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Posted on 04-12-2007 21:34
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2/1/2007
The Rider of the Month is Allan Davis!
Not too much of a shock, given his solid race in Australia, and dominating win in Qatar. In 12 days of racing, he reached the podium 8 times. He had 4 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, and won the points rankings in Tour of Qatar as well.
Christoph Meschenmoser of Skil-Shimano is rewarded with his Top 10 finish at the Tour of Qatar with the Young Rider of the Month Award. |
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Posted on 04-12-2007 21:51
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2/2/2007
Not much to report on the Discovery front today. The Tour of Malaysia is underway, but the big news is the return of superstar Tom Boonen to the saddle. His season will start Feb. 10th in the Continental Tour race Coppa costa delgi Etruschi in Italy.
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Posted on 04-12-2007 22:08
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2/3/2007
I have begun contract negotiations with some of our riders for next year. Negotiations with Danish rider Brain Vandborg aren't going so well, as he was insulted by my opening offer. I will revisit this later after I see him race some more. However, he is a young rider with a fair amount of talent. We would love to have him in the fold next year and beyond.
The riders not under contract for next season are:
Tomas Vaitkus, Pavel Pardnos, George Hincappie, Levi Leipheimer, Antonio Cruz , Jason McCartney, David Latasa, Jose Luis Rubieria, David Blanco, Brian Vandborg, Stijn Devolder (a high priority), and Gianni Meersman.
So...I will be keeping on eye on all of these riders, to see if they have a future with team Discovery.
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Posted on 04-12-2007 22:22
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Don't worry about Vandborg, he's overrated (who said I was biased  ).
Instead, try and get Niki Østergaard, who's a great puncheur prospect. I don't think Discovery posses too many of his kind.
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2/4/2007
Swiss rider Johann Tschopp of Bouygues Telecom is leading the Tour of Malaysia by +8 seconds over Sandy Casar of Francaise Des Jeux after 3 stages.
Tomorrow I will be posting startlist and preview of Discovery's next race: GP de Marseille.
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Posted on 05-12-2007 01:07
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2/5/2007
GP de Marseille Preview
Ahhh...the beginning of the European season is here! We originally were not invited to the race, but requested and received an invitation. We wanted to fill out the February calender a little, as we have 30 riders to keep happy and get in race shape. Its also cool to be at the first race of the season on the European Continent. Vladimir Gusev and Tomas Vaitkus are amongst the pre-race favorites. While we haven't necessarily targeted this race on the schedule, we will certainly try hard for a podium result.
Team Leader
Sprinter
Free Riders
Teammates
Race Favorites
As you might expect there are alot of French based teams here. (8 of the 18 registered teams) There are also quite a few Frenchman who have a chance to kick off the season with a victory on their home turf. A couple of them are:
The Startlist
StartList for stage Allauch - Aubagne
CHOCOLADE J.
1. N.Eeckhout
2. J.Coenen
3. G.D'Hollander
4. B.De Schrooder
5. S.Renders
6. W.Van der Linden
7. J.Vanendert
8. F.Veuchelen
DISCOVERY
11. T.Vaitkus
12. V.Bileka
13. A.Cruz
14. V.Gusev
15. E.Martinez
16. J.McCartney
17. U.Murn
18. B.Vandborg
C. AGRICOLE
21. W.Bonnet
22. F.Bellotti
23. A.Charteau
24. C.Edaleine
25. R.Pauriol
26. N.Roche
27. P.Rolland
28. Y.Talabardon
PREDICTOR
31. T.Steels
32. M.Aerts
33. C.Brandt
34. J.Jufre Pou
35. B.Roesems
36. G.Steurs
37. W.Van Huffel
38. W.Vansevenant
AG2R
41. L.Mondory
42. S.Calzati
43. C.Dessel
44. J.Gadret
45. S.Goubert
46. R.Mandri
47. B.Sonnery
48. L.Turpin
LESMITOKRE.
51. N.Sejmens
52. D.Biucher
53. A.Cippelle
54. B.Da Waele
55. S.Di Wilde
56. F.Gibriel
57. F.Moirhaeghe
58. J.Ven Landschoot
GEROLSTEINER
61. M.Zberg
62. J.Frohlinger
63. T.Hiekmann
64. S.Lang
65. A.Moletta
66. M.Russ
67. R.Scholz
68. O.Zaugg
COFIDIS
71. L.Duque
72. S.Augé
73. S.Chavanel
74. T.Farrar
75. N.Hartmann
76. S.Minard
77. A.Moinard
78. D.Moncoutié
AGRITUBEL
81. R.Feillu
82. F.Bichot
83. M.Calvente Gorbas
84. C.Coutouly
85. A.Martínez T.
86. J.Mercado
87. S.Plouhinec
88. N.Vogondy
BOUYGUES
91. J.Pineau
92. O.Bonnaire
93. N.Crosbie
94. A.Flickinger
95. L.Lefèvre
96. D.Rous
97. M.Sprick
98. T.Voeckler
TINKOFF
101. R.Marzoli
102. E.Aggiano
103. P.Brutt
104. T.Hamilton
105. V.Kiryienka
106. I.Rovny
107. A.Serov
108. S.Weigold
JARTAZI
111. J.Tombak
112. Y.Cauquil
113. M.Drouilly
114. D.Flahaut
115. E.Lembo
116. K.Van Braeckel
117. J.Van Mingeroet
118. J.Vastaranta
FDJEUX
121. C.Da Cruz
122. L.Auger
123. M.Delage
124. C.Detilloux
125. A.Gérard
126. T.Marichal
127. F.Mourey
128. B.Vaugrenard
UNIBOTTE
131. J.Ljengblad
132. M.Eochler
133. M.Gelas
134. P.Jecobs
135. A.Khutuntsev
136. S.Kilesnikov
137. E.Thojs
138. S.Vindenbergh
AUBER 93
141. M.Drujon
142. N.Brouzes
143. S.Chainel
144. C.Diguet
145. G.Levarlet
146. J.Mespoulède
147. F.Morizot
148. M.Méderel
TEAM GPS
151. J.Rosmussen
152. J.Almblid
153. P.Andarsen
154. N.Austrup
155. J.Jörgansen
156. T.Orudsson
157. M.Rickweg
158. N.Østurgaard
BRETONS
161. J.Dalpech
162. A.Dilibard
163. S.Doret
164. C.Gailbert
165. C.Geutier
166. L.Pailvet
167. Y.Puvois
168. S.Pétalleau
THORN
171. K.Hass
172. M.Berth
173. D.Bicke
174. B.Gellhardt
175. P.Grotsch
176. N.Gruf
177. M.Kettel
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Gran Prix de Marseille
Allauch-Aubagne-127.1 km.
Vladimir Gusev will try and make an attack on one of the last hilly sections if he is in form. There is a downhill descent to the finish...so if a mass sprint is in the works, we will get Tomas Vaitkus up front before the last little hill. We will try and get a rider or two in a breakaway (you never know), probably Uros Murn or Jason McCartney who are both getting close to peak form. I figure I have 3 ways to try and win the race...so we'll see.
The peleton begins the first hilly descent.
At 114 km. out there is a breakaway with a 1:30 lead. It includes Yann Puvois of Bretons, Juan Miguel Mercado of Agritubel, Yannick Talabardon of Credit Agricole, Arnaud Gerard of FDJuex, and Peter Jecobs of Unibotte. Alot of Frenchman taking there shot early.
At 108 km., Uros Murn is turned loose to join the break.
When Murn joins breakaway, they have a slim 2 minute advantage.
Murn is strong today on the hills.
99 km out, there is a second breakaway.
Nico Sejmens and Jason McCartney pace the peleton.
Uros Murn opens a 1 minute gap on the lead breakaway group with 70 km. to go.
They have a 1 minute advantage over...
Olivier Bonnaire of Bouygues, Steffen Weigold of Tinkoff and Freddy Bichot of Agritubel who have a 30 second advantage over...
Mickael Delage of FDJeux, who has 3:45 advantage over the peleton. Gonna be a fun finish.
Agritubel controls the pace of the peleton, with two of their riders in breakaways. Murn is now 5 minutes ahead with 54 km. to go.
A few km later the peleton begins to wake up.
As the main group catches the 2nd breakaway, an attack is launched, led by Erwin Thojs of Unibotte.
15 km. to the finish, Thojs passes Murn, as the peleton looms in the distance.
All together now with 11 km to go, the peleton sees Italian Andrea Moletta of Gerolsteiner launch an attack on the last uphill section.
Going down the descent to the finish, Moletta has a 45 second advantage...and 4 km. to go. This is gonna be a close one!
Tomas Vaitkus moves to the front for the sprint.
Less than a km to go...looks like it is going to be Moletta's day.
It is! A strong attack wins the race.
Discovery's Tomas Vaitkus takes the sprint ahead of Markus Zberg and Lloyd Mondry. Nice day for Gerolsteiner with 2 podium spots. The French are shut out at home.
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2/07/2007
Final results G P de Marsaille
1 Andrea Moletta GEROLSTEINER 3h26'48
2 Tomas Vaitkus DISCOVERY CHANNEL + 24
3 Markus Zberg GEROLSTEINER s.t.
4 Lloyd Mondory AG2R PREVOYANCE s.t.
5 Mathieu Drujon AUBER 93 s.t.
6 Didier Rous BOUYGUES TELECOM s.t.
7 Wesley Van der Linden CHOCOLADE JACQUES - T. VLAANDEREN s.t.
8 Thomas Voeckler BOUYGUES TELECOM s.t.
9 Vladimir Gusev DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
10 Niels Brouzes AUBER 93 s.t.
11 John Gadret AG2R PREVOYANCE s.t.
12 Ruggero Marzoli TINKOFF CREDIT SYSTEMS s.t.
13 Pavel Brutt TINKOFF CREDIT SYSTEMS s.t.
14 Jukka Vastaranta JARTAZI s.t.
15 Jelle Vanendert CHOCOLADE JACQUES - T. VLAANDEREN s.t.
16 Jérôme Pineau BOUYGUES TELECOM s.t.
17 Christophe Brandt PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
18 Nicolas Vogondy AGRITUBEL s.t.
19 Leonardo Duque COFIDIS s.t.
20 Alberto Martínez T. AGRITUBEL s.t.
21 Laurent Lefèvre BOUYGUES TELECOM s.t.
22 Bert Roesems PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
23 Florian Morizot AUBER 93 s.t.
24 William Bonnet CREDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
25 Mario Aerts PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
26 Nicolas Hartmann COFIDIS s.t.
27 Christophe Detilloux FRANÇAISE DES JEUX s.t.
28 Volodimyr Bileka DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
29 Andy Flickinger BOUYGUES TELECOM s.t.
30 René Mandri AG2R PREVOYANCE s.t.
31 Brian Vandborg DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
32 Wim Van Huffel PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
33 Erwin Thojs UNIBOTTE.COM s.t.
34 Cyril Dessel AG2R PREVOYANCE s.t.
35 Amaël Moinard COFIDIS s.t.
36 Sergey Kilesnikov UNIBOTTE.COM s.t.
37 Wim Vansevenant PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
38 Nicolas Roche CREDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
39 Stéphane Pétalleau BRETONS ARMURE s.t.
40 Sylvain Calzati AG2R PREVOYANCE s.t.
41 Christophe Edaleine CREDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
42 Josep Jufre Pou PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
43 Johan Coenen CHOCOLADE JACQUES - T. VLAANDEREN s.t.
44 Nico Sejmens LESMITOKREDIET - PIPOSSTEINER s.t.
45 Maxime Méderel AUBER 93 s.t.
46 Sébastien Minard COFIDIS s.t.
47 Frederic Gibriel LESMITOKREDIET - PIPOSSTEINER s.t.
48 Francis Mourey FRANÇAISE DES JEUX s.t.
49 Stéphane Augé COFIDIS s.t.
50 Benny De Schrooder CHOCOLADE JACQUES - T. VLAANDEREN s.t.
51 Jason McCartney DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
52 Glenn D'Hollander CHOCOLADE JACQUES - T. VLAANDEREN s.t.
53 Steve Chainel AUBER 93 s.t.
54 Guillaume Levarlet AUBER 93 s.t.
55 Alexander Serov TINKOFF CREDIT SYSTEMS s.t.
56 Pierre Rolland CREDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
57 Manuel Calvente Gorbas AGRITUBEL s.t.
58 Kenny Van Braeckel JARTAZI s.t.
59 Frederick Veuchelen CHOCOLADE JACQUES - T. VLAANDEREN s.t.
60 Jean Mespoulède AUBER 93 s.t.
61 Andy Cippelle LESMITOKREDIET - PIPOSSTEINER s.t.
62 Samuel Plouhinec AGRITUBEL s.t.
63 Vasil Kiryienka TINKOFF CREDIT SYSTEMS s.t.
64 Sylvain Chavanel COFIDIS s.t.
65 David Moncoutié COFIDIS s.t.
66 Francesco Bellotti CREDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
67 Jonas Ljengblad UNIBOTTE.COM s.t.
68 Filip Moirhaeghe LESMITOKREDIET - PIPOSSTEINER s.t.
69 Markus Eochler UNIBOTTE.COM s.t.
70 Ivan Rovny TINKOFF CREDIT SYSTEMS s.t.
71 Ludovic Turpin AG2R PREVOYANCE s.t.
72 Sebastian Lang GEROLSTEINER s.t.
73 Tyler Farrar COFIDIS s.t.
74 Juan Miguel Mercado AGRITUBEL s.t.
75 Bert Da Waele LESMITOKREDIET - PIPOSSTEINER s.t.
76 Rémi Pauriol CREDIT AGRICOLE s.t.
77 Benoit Vaugrenard FRANÇAISE DES JEUX s.t.
78 Thierry Marichal FRANÇAISE DES JEUX s.t.
79 Eddy Lembo JARTAZI s.t.
80 Egoi Martinez DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
81 Jarno Van Mingeroet JARTAZI s.t.
82 Freddy Bichot AGRITUBEL s.t.
83 Charles Gailbert BRETONS ARMURE s.t.
84 Jacob Moe Rosmussen TEAM GPS s.t.
85 Stéphane Goubert AG2R PREVOYANCE s.t.
86 Tony Mertin THORN POWER TEAM s.t.
87 Tom Steels PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
88 Nico Eeckhout CHOCOLADE JACQUES - T. VLAANDEREN s.t.
89 Daniel Bicke THORN POWER TEAM s.t.
90 Nicolas Crosbie BOUYGUES TELECOM s.t.
91 Antonio Cruz DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
92 Romain Feillu AGRITUBEL s.t.
93 James Ven Landschoot LESMITOKREDIET - PIPOSSTEINER s.t.
94 Mathieu Sprick BOUYGUES TELECOM s.t.
95 Torsten Hiekmann GEROLSTEINER s.t.
96 Ronny Scholz GEROLSTEINER s.t.
97 Janek Tombak JARTAZI s.t.
98 Ludovic Auger FRANÇAISE DES JEUX s.t.
99 Denis Flahaut JARTAZI s.t.
100 Nico Gruf THORN POWER TEAM s.t.
122 Uros Murn DISCOVERY CHANNEL + 4'55
A very good result, as Vaitkus is far from being in peak form. The Discovery sprinter's have really been earning their paychecks. Two riders in the Top 10...yeah I'll take that.
I actually tried to attack Gusev with about 30 km to go...he didn't have it.
I executed all 3 of my strategies for winning the race...got a podium.
Strong rides by Antonio Cruz and Voldomir Bileka, two guys who we need as domestiques for the Classics.
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Posted on 05-12-2007 09:40
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2/8/2007
The squad is performing better than expected...being a factor in every race. It's early...and the competition and courses have been fairly weak...but Discovery is primed for a great season. |
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Posted on 05-12-2007 19:13
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2/9/2007
The Tour of Malaysia is through 7 stages, and is still led by Johann Tschopp. Paride Grillo of Ceramica Panaria-Navigare has won 3 stages, but is well back in the General Classification.
Lloyd Mondry of AG2R leads the GP de Besseges afer 2 stages. He has a slim 4 second advantage over Jimmy Cesper of Unibotte and Robbie McEwen of Predictor-Lotto.
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Posted on 05-12-2007 19:47
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2/10/2007
Tom Boonen of Quickstep won his first race of the season at Coppa costa del Etruschi in Italy, beating Alessandro Petachhi of Milram (who is having a nice season so far) and Fabrizio Guidi of Barloworld.
Also...Predictor-Lotto's Robbie McEwen was badly injured in a crash at G P de Besegges and now has a dislocated elbow. The injury will keep him out the rest of the month.
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Volta Ciclista a Mallorca Preview
Again...not a race we have highlighted on the calender. We are sending our B team to the race, as the heavy hitters on Discovery will be racing the California Road instead. Four riders will be making their season debuts in this 5 day tour. Benjamin Noval, Jose Luis Rubiera, Sergio Paulinho, and Janez Brajkovic. We are going to try and set up Tomas Vaitkus for the first short, flat stage...and take it from there. This is the first race where we will see some decent sized climbs.
Team Leader
Sprinter
Free Riders
Teammates
Race Favorites
There are some big time riders in this race. Who knows what kind of shape guys are in right now though. Here's a couple of guys I will be keeping on eye on.
The Startlist
EUSKALTEL
1. S.Sánchez G.
2. K.Fernandez
3. A.Hernández G.
4. M.Irizar Aramburu
5. I.Isasi
6. R.Pérez Moreno
7. A.Txurruka Ansola
8. H.Zubeldia
RABOBANK
11. M.Boogerd
12. M.Ardila
13. R.Gesink
14. P.Horrillo
15. G.Löwik
16. G.Niermann
17. L.Van Bon
18. P.Weening
SAUNIER DUVAL
21. G.Simoni
22. D.Cañada
23. J.Cobo Acebo
24. K.Gil
25. I.Mayo
26. D.Millar
27. L.Piepoli
28. R.Riccò
GEROLSTEINER
31. S.Schumacher
32. J.Frohlinger
33. R.Förster
34. T.Hiekmann
35. S.Krauss
36. M.Russ
37. R.Scholz
38. M.Zberg
C.EPARGNE
41. O.Pereiro
42. J.Gutierrez
43. R.Plaza
44. N.Portal
45. V.Reynès
46. J.Rodriguez Oliver
47. L.Sánchez
48. X.Zandio
KAZAKSTANA
51. M.Kussler
52. A.Cilom
53. A.Kulessov
54. G.Mekhailov
55. D.Moravyev
56. D.Nuvarro Garcia
57. J.Rodondo
58. M.Schär
RELAX - GAM
61. Á.Vicioso
62. N.Burgos
63. J.Elías Galindo
64. J.García Marín
65. F.Mancebo
66. S.Pérez Fernández
67. O.Sevilla
68. J.Terciado Sacedo
QUICKSTEP
71. J.Gárate
72. C.Barredo L.
73. W.Cretskens
74. M.Facci
75. K.Seeldrayers
76. G.Steegmans
77. A.Tonti
78. G.Verheyen
DISCOVERY
81. J.Brajkovic
82. S.Cummings
83. V.Gusev
84. E.Martinez
85. B.Noval
86. S.Paulinho
87. J.Rubiera
88. T.Vaitkus
ANDALUCIA
91. L.Perez Rodriguez
92. J.Carrasco
93. F.Lara Ruíz
94. J.Lopez Gil
95. J.Olmo Menacho
96. M.Ortega Ocaña
97. J.Rosendo Prado
98. J.Ruíz Sanchez
F. CANARIAS
101. D.Bernabeu
102. D.Belda Garcia
103. I.Flores
104. R.García Rena
105. M.Lloret
106. D.Muñoz Banon
107. J.Ortega
108. A.Palomares
KARPIN
111. D.Herrero Llorente
112. C.Castaño Panadero
113. G.César Veloso
114. L.Fernández Oliveira
115. E.Jiménez
116. E.Mosquera Miguez
117. I.Nozal
118. E.Vorganov
AGRITUBEL
121. B.Salmon
122. E.Berges
123. M.Calvente Gorbas
124. M.Dueñas Nevado
125. M.Gaztanaga Echevarria
126. E.Gonzalo
127. J.Mercado
128. D.Robin
T-MOBILE
131. M.Pinotti
132. E.Baumann
133. M.Burghardt
134. B.Eisel
135. A.Greipel
136. G.Guerini
137. A.Korff
138. F.Rabon
FREENET
141. S.Cohnen
142. C.Cavazzana
143. D.Gaeninck
144. D.Kraft
145. M.Lemercier
146. C.Lener
147. P.Niedersdorfer
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Vuelta ciclista a Mallorca
Stage 1: Palma-Palma-84 km.
A short flat circuit race. This one is for the sprinter's. I'll try and get a result from Vaitkus, who sprinted well his first time out.
4 riders attack 10 km into the race. Nacor Burgos of Relax-GAM, Fransisco Lara Ruiz of Andalucia, Luis Fernandez Oliveria of Karpin, and Stefan Cohnen of Freenet.
The peleton crept along the first half of the race.
50 km. out the breakaway is now 6. Adrian Palomares of F-Canarias and the dangerous Nicolas Portal of Caisse D'Epargne have joined the fun. They have a 3 minute advantage.
But this day is reserved for sprinting. Bernhard Eisel, Gert Steegmans, Samuel G Sanchez, and Riccardo Ricco are all up front. Vaitkus didn't have good legs today.
It's Eisel's day! He was much stronger than everyone else. There really was no doubt. Leon Van Bon of Rabobank has a nice result in second.
Not suprisingly, all the breakaway riders were unable to finish with the main group. Jose Luis Ruberio fell of the pace today as well. He is clearly in poor shape, and can't be counted on for help in the mountains.
Results---Vuelta ciclista a Mallorca---Stage 1
1 Bernhard Eisel T-MOBILE TEAM 1h55'08
2 Leon Van Bon RABOBANK s.t.
3 Gert Steegmans QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
4 Koldo Fernandez EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
5 Riccardo Riccò SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
6 Samuel Sánchez G. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
7 Ángel Vicioso RELAX - GAM s.t.
8 Robert Förster GEROLSTEINER s.t.
9 Guennadi Mekhailov KAZAKSTANA s.t.
10 Pedro Horrillo RABOBANK s.t.
11 Vicente Reynès CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
12 Mikel Gaztanaga Echevarria AGRITUBEL s.t.
13 André Korff T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
14 Markus Zberg GEROLSTEINER s.t.
15 Tomas Vaitkus DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
16 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
17 Eric Baumann T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
18 Iñaki Isasi EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
19 Stefan Schumacher GEROLSTEINER s.t.
20 Juan Olmo Menacho ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR s.t.
21 Ronny Scholz GEROLSTEINER s.t.
22 José Iván Gutierrez CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
23 Mikaël Lemercier FREENET s.t.
24 Rubén Plaza CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
25 Santiago Pérez Fernández RELAX - GAM s.t.
26 Vladimir Gusev DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
27 André Greipel T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
28 Juan José Cobo Acebo SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
29 Marcus Burghardt T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
30 Grischa Niermann RABOBANK s.t.
31 José Ruíz Sanchez ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR s.t.
32 Carlos Barredo L. QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
33 Aitor Hernández G. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
34 Geert Verheyen QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
35 David Cañada SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
36 Emilien Benoit Berges AGRITUBEL s.t.
37 Sven Krauss GEROLSTEINER s.t.
38 Markel Irizar Aramburu EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
39 Amets Txurruka Ansola EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
40 Torsten Hiekmann GEROLSTEINER s.t.
41 Manuel Ortega Ocaña ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR s.t.
42 David Millar SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
43 Dmitriy Moravyev KAZAKSTANA s.t.
44 Matthias Kussler KAZAKSTANA s.t.
45 José Antonio Lopez Gil ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR s.t.
46 José Terciado Sacedo RELAX - GAM s.t.
47 Jesus Rosendo Prado ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR s.t.
48 Oscar Sevilla RELAX - GAM s.t.
49 Carlos Castaño Panadero KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
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Some congratulations are in order for a pair of French riders, who closed out victories today.
Jerome Pineau of Bouygues Telecom won the 5 day tour GP de Besseges by a 43 second margin over teammate Thomas Voeckler. That won't be the last time you see the name Voeckler, I suspect. Nice race for Bouygues who have been strong early this season. Staf Scheirlinckx of Cofidis was third.
At the Tour of Mayalsia, Sandy Casar of Francaise DeJeux was victorious after the 10 day race. His margin of victory was +35 seconds over Evgueni Petrov of Tinkoff. Waladimir Billi of Sarramenti finished 3rd, 56 seconds back. Paride Grillo dominated the sprints, winning 5 stages, and the green jersey by nearly 50 points. The future looks bright for the young Italian sprinter.
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Vuelta ciclista a Mallorca
Stage 2: Port d' Alcudia-Port d' Alcudia-163.5 km.
Another flat stage for the sprinters...but this one twice as long. Vaitkus didn't look good yesterday, but remains our best shot at a stage win. I'll save Gusev for Stage 3 and 4, where he may be able to make a move.
Today's suicide attack comes at 153 km out, courtesy of Michael Schar of Kazakstana. Rodrigo Garcia Rena of Fuerteventura is up for the challenge.
A few km. later, Gustavo Cesar Veloso of Karpin and Agritubel's Manuel Calvente Gorbas take off the front. Alot of Spainard's looking to put on a show for their countrymen.
T-Mobile was up front early, keeping an eye on this race for Tour Leader Eisel.
110 km from the finish, the breakaway would have its largest advantage...over 7 minutes. Calvente Gorbas rode solo 1 minute behind.
T-Mobile, Rabobank, and Gerolsteiner were all teams interested in reeling in the escapees.
Discovery sends Steven Cummings and Janez Brajkovic to the front, to help pace the chase.
We are on level terms, 29 km from the finish. The sprinter's begin moving up front.
The Tour Leader sits on Euskaltel's Koldo Fernandez's wheel, as Discovery's Vatkius is shadowed by Gert Steegman's of Quickstep.
3.5 km from the line, Steegman's is nestled well behind Vaitkus, as yesterday's runner-up , green clad Leon Von Bon follows the wheel of teammate Pedro Horrillo.
As Fernandez begins to acclerate...Eisel Makes his move. Von Bon gets a nice leadout form Horrillo...Vaitkus is again not going to be a factor. Robert Forster of Gerolsteiner and Mikel Gaztanaga Echevarria of Agritubel are well placed too.
Fernandez prevails over Eisel. Another few meters...maybe Eisel gets his 2nd straight win. Forster finishes a strong 3rd.
Meh...Vaitkus is far from being in peak form, but he just doesn't have that second gear like Davis. He also was too far up front early, and really doesn't have a teammate capable of leading out for him here in Spain. The team did a good job getting Gusev and Vaitkus to the finish well rested, but Jose Luis Ruberia was again unable to keep pace at the end of the race.
Results---Vuelta ciclista a Mallorca---Stage 2
1 Koldo Fernandez EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 3h50'36
2 Bernhard Eisel T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
3 Robert Förster GEROLSTEINER s.t.
4 Mikel Gaztanaga Echevarria AGRITUBEL s.t.
5 Gert Steegmans QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
6 Guennadi Mekhailov KAZAKSTANA s.t.
7 Eric Baumann T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
8 Ángel Vicioso RELAX - GAM s.t.
9 David Herrero Llorente KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
10 Vicente Reynès CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
11 Tomas Vaitkus DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
12 Markus Zberg GEROLSTEINER s.t.
13 Iñaki Isasi EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
14 Leon Van Bon RABOBANK s.t.
15 Juan Olmo Menacho ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR s.t.
16 André Korff T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
17 Pedro Horrillo RABOBANK s.t.
18 Antonio Cilom KAZAKSTANA s.t.
19 Matthias Kussler KAZAKSTANA s.t.
20 Samuel Sánchez G. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
21 André Greipel T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
22 Stefan Schumacher GEROLSTEINER s.t.
23 Dmitriy Moravyev KAZAKSTANA s.t.
24 Mikaël Lemercier FREENET s.t.
25 Vladimir Gusev DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
26 José Iván Gutierrez CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
27 Geert Verheyen QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
28 Ronny Scholz GEROLSTEINER s.t.
29 José Terciado Sacedo RELAX - GAM s.t.
30 Rubén Plaza CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
General Classification
1 Bernhard Eisel T-MOBILE TEAM 5h45'12
2 Koldo Fernandez EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI + 12
3 Leon Van Bon RABOBANK + 20
4 Robert Förster GEROLSTEINER + 24
5 Gert Steegmans QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
6 Guennadi Mekhailov KAZAKSTANA + 32
7 Mikel Gaztanaga Echevarria AGRITUBEL s.t.
8 Ángel Vicioso RELAX - GAM s.t.
9 Vicente Reynès CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
10 Eric Baumann T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
11 Tomas Vaitkus DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
12 Markus Zberg GEROLSTEINER s.t.
13 Pedro Horrillo RABOBANK s.t.
14 Samuel Sánchez G. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
15 André Korff T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
16 Iñaki Isasi EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
17 Juan Olmo Menacho ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR s.t.
18 Stefan Schumacher GEROLSTEINER s.t.
19 Mikaël Lemercier FREENET s.t.
20 José Iván Gutierrez CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
21 André Greipel T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
22 Ronny Scholz GEROLSTEINER s.t.
23 Vladimir Gusev DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
24 Riccardo Riccò SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
25 Rubén Plaza CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
26 Geert Verheyen QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
27 Matthias Kussler KAZAKSTANA s.t.
28 Grischa Niermann RABOBANK s.t.
29 Aitor Hernández G. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
30 Dmitriy Moravyev KAZAKSTANA s.t.
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Bernhard Eisel T-MOBILE TEAM 45
Koldo Fernandez EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 39
Gert Steegmans QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC 28
Robert Förster GEROLSTEINER 24
Leon Van Bon RABOBANK 22
Mikel Gaztanaga Echevarria AGRITUBEL 18
Guennadi Mekhailov KAZAKSTANA 17
Ángel Vicioso RELAX - GAM 17
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Why didnt you try to follow an other rider in the sprint? Youll never win anything by sprinting with no lead out whatsoever.
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Why didnt you try to follow an other rider in the sprint? Youll never win anything by sprinting with no lead out whatsoever.
I was trying to. The end of this race was really buggy...I couldn't get my cursor where I wanted. Point well taken though...I still need to work on sprinting quite a bit. |
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Vuelta ciclista a Mallorca
Stage 3: Pollenca-Pollenca-166.0 km.
This stage features the first decent sized climb most rider's have seen this young season. An uphill finish should make things intriguing. Discovery's goal: Try and find a way to shake Gusev loose...but only if he is looking good on first climb.
Not wasting any time, 4 km in, Fransisco J Lara Ruiz of Andalucia gets things started with an attack.
Rider's continue to fly off the front, but a lead group forms. Joining Lara Ruiz are: Isidro Nozal of Karpin, Marcus Burghardt of T-Mobile, and Dmitriy Moravyev of Kazaksana.
Two riders ride 40 seconds behind. Gerben Lowik of Rabobank and J M Elias Galindo of Relax.
As Moravyev takes the first sprint, his breakaway group has a 7 minute advantage.
As the first climb begins, Discovery's Egoi Martinez is feeling well, and tries to put some daylight between him and the peleton.
Meanwhile, Moravyev feels like some riders aren't carrying their weight. The breakaway looks disorganized.
The peleton catches Martinez at the start of the final, steeper and longer climb.
3 Km from the summit, the main group swallows up Lowik and Elias Galindo.
Many attacks and counter-attacks were attempted in the last 3 km of climb...all to no avail. This is Joaquin Rodriquez Oliver of C Epargne, with the very dangerous young puncheur Steffan Schumacher countering.
The C Eparagne team set a blistering pace the last 30 km, with the last remaining breakaway group a distant memory.
Beginning the last short climb to the finish, Vladimir Gusev and Steven Cummings try and get Vaitkus into position...if that is even possible, as Iv'e yet to see how Vaitkus performs in uphill sprints.
Less than a km later, Vaitkus has already dropped back, clearly tired from the days climbs. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez of Euskaltel begins to accelerate on the left side.
Around the final turn, Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez looks primed for a stage victory. Talk about a stage tailor made for his talents.
Yeah...he just blows away the field. Uphill finishes are Sanchez Gonzalez's bread and butter.
I was honestly just trying to see how Vaitkus and Gusev would handle their first serious climbing of the year. They both finished at the front...really more than I was expecting. Gusev looked especially strong today. I may try something with him tomorrow.
Results---Vuelta ciclista a Malloroca---Stage 3
1 Samuel Sánchez G. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 4h12'04
2 Luis Perez Rodriguez ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR + 11
3 Luis León Sánchez CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
4 Stefan Schumacher GEROLSTEINER + 23
5 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
6 Ángel Vicioso RELAX - GAM s.t.
7 Matthias Kussler KAZAKSTANA s.t.
8 David Bernabeu FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
9 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
10 Juan José Cobo Acebo SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
11 Francisco Mancebo RELAX - GAM s.t.
12 Manuel Lloret FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
13 Robert Gesink RABOBANK s.t.
14 Grischa Niermann RABOBANK s.t.
15 Juan Manuel Gárate QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
16 Michael Boogerd RABOBANK s.t.
17 Riccardo Riccò SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
18 Antonio Cilom KAZAKSTANA s.t.
19 Oscar Sevilla RELAX - GAM s.t.
20 David Herrero Llorente KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
21 Andrea Tonti QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
22 David Muñoz Banon FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
23 Markus Zberg GEROLSTEINER s.t.
24 Vladimir Gusev DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
25 Oscar Pereiro CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
26 Rubén Plaza CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
27 Koldo Gil SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
28 Eladio Jiménez KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
29 José Iván Gutierrez CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
30 Juan Miguel Mercado AGRITUBEL s.t.
31 Moises Dueñas Nevado AGRITUBEL s.t.
32 Santiago Pérez Fernández RELAX - GAM s.t.
33 Ronny Scholz GEROLSTEINER s.t.
34 Juan Olmo Menacho ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR s.t.
35 Iker Flores FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
36 Carlos Castaño Panadero KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
37 Egoi Martinez DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
38 Nacor Burgos RELAX - GAM s.t.
39 Rodrigo García Rena FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
40 Guennadi Mekhailov KAZAKSTANA s.t.
41 Geert Verheyen QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
42 Tomas Vaitkus DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
43 Xabier Zandio CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
44 Carlos Barredo L. QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
45 Nicolas Portal CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
46 David Cañada SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
47 José Luis Rubiera DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
48 Sergio Paulinho DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
49 José Ruíz Sanchez ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR s.t.
50 Leonardo Piepoli SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
General Classification
1 Samuel Sánchez G. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 9h57'28
2 Bernhard Eisel T-MOBILE TEAM + 11
3 Luis Perez Rodriguez ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR + 19
4 Luis León Sánchez CAISSE D'EPARGNE + 23
5 Ángel Vicioso RELAX - GAM + 43
6 Stefan Schumacher GEROLSTEINER s.t.
7 Matthias Kussler KAZAKSTANA s.t.
8 Markus Zberg GEROLSTEINER s.t.
9 Riccardo Riccò SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
10 Grischa Niermann RABOBANK s.t.
11 Juan José Cobo Acebo SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
12 Guennadi Mekhailov KAZAKSTANA s.t.
13 Vladimir Gusev DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
14 José Iván Gutierrez CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
15 Rubén Plaza CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
16 Juan Olmo Menacho ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR s.t.
17 Antonio Cilom KAZAKSTANA s.t.
18 Tomas Vaitkus DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
19 Ronny Scholz GEROLSTEINER s.t.
20 David Herrero Llorente KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
21 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
22 Geert Verheyen QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
23 Oscar Pereiro CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
24 Michael Boogerd RABOBANK s.t.
25 Andrea Tonti QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
26 Santiago Pérez Fernández RELAX - GAM s.t.
27 Robert Gesink RABOBANK s.t.
28 David Cañada SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
29 Koldo Gil SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
30 Carlos Barredo L. QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
31 Oscar Sevilla RELAX - GAM s.t.
32 Carlos Castaño Panadero KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
33 Aitor Hernández G. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
34 David Bernabeu FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
35 Manuel Lloret FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
36 Francisco Mancebo RELAX - GAM s.t.
37 David Millar SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
38 Amets Txurruka Ansola EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
39 Eladio Jiménez KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
40 Egoi Martinez DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
41 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
42 Juan Manuel Gárate QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
43 Steven Cummings DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
44 David Muñoz Banon FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
45 Rubén Pérez Moreno EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
46 Matthias Russ GEROLSTEINER s.t.
47 Sergio Paulinho DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
48 Iker Flores FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
49 José Ruíz Sanchez ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR s.t.
50 Giuseppe Guerini T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
Sprint Points
1 Bernhard Eisel T-MOBILE TEAM 45
2 Koldo Fernandez EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 39
3 Samuel Sánchez G. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 35
4 Gert Steegmans QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC 28
5 Ángel Vicioso RELAX - GAM 27
6 Robert Förster GEROLSTEINER 24
7 Leon Van Bon RABOBANK 22
8 Luis Perez Rodriguez ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR 20
9 Mikel Gaztanaga Echevarria AGRITUBEL 18
10 Guennadi Mekhailov KAZAKSTANA 17
Mountain Points
1 Francisco J. Lara Ruíz ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR 26
2 Isidro Nozal KARPIN - GALICIA 20
3 Dmitriy Moravyev KAZAKSTANA 16
4 Marcus Burghardt T-MOBILE TEAM 12
5 Samuel Sánchez G. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 10
6 Stefan Schumacher GEROLSTEINER 8
7 Luis Perez Rodriguez ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR 8
8 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver CAISSE D'EPARGNE 6
9 Luis León Sánchez CAISSE D'EPARGNE 6
10 Gustavo César Veloso KARPIN - GALICIA 5
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Vuelta ciclista a Mallorca
Stage 4: Soller-Soller-150.7 km.
Gusev is getting fitter by the day, but I've seen enough from him to know that he isn't quite ready yet to hang with the big boys as a climber. I still may try and attack with him in the last 1/3 of the race today, depending on his form. I will also have a representative in any early breakaway. Gusev can finish in the Top 10 in this race...and that is now my clear cut goal.
As we have seen all tour...it doesn't take long for the action to start. T-Mobile's Frantisek Rabon attacks first today.
A 10 man breakaway group is eventually formed, representing 10 different teams. Discovery's Sergio Paulinho is there, and for the second straight day, J M Elias Galindo of Relax is in the lead group. Rider's from Karpin, T-Mobile, Kazakstana, F Canarias, Freenet, C Epargne and Rabobank are flying their team's colors. The most dangerous rider in the group is Saunier Duval's David Canada. Conspicuously absent is Euskaltel, the team of yellow clad leader Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez. This breakaway might as well have a huge target on its back, as you can be sure that they won't let this group get too far out of sight.
As Discovery Channel's Paulinho takes the first mountain sprint by a hair...the breakaway has a 5:30 minute lead over the peleton, with just over 94 km. to go.
As expected, Euskaltel riders are up front, calling the shots right now for the main group.
Several rider's attempted to attack at various stages of the long slow climb to the second mountain sprint...all to no avail. Vladimir Gusev took a shot 41 km. out.
23 Km from the finish, Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez launches an attack, as the breakaway group is caught.
With only the final fast descent and 16 km between them and the finish line, a very dangerous group of riders has formed a 5 man group. Tour leader Sanchez Gonzalez is joined by Luis Leon Sanchez of Caisse d'Epargne, Luis Perez Rodriguez of Andalucia, Juan Jose Cobo Acebo of Saunier Duval, and David Bernabau of F Canarias. All serious GC Contenders. Five Spanish riders putting on a show for their countrymen. This breakaway is no joke. (Rodriguez Oliver...seen in screen shot could not hang on in descent)
Poor David Canada, the only holdover from the first breakaway group...he is caught 2.5 km from a victory. 54 seconds is the advanatage for the breakaway group.
As the sprint begins, 2.5 km out...Sanchez Gonzalez is on Bernabau's wheel.
Going around the final turn...Luis Leon Sanchez takes the inside corner...while Sanchez Gonzalez makes his move on the outside.
That's gonna be a wrap folks! Sanchez Gonzalez blasts toward the finish line.
A little fist pump before he hits the line...Sanchez Gonzalez has reason to be happy. He has won his second consecutive stage, and extended his lead in the General Classification.
The day is not all bad for Discovery...Vladimir Gusev and Tomas Vatkius are 1-2 in the main sprint. Gusev beats Vaitkus...proving that Vaitkus is both out of form and tired after the climbs.
I was kicking myself after this race for attacking Gusev too early. Had I waited...he would have been able to get in the winning breakaway...and likely gotten a podium. No way he would have beaten Sanchez Gonzalez in a sprint...but a 2nd would have been nice. As it was, he was out of gas when he needed to counter-attack. Oh well! Live and learn. (I told you I would mess up some races tactically) Steven Cummings and Egoi Martinez are looking very strong lately. Janez Brajkovic and Jose Luis Ruberio just needed a few climbs to get back in their element after disappointing starts to the tour.
Results---Vuelta ciclista a Malloroca---Stage 4
1 Samuel Sánchez G. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 3h52'45
2 Luis León Sánchez CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
3 Juan José Cobo Acebo SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
4 David Bernabeu FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
5 David Cañada SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
6 Luis Perez Rodriguez ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR s.t.
7 Vladimir Gusev DISCOVERY CHANNEL + 33
8 Tomas Vaitkus DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
9 David Herrero Llorente KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
10 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
11 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
12 Carlos Castaño Panadero KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
13 Juan Manuel Gárate QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
14 Oscar Pereiro CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
15 Koldo Gil SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
16 Rubén Plaza CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
17 José Iván Gutierrez CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
18 Grischa Niermann RABOBANK s.t.
19 Robert Gesink RABOBANK s.t.
20 Santiago Pérez Fernández RELAX - GAM s.t.
21 Riccardo Riccò SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
22 Steven Cummings DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
23 Matthias Kussler KAZAKSTANA s.t.
24 Stefan Schumacher GEROLSTEINER s.t.
25 Dmitriy Moravyev KAZAKSTANA s.t.
26 Oscar Sevilla RELAX - GAM s.t.
27 Nacor Burgos RELAX - GAM s.t.
28 Mauricio Ardila RABOBANK s.t.
29 Iban Mayo SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
30 Carlos Barredo L. QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
31 Eladio Jiménez KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
32 David Muñoz Banon FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
33 José Ruíz Sanchez ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR s.t.
34 Egoi Martinez DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
35 Andrea Tonti QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
36 Michael Boogerd RABOBANK s.t.
37 Antonio Cilom KAZAKSTANA s.t.
38 Daniel Nuvarro Garcia KAZAKSTANA s.t.
39 Rodrigo García Rena FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
40 Gerben Löwik RABOBANK s.t.
41 Adrián Palomares FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
42 Francisco J. Lara Ruíz ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR s.t.
43 Stefan Cohnen FREENET s.t.
44 Leonardo Piepoli SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
45 Xabier Zandio CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
46 Manuel Lloret FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
47 Janez Brajkovic DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
48 José Luis Rubiera DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
49 Ángel Vicioso RELAX - GAM + 1'54
50 Francisco Mancebo RELAX - GAM s.t.
General Classification
1 Samuel Sánchez G. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 13h49'53
2 Luis León Sánchez CAISSE D'EPARGNE + 31
3 Luis Perez Rodriguez ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR + 39
4 Juan José Cobo Acebo SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR + 55
5 David Cañada SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR + 1'03
6 David Bernabeu FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
7 Manuel Lloret FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS + 1'34
8 Vladimir Gusev DISCOVERY CHANNEL + 1'36
9 Tomas Vaitkus DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
10 David Herrero Llorente KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
11 Grischa Niermann RABOBANK s.t.
12 José Iván Gutierrez CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
13 Rubén Plaza CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
14 Matthias Kussler KAZAKSTANA s.t.
15 Riccardo Riccò SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
16 Stefan Schumacher GEROLSTEINER s.t.
17 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
18 Oscar Pereiro CAISSE D'EPARGNE s.t.
19 Carlos Castaño Panadero KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
20 Koldo Gil SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
21 Robert Gesink RABOBANK s.t.
22 Santiago Pérez Fernández RELAX - GAM s.t.
23 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
24 Juan Manuel Gárate QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
25 Antonio Cilom KAZAKSTANA s.t.
26 Oscar Sevilla RELAX - GAM s.t.
27 Carlos Barredo L. QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
28 Andrea Tonti QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC s.t.
29 Michael Boogerd RABOBANK s.t.
30 Steven Cummings DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
31 Eladio Jiménez KARPIN - GALICIA s.t.
32 Egoi Martinez DISCOVERY CHANNEL s.t.
33 David Muñoz Banon FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
34 Iban Mayo SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
35 José Ruíz Sanchez ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR s.t.
36 Bernhard Eisel T-MOBILE TEAM + 2'25
37 Ángel Vicioso RELAX - GAM + 2'57
38 Juan Olmo Menacho ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR s.t.
39 Francisco Mancebo RELAX - GAM s.t.
40 David Millar SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
41 Giuseppe Guerini T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
42 Amets Txurruka Ansola EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
43 Iker Flores FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS s.t.
44 Aitor Hernández G. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
45 Gilberto Simoni SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR s.t.
46 Matthias Russ GEROLSTEINER s.t.
47 Haimar Zubeldia EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI s.t.
48 Daniel Nuvarro Garcia KAZAKSTANA + 3'32
49 Guennadi Mekhailov KAZAKSTANA + 4'47
50 Markus Zberg GEROLSTEINER s.t.
Sprint Points
1 Samuel Sánchez G. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 60
2 Bernhard Eisel T-MOBILE TEAM 45
3 Koldo Fernandez EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 39
4 Luis León Sánchez CAISSE D'EPARGNE 36
5 Luis Perez Rodriguez ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR 30
6 Gert Steegmans QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC 28
7 Ángel Vicioso RELAX - GAM 27
8 Robert Förster GEROLSTEINER 24
9 David Bernabeu FUERTEVENTURA-CANARIAS 22
10 Juan José Cobo Acebo SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 22
Mountain Points
1 Isidro Nozal KARPIN - GALICIA 30
2 Francisco J. Lara Ruíz ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR 26
3 David Cañada SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 18
4 Samuel Sánchez G. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 16
5 Luis Perez Rodriguez ANDALUCIA - CAJASUR 16
6 Dmitriy Moravyev KAZAKSTANA 16
7 J. M. Elías Galindo RELAX - GAM 14
8 Marcus Burghardt T-MOBILE TEAM 12
9 Luis León Sánchez CAISSE D'EPARGNE 10
10 Sergio Paulinho DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10 |
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