the results and the new GC of the etile de besseges
Results 1 Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Team Roubaix-Lille Métropole 3:20:27
2 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux
3 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post-Sean Kelly
4 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux
5 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo Test Team
6 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
7 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
8 Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
9 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
10 Jocelyn Bar (Fra) Team Roubaix-Lille Métropole
General Classification 1 Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Team Roubaix-Lille Métropole 13:55:10
2 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis 0:00:10
3 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:00:14
4 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2r La Mondiale 0:00:15
5 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) An Post-Sean Kelly 0:00:16
6 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux 0:00:17
7 Sander Armée (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen
8 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouyues Télécom
9 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouyues Télécom 0:00:18
10 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux
Edited by felix_29 on 06-02-2010 17:42
Good result for Sky, but not a big surprise, they have a lot of TTers in Qatar. Now EBH has to respond in the sprints.
Meanwhile, Nico Eeckhout wins the 5th stage of Bessegès, beating Valentin Iglinskiy.
EDIT: And McEwen wins the Trofeo de Palma, first stage of the Challenge:
1 12 MCEWEN, Robbie AUS KAT 2:21:16
2 106 FERNÁNDEZ, Koldo ESP EUS m.t.
3 53 FREIRE, Óscar ESP RAB m.t.
4 295 SCHULZE, André GER PSK m.t.
5 153 CARDOSO, Manuel POR FOT m.t.
6 228 PACHECO, José Fco ESP XAC m.t.
7 146 STROETINGA, Wim NED MRM m.t.
8 219 WAGNER, Robert GER SKS m.t.
9 47 ROJAS, José Joaquin ESP GCE m.t.
10 150 FÖRSTER, Robert GER MRM m.t.
Edited by kumazan on 07-02-2010 15:26
Surprising result in the Tour of Qatar. Geert Steurs and Wouter Mol managed to stay almost 2 minutes ahead of the first group, while being in the break al day long. Steurs took the stage, while Mol takes the lead in the GC.
1. Geert Steurs (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator)
2. Wouter Mol (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team)
3. Roger Kluge (Team Milram) 1'51"
4. Heinrich Haussler (Cervélo Test Team) 01'54"
5. Philippe Gilbert (OmegaPharma - Lotto) 01'55"
6. Roger Hammond (Cervélo Test Team) 01'55"
7. Tom Boonen (Quick Step) 01'55"
8. Jeremy Hunt (Cervélo Test Team) 01'55"
9. Danilo Napolitano (Team Katusha) 01'55"
10. Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing Team) 01'55"
Edit: Kurt Asle Arvesen is out with a broken collarbone. And so is Steven Cozza.
Edited by Wilier on 08-02-2010 20:11
