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Rolling back the years - Rabobank
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| whitevestblueshorts |
Posted on 29-07-2012 17:52
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Cavendish Ravenous on Sprint
Star of the show Mark Cavendish paces out sprint win
by: Barry Ryan
The big names were in Qatar for the start of the 6 stage tour that see's the riders race through fairly flat terrain in blistering heat and dusty conditions. No one would want to go alone out on the roads here and that proved to be the case as the opening stage would come down to a mass sprint with Sky's Manx Missle 'Mark Cavendish'able to claw back a group of riders to win the sprint with gas in the tank.
Cavendish said "Im here to win, we didnt agree to come here to make up the numbers or just test out situations, but we came here with the intention of getting a good result for the team and on a personal level, wins are always welcome"
Above: Cavendish turns on the heaters as he starts to claw back the gap
Above: Over the line in first, Cavendish glides through for the win
With teams also involved in the Etoile de Besseges and Vuelta a Mallorca, Rabobank sent out a squad including current Tour of Qatar winner Mark Renshaw, as well as face of the team Robert Gesink for his first taste of racing in 2012. Unfortunately for Rabobank the heat got the better of them and they never made any impression on the race. Gesink shrugged "We didnt work well as a team, we never made any impact when we tried to move through the peloton and as it stands we have alot of hard work ahead to gain anything from this tour"
:: Stage 1 Classification ::
:: Tour of Qatar Top Ten (Time) :: | 1 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Procycling | 3h03'13 | | 2 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 3 | Borut Božic | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 4 | Sacha Modolo | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 6 | Allan Davis | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 7 | Andrea Guardini | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 8 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 9 | Heinrich Haussler | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 10 | Matteo Pelucchi | Team Europcar | s.t. | | ----- | | 58 | Michael Matthews | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 67 | Tom Leezer | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 68 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 73 | Graeme Brown | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 77 | Mark Renshaw | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 78 | Maarten Wynants | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 82 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. |
:: Tour of Qatar Overall Classification ::
:: General Classification :: | 1 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Procycling | 3h02'53 | | 2 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Sharp | + 8 | | 3 | Nico Sijmens | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 4 | Borut Božic | Astana Pro Team | + 12 | | 5 | Aaron Kemps | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | + 14 | | 6 | Yohann Gène | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 7 | Sacha Modolo | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 20 | | 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 9 | Allan Davis | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 10 | Andrea Guardini | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. |
:: Points Leader :: | 1 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Procycling | 25 |
:: Young Rider Classification :: | 1 | Sacha Modolo | Colnago - CSF Inox | 3h03'13 | | 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 3 | Andrea Guardini | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 4 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 5 | Matteo Pelucchi | Team Europcar | s.t. |
:: Team Rankings Top Five :: | 1 | Sky Procycling | 9h09'39 | | 2 | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 3 | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 4 | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 5 | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | ----- | | 14 | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. |
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| whitevestblueshorts |
Posted on 29-07-2012 17:55
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andy222c wrote:
Good luck in Qatar - Having the current winner of the race on your team have to be encouraging 
Thanks for checking in
Yeah its a positive to take into the Tour... but we havent had the best start...
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Brilliant win for Breschel 
And Mountains leader as well
I know, im surprised  Finally got something to smile about at Rabobank!
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Kristoff Part Deux
Katusha rider retains Yellow Jersey
by: Barry Ryan
Alexander Kristoff continues to grow his reputation as he retains his Yellow Jersey in Mallorca with a 2nd stage win, continuing his impressive form in 2012.
This win came off the back of a late surge by the Katusha team who appeared to made a mistake tactically as they lost control of the peloton and had to claw their leader back into the race with alot of effort in the second part of the race.
Kristoff's team mate who led him into the sprint 'Oscar Friere said "Its not often you get a chance to start this dominant in a tour, so for us and Alexander (Kristoff) its important we continue to give him all the opportunities required to take the victory"
Above: Kristoff edges ahead after coming from behind Friere's slipstream
:: Stage 2 Classification ::
:: Vuelta a Mallorca Top Ten (Time) :: | 1 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | 3h52'52 | | 2 | Daniele Bennati | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 3 | Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 5 | John Degenkolb | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 6 | Óscar Freire | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 7 | Julien Simon | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | 8 | Takashi Miyazawa | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 9 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 10 | Fabio Sabatini | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | ----- | | 40 | Theo Bos | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 43 | Coen Vermeltfoort | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 47 | Rick Flens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 50 | Bram Tankink | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 58 | Jetse Bol | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 60 | Tom Slagter | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 66 | Juan Manuel Gárate | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 188 | Grischa Niermann | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. |
:: Vuelta a Mallorca Overall Classification ::
:: General Classification :: | 1 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | 6h25'23 | | 2 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol Team | + 28 | | 3 | Daniele Bennati | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 4 | Martijn Maaskant | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 5 | Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 32 | | 6 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 7 | Alejandro Marque Porto | Carmim - Prio | s.t. | | 8 | Mads Christensen | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | + 34 | | 9 | Giorgio Brambilla | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | s.t. | | 10 | Alessandro Bertolini | Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela | s.t. |
:: Mountain Leader :: | 1 | Brice Feillu | Saur - Sojasun | 10 |
:: Points Leader :: | 1 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | 50 |
:: Young Rider Classification :: | 1 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | 6h25'23 | | 2 | Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling | + 32 | | 3 | Giorgio Brambilla | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | + 34 | | 4 | Bob Jungels | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | + 36 | | 5 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | + 40 |
:: Team Rankings Top Five :: | 1 | Orbea Continental | 19h18'09 | | 2 | Burgos BH - Castilla y León | + 0 | | 3 | Andalucía | + 0 | | 4 | Efapel - Glassdrive | + 0 | | 5 | Colombia - Coldeportes | + 0 | | ----- | | 6 | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 0 |
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Brilliant Bauke
Mollema times it right
by: Barry Ryan
The Etoile de Besseges came to a frantic close today as the riders rode an individual time trial over 10km to close what has been an exciting race in France.
Once again we had the resurgent Rabobank team take the honours as their Dutch rider Bauke Mollema set the target time early, which no one could match to give Rabobank their 2nd straight stage win to end a race that has been a struggle for them to get through.
Outside of Mollema, Rabobank had 3 other finishers in the top 10 and also could celebrate the Polka Dot jersey win of Matti Breschel as a little trickle of success is finally falling their way.
Above: The fans push Mollema on to his success in the time trial
Pansen said "Its brilliant for us, alot of hard work, yes its been trying and we had alot of doubts in the earlier stages... BUT we have reap some rewards in the last 2 days and for Matti (Breschel) to win the Mountain points category its a credit to him for the hard work he put in during those tough slogs"
As for the winner overall, Thor Hushovd did enough to edge out the FDJ - Bigmat pairing of Geslin and Bonnet to hold on to the Yellow Jersey and secure a fine win. Hushovd smiled "Amazing, I knew I had to just keep going in that time trial.. only a disaster would have ruined it for me, it wasnt a great way to finish in that stage but we won and I thank everyone at BMC Racing and our sponsors for all the support to get us to this position today"
:: Stage 6 Classification ::
:: Etoile de Besseges Top Ten (Time) :: | 1 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | 16'42 | | 2 | Rui Costa | Movistar Team | + 3 | | 3 | Maarten Tjallingii | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 8 | | 4 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | + 10 | | 5 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 14 | | 6 | Michal Kwiatkowski | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 15 | | 7 | Iván Gutiérrez | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 8 | Danny Pate | Sky Procycling | + 16 | | 9 | Nicolas Vogondy | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 17 | | 10 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 18 | | ----- | | 166 | Carlos Barredo | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 56 |
:: Etoile de Besseges Final Classification ::
:: General Classification :: | 1 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | 16h03'04 | | 2 | Anthony Geslin | FDJ - BigMat | + 22 | | 3 | William Bonnet | FDJ - BigMat | + 31 | | 4 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | + 34 | | 5 | Michal Golas | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 35 | | 6 | Iván Gutiérrez | Movistar Team | + 39 | | 7 | Marcel Kittel | Team Argos - Shimano | + 43 | | 8 | Pablo Lastras | Movistar Team | + 51 | | 9 | Sébastien Turgot | Team Europcar | + 57 | | 10 | Grega Bole | Lampre - ISD | + 1'02 | | ----- | | 51 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 6'45 | | 75 | Maarten Tjallingii | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 8'36 | | 95 | Carlos Barredo | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 11'49 | | 102 | Paul Martens | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 12'18 | | 105 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 12'28 |
:: Mountain Winner :: | 1 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | 72 |
:: Points Winner :: | 1 | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | 89 |
:: Young Rider Classification :: | 1 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | 16h03'38 | | 2 | Marcel Kittel | Team Argos - Shimano | + 9 | | 3 | Alexandre Geniez | Team Argos - Shimano | + 1'58 | | 4 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | + 2'03 | | 5 | Gorka Izagirre | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 2'03 |
:: Team Rankings Top Five :: | 1 | BMC Racing Team | 48h12'14 (1) | | 2 | Movistar Team | + 32 (2) | | 3 | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1'00 (3) | | 4 | FDJ - BigMat | + 1'01 (4) | | 5 | Team Argos - Shimano | + 1'10 (5) | | ----- | | 16 | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 17'27 |
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Team Orders see BMC Through
Sky push hard but are unable to break BMC
by: Barry Ryan
A team time trial breaks up the tour early on as the individual is removed from the equation and now relies on his team mates to ensure that they stay on the pace.
For Cavendish, his Sky team pushed hard as the last crew on the trial, but with BMC already over the line in a competitive 13'23 the British team fell shy by 4" allowing BMC to collect the win.
Above: They Sky and BMC trains show the field how to do it, with the latter picking up 1st place
Elsewhere pre-race favourites Garmin-Sharp had a nightmare with 2 of their riders falling off the pace to trail home, whilst Rabobank left the stage with egg on their face after finishing up over 1'30 behind the pace and have it all to do if they are to regain any pride in this years tour.
:: Stage 2 Classification ::
:: Tour of Qatar Top Ten (Time) :: | 1 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | 13'23 | | 2 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 3 | Martin Kohler | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 4 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 5 | Timothy Roe | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 6 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | + 2 | | 7 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | + 4 | | 8 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 9 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 10 | Salvatore Puccio | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | ----- | | 121 | Michael Matthews | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 1'29 | | 122 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 123 | Graeme Brown | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 124 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 125 | Tom Leezer | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 126 | Maarten Wynants | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 1'30 | | 127 | Mark Renshaw | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 1'33 |
:: Tour of Qatar Overall Classification ::
:: General Classification :: | 1 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Procycling | 3h16'20 | | 2 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | + 16 | | 3 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 4 | Martin Kohler | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 5 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 6 | Timothy Roe | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 7 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | + 18 | | 8 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Procycling | + 20 | | 9 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 10 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
:: Points Leader :: | 1 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Procycling | 25 |
:: Young Rider Classification :: | 1 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | 3h16'36 | | 2 | Timothy Roe | BMC Racing Team | + 0 | | 3 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | + 2 | | 4 | Salvatore Puccio | Sky Procycling | + 4 | | 5 | Ian Stannard | Sky Procycling | + 6 |
:: Team Rankings Top Five :: | 1 | BMC Racing Team | 9h23'02 | | 2 | Sky Procycling | + 4 | | 3 | Orica - GreenEdge | + 15 | | 4 | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 16 | | 5 | Astana Pro Team | + 18 | | ----- | | 16 | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 1'29 |
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Posted on 30-07-2012 07:33
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Posted on 30-07-2012 12:09
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Not the best start for Rabobank in Qatar after stage 1 and 2.
But since none of your guys is in the top of the GC, it could prove to be your luck if the pack would allow you to break away 
Good luck with the next stages
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Four in the top ten on stage six in Besseges and a Great win for Mollema |
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Miguel98 wrote:
A great win for Mollema.
Cheers, yeah very nice to collect that win.. I think I benefitted from the leaders being content on their placing, so we squeezed it.
andy222c wrote:
Not the best start for Rabobank in Qatar after stage 1 and 2.
But since none of your guys is in the top of the GC, it could prove to be your luck if the pack would allow you to break away
Good luck with the next stages
Id love to have another go at Qatar, its been a shambles bordering on embarassing... however we can learn from the mistakes and get better (I hope)!
Cheers for checking in
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Four in the top ten on stage six in Besseges and a Great win for Mollema
Who'd have thought it! But its nice to have that bit of success to end the Besseges.
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Eu' Better Believe It!
Euskaltel - Euskadi rider Sanchez shatters the field
by: Barry Ryan
Brutal was the word used by the Katusha team after that stage, not only had they failed to maintain a steady team effort but also they saw Alexander Kristoff fall well off the pace by over 2 minutes as the Spanish team Euskaltel - Euskadi got their rider Samuel Sanchez into the lead position as he won the gruelling Deia stage by 30" from nearest rival Daniel Moreno, ironically from Katusha.
Above: Early breakaway in the 3rd stage as Kristoff see's 2 days hard work fall apart
Euskaltel - Euskadi Team Manager Miguel Madariaga spoke "It has been a tough stage, you can see how hard it is here in Mallorca as Kristoff lost all the work he done in the first 2 stages. We knew that if we broke, that only a few riders could stick with us and in the end Samuel (Sanchez) had that little bit extra about him today"
Tomorrow will see the Vuelta a Mallorca draw to conclusion with another long stage in Inca, Sanchez will defend a lead of just under 30" and hope to collect a home win for his team.
:: Stage 3 Classification ::
:: Vuelta a Mallorca Top Ten (Time) :: | 1 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 4h01'09 | | 2 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | + 30 | | 3 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 4 | Fabian Cancellara | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 5 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 6 | Jürgen Van de Walle | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 7 | Andreas Klöden | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 8 | Carlos Betancur | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 9 | John Darwin Atapuma | Colombia - Coldeportes | s.t. | | 10 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | s.t. | | ----- | | 52 | Bram Tankink | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 2'48 | | 53 | Juan Manuel Gárate | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 56 | Grischa Niermann | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 59 | Tom Slagter | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 86 | Rick Flens | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 12'35 | | 90 | Theo Bos | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 14'25 | | 162 | Jetse Bol | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 163 | Coen Vermeltfoort | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. |
:: Vuelta a Mallorca Overall Classification ::
:: General Classification :: | 1 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 10h26'52 | | 2 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | + 38 | | 3 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto Belisol Team | + 42 | | 4 | John Darwin Atapuma | Colombia - Coldeportes | + 46 | | 5 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | + 50 | | 6 | Fabian Cancellara | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 7 | Gianni Meersman | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 8 | George Hincapie | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 9 | Carlos Betancur | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 10 | Danilo Di Luca | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. |
:: Mountain Leader :: | 1 | Tom Danielson | Garmin - Sharp | 32 |
:: Points Leader :: | 1 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | 50 |
:: Young Rider Classification :: | 1 | John Darwin Atapuma | Colombia - Coldeportes | 10h27'38 (1) | | 2 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | + 4 | | 3 | Carlos Betancur | Acqua & Sapone | + 4 | | 4 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | + 4 | | 5 | Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 1'30 |
:: Team Rankings Top Five :: | 1 | Movistar Team | 31h23'06 | | 2 | Lotto Belisol Team | + 0 | | 3 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1'04 | | 4 | Colombia - Coldeportes | + 2'18 | | 5 | Acqua & Sapone | + 2'18 | | ----- | | 12 | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 6'54 ( |
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I just read through the whole story and I gotta say it was very nice to read. Some very nice reports. Really like your style! The results haven't been great so far but the last two stages in the Etoile de Besseges proved how strong you can be!
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Mallorca not being kind to the team  |
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Spilak23 wrote:
I just read through the whole story and I gotta say it was very nice to read. Some very nice reports. Really like your style! The results haven't been great so far but the last two stages in the Etoile de Besseges proved how strong you can be!
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sutty68 wrote:
Mallorca not being kind to the team
The sooner we are out of Mallorca and Qatar the better.. not the best 
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Guar'Winieri
Astana rider holds off challenge in long sprint
by: Barry Ryan
Another long, hot, flat stage in dusty Qatar for the teams as Mark Cavendish and Sky Procycling set out looking to maintain their place on top of the classification.
Above: Cavendish kept nicely placed by his team as he maintains his Yellow Jersey
The early pace was often set by the Sky team as Cavendish was kept in prime position should any attack take place, yet coming into the final sprint he would get a little tied up in the pack, as Jacopo Guarnieri kept his head on the inside to snatch the stage win on the line.
Above: Guarnieri can celebrate after a strong finish to clinch the stage
Cavendish said after the stage "Its good enough, we still have the lead, I did have a chance in the sprint but if you dont get clear air to attack then its hard to pull it off"
At the other end of the racing spectrum, Rabobank once again struggled for any momentum with rumours that the team are potentially looking to cut their losses and withdraw from the Tour, given their woeful effort so far.
:: Stage 3 Classification ::
:: Tour of Qatar Top Ten (Time) :: | 1 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana Pro Team | 3h15'37 | | 2 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 3 | Leonardo Duque | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 4 | Matthew Hayman | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 5 | Allan Davis | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 6 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 7 | Sacha Modolo | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 8 | Matteo Pelucchi | Team Europcar | s.t. | | 9 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 10 | Anuar Manan | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | ----- | | 46 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 49 | Graeme Brown | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 76 | Michael Matthews | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 79 | Tom Leezer | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 102 | Mark Renshaw | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 112 | Maarten Wynants | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 125 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 3'41 |
:: Tour of Qatar Overall Classification ::
:: General Classification :: | 1 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Procycling | 6h31'57 | | 2 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Sharp | + 13 | | 3 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | + 16 | | 4 | Danilo Wyss | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 5 | Martin Kohler | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 6 | Timothy Roe | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 7 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | + 18 | | 8 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Procycling | + 20 | | 9 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 10 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | Sky Procycling | s.t. |
:: Points Leader :: | 1 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Sharp | 40 |
:: Young Rider Classification :: | 1 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | 6h32'13 | | 2 | Timothy Roe | BMC Racing Team | + 0 | | 3 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | + 2 | | 4 | Salvatore Puccio | Sky Procycling | + 4 | | 5 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana Pro Team | + 5 |
:: Team Rankings Top Five :: | 1 | BMC Racing Team | 19h09'53 | | 2 | Sky Procycling | + 4 | | 3 | Orica - GreenEdge | + 15 | | 4 | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 16 | | 5 | Astana Pro Team | + 18 | | ----- | | 16 | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 1'29 |
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Dramatic Climax in Mallorca
Moreno chases down Sanchez but misses out
by: Barry Ryan
Spanish delight as the 4 stage soiret in Mallorca came to a tantalising finale as the 30 second lead of Samuel Sanchez was almost chased down by Katusha's Daniel Moreno who won the stage ahead of the aforementioned 'Sanchez.
Unfortunately for Moreno, Sanchez saw his attack and chased hard into the final sprint and although he had no chance of catching his rival, he did enough to prevent Moreno snatching the Overall Yellow Jersey by a mere 8".
An exasperated Sanchez said "When I saw him set clear I knew I had to go for it myself. The team had kept everyone honest, but Daniel (Moreno) can be explosive so I just had enough in me to chase him and in the end you just have to hope that time is on your side"
Above: Moreno solo's to the stage win, but its just not enough to win the Overall Classification
Elsewhere Garmin - Sharp's Danielson would be crowned King of the Mountains, Katusha's Kristoff collected the Points category in no small part to his opening pair of stage wins, whilst John Darwin Atapum of Colombia - Coldeportes did enough to be classed as Young Rider of the Tour.
:: Stage 4 Classification ::
:: Vuelta a Mallorca Top Ten (Time) :: | 1 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | 4h13'15 | | 2 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 22 | | 3 | Ángel Vicioso | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 4 | John Darwin Atapuma | Colombia - Coldeportes | s.t. | | 5 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 6 | Daniel Navarro | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | 7 | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Carlos Betancur | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 9 | David Arroyo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 10 | Robinson Chalapud | Colombia - Coldeportes | s.t. | | ----- | | 42 | Tom Slagter | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 3'27 | | 49 | Grischa Niermann | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 73 | Bram Tankink | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 74 | Juan Manuel Gárate | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 8'01 | | 95 | Coen Vermeltfoort | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 110 | Jetse Bol | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 116 | Rick Flens | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 126 | Theo Bos | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 16'42 |
:: Vuelta a Mallorca Final Overall Classification ::
:: General Classification :: | 1 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 14h40'17 | | 2 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | + 8 | | 3 | John Darwin Atapuma | Colombia - Coldeportes | + 58 | | 4 | Carlos Betancur | Acqua & Sapone | + 1'02 | | 5 | George Hincapie | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 6 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 7 | Danilo Di Luca | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. | | 8 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 9 | David Arroyo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 10 | Daniel Navarro | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | s.t. | | ----- | | 53 | Bram Tankink | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 10'18 | | 73 | Tom Slagter | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 16'45 | | 83 | Juan Manuel Gárate | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 21'21 | | 90 | Rick Flens | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 24'04 | | 94 | Grischa Niermann | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 24'41 | | 113 | Theo Bos | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 31'17 | | 122 | Coen Vermeltfoort | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 33'33 | | 135 | Jetse Bol | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 37'47 |
:: King of the Mountains :: | 1 | Tom Danielson | Garmin - Sharp | 38 |
:: Points Winner :: | 1 | Alexander Kristoff | Katusha Team | 50 |
:: Young Rider Final Classification :: | 1 | John Darwin Atapuma | Colombia - Coldeportes | 14h41'15 | | 2 | Carlos Betancur | Acqua & Sapone | + 4 | | 3 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | + 2'12 | | 4 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | + 3'09 | | 5 | Ricardo García | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 3'46 |
:: Team Rankings Top Five :: | 1 | Movistar Team | 44h06'05 | | 2 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 2'37 | | 3 | RadioShack - Nissan | + 3'15 | | 4 | Katusha Team | + 5'11 | | 5 | Acqua & Sapone | + 7'08 | | ----- | | 14 | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 19'49 |
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Racing Overshadowed by Rabobank
Pansen call's end to participation; Garrar outguns Cavendish
by: Barry Ryan
If there is something you didnt expect in todays stage it would be Cavendish losing out in a sprint that he had the advantage in... well that did happen, Farrar of Garmin-Sharp blistered his way to the stage win in an epic showdown.
However the big shock was that Rabobank decided to call it quits on their stay in Qatar and leave the tour after half of the stage, with all 7 riders looking dis-interested and struggling over 5 minutes behind the peloton.
Team Manager Albers Pansen said "Its not a decision we took lightly, we saw the attitude of the guys, their condition and our status in the race. It boiled down to maintaining the health both physically and mentally of our guys, im the one who made the final call and ill take the flak"
Above: Farrar flies by as Cavendish can only tread water at this stage
With that scandal out of the way, Farrar was all smiles after he surprised the field by coming from the tail of Cavendish to beat the 'Manxmissle' and secure a fine stage win.
:: Stage 4 Classification ::
:: Tour of Qatar Top Ten (Time) :: | 1 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Sharp | 3h24'27 | | 2 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 3 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 4 | Borut Božic | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 6 | Greg Henderson | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 7 | Lars Ytting Bak | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 8 | Matthew Hayman | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 9 | Zdenek Stybar | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
:: Tour of Qatar Overall Classification ::
:: General Classification :: | 1 | Mark Cavendish | Sky Procycling | 9h56'12 | | 2 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Sharp | + 5 | | 3 | Greg Van Avermaet | BMC Racing Team | + 27 | | 4 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | + 28 | | 5 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky Procycling | + 32 | | 6 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 7 | Ian Stannard | Sky Procycling | + 34 | | 8 | Allan Davis | Orica - GreenEdge | + 35 | | 9 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Procycling | + 36 | | 10 | Matthew Hayman | Sky Procycling | + 38 |
:: Points Leader :: | 1 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Sharp | 65 |
:: Young Rider Classification :: | 1 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | 9h56'40 | | 2 | Ian Stannard | Sky Procycling | + 6 | | 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky Procycling | + 8 | | 4 | Luke Durbridge | Orica - GreenEdge | + 15 | | 5 | Matteo Trentin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 16 |
:: Team Rankings Top Five :: | 1 | BMC Racing Team | 29h23'14 | | 2 | Sky Procycling | + 4 | | 3 | Orica - GreenEdge | + 15 | | 4 | Garmin - Sharp | + 19 | | 5 | Lotto Belisol Team | + 22 |
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