The 4th stage is the first of the more challenging days, this one may well finish in a large sprint however, as the only hills on the route, come around 60km from the finish line.
The morning breakaway consisted of 6men, including Bernardo Colex, it was formed after 25km of riding, and the included names: Finetto, Burghardt, Van Leijen, Strangelj and Meersman.
The strongest man in the break was Burghardt, and he was clearly interested in the KOM, he attacked all 3, picking up the full 36points, and the jersey ahead of tomorrow.
Into the final 10km, the break still held 2'20 seconds, it was clear they would fight out the win. Sadly Colex couldn't hold onto the fast pace and dropped away with 25km to ride, Strangelj was the first man to attack in the break, and opened a small gap to the rest, forcing Burghardt and Finetto to respond.
Burghardt pulled him back in, then with 4km to go, placed his own move, he had been the one working hardest in the breakaway, but was also clearly strongest, as no one was really able to respond.
Strangelj and Meersman stayed in touching distance of the BMC Rouleur, but couldn't stop his stage win, The peloton finished 47seconds behind him, meaning he claims the Leaders Jersey ahead of tomorrows decisive stage.
Firstly, regarding this stage, I'm sorry, some of my screens didn't take, so i've only got 2 for you...
One of the hardest days today, 6 laps of the climb into Ustron, which will be likely to break up the field if the pace is set high.
The morning break was 9men at peak, Craig Lewis got in there for us, and set about picking up as many KOM points as possible on the stage, before eventually getting dropped as Sorensen of Saxobank upped the pace to stay away for the stage.
The break managed to hold off the peloton once more today, who didn't fancy setting too high a pace, making do with limiting the time gaps to the leaders who were way down on the GC.
Sorensen was strongest in the break, just pipping Ovechkin on the line with Lars Boom behind. Armstrong finished 14th on the day, and moves up to 5th place in the GC.
This stage wouldn't stop crashing upon loading, so in the end I simmed it, It was a mountainous day and the last decisive one for the pack, here are the results:
The final day, and the objective is simple try and claim 33" on the GC, and win more KOM points than Sorenson of Saxobank... So... Simple!
Joint in the KOM lead, we had to try and get Lewis up the road today and win the competition outright, He forced the first attack, along with Pérez of Euskaltel.
This attack was joined by 9other men, and created the break of the day. Sorenson hadn't made it into the Pack, so all we had to do was get a point, and the KOM was certain!
Lewis went about this on the first of the 2 climbs, he attacked and easily took the climb without competition, making him the winner of the KOM Competition in the 2011 Tour De Pologne!
With 20km to go, the Peloton had almost got the break back, meaning the strongest men remaining made there standard dig to stay away, Phinney was thundering on the front however, and quickly swept up the remains.
With 12km to go, Lance jumped away from the pack, he needed to claim 33" seconds to win the overall which meant 14" advantage and the stage win would do!
Sadly however, Katusha wanted to try and set up Pozzato for a shot at the Points Jersey, and as he opened his sprint around the penultimate corner, he passed Lance, who was on the limit and couldn't react.
Well the bigger name sprinters have failed in yet another race this season! Pozzato easily took the win, in front of Vinokourov, Breschel, Hesjedal and Boonen! Lance Clings on to 7th spot, but has to make do with 3rd in the GC.
Stage Results
1
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
3h53'40
2
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
3
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
5
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
7
Lance Armstrong
Exxon Duke
s.t.
8
Vladimir Karpets
Katusha Team
s.t.
9
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
10
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Borut Božic
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
13
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
14
Jeremy Hunt
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
15
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
16
Krzysztof Jeżowski
Bank BGZ Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Brice Feillu
Leopard Trek
s.t.
18
Manuel Cardoso
Team RadioShack
s.t.
19
Martin Elmiger
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
20
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
21
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
23
Bart De Clercq
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
24
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team RadioShack
s.t.
25
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
26
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
27
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
28
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
29
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Stijn Devolder
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
32
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
33
Sérgio Paulinho
Team RadioShack
s.t.
34
Sven Van Dousselaere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
35
Marco Corti
Geox - TMC
s.t.
36
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Thomas Rohregger
Leopard Trek
s.t.
38
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
39
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
40
Jan Bakelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
41
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
42
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Rémi Pauriol
FDJ
s.t.
44
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
46
Addy Engels
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Bernhard Eisel
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
48
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
49
Francis De Greef
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
50
Lars Ytting Bak
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
51
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
s.t.
52
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
53
Tejay Van Garderen
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
54
Frantisek Rabon
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
55
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
56
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
57
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
58
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
59
David López
Movistar Team
s.t.
60
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
61
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
62
Matthew Busche
Team RadioShack
s.t.
63
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
64
Alexander Mironov
Katusha Team
s.t.
65
Maciej Bodnar
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
66
Juan José Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
67
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Johan Van Summeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
69
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
s.t.
70
Haimar Zubeldia
Team RadioShack
s.t.
71
Konrad Czajkowski
Bank BGZ Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Wouter Weylandt
Leopard Trek
s.t.
73
Volodymir Gustov
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
74
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard Trek
s.t.
75
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
76
Taylor Phinney
Exxon Duke
s.t.
77
Niki Terpstra
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Hayden Roulston
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
79
Carlos Oyarzun
Movistar Team
s.t.
80
Steven Kruijswijk
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
81
Robert Kiserlovski
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
82
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
s.t.
83
Stefan Denifl
Leopard Trek
s.t.
84
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
85
Dries Devenyns
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
86
Pawel Sztobryn
Bank BGZ Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
87
Jarosław Rębiewski
Bank BGZ Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
89
Giampaolo Cheula
Geox - TMC
s.t.
90
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
91
Nelson Oliveira
Team RadioShack
s.t.
92
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
93
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
94
Bernardo Colex
Exxon Duke
s.t.
95
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
96
Tanel Kangert
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
97
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
98
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
99
Craig Lewis
Exxon Duke
s.t.
100
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
101
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
102
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
103
Bryce Mead
Exxon Duke
s.t.
104
Dario Cataldo
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
106
Peter Femal
Exxon Duke
s.t.
107
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
108
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
109
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
111
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
112
Yohan Offredo
FDJ
s.t.
113
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
114
Kanstantsin Siutsou
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
115
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
116
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
117
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
118
Arnold Jeanneson
FDJ
s.t.
119
Patrick Schubert
Bank BGZ Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
120
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
121
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
122
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
123
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
124
Petr Ignatenko
Katusha Team
s.t.
125
Arkaitz Durán
Geox - TMC
s.t.
126
Chris Barton
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
127
Tiago Machado
Team RadioShack
s.t.
128
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
129
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
s.t.
130
Serge Pauwels
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
131
Balint Szeghalmi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
132
Radoslav Romanik
Bank BGZ Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
133
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
134
Xavier Florencio
Geox - TMC
s.t.
135
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
136
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
s.t.
137
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
138
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
139
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
140
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
141
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
142
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
143
Rafal Majka
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
144
Sebastian Langeveld
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
145
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
s.t.
146
Benjamín Noval
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
147
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
148
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
149
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
150
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
151
Cristiano Salerno
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
152
Francesco Bellotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
153
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Geox - TMC
s.t.
154
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
155
Matthew Goss
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
156
Jeff Louder
Exxon Duke
s.t.
157
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
158
Jan Tratnik
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
159
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
160
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
161
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
162
Ben King
Team RadioShack
s.t.
163
Piotr Sztobryn
Bank BGZ Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
164
Jarosław Marycz
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
165
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
166
Fabian Cancellara
Leopard Trek
+ 3'23
167
Shy Vogel
Exxon Duke
s.t.
168
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
+ 4'35
169
Cyril Dessel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
170
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
171
Morris Possoni
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
172
Marco Marzano
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
Final General Classification
1
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
31h21'14
2
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
+ 2
3
Lance Armstrong
Exxon Duke
+ 33
4
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 39
5
Vladimir Karpets
Katusha Team
+ 51
6
Sérgio Paulinho
Team RadioShack
+ 1'06
7
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'28
8
Brice Feillu
Leopard Trek
s.t.
9
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'36
10
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'40
11
Robert Kiserlovski
Pro Team Astana
+ 1'52
12
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1'59
13
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
14
Rémi Pauriol
FDJ
+ 2'11
15
Dries Devenyns
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2'29
Points Contest
1
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
86
2
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
81
3
Lance Armstrong
Exxon Duke
62
4
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
61
5
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
47
6
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
47
7
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
44
8
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
43
9
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
43
10
Juan José Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
42
11
Vladimir Karpets
Katusha Team
40
12
Krzysztof Jeżowski
Bank BGZ Professional Cycling Team
37
13
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
37
14
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Quick·Step Cycling Team
33
15
Brice Feillu
Leopard Trek
33
King of the Mountains
1
Craig Lewis
Exxon Duke
60
2
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
48
3
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
36
4
Haimar Zubeldia
Team RadioShack
34
5
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
26
6
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
26
7
Cyril Dessel
AG2R La Mondiale
26
8
Arnold Jeanneson
FDJ
24
9
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
20
10
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
18
Youth Classification
1
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Quick·Step Cycling Team
31h22'42 (1)
2
Robert Kiserlovski
Pro Team Astana
+ 24 (2)
3
Stefan Denifl
Leopard Trek
+ 1'19 (3)
4
Tejay Van Garderen
HTC - Highroad
+ 1'41 (4)
5
Steven Kruijswijk
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'57 (5)
6
Arnold Jeanneson
FDJ
+ 6'39 (6)
7
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
+ 8'22 (7)
8
Jan Bakelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 8'30 (8)
9
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 8'56 (9)
10
Sven Van Dousselaere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 9'02 (10)
Word From the DS
All in all, a great tour all things considered, It's Great to see Craig win the KOM competition, he's spent the year working as one of our stronger Doméstiques, so it's good that given a slightly freer role, he's been able to earn himself a reward.
Lance worked hard throughout the race, and takes a podium and a stage win. We are at the business end of the season now, and we need to sit down with Lance and have a discussion as to his future.
He's done the job he came back to do, and has had a great season. He has an option for another year on the contract and we'd love him to sign for another year, equally, we must accept he is getting on, so It is going to be down to him as to whether or not he will continue.
Edited by baggieboys32 on 06-06-2012 15:44
The German Classic. Set in Hamburg, the profile suggests it should be one for a sprinter. We have high hopes for a good result here, despite Tyler not being in perfect shape.
The reason for this is Farrar's record here! He is the Double defending champion, so Tyler will be looking to perform well here
Our Team
Tyler Farrar
Leader
Chris Horner
Free Element
Chad Beyer
Free Element
Caleb Fairly
Team Mate
Moises Aldapé
Team Mate
Steven Cozza
Team Mate
Shy Vogel
Team Mate
Dominique Rollin
Team Mate
Chris has been using these one day classics to get some legs back before La Vuelta, and this is the story once again, He can give it a go if the Punchers stay away, but his legs aren't quite there just yet, and he's not the main man.
Broadly, The sprinters are here, Some teams have brought a puncher as well, such as Gilbert, Voigt, Devolder and Ballan. But most teams seem fairly confident of a sprint finish.
The fight to form a breakaway took place over the first 60km, several attempt to get away were stopped, either due to the size, or contents. Kreuziger and Cancellara both tried over the first 15km to get into a successful break, both these attacks were brought back for obvious reasons.
Eventually, 12 men including our Caleb Fairly did get into a break, and the pace slowed down, with 90km to go, they held an advantage of 10'06.
Omega-Pharma Lotto and Sky clearly felt this was looking to dangerous, and sent there teams forward to up the pace, In the case of sky, the decision seemed odd, as they had one of the strongest men in the break (T.Lofkvist) and there sprinter was weaker than several of those around him.
The decision became even odder, when the started to pull the break along at a high pace, starting to thin out the group. Either Sky had some master plan we'd all overlooked, or Lofkvist wasn't happy with his DS, and had decided to go Solo vs his team!
With 20km, the break had 3'26 thanks To the Sky mans work, and Cobo of Geox-TMC, decided it was time to see who had the legs to follow him from the break, no one did, and it was now a question of 1 vs The Peloton.
10km, and a lead of 1'47 This is doable, but the Punchers have sensed an opportunity behind and started to attack, the pace is up behind him, how much does he have left?
2.4km, 42" Farrar has decided that he can't wait any longer, and is going early, the sprinters are following him behind, but can they even close to Cobo?
300m... He must have smelt the victory! Farrar, Greipel and Cavendish come thundering past JJ Cobo, who will be devastated by how close to a Protour Victory he came.
On the Line... Greipel wins! Farrar just couldn't quite hold off the competition to the line, and loses out on a 3rd straight victory in the Vattenfall Cyclassics due to the work he had to do to get across to JJ.
Race Results
1
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
4h59'18
2
Tyler Farrar
Exxon Duke
s.t.
3
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
4
Wouter Weylandt
Leopard Trek
s.t.
5
Borut Božic
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
7
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
8
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
9
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Juan José Cobo
Geox - TMC
s.t.
12
Daniele Bennati
Leopard Trek
s.t.
13
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
14
Fabian Cancellara
Leopard Trek
s.t.
15
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
16
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
17
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
18
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
19
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
20
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
21
Jens Voigt
Leopard Trek
s.t.
22
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
23
Vladimir Karpets
Katusha Team
s.t.
24
Jeremy Hunt
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
25
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
26
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
27
Chris Horner
Exxon Duke
s.t.
28
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
29
Manuel Cardoso
Team RadioShack
s.t.
30
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
31
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
32
Sebastian Langeveld
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Juan José Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
34
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
35
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
36
Danilo Di Luca
Katusha Team
s.t.
37
Linus Gerdemann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
38
Martin Elmiger
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
39
Stijn Devolder
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Mirco Lorenzetto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
41
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
42
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
s.t.
43
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
44
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
45
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
46
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
47
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
48
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
49
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
50
Hayden Roulston
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
51
Dominique Rollin
Exxon Duke
s.t.
52
Niki Terpstra
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
53
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
54
Bernhard Eisel
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
55
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
56
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
57
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
58
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
59
Sylvain Chavanel
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Maxime Monfort
Leopard Trek
s.t.
61
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
62
José Vicente García Acosta
Movistar Team
s.t.
63
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
64
Carlos Oyarzun
Movistar Team
s.t.
65
Mark Renshaw
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
66
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
67
Tony Martin
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
68
Johan Van Summeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
69
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
s.t.
70
Marcel Sieberg
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
71
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
72
Chad Beyer
Exxon Duke
s.t.
73
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
74
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
75
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
76
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
77
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
78
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
79
Sébastien Hinault
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
80
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
81
Lars Ytting Bak
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
82
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
83
Francesco Bellotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
84
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
85
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
86
Francesco Chicchi
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
87
Bart De Clercq
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
88
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
89
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
90
Caleb Fairly
Exxon Duke
s.t.
91
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
92
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
93
Janez Brajkovič
Team RadioShack
s.t.
94
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
95
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
96
Xavier Florencio
Geox - TMC
s.t.
97
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
s.t.
98
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
99
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
100
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
102
Gerald Ciolek
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
103
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
s.t.
104
Adam Blythe
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
105
Matthew Goss
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
106
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
107
Greg Henderson
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
108
Grischa Niermann
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
110
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
111
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
112
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
113
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
114
Fabio Felline
Geox - TMC
s.t.
115
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
116
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
117
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
118
Jackson Rodríguez
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
119
Marco Pinotti
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
120
Arkaitz Durán
Geox - TMC
s.t.
121
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team RadioShack
s.t.
122
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
123
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
124
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
125
Daniele Ratto
Geox - TMC
s.t.
126
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
127
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
128
Kevyn Ista
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
129
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
130
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
131
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
s.t.
132
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
133
Balint Szeghalmi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
134
Robbie McEwen
Team RadioShack
s.t.
135
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
136
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
137
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
139
Tiago Machado
Team RadioShack
s.t.
140
Michał Kwiatkowski
Team RadioShack
s.t.
141
Robert Hunter
Team RadioShack
s.t.
142
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
143
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Geox - TMC
s.t.
144
Theo Bos
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
145
Kasper Klostergaard
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
146
Moisés Aldape
Exxon Duke
s.t.
147
Giairo Ermeti
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
148
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
149
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
150
Kalle Kriit
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 3'08
151
Julien Vermote
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
152
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
153
Shy Vogel
Exxon Duke
s.t.
154
Steven Cozza
Exxon Duke
s.t.
155
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
156
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
157
Matteo Tosatto
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
158
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
159
José Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
160
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
161
Aleksejs Saramotins
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
162
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
163
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
164
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
165
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
166
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
167
Andreas Stauff
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
168
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
s.t.
169
Geoffroy Lequatre
Team RadioShack
s.t.
170
Gert Dockx
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
171
Sebastian Lang
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 4'58
172
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 5'26
173
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
174
Graeme Brown
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 16'01
175
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 18'33
176
Nicolas Vogondy
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
Word from the DS
Woah! That was a great Finale! Shame we miss out on the victory, but commiserations today have to go to Cobo, he was 300m away from a great Breakaway victory here in Hamburg, and yet doesn't even finish in the top10!
The Eneco Tour, is the final Stage Race before the Vuelta, however despite this, we send very much a nominal side, aiming to gain experience rather than contest overall particularly, and the focus is much more on the youth, such as Phinney, and Vogel.
The Squad
The Leader: Taylor Phinney Sprinter: Fred Rodriguez Free Elements: Dominique Rollin, Shy Vogel Team Mates: Chad Beyer, Christian Meier, Bjorn Selander
Taylor isn't great over the cobbles that play a part in the Eneco, but with 2TT's He may be able to earn some time back, and as we said, his aim is the -25 jersey, and experience as leader.
Fred Is the old head in the side, and will be the man for the sprints, He's not as quick as some men here, but a few high placings shouldn't be too much to ask.
Shy Vogel might raise some eyebrows, he's not had a great start since joining, but he's only just made the step from youth cycling, and we believe he has the potential to become a great, hence we're giving him an opportunity, in more favourable terrain.
Some great riders, which isn't surprising! Hushovd and Sagan stand out as favourites, along with Devolder, and Hoste, who will look to be explosive in those days with cobbles.
The Route
With a great mixture of the challenges which create a thrill early season, expect to see fights every day! There are plenty of days which look like they could make for a successful break, so expect to see our young team active every day, as we look to provide some shocks!
A 5.7km prologue starts off the race, and this is one of the days where we hope to be more effective, Phinney hasn't got great legs today (-2) but, none the less, Top5 seems like a possible request.
The early pace setter, was Saxobanks Nicki Sorensen, not a great TTer, but he rode a good early time of 7'52.
The 15th man to set off was American TT(specialist maybe?) Tejay Van Garderen, Tejay showed us exactly why we signed him for next season, with a blistering time, that would eventually place him 2nd, the fist man under 7'30!
Following VG off the start ramp were a collection of great riders, such as Van Emden, Voigt and Gerdemann, but none of them could break his time, all missing out by a few critical seconds.
Tony Martin, VG's Team mate, was pipped as favourite for today, but in the end, it was clear his form is not what it was last year, and he slipped to an eventual 8th place, 6" behind Tejay.
Lars Boom has ridden into some strong form recently, including Podiums in Poland, and it's no surprise that he came flying off the start line in his home race, he pipped Tejay by 1" for the stage victory, and to become the first race leader.
Our hope for the day, was Taylor Phinney, he's strong against the clock, especially given his age, and shows that, with 4th place here in the Prologue!
Stage Results
1
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
7'28
2
Tejay Van Garderen
HTC - Highroad
+ 1
3
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 4
4
Taylor Phinney
Exxon Duke
s.t.
5
Linus Gerdemann
Leopard Trek
+ 5
6
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 6
7
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 7
8
Tony Martin
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
9
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
10
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
s.t.
12
Jens Voigt
Leopard Trek
s.t.
13
Sébastien Rosseler
Team RadioShack
+ 8
14
Stijn Devolder
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Maciej Bodnar
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
16
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 9
17
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
s.t.
18
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
+ 10
19
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
20
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
+ 11
21
Markel Irizar
Team RadioShack
+ 12
22
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Borut Božic
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Lars Ytting Bak
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
25
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
s.t.
26
Tom Stamsnijder
Leopard Trek
+ 13
27
Sylvain Chavanel
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
28
Alex Rasmussen
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
29
Marcel Sieberg
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
30
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
31
Robert Hunter
Team RadioShack
+ 14
32
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
33
Stuart O'Grady
Leopard Trek
s.t.
34
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
35
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 15
36
Manuel Cardoso
Team RadioShack
s.t.
37
Stefan Denifl
Leopard Trek
s.t.
38
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
39
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Dominique Rollin
Exxon Duke
s.t.
41
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
42
Wouter Weylandt
Leopard Trek
+ 16
43
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
44
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
45
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
46
Marco Pinotti
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
47
Martin Elmiger
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
48
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
49
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
50
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
51
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
52
Christian Meier
Exxon Duke
s.t.
53
Albert Timmer
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
54
Nikolai Trussov
Katusha Team
+ 17
55
Sam Bewley
Team RadioShack
s.t.
56
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
57
Chad Beyer
Exxon Duke
s.t.
58
Maxime Monfort
Leopard Trek
s.t.
59
Alexandre Geniez
Skil - Shimano
+ 18
60
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
61
Josep Jufré
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
62
Jan Bakelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
63
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 19
64
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
65
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
66
Hayden Roulston
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
67
Serge Pauwels
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
68
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
70
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
71
Alessandro Vanotti
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
72
Stijn Vandenbergh
Katusha Team
s.t.
73
Branislau Samoilau
Movistar Team
s.t.
74
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
75
Kenny De Haes
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 20
76
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
77
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
78
Jonathan Breyne
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
79
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
80
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
81
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
82
Michael Mørkøv
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
83
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
84
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
85
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 21
86
Kenny Van Hummel
Skil - Shimano
+ 22
87
José Vicente García Acosta
Movistar Team
s.t.
88
Davide Malacarne
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
90
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
91
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Bernhard Eisel
HTC - Highroad
+ 23
93
Matthew Wilson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
94
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
95
Kevin Van Impe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Matti Helminen
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
97
Sven Van Dousselaere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
98
Simon Geschke
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
99
Sven Nys
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
100
Denys Kostyuk
Lampre - ISD
+ 24
101
Francis De Greef
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
102
Maxim Belkov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
103
Jan Ghyselinck
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
104
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Gorik Gardeyn
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
107
Graeme Brown
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Arnoud Van Groen
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
109
Eros Capecchi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 25
110
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
+ 26
111
Elia Viviani
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
112
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
113
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
114
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
115
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 27
116
Koen Barbé
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
117
David Boucher
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
118
Sheldon Deeny
Exxon Duke
s.t.
119
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
120
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
121
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team RadioShack
s.t.
122
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
123
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
124
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
125
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
+ 28
126
Thomas Degand
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
127
André Steensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
128
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
129
Fred Rodriguez
Exxon Duke
s.t.
130
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
131
Jeremy Hunt
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
132
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
133
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
134
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
135
Volodymir Gustov
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
136
Fumiyuki Beppu
Team RadioShack
s.t.
137
Petr Ignatenko
Katusha Team
+ 29
138
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
139
Frédéric Amorison
Landbouwkrediet
+ 30
140
Thomas Damuseau
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
141
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
142
Laurent Didier
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
143
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 31
144
Sébastien Hinault
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
145
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
146
David Kemp
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
147
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
148
Juan Mauricio Soler
Movistar Team
s.t.
149
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 32
150
Daniel Lloyd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
151
Jan Tratnik
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
152
Matthew Hayman
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
153
Sjef De Wilde
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
154
Addy Engels
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
155
Thomas Bonnin
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
156
Mirco Lorenzetto
Pro Team Astana
+ 33
157
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
158
Robbie McEwen
Team RadioShack
s.t.
159
Koen De Kort
Skil - Shimano
+ 34
160
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
+ 35
161
Bobbie Traksel
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
162
Rob Goris
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
163
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
164
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 36
165
Michel Kreder
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
166
Simon Clarke
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
167
Stefan Van Dijk
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 39
168
Bjorn Selander
Exxon Duke
s.t.
169
Sergey Renev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
170
Benjamin Gourgue
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
171
Andrey Zeits
Pro Team Astana
+ 40
172
Bart Dockx
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
173
Steven Caethoven
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 42
174
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - ISD
+ 43
175
Shy Vogel
Exxon Duke
s.t.
176
Wim De Vocht
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 44
DS Comments
Well, For this race, we're going to set a challenge each day, today it was top5 on the stage, and we succeeded in that thanks to Taylor. He rode hard, and placed himself in a good position today, to be up there overall.
Edited by baggieboys32 on 07-06-2012 00:09
The early few days here seem built for the sprinters, Fred will be our man for the job today, looking for a top10 spot.
Days Goals: Get into the Break, Top 10 Finish
We got Chad Beyer into the morning break, where he won an intermediate sprint, and showed strong form for a guy with so many race days already completed.
However, the day seemed doomed before the beginning for a sprint, and sure enough it all came back together with 15km to go. Fred Rodriguez didn't have the legs today to contest a sprint, and faded to a disappointing 20th place.
Lars Boom shows his form once more, winning the sprint. It was however, an unconventional finish, as there had been strong winds, which tired many of the pure sprinters.
Stage Results
1
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
3h54'53
2
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
3
Stijn Devolder
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Bernhard Eisel
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
5
Wouter Weylandt
Leopard Trek
s.t.
6
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
7
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
s.t.
8
Mirco Lorenzetto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
9
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
Stage 3
The 3rd stage is pan flat, other than it's trip through a tunnel at around halfway. We hope to get a much better result in the sprint today, as the weather seems much more favourable.
Once more we were present in a doomed break, This time Rollin went forwards, he tried to stay away, but once again, the break was easily caught by the chasing Rabobank team.
With Freds legs much better today, Taylor Phinney lined him up for the sprint with 3km to go, followed by the sprinters such as Rojas, Eisel and Veelers.
He's not strong enough to take on the top name sprinters present here at the Eneco, but he did hang on for a top 5, with the stage going to JJ Rojas. Phinney also showed his ability to sprint, holding on for 8th place, after leading out Freddie.
Stage Results
1
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
4h28'20
2
Bernhard Eisel
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
3
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
4
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
5
Fred Rodriguez
Exxon Duke
s.t.
6
Wouter Weylandt
Leopard Trek
s.t.
7
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
8
Taylor Phinney
Exxon Duke
s.t.
9
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
10
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
Still no changes in the GC Points or -25 jerseys, Boom leads the first 2, Whilst VG leads the Youth Class, 3" ahead of Phinney.
