Stage 9, and a lot of riders fear this one. Not of the high climbs, but the combination of 200+-kilometres, 6 categorized climbs and up and down all day in the Massif Central, will exhaust everyone before tomorrow's rest day.
Km 43.5 - Côte de Massiac - 3.4 km climb to 6.2 % - Category 3
Km 99.5 - Col du Pas de Peyrol (Le Puy Mary) (1589 m) - 7.7 km climb to 6.2 % - Category 2
Km 116.0 - Col du Perthus (1309m) - 4.4 km climb to 7.9 % - Category 2
Km 127.5 - Col de Cère (1294 m) - 2.9 km climb to 6.3 % - Category 3
Km 139.5 - Côte de la Chevade - 3.0 km climb to 7.9 % - Category 3
Km 154.0 - Col de Prat de Bouc (Plomb du Cantal) (1392 m) - 8.0 km climb to 6.1 % - Category 2
Because we have some riders in the team, that will have problems today (Keukeleire, Vermeltfoort, Kittel), we take it slow today. 10 riders find each other in the break and will take a lot of minutes advantage: Grega Bole (Lampre), Vasil Kiryienka (Movistar), Cyril Gautier (Europcar), Rubén Pérez (Euskaltel), Sebastian Langeveld (Rabobank), Filippo Pozzato (Katusha), Mirko Selvaggi (Vacansoleil), Eros Capecchi (Liquigas), Bernhard Eisel (HTC), Aleksandr Kuschynski & Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha) and Martin Elmiger (AG2R).
On the first climb of the day, the Côte de Massiac, Bole takes the points, followed by Kiryienka and Gautier. The peloton follows at 2'20.
Martin Elmiger is the first on the summit of the Col du Pas de Peyrol (Le Puy Mary) (1589 m) (7.7 km climb to 6.2 %), and extends his lead in the KOTM-rankings. Kiryienka and Gautier follow him. The peloton has taken it slowly in the last 50km and is 9'02 back.
16.5 kilometres later, Kiryienka takes the points on the 3rd climb of the day, the Col du Perthus (1309m) (4.4 km climb to 7.9 %). Elmiger has to settle with the 3rd place, with Capecchi in between. The peloton is 8'32 back. A lot of riders, especially the sprinters (eg Cavendish, Greipel) already loose contact with the peloton. With still 90km to go, it will be a hard day for them.
The leading group still has 80km to go, when Elmiger takes the points on the Col de Cère (1294 m). Bole is 2nd, Kiryienka 3rd. The peloton slowly closes the gap to 7'55.
12km further in the race, at the Côte de la Chevade, it's Elmiger again who wins another KOTM-sprint, in front of Kiryienka and Gautier. Eisel has already lost contact with the leading group. The peloton follows at 7'00.
One tough climb to go, the Col de Prat de Bouc (Plomb du Cantal) (1392 m, 8.0 km climb to 6.1 %) with it's summit 54km from the finish. Kiryienka is the first to cross the line, followed by Gautier and Elmiger. This means Elmiger stays in the lead of the KOTM-rankings. 2'20 behind follow 3 riders that have escaped from the peloton: Pierrick Fédrigo (FDJ), Simon Gerrans (Sky) and Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step). The peloton is 5'00 back and Leopard finally starts to make the pace in it.
30km from the finish is an Intermediate sprint, in the town of Neuvéglise. The 3 chasers have caught the leading group. Gerrans is th efirst in the sprint, with Gautier in 2nd and Elmiger in 3rd. The peloton follows at 2'47.
Then when someone tries to jump away from the leading group, the camera switch back to the peloton. The reason is that we see Fränk Schleck in his maillot jaune attack. But when we look closer, we realize it's a counterattack. Ryder Hesjedal and Alexandre Vinokourov gave it a try. Andy Schleck jumps on the wheel of his brother, and it is a sign for numerous riders to give it a go: Gilbert, Evans, Schleck, Rodriguez, but none of them get away.
When the camera goes back to the front, we see Sylvain Chavanel all alone up front. With 5km to go, he has a lead of '48 to Kiryienka, Fédrigo and Gerrans. The group of GC-favourites follow at 2'11.
The last kilometres in Saint-Flour are verry difficult. The last 1500metres go uphill with an average gradient of 6.1%.
Chavanel brings the French crowd in extacy and is gonna win this stage! His lead is 1'01 to the 3 chasers and 1'56 to the group of GC-favourites.
It's the first win of the season for Chavanel and the 2nd year in a row he wins a stage in the Tour!
Simon Gerrans takes 2nd at 1'05, and Vasil Kiryienka just manages to stay ahead of the GC-favourites at 1'17. Andy Schleck tries to make a good sprint, but somehow gets passed by everyone. He finishes in 13th place, in the same time as Kiryienka.
Some of the GC-favourites loose time today: Van den Broeck, Kreuziger and Leipheimer loose '30, Samuel Sanchez 1'10 and Bradley Wiggins 1'23! 2 riders finish outside the time limit and have to leave the Tour: Jens Mouris (Vacansoleil) and David Boucher (Omega Pharma).
Results:
1
Sylvain Chavanel
Quick·Step Cycling Team
5h22'28
2
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'05
3
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
+ 1'17
4
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ
s.t.
5
Alberto Contador
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
6
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
7
Fränk Schleck
Leopard Trek
s.t.
8
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
9
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
10
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
12 Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 13 Andy Schleck Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
14 Michele Scarponi Lampre - ISD s.t.
15 Ryder Hesjedal Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
16 Thomas Voeckler Team Europcar + 1'47
17 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana s.t.
18 Jurgen Van den Broeck Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
19 Fabian Cancellara Leopard Trek s.t.
20 Ezequiel Mosquera Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
21 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack s.t.
22 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
23 Cyril Gautier Team Europcar s.t.
24 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'27
25 Jens Voigt Leopard Trek + 2'41
26 Sandy Casar FDJ + 2'50
27 Carlos Barredo Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
28 Björn Leukemans Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
29 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
30 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling s.t.
31 Pierre Rolland Team Europcar s.t.
32 Michael Rogers Sky ProCycling s.t.
33 Andreas Klöden Team RadioShack s.t.
34 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek s.t.
35 David Moncoutié Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
36 Ángel Madrazo Movistar Team s.t.
37 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD s.t.
38 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
39 José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team s.t.
40 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad s.t.
41 Julien El Fares Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
42 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
43 Marco Pinotti HTC - Highroad s.t.
44 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 45 Marc De Maar Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
46 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - ISD s.t.
47 Jesús Hernández Saxo Bank SunGard + 3'54
48 George Hincapie BMC Racing Team s.t.
49 Egoi Martínez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
50 Filippo Pozzato Katusha Team + 4'09 51 Thomas De Gendt Monster Energy - Ford + 4'35
52 Arnold Jeanneson FDJ + 4'52
53 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
54 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
55 Rémy Di Gregorio Pro Team Astana s.t.
56 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank Cycling Team + 5'26
57 Mikhail Ignatiev Katusha Team s.t.
58 Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
59 Eros Capecchi Liquigas - Cannondale + 5'56 60 Niki Terpstra Monster Energy - Ford + 6'04
61 Jürgen Van de Walle Omega Pharma - Lotto + 6'14
62 Anthony Geslin FDJ + 6'55
63 Daniele Bennati Leopard Trek s.t.
64 Sergueï Ivanov Katusha Team s.t.
65 David Millar Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
66 Chris Horner Team RadioShack s.t.
67 Tom Boonen Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
68 Ivan Basso Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
69 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky ProCycling s.t.
70 Jérémy Roy FDJ + 7'16
71 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
72 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
73 Heinrich Haussler Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
74 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team s.t.
75 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
76 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
77 Rémi Pauriol FDJ s.t.
78 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling s.t.
79 Stuart O'Grady Leopard Trek s.t.
80 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 7'53
81 Nicolas Vogondy Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
82 Thomas Löfkvist Sky ProCycling s.t.
83 Thibaut Pinot FDJ s.t.
84 Janez Brajkovič Team RadioShack s.t.
85 Tom Danielson Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
86 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek s.t.
87 Gerald Ciolek Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
88 Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
89 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
90 Fredrik Kessiakoff Pro Team Astana s.t.
91 Lars Ytting Bak HTC - Highroad s.t.
92 Christophe Kern Team Europcar s.t.
93 David Arroyo Movistar Team s.t.
94 Manuel Cardoso Team RadioShack s.t.
95 Matthew Goss HTC - Highroad s.t.
96 Christian Vande Velde Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
97 Ruslan Pidgornyy Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
98 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
99 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - ISD s.t.
100 Juan Antonio Flecha Sky ProCycling s.t.
101 Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team s.t.
102 Johan Vansummeren Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
103 Simone Ponzi Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
104 Benjamín Noval Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
105 Josep Jufré Pro Team Astana s.t.
106 Anthony Charteau Team Europcar + 8'45
107 Lars Boom Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
108 Dominic Klemme Leopard Trek s.t.
109 Tyler Farrar Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
110 Thor Hushovd Team Garmin - Cervélo + 10'00
111 Julien Loubet AG2R La Mondiale + 10'26 112 Martijn Maaskant Monster Energy - Ford + 10'50
113 Alan Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
114 Denys Kostyuk Lampre - ISD + 11'15
115 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
116 Sébastien Minard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
117 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad s.t. 118 Sébastien Rosseler Monster Energy - Ford + 12'33
119 David Zabriskie Team Garmin - Cervélo + 13'02
120 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto + 13'55
121 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack + 16'53
122 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
123 Andrey Zeits Pro Team Astana s.t.
124 Javier Iriarte Movistar Team s.t.
125 Luca Paolini Katusha Team s.t.
126 Yukiya Arashiro Team Europcar s.t.
127 Bernhard Eisel HTC - Highroad + 17'14
128 Michael Mørkøv Saxo Bank SunGard + 17'21
129 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack s.t.
130 Stijn Devolder Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
131 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
132 Matti Breschel Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
133 Carlos Oyarzun Movistar Team s.t.
134 Rémy Cusin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
135 Aleksejs Saramotins Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
136 Damiano Caruso Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
137 Geraint Thomas Sky ProCycling + 17'59
138 Damien Monier Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 19'03
139 Maxim Belkov Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
140 David Tanner Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
141 Damien Gaudin Team Europcar s.t.
142 Alessandro Ballan BMC Racing Team + 19'32
143 Bart De Clercq Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
144 Pello Bilbao Euskaltel - Euskadi + 20'09
145 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 20'16
146 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
147 Nick Nuyens Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
148 Nikolas Maes Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
149 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team s.t.
150 William Bonnet FDJ s.t.
151 Danilo Hondo Lampre - ISD s.t.
152 Maxim Gourov Pro Team Astana s.t.
153 Robert Hunter Team RadioShack s.t.
154 Rui Costa Movistar Team s.t.
155 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - ISD s.t.
156 Tom Leezer Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
157 Allan Davis Pro Team Astana s.t.
158 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
159 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
160 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t. 161 Marcel Kittel Monster Energy - Ford + 25'16
162 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel - Euskadi + 28'28
163 Maxime Vantomme Katusha Team + 30'18 164 Coen Vermeltfoort Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
165 Sergio Pardilla Movistar Team + 30'36
166 Grischa Niermann Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
167 Gorazd Stangelj Pro Team Astana s.t.
168 Kasper Klostergaard Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
169 Juan Mauricio Soler Movistar Team s.t.
170 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team + 32'37
171 Tony Gallopin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
172 Óscar Freire Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
173 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
174 Jan Tratnik Quick·Step Cycling Team + 33'32
175 Wouter Mol Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
176 Juraj Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale + 33'51
177 Kenny Dehaes Omega Pharma - Lotto + 35'04
178 Alexander Porsev Katusha Team + 35'55
179 Martin Mortensen Leopard Trek + 36'41
180 Alex Rasmussen HTC - Highroad + 36'55
181 Matthew Hayman Sky ProCycling s.t.
182 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Lampre - ISD s.t.
183 Maarten Neyens Omega Pharma - Lotto + 37'59
184 Yauheni Hutarovich FDJ + 39'02
185 André Greipel Omega Pharma - Lotto + 40'23
186 Martin Velits HTC - Highroad s.t.
187 Mark Cavendish HTC - Highroad s.t.
188 Sébastien Chavanel Team Europcar s.t.
189 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
190 Alexander Mironov Katusha Team s.t.
191 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
192 Vitali Kondrut Lampre - ISD + 40'47
193 Juan José Haedo Saxo Bank SunGard + 41'16
194 Jacopo Guarnieri Liquigas - Cannondale + 42'14 195 Jens Keukeleire Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
196 Sébastien Turgot Team Europcar s.t.
GC: Fränk stays in yellow, Andy moves up to 7th.
1
Fränk Schleck
Leopard Trek
36h58'22
2
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 51
3
Fabian Cancellara
Leopard Trek
+ 1'01
4
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'34
5
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 1'37
6
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'59
7
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'01
8
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2'07
9
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 2'08
10
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'20
Spoiler
11 Thomas Voeckler Team Europcar + 2'33
12 Michele Scarponi Lampre - ISD + 2'41
13 Alberto Contador Saxo Bank SunGard + 2'48
14 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step Cycling Team + 3'03
15 Ezequiel Mosquera Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 3'16
16 Pierrick Fédrigo FDJ + 3'17
17 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack + 3'40
18 Jens Voigt Leopard Trek + 3'54
19 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas - Cannondale + 3'55
20 José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team + 4'07
21 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling + 4'27
22 Michael Rogers Sky ProCycling s.t.
23 Jurgen Van den Broeck Omega Pharma - Lotto + 4'33
24 Sandy Casar FDJ + 4'48
25 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale + 5'07
26 David Moncoutié Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 5'08
27 Carlos Barredo Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
28 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad + 5'10
29 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - ISD + 5'29
30 Egoi Martínez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 5'56
31 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step Cycling Team + 6'32 32 Thomas De Gendt Monster Energy - Ford + 6'34
33 Arnold Jeanneson FDJ + 6'51
34 Heinrich Haussler Team Garmin - Cervélo + 7'01
35 Rémy Di Gregorio Pro Team Astana + 7'16
36 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team + 7'27
37 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard + 7'38
38 David Millar Team Garmin - Cervélo + 8'08
39 Anthony Geslin FDJ + 8'35
40 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling s.t.
41 Julien El Fares Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
42 Marco Pinotti HTC - Highroad + 8'39
43 Stuart O'Grady Leopard Trek + 8'46
44 Philippe Gilbert Omega Pharma - Lotto + 8'52
45 Jürgen Van de Walle Omega Pharma - Lotto + 9'00
46 Christian Vande Velde Team Garmin - Cervélo + 9'06
47 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek + 9'10
48 Jérémy Roy FDJ + 9'14
49 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana + 9'18
50 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale + 9'21
51 Thomas Löfkvist Sky ProCycling + 9'30
52 Andreas Klöden Team RadioShack + 9'50
53 George Hincapie BMC Racing Team + 9'54 54 Marc De Maar Monster Energy - Ford + 9'56
55 Ivan Basso Liquigas - Cannondale + 9'59
56 Pierre Rolland Team Europcar + 10'16
57 Tom Boonen Quick·Step Cycling Team + 11'27
58 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 11'32
59 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky ProCycling + 11'39
60 Jesús Hernández Saxo Bank SunGard + 11'48
61 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team + 12'13 62 Niki Terpstra Monster Energy - Ford + 12'17
63 Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 12'33
64 Ángel Madrazo Movistar Team + 13'06
65 Matthew Goss HTC - Highroad + 13'15
66 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale + 13'43
67 Lars Ytting Bak HTC - Highroad + 13'51
68 Chris Horner Team RadioShack + 13'55
69 Tom Danielson Team Garmin - Cervélo + 14'13
70 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek s.t.
71 Gerald Ciolek Quick·Step Cycling Team + 14'16
72 Thor Hushovd Team Garmin - Cervélo + 14'20
73 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 14'24
74 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi + 14'25
75 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank Cycling Team + 14'37
76 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - ISD + 14'53
77 Manuel Cardoso Team RadioShack + 15'04
78 Sergueï Ivanov Katusha Team + 15'07
79 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank Cycling Team + 15'14
80 Dominic Klemme Leopard Trek + 15'18
81 Christophe Kern Team Europcar + 15'19
82 Daniele Bennati Leopard Trek + 15'21
83 Fredrik Kessiakoff Pro Team Astana + 15'24
84 Benjamín Noval Saxo Bank SunGard + 15'46
85 Johan Vansummeren Team Garmin - Cervélo + 16'04
86 Simone Ponzi Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
87 Lars Boom Rabobank Cycling Team + 16'06
88 Björn Leukemans Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 16'35
89 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team + 16'55
90 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD + 17'25
91 Ruslan Pidgornyy Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 17'28
92 Rémi Pauriol FDJ + 17'34
93 Alan Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 18'05
94 Janez Brajkovič Team RadioShack + 18'31
95 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi + 18'39
96 Denys Kostyuk Lampre - ISD + 18'57
97 Filippo Pozzato Katusha Team + 19'18
98 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team + 19'23
99 Nicolas Vogondy Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 19'30
100 Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 19'36
101 Josep Jufré Pro Team Astana + 19'38
102 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto + 20'20
103 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad + 20'23
104 Anthony Charteau Team Europcar + 20'25
105 Cyril Gautier Team Europcar + 21'09
106 Tyler Farrar Team Garmin - Cervélo + 21'16
107 Juan Antonio Flecha Sky ProCycling + 21'27
108 Eros Capecchi Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
109 Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team + 21'46
110 Sébastien Minard AG2R La Mondiale + 21'52
111 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 22'05
112 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team + 22'27
113 Julien Loubet AG2R La Mondiale + 23'26
114 Thibaut Pinot FDJ + 23'31 115 Martijn Maaskant Monster Energy - Ford + 24'40
116 Carlos Oyarzun Movistar Team + 25'00
117 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Cannondale + 25'04
118 David Zabriskie Team Garmin - Cervélo + 25'35
119 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale + 25'56
120 Mikhail Ignatiev Katusha Team + 26'13
121 Alessandro Ballan BMC Racing Team + 26'31
122 Luca Paolini Katusha Team + 27'00
123 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 27'09
124 Rémy Cusin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 27'20
125 David Arroyo Movistar Team + 27'28 126 Sébastien Rosseler Monster Energy - Ford + 27'40
127 Aleksejs Saramotins Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 27'59
128 Bernhard Eisel HTC - Highroad + 28'05
129 Andrey Zeits Pro Team Astana + 28'41
130 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 28'59
131 Robert Hunter Team RadioShack + 29'11
132 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack + 29'35
133 Pello Bilbao Euskaltel - Euskadi + 30'17
134 Yukiya Arashiro Team Europcar + 31'19
135 Danilo Hondo Lampre - ISD + 31'21
136 Stijn Devolder Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 31'45
137 Maxim Belkov Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 31'49
138 William Bonnet FDJ + 32'16
139 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack + 32'51
140 Javier Iriarte Movistar Team + 33'00
141 David Tanner Saxo Bank SunGard + 33'19
142 Damiano Caruso Liquigas - Cannondale + 34'04
143 Nick Nuyens Saxo Bank SunGard + 34'18
144 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - ISD + 35'11
145 Tom Leezer Rabobank Cycling Team + 36'02
146 Allan Davis Pro Team Astana + 36'15
147 Rui Costa Movistar Team + 36'17 148 Marcel Kittel Monster Energy - Ford + 36'29
149 Damien Monier Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 36'50
150 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale + 37'01
151 Nikolas Maes Quick·Step Cycling Team + 38'06
152 Damien Gaudin Team Europcar + 39'05
153 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale + 39'10
154 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team + 39'44
155 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack + 39'51
156 Michael Mørkøv Saxo Bank SunGard + 41'09
157 Sergio Pardilla Movistar Team + 42'39
158 Matti Breschel Rabobank Cycling Team + 43'22 159 Coen Vermeltfoort Monster Energy - Ford + 44'17
160 Óscar Freire Rabobank Cycling Team + 48'29
161 Maxime Vantomme Katusha Team + 51'05
162 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel - Euskadi + 52'07
163 Alex Rasmussen HTC - Highroad + 52'14
164 Tony Gallopin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 52'39
165 Wouter Mol Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 53'04
166 Juan Mauricio Soler Movistar Team + 53'06
167 Matthew Hayman Sky ProCycling + 53'07
168 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team + 53'44
169 Kenny Dehaes Omega Pharma - Lotto + 53'59
170 Bart De Clercq Omega Pharma - Lotto + 54'01
171 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step Cycling Team + 54'21
172 Jan Tratnik Quick·Step Cycling Team + 56'31
173 Sébastien Chavanel Team Europcar + 57'06
174 Geraint Thomas Sky ProCycling + 57'12
175 Yauheni Hutarovich FDJ + 57'19
176 Mark Cavendish HTC - Highroad + 58'17
177 Martin Mortensen Leopard Trek + 59'07
178 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team + 59'47
179 Martin Velits HTC - Highroad + 1h00'31
180 Juraj Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale + 1h01'16 181 Jens Keukeleire Monster Energy - Ford + 1h01'23
182 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale + 1h02'01
183 Alexander Porsev Katusha Team + 1h02'08
184 Jacopo Guarnieri Liquigas - Cannondale + 1h02'27
185 Juan José Haedo Saxo Bank SunGard + 1h02'40
186 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team + 1h03'29
187 Maxim Gourov Pro Team Astana + 1h04'34
188 Vitali Kondrut Lampre - ISD + 1h04'39
189 Alexander Mironov Katusha Team + 1h04'46
190 Gorazd Stangelj Pro Team Astana + 1h05'28
191 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Lampre - ISD + 1h05'41
192 Maarten Neyens Omega Pharma - Lotto + 1h05'51
193 Grischa Niermann Rabobank Cycling Team + 1h06'18
194 Sébastien Turgot Team Europcar + 1h07'40
195 Kasper Klostergaard Saxo Bank SunGard + 1h09'25
196 André Greipel Omega Pharma - Lotto + 1h11'47
Points:
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
0
171
2
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
0
133
3
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
0
118
4
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
0
110
5
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
0
91
KOTM:
1
Martin Elmiger
AG2R La Mondiale
13
18
2
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
15
15
3
Eros Capecchi
Liquigas - Cannondale
3
8
4
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
5
5
5
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
5
5
U25: Surprise, surprise... De Gendt in the white jersey, Uran had an off-day!
1
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
37h04'56
2
Arnold Jeanneson
FDJ
+ 17
3
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 2'01
4
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 2'44
5
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 3'42
Teams:
1
Leopard Trek
109h59'52
2
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'53
3
Sky ProCycling
+ 4'02
4
Lampre - ISD
+ 5'52
5
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 6'14
The winner today:
Word from the DS: We succeeded in two goals today, not losing time and everybody finishing inside the timelimit! So we were happy with that. Chavanel really deserved the win, with his attaking way of riding. Tomorrow is the rest day, then 2 stages in between before the Pyrenées.
Edited by dienblad on 02-10-2011 13:01
After a nice day without having to ride the bike, the peloton continues in stage 10 from Aurillac to Carmaux. It's short, only 144km, but is very hilly. The terrain in the Cévennes would suit a breakaway-win, so we decided in the teammeeting this morning that one of the riders should get in a breakaway!
A group with Niki Terpstra tries to get away, but get caught near the Intermediate sprint in Maurs. Cyril Gautier (Europcar) is the first in that sprint, in front of Mirko Selvaggi (Vacansoleil) and Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha).
The peloton climbs the first climb of the day, the Côte de Figeac (2.3 km, 6%, 3rd category) en groupe. Jakob Fuglsang is the first at the KOTM-sprint, in front of Niki Terpstra and Sebastien Rosseler.
En groupe? No, 2 riders get dropped on the climb and have to struggle for about 100kilometres to finish inside the time limit. These 2 are André Greipel and Jens Keukeleire, who has had some troubles with his intestines last night and feels pretty ill...
In the part between the first 2 climbs, a trio have jumped away: veteran Chris Horner (Radio Shack), Ángel Madrazo (Movistar) and Niki Terpstra. Horner takes the only point on the Côte de Loupiac (2.5 km, 4.1%). The peloton is 2'14 back.
In the next climb, the Côte de Villefranche-de-Rouergue (4.1 km climb to 5.9%, 4th category), Terpstra struggles and has to let his fellow-breakaways go. At the summit (Horner wins the sprint in front of Madrazo) he is aready 1'30 back. At 4'58 follow Rigoberto Uran (Sky) and Nicholas Roche (AG2R), who have made the jump out of the peleton (that is 6'14 back).
On the last climb, the Côte de Mirandol-Bourgnounac (3.9 km, 4.1%) happens what everybody expects: Horner attacks and drops Madrazo. 17km to go and he leads with '25. Terpstra, Roche & Uran follow at 3'10, the peloton at 6'49.
But then an attack in the peloton! It's BMC's Cadel Evans who uses the last climb of the day to jump out of the peloton. Of course Andy Schleck reacts.
Meanwhile up front, Horner has entered the last 10km. He leads with '42, and it looks like it's going to be a victory for the American champion!
Evans has been caught, ans immediately the next attack comes: Ryder Hesjedal is the one, and he is followed by Alberto Contador, Alexandre Vinokourov, Bradley Wiggins and again Andy Schleck.
Chris Horner can celebrate his party, winning the 10th stage to Carmaux after a 17km solo. It's his 4th stage win of this year, after the national championship, and stages in the Vuelta de Mallorca and Paris - Nice. Ángel Madrazo finishes 2nd at '46.
Only 1'44 behind Horner we see Edvald Boasson Hagen easily winning the sprint for the 3rd place. Thomas de Gendt is the best placed Monster at 22nd position. Keukeleire and Greipel finish at 23'01, just inside the time limit.
Results:
1
Chris Horner
Team RadioShack
3h29'54
2
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 46
3
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'44
4
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
5
Fabian Cancellara
Leopard Trek
s.t.
6
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
7
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
8
Alberto Contador
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
9
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
10
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
Spoiler
11 Anthony Geslin FDJ s.t.
12 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
13 Cadel Evans BMC Racing Team s.t.
14 José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team s.t.
15 Carlos Barredo Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
16 Simon Gerrans Sky ProCycling s.t.
17 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
18 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack s.t.
19 Andreas Klöden Team RadioShack s.t.
20 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling s.t.
21 Luca Paolini Katusha Team s.t. 22 Thomas De Gendt Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
23 Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team s.t.
24 Jesús Hernández Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
25 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
26 Jens Voigt Leopard Trek s.t.
27 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
28 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
29 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
30 Joaquím Rodríguez Katusha Team s.t.
31 Thomas Voeckler Team Europcar s.t. 32 Marc De Maar Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
33 Fränk Schleck Leopard Trek s.t.
34 Björn Leukemans Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
35 Pierre Rolland Team Europcar s.t. 36 Coen Vermeltfoort Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
37 Martijn Maaskant Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
38 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek s.t.
39 Sandy Casar FDJ s.t.
40 Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
41 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 42 Sébastien Rosseler Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
43 Michele Scarponi Lampre - ISD s.t.
44 Julien El Fares Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t. 45 Andy Schleck Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
46 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
47 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek s.t.
48 Aleksejs Saramotins Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
49 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana s.t.
50 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - ISD s.t.
51 Jurgen Van den Broeck Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
52 Ezequiel Mosquera Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
53 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad s.t.
54 Sergueï Ivanov Katusha Team s.t.
55 Jérémy Roy FDJ s.t.
56 Gerald Ciolek Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
57 David Millar Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
58 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
59 David Moncoutié Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
60 Ivan Basso Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
61 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
62 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
63 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling s.t.
64 Manuel Cardoso Team RadioShack s.t.
65 Marco Pinotti HTC - Highroad s.t.
66 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team s.t.
67 Cyril Gautier Team Europcar s.t.
68 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
69 Heinrich Haussler Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
70 Egoi Martínez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
71 Lars Ytting Bak HTC - Highroad s.t.
72 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
73 Janez Brajkovič Team RadioShack s.t.
74 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
75 Nicolas Vogondy Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
76 Stuart O'Grady Leopard Trek s.t.
77 Dominic Klemme Leopard Trek s.t.
78 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
79 Carlos Oyarzun Movistar Team s.t.
80 Anthony Charteau Team Europcar s.t.
81 Thomas Löfkvist Sky ProCycling s.t.
82 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
83 Sébastien Minard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
84 Michael Mørkøv Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
85 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD s.t.
86 Eros Capecchi Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
87 George Hincapie BMC Racing Team s.t.
88 Simone Ponzi Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
89 Juan Antonio Flecha Sky ProCycling s.t.
90 Jürgen Van de Walle Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
91 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
92 Thibaut Pinot FDJ s.t.
93 Ruslan Pidgornyy Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 94 Niki Terpstra Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
95 Fredrik Kessiakoff Pro Team Astana s.t.
96 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team s.t.
97 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
98 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
99 Johan Vansummeren Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
100 Christian Vande Velde Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
101 Daniele Bennati Leopard Trek s.t.
102 Danilo Hondo Lampre - ISD s.t.
103 Benjamín Noval Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
104 Damien Monier Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
105 Tom Boonen Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
106 David Tanner Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
107 Nikolas Maes Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
108 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - ISD s.t.
109 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
110 Mikhail Ignatiev Katusha Team s.t.
111 Michael Rogers Sky ProCycling s.t.
112 Nick Nuyens Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
113 Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
114 Filippo Pozzato Katusha Team s.t.
115 Rémy Cusin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
116 Rémi Pauriol FDJ s.t.
117 Tyler Farrar Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
118 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad s.t.
119 Christophe Kern Team Europcar s.t.
120 Julien Loubet AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
121 Arnold Jeanneson FDJ s.t.
122 Lars Boom Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
123 Matti Breschel Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
124 Stijn Devolder Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
125 Rémy Di Gregorio Pro Team Astana s.t.
126 William Bonnet FDJ + 4'02 127 Marcel Kittel Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
128 Bernhard Eisel HTC - Highroad s.t.
129 Matthew Goss HTC - Highroad s.t.
130 Yukiya Arashiro Team Europcar s.t.
131 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
132 Robert Hunter Team RadioShack s.t.
133 Tom Danielson Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
134 Thor Hushovd Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
135 Damiano Caruso Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
136 Damien Gaudin Team Europcar s.t.
137 Geraint Thomas Sky ProCycling s.t.
138 Pierrick Fédrigo FDJ s.t.
139 Alan Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
140 Rui Costa Movistar Team s.t.
141 Tom Leezer Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
142 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team s.t.
143 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t.
144 Javier Iriarte Movistar Team s.t.
145 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
146 Pello Bilbao Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
147 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - ISD s.t.
148 Óscar Freire Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
149 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
150 Allan Davis Pro Team Astana s.t.
151 David Arroyo Movistar Team s.t.
152 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
153 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
154 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
155 Maxim Belkov Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
156 Maxim Gourov Pro Team Astana s.t.
157 Maxime Vantomme Katusha Team s.t.
158 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Lampre - ISD s.t.
159 Josep Jufré Pro Team Astana s.t.
160 David Zabriskie Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
161 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
162 Juraj Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
163 Andrey Zeits Pro Team Astana s.t.
164 Tony Gallopin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
165 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t.
166 Juan Mauricio Soler Movistar Team s.t.
167 Kasper Klostergaard Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
168 Alessandro Ballan BMC Racing Team + 5'48
169 Jacopo Guarnieri Liquigas - Cannondale + 6'50
170 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack s.t.
171 Martin Mortensen Leopard Trek s.t.
172 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
173 Matthew Hayman Sky ProCycling + 9'22
174 Grischa Niermann Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
175 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
176 Alexander Mironov Katusha Team s.t.
177 Martin Velits HTC - Highroad s.t.
178 Yauheni Hutarovich FDJ s.t.
179 Kenny Dehaes Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
180 Bart De Clercq Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
181 Mark Cavendish HTC - Highroad + 10'22
182 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
183 Sébastien Turgot Team Europcar + 11'36
184 Alexander Porsev Katusha Team s.t.
185 Denys Kostyuk Lampre - ISD + 12'27
186 Jan Tratnik Quick·Step Cycling Team + 14'14
187 Alex Rasmussen HTC - Highroad s.t.
188 Wouter Mol Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
189 Maarten Neyens Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
190 Juan José Haedo Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
191 Sébastien Chavanel Team Europcar s.t.
192 Sergio Pardilla Movistar Team s.t.
193 Gorazd Stangelj Pro Team Astana s.t.
194 Vitali Kondrut Lampre - ISD + 23'01
195 André Greipel Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 196 Jens Keukeleire Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
GC: no changes.
1
Fränk Schleck
Leopard Trek
40h30'00
2
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 51
3
Fabian Cancellara
Leopard Trek
+ 1'01
4
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'34
5
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 1'37
6
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'59
7
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'01
8
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2'07
9
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 2'08
10
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'20
Points: Can someone stop EBH in winning the green jersey??
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
22
193
2
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
0
133
3
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
0
118
4
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
0
110
5
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
18
106
KOTM:
1
Martin Elmiger
AG2R La Mondiale
0
18
2
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
0
15
3
Eros Capecchi
Liquigas - Cannondale
0
8
4
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
0
5
5
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
0
5
U25 & Teams: no changes.
The winner:
Word from the DS: Niki Terpstra did a great job in getting in the BOTD. Especially Horner was too strong, so when he got dropped, he rode his own pace and took place in the peloton today. Andy Schleck lookes very sharp today. We decided that he wouldn't attack himself, but that he would jump at this opponents, when they tried.
Stage 11 in the Tour de France is the 2nd stage in the Cévennes and is the last stage before the 3 days in the Pyrenées. The GC-favourites want a relaxing day, to save energy. The sprinters will want a mass sprint.
When you first pres CTRL+a, and then DEL, will you delete the screenshts then? Yes, the 2nd time in this story...
What happened in this stage: 2 riders jumped away immediately after the start, Lars Boom (Rabobank) and Jérémy Roy (FDJ, again...). Roy win the first KOTM-sprint, Boom the 2nd. And the 2 kept their lead, the sprinter teams started the chase too late and underestimated the skills of the 2.
In the sprint-a-deux, Boom waited for Roy to start the sprint, and then easily overtook the Franch rider. So we saw the first win in the Tour de France for the talented DUtch rider.
1'10 later, Tyler Farrar won the sprint for 3rd place. Marcel Kittel was the best Monster in 13th place (11th in the sprint).
Results:
1
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
3h21'48
2
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
s.t.
3
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1'10
4
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
5
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
6
Matthew Goss
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
7
Gerald Ciolek
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
9
Alex Rasmussen
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
10
Juan José Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
In all the rankings: no changes.
Word from the DS: just a stage before the mountains. Garmin, Sky and HTC really made a mistake in starting the chase too late. Oh well, tomorrow the Tour really starts!
Edited by dienblad on 02-10-2011 20:28
Stage 12 and we finally enter the mountains. It's a strange stage, with first 130km flat road and then 3 steep climbs:
Km 141.5 - Hourquette d'Ancizan (1538 m) - 9.9 km climb to 7.5 % - Category 1
Km 175.5 - Col du Tourmalet (2115 m) - 17.1 km climb to 7.3 % - Category H
Km 211.0 - Luz-Ardiden (1715 m) - 1.3 km climb to 7.4 % - Category H
Sneeze..... Hu, what's that? Cough and sneeze again..... Ow no, Andy Schleck has got a cold and his nose his running... Well: don't let your opponents know this and try to make the best of it. Even though you're daily form is -5...
A big group of 15 riders form today's BOTD. In it are some good climbers,a nd some that want to start the climbing with some advantage: Pinot (FDJ), Arroyo (Movistar), Pietropolli & Pérez Arrieta (Lampre), Minard & Loubet & Dupont (AG2R), Monier (Cofidis), Willems & De Clerq (Omega Pharma), Pozzato (Katusha), Belkov (Vacansoleil), Rolland (Europcar), Rogers (Sky) and Caruso (Liquigas).
The Intermediate sprint in Sarrancolin, with still 92km to go, is won by Pinot, in front of Arroyo and Pietropolli. The peloton is 6'10 back.
Then the riders start climbing. At the slopes of the Hourquette d'Ancizan, Ivan Basso attacks out of the peloton. Because he has lost some minutes in the first 11 stages, he gets some room to do this. He is joined by Vasil Kiryienka (Movistar) and Roman Kreuziger (Astana).
The leading group can be found all over the slopes of the Hourquette d'Ancizan. Rogers is the first on the summit, closely followed by Rolland, Pinot and Dupont. Basso and his teammate Caruso follow at '34. Kreuziger and Kiryienka are 1'14 back. The peloton follows at 4'13.
The the Col du Tourmalet (2115m, 17km at 7.3%)
Basso, Rogers and Rolland have been joined by Kreuziger and Kiryienka in the first kilometres of the Tourmalet. The five climb together and even enlarge their gap to the peloton.
Basso goes for the KOTM-points and takes them. Krueziger is 2nd, Kiryienka 3rd. The peloton has taken it pretty slowly and follows at 6'16.
Chute, chute!!!!! A crash in the peloton and the rumour is it's Cadel Evans on the tarmac! We have to wait for the helicopter to film it, and yes, it's Cadel! And there's no BMC-rider nearby. Luckily he can continue the stage, but he has lost over a minute to the peloton!
The riders approach the foot of the last climb of the day, to ski-resort Luz-Ardiden, alt. 1715m and 13km at 7.1%.
The ascent hasn't even started and Alberto Contador attacks out of the peloton. His acceleration is incredibly high, and no-one reacts(or they just can't!). Some of the favourites get isolated (Schleck-brothers, Wiggins, Nibali, Scarponi), some don't want to react (Sammy Sanchez). Andy gasps for some oxygen and has to let El Pistolero go. Contador is still 4'30 back to the leading group and quickly creates a gap of one minute to the peloton!
The leading group of 4 have 5km left in this stage. Did I say 4? No, 3... Pierre Rolland has been dropped, so it's only Basso, Kiryienka and Kreuziger up front. Contador follows at 1'03 and the group maillot jaune at 2'29.
Then it's time for Ivan Basso. He drops his 2 opponents and with 3km to go, he's all alone. In the back, we can see Contador who has joined Kreuziger and Kiryienka. They're '27 behind Basso. The group follows at 2'01.
Contador tries with all his energy to close the gap to Basso. 2km from the summit and he's '22 behind. This won't be enough for Contador! The group maillot jaune is 1'44 behind.
El Pistolero sees the Italian riding a few metres in front of him. Last km, but still '14 back.
One minute behind Contador, Andy Schleck tries to close some of the gap with an ultimate jump, but he doesn't get far. He gets short of air, and has to stop his attack.
Ivan Basso manages to maintain his lead to Contador and wins the first mountain stage in the Tour de France, his first win this season. COntador finishes in 2nd at '18, but sets a big step to his 3rd Tour-win!
Samuel Sanchez finishes in 3rd at 1'24. Andy finishes in 4th place at 1'38 and needs one thing: the oxygen-mask... Cadel Evans eventually loses 3'39 to Basso today.
Results:
1
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
6h08'00
2
Alberto Contador
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 18
3
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'24
4
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1'38
5
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
6
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
7
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
8
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
9
Fränk Schleck
Leopard Trek
s.t.
10
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
Spoiler
11 Ryder Hesjedal Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
12 Joaquím Rodríguez Katusha Team s.t.
13 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
14 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack s.t.
15 Ezequiel Mosquera Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
16 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling s.t.
17 Thomas Voeckler Team Europcar s.t.
18 Andreas Klöden Team RadioShack s.t.
19 Janez Brajkovič Team RadioShack s.t.
20 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana + 1'55
21 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team s.t.
22 Cadel Evans BMC Racing Team + 3'39
23 Christian Vande Velde Team Garmin - Cervélo + 3'50
24 Sandy Casar FDJ + 3'57
25 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale + 4'01
26 Rémy Di Gregorio Pro Team Astana s.t.
27 Jurgen Van den Broeck Omega Pharma - Lotto + 4'22
28 David Moncoutié Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 5'36
29 Chris Horner Team RadioShack + 5'53
30 Arnold Jeanneson FDJ s.t.
31 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad s.t.
32 Pierre Rolland Team Europcar s.t.
33 Michael Rogers Sky ProCycling + 6'11
34 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - ISD + 6'52
35 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
36 Jérémy Roy FDJ s.t.
37 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek + 6'58
38 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
39 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 40 Thomas De Gendt Monster Energy - Ford + 7'15
41 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 8'51
42 Thibaut Pinot FDJ + 9'07
43 Tom Danielson Team Garmin - Cervélo + 9'33
44 Egoi Martínez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
45 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
46 Marco Pinotti HTC - Highroad s.t.
47 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step Cycling Team + 9'56
48 Pierrick Fédrigo FDJ s.t.
49 Thomas Löfkvist Sky ProCycling + 10'11
50 Rémi Pauriol FDJ s.t.
51 Philippe Gilbert Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
52 Jens Voigt Leopard Trek s.t.
53 Simon Gerrans Sky ProCycling s.t.
54 Christophe Kern Team Europcar s.t.
55 José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team s.t.
56 David Millar Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
57 Jesús Hernández Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
58 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
59 Fredrik Kessiakoff Pro Team Astana s.t.
60 Ángel Madrazo Movistar Team s.t.
61 Anthony Charteau Team Europcar s.t.
62 Ruslan Pidgornyy Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
63 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek s.t.
64 Cyril Gautier Team Europcar s.t.
65 Eros Capecchi Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
66 Josep Jufré Pro Team Astana s.t.
67 Andrey Zeits Pro Team Astana s.t.
68 Rémy Cusin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
69 Nicolas Vogondy Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 12'00
70 Damiano Caruso Liquigas - Cannondale + 12'32
71 Jürgen Van de Walle Omega Pharma - Lotto + 13'20
72 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
73 Sergio Pardilla Movistar Team + 13'25
74 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
75 Julien El Fares Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
76 George Hincapie BMC Racing Team s.t.
77 Johan Vansummeren Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t. 78 Marc De Maar Monster Energy - Ford + 13'34
79 Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 17'33
80 Benjamín Noval Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
81 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad + 17'52
82 Bart De Clercq Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
83 Damien Monier Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 18'35
84 Julien Loubet AG2R La Mondiale + 18'39
85 David Arroyo Movistar Team + 18'44
86 Heinrich Haussler Team Garmin - Cervélo + 19'14
87 Pello Bilbao Euskaltel - Euskadi + 19'28
88 Fabian Cancellara Leopard Trek + 20'11
89 Stuart O'Grady Leopard Trek s.t.
90 Sergueï Ivanov Katusha Team s.t.
91 Geraint Thomas Sky ProCycling + 20'51
92 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
93 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 20'59
94 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
95 Carlos Barredo Rabobank Cycling Team + 22'19
96 Lars Ytting Bak HTC - Highroad + 22'25
97 Manuel Cardoso Team RadioShack s.t.
98 Juan Mauricio Soler Movistar Team + 22'34
99 Simone Ponzi Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
100 Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 22'58
101 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team + 24'25
102 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky ProCycling + 24'30
103 Sébastien Minard AG2R La Mondiale + 28'25
104 Maxim Belkov Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 29'57
105 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto + 34'53
106 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - ISD s.t. 107 Niki Terpstra Monster Energy - Ford + 41'32
108 David Zabriskie Team Garmin - Cervélo + 42'28
109 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 42'33
110 Javier Iriarte Movistar Team + 42'37
111 Thor Hushovd Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
112 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack + 42'43
113 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t.
114 Björn Leukemans Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 42'50
115 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
116 Martin Velits HTC - Highroad + 42'54
117 Gerald Ciolek Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
118 Tom Boonen Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
119 Mikhail Ignatiev Katusha Team s.t.
120 Stijn Devolder Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 42'59
121 Anthony Geslin FDJ s.t.
122 Daniele Bennati Leopard Trek s.t.
123 Matthew Goss HTC - Highroad s.t.
124 Denys Kostyuk Lampre - ISD s.t.
125 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - ISD s.t.
126 Michael Mørkøv Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
127 Juan Antonio Flecha Sky ProCycling s.t.
128 Lars Boom Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
129 William Bonnet FDJ s.t.
130 Alessandro Ballan BMC Racing Team s.t.
131 Dominic Klemme Leopard Trek s.t.
132 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
133 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
134 Aleksejs Saramotins Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
135 Matti Breschel Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
136 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
137 Yukiya Arashiro Team Europcar s.t.
138 Carlos Oyarzun Movistar Team s.t.
139 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
140 Robert Hunter Team RadioShack s.t.
141 Maxim Gourov Pro Team Astana s.t.
142 Alan Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
143 Luca Paolini Katusha Team s.t.
144 Allan Davis Pro Team Astana s.t.
145 Danilo Hondo Lampre - ISD s.t.
146 Yauheni Hutarovich FDJ s.t.
147 Filippo Pozzato Katusha Team s.t.
148 Damien Gaudin Team Europcar s.t.
149 Gorazd Stangelj Pro Team Astana s.t.
150 Bernhard Eisel HTC - Highroad s.t.
151 Nick Nuyens Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
152 Maxime Vantomme Katusha Team s.t.
153 Grischa Niermann Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
154 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack s.t.
155 Jan Tratnik Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
156 Nikolas Maes Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
157 Mark Cavendish HTC - Highroad s.t.
158 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
159 Sébastien Chavanel Team Europcar s.t.
160 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team s.t.
161 David Tanner Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
162 Kasper Klostergaard Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
163 Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team + 43'42
164 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD s.t.
165 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
166 André Greipel Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
167 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t.
168 Vitali Kondrut Lampre - ISD s.t.
169 Tom Leezer Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
170 Óscar Freire Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
171 Tyler Farrar Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
172 Alexander Porsev Katusha Team s.t.
173 Sébastien Turgot Team Europcar s.t.
174 Tony Gallopin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
175 Alex Rasmussen HTC - Highroad s.t.
176 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
177 Rui Costa Movistar Team + 43'56
178 Wouter Mol Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
179 Juraj Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
180 Juan José Haedo Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
181 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
182 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Lampre - ISD s.t.
183 Kenny Dehaes Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
184 Alexander Mironov Katusha Team s.t. 185 Coen Vermeltfoort Monster Energy - Ford + 44'25
186 Martijn Maaskant Monster Energy - Ford + 44'46
187 Marcel Kittel Monster Energy - Ford + 44'51
188 Martin Mortensen Leopard Trek + 45'45 189 Sébastien Rosseler Monster Energy - Ford + 50'52
190 Jens Keukeleire Monster Energy - Ford + 54'17
191 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1h01'58
192 Matthew Hayman Sky ProCycling + 1h02'02
193 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step Cycling Team + 1h02'06
194 Jacopo Guarnieri Liquigas - Cannondale + 1h02'10
195 Maarten Neyens Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
GC: Fränk stays in yellow, but Contador is 2nd 1'28, Andy 5th at 2'01.
1
Fränk Schleck
Leopard Trek
50h02'36
2
Alberto Contador
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1'28
3
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 1'37
4
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'45
5
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'01
6
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2'07
7
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 2'08
8
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'20
9
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
+ 2'33
10
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
+ 2'41
Spoiler
11 Cadel Evans BMC Racing Team + 2'52
12 Ezequiel Mosquera Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 3'16
13 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack + 3'40
14 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas - Cannondale + 3'55
15 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling + 4'27
16 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale + 5'07
17 Sandy Casar FDJ + 7'07
18 Jurgen Van den Broeck Omega Pharma - Lotto + 7'17
19 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team + 7'44
20 Ivan Basso Liquigas - Cannondale + 8'21
21 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling + 8'35
22 Michael Rogers Sky ProCycling + 9'00
23 David Moncoutié Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 9'06
24 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad + 9'25
25 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana + 9'35
26 Rémy Di Gregorio Pro Team Astana + 9'39
27 Andreas Klöden Team RadioShack + 9'50
28 Simon Gerrans Sky ProCycling + 10'07
29 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - ISD + 10'43
30 Arnold Jeanneson FDJ + 11'06
31 Christian Vande Velde Team Garmin - Cervélo + 11'18
32 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step Cycling Team + 11'21
33 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step Cycling Team + 11'46 34 Thomas De Gendt Monster Energy - Ford + 12'11
35 Jens Voigt Leopard Trek + 12'27
36 José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team + 12'40
37 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard + 12'58
38 Jérémy Roy FDJ + 13'18
39 Egoi Martínez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 13'51
40 Pierrick Fédrigo FDJ + 13'53
41 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek + 14'30
42 Pierre Rolland Team Europcar + 14'31
43 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale + 16'06
44 Chris Horner Team RadioShack + 16'26
45 Marco Pinotti HTC - Highroad + 16'34
46 David Millar Team Garmin - Cervélo + 16'41
47 Philippe Gilbert Omega Pharma - Lotto + 17'25
48 Thomas Löfkvist Sky ProCycling + 18'03
49 Janez Brajkovič Team RadioShack + 18'31
50 Fabian Cancellara Leopard Trek + 19'34
51 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi + 19'45
52 Jesús Hernández Saxo Bank SunGard + 20'21
53 Julien El Fares Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 20'22
54 Ángel Madrazo Movistar Team + 20'41
55 Jürgen Van de Walle Omega Pharma - Lotto + 20'42
56 George Hincapie BMC Racing Team + 21'41 57 Marc De Maar Monster Energy - Ford + 21'52
58 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek + 22'46
59 Christophe Kern Team Europcar + 23'52
60 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team + 23'55
61 Fredrik Kessiakoff Pro Team Astana + 23'57
62 Tom Danielson Team Garmin - Cervélo + 24'26
63 Heinrich Haussler Team Garmin - Cervélo + 24'37
64 Carlos Barredo Rabobank Cycling Team + 25'49
65 Ruslan Pidgornyy Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 26'01
66 Rémi Pauriol FDJ + 26'07
67 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi + 27'12
68 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team + 27'18
69 Stuart O'Grady Leopard Trek + 27'19
70 Johan Vansummeren Team Garmin - Cervélo + 27'51
71 Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 28'28
72 Anthony Charteau Team Europcar + 28'58
73 Cyril Gautier Team Europcar + 29'42
74 Nicolas Vogondy Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 29'52
75 Eros Capecchi Liquigas - Cannondale + 30'00
76 Josep Jufré Pro Team Astana + 30'29
77 Thibaut Pinot FDJ + 31'00
78 Benjamín Noval Saxo Bank SunGard + 31'41
79 Sergueï Ivanov Katusha Team + 33'40
80 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 33'52
81 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank Cycling Team + 34'27
82 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky ProCycling + 34'31
83 Lars Ytting Bak HTC - Highroad + 34'38
84 Manuel Cardoso Team RadioShack + 35'51
85 Rémy Cusin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 35'53
86 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 36'12
87 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad + 36'37
88 Simone Ponzi Liquigas - Cannondale + 37'00
89 Andrey Zeits Pro Team Astana + 39'32
90 Julien Loubet AG2R La Mondiale + 40'27
91 Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 40'56
92 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team + 45'14
93 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale + 45'17
94 David Arroyo Movistar Team + 46'52
95 Damiano Caruso Liquigas - Cannondale + 47'16
96 Sébastien Minard AG2R La Mondiale + 48'39
97 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 48'48
98 Anthony Geslin FDJ + 49'56
99 Pello Bilbao Euskaltel - Euskadi + 50'25
100 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale + 50'42 101 Niki Terpstra Monster Energy - Ford + 52'11
102 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 52'27
103 Tom Boonen Quick·Step Cycling Team + 52'43
104 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto + 53'35
105 Damien Monier Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 53'47
106 Gerald Ciolek Quick·Step Cycling Team + 55'32
107 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - ISD + 56'14
108 Lars Boom Rabobank Cycling Team + 56'17
109 Dominic Klemme Leopard Trek + 56'39
110 Daniele Bennati Leopard Trek + 56'42
111 Matthew Goss HTC - Highroad + 56'54
112 Thor Hushovd Team Garmin - Cervélo + 57'37
113 Björn Leukemans Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 57'47
114 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team + 58'16
115 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
116 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD + 59'29
117 Filippo Pozzato Katusha Team + 1h00'39
118 Alan Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h01'44
119 Maxim Belkov Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1h02'26
120 Juan Antonio Flecha Sky ProCycling + 1h02'48
121 Tyler Farrar Team Garmin - Cervélo + 1h03'20
122 Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team + 1h03'50
123 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Cannondale + 1h06'16
124 Carlos Oyarzun Movistar Team + 1h06'21
125 Sergio Pardilla Movistar Team + 1h06'56
126 Mikhail Ignatiev Katusha Team + 1h07'29 127 Martijn Maaskant Monster Energy - Ford + 1h07'48
128 Luca Paolini Katusha Team + 1h08'21
129 David Zabriskie Team Garmin - Cervélo + 1h08'43
130 Aleksejs Saramotins Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1h09'20
131 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - ISD + 1h10'44
132 Denys Kostyuk Lampre - ISD + 1h11'01
133 Bernhard Eisel HTC - Highroad + 1h11'44
134 Alessandro Ballan BMC Racing Team + 1h11'56
135 Danilo Hondo Lampre - ISD + 1h12'42
136 Robert Hunter Team RadioShack + 1h12'50
137 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack + 1h12'58
138 Stijn Devolder Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1h13'06
139 David Tanner Saxo Bank SunGard + 1h14'40
140 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1h14'44
141 Yukiya Arashiro Team Europcar + 1h14'58
142 Nick Nuyens Saxo Bank SunGard + 1h15'39
143 William Bonnet FDJ + 1h15'55
144 Javier Iriarte Movistar Team + 1h16'17
145 Juan Mauricio Soler Movistar Team + 1h16'20 146 Sébastien Rosseler Monster Energy - Ford + 1h16'54
147 Bart De Clercq Omega Pharma - Lotto + 1h17'53
148 Geraint Thomas Sky ProCycling + 1h18'43
149 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack + 1h19'18
150 Nikolas Maes Quick·Step Cycling Team + 1h19'27
151 Allan Davis Pro Team Astana + 1h19'54
152 Tom Leezer Rabobank Cycling Team + 1h20'24
153 Rui Costa Movistar Team + 1h20'53
154 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale + 1h21'23 155 Marcel Kittel Monster Energy - Ford + 1h22'00
156 Michael Mørkøv Saxo Bank SunGard + 1h22'30
157 Damien Gaudin Team Europcar + 1h22'44
158 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale + 1h22'49
159 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack + 1h23'14
160 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team + 1h24'20
161 Matti Breschel Rabobank Cycling Team + 1h24'43 162 Coen Vermeltfoort Monster Energy - Ford + 1h27'04
163 Óscar Freire Rabobank Cycling Team + 1h32'51
164 Maxime Vantomme Katusha Team + 1h34'44
165 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h35'46
166 Tony Gallopin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1h37'01
167 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team + 1h38'06
168 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team + 1h43'26
169 Kenny Dehaes Omega Pharma - Lotto + 1h43'55
170 Juraj Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale + 1h45'52
171 Yauheni Hutarovich FDJ + 1h46'18
172 Alex Rasmussen HTC - Highroad + 1h46'48
173 Wouter Mol Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1h47'52
174 Maxim Gourov Pro Team Astana + 1h48'13
175 Mark Cavendish HTC - Highroad + 1h48'16
176 Martin Mortensen Leopard Trek + 1h48'20
177 Martin Velits HTC - Highroad + 1h49'25
178 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Lampre - ISD + 1h50'17
179 Jan Tratnik Quick·Step Cycling Team + 1h50'22
180 Sébastien Chavanel Team Europcar + 1h50'57
181 Kasper Klostergaard Saxo Bank SunGard + 1h53'04
182 Alexander Porsev Katusha Team + 1h54'04
183 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team + 1h54'11
184 Alexander Mironov Katusha Team + 1h54'42
185 Grischa Niermann Rabobank Cycling Team + 1h55'17
186 Juan José Haedo Saxo Bank SunGard + 1h57'28
187 Gorazd Stangelj Pro Team Astana + 1h59'19
188 Sébastien Turgot Team Europcar + 1h59'36
189 Matthew Hayman Sky ProCycling + 2h01'09
190 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step Cycling Team + 2h02'27
191 Vitali Kondrut Lampre - ISD + 2h08'00
192 Jacopo Guarnieri Liquigas - Cannondale + 2h08'05
193 André Greipel Omega Pharma - Lotto + 2h15'08 194 Jens Keukeleire Monster Energy - Ford + 2h15'19
195 Maarten Neyens Omega Pharma - Lotto + 2h18'53
Points: No changes.
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
0
227
2
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
0
148
3
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
0
143
4
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
0
142
5
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
0
111
KOTM: Basso wears the polka dot!
1
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
62
62
2
Alberto Contador
Saxo Bank SunGard
32
34
3
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
12
27
4
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
24
24
5
Martin Elmiger
AG2R La Mondiale
0
18
U25: Uran back in the lead.
1
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
50h11'11
2
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 1'00
3
Arnold Jeanneson
FDJ
+ 2'31
4Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 3'36
5
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 5'56
Teams: Team Sky takes over the lead from Leopard - Trek.
1
Sky ProCycling
149h21'09
2
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 24
3
Leopard Trek
+ 5'18
4
Pro Team Astana
+ 6'45
5
Team RadioShack
+ 6'59
Word from the DS: You can call this a bad day, or see some good things in it. The bad: Thanks to his cold, Andy had an off day. He tried to do something but felt too bad to do it. The good: Contador wins time, Sanchez a little bit, but Andy doesn't lose time against Fränk, Wiggins, Nibali and even wins time on Evans, who unfortunately crashed... Hope Andy can recover, not fot tomorrow's stage over the Aubisque, but for the 3rd one in the Pyrenées to Plateau de Beille.
Edited by dienblad on 03-10-2011 21:46
Stage 13 is a strange stage. Between two mountain-top finishes in the Pyrenées, the 152.5km long stage from Pau to Lourdes has a flat first and last part. Only thing is that the riders have to clim the Col D'Aubisque, wit the summit 42.5km from the finish. This can turn out in 2 ways: a boring stage or one with dynamite in it!
Almost immediately after the start of the stage, a group of 7 riders find each other in a breakaway. They get a maximum lead of about 7 minutes. Sergio Pardilla (Movistar) is the first in the first climb of the day, the Côte de Cuqueron (1.5 km at 8.1%, Cat. 3). He is followed by Sébastien Minard (ALM), Brent Bookwalter (BMC), Aleksandr Kuschynski (Katusha), Lars Boom (Rabobank) Kristof Vandewalle (Quick Step) and Bjorn Leukemans (Vacansoleil).
The 7 riders maintain their lead to the 2nd climb of the day, the Côte de Belair (1.0km at 8.4%, Cat. 4). Pardilla takes the only point at the summit. edging out Bookwalter and Kuschynski. With almost 90km to go, the lead is still 6'57.
The Intermediate sprint is located in Bielle, a few kilometres away from the foot of the Col D'Aubisque. The BOTD doesn't sprint for it, and it's Kristof Vandewalle who crosses the line in first place, followed by Pardilla and Kuschyinski. The peloton is 5'30 back.
The riders start the 16.4km climb of the Col D'Aubisque with an average gradient of 7.1%. The peek is at 1709metres.
When the first half of the ascend is done, we see the first attacks out of the peloton. Rigoberto Urán (Sky), Ivan Basso (Liquigas) and Roman Kreuziger (Astana) attack and pass Andreas Klöden, who attacked a few km before. The leading group has lost a lot of their advantage, and is only 1'42 in front of the peloton.
Basso, Kreuziger and Urán don't get bothered and they create a gap. Then with 2km of climbing to go, it's BMC's Cadel Evans who attacks. The Aussie sure wants to regain some time after his crash yesterday. A few riders react: Sandy Casar (FDJ), Pierre Rolland (Europcar) and Klöden. The others wait, it's still a long way to Lourdes!
Ivan Basso is the first on the summit of the Col D'Aubisque. It looks like he is aiming for the polkadot jersey this year! 30 seconds behind follow Klöden, Casar, Kreuziger, Evans, Rolland, Urán and Pardilla. The peloton follows at 1'15.
In the descend of the Aubisque and the small climb of the Soulor, a lot happens. Sanchez, Nibali, Hesjedal, Scarponi, Vinokourov, Wiggins and Fränk Schleck ride away. Andy Schleck paid attention to Contador, and both of them missed the cut!
Back on the flat, we can overview the situation: Casar, Scarponi, Rolland & Basso are leading. Hesjedal, Evans, Nibali, Vinokourov, Van den Broeck, Mosquera, Sanchez, Wiggins and GC-leader Fränk Schleck follo at '32. Andy and Contador, together with Antón & Rodriguez, are 2'03 back!!
Contador attacks a few times, but when others react, he stops again. So with 15km to go, Andy makes an attack whie riding 1'12 behind the leading group (the 2 groups have joined).
12km to go, and a different situation up front: Van den Broeck, Kreuziger, Mosquera, Fränk, and Evans take a lead of '24 to the 2nd part of the leading group. Group Andy/Contador is 1 minute back.
But with 8km to go, Andy joins the leading group and wants to ride to the front of the group. But before he can do that, again 6 riders jump away: Nibali, Gadret, Sanchez, Fränk Schleck, Evans and Scarponi.
The 6 work together and enter the last 5km with 40 seconds ahead of the chasing group.
Entering the last km, they still have a lead of '36. Sanchez starts the sprint, but Nibali and Evans come from behind!
It's Cadel who wins, the ultimate revenge for yesterday's bad stage! Sanchez is 2nd, Nibali 3rd.
Kreuziger wins the sprint for 7th place at '34. Andy finishes in 17th.
Results:
1
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
3h52'32
2
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
3
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
4
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
5
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
6
Fränk Schleck
Leopard Trek
s.t.
7
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 34
8
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
s.t.
9
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
10
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
Spoiler
11 Alexandre Vinokourov Pro Team Astana s.t.
12 Jurgen Van den Broeck Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
13 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling s.t.
14 Joaquím Rodríguez Katusha Team s.t.
15 Alberto Contador Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
16 Ezequiel Mosquera Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 17 Andy Schleck Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
18 Thomas Voeckler Team Europcar s.t.
19 Ryder Hesjedal Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
20 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling s.t.
21 Andreas Klöden Team RadioShack s.t.
22 Sandy Casar FDJ s.t.
23 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack s.t.
24 David Moncoutié Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
25 Arnold Jeanneson FDJ + 1'56
26 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
27 Rémy Di Gregorio Pro Team Astana s.t.
28 Philippe Gilbert Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
29 Christophe Kern Team Europcar s.t.
30 Jens Voigt Leopard Trek s.t.
31 Carlos Barredo Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
32 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek s.t.
33 Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
34 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
35 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
36 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
37 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad s.t.
38 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek s.t.
39 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - ISD s.t.
40 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
41 Simon Gerrans Sky ProCycling s.t.
42 José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team s.t.
43 Nicolas Vogondy Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
44 Eros Capecchi Liquigas - Cannondale + 3'02
45 Damiano Caruso Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
46 Sergio Pardilla Movistar Team s.t.
47 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team + 4'02
48 Sergueï Ivanov Katusha Team + 5'09
49 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t. 50 Thomas De Gendt Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
51 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
52 Marco Pinotti HTC - Highroad s.t.
53 Sébastien Minard AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 54 Marc De Maar Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
55 Janez Brajkovič Team RadioShack + 6'39
56 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
57 Tom Danielson Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
58 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team + 7'07
59 Rémy Cusin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 7'39
60 Julien El Fares Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
61 Damien Monier Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
62 Michael Rogers Sky ProCycling + 7'57
63 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky ProCycling s.t.
64 Chris Horner Team RadioShack s.t.
65 Pierrick Fédrigo FDJ s.t.
66 David Millar Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
67 Fabian Cancellara Leopard Trek s.t.
68 Cyril Gautier Team Europcar s.t.
69 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
70 Simone Ponzi Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
71 Stuart O'Grady Leopard Trek s.t.
72 Fredrik Kessiakoff Pro Team Astana s.t.
73 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
74 Egoi Martínez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
75 Andrey Zeits Pro Team Astana s.t.
76 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
77 Lars Boom Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
78 Björn Leukemans Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
79 Benjamín Noval Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
80 Jesús Hernández Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
81 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
82 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank Cycling Team + 10'03
83 Julien Loubet AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
84 Ruslan Pidgornyy Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
85 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
86 Thomas Löfkvist Sky ProCycling s.t.
87 Lars Ytting Bak HTC - Highroad s.t.
88 Geraint Thomas Sky ProCycling s.t.
89 Manuel Cardoso Team RadioShack s.t.
90 Daniele Bennati Leopard Trek s.t.
91 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - ISD s.t.
92 David Arroyo Movistar Team s.t.
93 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad s.t.
94 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
95 Jürgen Van de Walle Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
96 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
97 Bart De Clercq Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
98 Maxim Belkov Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
99 Tom Boonen Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
100 Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
101 Matthew Goss HTC - Highroad s.t.
102 Rui Costa Movistar Team s.t.
103 Denys Kostyuk Lampre - ISD s.t.
104 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Lampre - ISD + 11'22
105 Dominic Klemme Leopard Trek + 12'37 106 Coen Vermeltfoort Monster Energy - Ford + 17'14
107 Michael Mørkøv Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
108 David Tanner Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
109 Anthony Geslin FDJ s.t.
110 Alan Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
111 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
112 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
113 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - ISD s.t. 114 Marcel Kittel Monster Energy - Ford + 19'39
115 Juraj Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
116 Nick Nuyens Saxo Bank SunGard s.t. 117 Niki Terpstra Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
118 Martijn Maaskant Monster Energy - Ford + 20'29
119 Sébastien Rosseler Monster Energy - Ford + 21'22
120 Jens Keukeleire Monster Energy - Ford + 22'27
121 Jérémy Roy FDJ s.t.
122 Ángel Madrazo Movistar Team s.t.
123 Thibaut Pinot FDJ s.t.
124 Josep Jufré Pro Team Astana s.t.
125 Christian Vande Velde Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
126 George Hincapie BMC Racing Team s.t.
127 Thor Hushovd Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
128 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
129 Heinrich Haussler Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
130 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
131 Gerald Ciolek Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
132 Mark Cavendish HTC - Highroad s.t.
133 Tyler Farrar Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
134 William Bonnet FDJ s.t.
135 Matti Breschel Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
136 Robert Hunter Team RadioShack s.t.
137 Alex Rasmussen HTC - Highroad s.t.
138 Kenny Dehaes Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
139 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD s.t.
140 Yauheni Hutarovich FDJ s.t.
141 André Greipel Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
142 Filippo Pozzato Katusha Team s.t.
143 Rémi Pauriol FDJ s.t.
144 Yukiya Arashiro Team Europcar s.t.
145 Johan Vansummeren Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
146 Bernhard Eisel HTC - Highroad s.t.
147 Juan José Haedo Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
148 Anthony Charteau Team Europcar s.t.
149 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t.
150 Danilo Hondo Lampre - ISD s.t.
151 Pello Bilbao Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
152 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
153 Matthew Hayman Sky ProCycling s.t.
154 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
155 Aleksejs Saramotins Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
156 Javier Iriarte Movistar Team s.t.
157 Nikolas Maes Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
158 Jacopo Guarnieri Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
159 Luca Paolini Katusha Team s.t.
160 Sébastien Chavanel Team Europcar s.t.
161 Maxime Vantomme Katusha Team s.t.
162 Allan Davis Pro Team Astana s.t.
163 Tom Leezer Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
164 Juan Mauricio Soler Movistar Team s.t.
165 Óscar Freire Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
166 Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team s.t.
167 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t.
168 Alexander Porsev Katusha Team s.t.
169 Sébastien Turgot Team Europcar s.t.
170 Mikhail Ignatiev Katusha Team s.t.
171 Alexander Mironov Katusha Team s.t.
172 Juan Antonio Flecha Sky ProCycling s.t.
173 Wouter Mol Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
174 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack s.t.
175 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
176 Tony Gallopin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
177 David Zabriskie Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
178 Stijn Devolder Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
179 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
180 Vitali Kondrut Lampre - ISD s.t.
181 Maarten Neyens Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
182 Jan Tratnik Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
183 Martin Mortensen Leopard Trek s.t.
184 Martin Velits HTC - Highroad s.t.
185 Damien Gaudin Team Europcar s.t.
186 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team s.t.
187 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
188 Carlos Oyarzun Movistar Team s.t.
189 Kasper Klostergaard Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
190 Alessandro Ballan BMC Racing Team s.t.
191 Maxim Gourov Pro Team Astana s.t.
192 Gorazd Stangelj Pro Team Astana s.t.
193 Grischa Niermann Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
194 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
195 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
GC: Fränk stays in the lead, Sánchez jumps to 2nd at 2'01, Andy is 5th at 2'35. The gap between the number 2 and 10 is only 1'09!
1
Fränk Schleck
Leopard Trek
53h55'08
2
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'45
3
Alberto Contador
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 2'02
4
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 2'11
5
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'35
6
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2'41
7
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
8
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 2'42
9
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'52
10
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'54
Spoiler
11 Thomas Voeckler Team Europcar + 3'07
12 Ezequiel Mosquera Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 3'50
13 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas - Cannondale + 3'55
14 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack + 4'14
15 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling + 5'01
16 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale + 5'07
17 Sandy Casar FDJ + 7'41
18 Jurgen Van den Broeck Omega Pharma - Lotto + 7'51
19 Ivan Basso Liquigas - Cannondale + 8'55
20 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling + 9'09
21 David Moncoutié Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 9'40
22 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana + 10'09
23 Andreas Klöden Team RadioShack + 10'24
24 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad + 11'21
25 Rémy Di Gregorio Pro Team Astana + 11'35
26 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team + 11'46
27 Simon Gerrans Sky ProCycling + 12'03
28 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - ISD + 12'39
29 Arnold Jeanneson FDJ + 13'02
30 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step Cycling Team + 13'42
31 Jens Voigt Leopard Trek + 14'23
32 José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team + 14'36
33 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard + 14'54
34 Pierre Rolland Team Europcar + 15'05
35 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek + 16'26
36 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step Cycling Team + 16'30
37 Michael Rogers Sky ProCycling + 16'57 38 Thomas De Gendt Monster Energy - Ford + 17'20
39 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale + 18'02
40 Philippe Gilbert Omega Pharma - Lotto + 19'21
41 Marco Pinotti HTC - Highroad + 21'43
42 Egoi Martínez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 21'48
43 Pierrick Fédrigo FDJ + 21'50
44 Chris Horner Team RadioShack + 24'23
45 David Millar Team Garmin - Cervélo + 24'38
46 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek + 24'42
47 Janez Brajkovič Team RadioShack + 25'10
48 Christophe Kern Team Europcar + 25'48
49 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi + 26'24 50 Marc De Maar Monster Energy - Ford + 27'01
51 Fabian Cancellara Leopard Trek + 27'31
52 Carlos Barredo Rabobank Cycling Team + 27'45
53 Julien El Fares Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 28'01
54 Thomas Löfkvist Sky ProCycling + 28'06
55 Jesús Hernández Saxo Bank SunGard + 28'18
56 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team + 29'14
57 Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 30'24
58 Jürgen Van de Walle Omega Pharma - Lotto + 30'45
59 Tom Danielson Team Garmin - Cervélo + 31'05
60 Nicolas Vogondy Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 31'48
61 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team + 31'52
62 Fredrik Kessiakoff Pro Team Astana + 31'54
63 Eros Capecchi Liquigas - Cannondale + 33'02
64 Christian Vande Velde Team Garmin - Cervélo + 33'45
65 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi + 35'09
66 Stuart O'Grady Leopard Trek + 35'16
67 Jérémy Roy FDJ + 35'45
68 Ruslan Pidgornyy Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 36'04
69 Cyril Gautier Team Europcar + 37'39
70 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 38'08
71 Sergueï Ivanov Katusha Team + 38'49
72 Benjamín Noval Saxo Bank SunGard + 39'38
73 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky ProCycling + 42'28
74 Ángel Madrazo Movistar Team + 43'08
75 Rémy Cusin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 43'32
76 George Hincapie BMC Racing Team + 44'08
77 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank Cycling Team + 44'30
78 Lars Ytting Bak HTC - Highroad + 44'41
79 Simone Ponzi Liquigas - Cannondale + 44'57
80 Manuel Cardoso Team RadioShack + 45'54
81 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad + 46'40
82 Heinrich Haussler Team Garmin - Cervélo + 47'04
83 Andrey Zeits Pro Team Astana + 47'29
84 Rémi Pauriol FDJ + 48'34
85 Johan Vansummeren Team Garmin - Cervélo + 50'18
86 Damiano Caruso Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
87 Julien Loubet AG2R La Mondiale + 50'30
88 Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 50'59
89 Anthony Charteau Team Europcar + 51'25
90 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team + 52'21
91 Josep Jufré Pro Team Astana + 52'56
92 Thibaut Pinot FDJ + 53'27
93 Sébastien Minard AG2R La Mondiale + 53'48
94 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 53'57
95 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 56'19
96 David Arroyo Movistar Team + 56'55
97 Damien Monier Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1h01'26
98 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1h02'30
99 Tom Boonen Quick·Step Cycling Team + 1h02'46
100 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto + 1h03'38
101 Lars Boom Rabobank Cycling Team + 1h04'14
102 Björn Leukemans Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1h05'44
103 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team + 1h06'13
104 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - ISD + 1h06'17
105 Daniele Bennati Leopard Trek + 1h06'45
106 Matthew Goss HTC - Highroad + 1h06'57
107 Anthony Geslin FDJ + 1h07'10
108 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale + 1h07'44
109 Dominic Klemme Leopard Trek + 1h09'16
110 Sergio Pardilla Movistar Team + 1h09'58 111 Niki Terpstra Monster Energy - Ford + 1h11'50
112 Maxim Belkov Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1h12'29
113 Pello Bilbao Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h12'52
114 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale + 1h13'09
115 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Cannondale + 1h14'13
116 Gerald Ciolek Quick·Step Cycling Team + 1h17'59
117 Alan Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h18'58
118 Thor Hushovd Team Garmin - Cervélo + 1h20'04
119 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank Cycling Team + 1h20'43
120 Denys Kostyuk Lampre - ISD + 1h21'04
121 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD + 1h21'56
122 Filippo Pozzato Katusha Team + 1h23'06
123 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1h24'47
124 Juan Antonio Flecha Sky ProCycling + 1h25'15
125 Tyler Farrar Team Garmin - Cervélo + 1h25'47
126 Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team + 1h26'17
127 Bart De Clercq Omega Pharma - Lotto + 1h27'56
128 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - ISD + 1h27'58 129 Martijn Maaskant Monster Energy - Ford + 1h28'17
130 Geraint Thomas Sky ProCycling + 1h28'46
131 Carlos Oyarzun Movistar Team + 1h28'48
132 Mikhail Ignatiev Katusha Team + 1h29'56
133 Luca Paolini Katusha Team + 1h30'48
134 Rui Costa Movistar Team + 1h30'56
135 David Zabriskie Team Garmin - Cervélo + 1h31'10
136 Aleksejs Saramotins Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1h31'47
137 David Tanner Saxo Bank SunGard + 1h31'54
138 Bernhard Eisel HTC - Highroad + 1h34'11
139 Alessandro Ballan BMC Racing Team + 1h34'23
140 Danilo Hondo Lampre - ISD + 1h35'09
141 Robert Hunter Team RadioShack + 1h35'17
142 Nick Nuyens Saxo Bank SunGard + 1h35'18
143 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack + 1h35'25
144 Stijn Devolder Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1h35'33
145 Yukiya Arashiro Team Europcar + 1h37'25 146 Sébastien Rosseler Monster Energy - Ford + 1h38'16
147 William Bonnet FDJ + 1h38'22
148 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale + 1h38'37
149 Javier Iriarte Movistar Team + 1h38'44
150 Juan Mauricio Soler Movistar Team + 1h38'47
151 Michael Mørkøv Saxo Bank SunGard + 1h39'44
152 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team + 1h41'34 153 Marcel Kittel Monster Energy - Ford + 1h41'39
154 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack + 1h41'45
155 Nikolas Maes Quick·Step Cycling Team + 1h41'54
156 Allan Davis Pro Team Astana + 1h42'21
157 Tom Leezer Rabobank Cycling Team + 1h42'51 158 Coen Vermeltfoort Monster Energy - Ford + 1h44'18
159 Damien Gaudin Team Europcar + 1h45'11
160 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale + 1h45'16
161 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack + 1h45'41
162 Matti Breschel Rabobank Cycling Team + 1h47'10
163 Óscar Freire Rabobank Cycling Team + 1h55'18
164 Maxime Vantomme Katusha Team + 1h57'11
165 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h58'13
166 Tony Gallopin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1h59'28
167 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team + 2h00'33
168 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Lampre - ISD + 2h01'39
169 Juraj Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale + 2h05'31
170 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team + 2h05'53
171 Kenny Dehaes Omega Pharma - Lotto + 2h06'22
172 Yauheni Hutarovich FDJ + 2h08'45
173 Alex Rasmussen HTC - Highroad + 2h09'15
174 Wouter Mol Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 2h10'19
175 Maxim Gourov Pro Team Astana + 2h10'40
176 Mark Cavendish HTC - Highroad + 2h10'43
177 Martin Mortensen Leopard Trek + 2h10'47
178 Martin Velits HTC - Highroad + 2h11'52
179 Jan Tratnik Quick·Step Cycling Team + 2h12'49
180 Sébastien Chavanel Team Europcar + 2h13'24
181 Kasper Klostergaard Saxo Bank SunGard + 2h15'31
182 Alexander Porsev Katusha Team + 2h16'31
183 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team + 2h16'38
184 Alexander Mironov Katusha Team + 2h17'09
185 Grischa Niermann Rabobank Cycling Team + 2h17'44
186 Juan José Haedo Saxo Bank SunGard + 2h19'55
187 Gorazd Stangelj Pro Team Astana + 2h21'46
188 Sébastien Turgot Team Europcar + 2h22'03
189 Matthew Hayman Sky ProCycling + 2h23'36
190 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step Cycling Team + 2h24'54
191 Vitali Kondrut Lampre - ISD + 2h30'27
192 Jacopo Guarnieri Liquigas - Cannondale + 2h30'32
193 André Greipel Omega Pharma - Lotto + 2h37'35 194 Jens Keukeleire Monster Energy - Ford + 2h37'46
195 Maarten Neyens Omega Pharma - Lotto + 2h41'20
Points:
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
0
227
2
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
0
148
3
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
0
143
4
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
0
142
5
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
7
118
KOTM:
1
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
20
82
2
Alberto Contador
Saxo Bank SunGard
0
34
3
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
0
27
4
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
0
24
5
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
8
24
U25:
1
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
54h04'17
2
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 1'00
3
Arnold Jeanneson
FDJ
+ 3'53
4
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 5'56
5
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 8'11
Teams:
1
Sky ProCycling
161h01'49
2
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'33
3
Leopard Trek
+ 6'06
4
Pro Team Astana
+ 6'45
5
Team RadioShack
+ 11'42
Word from the DS: Things don't work out the way we want to. Instead of closing the gap to the riders in front of us, we lost another 34 seconds in this crazy stage. The cycling-fans at home must have seen a thrilling stage again!
The Tour's 14th stage is a relayively short one, only 168km, but a very tough one. One clim from 3th category, 2 from 2nd category, 2 from 1st category and a mountain-top finish on the Plateau de Beille, hors category. This will surely separate the boys from the men and the timelimit will cause some riders to be forced to go home. We fear for some of our team...
Km 26.5 - Col de Portet-d'Aspet (1 069 m) - 4.3 km climb to 9.7 % - Category 2
Km 62.5 - Col de la Core (1 395 m) - 14.1 km climb to 5.7 % - Category 1
Km 94.0 - Col de Latrape (1 110 m) - 5.6 km climb to 7.2 % - Category 2
Km 109.0 - Col d'Agnes (1 570 m) - 10.0 km climb to 8.2 % - Category 1
Km 118.0 - Port de Lers (1 517 m) - 3.8 km climb to 5.5 % - Category 3
Km 168.5 - Plateau de Beille - 15.8 km climb to 7.9 % - Category H
The peloton starts pretty slowly today, no escapes before th summit of today;s first KOTM-sprint, the Col de Portet-d'Aspet. No one sprints for the points, so it's Andy Schleck who takes the most points, followed by Jens Voigt and Maxime Monfort.
The peloton stays together in the descend to Orgibet, where the Intermediate sprint is located. Frederik Willems (Omega Pharma) and Michael Schär attack before it, but the peloton, that is lead by Daniele Bennati follows at a few seconds.
In the ascend tot the summit of the Col de la Core, the first riders get into difficulty and get dropped by the peloton. That peloton is almost en groupe at the summit of the Co de la Core. Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) takes the points. followed by Carlos Barredo Rabobank) and Andy Schleck.
The party begins in the climb of the Col de Latrape. First Rigoberto Urán, Roman Kreuziger (Astana) and Andreas Klöden (Radio Shack) jumped away, and now they are followed by Ivan Basso, the winner of the stage to Luz-Ardiden.
Basso wins the KOTM-sprint, in front of Kreuziger and Klöden. Leopard - Trek makes the pace in the peloton, but when you lose 6'20 in the peloton it can impossibly be called a high pace.
Next climb, the Col d'Agnes. At the summit there are still 60kilometres left in this stage. The gap of the leading four riders to the peloton gets enormous, over 11 minutes at the summit! Of course Basso wins the sprint, in front of Kreuziger and Uran. Some riders follow in between the leading group and the peloton: Chavanel and Pierre Rolland (Europcar) at 4'14 and David Moncoutié (Cofidis) at 5'48.
The Port de Lers is the penultimate climb of the stage. Basso u sfirst on the summit, followed by Jlöden and Uran. The peloton is 11'50 back, with 50km to go. This means Ivan Basso, who lost a lot of time in the first week of the tour, is in virtual yellow. And not Leopard, not Saxo Bank and not Euskaltel wants to fasten the pace. So in the descend, we send Mark de Maar and Thomas de Gendt up front of the peloton to close the gap
20km to go, a few kilometres before the start of the last climb to Plateau de Beille, we can overview the current situation. BAsso, Kreuziger, Klöden and Uran are in the lead, with Rolland & Chavanel at 3'48, Moncoutié at 5'45 and the peloton at 10'00. There are only 50 riders left in the peloton, the rest is struggling behind and fighting against the timelimit.
The last climb of the day, the Plateau de Beille, is 15.8km long with an average gradient of 7.9%. 1235 height metres bring the riders to an altitude of 1780metres.
After 6km of climbing and still 10 left, the 4 leaders have become 4 leaders. Urán can't follow the pace, mostly done by Klöden and Basso, and gets dropped. The peloton is still 9'36 back, what means Basso is still in virtual yellow (+ 8.55) but probably won't manage to hold on to it.
After 5 more kilometres of climbing, als Kreuziger has been dropped. It's up to the 2 veterans Klöden and Basso to fight for the stage win.
Meanwhile, a few kilometres down the road, Andy has decided to set a high pace to drop some of his opponents and to close the gap to the leaders.
When the chasing group has 6km to ride, Cadel Evans attacks. Sánchez follows, while Andy continues in his own pace, and closes the small gap again.
The leaders have 3km to go, when Klöden cracks. So it's Ivan Basso again for the win, what will be his 2nd in 3 stages in the Pyrenées!
Back to the chasing group. They have 3km left, when Alberto Contador attacks. This time, Andy Schleck tries to counterattack. But he has lost a lot of energy already in the climb. But not Evans, not Sammy Sanchez, not brother Fränk can react.
What an epic win for Ivan Basso, what brings him back in the list as GC-favourites! Klòden gets 2nd at 1'18, Kreuziger 3rd at 3'16 and Urán 4th at 6'04.
Contador passes Rolland before the finish and is 6'24 back to Basso. Andy looses '36 to Contador and finishes at 7'00. Good news is that he wins '19 to Evans, '23 to Nibali, brother Fränk and Antón and '42 to Sánchez.
While waiting for the grupetto to finish, we already know that 2 riders from the team will finish outside the time, Sebastien Rosseler & Jens Keukeleire. That happens, but unfortunately, also Marcel Kittel had to let the grupetto go before the finish and as to leave the Tour as well, just as Mark Cavendish, André Greipel, JJ Haedo, Alan Davis, Karsten Kroon and Sebastian Langeveld. In total 26 riders finished outside the timelimit, including both our sprinters...
Results:
1
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
4h52'46
2
Andreas Klöden
Team RadioShack
+ 1'18
3
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 3'16
4
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 6'04
5
Alberto Contador
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 6'24
6
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 6'30
7
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 7'00
8
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'19
9
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 7'23
10
Fränk Schleck
Leopard Trek
s.t.
Spoiler
11 Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
12 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 7'42
13 Michele Scarponi Lampre - ISD + 7'47
14 Ezequiel Mosquera Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
15 Jurgen Van den Broeck Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
16 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
17 Joaquím Rodríguez Katusha Team s.t.
18 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling s.t.
19 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack s.t.
20 Ryder Hesjedal Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
21 Alexandre Vinokourov Pro Team Astana + 8'05
22 David Moncoutié Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
23 Tom Danielson Team Garmin - Cervélo + 8'31
24 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step Cycling Team + 9'11
25 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale + 9'32
26 Thomas Voeckler Team Europcar s.t.
27 Janez Brajkovič Team RadioShack + 9'44
28 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
29 Chris Horner Team RadioShack s.t.
30 Christian Vande Velde Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
31 Christophe Kern Team Europcar s.t.
32 Thibaut Pinot FDJ + 10'56
33 Rémy Di Gregorio Pro Team Astana s.t.
34 Sandy Casar FDJ s.t.
35 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
36 Carlos Barredo Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
37 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek + 11'12
38 Michael Rogers Sky ProCycling s.t.
39 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek s.t.
40 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team + 11'48
41 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad s.t.
42 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 43 Thomas De Gendt Monster Energy - Ford + 13'01
44 Marco Pinotti HTC - Highroad + 13'57
45 Ángel Madrazo Movistar Team s.t.
46 Arnold Jeanneson FDJ s.t.
47 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - ISD s.t.
48 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
49 Jens Voigt Leopard Trek s.t.
50 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad + 14'13
51 Philippe Gilbert Omega Pharma - Lotto + 14'18
52 Egoi Martínez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
53 David Arroyo Movistar Team s.t.
54 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
55 Andrey Zeits Pro Team Astana + 14'30
56 Nicolas Vogondy Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
57 Damien Monier Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
58 Fredrik Kessiakoff Pro Team Astana + 14'37
59 Thomas Löfkvist Sky ProCycling + 14'48
60 Anthony Charteau Team Europcar + 15'09
61 Pierrick Fédrigo FDJ s.t.
62 David Millar Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
63 Simon Gerrans Sky ProCycling s.t.
64 Rémy Cusin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
65 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
66 Josep Jufré Pro Team Astana s.t.
67 Damiano Caruso Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
68 Ruslan Pidgornyy Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
69 José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team + 15'55
70 Jesús Hernández Saxo Bank SunGard + 16'07
71 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team + 16'35 72 Marc De Maar Monster Energy - Ford + 16'51
73 Eros Capecchi Liquigas - Cannondale + 17'01
74 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky ProCycling + 17'29
75 Juan Mauricio Soler Movistar Team + 17'34
76 George Hincapie BMC Racing Team + 17'56
77 Johan Vansummeren Team Garmin - Cervélo + 18'18
78 Julien El Fares Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
79 Rémi Pauriol FDJ + 18'36
80 Sergio Pardilla Movistar Team s.t.
81 Fabian Cancellara Leopard Trek + 19'07
82 Julien Loubet AG2R La Mondiale + 20'05
83 Sergueï Ivanov Katusha Team + 20'22
84 Benjamín Noval Saxo Bank SunGard + 21'26
85 Jürgen Van de Walle Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
86 Bart De Clercq Omega Pharma - Lotto + 22'31
87 Stuart O'Grady Leopard Trek s.t.
88 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Cannondale + 24'47
89 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
90 Maxim Belkov Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 24'53
91 Heinrich Haussler Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
92 Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 25'13
93 Simone Ponzi Liquigas - Cannondale + 27'03
94 David Zabriskie Team Garmin - Cervélo + 27'21
95 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team + 27'56
96 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack + 29'15
97 Thor Hushovd Team Garmin - Cervélo + 30'10
98 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
99 Lars Ytting Bak HTC - Highroad + 31'13
100 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - ISD + 32'09
101 Gorazd Stangelj Pro Team Astana + 32'13
102 Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 33'37
103 Daniele Bennati Leopard Trek + 34'54
104 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 39'45
105 Cyril Gautier Team Europcar + 41'29
106 Jérémy Roy FDJ s.t.
107 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
108 Pello Bilbao Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
109 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
110 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
111 Manuel Cardoso Team RadioShack s.t.
112 Javier Iriarte Movistar Team s.t.
113 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel - Euskadi + 41'47
114 Sébastien Minard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
115 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
116 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Lampre - ISD s.t.
117 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
118 Carlos Oyarzun Movistar Team s.t.
119 Rui Costa Movistar Team s.t.
120 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - ISD s.t.
121 Denys Kostyuk Lampre - ISD s.t.
122 Alan Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
123 Martin Velits HTC - Highroad s.t.
124 Björn Leukemans Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
125 Tom Boonen Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
126 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD s.t.
127 Anthony Geslin FDJ s.t.
128 Mikhail Ignatiev Katusha Team s.t.
129 Lars Boom Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
130 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team + 42'11
131 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
132 Filippo Pozzato Katusha Team s.t.
133 Michael Mørkøv Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
134 Dominic Klemme Leopard Trek s.t.
135 Matthew Goss HTC - Highroad s.t.
136 Danilo Hondo Lampre - ISD s.t.
137 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale + 42'54 138 Coen Vermeltfoort Monster Energy - Ford + 54'45
139 Niki Terpstra Monster Energy - Ford + 57'20
140 Yukiya Arashiro Team Europcar + 57'55
141 Grischa Niermann Rabobank Cycling Team s.t. 142 Martijn Maaskant Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
143 Geraint Thomas Sky ProCycling + 58'02
144 Stijn Devolder Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
145 Gerald Ciolek Quick·Step Cycling Team + 58'09
146 Alexander Mironov Katusha Team s.t.
147 Jan Tratnik Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
148 Aleksejs Saramotins Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
149 Matti Breschel Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
150 Juan Antonio Flecha Sky ProCycling + 58'21
151 Maxim Gourov Pro Team Astana s.t.
152 Alessandro Ballan BMC Racing Team s.t.
153 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale + 58'28
154 David Tanner Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
155 Luca Paolini Katusha Team s.t.
156 Tyler Farrar Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
157 Óscar Freire Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
158 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
159 Robert Hunter Team RadioShack s.t.
160 Tom Leezer Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
161 Nikolas Maes Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
162 Maxime Vantomme Katusha Team s.t.
163 William Bonnet FDJ s.t.
164 Juraj Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
165 Nick Nuyens Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
166 Yauheni Hutarovich FDJ + 58'46
167 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
168 Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team s.t.
169 Kasper Klostergaard Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
170 Damien Gaudin Team Europcar s.t.
GC: Fränk stays in the lead. Contador is now 2nd at 1'03, Basso 3rd at 1'32 and Sánchez 4th at 2'04. Andy is in 5th at 2'12.
1
Fränk Schleck
Leopard Trek
58h55'17
2
Alberto Contador
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1'03
3
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'32
4
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'04
5
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'12
6
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 2'35
7
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'48
8
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'54
9
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 3'05
10
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
Spoiler
11 Alexandre Vinokourov Pro Team Astana + 3'24
12 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas - Cannondale + 3'55
13 Ezequiel Mosquera Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 4'14
14 Andreas Klöden Team RadioShack + 4'19
15 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack + 4'38
16 Thomas Voeckler Team Europcar + 5'16
17 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling + 5'25
18 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale + 5'31
19 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana + 6'02
20 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling + 7'50
21 Jurgen Van den Broeck Omega Pharma - Lotto + 8'15
22 David Moncoutié Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 10'22
23 Sandy Casar FDJ + 11'14
24 Pierre Rolland Team Europcar + 14'12
25 Rémy Di Gregorio Pro Team Astana + 15'08
26 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step Cycling Team + 15'30
27 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad + 15'46
28 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team + 16'11
29 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard + 17'15
30 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - ISD + 19'13
31 Arnold Jeanneson FDJ + 19'36
32 Simon Gerrans Sky ProCycling + 19'49
33 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale + 20'11
34 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek + 20'15
35 Michael Rogers Sky ProCycling + 20'46
36 Jens Voigt Leopard Trek + 20'57 37 Thomas De Gendt Monster Energy - Ford + 22'58
38 José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team + 23'08
39 Philippe Gilbert Omega Pharma - Lotto + 26'16
40 Chris Horner Team RadioShack + 26'44
41 Janez Brajkovič Team RadioShack + 27'31
42 Christophe Kern Team Europcar + 28'09
43 Marco Pinotti HTC - Highroad + 28'17
44 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek + 28'31
45 Egoi Martínez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 28'43
46 Pierrick Fédrigo FDJ + 29'36
47 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi + 30'49
48 Carlos Barredo Rabobank Cycling Team + 31'18
49 Tom Danielson Team Garmin - Cervélo + 32'13
50 David Millar Team Garmin - Cervélo + 32'24
51 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team + 32'47
52 Thomas Löfkvist Sky ProCycling + 35'31
53 Christian Vande Velde Team Garmin - Cervélo + 36'06 54 Marc De Maar Monster Energy - Ford + 36'29
55 Jesús Hernández Saxo Bank SunGard + 37'02
56 Nicolas Vogondy Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 38'55
57 Julien El Fares Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 38'56
58 Fredrik Kessiakoff Pro Team Astana + 39'08
59 Fabian Cancellara Leopard Trek + 39'15
60 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team + 41'04
61 Eros Capecchi Liquigas - Cannondale + 42'40
62 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi + 42'55
63 Ruslan Pidgornyy Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 43'50
64 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 44'42
65 Jürgen Van de Walle Omega Pharma - Lotto + 44'48
66 Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 48'14
67 Ángel Madrazo Movistar Team + 49'42
68 Stuart O'Grady Leopard Trek + 50'24
69 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step Cycling Team + 50'36
70 Rémy Cusin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 51'18
71 Sergueï Ivanov Katusha Team + 51'48
72 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky ProCycling + 52'34
73 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad + 53'30
74 Benjamín Noval Saxo Bank SunGard + 53'41
75 Andrey Zeits Pro Team Astana + 54'36
76 George Hincapie BMC Racing Team + 54'41
77 Thibaut Pinot FDJ + 57'00
78 Damiano Caruso Liquigas - Cannondale + 58'04
79 Anthony Charteau Team Europcar + 59'11
80 Rémi Pauriol FDJ + 59'47
81 Josep Jufré Pro Team Astana + 1h00'42
82 Johan Vansummeren Team Garmin - Cervélo + 1h01'13
83 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank Cycling Team + 1h01'54
84 Julien Loubet AG2R La Mondiale + 1h03'12
85 David Arroyo Movistar Team + 1h03'50
86 Heinrich Haussler Team Garmin - Cervélo + 1h04'34
87 Simone Ponzi Liquigas - Cannondale + 1h04'37
88 Lars Ytting Bak HTC - Highroad + 1h08'31
89 Damien Monier Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1h08'33
90 Jérémy Roy FDJ + 1h09'51
91 Cyril Gautier Team Europcar + 1h11'45
92 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team + 1h12'54
93 Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1h17'13
94 Manuel Cardoso Team RadioShack + 1h20'00
95 Sergio Pardilla Movistar Team + 1h21'11
96 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1h25'17
97 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team + 1h26'19
98 Sébastien Minard AG2R La Mondiale + 1h28'12
99 Maxim Belkov Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1h29'59
100 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h30'25
101 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Cannondale + 1h31'37
102 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1h31'42
103 Daniele Bennati Leopard Trek + 1h34'16
104 Tom Boonen Quick·Step Cycling Team + 1h37'10
105 Frederik Willems Omega Pharma - Lotto + 1h38'02
106 Lars Boom Rabobank Cycling Team + 1h38'38
107 Björn Leukemans Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 1h40'08
108 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - ISD + 1h40'41
109 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team + 1h41'01
110 Anthony Geslin FDJ + 1h41'34
111 Matthew Goss HTC - Highroad + 1h41'45
112 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale + 1h41'50
113 Thor Hushovd Team Garmin - Cervélo + 1h42'51
114 Bart De Clercq Omega Pharma - Lotto + 1h43'04
115 Dominic Klemme Leopard Trek + 1h44'04
116 Pello Bilbao Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h46'58
117 Juan Mauricio Soler Movistar Team + 1h48'58
118 David Zabriskie Team Garmin - Cervélo + 1h51'08
119 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - ISD + 1h52'44
120 Alan Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h53'22
121 Denys Kostyuk Lampre - ISD + 1h55'28
122 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD + 1h56'20
123 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack + 1h57'17
124 Filippo Pozzato Katusha Team + 1h57'54 125 Niki Terpstra Monster Energy - Ford + 2h01'47
126 Carlos Oyarzun Movistar Team + 2h03'12
127 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale + 2h04'14
128 Mikhail Ignatiev Katusha Team + 2h04'20
129 Rui Costa Movistar Team + 2h05'20
130 Gerald Ciolek Quick·Step Cycling Team + 2h08'45
131 Danilo Hondo Lampre - ISD + 2h09'57
132 Javier Iriarte Movistar Team + 2h12'50
133 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale + 2h14'08
134 Michael Mørkøv Saxo Bank SunGard + 2h14'32
135 Juan Antonio Flecha Sky ProCycling + 2h16'13
136 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team + 2h16'22
137 Tyler Farrar Team Garmin - Cervélo + 2h16'52
138 Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team + 2h17'40 139 Martijn Maaskant Monster Energy - Ford + 2h18'49
140 Geraint Thomas Sky ProCycling + 2h19'25
141 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack + 2h20'05
142 Luca Paolini Katusha Team + 2h21'53
143 Aleksejs Saramotins Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 2h22'33
144 David Tanner Saxo Bank SunGard + 2h22'59
145 Alessandro Ballan BMC Racing Team + 2h25'21
146 Stijn Devolder Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team + 2h26'12
147 Robert Hunter Team RadioShack + 2h26'22
148 Nick Nuyens Saxo Bank SunGard + 2h26'23
149 Yukiya Arashiro Team Europcar + 2h27'57
150 William Bonnet FDJ + 2h29'27 151 Coen Vermeltfoort Monster Energy - Ford + 2h31'40
152 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2h32'37
153 Nikolas Maes Quick·Step Cycling Team + 2h32'59
154 Tom Leezer Rabobank Cycling Team + 2h33'56
155 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Lampre - ISD + 2h36'03
156 Damien Gaudin Team Europcar + 2h36'34
157 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale + 2h36'39
158 Matti Breschel Rabobank Cycling Team + 2h37'56
159 Martin Velits HTC - Highroad + 2h46'16
160 Óscar Freire Rabobank Cycling Team + 2h46'23
161 Gorazd Stangelj Pro Team Astana + 2h46'36
162 Maxime Vantomme Katusha Team + 2h48'16
163 Juraj Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale + 2h56'36
164 Yauheni Hutarovich FDJ + 3h00'08
165 Maxim Gourov Pro Team Astana + 3h01'38
166 Jan Tratnik Quick·Step Cycling Team + 3h03'35
167 Kasper Klostergaard Saxo Bank SunGard + 3h06'54
168 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team + 3h07'43
169 Alexander Mironov Katusha Team + 3h07'55
170 Grischa Niermann Rabobank Cycling Team + 3h08'16
Points:
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
0
227
2
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
1
149
3
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
0
143
4
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
0
142
5
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
0
118
KOTM:
1
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
57
139
2
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
35
59
3
Andreas Klöden
Team RadioShack
39
55
4
Alberto Contador
Saxo Bank SunGard
8
42
5
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
11
27
U25:
1
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
59h01'19
2
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'48
3
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 8'10
4
Arnold Jeanneson
FDJ + 13'34
5
Thomas De Gendt
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 16'56
Teams:
1
Sky ProCycling
176h05'10
2
Pro Team Astana
+ 3'59
3
Team RadioShack
+ 5'28
4
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 6'23
5
Leopard Trek
+ 10'50
Word from the DS: We can be satisfied with this stage. ALthough Andy lost time to Contador, he finally was able to win some time against the others. Too bad that Basso got so much room from the other teams, that he is back in the race for the podium. All is open for the Alps, but it will be difficult to beat Contador!
Conta is strong, but you did well with Andy here.. it's still funny to see Fränk on 1st Epic win by Basso.. good luck for the upcoming stages of Le Tour!
tsmoha wrote:
Conta is strong, but you did well with Andy here.. it's still funny to see Fränk on 1st Epic win by Basso.. good luck for the upcoming stages of Le Tour!
I've realised that beating Contador will be almost impossible. I'll try to win some seconds in the stages to Gap and to Italy, and ride 2 strong stages in the Alps.
It's very hard to see that whenever it comes to an uphill sprint, Andy gets beaten by everyone, that he can't set a great attack, and that he can't drop the others while riding a high pace. Maybe I should try a move like he did irl in the Alps, but I don't think the others give him the freedom as they did with Basso...
@ rorzcp: I've got that in my mind, but the problem was bad daily form in the Pyrenées. -5 to Luz-Ardiden, 0 to Lourdes and -2 to Plateau de Beille. Like I said, my tactic will be to attack in the stages to Gap and to Pinerolo (knowing that it'll only be seconds) and then again in the Alps (I want minutes ). So the odds are open (but already thinking about next year, maybe sending Gesink to the Tour then 'cause he's a better TT than Andy)
Stage 15 from Limoux to Montpellier. 193km long and someone forgot to put some mountains in it. It's flat, no KOTM-sprints, so the penultimate chance for the sprinters to win a stage.
Losing our 2 sprinters yesterday, made us determined in being in a rake today. Niki Tepstra and Martijn Maaskant are the 2 that can try it today. After some unsuccesful attempts from both of them, finally Maaskant succeeds. Together with Frederik WIllems (Omega Pharma), Bjorn Leukemans (Vacansoleil), George Hincapie (BMC), Simone Ponzi (Liquigas) and Damien Monier (Cofidis) he forms today BOTD, and they'll get a maximum lead of 6 minutes.
At the Intermediate sprint in Montagnac Maaskant takes the points, followed by Belgians WIllens and Leukemans. The peloton is 4'35 back. It has started raining cats and dogs...
Unfortunately for Damien Monier, 6 becomes 5. The Cofidis-rider has a flat tire and can't return in the leading group. Behind him, we see a very strange situation: 6 sprinters (EBH, Petacchi, Farrar, Boonen, Greipel and Feillu) have created a small gap to the peloton, after sprinting for the IS-points. The peloton doesn't want to close them in, so the 6 swim between the leading group and the peloton, and this will stay untill the finish!
With 20km to go, the rain has stopped and the 5 are still in th elead. The chasing group of sprinters (and Monier) follow at 2'21, the peloton at 4'01.
When the dark clouds are back above the leading group and it can start raining again every second, the two Belgium riders attack. It must be a deal between them! Maaskant doesn't react and waits untill Hincapie has brought them all together.
And old George does it. 8km to go, 5 man go for the win and the chasing sprinters are 1'20 behind. The peloton 4'07. The rain comes pouring down again.
Maaskant is in the wheel of Simone Ponzi, who should be the best sprinter in this group. But is he, after almost 200km in dreadful weather? Leukemans has taken the lead of the group. Down the road, we can see the chasing group, only '48 behind. The leading group can't hesitate too long, or they will be surprised by the sprinters!
Last kilometre and here comes the acceleration of the oldest rider in the BOTD. It looks like Maaskant has chosen the wrong wheel!
400metres before the finish and Hincapie has even created a small gap to his opponents. Maaskant is in 3rd and is aiming for a podium!
Here is the first win of the season for George Hincapie, and the second stage win this Tour for BMC (Evans won stage 13 to Lourdes). Behind him Maaskant overtakes Ponzi and finishes in 2nd. The chasing group finishes in the same time, with Boonen being the best sprinter. The peloton has had an easy day, 3'32 behind the winner.
Results:
1
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
4h11'54
2
Martijn Maaskant
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
3
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
4
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
5
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
8
Matthew Goss
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
9
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
10
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
Spoiler
11 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky ProCycling s.t.
12 Damien Monier Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1'02
13 José Joaquín Rojas Movistar Team + 3'32
14 Daniele Bennati Leopard Trek s.t.
15 Thomas Voeckler Team Europcar s.t.
16 Heinrich Haussler Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
17 Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
18 Joaquím Rodríguez Katusha Team s.t.
19 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
20 Yauheni Hutarovich FDJ s.t.
21 Jérémy Roy FDJ s.t.
22 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
23 Thor Hushovd Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
24 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
25 Filippo Pozzato Katusha Team s.t.
26 Danilo Hondo Lampre - ISD s.t.
27 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD s.t.
28 Juan Antonio Flecha Sky ProCycling s.t.
29 Manuel Cardoso Team RadioShack s.t.
30 Fränk Schleck Leopard Trek s.t.
31 Gerald Ciolek Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
32 Stuart O'Grady Leopard Trek s.t.
33 Lars Ytting Bak HTC - Highroad s.t.
34 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 35 Coen Vermeltfoort Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
36 Fabian Cancellara Leopard Trek s.t.
37 Damien Gaudin Team Europcar s.t.
38 Geraint Thomas Sky ProCycling s.t.
39 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
40 Christophe Kern Team Europcar s.t.
41 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
42 Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
43 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
44 Dominic Klemme Leopard Trek s.t.
45 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
46 Alexandre Vinokourov Pro Team Astana s.t.
47 Simon Gerrans Sky ProCycling s.t.
48 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
49 Michael Rogers Sky ProCycling s.t. 50 Niki Terpstra Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
51 Eros Capecchi Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
52 Fredrik Kessiakoff Pro Team Astana s.t.
53 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek s.t.
54 Anthony Geslin FDJ s.t.
55 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
56 Alberto Contador Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
57 Michele Scarponi Lampre - ISD s.t.
58 Egoi Martínez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
59 Cadel Evans BMC Racing Team s.t.
60 Rigoberto Urán Sky ProCycling s.t.
61 Ryder Hesjedal Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
62 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad s.t.
63 Sandy Casar FDJ s.t.
64 Nick Nuyens Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
65 Yukiya Arashiro Team Europcar s.t.
66 Jurgen Van den Broeck Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
67 Ángel Madrazo Movistar Team s.t.
68 Óscar Freire Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
69 Cyril Gautier Team Europcar s.t.
70 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
71 Marco Pinotti HTC - Highroad s.t.
72 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
73 Denys Kostyuk Lampre - ISD s.t.
74 Julien Loubet AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
75 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - ISD s.t.
76 Luca Paolini Katusha Team s.t.
77 Alessandro Ballan BMC Racing Team s.t.
78 Sergio Pardilla Movistar Team s.t.
79 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
80 Jürgen Van de Walle Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
81 Sébastien Minard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
82 Pello Bilbao Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
83 Alan Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
84 Juan José Oroz Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
85 David Arroyo Movistar Team s.t.
86 Carlos Oyarzun Movistar Team s.t.
87 Tom Leezer Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
88 William Bonnet FDJ s.t. 89 Andy Schleck Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
90 Pierrick Fédrigo FDJ s.t.
91 Juan Mauricio Soler Movistar Team s.t.
92 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
93 Anthony Charteau Team Europcar s.t.
94 Javier Iriarte Movistar Team s.t. 95 Thomas De Gendt Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
96 Rui Costa Movistar Team s.t.
97 Aleksejs Saramotins Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
98 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team s.t.
99 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - ISD s.t.
100 Paolo Longo Borghini Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
101 Bradley Wiggins Sky ProCycling s.t.
102 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team s.t.
103 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
104 Janez Brajkovič Team RadioShack s.t.
105 Ivan Basso Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
106 David Millar Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
107 Levi Leipheimer Team RadioShack s.t.
108 Aitor Pérez Arrieta Lampre - ISD s.t.
109 Rémi Pauriol FDJ s.t.
110 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t.
111 Rémy Cusin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
112 Sergueï Ivanov Katusha Team s.t.
113 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
114 Tejay Van Garderen HTC - Highroad s.t.
115 David Zabriskie Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
116 Alexander Mironov Katusha Team s.t.
117 Thibaut Pinot FDJ s.t.
118 Tom Danielson Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
119 Nikolas Maes Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
120 Chris Horner Team RadioShack s.t.
121 Mikhail Ignatiev Katusha Team s.t.
122 Andreas Klöden Team RadioShack s.t.
123 Pierre Rolland Team Europcar s.t.
124 Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team s.t.
125 Maxime Vantomme Katusha Team s.t.
126 Kasper Klostergaard Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
127 Robert Hunter Team RadioShack s.t.
128 Philippe Gilbert Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
129 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
130 Kristof Vandewalle Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
131 Josep Jufré Pro Team Astana s.t.
132 Thomas Löfkvist Sky ProCycling s.t.
133 Jesús Hernández Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
134 Benjamín Noval Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
135 Stijn Devolder Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
136 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
137 Michael Mørkøv Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
138 Ezequiel Mosquera Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
139 Christian Vande Velde Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
140 Martin Velits HTC - Highroad s.t.
141 Richie Porte Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
142 Jan Tratnik Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
143 David Tanner Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
144 Maxim Gourov Pro Team Astana s.t.
145 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
146 Andrey Zeits Pro Team Astana s.t.
147 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
148 Julien El Fares Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
149 David Moncoutié Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
150 Nicolas Vogondy Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
151 Lars Boom Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
152 Jens Voigt Leopard Trek s.t.
153 Carlos Barredo Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
154 Maxim Belkov Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t. 155 Marc De Maar Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
156 Arnold Jeanneson FDJ s.t.
157 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana s.t.
158 Matti Breschel Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
159 Grischa Niermann Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
160 Gorazd Stangelj Pro Team Astana s.t.
161 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
162 Bart De Clercq Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
163 Rémy Di Gregorio Pro Team Astana s.t.
164 Ruslan Pidgornyy Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
165 Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
166 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek s.t.
167 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
168 Johan Vansummeren Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
169 Damiano Caruso Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
170 Juraj Sagan Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
GC: No changes.
1
Fränk Schleck
Leopard Trek
63h10'43
2
Alberto Contador
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1'03
3
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'32
4
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'04
5
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'12
6
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 2'35
7
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'48
8
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'54
9
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 3'05
10
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
Points:
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
18
245
2
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
28
171
3
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
21
170
4
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
27
169
5
Matthew Goss
HTC - Highroad
22
121
KOTM:
1
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Cannondale
0
139
2
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
0
59
3
Andreas Klöden
Team RadioShack
0
55
4
Alberto Contador
Saxo Bank SunGard
0
42
5
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
0
27
U25 & Teams:
No changes, except Team Sky enlarging their lead with 3'32.
Today's winner:
Word from the DS: Well done by Martijn Maaskant, too bad that Old Geroge was too strong. But he can be really happy and the best rider in the break won.
So after the Giro and the Tour, we also received a wild card for the Vuelta. Robert Gesink will aim for his 2nd big win this year. Question is whom will be his opponents then: Sammy Sánchez? Mosquera? Fränk Schleck? Wiggins? Evans? We´ll see.
). So the odds are open (but already thinking about next year, maybe sending Gesink to the Tour then 'cause he's a better TT than Andy)
