjan Stankovic CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
Max Jenkins UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
Andrei Sartassov Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
Glenn Bak Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
Armando Camargo Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
Martijn Verschoor Team Type 1 s.t.
José Ángel Gómez Marchante Andalucía - Cajasur s.t.
David Rosch Atlas Personal s.t.
Bartosz Huzarski ISD - Neri s.t.
Christopher Jones Team Type 1 s.t.
Luca Zanasca CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
Frank Scherzinger Atlas Personal s.t.
Jeremy Vennell Bissell s.t.
Nicolas Baldo Atlas Personal s.t.
Daniel Holloway Bissell s.t.
Istvan Cziraki Atlas Personal s.t.
Martin Hacecky Atlas Personal s.t.
Kristjan Fajt Adria Mobil + 3'28
Francesco Tomei ISD - Neri + 4'24
Markus Eibegger THYSSENKRUPP-MERCK-UNIQA + 5'52
Michaël Bär Atlas Personal s.t.
Jean-Mitja Schlüter Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
Name Team Time
Marcel Kittel THYSSENKRUPP-MERCK-UNIQA 3h48'53
Bruno Lima Barbot - Siper s.t.
Ángel Vicioso Andalucía - Cajasur s.t.
Krzysztof Jeżowski CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
Alexandre Usov ISD Continental Team s.t.
René Obst Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
Cléments Frankhauser THYSSENKRUPP-MERCK-UNIQA s.t.
Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t.
Aldo Ino Ilesic Team Type 1 s.t.
Jakob Fuglsang THYSSENKRUPP-MERCK-UNIQA s.t.
Nicolas Sanderson Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
Ian Boswell Bissell s.t.
Alejandro Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
Blaz Jarc Adria Mobil s.t.
Marko Kump Adria Mobil s.t.
Sebastian Forke Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
Manuel Ortega Andalucía - Cajasur + 51
Óscar Vicente Grau Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t.
Manuel Calvente Andalucía - Cajasur s.t.
Yuri Metlushenko Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
Gregory Brenes Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t.
Bruno Pires Barbot - Siper s.t.
Andres Pereyra Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
Sérgio Ribeiro Barbot - Siper s.t.
Demis Aleman Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
Andrés Antuña Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t.
Guido Palma Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
Lluis Guillermo Mas Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t.
Samuel Caldeira Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t.
Yegor Dementyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
Volodymyr Kogut Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
Bartlomiej Matysiak CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
Joaquín Ortega Barbot - Siper s.t.
Aníbal Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
Volodymyr Starchyk Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
Patrick Schachtner Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
Michael Creed Team Type 1 s.t.
Konstantin Volik Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
José Carlos Lara Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t.
Aitor Pérez Arrieta Footon - Servetto s.t.
Tomasz Smolen CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri s.t.
Rory Sutherland UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
Daniele Callegarin CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
Jonathan Clarke UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t.
Ermanno Capelli Footon - Servetto s.t.
André Cardoso Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t.
Emanuele Vona ISD - Neri s.t.
Adrian Hegyvari UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
Luciano Pagliarini Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
Uros Murn Adria Mobil s.t.
Tomasz Lisowicz CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
Iban Mayoz Footon - Servetto s.t.
Patrik Sinkewitz ISD - Neri s.t.
Rob Britton Bissell s.t.
Valery Kobzarenko Team Type 1 s.t.
Rafael Valls Footon - Servetto s.t.
Javier Megías Team Type 1 s.t.
Chris Anker Sørensen THYSSENKRUPP-MERCK-UNIQA s.t.
Stefan Denifl THYSSENKRUPP-MERCK-UNIQA s.t.
Dirk Müller Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
Matthias Brändle Footon - Servetto s.t.
Maksym Vasilyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri s.t.
Daniel Mestre Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t.
Artem Topchanyuk ISD Continental Team s.t.
Javier Moreno Andalucía - Cajasur s.t.
Hélder Oliveira Barbot - Siper s.t.
Anatoliy Pakthusov ISD Continental Team s.t.
Giuseppe Muraglia CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
Kamil Zielinski CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
Michael Christensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
Luca Ascani CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
Igor Abakoumov ISD Continental Team s.t.
Matt Crane UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
Karl Menzies UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
Casper Jørgensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
René Jørgensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
Matías Médici Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
Vladislav Borisov Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
Jorge Giacinti Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
Ben Jacques-Maynes Bissell s.t.
Morten Christiansen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
Mitja Mahoric Adria Mobil s.t.
Francisco Chamorro Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
Davide D'Angelo CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
Kasper Jebjerg Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
Tomas Swift Metcalfe Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t.
Adrian Honkisz CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
Damjan Stankovic CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
Max Jenkins UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
Andrei Sartassov Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
Glenn Bak Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
Armando Camargo Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
Martijn Verschoor Team Type 1 s.t.
José Ángel Gómez Marchante Andalucía - Cajasur s.t.
David Rosch Atlas Personal s.t.
Bartosz Huzarski ISD - Neri s.t.
Christopher Jones Team Type 1 s.t.
Luca Zanasca CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
Frank Scherzinger Atlas Personal s.t.
Jeremy Vennell Bissell s.t.
Nicolas Baldo Atlas Personal s.t.
Daniel Holloway Bissell s.t.
Istvan Cziraki Atlas Personal s.t.
Martin Hacecky Atlas Personal s.t.
Kristjan Fajt Adria Mobil + 3'28
Francesco Tomei ISD - Neri + 4'24
Markus Eibegger THYSSENKRUPP-MERCK-UNIQA + 5'52
Michaël Bär Atlas Personal s.t.
Jean-Mitja Schlüter Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
GC:
Same as stage results.
Points ranking:
Spoiler
Rank Name Team Points General
1 Marcel Kittel Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa 25 25
2 Bruno Lima Barbot - Siper 20 20
3 Ángel Vicioso Andalucía - Cajasur 16 16
4 Krzysztof Jeżowski CCC Polsat Polkowice 14 14
5 Alexandre Usov ISD Continental Team 12 12
6 Jean-Mitja Schlüter Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse 10 10
7 René Obst Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse 10 10
8 Cléments Frankhauser Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa 9 9
9 Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort - Prio 8 8
10 Aldo Ino Ilesic Team Type 1 7 7
11 Kristjan Fajt Adria Mobil 6 6
12 Jakob Fuglsang Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa 6 6
13 Nicolas Sanderson Amore & Vita - Conad 5 5
14 Michaël Bär Atlas Personal 4 4
15 Francesco Tomei ISD - Neri 4 4
16 Ian Boswell Bissell 4 4
17 Alejandro Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home 3 3
18 Blaz Jarc Adria Mobil 2 2
19 Marko Kump Adria Mobil 1 1
KoM:
Spoiler
Rank Name Team Mountain General
1 Francesco Tomei ISD - Neri 6 6
2 Michaël Bär Atlas Personal 4 4
3 Kristjan Fajt Adria Mobil 2 2
Team Ranking:
Spoiler
Rank Team Time General Time
1 Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa 11h26'39 11h26'39 (1)
2 Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse + 51 + 51 (2)
3 Adria Mobil s.t. + 51 (3)
4 Andalucía - Cajasur + 1'42 + 1'42 (4)
5 Barbot - Siper s.t. + 1'42 (5)
6 Jamis - Sutter Home s.t. + 1'42 (6)
7 Amore & Vita - Conad s.t. + 1'42 (7)
8 CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t. + 1'42 (8)
9 Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t. + 1'42 (9)
10 ISD Continental Team s.t. + 1'42 (10)
11 Team Type 1 s.t. + 1'42 (11)
12 Bissell s.t. + 1'42 (12)
13 Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon + 2'33 + 2'33 (13)
14 Footon - Servetto s.t. + 2'33 (14)
15 UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t. + 2'33 (15)
16 ISD - Neri s.t. + 2'33 (16)
17 CDC - Cavaliere s.t. + 2'33 (17)
18 Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t. + 2'33 (18)
19 Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t. + 2'33 (19)
20 Atlas Personal s.t. + 2'33 (20)
U25:
Spoiler
Rank Name Team Time General Time
1 Marcel Kittel Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa 3h48'53 3h48'33 (1)
2 Bruno Lima Barbot - Siper s.t. + 8 (2)
3 Cléments Frankhauser Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa s.t. + 20 (3)
4 Jakob Fuglsang Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa s.t. + 20 (4)
5 Ian Boswell Bissell s.t. + 20 (5)
6 Blaz Jarc Adria Mobil s.t. + 20 (6)
7 Marko Kump Adria Mobil s.t. + 20 (7)
8 Sebastian Forke Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t. + 20 (8)
9 Gregory Brenes Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon + 51 + 1'11 (9)
10 Andres Pereyra Jamis - Sutter Home s.t. + 1'11 (10)
11 Demis Aleman Jamis - Sutter Home s.t. + 1'11 (11)
12 Andrés Antuña Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t. + 1'11 (12)
13 Guido Palma Jamis - Sutter Home s.t. + 1'11 (13)
14 Lluis Guillermo Mas Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t. + 1'11 (14)
15 Samuel Caldeira Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t. + 1'11 (15)
16 Yegor Dementyev ISD Continental Team s.t. + 1'11 (16)
17 Patrick Schachtner Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t. + 1'11 (17)
18 José Carlos Lara Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t. + 1'11 (18)
19 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t. + 1'11 (19)
20 Ermanno Capelli Footon - Servetto s.t. + 1'11 (20)
21 Rafael Valls Footon - Servetto s.t. + 1'11 (21)
22 Stefan Denifl Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa s.t. + 1'11 (22)
23 Matthias Brändle Footon - Servetto s.t. + 1'11 (23)
24 Maksym Vasilyev ISD Continental Team s.t. + 1'11 (24)
25 Daniel Mestre Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t. + 1'11 (25)
26 Artem Topchanyuk ISD Continental Team s.t. + 1'11 (26)
27 Anatoliy Pakthusov ISD Continental Team s.t. + 1'11 (27)
28 Kamil Zielinski CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t. + 1'11 (28)
29 Michael Christensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t. + 1'11 (29)
30 Matt Crane UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t. + 1'11 (30)
31 Casper Jørgensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t. + 1'11 (31)
32 Kasper Jebjerg Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t. + 1'11 (32)
33 Adrian Honkisz CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t. + 1'11 (33)
34 Damjan Stankovic CDC - Cavaliere s.t. + 1'11 (34)
35 Max Jenkins UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t. + 1'11 (35)
36 Martijn Verschoor Team Type 1 s.t. + 1'11 (36)
37 David Rosch Atlas Personal s.t. + 1'11 (37)
38 Frank Scherzinger Atlas Personal s.t. + 1'11 (38)
39 Daniel Holloway Bissell s.t. + 1'11 (39)
40 Istvan Cziraki Atlas Personal s.t. + 1'11 (40)
41 Martin Hacecky Atlas Personal s.t. + 1'11 (41)
42 Francesco Tomei ISD - Neri + 4'24 + 4'40 (42)
43 Michaël Bär Atlas Personal + 5'52 + 6'08 (44)
44 Jean-Mitja Schlüter Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t. + 6'02 (43)
I may look happy, but honestly dear. The only way I'll really smile is if you cut me ear to ear
Q: Marcel, many congratulations with your beautiful win today!
MK: Thank you very much, it was a tough one, but in the end, I'm very happy with it. And I'd like to thank whole the team for working for me all day, they were just amazing!
Q: Yeah, everybody could see that the whole team was working hard for you. It must be amazing to have such a team?
MK: You can bet your ass it is! They just worked their hands to the bones, and to have a team doing that in my first pro season, that's just... amazing, and it gets even better when I won the stage, thanking them even more for their hard work!
Q: Okay Marcel, thanks a lot, and uhm, try not to fall in love with one of your teammates, okay?
I may look happy, but honestly dear. The only way I'll really smile is if you cut me ear to ear
First of all, I congratuled the team with their beautiful teamwork they’ve shown in the previous stage leading to a beautiful stage win for Marcel.
Then I moved on to the more important things. The stage profile shows us that their are some KoM sprints and a finish just after a steap mountain. I found it the best that one of our riders would be part of the breakaway, so we wouldn’t have too much pressure weighting on our shoulders.
The ‘break-away-man’ for today will be Markus (Eibegger). When he woke up in the morning, he told me that he has had a good recovery and so I decided the he’ll have to try to make it to a break-away.
My message to the two sprinters (Marcel & Cléments) was: survive and work like a circus horse for our climbers, nothing more or less than that. They seemed to get my message.
Than, I came to Chris Anker, Jakob and Stefan, who are our three best climbers. All I told them was, stay in the peloton, don’t forget to eat & drink enough and don’t do any pointless efforts.
I wished them all the best and went to the teamcar, ready to follow the race and to yell like a maniac in that damned teamradio.
I may look happy, but honestly dear. The only way I'll really smile is if you cut me ear to ear
The race started like usual. A few riders try to get away from the beginning. I send Markus with them, but they got reeled in several times. After trying three times, the fourth attempt was the good one: Markus was in the break-away and they soon got some minutes in advantage of the peloton.
As soon as we hit the first hill, it’s obvious that Markus is by far the best climber in the break-away. All the other riders are staying in his back when het ook the lead on the hills, and weren’t able to take over. I said Markus to take it easy, it’s still far to the finish line…
Markus takes the first mountain sprint.
The stage is running very smooth, at ease. The peloton didn’t looked interested in following the break-away. I ordered Markus to sit back a bit in the group and spare some powers for the last KoM-sprint. So did he and he took the second sprint!
At 40 km to go, the lead of the break-away was still 6’; it looks like the peloton will let the breakaway survive!
Oops, bad news… Markus had to let the group go, has he lost too much powers in taking the points for the KoM jersey? I don’t know, but I told him not to panic, eventhough I freaked out like a chimp on speed. I recommend him to ride his own pace, and by doing so, it still remains possible that he reeles the leaders in when riding on the final mountain.
After riding many km’s in the pursuit of the leaders, Markus catches up with them at 3 km’s to the finish line. He sits back and rests a bit and tries to regain some of the lost powers.
Suddenly, Chris Anker attack out of the peloton, he wants to take some time on the other GC contenders, I guess. I thought he has gone mad, why in heavens name did he had to attack?
In the last km, Markus takes the lead of the group escapees and starts to sprint. Luckily the others have lost much power in riding uphill, seen as Markus isn’t the best sprinter in the pack.
Markus starts sprinting in the lead and on first sight, everything looked very good.
But than suddenly, Uros Murn from Adria Mobil came very strong out of the background and he tried to get past Markus! Is Markus able to keep up this effort? Or will Uros, who's a better sprinter than Markus, take the victory?
No! Markus is exhausted, but is still strong enough to beat Uros! A second stage win for the team, and it’s a beautiful one! Congratulations Markus!
Stage Results:
Spoiler
Rank Name Team Time
1 Markus Eibegger Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa 4h01'50
2 Uros Murn Adria Mobil s.t.
3 René Jørgensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 9
4 Matías Médici Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
5 Karl Menzies UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis + 21
6 Bartlomiej Matysiak CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
7 David Rosch Atlas Personal + 52
8 Sebastian Forke Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
9 Igor Abakoumov ISD Continental Team + 1'25
10 Joaquín Ortega Barbot - Siper s.t.
11 Armando Camargo Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos + 1'32
12 Chris Anker Sørensen Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa + 4'10
13 Jakob Fuglsang Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa + 4'51
14 Stefan Denifl Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa + 5'39
15 Manuel Ortega Andalucía - Cajasur + 7'19
16 Javier Moreno Andalucía - Cajasur s.t.
17 Rafael Valls Footon - Servetto s.t.
18 Manuel Calvente Andalucía - Cajasur s.t.
19 Bartosz Huzarski ISD - Neri s.t.
20 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Footon - Servetto s.t.
21 Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri s.t.
22 Emanuele Vona ISD - Neri s.t.
23 Marcel Kittel Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa s.t.
24 Patrik Sinkewitz ISD - Neri s.t.
25 Hélder Oliveira Barbot - Siper s.t.
26 Luca Zanasca CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
27 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t.
28 Cléments Frankhauser Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa s.t.
29 José Ángel Gómez Marchante Andalucía - Cajasur s.t.
30 Matthias Brändle Footon - Servetto s.t.
31 Rory Sutherland UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis + 7'46
32 Bruno Pires Barbot - Siper + 7'54
33 Sérgio Ribeiro Barbot - Siper s.t.
34 Blaz Jarc Adria Mobil s.t.
35 Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t.
36 Gregory Brenes Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t.
37 Mitja Mahoric Adria Mobil s.t.
38 Daniele Callegarin CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
39 Giuseppe Muraglia CDC - Cavaliere + 8'02
40 Luca Ascani CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
41 Marko Kump Adria Mobil + 8'10
42 José Carlos Lara Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t.
43 Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri s.t.
44 Jonathan Clarke UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis + 8'18
45 Andres Pereyra Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
46 Óscar Vicente Grau Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t.
47 Damjan Stankovic CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
48 Andrei Sartassov Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
49 Max Jenkins UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis + 8'26
50 Lluis Guillermo Mas Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t.
51 Iban Mayoz Footon - Servetto s.t.
52 Matt Crane UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
53 Ángel Vicioso Andalucía - Cajasur s.t.
54 Guido Palma Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
55 Christopher Jones Team Type 1 s.t.
56 Jorge Giacinti Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
57 Javier Megías Team Type 1 + 8'34
58 André Cardoso Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t.
59 Alejandro Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
60 Andrés Antuña Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t.
61 Davide D'Angelo CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
62 Daniel Mestre Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t.
63 Rob Britton Bissell + 8'42
64 Artem Topchanyuk ISD Continental Team s.t.
65 Vladislav Borisov Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
66 Valery Kobzarenko Team Type 1 s.t.
67 Ben Jacques-Maynes Bissell s.t.
68 Ian Boswell Bissell + 8'50
69 Jean-Mitja Schlüter Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
70 Anatoliy Pakthusov ISD Continental Team s.t.
71 Francesco Tomei ISD - Neri s.t.
72 Konstantin Volik Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
73 Yegor Dementyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
74 Tomas Swift Metcalfe Palmeiras Resort - Prio + 8'58
75 Luciano Pagliarini Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
76 Dirk Müller Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
77 Volodymyr Starchyk Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
78 Ermanno Capelli Footon - Servetto s.t.
79 Nicolas Sanderson Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
80 Yuri Metlushenko Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
81 Aníbal Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
82 Adrian Hegyvari UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis + 9'06
83 Volodymyr Kogut Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
84 Demis Aleman Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
85 Francisco Chamorro Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos + 9'14
86 Martijn Verschoor Team Type 1 s.t.
87 Jeremy Vennell Bissell + 9'22
88 Daniel Holloway Bissell s.t.
89 Frank Scherzinger Atlas Personal s.t.
90 Patrick Schachtner Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
91 Maksym Vasilyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
92 Aldo Ino Ilesic Team Type 1 s.t.
93 Bruno Lima Barbot - Siper s.t.
94 Tomasz Smolen CCC Polsat Polkowice + 9'30
95 Kristjan Fajt Adria Mobil s.t.
96 René Obst Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
97 Istvan Cziraki Atlas Personal s.t.
98 Michael Christensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
99 Nicolas Baldo Atlas Personal s.t.
100 Alexandre Usov ISD Continental Team s.t.
101 Tomasz Lisowicz CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
102 Michaël Bär Atlas Personal + 9'38
103 Krzysztof Jeżowski CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
104 Martin Hacecky Atlas Personal + 9'46
105 Glenn Bak Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
106 Kasper Jebjerg Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
107 Morten Christiansen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
108 Adrian Honkisz CCC Polsat Polkowice + 9'54
109 Kamil Zielinski CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
110 Casper Jørgensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 10'02
111 Michael Creed Team Type 1 + 10'26
112 Samuel Caldeira Palmeiras Resort - Prio + 17'06
GC:
Spoiler
Rank Name Team Time
1 Uros Murn Adria Mobil 7h51'14
2 René Jørgensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 17
3 Sebastian Forke Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse + 21
4 Matías Médici Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos + 29
5 Bartlomiej Matysiak CCC Polsat Polkowice + 33
6 Karl Menzies UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis + 37
7 David Rosch Atlas Personal + 1'12
8 Joaquín Ortega Barbot - Siper + 1'45
9 Igor Abakoumov ISD Continental Team s.t.
10 Armando Camargo Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos + 1'52
11 Jakob Fuglsang Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa + 4'20
12 Chris Anker Sørensen Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa + 4'30
13 Markus Eibegger Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa + 5'01
14 Stefan Denifl Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa + 5'59
15 Marcel Kittel Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa + 6'28
16 Cléments Frankhauser Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa + 6'48
17 Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort - Prio + 7'23
18 Blaz Jarc Adria Mobil s.t.
19 Manuel Ortega Andalucía - Cajasur + 7'39
20 Manuel Calvente Andalucía - Cajasur s.t.
21 Marko Kump Adria Mobil s.t.
22 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Footon - Servetto s.t.
23 Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri s.t.
24 Emanuele Vona ISD - Neri s.t.
25 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t.
26 Rafael Valls Footon - Servetto s.t.
27 Patrik Sinkewitz ISD - Neri s.t.
28 Javier Moreno Andalucía - Cajasur s.t.
29 Matthias Brändle Footon - Servetto s.t.
30 Hélder Oliveira Barbot - Siper s.t.
31 Bartosz Huzarski ISD - Neri s.t.
32 José Ángel Gómez Marchante Andalucía - Cajasur s.t.
33 Luca Zanasca CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
34 Ángel Vicioso Andalucía - Cajasur + 7'47
35 Alejandro Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home + 8'03
36 Rory Sutherland UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis + 8'06
37 Bruno Pires Barbot - Siper + 8'14
38 Gregory Brenes Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t.
39 Sérgio Ribeiro Barbot - Siper s.t.
40 Daniele Callegarin CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
41 Mitja Mahoric Adria Mobil s.t.
42 Ian Boswell Bissell + 8'19
43 Giuseppe Muraglia CDC - Cavaliere + 8'22
44 Luca Ascani CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
45 Nicolas Sanderson Amore & Vita - Conad + 8'27
46 José Carlos Lara Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon + 8'30
47 Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri s.t.
48 Óscar Vicente Grau Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon + 8'38
49 Andres Pereyra Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
50 Jonathan Clarke UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
51 Damjan Stankovic CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
52 Andrei Sartassov Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
53 Bruno Lima Barbot - Siper + 8'39
54 Lluis Guillermo Mas Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon + 8'46
55 Guido Palma Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
56 Iban Mayoz Footon - Servetto s.t.
57 Matt Crane UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
58 Jorge Giacinti Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
59 Max Jenkins UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
60 Christopher Jones Team Type 1 s.t.
61 Aldo Ino Ilesic Team Type 1 + 8'51
62 Andrés Antuña Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon + 8'54
63 André Cardoso Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t.
64 Javier Megías Team Type 1 s.t.
65 Daniel Mestre Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t.
66 Davide D'Angelo CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
67 René Obst Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse + 8'59
68 Alexandre Usov ISD Continental Team s.t.
69 Rob Britton Bissell + 9'02
70 Valery Kobzarenko Team Type 1 s.t.
71 Artem Topchanyuk ISD Continental Team s.t.
72 Vladislav Borisov Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
73 Ben Jacques-Maynes Bissell s.t.
74 Krzysztof Jeżowski CCC Polsat Polkowice + 9'07
75 Yegor Dementyev ISD Continental Team + 9'10
76 Konstantin Volik Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
77 Anatoliy Pakthusov ISD Continental Team s.t.
78 Yuri Metlushenko Amore & Vita - Conad + 9'18
79 Volodymyr Starchyk Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
80 Aníbal Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
81 Ermanno Capelli Footon - Servetto s.t.
82 Luciano Pagliarini Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos s.t.
83 Dirk Müller Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
84 Tomas Swift Metcalfe Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t.
85 Demis Aleman Jamis - Sutter Home + 9'26
86 Volodymyr Kogut Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
87 Adrian Hegyvari UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
88 Francisco Chamorro Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos + 9'34
89 Martijn Verschoor Team Type 1 s.t.
90 Patrick Schachtner Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse + 9'42
91 Maksym Vasilyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
92 Jeremy Vennell Bissell s.t.
93 Frank Scherzinger Atlas Personal s.t.
94 Daniel Holloway Bissell s.t.
95 Tomasz Smolen CCC Polsat Polkowice + 9'50
96 Tomasz Lisowicz CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
97 Michael Christensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
98 Nicolas Baldo Atlas Personal s.t.
99 Istvan Cziraki Atlas Personal s.t.
100 Morten Christiansen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 10'06
101 Kasper Jebjerg Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
102 Glenn Bak Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
103 Martin Hacecky Atlas Personal s.t.
104 Kamil Zielinski CCC Polsat Polkowice + 10'14
105 Adrian Honkisz CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
106 Casper Jørgensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 10'22
107 Michael Creed Team Type 1 + 10'46
108 Kristjan Fajt Adria Mobil + 12'21
109 Francesco Tomei ISD - Neri + 12'39
110 Jean-Mitja Schlüter Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse + 14'01
111 Michaël Bär Atlas Personal + 14'55
112 Samuel Caldeira Palmeiras Resort - Prio + 17'26
Points ranking:
Spoiler
Rank Name Team Points General
1 Uros Murn Adria Mobil 28 28
2 Marcel Kittel Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa 0 25
3 Markus Eibegger Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa 25 25
4 Bruno Lima Barbot - Siper 0 20
5 René Jørgensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water 20 20
6 Bartlomiej Matysiak CCC Polsat Polkowice 18 18
7 Ángel Vicioso Andalucía - Cajasur 0 16
8 Karl Menzies UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis 16 16
9 Krzysztof Jeżowski CCC Polsat Polkowice 0 14
10 Matías Médici Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos 14 14
11 Alexandre Usov ISD Continental Team 0 12
12 René Obst Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse 0 10
13 Jean-Mitja Schlüter Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse 0 10
14 Cléments Frankhauser Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa 0 9
15 Jakob Fuglsang Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa 3 9
16 David Rosch Atlas Personal 9 9
17 Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort - Prio 0 8
18 Sebastian Forke Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse 8 8
19 Aldo Ino Ilesic Team Type 1 0 7
20 Igor Abakoumov ISD Continental Team 7 7
21 Joaquín Ortega Barbot - Siper 6 6
22 Kristjan Fajt Adria Mobil 0 6
23 Nicolas Sanderson Amore & Vita - Conad 0 5
24 Armando Camargo Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos 5 5
25 Ian Boswell Bissell 0 4
26 Chris Anker Sørensen Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa 4 4
27 Francesco Tomei ISD - Neri 0 4
28 Michaël Bär Atlas Personal 0 4
29 Alejandro Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home 0 3
30 Blaz Jarc Adria Mobil 0 2
31 Stefan Denifl Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa 2 2
32 Marko Kump Adria Mobil 0 1
33 Manuel Ortega Andalucía - Cajasur 1 1
KoM:
Spoiler
Rank Name Team Mountain General
1 Markus Eibegger Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa 28 28
2 René Jørgensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water 14 14
3 Uros Murn Adria Mobil 12 12
4 Matías Médici Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos 8 8
5 Karl Menzies UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis 6 6
6 David Rosch Atlas Personal 6 6
7 Francesco Tomei ISD - Neri 0 6
8 Bartlomiej Matysiak CCC Polsat Polkowice 4 4
9 Igor Abakoumov ISD Continental Team 4 4
10 Michaël Bär Atlas Personal 0 4
11 Kristjan Fajt Adria Mobil 0 2
Team Ranking:
Spoiler
Rank Team Time General Time
1 Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa 12h14'31 23h41'10 (1)
2 Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos + 58 + 3'31 (2)
3 Adria Mobil + 6'47 + 7'38 (3)
4 UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis + 7'24 + 9'57 (5)
5 Barbot - Siper + 7'37 + 9'19 (4)
6 Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse + 9'39 + 10'30 (6)
7 ISD Continental Team + 9'56 + 11'38 (7)
8 CCC Polsat Polkowice + 10'20 + 12'02 (8)
9 Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 10'24 + 12'57 (9)
10 Atlas Personal + 10'43 + 13'16 (10)
11 Andalucía - Cajasur + 12'56 + 14'38 (11)
12 ISD - Neri s.t. + 15'29 (12)
13 Footon - Servetto s.t. + 15'29 (13)
14 CDC - Cavaliere + 14'14 + 16'47 (14)
15 Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon + 15'21 + 17'54 (16)
16 Palmeiras Resort - Prio + 16'01 + 17'43 (15)
17 Jamis - Sutter Home + 16'17 + 17'59 (17)
18 Team Type 1 + 16'41 + 18'23 (18)
19 Bissell + 17'13 + 18'55 (19)
20 Amore & Vita - Conad + 17'29 + 19'11 (20)
U25:
Spoiler
Rank Name Team Time General Time
1 David Rosch Atlas Personal 4h02'42 + 51 (2)
2 Sebastian Forke Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t. 7h51'35 (1)
3 Jakob Fuglsang Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa + 3'59 + 3'59 (3)
4 Stefan Denifl Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa + 4'47 + 5'38 (4)
5 Rafael Valls Footon - Servetto + 6'27 + 7'18 (10)
6 Marcel Kittel Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa s.t. + 6'07 (5)
7 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t. + 7'18 (9)
8 Cléments Frankhauser Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa s.t. + 6'27 (6)
9 Matthias Brändle Footon - Servetto s.t. + 7'18 (11)
10 Blaz Jarc Adria Mobil + 7'02 + 7'02 (7)
11 Gregory Brenes Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t. + 7'53 (12)
12 Marko Kump Adria Mobil + 7'18 + 7'18 (8)
13 José Carlos Lara Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t. + 8'09 (14)
14 Andres Pereyra Jamis - Sutter Home + 7'26 + 8'17 (15)
15 Damjan Stankovic CDC - Cavaliere s.t. + 8'17 (16)
16 Max Jenkins UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis + 7'34 + 8'25 (21)
17 Lluis Guillermo Mas Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon s.t. + 8'25 (18)
18 Matt Crane UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t. + 8'25 (20)
19 Guido Palma Jamis - Sutter Home s.t. + 8'25 (19)
20 Andrés Antuña Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon + 7'42 + 8'33 (22)
21 Daniel Mestre Palmeiras Resort - Prio s.t. + 8'33 (23)
22 Artem Topchanyuk ISD Continental Team + 7'50 + 8'41 (24)
23 Ian Boswell Bissell + 7'58 + 7'58 (13)
24 Jean-Mitja Schlüter Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t. + 13'40 (42)
25 Anatoliy Pakthusov ISD Continental Team s.t. + 8'49 (26)
26 Francesco Tomei ISD - Neri s.t. + 12'18 (41)
27 Yegor Dementyev ISD Continental Team s.t. + 8'49 (25)
28 Ermanno Capelli Footon - Servetto + 8'06 + 8'57 (27)
29 Demis Aleman Jamis - Sutter Home + 8'14 + 9'05 (28)
30 Martijn Verschoor Team Type 1 + 8'22 + 9'13 (29)
31 Daniel Holloway Bissell + 8'30 + 9'21 (33)
32 Frank Scherzinger Atlas Personal s.t. + 9'21 (32)
33 Patrick Schachtner Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t. + 9'21 (30)
34 Maksym Vasilyev ISD Continental Team s.t. + 9'21 (31)
35 Bruno Lima Barbot - Siper s.t. + 8'18 (17)
36 Istvan Cziraki Atlas Personal + 8'38 + 9'29 (35)
37 Michael Christensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t. + 9'29 (34)
38 Michaël Bär Atlas Personal + 8'46 + 14'34 (43)
39 Martin Hacecky Atlas Personal + 8'54 + 9'45 (37)
40 Kasper Jebjerg Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t. + 9'45 (36)
41 Adrian Honkisz CCC Polsat Polkowice + 9'02 + 9'53 (39)
42 Kamil Zielinski CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t. + 9'53 (38)
43 Casper Jørgensen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 9'10 + 10'01 (40)
44 Samuel Caldeira Palmeiras Resort - Prio + 16'14 + 17'05 (44)
I may look happy, but honestly dear. The only way I'll really smile is if you cut me ear to ear
Just finished the fifth stage of Tour de San Luis and I've made my decision, hard it'll be. My results are just too.. wow. So after I've finished Tour de San Luis, I'll change to hard.
I may look happy, but honestly dear. The only way I'll really smile is if you cut me ear to ear
For everyone who thought that this story also would die a silent dead: WRONG.
I haven't posted the last few days because I suddenly found my life again.
You could expect some posts tomorrow.
I may look happy, but honestly dear. The only way I'll really smile is if you cut me ear to ear
I said to the team that this stage'll probably end in a mass sprint, ideal for our future top sprinter Marcel Kittel! So I ordered my team to work whole day long for Marcel.
Only Chris Anker was allowed to ride his own race, seen as he's our main GC contender.
Having said the most important things, I ended the team meeting, wishing my riders all the luck this race.
I hope we could manage to achieve a third stage win in a row!
I may look happy, but honestly dear. The only way I'll really smile is if you cut me ear to ear
This stage was ideal to get some more attention for my new team, because Marcel was wearing the green points jersey and Markus was wearing the KoM jersey and there is a great possibility for Marcel to win his second stage!
Marcel showing his green jersey.
Markus showing his KoM jersey.
Except for the strong wind, the stage was a really normal, flat stage. With, ofcourse, an escape.
The peloton never gave them more than four minutes, so at about 15 km to go, they were reeled in.
But when the sprinter teams started to form their trains and inevitably upping the pace, the peloton was ripped into pieces, due to the strong wind! Luckily, Marcel, Stefan (Denifl) and Jakob (Fuglsang) were in the front.
They made up a train with Stefan in the front, followed by Jakob and Marcel.
At about 4 km, something happened with Marcel… He lost some of his speed and lost the wheel of Jakob, who was giving all he’s got the up the pace. Marcel lost one position and he wasn’t in an ideal position anymore to start sprinting…
At about 1 km to go, Kittel had to start sprinting because otherwise, he wouldn’t even finish in the top ten… But one km ‘till the finish line is way too early to start sprinting, so Marcel was just an ideal lead-out man for the other sprinters.
Kittel felt that there was a rider coming in the background, and he was right. Krzysztof Jezowski from CCC Polsat was coming in very fast and soon took the lead over from Marcel.
Kittel now had to fight for the second place and for his green jersey. Is he strong enough to keep his effort up to the line?
Yes he is! He ends second, after Jezowski, but in front of Barbosa!
Stage Results:
Spoiler
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Krzysztof Jeżowski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
4h13'48
2
Cândido Barbosa
Palmeiras Resort - Prio
s.t.
3
Marcel Kittel
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
s.t.
4
Daniele Callegarin
CDC - Cavaliere
s.t.
5
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
6
Jakob Fuglsang
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
s.t.
7
Uros Murn
Adria Mobil
+ 37
8
Ángel Vicioso
Andalucía - Cajasur
s.t.
9
Tomasz Lisowicz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
10
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
s.t.
11
Iban Mayoz
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
12
René Jørgensen
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
s.t.
13
André Cardoso
Palmeiras Resort - Prio
s.t.
14
Bruno Lima
Barbot - Siper
s.t.
15
Michael Christensen
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
s.t.
16
Patrik Sinkewitz
ISD - Neri
s.t.
17
Bartlomiej Matysiak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
18
Igor Abakoumov
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
19
Sérgio Ribeiro
Barbot - Siper
s.t.
20
Giovanni Visconti
ISD - Neri
s.t.
21
Nicolas Sanderson
Amore & Vita - Conad
s.t.
22
Emanuele Vona
ISD - Neri
s.t.
23
Luciano Pagliarini
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
s.t.
24
Karl Menzies
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
s.t.
25
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Andalucía - Cajasur
s.t.
26
Hélder Oliveira
Barbot - Siper
s.t.
27
Óscar Vicente Grau
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon
s.t.
28
Rory Sutherland
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
s.t.
29
Andres Pereyra
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
30
Sebastian Forke
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
s.t.
31
Javier Moreno
Andalucía - Cajasur
s.t.
32
Stefan Denifl
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
s.t.
33
David Rosch
Atlas Personal
s.t.
34
Frank Scherzinger
Atlas Personal
s.t.
35
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía - Cajasur
s.t.
36
Manuel Calvente
Andalucía - Cajasur
s.t.
37
Kristjan Fajt
Adria Mobil
s.t.
38
Martin Hacecky
Atlas Personal
s.t.
39
Casper Jørgensen
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
s.t.
40
Nicolas Baldo
Atlas Personal
s.t.
41
Davide D'Angelo
CDC - Cavaliere
s.t.
42
Morten Christiansen
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
s.t.
43
Mitja Mahoric
Adria Mobil
+ 2'48
44
Kasper Jebjerg
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
s.t.
45
Alexandre Usov
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
46
Yegor Dementyev
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
47
Bartosz Huzarski
ISD - Neri
s.t.
48
Fabio Felline
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
49
Glenn Bak
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
s.t.
50
Aldo Ino Ilesic
Team Type 1
s.t.
51
Istvan Cziraki
Atlas Personal
s.t.
52
Max Jenkins
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
s.t.
53
Bruno Pires
Barbot - Siper
s.t.
54
Chris Anker Sørensen
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
s.t.
55
Francesco Tomei
ISD - Neri
s.t.
56
Yuri Metlushenko
Amore & Vita - Conad
s.t.
57
Rafael Valls
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
58
Matthias Brändle
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
59
Carlo Scognamiglio
ISD - Neri
s.t.
60
Cléments Frankhauser
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
s.t.
61
Blaz Jarc
Adria Mobil
s.t.
62
Marko Kump
Adria Mobil
s.t.
63
Jorge Giacinti
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
s.t.
64
Joaquín Ortega
Barbot - Siper
s.t.
65
Aníbal Borrajo
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
66
Volodymyr Kogut
Amore & Vita - Conad
s.t.
67
Dirk Müller
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
s.t.
68
René Obst
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
s.t.
69
Anatoliy Pakthusov
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
70
Adrian Honkisz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
71
Matías Médici
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
s.t.
72
Francisco Chamorro
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
s.t.
73
Tomasz Smolen
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
74
Jean-Mitja Schlüter
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
s.t.
75
Armando Camargo
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
s.t.
76
Giuseppe Muraglia
CDC - Cavaliere
s.t.
77
Matt Crane
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
s.t.
78
Ben Jacques-Maynes
Bissell
s.t.
79
Samuel Caldeira
Palmeiras Resort - Prio
s.t.
80
Alejandro Borrajo
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
81
Jeremy Vennell
Bissell
s.t.
82
Javier Megías
Team Type 1
s.t.
83
Rob Britton
Bissell
s.t.
84
Gregory Brenes
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon
s.t.
85
Valery Kobzarenko
Team Type 1
s.t.
86
Ian Boswell
Bissell
s.t.
87
Christopher Jones
Team Type 1
s.t.
88
Kamil Zielinski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
89
Demis Aleman
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
90
Patrick Schachtner
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
s.t.
91
Luca Zanasca
CDC - Cavaliere
s.t.
92
Daniel Mestre
Palmeiras Resort - Prio
s.t.
93
Ermanno Capelli
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
94
Guido Palma
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
95
Daniel Holloway
Bissell
s.t.
96
Michael Creed
Team Type 1
s.t.
97
Martijn Verschoor
Team Type 1
s.t.
98
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
s.t.
99
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon
s.t.
100
Vladislav Borisov
Amore & Vita - Conad
s.t.
101
Konstantin Volik
Amore & Vita - Conad
s.t.
102
Andrés Antuña
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon
s.t.
103
Luca Ascani
CDC - Cavaliere
s.t.
104
Maksym Vasilyev
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
105
José Carlos Lara
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon
+ 5'35
106
Damjan Stankovic
CDC - Cavaliere
s.t.
107
Tomas Swift Metcalfe
Palmeiras Resort - Prio
+ 5'51
108
Volodymyr Starchyk
Amore & Vita - Conad
+ 7'03
109
Andrei Sartassov
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
+ 8'23
110
Artem Topchanyuk
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
111
Michaël Bär
Atlas Personal
+ 9'19
112
Markus Eibegger
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
+ 12'07
GC:
Spoiler
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Uros Murn
Adria Mobil
12h05'39
2
René Jørgensen
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
+ 17
3
Sebastian Forke
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
+ 21
4
Bartlomiej Matysiak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 33
5
Karl Menzies
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
+ 37
6
David Rosch
Atlas Personal
+ 1'12
7
Igor Abakoumov
ISD Continental Team
+ 1'45
8
Matías Médici
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
+ 2'40
9
Jakob Fuglsang
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
+ 3'43
10
Joaquín Ortega
Barbot - Siper
+ 3'56
11
Armando Camargo
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
+ 4'03
12
Marcel Kittel
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
+ 5'43
13
Stefan Denifl
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
+ 5'59
14
Cândido Barbosa
Palmeiras Resort - Prio
+ 6'34
15
Chris Anker Sørensen
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
+ 6'41
16
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Footon - Servetto
+ 6'56
17
Daniele Callegarin
CDC - Cavaliere
+ 7'37
18
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía - Cajasur
+ 7'39
19
Manuel Calvente
Andalucía - Cajasur
s.t.
20
Giovanni Visconti
ISD - Neri
s.t.
21
Emanuele Vona
ISD - Neri
s.t.
22
Patrik Sinkewitz
ISD - Neri
s.t.
23
Javier Moreno
Andalucía - Cajasur
s.t.
24
Hélder Oliveira
Barbot - Siper
s.t.
25
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Andalucía - Cajasur
s.t.
26
Ángel Vicioso
Andalucía - Cajasur
+ 7'47
27
Rory Sutherland
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
+ 8'06
28
Krzysztof Jeżowski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 8'10
29
Sérgio Ribeiro
Barbot - Siper
+ 8'14
30
Nicolas Sanderson
Amore & Vita - Conad
+ 8'23
31
Óscar Vicente Grau
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon
+ 8'38
32
Andres Pereyra
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
33
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
s.t.
34
Bruno Lima
Barbot - Siper
+ 8'39
35
Iban Mayoz
Footon - Servetto
+ 8'46
36
André Cardoso
Palmeiras Resort - Prio
+ 8'54
37
Davide D'Angelo
CDC - Cavaliere
s.t.
38
Cléments Frankhauser
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
+ 8'59
39
Luciano Pagliarini
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
+ 9'18
40
Blaz Jarc
Adria Mobil
+ 9'34
41
Frank Scherzinger
Atlas Personal
+ 9'42
42
Marko Kump
Adria Mobil
+ 9'50
43
Fabio Felline
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
44
Rafael Valls
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
45
Matthias Brändle
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
46
Tomasz Lisowicz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
47
Bartosz Huzarski
ISD - Neri
s.t.
48
Michael Christensen
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
s.t.
49
Luca Zanasca
CDC - Cavaliere
s.t.
50
Nicolas Baldo
Atlas Personal
s.t.
51
Morten Christiansen
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
+ 10'06
52
Martin Hacecky
Atlas Personal
s.t.
53
Alejandro Borrajo
Jamis - Sutter Home
+ 10'14
54
Casper Jørgensen
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
+ 10'22
55
Bruno Pires
Barbot - Siper
+ 10'25
56
Gregory Brenes
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon
s.t.
57
Mitja Mahoric
Adria Mobil
s.t.
58
Luca Ascani
CDC - Cavaliere
+ 10'29
59
Ian Boswell
Bissell
+ 10'30
60
Giuseppe Muraglia
CDC - Cavaliere
+ 10'33
61
Carlo Scognamiglio
ISD - Neri
+ 10'41
62
Guido Palma
Jamis - Sutter Home
+ 10'57
63
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon
s.t.
64
Max Jenkins
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
s.t.
65
Jorge Giacinti
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
s.t.
66
Matt Crane
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
s.t.
67
Christopher Jones
Team Type 1
s.t.
68
Aldo Ino Ilesic
Team Type 1
+ 11'02
69
Andrés Antuña
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon
+ 11'05
70
Javier Megías
Team Type 1
s.t.
71
Daniel Mestre
Palmeiras Resort - Prio
s.t.
72
Alexandre Usov
ISD Continental Team
+ 11'10
73
René Obst
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
s.t.
74
Rob Britton
Bissell
+ 11'13
75
Valery Kobzarenko
Team Type 1
s.t.
76
Ben Jacques-Maynes
Bissell
s.t.
77
Vladislav Borisov
Amore & Vita - Conad
s.t.
78
Yegor Dementyev
ISD Continental Team
+ 11'21
79
Anatoliy Pakthusov
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
80
Konstantin Volik
Amore & Vita - Conad
s.t.
81
Ermanno Capelli
Footon - Servetto
+ 11'23
82
Dirk Müller
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
+ 11'25
83
Yuri Metlushenko
Amore & Vita - Conad
+ 11'29
84
Aníbal Borrajo
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
85
Volodymyr Kogut
Amore & Vita - Conad
+ 11'37
86
Demis Aleman
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
87
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
s.t.
88
Francisco Chamorro
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
+ 11'45
89
Martijn Verschoor
Team Type 1
s.t.
90
Patrick Schachtner
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
+ 11'53
91
Maksym Vasilyev
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
92
Jeremy Vennell
Bissell
s.t.
93
Daniel Holloway
Bissell
s.t.
94
Tomasz Smolen
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 12'01
95
Istvan Cziraki
Atlas Personal
s.t.
96
Kasper Jebjerg
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
+ 12'17
97
Glenn Bak
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
s.t.
98
Kristjan Fajt
Adria Mobil
+ 12'21
99
Adrian Honkisz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 12'25
100
Kamil Zielinski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
101
Michael Creed
Team Type 1
+ 12'57
102
José Carlos Lara
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon
+ 13'28
103
Damjan Stankovic
CDC - Cavaliere
+ 13'36
104
Tomas Swift Metcalfe
Palmeiras Resort - Prio
+ 14'32
105
Francesco Tomei
ISD - Neri
+ 14'50
106
Volodymyr Starchyk
Amore & Vita - Conad
+ 15'44
107
Jean-Mitja Schlüter
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
+ 16'12
108
Andrei Sartassov
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
+ 16'24
109
Markus Eibegger
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
+ 16'31
110
Artem Topchanyuk
ISD Continental Team
+ 16'48
111
Samuel Caldeira
Palmeiras Resort - Prio
+ 19'37
112
Michaël Bär
Atlas Personal
+ 23'37
Points:
Spoiler
Rank
Name
Team
Points
General
1
Marcel Kittel
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
16
41
2
Krzysztof Jeżowski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
25
39
3
Uros Murn
Adria Mobil
9
37
4
Cândido Barbosa
Palmeiras Resort - Prio
20
28
5
Markus Eibegger
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
0
25
6
René Jørgensen
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
4
24
7
Ángel Vicioso
Andalucía - Cajasur
8
24
8
Bruno Lima
Barbot - Siper
2
22
9
Jakob Fuglsang
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
10
19
10
Bartlomiej Matysiak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
0
18
11
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Footon - Servetto
18
18
12
Karl Menzies
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
0
16
13
Matías Médici
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
0
14
14
Daniele Callegarin
CDC - Cavaliere
14
14
15
Alexandre Usov
ISD Continental Team
0
12
16
René Obst
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
0
10
17
Jean-Mitja Schlüter
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
0
10
18
David Rosch
Atlas Personal
0
9
19
Cléments Frankhauser
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
0
9
20
Nicolas Sanderson
Amore & Vita - Conad
4
9
21
Sebastian Forke
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
0
8
22
Igor Abakoumov
ISD Continental Team
0
7
23
Aldo Ino Ilesic
Team Type 1
0
7
24
Tomasz Lisowicz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
7
7
25
Joaquín Ortega
Barbot - Siper
0
6
26
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
6
6
27
Ermanno Capelli
Footon - Servetto
6
6
28
Kristjan Fajt
Adria Mobil
0
6
29
Armando Camargo
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
0
5
30
Iban Mayoz
Footon - Servetto
5
5
31
Chris Anker Sørensen
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
0
4
32
Ian Boswell
Bissell
0
4
33
Luca Ascani
CDC - Cavaliere
4
4
34
Dirk Müller
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
4
4
35
Francesco Tomei
ISD - Neri
0
4
36
Michaël Bär
Atlas Personal
0
4
37
Alejandro Borrajo
Jamis - Sutter Home
0
3
38
André Cardoso
Palmeiras Resort - Prio
3
3
39
Stefan Denifl
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
0
2
40
Blaz Jarc
Adria Mobil
0
2
41
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía - Cajasur
0
1
42
Marko Kump
Adria Mobil
0
1
43
Michael Christensen
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
1
1
KoM:
Spoiler
Rank
Name
Team
Mountain
General
1
Markus Eibegger
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
0
28
2
René Jørgensen
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
0
14
3
Uros Murn
Adria Mobil
0
12
4
Matías Médici
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
0
8
5
Karl Menzies
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
0
6
6
David Rosch
Atlas Personal
0
6
7
Francesco Tomei
ISD - Neri
0
6
8
Bartlomiej Matysiak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
0
4
9
Igor Abakoumov
ISD Continental Team
0
4
10
Michaël Bär
Atlas Personal
0
4
11
Kristjan Fajt
Adria Mobil
0
2
Team Results:
Spoiler
Rank
Team
Time
General Time
1
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
12h42'01
36h23'11 (1)
2
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 37
+ 12'39 (6)
3
ISD - Neri
+ 1'14
+ 16'43 (11)
4
Barbot - Siper
s.t.
+ 10'33 (3)
5
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
s.t.
+ 11'11 (5)
6
Andalucía - Cajasur
s.t.
+ 15'52 (9)
7
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
s.t.
+ 14'11 (7)
8
Atlas Personal
s.t.
+ 14'30 (8)
9
Footon - Servetto
+ 2'48
+ 18'17 (13)
10
Palmeiras Resort - Prio
s.t.
+ 20'31 (15)
11
CDC - Cavaliere
s.t.
+ 19'35 (14)
12
Adria Mobil
+ 3'25
+ 11'03 (4)
13
ISD Continental Team
+ 5'36
+ 17'14 (12)
14
Amore & Vita - Conad
s.t.
+ 24'47 (18)
15
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
s.t.
+ 9'07 (2)
16
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
s.t.
+ 16'06 (10)
17
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
+ 23'35 (17)
18
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon
s.t.
+ 23'30 (16)
19
Team Type 1
+ 7'47
+ 26'10 (19)
20
Bissell
s.t.
+ 26'42 (20)
U25:
Spoiler
Rank
Name
Team
Time
General Time
1
Marcel Kittel
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
4h13'48
+ 5'22 (4)
2
Jakob Fuglsang
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
s.t.
+ 3'22 (3)
3
Bruno Lima
Barbot - Siper
+ 37
+ 8'18 (7)
4
Michael Christensen
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
s.t.
+ 9'29 (15)
5
Andres Pereyra
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
+ 8'17 (6)
6
Sebastian Forke
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
s.t.
12h06'00 (1)
7
Stefan Denifl
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
s.t.
+ 5'38 (5)
8
David Rosch
Atlas Personal
s.t.
+ 51 (2)
9
Frank Scherzinger
Atlas Personal
s.t.
+ 9'21 (10)
10
Martin Hacecky
Atlas Personal
s.t.
+ 9'45 (16)
11
Casper Jørgensen
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
s.t.
+ 10'01 (17)
12
Kasper Jebjerg
Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water
+ 2'48
+ 11'56 (35)
13
Yegor Dementyev
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
+ 11'00 (26)
14
Fabio Felline
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
+ 9'29 (12)
15
Istvan Cziraki
Atlas Personal
s.t.
+ 11'40 (34)
16
Max Jenkins
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
s.t.
+ 10'36 (22)
17
Francesco Tomei
ISD - Neri
s.t.
+ 14'29 (40)
18
Rafael Valls
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
+ 9'29 (13)
19
Matthias Brändle
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
+ 9'29 (14)
20
Cléments Frankhauser
Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa
s.t.
+ 8'38 (8)
21
Blaz Jarc
Adria Mobil
s.t.
+ 9'13 (9)
22
Marko Kump
Adria Mobil
s.t.
+ 9'29 (11)
23
Anatoliy Pakthusov
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
+ 11'00 (27)
24
Adrian Honkisz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
+ 12'04 (36)
25
Jean-Mitja Schlüter
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
s.t.
+ 15'51 (41)
26
Matt Crane
UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis
s.t.
+ 10'36 (23)
27
Samuel Caldeira
Palmeiras Resort - Prio
s.t.
+ 19'16 (43)
28
Gregory Brenes
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon
s.t.
+ 10'04 (18)
29
Ian Boswell
Bissell
s.t.
+ 10'09 (19)
30
Kamil Zielinski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
+ 12'04 (37)
31
Demis Aleman
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
+ 11'16 (29)
32
Patrick Schachtner
Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse
s.t.
+ 11'32 (31)
33
Daniel Mestre
Palmeiras Resort - Prio
s.t.
+ 10'44 (25)
34
Ermanno Capelli
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
+ 11'02 (28)
35
Guido Palma
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
+ 10'36 (20)
36
Daniel Holloway
Bissell
s.t.
+ 11'32 (33)
37
Martijn Verschoor
Team Type 1
s.t.
+ 11'24 (30)
38
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon
s.t.
+ 10'36 (21)
39
Andrés Antuña
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon
s.t.
+ 10'44 (24)
40
Maksym Vasilyev
ISD Continental Team
s.t.
+ 11'32 (32)
41
José Carlos Lara
Burgos 2016 - Castilla y Leon
+ 5'35
+ 13'07 (38)
42
Damjan Stankovic
CDC - Cavaliere
s.t.
+ 13'15 (39)
43
Artem Topchanyuk
ISD Continental Team
+ 8'23
+ 16'27 (42)
44
Michaël Bär
Atlas Personal
+ 9'19
+ 23'16 (44)
I may look happy, but honestly dear. The only way I'll really smile is if you cut me ear to ear
Due to my own stupidity, I've erased the exported results of the time trial, so I'm just able to post one result screenshot, sorry for it.
Tour de San Luis, stage 4
The fourth stage of the Tour de San Luis is a time trial, ideal for Jakob Fuglsang (to improve his GC) and Marcel (to take some more points for the green jersey). I hope Chris Anker doesn't lose too much time, because he is our main GC contender, being the superior climber of Jakob.
Profile:
As you can see, the stage isn't entirely flat, so this is an advantage for Jakob and also for Chris Anker.
Actual race:
Markus Eibegger setting of, he will end on the last place, 3' 12" behind the winner:
Cléments Frankhauser setting of, he will end on the 30th place, 41" behind the winner:
Chris Anker Sørensen setting of, he will end on the 55th place, 59" behind the winner, which is a relatively good result!
Stefan Denifl setting of, he will end on the 23th place, 38" behind the winner:
Marcel Kittel setting of, he'll ride a good time trial, ending on the 6th place.
Jakob had already started before I managed to get to him (I was following Marcel), but I saw that he was riding a high pace and he seemed like he was able to keep that effort up! And I was right! He beats the current best time and so he takes the thirth stage win for Thyssenkrupp and last but not least, the yellow leaders jersey! A beautiful day for Thyssenkrupp-Merck-Uniqa, again!
