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Posted on 22-07-2009 10:14
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Tour of Qatar Stage 3
With 10km to go we moved in the front of the pack, this time with only six riders as Reus and Langeveld weren't there. Somewhere arround 30 riders are now in the first group
It seems that those will fight for the stage win today and the sprint it's going to be hard to control because of the strong wind
Before the last kilometre Summer has a little advantage over the pack
Behind him another 4 riders managed to get away from the pack, including Freire and Klemme, second in the overall rankings
Inside the last kilometre Summer cracked and he was caught by Freire and Klemme
Final acceleration by Freire ...
The three times World Champion takes the stage win and it seems that this time there are some time gaps
Klemme is the new leader of the race thanks to his team performance in the TTT. Also the first 5th riders in the stage are first in the overall rankings as well since they won 36 seconds over the rest of the pack today
With 2nd place yesterday and victory today, Freire seems to have no rival for the points jersey
Stage
1.  Óscar Freire Rabobank 3h21'53
2.  Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
3.  Jochen Summer ELK Haus s.t.
4. Stefan Radochla ELK Haus s.t.
5.  Maurizio Biondo Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce s.t.
6. Sven Van den Houte Verandas Willems + 36
7. Juan Antonio Flecha Rabobank s.t.
8. Jonas Vangenechten Verandas Willems s.t.
9. Bernardo Riccio Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce s.t.
10. Luigi Sestili Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce s.t.
11. Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
12. Wim Van Huffel Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
13. Robert Lauscha ELK Haus s.t.
14. Lars Boom Rabobank s.t.
15. Alessandro Vanotti Liquigas s.t.
Overall
1. Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank 6h35'23
2. Óscar Freire Rabobank + 12
3. Maurizio Biondo Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce + 28
4. Jochen Summer ELK Haus + 29
5. Stefan Radochla ELK Haus + 37
6. Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank + 48
7. Michael Mørkøv Team Saxo Bank s.t.
8. Jurgen Van Goolen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
9. Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
10. André Steensen Team Saxo Bank + 50
11. Chris Anker Sørensen Team Saxo Bank + 52
12. Jakob Fuglsang Team Saxo Bank s.t.
13. Michael Schär Astana Cycling Team + 54
14. Sérgio Paulinho Astana Cycling Team s.t.
15. Berik Kupeshov Astana Cycling Team s.t.
Points
1. Óscar Freire Rabobank 45
2.  Lars Boom Rabobank 27
3. Juan Antonio Flecha Rabobank 25
Young
1. Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank 6h35'23
2.  Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank + 48
3. Michael Mørkøv Team Saxo Bank + 48
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Tour of Qatar Stage 4
With 10km to go we moved again in front of the pack
But this time the wind didn't help us and no gaps were made
The sprint seems to be more organized that yesterday and Freire is right behind Klemme
One Liqugas is leading the sprint for Fischer. Radochla and Freire are in their slipstream at the moment
This doesn't seem to be Freire's day and he is losing speed as Radochla and Fischer are in front, fighting for the stage win
Radochla takes the stage win after fooling the Liguigas riders
Freire didn't got any bonifications today and Klemme keeps the yellow jersey for at least another day
Stage
1. Stefan Radochla ELK Haus 3h03'07
2. Luca Paolini Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo s.t.
3.  Murilo Fischer Liquigas s.t.
4. René Weissinger Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
5. Maurizio Biondo Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce s.t.
6. Denis Flahaut Landbouwkrediet - Colnago s.t.
7. Bartlomiej Matysiak CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
8. Oscar Gatto ISD s.t.
9. Óscar Freire Rabobank s.t.
10. Olivier Pardini Verandas Willems s.t.
11. Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
12. Mauro Richeze CSF Group - Navigare s.t.
13. Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
14. Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
15. Mikhaylo Khalilov Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce s.t.
Overall
1. Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank 9h38'30
2. Óscar Freire Rabobank + 12
3. Stefan Radochla ELK Haus + 17
4. Maurizio Biondo Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce + 28
5. Jochen Summer ELK Haus + 29
6. Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank + 48
7. Michael Mørkøv Team Saxo Bank s.t.
8. Jurgen Van Goolen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
9. Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
10. André Steensen Team Saxo Bank + 50
11. Michael Schär Astana Cycling Team + 54
12. Sérgio Paulinho Astana Cycling Team s.t.
13. Benjamín Noval Astana Cycling Team s.t.
14. Sergei Renev Astana Cycling Team s.t.
15. José Rubiera Astana Cycling Team s.t.
Points
1. Óscar Freire Rabobank 52
2. Stefan Radochla ELK Haus 39
3. René Weissinger Vorarlberg - Corratec 28
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1. Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank 9h38'30
2. Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank + 48
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Posted on 22-07-2009 22:35
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Tour of Qatar Stage 5
10 kilometres to go and some riders are down
Actually a lot of riders are down
Second in the overall rankings and points jersey wearer, Oscar Freire is down!
Yesteday winner, Radochla went down as well. And he doesn't seem able to continue
This was really a big crashes. Some riders are still down
Flecha and Boom seem to be our only hopes for today and the overall rankings now
They are in a good position when the sprint starts but AG2R are leading
With one kilometre to go no one was able to make any difference. Still neither Flecha or Boom seem to be able to keep it up with the real sprinters
Biondo, who used the AG2R lead to lunch himself, takes the stage win and he also wins some positions in the overall rankings
Big win for Flaminia it seems, as one of Biondo's team - mates is celebrating in the pack
Freire lost 2 and a half minutes and he is out of the batle for the overall.
Another day for Klemme in the yelllow jersey and it seems that he will take the final win
Though that he wasn't involved in the mass sprint today, Freire is still the leader in the points rankings
Stage
1. Maurizio Biondo Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce 3h49'54
2. Luca Paolini Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo s.t.
3.  Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
4. Murilo Fischer Liquigas s.t.
5. Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
6. Bartlomiej Matysiak CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
7. Krzysztof Szczawinski Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia s.t.
8. Lars Boom Rabobank s.t.
9. Valeri Dimitriev Astana Cycling Team s.t.
10. Jonas Vangenechten Verandas Willems s.t.
11. Emanuele Vona ISD s.t.
12. Daniel Oss Liquigas s.t.
13. Mikhaylo Khalilov Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce s.t.
14. Jochen Summer ELK Haus s.t.
15. Jaroslaw Rebiewski CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
Overall
1. Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank 13h28'24
2. Maurizio Biondo Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce + 8
3. Jochen Summer ELK Haus + 29
4. Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank + 48
5. Michael Mørkøv Team Saxo Bank s.t.
6. Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
7. Luca Paolini Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 51
8. Lars Boom Rabobank + 56
9. Valeri Dimitriev Astana Cycling Team s.t.
10. Denis Flahaut Landbouwkrediet - Colnago + 59
11. Sébastien Delfosse Landbouwkrediet - Colnago s.t.
12. Bert Scheirlinckx Landbouwkrediet - Colnago s.t.
13. Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet - Colnago s.t.
14. Filip Meirhaeghe Landbouwkrediet - Colnago s.t.
15. Murilo Fischer Liquigas + 1'00
Points
1. Óscar Freire Rabobank 52
2. Maurizio Biondo Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce 49
3. Luca Paolini Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo 40
Young
1. Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank 13h28'24
2. Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank + 48
3. Michael Mørkøv Team Saxo Bank + 48
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Tour of Qatar Final Stage
With less than 10 km to go a bordure was made and some important guys from the overall rankings are caught in the second pack
Though that we didn't cause the split all our team except Reus is in the main group
But nobody is able to help Freire so he will have to do it on his own if he wants a second stage win
Euskaltel are leading the sprint and though that he is in a good position Freire seems to be exposed
Ruben Perez takes the lead from his team - mate, while Freire seems to nowhere
Indeed Freire exposed himself too early and now he is losing speed
No one was able to keep it up with Perez and he took a confident win. Unhoped victory for Euskaltel here, in Qatar
Also great victory for Klemme who didn't got a stage win but he was always there at the top in the sprints and with his team performance in the TTT he managed to win Tour of Qatar 2009
Paolini and Freire had the same number of points for the green jersey, but because he had a stage win, Freiere gets the jersey
Stage
1. Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi 2h30'59
2. Luca Paolini Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo s.t.
3. Murilo Fischer Liquigas s.t.
4. Jimmy Casper Besson Chaussures - Sojasun s.t.
5.  Rodrigo García Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia s.t.
6. Claudio Corioni Liquigas s.t.
7. Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
8. Óscar Freire Rabobank s.t.
9. René Weissinger Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
10. Antonio D'Aniello Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce s.t.
11. Igor Abakoumov ISD s.t.
12. Tomasz Lisowicz CCC Polsat Polkowice s.t.
13. Oscar Gatto ISD s.t.
14. Pierpaolo Tondo Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia s.t.
15. Gianluca Mirenda ISD s.t.
Overall
1. Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank 15h59'23
2. Maurizio Biondo Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce + 8
3. Luca Paolini Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 39
4. Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank + 46
5. Murilo Fischer Liquigas + 52
6. Lars Boom Rabobank + 56
7. Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet - Colnago + 59
8. Bert Scheirlinckx Landbouwkrediet - Colnago s.t.
9. Filip Meirhaeghe Landbouwkrediet - Colnago s.t.
10. Antonio D'Aniello Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce + 1'04
11. Bernardo Riccio Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce s.t.
12. Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale + 1'05
13. Juan Antonio Flecha Rabobank + 1'08
14. Luigi Sestili Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce s.t.
15. Brian Vandborg Liquigas + 1'14
Points
1. Óscar Freire Rabobank 60
2. Luca Paolini Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo 60
3. Murilo Fischer Liquigas 52
Young
1. Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank 15h59'23
2. Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank + 46
3. Lars Boom Rabobank + 56
Teams
1. Team Saxo Bank 47h30'33
2.  Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce + 17
3. Rabobank + 28
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Vuelta a Mallorca is one of the most important races in February. There are one or two stages for the sprinters but the race will probably be win by a climber or a puncheur. Our team will be lead by Garate and Nuyens, but they will have serious competition as riders like Samuel Sanchez, Tadej Valjavec, Vladimir Efimkin, Scarponi, Uran, David Arroyo, Bruseghin or David Moncoutie already confirmed their participation in the race.
Euskaltel seem to have brough the strongest team here. As Sanchez is the main favourite for the overall win, they also brough Koldo Fernandez. So in the first stage we should see a batle between Koldo Fernandez and our sprinter, Graeme Brown
Team for Vuelta a Mallorca:
41. Juan Manuel Gárate
42.  Mauricio Ardila
43.  Graeme Brown
44. Pedro Horrillo
45.  Nick Nuyens
46. Tom Stamsnijder
47. Bram Tankink
48. Maarten Tjallingii
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Good luck with Garate in Spain! 
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Posted on 23-07-2009 11:59
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Vuelta a Mallorca Stage 1
First stage is all flat and it's going to end in mass sprint. Garmin are there for Farrar who is also in this race but his bad early form good affect his sprints.
Brown stayed in the slipstream of the Euskaltel train and he made the good choice as the Basque train is faster than Garmin's one
With 1km to go Koldo Fernandez is leading with Brown right after him
Brown makes his last move as it seems that only he can stop Koldo Fernandez today
This is going to be really close...
But Koldo Fernandez was just too strong and he takes the win
Results
1. Koldo Fernández de Larrea Euskaltel - Euskadi 1h50'13
2. Graeme Brown Rabobank s.t.
3. Alberto Loddo Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
4. Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
5.  Tyler Farrar Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
6. Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort / Tavira s.t.
7. Jesús Del Nero Fuji - Servetto s.t.
8. Aurélien Clerc AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
9. Yuri Trofimov Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
10. Elia Rigotto Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
11. Alejandro Marque Palmeiras Resort / Tavira s.t.
12. Gene Bates Drapac Porsche Cycling s.t.
13. Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
14. Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
15. Luis Ángel Maté Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t. |
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That's close, but still a good result from Brown
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yeah but I think that he will still leave the team at the end of the season |
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Vuelta a Mallorca Stage 2
Big breakaway group but except the KoM points they have nothing else to fight for
Probably the last mass sprint in this race and it seems that Brown didn't make the good choice staying behind Garmin and Lampre
Euskaltel are the fastest and the only one that can keep it up with them is Barbosa
Koldo Fernandez is again in a perfect position and I don't think that Barbosa can beat him
Though that Barbosa was really fast in the last metres Koldo Fernandez got his win no.2
2 stage win and Koldo Fernandez is obvious in the yellow jersey
Stage
1. Koldo Fernández de Larrea Euskaltel - Euskadi 4h01'37
2.  Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort / Tavira s.t.
3. Alberto Loddo Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
4. Alejandro Marque Palmeiras Resort / Tavira s.t.
5. Gene Bates Drapac Porsche Cycling s.t.
6. Jesús Del Nero Fuji - Servetto s.t.
7. Tomáš Buchácek PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
8. Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
9. Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
10. Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
11. Pierrick Fédrigo Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
12. Graeme Brown Rabobank s.t.
13. Ángel Vicioso Andalucía Cajasur s.t.
14. Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
15. Peter McDonald Drapac Porsche Cycling s.t.
Overall
1. Koldo Fernández de Larrea Euskaltel - Euskadi 5h51'10
2. Alberto Loddo Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 24
3. Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort / Tavira + 28
4. Graeme Brown Rabobank s.t.
5.  Robert Vrecer Adria Mobil + 34
6. Jakub Danacik PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
7. Adrián Palomares Contentpolis - Ampo + 36
8. Mickael Buffaz Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
9. Nicolas Rousseau AG2R La Mondiale + 38
10. Lucas Persson Team Capinordic s.t.
11. Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre - N.G.C + 40
12. Jesús Del Nero Fuji - Servetto s.t.
13. Alejandro Marque Palmeiras Resort / Tavira s.t.
14. Gene Bates Drapac Porsche Cycling s.t.
15. Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
Points
1. Koldo Fernández de Larrea Euskaltel - Euskadi 50
2. Alberto Loddo Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli 32
3. Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort / Tavira 30
Mountain
1. Robert Vrecer Adria Mobil 6
2. Björn Schröder Team Milram 5
3.  Lucas Persson Team Capinordic 5
Young
1.  Jakub Danacík PSK Whirlpool - Author 5h51'44
2. Lucas Persson Team Capinordic + 4
3. Tyler Farrar Garmin - Slipstream + 6
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Vuelta a Mallorca Stage 3
Again big breakaway group but they had no chance against the pack today
After the last climb of the day Koldo Fernandez made a surprise attack
Nuyens and a few others went after him
Soon we had a very strong front group with riders like Fothen, Nuyens, Fedrigo, Koldo Fernandez, Trofimov, Tschopp or Lastras
But as we enter the last kilometres they stop working togheter and the pack is coming reall fast
Behind them Garate attacked from the pack
And soon he was in the first group
He even got the lead of the group and the sprint starts with him in front
But the Bouygues guys seem to be faster than us
After a great lead from Trofimov, Fedrigo takes the stage win
2 stage wins and one second place, Koldo Fernandez is the yellow jersey and now he has a nice chance to win the race
Stage
1. Pierrick Fédrigo Bbox Bouygues Télécom 4h20'19
2. Koldo Fernández de Larrea Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
3. Juanma Gárate Rabobank s.t.
4. Pablo Lastras Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
5.  Yuri Trofimov Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
6. Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
7. Markus Fothen Team Milram s.t.
8. Johann Tschopp Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
9. Jesús Del Nero Fuji - Servetto s.t.
10. Alejandro Marque Palmeiras Resort / Tavira s.t.
11. Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
12. Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
13. Jackson Rodríguez Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
14. Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
15. Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
Overall
1. Koldo Fernández de Larrea Euskaltel - Euskadi 10h11'17
2. Pierrick Fédrigo Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 32
3. Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort / Tavira + 40
4. Juanma Gárate Rabobank + 44
5. Robert Vrecer Adria Mobil + 46
6. Jakub Danacík PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
7. Stanislav Kozúbek PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
8. Adrián Palomares Contentpolis - Ampo + 48
9. Damien Monier Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
10. Óscar García-Casarrubios Contentpolis - Ampo + 50
11. Lucas Persson Team Capinordic s.t.
12. Jesús Del Nero Fuji - Servetto + 52
13. Alejandro Marque Palmeiras Resort / Tavira s.t.
14. Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
15. Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
Points
1. Koldo Fernández de Larrea Euskaltel - Euskadi 70
2. Alberto Loddo Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli 32
3. Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort / Tavira 30
Mountain
1. Björn Schröder Team Milram 29
2. Eduard Vorganov Xacobeo - Galicia 18
3. Daniel Kreutzfeldt Team Capinordic 12
Young
1. Jakub Danacík PSK Whirlpool - Author 10h12'03
2. Óscar García-Casarrubios Contentpolis - Ampo + 4
3. Lucas Persson Team Capinordic + 4
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nice story!
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I like your new story!
When Nothing goes rigth, go left...
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Vuelta a Mallorca Stage 4
Even more escapes today but this tour just doesn't seem to be made for breakaways
As we reached the last climb, Ardila was the one who made the first attack
Nobody went after him but his was quickly caught back
Right when he was heading back to the pack, Zabriskie attacked
Garate went rider after him
They were together at the top of the climb. The pack wasn't far though
On the downhill Zabriskie didn't continue his attack so only Garate took a small advantage over the pack
But the guys in the pack are coming really fast, specially Roche
In the last metres Garate is caught by Roche
But the Irish only managed to beat Garate after they crossed the finish line so Juanma gets the win
Koldo Fernandez lost one minute today so he have a new leader. It's Fedrigo but Garate is registered with the same time so we should see a nice battle tomorrow
Stage
1. Juanma Gárate Rabobank 3h39'04
2. Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
3. Pierrick Fédrigo Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
4. Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort / Tavira s.t.
5. Alejandro Marque Palmeiras Resort / Tavira s.t.
6. Eros Capecchi Fuji - Servetto s.t.
7. Yuri Trofimov Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
8. Laurent Lefèvre Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
9. Rigoberto Urán Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
10. Fredrik Kessiakoff Fuji - Servetto s.t.
11. Marco Marzano Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
12. Johann Tschopp Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
13. Danny Pate Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
14. Jesús Del Nero Fuji - Servetto s.t.
15. Julien El Fares Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
Overall
1. Pierrick Fédrigo Bbox Bouygues Télécom 13h50'45
2. Juanma Gárate Rabobank s.t.
3. Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort / Tavira + 16
4. Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
5. Robert Vrecer Adria Mobil + 22
6. Carlos Castaño Xacobeo - Galicia + 24
7. Alejandro Marque Palmeiras Resort / Tavira + 28
8. Jesús Del Nero Fuji - Servetto s.t.
9. Yuri Trofimov Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
10. Ángel Vicioso Andalucía Cajasur s.t.
11. Marco Marzano Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
12. Markus Fothen Team Milram s.t.
13. Andrea Tonti Fuji - Servetto s.t.
14. Danny Pate Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
15. Eros Capecchi Fuji - Servetto s.t.
Points
1. Koldo Fernández de Larrea Euskaltel - Euskadi 70
2. Pierrick Fédrigo Bbox Bouygues Télécom 46
3. Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort / Tavira 44
Mountain
1. Dionisio Galparsoro Martinez Contentpolis - Ampo 32
2. Björn Schröder Team Milram 29
3. Xavi Tondo Andalucía Cajasur 22
Young
1. Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale 13h51'01
2. Yuri Trofimov Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 12
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Posted on 23-07-2009 23:19
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Vuelta a Mallorca Final Stage
The last climb started with no escapes in front and the only one that managed to make any difference at the start of the climb was Fedrigo
But behind Tjallingii, Nuyens, Tankink and Ardila were chasing him and trying to bring him back in the pack
And after they did it, it was Garate's time to attack
Nobody went after and all he need is to finish the stage in front of Fedrigo. That is very likely to happen now that he is alone in front with the finish getting closer and closer
Bouygues Telecom are working now to catch Garate, after Rabo did the same with their, Fedrigo
And they manage to close the gap and Garate is almost caught inside the last kilometre but Fedrigo is nowhere so it will be imposible for him to protect his yellow jersey
Even if they were really close nobody was able to defend Garate and he took his second win in a row. And with 20 bonifications seconds he also won the overall
After doing a great job for Garate today, Tjallingii and Tankink finished at the back of the group. A few metres in front of them Nuyens seems to be very happy with what the team achived today, the first overall win in a race in 2009
Great start of the season for Garate. First race 2 stage wins and the overall as well
Koldo Fernandez wasn't able to hang on for the yellow jersey but at least he got the points one
Stage
1. Juanma Gárate Rabobank 3h44'29
2. Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
3. Michele Scarponi Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
4. Alejandro Marque Palmeiras Resort / Tavira s.t.
5. Luis Ángel Maté Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
6. Koldo Fernández de Larrea Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
7. Yuri Trofimov Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
8. Ángel Vicioso Andalucía Cajasur s.t.
9. Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort / Tavira s.t.
10. Pablo Lastras Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
11. Daniel Kreutzfeldt Team Capinordic s.t.
12. Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
13. Andrea Tonti Fuji - Servetto s.t.
14. Johann Tschopp Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
15. David Blanco Palmeiras Resort / Tavira s.t.
Overall
1. Juanma Gárate Rabobank 17h34'54
2. Pierrick Fédrigo Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 20
3. Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort / Tavira + 36
4. Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
5. Michele Scarponi Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 40
6. Robert Vrecer Adria Mobil + 42
7. Carlos Castaño Xacobeo - Galicia + 44
8. Alejandro Marque Palmeiras Resort / Tavira + 48
9. Jesús Del Nero Fuji - Servetto s.t.
10. Yuri Trofimov Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
11. Ángel Vicioso Andalucía Cajasur s.t.
12. Andrea Tonti Fuji - Servetto s.t.
13. Marco Marzano Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
14. Danny Pate Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
15. Eros Capecchi Fuji - Servetto s.t.
Points
1. Koldo Fernández de Larrea Euskaltel - Euskadi 80
2. Juanma Gárate Rabobank 66
3. Cândido Barbosa Palmeiras Resort / Tavira 51
Mountain
1. Xavi Tondo Andalucía Cajasur 44
2. Björn Schröder Team Milram 37
3. Dionisio Galparsoro Martinez Contentpolis - Ampo 32
Young
1. Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale 17h35'30
2. Yuri Trofimov Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 12
3. Eros Capecchi Fuji - Servetto + 12
Teams
1.  Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli 52h47'06
2. Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 0
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 24-07-2009 11:33
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Gesink will make his season debut in Amgen Tour of California. Though that the course doesn't really suite too well for him with no uphill finishes and 2 TTs he is our leader for this race and with Astana not participating he will have more chances to get the final podium. The strongest climbers in the race are Frank Schleck, Gesink, Kirchen and Cunego but the 2 TTs could also help a guy like Cancellara getting a good place.
There are also some stages for the sprinters and there we should see Freire fighting with the Columbia guys, Eisel, Greipel and Cavendish. Saxo Bank guys O'Grady and Haedo could also have something to say, but some hills on the route and Haedo is out.
Team for Amgen Tour of California:
31. Robert Gesink
32. Lars Boom
33. Juan Antonio Flecha
34. Óscar Freire
35. Paul Martens
36. Bauke Mollema
37. Grischa Niermann
38. Pieter Weening
Edited by alexkr00 on 24-07-2009 11:34
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| irdam |
Posted on 24-07-2009 11:55
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Nice blog dude and strong team for the Amgen Tour of California
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Posted on 24-07-2009 12:09
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Great wins Alex x) |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 24-07-2009 13:30
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thanks the first stage should be here soon.
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