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A Day in the Life | Sweet Delight
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-01-2014 08:22
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sutty68 - Yeah, he won't give in easily 
Dippofix - It still can turn into any kind of movie you want it to  That's true, Nico could help Henry a lot and go for a stage win somewhere now.
Selwink - Yeah, counting down
duxili - That might be the reason red suits him, yeah  Roche, it really was too bad. I bad controlling him at the time of the split (Henry was good at the front) and it was just in front of him. If the split was three riders later, he would've been with them.
Atlantius - That's true. No more luxury of having several riders ready for the GC, but at least a clear GC leader now.
anderspcm - Me neither. However, top 10 (or top 5) is still the goal, so still going great!
Shonak - Hesjedal and Nibali will gain quite some time in the flat long time trials. To be honest, I wish Valverde had taken the Red Jersey by one second. But maybe tomorrow he was strike. Either way, we have to keep doing our best
Well, I will have to slow down a little bit. I have an exam on Saturday and I really have to get this stuff in my head. So I guess it'll slow down until Saturday.
Still might get a report or two in between, it'll depend on how fast I can work, but exam comes first now  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-01-2014 12:42
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Good news! Well, actually it's bad news, buy anyway:
Some bacteria got to me, so I'm in too much pain to concentrate enough to study and sit up straight at the table. That means laying on the couch and play PCM after all.
My exam might not go that good, but I'll probably get a 2nd chance in August then... |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 08-01-2014 12:48
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Get well soon, mate.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-01-2014 13:05
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Thanks a lot, mate
But it's well known, if you study to be a teacher (or a doctor, too), you can expect to be ill a lot in the first years. But in the long run you get resistent to all of those things.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-01-2014 13:05
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Two days went by. Going to Paris sure wasn't as easy as I thought. Because of the hard training and the doctor appointments, I couldn't just leave. However, the weekend was coming closer, I could go then.
My engagement ring (well, the one I bought for Sofia) was burning a hole in my pocket. She had no idea. The rest of the week, she slept over. She was just as serious with me as I was with her.
I knew because she was looking for a job around here. She wanted to move here, away from Italy, away from her family, just for me.
The days went by...
Friday evening finally arrived, so I would finally go to Paris.
As I opened the door to get to my car, I found two people standing on my doorstep.
"Mr. Vergnaud?"
"Yes?"
"Can we come in, please?"
"Sure, officer..."
Another three stages have passed.
 Vuelta a España - Stages 6 - 8
Stage 6 This is a tough stage. Luckily the temperatures have dropped a bit, it's only 32°C in the shadow right now.
As Vuelta tradition dictates, the race only got interesting when the road started to rise. I took some risk today. I did not jump to any attacks.
Valverde saw this and fired off. Some teammates tried to keep the tempo high enough to catch them, but I knew we were losing ground...
Things were getting critical. I put myself at the front and made the pace myself. Meanwhile, the attackers were fighting for the victory of the day.
I crept closer and closer. Maybe I wasn't too late to save my skin!
The attackers had made a big mistake in not leaving enough energy for the final kilometer, my specialty indeed! I passed Valverde and Rodriguez in the final 200 meters, they had no energy left.
Vanendert took the win. I lose my Red Jersey with only 4 seconds. Which, actually, might be best after all right now.
Stage 7 - 8 Two stages for the sprinters. And when I say sprinters, I mean Cavendish, really.
Result - Stage 6 | 1 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto Belisol | 5h11'33 | | 2 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 3 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 12 | | 4 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 27 | | 5 | Joaquím Rodríguez | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 6 | Robert Kiserlovski | RadioShack - Leopard | + 44 | | 7 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 50 | | 8 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 9 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 10 | Janez Brajkovič | Astana Pro Team | + 1'28 | | 11 | Nicolas Roche | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 1'40 |
Result - Stage 7 | 1 | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 4h42'36 | | 2 | John Degenkolb | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 3 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 4 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 6 | Kris Boeckmans | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 8 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 9 | Aidis Kruopis | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 10 | Boy Van Poppel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
Result - Stage 8 | 1 | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | 3h51'48 | | 2 | John Degenkolb | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 3 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 4 | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Tomas Vaitkus | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 6 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 7 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 8 | Romain Feillu | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 9 | Gianni Meersman | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | Kris Boeckmans | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
General Classification | 1 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | 30h56'54 | | 2 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 4 | | 3 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto Belisol | + 9 | | 4 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 24 | | 5 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin - Sharp | + 1'01 | | 6 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1'21 | | 7 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 1'38 | | 8 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2'02 | | 9 | Rein Taaramäe | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 2'39 | | 10 | Domenico Pozzovivo | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2'51 | | 11 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | + 2'52 | | 12 | Joaquím Rodríguez | Katusha Team | + 2'57 | | 13 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 3'18 | | 14 | Robert Kiserlovski | RadioShack - Leopard | + 3'23 | | 15 | Matteo Rabottini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 3'25 | | 16 | Giampaolo Caruso | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 4'16 | | 17 | Robert Vrecer | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 4'25 | | 18 | Janez Brajkovič | Astana Pro Team | + 4'28 | | 19 | Nicolas Roche | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 4'39 | | 20 | Silvio Herklotz | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 4'55 |
Analysis & Daily Thoughts
I hope not to lose too much time there...
I'll report back on the rest day, about the TT and the following mountain stage!
Henry
Edited by Ian Butler on 08-01-2014 13:09
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| Shonak |
Posted on 08-01-2014 13:23
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Oho, sounds like there was an accident or something with Becca. 
Astana having the red jersey should play into Henry's cards. They have a strong team to counter attacks by Valverde and Purito, especially with Citigroups support, and it will leave Henry open to attack when he sees fit.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 08-01-2014 13:25
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As Shonak and you says it might be good for Citigroup not having to do all the work the next days. After all things are still extremely close...
...and I sense a plot-twist coming up?
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 08-01-2014 13:39
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Oh i really don't think i like where this is going.
And Nibbles in red should make it easier for Henry, with Astana taking a lot of the workload off Henry's and Citigroup's shoulders.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-01-2014 15:34
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Shonak - Yeah, it's good to not have the pressure of that jersey now. Anyway, even hanging on to a 2nd place would be better than I ever expected!
Atlantius - There may be a little twist coming, yes The TT will open up the race more, I think!
Dippofix - Very true. That way we can use our strong climbing squad to put the pressure on later in the race
Thanks, guys! Next update definitely today. I guess between 7 and 8 pm. |
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| anderspcm |
Posted on 08-01-2014 15:46
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Satisfying mountain stage, this Vuelta is gonna be close
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 08-01-2014 16:55
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Henry looks set for a Great battle with Nibali |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-01-2014 18:39
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anderspcm - The mountains will see some exciting battles, I think. The Time Trials a bit less, you'll see in a minute
sutty68 - Yeah, I'm up for that |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-01-2014 18:39
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"Oh My God..."
I couldn't believe it.
"Are you okay, sir?"
What did he think, was I okay? Yeah, peachy, just peachy.
"And where is she now?"
I just had to see her. Right away.
"Don't worry, sir, she's in good hands," the short cop told me.
"She's in Paris General Hospital," the other one added.
I rushed to my car. Becca, hold on, I'm coming.
First rest day.
Finally!!!
This Vuelta seems tougher than my first, but maybe that's because I'm at the front of the GC, fighting for every second now.
Vuelta a España - Stages 9 - 10
Stage 9 That's a long time trial for a short guy like me...
Luckily it wasn't all flat. There was some up and down to the profile.
Approaching the finish line, Nibali came out of the last corner. I finished just in front of him, but the problem was that I started 2 minutes earlier.
Stage 10 If you'd ask me, one of the toughest mountain stages of this Vuelta. Especially since this is the 10th consecutive day of racing.
Once again I was a bit hesitant at the first attacks. No wasting energy too early on.
Then I heard Van Impe's name in my ear.
"Nibali is way at the front. Make your move now! Manresa, push him forward!"
Thanks to the help of my team mates, I joined the front group. Now we were ready for the final battle before the first rest day.
The pace was dropping. I wanted to avoid team mates of Valverde coming back so I went to the attack.
I had to keep the pace high. It was killing me but every time someone dropped out of our group, I got new motivation to push through!
I only had the Vuelta's leader in my wheel. With energy to spare, he stole the victory of the day away from me. I couldn't do squat. Too bad, I felt I had a shot today!
Result - Stage 9 | 1 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | 1h07'54 | | 2 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | + 36 | | 3 | Janez Brajkovič | Astana Pro Team | + 50 | | 4 | Dmitriy Gruzdev | Astana Pro Team | + 54 | | 5 | Stef Clement | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 55 | | 6 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 7 | Manuele Boaro | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 56 | | 8 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin - Sharp | + 59 | | 9 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 1'14 | | 10 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | + 1'17 | | (...) | | 28 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 2'09 |
Spoiler | 11 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | + 1'21 | | 12 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin - Sharp | + 1'25 | | 13 | Andriy Grivko | Astana Pro Team | + 1'30 | | 14 | Rein Taaramäe | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 1'36 | | 15 | Nicolas Roche | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 1'37 | | 16 | Domenico Pozzovivo | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 17 | Peter Velits | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1'46 | | 18 | Tiago Machado | RadioShack - Leopard | + 1'47 | | 19 | Chris Horner | RadioShack - Leopard | + 1'48 | | 20 | Anthony Roux | FDJ.fr | + 1'49 | | 21 | Pavel Brutt | Katusha Team | + 1'51 | | 22 | Thomas Dekker | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 23 | Dario Cataldo | Sky Procycling | + 1'55 | | 24 | Leocadio Manresa | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 25 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | + 1'59 | | 26 | Tom Danielson | Garmin - Sharp | + 2'01 | | 27 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | + 2'04 | | 28 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 2'09 | | 29 | Alex Rasmussen | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 30 | Ian Stannard | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 31 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 2'10 | | 32 | Wout Poels | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 33 | Michael Mørkøv | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 2'16 | | 34 | Martijn Keizer | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 2'19 | | 35 | Gatis Smukulis | Katusha Team | + 2'21 | | 36 | Laurens Ten Dam | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 2'23 | | 37 | Jens Voigt | RadioShack - Leopard | + 2'26 | | 38 | Francis De Greef | Lotto Belisol | + 2'27 | | 39 | Rory Sutherland | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 40 | Javier Moreno | Movistar Team | + 2'29 | | 41 | Haimar Zubeldia | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 42 | Vladimir Gusev | Katusha Team | + 2'30 | | 43 | Stephen Cummings | BMC Racing Team | + 2'34 | | 44 | Manuel Quinziato | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 2'35 | | 45 | Kristijan Durasek | Lampre - Merida | + 2'37 | | 46 | Joaquím Rodríguez | Katusha Team | + 2'38 | | 47 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 2'40 | | 48 | Silvio Herklotz | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 2'43 | | 49 | Mattia Cattaneo | Lampre - Merida | + 2'50 | | 50 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2'53 | | 51 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 52 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 53 | Martin Kohler | BMC Racing Team | + 2'54 | | 54 | Yohan Offredo | FDJ.fr | + 2'55 | | 55 | Kristof Vandewalle | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 2'56 | | 56 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2'57 | | 57 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | + 2'59 | | 58 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 3'00 | | 59 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | + 3'02 | | 60 | Alessandro De Marchi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 3'03 | | 61 | Paul Martens | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 62 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 3'04 | | 63 | Maxim Belkov | Katusha Team | + 3'05 | | 64 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto Belisol | + 3'08 | | 65 | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 66 | Tomas Vaitkus | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 67 | Robert Kiserlovski | RadioShack - Leopard | + 3'09 | | 68 | Ioannis Tamouridis | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 3'10 | | 69 | Kristjan Koren | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 3'12 | | 70 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 71 | Tim Wellens | Lotto Belisol | + 3'13 | | 72 | Joost Van Leijen | Lotto Belisol | + 3'19 | | 73 | Matteo Montaguti | BMC Racing Team | + 3'20 | | 74 | Christophe Kern | Team Europcar | + 3'21 | | 75 | Pieter Weening | Orica - GreenEdge | + 3'24 | | 76 | Jos Van Emden | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 3'27 | | 77 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 78 | Andreas Klöden | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 79 | Michal Golas | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 3'29 | | 80 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 3'32 | | 81 | Alberto Losada | Katusha Team | + 3'33 | | 82 | Michel Kreder | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 83 | Gorka Verdugo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 84 | Simon Gerrans | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 3'34 | | 85 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | + 3'35 | | 86 | Daniele Ratto | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 87 | Gianni Meersman | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 3'36 | | 88 | Dmytro Grabovskyy | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 3'37 | | 89 | Nicki Sørensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 3'42 | | 90 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 3'43 | | 91 | Fabio Aru | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 3'49 | | 92 | Levi Leipheimer | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 93 | Matteo Rabottini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 3'53 | | 94 | Benoît Vaugrenard | FDJ.fr | + 3'55 | | 95 | Geoffrey Soupe | FDJ.fr | + 3'56 | | 96 | Amaël Moinard | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 97 | Tom Slagter | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 3'57 | | 98 | John Degenkolb | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 99 | Andrea Strappati | Katusha Team | + 3'59 | | 100 | Grega Bole | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 101 | Baden Cooke | Orica - GreenEdge | + 4'00 | | 102 | Fabian Wegmann | Astana Pro Team | + 4'04 | | 103 | Jérôme Cousin | Team Europcar | + 4'08 | | 104 | Maxime Bouet | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4'09 | | 105 | Tosh Van der Sande | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 106 | Rubén Pérez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 107 | Alexey Pashinin | Astana Pro Team | + 4'11 | | 108 | Samuel Dumoulin | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4'14 | | 109 | Hubert Dupont | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4'15 | | 110 | Jussi Veikkanen | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 4'16 | | 111 | Enrico Zen | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 4'17 | | 112 | Brett Lancaster | Orica - GreenEdge | + 4'18 | | 113 | Giampaolo Caruso | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 114 | Robert Hunter | Garmin - Sharp | + 4'20 | | 115 | José Serpa | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 116 | Fabio Taborre | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 117 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 118 | Marko Kump | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 4'23 | | 119 | Maciej Paterski | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 4'24 | | 120 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 121 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto Belisol | + 4'26 | | 122 | Steve Chainel | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 123 | Ángel Madrazo | Movistar Team | + 4'28 | | 124 | Gert Dockx | Lotto Belisol | + 4'29 | | 125 | Maarten Wynants | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 126 | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 4'30 | | 127 | Amets Txurruka | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | + 4'33 | | 128 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 129 | Matthew Hayman | Sky Procycling | + 4'34 | | 130 | David López | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 131 | Robert Vrecer | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 4'36 | | 132 | Marcos García | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 133 | Boy Van Poppel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 4'40 | | 134 | Pablo Urtasun | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 135 | Sean Stevens | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 4'41 | | 136 | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 137 | André Cardoso | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | + 4'43 | | 138 | Bert-Jan Lindeman | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 4'45 | | 139 | Yohann Gène | FDJ.fr | + 4'48 | | 140 | Yelko Gomez | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | + 4'50 | | 141 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 4'51 | | 142 | Kris Boeckmans | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 143 | Luca Paolini | Lampre - Merida | + 4'52 | | 144 | Esteban Plaza | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 145 | Mathieu Perget | Team Europcar | + 4'55 | | 146 | Grégory Rast | RadioShack - Leopard | + 4'56 | | 147 | Francesco Gavazzi | Lampre - Merida | + 5'01 | | 148 | Frederique Robert | Lotto Belisol | + 5'03 | | 149 | Lloyd Mondory | Team Europcar | + 5'04 | | 150 | Steele Von Hoff | Garmin - Sharp | + 5'06 | | 151 | Wesley Kreder | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 5'08 | | 152 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 153 | Mickaël Delage | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 154 | Eros Capecchi | Movistar Team | + 5'11 | | 155 | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 156 | Fred Rodriguez | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 5'14 | | 157 | Mitchell Docker | Orica - GreenEdge | + 5'16 | | 158 | Romain Feillu | Team Europcar | + 5'18 | | 159 | Jonathan Monsalve | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 160 | Manuele Mori | Lampre - Merida | + 5'19 | | 161 | Manuel Ortega | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 162 | Vicente Reynès | Lotto Belisol | + 5'22 | | 163 | John Gadret | AG2R La Mondiale | + 5'24 | | 164 | Iván Velasco | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | + 5'25 | | 165 | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze | Lampre - Merida | + 5'26 | | 166 | Jake Keough | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 167 | José Alberto Benítez | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | + 5'29 | | 168 | Angelo Tulik | Team Europcar | + 5'31 | | 169 | Jens Keukeleire | Orica - GreenEdge | + 5'37 | | 170 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Procycling | + 5'38 | | 171 | Cayetano Sarmiento | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 5'39 | | 172 | Guillaume Boivin | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 5'44 | | 173 | Ronald Spelman | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 174 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | + 5'46 | | 175 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | + 5'48 | | 176 | Wesley Sulzberger | Orica - GreenEdge | + 5'53 | | 177 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 5'54 | | 178 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 5'55 | | 179 | Kevin Hulsmans | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 5'58 | | 180 | Álvaro José Izquierdo | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 6'02 | | 181 | Benoit Drujon | Team Europcar | + 6'03 | | 182 | Aidis Kruopis | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 183 | Matteo Tosatto | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 6'04 | | 184 | Sébastien Chavanel | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 185 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Leopard | + 6'06 | | 186 | Robert Wagner | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | + 6'07 | | 187 | Benjamín Noval | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 6'11 | | 188 | Anthony Ravard | AG2R La Mondiale | + 6'12 | | 189 | David Tanner | Orica - GreenEdge | + 6'13 | | 190 | Kenneth Shannon | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 6'16 | | 191 | Pierpaolo De Negri | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 192 | David De la Fuente | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | + 6'17 | | 193 | Davide Cimolai | Lampre - Merida | + 6'18 | | 194 | Cédric Pineau | FDJ.fr | + 6'20 | | 195 | Juan José Lobato | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 6'25 | | 196 | Anthony Charteau | Team Europcar | + 6'51 | | 197 | Antonino Nicola | BMC Racing Team | + 7'05 |
Result - Stage 10 | 1 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | 5h11'44 | | 2 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 13 | | 3 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 28 | | 4 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 40 | | 5 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 6 | Joaquím Rodríguez | Katusha Team | + 1'06 | | 7 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 8 | Robert Kiserlovski | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 9 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | + 1'39 | | 10 | Matteo Rabottini | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 2'12 |
Spoiler | 11 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 4'13 | | 12 | Amets Txurruka | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | + 4'22 | | 13 | Stef Clement | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 14 | Dario Cataldo | Sky Procycling | + 4'30 | | 15 | Domenico Pozzovivo | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 16 | Carlos Betancur | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4'43 | | 17 | Rein Taaramäe | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 18 | Tiago Machado | RadioShack - Leopard | + 4'55 | | 19 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | + 5'27 | | 20 | Leocadio Manresa | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 5'40 | | 21 | Peter Velits | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 5'54 | | 22 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 6'45 | | 23 | Mattia Cattaneo | Lampre - Merida | + 13'45 | | 24 | Silvio Herklotz | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 17'05 | | 25 | Nicolas Roche | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 26 | Wout Poels | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 17'15 | | 27 | Laurens Ten Dam | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 28 | Janez Brajkovič | Astana Pro Team | + 17'28 | | 29 | Fabio Aru | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 30 | Javier Moreno | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 31 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 32 | Chris Horner | RadioShack - Leopard | + 17'38 | | 33 | Tom Danielson | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 34 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 35 | Alessandro De Marchi | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 36 | Pieter Weening | Orica - GreenEdge | + 17'45 | | 37 | Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 38 | Tom Slagter | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 39 | Giampaolo Caruso | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 40 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 41 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 42 | Stephen Cummings | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 43 | Matteo Montaguti | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 44 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 45 | Enrico Zen | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 46 | Robert Vrecer | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 47 | Alberto Losada | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 48 | Yelko Gomez | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | + 18'42 | | 49 | Jonathan Monsalve | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | + 18'47 | | 50 | Maciej Paterski | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 51 | Hubert Dupont | AG2R La Mondiale | + 18'54 | | 52 | Francis De Greef | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 53 | Cayetano Sarmiento | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 54 | John Gadret | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 55 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 56 | Amaël Moinard | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 57 | Peter Sagan | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 58 | Kristjan Koren | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 59 | Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 60 | Andreas Klöden | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 61 | Marcos García | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 62 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 63 | Vladimir Gusev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 64 | Ioannis Tamouridis | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 65 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 66 | Michel Kreder | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 67 | Maxime Bouet | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 68 | Rory Sutherland | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 69 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 70 | Pablo Urtasun | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 71 | David López | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 72 | Levi Leipheimer | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 73 | Fabio Taborre | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 74 | Simon Gerrans | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 19'21 | | 75 | Gianni Meersman | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 76 | Tim Wellens | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 77 | Tomas Vaitkus | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 78 | Jens Voigt | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 79 | Haimar Zubeldia | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 80 | Andriy Grivko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 81 | Gorka Verdugo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 20'03 | | 82 | André Cardoso | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 83 | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 84 | Esteban Plaza | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | + 20'12 | | 85 | Eros Capecchi | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 86 | Michal Golas | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 87 | Kristijan Durasek | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 88 | David De la Fuente | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 89 | Ángel Madrazo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 90 | Tosh Van der Sande | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 91 | Christophe Kern | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 92 | Thomas Dekker | Garmin - Sharp | + 20'25 | | 93 | Kristof Vandewalle | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 94 | Rubén Pérez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 95 | Iván Velasco | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 96 | Andrea Strappati | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 97 | Michael Mørkøv | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 98 | Fabian Wegmann | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 99 | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 100 | José Alberto Benítez | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 101 | Geoffrey Soupe | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 102 | Mathieu Perget | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 103 | José Serpa | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 104 | Maxim Belkov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 105 | Sean Stevens | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 106 | Manuele Mori | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 107 | John Degenkolb | Sky Procycling | + 20'46 | | 108 | Lloyd Mondory | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 109 | Anthony Ravard | AG2R La Mondiale | + 21'39 | | 110 | Pavel Brutt | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 111 | Dmytro Grabovskyy | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 112 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 113 | Maarten Wynants | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 114 | Samuel Dumoulin | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 115 | Nicki Sørensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 116 | Daniele Ratto | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 117 | Mark Cavendish | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 118 | Steve Chainel | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 119 | Anthony Charteau | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 120 | Kris Boeckmans | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 121 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 122 | Ronald Spelman | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 123 | Jussi Veikkanen | Citigroup Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 124 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 22'31 | | 125 | Martijn Keizer | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 126 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 127 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 128 | Mitchell Docker | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 129 | Grega Bole | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 130 | Jens Keukeleire | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 131 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 132 | Francesco Gavazzi | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 133 | Matteo Tosatto | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 23'39 | | 134 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 135 | Manuel Ortega | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | s.t. | | 136 | Cédric Pineau | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 137 | Paul Martens | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 138 | Benoît Vaugrenard | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 139 | Guillaume Boivin | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 140 | Grégory Rast | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 141 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 142 | Bert-Jan Lindeman | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 143 | Joost Van Leijen | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 144 | Mickaël Delage | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 145 | Manuel Quinziato | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 146 | Dmitriy Gruzdev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 147 | Anthony Roux | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 148 | Manuele Boaro | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 149 | Benjamín Noval | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 150 | Yohan Offredo | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 151 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 152 | Fred Rodriguez | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 153 | Gatis Smukulis | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 154 | Gert Dockx | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 155 | Baden Cooke | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 156 | Benoit Drujon | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 157 | Martin Kohler | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 158 | Yohann Gène | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 159 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 160 | Ian Stannard | Sky Procycling | + 24'27 | | 161 | Marko Kump | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 162 | Vicente Reynès | Lotto Belisol | + 24'34 | | 163 | Davide Cimolai | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 164 | Wesley Kreder | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 24'57 | | 165 | Jake Keough | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 166 | Aidis Kruopis | Orica - GreenEdge | + 25'41 | | 167 | Wesley Sulzberger | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 168 | Steele Von Hoff | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 169 | Björn Leukemans | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 170 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 171 | Frederique Robert | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 172 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 173 | David Tanner | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 174 | Boy Van Poppel | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 175 | Juan José Lobato | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 176 | Pierpaolo De Negri | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 177 | Angelo Tulik | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 178 | Jérôme Cousin | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 179 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 180 | Robert Hunter | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 181 | Romain Feillu | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 182 | Luca Paolini | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 183 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 184 | Alex Rasmussen | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 185 | Alexey Pashinin | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 186 | Matthew Hayman | Sky Procycling | + 27'00 | | 187 | Robert Wagner | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 188 | Ariel Maximiliano Richeze | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 189 | Kevin Hulsmans | Vini Fantini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 190 | Brett Lancaster | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 191 | Jos Van Emden | Belkin Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 192 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | + 28'27 | | 193 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 194 | Sébastien Chavanel | FDJ.fr | s.t. | | 195 | Álvaro José Izquierdo | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 30'06 | | 196 | Antonino Nicola | BMC Racing Team | + 32'20 | | 197 | Kenneth Shannon | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 50'40 |
General Classification | 1 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana Pro Team | 37h16'58 | | 2 | Henry Vergnaud | Citigroup Pro Cycling | + 1'54 | | 3 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 2'48 | | 4 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin - Sharp | + 3'06 | | 5 | Jelle Vanendert | Lotto Belisol | + 3'31 | | 6 | Mikel Nieve | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 4'46 | | 7 | Joaquím Rodríguez | Katusha Team | + 6'15 | | 8 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | + 6'39 | | 9 | Daniel Martin | Garmin - Sharp | + 7'07 | | 10 | Robert Kiserlovski | RadioShack - Leopard | + 7'12 |
Analysis & Daily Thoughts
Van Impe seemed very happy to announce two new team mates, who will arrive in October and enforce our squad for next season.
They are TT World Champion Thomas De Gendt and German climbing talent Dominik Nerz.
With Nerz and Herklotz, we'll have the top of the German climbers.
As good as those signings are, we're sad to see Rick Zabel go. He expressed disappointment at the lack of support for him. We have a weak lead-out and he feels he could do so much better. I understand him, but we'll miss him.
Anyway, mostly good news today, right?
Things are looking up indeed!
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| The Hobbit |
Posted on 08-01-2014 18:45
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What could possibly be wrong,  |
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Posted on 08-01-2014 18:47
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Nibali seems to strong, unfortunately. A top3 might be a new goal for Henry
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| duxili |
Posted on 08-01-2014 19:10
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Did I say Top 5 for the Vuelta?
Could only have been a miss click, I meant Top 2 of course 
Still better than the guy targeting a Top 10
I am sure Becca will recover fast. I bet this rin you got in your pocket will speed up the recovery a lot 
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| muttisr |
Posted on 08-01-2014 21:53
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nice job beeing 2nd overall in the Vuelta so far! By no doubt the comeback of the year! |
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Posted on 08-01-2014 22:07
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That's a long time trial for a short guy like me...
Well put
Anyway Niablie looks like a hard man to beat
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Posted on 08-01-2014 22:31
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Roughly on 1'30'' on Nibali is absolutely okay and could be expected. Now it's time to take back that time in the mountains since Valverde is almost a minute behind now.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 08-01-2014 23:01
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Hopefully Henry will get the time back in the mountains when Nibbles fails |
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