Hehe well noticed. I pulled him out of stage 19 cuz I didn't want him to start at stage 20. Obviously it'd been better to pull him out at the start of stage 20 but I feared I might forget.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
No surprise that Contador beat Nieve, but I was hoping that Nieve could at least take down Rogers or Peraud. Anyway, the polkadot jersey and the stage win at Alpe d'Huez made it a worthy Tour for Euskaltel. And now let's get that sprint win with Lobato at the Champs Elysées
@duxili: Nah, probably not. Well, maybe his fitness because he stayed upon longer than usual. And yes, clean Euskaltel team, wohoo Just like in reality, I couldn't stand having Serebryakov in my team.
@Blueprint: Yeah, I was aiming for Rogers or Peraud too. I agree, it was a worthwhile Tour for us.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
Thanks Ian. Yeah, it was a fun ride. Let's wrap it up, shall we?
Tour de France, July 2013
Stage 21
It’s the last stage and traditionally it ends in Paris at the Champs-Elysses. It’s a day of pride and honour for the riders who come here to Paris. Euskaltel – Euskadi is sure to enjoy the last stage as it was quite successful with many podium places, a stage win at Alpe d’Huez, Nieve’s 11th overall and Igor Antón’s mountain jersey. There is however still a decision left: Mark Cavendish is currently leader of the points classification but his lead are only 6 points to german André Greipel.
It’s a calm day as they ride a circuit first and then head into Paris.
As they race down the famous Champs-Elysees, it starts to rain. Of course, why shouldn’t it?
A group with riders such as Vansummeren, Gasparotto & Hoogerland is up ahead. Not too much, as the peloton and the sprint teams are already hard at work.
Yup, it’s true. Since our boys were posing for pictures and images, they missed the decisive moment when the peloton started to pace. Nieve isn’t in the group, but our mountain jersey Igor Antón is likely to lose some place, but he ends up 27th or 30th – well, that doesn’t really matter anymore. At least Vichot from french team FDJ is with our boys.
It’s the final kilometers, and Team Argos-Shimano look for their long-awaited stage win as Degenkolb opens for Kittel.
Each of one of the three superstar sprinters relies on its own train. Boonen works for Cavendish, Roelandts at the other end for Greipel. This will be the moment where the green jersey gets decided.
Kittel launches his sprint as steps out of Degenkolb’s slipstream. On the side, Farrar and Goss try to make a run for it.
When Cavendish gets out of Boonen’s shadow, there’s not much chance for anyone left.
Cavendish takes the stage win and continues to show his impressive talent in Paris. No other sprinter can look back on such an impressive record of Champs-Elyées wins and he shows the french crowd and the peloton why he was the top sprinter of this Tour de France with the green jersey on his back and a total of 5 stage wins.
Stage 21, Results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
2h43'00
2
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
3
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
4
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
5
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
7
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
8
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
9
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
10
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
11
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
s.t.
12
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
14
Mark Renshaw
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
s.t.
16
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
17
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
18
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
19
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
21
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
s.t.
22
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
23
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
s.t.
24
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
25
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
26
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Luis León Sánchez
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
28
Luka Mezgec
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
29
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
30
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
31
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
32
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
33
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
s.t.
34
Theo Bos
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
35
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
36
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
38
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
39
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
40
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
s.t.
41
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
42
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
43
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
44
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
s.t.
46
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
48
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
49
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
50
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
51
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
52
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
53
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
54
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
55
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
56
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
57
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Sojasun
s.t.
59
Maxime Daniel
Sojasun
s.t.
60
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
61
Rémi Pauriol
Sojasun
s.t.
62
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
63
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
64
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
s.t.
65
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
66
Leigh Howard
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
67
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
68
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
s.t.
69
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
s.t.
70
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
71
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
72
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ
s.t.
73
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
74
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
75
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
s.t.
76
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
77
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
78
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
s.t.
79
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
80
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
81
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
82
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
83
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
84
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
s.t.
85
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
86
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
87
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
88
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
89
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
90
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
91
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
92
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
94
Karsten Kroon
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
95
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
96
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
97
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
98
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
99
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
100
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
101
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
102
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
103
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
104
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
105
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
106
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
107
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
108
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
109
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
110
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
111
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
112
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
113
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
114
Peter Stetina
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
115
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
116
Ben King
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
117
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
118
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
119
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
120
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
121
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
122
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
123
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
124
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
125
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
126
Tom Slagter
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
127
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
128
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
129
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
130
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
131
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
132
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
133
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
134
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
135
Adrien Petit
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
136
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
137
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
138
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
139
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
140
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
141
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
142
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
s.t.
143
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
144
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
145
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
146
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
147
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
148
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
149
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
150
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
151
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
152
Sebastian Langeveld
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
153
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
154
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
155
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
s.t.
156
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
s.t.
157
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
158
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
159
Simon Spilak
Katusha Team
s.t.
160
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
161
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
162
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
163
Manuel Belletti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
164
Robert Kiserlovski
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
165
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
166
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
167
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
s.t.
168
Yohan Offredo
FDJ
s.t.
169
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
170
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
171
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
s.t.
172
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
173
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
174
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
175
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
176
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
177
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
178
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
179
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
180
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
181
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
182
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
183
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3'19
184
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'37
185
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
186
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
187
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
188
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
189
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
190
Arthur Vichot
FDJ
s.t.
Tour de France Review
The 100th Tour de France is over and this edition was surely entertaining and exciting enough to watch to its legacy proud. In the end, Chris Froome triumphed at the Champs-Elyées ahead of Colombian young gun Nairo Quintana (MOV) and Joaquím Rodríguez. Mark Cavendish took the green jersey on the last day for good, while Igor Antón secured his KoM jersey merely days before. Highlights of the 3 weeks of racing included certainly the double-loaded Alpe d’Huez stage, stage 5 with the horrific mass crash, which destroyed the GC hopes of Alberto Contador, and the intense struggle up to Mont Ventoux.
Overall victory:
Chris Froome (SKY)
Points classification:
Mark Cavendish (OPQ)
Mountain classification:
Igor Antón (EUS)
Young Rider classification:
Nairo Quintana (MOV)
Team classification:
Movistar, Spain
Final General Classification
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
84h37'41
2
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 2'50
3
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 5'17
4
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
+ 8'57
5
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'59
6
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 10'43
7
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
+ 11'29
8
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 11'48
9
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
10
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 11'51
11
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 13'13
12
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
+ 14'33
13
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
+ 14'56
14
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
+ 16'05
15
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 19'27
16
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 20'18
17
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 20'48
18
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 23'08
19
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 23'11
20
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
+ 23'14
21
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 27'00
22
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 29'09
23
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ
+ 29'15
24
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
+ 29'41
25
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
+ 31'35
Spoiler
26
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 31'57
27
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 32'31
28
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
+ 34'04
29
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 36'57
30
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 37'54
31
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 43'05
32
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 44'30
33
Simon Spilak
Katusha Team
+ 48'49
34
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 50'06
35
Luis León Sánchez
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 52'51
36
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
+ 55'39
37
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
+ 55'44
38
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 59'02
39
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h13'01
40
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
+ 1h13'47
41
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h17'34
42
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1h25'11
43
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h26'34
44
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1h26'54
45
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h41'37
46
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1h42'49
47
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h43'24
48
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h43'47
49
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h44'56
50
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h45'40
51
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h46'13
52
Robert Kiserlovski
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1h46'42
53
Tom Slagter
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h46'48
54
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h46'55
55
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h49'18
56
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h49'50
57
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1h50'58
58
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h51'58
59
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
+ 1h52'19
60
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h54'15
61
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 1h55'34
62
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h58'35
63
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1h59'24
64
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
+ 2h02'13
65
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h03'05
66
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
+ 2h03'50
67
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h04'43
68
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
+ 2h06'16
69
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h07'09
70
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h08'23
71
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
+ 2h09'12
72
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
+ 2h13'21
73
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 2h14'42
74
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 2h14'43
75
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h14'52
76
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h15'06
77
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
+ 2h17'11
78
Rémi Pauriol
Sojasun
+ 2h17'20
79
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h17'24
80
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 2h18'22
81
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 2h18'56
82
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
+ 2h19'04
83
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 2h20'07
84
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2h20'14
85
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
+ 2h20'18
86
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h20'28
87
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2h20'29
88
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
89
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Sojasun
+ 2h21'03
90
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h22'37
91
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 2h24'04
92
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h24'15
93
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h24'33
94
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2h24'34
95
Peter Stetina
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h24'42
96
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 2h26'32
97
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
+ 2h26'37
98
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 2h27'06
99
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 2h29'28
100
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
+ 2h29'51
101
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h30'26
102
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h30'34
103
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h31'10
104
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h36'29
105
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 2h36'37
106
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h38'09
107
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h38'49
108
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h39'59
109
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
110
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
+ 2h40'49
111
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
+ 2h42'03
112
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h42'42
113
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 2h43'36
114
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
+ 2h44'52
115
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2h46'34
116
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
+ 2h46'41
117
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h46'55
118
Ben King
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2h47'00
119
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 2h49'38
120
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h51'21
121
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 2h53'21
122
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h54'29
123
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2h55'14
124
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 2h56'18
125
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h57'08
126
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2h58'21
127
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h59'10
128
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2h59'25
129
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h59'42
130
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
+ 3h00'05
131
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 3h00'58
132
Arthur Vichot
FDJ
+ 3h02'31
133
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3h03'10
134
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3h03'33
135
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3h03'36
136
Maarten Tjallingii
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h03'57
137
Mark Renshaw
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h03'58
138
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3h04'24
139
Sebastian Langeveld
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3h04'36
140
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 3h04'46
141
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
+ 3h05'21
142
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h06'36
143
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3h06'49
144
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3h07'03
145
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h07'21
146
Karsten Kroon
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 3h07'57
147
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
+ 3h08'17
148
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h08'47
149
Luka Mezgec
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3h09'36
150
Theo Bos
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h10'08
151
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
+ 3h10'46
152
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3h11'34
153
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 3h12'02
154
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
+ 3h12'05
155
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
+ 3h12'47
156
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h13'41
157
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3h14'07
158
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3h14'47
159
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3h15'59
160
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
+ 3h17'14
161
Manuel Belletti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3h18'39
162
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3h19'15
163
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
+ 3h19'24
164
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
+ 3h21'54
165
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3h23'05
166
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3h26'00
167
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h28'32
168
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
+ 3h29'03
169
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
+ 3h33'06
170
Yohan Offredo
FDJ
+ 3h33'44
171
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3h34'05
172
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
+ 3h34'42
173
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 3h35'05
174
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Merida
+ 3h35'15
175
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 3h36'13
176
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
+ 3h37'27
177
Adrien Petit
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 3h38'13
178
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3h38'23
179
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
+ 3h38'26
180
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
+ 3h46'12
181
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
+ 3h47'04
182
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
+ 3h47'05
183
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3h49'04
184
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3h51'50
185
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
+ 3h58'58
186
Leigh Howard
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3h59'43
187
Yauheni Hutarovich
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4h17'47
188
Maxime Daniel
Sojasun
+ 4h20'20
189
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
+ 4h26'19
190
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 4h35'29
Chris Froome wins his first Tour de France. It’s a cloudy day and it looks like it’s going to rain soon as Froome puts up the famous trophy in the air for all of Paris to see.
His performance continues the dominance by SKY. Bradley Wiggins won it last year ahead of Chris Froome, and now it was his turn to take it. However, other than last year, it wasn’t such a clear victory. Especially Colombian young gun Nairo Quintana put quite some pressure on the SKY team. Joaquim Rodriguez showed his class after a disappointing Giro. Alejandro Valverde, Bauke Mollema and Cadel Evans are the runner-ups. None of them really gave much of a challenge though. Jürgen Van den Broeck tried it multiple times during this 3 weeks but it just wasn’t enough. Peraud and Contador have the same time; surprisingly the Frenchman is ranked above two stages winner Contador. The Spaniard showed himself in an impeccable form in the last week and one can imagine where Pistolero would be if it wasn’t for the crash in the first week and his helper duties for Michael Rogers (who landed a 10th overall) in the second week. Last year's winner Bradley Wiggins ranks at 25th this time around after 3 tough weeks. Remarkable: Movistar and Saxo - Tinkoff have both 4 riders in the Top 25. SKY resides with 3 riders there.
Stage
Name
Team
Maillot Jaune
Stage 1: FL
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma
Mark Cavendish
Stage 2: HL
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
Daniele Bennati
Stage 3: HL/FL
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
Daniele Bennati
Stage4: TTT
SKY
SKY
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Stage 5: FL
André Greipel
Lotto - Belisol
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Stage 6: FL
André Greipel
Lotto - Belisol
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Stage 7: FL
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Stage 8: MT
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana
Chris Froome
Stage 9: MT
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
Chris Froome
Stage 10: FL
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma
Chris Froome
Stage 11: FL
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma
Chris Froome
Stage 12: FL
André Greipel
Lotto – Belisol
Chris Froome
Stage 13: FL
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma
Chris Froome
Stage 14: FL/HL
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
Chris Froome
Stage 15: MT
Chris Froome
SKY
Chris Froome
Stage 16: HL
Luis Leon Sánchez
Belkin
Chris Froome
Stage 17: MT TT
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo – Tinkoff
Chris Froome
Stage 18: MT
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel – Euskadi
Chris Froome
Stage 19: MT
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar
Chris Froome
Stage 20: MT
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo – Tinkoff
Chris Froome
Stage 21: FL
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma
Chris Froome
There was a clear dominance of Omega Pharma and Lotto – Belisol when it comes to stage wins. With Marcel Kittel and Team Argos – Shimano often failing to deliver a decent enough lead-out, Cavendish and Greipel fought it out most of the time. Matthew Goss ranked multiple 2nd and 3rd but what just missing that last bit. SKY and Team Saxo – Tinkoff follow up on the two dominating sprint teams, while Euskaltel – Euskaki, Belkin, Astana, Garmin-Sharp and Movistar can be happy with their stage wins on the more difficult stages. Sojasun is the only pro continental team to have gotten a stage win. Chris Froome holds the yellow jersey for two weeks and despite some exciting racing, at some point we just knew he would take it home.
Subsequently, due to the high amount of wins, it was after some time a race between Cavendish and Greipel for the win of the maillot vert. Manx Missile eventually took the jersey at the last day for good, while I gained his 5th stage win at this Tour de France. However, the Tour was great too for the german Gorilla from Lotto - Belisol.
Points Classification
1
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
388
2
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
370
3
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
292
Spoiler
4
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
203
5
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
200
6
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
166
7
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
139
8
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
136
9
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
133
10
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
118
11
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
113
12
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
107
13
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
104
14
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
98
15
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
94
16
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
92
17
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
92
18
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
92
19
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
89
20
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Merida
88
21
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
84
22
Luis León Sánchez
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
78
23
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
76
24
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
71
25
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
70
26
Theo Bos
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
69
27
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
65
28
Manuel Belletti
AG2R La Mondiale
64
29
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
63
30
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
63
31
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
62
32
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
59
33
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
59
34
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
58
35
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
58
36
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
56
37
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
55
38
Mark Renshaw
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
54
39
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
53
40
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
53
41
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
53
42
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
53
43
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
51
44
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
49
45
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
49
46
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
49
47
Luka Mezgec
Team Argos - Shimano
48
48
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
46
49
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
45
50
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
42
51
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
41
52
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
41
53
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol
39
54
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
37
55
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
37
56
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
37
57
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
32
58
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Sojasun
31
59
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
30
60
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
30
61
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
29
62
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Sharp
29
63
Sebastian Langeveld
Orica - GreenEdge
29
64
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
28
65
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
27
66
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
26
67
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
26
68
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
26
69
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
25
70
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
24
71
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
23
72
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
23
73
Robert Kiserlovski
RadioShack - Leopard
23
74
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
23
75
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
23
76
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
22
77
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
21
78
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
21
79
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
21
80
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
20
81
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
20
82
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
20
83
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ
19
84
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
19
85
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
19
86
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Argos - Shimano
19
87
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
18
88
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
18
89
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
18
90
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
18
91
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
17
92
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
17
93
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
16
94
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
16
95
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
16
96
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
15
97
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
15
98
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
15
99
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
15
100
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
15
101
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
15
102
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
14
103
Tom Slagter
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
13
104
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
13
105
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
13
106
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
13
107
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
12
108
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
11
109
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
11
110
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
11
111
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
11
112
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
10
113
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
10
114
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
10
115
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
9
116
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
8
117
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
8
118
Rémi Pauriol
Sojasun
8
119
Peter Stetina
Garmin - Sharp
7
120
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
7
121
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
6
122
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
6
123
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
5
124
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
5
125
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
5
126
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
5
127
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
4
128
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
4
129
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
3
130
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
3
131
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
3
132
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
3
133
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
3
134
Simon Spilak
Katusha Team
2
135
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
2
136
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
2
137
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
1
After Daniel Martin decided to concentrate on the general classification after his stage win, the way was free for Igor Antón. Thanks to a total of 3 breakaways, he collected a massive lead in the Mountain Classification, which he won in the end by ease. Asked in an interview, what he prefers, the KoM or the coulda-woulda Alpe d’Huez win, Antón replies – after some hesistating – that he can’t imagine winning Alpe d’Huez, and that it actually hurts. “But I am still glad for the Mikel, and for the chance I got to go after the KoM jersey and eventually win it. It felt really blissful to stay up on the podium.”
Mountain classification
1
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
145
2
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
71
3
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
68
Spoiler
4
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
63
5
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
62
6
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
59
7
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
54
8
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
47
9
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
46
10
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
36
11
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol
32
12
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
32
13
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
28
14
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
26
15
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
25
16
Luis León Sánchez
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
23
17
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
23
18
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
23
19
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
20
20
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
20
21
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
20
22
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
19
23
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
18
24
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
18
25
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
18
26
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
18
27
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
17
28
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
16
29
Rémi Pauriol
Sojasun
15
30
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
13
31
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
12
32
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
12
33
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
11
34
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
11
35
Robert Kiserlovski
RadioShack - Leopard
11
36
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
11
37
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
10
38
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
9
39
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
8
40
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
8
41
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
8
42
Simon Spilak
Katusha Team
6
43
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
6
44
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
5
45
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
5
46
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
4
47
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
4
48
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
4
49
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
4
50
Sebastian Langeveld
Orica - GreenEdge
4
51
Tom Slagter
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
3
52
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
3
53
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
2
54
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
2
55
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
2
56
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
2
57
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Sojasun
2
58
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
2
59
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Argos - Shimano
2
60
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
1
61
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
1
62
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
1
63
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
1
64
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
1
65
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
1
66
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
1
67
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
1
68
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
1
69
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
1
70
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
1
In the weeks after the Tour de France several races were fought out. Criteriums for the stars of the Tour de France to shine. There was also some huge controversy. Apparently, Nairo Quintana might transfer to Saxo – Tinkoff in the next season! In return, Michael Rogers decided to leave the team for sure by now and will join Orica – GreenEdge. We don’t know how exactly the intern team decisions played a part in it: After Contador’s crash there was some obvious disharmony in the team, with different opinions and wished approaches. Michael Rogers got selected as leader in week 2, but Contador’s constant attacks certainly didn’t really help him all that much in week 3.
Thank you guys! ) Well, le Tour is over as I said but don't worry, there are still many races left. Next up are Vuelta a Burgos, Eneco Tour and San Sebastian (wohoo!). But first I'll post a new UCI ranking... in the coming hours.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
To get a glimpse of how things were looking at the 1st May 2013, take a look here.
With two Grand Tours over and two of the most prestigious week-long stage races behind us, the second part of the season has shown quite some excitement. But as the summer heads into another high, we take a look back at what has been happening. Since many Italian classics, the two Canadian classics, Eneco Tour, Tour of Britain and - of course - The Vuelta d’Espana and the World Championships are still yet to be raced we can expect further highlights in the third part of the season.
UCI World Tour Ranking, 31st July 2013
Rank
Name
Team
Points
1
Peter Sagan
Cannondale
455
2
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar
445
3
Chris Froome
SKY
405
4
Alberto Contador
Saxo-Tinkoff
364
5
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana
354
6
Nairo Quintana
Movistar
344
7
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma
288
8
Simon Spilak
Katusha
261
9
Fabian Cancellara
Radioshack
256
10
Bradley Wiggins
SKY
244
11
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel – Euskadi
238
Naturally, the stage racers have taken their turn on scoring points. Since Peter Sagan decided to go for the Tour de Pologne instead of the Tour de France, he even snatched some points. Alejandro Valverde has profited from his strong showings at le Tour and Cit#erium du Dauphiné and passes Tom Boonen, who loses a lot of places and falls on 7th. Chris Froome and Vincenzo Nibali advanced up big time thanks to their Grand Tour wins. Alberto Contador’s disappointing 9th place at le Tour still gave him enough points (181 to be precise, one point less than at the overview of 1st May) to get in between those too. Nairo Quintana has shown his talent at Criterium du Dauphiné and especially le Tour and gets 6th. Bradley Wiggins takes 10th place after a 4th at Giro d’Italia and a 2nd at Tour de Suisse, only 6 points ahead of Samuel Sánchez, who fell out of the Top 10. Tour de Pologne’s 2nd place overall, Francesco Gavazzi, moved up big time in the ranking, just like Tour de France great performers Bauke Mollema and Cadel Evans. Le Tour’s dominating sprinters Mark Cavendish and André Greipel profit from their stage wins, in total they took 8 together. Tour de Pologne’s winner Romain Hardy (Cofidis) enters the World Tour ranking at place 37th after his win in Poland.
Best scoring rider remains Samuel Sánchez and no one is so far getting close to him. Mikel Nieve brought him quite some points with his 11th place overall, but in the end, we can see that the team is still too much relied upon the Asturian quality.
World Tour Team Ranking
Movistar have been present throughout the season and this truly shows. Their 2nd & 4th place at le Tour scored them points, as well as their showings at Critérium du Dauphiné. But don’t forget Benat Intxausti, who also performed quite admirably at the Giro d’Italia, making it Top 10. Still, without a doubt, the most points belonged to Sky Procycling. Their spell of points-hoarding started at the Giro d’Italia, with Wiggins and Urán both cracking Top 10. It only continued with Froome’s victory at Critérium du Dauphiné and Wiggins 2nd place at Tour de Suisse. Of course, Froome’s triumph at le Tour is easily the big success of this season and Sky truly made an impact. Katusha Team remains third, while Omega Pharma loses many places. Team Saxo-Tinkoff might have hoped for more points, but seeing as they are currently 4th, they probably don’t complain either. Astana has had a bit of a letdown at le Tour due to the many crashes of Fuglsang (who also won a stage though!), but their impressive showing at Giro d’Italia remains impressive. Euskaltel – Euskadi currently are 12th and look safe to not get relegated (money-issues aside). AG2R La Mondiale has scored many points since May and there horrible spell ended already at the Giro d’Italia. Most of the World Tour races (Giro, the Critérium du Dauphiné, le Tour and the Tour de Pologne) saw a rider from AG2R La Mondiale in the Top 10 rankings overall. Meanwhile, Argos-Shimano couldn’t bring home a stage win at the Tour de France and face the relegation. Vacansoleil-DCM have tried their best so far, but their top riders failed to snatch many points yet, although they certainly tried (especially Leukemans).
Continental rider rankings
Since the last time, Juan José Haedo has majorly caught up to Petit and even passed the french rider. He currently holds 16 points more and remains the most successful rider of Jamis – Hagens Berman, especially thanks to constant Top 5 rankings and a winning streak at smaller stage races or Halfords Tour Series Round. Benjamin Giraud follows Adrien Petit on 3rd as he has one quite some one-day races. Adrien Petit, on 2nd, meanwhile hasn’t had much success. Sven Vandousselare, Sander Armee and Miguel Rubiano have recently acquired quite some major points where the team. Former strong team Bardiani Valvolve, who had 2 riders in top 5 (Battaglin, Modolo) failed to maintain their top rank and Modolo is currently their best at 11th.
Team Continental Ranking
Rank
Country
Team
Continental Team Ranking
CQ Team Ranking
1
France
Cofidis
1266
2270 (1)
2
France
La Pomme Marseille
982
806
3
Great Britain
Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
959
712
4
Belgium
Accent Jobs – Wanty
954
1425 (4)
5
Belgium
Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise
942
1379 (7)
6
Netherlands
Cycling de Rijke – Shanks
942
N/A
7
France
Europcar
884
1657
(3)
8
Italy
Bardiani Valvole – CSF Inox
871
1683 (2)
9
Germany
Team NetApp – Endura
819
1395 (6)
10
USA
Jamis – Hagens Berman
819
N/A
11
France
Sojasun
753
1137
12
Switzerland
IAM Cycling
753
1159
13
Italy
Vini Fantini – Selle Italia
743
1323 (8)
19
Colombia
Colombia
543
1143 (10)
20
Spain
Caja Rural
527
779
18
Italy
Androni Giocattoli – Venezuela
587
1416 (5)
Any team that’s hot for promotion, based on CQ Team Ranking, is marked bold.
Although Petit has failed to score points, Cofidis remain on top of continental team rankings ahead of La Pomme Marseille and Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies. Hottest team for a World Tour promotion are french teams Cofidis and Europcar. Caja Rural may have a shot if they perform well at the Vuelta, as well as Bardiani Valvole and many others.
Victories
Rank
Name
Team
Number of Victories
1
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
16
2
Juan José Haedo
Jamis – Hagens Berman
12
3
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma
12
4
Marcel Kittel
Argos-Shimano
10
5
Michael Matthews
Orica – GreenEdge
9
6
Giorgio Brambilla
Atlas Personal – Jakroo
9
7
Taylor Phinney
BMC
8
8
Benjamin Giraud
La Pomme Marseille
7
9
Ken Hanson
Optum p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies
7
10
Valverde/Wiggins/Contador/Nibali
Various
6
André Greipel continues his collection of stage wins, as he leads with 16 victories in this list. Juan José Haedo, leader of the continental rankings, ranks 2nd, equal with Mark Cavendish, at 12 victories. Marcel Kittel enjoyed some success at the other races but failed to make an impression at le Tour. Alberto Contador and Alejandro Valverde argue who is to crack the Top 10 as they both rank at 6 wins, alongside Vincenzo Nibali and Bradley Wiggins. Chris Froome has one win less. Euskaltel’s current rider with the most celebrations at the finish line remains Samuel Sánchez with 3 stage wins as he failed to snatch a victory at the Giro.
Team Victories Ranking
1
Omega Pharma
40
2
SKY
31
3
Lotto Belisol
27
4
Orica – GreenEdge
26
5
Movistar
25
Thanks to Mark Cavendish’s excellent show at le Tour and Tony Martin’s time trial win as well as some national championships honours (such as Kwiatkowski double victory in Poland), Omega Pharma now have 40 wins in this season. Not really surprisingly though. Since May, they have added 22 wins, where as their former competitors for this A-spot on the list (Orica-GreenEdge, Movistar – both teams ranked at 18 wins, just like Omega Pharma, in May) have only scored 8 respectively 7 wins. Sky Procycling have made a huge leap forward though and rank 2nd with 31 wins. Lotto Belisol moved up 2 ranks in July thanks to André Greipel’s great riding at le Tour. Euskaltel – Euskadi had a string of success too though in that section. 3 stage wins at Giro d’Italia, one stage win at le Tour plus the national championship of Spain, culminate in a total of 5 victories. Although that may not sound like much, the quality of these stage wins sure compensate for the possible lack of numbers.
What’s going on at Euskaltel – Euskadi?
The riders have taken a few days of rest, every one of them. The team has further raced in July 3 one-day races and snatched a 9th place at La Poly Normandie thanks to André Schulze.
Signings so far include the returns of Velasco, 33 years old, and Aramendia, 26 years old, who have both left Euskaltel – Euskadi one respectively two years ago, and have not signed a new contract with Caja Rural at the start of transfers. Our main goal, Castroviejo, has, as already mentioned, signed a new contract with Movistar few days before July. Haimar Zubeldia signed with Sojasun. Our intention of maybe bringing home the lost son to Euskaltel – Euskadi were shattered by his contract demands. Koldo Fernandez has signed with Movistar.
…. and Euskadi CT?
The development team by Euskaltel – Euskadi ranks currently 59 with 74 points. The majority of points comes from Carlos Barbero. The 22 year old sprinter from Castilla-Leon scored 71 points, the only other guy was Unai Ippagarirre, who had two Top 10 results.
However, it clearly shows that Barbero might be one for the future, another great sprinter next to Lobato. The Spaniard has agreed to stay one more year on continental level however with Serebryakov’s ban, Euskaltel –Euskadi might offer him a contract already at the end of the season. Although not scoring a win, Barbero has shown his talent with a 3rd place at Vuelta a la Comunida de Madrid and the best young rider jersey.
We also have our eye on Haritz Orbe, Katu told me, and I think the current captain at Euskadi CT might need another season too, to step up his game a bit for world tour level.
Any other potential signings you may ask?
Euskaltel – Euskadi has their eye on several young basque riders who deserve the chance to try their luck first at continental level. Such riders are:
Hugo Urkiago, 19 years old, stage racer. He is young but might have the talent to become a decent stage racer later on. He showed promise with a 3rd place at stage 4 of Ronde d’Isardfrom a breakaway. The stage featured several tough climbs, and in the end, he achieved 43 at the U23 stage race. He is currently the only basque rider to have scored points in U23 ranking.
Martin Goikoexta, 22 years old, northern specialist. Could he be the one who leads Euskaltel – Euskadi in the promised land of cobble stone races? We certainly have hopes for that, but it’s too early to tell, says our scout, and he needs definitely more time to observe Goikoexta. If we sign him, I will have to try to memorize his name for sure. One or two years at Euskadi continental level might be important to him though.
Guillermo Mora, 22 years old, puncheur. He’s an already skilled rider at age 22 hailing from Navarra, but with basque ties. Our scout ranks him at 70 in hill and we are eager to see more of him. This guy might be not even be a man for Euskadi CT, as he appears already fit for the world elite maybe. We still need some more time though.
We also consider making a bid for Ibai Salas, a 22 young old rider from Basque Country, who was meant to ride as a trainee for Caja Rural but negotiations left him apparently without a team.
There are some other hopeful talents around, but we will need more time to determine them. It’s obvious that not all riders, who are deemed worthy of competition, bring the quality along that is needed to compete on a professional level. Currently Euskaltel – Euskadi hold two scouts who are putting their eye on basque country and Navarra. Katu told me, that it’s likely that a third one will be hired for french basque country soon.
Just like in reality, I couldn't stand having Serebryakov in my team.
