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| roturn |
Posted on 10-10-2010 18:42
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Tour Down Under Stage 2
Gawler - Hahndorf
Today we will see a stage for all the sprinters. I don`t think that a group can win again. The only little hill is too far away from the finish and not a problem at all.
So after the last stage there is still a question mark about the fitness level of most of the sprinters. Just McEwen, Hunter, Davis and Petacchi seems to be in a average shape. But especially HTC-Columbia and Radioshack can`t be happy with yesterdays result. Cavendish is not the guy for 5th places and Greipel and Goss weren`t seen a single time. RadioShacks new sprint train Leezer-Steegmanns-Hushovd is not on their maximum yet, but I am quite sure that we can expect a lot of them. Hushovd was the dominator in all flat stages of the Vuelta.
Start in Gawler. Selvaggi in the leader jersey after yesterdays surprise.
Again the first attack directly after the start is also the group of the day. Today we will see Knaven, Furlan, Goesinnen and Loddo quite often.
After a very bad year for Milram and the downgrade into ProContinental status, they were able to hold all team captains, so we can expect quite a lot of them this year. Also Skil-Shimano have ambitions this year with the engagement of Ricco and Kiserlovski. So their participating here is not a very big surprise.
Bad luck for Saxobank and Sky. Their leader and GC contender Breschel and Hagen crashed but nothing seems to be broken luckily. They had no problems to stay in the pack.
Loddo wins the mountain sprint on the "Checker Hill Road". Kirienka, Haussler and Txurruka fight for the last points, The Caisse rider wrapped up the sprint out of the peloton.
Today the sprinter teams were always attentive and on the 20km flag everything was back together. So it looks like the expected mass sprint.
13km to the line the 2nd intermediate sprint in Mt Torrens is won by Cavendish ahead of McEwen and Greipel. HTC looks much stronger today, so what can we expect of them?
The sprint trains are coming to the front. Our Garmin train works perfect with Vansummeren pulling Hunter and unfortunately also Cavendish and McEwen. All other HTC guys aren`t there again. Also RadioShack and Saxobank are seen with their trains for Hushovd and JJ Haedo.
But they all had no chance. Hunter celebrates his first win in 2011. In last years edition he reached top3 twice but he wasn`t able to win.
But again a disappointing stage for RadioShack without even a men in the Top10. Cavendish reached the 7th today, but I am quite sure that we will see of them much more in the mid season.
Hunter with the first win after last years Amgen California Tour, which was his only stage win in 2010.
JJ Haedo finished a strong Saxobank performance on the 2nd.
Napolitano with his first podium for his new Lampre team.
Result
1 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions 3h15'00
2 Juan José Haedo Team Saxo Bank s.t.
3 Danilo Napolitano Lampre-Farnese Vini s.t.
4 Sébastien Chavanel FDJ s.t.
5 Alessandro Petacchi Omega Pharma-Lotto s.t.
6 Graeme Brown Rabobank s.t.
7 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
8 Robbie McEwen Team Katusha s.t.
9 Stuart O'Grady Team Saxo Bank s.t.
10 Dominic Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
Overall
1 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions
2 Mirko Selvaggi Astana +3s
3 Robbie McEwen Team Katusha +6s
P: Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions
KoM: Frederic Guesdon FDJ
U25: Matthew Goss Team HTC - Columbia
So 2011 couldn`t start better, but the hard stages will begin in March with Tirreno and Paris Nice when most riders reach their first peak.
Edited by roturn on 12-10-2010 11:45
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 10-10-2010 20:22
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Nice!
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| roturn |
Posted on 10-10-2010 21:07
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If anyone has critics or things to improve, just tell me. It`s the first story I write.
Tour Down Under Stage 3
Unley - Stirling
Todays stage is a bit more difficult with some more hills and an uphill sprint.
So it will be harder for Hunter or McEwen to repeat their win. Today we might see which guys are able to fight for the overall. Today is a good opportunity for Bobridge to go for the KoM. Also we don`t wanna lose the leader jersey.
Great day for cycling today. Nice weather and a leading Hunter in Unley.
First attack with Bobridge and Hushovd after 11km but they never had a big gap wo the Peloton. There was also a 2nd group in front of the pack.
So Bobridge and the group was caught again before the hill even started.
So we changed our plans and gave Trent Lowe the opportunity to fight for the KoM instead of Bobridge after he signalized us that he doesn`t feel very well. So Bobridge isn`t able to repeat last years successful January with the National Road Championship and the mountain jersey.
30 km later the 2nd sprint and still no new attacks. So some Sprinter were fighting for the points.
Easy day for our helpers. They could set a very low pace over the whole race. Neo rider Brent Rowe and Matthew Wilson did a good job today.
Sprint preparation and our Garmin train isn`t coming as far as in the last 2 stages. It`s more steep than it looked like, so the hilly sprinter are positioned perfect. O`Grady with Breschel in the back, Ventoso and Visconti have the best positions.
Matti Breschel with the best sprint today. He started a long sprint without anyone giving a real chance to beat him. Tony Martin is a little bit surprising there. But in general the best hill riders were in front today, but Hunter did also a great job with another top10.
Also we realized quite late that Cameron Meyer is leading the U25 ranking because of the better positions.
Result
1 Matti Breschel Team Saxo Bank 3h33'59
2 Tony Martin Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
3 Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri s.t.
4 Heinrich Haussler Cervélo Test Team s.t.
5 Alessandro Ballan Lampre-Farnese Vini s.t.
6 Daniele Bennati Liquigas-Doimo s.t.
7 Óscar Freire Gómez Rabobank s.t.
8 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha s.t.
9 Allan Davis Astana s.t.
10 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions s.t.
Overall
1 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions
2 Matti Breschel Team Saxo Bank +4s
3 Robbie McEwen Team Katusha +6s
S: Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions
KoM: Frederic Guesdon FDJ
U25: Cameron Meyer Garmin - Transitions
Edited by roturn on 12-10-2010 11:50
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Posted on 10-10-2010 21:22
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The only thing that I think would make this story even better is if you remove the circles around the riders when you take screenshots.
Otherways, this is a great story.
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Posted on 10-10-2010 22:20
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I will delete the circles starting with stage 5. With the next stage I also delete the interface. But it`s not perfect with this day. Hope it`s better with new stages then. |
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Posted on 10-10-2010 23:21
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Tour Down Under Stage 4
Norwood - Goolwa
Todays stage is a sprinter stage again. There is a hill in the beginning where Lowe will try to win the KoM. So we will hold the pack together and prevent breakaways up to this point. In the end Hunter can show his sprint skills and the good shape again. McEwen and Hunter won the two flat stages so far. These 2 are my favourites for this stage. As we have seen yesterday, RadioShack gave Steegmanns the confidence with less success. Hushovd also tried it in a break on day 2 but they don`t have much luck now. In 2010 there was almost never a RadioShack rider in the final on flat stages, so this year it is a challenge for them to repeat Hushovd`s acchievments.
Start in Norwood.
First attacks after a few km. Now Rowe, Wilson and Bobridge have to work hard to hold all riders together in the first 30km.
All Garmin rider in the front controlling the race. Bobridge with a incredibly strong performance today.
2km to the KoM sprint, Lowe accelerates and overtakes the last survivors.
Now it`s sure. Tomorrow Trent Lowe will have the KoM jersey. He knows that he can thank Bobridge for his effort where Rowe and Wilson had already problems to go the high pace on the hilly territory.
Just a few km later the break stays after we stopped the high pace.
Today Goddaert, Gourov, Urtasun, Rooijakkers, Lancaster, Mata, Scognamiglio, Sentjens, R.Feillu, Gavazzi and Kaisen with a small gap.
The group was too strong to let a bigger gap to them. So we controlled them with always 2-3min and had good help by Saxobank.
34km to go and about 2`30 for the group. So everything looks like a mass sprint again.
13,5km before the finish line we caught the group and started the sprint preparation. Meyer-Vansummeren-Hunter.
3km to go and our train with a nice position. But surprisingly there are HTC riders in front, too. Greipel-Goss-Cavendish with a great train. Can Cavendish win his first race in 2011?
Also Saxobank working well for Breschel and the Shack for Steegmanns.
Nobody was able to follow Cavendish`s explosive acceleration and so he had a small gap to McEwen and Hunter.
But it`s McEwen again who celebrates his second win in his country. Cavendish was too long in the wind and finished 2nd. Hunter is again on the podium ahead of Matthew Goss. This day was much better for HTC than the other flat sprints and another good result after Martin`s 2nd yesterday.
Result
1 Robbie McEwen Team Katusha 3h43'32
2 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
3 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions s.t.
4 Matthew Goss Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
5 Graeme Brown Rabobank s.t.
6 JJ Haedo Team Saxobank s.t.
7 Danilo Napolitano Lampre-Farnese-Vini s.t.
8 Fabio Sabatini Liquigas-Doimo s.t.
9 Allan Davis Astana s.t.
10 Sebastien Chavanel FDJ s.t.
Overall
1 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions
2 Robbie McEwen Team Katusha s.t.
3 Matti Breschel Team Saxobank +8s
S: Robbie McEwen Team Katusha
KoM: Trent Lowe Garmin - Transitions
U25: Cameron Meyer Garmin - Transitions
We reached all our goals today.
Tomorrow will be a hard stage where we try to counter all attacks with Vansummeren to get a Top10 result. If the pace isn`t that high we do everything to help Hunter to keep a good position. Last year the first 5 were puncheurs attacking on Willunga Hill, this year the real puncheurs are missing, so a top10 result with Hunter is also possible.
P.S. Gregory Rast (RadioShack) had to abandon after todays stage with a fractured vertebrate and will miss until end of March. Bad for him that he won`t be fit for his season peak in the cobbled classics. So a very important helper for Hushovd can`t help him this season.
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Posted on 11-10-2010 11:36
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Tour Down Under Stage 5
Snapper Point - Willunga
Today the hardest stage is on the program. The first 90km are quite flat but then the riders must climb the "Willunga Hill" twice. This hill can decide the whole race. Last year Vinokourov, Kroon and Chavanel attacked here and gave the sprinters no chance. We can expect many attacks today, too but without a very good puncheur sprinters like Breschel, who showed a strong performance on day 3, will also have a good chance.
We must also take care of Tony Martin (HTC-Columbia), Giovanni Visconti (ISD-Neri) and Alessandro Ballan (Lampre), which seem to be in a quite good shape so early this season.
Our plan is to hold the yellow jersey with Hunter in a slower race and counter-attack on the Hill with Vansummeren.
With 32pts Trent Lowe wants to win the KoM jersey, but today there are again two KoM sprints with 16pts each. So it is still not safe yet.
Willunga Hill: 3km with 7,6% in average
Will the sprinters be able to hold contact to the front here?
Start in Snapper Point. Our 3 jerseys together. Trent Lowe (KoM), Robert Hunter (Leader), Cameron Meyer (Young). Can we defend this jerseys today?
First attack. De Kort (Skil-Shimano), Ventoso (RadioShack), Coyot (Caisse), Delage (Omega), Seb. Chavanel (FDJ), L.Mate (Androni) will be todays group. We have to take care of Coyot as he was already in another group and is ranked with 4 KoM points.
Liquigas and Ag2R immediately go for the lead but without a very high pace. We haven`t seen a lot of both teams so far. Riblon (Ag2R) and the duo Willems and Bennati for Liquigas must feel strong today.
20km later Saxobank (Breschel), HTC-Columbia (Martin) and Garmin are doing a high pace to take care of a favourite win today.
75km - 6`20 for the group.
The break already climbed the Willunga Hill the first time, when the pack is still below. Delage wins ahead of de Kort and Mate. Nice news for Lowe that Coyot and Chavanel hav already little problems to stay in the first group.
Also the big pack is on the descent. The climb splitted it into 2 big pieces but they will come together again. Except of Lowe and Vansummeren all of our riders had some problems during the climb but just Wilson and Rowe felt back into 2nd group.
The 2nd climb onto the Willunga Hill starts now. If there are too many attacks it will be hard for Hunter to counter them, as he had already problems the last time with a lower speed.
While de Kort won the 2nd sprint and Lowe safed his jersey and Coyot and Chavanel felt back between both groups, the first attacks are starting.
The first rider is Giovanni Visconti and Breschel is following him.
Hunter with very big problems now. We decide spontaneously that Vansummeren will have better chances as Tony Martin attacked.
The favourites quickly created a gap. Martin, Vansummeren, Lowe, Ballan and Seb. Chavanel after falling back. Boasson Hagen and Haussler are still trying to join. No Breschel or Visconti here, so their teams doing the pace now. Bad for Vansummeren and his group.
Flame Rouge and unfortunately our tactic didn`t work today. Delage, de Kort, Mate and Ventoso still in front altough a lot of teams were working very hard to catch them. Also the favourites have no longer a big gap.
Therefore Hunter was able to use the descent for coming back into the big group and having a good position now.
But he won`t defend his jersey, after the break really wins this stage with 50s ahead of us.
Delage still can`t believe this great win so early in the season. He will take the stage and overall win.
The favourite group sprints for the 5th and Tony Martin will get it, but the peloton was already there to avoid time differences.
It might have been better today to help Robert Hunter with Vansummeren today. Maybe he could have defended his jersey then. So Hunter loses some positions today.
Result
1 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma-Lotto 3h40'29
2 Koen De Kort Skil - Shimano s.t.
3 Luis Ángel Maté Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni s.t.
4 Francisco Ventoso Team RadioShack s.t.
5 Tony Martin Team HTC - Columbia + 50
6 Alessandro Ballan Lampre-Farnese Vini s.t.
7 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
8 Heinrich Haussler Cervélo Test Team s.t.
9 Johan Vansummeren Garmin - Transitions s.t.
10 Trent Lowe Garmin - Transitions s.t.
Spoiler 11 Sébastien Chavanel FDJ s.t.
12 Patrik Sinkewitz ISD - Neri s.t.
13 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha s.t.
14 Matti Breschel Team Saxo Bank s.t.
15 Björn Leukemans Rabobank s.t.
16 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions s.t.
17 Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri s.t.
18 Anthony Geslin FDJ s.t.
19 Amets Txurruka Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
20 Andrei Kunitski Quick Step s.t.
21 Matthew Lloyd Omega Pharma-Lotto s.t.
22 Frederik Willems Liquigas-Doimo s.t.
23 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano s.t.
24 Christophe Riblon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
25 Staf Scheirlinckx Omega Pharma-Lotto s.t.
26 Dmitriy Fofonov Astana s.t.
27 Óscar Freire Gómez Rabobank s.t.
28 Rubens Bertogliati Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni s.t.
29 Matthew Harley Goss Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
30 Dominic Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
31 Jürgen Van De Walle Omega Pharma-Lotto s.t.
32 Daniele Bennati Liquigas-Doimo s.t.
33 Ben Swift Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
34 Allan Davis Astana s.t.
35 Rubén Pérez Moreno Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
36 Davide Malacarne Quick Step s.t.
37 Alessandro Bertolini Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni s.t.
38 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
39 José Arrieta Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
40 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
41 Bernhard Eisel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
42 Mirco Lorenzetto Lampre-Farnese Vini s.t.
43 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions s.t.
44 Peter Kennaugh Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
45 Stuart O'Grady Team Saxo Bank s.t.
46 Anthony Charteau Bbox Bouygues Telecom s.t.
47 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
48 Wesley Sulzberger FDJ s.t.
49 Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri s.t.
50 Maxime Monfort Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
51 Cameron Meyer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
52 Vasil Kiryienka Caisse d'Epargne + 2'28
53 Christophe Moreau Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
54 Markus Fothen Team Milram + 3'14
55 Robbie McEwen Team Katusha s.t.
56 Romain Feillu Bbox Bouygues Telecom s.t.
57 André Greipel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
58 Baden Cooke Team Saxo Bank s.t.
59 Alexandr Pliuschin Team Katusha s.t.
60 Dominique Cornu Skil - Shimano s.t.
61 Anders Lund Team Saxo Bank s.t.
62 Lieuwe Westra Rabobank s.t.
63 Jonathan Castroviejo Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
64 Markus Eichler Team Milram s.t.
65 Arnold Jeannesson Caisse d'Epargne + 3'50
66 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team s.t.
67 Thor Hushovd Team RadioShack s.t.
68 Danilo Napolitano Lampre-Farnese Vini s.t.
69 Hilton Clarke Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
70 Tom Leezer Team RadioShack s.t.
71 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack s.t.
72 Christopher Sutton Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
73 Mathew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
74 Fabio Sabatini Liquigas-Doimo s.t.
75 Lloyd Mondory Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
76 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
77 Daniel Oss Liquigas-Doimo s.t.
78 Wim De Vocht Team Milram s.t.
79 Matthew Wilson Garmin - Transitions s.t.
80 Brent Rowe Garmin - Transitions s.t.
81 Kevin Van Impe Quick Step s.t.
82 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre-Farnese Vini s.t.
83 Kristof Goddaert Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
84 Frédéric Guesdon FDJ s.t.
85 Michael Schär Cervélo Test Team s.t.
86 Roman Kireyev Astana s.t.
87 Marko Kump Liquigas-Doimo s.t.
88 Cameron Wurf Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni s.t.
89 Nikolas Maes Quick Step s.t.
90 Sébastien Turgot Bbox Bouygues Telecom s.t.
91 Olivier Kaisen Omega Pharma-Lotto s.t.
92 Alessandro Petacchi Omega Pharma-Lotto s.t.
93 Stijn Vandenbergh Team Katusha s.t.
94 Perrig Quemeneur Bbox Bouygues Telecom s.t.
95 Thomas Vedel Kvist Quick Step s.t.
96 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
97 Nikolay Trusov Team Katusha s.t.
98 Piet Rooijakkers Skil - Shimano s.t.
99 Bram Tankink Rabobank s.t.
100 Mirko Selvaggi Astana s.t.
101 David Loosli Lampre-Farnese Vini s.t.
102 Koldo Fernández Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
103 David Deroo Skil - Shimano s.t.
104 Brett Lancaster Cervélo Test Team s.t.
105 Manuel Belletti Liquigas-Doimo s.t.
106 Jonathan Bellis Team Saxo Bank s.t.
107 Juan José Haedo Team Saxo Bank s.t.
108 Theo Bos Cervélo Test Team s.t.
109 Adam Blythe Omega Pharma-Lotto s.t.
110 Dmytro Krivtsov ISD - Neri s.t.
111 Servais Knaven Team Milram s.t.
112 Andrey Amador Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
113 Marco Velo Quick Step s.t.
114 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha s.t.
115 Sébastien Rosseler Team RadioShack s.t.
116 Roger Kluge Team Milram s.t.
117 Roy Sentjens Team Milram s.t.
118 Gregory Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
119 Yauheni Hutarovich FDJ s.t.
120 Bartosz Huzarski ISD - Neri s.t.
121 Maxime Vantomme Team Katusha s.t.
122 Enrique Mata Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
123 Graeme Brown Rabobank s.t.
124 Arnaud Gérard Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
125 Alberto Loddo Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni s.t.
126 Artem Ovechkin Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
127 Tom Veelers Skil - Shimano s.t.
128 Frank Høj Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
129 Oscar Gatto ISD - Neri s.t.
130 Saïd Haddou Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
131 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team s.t.
132 Angelo Furlan Lampre-Farnese Vini s.t.
133 Vincent Jérôme Bbox Bouygues Telecom s.t.
134 Mitchell Docker Skil - Shimano s.t.
135 Robert Wagner Team Milram s.t.
136 Maxim Gourov Astana s.t.
137 Anthony Ravard Bbox Bouygues Telecom s.t.
138 Bolat Raimbekov Astana s.t.
139 Maciej Paterski Liquigas-Doimo s.t.
140 Michael Van Staeyen Quick Step + 6'24
141 Rifat Shishelov Astana + 7'24
142 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi + 8'16
143 Francesco Tomei ISD - Neri s.t.
144 Davide Appollonio Cervélo Test Team s.t.
145 Mathieu Claude Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
146 Fabrice Piemontesi Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni s.t.
147 Thimoty Gudsell FDJ + 9'44
148 Andrea Piechele Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni s.t.
Overall
1 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma-Lotto 17h26'05
2 Koen De Kort Skil - Shimano + 5
3 Luis Ángel Maté Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni s.t.
4 Francisco Ventoso Team RadioShack + 10
5 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions + 43
6 Matti Breschel Team Saxo Bank + 51
7 Tony Martin Team HTC - Columbia + 55
8 Sébastien Chavanel FDJ + 56
9 Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri + 57
10 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne + 58
Spoiler 11 Stuart O'Grady Team Saxo Bank s.t.
12 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano s.t.
13 Cameron Meyer Garmin - Transitions + 59
14 Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri s.t.
15 Johan Vansummeren Garmin - Transitions + 1'01
16 Matthew Harley Goss Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
17 Heinrich Haussler Cervélo Test Team s.t.
18 Allan Davis Astana s.t.
19 Ben Swift Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
20 Daniele Bennati Liquigas-Doimo s.t.
21 Trent Lowe Garmin - Transitions s.t.
22 Óscar Freire Gómez Rabobank s.t.
23 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
24 Alessandro Ballan Lampre-Farnese Vini s.t.
25 Dominic Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
26 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha s.t.
27 Mirco Lorenzetto Lampre-Farnese Vini s.t.
28 Andrei Kunitski Quick Step s.t.
29 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions s.t.
30 Patrik Sinkewitz ISD - Neri s.t.
31 Staf Scheirlinckx Omega Pharma-Lotto s.t.
32 Rubén Pérez Moreno Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
33 Peter Kennaugh Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
34 Amets Txurruka Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
35 Davide Malacarne Quick Step s.t.
36 Bernhard Eisel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
37 Wesley Sulzberger FDJ s.t.
38 Björn Leukemans Rabobank s.t.
39 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
40 Dmitriy Fofonov Astana s.t.
41 Jürgen Van De Walle Omega Pharma-Lotto s.t.
42 Christophe Riblon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
43 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
44 Anthony Geslin FDJ s.t.
45 Maxime Monfort Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
46 Anthony Charteau Bbox Bouygues Telecom s.t.
47 Frederik Willems Liquigas-Doimo s.t.
48 Rubens Bertogliati Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni s.t.
49 Matthew Lloyd Omega Pharma-Lotto s.t.
50 José Arrieta Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
51 Alessandro Bertolini Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni s.t.
52 Vasil Kiryienka Caisse d'Epargne + 2'39
53 Christophe Moreau Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
54 Robbie McEwen Team Katusha + 3'07
55 Markus Eichler Team Milram + 3'21
56 André Greipel Team HTC - Columbia + 3'24
57 Baden Cooke Team Saxo Bank + 3'25
58 Lieuwe Westra Rabobank s.t.
59 Anders Lund Team Saxo Bank s.t.
60 Alexandr Pliuschin Team Katusha s.t.
61 Markus Fothen Team Milram s.t.
62 Romain Feillu Bbox Bouygues Telecom s.t.
63 Jonathan Castroviejo Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
64 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia + 3'52
65 Juan José Haedo Team Saxo Bank + 3'55
66 Danilo Napolitano Lampre-Farnese Vini + 3'57
67 Frédéric Guesdon FDJ s.t.
68 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre-Farnese Vini + 3'58
69 Fabio Sabatini Liquigas-Doimo + 3'59
70 Kevin Van Impe Quick Step + 4'00
71 Alessandro Petacchi Omega Pharma-Lotto + 4'01
72 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack s.t.
73 Tom Leezer Team RadioShack s.t.
74 Graeme Brown Rabobank s.t.
75 Christopher Sutton Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
76 Thor Hushovd Team RadioShack s.t.
77 Nikolay Trusov Team Katusha s.t.
78 Manuel Belletti Liquigas-Doimo s.t.
79 Hilton Clarke Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
80 Daniel Oss Liquigas-Doimo s.t.
81 Matthew Wilson Garmin - Transitions s.t.
82 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team s.t.
83 David Loosli Lampre-Farnese Vini s.t.
84 Marko Kump Liquigas-Doimo s.t.
85 Roman Kireyev Astana s.t.
86 Bram Tankink Rabobank s.t.
87 Maxime Vantomme Team Katusha s.t.
88 Jonathan Bellis Team Saxo Bank s.t.
89 Mathew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
90 Stijn Vandenbergh Team Katusha s.t.
91 Sébastien Rosseler Team RadioShack s.t.
92 Maciej Paterski Liquigas-Doimo s.t.
93 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha s.t.
94 Olivier Kaisen Omega Pharma-Lotto s.t.
95 Michael Schär Cervélo Test Team s.t.
96 Brett Lancaster Cervélo Test Team s.t.
97 Dmytro Krivtsov ISD - Neri s.t.
98 Lloyd Mondory Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
99 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team s.t.
100 Maxim Gourov Astana s.t.
101 Theo Bos Cervélo Test Team s.t.
102 Wim De Vocht Team Milram s.t.
103 Sébastien Turgot Bbox Bouygues Telecom s.t.
104 Bartosz Huzarski ISD - Neri s.t.
105 Perrig Quemeneur Bbox Bouygues Telecom s.t.
106 Angelo Furlan Lampre-Farnese Vini s.t.
107 Roger Kluge Team Milram s.t.
108 Enrique Mata Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
109 Arnold Jeannesson Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
110 David Deroo Skil - Shimano s.t.
111 Oscar Gatto ISD - Neri s.t.
112 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
113 Koldo Fernández Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
114 Andrey Amador Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
115 Vincent Jérôme Bbox Bouygues Telecom s.t.
116 Dominique Cornu Skil - Shimano + 5'23
117 Kristof Goddaert Ag2r La Mondiale + 5'47
118 Mirko Selvaggi Astana + 5'48
119 Yauheni Hutarovich FDJ + 5'59
120 Adam Blythe Omega Pharma-Lotto s.t.
121 Nikolas Maes Quick Step s.t.
122 Anthony Ravard Bbox Bouygues Telecom s.t.
123 Roy Sentjens Team Milram + 6'01
124 Tom Veelers Skil - Shimano + 6'04
125 Alberto Loddo Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni + 6'05
126 Servais Knaven Team Milram + 6'06
127 Piet Rooijakkers Skil - Shimano s.t.
128 Gregory Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team + 6'07
129 Robert Wagner Team Milram s.t.
130 Cameron Wurf Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni s.t.
131 Arnaud Gérard Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
132 Frank Høj Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
133 Marco Velo Quick Step s.t.
134 Artem Ovechkin Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
135 Bolat Raimbekov Astana + 6'56
136 Brent Rowe Garmin - Transitions + 7'25
137 Saïd Haddou Ag2r La Mondiale + 8'14
138 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi + 8'25
139 Davide Appollonio Cervélo Test Team + 8'27
140 Mathieu Claude Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
141 Michael Van Staeyen Quick Step + 8'41
142 Thomas Vedel Kvist Quick Step + 10'07
143 Francesco Tomei ISD - Neri + 10'34
144 Thimoty Gudsell FDJ + 12'25
145 Fabrice Piemontesi Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni + 13'05
146 Rifat Shishelov Astana + 14'43
147 Mitchell Docker Skil - Shimano + 17'38
148 Andrea Piechele Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni + 32'04
P: Robbie McEwen Team Katusha
KoM: Trent Lowe
U25: Cameron Meyer Garmin - Transitions
So we were able to defend 2 of 3 jerseys but retrospective we could also have defended the leader jersey. But our tactic didn`t tallied today.
Tomorow we have a short 90km flat stage. Maybe Hunter can bring us a good result once more again, but normally there is no chance to mix the overall again.
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Tour Down Under Stage 6
Adelaide City Council Street Circuit
Todays stage is quite short and flat. So everybody expects a mass sprint.
Today McEwen and Hunter will fight for the sprinter jersey. McEwen leads by 2 points, but Hunter will be highly motivated to bring something home after yesterdays bad luck. So I expect both of them in the first row in the end.
Start in Adelaide. Delage with a big smile on his face. He didn`t sleep much last night but his legs feel perfect with the leader jersey. Most important today is to avoid crashes.
First attack. Theo Bos (Cervelo) is followed by Matthew Wilson (Garmin), who can ride on his own today after all the hard work during this race.
The other riders are Claude (Caisse), Castroviejo (Euskaltel). In the background Sutton (Sky), Gatto (ISD) and Isasi (Euskaltel) try to join the break.
But the peloton won`t allow a successful break today. They are always a few seconds behind.
(Unfortunately the game crashed during the replay. So next 2-3 screenshots haven`t been made.)
After the peloton caught the break Arnaud Gerard (Ag2R) tried his luck with a solo attack. Later Kevin Van Impe (Quickstep) will follow him.
But both of them felt back into the pack 30km to the line.
Garmin with a good position on the 5km mark, but also Greipel-Cavendish- McEwen and Ventoso-Steegmans have perfect positions.
The sprint starts and Steegmans is the first spritner in the wind. Behind him McEwen and Hunter.
Can Hunter get the jersey back?
Steegmann with a surprising win. After his performance so far, nobody had him on his list. Behind him McEwen and Hunter in a photo finish. Everybody was waiting for the officials. The 2nd will also win the sprinter jersey. After a few minutes Radio Tour announced Robert Hunter as the 2nd and McEwen 3rd.
In our team bus we started to cheer. From outside you could hear a loud swearing with an Australian accent.
We lost the leader jersey but won 3 jerseys in the first race of this season. So we can be very happy with the January 2011.
Results
1 Gert Steegmans RadioShack 2h00`35
2 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions s.t.
3 Robbie McEwen Team Katusha s.t.
4 Danilo Napolitano Lampre-Farnese Vini s.t.
5 Graeme Brown Rabobank s.t.
6 JJ Haedo Saxobank s.t.
7 Mark Cavendish HTC-Columbia s.t.
8 Ben Swift Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
9 Alessandro Petacchi Omega Pharma-Lotto s.t.
10 Maxime Vantomme Team Katusha s.t.
Overall
1 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma-Lotto 17h26'05
2 Koen De Kort Skil - Shimano + 5
3 Luis Ángel Maté Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni s.t.
4 Francisco Ventoso Team RadioShack + 10
5 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions + 37
6 Matti Breschel Team Saxo Bank + 51
7 Tony Martin Team HTC - Columbia + 55
8 Sébastien Chavanel FDJ + 56
9 Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri + 57
10 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne + 58
13 Cameron Meyer Garmin - Transitions + 59
15 Johan Vansummeren Garmin - Transitions + 1'01
21 Trent Lowe Garmin - Transitions +1`01
29 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions +1`01
81 Matthew Wilson Garmin - Transitions +4`01
136 Brent Rowe Garmin - Transitions + 7'25
Points:
1 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions 22
2 Robbie McEwen Team Katusha 22
3 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia 12
(McEwen had 2 stage wins but Hunter was better in GC, don`t know how it is in fact)
KoM:
1 Trent Lowe Garmin - Transitions 32
2 Koen De Kort Skil - Shimano 28
3 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma-Lotto 24
U23:
1 Cameron Meyer Garmin - Transitions 17h27'04
2 Matthew Harley Goss Team HTC - Columbia +2
3 Ben Swift Sky Professional Cycling Team +2
Team:
1 Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni 52h20'28
2 Omega Pharma-Lotto s.t.
3 Sky Professional Cycling Team +50
8 Garmin - Transitions + 50
(So a wildcard team wins a bit surprising the team ranking)
Lots of surprises in this years edition. Selvaggi in the Ochre jersey after stage 1 and a 2nd breakaway decides over the overall in the end. The puncheurs without a chance this year in comparison to 2010.
Skil-Shimano with very offensive riding in Down Under so they really deserved the good results.
After a weak performance of RadioShack in the first 4 stages they won the last stage with Steegmans and the 4th overall with Ventoso. So a strong comeback of them.
Good Bye from Australia.
Next races will be the "Challenge Ciclista a Mallorca" and the "Tour of Qatar".
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Now in the end of January we found some new co-sponsors.
Of course they expect a bit after last season.
With Exxon Mobil and Felt we have 2 of the biggest American sponsors.
We were a little bit surprised about an good offer of Fulcrum, a little sister of Campagnolo, because there is no Italian in our team. Later they told us that they liked our riding during the Giro d`Italia last year. (3rd VandeVelde, Points:Farrar) and they hope we can tie in with last season.
As we told them that we wan`t to concentrate more on the Tour this year but we will also have a strong squad at the Giro with Daniel Martin, Cameron Meyer, Robert Hunter and David Millar, we compromised to ride as aggressive as possible and fight for stage wins.
With Maaskant, Vansummeren and Boom we should be able to reach the cobbled goals this season, even if we had some problems in Paris Roubaix last year without a top10 result.
With Luis Leon Sanchez we will try to get a top10 in the Tour de Suisse.
Felt asked us to send some Americans to this race, too and so we decided to send with Danielson, Zabriskie and Tyler Farrar a very strong squad.
Last year we failed with winning the green jersey in the tour, but there Farrar was already exhausted after the Giro. This year he will concentrate on this goal but it`s probably the hardest goal next to Paris Roubaix.
Our last goal is a top10 in the Vuelta a Espana. Last year we reached it with Ryder Hesjedal. This year our new Spanish co captain Luis Leon Sanchez will try his luck. Our other new Spain Rojas Gil will try to et some stage wins, but if there is a dominating rider like Hushovd in 2010 Vuelta this will be very hard. They are supported by Fischer, Pate and Kessiakoff. |
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Summary for January
With double champ Cameron Meyer and surprising winner Mickael Delage begun the season. Later in January Giovanni Visconti (ISD-Neri) won two stages and the overall of the "Giro Ciclistico della provincia di Reggio Calabria" ahead of Bennati (+1`09/Liquigas-Doimo) and Dario Cataldo (+2`24/Quickstep)
The "Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise" was decided by Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Caisse d`Epargne). He won the sprint of a 6 men group in front of Jonathan Hivert (Saur-Sojasun) and Markus Eibegger (Footon-Servetto)
Monthly awards
No big surprise that these 2 riders were nominated. Delage leads also the Pro Tour ranking. Cameron Meyer won`t forget this January for sure with the double championship, 13th Down Under and 1st U25 there.
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February
Our race schedule is in the first place a build-up for the big races in March and April. But nevertheless we want to be successful here. The next races will be the Mallorca Challenge and Tour of Qatar.
Normally we planned to prepare in Qatar and Oman, but Luis Leaon Sanchez asked us to participate on Mallorca and in the Tour du Haut Var.
Last year he was in top 5 of both races and he think this is the best preparation for his first goal Paris-Nice, what he won in 2010.
So we changed our mind and let him drive his favourite races.
Later in February the first cobbles expect us and last year we had a good impression of this races, so we will take part again.
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good luck
Sanchez must be at least top 5 ;]
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This race is held since 2002 and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. It concludes a short TTT and 5 totally flat stages with lots of wind. So normally a sprinter wins here because of all the bonus seconds.
Last year we were very successful here with 2 stage wins and the overall by Farrar and the victory in the starting TTT.
Result in 2010:
1 Tyler Farrar Garmin-Transitions
2 Danilo Wyss BMC
3 Jacopo Guarnieri Liquigas-Doimo
P: Tyler Farrar
U25: Danilo Wyss
We take part with a very strong team. Tyler Farrar wants to defend his title.
He is supported by some time trial specialists and Martijn Maaskant, who will be a important guide in the wind.
We would be quite disappointed if we can`t win at least one stage and play a good role in the overall.
Full startlist:
Spoiler
Ag2r La Mondiale
Lloyd Mondory
Kristof Goddaert
Maxime Bouet
Blel Kadri
René Mandri
Arnaud Gérard
John Gadret
Alexander Efimkin
An Post - Sean Kelly
Jürgen Roelandts
Maxim Debusschere
Stijn Minne
Benny De Schrooder
Kim Borry
Páidí O'Brien
Pieter Ghyllebert
Gil Suray
Astana
Alexandr Dyachenko
Bolat Raimbekov
Roman Kireyev
Daniel Navarro
Dmitriy Fofonov
Maxim Gourov
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Christian Knees
Café de Colombia - Colombia es Pasión
Nairo Quintana
Carlos Martínez
Juan Pablo Forero
William Muñoz
Hugo Salazar Castañeda
Jhoan Cháves
Aldo Baroni
Luis Felipe Laverde Jiménez
Caisse d'Epargne
Mathieu Perget
Angel Morant
Enrique Mata
Andrey Amador
Arnold Jeannesson
Xavier Zandio
CCC Polsat Polkowice
Krzysztof Jeżowski
Kamil Zieliński
Tomasz Kiendyś
Jarosław Rębiewski
Sylwester Janiszewski
Adrian Honkisz
Tomasz Smoleń
Wilfried Cretskens
Cervélo Test Team
Michael Schär
Dominique Rollin
Brett Lancaster
Theo Bos
Juraj Sagan
Jeremy Hunt
Edward King
Martin Reimer
Endura Racing
Scott Thwaites
Gary Hand
James McCallum
Evan Oliphant
Jack Bauer
Alexandre Blain
Euskaltel - Euskadi
Iván Velasco
Marcos García
Mathieu Drouilly
Egoi Martínez
Gustavo Domínguez
Pablo Urtasun
Beñat Intxausti
Sergio De Lis
Garmin - Transitions
Cameron Meyer
Svein Tuft
David Zabriskie
Tyler Farrar
Jack Bobridge
Johannes Löw
Martijn Maaskant
Julian Dean
ISD - Neri
Giovanni Visconti
Vitaliy Kondrut
Denys Kostyuk
Dmytro Krivtsov
Dmytro Grabovskyy
Oscar Gatto
Pierpaolo De Negri
Patrik Sinkewitz
Lampre-Farnese Vini
Alessandro Ballan
Alex Rasmussen
Marco Marzano
Lorenzo Bernucci
Grega Bole
Diego Ulissi
Andrey Kashechkin
Mirco Lorenzetto
Liquigas-Doimo
Kristijan Koren
Daniel Oss
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Frederik Willems
Francesco Bellotti
Marko Kump
Maciej Paterski
Mauro Finetto
PSK Whirlpool - Author
Bert Grabsch
Steven Cozza
André Schulze
Michael Schweizer
Stanislav Kozubek
Petr Kaltofen
Scott - Marcondes Cesar São José dos Campos
Francisco Chamorro
Daniel Rogelim
Renato Ruiz
Nilceu Santos
Luiz Tavares
Armando Camargo
Martin Hebík
Luciano Pagliarini
Skil - Shimano
Floris Goesinnen
Albert Timmer
Robert Kišerlovski
Long Jin
Robin Chaigneau
Job Vissers
Bert De Backer
Kenny Van Hummel
Sky Professional Cycling Team
Christopher Sutton
Kjell Carlström
Mathew Hayman
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Ben Swift
Juan Antonio Flecha
Robert Hayles
Ian Stannard
Team RadioShack
Geoffroy Lequatre
Gert Steegmans
Daryl Impey
Sébastien Rosseler
Bjørn Selander
Vojtěch Dlouhý
Thor Hushovd
Tom Leezer
Team Saxo Bank
Juan José Haedo
Michael Færk Christensen
Leonardo Duque
Fabian Cancellara
Jonathan Bellis
Matti Breschel
Michael Mørkøv
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Casper Jørgensen
Marc De Maar
Andrew Pinfold
Karl Menzies
Michael Barry
Jonathan Clarke
Matthew Crane
Jake Keough
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Because there are two races at the same time I will write them by turns and add both presentations into this post.
Since 1992 the elite of cycling is coming onto Mallorca for nice profiles and a beautiful environment.
This stage race is officially a challenge with 5 stand alone races: Trofeo Palma, Trofeo Cala Millor, Trofeo Inca, Trofeo Deià, Trofeo Magaluf - Palmanova.
First two are quite flat, the other 3 hilly.
But there is also a unofficial list with the results of all 5 races as played in the following story.
Result in 2010:
1 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo Caisse d`Epargne
2 Alexandre Vinokourov Astana
3 Denis Menchov Rabobank
P: Alexandre Vinokourov Astana
KoM: Juan Jose Cobo Acebo Caisse d`Epargne
U23: Jan Bakelants Omega Pharma-Lotto
It`s the debut in the Garmin jersey for our 3 newcomer. But we have trust in them and so they are our captains for this race.
LL Sanchez did a 4th place in 2010 and wants on the podium this year.
Rojas will be the man for the first two flat stages to get some nice results.
Lars Boom can drive on his own as long as LL Sanchez has still another helper on his side.
But especially Peterson and David Millar should be able to ride a long time on a high level to help their leaders.
Full startlist:
Spoiler
Andalucia - CajaSur
Ángel Vicioso
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Javier Moreno
Antonio Cabello
Jesús Rosendo
Antonio Piedra
Manuel Ortega
Arturo Mora
Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
Michele Scarponi
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Jackson Rodríguez
Luis Ángel Maté
Thomas Bertolini
Fabrice Piemontesi
Luca Solari
Wouter Weylandt
Astana
Jesús Hernández
Alberto Contador
Maxim Iglinskiy
Alexander Vinokourov
Andriy Grivko
Enrico Gasparotto
Allan Davis
Assan Bazayev
Café de Colombia - Colombia es Pasión
John Atapuma
Fabio Duarte
Jhon Martínez
Óscar Álvarez
Robinson Chalapud
Fader Ardila Cano
Carlos Ibáñez
Dalivier Ospina
Caisse d'Epargne
Pablo Lastras
David Arroyo
José Iván Gutiérrez
David López García
David De la Fuente
Luis Pasamontes
Alberto Losada
Francisco Pérez
Caja Rural
Higinio Fernández
Aketza Peña Iza
Garikoitz Bravo
Egoitz García Etxegibel
Rubén Reig Conejero
Michał Kwiatkowski
Fabricio Ferrari
Guillermo Lana
Carmiooro NGC
Emanuele Sella
Jure Kocjan
Sergio Pardilla
Ben Gastauer
Eric Berthou
Alan Pérez
Enrico Peruffo
Diego Genovesi
Cervélo Test Team
Xavier Florencio
Xavier Tondo
Heinrich Haussler
Laurent Beuret
Daniel Lloyd
Andreas Klier
Roger Hammond
Gabriel Rasch
Euskaltel - Euskadi
Samuel Sánchez
Benjamín Noval
Gorka Verdugo
Rubén Pérez Moreno
Daniel Sesma
Koldo Fernández
Francisco Javier Aramendia
Iñaki Isasi
Footon-Servetto
José Alberto Benítez
Iban Mayoz
Pedro Merino
Martin Pedersen
Félix Celis
Arkaitz Durán
Manuel Cardoso
Ermanno Capelli
Garmin - Transitions
Luis León Sánchez Gil
Thomas Peterson
José Joaquín Rojas Gil
Lars Boom
Michel Kreder
David Millar
Ricardo Van Der Velde
Murilo Fischer
Liquigas-Doimo
Peter Sagan
Alessandro Vanotti
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Brian Bach Vandborg
Nick Nuyens
Manuel Belletti
Maciej Bodnar
Francesco Chicchi
Omega Pharma-Lotto
Daniel Moreno
Jelle Vanendert
Greg Van Avermaet
Alessandro Petacchi
Sep Vanmarcke
Jonas Ljungblad
Leif Hoste
Michiel Elijzen
Palmeiras Resort - Prio
Juan José Oroz
Cândido Barbosa
David Blanco
André Cardoso
Alejandro Marque Porto
Tomas Swift Metcalfe
Daniel Mestre
Justin Williams
Quick Step
Dario Cataldo
Carlos Barredo
Francesco Reda
Branislau Samoilau
Matteo Tosatto
Tom Boonen
Mauro Facci
Michael Van Staeyen
Rabobank
Juan Manuel Gárate
Óscar Freire Gómez
Björn Leukemans
Laurens Ten Dam
Stef Clement
Joost Posthuma
Graeme Brown
Maarten Tjallingii
Team HTC - Columbia
Tony Martin
Peter Velits
Kanstantsin Sivtsov
Adam Hansen
Gert Dockx
André Greipel
Hilton Clarke
Patrick Gretsch
Team Katusha
Joaquím Rodríguez Oliver
Kim Kirchen
Carlos Sastre
Pavel Brutt
Timofey Kritskiy
Manuel Quinziato
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Marco Bandiera
Team RadioShack
Ben Hermans
José Luis Rubiera
Janez Brajkovič
Dmitriy Muravyev
Tiago Machado
Francisco Ventoso
Tomas Vaitkus
Markel Irizar
Xacobeo Galicia
Ezequiel Mosquera
Carlos Castaño
David García Dapena
Gustavo César Veloso
Gonzalo Rabuñal Ríos
Francisco Pacheco
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Thanks for the postings.
@FreitasPCM
Never had this before. Normally good hilly riders attack in the 2nd hill and get the overall in front of some sprinters.
But in January and February lots of results are very weird without a good fitness.
Next stage report probably tomorrow or later this evening.
Have to get up at 6 for university tomorrow
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can you please make your pics smaller? with my 10Mb connection it lasts ages when I want to display the page (or just use something different of imageshack to store your pics)
anyway, great start to your story, I like it very much!
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