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| dienblad |
Posted on 04-01-2013 18:22
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Maglia Azzurra
The KOTM-jersey will probably go to one of the GC-favourites, as Nibali, Antón or Kelderman. But still, there are some outsiders to win it. The question is if they have made a goal of winning the maglia azzurra, or if they let the points slip away while aiming for a stage win or a good GC?
Ivan Basso
Double Giro-winner Ivan Basso is at an age (36) that getting a podium os out of reach. His TT-abilities have decreased too much for doing that. But nevertheless, he is still one of the better climbers.
José Rujano
The steeper the road, the more José Rujano loves it. The small Venezuelan lightweight has had some great GC-finishes in the last 3 years (2nd in '11, 5th in '12 and 3rd in '13), and won 4 stages in these 3 years. For ure he'll aim at another top 5, but he'll also be looking for the KOTM-rankings.
Cayetano Sarmiento
Riding a few years for Italian team Acqua et Sapone, Colombian Cayetano Sarmiento will aim for a stage win and possibly the KOTM-jersey.
Dario Cataldo
Dario Cataldo is riding on his home soil, and especially the stage to Chieti will be marked in his diary, as it finishes close to his native town. But the Italian riding for a Belgian team wants more. The KOTM-jersey?
Luke Rowe
British Luke Rowe is one of the biggest climbing talents to start in the Giro. WIth his weak TT-abilities and stamina, he should focus at the KOTM-jersey.
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Posted on 04-01-2013 19:48
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Maglia Rosso
As with every GT, the question is: will the points jersey be won by a sprinter or by a GC-contender? The sprinter teams have to work hard to let every flat stage finish in a mass sprint, so the sprinters can collect enough points.
Edvald Boasson Hagen
The biggest favourite to win the points jersey is Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen. Not only did he managed to win 8 stages in the GT's the last 3 years, he alson won the points jersey twice in the Tour de France. His biggest advantage is that he is also one of the best timetrialists, so he has 3 more stages (prologue and 2 ITT's) to score points.
Tyler Farrar
Tyler Farrar has won 11 stages in the last 3 years of GT's. The highlight was the Tour de France 2012, with 5 stage wins and the green jersey. He hasn't showed himself this year, but he'll be ready for the Giro!
Peter Sagan
Slowakian Peter Sagan hasn't won a mass sprint when competing against the world's best sprinters. But this Giro, he gets his chance to do it. He has the speed to do it, especially when the terrain has been hilly.
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Theo Bos
Theo Bos left Monster Energy and joined Omega Pharma - Quick Step last winter. He has been pretty invisible this season so far (7th in the Scheldeprijs was the best result), but the former track specialist wants to add a 2nd Giro-stage win to his palmares, besides his 1st one in 2012.
Andrea Guardini
The best Italian sprinter of the moment is Astana's Andrea Guardini. He was won in Oman earlier this season and now wants to fullfill his prophecy in being the successor of Alessandro Petacchi and Mario Cipollini. One negative factor: he has problems with speed bumps, so needs pancake flat stages.
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John Degenkolb
After riding a few years in the Continental Circuit, John Degenkolb can show his sprinting capacity at World Tour level. He won't win the maglia rosso, but can finish a few times in the top 5.
Michael Matthews
The same story goes for Michael Matthews. He left United Health Care and joined Qantas. The question remains if he won't waste energy in joining breakaways.
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Maglia Bianca
Only 1 real favourite: Wilco Kelderman. Only a crash can prevent him from winning the U25-rankings, as his main rivals are Landa, Majka, etcetera....
Stay tuned for stage 1
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Posted on 04-01-2013 23:21
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Nice looking presentation, hope the race will be just as good  |
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Posted on 05-01-2013 07:54
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sutty68 wrote:
Nice looking presentation, hope the race will be just as good
Thanks, and of course the race will be as good 
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Brilliant news, cannot wait now |
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Stage 1
The 97th edition of the Giro d'Italia begins in the city of Taranto. Taranto is an old harbour city loctaed at the Golfo di Taranto in the region of Puglia. The 6.5km prologue isn't entirely flat, as it goes up and down alll the route. But with max gradients under 5%, it doesn't favour the climbers.
Peter Sagan is the first rider from our team to start and he sets the best time so far. With the time of 8'37, he can take place in the hot seat.
But our Slovakian is kicked out of the hot seat by Swedish Thomas Löfkvist. The rider from Team Sony Ericsson is 4 seconds faster: 8'33.
The Czech national time trial-champion Frantisek Rabon rides a very good prologue. He is only 1 single second slower than Löfkvist and sets the 2nd time so far.
Team Sky's German time trialist Christian Knees is the next of the favourites to start. He sets the 3rd time so far, '2 behind Löfkvist.
New best time! The main favourite to win today can handle with the pressure. Edvald Boasson Hagen rides an amazingly fast time, 10 seconds faster than Löfkvist. Is anyone capable of going faster than 8'23?
One of the outsiders to win this Giro, is Slovenian Janez Brajkovic. As he finally gets the opportunity to ride for his own chances, he immediately sets a great result. 2nd place so far, only '6 behind Hagen.
Having seen one of his main rivals for the GC-win, Igor Antón, riding a terrible prologue (99th, '40 behind the winner), Wilco Kelderman knows he can gain some valuable time already. He isn't able in beating EB Hagen as in Romandie, but the 3rd time so far, '6 slower than the Norwegian, is a great start of this Giro.
The last rider to start is the one that finally wants to win the Giro. Vincenzo Nibali has won the Tour and Vuelta, and start his quest to win the Giro with the 16th time, '17 slower than Hagen.
Results & GC
| 1 |  Edvald Boasson Hagen | Dexia | 8'23 | | 2 |  Janez Brajkovič | Sky ProCycling | + 6 | | 3 |  Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 4 |  Thomas Löfkvist | Sony Ericsson | + 10 | | 5 |  Frantisek Rabon | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 11 | | 6 |  Christian Knees | Sky ProCycling | + 12 | | 7 |  Peter Sagan | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 14 | | 8 |  Sébastien Rosseler | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 9 | Bauke Mollema | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 10 |  Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Rein Taaramäe | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 12 | Andreas Dietziker | BMC Racing Team | + 16 | | 13 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 14 | Ivan Basso | Pro Team Astana | + 17 | | 15 | Michele Scarponi | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 16 | Vincenzo Nibali | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 17 | Michael Rogers | Sky ProCycling | + 18 | | 18 | Tom Dumoulin | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 19 | Dominique Cornu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 20 | Alejandro Valverde | Dexia | s.t. | | 21 | Andreas Klöden | Sony Ericsson | + 19 | | 22 | John Degenkolb | Sony Ericsson | + 20 | | 23 | Brent Bookwalter | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 24 | Piet Rooijakkers | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 21 | | 25 | Jürgen Roelandts | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 26 | Fabio Felline | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 27 | Sébastien Minard | Garmin - Barracuda | + 22 | | 28 | Carlos Oyarzun | Movistar Team | + 23 | | 29 | Bruno Pires | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 30 | Iván Gutiérrez | Movistar Team | + 25 | | 31 | Marc De Maar | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 32 | Peter Velits | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 33 | Michael Matthews | Qantas Airways | + 26 | | 34 | Marco Pinotti | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 35 | Leigh Howard | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 36 | Dario Cataldo | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 37 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | + 27 | | 38 | Francis De Greef | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 39 | Cadel Evans | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 40 | Thomas Peterson | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 28 | | 41 | Enrico Gasparotto | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 42 | Héctor Guerra | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 43 | Danny Pate | Sony Ericsson | + 29 | | 44 | Mark Renshaw | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 45 | Arkaitz Durán | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 46 | Tony Gallopin | Garmin - Barracuda | + 30 | | 47 | Laurens Ten Dam | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 48 | André Steensen | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 31 | | 49 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 50 | Leonardo Duque | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 51 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 52 | Sergio Hernandez | Garmin - Barracuda | + 32 | | 53 | Rasmus Guldhammer | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 54 | Jan Bakelants | Dexia | s.t. | | 55 | Riccardo Chiarini | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 56 | Luke Rowe | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 57 | Ben Swift | Sky ProCycling | + 33 | | 58 | Alexander Kvachuk | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 59 | Pim Ligthart | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 60 | Davide Appollonio | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 61 | Chris Barton | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 62 | José Rujano | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 63 | Jure Kocjan | Sky ProCycling | + 34 | | 64 | Ian Bibby | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 65 | Carlos Betancourt | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 66 | Simon Spilak | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 67 | Franco Pellizotti | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 68 | Ronan Van Zandbeek | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 35 | | 69 | Joaquím Rodríguez | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 70 | Rob Ruijgh | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 71 | Alessandro Proni | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 72 | Pieter Weening | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 73 | Maarten Wynants | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 36 | | 74 | Thomas Rohregger | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 75 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 76 | Michele Gaia | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 77 | Jérémy Roy | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 78 | Francisco José Ventoso | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 37 | | 79 | Tom Veelers | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 80 | José Herrada | Dexia | s.t. | | 81 | Koldo Fernández | Dexia | s.t. | | 82 | Aurélien Duval | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 83 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Katusha Team | + 38 | | 84 | Johnny Hoogerland | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 85 | Jens Keukeleire | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 86 | Stefano Borchi | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 87 | Marzio Bruseghin | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 88 | Pavel Brutt | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 89 | David Arroyo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 90 | Rubén Pérez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 39 | | 91 | Mikel Landa | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 92 | Theo Bos | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 93 | Eduardo Gonzalo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 94 | Dale Appleby | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 95 | Romain Sicard | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 40 | | 96 | Richard England | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 97 | Filippo Savini | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 98 | Cayetano Sarmiento | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 99 | Igor Antón | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 100 | Bernardo Riccio | Androni Giocattoli | + 41 | | 101 | Mirco Lorenzetto | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 102 | Valentin Iglinskiy | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 103 | Giairo Ermeti | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 104 | Jimmy Casper | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 105 | Assan Bazayev | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 106 | Roberto Ferrari | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 107 | Javier Iriarte | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 108 | Rafael Valls | Movistar Team | + 42 | | 109 | Denis Galimzyanov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 110 | Christophe Le Mével | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 111 | Enrico Rossi | Alitalia | s.t. | | 112 | Fabio Taborre | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 113 | Ruslan Pidgornyy | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | + 43 | | 114 | David Tanner | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 115 | Rafal Majka | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 116 | Aidis Kruopis | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 117 | Marco Marcato | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 118 | Alexander Boyd | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 119 | Matthew Busche | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 120 | Morris Possoni | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 121 | Daniele Pietropolli | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 44 | | 122 | Ryan Bauman | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 123 | Marek Rutkiewicz | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 124 | Zdenek Stybar | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 45 | | 125 | Rodrigo García | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 126 | Crescenzo D'Amore | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 127 | Luc Hagenaars | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 128 | Enrico Magazzini | Alitalia | s.t. | | 129 | Rohan Dennis | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 130 | Job Vissers | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 131 | Matteo Rabottini | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 132 | Nikolas Maes | Dexia | + 46 | | 133 | John Murphy | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 134 | Oscar Gatto | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 135 | Iban Mayoz | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 136 | Matteo Busato | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 137 | Giampaolo Caruso | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 138 | Mauricio Alberto Ardila | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 139 | José Serpa | Pro Team Astana | + 47 | | 140 | Francesco Ginanni | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 141 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 142 | Cristiano Salerno | Androni Giocattoli | + 48 | | 143 | Kyle Wamsley | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 144 | Andrea Pasqualon | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 145 | Iljo Keisse | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 146 | Fabio Aru | Alitalia | s.t. | | 147 | Andrey Zeits | Pro Team Astana | + 49 | | 148 | Tom Slagter | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 149 | Shawn Milne | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 150 | Elia Favilli | Alitalia | s.t. | | 151 | Claudio Cucinotta | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 152 | Antonio D'Aniello | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 153 | Yukiya Arashiro | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 154 | Manuele Mori | Lampre - Alitalia | + 50 | | 155 | Daniel Kreutzfeldt | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 156 | Mirko Selvaggi | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 51 | | 157 | Sergey Lagutin | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 158 | Kasper Jebjerg | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 159 | Guillaume Bonnafond | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 160 | Manuel Belletti | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 161 | Simon Clarke | Dexia | + 52 | | 162 | Liam Holohan | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 163 | Marco Bandiera | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 164 | Nick Gregoor | Dexia | + 53 | | 165 | Bruno Rizzi | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 166 | Marcello Pavarin | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 167 | Matteo Tosatto | Lampre - Alitalia | + 54 | | 168 | Robert Vrecer | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 169 | Riley Justice | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 170 | Andrea Moletta | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 171 | Gianluca Mirenda | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 172 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 55 | | 173 | Damiano Margutti | Alitalia | s.t. | | 174 | Jelle Wallays | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 175 | Tyler Wren | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 176 | Yohann Gène | Team Europcar | + 56 | | 177 | Walter Proch | Alitalia | + 57 | | 178 | Luis Alberto Romero | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 58 | | 179 | Dalivier Ospina | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 180 | Patrick Facchini | Alitalia | s.t. | | 181 | Francesco Bellotti | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 182 | Mauro Santambrogio | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 59 | | 183 | Jens Mulder | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 184 | Arnaud Courteille | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 185 | Sergio Marinangeli | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | + 1'01 | | 186 | Giuseppe Muraglia | Alitalia | s.t. | | 187 | Rony Martias | Team Europcar | + 1'02 | | 188 | Andrea Masciarelli | Acqua & Sapone | + 1'03 | | 189 | Andrea Guardini | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 190 | Luca Solari | Lampre - Alitalia | + 1'04 | | 191 | Tom Rousselle | BMC Racing Team | + 1'05 | | 192 | Peter Möhlmann | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 193 | Ramon Ajuntas | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 194 | Leonardo Grande | Alitalia | + 1'06 | | 195 | Paolo Melandri | Katusha Team | + 1'07 | | 196 | Robin Charton | Dexia | + 1'11 | | 197 | Maksat Izbasarov | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 198 | Julien Loubet | Team Europcar | + 1'12 |
U25
| 1 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | 8'29 | | 2 | Peter Sagan | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 8 | | 3 | Tom Dumoulin | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 12 | | 4 | John Degenkolb | Sony Ericsson | + 14 | | 5 |  Fabio Felline | Katusha Team | + 15 |
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| 1 | Petronas - Monster Energy | 25'43 | | 2 |  Sky ProCycling | + 2 | | 3 |  Sony Ericsson | + 9 | | 4 | Dexia | + 16 | | 5 | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 24 |
Today's Winner
Word from the DS
Stage 1 is done, and we're very happy with the result.3 riders in the top 8 is a result we haven't expected. And Kelderman has already gained valuable seconds to his opponents ('11 to Nibali & Scarponi, '21 to Evans and '34 to Antón). Now all he needs to do is to stay out of trouble in the next flat stages.
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 05-01-2013 14:19
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not a bad start
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3 riders in the top 10 isn't bad. |
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Great start by Wilco!  |
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Great start in the Giro!
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Very good start for Wilco. Let's try NOt to crash unlike Gesink in last year :s |
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Very good start for Wilco. Let's try NOt to crash unlike Gesink in last year :s |
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@ Marcovdw & Miguel98: not bad??? you 2 are pretty optimistic....
@ juszta & tovhol: thanks.
@ Schleck96: sssssttttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!
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Good start. |
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Well, i've always been optimystical
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For some reason I never followed this story before, but it looks like I picked a nice time to join. Very impressed by the reporting style so far and also looks like you have assembled a very nice team of talents.
When my exams are over, I'll definitely trawl my way through the rest of the story too Good luck for Kelderman in Italia! |
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pcm2009fan wrote:
For some reason I never followed this story before, but it looks like I picked a nice time to join. Very impressed by the reporting style so far and also looks like you have assembled a very nice team of talents.
When my exams are over, I'll definitely trawl my way through the rest of the story too Good luck for Kelderman in Italia!
Thanks man! Good luck with the rest of the story, as it'll take you some time
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Stage 2
The riders stay in Puglia for the 2nd stage and head from Taranto to Polignano a Mare over 173 kilometres. It features two sets of hills with 2 KOTM-sprints, but the last 20 kilometres are flat, along the Adriatic coast.
170km to go
The press with the camers are waiting for the first rider to attack in this Giro. Matthew Busche (Radio Shack) is the one to do it, catching up some nice media attention. He gets countered by Kasper Jebjerg (Saxo Bank) and Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini).
141km to go
Of course, the 3 get caught by 6 other riders who also feel like going on an adventure. Manuele Mori (Lampre) leads the other 8 over the summit of the Villagio Turistico and collects the first KOTM-points. He is followed by Busche, Francisco Ventoso (Euskaltel), Gatto, Maarten Wynants (Omega Pharma), Rohan Dennis (Qantas), Job Vissers (Rabobank), Jebjerg and Claudio Cucinotta (Acqua et Sapone). The margin to the peloton is still small, 2'05.
77km to go
5 more riders bridge the gap to the BOTD, namely Bernardo Riccio (Androni), Alexandre Pichot (Europcar), Damiano Margutti (Alitalia) and the Vacansoleil-duo Iljo Keisse and Tom Veelers. As a result, th pace of the peloton drops and the margin increases to 6'32. Gatto wins the 2nd KOTM-sprint, followed by Mori. The latter one secures himself of the Maglia Azzurra!
32km to go
The first team to set up a chase was Garmin. But their sprint must have bad legs, as they suddenly stop the chase. Then Dexia takes over to defend their Maglia Rosa. The gap, with Alejandro Valverde leading the peloton, is 3'29.
7km to go
2 riders have attacked out of theBOTD, shortly before the peloton would have caught them. Iljo Keisse and Manuele Mori get joined by Leonardo Duque (Radio Shack) who has made the jump out of the peloton. But that peloton is coming closer, less than 30 seconds now!
2km to go
Duque is the last rider that will get caught, and the teams are preparing for the sprint. Well, teams?? Petronas - Monster Energy has formed a train, with Kelderman handing it over to final lead out man Ligthart. Our sprinter Peter Sagan is being brought in a perfect position. He has got Enrico Rossi (Alitalia) and John Degenkolb (Sony Ericsson). Edvald Boasson Hagen has lost his train, and the Garmin-train has lost it's sprinter Tyler Farrar. Also some other sprinters are nowhere to be seen, like Theo Bos and Andrea Guardini.
1km to go
Sagan takes over from his final lead out man Ligthart 1300 metres before the finish. Only Degenkolb can hold his wheel, so the battle for the win is between those 2. Rossi is in 3rd place, while Boasson Hagen seems to be forgetting that he must sprint, as he is still waiting for something...
Finish
John Degenkolb is closing in inch by inch, fights himself next to Sagan and even takes over the lead. Great win by the German, but a disappointing 2nd for our Slovakian, as he was so close to the win... 3rd place goes to Edvald Boasson Hagen, who sprinted the last kilometre with a speed 10 km/h higher than the others...... Rossi takes the 4th place and Mark Renshaw (Rabobank) the 5th.
When all riders have finished, a small group filled with Astana boys crosses the line after 5'33, among them José Serpa, Andrea Guardini and Ivan Basso. We really don't know what has happened to them. Just as with Kanstantsin Siutsou (Movistar), who has abandoned with a sore back, what turned out to be a fractured vertebrae  .
Results
| 1 | John Degenkolb | Sony Ericsson | 3h57'34 | | 2 | Peter Sagan | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Dexia | s.t. | | 4 | Enrico Rossi | Alitalia | s.t. | | 5 |  Mark Renshaw | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 6 | Jürgen Roelandts | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 7 | Michael Matthews | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 8 |  Tony Gallopin | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 9 | Leigh Howard | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 10 | Ben Swift | Sky ProCycling | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Koldo Fernández | Dexia | s.t. | | 12 | Pim Ligthart | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 13 | Sergio Hernandez | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 14 | Nikolas Maes | Dexia | s.t. | | 15 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 16 | Leonardo Duque | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 17 | Rasmus Guldhammer | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 18 | José Herrada | Dexia | s.t. | | 19 | Michele Scarponi | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 20 | Jens Mulder | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 21 | Rein Taaramäe | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 22 | Aurélien Duval | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 23 | Alejandro Valverde | Dexia | s.t. | | 24 | Jérémy Roy | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 25 | Danny Pate | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 26 | Christophe Le Mével | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 27 | Vincenzo Nibali | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 28 | Sébastien Minard | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 29 | Luke Rowe | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 30 | Cayetano Sarmiento | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 31 | Jan Bakelants | Dexia | s.t. | | 32 | Thomas Löfkvist | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 33 | Fabio Taborre | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 34 | Ian Bibby | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 35 | Matthew Busche | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 36 | Dario Cataldo | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 37 | Sébastien Rosseler | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 38 | Chris Barton | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 39 | Cadel Evans | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 40 | Simon Clarke | Dexia | s.t. | | 41 | Damiano Margutti | Alitalia | s.t. | | 42 | David Tanner | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 43 | Tom Dumoulin | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 44 | Manuele Mori | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 45 | Franco Pellizotti | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 46 | Davide Appollonio | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 47 | Joaquím Rodríguez | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 48 | Tyler Wren | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 49 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 50 | Marco Bandiera | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 51 | Marek Rutkiewicz | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 52 | Bruno Pires | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 53 | Iljo Keisse | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 54 | Luca Solari | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 55 | Janez Brajkovic | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 56 | Maarten Wynants | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 57 | Job Vissers | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 58 | Theo Bos | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 59 | Rohan Dennis | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 60 | Guillaume Bonnafond | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 61 | Claudio Cucinotta | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 62 | Kasper Jebjerg | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 63 | Bernardo Riccio | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 64 | Daniel Kreutzfeldt | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 65 | Johnny Hoogerland | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 66 | Maksat Izbasarov | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 67 | Rodrigo García | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 68 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 69 | Tom Veelers | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 70 | Elia Favilli | Alitalia | s.t. | | 71 | Simon Spilak | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 72 | Andreas Dietziker | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 73 | Andreas Klöden | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 74 | Nick Gregoor | Dexia | s.t. | | 75 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 76 | Francesco Ginanni | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 77 | Sergey Lagutin | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 78 | Mirko Selvaggi | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 79 | Walter Proch | Alitalia | s.t. | | 80 | Francis De Greef | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 81 | Frantisek Rabon | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 82 | Fabio Felline | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 83 | Denis Galimzyanov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 84 | Francisco José Ventoso | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 85 | Brent Bookwalter | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 86 | Alexander Boyd | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 87 | Rob Ruijgh | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 88 | Kyle Wamsley | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 89 | Oscar Gatto | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 90 | Mirco Lorenzetto | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 91 | Robin Charton | Dexia | s.t. | | 92 | Igor Antón | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 93 | Liam Holohan | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 94 | Fabio Aru | Alitalia | s.t. | | 95 | Roberto Ferrari | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 96 | Patrick Facchini | Alitalia | s.t. | | 97 | Thomas Rohregger | Sony Ericsson | s.t. | | 98 | Jelle Wallays | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 99 | Piet Rooijakkers | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 100 | Tom Slagter | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 101 | Ronan Van Zandbeek | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 102 | Filippo Savini | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 103 | Giuseppe Muraglia | Alitalia | s.t. | | 104 | Morris Possoni | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 105 | Marco Marcato | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 106 | Marcello Pavarin | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 107 | Enrico Magazzini | Alitalia | s.t. | | 108 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 109 | Luc Hagenaars | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 110 | Jure Kocjan | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 111 | Giairo Ermeti | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 112 | Richard England | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 113 | Jens Keukeleire | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 114 | Michele Gaia | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 115 | Dominique Cornu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 116 | André Steensen | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 117 | Yohann Gène | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 118 | Cristiano Salerno | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 119 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 120 | Rubén Pérez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 121 | Andrea Masciarelli | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 122 | Dale Appleby | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 123 | Enrico Gasparotto | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 124 | Alexander Kvachuk | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 125 | Bruno Rizzi | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 126 | Matteo Rabottini | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 127 | Michael Rogers | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 128 | José Rujano | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 129 | Francesco Bellotti | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 130 | Andrea Pasqualon | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 131 | Thomas Peterson | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 132 | Crescenzo D'Amore | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 133 | Jimmy Casper | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 134 | Mauricio Alberto Ardila | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 135 | Alessandro Proni | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 136 | Shawn Milne | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 137 | Rafael Valls | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 138 | Zdenek Stybar | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 139 | Eduardo Gonzalo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 140 | Marc De Maar | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. | | 141 | Peter Möhlmann | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 142 | Yukiya Arashiro | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 143 | Mikel Landa | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 144 | Sergio Marinangeli | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 145 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 146 | Christian Knees | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 147 | Matteo Busato | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 148 | Héctor Guerra | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 149 | David Arroyo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 150 | Ruslan Pidgornyy | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | s.t. | | 151 | Javier Iriarte | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 152 | Bauke Mollema | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 153 | Andrea Moletta | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 154 | Daniele Pietropolli | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 155 | Pieter Weening | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 156 | Julien Loubet | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 157 | Arkaitz Durán | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 158 | Peter Velits | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 159 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 160 | Iván Gutiérrez | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 161 | Laurens Ten Dam | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 162 | Antonio D'Aniello | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 163 | Riccardo Chiarini | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 164 | Giampaolo Caruso | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 165 | Romain Sicard | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 166 | Marco Pinotti | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 167 | Matteo Tosatto | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 168 | Gianluca Mirenda | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 169 | Leonardo Grande | Alitalia | s.t. | | 170 | Tom Rousselle | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 171 | John Murphy | BMC Racing Team | + 3'05 | | 172 | Ramon Ajuntas | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 173 | Arnaud Courteille | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 174 | José Serpa | Pro Team Astana | + 5'33 | | 175 | Ivan Basso | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 176 | Andrey Zeits | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 177 | Pavel Brutt | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 178 | Manuel Belletti | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 179 | Ryan Bauman | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 180 | Assan Bazayev | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 181 | Luis Alberto Romero | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 182 | Andrea Guardini | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 183 | Dalivier Ospina | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 184 | Valentin Iglinskiy | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 185 | Paolo Melandri | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 186 | Marzio Bruseghin | Lampre - Alitalia | s.t. | | 187 | Carlos Betancourt | Acqua & Sapone | + 7'03 | | 188 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 189 | Iban Mayoz | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 190 | Aidis Kruopis | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 191 | Rony Martias | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 192 | Riley Justice | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 7'53 | | 193 | Carlos Oyarzun | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 194 | Stefano Borchi | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 195 | Rafal Majka | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 196 | Robert Vrecer | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 197 | Mauro Santambrogio | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. |
GC
Hagen stays in pink, while Degenkolb jumps to the 2nd place due to the bonus seconds.
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Dexia | 4h05'49 | | 2 | John Degenkolb | Sony Ericsson | + 8 | | 3 | Peter Sagan | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 10 | | 4 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 14 | | 5 | Janez Brajkovic | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 6 | Thomas Löfkvist | Sony Ericsson | + 18 | | 7 | Frantisek Rabon | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 19 | | 8 | Christian Knees | Sky ProCycling | + 20 | | 9 |  Rein Taaramäe | Sony Ericsson | + 22 | | 10 | Sébastien Rosseler | Petronas - Monster Energy | s.t. |
Points
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Dexia | 41 | | 2 | Peter Sagan | Petronas - Monster Energy | 29 | | 3 | John Degenkolb | Sony Ericsson | 25 | | 4 | Janez Brajkovic | Sky ProCycling | 20 | | 5 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | 17 |
KOTM
| 1 | Manuele Mori | Lampre - Alitalia | 5 | | 2 | Oscar Gatto | Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli | 3 | | 3 |  Francisco José Ventoso | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 2 | | 4 | Matthew Busche | Radio Shack - Nissan | 2 |
U25
| 1 | John Degenkolb | Sony Ericsson | 4h05'57 | | 2 | Peter Sagan | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 2 | | 3 | Wilco Kelderman | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 6 | | 4 | Tom Dumoulin | Petronas - Monster Energy | + 18 | | 5 | Fabio Felline | Katusha Team | + 21 |
Teams
| 1 | Petronas - Monster Energy | 12h18'25 | | 2 | Sky ProCycling | + 2 | | 3 | Sony Ericsson | + 9 | | 4 | Dexia | + 16 | | 5 | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 24 |
Today's Winner
Word from the DS
Damnnnnnnnnnnnn, so close.......... This was probably the best chance for Sagan to win a mass sprint, with the other sprinters (Bos, Farrar, EBH) not taking part or being attentful in the sprint...
Edited by dienblad on 06-01-2013 10:23
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| tovhol |
Posted on 06-01-2013 10:19
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You were close to a victory, but you can still beat him later
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| fernando97 |
Posted on 06-01-2013 10:20
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"but a disappointing win for our Slovakian"
How can a win be disappointing?
Just kidding, understand what you meant here. Good performance by Sagan, shame that he missed out on the win, but it looked promising nonetheless. If keeps this form, he'll surely get away with something from this Giro. |
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