Thanks for all the comments guys, they're really really appreciated and motivate me. Maxime, the schedule of Max Oget's has two peaks, one for the cobbled races and for the autumn classics. No GT's, mainly classics.
Tirreno - Adriatico
Stage 2
Stage Profile
Pretty easy stage, a mass sprint is likely, so our chances are quite good, having Hoogenboom in our team.
Daily Recap
As usual, the stage started with plenty of breakaway attempts and after a while it succeeded. It was a 5-men one, including Nick Van der Valde, Luca Paolini and Matti Breschel amongst others.
This break was pretty strong, so the peloton took care of them pretty quickly and the sprint preparations started. Team Sky was in the lead for most of the race, keeping the pace high.
Live Coverage
We're now reaching the final kilometers, the sprint is really starting to heat up, as SpiderTech leads the pack for Hoogenboom, on who's wheel Greipel is sitting. Peter Sagan is also around there, while Mark Cavendish is nowhere to be seen.
It's the last kilometer, Daniel Oss in the lead, EBH comes 2nd, while the dominant-looking train of SpiderTech falls behind, making it hard for Hoogenboom to catch up! Now, Boasson Hagen is coming around Oss, can he?
Yes, Eddy the Boss wins the stage! Huge win for the norwegian champ, good signs ahead of MSR! He also takes the leaders jersey with the boni seconds. Oss came in 2nd, while Ventoso got the 3rd with Hoogenboom sprinting to the 4th. Cavendish came in 74th. (!)
Stage Results
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
5h55'12
2
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
3
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
4
Wesley Hoogenboom
SpiderTech - Cervélo
s.t.
5
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
6
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
8
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
9
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
10
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
12
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
s.t.
13
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
14
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
15
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
16
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
18
Dávid Bányai
SpiderTech - Cervélo
s.t.
19
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
20
Thabo Jango Sithembile
SpiderTech - Cervélo
s.t.
21
Mitch Thompson
SpiderTech - Cervélo
s.t.
22
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
23
Wilco Kelderman
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
25
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
26
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
27
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
28
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
s.t.
29
Chris Anker Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
30
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
s.t.
31
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
32
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
33
Valerio Agnoli
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
34
Arnaud Demare
FDJ
s.t.
35
Laurens Ten Dam
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
37
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
38
Ángel Vicioso
Katusha Team
s.t.
39
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
40
Robert Gesink
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
42
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
43
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
44
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
s.t.
45
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
46
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
47
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
48
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
49
Tomasz Marczynski
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
51
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
52
Daggen Jensen
SpiderTech - Cervélo
s.t.
53
Bram Tankink
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
54
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
55
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
56
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
58
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
59
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
60
Joost Van Leijen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
61
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
62
Manuel Belletti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
63
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
64
Stefano Agostini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
65
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
66
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
67
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
68
Raymond Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
69
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
70
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
71
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
72
Andrea Palini
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
73
Ryan Sullivan
SpiderTech - Cervélo
s.t.
74
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
75
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
76
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
78
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
s.t.
79
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
80
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
81
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
82
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
83
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
84
Christian Vande Velde
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
85
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
86
Ivan Basso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
87
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
88
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
89
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky Procycling
s.t.
90
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
91
Laurent Didier
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
92
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
94
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
95
Francesco Failli
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
96
Grégory Rast
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
97
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
98
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
s.t.
99
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
100
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
101
Robert Kiserlovski
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
102
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
103
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
s.t.
104
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
105
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
106
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
107
Mattia Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
108
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ
s.t.
109
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
110
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
111
Nelson Oliveira
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
112
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
113
Laurent Mangel
FDJ
s.t.
114
Christopher Sutton
Sky Procycling
s.t.
115
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
116
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
117
Jens Debusschere
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
118
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Alexey Tsatevitch
Katusha Team
s.t.
120
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
121
Tiago Machado
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
122
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
123
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
124
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
s.t.
125
Marko Kump
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
126
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
127
Francesco Reda
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
128
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
129
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
130
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
131
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
132
Martijn Maaskant
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
133
Sébastien Rosseler
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
134
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
135
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
136
Stefano Garzelli
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
137
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
138
Oscar Gatto
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
139
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
140
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
141
Rafael de Mattos Andriato
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
142
Stef Clement
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
143
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
144
Patrick Gretsch
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
145
Jos Van Emden
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
146
Luca Mazzanti
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
147
Danilo Di Luca
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
148
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
149
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
150
Jackson Rodríguez
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
151
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
152
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
153
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
154
Jürgen Van de Walle
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
155
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
156
Adrián Sáez de Arregi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
157
André Schulze
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
158
Luigi Miletta
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
159
Julian Dean
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
160
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
161
Mattia Pozzo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
162
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
163
Sylwester Szmyd
Movistar Team
s.t.
164
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
165
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
166
Rafal Majka
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
167
Nick Van der Valde
SpiderTech - Cervélo
s.t.
168
Christopher Mpofu
SpiderTech - Cervélo
s.t.
169
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 4'26
170
Theo Bos
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
171
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
172
Juan José Cobo
Movistar Team
+ 5'43
173
Alessandro Malaguti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 6'55
174
Maurits Lammertink
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'04
175
Tomás Gil
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 8'50
176
Antonino Parrinello
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 17'04
General Classifiation
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
6h17'00
2
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
+ 10
3
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
4
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
s.t.
5
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky Procycling
s.t.
6
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
+ 12
7
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
+ 19
8
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 25
9
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
Points Rankings
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
12
2
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
10
3
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
10
KOM Classification
1
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
10
2
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
6
3
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
4
Spider of the Day/DS Reaction
Nick Van der Valde - 1 Good work in the break.Edited by fernando97 on 23-06-2013 13:39
As always, early in the stage a breakaway established itself in front of the peloton. Today we decided to let one of our riders to attack and luckily Jean - Pierre Dupont managed to make it into the breakaway along with Thor Hushovd and Fabio Sabatani amongst two others. The lead of theirs reached its pick around 8 minutes.
RadioShack wasn't too kind for them though, so the life of the break came to an end early. Meanwhile, in the pack several splits happened, many our riders were caught up, as did Alberto Contador. There was no hope for them to come back, as the pace raised in the bunch approaching the final kilometers.
Live Coverage
The luxemburgian team is still leading in the front, while our riders are trying to position themselves at the head of the pack. Some trains were really close to forming, however they always managed to mess it up somehow and the peloton reached the sprint unorganized. Our riders were failing back quickly for whatever reason.
The bunch is all out sprinting at the moment, Farrar seems to lead, but it's all really messy, there is no real chance for us to see the outcome.
Only one kilometer left, but it's still unpredictable! It's still up for grabs, as nobody is really able to create a gap or even accelerate! This is coming down to the wire,
Matty Goss again! He takes it again, impressive win for him! Julien Simon comes in 2nd, while surprisingly, Koen de Kort comes in 3rd. Our riders were pretty anonym today, but Kim at least kept his 2nd place.
Flat. Just one climb stört uns, but that won't cause any problems for Hoogenboom, I hope.
Daily Recap
It's time for the breakaway right now as we start our recap, this time riders from us, it's headlined by Simon Gerrans and Alexandr Kolobnev. This group was a little too strong for the pack to let go though, so Sky brought them back in quickly. The sprint preparations could start calmly.
Live Coverage
We set our train quickly for Hoogenboom, Sithembile proves to be extremely useful controlling the pace and pulling the train. After him it's VdV, Bányai, Thompson and of course Wesley. It's looking really nice so far, we're in the front.
Look at that train! Gorgeous! We're still in the lead, doing our work, perfect position for Hoog, while Cavendish is still nowhere to be seen.
Just one kilometer left, Houston, we have a problem! We got boxed in and Kristoff blocks any move Hoogenboom may make. On the other side of the road Fabio Felline leads the way ahead of Ruben Pérez, while they're leading out Tom Boonen, who looks really strong!
Tom Boonen takes it! He shows some good form ahead of the cobbled classics! Barry Markus comes 2nd, while arguably the strongest/fastest rider, Wesley Hoogenboom finishes 3rd... Cav is way back, what's wrong with him?
Stage Results
1
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
4h06'12
2
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Wesley Hoogenboom
SpiderTech - Cervélo
s.t.
4
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
5
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
6
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
7
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
8
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
9
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
10
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
12
Daggen Jensen
SpiderTech - Cervélo
s.t.
13
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
14
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
15
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
16
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
s.t.
17
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
18
Manuel Belletti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
19
Mitch Thompson
SpiderTech - Cervélo
s.t.
20
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
21
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
22
Arnaud Demare
FDJ
s.t.
23
Thabo Jango Sithembile
SpiderTech - Cervélo
s.t.
24
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
25
Marko Kump
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
26
Nick Van der Valde
SpiderTech - Cervélo
s.t.
27
Dávid Bányai
SpiderTech - Cervélo
s.t.
28
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
29
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
31
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
32
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
33
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
34
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
s.t.
35
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
36
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
37
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
38
Wilco Kelderman
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Laurent Mangel
FDJ
s.t.
40
Stefano Garzelli
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
41
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ
s.t.
42
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
43
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
s.t.
44
Rafael de Mattos Andriato
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
45
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
46
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Laurens Ten Dam
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
48
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
s.t.
49
Jos Van Emden
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
51
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
52
Robert Gesink
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
53
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
54
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
55
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
56
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
57
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
58
André Schulze
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
59
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
60
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
61
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
62
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
63
Valerio Agnoli
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
64
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
65
Jackson Rodríguez
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
66
Ryan Sullivan
SpiderTech - Cervélo
s.t.
67
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
68
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
69
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
70
Ángel Vicioso
Katusha Team
s.t.
71
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
s.t.
73
Christopher Mpofu
SpiderTech - Cervélo
s.t.
74
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
75
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
76
Oscar Gatto
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
77
Francesco Reda
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
78
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
80
Bram Tankink
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
81
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
82
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
83
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
84
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
85
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
86
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
87
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
88
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
89
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
90
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
91
Adrián Sáez de Arregi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
92
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
93
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
94
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
95
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
96
Andrea Palini
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
97
Rafal Majka
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
98
Alexey Tsatevitch
Katusha Team
s.t.
99
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
101
Tiago Machado
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
102
Martijn Maaskant
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
103
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
104
Tomasz Marczynski
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
106
Joost Van Leijen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
107
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
108
Francesco Failli
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
109
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
110
Chris Anker Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
111
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
112
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
113
Patrick Gretsch
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
114
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
116
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
117
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
118
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
120
Laurent Didier
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
121
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
122
Danilo Di Luca
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
123
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky Procycling
s.t.
124
Grégory Rast
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
125
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
126
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
127
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
128
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
129
Raymond Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
130
Stef Clement
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
131
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
132
Stefano Agostini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
133
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
134
Sylwester Szmyd
Movistar Team
s.t.
135
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
136
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
137
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
138
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
139
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
s.t.
140
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
141
Ivan Basso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
142
Mattia Gavazzi
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
143
Luca Mazzanti
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
144
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
145
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
146
Sébastien Rosseler
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
147
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
148
Robert Kiserlovski
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
149
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
150
Christian Vande Velde
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
151
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
s.t.
152
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
153
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
154
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
155
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
156
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
157
Jürgen Van de Walle
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
158
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
159
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
160
Theo Bos
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
161
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
s.t.
162
Evan Huffman
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
163
Julian Dean
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
164
Mattia Pozzo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 3'45
165
Juan José Cobo
Movistar Team
s.t.
166
Luigi Miletta
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
167
Nelson Oliveira
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
168
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
169
Alessandro Malaguti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
170
Jens Debusschere
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
171
Christopher Sutton
Sky Procycling
s.t.
172
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 4'52
173
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
174
Maurits Lammertink
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 6'57
175
Tomás Gil
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 9'23
176
Antonino Parrinello
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 10'35
General Classifiation
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
10h23'12
2
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
+ 10
3
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
s.t.
4
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
s.t.
5
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky Procycling
s.t.
6
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
+ 12
7
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 15
8
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
+ 19
9
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 25
10
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
Points Rankings
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
18
2
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
15
3
Wesley Hoogenboom
SpiderTech - Cervélo
15
KOM Classification
1
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
10
2
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
6
3
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
5
Spider of the Day/DS Reaction
TJ Sithembile - 1
Van der Valde - 1 both for the leadout, which looked great early
Really hard stage, possibly the queen stage of this race.
Daily Recap
Huge breakaway today, 13 people here in the group, including some really talented riders, such as Tejay Van Garderen, Daniel Martin and Lieuwe Westra. This break got off to a nice lead, peaking around 13-14 minutes. Their lead was unquestionably huge.
The pack didn't chase hard early, however as the last climb started RadioShack upped the pace heavily and quickly decreased their lead. The pace was so high, that there were no attacks on the climb. However, it costed Cancellara some useful helpers. At the end of the climb only two of our riders made it in the peloton. Kim and Dasko hanged on, but Kim was struggling hard.
As the climb ended and the peloton turned to the downhill section, Filip Dasko immediately attacked, trying to use his superior DH skills in order to get away. Unfortunately after creating a gap on the downhill he got caught immediately as the road turned upwards.
Live Coverage
Meanwhile the break reaches the last kilometers, when Daniel Martin launches a big attack. It seems like it can succeed, however the other 12 reel him back in.
Under the Flamme Rouge the sprint was really open, nobody can get a significant lead. Fabrice Jeandesboz is in the lead, can he hold on?
No, it's FDJ's Matthieu Ladagnous taking the win, huge sprint! Great win for the French, with Sprick coming 2nd, and Jeandesboz finishing 3rd. In the peloton the main favourites finished together, Kim kept his 2nd on the GC, while Dasko sneaked into the top 10!
