5th and last stage with start and finish in Etten-Leur.
To make the story short, a breakaway, don't even remember their names, and they get caught in the last part. Of course a mass sprint, and we wanne win this one! So we set up a train, with Posthuma-Westra-Keukeleire-Ligthart. With one km to go, Ligthart takes the lead. On the inside of the corner, comes Gerald Ciolek.
100 metres to go and Ciolek comes next to Ligthart. It's a drag race to the finish and Ligthart gives it all, but his legs start screaming to calm down. Ciolek has more speed....
And it's the 2nd stage win for the German. He was too fast for us.
Results:
1
Gerald Ciolek
Quick·Step Cycling Team
5h01'47
2
Pim Ligthart
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
3
Leonardo Duque
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
4
Jonas Ljungblad
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
5
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
s.t.
6
Tomasz Smolen
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
7
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
8
Jens Keukeleire
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
9
Hans Dekkers
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
10
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
Spoiler
11 Davide Appollonio Sky ProCycling s.t. 12 Lieuwe Westra Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
13 Francesco Chicchi Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
14 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
15 Olivier Pardini Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
16 David Zabriskie Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
17 Wim De Vocht Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
18 Peter Stetina Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
19 Roy Curvers Skil - Shimano s.t.
20 Gert Steegmans Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
21 Stijn Joseph Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
22 Bert De Backer Skil - Shimano s.t.
23 Michel Kreder Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
24 Bert De Waele Landbouwkrediet s.t.
25 Bruno Pires Leopard Trek s.t.
26 Staf Scheirlinckx Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t. 27 Joost Posthuma Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
28 Nico Schneider Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de s.t.
29 Robbie McEwen Team RadioShack s.t.
30 Daniel Martin Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
31 Thomas Löfkvist Sky ProCycling s.t.
32 Ben Hermans Team RadioShack s.t.
33 Christophe Le Mével Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
34 Sam Bewley Team RadioShack s.t.
35 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Sky ProCycling s.t.
36 Stefan Van Dijk Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
37 Sérgio Paulinho Team RadioShack s.t.
38 Koen Barbé Landbouwkrediet s.t.
39 Mauro Santambrogio BMC Racing Team s.t.
40 Frank Dressler Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de s.t.
41 Sven Vandousselaere Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
42 Peter Kennaugh Sky ProCycling s.t.
43 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
44 Roel Paulissen Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht s.t.
45 Philip Lavery An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
46 Olivier Kaisen Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
47 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
48 Rudy Lesschaeve Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de s.t.
49 Adrien Petit Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
50 Kenny Terweduwe An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
51 Stefan Cohnen Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de s.t.
52 Vytautas Kaupas Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de s.t. 53 Wilco Kelderman Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
54 Sep Vanmarcke Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
55 Oliver Zaugg Leopard Trek s.t.
56 Joeri Calleeuw Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht s.t.
57 Robin Chaigneau Skil - Shimano s.t.
58 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
59 Blazej Janiaczyk CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
60 Mitchell Docker Skil - Shimano s.t.
61 Sam Bennett An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
62 Murilo Fischer Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
63 Gilles Devillers Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t. 64 Jack Bobridge Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
65 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
66 Andrew Fenn An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
67 Christian Poos Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de s.t.
68 Gert-Jan Van Immerseel Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht s.t.
69 Maxim Debusschere An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
70 Remco Broers Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de s.t.
71 Arnoud Van Groen Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
72 Jetse Bol Rabobank Continental Team s.t.
73 Aleksejs Saramotins Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
74 Sjef De Wilde Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
75 Benjamin Verraes Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht s.t.
76 Mateusz Taciak CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
77 Dylan Teuns Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht s.t.
78 Thomas Rohregger Leopard Trek s.t.
79 Kamil Zielinski CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
80 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
81 Julien El Fares Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
82 Mark McNally An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
83 Michael Barry Sky ProCycling s.t.
84 Nico Sijmens Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
85 Kjell Carlström Sky ProCycling s.t.
86 Fabio Polazzi Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
87 James Spragg Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly s.t.
88 David Moncoutié Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
89 Huub Duyn Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly s.t.
90 Yukihiro Doi Skil - Shimano s.t.
91 Mario Aerts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
92 Garrit Broeders Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht s.t.
93 Alain Van der Velde Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly s.t.
94 Sven Jodts Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
95 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack s.t.
96 Hendrik Van den Bossche Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly s.t.
97 Nick Van der Lijke Rabobank Continental Team s.t.
98 Bart Dockx Landbouwkrediet s.t.
99 Stefan Denifl Leopard Trek s.t.
100 Johan Coenen Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
101 Bjorn Brems An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
102 Tomasz Marczynski CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
103 Ricardo Van der Velde Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly s.t.
104 Pawel Charucki CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
105 William Clarke Leopard Trek s.t.
106 Serge Pauwels Sky ProCycling s.t.
107 Addy Engels Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
108 Ben King Team RadioShack + 2'15
109 Robin Steenuit Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
110 Rafal Ratajczyk CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
111 Niels Van Dyck Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht s.t.
112 Kevin Verwaest Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht s.t.
113 Jan Tratnik Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
114 Pieter Jacobs Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 3'12
115 Kevyn Ista Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
116 Preben Van Hecke Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
117 Tim Mertens Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
118 Jurgen Van Goolen Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
119 Matthew Wilson Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
120 John Murphy BMC Racing Team s.t.
121 Barry Markus Rabobank Continental Team s.t.
122 Timothy Roe BMC Racing Team s.t.
123 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
124 Jarl Salomein Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
125 Bram Schmitz Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
126 Xabier Zandio Sky ProCycling s.t.
127 Adam Hansen Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
128 Chris Barton BMC Racing Team s.t.
129 Yannick Eijssen BMC Racing Team s.t.
130 Gaetan Bille Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
131 Jasper Bovenhuis Rabobank Continental Team s.t.
132 Moreno Hofland Rabobank Continental Team s.t.
133 Ludovic Mottet Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
134 Arne Van Snick Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly s.t.
135 Frederik Geerts Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly s.t.
136 Martin Pedersen Leopard Trek s.t.
137 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team s.t.
138 Jonas Vangenechten Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
139 Jesper Asselman Rabobank Continental Team s.t.
140 Kevin Van Melsen Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
141 Reinier Honig Landbouwkrediet + 4'25
142 Aidis Kruopis Landbouwkrediet s.t.
143 Koen De Kort Skil - Shimano s.t.
144 Yaroslav Popovych Team RadioShack s.t.
145 Julian Dean Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
146 Kenny De Ketele Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
147 Ronan Van Zandbeek Skil - Shimano s.t.
148 Jonathan Breyne Landbouwkrediet s.t.
149 Oscar Riesebeek Rabobank Continental Team s.t.
150 Ivan Santaromita BMC Racing Team s.t.
151 Jussi Veikkanen Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
152 Derk Abel Beckeringh Rabobank Continental Team s.t.
153 Davy Commeyne Landbouwkrediet s.t.
154 Jerome Giaux Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
155 Jasper Ockeloen Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly s.t.
GC:
1
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
18h09'17
2
Pim Ligthart
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 15
3
Gerald Ciolek
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 41
4
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
+ 57
5
Leonardo Duque
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
6
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 58
7
Michel Kreder
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1'20
8
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
+ 1'24
9
Tomasz Smolen
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 1'25
10
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1'27
Spoiler
11 Davide Viganò Leopard Trek + 1'35 12 Joost Posthuma Monster Energy - Ford + 1'49
13 Wilco Kelderman Monster Energy - Ford + 1'53
14 Thomas Löfkvist Sky ProCycling + 1'55
15 Bert De Waele Landbouwkrediet + 2'00
16 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack + 2'01
17 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Sky ProCycling + 2'03
18 Olivier Kaisen Omega Pharma - Lotto + 2'04
19 David Moncoutié Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 2'05
20 Ben Hermans Team RadioShack + 2'07
21 Huub Duyn Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly + 2'08
22 Olivier Pardini Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole + 2'09
23 Daniel Martin Team Garmin - Cervélo + 2'10
24 Sérgio Paulinho Team RadioShack s.t.
25 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
26 Serge Pauwels Sky ProCycling s.t.
27 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team + 2'11
28 Julien El Fares Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
29 Christophe Le Mével Team Garmin - Cervélo + 2'12
30 Staf Scheirlinckx Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
31 Thomas Rohregger Leopard Trek + 2'13
32 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
33 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 34 Sep Vanmarcke Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
35 Nick Van der Lijke Rabobank Continental Team s.t.
36 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack + 2'14
37 Peter Kennaugh Sky ProCycling + 2'15
38 Sven Vandousselaere Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
39 Mauro Santambrogio BMC Racing Team + 2'16
40 Johan Coenen Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 2'19
41 Oliver Zaugg Leopard Trek s.t.
42 Roy Curvers Skil - Shimano + 2'20
43 Blazej Janiaczyk CCC Polsat Polkowice + 2'21
44 Davide Appollonio Sky ProCycling + 3'25
45 Michael Barry Sky ProCycling + 4'18
46 Kjell Carlström Sky ProCycling + 4'29
47 Gert Steegmans Quick·Step Cycling Team + 5'11
48 Kevyn Ista Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 5'14 49 Theo Bos Monster Energy - Ford + 5'15
50 Jurgen Van Goolen Veranda's Willems - Accent s.t.
51 Martin Pedersen Leopard Trek + 5'19
52 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team + 5'20
53 Pieter Jacobs Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 5'25
54 Robbie McEwen Team RadioShack + 5'28
55 Aleksejs Saramotins Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 5'30
56 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto + 5'32
57 Preben Van Hecke Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 5'33
58 Jetse Bol Rabobank Continental Team + 5'38 59 Jack Bobridge Monster Energy - Ford + 5'48
60 Robin Chaigneau Skil - Shimano + 5'56
61 Yukihiro Doi Skil - Shimano s.t.
62 Sam Bewley Team RadioShack + 6'00 63 Jens Keukeleire Monster Energy - Ford + 6'03
64 Mitchell Docker Skil - Shimano s.t.
65 Arnoud Van Groen Veranda's Willems - Accent + 6'04
66 Sven Jodts Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 6'05
67 Adrien Petit Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 6'06
68 Nico Eeckhout An Post - Sean Kelly + 6'07
69 Kamil Zielinski CCC Polsat Polkowice + 6'08
70 Stijn Joseph Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 6'09
71 Andrew Fenn An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
72 Kenny Terweduwe An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
73 Bruno Pires Leopard Trek + 6'10
74 Hans Dekkers Landbouwkrediet + 6'13
75 William Clarke Leopard Trek + 6'14
76 Stefan Denifl Leopard Trek + 6'15
77 Rudy Lesschaeve Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de + 6'16
78 Gilles Devillers Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole + 6'20
79 Koen De Kort Skil - Shimano + 6'21
80 Mario Aerts Omega Pharma - Lotto + 6'23
81 Bart Dockx Landbouwkrediet + 6'24
82 Wim De Vocht Veranda's Willems - Accent + 6'29
83 Reinier Honig Landbouwkrediet + 6'38
84 Julian Dean Team Garmin - Cervélo + 6'40
85 Ivan Santaromita BMC Racing Team + 6'46
86 Xabier Zandio Sky ProCycling + 7'32
87 Nico Sijmens Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 7'49
88 Koen Barbé Landbouwkrediet + 7'54
89 Peter Stetina Team Garmin - Cervélo + 8'15
90 Jan Tratnik Quick·Step Cycling Team + 8'37
91 Aidis Kruopis Landbouwkrediet + 8'45
92 John Murphy BMC Racing Team + 9'04
93 Adam Hansen Omega Pharma - Lotto + 9'16
94 Ronan Van Zandbeek Skil - Shimano + 9'18
95 Jonas Vangenechten Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole + 9'19
96 Gaetan Bille Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole + 9'26
97 Jonas Ljungblad Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de + 9'29
98 Mateusz Taciak CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
99 Fabio Polazzi Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole + 9'45
100 Addy Engels Quick·Step Cycling Team + 9'47
101 Stefan Cohnen Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de + 10'07
102 Yaroslav Popovych Team RadioShack + 10'19
103 Oscar Riesebeek Rabobank Continental Team + 10'41
104 Ben King Team RadioShack + 11'53
105 Christian Poos Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de + 12'09
106 Jarl Salomein Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 12'42
107 Timothy Roe BMC Racing Team + 12'45
108 Tomasz Marczynski CCC Polsat Polkowice + 13'21
109 Nico Schneider Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de + 13'24
110 Ricardo Van der Velde Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly + 13'31
111 Gert-Jan Van Immerseel Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht + 13'35
112 Remco Broers Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de + 13'40
113 Stefan Van Dijk Veranda's Willems - Accent + 13'45
114 Francesco Chicchi Quick·Step Cycling Team + 13'51
115 Philip Lavery An Post - Sean Kelly + 13'53
116 Kenny De Ketele Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 13'55
117 Mark McNally An Post - Sean Kelly + 14'09
118 Jonathan Breyne Landbouwkrediet + 14'23
119 Roel Paulissen Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht + 15'40
120 Matthew Wilson Team Garmin - Cervélo + 16'01
121 Chris Barton BMC Racing Team + 16'43
122 Bram Schmitz Veranda's Willems - Accent + 16'47
123 Barry Markus Rabobank Continental Team + 16'54
124 Benjamin Verraes Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht + 17'10
125 Davy Commeyne Landbouwkrediet + 17'18
126 Maxim Debusschere An Post - Sean Kelly + 18'01
127 Derk Abel Beckeringh Rabobank Continental Team + 18'18
128 Jasper Ockeloen Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly + 18'20
129 Pawel Charucki CCC Polsat Polkowice + 19'10
130 Jussi Veikkanen Omega Pharma - Lotto + 20'15
131 James Spragg Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly + 21'04
132 Alain Van der Velde Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly + 21'14
133 Sjef De Wilde Veranda's Willems - Accent + 21'15
134 Sam Bennett An Post - Sean Kelly + 21'44
135 Moreno Hofland Rabobank Continental Team + 23'50
136 Yannick Eijssen BMC Racing Team + 24'27
137 Joeri Calleeuw Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht + 25'27
138 Vytautas Kaupas Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de + 25'30
139 Dylan Teuns Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht + 25'38
140 Robin Steenuit Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole + 26'01
141 Jasper Bovenhuis Rabobank Continental Team + 26'48
142 Rafal Ratajczyk CCC Polsat Polkowice + 28'03
143 Bjorn Brems An Post - Sean Kelly + 28'39
144 Tim Mertens Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 28'56
145 Ludovic Mottet Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
146 Niels Van Dyck Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht + 31'49
147 Jesper Asselman Rabobank Continental Team + 32'51
148 Kevin Van Melsen Veranda's Willems - Accent + 35'12
149 Frank Dressler Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de + 35'21
150 Hendrik Van den Bossche Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly + 39'06
151 Frederik Geerts Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly + 39'37
152 Kevin Verwaest Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht + 39'46
153 Garrit Broeders Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht + 40'25
154 Jerome Giaux Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole + 42'02
155 Arne Van Snick Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly + 44'27
Points:
1
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
4
74
2
Pim Ligthart
Monster Energy - Ford
20
65
3
Gerald Ciolek
Quick·Step Cycling Team
25
57
4
Leonardo Duque
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
16
53
5
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
9
49
KOTM:
1
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
40
2
Preben Van Hecke
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
38
3
Thomas Rohregger
Leopard Trek
28
4
Sven Vandousselaere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
24
5
Nick Van der Lijke
Rabobank Continental Team
18
U25:
1
Pim Ligthart
Monster Energy - Ford
18h09'32
2
Gerald Ciolek
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 26
3
Michel Kreder
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1'05
4
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1'38
5
Ben Hermans
Team RadioShack
+ 1'52
Teams:
1
Monster Energy - Ford
54h30'08
2
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1'22
3
Skil - Shimano
+ 1'59
4
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2'30
5
Team RadioShack
+ 2'57
GC-winner:
Word from the DS: What a succesful Ster ZLM Tour for the team! Great ride by Lieuwe Westra who won the GC and the points-ranking, for Pim Ligthart, who got 2nd in the GC, won a stage and the U25-rankings and for Wilco Kelderman who won the KOTM-rankings. And we also won the teams-rankings!! There's one way to celebrate this: bring the champagne!
Edited by dienblad on 24-09-2011 21:37
As the last part of the preparation for the Tour de France, we took part in the Route du Sud, a 4-stage race in the SOuth of France, with 2 days in the Pyrenées.
Stage 1: From Castres to Samatan, almost flat with a few little climbs.
Niki Terpstra is very active in this stage, collecting many KOTM-points. His reward comes at the end of the day, where he can put on that polka dot jersey!
But of course, it turns out to be a mass sprint. FDJ's William Bonnet is the fastest and takes the win. Jérome Baugnies (Topsport) in 2nd and Frédéric Amorison in 3rd. Our sprint is disappointing again, with Marcel Kittel in 9th place.
Results:
1
William Bonnet
FDJ
4h29'28
2
Jérôme Baugnies
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
3
Frédéric Amorison
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
4
Jacek Morajko
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
5
Stéphane Poulhiès
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
6
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
7
Wesley Sulzberger
FDJ
s.t.
8
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
s.t.
9
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
10
Alexandre Geniez
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
Spoiler
11 Sébastien Rosseler Monster Energy - Ford s.t. 12 Andy Schleck Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
13 Martijn Maaskant Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
14 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
15 Florian Vachon Bretagne - Schuller s.t. 16 Thomas De Gendt Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
17 Bartosz Huzarski Team NetApp s.t.
18 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
19 Bert Scheirlinckx Landbouwkrediet s.t.
20 Marek Rutkiewicz CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
21 Pierre Rolland Team Europcar s.t.
22 Sébastien Joly Saur - Sojasun s.t.
23 Rory Sutherland UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t. 24 Niki Terpstra Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
25 Maxime Bouet AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
26 Thomas Bonnin Skil - Shimano s.t.
27 Jean-Christophe Peraud AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 28 Coen Vermeltfoort Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
29 Egidijus Juodvalkis Landbouwkrediet s.t.
30 Yohan Offredo FDJ s.t.
31 Kenny Van Hummel Skil - Shimano s.t.
32 Tomasz Kiendyś CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
33 Thierry Hupond Skil - Shimano s.t.
34 David Veilleux Team Europcar s.t.
35 Frédéric Guesdon FDJ s.t.
36 Guillaume Blot Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
37 Sylvain Calzati Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
38 Michael Van Staeyen Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
39 Steven Cozza Team NetApp s.t.
40 Christopher Jones UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
41 Mathieu Drujon Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
42 Javier Moreno Caja Rural s.t.
43 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
44 Yann Huguet Skil - Shimano s.t.
45 Anthony Delaplace Saur - Sojasun s.t.
46 Steve Chainel FDJ s.t.
47 André Schulze CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
48 Pieter Serry Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
49 Julien Loubet AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
50 Jesús Del Nero Team NetApp s.t.
51 Manuel Ortega Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
52 Dominique Cornu Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
53 Nicolas Bonnet Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
54 Edwig Cammaerts Landbouwkrediet s.t.
55 Nicolas Rousseau Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
56 Dirk Bellemakers Landbouwkrediet s.t.
57 Mariusz Witecki CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
58 Eric Baumann Team NetApp s.t.
59 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp s.t.
60 Matthieu Ladagnous FDJ s.t.
61 Sébastien Delfosse Landbouwkrediet s.t.
62 Kevin Lalouette Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
63 Geert Verheyen Landbouwkrediet s.t.
64 Cyril Bessy Saur - Sojasun s.t.
65 Jelle Wallays Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
66 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
67 Simon Geschke Skil - Shimano s.t.
68 Laurent Pichon Bretagne - Schuller s.t. 69 Marc De Maar Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
70 Jonathan Thiré Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
71 Íñigo Cuesta Caja Rural s.t.
72 Julien Antomarchi Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
73 Nacer Bouhanni FDJ s.t.
74 Juan José Lobato Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
75 Dimitri Champion AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
76 Steven Van Vooren Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
77 Oleg Chuzhda Caja Rural s.t.
78 Arnaud Molmy Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
79 Jose Mendes CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
80 Yannick Talabardon Saur - Sojasun s.t.
81 Pieter Vanspeybroeck Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
82 Kristian Sobota Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
83 Renaud Dion Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
84 Adrián Palomares Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
85 José Vicente Toribio Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
86 Perrig Quemeneur Team Europcar s.t.
87 Florian Le Corre Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
88 Fabrice Jeandesboz Saur - Sojasun s.t.
89 Joaquín Sobrino Caja Rural s.t.
90 Ludovic Turpin Saur - Sojasun s.t.
91 Johannes Fröhlinger Skil - Shimano s.t.
92 Marco Frapporti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
93 José Herrada Caja Rural s.t.
94 Guytan Lilholt Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
95 Jean-Luc Delpech Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
96 Vincent Jérôme Team Europcar s.t.
97 Olivier Chevalier Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
98 Jonathan Bertrand Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
99 Grégory Joseph Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
100 Omar Lombardi Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
101 Benjamin Gourgue Landbouwkrediet s.t.
102 Hilton Clarke UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
103 Matthieu Boulo Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
104 Benoît Daeninck Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
105 Jonathan Dufrasne Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
106 Dimitri Le Boulch Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
107 Thomas Vaubourzeix Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
108 Evaldas Siskevicius Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
109 Diego Milán Caja Rural s.t.
110 Christian Meier UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
111 Cesare Benedetti Team NetApp s.t.
112 Michaël Baer Team NetApp s.t.
113 Jesper Odgaard Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
114 Jean-Lou Paiani Saur - Sojasun s.t.
115 Morgan Kneisky Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
116 José Luis Roldán Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
117 Christophe Premont Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
118 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
119 Mathieu Claude Team Europcar s.t.
120 Scott Zwizanski UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
121 Marc Hester Christina Watches - Onfone + 2'47
122 Adrian Honkisz CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
123 Jakob Madsen Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
124 Rubén Martínez Caja Rural s.t.
125 Jake Keough UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
126 Dariusz Batek CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
127 Robert Retschke Team NetApp s.t.
128 Jonathan Dewitte Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
129 Simone Stortoni Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
130 Paolo Locatelli Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
131 Manuel Belletti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
132 Mads Moltke Steen Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
133 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
134 Eloy Ruiz Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
135 Maxime Méderel Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
136 Jean-Marc Bideau Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
137 Henrijs Vimba Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
138 Daniel Malmros Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
139 Rubén Reig Caja Rural s.t.
140 Sergio Carrasco Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
141 Andrew Pinfold UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
142 José Alberto Benítez Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
143 Toms Flaksis Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
144 Giovanni Bernaudeau Team Europcar s.t.
145 Justin Van Hoecke Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
146 Janis Stonis Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
147 Benjamin Giraud Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille + 4'11
148 Alberto Contoli Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
149 Raivis Skujins Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
150 Mads Hardahl Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
151 Philippe Legrand Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole + 5'02
152 Andrea Piechele Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
153 Bradley White UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling + 7'23
Today's winner: Edited by dienblad on 25-09-2011 08:48
Stage 2 is from Saint Gaudens to Cauteret. A tough stage, in which the riders have to climb the Col D'Aspin and the Col du Tourmalet. Also the last 10km to Cauteret go uphill.
We start the day with a crash, unfortunately. Marcel Kittel crashes even before the Col D'Aspin, but can continue his ride. He has to ride a long way alone, but manages to get in without problems with the time limit.
This is the stage where Andy Schleck wants to test himself for the Tour. He attacks at the ascend of the Tourmalet, with still 10km of climbing and 40km of this stage to go. His gaps increases every kilometre!
Of course, he is the first on the summit of this legendary col.
At 2'30 cross two French climbers the summit: Pierre Rolland (Europcar) and Alexandre Geniez (Skil). Thomas de Gendt follows at 2'55, joined by Sebastien Joly (Saur).
Schleck descends on a save way, so at the foot of the last climb to Cauterets, Geniez is only 1'00 behind him. De Gendt has joined Rolland, and they follow at 1'30.
Andy climbs very, very fast and extends his lead. He can celebrate his victory and knows his form for the Tour is good, a succesful test!
De Gendt saved his legs in the long descend, so in the climb he had some energy left. He drops Rolland and joins Geniez. He outsprints the young French rider, and makes it a double for the team at 3'31.
Results:
1
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
5h12'35
2
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 3'31
3
Alexandre Geniez
Skil - Shimano
+ 3'36
4
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 3'59
5
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'33
6
Marek Rutkiewicz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 5'49
7
Sébastien Joly
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
8
Thomas Bonnin
Skil - Shimano
+ 7'52
9
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
10
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'04
Spoiler
11 Simon Geschke Skil - Shimano + 8'14
12 Dimitri Champion AG2R La Mondiale + 8'19
13 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
14 Gianni Meersman FDJ + 9'04
15 Ludovic Turpin Saur - Sojasun s.t.
16 Rory Sutherland UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
17 Javier Moreno Caja Rural + 11'08
18 Adrián Palomares Andalucía Caja Granada + 11'46
19 Jacek Morajko CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
20 Bartosz Huzarski Team NetApp s.t.
21 José Herrada Caja Rural s.t.
22 Manuel Ortega Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
23 Steve Chainel FDJ s.t.
24 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
25 Sylvain Calzati Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
26 Jesús Del Nero Team NetApp s.t.
27 Jérôme Baugnies Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
28 William Bonnet FDJ s.t.
29 Thierry Hupond Skil - Shimano s.t.
30 Julien Loubet AG2R La Mondiale + 12'04
31 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
32 Julien Antomarchi Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille + 15'02
33 Yohan Offredo FDJ + 15'37
34 Yannick Talabardon Saur - Sojasun s.t.
35 Geert Verheyen Landbouwkrediet + 15'51 36 Coen Vermeltfoort Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
37 Jose Mendes CCC Polsat Polkowice + 16'11
38 Laurent Pichon Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
39 Christian Meier UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
40 Steven Van Vooren Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 16'19
41 Oleg Chuzhda Caja Rural + 16'25
42 José Luis Roldán Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
43 Christopher Jones UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
44 Íñigo Cuesta Caja Rural s.t.
45 Steven Cozza Team NetApp s.t.
46 Tomasz Kiendyś CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
47 David Veilleux Team Europcar s.t.
48 Eloy Ruiz Andalucía Caja Granada + 16'49
49 Florian Vachon Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
50 Wesley Sulzberger FDJ s.t.
51 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp s.t.
52 Dominique Cornu Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
53 Matthieu Ladagnous FDJ s.t.
54 Guytan Lilholt Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
55 Arnaud Molmy Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
56 Dimitri Le Boulch Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
57 Frédéric Guesdon FDJ s.t.
58 Sergio Carrasco Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
59 Guillaume Blot Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
60 Perrig Quemeneur Team Europcar s.t.
61 Rubén Reig Caja Rural s.t.
62 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Schuller + 17'13
63 Marco Frapporti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
64 Mariusz Witecki CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
65 José Alberto Benítez Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
66 Matthieu Boulo Roubaix Lille Métropole + 18'31 67 Niki Terpstra Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
68 Martijn Maaskant Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
69 Sébastien Delfosse Landbouwkrediet s.t.
70 Johannes Fröhlinger Skil - Shimano s.t.
71 Yann Huguet Skil - Shimano s.t.
72 Roger Kluge Skil - Shimano s.t.
73 Cesare Benedetti Team NetApp s.t.
74 Michaël Baer Team NetApp s.t.
75 Kevin Lalouette Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
76 Bert Scheirlinckx Landbouwkrediet s.t.
77 Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet s.t.
78 Florian Le Corre Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
79 Renaud Dion Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
80 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
81 Paolo Locatelli Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
82 Jelle Wallays Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
83 Edwig Cammaerts Landbouwkrediet s.t.
84 Evaldas Siskevicius Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
85 Pieter Serry Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
86 Fabrice Jeandesboz Saur - Sojasun s.t.
87 Grégory Joseph Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
88 Pieter Vanspeybroeck Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
89 Nicolas Bonnet Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
90 Scott Zwizanski UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling + 19'07
91 Stéphane Poulhiès Saur - Sojasun + 19'26
92 Anthony Delaplace Saur - Sojasun + 19'45
93 Cyril Bessy Saur - Sojasun s.t. 94 Sébastien Rosseler Monster Energy - Ford + 20'26
95 Omar Lombardi Colnago - CSF Inox + 20'39
96 Nacer Bouhanni FDJ + 20'44
97 Robert Retschke Team NetApp s.t.
98 Maxime Méderel Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
99 Philippe Legrand Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
100 Michael Van Staeyen Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 22'23
101 Christophe Premont Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole + 22'28
102 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox + 23'32
103 Jesper Odgaard Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
104 Egidijus Juodvalkis Landbouwkrediet s.t.
105 Benoît Daeninck Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
106 Olivier Chevalier Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
107 Mathieu Claude Team Europcar s.t. 108 Marcel Kittel Monster Energy - Ford + 28'36
109 Vincent Jérôme Team Europcar + 32'52
110 Simone Stortoni Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
111 Kristian Sobota Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
112 Thomas Vaubourzeix Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
113 Joaquín Sobrino Caja Rural s.t.
114 Rubén Martínez Caja Rural s.t.
115 Dirk Bellemakers Landbouwkrediet s.t.
116 Nicolas Rousseau Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
117 Jean-Luc Delpech Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
118 Dariusz Batek CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
119 Jonathan Dufrasne Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
120 Mathieu Drujon Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
121 Adrian Honkisz CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
122 Jonathan Thiré Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
123 José Vicente Toribio Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
124 Benjamin Gourgue Landbouwkrediet s.t.
125 Jonathan Dewitte Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
126 André Schulze CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
127 Juan José Lobato Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
128 Kenny Van Hummel Skil - Shimano s.t.
129 Eric Baumann Team NetApp s.t.
130 Manuel Belletti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
131 Raivis Skujins Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
132 Jonathan Bertrand Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
133 Marc Hester Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
134 Henrijs Vimba Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
135 Diego Milán Caja Rural s.t.
136 Morgan Kneisky Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
137 Alberto Contoli Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
138 Hilton Clarke UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
139 Jakob Madsen Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
140 Benjamin Giraud Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
141 Jean-Marc Bideau Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
142 Mads Moltke Steen Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
143 Giovanni Bernaudeau Team Europcar s.t.
144 Bradley White UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
145 Jean-Lou Paiani Saur - Sojasun s.t.
146 Andrea Piechele Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
147 Jake Keough UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
148 Daniel Malmros Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
149 Toms Flaksis Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
150 Andrew Pinfold UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
151 Mads Hardahl Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
152 Justin Van Hoecke Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
153 Janis Stonis Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille + 45'56
GC:
1
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
9h41'37
2
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 3'45
3
Alexandre Geniez
Skil - Shimano
+ 3'50
4
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 4'23
5
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'59
6
Marek Rutkiewicz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 6'15
7
Sébastien Joly
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
8
Thomas Bonnin
Skil - Shimano
+ 8'18
9
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
10
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'30
Spoiler
11 Simon Geschke Skil - Shimano + 8'40
12 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale + 8'45
13 Dimitri Champion AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
14 Gianni Meersman FDJ + 9'30
15 Rory Sutherland UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
16 Ludovic Turpin Saur - Sojasun s.t.
17 Javier Moreno Caja Rural + 11'34
18 William Bonnet FDJ + 11'52
19 Jérôme Baugnies Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 12'00
20 Jacek Morajko CCC Polsat Polkowice + 12'12
21 Bartosz Huzarski Team NetApp s.t.
22 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
23 Thierry Hupond Skil - Shimano s.t.
24 Sylvain Calzati Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
25 Steve Chainel FDJ s.t.
26 Manuel Ortega Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
27 Jesús Del Nero Team NetApp s.t.
28 Adrián Palomares Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
29 José Herrada Caja Rural s.t.
30 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale + 12'30
31 Julien Loubet AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
32 Julien Antomarchi Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille + 15'28
33 Yohan Offredo FDJ + 16'03
34 Yannick Talabardon Saur - Sojasun s.t. 35 Coen Vermeltfoort Monster Energy - Ford + 16'17
36 Geert Verheyen Landbouwkrediet s.t.
37 Laurent Pichon Bretagne - Schuller + 16'37
38 Jose Mendes CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
39 Christian Meier UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
40 David Veilleux Team Europcar + 16'45
41 Steven Van Vooren Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
42 Tomasz Kiendyś CCC Polsat Polkowice + 16'51
43 Christopher Jones UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
44 Steven Cozza Team NetApp s.t.
45 Íñigo Cuesta Caja Rural s.t.
46 Oleg Chuzhda Caja Rural s.t.
47 José Luis Roldán Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
48 Dominique Cornu Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 17'11
49 Guillaume Blot Bretagne - Schuller + 17'13
50 Guytan Lilholt Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
51 Wesley Sulzberger FDJ + 17'15
52 Florian Vachon Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
53 Frédéric Guesdon FDJ s.t.
54 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp s.t.
55 Matthieu Ladagnous FDJ s.t.
56 Arnaud Molmy Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
57 Perrig Quemeneur Team Europcar s.t.
58 Dimitri Le Boulch Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
59 Mariusz Witecki CCC Polsat Polkowice + 17'37
60 Marco Frapporti Colnago - CSF Inox + 17'39
61 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
62 Evaldas Siskevicius Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille + 18'47
63 Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet + 18'49
64 Kevin Lalouette Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
65 Bert Scheirlinckx Landbouwkrediet + 18'51 66 Niki Terpstra Monster Energy - Ford + 18'55
67 Roger Kluge Skil - Shimano + 18'57 68 Martijn Maaskant Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
69 Yann Huguet Skil - Shimano s.t.
70 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
71 Sébastien Delfosse Landbouwkrediet s.t.
72 Pieter Serry Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
73 Edwig Cammaerts Landbouwkrediet s.t.
74 Nicolas Bonnet Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
75 Jelle Wallays Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
76 Johannes Fröhlinger Skil - Shimano s.t.
77 Renaud Dion Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
78 Florian Le Corre Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
79 Pieter Vanspeybroeck Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
80 Matthieu Boulo Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
81 Fabrice Jeandesboz Saur - Sojasun s.t.
82 Cesare Benedetti Team NetApp s.t.
83 Grégory Joseph Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
84 Michaël Baer Team NetApp s.t.
85 Scott Zwizanski UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling + 19'33
86 Stéphane Poulhiès Saur - Sojasun + 19'52
87 Eloy Ruiz Andalucía Caja Granada + 20'02
88 Sergio Carrasco Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
89 Rubén Reig Caja Rural s.t.
90 Anthony Delaplace Saur - Sojasun + 20'11
91 Cyril Bessy Saur - Sojasun s.t.
92 José Alberto Benítez Andalucía Caja Granada + 20'26 93 Sébastien Rosseler Monster Energy - Ford + 20'52
94 Omar Lombardi Colnago - CSF Inox + 21'05
95 Nacer Bouhanni FDJ + 21'10
96 Paolo Locatelli Colnago - CSF Inox + 21'44
97 Michael Van Staeyen Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 22'49
98 Christophe Premont Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole + 22'54
99 Robert Retschke Team NetApp + 23'57
100 Maxime Méderel Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
101 Egidijus Juodvalkis Landbouwkrediet + 23'58
102 Olivier Chevalier Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
103 Benoît Daeninck Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
104 Jesper Odgaard Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
105 Mathieu Claude Team Europcar s.t.
106 Philippe Legrand Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole + 26'12
107 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox + 26'45 108 Marcel Kittel Monster Energy - Ford + 29'02
109 Juan José Lobato Andalucía Caja Granada + 33'12
110 Eric Baumann Team NetApp + 33'14
111 Kristian Sobota Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
112 Diego Milán Caja Rural s.t.
113 Kenny Van Hummel Skil - Shimano + 33'18
114 Mathieu Drujon Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
115 Nicolas Rousseau Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
116 Dirk Bellemakers Landbouwkrediet s.t.
117 André Schulze CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
118 Jonathan Thiré Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
119 Joaquín Sobrino Caja Rural s.t.
120 Vincent Jérôme Team Europcar s.t.
121 José Vicente Toribio Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
122 Jean-Luc Delpech Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
123 Thomas Vaubourzeix Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
124 Jonathan Dufrasne Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
125 Benjamin Gourgue Landbouwkrediet s.t.
126 Jonathan Bertrand Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
127 Hilton Clarke UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
128 Morgan Kneisky Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
129 Jean-Lou Paiani Saur - Sojasun s.t.
130 Rubén Martínez Caja Rural + 36'05
131 Simone Stortoni Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
132 Adrian Honkisz CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
133 Dariusz Batek CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
134 Jonathan Dewitte Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
135 Marc Hester Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
136 Manuel Belletti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
137 Jakob Madsen Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
138 Henrijs Vimba Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
139 Jake Keough UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
140 Mads Moltke Steen Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
141 Jean-Marc Bideau Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
142 Daniel Malmros Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
143 Giovanni Bernaudeau Team Europcar s.t.
144 Andrew Pinfold UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
145 Toms Flaksis Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
146 Justin Van Hoecke Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
147 Raivis Skujins Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille + 37'29
148 Alberto Contoli Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
149 Benjamin Giraud Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
150 Mads Hardahl Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
151 Andrea Piechele Colnago - CSF Inox + 38'20
152 Bradley White UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling + 40'41
153 Janis Stonis Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille + 49'09
Points:
1
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
31
35
2
Alexandre Geniez
Skil - Shimano
20
26
3
William Bonnet
FDJ
0
25
4
Jérôme Baugnies
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
0
20
5
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
20
20
KOTM:
1
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
30
30
2
Alexandre Geniez
Skil - Shimano
18
18
3
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
18
18
4
Niki Terpstra
Monster Energy - Ford
0
16
5
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
16
16
Today's winner:
Word from the DS: A very good ride by Andy, showing that he's ready for the Tour de France. Thomas de Gendt surprised us by beating the French riders and making it a great double for the team!
Edited by dienblad on 25-09-2011 09:14
Stage 3 from Pierrefitte Nestalas to Bagneres de Luchon, with again 2 cols to be climbed: the Col du Mente and the Port de Bales.
This time, Pierre Rolland (GC number 4) gives it a go. We are already on the Port de Bales and he quickly gets a minute. The other French riders react, Geniez, Joly, Peraud, etc. but Andy Schleck stays calm. When the lead of Rolland is about 2 minutes 5km from the summit, Andy accelerates.
He passes all the other riders, except for Rolland, who is the first on the summit. Andy follows at '25.
It took almost all the descend for Andy to close the gap, and with 1km to go, he's on the wheel of Rolland.
The sprint starts and Rolland beats Andy with only a few centimetres. Great ride by the French rider!
Results:
1
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
5h39'25
2
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
3
Alexandre Geniez
Skil - Shimano
+ 52
4
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'26
5
Sébastien Joly
Saur - Sojasun
+ 2'29
6
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
7
Rory Sutherland
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 3'41
8
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'22
9
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
10
Marek Rutkiewicz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
Spoiler
11 Simon Geschke Skil - Shimano s.t.
12 Johannes Fröhlinger Skil - Shimano s.t.
13 Dimitri Champion AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
14 Thomas Bonnin Skil - Shimano + 6'19
15 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
16 Gianni Meersman FDJ s.t.
17 Bartosz Huzarski Team NetApp + 7'15
18 Jérôme Baugnies Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 8'46
19 Manuel Ortega Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
20 Ludovic Turpin Saur - Sojasun s.t.
21 José Herrada Caja Rural s.t.
22 Javier Moreno Caja Rural s.t.
23 Sylvain Calzati Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
24 Jacek Morajko CCC Polsat Polkowice + 9'48
25 Yohan Offredo FDJ s.t.
26 Steven Van Vooren Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
27 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
28 Fabrice Jeandesboz Saur - Sojasun s.t.
29 Julien Loubet AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
30 Thierry Hupond Skil - Shimano s.t.
31 Christopher Jones UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
32 Vincent Jérôme Team Europcar s.t.
33 Laurent Pichon Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
34 Adrián Palomares Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
35 Steven Cozza Team NetApp s.t.
36 Jesús Del Nero Team NetApp s.t.
37 Julien Antomarchi Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
38 Bert Scheirlinckx Landbouwkrediet s.t.
39 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp s.t.
40 Rubén Reig Caja Rural s.t.
41 Geert Verheyen Landbouwkrediet s.t.
42 Eloy Ruiz Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
43 Íñigo Cuesta Caja Rural + 11'38
44 Guillaume Blot Bretagne - Schuller + 12'10
45 Jose Mendes CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
46 Marco Frapporti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
47 Dimitri Le Boulch Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
48 William Bonnet FDJ s.t.
49 Tomasz Kiendyś CCC Polsat Polkowice + 12'47
50 Yann Huguet Skil - Shimano s.t.
51 Simone Stortoni Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
52 Thomas Vaubourzeix Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
53 Sébastien Delfosse Landbouwkrediet s.t.
54 David Veilleux Team Europcar s.t.
55 Matthieu Boulo Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
56 Christian Meier UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
57 Pieter Serry Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
58 Nicolas Bonnet Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
59 Scott Zwizanski UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
60 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale + 14'03
61 Roger Kluge Skil - Shimano + 14'43
62 Kristian Sobota Christina Watches - Onfone + 15'15
63 Arnaud Molmy Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
64 Dominique Cornu Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
65 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
66 Guytan Lilholt Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
67 José Alberto Benítez Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
68 Wesley Sulzberger FDJ s.t.
69 Kevin Lalouette Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
70 Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet s.t.
71 Frédéric Guesdon FDJ + 16'38
72 Matthieu Ladagnous FDJ s.t.
73 Steve Chainel FDJ s.t.
74 Mariusz Witecki CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
75 José Luis Roldán Andalucía Caja Granada + 18'19
76 Florian Vachon Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
77 Cyril Bessy Saur - Sojasun s.t.
78 Anthony Delaplace Saur - Sojasun s.t.
79 Sergio Carrasco Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
80 Perrig Quemeneur Team Europcar s.t.
81 Yannick Talabardon Saur - Sojasun s.t.
82 Stéphane Poulhiès Saur - Sojasun s.t.
83 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
84 Grégory Joseph Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 19'30
85 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
86 Omar Lombardi Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
87 Renaud Dion Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
88 Dariusz Batek CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
89 Jonathan Dufrasne Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
90 Cesare Benedetti Team NetApp s.t.
91 Edwig Cammaerts Landbouwkrediet s.t.
92 Nacer Bouhanni FDJ s.t.
93 Paolo Locatelli Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
94 Pieter Vanspeybroeck Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
95 Florian Le Corre Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t. 96 Martijn Maaskant Monster Energy - Ford + 20'24
97 Maxime Méderel Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
98 Adrian Honkisz CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
99 Evaldas Siskevicius Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t. 100 Coen Vermeltfoort Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
101 Kenny Van Hummel Skil - Shimano s.t. 102 Niki Terpstra Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
103 Marcel Kittel Monster Energy - Ford + 25'29
104 Sébastien Rosseler Monster Energy - Ford + 25'52
105 Mathieu Drujon Big Mat - Auber 93 + 33'19
106 Manuel Belletti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
107 André Schulze CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
108 Hilton Clarke UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
109 Eric Baumann Team NetApp s.t.
110 Michael Van Staeyen Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
111 Egidijus Juodvalkis Landbouwkrediet s.t.
112 Michaël Baer Team NetApp s.t.
113 Joaquín Sobrino Caja Rural s.t.
114 Janis Stonis Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
115 Oleg Chuzhda Caja Rural s.t.
116 Nicolas Rousseau Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
117 Mathieu Claude Team Europcar s.t.
118 Jean-Luc Delpech Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
119 Juan José Lobato Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
120 Jonathan Thiré Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
121 Marc Hester Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
122 Diego Milán Caja Rural s.t.
123 Jelle Wallays Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
124 Benjamin Gourgue Landbouwkrediet s.t.
125 Jesper Odgaard Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
126 Giovanni Bernaudeau Team Europcar s.t.
127 Olivier Chevalier Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
128 Jonathan Bertrand Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
129 Benoît Daeninck Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
130 Rubén Martínez Caja Rural s.t.
131 Dirk Bellemakers Landbouwkrediet s.t.
132 Robert Retschke Team NetApp s.t.
133 Henrijs Vimba Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
134 José Vicente Toribio Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
135 Daniel Malmros Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
136 Jean-Marc Bideau Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
137 Andrew Pinfold UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
138 Jean-Lou Paiani Saur - Sojasun s.t.
139 Jake Keough UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
140 Benjamin Giraud Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
141 Morgan Kneisky Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
142 Mads Moltke Steen Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
143 Christophe Premont Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
144 Jakob Madsen Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
145 Justin Van Hoecke Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
146 Andrea Piechele Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
147 Alberto Contoli Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
148 Jonathan Dewitte Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
149 Toms Flaksis Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
150 Philippe Legrand Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
151 Raivis Skujins Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
152 Mads Hardahl Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
153 Bradley White UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling + 34'48
GC:
1
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
15h20'50
2
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 4'15
3
Alexandre Geniez
Skil - Shimano
+ 4'46
4
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 6'26
5
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 6'37
6
Sébastien Joly
Saur - Sojasun
+ 8'56
7
Marek Rutkiewicz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 10'49
8
Marc De Maar
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 12'52
9
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 13'04
10
Simon Geschke
Skil - Shimano
+ 13'14
Spoiler
11 Dimitri Champion AG2R La Mondiale + 13'19
12 Rory Sutherland UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling + 13'23
13 Thomas Bonnin Skil - Shimano + 14'49
14 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale + 15'16
15 Gianni Meersman FDJ + 16'01
16 Ludovic Turpin Saur - Sojasun + 18'28
17 Bartosz Huzarski Team NetApp + 19'39
18 Javier Moreno Caja Rural + 20'32
19 Jérôme Baugnies Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 20'58
20 Sylvain Calzati Bretagne - Schuller + 21'10
21 Manuel Ortega Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
22 José Herrada Caja Rural s.t.
23 Jacek Morajko CCC Polsat Polkowice + 22'12
24 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
25 Thierry Hupond Skil - Shimano s.t.
26 Jesús Del Nero Team NetApp s.t.
27 Adrián Palomares Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
28 Julien Loubet AG2R La Mondiale + 22'30
29 Johannes Fröhlinger Skil - Shimano + 23'31
30 William Bonnet FDJ + 24'14
31 Julien Antomarchi Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille + 25'28
32 Yohan Offredo FDJ + 26'03
33 Geert Verheyen Landbouwkrediet + 26'17
34 Laurent Pichon Bretagne - Schuller + 26'37
35 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale + 26'45
36 Steven Van Vooren Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
37 Christopher Jones UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling + 26'51
38 Steven Cozza Team NetApp s.t.
39 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp + 27'15
40 Íñigo Cuesta Caja Rural + 28'41
41 Bert Scheirlinckx Landbouwkrediet + 28'51
42 Fabrice Jeandesboz Saur - Sojasun + 28'57
43 Jose Mendes CCC Polsat Polkowice + 28'59
44 Steve Chainel FDJ + 29'02
45 Guillaume Blot Bretagne - Schuller + 29'31
46 Christian Meier UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling + 29'36
47 Dimitri Le Boulch Big Mat - Auber 93 + 29'37
48 David Veilleux Team Europcar + 29'44
49 Tomasz Kiendyś CCC Polsat Polkowice + 29'50
50 Rubén Reig Caja Rural s.t.
51 Marco Frapporti Colnago - CSF Inox + 29'55
52 Eloy Ruiz Andalucía Caja Granada + 30'02
53 Nicolas Bonnet Roubaix Lille Métropole + 31'50
54 Pieter Serry Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 31'54
55 Yann Huguet Skil - Shimano + 31'56
56 Sébastien Delfosse Landbouwkrediet s.t.
57 Matthieu Boulo Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
58 Scott Zwizanski UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling + 32'32
59 Dominique Cornu Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 32'38
60 Guytan Lilholt Christina Watches - Onfone + 32'40
61 Wesley Sulzberger FDJ + 32'42
62 Arnaud Molmy Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
63 Roger Kluge Skil - Shimano + 33'52
64 Frédéric Guesdon FDJ + 34'05
65 Matthieu Ladagnous FDJ s.t.
66 Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet + 34'16
67 Kevin Lalouette Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
68 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale + 34'24
69 Mariusz Witecki CCC Polsat Polkowice + 34'27
70 Yannick Talabardon Saur - Sojasun + 34'34
71 José Luis Roldán Andalucía Caja Granada + 35'22
72 Florian Vachon Bretagne - Schuller + 35'46
73 Perrig Quemeneur Team Europcar s.t.
74 José Alberto Benítez Andalucía Caja Granada + 35'53
75 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Schuller + 36'10 76 Coen Vermeltfoort Monster Energy - Ford + 36'53
77 Stéphane Poulhiès Saur - Sojasun + 38'23
78 Sergio Carrasco Andalucía Caja Granada + 38'33
79 Edwig Cammaerts Landbouwkrediet + 38'39
80 Renaud Dion Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
81 Florian Le Corre Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
82 Pieter Vanspeybroeck Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
83 Grégory Joseph Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator s.t.
84 Cesare Benedetti Team NetApp s.t.
85 Anthony Delaplace Saur - Sojasun + 38'42
86 Cyril Bessy Saur - Sojasun s.t.
87 Evaldas Siskevicius Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille + 39'23 88 Niki Terpstra Monster Energy - Ford + 39'31
89 Martijn Maaskant Monster Energy - Ford + 39'33
90 Omar Lombardi Colnago - CSF Inox + 40'47
91 Nacer Bouhanni FDJ + 40'52
92 Paolo Locatelli Colnago - CSF Inox + 41'26
93 Vincent Jérôme Team Europcar + 43'16
94 Maxime Méderel Big Mat - Auber 93 + 44'33
95 Thomas Vaubourzeix Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille + 46'13
96 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox + 46'27 97 Sébastien Rosseler Monster Energy - Ford + 46'56
98 Kristian Sobota Christina Watches - Onfone + 48'41
99 Simone Stortoni Colnago - CSF Inox + 49'04
100 Oleg Chuzhda Caja Rural + 50'22
101 Jelle Wallays Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 52'28
102 Michaël Baer Team NetApp s.t.
103 Jonathan Dufrasne Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole + 53'00
104 Kenny Van Hummel Skil - Shimano + 53'54 105 Marcel Kittel Monster Energy - Ford + 54'43
106 Dariusz Batek CCC Polsat Polkowice + 55'47
107 Michael Van Staeyen Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator + 56'20
108 Christophe Premont Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole + 56'25
109 Adrian Honkisz CCC Polsat Polkowice + 56'41
110 Robert Retschke Team NetApp + 57'28
111 Egidijus Juodvalkis Landbouwkrediet + 57'29
112 Olivier Chevalier Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
113 Benoît Daeninck Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
114 Jesper Odgaard Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
115 Mathieu Claude Team Europcar s.t.
116 Philippe Legrand Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole + 59'43
117 Juan José Lobato Andalucía Caja Granada + 1h06'43
118 Eric Baumann Team NetApp + 1h06'45
119 Diego Milán Caja Rural s.t.
120 Mathieu Drujon Big Mat - Auber 93 + 1h06'49
121 André Schulze CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
122 Nicolas Rousseau Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
123 Dirk Bellemakers Landbouwkrediet s.t.
124 Jonathan Thiré Big Mat - Auber 93 s.t.
125 Joaquín Sobrino Caja Rural s.t.
126 Jean-Luc Delpech Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
127 José Vicente Toribio Andalucía Caja Granada s.t.
128 Hilton Clarke UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
129 Benjamin Gourgue Landbouwkrediet s.t.
130 Jonathan Bertrand Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
131 Morgan Kneisky Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
132 Jean-Lou Paiani Saur - Sojasun s.t.
133 Manuel Belletti Colnago - CSF Inox + 1h09'36
134 Rubén Martínez Caja Rural s.t.
135 Marc Hester Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
136 Jonathan Dewitte Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
137 Henrijs Vimba Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
138 Jakob Madsen Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
139 Jake Keough UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
140 Jean-Marc Bideau Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
141 Giovanni Bernaudeau Team Europcar s.t.
142 Mads Moltke Steen Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
143 Daniel Malmros Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
144 Andrew Pinfold UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling s.t.
145 Toms Flaksis Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
146 Justin Van Hoecke Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole s.t.
147 Benjamin Giraud Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille + 1h11'00
148 Raivis Skujins Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille s.t.
149 Alberto Contoli Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
150 Mads Hardahl Christina Watches - Onfone s.t.
151 Andrea Piechele Colnago - CSF Inox + 1h11'51
152 Bradley White UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling + 1h15'41
153 Janis Stonis Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille + 1h22'40
Points:
1
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
20
55
2
Alexandre Geniez
Skil - Shimano
16
42
3
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
25
41
4
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
10
30
5
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
14
26
KOTM:
1
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
12
42
2
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
16
34
3
Alexandre Geniez
Skil - Shimano
10
28
4
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
6
22
5
Dimitri Le Boulch
Big Mat - Auber 93
22
22
U25:
1
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
15h25'05
2
Alexandre Geniez
Skil - Shimano
+ 31
3
Thomas De GendtMonster Energy - Ford
+ 2'11
4
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'49
5
Simon Geschke
Skil - Shimano
+ 8'59
Teams:
1
Monster Energy - Ford
46h22'38
2
Skil - Shimano
+ 11'04
3
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 12'52
4
Saur - Sojasun
+ 33'19
5
Team Europcar
+ 41'34
Today's winner:
Word from the DS: Another good day. After yesterday's effort, Andy wanted to ride on reserve a little bit, so he did. Rolland did a great job!
Edited by dienblad on 25-09-2011 18:31
Well, I didn't feel like taking a lot of screenshots for the reason that the stage would turn out in a mass sprint. And I was right! We set up a nice train with Rosseler-Vermeltfoort-Kittel, but at the moment the BOTD got caught (7km to go), Rosseler got stuck behind one of them and the train fell way back in the peloton. Sometimes..........
Anyway, just as in stage 1, William Bonnet (FDJ) won easily. Our train ended in 8-9-10th....
Results of the top 10:
1
William Bonnet
FDJ
3h21'46
2
Jérôme Baugnies
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
3
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
4
Steven Cozza
Team NetApp
s.t.
5
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
s.t.
6
Frédéric Amorison
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
7
Marco Frapporti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
8
Sébastien Rosseler
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
9
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
10
Coen Vermeltfoort
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
The winner:
GC: No chances, so you only get the screenshot!
Points: Bonnet jumped to 2nd place.
1
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
0
55
2
William Bonnet
FDJ
25
50
3
Alexandre Geniez
Skil - Shimano
0
42
4
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
0
41
5
Jérôme Baugnies
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
20
40
KOTM: 2 new riders on 4 and 5.
1
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
0
42
2
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
0
34
3
Alexandre Geniez
Skil - Shimano
0
28
4
Adrián Palomares
Andalucía Caja Granada
7
23
5
Julien Antomarchi
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
11
23
U25: No changes, so only a picture.
Teams: the same
The winner of the 2011 Route du Sud:
Word from the DS: We'll forget the 2 sprints, and remember the dominance of Andy Schleck in stage 2. A good GC win, which gives us valuable points for the CQ-ranking!
We didn't participate in the Tour de Suisse, so here are the results of the stages and the GC.
And the GC:
So stage wins by David Millar, Bart de Clerq, Bradley Wiggins, Alessandro Petacchi (2x), Egoi Martinez and Fabian Cancellara (2x) & Tyler Farrar. Samuel Sanchez wins the GC.
As GC-contendors for the TdF, we saw Sanchez, Wiggins, Klöden, F. Schleck, Scarponi and Leipheimer, but no Contador or Cadel Evans.
3 National titles: 2 in time trial, one in the road race. De Gendt rode a great TT, but had to bow his head for Philippe Gilbert. Lieuwe Westra takes a great double (and in the TT a 2nd for Posthuma and 3rd for Terpstra, in the RR a 2nd for Terpstra)
Edited by dienblad on 25-09-2011 22:32
Summary of June 2011:
First the media awards. Andy Schleck gets this one: 2nd in the Dauphiné with 2 stage wins and 1st in the Route du Sud with one stage win.
UCI World Tour Cyclists:
Rodriguez still in the lead, Gesink drops to 4th.
Teams:
Tean Garmin - Cervélo leads Monster Energy - Ford.
Continental Tour: Cyclists:
Leonardo Duque is the new leader. Lieuwe Westra in 5th.
Teams:
Monster Energy - Ford still in the lead, with Cofidis in 2 and CCC surprises with the 3rd place.
CQ Ranking Cyclists:
Robert Gesink with a 600 points lead to Joaquim Rodriquez.
Teams:
Monster Energy - Ford also leads the CQ-rankings, with Garmin - Cervélo in 2nd and Leopard - Trek in 3rd.
baia wrote:
Sánchez wins GC without any stage win...nice.
Monster Energy-Ford is dominating.....do you already thought changing to extreme?
Not really. I think the results are pretty realistic:
- Gesink won the Giro, while he was in top form (95-99), beating Rujano and Contador, who apparantly was not in his best form.
- Schleck got 2nd in the Dauphiné (form 80-85), with not the best opponents.
- Westra (form 95)won the Ster ZLM tour, with only Zabriskie as a strong opponent for the gC.
- Schleck won the Route du Sud. In a form of 90 he should always have won this against riders as Rolland and Geniez.
So no reason yet. I'll play the TdF (coming very shortly!!) on hard. When I win that as well with Schleck, I promise you I'll switch to extreme then!
Running from Saturday July 2rd to Sunday July 24th 2011, the 98th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,430.5 kilometres. In 2011, the Tour will celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the first crossing of the galibier by the peloton, the mountain pass which has been visited the most by the race. The finishing line of the 18th stage will be marked out there at an altitude of 2,645 metres!
The 4 wildcards went to 3 French teams, Europcar, Cofidis and Francaise des Jeux, and the Benelux Monster Energy - Ford.
Alberto Contador won the Tour in 2010. After it, he came into disrepute because of some steak, and a very small amount was found in his blood. Because the verdict was postponed all the time, he's still in doubt whether he can keep his Tour-win. El Pistolero took part in the Giro D'Italia, finishing in a dissapointing 3rd behind Robert Gesink and José Rujano. There is some doubt about his form, since he did not ride the Dauphiné or Tour de Suisse.
BMC's Cadel Evans is always a favourite to win the Tour, although he has never won a GT before. He's a good climber and can ride a great TT. The question is if his team is strong enough to help him in the mountains and if he doesn't have his normal weak day in a 3-week race.
Andy Schleck switched teams last winter, joining the new Monster Energy - Ford team. He focusses fully on this Tour, and rode a good Dauphiné in the preparation. The big question is if he can limit his loss in the ITT. If so, than he can go for the maillot jaune.
The favourites for the podium:
Euskaltel's Samuel Sanchez had probably the best preparation of all the GC-contenders. He won the Tour de Suisse and looks ready for the Tour. The question remains if his top form was not there too early?
Ivan Basso rode a bad Giro. His first week was terrible, but his form grew in the last week. After that he took some rest and now he finally wants to win the Tour. Is his ITT still strong enough to do this and will the rivalry with Vincenzo Nibali in the Liquigas-team not harm them?
After his 4th place in 2009, Bradley Wiggins wants to make the step to the top 3. Last year was a disaster, being too tired after the Giro. This year he focusses on the Tour, and rode a good Tour de Suisse with one stage win. His ITT is excellent, but can he limit the loss in the mountains?
Belgium GC-hope Jurgen van den Broeck refused an offer from the new Monster Energy-team last winter and stayed with Omega Pharma. He got the chance to focus on the Tour. Is his time trial good enough?
Without his brother, Frank Schleck has a free roll to go for the podium. But it will be hard for him, with his weak time trial.
Outsiders:
Joaquim Rodriguez is one of the best puncheurs in the world and the steeper the climb, the more he loves it. But Purito's time trial is the worst of all the GC-contendors.
Veteran Levi Leipheimer can perform pretty well in all aspects of cycling, but does not excel in one thing. He'd loved to see more timetrial kilometres.
The question is if Vincenzo Nibali can ride for his own chances, or if he is a very luxury domestique for Ivan Basso?
Michele Scarponi surprisingly skipped the Giro D'Italia. He has decided to go for the Tour and is a good outsider.
Sprinters ***
Mark Cavendish hasn't won many races this year, but the Manx Missile is THE best sprinter in the world.
Tyler Farrar has some sprint victories in the Giro in his pocket, also won a stage in the Tour de Suisse and now targets a stage win for the Tour. Something he has never achieved before.
André Greipel, the German Gorilla, left HTC last winter, and wants to beat Cav while riding for his new team Omega Pharma - Lotto.
Not the best sprinter, but thanks to his puncheur-skills, is Edvald Boasson Hagen a serious contendor for the green jersey.
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Alessandro Petacchi is the oldest of the sprinters, but still one of the fastest. He won already stages in the Giro and Tour de Suisse this year, so Ale Jet is a serious contendor for a stage win.
Oscar Freire has lost his fastest sprint legs, but the triple World champ has the ability to surprise everyone in one stage.
Without a GC-contendor in the team, José Joaquin Rojas knows the Movistar-team will work for him. Is he already good enough for a stage win?
Vacansoleil's Romain Feillu has got the home-advantage. He doesn't need a sprint train and can surprise when the last kilometres are going up and down, something we'll see a lot in this Tour.
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Aussie Matthew Goss is the last man in the sprint train of Mark Cavendish, but knows that he will get his own chance here.
Tom Boonen isn't the fast sprinter as he used to be, but can still surprise. Or at least, he hopes to...
Another French sprinter who does not need a train: Samuel Dumoulin. He can get some top 5-results, but a stage win?
Monster Energy's Marcel Kittel has no pressure this tour. It's his first GT and all he got to do is learn. Then it's no problem if he gets a 3rd one day and a 20th the next day.
Our goals:
That's an easy question: the maillot jaune for Andy Schleck!