I've been away for a few days but now I'm back, going to play the second stage soon, the report should be up sometime today.
@ fcancellara: Yeah, it's really weird. The whole team was at 99% and they were almost perfectly drained at the finish... Nevertheless 45 seconds on a team like Ag2r... But oh well...
@ sutty: Yup, I thought so, too Especially with the big gaps that are expected in the coming mountain stages.
The riders hit the mountains today. With two big ascents, we can expect some nice gaps and a newly shaped GC.
Although my shape is getting better every day, I'm still far from my best. And I'm guessing that most of the other contenders are in better form as well, so I'm really not sure what to expect from today. Depending on how it goes, I think I would be satisfied with a Top 10 result, but of course I'm hoping for a bit more.
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One kilometer into the race, Valerio Agnoli attacks. He pulls Mauro Santambrogio (BMC) and Emanuele Vona (Farnese) with him.
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Too many riders try to join them, though, and the pack pulls everyone back.
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Several further attemps, including two trys of Damiano Caruso, have been unsuccessful. Still no break.
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On the first smaller ascent, a five men break including Caruso managed to break free and get an advance of four minutes. Markus Fothen (NetApp) and Bob Jungels (Leopard) are other names in this group.
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The advance peaked at six minutes and is decreasing now already.
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Dimitri Muravyev (Type 1) and Sergio Henao (Sky) try to escape from the peloton and bridge the gap to the escapees.
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Now that is interesting: Among the riders that joined Henao and Muravyev is Michele Scarponi (Lampre). They are already 1'30 in front of the peloton, a dangerous situation for the other teams!
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With Scarponi coming closer, Damiano Caruso tries to escape solo. But he only gets a small gap …
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111
5,5 kms from the first mountain sprint, the group around Scarponi caught up with the escapees. These 12 riders are now 3 minutes in front of the peloton, Caruso is another 35 seconds in front.
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112
It's surprisingly Quick·Step that is doing the pace in the peloton, Thomas De Gendt seems to feel strong. The effect of their work is not too strong, though.
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113
Caruso eventually had to give in and dropped back to the group.
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114
Despite the advance decreasing a bit, Ivan Basso (BMC), the top favorite, attacks!
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115
The roles in the UniCredit squad are clear: Janez Brajkovic took the lead and works for Dominik Nerz now.
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124
Daniele Pietropolli wins both mountain sprints. Over the main climb of the day, he's leading a trio with Henao (Sky) and Failli (Farnese). They lead with about a minute to the group Scarponi and Basso, the pack is another 1'20 behind.
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Mostly due to the work of Sky and Ag2r, the group with the favorites has been reeled in. The leading trio is still a minute in front at the bottom of the final climb.
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146
Thomas De Gendt starts a series of attacks, with Basso and Nerz, among others, following in the process.
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Basso managed to get a little gap, the others fell back. Now Janez Brajkovic tries to follow.
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150
A surprisingly large group enters the last 2 kms together. Brajkovic evidently overpowered and tries to hang on at the back, and Nerz doesn't look too good either.
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Into the last kilometer, a trio got a small advance. Rob Ruijgh (Vacansoleil), overall leader Christophe Riblon (Ag2r) and GreenEdge's Albasini.
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And Ruijgh makes it. He also takes over the lead in the GC.
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Dominik didn't have much energy left but stayed in the front group, just like Brajkovic.
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Today's Result
1
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
4h44'09
2
Christophe Riblon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
3
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
4
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
5
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Paolo Tiralongo
Katusha Team
s.t.
7
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Alessandro Bisolti
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
9
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
10
Alexander Efimkin
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
12
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
13
Bruno Pires
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
14
Gabriele Bosisio
Katusha Team
s.t.
15
Francesco Bellotti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
16
Morris Possoni
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Chris Anker Sørensen
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
18
Anders Lund
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
19
Ivan Basso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
20
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
21
Iban Mayoz
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
22
Luca Mazzanti
Sky Procycling
s.t.
23
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
24
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
s.t.
25
Marco Marzano
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
26
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
27
Marco Pinotti
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
28
Luca Pierfelici
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
29
Sergey Renev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
30
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
31
Constantino Zaballa
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
32
Michael Rogers
Sky Procycling
s.t.
33
Rigoberto Urán
Sky Procycling
s.t.
34
Dominik Nerz
UniCredit
s.t.
35
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
36
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
38
Jean-Christophe Peraud
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
39
Michele Gaia
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
40
Jackson Rodríguez
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Francesco Failli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
42
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
s.t.
43
Jussi Veikkanen
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
44
Janez Brajkovič
UniCredit
s.t.
45
Johannes Fröhlinger
Team NetApp
s.t.
46
Nicolas Hartmann
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
47
Luca Solari
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
48
Miguel Rubiano
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
49
Stefano Pirazzi
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
50
José Serpa
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
51
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard - Trek
+ 1'32
52
Jocelyn Bar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
53
Dmitriy Fofonov
Pro Team Astana
+ 1'49
54
Bob Jungels
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
55
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'14
56
Amaël Moinard
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Yannick Eijssen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Diego Milán
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
59
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Silvère Ackermann
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
61
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
62
André Steensen
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
63
Carlo Scognamiglio
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 7'04
64
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
66
Matteo Pelucchi
Sky Procycling
s.t.
67
Angelo Pagani
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
68
Alfredo Balloni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
69
Leonardo Moser
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
70
Davide Ricci Bitti
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
71
Stefano Agostini
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
72
Mirko Selvaggi
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
73
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
74
Roberto De Patre
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
75
Valerio Agnoli
UniCredit
s.t.
76
Philip Deignan
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 13'22
77
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 13'32
78
Markus Fothen
Team NetApp
s.t.
79
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Paolo Longo Borghini
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
81
John-Lee Augustyn
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
82
Ricardo Vilela
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
83
Daniel Oss
UniCredit
s.t.
84
Martin Elmiger
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
85
Damiano Caruso
UniCredit
s.t.
86
Matteo Montaguti
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
87
Luca Zanasca
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 14'29
88
Juan Villegas
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
89
Oliver Zaugg
Team NetApp
s.t.
90
Branislau Samoilau
Katusha Team
s.t.
91
Tommy Nankervis
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Carlos Sastre
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
93
Armindo Fonseca
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
94
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
95
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
96
David Tanner
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Dalivier Ospina
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
98
Mathias Belka
Team NetApp
s.t.
99
Fabio Coelho
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Katusha Team
s.t.
101
Álex Cano Ardila
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
102
Jack Bauer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
103
Benjamín Noval
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
104
Emanuele Sella
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Daniele Ratto
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
106
Andreas Linden
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
107
Cristiano Salerno
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Mauro Finetto
UniCredit
s.t.
109
Romain Bacon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
110
Jarlinson Pantano
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
111
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
112
Enrico Battaglin
Katusha Team
s.t.
113
Moreno Moser
Katusha Team
s.t.
114
Cristian Delle Stelle
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Francesco Masciarelli
Lampre - ISD
+ 18'28
116
Maurizio Biondo
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Freddy Montaña
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
118
Gianluca Maggiore
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
119
Edwin Parra
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
120
Jeff Louder
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
121
Enrico Franzoï
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
122
Aurélien Passeron
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
123
Salvatore Puccio
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
124
Greg Henderson
Sky Procycling
s.t.
125
Jonathan Bellis
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
126
René Weissinger
Team NetApp
s.t.
127
Andrew Pinfold
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
128
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
129
Cristian Cominelli
Team Idea
s.t.
130
William Aranzazu
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
131
Ben Gastauer
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
132
Dale Appleby
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
133
Alberto Contoli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
134
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
135
Timon Seubert
Team NetApp
s.t.
136
Mattia Melchiori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
137
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
138
Giairo Ermeti
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
139
Emanuele Bindi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
140
Julian Dean
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
141
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
142
Manuele Boaro
Team Idea
s.t.
143
Gianluca Brambilla
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
144
Valery Kobzarenko
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
145
Piergiorgio Camussa
Team Idea
s.t.
146
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
147
Matteo Fedi
Team WIT
s.t.
148
Kiel Reijnen
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
149
Fabio Piscopiello
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
150
Andrea Moletta
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
151
Robert Retschke
Team NetApp
s.t.
152
Rafael Infantino
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
153
Sheldon Deeny
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
154
Bolat Raimbekov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
155
Nicola Boem
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
156
Filippo Fortin
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
157
Evgeni Sladkov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
158
Melvin Boskamp
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
159
Giuseppe De Maria
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
160
Sonny Colbrelli
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
161
Matteo Busato
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
162
Zakkari Dempster
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
163
Alejandro Ramírez
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
164
Eugenio Alafaci
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
165
John Darwin Atapuma
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
166
Andrea Zordan
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
167
Simone Boifava
Team Idea
s.t.
168
Paolo Tomaselli
Team Idea
s.t.
169
Andreas Dietziker
Team NetApp
s.t.
170
Juan Tamayo
Team WIT
s.t.
171
Casper Von Folsach
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
172
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
173
Boy Van Poppel
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
174
Christopher Sutton
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
175
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
176
Davide Appollonio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
177
Raymond Künzli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
178
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
179
Sondre Sörtveit
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
180
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
181
Marcus Burghardt
UniCredit
s.t.
182
Arthur Vichot
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
183
Maciej Bodnar
UniCredit
s.t.
184
Alberto Ongarato
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 24'23
185
Simon Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 25'43
186
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 27'55
187
Diego Zanco
Team WIT
s.t.
188
Federico Rocchetti
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
189
Enrico Montanari
Team WIT
s.t.
190
Charles Bradley Huff
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
191
Stefano Borchi
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
192
Eugenio Loria
Team WIT
s.t.
193
Luca Damiani
Team WIT
s.t.
194
Sante Di Nizio
Team Idea
s.t.
195
Glenn O'Shea
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
196
Leopoldo Rocchetti
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
General Classification
1
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
5h03'28
2
Christophe Riblon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 6
3
Jean-Christophe Peraud
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 18
4
Nicolas Hartmann
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
5
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 19
6
Bruno Pires
Leopard - Trek
+ 20
7
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
8
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
+ 22
9
Marco Pinotti
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
10
Sergey Renev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Luca Mazzanti
Sky Procycling
+ 24
12
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
s.t.
13
Rigoberto Urán
Sky Procycling
s.t.
14
Michael Rogers
Sky Procycling
s.t.
15
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 25
16
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 26
17
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 28
18
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
+ 29
19
Chris Anker Sørensen
Nokia - SunGard
+ 30
20
Anders Lund
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
21
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
22
Jussi Veikkanen
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
23
Ivan Basso
BMC Racing Team
+ 34
24
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 37
25
Gabriele Bosisio
Katusha Team
s.t.
26
Alexander Efimkin
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 38
27
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
28
Johannes Fröhlinger
Team NetApp
s.t.
29
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
+ 40
30
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
31
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
32
Morris Possoni
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 42
33
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
34
Jackson Rodríguez
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
35
Paolo Tiralongo
Katusha Team
+ 45
36
Francesco Bellotti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 51
37
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
38
Marco Marzano
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
39
Iban Mayoz
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
40
Alessandro Bisolti
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 52
41
Michele Gaia
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
42
Luca Solari
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
43
Stefano Pirazzi
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
44
Luca Pierfelici
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 54
45
Constantino Zaballa
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
46
Francesco Failli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 57
47
Miguel Rubiano
Acqua & Sapone
+ 58
48
José Serpa
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1'01
49
Janez Brajkovič
UniCredit
+ 1'03
50
Dominik Nerz
UniCredit
+ 1'06
51
Jocelyn Bar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'51
52
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard - Trek
+ 1'52
53
Bob Jungels
Leopard - Trek
+ 2'09
54
Dmitriy Fofonov
Pro Team Astana
+ 2'11
55
Yannick Eijssen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 4'33
56
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'34
58
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Silvère Ackermann
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
60
Amaël Moinard
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 4'39
61
André Steensen
Nokia - SunGard
+ 4'44
62
Diego Milán
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 5'05
63
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'24
64
Carlo Scognamiglio
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 7'31
65
Matteo Pelucchi
Sky Procycling
+ 7'35
66
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 7'56
67
Davide Ricci Bitti
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
68
Angelo Pagani
Acqua & Sapone
+ 7'59
69
Alfredo Balloni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
70
Leonardo Moser
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
71
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
72
Roberto De Patre
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
73
Stefano Agostini
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 8'01
74
Mirko Selvaggi
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 8'04
75
Valerio Agnoli
UniCredit
+ 8'12
76
Paolo Longo Borghini
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 13'53
77
Matteo Montaguti
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 13'55
78
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 13'59
79
Martin Elmiger
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 14'07
80
Markus Fothen
Team NetApp
+ 14'10
81
Ricardo Vilela
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
82
Philip Deignan
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 14'13
83
John-Lee Augustyn
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 14'23
84
Daniel Oss
UniCredit
+ 14'35
85
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'43
86
Romain Bacon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 14'49
87
Armindo Fonseca
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 14'52
88
Cristian Delle Stelle
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'53
89
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 14'54
90
Damiano Caruso
UniCredit
+ 14'56
91
Andreas Linden
Nokia - SunGard
+ 15'01
92
Jack Bauer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 15'02
93
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
+ 15'03
94
Daniele Ratto
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
95
Emanuele Sella
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 15'05
96
Branislau Samoilau
Katusha Team
+ 15'06
97
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Katusha Team
s.t.
98
Enrico Battaglin
Katusha Team
s.t.
99
Oliver Zaugg
Team NetApp
+ 15'07
100
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
+ 15'09
101
Moreno Moser
Katusha Team
s.t.
102
Carlos Sastre
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 15'11
103
Cristiano Salerno
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
104
Mathias Belka
Team NetApp
+ 15'12
105
Fabio Coelho
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 15'16
106
Luca Zanasca
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 15'22
107
Benjamín Noval
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
108
Mauro Finetto
UniCredit
+ 15'32
109
Juan Villegas
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 15'34
110
Dalivier Ospina
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
111
Jarlinson Pantano
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
112
Álex Cano Ardila
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 15'36
113
David Tanner
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'37
114
Tommy Nankervis
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'39
115
Aurélien Passeron
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 18'46
116
Arthur Vichot
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
117
Filippo Fortin
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 18'47
118
Maurizio Biondo
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 18'48
119
Bolat Raimbekov
Pro Team Astana
+ 18'50
120
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
121
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
122
Greg Henderson
Sky Procycling
+ 18'52
123
Ben Gastauer
Leopard - Trek
+ 18'53
124
Davide Appollonio
Sky Procycling
+ 18'55
125
Julian Dean
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 19'01
126
Melvin Boskamp
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
127
Christopher Sutton
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
128
Enrico Franzoï
BMC Racing Team
+ 19'02
129
Jeff Louder
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
130
Sondre Sörtveit
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
131
Evgeni Sladkov
Pro Team Astana
+ 19'03
132
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
+ 19'05
133
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
134
Casper Von Folsach
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
135
René Weissinger
Team NetApp
+ 19'06
136
Sheldon Deeny
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
137
Zakkari Dempster
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
138
Andreas Dietziker
Team NetApp
s.t.
139
Raymond Künzli
BMC Racing Team
+ 19'07
140
Francesco Masciarelli
Lampre - ISD
+ 19'08
141
Timon Seubert
Team NetApp
s.t.
142
Kiel Reijnen
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 19'09
143
Giairo Ermeti
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 19'10
144
Valery Kobzarenko
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 19'11
145
Robert Retschke
Team NetApp
s.t.
146
Andrea Moletta
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 19'13
147
Andrea Zordan
Lampre - ISD
+ 19'16
148
John Darwin Atapuma
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 19'17
149
Jonathan Bellis
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 19'19
150
Alberto Contoli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
151
Emanuele Bindi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
152
Mattia Melchiori
Lampre - ISD
+ 19'20
153
William Aranzazu
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 19'22
154
Gianluca Brambilla
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 19'23
155
Matteo Busato
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
156
Eugenio Alafaci
Lampre - ISD
+ 19'25
157
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 19'26
158
Dale Appleby
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 19'27
159
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
160
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
+ 19'31
161
Marcus Burghardt
UniCredit
s.t.
162
Maciej Bodnar
UniCredit
s.t.
163
Freddy Montaña
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 19'33
164
Rafael Infantino
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
165
Andrew Pinfold
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 19'36
166
Cristian Cominelli
Team Idea
s.t.
167
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
168
Manuele Boaro
Team Idea
s.t.
169
Piergiorgio Camussa
Team Idea
s.t.
170
Paolo Tomaselli
Team Idea
s.t.
171
Boy Van Poppel
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
172
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
173
Alejandro Ramírez
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 19'37
174
Edwin Parra
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 19'40
175
Simone Boifava
Team Idea
+ 19'43
176
Gianluca Maggiore
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 19'46
177
Salvatore Puccio
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
178
Giuseppe De Maria
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
179
Sonny Colbrelli
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
180
Nicola Boem
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 19'49
181
Fabio Piscopiello
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 19'51
182
Matteo Fedi
Team WIT
+ 20'07
183
Juan Tamayo
Team WIT
+ 20'09
184
Alberto Ongarato
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 25'17
185
Simon Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 26'51
186
Charles Bradley Huff
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 28'33
187
Glenn O'Shea
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 28'37
188
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 28'51
189
Leopoldo Rocchetti
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 29'00
190
Sante Di Nizio
Team Idea
+ 29'03
191
Federico Rocchetti
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 29'13
192
Stefano Borchi
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 29'15
193
Diego Zanco
Team WIT
+ 29'34
194
Enrico Montanari
Team WIT
s.t.
195
Luca Damiani
Team WIT
s.t.
196
Eugenio Loria
Team WIT
s.t.
Mountain Classification
1
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
26
2
Francesco Failli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
18
3
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
16
4
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
14
5
Christophe Riblon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
12
Points Classification
1
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
25
2
Christophe Riblon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
20
3
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
16
4
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
14
5
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
12
Young Riders Classification
1
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - ISD
5h04'08
2
Dominik Nerz
UniCredit
+ 26
3
Jocelyn Bar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'11
4
Bob Jungels
Leopard - Trek
+ 1'29
5
Yannick Eijssen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3'53
Top 10, huh? Well that was awkward. My legs felt a lot worse than I hoped for. Plus, there were two surprising things about this stage: Firstly, the last climb wasn't even closely as hard as we thought, thus no gaps. Secondly, the earlier attacks were fruitless, which is why none of the favorites was able to challenge for the stage win. Janez and I both had no energy left after our attacks.
So what's the lesson for tomorrow? Well, the final climb will be much steeper, much harder. But: It's quite probable that again attacks from too far out won't be successful. We'll see how it works out.
@ PCM rulezz: Yeah, it was a weird result, but could have been because of extreme difficulty. Ian Butler had a more realistic result in his story...
@ Ian: Thanks a lot Always great to hear that, especially from another story writer!
@ sutty: Yep. Something quite unusual these days at UniCredit
@JuanMotr: They did indeed. And of course we weren't satisfied with the result. Still, you have to see that it's probably the first race this year where our leaders aren't in good shape.
Anyway, here's the next report, sorry for the short delay:
In contrary to yesterday, the final climb is extremely steep. Again, it is not too long, though, and it's followed by a short descent, so we'll have to see if bigger gaps are going to be created.
Still not in top shape, but I hope that I'll have better legs than yesterday and that I'll be able to keep up with the front as long as possible. We have learned from the last stage and we're not going to follow any earlier attacks, at least if they come from bigger groups. In this field, the race is really hard to predict.
0
Just like yesterday, Valerio Agnoli is the first man to attack!
158
.
7
He leads a three men group 1'30 in front of the pack. Numerous riders are split behind them.
151
.
23
On the first smaller descent of the day, a six men group around Agnoli leads with two minutes and seems to stay clear. Other names are Carlos Sastre (Type 1) and Luca Mazzanti (Sky).
135
.
62
Nothing much has happened on the flat part towards the Lumini so far. The break has increased their lead to six minutes, Vacansoleil and strangely Orica are in control of the peloton.
96
.
78
The pack has already started to rise the pace. Probably because of Luca Mazzanti, who finished within the top group yesterday and sits in 11th position overall, only 24 seconds back.
80
.
106
The escapees start the first categorized climb of the day with less than three minutes of advance to the Vacansoleil-led peloton. Dominik Nerz rides close to the front, just behind overall leader Rob Ruijgh.
52
.
113
Agnoli crosses the top of the mountain in third position. Two minutes of advance left.
45
.
142
Quick·Step and Ag2r joined the relay at the front of the peloton. Both the break and the final climb are coming closer.
16
.
147
It is on! 8 kms at a maximum slope of 18 %! Carlos Sastre opens the huge climb with a strong acceleration!
11
.
147
In the peloton, it's Yury Trofimov (Astana) who sets the first attack, followed by Chris Anker Sorensen (Nokia) and Daniel Moreno (Katusha).
11
.
148
The escapees are almost caught as Rob Ruijgh and Michael Albasini attack! How will the other favorites react?
10
.
149
Dominik gets caught behind Ag2r's Hartmann as Ivan Basso attacks!
9
.
151
Nerz gets blocked further and loses more positions. What a pity!
7
.
153
Motivated by Didi the Devil, Dominik does damage control. He leads a small group around Christophe Riblon but is already almost two minutes behind the leaders.
5
.
155
Thomas De Gendt (Quick·Step), Ivan Basso (BMC) and Daniel Moreno lead over the top of the mountain. Ruigjh and Trofimov follow, at + 45'. Only a short descent to go!
3
.
158
Daniel Moreno wins the final sprint, De Gendt finishes second and overtakes the GC lead.
0
.
158
Dominik Nerz broke free from his group on the last ascending meters and saved a couple of meters into the finish – but of course doesn't get a time gap. But oh well. He comes in 11th and takes over the white jersey.
0
.
159
Janez Brajkovic has a really bad day and finishes 22nd, about four and a half minutes back.
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Today's Result
1
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
4h05'40
2
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Ivan Basso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
4
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
+ 34
5
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
+ 1'01
7
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
8
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
9
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
10
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Dominik Nerz
UniCredit
+ 1'47
12
Paolo Tiralongo
Katusha Team
s.t.
13
Christophe Riblon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
14
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
15
Gabriele Bosisio
Katusha Team
s.t.
16
Chris Anker Sørensen
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
17
Alexander Efimkin
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
18
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - ISD
+ 2'44
19
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
20
Rigoberto Urán
Sky Procycling
s.t.
21
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
s.t.
22
Janez Brajkovič
UniCredit
+ 4'28
23
Damiano Caruso
UniCredit
s.t.
24
Luca Mazzanti
Sky Procycling
+ 5'05
25
Sergey Renev
Pro Team Astana
+ 5'27
26
Bruno Pires
Leopard - Trek
+ 6'04
27
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
+ 7'58
28
Michael Rogers
Sky Procycling
s.t.
29
Francesco Bellotti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
30
Jean-Christophe Peraud
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
31
Alessandro Bisolti
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
32
Carlos Sastre
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
33
Stefano Agostini
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
34
Francesco Masciarelli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
35
Gianluca Brambilla
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
36
Valerio Agnoli
UniCredit
s.t.
37
Timon Seubert
Team NetApp
s.t.
38
Morris Possoni
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 10'38
39
Oliver Zaugg
Team NetApp
+ 11'31
40
Marco Marzano
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
41
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 12'38
42
Maurizio Biondo
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Marco Pinotti
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
44
Nicolas Hartmann
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
45
Iban Mayoz
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 13'15
46
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
47
Jussi Veikkanen
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
48
Stefano Pirazzi
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
49
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Johannes Fröhlinger
Team NetApp
s.t.
51
Francesco Failli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
52
Ricardo Vilela
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
53
Dmitriy Fofonov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
54
John-Lee Augustyn
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
55
Anders Lund
Nokia - SunGard
+ 14'10
56
Jackson Rodríguez
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Amaël Moinard
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Yannick Eijssen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Tommy Nankervis
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Luca Pierfelici
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
61
David Tanner
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Michele Gaia
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
63
Constantino Zaballa
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
64
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Jocelyn Bar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Davide Ricci Bitti
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
67
Branislau Samoilau
Katusha Team
+ 15'15
68
Enrico Battaglin
Katusha Team
s.t.
69
Matteo Pelucchi
Sky Procycling
s.t.
70
Luca Solari
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
71
Marcus Burghardt
UniCredit
s.t.
72
Luca Zanasca
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 15'46
73
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 16'30
74
Diego Milán
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
75
Mirko Selvaggi
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
76
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
77
Jeff Louder
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
78
Carlo Scognamiglio
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Jack Bauer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
80
Bob Jungels
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
81
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Bolat Raimbekov
Pro Team Astana
+ 17'12
83
Fabio Coelho
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
84
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
85
Cristiano Salerno
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
86
Martin Elmiger
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
87
Andrea Moletta
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Raymond Künzli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
89
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
90
Daniele Ratto
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
91
André Steensen
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
92
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
93
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
94
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
95
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Roberto De Patre
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
97
Daniel Oss
UniCredit
s.t.
98
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
99
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Silvère Ackermann
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
101
Maciej Bodnar
UniCredit
s.t.
102
José Serpa
Acqua & Sapone
+ 20'09
103
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
104
Mauro Finetto
UniCredit
s.t.
105
Markus Fothen
Team NetApp
s.t.
106
Dalivier Ospina
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 23'00
107
Miguel Rubiano
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
108
Alfredo Balloni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
109
Emanuele Sella
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Arthur Vichot
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 23'29
111
Andrew Pinfold
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
112
Rafael Infantino
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
113
Matteo Montaguti
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
114
Dale Appleby
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
115
Freddy Montaña
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
116
Jarlinson Pantano
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
117
Davide Appollonio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
118
Salvatore Puccio
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
119
Edwin Parra
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
120
René Weissinger
Team NetApp
+ 24'16
121
Giairo Ermeti
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
122
Mathias Belka
Team NetApp
s.t.
123
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
124
Alberto Contoli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
125
Robert Retschke
Team NetApp
s.t.
126
Moreno Moser
Katusha Team
s.t.
127
Evgeni Sladkov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
128
Juan Villegas
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
129
Matteo Busato
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
130
Matteo Fedi
Team WIT
s.t.
131
Mattia Melchiori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
132
Álex Cano Ardila
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
133
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
134
Enrico Franzoï
BMC Racing Team
+ 24'49
135
Greg Henderson
Sky Procycling
s.t.
136
Cristian Cominelli
Team Idea
s.t.
137
Boy Van Poppel
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Aurélien Passeron
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
139
Sheldon Deeny
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
140
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
141
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Katusha Team
s.t.
142
Christopher Sutton
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
143
Filippo Fortin
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
144
Giuseppe De Maria
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
145
Simon Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
146
Fabio Piscopiello
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
147
Gianluca Maggiore
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
148
Andreas Linden
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
149
William Aranzazu
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
150
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
151
Sonny Colbrelli
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
152
John Darwin Atapuma
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
153
Emanuele Bindi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
154
Romain Bacon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
155
Philip Deignan
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
156
Ben Gastauer
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
157
Leonardo Moser
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
158
Alejandro Ramírez
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
159
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
160
Angelo Pagani
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
161
Cristian Delle Stelle
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
162
Diego Zanco
Team WIT
s.t.
163
Juan Tamayo
Team WIT
+ 26'02
164
Valery Kobzarenko
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
165
Paolo Longo Borghini
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
166
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
167
Simone Boifava
Team Idea
s.t.
168
Sondre Sörtveit
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
169
Melvin Boskamp
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
170
Kiel Reijnen
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
171
Nicola Boem
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
172
Zakkari Dempster
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
173
Benjamín Noval
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
174
Armindo Fonseca
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
175
Manuele Boaro
Team Idea
s.t.
176
Casper Von Folsach
Nokia - SunGard
+ 27'26
177
Glenn O'Shea
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 28'49
178
Julian Dean
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
179
Piergiorgio Camussa
Team Idea
+ 29'13
180
Andrea Zordan
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
181
Eugenio Loria
Team WIT
s.t.
182
Eugenio Alafaci
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
183
Andreas Dietziker
Team NetApp
s.t.
184
Alberto Ongarato
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 29'52
185
Federico Rocchetti
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
186
Jonathan Bellis
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
187
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
188
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
189
Paolo Tomaselli
Team Idea
s.t.
190
Stefano Borchi
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 32'04
191
Enrico Montanari
Team WIT
s.t.
192
Sante Di Nizio
Team Idea
s.t.
193
Charles Bradley Huff
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
194
Leopoldo Rocchetti
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
195
Luca Damiani
Team WIT
s.t.
196
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard - Trek
+ 33'50
General Classification
1
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
9h09'15
2
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 10
3
Ivan Basso
BMC Racing Team
+ 19
4
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 27
5
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
+ 49
6
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard - Trek
+ 1'14
7
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1'19
8
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'22
9
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Nokia - SunGard
+ 1'24
10
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
+ 1'34
Spoiler
11
Christophe Riblon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 1'46
12
Chris Anker Sørensen
Nokia - SunGard
+ 2'10
13
Gabriele Bosisio
Katusha Team
+ 2'17
14
Alexander Efimkin
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 2'18
15
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
+ 2'20
16
Paolo Tiralongo
Katusha Team
+ 2'25
17
Dominik Nerz
UniCredit
+ 2'46
18
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
+ 3'01
19
Rigoberto Urán
Sky Procycling
s.t.
20
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - ISD
+ 3'17
21
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
+ 3'19
22
Luca Mazzanti
Sky Procycling
+ 5'16
23
Janez Brajkovič
UniCredit
+ 5'24
24
Sergey Renev
Pro Team Astana
+ 5'42
25
Bruno Pires
Leopard - Trek
+ 6'17
26
Jean-Christophe Peraud
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 8'09
27
Michael Rogers
Sky Procycling
+ 8'15
28
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
+ 8'20
29
Francesco Bellotti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 8'42
30
Alessandro Bisolti
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 8'43
31
Morris Possoni
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 11'13
32
Marco Marzano
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 12'15
33
Nicolas Hartmann
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 12'49
34
Marco Pinotti
Leopard - Trek
+ 12'53
35
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 13'22
36
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 13'34
37
Jussi Veikkanen
Nokia - SunGard
+ 13'38
38
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 13'46
39
Johannes Fröhlinger
Team NetApp
s.t.
40
Iban Mayoz
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 13'59
41
Stefano Pirazzi
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 14'00
42
Francesco Failli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 14'05
43
Anders Lund
Nokia - SunGard
+ 14'33
44
Jackson Rodríguez
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 14'45
45
Michele Gaia
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 14'55
46
Luca Pierfelici
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 14'57
47
Constantino Zaballa
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
48
Dmitriy Fofonov
Pro Team Astana
+ 15'19
49
Stefano Agostini
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 15'50
50
Jocelyn Bar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 15'54
51
Luca Solari
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 16'00
52
Valerio Agnoli
UniCredit
+ 16'03
53
Bob Jungels
Leopard - Trek
+ 18'32
54
Yannick Eijssen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 18'36
55
Amaël Moinard
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 18'42
56
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard - Trek
+ 18'57
57
Damiano Caruso
UniCredit
+ 19'17
58
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 20'57
59
José Serpa
Acqua & Sapone
+ 21'03
60
Diego Milán
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 21'28
61
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 21'38
62
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 21'39
63
Silvère Ackermann
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
64
André Steensen
Nokia - SunGard
+ 21'49
65
Davide Ricci Bitti
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 21'59
66
Matteo Pelucchi
Sky Procycling
+ 22'43
67
Carlos Sastre
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 22'58
68
Miguel Rubiano
Acqua & Sapone
+ 23'51
69
Carlo Scognamiglio
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 23'54
70
Mirko Selvaggi
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 24'27
71
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 24'29
72
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 25'01
73
Roberto De Patre
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 25'04
74
Oliver Zaugg
Team NetApp
+ 26'31
75
Francesco Masciarelli
Lampre - ISD
+ 26'59
76
Timon Seubert
Team NetApp
s.t.
77
Gianluca Brambilla
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 27'14
78
Ricardo Vilela
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 27'18
79
John-Lee Augustyn
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 27'31
80
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 28'46
81
David Tanner
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 29'40
82
Tommy Nankervis
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 29'42
83
Branislau Samoilau
Katusha Team
+ 30'14
84
Enrico Battaglin
Katusha Team
s.t.
85
Alfredo Balloni
Acqua & Sapone
+ 30'52
86
Luca Zanasca
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 31'01
87
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 31'04
88
Martin Elmiger
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 31'12
89
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 31'17
90
Maurizio Biondo
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 31'19
91
Jack Bauer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 31'25
92
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
+ 31'26
93
Daniel Oss
UniCredit
+ 31'40
94
Daniele Ratto
BMC Racing Team
+ 32'08
95
Cristiano Salerno
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 32'16
96
Fabio Coelho
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 32'21
97
Angelo Pagani
Acqua & Sapone
+ 32'41
98
Leonardo Moser
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
99
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
100
Markus Fothen
Team NetApp
+ 34'12
101
Marcus Burghardt
UniCredit
+ 34'39
102
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
+ 35'11
103
Jeff Louder
BMC Racing Team
+ 35'25
104
Mauro Finetto
UniCredit
+ 35'34
105
Bolat Raimbekov
Pro Team Astana
+ 35'55
106
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
107
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
+ 36'10
108
Raymond Künzli
BMC Racing Team
+ 36'12
109
Andrea Moletta
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 36'18
110
Maciej Bodnar
UniCredit
+ 36'36
111
Matteo Montaguti
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 37'17
112
Emanuele Sella
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 37'58
113
Dalivier Ospina
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 38'27
114
Philip Deignan
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 38'55
115
Jarlinson Pantano
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 38'56
116
Moreno Moser
Katusha Team
+ 39'18
117
Mathias Belka
Team NetApp
+ 39'21
118
Romain Bacon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 39'31
119
Cristian Delle Stelle
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 39'35
120
Andreas Linden
Nokia - SunGard
+ 39'43
121
Juan Villegas
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
122
Álex Cano Ardila
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 39'45
123
Paolo Longo Borghini
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 39'48
124
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Katusha Team
s.t.
125
Armindo Fonseca
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 40'47
126
Benjamín Noval
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 41'17
127
Arthur Vichot
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 42'08
128
Davide Appollonio
Sky Procycling
+ 42'17
129
Dale Appleby
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 42'49
130
Freddy Montaña
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 42'55
131
Rafael Infantino
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
132
Andrew Pinfold
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 42'58
133
Edwin Parra
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 43'02
134
Salvatore Puccio
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 43'08
135
Evgeni Sladkov
Pro Team Astana
+ 43'12
136
René Weissinger
Team NetApp
+ 43'15
137
Giairo Ermeti
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 43'19
138
Robert Retschke
Team NetApp
+ 43'20
139
Aurélien Passeron
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 43'28
140
Alberto Contoli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
141
Filippo Fortin
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 43'29
142
Mattia Melchiori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
143
Matteo Busato
Acqua & Sapone
+ 43'32
144
Greg Henderson
Sky Procycling
+ 43'34
145
Ben Gastauer
Leopard - Trek
+ 43'35
146
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
147
Christopher Sutton
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 43'43
148
Enrico Franzoï
BMC Racing Team
+ 43'44
149
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 43'45
150
Sheldon Deeny
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 43'48
151
John Darwin Atapuma
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 43'59
152
Emanuele Bindi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 44'01
153
William Aranzazu
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 44'04
154
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 44'09
155
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
+ 44'13
156
Matteo Fedi
Team WIT
+ 44'16
157
Cristian Cominelli
Team Idea
+ 44'18
158
Boy Van Poppel
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
159
Alejandro Ramírez
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 44'19
160
Gianluca Maggiore
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 44'28
161
Giuseppe De Maria
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
162
Sonny Colbrelli
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
163
Fabio Piscopiello
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 44'33
164
Melvin Boskamp
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 44'56
165
Sondre Sörtveit
Nokia - SunGard
+ 44'57
166
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
+ 45'00
167
Zakkari Dempster
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 45'01
168
Kiel Reijnen
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 45'04
169
Valery Kobzarenko
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 45'06
170
Manuele Boaro
Team Idea
+ 45'31
171
Simone Boifava
Team Idea
+ 45'38
172
Nicola Boem
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 45'44
173
Juan Tamayo
Team WIT
+ 46'04
174
Casper Von Folsach
Nokia - SunGard
+ 46'24
175
Julian Dean
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 47'43
176
Andreas Dietziker
Team NetApp
+ 48'12
177
Andrea Zordan
Lampre - ISD
+ 48'22
178
Eugenio Alafaci
Lampre - ISD
+ 48'31
179
Piergiorgio Camussa
Team Idea
+ 48'42
180
Jonathan Bellis
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 49'04
181
Paolo Tomaselli
Team Idea
+ 49'21
182
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
183
Simon Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 51'33
184
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard - Trek
+ 52'33
185
Diego Zanco
Team WIT
+ 54'16
186
Alberto Ongarato
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 55'02
187
Glenn O'Shea
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 57'19
188
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 58'36
189
Eugenio Loria
Team WIT
+ 58'40
190
Federico Rocchetti
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 58'58
191
Charles Bradley Huff
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 1h00'30
192
Leopoldo Rocchetti
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 1h00'57
193
Sante Di Nizio
Team Idea
+ 1h01'00
194
Stefano Borchi
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 1h01'12
195
Enrico Montanari
Team WIT
+ 1h01'31
196
Luca Damiani
Team WIT
s.t.
Mountain Classification
1
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
28
2
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
26
3
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
26
4
Francesco Failli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
18
5
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
16
Points Classification
1
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
37
2
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
32
3
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
30
4
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
28
5
Christophe Riblon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
23
Young Riders Classification
1
Dominik Nerz
UniCredit
9h12'01
2
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - ISD
+ 31
3
Stefano Agostini
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 13'04
4
Jocelyn Bar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 13'08
5
Bob Jungels
Leopard - Trek
+ 15'46
Damn Ag2r! Damn them! Argh!
Okay, had to get that out of my system. But really, that was so unlucky today. First, I got stuck behind Nicolas Hartmann, but I manage to somehow get around him and limit the losses. But then Jean Christophe Peraud decides to almost stop completely right in front of me and once I am able to overtake him on those narrow roads, I find myself somewhere around position 30 or 35.
What has happened afterwards at least leaves me optimistic towards future challenges. I climbed the second half faster than the leaders around Ivan Basso and ripped the 20 men group in which I started my pursuit to pieces. All that considering I'm not in top shape, that was pretty decent.
Also, I still have the young riders jersey, which is more than a consolation price. And I'm 1'12 away from the Top 10. Hard but maybe not impossible tomorrow. I will do everything I can!
A hard day at the office.
He put in a great performance despite the box-in. And seeing his talent in the mountains is more important than any result, he can build on that for the coming years!
Great job, and it's "only" the Giro del Trentino, the real work is yet to come, let's hope he learns from his mistakes and doesn't let himself get boxed in anymore!
@ Ian: Thanks Indeed, the big Giro is yet to come, it's then when it counts. But his performance was indeed quite remarkable afterwards. And usually, he could outclimb at least half of the riders in the Top 10... We'll see what he can do the next stage.
@ PCM rulezz: Yeah, those things can happen. And I'm quite optimistic about the white jersey. Only Cattaneo can still endanger him, and he shouldn't be a threat to Dominik.
PCM rulezz wrote:
Too bad you get boxed in, but that's cycling.
No, that's PCM..... Really bad that Dominik got boxed in by someone who finished 12 minutes behind the winner eventually. All you can do, is to be very, very attentful the last 2km before the foot of the climb, and during the entire climb, and hoping (even praying) that when breakaway riders get caught, you are positioned on the right (meaning: not wrong) side of the road....
The final day has arrived and it brings the riders another mountain top finish. The final climb isn't very long and not too steep either, but the approach is long and slightly ascending, so it might be quite a tiresome day.
My form is getting better and better, I'm beginning to feel quite well. I hope that I can show myself today and maybe get into the Top 10, bringing this race to a conciliable end. And of course I'd like to keep the white jersey.
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A familiar picture in the past days: The flag is still being waved and UniCredit is already on the attack. Today, it's Damiano Caruso.
176
.
12
Caruso leads a seven men group three minutes in front of the peloton. Several riders try to bridge the gap.
164
.
42
The group consists of twelve riders now. The pack is taking it easy, being seven minutes behind. Astana's Sergey Renev (24th, + 5'42) is the virtual overall leader.
134
.
69
Dominik has passed a quiet day so far, enjoying his shiny white jersey. But now, the peloton has increased the pace, led by Quick·Step.
107
.
107
The peloton is laying down a fast pace and the advance firstly drops under five minutes again – a strange moment to attack for a trio around Christian Knees (Sky). But they get away and chase the escapees.
69
.
135
Under the high pressure of Quick·Step, the pack stretches enormously.
41
.
144
Knees and his two companions made the catch. 15 riders, some strong climbers, three minutes of advance left – they might actually stand a chance …
32
.
157
Still a long way to go, but Ivan Basso (3rd, + 19' attacks! Yury Trofimov (Astana, 5th, +49' follows!
20
.
162
Other guys like Scarponi (Lampre) or even overall leader De Gendt (Quick·Step) attacked as well, but as we're used to from stage two, they're all brought back.
15
.
166
Into the last 10 kms, Nerz aims not to make the same mistake as yesterday and tries to stay clear from possible blocks. Protected by Brajkovic, he is at the front of the pack, coming closer to the escapees.
10
.
168
As soon as the escapees are caught, it's Wout Poels (Vacansoleil) who attacks, followed by a couple of minor favorites.
8
.
170
Basso attacks again, Nerz stays calm. When is the right moment to make a move?
6
.
173
Basso still has a small advance in front of a 25 men group including Dominik and all other better riders.
3
.
175
Facing the last kilometer, Basso and Daniel Moreno (Katusha) are leading while Dominik is fighting at the back of the group, it doesn't look like he's able to do more today.
1
.
176
Moreno wins the stage and the GC, both in front of Ivan Basso. Dominik Nerz comes in last of the chasing group, on place 26. He climbs two places in the overall but probably won't be happy with that.
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Today's Result
1
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
5h13'24
2
Ivan Basso
BMC Racing Team
+ 10
3
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 19
4
Alessandro Bisolti
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
5
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
6
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
8
Gabriele Bosisio
Katusha Team
s.t.
9
Marco Marzano
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
10
Oliver Zaugg
Team NetApp
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
12
Alexander Efimkin
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
13
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
14
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
15
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
16
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
17
Francesco Failli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
18
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
s.t.
19
Chris Anker Sørensen
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
20
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
21
Jackson Rodríguez
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Rigoberto Urán
Sky Procycling
s.t.
23
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
24
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
s.t.
25
Morris Possoni
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Dominik Nerz
UniCredit
s.t.
27
Christophe Riblon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 3'28
28
Damiano Caruso
UniCredit
+ 4'01
29
Paolo Tiralongo
Katusha Team
s.t.
30
Jean-Christophe Peraud
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
31
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
32
Iban Mayoz
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
33
Janez Brajkovič
UniCredit
s.t.
34
Luca Mazzanti
Sky Procycling
s.t.
35
David Tanner
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Michael Rogers
Sky Procycling
s.t.
37
Francesco Bellotti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
38
Luca Zanasca
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
39
Francesco Masciarelli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
40
Sergey Renev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
41
Arthur Vichot
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
42
Tommy Nankervis
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Bruno Pires
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
44
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Matteo Montaguti
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
46
Luca Pierfelici
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
47
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
48
Johannes Fröhlinger
Team NetApp
s.t.
49
Juan Villegas
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
50
Miguel Rubiano
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
51
Constantino Zaballa
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
52
José Serpa
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
53
Aurélien Passeron
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
54
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
55
Markus Fothen
Team NetApp
s.t.
56
Michele Gaia
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
57
Jocelyn Bar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Stefano Agostini
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
59
John-Lee Augustyn
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
60
Branislau Samoilau
Katusha Team
s.t.
61
Philip Deignan
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
62
Mathias Belka
Team NetApp
s.t.
63
Luca Solari
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
64
Timon Seubert
Team NetApp
s.t.
65
Amaël Moinard
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Leonardo Moser
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
67
Jarlinson Pantano
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
68
Anders Lund
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
69
Simon Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Freddy Montaña
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
71
Marco Pinotti
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
72
Yannick Eijssen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Mirko Selvaggi
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
74
Stefano Pirazzi
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
75
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Katusha Team
s.t.
76
Ricardo Vilela
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 5'56
77
Jack Bauer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
78
Carlo Scognamiglio
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Paolo Longo Borghini
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
81
Jussi Veikkanen
Nokia - SunGard
+ 7'06
82
Enrico Battaglin
Katusha Team
+ 7'48
83
Maurizio Biondo
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'55
84
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
85
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
86
Bob Jungels
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
87
Davide Ricci Bitti
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
88
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
89
Andrea Moletta
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
91
Dmitriy Fofonov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
92
Carlos Sastre
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
93
Valerio Agnoli
UniCredit
s.t.
94
Roberto De Patre
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
95
Marcus Burghardt
UniCredit
s.t.
96
Armindo Fonseca
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
97
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
98
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
99
Andreas Linden
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
100
Bolat Raimbekov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
101
Davide Appollonio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
102
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
103
Mauro Finetto
UniCredit
s.t.
104
Moreno Moser
Katusha Team
s.t.
105
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Daniel Oss
UniCredit
s.t.
107
Jeff Louder
BMC Racing Team
+ 10'44
108
Raymond Künzli
BMC Racing Team
+ 11'06
109
Maciej Bodnar
UniCredit
+ 12'28
110
Álex Cano Ardila
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 16'10
111
Dalivier Ospina
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 17'01
112
Fabio Coelho
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
113
Alfredo Balloni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
114
Gianluca Brambilla
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
115
Rafael Infantino
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
116
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Edwin Parra
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
118
André Steensen
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
119
Silvère Ackermann
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
120
Angelo Pagani
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
121
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
122
Nicolas Hartmann
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
123
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
124
Salvatore Puccio
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
125
Daniele Ratto
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
126
Benjamín Noval
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
127
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
128
Cristian Cominelli
Team Idea
s.t.
129
Cristiano Salerno
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
130
John Darwin Atapuma
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
131
Alejandro Ramírez
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
132
Christopher Sutton
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
133
Giairo Ermeti
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
134
Martin Elmiger
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
135
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
136
Gianluca Maggiore
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
137
Diego Milán
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
138
Alberto Contoli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
139
Filippo Fortin
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
140
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 20'44
141
Mattia Melchiori
Lampre - ISD
+ 21'28
142
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
+ 21'51
143
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
144
Cristian Delle Stelle
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
145
Melvin Boskamp
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 23'09
146
Eugenio Alafaci
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
147
Andrea Zordan
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
148
Zakkari Dempster
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 23'28
149
Casper Von Folsach
Nokia - SunGard
+ 23'48
150
Julian Dean
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
151
Glenn O'Shea
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 26'59
152
William Aranzazu
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 31'20
153
Sonny Colbrelli
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
154
Emanuele Sella
Ferrari Cycling Team
s.t.
155
Dale Appleby
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
156
Emanuele Bindi
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
157
Boy Van Poppel
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
158
Giuseppe De Maria
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
159
Andrew Pinfold
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
160
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
161
Piergiorgio Camussa
Team Idea
s.t.
162
Simone Boifava
Team Idea
s.t.
163
Manuele Boaro
Team Idea
s.t.
164
Greg Henderson
Sky Procycling
s.t.
165
Enrico Franzoï
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
166
René Weissinger
Team NetApp
s.t.
167
Jonathan Bellis
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
168
Romain Bacon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
s.t.
169
Diego Zanco
Team WIT
s.t.
170
Juan Tamayo
Team WIT
s.t.
171
Robert Retschke
Team NetApp
s.t.
172
Valery Kobzarenko
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
173
Sondre Sörtveit
Nokia - SunGard
s.t.
174
Fabio Piscopiello
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
175
Andreas Dietziker
Team NetApp
s.t.
176
Alberto Ongarato
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
177
Eugenio Loria
Team WIT
s.t.
178
Matteo Busato
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
179
Matteo Pelucchi
Sky Procycling
s.t.
180
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Vodafone - Santadner
s.t.
181
Luca Damiani
Team WIT
s.t.
182
Federico Rocchetti
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
183
Sheldon Deeny
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
184
Ben Gastauer
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
185
Evgeni Sladkov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
186
Kiel Reijnen
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
s.t.
187
Nicola Boem
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
188
Stefano Borchi
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
189
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
190
Paolo Tomaselli
Team Idea
s.t.
191
Matteo Fedi
Team WIT
s.t.
192
Enrico Montanari
Team WIT
s.t.
193
Sante Di Nizio
Team Idea
s.t.
194
Leopoldo Rocchetti
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 37'44
195
Charles Bradley Huff
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 48'49
196
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard - Trek
s.t.
General Classification
1
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
14h22'29
2
Ivan Basso
BMC Racing Team
+ 27
3
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 29
4
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 56
5
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
+ 1'18
6
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard - Trek
+ 1'43
7
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1'48
9
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Nokia - SunGard
+ 1'53
10
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
+ 2'03
Spoiler
11
Chris Anker Sørensen
Nokia - SunGard
+ 2'39
12
Gabriele Bosisio
Katusha Team
+ 2'46
13
Alexander Efimkin
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 2'47
14
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
+ 2'49
15
Dominik Nerz
UniCredit
+ 3'15
16
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
+ 3'30
17
Rigoberto Urán
Sky Procycling
s.t.
18
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
+ 3'48
19
Christophe Riblon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 5'24
20
Paolo Tiralongo
Katusha Team
+ 6'36
21
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - ISD
+ 7'28
22
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
+ 8'49
23
Alessandro Bisolti
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 9'12
24
Luca Mazzanti
Sky Procycling
+ 9'27
25
Janez Brajkovič
UniCredit
+ 9'35
26
Sergey Renev
Pro Team Astana
+ 9'51
27
Bruno Pires
Leopard - Trek
+ 10'22
28
Morris Possoni
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 11'42
29
Jean-Christophe Peraud
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 12'20
30
Michael Rogers
Sky Procycling
+ 12'26
31
Marco Marzano
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 12'44
32
Francesco Bellotti
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 12'53
33
Domenico Pozzovivo
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 13'51
34
Francesco Failli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 14'34
35
Jackson Rodríguez
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 15'14
36
Marco Pinotti
Leopard - Trek
+ 17'04
37
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 17'45
38
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 17'57
39
Johannes Fröhlinger
Team NetApp
s.t.
40
Stefano Pirazzi
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 18'07
41
Iban Mayoz
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 18'10
42
Anders Lund
Nokia - SunGard
+ 18'44
43
Michele Gaia
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 19'06
44
Luca Pierfelici
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 19'08
45
Constantino Zaballa
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
46
Stefano Agostini
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 20'01
47
Jocelyn Bar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 20'05
48
Luca Solari
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 20'11
49
Jussi Veikkanen
Nokia - SunGard
+ 20'54
50
Yannick Eijssen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 22'47
51
Amaël Moinard
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 22'53
52
Damiano Caruso
UniCredit
+ 23'28
53
Dmitriy Fofonov
Pro Team Astana
+ 24'24
54
Valerio Agnoli
UniCredit
+ 25'08
55
José Serpa
Acqua & Sapone
+ 25'14
56
Oliver Zaugg
Team NetApp
+ 27'00
57
Bob Jungels
Leopard - Trek
+ 27'37
58
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 27'44
59
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard - Trek
+ 28'02
60
Miguel Rubiano
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
61
Mirko Selvaggi
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 28'38
62
Nicolas Hartmann
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 30'00
63
Carlo Scognamiglio
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
64
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 30'02
65
Davide Ricci Bitti
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 31'04
66
Francesco Masciarelli
Lampre - ISD
+ 31'10
67
Timon Seubert
Team NetApp
s.t.
68
John-Lee Augustyn
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 31'42
69
Carlos Sastre
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 32'03
70
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 32'57
71
Ricardo Vilela
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 33'24
72
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 33'34
73
David Tanner
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 33'51
74
Tommy Nankervis
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 33'53
75
Roberto De Patre
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 34'09
76
Branislau Samoilau
Katusha Team
+ 34'25
77
Luca Zanasca
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 35'12
78
Leonardo Moser
Acqua & Sapone
+ 36'52
79
Jack Bauer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 37'31
80
Enrico Battaglin
Katusha Team
+ 38'12
81
Markus Fothen
Team NetApp
+ 38'23
82
Diego Milán
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 38'39
83
Silvère Ackermann
Leopard - Trek
+ 38'50
84
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
85
André Steensen
Nokia - SunGard
+ 39'00
86
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 40'09
87
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 40'22
88
Maurizio Biondo
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 40'24
89
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
+ 40'31
90
Daniel Oss
UniCredit
+ 40'45
91
Matteo Montaguti
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 41'28
92
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 42'12
93
Philip Deignan
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 43'06
94
Jarlinson Pantano
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 43'07
95
Mathias Belka
Team NetApp
+ 43'32
96
Marcus Burghardt
UniCredit
+ 43'44
97
Juan Villegas
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 43'54
98
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Katusha Team
+ 43'59
99
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
+ 44'16
100
Gianluca Brambilla
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 44'25
101
Mauro Finetto
UniCredit
+ 44'39
102
Bolat Raimbekov
Pro Team Astana
+ 45'00
103
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
104
Andrea Moletta
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 45'23
105
Paolo Longo Borghini
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 45'54
106
Arthur Vichot
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 46'19
107
Jeff Louder
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
108
Freddy Montaña
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 47'06
109
Raymond Künzli
BMC Racing Team
+ 47'28
110
Aurélien Passeron
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 47'39
111
Alfredo Balloni
Acqua & Sapone
+ 48'03
112
Martin Elmiger
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 48'23
113
Moreno Moser
Katusha Team
s.t.
114
Andreas Linden
Nokia - SunGard
+ 48'48
115
Maciej Bodnar
UniCredit
+ 49'14
116
Daniele Ratto
BMC Racing Team
+ 49'19
117
Cristiano Salerno
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 49'27
118
Fabio Coelho
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 49'32
119
Armindo Fonseca
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 49'52
120
Angelo Pagani
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
121
Alessandro Proni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
122
Davide Appollonio
Sky Procycling
+ 51'22
123
Matteo Pelucchi
Sky Procycling
+ 54'13
124
Dalivier Ospina
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 55'38
125
Simon Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 55'44
126
Álex Cano Ardila
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 56'05
127
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
+ 58'11
128
Benjamín Noval
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 58'28
129
Rafael Infantino
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 1h00'06
130
Edwin Parra
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 1h00'13
131
Salvatore Puccio
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 1h00'19
132
Giairo Ermeti
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 1h00'30
133
Alberto Contoli
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h00'39
134
Filippo Fortin
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h00'40
135
Christopher Sutton
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h00'54
136
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h00'56
137
John Darwin Atapuma
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 1h01'10
138
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1h01'24
139
Cristian Cominelli
Team Idea
+ 1h01'29
140
Alejandro Ramírez
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 1h01'30
141
Cristian Delle Stelle
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h01'36
142
Gianluca Maggiore
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 1h01'39
143
Omar Lombardi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h04'29
144
Mattia Melchiori
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h05'07
145
Melvin Boskamp
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h08'15
146
Zakkari Dempster
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h08'39
147
Emanuele Sella
Ferrari Cycling Team
+ 1h09'28
148
Casper Von Folsach
Nokia - SunGard
+ 1h10'22
149
Romain Bacon
Ag2r - La Mondiale
+ 1h11'01
150
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h11'22
151
Julian Dean
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h11'41
152
Andrea Zordan
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
153
Eugenio Alafaci
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h11'50
154
Dale Appleby
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 1h14'19
155
Andrew Pinfold
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h14'28
156
Evgeni Sladkov
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h14'42
157
René Weissinger
Team NetApp
+ 1h14'45
158
Robert Retschke
Team NetApp
+ 1h14'50
159
Matteo Busato
Acqua & Sapone
+ 1h15'02
160
Greg Henderson
Sky Procycling
+ 1h15'04
161
Ben Gastauer
Leopard - Trek
+ 1h15'05
162
Enrico Franzoï
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h15'14
163
Sheldon Deeny
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 1h15'18
164
Emanuele Bindi
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 1h15'31
165
William Aranzazu
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 1h15'34
166
Leonardo Pinizzotto
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 1h15'39
167
Matteo Fedi
Team WIT
+ 1h15'46
168
Boy Van Poppel
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h15'48
169
Giuseppe De Maria
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 1h15'58
170
Sonny Colbrelli
Team Pisanellastoria
s.t.
171
Fabio Piscopiello
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 1h16'03
172
Sondre Sörtveit
Nokia - SunGard
+ 1h16'27
173
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h16'30
174
Kiel Reijnen
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 1h16'34
175
Valery Kobzarenko
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 1h16'36
176
Manuele Boaro
Team Idea
+ 1h17'01
177
Simone Boifava
Team Idea
+ 1h17'08
178
Nicola Boem
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 1h17'14
179
Juan Tamayo
Team WIT
+ 1h17'34
180
Andreas Dietziker
Team NetApp
+ 1h19'42
181
Piergiorgio Camussa
Team Idea
+ 1h20'12
182
Jonathan Bellis
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 1h20'34
183
Paolo Tomaselli
Team Idea
+ 1h20'51
184
Glenn O'Shea
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h24'28
185
Diego Zanco
Team WIT
+ 1h25'46
186
Alberto Ongarato
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 1h26'32
187
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Vodafone - Santadner
+ 1h30'06
188
Eugenio Loria
Team WIT
+ 1h30'10
189
Federico Rocchetti
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 1h30'28
190
Sante Di Nizio
Team Idea
+ 1h32'30
191
Stefano Borchi
Team Pisanellastoria
+ 1h32'42
192
Luca Damiani
Team WIT
+ 1h33'01
193
Enrico Montanari
Team WIT
s.t.
194
Leopoldo Rocchetti
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 1h38'51
195
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard - Trek
+ 1h41'32
196
Charles Bradley Huff
Team Type 1 - Sanofi
+ 1h49'29
Mountain Classification
1
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
30
2
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
28
3
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
28
4
Ivan Basso
BMC Racing Team
26
5
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
26
Points Classification
1
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
55
2
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
42
3
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
38
4
Ivan Basso
BMC Racing Team
36
5
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
31
Young Riders Classification
1
Dominik Nerz
UniCredit
14h25'44
2
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - ISD
+ 4'13
3
Stefano Agostini
Miche - Guerciotti
+ 16'46
4
Jocelyn Bar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 16'50
5
Yannick Eijssen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 19'32
I don't really know what to say. At one moment, I'm feeling great at the front of the peloton, thinking about following Basso's attacks, the next second my legs implode and everyone's passing by. Very weird. I guess I'm still not in the shape needed to beat those guys. Still, finishing behind Michael Albasini and Daniele Pietropolli in a mountain top finish hurts.
But life is not all guns and roses, and it will get better. Oh, and it's not like this has been a complete desaster for me: 15th overall and the white jersey is something to work with in a preparation race.
Janez however was pretty down today in the tour bus and apologized multiple times for not being up for it today and not being able to help me. He told me that in the last two days, his legs felt horrible, not like they should have been, even in his shape. He leaves Italy on a 25th place.
We all leave Italy now for some days. We have three days without racing and then we'll start at the Tour de Romandie. I'm looking forward to my first World Tour race this year, the last big test before the Giro.