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I know. So close, yet so far.  With no uphill finishes and no mountains left, it looks difficult to overtake Chavanel. |
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14.03.2010: Paris - Nice
Stage 7
Sauveur Tinée - Grasse: 190.0km
Tactics meeting
This is a fairly hilly stage, but there aren't many hills to attack on towards the finish. The last 70km are more or less downhill. With Chavanel being an excellent descender, our hopes of taking the yellow jersey are very slim. Popovych should be able to do well here considering the downhill finish, but he's having an awful Paris-Nice, so I've given up on expecting anything from him.
It would turn out to be an eventful stage. With all breakaways neutralized, the yellow jersey of Chavanel surprised everyone by attacking 60km before the finish. Why he did that was a mystery, but 3rd placed Valverde followed him anyway. Chavanel doesn't seem to be able to control his attacking spirit.
Then of course Armstrong, 2nd in the GC, had to go too. Popovych joined him, as Chavanel's attack had provoked a lot of moves. The leading group that formed was growing quite big.
45km before the finish, 11 riders including Armstrong, Valverde, Chavanel and Popovych had one minute back to the peloton.
The wind can be treacherous. The leading group, which had been joined by a lot more riders, was split in two with 30km left. Armstrong, Popovych and Hincapie, who had come up from the pack, were caught out by the crosswind. Chavanel and Valverde were unfortunately for us in the first group.
With the leading group having become smaller due to the split, the Danish champion Jakob Fuglsang of LPR Brakes attempted an attack. With 20km until the finish, the Dane had 30 sec over the other leaders.
Sylvain Chavanel took off from the group behind Fuglsang. Valverde was unable to respond. Armstrong's group were 30 seconds behind.
2km after Fuglsang's attack, he was caught by Chavanel, who took a lot of risks on the descend. The Danish champion had nothing left, while Chavanel was increasing his lead over Valverde. Lovely to see the yellow jersey being on the offensive!
10km was left of the stage when Chavanel was caught by four others: Shpilevski (Katusha), Moreau (Agritubel) and the two Fuji riders Kessiakoff and De la Fuente. Valverde was still 30 seconds behind.
David De la Fuente won the sprint for the stage win! Chavanel was 2nd, and with Valverde's group finishing 34 seconds down, the French Quickstep-rider increases his overall lead.
Armstrong the wind victim finished in the third group crossing the line, 1'22 down on the winner. More importantly, he lost the 2nd overall to Valverde, with no chance of taking it back on tomorrow's much flatter final stage.
Today's winner
Results
1 David De la Fuente Fuji - Servetto 4h56'16
2 Sylvain Chavanel Quick-Step + 0
3 Boris Shpilevski Team Katusha + 0
4 Fredrik Kessiakoff Fuji - Servetto + 0
5 Christophe Moreau Agritubel + 0
6 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale + 34
7 Jakob Fuglsang LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 34
8 Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne + 34
9 Evgeni Petrov Garmin - Slipstream + 34
10 Amets Txurruka Euskaltel - Euskadi + 34
GC
1 Sylvain Chavanel Quick-Step 25h43'53
2 Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne + 53
3 Lance Armstrong Discovery Channel + 1'27
4 Fredrik Kessiakoff Fuji - Servetto + 2'18
5 Jakob Fuglsang LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 2'57
6 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale + 3'12
7 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 3'14
8 Evgeni Petrov Garmin - Slipstream + 3'15
9 Francis De Greef Silence - Lotto + 3'27
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15.03.2010: Paris - Nice
Stage 8 [Final stage]
Nice - Nice: 133.0km
Tactics meeting
The traditional climb to the Col d'Eze on the last stage has been abandoned this year. That means the last stage should favour the sprinters who get over the early climbs. Armstrong probably has to be content with 3rd overall. Maybe this is the stage where Ciolek gets his first win?
Sylvain Chavanel attempted a flyer 3km from the finish! Why can't every yellow jersey wearer be as entertaining as him? He has continued to attack on every stage after he got the lead.
Behind Chavanel, the sprinters were getting themselves ready. Ciolek was well placed on Valverde's wheel. But could they catch Chavanel?
The yellow jersey had nothing left when he reached the red kite. Behind him, his teammate Boonen was coming fast. This looked like some great tactics by Quick-Step!
And Boonen won it for the Belgians! This is his fifth victory of the season. Valverde snatched the 2nd place in front of Ciolek, and the Spaniard also finishes 2nd overall. Armstrong had no chance to improve on his 3rd position overall.
Today's winner
Results
1 Tom Boonen Quick-Step 3h34'44
2 Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne + 0
3 Gerald Ciolek Discovery Channel + 0
4 Daniele Bennati Liquigas + 0
5 Boris Shpilevski Team Katusha + 0
6 Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank + 0
7 Martijn Maaskant Caisse d'Epargne + 0
8 Sylvain Chavanel Quick-Step + 0
9 Alessandro Ballan Lampre N.G.C + 0
10 José JoaquÃn Rojas Caisse d'Epargne + 0
GC
1 Sylvain Chavanel Quick-Step 29h18'37
2 Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne + 49
3 Lance Armstrong Discovery Channel + 1'27
4 Fredrik Kessiakoff Fuji - Servetto + 2'18
5 Jakob Fuglsang LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 2'57
6 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale + 3'12
7 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 3'14
8 Evgeni Petrov Garmin - Slipstream + 3'15
9 Francis De Greef Silence - Lotto + 3'27
10 Christophe Moreau Agritubel + 3'43
Points ranking
1 Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne 123
2 Sylvain Chavanel Quick-Step 112
3 Lance Armstrong Discovery Channel 86
Mountain ranking
1 Vicente Reynès Team Columbia - High Road 46
2 Rémi Pauriol Cofidis, le crédit en ligne 44
3 Jose Rujano Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli 38
Youth ranking
1 Jakob Fuglsang LPR Brakes Farnese Vini 29h21'34
2 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 17
3 Francis De Greef Silence - Lotto + 30
Team classification
1 Discovery Channel 88h06'57
2 Caisse d'Epargne + 1'52
3 Team Columbia - High Road + 2'40
So, Sylvain Chavanel has pulled off the biggest win of his carreer. He's often great in Paris - Nice, but I think nobody had expected this. Last year's winner Alejandro Valverde never really looked like overtaking Chavanel. When Lance Armstrong couldn't get a gap on the mountain top finish, his chance was gone too.
Quickstep dominated the stages, winning three of them. The Discovery performance was fairly bad. Armstrong's overall podium finish is all we can show for in the end. Our German sprinter Gerald Ciolek did well in the two sprints we got in this race by getting a 2nd and a 3rd place. But the rest of the team did nothing else than winning the team classification. Which isn't all that bad, really.
While Armstrong has been fighting it out in Southern France, some other Discovery riders have come halfway through the Tirreno - Adriatico in Italy. We'll check on them next. Stay tuned!
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11.03.2010: Tirreno - Adriatico
The Tirreno - Adriatico 2010 has two stages that look like they'll be decisive. The stage 4 mountain top finish on the Passo Lanciano and the 6th stage, which is a 19km time trial. All other stages are flat.
To win this race, you've got to be a good climber as well as a decent time triallist. Favourites are probably Contador, Gesink, Evans, Karpets and Nibali. Devolder could be a contender if he brings the form he had in California a month ago.
For Discovery channel, Kreuziger gets his first big captain role. Brajkovic can also do a good job if he still has the form that brought him 3rd in the Tour of California.
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 Janez Brajkovic
 Sergio Paulinho
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 Floyd Landis
 Vladimir Gusev
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11.03.2010: Tirreno - Adriatico
Stage 1
Santa Serva - Viterbe: 153.0km
Tactics meeting
The first three stages of Tirreno - Adriatico will probably be boring sprint stages. With no sprinters in the lineup, we'll just have to sit in the peloton and enjoy the ride.
Despite facing fast sprinters like Cavendish, Petacchi and Freire, Italian home favourite Filippo Pozzato won the first stage. Our time trial specialist Gusev took a nice top 10 placing in the sprint.
Today's winner
Results
1 Filippo Pozzato Quick-Step 3h32'38
2 Francesco Ginanni Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 0
3 Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - High Road + 0
4 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale + 0
5 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux + 0
6 Óscar Freire Silence - Lotto + 0
7 Alessandro Petacchi LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 0
8 Vladimir Gusev Discovery Channel + 0
9 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 0
10 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale + 0
GC
1 Filippo Pozzato Quick-Step 3h32'28
2 Francesco Ginanni Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 4
3 Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - High Road + 6
4 Nick Nuyens Rabobank + 6
5 Stuart O'Grady Team Saxo Bank + 7
6 Philippe Gilbert Silence - Lotto + 8
7 Matteo Montaguti Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 8
8 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi + 9
9 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale + 10
10 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux + 10 |
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12.03.2010: Tirreno - Adriatico
Stage 2
Viterbe - Terni: 190.0km
Tactics meeting
A longer stage today, but that shouldn't affect the outcome. Can Pozzato make it two in a row, or will the pure sprinters get the better of the classics rider?
Another home win today, but not from Petacchi or Napolitano as you might expect. Francesco Ginanni went one better than the first stage, where he finished 2nd. He now takes over the leader's jersey from Pozzato.
Today's winner
Results
1 Francesco Ginanni Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Andr... 4h28'48
2 Tom Leezer Rabobank + 0
3 Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - High Road + 0
4 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 0
5 Filippo Pozzato Quick-Step + 0
6 Óscar Freire Silence - Lotto + 0
7 Elia Rigotto Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 0
8 Danilo Napolitano Team Katusha + 0
9 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale + 0
10 Thor Hushovd Lampre N.G.C + 0
GC
1 Francesco Ginanni Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Andr... 8h01'09
2 Filippo Pozzato Quick-Step + 7
3 Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - High Road + 9
4 Tom Leezer Rabobank + 11
5 Nick Nuyens Rabobank + 13
6 Elia Rigotto Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 14
7 Paolo Longo Borghini Barloworld + 14
8 Stuart O'Grady Team Saxo Bank + 14
9 Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre N.G.C + 15
10 Enrico Rossi Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce + 15 |
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13.03.2010: Tirreno - Adriatico
Stage 3
Rieti - Ascoli Pineco: 132.0km
Tactics meeting
This is the last sprint stage before the mountain top finish on Passo Lanciano. We are still just sitting in the pack doing nothing.
Pozzato got his second Tirreno - Adriatico stage win today, and retakes the blue leader's jersey. The climb early in the stage was ascended at a high pace, so the sprinters had nothing left for the sprint, even though they finished in the pack. Kreuziger and Gusev exploited the sprinters' absence, and got a couple of good placings.
Today's winner
Results
1 Filippo Pozzato Quick-Step 3h16'50
2 Lorenzo Bernucci LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 0
3 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale + 0
4 Roman Kreuziger Discovery Channel + 0
5 Vladimir Gusev Discovery Channel + 0
6 Jos Van Emden Rabobank + 0
7 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia - High Road + 0
8 Stuart O'Grady Team Saxo Bank + 0
9 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux + 0
10 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne + 0
GC
1 Filippo Pozzato Quick-Step 11h17'55
2 Francesco Ginanni Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 4
3 Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - High Road + 11
4 Tom Leezer Rabobank + 15
5 Lorenzo Bernucci LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 15
6 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale + 17
7 Nick Nuyens Rabobank + 17
8 Elia Rigotto Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 18
9 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia - High Road + 18
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14.03.2010: Tirreno - Adriatico
Stage 4
Chieti - Passo Lanciano: 183.0km
Tactics meeting
Finally we'll have some action. The fourth stage finishes with a steep climb to Passo Lanciano and is the only uphill finish of the Tirreno - Adriatico. Kreuziger needs to finish with the strong time triallists if he's to have any chance of winning the overall. Contador, Evans and Karpets must not get any gap going into the time trial on stage 6.
At the bottom of the climb, there was no doubt about who had plans for today. The teams of Contador and Kreuziger set the pace.
With 8 km to the top, the field was seriously thinning out. Brajkovic was still pacing Kreuziger at the front.
At the 4km mark, seven riders were left in the leading group. Brajkovic, who was amazing today, pulled Kreuziger, Contador, Scarponi, Soler, F.Schleck and Cunego up the mountain.
At 3km, Kreuziger was struggling at the back of the group. This was not looking good.
After seing his leader crack, Brajkovic decided to go from the front. He couldn't possibly have any legs left after pacing the leaders for the entire climb?
Scarponi also took off, but Brajkovic had already created a monster gap!
Scarponi was in 2nd position on the road, with F.Schleck chasing in 3rd position. But Brajkovic was almost half a minute in front of the Italian, with just 1km left.
Brajkovic celebrated one of the biggest moments of his carreer! He had flown up the mountain, being at the front all the time. Scarponi took 2nd, 25 sec behind.
Kreuziger recovered a bit towards the end and finished with Contador 1'33 down on Brajkovic. All riders finishing between Brajkovic and Kreuziger/Contador are poor time triallists. The Slovenian stage winner looks good for the overall win, as he's a good TT rider.
Today's winner
Results
1 Janez Brajkovic Discovery Channel 5h05'08
2 Michele Scarponi Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 25
3 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 53
4 Damiano Cunego Team Katusha + 1'06
5 Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 1'19
6 Roman Kreuziger Discovery Channel + 1'33
7 Laurens Ten Dam Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1'33
8 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 1'33
9 Vincenzo Nibali Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 2'15
10 Dani Moreno Caisse d'Epargne + 2'15
GC
1 Janez Brajkovic Discovery Channel 16h23'14
2 Michele Scarponi Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 29
3 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 59
4 Damiano Cunego Team Katusha + 1'16
5 Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 1'29
6 Roman Kreuziger Discovery Channel + 1'43
7 Laurens Ten Dam Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1'43
8 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 1'43
9 Dani Moreno Caisse d'Epargne + 2'25
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Posted on 24-04-2010 17:48
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Wow a very good result for Brajkovic. Is he leader for the Giro again? |
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He's definitely riding the Giro, and on the basis of this result, he has a good chance of being captain. But we'll decide on a Giro leader after the Tour de Romandie. |
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Ok, may i ask who are the candidate for being giro leader? |
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Posted on 24-04-2010 18:03
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We'll have to see who performs well leading up to the Giro 
The three top guns, Armstrong, Levi and Klödi, will not be riding in Italy. Strong riders who are looking for a place in the Giro squad are Kreuziger, Brajkovic, Larsson, Rubiera, maybe Pereiro or even Rovny, who is a good climber.
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i relly hope that Larsson can impress you and be captain, but of those name its hard to decide someone. If four of them will be in the Giro you will have a very strong team. Much stronger then last year |
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Posted on 24-04-2010 20:09
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did u change your equipment halfway through? |
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Posted on 24-04-2010 20:14
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I'm impressed that you noticed.
We used Livestrong helmets and some purple-ish Trek frames in California 2010 and all of last season. Got hold of some blue Discovery helmets and blue frames before Paris - Nice.
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15.03.2010: Tirreno - Adriatico
Stage 5
Pescara - Termoli: 131.0km
Tactics meeting
The short fifth stage is squeezed in between the two most important stages of this race, and will mean nothing for the general classification. We'll be happy to let a breakaway go today, to get some rest.
Rinaldo Nocentini was in a solo breakaway all day long. A few other riders were scattered in small groups behind him.
We never bothered chasing him down, and Nocentini won the stage for AG2R.
Thor Hushovd of Lampre led the peloton in 5'20 minutes later.
Today's winner
Results
1 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale 2h55'06
2 Kevin Hulsmans Silence - Lotto + 28
3 Frederik Willems Liquigas + 1'35
4 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'59
5 Ermanno Capelli Fuji - Servetto + 3'03
6 Mirko Allegrini CarmioOro - A-Style + 3'03
7 Matteo Montaguti Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 3'03
8 Marco Corti Barloworld + 3'03
9 Thor Hushovd Lampre N.G.C + 5'20
10 Matti Breschel Team Saxo Bank + 5'20
GC
1 Janez Brajkovic Discovery Channel 19h23'40
2 Michele Scarponi Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 29
3 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 59
4 Damiano Cunego Team Katusha + 1'16
5 Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 1'29
6 Roman Kreuziger Discovery Channel + 1'43
7 Laurens Ten Dam Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1'43
8 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 1'43
9 Dani Moreno Caisse d'Epargne + 2'25
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16.03.2010: Tirreno - Adriatico
Stage 6
San Benedetto Del Tronto: 19.0km
Tactics meeting
The 19 km time trial will wrap up the GC for Tirreno - Adriatico. Tomorrow's final stage is flat, so anybody wanting to move up in the standings must do it today. With Contador and Kreuziger being the closest time trialers in the GC, I'm pretty sure Brajkovic can keep his overall lead. The Slovenian leads Contador by 1'43. All riders in between are usually way below Brajkovic's standards in time trialling.
Joost Posthuma had the best time at the finish for a while.
Floyd Landis overtook Posthuma by 3 seconds.
The world time trial champion Cadel Evans was 4 seconds slower than Landis. Our American must have been riding superbly!
The first to beat Landis was Stijn Devolder of Saxobank. The Belgian champion took a comfortable lead by 21 seconds.
Roman Kreuziger was unable to beat Devolder, finishing 23 seconds slower. That meant he was also behind Landis.
Then it was the race leader in the blue jersey. The fight for the overall was never exciting, as he finished strongly in 2nd place behind Devolder. Barring accidents tomorrow, Janez Brajkovic has won the Tirreno - Adriatico 2010!
Today's winner
Results
1 Stijn Devolder Team Saxo Bank 23'58
2 Janez Brajkovic Discovery Channel + 20
3 Floyd Landis Discovery Channel + 21
4 Roman Kreuziger Discovery Channel + 23
5 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne + 24
6 Steve Morabito Astana Cycling Team + 25
7 Joost Posthuma Rabobank + 26
8 Cadel Evans Rabobank + 26
9 Vladimir Karpets Team Katusha + 28
10 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 31
GC
1 Janez Brajkovic Discovery Channel 19h47'59
2 Michele Scarponi Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 1'10
3 Damiano Cunego Team Katusha + 1'38
4 Roman Kreuziger Discovery Channel + 1'46
5 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 1'53
6 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 1'56
7 Laurens Ten Dam Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 2'11
8 Vasil Kiryienka Caisse d'Epargne + 2'39
9 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre N.G.C + 2'43
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yeh looks good
how did you add the equipment into the game? i downloaded the discovery channel pack with the frames & helmets, but have no idea how to add it into my pcm daily db (plus all the pictures for the equipment he gave is rubbish) |
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I have no clue either, so I did it in a simple way. I took the equipment files from the pack and gave them names of already existing equipment files that no teams use. Then I remembered (wrote down) which equipment I replaced, and used that equipment.
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17.03.2010: Tirreno - Adriatico
Stage 7 [Final stage]
San Benedetto Del Tronto: 210.0km
Tactics meeting
We're still in San Benedetto del Tronto, where the Tirreno - Adriatico 2010 ends with a 210km flat circuit. Just an accident can stop Janez Brajkovic from winning the second stage race of his carreer (he won the Tour of Georgia in '07).
The real sprinters finally got a piece of the cake today. Danilo Napolitano won in front of Cavendish, Hushovd and Farrar. Janez Brajkovic finished safely in the pack.
Brajkovic stepped up on the podium to collect his first major overall win. Can this be his season?
Today's winner
Results
1 Danilo Napolitano Team Katusha 4h46'12
2 Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - High Road + 0
3 Thor Hushovd Lampre N.G.C + 0
4 Tyler Farrar Garmin - Slipstream + 0
5 Filippo Pozzato Quick-Step + 0
6 Óscar Freire Silence - Lotto + 0
7 Jérôme Pineau Quick-Step + 0
8 Alessandro Petacchi LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 0
9 Allan Davis Quick-Step + 0
10 Tom Leezer Rabobank + 0
Final GC
1 Janez Brajkovic Discovery Channel 24h34'11
2 Michele Scarponi Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 1'10
3 Damiano Cunego Team Katusha + 1'38
4 Roman Kreuziger Discovery Channel + 1'46
5 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 1'53
6 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 1'56
7 Laurens Ten Dam Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 2'11
8 Vasil Kiryienka Caisse d'Epargne + 2'39
9 Marzio Bruseghin Lampre N.G.C + 2'43
10 Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 3'02
Points ranking
1 Filippo Pozzato Quick-Step 38
2 Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - High Road 29
3 Janez Brajkovic Discovery Channel 27
Mountain ranking
1 Janez Brajkovic Discovery Channel 12
2 Enrico Rossi Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce 11
3 Nick Nuyens Rabobank 10
Youth ranking
1 Roman Kreuziger Discovery Channel 24h35'57
2 Robert Gesink Quick-Step + 2'23
3 Jackson RodrÃguez Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 3'31
Team classification
1 Discovery Channel 73h49'21
2 Caisse d'Epargne + 2'02
3 Astana Cycling Team + 3'07
When Roman Kreuziger didn't make it, Janez Brajkovic came to the fore. The Slovenian won the Tirreno - Adriatico in strong fashion, and it's a great win for us! It was a boring race, with only two stages worth watching.
Quick-Step is having a terrific early season, with Boonen dominating in California and Paris-Nice, and Pozzato winning two stages and the points competition in Tirreno. Our own Discovery team did well, winning the team, mountain and young rider competitions. We didn't really aim for any of them, they sort of came with the overall win.
Next up will be the Ardennes classics, where our new signing Peter Velits will see what he can do. Stay tuned! |
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