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Team High Road - 2009(EXTREME) - January
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Posted on 02-06-2008 00:03
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Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - Stage 7
The final stage at Catalunya... this is a hilly stage where the only slope that factors in is the one leading up to the finish line.
Kirchen is 52 seconds down. He's the favorite in the race. Let's see how big Kim's heart is.
At the base of the hill we sent three of our riders... Devine, Lovkvist and Kirchen. Devine got them away and then couldn't follow, so he drifted back to the pack.
Then Lovkvist powered up the slope. To be honest, we hadn't seen this kind of push from him this season... the gap grew... and grew... could it happen?
Then Kirchen sailed past Lovkvist and started sprinting toward the line. Kim was FLYING. The gap grew... and grew... it was over a minute...
Kim pedaled through the finish, waiting until after he crossed the line to pump his fist. But would it hold up?
10 seconds... 20 second... 30 seconds... 40 seconds... and here comes Lovkvist across the line... and he's alone! 50 seconds... WE DID IT! 60 seconds... and here comes the chase group... AND COBO isn't in it! Not until a minute and 45 seconds later does Cobo cross the line, just barely ahead of the pelaton.
We've won our first pro-tour stage race of the season! Kirchen was incredible, and Lovkvist nearly rode himself into second with his ride today. Not only was today a great victory for the team, it also earned High Road first place in the Pro Tour team rankings.
Stage Results:
1 Kim Kirchen Team High Road 2h58'23
2 Thomas Lövkvist Team High Road + 47
3 John Gadret AG2R - La Mondiale + 1'04
4 Iñigo Landaluze Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
5 Manuel Beltrán Liquigas s.t.
6 Andreas Klöden Team Astana s.t.
7 Juanjo Cobo Saunier Duval - Scott + 1'44
8 Adrián Palomares Contentpolis - Murcia + 1'53
9 Iker Camaño Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
10 Patxi Vila Lampre s.t.
11 Denis Menchov Rabobank s.t.
12 Alberto BenÃtez Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
13 Juanma Gárate Quick·Step s.t.
14 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
15 Gustavo César Veloso Karpin Galicia s.t.
16 Simon Spilak Lampre s.t.
17 Marc De Maar Rabobank s.t.
18 Maxime Monfort Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
19 Carlos Castaño Karpin Galicia s.t.
20 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto s.t.
Final General Classification:
1 Kim Kirchen Team High Road 22h57'25
2 Juanjo Cobo Saunier Duval - Scott + 1'02
3 Thomas Lövkvist Team High Road + 1'30
4 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 2'46
5 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 2'48
6 Manuel Beltrán Liquigas + 3'12
7 Denis Menchov Rabobank + 3'15
8 Andreas Klöden Team Astana + 3'57
9 Joaquim RodrÃguez Caisse d'Epargne + 4'42
10 Peter Velits Team Milram + 4'45
11 Iñigo Landaluze Euskaltel - Euskadi + 4'48
12 David Arroyo Caisse d'Epargne + 5'07
13 Levi Leipheimer Team Astana + 5'08
14 Maxime Monfort Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 5'19
15 John Gadret AG2R - La Mondiale + 5'34
16 Carlos Castaño Karpin Galicia + 5'36
17 Iker Camaño Saunier Duval - Scott + 5'50
18 David Cañada Saunier Duval - Scott + 5'51
19 Alberto BenÃtez Saunier Duval - Scott + 6'12
20 Amael Moinard Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 6'25
21 Gustavo César Veloso Karpin Galicia + 6'31
22 John Devine Team High Road + 6'32
23 Simon Spilak Lampre + 6'35
24 Patxi Vila Lampre + 6'38
25 Rigoberto Urán Caisse d'Epargne + 6'41
26 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R - La Mondiale + 6'48
27 Janez Brajkovic Team Astana + 7'05
28 Adrián Palomares Contentpolis - Murcia + 7'19
29 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 7'23
30 Volodymyr Gustov Team CSC + 7'28
31 Jelle Vanendert Française des Jeux + 7'36
32 Bauke Mollema Rabobank + 7'44
33 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom + 7'47
34 Alexandre Pliuschin AG2R - La Mondiale + 8'12
35 Bobby Julich Team CSC + 8'16
36 Juanma Gárate Quick·Step + 8'38
37 Fran Ventoso AndalucÃa - CajaSur + 9'15
38 Pieter Weening Rabobank + 9'24
39 Alexandre Botcharov Crédit Agricole + 10'50
40 Marco Marzano Lampre + 10'57
41 Mikel Nieve Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. s.t.
42 Jussi Veikkanen Française des Jeux + 11'27
43 Julien Simon Crédit Agricole + 11'55
44 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne + 12'03
45 Alberto Losada Caisse d'Epargne + 12'53
46 BenjamÃn Noval Team Astana + 13'28
47 Steve Morabito Team Astana + 14'34
48 Andriy Grivko Team Milram + 14'56
49 Sergio Ghisalberti Team Milram + 15'30
50 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole + 15'31
51 Alberto RodrÃguez Contentpolis - Murcia + 15'37
52 Aitor Hernández Euskaltel - Euskadi + 16'18
53 Christian Knees Team Milram + 16'22
54 José Luis Arrieta AG2R - La Mondiale + 16'36
55 Juan Olmo AndalucÃa - CajaSur + 16'55
56 Dioni Galparsoro Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
57 José Ruiz AndalucÃa - CajaSur + 16'57
58 Josu Agirre Euskaltel - Euskadi + 17'13
59 Jorge Sánchez Pimienta Contentpolis - Murcia + 17'39
60 Delio Fernández Karpin Galicia + 17'50
61 José JoaquÃn Rojas Caisse d'Epargne + 18'11
62 Cecilio Gutiérrez AndalucÃa - CajaSur + 18'35
63 Björn Schröder Team Milram + 18'44
64 Charles Wegelius Liquigas + 18'47
65 Arnaud Labbe Bouygues Télécom + 18'52
66 Francisco José MartÃnez AndalucÃa - CajaSur + 19'12
67 André Steensen Team CSC + 19'50
68 Iban Mayoz Karpin Galicia + 19'54
69 Alejandro Paleo Karpin Galicia + 20'24
70 Angel 'Litu' Gómez Saunier Duval - Scott + 20'54
71 Anthony Geslin Bouygues Télécom + 21'11
72 Nicolas Hartmann Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 21'26
73 Michael Blaudzun Team CSC + 21'36
74 SerafÃn MartÃnez Karpin Galicia + 22'53
75 Gustav Larsson Team CSC + 23'05
76 Adam Hansen Team High Road + 23'52
77 Johan Vansummeren Silence - Lotto + 24'06
78 Jonathan Castroviejo Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. + 24'32
79 Jean-Charles Sénac AG2R - La Mondiale + 24'41
80 Rafael RodrÃguez Contentpolis - Murcia + 24'45
81 Manuel Calvente Contentpolis - Murcia + 24'47
82 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole + 25'36
83 Romain Villa Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 26'48
84 Emanuelle Bindi Lampre + 26'59
85 Sergio DomÃnguez Contentpolis - Murcia + 27'23
86 Tony Martin Team High Road + 27'28
87 Gustavo DomÃnguez Karpin Galicia + 27'44
88 Dries Devenyns Silence - Lotto + 28'27
89 Vladimir Gusev Team Astana + 28'45
90 José Luis Carrasco AndalucÃa - CajaSur + 29'43
91 Marc De Maar Rabobank + 30'02
92 Iván Velasco Euskaltel - Euskadi + 31'21
93 Chris Anker Sörensen Team CSC + 32'15
94 Yannick Talabardon Crédit Agricole + 32'22
95 Arkaitz Durán Saunier Duval - Scott + 32'48
96 Ivan Santaromita Liquigas + 33'14
97 Beñat Intxausti Saunier Duval - Scott + 33'24
98 Eduard Vorganov Karpin Galicia + 35'00
99 Geert Steurs Silence - Lotto + 36'18
100 Bert Grabsch Team High Road + 37'24
101 Rafael Serrano Contentpolis - Murcia + 38'30
102 Julien El Fares Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 39'02
103 Miguel MÃnguez Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. + 39'23
104 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux + 42'40
105 René Mandri AG2R - La Mondiale + 43'52
106 Benoit Vaugrenard Française des Jeux + 45'31
107 Kevin Seeldraeyers Quick·Step + 45'38
108 Addy Engels Quick·Step + 47'00
109 José Carlos López Contentpolis - Murcia + 47'16
110 Tanel Kangert AG2R - La Mondiale + 47'22
111 Olivier Kaisen Silence - Lotto + 47'35
112 Pedro Horrillo Rabobank + 47'39
113 Alessandro Proni Quick·Step + 48'03
114 Mathieu Claude Bouygues Télécom + 48'08
115 Daniele Bennati Liquigas + 48'23
116 Francesco De Bonis Gerolsteiner + 48'30
117 Sven Krauss Gerolsteiner + 48'37
118 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi + 48'42
119 Tom Boonen Quick·Step + 50'02
120 Stefan Schreck Gerolsteiner + 52'33
121 Marco Bandiera Lampre + 52'50
122 Damien Gaudin Bouygues Télécom + 53'25
123 Eriz Ruiz de Erentxun Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. + 53'33
124 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne + 53'42
125 Bert Roesems Silence - Lotto + 54'25
126 Bram De Groot Rabobank + 54'49
127 Robbie McEwen Silence - Lotto + 54'56
128 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road + 54'58
129 Tom Stamsnijder Gerolsteiner + 55'02
130 Andrea Moletta Gerolsteiner + 56'28
131 Jean-Marc Marino Crédit Agricole + 58'21
132 Roberto Petito Liquigas + 59'28
133 Denis Flahaut Saunier Duval - Scott + 59'34
134 Gorik Gardeyn Silence - Lotto s.t.
135 Manuel Quinziato Liquigas + 1h00'18
136 Juan Javier Estrada AndalucÃa - CajaSur + 1h00'36
137 Johannes Fröhlinger Gerolsteiner + 1h00'37
138 Luca Barla Team Milram + 1h01'18
139 José Antonio López Gil AndalucÃa - CajaSur + 1h01'43
140 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step + 1h01'55
141 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux + 1h02'37
142 Roberto Longo Lampre + 1h03'30
143 Davide Viganò Quick·Step + 1h04'41
144 Wilfried Cretskens Quick·Step + 1h04'46
145 Massimilliano Mori Lampre + 1h05'06
146 Perrig Quemeneur Bouygues Télécom + 1h05'21
147 Frank Høj Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 1h05'59
148 Lilian Jégou Française des Jeux + 1h06'13
149 Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux + 1h06'46
150 Unai Uribarri Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. + 1h08'34
151 Nick Nuyens Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 1h09'58
152 Aurélien Clerc Bouygues Télécom + 1h10'42
153 Andoni Lafuente Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h10'48
154 Jan Boven Rabobank + 1h11'33
155 Taylor Phinney Team High Road + 1h12'03
156 Mathieu Heijboer Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 1h13'35
157 Paolo Fornaciari Lampre + 1h13'53
158 Lasse Bøchman Team CSC + 1h16'47
159 Cédric Pineau AG2R - La Mondiale + 1h17'20
160 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole + 1h18'27
161 Guido Trenti Liquigas + 1h24'16
162 Angelo Furlan Crédit Agricole + 1h26'05
163 Igor Romero Orbea - Oreka S.D.A. + 1h26'35
164 Erki Pütsep Bouygues Télécom + 1h27'07
165 Frederic Guesdon Française des Jeux + 1h28'12
166 Volker Ordowski Gerolsteiner + 1h28'15
167 Volodymyr Dyudya Team Milram + 1h46'15
168 Berik Kupeshov Team Astana + 1h46'20
169 Graeme Brown Rabobank + 1h57'00
Points:
1 Kim Kirchen Team High Road 100
2 Juanjo Cobo Saunier Duval - Scott 59
3 Thomas Lövkvist Team High Road 52
4 Iñigo Landaluze Euskaltel - Euskadi 51
5 Fran Ventoso AndalucÃa - CajaSur 45
Mountains:
1 José Luis Arrieta AG2R - La Mondiale 65
2 Iván Velasco Euskaltel - Euskadi 55
3 Juanjo Cobo Saunier Duval - Scott 50
4 Adam Hansen Team High Road 39
5 Kim Kirchen Team High Road 32
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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 02-06-2008 00:05
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mb2612 wrote:
Have they called for 2 gaps? cause thats even more ridiculous
Yes, it was actually 10 seconds from Di Luca to Nibali, then 13 more from Nibali to Gesink and Rogers. |
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Posted on 02-06-2008 00:09
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Amazing 1st and third, along with a great stage win |
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Posted on 02-06-2008 00:45
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I have read the hole story!It's great.continue the good work
If you can please post Ulissi stats
good luck for the rest of the giro
Edited by Gabriel12PT on 02-06-2008 00:46
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 15
It's like we'll see quite a bit of action on the Marmolada climb at the end of today's race.
Pinotti went on the break again today and picked up some more mountain points, but the way these stages are going it's going to be very tight at the finish to see if he gets the green.
At the base of the last climb, just as Pinotti was being reeled in, Nibali places an attack that takes the leaders off guard. He gets a pretty large gap and appears to be riding very well.
Just before the peak the leaders attack. When the groups form in the descent, Ricco and Cunego get a lead.
A rather large group of chasers including Rogers, Possoni and Ulissi follow, eventually catching Ricco and Cunego before the Marmalada.
As the final climb begins, Cunego and Ricco power away from the group, joining Nibali up front. Rogers is really hurting today(-5), but Possoni and Ulissi are doing their best to get him up the torturous climb.
Ricco and Cunego are setting a furious pace. Nibali can't keep up and falls back to the chase group.
And Ricco pulls away from Cunego to take another stage win. Richie Rich is looking unbeatable right now.
Possoni bonks on the climb... and Rogers loses it as well. He gives Ulissi the green light to do what he can, and the talented youngster manages 5th place. Rogers loses over 3 minutes to Ricco and precious seconds to many of the other contenders.
A tough day for our team leader... but another revelation from Ulissi. Rogers is beginning to understand the difference between climbing in the Giro and the Tour de France.
At this point, we have to be realistic. At seven minutes back, winning the Giro just isn't possible anymore. Now the goal has to be defending the last podium spot while Cunego and Ricco duel it out for the race win. We also have to think about the points and mountains jerseys.
On the positive side, we have a legitimate shot at TWO top 5 finishers, with Ulissi racing like he is. We're also leading the team competition.
Stage Results:
1 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 5h17'37
2 Damiano Cunego Lampre + 33
3 Leonardo Piepoli Saunier Duval - Scott + 2'05
4 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre + 2'20
5 Diego Ulissi Team High Road s.t.
6 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole s.t.
7 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 2'41
8 Franco Pellizotti Liquigas s.t.
9 Paolo Savoldelli LPR Brakes s.t.
10 Morris Possoni Team High Road + 3'12
11 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
12 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 4'08
13 Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 4'16
14 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
15 Sergio Luis Henao Team High Road + 4'24
16 Stefano Garzelli Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo + 6'08
17 Andrea Noè Liquigas s.t.
18 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 6'56
19 Maxim Iglinskiy Team Astana + 7'04
20 Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank s.t.
GC:
1 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 64h18'23
2 Damiano Cunego Lampre + 4'04
3 Michael Rogers Team High Road + 7'18
4 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 11'19
5 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 11'55
6 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 12'33
7 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne + 15'04
8 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole + 16'07
9 Paolo Savoldelli LPR Brakes + 16'35
10 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 17'29
11 Sergio Luis Henao Team High Road + 17'37
12 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 18'32
13 Morris Possoni Team High Road + 18'52
14 Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 19'01
15 Leonardo Piepoli Saunier Duval - Scott + 19'30
16 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 21'06
17 Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank + 22'03
18 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre + 22'26
19 Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 22'50
20 Stefano Garzelli Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo + 23'22
Points:
1 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road 149
2 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 116
3 Damiano Cunego Lampre 84
4 André Greipel Team High Road 80
5 Danilo Napolitano Lampre 79
Mountains:
1 Marco Pinotti Team High Road 67
2 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 53
3 Damiano Cunego Lampre 35
4 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne 27
5 Francis De Greef Silence - Lotto 24
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fabio12 wrote:
I have read the hole story!It's great.continue the good work
If you can please post Ulissi stats
good luck for the rest of the giro
After the Giro I'll post the entire team stats from January and at the beginning of June. You'll be shocked at some of the progress. High potential guys can really jump up when going from 3 to 4 experience... and again when the level 4 bar fills up. |
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 16
Another hilly time-trial. Rogers made some gains in the last one, so we're hoping the same can happen today.
Alas... it was not meant to be. The slightly increased gradient really hurt Rogers and helped Ricco take home yet another stage. Rogers actually lost time to many of the favorites like Di Luca and Nibali.
On the positive side, Ulissi showed his metal yet again. He took second, just 5 seconds back from Ricco. Thinking ahead to next season... I wouldn't be suprised if this young man was leading the team.
They awarded both sprint and mountain points in the stage... resulting in Pinotti falling behind Ricco in the mountains competition and Edvalds lead in the points competition shrinking to a miniscule number. Ulissi moved up to 4th in the overall. We've got a lot to work for the last 5 days of the race.
Stage:
1 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 33'14
2 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 5
3 Leonardo Piepoli Saunier Duval - Scott + 9
4 Damiano Cunego Lampre + 16
5 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 22
6 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre + 25
7 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 30
8 Paolo Savoldelli LPR Brakes s.t.
9 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne + 31
10 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas s.t.
11 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 36
12 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole + 38
13 Michael Rogers Team High Road + 39
14 Stefano Garzelli Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo + 40
15 Maxim Iglinskiy Team Astana + 42
16 Andrea Noè Liquigas + 44
17 Theo Eltink Rabobank + 48
18 Kanstantsin Siutsou Team High Road + 51
19 José Angel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
20 Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank + 54
21 Sergio Luis Henao Team High Road + 56
22 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R - La Mondiale + 59
23 Stéphane Goubert AG2R - La Mondiale + 1'02
24 Sylvester Szmyd Lampre + 1'07
25 Toni Colom Team Astana + 1'12
26 Jurgen Van Goolen Team CSC + 1'14
27 Paolo Tiralongo Lampre + 1'16
28 Sandy Casar Française des Jeux + 1'17
29 Josep Jufré Saunier Duval - Scott + 1'19
30 David López Caisse d'Epargne + 1'21
31 Chris Horner Team Astana + 1'24
32 Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 1'26
33 Gorka Verdugo Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'27
34 Mauricio Ardila Rabobank + 1'30
35 Iñigo Cuesta Team CSC + 1'32
36 Massimo Codol Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo + 1'35
37 Carlos Barredo Quick·Step + 1'38
38 Mathieu Sprick Bouygues Télécom + 1'39
39 Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 1'42
40 Matteo Carrara Quick·Step + 1'44
41 Patrice Halgand Crédit Agricole + 1'49
42 Amets Txurruka Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'50
43 Yuri Trofimov Bouygues Télécom s.t.
44 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 1'54
45 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
46 Fran Pérez Caisse d'Epargne + 1'59
47 Hugo Sabido Barloworld + 2'02
48 David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 2'04
49 Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner + 2'07
50 Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'11
GC:
1 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 64h51'17
2 Damiano Cunego Lampre + 4'40
3 Michael Rogers Team High Road + 8'17
4 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 12'08
5 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 12'09
6 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 13'24
7 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne + 15'55
8 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole + 17'05
9 Paolo Savoldelli LPR Brakes + 17'25
10 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 18'11
Points:
1 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road 149
2 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 141
3 Damiano Cunego Lampre 98
4 Diego Ulissi Team High Road 82
5 Michael Rogers Team High Road 80
Mountains:
1 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 68
2 Marco Pinotti Team High Road 67
3 Damiano Cunego Lampre 39
4 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne 27
5 Francis De Greef Silence - Lotto 24
Edited by KurtinSC on 02-06-2008 01:04
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Posted on 02-06-2008 01:56
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Bayern-Rundfahrt - Stage 1
Taking place where it does, this race isn't a huge priority for our squad. Our sponsors suggested that we ride this race, and while it's not a priority it's never a good idea to tick off the sponsors.
We're giving Tony Martin a chance to lead in this race and Marcel Sieberg a chance to contest the sprints. We don't have high expectations, but we hope to be pleasantly suprised.
Leader: Tony Martin
Sprinter: Marcel Sieberg
Free: Andreas Klier
Teammate: Fabio Duarte, Adam Hansen, Craig Lewis, Bert Grabsch
The race ended with a short climb and descent followed by a longer climb. Martin was keeping his eye on three riders... Cheula, Gasparotto and Barbosa. We were thinking that if any of these three were in decent form, they'd be the ones to worry about.
When Barbosa went on the final climb Martin was quick to follow. And it turned out to be a wise decision. Martin rode Barbosa's wheel to a second place finish, gaining time on the rest of the riders in the race.
Stage Results:
1 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3h59'15
2 Tony Martin Team High Road s.t.
3 Bartosz Huzarski Mróz - Action - Uniqa + 12
4 Moisés Dueñas Barloworld s.t.
5 Stefan Cohnen Team Sparkasse + 24
6 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld + 50
7 Benoit Salmon Agritubel s.t.
8 Markus Zberg Gerolsteiner s.t.
9 Nicolas Vogondy Agritubel + 1'32
10 Daniel Petrov Andonov Sport Lisboa e Benfica + 2'13
Points:
1 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica 25
2 Tony Martin Team High Road 20
3 Bartosz Huzarski Mróz - Action - Uniqa 16
4 Moisés Dueñas Barloworld 14
5 Stefan Cohnen Team Sparkasse 12
Mountains:
1 Bartosz Huzarski Mróz - Action - Uniqa
2 Giampaolo Cheula Barloworld
3 Kevyn Ista Agritubel
4 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica
5 Tony Martin Team High Road
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 17
Well, this is technically a mountain stage... but with almost 70km of downhill and flat after the last summitt it's debatable. Pinotti needs those mountain points so getting him in the break is a requirement. After that it's just a matter of trying to set Boassen Hagen up in the sprint. He's a good enough climber that he should be hurting too much unless the pace picks up more than expected.
Pinotti was successful getting away. He won both mountain sprints.
Pinotti was pretty much just sitting off the back of the group after the last hill though. The pelaton was pretty lax in their pursuit and since we knew Pinotti wasn't exerting himself we weren't going to pull them back either. At about 15km out the break still had a lead but they were faltering. Pinotti made his move.
And the break can't answer! Pinotti wins his second stage... if you count him coming home first in the team time trial.
The pelaton wasn't able to catch the break. There were attacks late which Rogers and Ulissi felt forced to cover, and the sprint never quite materialized for Boassen Hagen. We got a few points for his 12th place finish, but not as many as we would have liked. Pinotti did retake the mountain lead though.
Stage:
1 Marco Pinotti Team High Road 4h54'52
2 Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom + 29
3 Alexander Khatuntsev Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
4 Koos Moerenhout Rabobank s.t.
5 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole + 45
6 Jens Voigt Team CSC s.t.
7 Diego Ulissi Team High Road s.t.
8 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
9 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas s.t.
10 Leonardo Bertagnolli Liquigas s.t.
GC:
1 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 69h46'54
2 Damiano Cunego Lampre + 4'40
3 Michael Rogers Team High Road + 8'17
4 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 12'08
5 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 12'09
6 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 13'24
7 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne + 15'55
8 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole + 17'05
9 Paolo Savoldelli LPR Brakes + 17'25
10 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 18'11
Points:
1 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road 153
2 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 141
3 Damiano Cunego Lampre 98
4 Diego Ulissi Team High Road 91
5 Michael Rogers Team High Road 88
Mountains:
1 Marco Pinotti Team High Road 82
2 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 68
3 Damiano Cunego Lampre 39
4 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne 27
5 Francis De Greef Silence - Lotto 24
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Bayern-Rundfahrt - Stage 2
This was a very bumpy flat stage. No long hills, but not a lot of actual flat ground either. Sieberg handled the hills well and he did a great job picking the best wheel and holding on, just like Martin did yesterday.
Robbie Hunter wins the stage, and Sieberg takes second for High Road.
Stage:
1 Robert Hunter Barloworld 4h58'47
2 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
3 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld s.t.
4 Danilo Hondo Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
5 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica s.t.
6 Matthew Goss Team CSC s.t.
7 René Haselbacher Team Astana s.t.
8 René Weissinger Team Volksbank s.t.
9 Mikel Gaztañaga Agritubel s.t.
10 Olaf Pollack Team Volksbank s.t.
GC:
1 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8h57'42
2 Tony Martin Team High Road + 8
3 Bartosz Huzarski Mróz - Action - Uniqa + 24
4 Moisés Dueñas Barloworld + 32
5 Stefan Cohnen Team Sparkasse + 44
6 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld + 1'02
7 Markus Zberg Gerolsteiner + 1'10
8 Benoit Salmon Agritubel s.t.
9 Nicolas Vogondy Agritubel + 1'52
10 Robert Hunter Barloworld + 2'27
Points:
1 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica 37
2 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld 26
3 Robert Hunter Barloworld 25
4 Tony Martin Team High Road 20
5 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road 20
Mountains:
1 Bartosz Huzarski Mróz - Action - Uniqa 26
2 Giampaolo Cheula Barloworld 20
3 Kevyn Ista Agritubel 18
4 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica 16
5 Tony Martin Team High Road 14
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Posted on 02-06-2008 02:26
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 18
A hilly stage today. With no classified climbs we'll be staying out of the break and we'll try to react to whatever happens.
And what happened is Cunego and Voigt decided to give it a go. Di Luca tried to go with them but waited too long. The move really caught everyone off guard.
Seeing Ricco not really reacting to the attack like expected, Rogers and Boassen Hagen decided to give it a go on the following hill.
And Cunego takes the stage, with Voigt following. How much time would he get on Ricco is the big question.
Just over 50 seconds later, Boassen Hagen leads Rogers across the line, with Rujano (who had been on the break all day) taking 5th.
And Paulini led the rest of the pack across 1'47" after Cunego. This shrinks Ricco's lead in the overall to less than 3 minutes. Perhaps this could get interesting...
Stage:
1 Damiano Cunego Lampre 4h37'26
2 Jens Voigt Team CSC s.t.
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road + 51
4 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
5 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
6 Luca Paolini Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo + 1'47
7 Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank s.t.
8 Matteo Carrara Quick·Step s.t.
9 Christophe Brandt Silence - Lotto s.t.
10 Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner s.t.
GC:
1 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 74h26'07
2 Damiano Cunego Lampre + 2'53
3 Michael Rogers Team High Road + 7'21
4 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 12'08
5 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 12'09
6 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 13'24
7 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne + 14'59
8 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole + 17'05
9 Paolo Savoldelli LPR Brakes + 17'25
10 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 18'11
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Posted on 02-06-2008 05:56
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No points? thats fucked up
good racing though
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Posted on 02-06-2008 08:25
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Posted on 02-06-2008 08:25
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yeah very good stuff.
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Posted on 02-06-2008 13:50
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Bayern-Rundfahrt - Stage 3
We decided to attack with Martin on the late hills and see if we could gain some time on Barbosa. Martin went on the attack on the second of the 3 hills to end the stage, taking climbing points in the process.
It looked good for a while, but then Barbosa came up from the pelaton and joined Martin at the front.
And Barbosa set such a hard pace that Martin had to let him go to avoid cracking completely. Barbosa solos away for another stage win. That guy is incredible.
Stage Results:
1 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5h21'31
2 Tony Martin Team High Road + 17
3 Danilo Hondo Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 46
4 Maarten Neyens Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
5 Michael Schär Team Astana + 1'08
6 Giampaolo Cheula Barloworld s.t.
7 Dirk Müller Team Sparkasse + 1'58
8 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld s.t.
9 Patrick Calcagni Barloworld s.t.
GC:
1 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica 14h18'53
2 Tony Martin Team High Road + 33
3 Bartosz Huzarski Mróz - Action - Uniqa + 2'42
4 Moisés Dueñas Barloworld + 2'50
5 Stefan Cohnen Team Sparkasse + 3'02
6 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld + 3'20
7 Markus Zberg Gerolsteiner + 3'28
8 Benoit Salmon Agritubel s.t.
9 Danilo Hondo Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 3'45
10 Maarten Neyens Topsport Vlaanderen + 3'53
Points:
1 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica 62
2 Tony Martin Team High Road 40
3 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld 34
4 Danilo Hondo Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli 30
5 Robert Hunter Barloworld 30
Mountains:
1 Bartosz Huzarski Mróz - Action - Uniqa 26
2 Tony Martin Team High Road 20
3 Giampaolo Cheula Barloworld 20
4 Kevyn Ista Agritubel 18
5 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica 16
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Posted on 02-06-2008 14:07
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 19
Two more climbing stages to go, then the flat time trial. This stage has a long climb to start things, then a series of climbs that's more like a sharp hilly route. If we can get Rogers over the first peak with the leaders he should be able to hold on to a good finish and maintain his 3rd place standing.
With the late mountains we knew a break wouldn't get any climber points, so Pinotti stayed home and helped Rogers. As the first ascent began, Cunego started things off.
Ricco and Gesink tried to go with him, but Cunego was powerful today and pulled away. Here he's coming up on Nikki Sorensen from the break.
Cunego was just dominating this climb. You can see Ricco well back in the center below, and Di Luca and Nibali behind that. Rogers was having a hard time, back even further.
And Cunego comes through with the win. Would he take the pink jersey off of Ricco's back?
Ricco comes across FIVE MINUTES back in second place. Cunego is now the leader in the Giro by over two minutes with just two stages to go. A dominant ride for the past champion.
Ulissi was our strongest yet again today, finishing nine and a half minutes behind Cunego, and three and a half minutes back of Di Luca. Rogers finished ten and a half minutes back of Cunego. Amazingly Rogers is still holding third place just 8 seconds ahead of Di Luca.
Ricco passed Boassen Hagen in the points competition and Pinotti in the mountains classification with his second place finish today.
Stage:
1 Damiano Cunego Lampre 6h01'50
2 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 5'03
3 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 6'03
4 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 7'20
5 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne + 8'25
6 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole s.t.
7 Yuri Trofimov Bouygues Télécom + 8'35
8 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 9'33
9 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 9'41
10 Franco Pellizotti Liquigas s.t.
11 Chris Horner Team Astana s.t.
12 Leonardo Piepoli Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
13 Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner + 10'01
14 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R - La Mondiale + 10'09
15 Andrea Noè Liquigas s.t.
16 Maxim Iglinskiy Team Astana s.t.
17 Paolo Savoldelli LPR Brakes s.t.
18 Leonardo Bertagnolli Liquigas s.t.
19 Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank s.t.
20 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto s.t.
21 Matteo Carrara Quick·Step s.t.
22 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 10'35
23 Carlos Barredo Quick·Step s.t.
24 David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
25 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
26 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre s.t.
27 Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre s.t.
28 Wim Van Huffel Silence - Lotto s.t.
29 Rafaele Ferrara LPR Brakes s.t.
30 Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
GC:
1 Damiano Cunego Lampre 80h30'30
2 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 2'18
3 Michael Rogers Team High Road + 15'23
4 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 15'31
5 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 18'11
6 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 19'08
7 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne + 20'51
8 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole + 22'57
9 Paolo Savoldelli LPR Brakes + 25'01
10 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 25'19
11 Sergio Luis Henao Team High Road + 26'55
12 Leonardo Piepoli Saunier Duval - Scott + 26'59
13 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 27'04
14 Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 28'11
15 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 29'35
16 Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank + 30'53
17 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre + 31'13
18 Chris Horner Team Astana + 33'15
19 Andrea Noè Liquigas + 33'39
20 Morris Possoni Team High Road + 33'51
Points:
1 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 161
2 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road 153
3 Damiano Cunego Lampre 123
4 Diego Ulissi Team High Road 99
5 Michael Rogers Team High Road 88
Mountains:
1 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 85
2 Marco Pinotti Team High Road 82
3 Damiano Cunego Lampre 65
4 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne 30
5 Francis De Greef Silence - Lotto 24
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Posted on 02-06-2008 14:39
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Bayern-Rundfahrt - Stage 4
Martin thought he might be able to take the lead today, and with a solid 6th place effort he was able to do so, beating Barbosa by over a minute. Bert Grabsch took home a nice second place finish, behind Gasparotto.
Stage:
1 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld 30'33
2 Bert Grabsch Team High Road + 6
3 Ronny Scholz Gerolsteiner + 9
4 Olaf Pollack Team Volksbank + 16
5 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road + 27
6 Tony Martin Team High Road + 37
7 Adam Hansen Team High Road + 43
8 Sebastian Lang Gerolsteiner + 51
9 Robert Hunter Barloworld + 1'01
10 Jason McCartney Team CSC + 1'13
11 Michael Schär Team Astana + 1'21
12 Maxime Bouet Agritubel + 1'24
13 Piotr Chmielewski Mróz - Action - Uniqa + 1'32
14 Markus Eichler Team Milram + 1'34
15 Maarten Neyens Topsport Vlaanderen + 1'41
16 Kristof Goddaert Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
17 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica + 1'46
18 René Weissinger Team Volksbank + 1'52
19 Sebastian Forke Team 3C Gruppe + 1'56
20 Marcel Kittel Thüringer Energie Team + 2'01
GC:
1 Tony Martin Team High Road 14h50'36
2 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica + 36
3 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld + 2'10
4 Ronny Scholz Gerolsteiner + 4'04
5 Bartosz Huzarski Mróz - Action - Uniqa + 4'05
6 Maarten Neyens Topsport Vlaanderen + 4'24
7 Michael Schär Team Astana + 4'26
8 Robert Hunter Barloworld + 4'36
9 Jason McCartney Team CSC + 5'08
10 Moisés Dueñas Barloworld + 5'11
Points:
1 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica 62
2 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld 59
3 Tony Martin Team High Road 50
4 Robert Hunter Barloworld 37
5 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road 32
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Posted on 02-06-2008 14:55
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 20
Okay, today is all about minimizing our losses. Rogers can lose his spot to Di Luca today and take it back in the Time Trial tomorrow... but we can't lose a big chunk of time like yesterday.
Pinotti had to go on the break today and win the first climb to have any chance of beating Ricco in the mountains competition. He was able to get to the top first... but it remained to be seen if it would be enough.
As the steep second climb began, Cunego went on the attack. Ricco, Rogers, Ulissi and Nibali all followed.
Ricco would attack to bridge the gap to Cunego, while Piepoli joined the other three chasing. Di Luca was in a group a short bit behind, with Gesink, Salvodelli and others.
Brusegin was able to bridge to the chase group and Nibali took off after Ricco and Cunego. Rogers was struggling a bit again, so Ulissi stayed back to help as much as he could, despite feeling strong.
Finally Rogers told Ulissi to go as they got closer and closer to the finish. Brusegin and Piepoli were resting on the back while Ulissi and Rogers were doing the work, and the next group back was closing the gap.
Cunego takes the win over Ricco at the finish. He'll have two minutes and twenty-six seconds going into the final stage.
Ulissi took 4th and the Rogers group finished ahead of their chasers, giving Rogers a 24 second lead over Nibali, who passed Di Luca with his third place result on the stage. Pinotti takes the mountains classification... by 5 points. A great ride by the italian to win the Maglia Verde.
Stage:
1 Damiano Cunego Lampre 6h38'52
2 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
3 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 50
4 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 2'31
5 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre + 3'06
6 Leonardo Piepoli Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
7 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
8 Paolo Savoldelli LPR Brakes + 3'35
9 Robert Gesink Rabobank s.t.
10 Carlos Barredo Quick·Step s.t.
11 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes s.t.
12 Sergio Luis Henao Team High Road s.t.
13 Jens Voigt Team CSC s.t.
14 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto s.t.
15 Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank s.t.
16 Andrea Noè Liquigas s.t.
17 Franco Pellizotti Liquigas s.t.
18 Maxim Iglinskiy Team Astana s.t.
19 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole s.t.
20 Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 5'35
GC:
1 Damiano Cunego Lampre 87h09'02
2 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 2'26
3 Michael Rogers Team High Road + 18'49
4 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 19'13
5 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 19'26
6 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 21'59
7 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole + 26'52
8 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne + 27'22
9 Paolo Savoldelli LPR Brakes + 28'56
10 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 29'14
Points:
1 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 181
2 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road 153
3 Damiano Cunego Lampre 148
4 Diego Ulissi Team High Road 113
5 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas 97
Mountains:
1 Marco Pinotti Team High Road 102
2 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 97
3 Damiano Cunego Lampre 74
4 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne 30
5 Francis De Greef Silence - Lotto 24
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Posted on 02-06-2008 15:03
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Bayern-Rundfahrt - Stage 5
The hills at the end should make it come down to Barbosa and Martin again. Can we hold Barbosa off?
Barbosa went and Martin tried to follow.
But nobody was going to keep up with him today. He demolished the field by a minute and a half. Martin takes second on the stage, and in the race.
All in all, a pretty good result for Tony Martin in his first stab at leading a team.
Stage:
1 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4h00'30
2 Tony Martin Team High Road + 1'31
3 Andreas Schillinger Team Sparkasse s.t.
4 Giampaolo Cheula Barloworld s.t.
5 Markus Zberg Gerolsteiner s.t.
6 Roger Beuchat Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
7 Kevyn Ista Agritubel s.t.
8 Dirk Müller Team Sparkasse s.t.
9 Chris Froome Barloworld s.t.
10 Daniel Petrov Andonov Sport Lisboa e Benfica s.t.
Final GC:
1 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica 18h51'22
2 Tony Martin Team High Road + 1'03
3 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld + 3'25
4 Ronny Scholz Gerolsteiner + 5'19
5 Bartosz Huzarski Mróz - Action - Uniqa + 5'20
6 Maarten Neyens Topsport Vlaanderen + 5'39
7 Michael Schär Team Astana + 5'41
8 Robert Hunter Barloworld + 5'51
9 Jason McCartney Team CSC + 6'23
10 Moisés Dueñas Barloworld + 6'26
11 Nicolas Vogondy Agritubel + 6'31
12 Bert Grabsch Team High Road + 6'36
13 Danilo Hondo Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 6'46
14 René Weissinger Team Volksbank + 7'02
15 Stefan Cohnen Team Sparkasse + 7'04
16 Markus Zberg Gerolsteiner + 7'11
17 Marcel Kittel Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
18 Andreas Klier Team High Road + 7'20
19 Andreas Schillinger Team Sparkasse + 8'13
20 Harald Starzengruber ELK Haus - Simplon + 8'18
21 Chris Froome Barloworld + 8'23
22 Sergej Fuchs Team 3C Gruppe + 8'25
23 Tobias Erler Team 3C Gruppe + 8'29
24 Marcin Osinski Mróz - Action - Uniqa + 8'31
25 Kevyn Ista Agritubel + 9'22
26 Daniel Petrov Andonov Sport Lisboa e Benfica + 9'59
27 Sebastian Schwager Team Milram + 10'11
28 Adam Hansen Team High Road + 10'22
29 Julien Mazet Team Astana + 10'35
30 Giampaolo Cheula Barloworld + 10'39
31 Benoit Salmon Agritubel + 11'03
32 Maxime Bouet Agritubel + 11'06
33 Daniel Musiol Team Volksbank + 11'11
34 Piotr Chmielewski Mróz - Action - Uniqa + 11'14
35 Richard Faltus Team Sparkasse + 11'26
36 Thomas Frei Team Astana + 11'46
37 Jan Valach ELK Haus - Simplon + 12'03
38 Roger Beuchat Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 12'08
39 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road + 12'11
40 Blazej Janiaczyk Mróz - Action - Uniqa + 12'18
41 René Haselbacher Team Astana + 12'19
42 Dirk Müller Team Sparkasse + 12'22
43 Markus Eichler Team Milram + 12'33
44 Christian Leben Team 3C Gruppe + 12'51
45 Emilien-Benoît Bergès Agritubel + 13'14
46 Andrey Zeits Team Astana + 13'19
47 Roman Kireyev Team Astana + 13'34
48 Elias Schmäh Team Volksbank + 13'49
49 Geraint Thomas Barloworld + 13'51
50 Peter Wrölich Gerolsteiner + 13'56
Points:
1 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica 87
2 Tony Martin Team High Road 70
3 Enrico Gasparotto Barloworld 59
4 Robert Hunter Barloworld 37
5 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road 32
Mountains:
1 Benoit Salmon Agritubel 30
2 Bartosz Huzarski Mróz - Action - Uniqa 30
3 Cândido Barbosa Sport Lisboa e Benfica 26
4 Kevyn Ista Agritubel 24
5 Tony Martin Team High Road 24
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Giro d'Italia - Stage 21
Okay... the final stage. We've got a LOT still at stake. Rogers only has a 24 second lead over Nibali for the final podium spot. We REALLY want to take that home.
Pinotti set a fast time early on that held up for most of the day. It was finally beaten by Bruseghin when the top 20 riders started off.
It stayed unchallenged until Ulissi posted a time just four seconds off the pace.
Then Nibali came across the line... one second behind Ulissi.
And we waited for Rogers. There went Bruseghin's time. Then Ulissi's. Then Nibali's... and then Rogers comes across! He lost 3 seconds to Nibali, but we still took third by 21 seconds.
A podium for Rogers in the Giro!
Ricco came across 15 seconds ahead of Cunego, but that was nowhere near enough to unseat the Lampre rider. Cunego wins the Giro d'Italia!
Stage Results:
1 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre 27'25
2 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 4
3 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 5
4 Marco Pinotti Team High Road s.t.
5 Michael Rogers Team High Road + 8
6 Paolo Savoldelli LPR Brakes + 10
7 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 12
8 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road + 14
9 Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi + 15
10 Sergio Luis Henao Team High Road + 18
Final GC:
1 Damiano Cunego Lampre 87h37'27
2 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 2'11
3 Michael Rogers Team High Road + 17'57
4 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 18'18
5 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes + 18'38
6 Diego Ulissi Team High Road + 21'03
7 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole + 26'49
8 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne + 27'02
9 Paolo Savoldelli LPR Brakes + 28'06
10 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 29'01
11 Sergio Luis Henao Team High Road + 30'08
12 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 30'19
13 Leonardo Piepoli Saunier Duval - Scott + 31'30
14 Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 32'44
15 Jens Voigt Team CSC + 32'56
16 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre + 33'39
17 Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank + 34'12
18 Andrea Noè Liquigas + 38'05
19 Maxim Iglinskiy Team Astana + 40'03
20 Yuri Trofimov Bouygues Télécom + 40'49
21 Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 40'50
22 Morris Possoni Team High Road + 40'59
23 Sébastien Joly Française des Jeux + 42'27
24 Carlos Barredo Quick·Step + 43'23
25 Chris Horner Team Astana + 47'23
26 Kanstantsin Siutsou Team High Road + 49'50
27 David López Caisse d'Epargne + 50'01
28 Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi + 50'43
29 David Moncoutié Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 51'28
30 Sandy Casar Française des Jeux + 53'20
31 Fran Pérez Caisse d'Epargne + 53'40
32 Iñigo Cuesta Team CSC + 54'04
33 Patrice Halgand Crédit Agricole + 54'16
34 Luis Pasamontes Caisse d'Epargne + 54'41
35 Leonardo Bertagnolli Liquigas + 56'41
36 Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner + 56'46
37 Johann Tschopp Bouygues Télécom + 57'13
38 Rafaele Ferrara LPR Brakes + 59'02
39 Theo Eltink Rabobank + 1h00'47
40 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R - La Mondiale + 1h01'04
41 Mauricio Ardila Rabobank + 1h02'32
42 José Angel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval - Scott + 1h03'20
43 Josep Jufré Saunier Duval - Scott + 1h04'47
44 Daniele Pietropolli LPR Brakes + 1h05'08
45 Toni Colom Team Astana + 1h06'26
46 Koos Moerenhout Rabobank + 1h08'24
47 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road + 1h08'55
48 Sylvester Szmyd Lampre + 1h09'58
49 Wim Van Huffel Silence - Lotto + 1h12'06
50 Paolo Longo Borghini Barloworld + 1h12'28
51 Massimo Codol Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo + 1h13'11
52 Laurent Lefèvre Bouygues Télécom + 1h13'32
53 Christophe Brandt Silence - Lotto + 1h13'46
54 Tom Stubbe Française des Jeux + 1h14'24
55 Jurgen Van Goolen Team CSC + 1h15'12
56 Nicki Sörensen Team CSC + 1h15'38
57 Hugo Sabido Barloworld + 1h16'37
58 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom + 1h16'54
59 Pavel Brutt Tinkoff Credit Systems + 1h19'18
60 Matteo Carrara Quick·Step + 1h19'46
61 Paolo Tiralongo Lampre + 1h20'07
62 Mathieu Sprick Bouygues Télécom + 1h21'12
63 Gorka Verdugo Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h21'55
64 Amets Txurruka Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h22'14
65 Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom + 1h25'53
66 Félix Cárdenas Barloworld + 1h27'01
67 Stefano Garzelli Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo + 1h27'04
68 Dario Cataldo Liquigas + 1h27'40
69 Stéphane Goubert AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
70 Yoann Le Boulanger Française des Jeux + 1h29'46
71 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 1h33'31
72 Dimitri Fofonov Crédit Agricole + 1h35'29
73 Hubert Schwab Quick·Step + 1h37'22
74 Steve Zampieri Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 1h39'11
75 Jure Golcer LPR Brakes + 1h40'27
76 Oliver Zaugg Gerolsteiner + 1h42'47
77 Andrei Mizourov Team Astana + 1h44'25
78 Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre + 1h45'12
79 Sergei Yakovlev Team Astana + 1h46'10
80 Jürgen Van de Walle Quick·Step + 1h46'21
81 Luca Pierfelici Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo + 1h50'50
82 Paolo Bailetti LPR Brakes + 1h51'24
83 David De la Fuente Saunier Duval - Scott + 1h54'00
84 Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner + 1h54'21
85 Rubén Lobato Saunier Duval - Scott + 1h55'12
86 Joan Horrach Caisse d'Epargne + 1h57'57
87 Marco Pinotti Team High Road + 1h58'23
88 Bingen Fernández Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 1h59'16
89 Wladimir Miholjevic Liquigas + 1h59'32
90 Matthew Lloyd Silence - Lotto + 2h04'08
91 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas + 2h06'20
92 Walter Pedraza Tinkoff Credit Systems + 2h09'53
93 Hubert Dupont AG2R - La Mondiale + 2h12'40
94 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2h19'32
95 Christophe Le Mével Crédit Agricole + 2h19'35
96 Francis De Greef Silence - Lotto + 2h23'43
97 Cyril Dessel AG2R - La Mondiale + 2h25'37
98 Alexander Khatuntsev Tinkoff Credit Systems + 2h31'11
99 Mikhail Ignatiev Tinkoff Credit Systems + 2h31'51
100 Dimitri Muravyev Team Astana + 2h39'40
101 Carlo Scognamiglio Barloworld + 2h43'27
102 David Loosli Lampre + 2h43'43
103 Igor Astarloa Team Milram + 2h44'59
104 Thomas Dekker Rabobank + 2h46'04
105 Rémi Pauriol Crédit Agricole + 2h46'46
106 Lars Ytting Bak Team CSC + 2h47'17
107 Sergei Klimov Tinkoff Credit Systems + 2h48'44
108 Alexander Gottfried Tinkoff Credit Systems + 2h48'59
109 Assan Bazayev Team Astana + 2h54'37
110 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2h54'58
111 Gerben Löwik Rabobank + 2h58'16
112 Marcus Ljungqvist Team CSC + 3h05'13
113 Andrea Masciarelli Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo + 3h07'12
114 Marco Velo Team Milram + 3h07'53
115 Mauro Facci Quick·Step + 3h08'05
116 Giuseppe Palumbo Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo + 3h08'36
117 Giairo Ermeti LPR Brakes + 3h08'38
118 Matthias Ruß Gerolsteiner + 3h15'03
119 Enrico Poitschke Team Milram + 3h17'07
120 Paolo Bettini Quick·Step + 3h19'22
121 Ignas Konovalovas Crédit Agricole + 3h22'04
122 Sergio Marinangeli LPR Brakes + 3h22'17
123 Simone Masciarelli Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo + 3h24'02
124 Paolo Bossoni Lampre + 3h24'33
125 Jérôme Coppel Française des Jeux + 3h26'31
126 Danilo Napolitano Lampre + 3h29'11
127 Marco Corti Barloworld + 3h34'36
128 Stéphane Augé Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 3h35'19
129 Sébastien Minard Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 3h35'58
130 Renaud Dion AG2R - La Mondiale + 3h36'45
131 Rubens Bertogliati Saunier Duval - Scott + 3h38'10
132 Marcus Burghardt Team High Road + 3h38'50
133 Luca Paolini Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo + 3h42'10
134 Damien Monier Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 3h45'33
135 Evgeni Sokolov Bouygues Télécom + 3h48'00
136 Matthias Frank Gerolsteiner + 3h51'02
137 Daniele Contrini Tinkoff Credit Systems + 3h53'47
138 Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 3h53'58
139 Christian Murro Lampre + 3h54'09
140 Tristan Valentin Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 3h59'22
141 Christophe Mengin Française des Jeux + 4h02'03
142 Benoît Joachim Team Astana + 4h02'56
143 Steven Cummings Barloworld + 4h09'19
144 Baden Cooke Barloworld + 4h14'34
145 Yuri Krivtsov AG2R - La Mondiale + 4h16'42
146 André Greipel Team High Road + 4h17'17
147 Stéphane Poulhiès AG2R - La Mondiale + 4h20'32
148 Jean-Patrick Nazon AG2R - La Mondiale + 4h23'29
149 Alexandre Usov AG2R - La Mondiale + 4h24'38
150 Eric Berthou Crédit Agricole + 4h38'26
151 Francesco Chicchi Liquigas + 4h43'04
152 Gabriele Balducci Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo + 4h43'09
153 Diego Caccia Barloworld + 4h45'36
154 Matteo Montaguti LPR Brakes + 4h47'21
155 Jorge Azanza Euskaltel - Euskadi + 4h58'00
156 Saïd Haddou Bouygues Télécom + 5h13'54
Final Points Classification:
1 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 181
2 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road 161
3 Damiano Cunego Lampre 148
4 Diego Ulissi Team High Road 133
5 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas 113
6 Michael Rogers Team High Road 109
7 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes 98
8 Marco Pinotti Team High Road 93
9 André Greipel Team High Road 80
10 Danilo Napolitano Lampre 79
Final Mountains Classification:
1 Marco Pinotti Team High Road 102
2 Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 97
3 Damiano Cunego Lampre 74
4 José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne 30
5 Francis De Greef Silence - Lotto 24
6 Diego Ulissi Team High Road 20
7 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas 15
8 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas 13
9 Steve Zampieri Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 13
10 Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes 12
We are extremely pleased with the race. We controled the Maglia Rosa much of the first half of the race, with three different riders wearing the leader's jersey (Pinotti, Burghardt and Rogers). Pinotti won the Maglia Verde and wore it for nearly the entire race. Boassen Hagen wore the sprinters jersey for the majority of the race, only losing it in the final mountain stages. Ulissi spent some time in the young riders jersey (mostly wearing it for Ricco). And Rogers earned a Podium finish, while Ulissi finished in the top 10 and Henao finsihed 11th!
We won eight stages... Two for Pinotti (includint the TTT), one for Rogers, one for Ulissi, one for Burghardt and three for Boassen Hagen. An EXCELLENT race.
Edited by KurtinSC on 02-06-2008 15:26
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