Stage 6
The final stage of the tour looked to be one custom made for a breakaway victory, with many short sharp hills, spread throughout the entire course, today's task therefore was clearly presented for us, control any breakaway, making sure Zoltan would keep his leaders jersey when today's race was completed.
Early in the morning, several groups tried to form an attack, however each time they were stopped from escaping, the first four groups to attempt, carried a rider who could threaten the GC, and Youtube Twitter refused to allow such a group out of sight of the peloton.
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Eventually, on the 5th attempt, a group of poorly placed riders were allowed free, with no rider within 10minutes, they were unlikely to pose a threat, and the large 13man group pulled away from the pack.
Youtube-Twitter intended to allow a breakaway victory today, with no rider a threat, it seemed less likely another favourite would attack with the group in front, but once the gap had opened to 12 minutes, the riders came to the front, controlling the break, pulling them back to a less dangerous position out in front.
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With 20km to go, the breakaway had a lead of 5minutes remaining, and with it now clear one of them would finish up in front, the attacks started to come and the agreement in the break started to come apart, UHC rider- Scott Ziwanski attacked with 12km to go, preferring to avoid a sprint finish, and was able to open a small gap to the other leaders.
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With 2km left to go, the break was able to pull him back in, and the group of 13 launched there sprint together, each hoping to take something more genuine from the days race. the favourite from CCC Polsat was Matysiak, but badly placed near the back of the line, he would have a lot to do, in order to beat his companions in the sprint.
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In the end, it was the Onda cycling teams rider, who took the victory on the line, with Van Vooren in second, with Matysiak only managing to get to 3rd place as they crossed the line, the Portuguese have had little to do in the tour, but a great result for them on the final day.
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The main group was positioned 4'32" back, so the GC was sewn up, but the work not quite over, for the teams of TT1, and Youtube-Twitter, with 2points left in the sprint competition, if Pye was to claim the victory in the main pack, he would draw level with the leader in the Points competition, so the two teams set a fast pace to launch there sprinter with 1.5km left in the race.
Sadly, the TeamType 1 sprinter Callegarin was too strong for the competition, holding on to 14th place, Pye only able to finish 16th behind Barbosa of Tavira-Prio, so he claims the points jersey on todays final stage.
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Final results
General Classification
In reality, this was sorted out after the one mountainous stage, the climbing abilites of Youtube-Twitter were beautifully showcased, as the team ripped the peloton apart, before a final push by the two best, Sutton and Zoltan to put the victory out of any others reach.
Points
The Points competition was the hardest fought, coming down to the final day, in a sprint for a measly 2 points! in the end it was Callegarini of TT1 who took the victory, 4 points ahead of the competition.
sutty68 wrote:
2nd Overall, i am very happy with that, but most of all the Teams domination of the race, Well Done to all
Without Zoltan, Gary would have taken the race himself, however, as his major target is the Vuelta, it is Zoltan who is currently the rider we are focussing most on, and as such, Gary gave himself selflessly on the climbing day, to help his team mate
Edited by baggieboys32 on 25-01-2012 23:27
Giro Del Trentino
The four day race around the most north-easterly part of Italy, will be the stage racers last chance to warm up, before the Giro D'Italia next month, and containing a Time Trial and 3 difficult stages, 2 declared "Mountainous," this will provide a good opportunity to get an idea of our strengths, for May, when we take on the best.
Several Strong Teams are on hand, and the race should provide an insight of the key riders forms, potentially showing up the favourites for the Giro. Included were the likes of Denis Menchov, Vicenzo Nibali, and several other strong climbers, who will really fight during the Giro D'Italias many mountainous stage races.
The opening day of the tour, is a 12km prologue TT, which despite having a relatively flat profile, is long enough to break up the Peloton, before tomorrow, and the start of the mountainous stages.
Due to the way riders were released, Jakab Zoltan found himself as the first Youtube-Twitter rider to set off around the course, a fact which played against him, though he was able to set what initially looked to be a strong time, with a gap of 24" to second place, 15riders into the day.
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The time held, until first Phinney, and the Bookwalters completed the course, both of the BMC riders had been tipped pre-race as favourites, and first the American TT champion, and then Bookwalter were able to take the top times. Bookwalters looked well set to win the stage, beating Zoltans clock by 26seconds!
Third last to leave was our own Gary Sutton, who rode very strongly, the race was against the clock as he entered the last 2km, Gary pushed hard, crossing the line in an extremely rapid time, but when he looked up at the board as he crossed the line, an agonising 2seconds stood between him and the overall lead...
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Neither Menchov or Nibali had the fitness to match Bookwalters fine ride, relatively early in the day, meaning that as the riders start tomorrows stage, Bookwalters holds the jersey for today, and Sutton is the best placed of the overall race favourites, the perfect situation for us, from which we hope to push forward over the next 3 days, to provide Gary Sutton with his first professional stage race victory.
Stage 2
One of the two really tough stages of the race, today will really break up the timings, and we hope to place either Zoltan or Sutton near to the top, the route today includes both the ascent, and descent of the strenuous Passo Brocan before concluding in the 15km climb to the summit of San Martino Di Castrozza, where the riders will finally stop, after an extremely difficult day of racing.
When the race started, it was clear that many teams fancied the chances of the morning break today, and almost every team was keen to have representation in the attacks, BMC (current GC leaders) did there best to limit breaks, but after around 20km, a group of 5, including recent winner of the Points competition in the Vuelta Castilla Y Leon- Pietropolli, did manage to get away.
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Once the riders had escaped, they were able to open a large gap, nobody seemed willing to take part in a chase, and the lead opened to just over 5minutes when they reached the base of the Passo Brocan, as a result, many punchy riders attacked the peloton, and a group of 5 men, including Bassie Adriaan, were able to reach and join the front group, as they neared the summit of the climb.
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From the 10man group, only 3 seemed interested in the KOM competition, Pietropolli, Adriaan and Caruso from Katusha, contested the sprint, and it was the man from Lampre, who took the top reward as they passed over the summit, with Adriaan receiving 10points, in 3rd place.
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Meanwhile, back in the main group, Liquigas-Cannondale had come to the fore, and working as a team for leader Nibali, they started to pull the peloton to pieces, reducing the main group to just 29riders, as they reached the summit, Casualties from the Peloton for TYT were- Rocha, Zhou, Zheng, and Pye, none of whom would get back to the main group, leaving us just 2 along with Adriaan in positions to aid Sutton.
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As the main group descended the Pass, they dropped another 10 riders, all too exhausted too keep the pace in the high stress descent, and the 19men up front, included the big names, along with several support riders, who passed the breakaway during the descent, riding straight past them, meaning that the 19man strong lead group, would fight for the victory amongst themselves, upon the slopes of the San Martino De Castrozza.
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The group started the final climb with the stronger climbers working together on the front of the group, trying to reduce the competition for later on in the climb, a few were dropped, though no one of note, other than Visconti of Farnese-Veni.
With just under 6km left to go, the Katusha leader, Daniel Moreno attacked, and was able to create a gap back to the rest, Sutton and Zoltan stayed with the pack, hoping to reel him in as a group rather than expend extra effort when we already had the jersey, (Bookwalters having been dropped earlier in the day thanks to the work of Liquigas.)
Once his lead touched 28" (enough to take the overall lead) the Youtube pair decided to stop his attack, and Sutton, in the protection of Zoltans wheel, they were able to close the gap, as the 3 riders entered the final kilometre of the race.
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When the three launched, it quickly became clear that Zoltan had nothing left, he had worked to protect Sutton to the summit, but in doing so, had nothing left to compete in the race for top spot. However, he had performed his role perfectly, and Sutton, having been able to shelter, could kick forwards, and with a final burst of speed, open a gap to Moreno and Zoltan as he crossed the finishing line.
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A fantastic stage victory, along with the Overall lead, at this point in the 4 day race, are the rewards for his work, and thanks to the work of Liquigas earlier on in the race, some riders finished as much as 47 minutes behind the leaders!
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Todays exhausting stage is replaced with slightly flatter terrain tomorrow, before a final deciding day, where Sutton may have to attack once more if he is to win the race overall...
Stage 3
Today is a distinct race of 2 parts, right from the start, the riders face a tough 17km climb up the slopes of the Passo Rolle, before the remainder of the 159km race, is downhill or roughly flat, other than the short ascent of Monte Sover, and a 3rd, uncategorized climb, 15km before the finish.
Pre-Race, the DS had made his instructions clear to the squad, set a high pace on the climb, in order to drop as many riders as possible, before dropping back, allowing the sprinters teams to reel in any breakaways, or if necessary, use some of our riders to aid in the chase.
Sure enough, when the start gun fired, the team mates of Sutton came forward, relaying at the front, forcing a pace too high for many riders.
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When they reached the summit, just 65men remained in the front group, whilst no key riders fell back, many teams were so separated from the lead men, that the key men would be forced to do far more effort from an early stage than they may have hoped.
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On the descent, 4men attacked, and with each more than 15minutes behind in the General Classification, we were uninterested in the chase, leaving it for other teams with sprinters to set the pace, should they wish to reel them in for the finish.
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Sure enough, Liquigas and Lampre came forward, working for Petacchi and Sabatini, and together they were able to reduce the lead of the front group, and as they entered the final 15km, the front riders seemed doomed, with a lead of just 27"
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The riders entered the final 2km, before anyone started there sprint, but surprisingly, none of the expected big names were present in the final dash, Petacchi managed to get a creditable 5th place, but it was Nibali and Scarponi who fought out the stage win, it seems the sprinters had given there all getting over the early climb, and none of them seemed up to scratch in todays bunch finish. Scarponi of Lampre-ISD took the final victory, and Katusha's Moreno was able to claim 3rd place, and a few extra valuable bonus seconds in the GC competition.
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Pye was too tired to sprint today, drifting out of contention in the final straight, but other than that, today was ideal, Sutton maintains his grasp on the leaders jersey into tomorrows final stage, and the pace we set on the first climb led to 15 more riders withdrawing from the race, severly weakening both Brandenburg Racing Team, and also removing 3 Katusha riders, forcing Moreno to work much more on his own in tomorrow, the final stage.
Stage 4
The final stage of this years edition of the race, is arguably the toughest of the 4, whilst the initial ascent of the Andalo isn't the toughest by the standards of competitive racing, the constant pull, with occasional sections where the roads rises up suddenly, will be likely to break up the peloton, before a difficult descent in the rain, leading to the final climb of the tour, on the slopes of the Alpe di Pampeago.
The break this morning was a strong one, containing 14riders in total, and for all of them, the GC looked well out of reach, as such, the sides were happy to let the riders go, and they were able to build a large lead early in the day.
Contained within the break, were two strong columbian climbers, Ardila of Geox, and the young rider, Carlos Betancourt of Acqua & Sapone, both of whom have a chance of winning should the break away be allowed to much of a free reign.
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Before any rider within the break could start to look at targeting the stage, there first came the KOM sprint, only one rider seemed interested in the competition-Julian Loubet of AG2R La Mondiale, breaking out of the relay, and claiming the 12points available to first place.
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As the riders reached the summit, the heavens opened, drenching every cyclist on the course, and making what had looked likely to be a fast paced descent, a much more difficult proposition, the group were slower through the turns, and those less confident downhill started to fall away from the back.
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Once the breakaway had increased the gap to 15minutes, TYT sent 3 riders forwards to help out in reducing the gap, Adriaan, Chen and Zheng worked hard, and along with several riders from Katusha, they were able to bring the gap back to a more respectable 8minutes as the 15km mark was passed.
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With 7km to go, the first daring attacks started to come from the GC contenders, early on, Denis Menchov of Geox attacked, but the pace set by Youtube-Twitter was too high for him to stay away, and he was quickly brought back. Sutton was hoping for his team mates to do most of the work today it seemed, he was struggling today, and on the climbs, had looked anything but himself.
Seeing his oppositions weakness, Scarponi attacked, and Nibali tried to follow, Scarponi's attack was well timed, and with incredible venom, he flew away from the remaining group, forcing Zoltan and Sutton to give chase.
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In the breakaway, it was clear that one of them would be taking the stage win today, and Ardilla attacked trying to open a gap, he broke free from the main group, but 2 riders followed him, and the less strong rider on paper, Ulissi of Lampre-ISD was able to force past him, and claim the stage win for himself, a fantastic achievement at just 21years of age.
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Sutton today, just didn't have the legs to keep up with Scarponi's attack, who had clearly saved himself for the final day, and Zoltan whilst fairing better than his team mate, also fell way near the end, and Scarponi crossed the line over 2minutes in front of our riders, the question now would be, just how much damage had the final climb done to our standings?
General Classification
Suttons grasp on the leaders jersey was sadly prised away on the final day, for some reason, he just didn't have enough left when Scarponi attacked, and the Lampre rider was able to claim enough time in the last 5km to take the top spot, with Nibali of Liquigas in 2nd place. Youtube-Twitter have a strong placing of 3rd and 4th, but it's a shame to slip away at such a late stage in the race.
Points Classification
Despite losing the GC, the break shared all the points today, and no rider could close the gap to Gary Sutton, he may not perform the double, but does walk away with the Points jersey, 1 point ahead of Vicenzo Nibali, a great performance in the TT proving enough to secure him victory overall in this competition.
1
Gary Sutton
YOUTUBE TWITTER
45
2
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
44
3
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
43
4
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
34
5
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
31
6
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
25
7
Giovanni Visconti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
23
8
Jakab Zoltan
YOUTUBE TWITTER
22
9
Carlos Betancourt
Acqua & Sapone
20
10
Mauricio Ardila
Geox - TMC
20
King of the Mountains
On the final Day, it was all about Lampre-ISD, winning both the stage and the GC, on top of this Ullissi did enough to take also the KOM jersey to go with his stage win, claiming a dominant 22points, jumping from unplaced, to top in the rankings! For TYT, Adriaan came in second place, after holding onto the jersey from day 2, he sacrificed it in order to help the team, unfortunately losing out come the end of the day.
Rider of the Tour
My rider of the tour today goes to Gary Sutton, he performed strongly over the 4 days, performing exceptionally in the TT, and winning a difficult stage on day 2, he may have lost the GC on the final day, but retains the points jersey. A strong result for Gary, who now hopes to excel in the Giro in 10days time.
The last race in april for Team Youtube-Twitter, is the english cobbled classic, set in the east midlands, started around the rutland reservoir, before venturing away, across dusty lanes and cobbles, to its finish, in the small english town of Melton Mowbray. The race is only a minor event, but as the first british race we have entered, it is important for our sponsors, and we are determined to claim victory today, come the end of the 160km flat cobbled race.
Today the team would be working for Chinese rider, Alex Zhou, he has worked hard during the early season, to support both Mike Pye in straight sprints, and also Cavendickx and Pal in the bigger cobbled classics, today would be his reward, a chance for the young Chinese rider to have others work for him, as he hopes to deliver the victory.
Saxobank Sungard came forward right at the start, working in the interests of Baden Cooke, and Kasper Klostergaard, and setting a high pace form very early on, still a small group of weaker cobblers was allowed to get free, including Xuo Zheng.
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As the cobbles neared, 4more riders attacked and were able to quickly join the front group, included in the group, was a rider Youtube-Twitter intend to target later in the season, Matt Cronshaw, and with him rode 3 other brits, including Tiernan-Locke of RaphaCondorSharp.
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The cobbles start flowing thick and fast once the riders make it that far, and as they entered the first section, it was Endura and Saxobank setting the pace, with Zhou neatly placed near to the front on the wheel of his team mate Timo Bern.
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With 40km left to race, the front group were caught by the first half of the peloton, who were riding at a tremendous pace thanks so Sigma Sport Specialized, and help from Leinstein and Rocha.
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The group continued to thin, and by the time the race had just 15km left to ride, only 14riders were left in the main bunch, included were Zhou and Bern, aswell as Cooke on the wheel of Klostergaard, and the 4 were now starting to set the pace and move forward through the group.
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All at once, the 4 of them attacked, and the other remaining members were dropped almost instantaneously, they entered the final section of cobbles as a group, with the remaining group around 35" behind.
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As they left the cobbles, Zhou gave a final punch of speed, and broke from within the group, where Cooke was struggling, and quickly dropped by the other 2 riders, it would be Klostergaard instead, who would be taking the highest Saxobank spot.
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The race was on for Zhou, who had around 5km to hold on for, he did more than cling on, and pulled a lead of just under 40" as he crossed under the finishing line, with arms raised high in the air, a really strong ride for him, with Bern taking 3rd place behind Klostergaard.
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1
Alex Zhou
YOUTUBE TWITTER
4h11'45
2
Kasper Klostergaard
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 38
3
Timo Bern
YOUTUBE TWITTER
s.t.
4
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
+56
5
Matthew Stephens
Sigma Sport - Specialized
s.t.
6
Paul Voss
Endura Racing
s.t.
7
Robert Hayles
Endura Racing
s.t.
8
Miguel Rocha
YOUTUBE TWITTER
s.t.
9
Evan Oliphant
Endura Racing
s.t.
10
Ian Wilkinson
Endura Racing
s.t.
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11
Matteo Tosatto
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
12
Laurent Didier
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
13
Stephen Adams
Sigma Sport - Specialized
s.t.
14
Andy Baker
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
15
Pierpaolo De Negri
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 2'27
16
Jure Kocjan
Team Type 1
s.t.
17
Michael Mørkøv
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
18
Alexander Kristoff
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
19
Boy Van Poppel
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
20
Andrea Guardini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
21
Hilton Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
22
Andrew Pinfold
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
23
Steven Lampier
Sigma Sport - Specialized
s.t.
24
Michael Friedman
Kelly Benefit Strategies - Optum Health
s.t.
25
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
26
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
27
Scott Stewart
Team Type 1
s.t.
28
Liam Holohan
Team Raleigh
s.t.
29
Jonathan Patrick McCarty
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
30
James Sampson
Motorpoint
s.t.
31
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
32
Jonathan Bellis
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
33
Malcolm Elliott
Motorpoint
s.t.
34
Ian Bibby
Motorpoint
s.t.
35
Hayden Brooks
V Australia
s.t.
36
Reid Mumford
Kelly Benefit Strategies - Optum Health
s.t.
37
Roberto De Patre
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
38
Heinrich Leinstein
YOUTUBE TWITTER
s.t.
39
William Bjergfelt
Motorpoint
s.t.
40
Michael Freiberg
V Australia
s.t.
41
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
42
Marsh Cooper
Kelly Benefit Strategies - Optum Health
s.t.
43
Kevin Lacombe
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
44
Alex Hagman
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
45
Volodymir Gustov
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
46
Massimo Graziato
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
47
Dan Bowman
Kelly Benefit Strategies - Optum Health
s.t.
48
Alastair Loutit
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
49
Christian Jørgensen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
50
Sterling Magnell
Wonderful Pistachios Cycling
s.t.
51
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
52
Aldo Ino Ilesic
Team Type 1
s.t.
53
Andrew Tennant
Rapha Condor - Sharp
s.t.
54
Nicholas Walker
V Australia
s.t.
55
Alexander Wetterhall
Endura Racing
s.t.
56
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
57
Dale Parker
Trek Livestrong U23
s.t.
58
Jose Antogna
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
59
David Clarke
Endura Racing
s.t.
60
Xuo Zheng
YOUTUBE TWITTER
s.t.
61
James Moss
Endura Racing
s.t.
62
Troels Ronning Vinther
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
63
Joe Eldridge
Team Type 1
s.t.
64
Charles Bradley Huff
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
65
Daniel Foder
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
66
Andrew Roche
Motorpoint
s.t.
67
Cameron Cogburn
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
68
Lee Davis
Motorpoint
s.t.
69
Andy Jacques-Maynes
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
70
Otavio Bulgarelli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
71
Tom Copeland
Sigma Sport - Specialized
s.t.
72
Daniel Holloway
Kelly Benefit Strategies - Optum Health
s.t.
73
Robin Eckmann
Trek Livestrong U23
s.t.
74
Kristian House
Rapha Condor - Sharp
s.t.
75
Zachary Davies
V Australia
s.t.
76
Luis Alberto Romero
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
77
Richard Handley
Team Raleigh
s.t.
78
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Rapha Condor - Sharp
s.t.
79
Flavio De Luna
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
80
Eric Schildge
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
81
Andres Pereyra
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
82
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
83
Jeremy Vennell
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
84
Sean Sullivan
V Australia
s.t.
85
Morgan Schmitt
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
86
Casey Munro
Rapha Condor - Sharp
s.t.
87
Martin Gilbert
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
88
Andy Guptill
Jamis - Sutter Home
s.t.
89
Colton Barrett
Kelly Benefit Strategies - Optum Health
s.t.
90
Sean Mazich
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
s.t.
91
Phil Sykes
Sigma Sport - Specialized
s.t.
92
Mathias Jacobsen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
93
Thomas Bertolini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
94
Alexander Il Cassano
YOUTUBE TWITTER
s.t.
95
Callum Wilkinson
Endura Racing
s.t.
96
Tom Last
Sigma Sport - Specialized
s.t.
97
Kardo Boss
YOUTUBE TWITTER
s.t.
98
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
99
Alexi Martinez
Wonderful Pistachios Cycling
+ 5'27
100
Lucas Euser
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
101
Michael Vink
Trek Livestrong U23
s.t.
102
Dean Windsor
Rapha Condor - Sharp
s.t.
103
Joseph Dombrowski
Trek Livestrong U23
s.t.
104
Matthew Jones
Team Raleigh
s.t.
105
Andrew Randell
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
+ 6'24
106
Thomas Faiers
Wonderful Pistachios Cycling
s.t.
107
Julian Kyer
Kelly Benefit Strategies - Optum Health
+ 7'12
108
Christian Meier
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
109
Ryan Anderson
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
110
Svein Tuft
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
111
Menso De Jong
Wonderful Pistachios Cycling
s.t.
112
Cheyne Hoag
Kelly Benefit Strategies - Optum Health
s.t.
113
Victor Riquelme
Wonderful Pistachios Cycling
s.t.
114
Ryan Parnes
Team Raleigh
s.t.
115
Taylor Shelden
V Australia
s.t.
116
George Bennett
Trek Livestrong U23
s.t.
117
Andrew Dahlheim
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
118
Jimmi Sørensen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
119
Zakkari Dempster
Rapha Condor - Sharp
s.t.
120
Bernard Van Ulden
Jelly Belly p/b Kenda
+ 8'24
121
William Dugan
Team Type 1
s.t.
122
David Williams
Bissell Cycling
s.t.
123
Michael Andersen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
124
Lawson Craddock
Trek Livestrong U23
s.t.
125
Nicholas Frey
Jamis - Sutter Home
+ 10'46
126
Matt Cronshaw
Team Raleigh
+ 11'51
127
Rob Britton
Bissell Cycling
+ 12'22
128
Daniel Fleeman
Team Raleigh
s.t.
129
Neil Coleman
Wonderful Pistachios Cycling
+ 14'44
The board were delighted with todays result, fulfilling our sponsors goal of the race win, and doing it in a highly convincing fashion, after a powerful finish from the young chinese rider, A.Zhou.
