Schleck96 wrote:
Is It even funny for you ? It looks so easy...
Too be honest, no. Winning is nice, but winning everything (well, 5 out of 8) is almost too much domination. It also makes it less fun for you guys to follow it...
And the wins ain't over yet....
Schleck96 wrote:
Is It even funny for you ? It looks so easy...
Too be honest, no. Winning is nice, but winning everything (well, 5 out of 8) is almost too much domination. It also makes it less fun for you guys to follow it...
And the wins ain't over yet....
The Monster ladies make it interesting again
No, seriously, a little domination can be quite entertaining. Of course, if you'll win everything for the rest of the season, it'll be a bit less fun
So far I'm still enjoying that wonderful domination, though
In the 9th stage we enter the beautiful regio n of Toscane, with it's many historical cities. After visiting some of them on the route (Montalcino, Pienza), we finish in the town of Montepulciano, known for it's famous Vino Nobile wine, after a short but steep climb. Not t forget, the stage features 18 kilometres on the famous Tuscan white gravel roads, the Strade Bianche.
57km to go
Under beautifuk weather conditions, the BOTD arrives in Montalcino after a 5.5km climb at 5.4%. Stef Clement (Rabobank), Simon Clarke (Qantas), Fabio Taborre (Acqua et Sapone) and Christian Murro (Farnese Vini) have started their breakaway about 150 kiometres ago, and the margin is (max was 8 minutes) 5'20.
33km to go
When the peloton arrives at the first of the Strade Bianche, the road arises at a very steep gradient. In the climb of Lucignano d'Asso (1.1km at 8.5%), this peloton, with Euskaltel doing the chase, is 4'30 behind the 4 leaders.
21km to go
Clement and Clarke have dropped their 2 Italian breakaway buddies and arriving in Pienza at the Colle Pienza (1.8km at 6.1%), they have a lead of 3'52.
In the peloton, this is the moment for a double Spanish attack. Both Joaquím Rodríguez and Igor Antón attack, and we wonder if this was a setu or not. With still more than 20km to go, we decide not to counter, but to chase them.
15km to go
The chase is over after 6 kilometres, as it takes so long (or short) to catch the 2 Spaniards, thanks to an incredible strong Thomas De Gendt. As a result, only 32 riders are left in this group, with some important riders having missed the cut: Evans, Taaramäe and Masciarelli are some of them. The gap to the 2 leaders has decreased to less than 3 minutes.
9km to go
Meanwhile, Simon Clarke has dropped Stef Clement in the ascend of the Monticchiello (1.7km at 8.6%).
7km to go
When the peloton catches Clarke and Clement in the ascend of the Via di San Bartolomeo (1.3km at 8.85), we see that Igor Antón has lost his place in the first ranks of the group and is in the back of it. The neutral car stop besides him and gives him a new front wheel. Puncture for Igor Antón!! The number 2 in the GC looses time and has to make up for it. WHat a dramatic turn of the stage!
5km to go
At the same time, a split occurs in the first group. A group of 8 riders, including Thomas De Gendt, Robert Gesink, José Rujano, Michele Scarponi, Rubén Plaza, Joaquím Rodríguez, Christophe Le Mével and Janez Brajkovic. De Gendt was the initiator of the split, setting an extremely high pace.
40 seconds behind them follows the 2nd group with Samuel Sánchez, Mikel Astarloza, Simon Clarke, Wilco Kelderman, Igor Antón (who has returned in this group quickly), Stef Clement, Mauricio Ardila, Cadel Evans, Ryder Hesjedal and Tom Danielson. Ivan Basso and Mikel Nieve are more than a minute behind the first group.
1km to go
Plaza, Le Mével and Brajkovic get dropped and when the 5 leaders start the final climb to Montepulciano (1.4km at 8.4%), they lead the 2nd group with Antón and Kelderman with 45 seconds. It looks like that the return to the 2nd group after the puncture, has costed ANtón too much energy!
Finish De Gendt serves as the perfect lead out for Robert Gesink and the DUtch GC-leader wins his 2nd stage in this Giro. Rodríguez finishes in 2nd at '11 and De Gendt in 3rd.
Antón and Kelderman finish the stage 1'04 behind our Dutch leader. Does this mean the Giro is decided after only 9 stages?
Results
1
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Subway
5h49'38
2
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 11
3
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 28
4
Michele Scarponi
Nespresso - Algarve
+ 47
5
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
6
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 1'04
7
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
8
Samuel Sánchez
Lampre - Generali
+ 1'12
9
Janez Brajkovic
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1'29
10
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Christophe Le Mével
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 1'42
12
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
s.t.
13
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'02
14
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 2'22
15
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
16
Mauricio Alberto Ardila
Nespresso - Algarve
+ 2'36
17
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 2'46
18
Mikel Nieve
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
19
Ivan Basso
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
20
Eros Capecchi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
21
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
22
Carlos Betancourt
Acqua & Sapone
+ 3'01
23
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
24
Diego Ulissi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
25
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
26
Chris Anker Sørensen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
27
Simon Clarke
Qantas Airways
+ 3'29
28
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 3'46
29
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Giovanni Visconti
BMC Racing Team
+ 4'27
31
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
+ 4'45
32
Rubén Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 5'12
33
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
34
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
35
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 5'29
36
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
+ 5'55
37
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 6'14
38
Xavier Florencio
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
39
Iván Velasco
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
40
Tiago Machado
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 6'38
41
Grega Bole
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
42
Matthew Goss
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
43
Francesco Masciarelli
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
44
Fabian Wegmann
FDJ
s.t.
45
Daniele Pietropolli
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
46
Alessandro Bisolti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 6'52
47
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
48
Christian Vande Velde
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
49
Rein Taaramäe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
50
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
51
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
52
Emanuele Sella
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
53
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
54
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 7'50
55
Luca Solari
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
56
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
57
Borut Božic
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 8'21
58
Leonardo Duque
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
59
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 8'33
60
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
61
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
62
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
+ 8'54
63
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
64
Anthony Roux
FDJ
s.t.
65
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
s.t.
66
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
67
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
68
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
69
Enrico Zen
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
70
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
71
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
72
Jan Bakelants
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
73
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
74
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
75
André Steensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
76
Arkaitz Durán
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
77
Christophe Riblon
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
78
Martin Kragh
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
79
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
80
Antonio D'Aniello
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
81
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Dalivier Ospina
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
83
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 9'48
84
Massimo Codol
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
85
Omar Fraile
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 10'03
86
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 10'36
87
Daniele Bennati
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
88
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
89
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Baden Cooke
Qantas Airways
s.t.
91
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 11'01
92
Peter Kennaugh
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
93
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
94
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
95
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
96
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
97
Luke Rowe
Qantas Airways
s.t.
98
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
99
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
+ 12'14
100
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
101
Paolo Bailetti
Nespresso - Algarve
+ 12'27
102
Sébastien Joly
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
103
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
104
Gorka Izagirre
Movistar Team
s.t.
105
Nikolas Maes
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
106
Marco Corti
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
107
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
+ 13'17
108
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 13'27
109
Danny Pate
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
110
Enrique Salgueiro
Movistar Team
s.t.
111
Maarten Neyens
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
112
Ivan Rovny
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
113
Wesley Sulzberger
Qantas Airways
s.t.
114
William Bonnet
FDJ
s.t.
115
Morris Possoni
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
116
Pietro Caucchioli
Lampre - Generali
+ 14'19
117
Gianluca Mirenda
Lampre - Generali
+ 14'29
118
Bert De Waele
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
119
Luca Celli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
120
Fabio Sabatini
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
121
Jack Bobridge
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
122
Matthew Lloyd
Pro Team Astana
+ 15'03
123
Gavin Mannion
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
124
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
+ 15'39
125
Ian Bibby
Qantas Airways
s.t.
126
Christian Murro
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
127
Claudio Corioni
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
128
Vicente Reynès
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
129
Daniel Kreutzfeldt
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
130
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
131
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 16'07
132
Juan Manuel Gárate
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 16'39
133
Bjorn Selander
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 16'48
134
Markel Irizar
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 17'18
135
Igor Abakoumov
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
136
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
137
Daniel Teklehaimanot
FDJ
s.t.
138
Matteo Pelucchi
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
139
Óscar Freire
Movistar Team
+ 17'37
140
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
+ 17'45
141
Alessandro Petacchi
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
142
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky ProCycling
+ 17'57
143
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
144
Anthony Ravard
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
145
Leonardo Moser
Androni Giocattoli
+ 18'21
146
Timothy Duggan
Sony Ericsson
+ 18'34
147
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
148
Chad Beyer
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
149
Andrea Guardini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 18'47
150
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
151
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 19'06
152
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 19'21
153
Alexei Markov
Katusha Team
s.t.
154
Cristiano Salerno
Androni Giocattoli
+ 19'48
155
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
+ 21'20
156
Jimmy Engoulvent
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 21'27
157
Phil Zajicek
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
158
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
159
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 21'35
160
Shawn Milne
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
161
Aidis Kruopis
Qantas Airways
+ 21'48
162
Ruggero Marzoli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
163
René Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
164
Pablo Urtasun
Nespresso - Algarve
+ 22'01
165
William Clarke
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
166
Marco Bandiera
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 22'13
167
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
168
Mads Christensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 22'27
169
Martin Reimer
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
170
Ben Jacques-Maynes
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 23'00
171
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 25'38
172
Greg Henderson
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
173
Takashi Miyazawa
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 26'10
174
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
+ 26'58
175
Kyle Wamsley
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 29'26
176
Filippo Bortolotti
Nespresso - Algarve
+ 30'25
177
Kris Boeckmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 31'39
178
Richard England
Qantas Airways
+ 32'19
179
Leonardo Giordani
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 33'52
180
Leon Smit
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 40'44
GC
1
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Subway
35h37'04
2
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 3'38
3
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'43
4
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 3'58
5
Janez Brajkovic
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 6'54
6
Michele Scarponi
Nespresso - Algarve
+ 7'06
7
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
8
Christophe Le Mével
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 7'23
9
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 7'50
10
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 8'03
Points
1
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Subway
98
2
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
76
3
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Subway
72
4
Matthew Goss
Lotto - Belisol
59
5
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
50
KOTM
1
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
22
2
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Subway
20
3
Simon Clarke
Qantas Airways
19
4
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
18
5
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Subway
13
U25
1
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Subway
35h41'02
2
Diego Ulissi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 4'59
3
Carlos Betancourt
Acqua & Sapone
+ 19'02
4
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 23'39
5
Peter Kennaugh
Sky ProCycling
+ 26'38
Teams
1
Monster Energy - Subway
105h04'08
2
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 13'32
3
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 18'00
4
Pro Team Astana
+ 22'47
5
Katusha Team
+ 25'53
Today's winner
Word from the DS
1. Thank you, Thomas De Gendt!
2. Sorry for Antón that he punctured.
3. The opposition, except Antón, is simply not strong enough...
Ian Butler wrote:
I gotta say, that was a beautiful ride. Result-wise but also shot-wise. A very nice stage and a strong winner. Beautiful!
Thank you. I'l try to take some nice screen shots every time, so I'm happy when someone appreciates them (and even as I don't have th best graphics card in my laptop).
@ sutty68: I'll promise you, we won't win stage 10!
The 2nd stage in Toscana is completely different than the first one. No Strade Bianche, no short steep climbs, but 206 kilometres between Siena and Firenze at flat roads.
40km to go
A big BOTD today, consisting of 13 riders, and guess what: they'll fight for the stage win today! As we have no intentions in chasing them, their lead to the peloton keeps increasing and increasing to a gigantic 17 (!) minutes.
Elia Favilli (Farnese), Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha), Valentin Iglinskiy (Astana), Markel Irizar (Radio Shack), René Jørgensen (Saxo), Gianluca Mirenda (Lampre), Matteo Montaguti (Androni), Matteo Pelucchi (Nespresso), Anthony Roux (FDJ), Juraj Sagan (Liquigas), Wesley Sulzberger (Qantas), Francisco José Ventoso (Movistar) and Dennis Van Winden (Rabobank) are the lucky ones.
This is also the moment we decide to decrease the gap a bit, so we take the lead of the peloton. The maglia rosa brings some obligations!
Finish
16 kilometres before the finish, 3 riders attack out of the BOTD, namely René Jørgensen, Mikhail Ignatiev and Peter Sagan. They are able to create a marginof 25 seconds to the 10 others. Ignatiev starts the sprint in first place, so he's already without chance. Jørgensen takes over with 1500m to go and he's looking to get the win, but it's the older Sagan-brother who wins it. Juraj Sagan takes the biggest win of his career, and surely makes Peter proud!
Jørgensen finishes in 2nd, Ignative in 3rd and the Montaguti takes the 4th place. The peloton finishes 10'30 behind Sagan, and Marcel Kittel gets beaten by Mark Renshaw and Tyler Farrar! He was positioned very well, but when his final lead out Theo Bos took over from Thomas De Gendt, he got boxed in a bit between his Belgian team mate and the Omega Pharma-train, so had to make up for too many metres.
Results
1
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
4h46'31
2
René Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
3
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
4
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
5
Wesley Sulzberger
Qantas Airways
s.t.
6
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Anthony Roux
FDJ
s.t.
8
Matteo Pelucchi
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
9
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
10
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
...
16
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Subway
+10'30
Rankings
No changes.
Today's winner
Word from the DS
One easy day before the rest day As the hardest part in this Giro is still to come, with a hilly and 2 mountain stages coming up in stage 11, 12 and 13, we really don't mind that the stage went as today.
Now first the rest day, and then action again.
No new contracts
Some riders have decided not to sign new contracts for the team so far:
Thomas De Gendt has refused the offers so far, rumours say he's going to Lotto - Belisol to become a team leader there.
Theo Bos wants to be a team leader, so we have decided to split at the end of the season. With Kittel and Sagan, we have 2 world class sprinters, and he's enjoying being the final lead out for Kittel now, but wants to be the the main sprinter himself.
And finally, we have decided to split ways with Andy Schleck in common agreement. Andy wanted to be the only GC-leader in the team, something we can't promise him. Especially not with the developing of Wilco Kelderman and the presence of Robert Gesink. His contract expires at the end of the season and will now start talking to othe rteams.
Rumours are going that Monster Energy will end it's sponsorship at the end of the year, after three succesful years in cycling. We can announce that there will be a press conference about it the 2nd rest day. Untill then, we'll tell you 1 thing:
The first of 3 difficult stages is the one between Conselice and Valdagno. Stage 11 is 206 kilometres long and features 2 climbs in the last 35 kilometres. The last summit, of the Passo Zovo (5.7km at 7.2%) is only 7km before the finish.
94km to go
The first attempt to form teh BOTD is the succesful one. 8 riders (Baden Cooke, Anthony Roux, Mirco Lorenzetto, Mikhail Ignatiev, Jonas Aean Jorgensen, Igor Abakoumov, Maarten Wynants and Emanuele Vona) create a maximum margin of 7'30.
40km to go
40km before Valdagnoe, the 8 have a lead of only 1'14 to a group 3 with Daniele Pietropolli, Grega Bole and Thomas Rohregger. The peloton follows at 1'59.
31km to go
The 8 leaders manage to hold on to their lead while they cross the summit of the Passo Xon. The 3 behind them are coming closer ('47), just as the peloton (1'27).
23km to go DISASTER IN THE GIRO!
In the ascend of the Passo Xon, Francis De Greef hits the wheel of an Euskaltel-rider with his front wheel, and thereby hits GC-leader Robert Gesink, whom he was protecting! Both hit the tarmac and don't get back on their feet immediately. De Greef breaks a rib and has to abandon, while Gesink tries to get back on his bike, being bruised and with some superficial wounds.....
13km to go
Back to the race, where the leading group starts the ascend of the Passo Zovo (5.7km at 7.2%). Jorgensen, Ignatiev and Abakoumov have dropped the others and get joined by Pietropolli, Bole and Rohregger. The peloton follows at 1'26 and Gesink at 3'23.
12km to go
As expected, Igor Antón attacks. About 5 kilometres before the summit, Gesink is riding 2 tornantes (2'15) behind him, and the Basque sees this as THE opportunity to change the GC.
10km to go
It takes Antón only 2 kilometres to close the gap to the leading group of 5 (Abakoumov has been dropped). The first peloton with Kelderman and De Gendt follows at 1'02.
Gesink follows at 3'58! He seems to be pretty injured, as he can't follow the pace in this group and starts to get dropped more and more....
7km to go
Antón and Bole arrive at the summit of the Passo Zovo and start the descend towards Vadagno with a '24-lead to Giovanni Visconti. Cadel Evans and Daniele Pietropolli follow at '39, and a group including Kelderman & De Gendt at 1'11. Robert Gesink looses more than 3 minutes in 3 kilometres and follows at 7'05.
Finish
Igor Antón outsprints Grega Bole and wins his 2nd stage in this Giro. Evans, Visconti and Pietropolli finish at '29, and the group Kelderman-De Gendt (including Nieve, Basso, Danielson) almost a minute.... Oh, no.... They're given the same time as Evans, so the loss for our 2 co-leaders is only 29 seconds today.
7'31 after Antón finished, Robert Gesink finishes the stage... In the last metres of the climb, he even had to let non-climbers as Ben Swift and Denis Galimzyanov go.
Results
1
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
4h39'57
2
Grega Bole
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
3
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 29
4
Giovanni Visconti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
5
Daniele Pietropolli
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
6
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
7
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
8
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
s.t.
9
Mikel Nieve
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
10
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
12
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
13
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
s.t.
14
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
15
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
16
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
17
Ivan Basso
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
18
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
19
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
20
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
21
Christophe Le Mével
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 1'55
22
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
23
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
24
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
25
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
26
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
27
Rubén Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
28
Diego Ulissi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
29
Matthew Goss
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
30
Janez Brajkovic
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
31
Michele Scarponi
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
32
Christian Vande Velde
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
33
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
34
Iván Velasco
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
35
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
37
Rein Taaramäe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
38
Tiago Machado
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
39
Chris Anker Sørensen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
40
Mauricio Alberto Ardila
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
41
Eros Capecchi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
42
Emanuele Sella
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
43
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
44
Luca Solari
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
45
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
46
Samuel Sánchez
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
47
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
48
Fabian Wegmann
FDJ
s.t.
49
Borut Božic
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 2'48
50
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
51
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
52
Jan Bakelants
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
53
Leonardo Duque
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
54
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
55
Francesco Masciarelli
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
56
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
57
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Baden Cooke
Qantas Airways
s.t.
59
Jack Bobridge
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
60
Anthony Roux
FDJ
s.t.
61
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
62
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
63
Igor Abakoumov
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
64
Simon Clarke
Qantas Airways
s.t.
65
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Dalivier Ospina
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
67
Sébastien Joly
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
68
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 3'33
69
Gianluca Mirenda
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
70
Xavier Florencio
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
71
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
72
Paolo Bailetti
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
73
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
74
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
75
Arkaitz Durán
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
76
Ivan Rovny
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
77
Enrico Zen
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
78
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
79
Omar Fraile
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
80
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
81
Danilo Napolitano
Acqua & Sapone
+ 4'47
82
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
83
Wesley Sulzberger
Qantas Airways
s.t.
84
Matteo Pelucchi
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
85
Alessandro Petacchi
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
86
Nikolas Maes
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
87
Carlos Betancourt
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
88
Marco Corti
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
89
Fabio Taborre
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
90
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Markel Irizar
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
92
Daniel Teklehaimanot
FDJ
s.t.
93
Massimo Codol
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
94
Luke Rowe
Qantas Airways
s.t.
95
Luca Celli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
96
Pietro Caucchioli
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
97
Enrique Salgueiro
Movistar Team
s.t.
98
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
99
Fabio Sabatini
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
100
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 5'47
101
Chad Beyer
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
102
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
103
Juan Manuel Gárate
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
104
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
105
Alessandro Bisolti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
106
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
107
Andrea Guardini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
108
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
109
Claudio Corioni
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
110
Peter Kennaugh
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
111
Christian Murro
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
112
Daniele Bennati
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
113
Maarten Neyens
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
114
Morris Possoni
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
115
Antonio D'Aniello
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
116
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
117
Martin Kragh
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
118
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
119
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
120
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
121
Gavin Mannion
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
122
Timothy Duggan
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
123
William Bonnet
FDJ
s.t.
124
André Steensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
125
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
s.t.
126
Christophe Riblon
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
127
Gorka Izagirre
Movistar Team
s.t.
128
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
129
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
130
Matthew Lloyd
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
131
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
132
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
133
Daniel Kreutzfeldt
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
134
Danny Pate
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
135
Vicente Reynès
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
136
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
137
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
138
Ian Bibby
Qantas Airways
+ 7'31
139
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
140
Ruggero Marzoli
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
141
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Subway
s.t.
142
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
143
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 8'08
144
René Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
145
Bjorn Selander
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
146
Leonardo Moser
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
147
Óscar Freire
Movistar Team
s.t.
148
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
149
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
150
Bert De Waele
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
151
Anthony Ravard
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 9'00
152
Alexei Markov
Katusha Team
s.t.
153
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
154
Pablo Urtasun
Nespresso - Algarve
s.t.
155
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
156
Ben Jacques-Maynes
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
157
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
158
Marco Bandiera
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
159
Jimmy Engoulvent
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
160
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
161
Mads Christensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
162
Cristiano Salerno
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
163
Shawn Milne
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 10'08
164
Phil Zajicek
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
165
William Clarke
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
166
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
167
Martin Reimer
Sony Ericsson
+ 10'55
168
Aidis Kruopis
Qantas Airways
s.t.
169
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
170
Kris Boeckmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
171
Kyle Wamsley
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 11'43
172
Takashi Miyazawa
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
173
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
174
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 12'51
175
Greg Henderson
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
176
Filippo Bortolotti
Nespresso - Algarve
+ 13'57
177
Leonardo Giordani
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
178
Richard England
Qantas Airways
+ 14'47
179
Leon Smit
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 15'16
GC
Antón is the new GC-leader, with De Gendt in 2nd at '44 and Kelderman in 3rd at 1'04. Gesink drops to 4th at 4'08, closely followed by Rujano and Evans.
1
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
45h17'25
2
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 44
3
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 1'04
4
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Subway
+ 4'08
5
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
+ 4'12
6
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 4'48
7
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 5'09
8
Janez Brajkovic
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 5'26
9
Mikel Nieve
Pro Team Astana
+ 5'31
10
Michele Scarponi
Nespresso - Algarve
+ 5'38
Points
1
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Subway
98
2
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
77
3
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
75
4
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Subway
72
5
Matthew Goss
Lotto - Belisol
59
KOTM
1
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
22
2
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Subway
20
3
Simon Clarke
Qantas Airways
19
4
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
18
5
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Subway
13
U25
1
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Subway
45h18'29
2
Diego Ulissi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 6'25
3
Carlos Betancourt
Acqua & Sapone
+ 23'20
4
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 27'57
5
Luke Rowe
Qantas Airways
+ 31'31
Teams
1
Monster Energy - Subway
133h58'48
2
Pro Team Astana
+ 13'43
3
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 14'05
4
Katusha Team
+ 14'30
5
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 16'38
Today's winner
Word from the DS
What a dramatic day for us..... Loosing the GC-lead because of a crash, that also makes De Greef abandon.
We're going for the hospital for some X-rays of Gesinks right wrist, just to make sure it isn't broken....
? It looks so easy...
