@sutty68: Yeah, but unfortunately today the guys won't have such luck...
Tour de France, July 2013
The crash from yesterday was heavily talked about in the papers & internet forums all around the world. There's has been some controversy after yesterday's finish where many top riders like Contador, Porte or Cavendish lost their chance for the overall classification or the stage win. Complaints, mostly from journalists and team managers (not really from the riders themselves though), about the too fast route got louder but A.S.O. reacted by pointing out that the fault lies mostly with the riders and not the course itself. In any case, the chances of the Tour victory have drastically decreased in camp Saxo - Tinkoff Bank, where maybe Michael Rogers or Roman Kreuziger will take over command as the leader of the team? If Alberto Contador will have a free role though or be degraded to the duties of super-domestique? Bjarne Rijs didn't want to answer any of this questions after yesterday's stage.
Stage 6
After yesterday’s stage, we see another route suited perfectly to sprinters. Except for the final stage, this might be the best stage for classic flat sprinters like Cavendish, Greipel or Kittel.
The peloton takes it easy today after yesterday’s heavy crashes with much time loss. Going into the final 50 kilometers, the break though has only 2 minutes lead, but that’s mostly due to the fact that only 3 guys are upfront.
Another flat stage, another crash in the peloton. Poor guys. This time a Euskaltel rider is involved too (Vrecer). Say what you will about dangerous descent and all, but when the peloton picks up the pace ahead of a bunch sprint, it’s way more dangerous at le Tour than anywhere else. Amongst others, Zubeldia does suffer the second crash after yesterday – two very bad days for the prior Euskaltel rider.
Belleti, El Fares and Vansummeren have only a gap of a few hundred meters left, as they hit the last 10 kilometers. And of course, they don’t want to give up just yet.
The last kilometers are up. Cavendish must feel still rage after yesterday and Omega Pharma are eager to make today count.
With Boonen pacing for Cavendish, this should be a clear win for them. Or not? Next to Lobato, Kittel is finally showing himself upfront in a bunch sprint. It took long enough. On the left side of the road, Lotto Belisol is pushing forward fast.
Greipel takes the stage win. The second in a row. Cavendish waited too long on Boonen’s wheel and launched his sprint only on the last 300 meters. Not enough to beat the German Supersprinter. Mezgec comes in 3rd. Lobato scores a nice 6th place.
Stage 6, Results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
4h00'46
2
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Luka Mezgec
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
4
Arnaud Demare
FDJ
s.t.
5
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
6
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
7
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
8
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
9
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
12
Theo Bos
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
14
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
15
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
16
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
18
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
19
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
20
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
21
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
22
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
s.t.
23
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
25
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
26
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ
s.t.
27
Luis León Sánchez
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
28
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
29
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
30
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
31
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
32
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
34
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
35
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
36
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
37
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
38
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
39
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
40
Arthur Vichot
FDJ
s.t.
41
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
42
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
44
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
s.t.
46
Simon Spilak
Katusha Team
s.t.
47
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
48
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
49
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
s.t.
50
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
s.t.
51
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
s.t.
52
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
53
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
54
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
55
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
56
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
57
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
58
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
59
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
60
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
61
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
63
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
64
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
65
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
66
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
67
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
68
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
69
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
s.t.
70
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
72
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Karsten Kroon
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
74
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
75
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
76
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
77
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
78
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
79
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
80
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
81
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
82
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
83
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
84
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
85
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
86
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
87
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
88
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
s.t.
89
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
90
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
91
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
92
Tom Slagter
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
94
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
95
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
96
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
s.t.
97
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
98
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
99
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
100
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
101
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
102
Adrien Petit
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
103
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
104
Manuel Belletti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
105
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
s.t.
106
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
107
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
108
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
109
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
110
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
111
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
112
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
s.t.
113
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
114
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
115
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Sojasun
s.t.
116
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
s.t.
117
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
118
Mark Renshaw
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Maxime Daniel
Sojasun
s.t.
120
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
121
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
122
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
123
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
124
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
125
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
126
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
127
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
128
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
129
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
130
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
131
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
132
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
s.t.
133
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
134
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
135
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
136
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
137
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
s.t.
139
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
140
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
141
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
142
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
143
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
144
Yohan Offredo
FDJ
s.t.
145
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
s.t.
146
Sebastian Langeveld
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
147
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
148
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
149
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
150
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
151
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
152
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
s.t.
153
Ben King
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
154
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
155
Rémi Pauriol
Sojasun
s.t.
156
Peter Stetina
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
157
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
158
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
s.t.
159
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
160
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
161
Leigh Howard
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
162
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
163
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
164
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
165
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
166
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
167
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
s.t.
168
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
169
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
170
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
171
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
172
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Sharp
+ 4'15
173
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
174
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
175
Andrea Palini
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
176
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
177
Robert Kiserlovski
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
178
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Sharp
+ 4'58
179
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 5'29
180
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 6'10
181
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
182
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
183
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
184
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
185
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
186
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
187
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
s.t.
188
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
189
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
190
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
191
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
192
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
193
Nikias Arndt
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
194
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
195
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
Stage 7
What’s this? Oh, Mountains. Yes, le Tour leaves the flat of the previous 3 days behind and picks up a bit of positiv racing action, after the previous two days offered lots of negative press with all the crashes happening. Some already talk of a decided Tour de France win for Team SKY, but it's still a long way to Paris, and we havn't even started yet.
After a more or less used first week, Euskaltel pick up their spirits at the end of it and try to make the best of this stage. Or at least, that’s the plan.
Martínez took the team’s directive serious and was one of the first riders to attack. With him is Argos’ South African rider Van Rensburg. For now they are only two, but a group of Hushovd, Gasparotto, Petit, Jerome and Boom might catch up soon. But alas, before we start talking, Omega Pharma are eager for the intermediate sprint and this year’s 3rd at Tirreno-Adriatico, Martínez, gets reeled in before a serious gap can be achieved.
Gasparotto has way more luck with breakaways than the entire Euskaltel team. After attempts of Astarloza, Vrecer and Serebryakov, it’s Martínez turn again and he looks to maybe catch up to the new breakaway.
Heading into Col de crox de mounis, the break’s lead is bigger than any other yet in this year’s Le Tour. They rode up fast the, equally steep, former Col des 13 Vents and now have about 8 minutes lead, with about 100 kilometers left to go. At least, that’s something. That bridge looks safe to cross though.
The long descent after the two steep climbs didn’t help the breakaway much. They got caught 10 kilometers from the finish, and as the peloton hits now the final 5 kilometers, things look set for another bunch sprint here in Albi.
It’s the typical tactic by Omega Pharma at this year’s Le Tour. Kwiatkowski sets the pace, Boonen takes the second kilometer, while Cavendish’s prepares himself to sprint ‘em down. Kittel is on his backwheel though, and J.J. Lobato and Serebryakov are close too. Greipel is a bit far back but considering his previous performances, the German might as well take another stage win today.
Cavendish perfects today’s Omega Pharma effort and takes a clear, seemingly effortless stage win. With guys like Kwiatkowski and Boonen pacing for you, anything but the stage win is not acceptable and Cavendish does truly good today. Lobato takes – yet another – 6th place. This is, by my counts, his third 6th place by now. Still, gotta take what you get.
Stage 7, Results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
5h19'53
2
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
3
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
4
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
5
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
6
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
7
Theo Bos
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
10
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
13
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
14
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
15
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
16
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
17
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
18
Arnaud Demare
FDJ
s.t.
19
Luka Mezgec
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
20
Luis León Sánchez
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
21
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
22
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
s.t.
24
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
25
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
s.t.
27
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
28
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
29
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
30
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ
s.t.
31
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
32
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
33
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
34
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
35
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
36
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
s.t.
37
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
38
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
39
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
40
Simon Spilak
Katusha Team
s.t.
41
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
42
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
43
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
44
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
45
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
46
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
47
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
48
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
49
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
50
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
51
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
52
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
53
Arthur Vichot
FDJ
+ 1'12
54
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
s.t.
55
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
56
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
s.t.
57
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
58
Tom Slagter
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
60
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
61
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
62
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
63
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
64
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
65
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
66
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
68
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
69
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
70
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
71
Sebastian Langeveld
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
72
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
73
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
74
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
75
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
76
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
77
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
78
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
79
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
80
Manuel Belletti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
81
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
s.t.
82
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
83
Karsten Kroon
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
84
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
85
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
86
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
87
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
88
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
89
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
90
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
91
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
93
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
94
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
95
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
97
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
98
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
s.t.
99
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
100
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
101
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
102
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
103
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
104
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
s.t.
105
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Sojasun
s.t.
106
Adrien Petit
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
107
Mark Renshaw
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
109
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
s.t.
110
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
111
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
s.t.
112
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
113
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
114
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
115
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
118
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
119
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
120
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
121
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
122
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
123
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
124
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
125
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
s.t.
126
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
127
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
128
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
129
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
130
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
131
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
132
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
133
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
134
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
135
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
136
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
137
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
139
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
140
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
141
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
s.t.
142
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
143
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
144
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
145
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
146
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
s.t.
147
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
148
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
s.t.
149
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
150
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
151
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
152
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
153
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
154
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
155
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
156
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
157
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
158
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
159
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
160
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
161
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
s.t.
162
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
163
Ben King
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
164
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
165
Rémi Pauriol
Sojasun
s.t.
166
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
167
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
168
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
169
Yohan Offredo
FDJ
s.t.
170
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
171
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
172
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
173
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
174
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
175
Peter Stetina
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
176
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
177
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
178
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
179
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
s.t.
180
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
s.t.
181
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
s.t.
182
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
183
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
184
Maxime Daniel
Sojasun
+ 3'38
185
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
186
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
187
Robert Kiserlovski
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 4'47
188
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
189
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Sharp
+ 16'21
190
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
191
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
192
Leigh Howard
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 17'41
Due to the extremely fast finish with many curves, a split occurred in the peloton, and riders such as Quintana, Wiggins, Contador, Fuglsang, Kreuziger, Pinot, Horner or Porte lose about a minute to the yellow jersey. Nieve and Antón just cross the line in time to not suffer any time loss. This is time loss is unfortunate for the fight of overall classification, but there’s also a good thing about it: Lobato takes back the white jersey, at least for today. Quintana or Pinot are sure to snatch it back from him tomorrow.
General Classification
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
27h04'23
2
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
3
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 31
4
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 44
5
Luis León Sánchez
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
+ 51
7
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
8
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ
s.t.
9
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
10
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 56
Spoiler
11
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 1'03
12
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
+ 1'05
13
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 1'11
14
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
15
Simon Spilak
Katusha Team
s.t.
16
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
+ 1'12
17
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'19
18
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
19
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
20
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1'29
21
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1'31
22
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'38
23
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
+ 1'39
24
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
25
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1'43
26
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
27
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
28
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'56
29
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
+ 2'03
30
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
31
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
32
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
33
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'30
34
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
35
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 2'35
36
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'50
37
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
38
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
39
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
+ 2'51
40
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
+ 3'05
41
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3'13
42
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
+ 4'56
43
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 5'13
44
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
+ 6'23
45
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 6'34
46
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 6'39
47
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
48
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 7'29
49
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
+ 7'47
50
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 8'02
51
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 8'13
52
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
+ 8'42
53
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 9'00
54
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 9'09
55
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 9'35
56
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 9'43
57
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
+ 10'53
58
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 11'06
59
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 11'37
60
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 12'22
61
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
+ 12'52
62
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 13'36
63
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
+ 13'43
64
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'09
65
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
+ 15'16
66
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
67
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
68
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 15'36
69
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'51
70
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 16'06
71
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
+ 16'17
72
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 16'34
73
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
+ 16'41
74
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 16'59
75
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 17'00
76
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 17'26
77
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 17'29
78
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 18'05
79
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 18'37
80
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 18'41
81
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
82
Ben King
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
83
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
+ 19'35
84
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 19'47
85
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 19'52
86
Tom Slagter
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 19'53
87
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
+ 20'58
88
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 21'04
89
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 21'05
90
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 21'08
91
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
+ 21'18
92
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol
+ 22'13
93
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 22'14
94
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
+ 22'30
95
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
s.t.
96
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
s.t.
97
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
+ 23'27
98
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 23'28
99
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Sojasun
+ 23'40
100
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 23'45
101
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 24'11
102
Theo Bos
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 24'13
103
Sebastian Langeveld
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 24'36
104
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 24'45
105
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 24'46
106
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Sharp
+ 24'49
107
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
+ 24'59
108
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 25'08
109
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
+ 25'23
110
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 25'25
111
Mark Renshaw
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
112
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
+ 25'33
113
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
+ 25'44
114
Arnaud Demare
FDJ
+ 25'51
115
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
+ 25'52
116
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 26'02
117
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
118
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 26'09
119
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 26'11
120
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
+ 26'16
121
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
+ 26'17
122
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 26'29
123
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 26'32
124
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
+ 26'44
125
Manuel Belletti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
126
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 26'46
127
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 27'01
128
Arthur Vichot
FDJ
+ 27'03
129
Karsten Kroon
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 27'15
130
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 27'40
131
Luka Mezgec
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 27'46
132
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 27'47
133
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 27'58
134
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
+ 28'05
135
Robert Kiserlovski
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 28'41
136
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 28'51
137
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 28'55
138
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 28'58
139
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Sharp
+ 29'11
140
Adrien Petit
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 29'22
141
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
142
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 29'50
143
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
+ 29'53
144
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
145
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
146
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 30'19
147
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
148
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 30'34
149
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 31'05
150
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 31'30
151
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 31'44
152
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
153
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
+ 32'00
154
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 32'30
155
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
+ 32'43
156
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 32'48
157
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 32'54
158
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 32'56
159
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
+ 33'23
160
Rémi Pauriol
Sojasun
s.t.
161
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 33'54
162
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 34'17
163
Peter Stetina
Garmin - Sharp
+ 34'20
164
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
+ 35'23
165
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 35'44
166
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 36'01
167
Yohan Offredo
FDJ
+ 36'18
168
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
+ 36'39
169
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 37'00
170
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 37'22
171
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 38'15
172
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 38'55
173
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 39'04
174
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
+ 39'21
175
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 39'52
176
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
+ 39'56
177
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 40'27
178
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
179
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Merida
+ 40'48
180
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
181
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
+ 40'53
182
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
+ 41'33
183
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
+ 46'42
184
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
+ 46'53
185
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
+ 48'24
186
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 53'20
187
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 53'30
188
Maxime Daniel
Sojasun
+ 53'59
189
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 57'23
190
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Sharp
+ 58'44
191
Leigh Howard
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h01'54
192
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h02'27
Tune in tomorrow when the Tour de France starts tacking on the Pyrenees.
Edited by Shonak on 08-01-2014 20:27
Not bad, not bad at all. J.J. definitely has some good form, given that a lot of riders he beat should do better than him on paper.
And the white jersey back is nice too, even just for one stage.
Anton and Nieve are well placed given there has been a TTT. All those crash are worth something at the end of the day
(I am not just talking about this fantastic screenshot you are capturing each time )
Thanks guys. I agree with each one of you, Lobato is really showing his potential here, but then again, he is the spanish champ.
@duxili: You may not believe me, but I've captured all crashes in the Tour as they basically happened, meaning I didn't have to go back into replay to get them. I particularly liked the mass-crash on stage 5 since I was looking for Cavendish at the front of the race at the time (to position Lobato) and I kept going back and when I found Cavendish, the crash happened like 5-10 seconds later.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
So far it's indeed quite an enjoyable Tour de France.
Tour de France, July 2013
Stage 8
No more Cavendish, no more Greipel, no more Lobato. At least for 2 days as we hit the mountains. And hopefully no more mass crashes either. From Castres we hit Ax-3-Domaines. Yes, that’s right. Le Tour finally hits the Pyrenees and we hope to make our best impression here. Prepare for ikurrinas, prepare for some orange boys and god damn it prepare to finally race some real mountains. But before the riders can race Ax-3 Domaines, they will first to tackle HC.-Cat climb up to Port de Pailhères.
It took “only” about 50 kilometers until a breakaway remotely had established itself. SKY obviously were eager for Edvald Boasson Hagen to take the points at the intermediate sprint, which he took easily in the end. Afterwards, they didn’t pace so much anymore, and riders could finally break loose. With them is Igor Antón, who is right now getting new bottles. Also in the break are Gautier, Vaugrenard, P. Velits, Vuillermoz, Visconti and previous stage winner Roelandts.
Despite serious efforts, the breakaway has merely 3 minutes lead up to Port de Pailhères.
Double attack by Saxo-Tinkoff. Contador charges Kreuziger, while Katusha makes the work for SKY. Van den Broeck is the only one who follows the two Saxo riders. As a reaction, the peloton tears itself apart in a matter of seconds. Not good for Antón, not good at all.
Quintana and Moreno pace for their captains. Ten Dam wants to join Group Contador/Van den Broeck but doesn’t get anywhere far, considering that two mountain goats pace the peloton right now. Nieve is the only Euskaltel-Euskadi rider left in the peloton.
It’s a little reward for all the effort of the break, taking this mountain points, but honestly – we hoped for more. The peloton will soon catch up to the break.
It may be stupid to ride on like this, but Antón makes one thing clear: We don’t ride for overall classification, we don’t ride for tomorrow or yesterday. We ride for today, to take any shot at the stage win we have. Meanwhile, yellow jersey Boasson Hagen is dropped in the descent.
Merely meters left between them as they head into the final ascent of the day. At least the basque fans appreciate it the effort Antón puts into this race as he is the first to start the climb up to Ax-3-Domaines.
Mollema, Van den Broeck and Contador are hot for today and when they pass Antón, our basque rider can think about nothing better than to hang on. But eventually, they caught very fast again. Now Antón will try to help Nieve a bit.
Attack after attack after attack follows… Fuglsang gets away and gets a serious time on the others. Surely, this has also something to do with the fact that he already plays no part in GC anymore after the horrible first week. Quintana might be another lucky guy to make it worth it. SKY don’t take charge of the race, maybe they wait for Edvald Boasson Hagen? Instead, single riders work for their own gain.
Fuglsang is a beast today as heads into the final kilometer and is set to take the stage win. Meanwhile, Quintana is eager to make up some time after the time loss from yesterday.
Fuglsang takes the stage win, but either he is too exhausted to raise even his arms or he still has hopes for overall classification and fights for every second. After an brave relatively late attack and a horrible first week, Fuglsang repays the confidence Astana put in him with the team’s first stage victory. Quintana comes in close second.
Nieve is the first to launch the sprint out of an attack, but Froome and Contador are just a bit faster. He takes 6th – another 6th place for Euskaltel – Euskadi. What’s the matter with those anyway?
Stage 8, Results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
4h53'39
2
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 30
3
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1'31
4
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
5
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
7
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
9
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
s.t.
10
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
12
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
s.t.
13
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
14
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
15
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
s.t.
16
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
17
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
18
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
19
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
20
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
21
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
22
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
23
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2'17
24
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
25
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
26
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
27
Simon Spilak
Katusha Team
+ 2'32
28
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 3'35
29
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
30
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'10
31
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
s.t.
32
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ
s.t.
33
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 4'37
34
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
35
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
+ 5'21
36
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
+ 6'25
37
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 7'26
38
Luis León Sánchez
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 9'28
39
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
40
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 13'33
41
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
s.t.
42
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
+ 14'10
43
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
44
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
45
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
46
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
47
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
48
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
49
Tom Slagter
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'57
50
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 15'07
51
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 15'15
52
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
+ 15'41
53
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 15'50
54
Rémi Pauriol
Sojasun
s.t.
55
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Sojasun
s.t.
56
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
57
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
58
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
59
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
s.t.
60
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
61
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
62
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
s.t.
63
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
s.t.
64
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
65
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
66
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
s.t.
67
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 16'58
68
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
69
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
71
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
72
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
73
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
74
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
75
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 17'45
76
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 18'30
77
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
78
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
80
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
s.t.
81
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
82
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
83
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
84
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
s.t.
85
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
86
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
87
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
88
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
89
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
90
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
91
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
92
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 20'16
93
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 20'59
94
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
s.t.
95
Ben King
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
96
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
97
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
98
Peter Stetina
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
99
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
101
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
103
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
104
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
105
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
106
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
107
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
110
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
111
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
112
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
113
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
114
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
115
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
116
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
117
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
118
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
119
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 22'22
120
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
121
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
122
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
123
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
124
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
125
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
126
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
127
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
128
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 22'51
129
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 23'31
130
Mark Renshaw
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
131
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
132
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
133
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
134
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
135
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
136
Luka Mezgec
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
137
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
138
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
139
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
140
Arthur Vichot
FDJ
s.t.
141
Theo Bos
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
142
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
143
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
144
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
145
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
s.t.
146
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
147
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
148
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
149
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
150
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
151
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
152
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
153
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
154
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
155
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
156
Karsten Kroon
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
157
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
158
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
159
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
160
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
161
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
162
Arnaud Demare
FDJ
s.t.
163
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
164
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
165
Robert Kiserlovski
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
166
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
167
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
s.t.
168
Manuel Belletti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 25'56
169
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 26'17
170
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
171
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
172
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
s.t.
173
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
174
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
175
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
s.t.
176
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
177
Adrien Petit
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
178
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
s.t.
179
Sebastian Langeveld
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
180
Yohan Offredo
FDJ
s.t.
181
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
182
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
183
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
184
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
185
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
186
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 28'36
187
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
+ 31'11
188
Maxime Daniel
Sojasun
+ 31'41
189
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 32'10
190
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 32'18
191
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
192
Leigh Howard
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
Quintana’s attack equalizes yesterday’s time loss and he is merely 1 minute behind Froome again, who is the new leader of the Tour ahead of Mollema and Valverde and Valverde’s teammates Intxausti and Quintana. Nieve profits from the crashes of Contador, Fuglsang or Kwiatkowski and cracks Top 10 for now. Meanwhile, Igor Antón got to the finish about 4 minutes later to Fuglsang, but has the KoM jersey for now.
I'm planning to do an interview wiht Juan José Lobato for the rest-day after stage 9. Send in your questions via private message or here in the thread - that is if you have any.
Thanks everybody. Euskaltel - Euskadi had of course to show itself here in the Pyrenees and at least we achieved that. I think that maybe I should have let Antón rest a bit more so that he wouldn't have lost so much time on the final kilometers, while I may should have attacked with Nieve too. Ax3-Domaine finished way too fast unfortunately and when I realized that this was it (meaning the attack by Fuglsang and later Quintana) we were already close to the finish.
@Blueprint: Yeah, Astana and Fuglsang really striked back and took advantage of their early bad luck. Certainly a way to rescue the Tour de France for the team, and already this early on - Euskaltel - Euskadi is a bit jealous.
@Ian Butler: Haha, thanks. Yeah, Nieve in Top 10 is kinda nice.
@welker: Indeed it was. Mountain jersey for Antón and Nieve not losing time. Could have been way better though.
@duxili: Antón will certainly try again when the time comes. Animating the race - that's what we are here for. Since the first mountain stages are in the Pyrenees we had to show ourselves of course.
@Atlantius: No banana for Fuglsang?
Well, Antón has only 76 MT so he isn't considered a threat by anyone I suppose (Nieve has 77). Antón grabbed the mountain jersey with 5 points ahead of Visconti and Fuglsang (the mountain classification will be posted on stage 9 or the rest day). I wished that he would have lost a bit less time up on Ax3-Domaine but the breakaway never really got enough time for that to happen.
@sutty68: He kept up with the best of them but maybe a bit more initiative would have been good seeing as how Fuglsang and Quintana managed to break free.
Edited by Shonak on 09-01-2014 14:51
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
Again I'd like to invite everyone to send in questions to Juan José Lobato for the scheduled interview.
Tour de France, July 2013
Stage 9
Multiple climbs offer a good chance for a breakaway win today, but considering that things in GC are still very tight, don’t expect the peloton to take it easy today. From St. Girons to Bagnere de Bigorre, climbs such as the Anzican or the Col du Peyresoude, will make it tough for the riders, while the long descent might turn either into a bliss or an unwished for last challenge for the possible winners. This is the second mountain stages in the Pyrennes and be sure to watch out for our orange boys.
At the first climb, Col du Port d’Aspet, Vrecer falls in the climbing. Not quite nice for a rider of Euskaltel – Euskadi, but he shouldn’t have any problems getting ack.
Up to the second climb, Col de Menté, Sky already show their dispcline and strength by making the race quite tough for everybody involved. A few riders have already lost contact. Sicard tried earlier to make something happen, but was caught again. Now Astarloza caught up to riders such as Tony Martin, Serpa, Geschke and Feillu. Up front, Andy Schleck rides with Dyachenko and back in the peloton, Daniel Martin attacks.
Following Daniel Martin’s strong attack, Astarloza follows him. Geschke and Feillu are with them, while Dyachenko and Andy Schleck are close for grabs. Tony Martin and the others join too. At the mountain sprint, Martin catches up Dyachenko with his attack. De Greef and Feillu attack too, while Schleck looks set to take the points. Katu advises Astarloza to be smart with his power since riders such as Dyachenko, De Greef, Schleck and foremost Daniel Martin are tough opponents.
Sichard fucks up the bottle carrying pretty bad as he doesn’t manage to get them from the descent to the foot of the next climb in time. Antón and Nieve therefor pull a bit back and all’s fine then, but this stuff can’t happen too often. It’s obviously vital for our riders to stay hydrated. Sicard may can brace himself for a little talk.
Today’s stage is truly not for the faint of heart. Daniel Martin leads the first breakaway up to Col des Peyresourde, while Group Astarloza is around 30 seconds behind. We underestimated the early intense fight. These guys are way better for such a stage than Astarloza. The peloton is about 4 minutes behind but if that will be enough? Daniel Martin is currently ranked 30th with 5 minutes behind.
Many flags are here as Astarloza, Daniel Martin, Andy Schleck & Co. ride up to the summit.
Daniel Martin, Dyachenko, Andy Schleck and De Greef fight for the mountain points.
As they head downhill, they already see the next climb waiting for them and wonderful serpentines look steep and long from here. But you can also see the summit already if you look close enough. 8 minutes lead for the riders. While Daniel Martin looks like he might try to race against the whole peloton on his own.
There’s no denying that Astarloza isn’t up to the task of winning today against such strong competitors. He loses ground on Col del Val Louron-Azet.
Andy Schleck caught up to Daniel Martin and the irish rider attacks right away to secure the mountain points.
Meanwhile, Katusha pace for Joaquim Rodriguez up the mountain with SKY taking over ahead of the summit. Igor Antón loses the mountain jersey today. Daniel Martin is currently also the virtual leader of le Tour since the break has a lead of over 8 minutes. Katusha recognizes the danger more though apparently as they keep up their work even in the downhill.
Fans of both Andy Schleck and Daniel Martin will happy to see them both equally strong at the foot of La Hourquette d’Ancizan, while we are desperately looking out for any orange jersey.
The pace by Katusha (Spilak & Moreno) is brutal to say the least. In a matter of instances, every rider struggles.
Daniel Martin and Andy Schleck fight upwards – neither of them is willing to grant a meter to the other.
A bit later Astarloza gets caught by the peloton. Immediately he tries to protect Nieve a bit.
Without the need to accelerate, Daniel Martin pushes forward and gains a bit of gap on Andy Schleck. The irish rider takes the mountain jersey for good today, but will he also take the stage win? Probably. Fans in Ireland are probably going mental right now. I imagine in Germany probably too.
Following a few minutes, Igor Antón wants to take at least a few points on this mountain summit. He takes 5th, gaining 12 points. At least that’s something.
After a long day, a very hard route, Daniel heads into the final 10 kilometers. His gap is still about 5 minutes. Katusha hard at work back in the peloton, while SKY mainly looks comfortable on their wheels.
Nothing will stop the irish now! Stage win for Daniel Martin and Garmin – Sharp. Obviously there must be something about this route that just suits this rider and truthfully, this is a place where universes collide. Truly a flawless performance by him today and you can see how much he enjoys this moment.
Thanks to a late attack two kilometers ahead of the finish, Nieve and Antón finish 3rd and 4th. This is a nice result but honestly: It was too little today. After all, this was the last mountain stage in the Pyrenees. Seeing how strong and calm both Euskaltel riders looked today, I think it would have been better had one of them shown similar spirit as Daniel Martin. Sending Astarloza was not enough for today but that will be a lesson for the future.
