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Ian Butler's The Mole | Beta Version - Stage 3: The Race
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 15-12-2012 23:25
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I reckon we should all go hell foe leather to get the win on the first stage and then whoever is the highest ranked we will all support  |
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 15-12-2012 23:31
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I won't survive any of the stages... so Let me attack on the 7th stage please... Then we get atleast 1 objective....
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 15-12-2012 23:52
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The higher up we all finish the best chance we have of getting the team prize so lets all help each other  |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 15-12-2012 23:55
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I would like to have a top 10 finish on the prologue. It fits in nicely with the kind of rider I am.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-12-2012 08:55
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Today is an extremely busy day for me, so let's say the deadline for the stage 1 tactics is somewhere tonight. The prologue will probably take place somewhere tomorrow, noon - afternoon.
If orders are not received, I will not pay too much attention to the rider, just ride them casually. If the Mole's orders are not sent in, there will be no sabotage.
Still need orders from: Fast Joe & The Giant
That's it, see you later today or maybe tomorrow! Hope you're having a good time! Tactic-discussion looks good already |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 16-12-2012 09:18
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I have the mountain and TT stages covered along with my main helpers I will be set. Mate could also give it a shot on a stage. I'm sure we could get plenty of stages. Lets go team.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 16-12-2012 10:10
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We are all together on this aren't we  |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 16-12-2012 10:15
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sutty68 wrote:
We are all together on this aren't we
No your working for me 
Just kidding. Of course we are. Everyone has a shot at winning. Let's just hope the mole doesn't get up to much trouble
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 16-12-2012 10:26
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6 of us are pretty good at TT/PRL so I think the Team classification will be no worries on stage 1
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 16-12-2012 10:36
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Lets hop so |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 16-12-2012 10:43
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sutty68 wrote:
Lets hop so
You might have to limit your winking smileys during this, Sutty... Could look suspicious...
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 16-12-2012 10:55
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the_hoyle wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
Lets hop so
You might have to limit your winking smileys during this, Sutty... Could look suspicious...
Maybe i am or maybe i'm not, he he |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-12-2012 12:33
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Stage 1 - Preview
At the eve of the first challenge, everybody is anxious to see what'll happen in the prologue. The first race should not present too many troubles and it will be hard to catch the Mole so early in this individual effort. But mistrust is already in the air and it won't be long before the pointing fingers. The first points will be earned after this stage, when the first vote will divide the team already.
A flat profile, a nice warm-up for some, already an objective for others. Who of the team has a chance here? And what about the rest of the race?
Big Chief is an excellent climber, and a more than decent time trialist. He shouldn't lose much time to experts like Froome, Wiggins and Contador in the TT kilometers. In the mountains, he is tough, and it seems he's looking for the overall victory. Or is he?
Hungry Hunyak is Chief's right hand. He's a great climber and can also ride a TT bike. He's most probably the back-up man and the team counts on his abilities to both help Big Chief and finish high-up himself, for the team classification award! His recuperation should be a major advantage. Big Chief will need him, but what if he can't trust him?
The Goat is a pure climber, who might go looking for a stage win. He's the most probable man to complete the Team Classification. He's famous for his long solos, but is he looking out for the team, or is he looking for personal glory?
Raging Bull is an iron-hard sprinter. Most experts put him right up there with Cavendish, Kittel, Goss and Greipel. The Bull will be an important part of the team for the 3 stage wins objective. With 2 flat finishes, he will give it 110% to take the win home, or will he?
The Smurf is Raging Bull's lead-out man. They have to trust each other endlessly. Despite his length, he's a strong rider and extremely fast. He can launch Raging Bull right to the win, but he can also deprive him of it, easily...
The Giant is the other end of the team, literally. He's the final part of the lead-out train. He rides extremely hard on flat road and knows his way around a TT bike. But the question is: will he use his strength for or against the team?
The Wild One is an attacker, born ready for long, hard days. His main strength is his strong will, which has been compared to that of a Jedi. He'll be the main man to look for the breakaway objective. But everyone will watch him skeptically as he tries to attack: is he really trying? Will the pressure be too much for him if he's pure of heart?
Fast Joe has two stages where he can shine. With his super-strong time trial legs, he's destined to perform well in both time trials. The prologue might be a tad short for him, but in the long time trial to Bourg-en-Bresse, all eyes will be turned on him. But many will be thinking: "Does the sweat on him look real, is he really trying?"
Some of these answers might already be answered in tomorrow's stage. Then again, all that mistrust might break a few honest riders. Keep tuned, and we'll see you tomorrow! |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 16-12-2012 12:45
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really nice preview |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 16-12-2012 16:36
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Great preview
Can't wait for the racing and finger pointing to start tomorrow |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 16-12-2012 16:38
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I like the little rider breakdown. a nice little read
question: if you are the mole... do you have to sabotage a stage?
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-12-2012 21:15
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The Mole's task is to sabotage the objectives set, and do it without getting unmasked. So much depends on the objectives. It's probably not necessary/possible to sabotage all stages, but sabotage can be done on every stage.
The Mole has to think about a tactic, too. Sabotage the right things at the right time without looking suspicious. |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 16-12-2012 22:00
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Going to follow this. If you decide to go on with a full season, I might join! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 16-12-2012 22:07
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Glad to hear that, FreitasPCM.
I'm still thinking about how I'd do a whole season, though. Do it as a season ingame or just race per race. Because to keep it fair qua points to be earned, everyone should get as much race days.
Or I might make a season of my own, selecting several races and creating (cobbled) stage races and play in "rounds", each stage race being a round. But then not everyone would race in every round. Still thinking about it. If everyone has any ideas, feel free to post or PM them!
But right now I'm thinking do a real season (career mode) with 30 riders or so, and try to give everyone equal race days. Then I'd split the season into rounds. TDF would be 1 round, E3 + GW + RVV + PR + something else could be another round. Every round should have the same riders, though. Mostly a round would be a stage race or a collection of one day races.
Edited by Ian Butler on 16-12-2012 22:11
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 17-12-2012 08:39
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Stage 1
Welcome to the first stage of this race, also the first challenge of The Mole. A prologue is an excellent way to see every rider's individual effort. Some are here to score points, others to warm up. But only one is here looking for trouble...
With 5.8km, this is quite short. Time differences will be limited and the GC will not be won or lost here. First one up for Team The Mole:
Alexandros Ypritsky - The Goat
The Goat is not known for his time trial skills. It isn't at all surprising that he rides the worst time of the team. He spent his energy well and should come into action when the road starts a-rising.
Johan Veenhof - Raging Bull
The Raging Bull is not a strong time trialist, but he is expected to do quite decent on a prologue. In the end, he will only lose 24 seconds to the winner.
Gary Sutton - The Wild One
The Wild One is clearly having an off-day. Despite his bad legs, which clearly could've used a better warm-up, he managed to spend his energy well and today's legs are definitely not tomorrow's legs.
Joe Smith - Fast Joe
Fast Joe has the most pressure on his shoulders for today. He's half expected to earn the first team victory.
Although the competition is hard, Joe Smith rides an extremely fast prologue. He finishes on a provisional 4th place and will finish 10th overall. Not the win some were looking for, but nevertheless a promising effort for the longer time trial later on in this race.
Phil Hoyle - The Giant
A real treat to watch. The Giant puts quite some force into his legs. He's only 10 seconds slower than Fast Joe.
Maté Gömböcz - Hungry Hunyak
The Hungry Hunyak sees this prologue as a warm up. Obviously, this rider has his priorities straightened out and is waiting for the mountain stages to really make a difference.
Marcos Ferreira - The Smurf
The Smurf, barely looking over his steering wheel, does only seconds better than our Hungry Hunyak. He took a slow start, but finished very fast. It might've been tactic, but then again, he might have had some trouble finding a rhythm at first.
Mitch Thompson - Big Chief
The final one to leave the station, the main man, Big Chief. His way of cycling reminds us of Christopher Froome, let's hope his abilities are the same.
He does an excellent job for the GC by finishing 16th in this prologue.
Full Result
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | 7'12 | | 2 | Levi Leipheimer | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 1 | | 3 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | + 3 | | 4 | David Millar | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 4 | | 5 | Vladimir Karpets | Movistar Team | + 7 | | 6 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | 7 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | 8 | Christian Vandevelde | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 10 | | 9 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 10 | Joe Smith | The Mole | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Janez Brajkovic | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 12 | Lieuwe Westra | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 13 | Andreas Klöden | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 13 | | 14 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 15 | Luis León Sánchez | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 14 | | 16 | Mitch Thompson | The Mole | + 16 | | 17 | Maxime Monfort | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 17 | | 18 | Marzio Bruseghin | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 19 | Jean-Christophe Péraud | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | 20 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | 21 | Anthony Roux | FDJ-BigMat | + 18 | | 22 | Svein Tuft | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 23 | Michal Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 24 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | 25 | Moreno Moser | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 19 | | 26 | Chris Froome | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 27 | Cameron Meyer | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 20 | | 28 | Tiago Machado | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | 29 | Dries Devenyns | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 30 | Phil Hoyle | The Mole | s.t. | | 31 | Gregory Henderson | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 32 | Carlos Barredo | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 33 | Tomas Vaitkus | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 21 | | 34 | Vasil Kiryienka | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 35 | Stef Clement | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 36 | Lars Ytting Bak | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 37 | Kevin Van Impe | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 22 | | 38 | Christophe Riblon | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | 39 | Kristof Goddaert | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | 40 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 41 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 42 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 43 | Alexandre Vinokourov | Astana Pro Team | + 23 | | 44 | Haimar Zubeldia | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | 45 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 46 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 47 | Christian Knees | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 48 | Przemyslaw Niemiec | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | 49 | Damien Gaudin | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 50 | Danilo Hondo | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | 51 | Tom Danielson | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | 52 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 24 | | 53 | Johan Veenhof | The Mole | s.t. | | 54 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 55 | Martin Elmiger | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | 56 | Steve Morabito | BMC Racing Team | + 25 | | 57 | Robert Hunter | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | 58 | Vladimir Gusev | Katusha Team | + 26 | | 59 | Marcus Burghardt | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 60 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 61 | Ben Hermans | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 27 | | 62 | Sébastien Turgot | Team Europcar | + 28 | | 63 | Jérôme Pineau | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 64 | Marcos Ferreira | The Mole | s.t. | | 65 | Michael Albasini | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 66 | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 67 | Fränk Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | 68 | Jürgen Van De Walle | Lotto Belisol | + 29 | | 69 | Kevin De Weert | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 70 | Roger Kluge | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | 71 | Wout Poels | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 72 | Kristijan Koren | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 30 | | 73 | Alexandre Geniez | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | 74 | Rafaâ Chtioui | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 75 | Máté Gömböcz | The Mole | s.t. | | 76 | Karsten Kroon | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | 77 | Rigoberto Uran | Sky Pro Cycling | + 31 | | 78 | Juan Jose Oroz | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | 79 | Juan José Cobo Acebo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 80 | Thierry Hupond | Team Argos-Shimano | + 32 | | 81 | Pierrick Fédrigo | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | 82 | Baden Cooke | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 83 | Nicolas Roche | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 33 | | 84 | Gorka Verdugo | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | 85 | Olivier Kaisen | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 86 | Ion Izagirre | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | 87 | Leonardo Bertagnolli | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | 88 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | 89 | Daniel Oss | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | 90 | Christophe Kern | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 91 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 34 | | 92 | Ben Swift | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 93 | David Tanner | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | 94 | Pablo Lastras | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 95 | Francis De Greef | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 96 | Simon Clarke | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 97 | Laurens Ten Dam | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 35 | | 98 | Ãngel Vicioso | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 99 | Egoi MartÃnez | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | 100 | Eduard Vorganov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 101 | Yoann Offredo | FDJ-BigMat | + 36 | | 102 | Nicki Sørensen | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | 103 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 104 | Xavier Florencio | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 105 | Eros Capecchi | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | 106 | Matteo Tosatto | Team Saxo Bank | + 37 | | 107 | Andy Schleck | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | 108 | Simon Spilak | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 109 | Gary Sutton | The Mole | s.t. | | 110 | Lloyd Mondory | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | 111 | Simon Geschke | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | 112 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 113 | Massimo Codol | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 114 | Mathieu Sprick | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | 115 | Joost Van Leijen | Lotto Belisol | + 38 | | 116 | Arnold Jeannesson | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | 117 | Cyril Gautier | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 118 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | 119 | Pieter Weening | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 120 | Marco Marcato | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 39 | | 121 | Sergey Lagutin | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 122 | Amaël Moinard | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 123 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | 124 | Johannes Fröhlinger | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | 125 | Diego Ulissi | Lampre-ISD | + 40 | | 126 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 127 | Juan Manuel Gárate | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 128 | Mathew Hayman | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 129 | Matteo Carrara | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 130 | Daniel Navarro Garcia | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | 131 | Frederik Willems | Lotto Belisol | + 41 | | 132 | Jimmy Casper | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 42 | | 133 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 134 | Arthur Vichot | FDJ-BigMat | + 43 | | 135 | Sylvester Szmyd | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | 136 | Alexandros Ypritsky | The Mole | s.t. | | 137 | Fabio Sabatini | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | 138 | Peter Stetina | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | 139 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 140 | Johann Tschopp | BMC Racing Team | + 44 | | 141 | Daniele Pietropolli | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | 142 | Christophe Le Mével | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | 143 | Jens Keukeleire | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | 144 | Carlos Alberto Betancourt | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 145 | Amets Txurruka | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | 146 | Dominic Klemme | Team Argos-Shimano | + 45 | | 147 | Dmitriy Muravyev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 148 | Claudio Corioni | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 149 | Fabio Taborre | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 150 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 46 | | 151 | Ruggero Marzoli | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 152 | Luca Paolini | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 153 | Denis Kostyuk | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | 154 | Kris Boeckmans | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 155 | David Arroyo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 156 | Borut Bozic | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 157 | Alessandro Proni | Acqua & Sapone | + 47 | | 158 | Yann Huguet | Team Argos-Shimano | s.t. | | 159 | Francesco Masciarelli | Astana Pro Team | + 48 | | 160 | Sep Vanmarcke | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | 161 | Nacer Bouhanni | FDJ-BigMat | + 49 | | 162 | Anthony Charteau | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 163 | Fabian Wegmann | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | 164 | Simone Stortoni | Lampre-ISD | + 51 | | 165 | Francesco Chicchi | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 166 | Davide Vigano | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | 167 | Wladimir Miholjevic | Acqua & Sapone | + 52 | | 168 | Adam Blythe | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 169 | Arnaud Démare | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | 170 | Anthony Ravard | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | 171 | Matteo Pelucchi | Team Europcar | + 54 | | 172 | Francisco Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 173 | Pablo Urtasun | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 55 | | 174 | Damiano Caruso | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 56 | | 175 | Francesco Ginanni | Acqua & Sapone | + 57 | | 176 | Bruno Pires | Team Saxo Bank | + 58 |
Extra News
The strong performance of Joe Smith earned him the Young Jersey, one he will wear proudly in tomorrow's stage!
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