|
EPIC - Giro d'Italia 2013
|
| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 22-04-2014 20:16
|
Team Leader
Posts: 5533
Joined: 12-06-2013
PCM$: 500.00
|
Pellizotti 9th in the GC and he will get beaten by Quintana. He really needs to do something amazing to confirm his Top 10 spot.
|
| |
|
|
| mvhoogdalem |
Posted on 22-04-2014 20:18
|
Small Tour Specialist
Posts: 2244
Joined: 30-06-2010
PCM$: 200.00
|
Just caught up with this, but nothing to cheer about. As usual.  |
| |
|
|
| Ad Bot |
Posted on 22-11-2024 07:18
|
Bot Agent
Posts: Countless
Joined: 23.11.09
|
|
| IP: None |
|
|
| Shonak |
Posted on 22-04-2014 20:43
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 15615
Joined: 16-07-2013
PCM$: 350.00
|
Jesleyh wrote:
@Shonak
Well, I just trust the reporter 
The breakaway riders are still upfront but are presumably set to be caught.
It's okay though, just hope Brouwer gets his chances.
Haha, yeah I know I wrote that, but I always write the stuff in "live-ticker" manner so I don't know what happens next and at this point it just looked like a bunch sprint.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
|
| |
|
|
| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 22-04-2014 22:00
|
Grand Tour Specialist
Posts: 4478
Joined: 30-07-2012
PCM$: 200.00
|
No! So close to another stage win, but a team rider 2nd and custom rider 4th. I love it 
|
| |
|
|
| Stromeon |
Posted on 22-04-2014 23:00
|
Classics Specialist
Posts: 3507
Joined: 06-10-2012
PCM$: 200.00
|
Bennati. 
|
| |
|
|
| Shonak |
Posted on 22-04-2014 23:16
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 15615
Joined: 16-07-2013
PCM$: 350.00
|
I'm so tired of these time gaps. #JustRacedStage13
Edited by Shonak on 22-04-2014 23:16
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
|
| |
|
|
| Shonak |
Posted on 22-04-2014 23:38
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 15615
Joined: 16-07-2013
PCM$: 350.00
|
Stage 13
A decisive stage you may underestimate due to its long flat part throughout the stage. However the length of 240 kilometers makes it tricky and it’s always up from the set-go until the peloton hits the first climb, Diano D’Alba. From there on out, the riders have to take on some non-specified climbs until they fight it out in the finish of Cherasco. Bookmakers like to list the GT contenders as main favourites, however there’s also chance that hilly puncheur/sprinters have great chances today. And of course, with two recent breakaway wins, we can count on them today too.
We know the second one, it’s Eros Capecchi (MOV). Movistar had him once up front when Quintana showed a stellar solo-ride. Will Eros be today allowed to ride for his own gain or will he function as a relais station? De Los Campos from Euskaltel – Euskadi is probably not worrying about that yet but is just trying to get away from the peloton for now. In no regards it has been a good Giro for the young Basque so far, however with a decent performance today he may do the orange wave finally proud. However it goes, Euskaltel has sent their captain as the fifth rider into the break on the fifth consecutive day. In the back, there are Sandy Casar (FDJ) and N. Sörensen (TST). The break’s lead is about 1 minute, fast growing.
Later on, Tom Dumoulin (ARG) and Christian Knees (SKY) join the fun too. It’s 4 minutes by now, they easily gain time on the peloton so far with a strong tailwind.
It’s a whole lot of nothing between then and now, and the break got time on the peloton. However, Astana did increase their chasing effort with 100 kilometers remaining and now it’s still a long way to go, and they have about 5 minutes left. 80 kilometers. If I had to guess, I’d bet my money on a GT as a winner.
There’s nobody around in the break who’d want to contest in the KoM sprint. Dumoulin just takes them while everybody is more interested in keeping the lead as big as possible. Not an easy task, when a team full of decent puncheurs is putting up the effort more and more.
An attack from Gesink near the top of the KoM sprint puts Albasini into a good position. Nordhaug is eager to follow his teammate, while Lampre dares a double move later on with Ulissi and Scarponi. Unfortunately, Astana catches the 7 man try again at its roots, and as they catch them, one man attacks:
It’s Nibali himself. Only two riders are aware of the situation and/or have the legs, Quintana and Scarponi! They get caught again by Saxo-Tinkoff and Cancellara though. In a new attempt, Albasini and Nordhaug then try their luck again. The race is currently a bit stale with the half-hearted breakaway attempts, but this may just be a bit of an intro to what it is yet to come.
Nordhaug leaves Albasini alone and he has about a minute on the peloton by now. Another two minutes and he’ll be in the BOTD. They surely are not eager to have him there, but what can you do when one man has great legs?
It’s hard to get a clear overview of the race in the next climb. There are just too many attacks that lead no where, too many counter-moves, too much waiting around. Eventually, it’s Kreuziger who seems to make the push for it the strongest and there is a bunch of GT contenders following. However, some aren’t up there, like Pellizotti, Basso, Kelderman or Porte.
30 kilometers to go and Evans and Kreuziger are trying hard to take advantage of the situation. Porte, Kelderman and Hesjedal were there behind. But despite their efforts, it’s inevitable that they peloton gets back there. They are a group of 11 though, so they definitely would have had the manpower for a strong race, but it all came down rather fast back together in this downhill. However, Nordhaug is still at large.
Just as Christian Knees and Casar attack out of the breakaway, De kas Campos crashes. Just some typically basque luck, one might think. He falls out of the contention for the stage win now and we hope that he didn’t injure himself here.
Any small hill and slope is being used as a chance to attack. Initially Kreuziger forced a split in the peloton, where Kelderman, Kreuziger and Evans still try to catch up. However Hesjedal is on the offensive and takes another shot.
And yet the last hill and hopefully the last reign of attacks, in a constantly shifting stage that is really hard to hold up to. Basso makes the push here. Favourites missing include Quintana, Pellizotti and Kelderman. However there’s once more no reason to worry as everything comes back together. For the 100th god damn time. Meanwhile, Nordhaug gotcaught too by Group Nibali. However, De Las Campos is still up there, which is incredible since Nordhaug passed De Las Campos while the Basque was one the ground.
The fight for stage win is very much alive. Numerous attacks by Knees didn’t result in much, now with 4 kilometers left, Nicki Sörensen takes charge and is only contested by Dumoulin, while the rest of the break may have not much power left.
There’s Capecchi too now who came flying from behind on his own lane. The others must be surprised because they fail to get his wheel when he rides past them. So he rode for a stage win eventually. It’s going to be one of those three, while Basso split the peloton once more with an attack.
A strong finish sees Capecchi as the winner. He was clearly the one with the strongest legs left and who finished this stage without much attacking but by conserving his energy best on this 240 kilometer long monstrous ride.
However there’s some bad news for the team too. Quintana missed the final split of the peloton, which was caused by Basso, and now rides behind most of his rivals. The peloton of sprinters actually catches him at the line.
Betancur gave his rivals the slip himself and escaped out of their eyes to aim for some valuable bonus seconds, but instead they all get taken the same time. Movistar with a smiling and a crying eye today notice that Quintana loses over a minute on his rivals today. However, it’s not all legit and there has to be some serious debate since Group Nibali gets in fact the time of Christian Knees, who finished 4th and way ahead of them. Something that’s just utterly not right.
As a result of aggressive riding today though, Michele Scarponi moves into the Top 10 on 9th, while Quintana falls back on 12th behind Basso. Kelderman lost quite some time too and Belkin will have to watch out to keep in the Top 10 with Basso and Quintana eager to get in there.
Stage 13; Results
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Eros Capecchi | Movistar Team | 5h32'45 | | 2 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 3 | Nicki Sørensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 4 | Christian Knees | Sky Procycling | + 41 | | 5 | Sandy Casar | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 6 | Cristiano De las Campos | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 7 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 8 | Michele Scarponi | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 9 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 10 | Robert Kiserlovski | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 12 | Richie Porte | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 13 | Ivan Basso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 14 | Roman Kreuziger | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 15 | Franco Pellizotti | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 16 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 17 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 2'04 | | 18 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 19 | Daniele Bennati | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 20 | Adrien Hanzen | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 21 | Willem Brouwer | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 22 | Fabian Cancellara | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 23 | Jan Bakelants | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 24 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 25 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 26 | Robert Gesink | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 27 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 28 | Rafal Majka | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 29 | Przemyslaw Niemiec | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 30 | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 31 | Dario Cataldo | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 32 | Giampaolo Caruso | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 33 | Yury Trofimov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 34 | Domenico Pozzovivo | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 35 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 36 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 37 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 38 | Anthony Roux | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 39 | Michael Albasini | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 40 | Wilco Kelderman | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 41 | Michael Matthews | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 42 | Pierrick Fédrigo | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 43 | Anthony Geslin | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 44 | Sep Vanmarcke | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 45 | Gorka Izagirre | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 46 | Maxim Belkov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 47 | Wout Poels | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 48 | Enrico Battaglin | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 49 | Carlo Calzone | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 50 | Marco Marcato | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 51 | Simon Geschke | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 52 | Christophe Riblon | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 53 | Vladimir Gusev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 54 | John Gadret | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 55 | Luca Paolini | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 56 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 57 | Haimar Zubeldia | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 58 | Diego Rosa | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 59 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 60 | Miguel Rubiano | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 61 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 62 | Alexandre Geniez | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 63 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 64 | Lieuwe Westra | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 65 | Serge Pauwels | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 66 | Samuel Dumoulin | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 67 | Emanuele Sella | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 68 | Gianluca Brambilla | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 69 | Hubert Dupont | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 70 | Francesco Reda | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 71 | Fabio Felline | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 72 | Cayetano Sarmiento | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 73 | Daniel Oss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 74 | Gorka Verdugo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 75 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 76 | Jesús Hernández | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 77 | Ben Swift | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 78 | Sylwester Szmyd | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 79 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 80 | Ivan Santaromita | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 81 | Josh Burton | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 82 | Manuele Mori | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 83 | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 84 | Valerio Agnoli | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 85 | Francis De Greef | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 86 | François Parisien | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 87 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 88 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 89 | Mikel Astarloza | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 90 | Thomas Peterson | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 91 | Stephen Cummings | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 92 | Matti Breschel | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 93 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 94 | Evegeny Shalunov | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 95 | Tiago Machado | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 96 | Adriano Malori | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 97 | Jack Bauer | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 98 | Evgeni Petrov | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 99 | Jens Keukeleire | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 100 | Nicklas Stromberg | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 101 | Juan José Oroz | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 102 | Robert Vrecer | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 103 | Mads Christensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 104 | Luke Durbridge | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 105 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 106 | Stijn Devolder | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 107 | Marco Pinotti | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 108 | Federico Canuti | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 109 | Fabio Aru | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 110 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 111 | Jorge Azanza | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 112 | Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 113 | Danny Pate | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 114 | Jackson RodrÃguez | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. | | 115 | Yaroslav Popovych | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 116 | Lachlan Morton | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 117 | Luke Rowe | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 118 | Patrick Gretsch | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 119 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 120 | Vladimir Karpets | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 121 | Alessandro Vanotti | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 122 | Luka Mezgec | Team Argos - Shimano | + 6'27 | | 123 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 124 | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 125 | Danny Van Poppel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 126 | Stefano Pirazzi | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 127 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 128 | Anthony Ravard | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 129 | Johan Le Bon | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 130 | Jakob Rathe | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 131 | Ioannis Tamouridis | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 132 | Thomas Dekker | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 133 | Iván Gutiérrez | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 134 | Nikias Arndt | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 135 | Francesco Gavazzi | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 136 | Maciej Bodnar | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 137 | Fabian Brookes | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 138 | Tom O'Callaghan | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 139 | Boy Van Poppel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 140 | Silvio Pennarossa | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 141 | Roberto Ferrari | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 142 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 143 | Brian Bulgac | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 144 | Alex Dowsett | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 145 | Robert Andrews | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 146 | Jaxton McNutt | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 147 | Wesley Sulzberger | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 148 | Martin Kohler | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 149 | Alessandro Petacchi | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 150 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 151 | Frantisek Rabon | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 152 | Bert De Backer | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 153 | Dennis Vanendert | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 154 | Luca Dodi | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 155 | Marco Haller | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 156 | Cameron Wurf | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 157 | Lucas Sebastián Haedo | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 158 | Joost Van Leijen | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 159 | Mirko Selvaggi | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 160 | Wesley Kreder | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 161 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 162 | Marc Goos | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 163 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 164 | Jure Golcer | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. | | 165 | Argiro Ospina | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 166 | Jos Van Emden | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 167 | Arman Kamyshev | Astana Pro Team | + 7'27 | | 168 | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 9'10 | | 169 | Michael Hepburn | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 170 | Cédric Pineau | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 171 | Nelson Oliveira | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 172 | Filippo Baggio | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 173 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 174 | Fumiyuki Beppu | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 175 | Emilien Viennet | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 176 | Olivier Kaisen | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 177 | Adrián Sáez de Arregi | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 178 | Enrico Barbin | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | + 10'50 | | 179 | Dennis Van Winden | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 11'34 | | 180 | Davide Appollonio | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 181 | Alexander Porsev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 182 | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 183 | Raymond Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 184 | Bert Grabsch | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 185 | Martijn Maaskant | Garmin - Sharp | + 12'02 | | 186 | Cristian Delle Stelle | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 187 | Marco Coledan | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 188 | Harald Totschnig | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. | | 189 | Clemens Fankhauser | Tirol Cycling Team | + 17'51 | | 190 | Patrick Bosman | Tirol Cycling Team | + 21'21 | | 191 | Gregor Mühlberger | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. | | 192 | Hannes Kapeller | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. | | 193 | Marc Obkircher | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t. | | 194 | Tobias Derler | Tirol Cycling Team | + 22'17 | | 195 | Stefan Praxmarer | Tirol Cycling Team | s.t |
General Classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time | | 1 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | 49h59'40 | | 2 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | + 47 | | 3 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin - Sharp | + 2'20 | | 4 | Richie Porte | Sky Procycling | + 3'03 | | 5 | Roman Kreuziger | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 3'26 | | 6 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | + 6'07 | | 7 | Robert Kiserlovski | RadioShack - Leopard | + 6'50 | | 8 | Franco Pellizotti | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 7'09 | | 9 | Michele Scarponi | Lampre - Merida | + 7'58 | | 10 | Wilco Kelderman | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 7'59 |
Spoiler | 11 | Ivan Basso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 9'01 | | 12 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 9'05 | | 13 | Alexandre Geniez | FDJ.fr | + 12'10 | | 14 | Yury Trofimov | Katusha Team | + 12'37 | | 15 | Dario Cataldo | Sky Procycling | + 13'25 | | 16 | Domenico Pozzovivo | AG2R La Mondiale | + 14'50 | | 17 | Christophe Riblon | AG2R La Mondiale | + 15'15 | | 18 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | + 15'18 | | 19 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Merida | + 15'42 | | 20 | Robert Gesink | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 15'58 | | 21 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre - Merida | + 16'04 | | 22 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 16'38 | | 23 | Michael Albasini | Orica - GreenEdge | + 16'46 | | 24 | Gorka Verdugo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 17'00 | | 25 | Giampaolo Caruso | Katusha Team | + 17'10 | | 26 | John Gadret | AG2R La Mondiale | + 17'16 | | 27 | Fabio Aru | Astana Pro Team | + 17'19 | | 28 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | + 17'24 | | 29 | Tiago Machado | RadioShack - Leopard | + 17'56 | | 30 | Fabian Cancellara | RadioShack - Leopard | + 18'18 | | 31 | Lieuwe Westra | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 18'39 | | 32 | Pierrick Fédrigo | FDJ.fr | + 19'07 | | 33 | Ivan Santaromita | BMC Racing Team | + 19'16 | | 34 | Haimar Zubeldia | RadioShack - Leopard | + 19'25 | | 35 | Valerio Agnoli | Astana Pro Team | + 19'29 | | 36 | Diego Rosa | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 19'32 | | 37 | Evegeny Shalunov | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 19'34 | | 38 | Miguel Rubiano | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 19'36 | | 39 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 20'07 | | 40 | Eros Capecchi | Movistar Team | + 20'11 | | 41 | Przemyslaw Niemiec | Lampre - Merida | + 20'19 | | 42 | Enrico Battaglin | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | + 20'22 | | 43 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto Belisol | + 20'26 | | 44 | Jesús Hernández | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 20'42 | | 45 | Gorka Izagirre | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 21'15 | | 46 | Jan Bakelants | RadioShack - Leopard | + 22'09 | | 47 | Vladimir Gusev | Katusha Team | + 22'20 | | 48 | Gianluca Brambilla | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 23'28 | | 49 | Christian Knees | Sky Procycling | + 24'28 | | 50 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 51 | Rafal Majka | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 24'34 | | 52 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 26'13 | | 53 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana Pro Team | + 26'44 | | 54 | Simon Geschke | Team Argos - Shimano | + 27'03 | | 55 | Nicki Sørensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 27'14 | | 56 | Cayetano Sarmiento | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 28'53 | | 57 | Adriano Malori | Lampre - Merida | + 28'55 | | 58 | Luca Paolini | Katusha Team | + 29'26 | | 59 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | + 29'49 | | 60 | Mikel Astarloza | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 29'56 | | 61 | Filippo Pozzato | Lampre - Merida | + 30'52 | | 62 | Hubert Dupont | AG2R La Mondiale | + 30'59 | | 63 | Fabio Felline | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 31'33 | | 64 | Lachlan Morton | Garmin - Sharp | + 31'40 | | 65 | Stefano Pirazzi | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | + 31'51 | | 66 | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke | Sky Procycling | + 32'16 | | 67 | Francesco Reda | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 32'18 | | 68 | Stephen Cummings | BMC Racing Team | + 33'00 | | 69 | Jackson RodrÃguez | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 34'08 | | 70 | Anthony Roux | FDJ.fr | + 34'14 | | 71 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | + 34'34 | | 72 | Michael Matthews | Orica - GreenEdge | + 35'06 | | 73 | Francis De Greef | Lotto Belisol | + 35'27 | | 74 | Emanuele Sella | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 35'55 | | 75 | Marco Marcato | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 35'59 | | 76 | Adrien Hanzen | Sky Procycling | + 36'02 | | 77 | Sep Vanmarcke | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 36'14 | | 78 | Samuel Dumoulin | AG2R La Mondiale | + 37'03 | | 79 | Alessandro Vanotti | Astana Pro Team | + 37'17 | | 80 | Sylwester Szmyd | Movistar Team | + 37'28 | | 81 | Sandy Casar | FDJ.fr | + 37'31 | | 82 | Danny Pate | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 83 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | + 37'56 | | 84 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | + 38'02 | | 85 | Daniel Oss | BMC Racing Team | + 38'22 | | 86 | Marco Pinotti | BMC Racing Team | + 38'33 | | 87 | Evgeni Petrov | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 38'50 | | 88 | Daniele Bennati | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 39'01 | | 89 | Maxim Belkov | Katusha Team | + 40'08 | | 90 | Luke Durbridge | Orica - GreenEdge | + 40'34 | | 91 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 40'38 | | 92 | Josh Burton | Team Argos - Shimano | + 41'45 | | 93 | Robert Vrecer | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 42'04 | | 94 | Anthony Geslin | FDJ.fr | + 42'10 | | 95 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Leopard | + 42'28 | | 96 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky Procycling | + 42'49 | | 97 | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 43'59 | | 98 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | + 44'21 | | 99 | Cristiano Salerno | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 44'50 | | 100 | Cristiano De las Campos | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 46'02 | | 101 | Federico Canuti | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 46'37 | | 102 | Yaroslav Popovych | RadioShack - Leopard | + 47'57 | | 103 | Matti Breschel | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 48'34 | | 104 | Jorge Azanza | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 48'37 | | 105 | Jack Bauer | Garmin - Sharp | + 49'03 | | 106 | Silvio Pennarossa | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 49'06 | | 107 | Patrick Gretsch | Team Argos - Shimano | + 50'08 | | 108 | Jens Keukeleire | Orica - GreenEdge | + 50'09 | | 109 | Serge Pauwels | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 51'42 | | 110 | Sonny Colbrelli | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | + 52'01 | | 111 | Manuele Mori | Lampre - Merida | + 52'14 | | 112 | Frantisek Rabon | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 52'29 | | 113 | Stijn Devolder | RadioShack - Leopard | + 53'37 | | 114 | Wout Poels | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 54'21 | | 115 | François Parisien | Team Argos - Shimano | + 54'52 | | 116 | Mads Christensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 55'12 | | 117 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | + 55'27 | | 118 | Carlo Calzone | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | + 56'01 | | 119 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 56'42 | | 120 | Cameron Wurf | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 57'20 | | 121 | Luka Mezgec | Team Argos - Shimano | + 57'43 | | 122 | Juan José Oroz | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 58'54 | | 123 | Ben Swift | Sky Procycling | + 59'37 | | 124 | Nicklas Stromberg | Garmin - Sharp | + 1h00'00 | | 125 | Thomas Peterson | Team Argos - Shimano | + 1h00'17 | | 126 | Roberto Ferrari | Lampre - Merida | + 1h01'54 | | 127 | Willem Brouwer | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1h04'01 | | 128 | Thomas Dekker | Garmin - Sharp | + 1h04'55 | | 129 | Vladimir Karpets | Movistar Team | + 1h05'14 | | 130 | Fumiyuki Beppu | Orica - GreenEdge | + 1h07'10 | | 131 | Argiro Ospina | Movistar Team | + 1h07'13 | | 132 | Luca Dodi | Lampre - Merida | + 1h07'16 | | 133 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | + 1h07'20 | | 134 | Fabian Brookes | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | + 1h07'25 | | 135 | Marc Goos | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1h08'13 | | 136 | Jakob Rathe | Garmin - Sharp | + 1h08'14 | | 137 | Arman Kamyshev | Astana Pro Team | + 1h08'37 | | 138 | Wesley Sulzberger | Orica - GreenEdge | + 1h08'57 | | 139 | Anthony Ravard | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1h11'44 | | 140 | Luke Rowe | Sky Procycling | + 1h11'45 | | 141 | Jaxton McNutt | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1h11'47 | | 142 | Maciej Bodnar | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 1h12'46 | | 143 | Iván Gutiérrez | Movistar Team | + 1h13'11 | | 144 | Johan Le Bon | FDJ.fr | + 1h13'45 | | 145 | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto Belisol | + 1h13'58 | | 146 | Alex Dowsett | Movistar Team | + 1h15'32 | | 147 | Nikias Arndt | Team Argos - Shimano | + 1h15'44 | | 148 | Francesco Gavazzi | Astana Pro Team | + 1h16'52 | | 149 | Danny Van Poppel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 1h16'57 | | 150 | Cédric Pineau | FDJ.fr | + 1h16'58 | | 151 | Andrea Guardini | Astana Pro Team | + 1h18'41 | | 152 | Ioannis Tamouridis | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1h19'46 | | 153 | Lucas Sebastián Haedo | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 1h20'11 | | 154 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1h20'24 | | 155 | Nelson Oliveira | RadioShack - Leopard | + 1h20'49 | | 156 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | + 1h21'16 | | 157 | Brian Bulgac | Lotto Belisol | + 1h21'45 | | 158 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto Belisol | + 1h22'42 | | 159 | Emilien Viennet | FDJ.fr | + 1h22'46 | | 160 | Alessandro Petacchi | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1h23'29 | | 161 | Michael Hepburn | Orica - GreenEdge | + 1h23'30 | | 162 | Adrián Sáez de Arregi | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1h24'13 | | 163 | Wesley Kreder | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 1h24'28 | | 164 | Alexander Porsev | Katusha Team | + 1h28'14 | | 165 | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1h28'35 | | 166 | Boy Van Poppel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 1h28'37 | | 167 | Tom O'Callaghan | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | + 1h28'59 | | 168 | Mirko Selvaggi | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 1h29'47 | | 169 | Marco Haller | Katusha Team | + 1h30'45 | | 170 | Martin Kohler | BMC Racing Team | + 1h30'57 | | 171 | Dennis Vanendert | Lotto Belisol | + 1h31'18 | | 172 | Dennis Van Winden | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1h31'27 | | 173 | Joost Van Leijen | Lotto Belisol | + 1h32'27 | | 174 | Bert De Backer | Team Argos - Shimano | + 1h34'55 | | 175 | Jos Van Emden | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 1h37'44 | | 176 | Jure Golcer | Tirol Cycling Team | + 1h38'12 | | 177 | Robert Andrews | Garmin - Sharp | + 1h42'43 | | 178 | Filippo Baggio | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | + 1h52'17 | | 179 | Bert Grabsch | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1h53'10 | | 180 | Olivier Kaisen | Lotto Belisol | + 1h54'29 | | 181 | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 1h55'32 | | 182 | Martijn Maaskant | Garmin - Sharp | + 2h01'13 | | 183 | Harald Totschnig | Tirol Cycling Team | + 2h08'42 | | 184 | Enrico Barbin | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | + 2h10'26 | | 185 | Marco Coledan | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | + 2h14'46 | | 186 | Raymond Kreder | Garmin - Sharp | + 2h19'15 | | 187 | Cristian Delle Stelle | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | + 2h21'21 | | 188 | Davide Appollonio | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2h33'21 | | 189 | Clemens Fankhauser | Tirol Cycling Team | + 3h29'04 | | 190 | Patrick Bosman | Tirol Cycling Team | + 3h39'33 | | 191 | Tobias Derler | Tirol Cycling Team | + 3h42'07 | | 192 | Gregor Mühlberger | Tirol Cycling Team | + 3h45'36 | | 193 | Hannes Kapeller | Tirol Cycling Team | + 3h47'45 | | 194 | Marc Obkircher | Tirol Cycling Team | + 3h48'05 | | 195 | Stefan Praxmarer | Tirol Cycling Team | + 3h48'22 |
Points
Spoiler | Rank | Name | Team | Points | General | | 1 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | 9 | 128 | | 2 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | 0 | 100 | | 3 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | 0 | 86 | | 4 | Adrien Hanzen | Sky Procycling | 0 | 83 | | 5 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin - Sharp | 5 | 81 | | 6 | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 0 | 75 | | 7 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | 0 | 74 | | 8 | Daniele Bennati | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | 0 | 65 | | 9 | Willem Brouwer | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0 | 62 | | 10 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | 0 | 58 | | 11 | Richie Porte | Sky Procycling | 4 | 57 | | 12 | Roman Kreuziger | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | 2 | 51 | | 13 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | 7 | 50 | | 14 | Robert Kiserlovski | RadioShack - Leopard | 6 | 47 | | 15 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Leopard | 0 | 43 | | 16 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Argos - Shimano | 28 | 37 | | 17 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0 | 36 | | 18 | Simon Geschke | Team Argos - Shimano | 0 | 35 | | 19 | Franco Pellizotti | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | 1 | 33 | | 20 | Eros Capecchi | Movistar Team | 27 | 31 | | 21 | Nicklas Stromberg | Garmin - Sharp | 0 | 31 | | 22 | Gorka Verdugo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0 | 29 | | 23 | Wilco Kelderman | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0 | 28 | | 24 | Stefano Pirazzi | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | 0 | 28 | | 25 | Fabian Cancellara | RadioShack - Leopard | 0 | 27 | | 26 | Fabian Brookes | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | 0 | 27 | | 27 | Jakob Rathe | Garmin - Sharp | 0 | 25 | | 28 | Gorka Izagirre | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0 | 24 | | 29 | Michael Matthews | Orica - GreenEdge | 0 | 24 | | 30 | Michele Scarponi | Lampre - Merida | 8 | 23 | | 31 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky Procycling | 0 | 23 | | 32 | Nicki Sørensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | 22 | 22 | | 33 | Emanuele Sella | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | 0 | 22 | | 34 | Elia Viviani | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0 | 22 | | 35 | Christian Knees | Sky Procycling | 18 | 18 | | 36 | Stephen Cummings | BMC Racing Team | 0 | 17 | | 37 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | 0 | 16 | | 38 | Lieuwe Westra | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0 | 16 | | 39 | Sandy Casar | FDJ.fr | 15 | 15 | | 40 | Gianluca Brambilla | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 0 | 14 | | 41 | Adriano Malori | Lampre - Merida | 0 | 14 | | 42 | Samuel Dumoulin | AG2R La Mondiale | 0 | 14 | | 43 | Enrico Barbin | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | 0 | 14 | | 44 | Carlo Calzone | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | 0 | 13 | | 45 | Dario Cataldo | Sky Procycling | 0 | 10 | | 46 | Cristiano De las Campos | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 10 | 10 | | 47 | Alessandro Petacchi | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 0 | 10 | | 48 | John Gadret | AG2R La Mondiale | 0 | 9 | | 49 | Vladimir Gusev | Katusha Team | 0 | 9 | | 50 | Ivan Basso | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 3 | 8 | | 51 | Cayetano Sarmiento | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0 | 8 | | 52 | Stijn Devolder | RadioShack - Leopard | 0 | 8 | | 53 | Nikias Arndt | Team Argos - Shimano | 0 | 8 | | 54 | Pierrick Fédrigo | FDJ.fr | 0 | 6 | | 55 | Przemyslaw Niemiec | Lampre - Merida | 0 | 6 | | 56 | Maxim Belkov | Katusha Team | 0 | 6 | | 57 | Robert Vrecer | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0 | 6 | | 58 | Johan Le Bon | FDJ.fr | 0 | 6 | | 59 | Luke Rowe | Sky Procycling | 0 | 6 | | 60 | Francesco Gavazzi | Astana Pro Team | 0 | 6 | | 61 | Nelson Oliveira | RadioShack - Leopard | 0 | 6 | | 62 | Yury Trofimov | Katusha Team | 0 | 5 | | 63 | Robert Gesink | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | 0 | 5 | | 64 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre - Merida | 0 | 5 | | 65 | Michael Albasini | Orica - GreenEdge | 0 | 5 | | 66 | Fabio Felline | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | 0 | 4 | | 67 | Francesco Reda | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | 0 | 4 | | 68 | Anthony Roux | FDJ.fr | 0 | 4 | | 69 | Filippo Baggio | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | 0 | 4 | | 70 | Alexandre Geniez | FDJ.fr | 0 | 3 | | 71 | Jan Bakelants | RadioShack - Leopard | 0 | 3 | | 72 | Rafal Majka | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | 0 | 3 | | 73 | Mikel Astarloza | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0 | 3 | | 74 | Marco Pinotti | BMC Racing Team | 0 | 3 | | 75 | Maciej Bodnar | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0 | 3 | | 76 | Enrico Battaglin | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | 0 | 2 | | 77 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto Belisol | 0 | 2 | | 78 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | 0 | 2 | | 79 | Luka Mezgec | Team Argos - Shimano | 0 | 2 | | 80 | Roberto Ferrari | Lampre - Merida | 0 | 2 | | 81 | Domenico Pozzovivo | AG2R La Mondiale | 0 | 1 | | 82 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | 0 | 1 | | 83 | Silvio Pennarossa | Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0 | 1 | | 84 | Danny Van Poppel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0 | 1 |
Mountain
Spoiler | Rank | Name | Team | Mountain | General | | 1 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0 | 27 | | 2 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | 0 | 25 | | 3 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | 0 | 16 | | 4 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | 0 | 14 | | 5 | Simon Geschke | Team Argos - Shimano | 0 | 14 | | 6 | Gorka Izagirre | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0 | 13 | | 7 | Stefano Pirazzi | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | 0 | 13 | | 8 | Ivan Santaromita | BMC Racing Team | 0 | 11 | | 9 | Stephen Cummings | BMC Racing Team | 0 | 11 | | 10 | Nikias Arndt | Team Argos - Shimano | 0 | 10 | | 11 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin - Sharp | 0 | 8 | | 12 | Gorka Verdugo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0 | 7 | | 13 | Emanuele Sella | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | 0 | 7 | | 14 | Gianluca Brambilla | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 0 | 6 | | 15 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | 0 | 6 | | 16 | Michael Albasini | Orica - GreenEdge | 0 | 5 | | 17 | Enrico Battaglin | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | 0 | 5 | | 18 | Tom O'Callaghan | Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox | 0 | 5 | | 19 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | 0 | 4 | | 20 | Jan Bakelants | RadioShack - Leopard | 0 | 4 | | 21 | Tom Dumoulin | Team Argos - Shimano | 3 | 4 | | 22 | Nelson Oliveira | RadioShack - Leopard | 0 | 4 | | 23 | Roman Kreuziger | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | 0 | 3 | | 24 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre - Merida | 0 | 3 | | 25 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | 0 | 3 | | 26 | Pierrick Fédrigo | FDJ.fr | 0 | 3 | | 27 | Vladimir Gusev | Katusha Team | 0 | 3 | | 28 | Dennis Vanendert | Lotto Belisol | 0 | 3 | | 29 | Giampaolo Caruso | Katusha Team | 0 | 2 | | 30 | Adriano Malori | Lampre - Merida | 0 | 2 | | 31 | Nicki Sørensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | 2 | 2 | | 32 | Francesco Reda | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | 0 | 2 | | 33 | Christian Knees | Sky Procycling | 1 | 1 | | 34 | Fabio Felline | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | 0 | 1 | | 35 | Robert Vrecer | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0 | 1 | | 36 | Jorge Azanza | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0 | 1 |
(So yes, you see right. It's the same time from Knees to Nibali, while Quintana and Kelderman get a huge pile of garbage added. This does neither reflect the game nor the race itself. In fact, this was legit AI riding but those time gaps... jeez, hate them. I think it's just lousy stage design. I'm sorry for Ollfardh and knockout, I wish it hadn't done that. There were gaps and those have to be counted, however they were smaller. On a bright side, I'm pretty sure we had to deal with most of the flaws so far, so let's hope we stay free of them in week 3?
Because I'm getting annoyed on this type of bullshit I may make a pause for some days after stage 14. So don't wonder if there are no reports. )
Edited by Shonak on 22-04-2014 23:41
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
|
| |
|
|
| nacho63 |
Posted on 22-04-2014 23:54
|
Sprinter
Posts: 1944
Joined: 14-03-2013
PCM$: 200.00
|
Ow so close for Tom, another good performance from Argos though |
| |
|
|
| Atlantius |
Posted on 23-04-2014 05:39
|
Team Leader
Posts: 6795
Joined: 21-07-2010
PCM$: 200.00
|
Good to see Cristiano showing himself a bit. too bad with the crash, but I doubt he would have won the sprint anyway 
|
| |
|
|
| kubys |
Posted on 23-04-2014 06:24
|
Domestique
Posts: 704
Joined: 07-05-2013
PCM$: 300.00
|
Cav is cursed.
Die hard fan of Tom Boonen and Quickstep since 2004.
|
| |
|
|
| Ollfardh |
Posted on 23-04-2014 08:10
|
World Champion
Posts: 14563
Joined: 08-08-2011
PCM$: 9100.00
|
Hmmm, good aggressive riding from the team, but Wilco is really struggling 
Interesting read though, keep up the good work!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
|
| |
|
|
| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 23-04-2014 08:44
|
Team Leader
Posts: 5533
Joined: 12-06-2013
PCM$: 500.00
|
Well Pellizotti finally finishing in the favourites group, even ahead of Nibali, is a much better effort. The Top 10 GC also looking better as well.
@Shonak Please dont stop the reports, we are really enjoying them. They are wellrotten and do not miss any action. The time gaps are hust an annoying PCM thing because I believe that Quintana's time would be X time after Nibali's because Nibali gets the same time as the first in his group so the gap between Nibali and Quintana is actually counted as the time gap between Knees and Quintana.
A silly PCM thing which pisses me off as well. Nothing you can do about it.
Continue with the great reports and please give Pellizotti his Top 10GC
|
| |
|
|
| Shonak |
Posted on 23-04-2014 09:02
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 15615
Joined: 16-07-2013
PCM$: 350.00
|
Of course I finish the Giro, I just may take a pause for a few days after stage 14. It's not called Grand Tour for nothing and I want to be fresh and eager for the third week.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
|
| |
|
|
| Ollfardh |
Posted on 23-04-2014 09:05
|
World Champion
Posts: 14563
Joined: 08-08-2011
PCM$: 9100.00
|
About the time gaps, we'll just take it as it is. It can work out in someone's favour, or not. I can imagine it's not enjoyable to report, but well. Not much we can do about it.
Alternativaly, I was thinking of adding points for top 20 GC in the GTs, like I did with the monuments. This might ease the pain of those just falling out od the top 10 due to strange AI?
One more thing: since IAM didn't get to ride in the Giro but had a goal there, it becomes automaticaly achieved as a compensation.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
|
| |
|
|
| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 23-04-2014 09:08
|
Team Leader
Posts: 5533
Joined: 12-06-2013
PCM$: 500.00
|
What was their goal and difficulty. If stage win then it is fine as they would probably get it. I think Top 15 GC not 20.
|
| |
|
|
| knockout |
Posted on 23-04-2014 09:16
|
Grand Tour Champion
Posts: 7735
Joined: 21-12-2010
PCM$: 400.00
|
At least a great ride by Eros...
A Big Thank You To All MG Reporters! |
| |
|
|
| Shonak |
Posted on 23-04-2014 09:16
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 15615
Joined: 16-07-2013
PCM$: 350.00
|
Points for Top 20 is a good idea. Grand Tours take up massive race days for any team that participates in them and many don't get a stage win or even particularly good results. Top 20 at least compensates a bit and sets it also apart from normal stage races.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
|
| |
|
|
| mvhoogdalem |
Posted on 23-04-2014 10:32
|
Small Tour Specialist
Posts: 2244
Joined: 30-06-2010
PCM$: 200.00
|
At least Basso finally showed himself. Hopefully he'll be more fresh in the last week than the other riders.
Good effort from De las Campos. Too bad he crashed, otherwise he might have had a shot at a podium place. |
| |
|
|
| Shonak |
Posted on 23-04-2014 17:45
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 15615
Joined: 16-07-2013
PCM$: 350.00
|
Bump
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
|
| |
|
|
| Shonak |
Posted on 23-04-2014 17:45
|
Tour de France Champion
Posts: 15615
Joined: 16-07-2013
PCM$: 350.00
|
Bump #2: Prepare for Sufferfeast!
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
|
| |
|
