@Reveille He's really performing so far! Anything from here is just a bonus, 4th at RvV is more than we ever expected from him.
April 9th, 2017
Paris - Roubaix - UWT
Compiègne - Roubaix 258.8kms
Here we are, the Hell of the North. 258kms of brutal cobblestones, with over 24 seperate sections awaiting us. It's gonna be a harsh day, but after Matt Hayman's miracle victory last season, we come with an air of confidence knowing that anyone can win today.
We'll be challenged by the same foes we fought in Flanders 7 days ago. Sagan, Van Avermaet, Boonen, Terpstra & many more. Jens Keukeleire had an amazing race last week coming in 4th, and the peloton is officially on notice. If Luke Durbridge's luck is a little better, we'll have an even better shot at getting into the top-5 again.
I can't wait to get out onto the pavè for my first Paris-Roubaix. Let's get into it.
Orica - Scott Team
Jens Keukeleire
Co-Leader
Luke Durbridge
Co-Leader
Matthew Hayman
Team Mate
Magnus Cort Nielsen
Team Mate
Mitchell Docker
Team Mate
Alexander Edmondson
Team Mate
Roger Kluge
Team Mate
Luka Megzec
Team Mate
Race Report
The 5 riders that took it upon themselves to breakaway early, highlighted by French champion Arthur Vichot (FDJ), entered the first cobbled section after 95kms. They had a lead of 4'00", and with 160kms left, they would surely be caught soon.
The break entering a 3-star rated section
And crunch! A crash in the peloton, as several riders hit the hard cobbles! The riders approaching them scramble to dodge, and many more fall down. Terpstra, Degenkolb, Sagan, Naesen, Hayman and young Orica rider Alex Edmondson are all on the ground. No serious injuries, and they will ride on, despite some scratches and bruises.
Will those fallen pay for their slip up later in the day?
As the peloton hit the infamous d'Arenberg sector, the break was all but caught. Always a decisive point in the race, d'Arenberg again marked the point where the race began to split. The strongest remained at the front while the weak began to fall behind, as always. Niki Terpstra & Alex Edmondson are two of those fallen behind, clearly feeling the pain from their earlier crash.
The peloton prepares to hit Trouée d'Arenberg
There was now a select group of 22 at the front. All the favourites were present, except Quick-Step were down to just Stybar & Boonen after Terpstra had fallen behind. The Orica big-3 were sitting comfortably at the front, while Daniel Oss, Greg van Avermaet's teammate, drove the pace on the front.
The final 22 riders in contention for the PR crown
And an attack from Tom Boonen! In his final Paris-Roubaix, he took advantage of a slight decrease in pace in the front group, and launched ahead. While no one could grab his wheel, the group worked together to bring him back. A warning shot to those just trying to ease along to the finish line. Hayman & Durbridge begin to struggle, as Keukeleire would soon be isolated.
And news from the back that there's been another big crash, once again involving Alex Edmondson, as well as teammate Roger Kluge, Sylvain Chavanel, Taylor Phinney, and a few more. A horror day for Edmondson's first Paris-Roubaix after a very promising start to his classics career.
Not enough to win, but a show of strength from the 4-time champion
Just as Boonen is brought back, John Degenkolb goes for it! Clearly very motivated after a dissapointing season so far, the German tries to attack, and does some serious damage. He is reeled back, but only by 14, many of whom were simply trying to keep in touch, and looked without a chance in the final sprint. Sagan, Vanmarcke, Boonen & Keukeleire look the most comfortable, as the velodrome inched closer.
John Degenkolb will win or die trying
With the group inching closer to the stadium in Roubaix, an attack comes from the man hiding in the shadows all day, and winner of the Ronde van Vlaanderen just a week ago, Peter Sagan. You can hear the crowd's vocal excitement as the showman rips away from his competitors towards the finale.
A quiet race thus far, but the world champ is here when it counts
Despite looking almost unstoppable, Sagan is caught just as they enter the stadium. What damage will that effort do to his chances today? With Degenkolb, Boonen, GVA & Keukeleire all still in the group, he would seriously be up against it come the final sprint. Keukeleire leads the group for the final laps around. It would end in a sprint, but after today's race, anyone can win.
Not long left before we have our champion
And it begins! Degenkolb goes first, with Sagan on his wheel. Boonen tries to get up onto the ramp to get a start on his sprint. Vanmarcke is on his wheel. Keukeleire is just behind Sagan, waiting for his moment. A new champion awaits.
Sagan in prime position, but did he have the legs?
It's super tight! The riders can almost touch the line! Degenkolb and Sagan took an early lead but Keukeleire is charging through the middle of the pack, as Boonen & Vanmarcke begin to fall. Could the Orica man get the biggest win of his career?
Sagan, Keukeleire, Degenkolb
And our winner today.. John Degenkolb! He kicked early and held off the charging Keukeleire and Sagan to take his second Roubaix trophy! A mammoth effort by Keukeleire to cap off a truly breakout classics season, proving himself to be one of the premier cobbles riders in the world.
Another incredible Paris-Roubaix for 2017
1
John Degenkolb
Trek - Segafredo
6h00'28
2
Peter Sagan
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
3
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - Scott
s.t.
4
Tom Boonen
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
5
Sep Vanmarcke
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
6
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
7
Luke Rowe
Team Sky
s.t.
8
Zdenek Stybar
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
9
Gianni Moscon
Team Sky
s.t.
10
Oliver Naesen
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Ian Stannard
Team Sky
s.t.
12
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
13
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
14
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
15
Florian Sénéchal
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
16
Stijn Vandenbergh
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'19
17
Luke Durbridge
Orica - Scott
+ 4'44
18
Dylan Van Baarle
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 5'45
19
Jasper Stuyven
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
20
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
21
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'37
22
Mathew Hayman
Orica - Scott
+ 7'11
23
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
24
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
25
Jens Debusschere
Lotto - Soudal
+ 7'55
26
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
27
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
28
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
29
Mike Teunissen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
30
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Sunweb
s.t.
31
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
32
Maciej Bodnar
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
33
Fernando Gaviria
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
34
Sylvain Chavanel
Direct Energie
s.t.
35
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
36
Magnus Cort Nielsen
Orica - Scott
+ 9'33
37
Tiesj Benoot
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
38
Sebastian Langeveld
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
39
Pieter Vanspeybrouck
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
40
Adrien Petit
Direct Energie
s.t.
41
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
42
Kenneth Vanbilsen
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
43
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
s.t.
44
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
45
Luka Mezgec
Orica - Scott
+ 11'34
46
Michael Mørkøv
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 12'11
47
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
48
Alberto Bettiol
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
49
Danny Van Poppel
Team Sky
s.t.
50
André Greipel
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
51
Tom Van Asbroeck
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
52
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 13'44
53
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
54
Jelle Wallays
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
55
Tim Declercq
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
56
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
57
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
+ 14'43
58
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
59
Jacopo Guarnieri
FDJ
s.t.
60
Scott Thwaites
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
61
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
62
Maxime Daniel
Fortuneo - Oscaro
s.t.
63
Timo Roosen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
64
Zico Waeytens
Team Sunweb
s.t.
65
Michael Valgren
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
66
Jasha Sütterlin
Movistar Team
+ 16'32
67
Thomas Voeckler
Direct Energie
s.t.
68
Baptiste Planckaert
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
69
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
70
Antoine Duchesne
Direct Energie
s.t.
71
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
72
Sacha Modolo
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
73
Yannick Martinez
Delko - Marseille Provence
s.t.
74
Mads Würtz Schmidt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
75
Alexander Porsev
Gazprom - RusVelo
s.t.
76
Bryan Coquard
Direct Energie
+ 18'40
77
Mitchell Docker
Orica - Scott
s.t.
78
Marko Kump
UAE Team Emirates
+ 20'03
79
Nathan Van Hooydonck
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
80
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
81
Hugo Houle
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
82
Twan Castelijns
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 21'12
83
Benoit Jarrier
Fortuneo - Oscaro
+ 21'45
84
Łukasz Wiśniowski
Team Sky
+ 22'28
85
Toms Skujins
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
86
Julien Duval
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 23'13
87
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
88
Johan Le Bon
FDJ
+ 23'56
89
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 24'25
90
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
91
Boy Van Poppel
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
92
Leigh Howard
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
93
Lasse Norman Hansen
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
94
Floris Gerts
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
95
Mark McNally
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
96
Søren Kragh Andersen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
97
Nans Peters
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
98
Bob Jungels
Quick-Step Floors
+ 26'04
99
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
100
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Sunweb
s.t.
101
Kenny Dehaes
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
102
Ivan Garcia Cortina
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
103
Simon Geschke
Team Sunweb
s.t.
104
Romain Cardis
Direct Energie
s.t.
105
Filippo Ganna
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
106
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto - Soudal
+ 26'51
107
Davide Martinelli
Quick-Step Floors
+ 28'20
108
Arthur Vichot
FDJ
s.t.
109
Fumiyuki Beppu
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
110
Mark Renshaw
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
111
Arnaud Gérard
Fortuneo - Oscaro
s.t.
112
Amund Grøndahl Jansen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 29'16
113
Ivan Savitskiy
Gazprom - RusVelo
+ 30'34
114
Michael Kolar
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
115
Kevin Van Melsen
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
+ 31'16
116
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
117
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
118
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
119
Jorge Arcas
Movistar Team
s.t.
120
Manuel Senni
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
121
Ryan Mullen
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
122
Cyril Gautier
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
123
Anthony Perez
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
124
Lilian Calmejane
Direct Energie
s.t.
125
Pavel Brutt
Gazprom - RusVelo
s.t.
126
Benjamin Giraud
Delko - Marseille Provence
s.t.
127
Olivier Le Gac
FDJ
s.t.
128
Adriano Malori
Movistar Team
+ 33'13
129
Jenthe Biermans
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
130
Florian Vachon
Fortuneo - Oscaro
+ 33'50
131
Adam Blythe
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
132
Jaco Venter
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
133
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
134
Peter Koning
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
135
Paweł Poljański
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
136
Dorian Godon
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 36'31
137
André Cardoso
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
138
Martin Laas
Delko - Marseille Provence
s.t.
139
Ruslan Tleubayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
140
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
141
Artem Nych
Gazprom - RusVelo
s.t.
142
Franck Bonnamour
Fortuneo - Oscaro
s.t.
143
Julien Morice
Direct Energie
s.t.
144
Ivan Rovny
Gazprom - RusVelo
+ 37'13
145
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
+ 38'55
146
Rubén Fernández
Movistar Team
s.t.
147
Marco Minnaard
Wanty - Groupe Gobert
s.t.
148
Janez Brajkovic
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
149
José Gonçalves
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
150
Silvio Herklotz
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
151
Elie Gesbert
Fortuneo - Oscaro
+ 40'45
152
Jan Polanc
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
153
Haimar Zubeldia
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
154
James Shaw
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
155
Michel Kreder
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
156
Sergey Nikolaev
Gazprom - RusVelo
s.t.
157
Armindo Fonseca
Fortuneo - Oscaro
s.t.
158
Joey Rosskopf
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
159
Jérémy Maison
FDJ
s.t.
160
Matej Mohoric
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
161
Brice Feillu
Fortuneo - Oscaro
s.t.
162
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
163
José Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 42'12
164
Anthony Turgis
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
165
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
+ 42'35
166
Valerio Agnoli
Bahrain - Merida
+ 43'15
167
Ildar Arslanov
Gazprom - RusVelo
+ 44'29
168
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
169
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
s.t.
...
56
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 13'44
Again, all I can say is wow. Today was brutal, I won't lie. I hit the ground hard twice, and I can really feel it now the race is over. There's no serious damage, but let's just say I'm happy to have three weeks off now before my next race. I'll definitely enjoy my rest.
But forget about me, how about the performance so far this season from Jens Keukeleire. Third at Omloop HN, 5th at Gent-Wevelgem & E3, and of course 4th last week at the RvV, and now today, he's really proving himself and the world is paying attention. And of course all of our teammates have been instrumental in his success so far, we all have a job to do, and the satisfaction of earning those results for the team really makes all the blood, sweat and tears worth it.
It's been an amazing classics season again, but I'm done now until my Giro prep begins at the Tour de Romandie. Before we start there though, we've got Ardennes week, so I'll let you know how we go there, as well as the two WorldTour races in Catalunya & the Basque country that have just finished.
Until next time,
AlexEdited by Teddy The Creator on 30-07-2017 03:33
@sutty68 It certainly didn't, no serious damage done though luckily
Part 1/2
April 24th, 2017
Race Recap - March/April 2017
It's been a while since I last checked in, but I'm back, here in the town of Aigle in Switzerland for the start of the Tour de Romandie tomorrow. But before we get into that, let me fill you in on how things have been going around the rest of the world of cycling..
While we were in Belgium racing the cobbles, the rest of the team where in Spain for the two respective tours of Catalunya & Pais Vasco, Some good early season tests of form on some challenging climbs over a week or so each. Over the two races we had some great results and amazing individual performances.
And of course just as the Paris-Roubaix ended, the Ardennes week began. Starting with Amstel Gold Race, then onto Fleche Wallone, and finishing at the famous Liege-Bastogne-Liege, it was another thoroughly entertaining week of racing highlighted by some great results for our leaders. Check it all out below!
20.03 - 26.03 - Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - UWT
Spoiler
We started the race perfectly, with Magnus Cort Nielsen winning a chaotic bunch sprint to Callela, earning him the leader's jersey and the points jersey. He lost it however in the second stage 40km team time-trial, which was won by Movistar, handing the leader's jersey to Nairo Quintana, who never lost it.
We didn't come here with many expectations for the overall, with Roman Kreuziger leading us against a very strong field. He wasn't in great form, and after losing over 2 minutes to the leaders on stage-3, we focused on other classifications, and snagging another stage win. We did just that, with Ruben Plaza outlasting all his breakaway compatriots and just beating the bunch sprint on stage 4. On that stage he earnt the King of the Mountains jersey, which he defended terrifically throughout the final two stages, and finished with a 40 point buffer onto second place.
Two stage wins, and the mountains classification; you can't call that a bad tour.
Magnus Cort Nielsen sprinting to victory in stage 1
General Classification
1
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
24h27'05
2
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
+ 29
3
Dayer Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 47
4
Chris Froome
Team Sky
+ 51
5
Marc Soler
Movistar Team
+ 1'02
King of the Mountains
1
Ruben Plaza
Orica - Scott
81
2
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
42
3
Alexis Gouegard
AG2R La Mondiale
34
03.04 - 08.04 - Vuelta al Pais Vasco - UWT
Spoiler
Led by the Yates brothers, the Tour of the Basque Country was a tremendously succesful race for the team, as we finished with three riders in the top-10, and just like in Catalunya, finished with the King of the Mountains jersey on our shoulders.
Daryl Impey competed in the bunch sprints on stage 1 & 2, earning top-10s on both. On the 3rd stage, a very hilly profile with several tough climbs, Impey survived in the lead group until the finish line, and sprinted to 2nd place behind Dan Martin, giving Impey the leader's jersey, which he defended valiantly the next day, finishing 3rd behind Felline & Valverde.
The 5th stage was the end of Impey's run in the leader's jersey, despite finishing on 8th on the summit finish to Eibar. He lost 42" to Alberto Contador, who took the overall lead, as the Yates brothers finished together in 2nd and 3rd, 12" ahead of Nairo Quintana & Chris Froome. On the final 26km hilly time-trial, which was won by Chris Froome, Adam & Simon dropped down in the GC to 4th & 5th, while Impey solidified a great performance to take 8th overall.
All while this was happening, young gun Robert Power was jumping in every break he could, and confidently won the King of the Mountains classification, mainly due to a terrific performance on stage 3, where his breakaway was caught in the final kms.
Another super succesful tour for the team, with great signs for the bigger races later in the year.
The first of the big three Ardennes classics (although not actually in the Ardennes), AGR is probably the least tough of the three, but at 258kms, is still a pure slog designed for the puncheur with a fast finish.
The race was quite uneventful, with no successful attacks all day. While there was a strong selection in the final third of the race, a group of 35 riders or so reached the uphill finish together. Despite a late charge from Sky's Geraint Thomas, two of the quickest men left in the group overtook him up the final sprint, with Sonny Colbrelli taking the win, clearly a race he likes after his 3rd place last season, ahead of a charging Fabio Felline, his 5th podium place (yet no win) of the season so far. It was a quiet race for the team, with unsuccesful attacks coming from Roman Kreuziger & Esteban Chaves, although Michael Albasini finished very well to take 8th place.
A huge win for the Italian
1
Sonny Colbrelli
Bahrain - Merida
6h12'31
2
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
3
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
s.t.
4
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
5
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
s.t.
6
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
7
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
s.t.
8
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
s.t.
9
Ben Hermans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
10
Philippe Gilbert
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
19.04 - La Flèche Wallonne - UWT
Binche - Huy 208.6kms
Onto a far tougher course at La Flèche Wallonne, the peloton faces several short and steep climbs, highlighted by the infamous Mur de Huy, whose immense gradients always mean the strongest man wins. Alejandro Valverde has won the last three editions here, and was looking to make it 4 on the trot.
We came here with the same squad as AGR, led by Albasini, Chaves & Gerrans. On the first ascension of the Huy, an elite group of 22 formed at the front, and it was a full on race from then on, with 60kms of attacks leading up to the final climb, as Valverde, Sergio Henao & Dan Martin escaped the rest and headed to the final sprint. And once again, the extraordinary Spaniard won his 5th Flèche Wallonne, winning the sprint comfortably, with Albasini continuing his form to take 4th place. Chaves & Gerrans were in the same group as Albo, taking 6th & 8th to make it 3 in the top-10, an amazing team performance.
4 in a row for Alejandro Valverde
1
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
4h51'28
2
Daniel Martin
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
3
Sergio Luis Henao
Team Sky
s.t.
4
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
+ 16
5
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
6
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
s.t.
7
Philippe Gilbert
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
8
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
s.t.
9
Wout Poels
Team Sky
s.t.
10
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
23.04 - Liège–Bastogne–Liège - UWT
Liège - Ans 256.8kms
By far the most prestigious of the three races, we end the week with the legendary LBL. One of cycling's 5 monuments, the stakes are even higher here on the very tough hilly course. Valverde was the hot favourite once again, and looked unstoppable at La Flèche Wallone.
The race was going just as expected, as with 18kms remaining a group of 24 riders headed towards the final few climbs. As the rain began to fall, they took a tight turn and a clip of wheels led to a mass crash, with almost all of the favourites hitting the ground hard. Valverde, Martin, Nibali, Dumoulin, Gilbert, Chaves & more were all down and their chances of winning over. 8 riders were left at the front and they sped towards the finish line.
We were very lucky to still have Albasini & Gerrans in the main group, and we felt confident as they headed to the final line. As the sprint started they had a strong lead over the remaining field, and it looked like a famous 1-2 was about to occur, but just as the road flattened, a lightning fast Diego Ulissi overtook them both and took an incredible win. Heartbreak for the team, especially Albasini who has now finished 2nd at LBL for two years running.
Unfortunately Valverde abandoned after the crash, and is currently nursing a wrist injury and rumour is will not compete again until June.
The crash that ended the day early for several favourites
1
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates
6h23'38
2
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
s.t.
3
Simon Gerrans
Orica - Scott
s.t.
4
Samuel Sánchez
BMC Racing Team
+ 9
5
Lilian Calmejane
Direct Energie
s.t.
6
Warren Barguil
Team Sunweb
s.t.
7
Ben Hermans
BMC Racing Team
+ 20
8
Sérgio Luis Henao
Team Sky
+ 40
9
Alexis Vuillermoz
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
10
Vincenzo Nibali
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
Well, what can I say.. watching LBL was a serious rollercoaster ride, I was sure we had the win there at the end but Ulissi pulled something out of nothing, and we can't argue with that. A podium in LBL was our overall goal for this week, and we achieved it! Not in the way we had hoped, but we'll take the result.
It's been fun watching the racing but now it's my turn again. Romandie starts tomorrow with a prologue, my favourite!
The latest WorldTour stage race is here, in the form of the Tour de Romandie. Many teams use it as a warm up for the Tour de France, but we're here to fine tune our fitness before the Giro starts in just 10 days. We're led here by Esteban Chaves, but since he's saving his peak for slightly later in the Giro, Roman Kreuziger may take over that role depending on results come stage 2. We've also brought Caleb Ewan for the sprints, and local hero Michael Albasini, so we're expecting some great results here.
I'll be an integral part of the lead out for Caleb, as well as pure domestique come the hillier stages. I get a chance to ride for myself today however, as we have a short prologue to start us off, which I love to ride.
There's a strong start list here, headlined by Nairo Quintana (Movistar) & Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo), who will continue to lock horns after some entertaining battles already this year, as well as French stars Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) & Romain Bardet (AG2R), who are remaining tight lipped as to whether they'll be riding the Giro or Tour. Team Sky is led by Mikel Landa, who leads the pack of outsiders, amongst them former champ and race favourite Simon Spilak (Katusha-Alpecin), Jakob Fuglsang (Astana), Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo), Domenico Pozzovivo (AG2R), Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) & Tejay Van Garderen (BMC).
Sprinting stocks are slightly lower here, so Caleb will go into most flat stages as the resounding favourite. His main competitors will be Phil Bauhaus (SunWeb), Andrea Guardini (UAE), Leigh Howard (Aqua Blue) & Rudiger Selig (Bora-Hansgrohe)
Today's profile looks pan flat, but the course actually starts with a 1km or so climb, which pushes the odds slightly in favour of the climbing TTer, not exactly my cup of tea. But I'm feeling good, and the course ends with a long flat section so let's see how I go.
Also one last quick note, I'll be doing the race reports myself from now on! Let me know if you prefer them like this, or the usual way. Enjoy!
Orica - Scott Team
Esteban Chaves
Co-Leader
Roman Kreuziger
Co-Leader
Caleb Ewan
Sprinter
Michael Albasini
Free Element
Sam Bewley
Team Mate
Alexander Edmondson
Team Mate
King Lok Cheung
Team Mate
Roger Kluge
Team Mate
Full Startlist
Spoiler
Race Report
Our first rider off the blocks was Roman Kreuziger, who has publicly stated his claims to want to lead here in Switzerland. And he's started strongly, posting what was the quickest time, and ended up finishing in 13th place, ahead of most of the other GC contenders, including 5" ahead of Esteban Chaves.
Kreuziger stakes his claim for the leadership
It was very grey skys today, and with the roads very wet still from earlier rain. I got a bit spooked by the first downhill section, and it must've affected me because I underperformed here today, finishing the 4kms in 6'27", which put me in 85th place. Very dissapointing but I'm just happy to finish unscathed.
The only thing I could enjoy today was the scenery
Local favourite Michael Albasini came out to the cheers of the large crowd here today, and he was flying! He posted the fastest time at the final check, but would eventually be overtaken to finish in 3rd place on the stage. A very good position to possibly steal the leader's jersey soon!
The local hero clearly in great form for his home race
Today's winner and first wearer of the leader's jersey was Simon Spilak (Katusha - Alpecin). A suprise winner, but it shouldn't be, he's won here in 2010 and finished in 2nd place three times also, so clearly a big fan of this race and he's come to win again.
A smokey for the overall win?
Results & General Classification
1
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
6'06
2
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
+ 4
3
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
s.t.
4
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
+ 5
5
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
+ 6
6
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 7
7
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
8
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
9
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
10
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
+ 8
...
85
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 21
Spoiler
11
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
12
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
+ 9
13
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
14
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
s.t.
15
Tony Gallopin
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
16
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
17
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 10
18
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
s.t.
19
Stephen Cummings
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
20
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 11
21
Steve Morabito
FDJ
s.t.
22
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
23
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 12
24
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
25
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
26
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
27
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
28
Tomasz Marczyński
Lotto - Soudal
+ 13
29
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
30
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
31
Peter Koning
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
32
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
33
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
34
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
35
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 14
36
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
37
Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
38
Silvio Herklotz
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
39
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
s.t.
40
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
41
Matej Mohoric
UAE Team Emirates
+ 15
42
Ondrej Cink
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
43
Laurens De Plus
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
44
José Gonçalves
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
45
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
46
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto - Soudal
+ 16
47
Søren Kragh Andersen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
48
Georg Preidler
Team Sunweb
+ 17
49
Michael Kolar
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
50
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
51
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
52
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
53
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 18
54
Alexis Vuillermoz
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
55
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
56
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
57
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
58
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
59
Lawson Craddock
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
60
Patrick Bevin
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
61
Leigh Howard
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
62
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
63
Maciej Bodnar
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
64
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
65
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
+ 19
66
Baptiste Planckaert
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
67
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
68
Peter Kennaugh
Team Sky
s.t.
69
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
70
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
71
Rüdiger Selig
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 20
72
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
73
Tom Van Asbroeck
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
74
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
75
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
76
Lasse Norman Hansen
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
77
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
78
Valerio Conti
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
79
Eros Capecchi
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
80
Valerio Agnoli
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
81
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
82
Matthias Brändle
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
83
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 21
84
Bauke Mollema
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
85
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
86
Kristijan Durasek
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
87
Marc Fournier
FDJ
s.t.
88
Sander Armee
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
89
Tim Declercq
Quick-Step Floors
+ 22
90
Serge Pauwels
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
91
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
92
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
s.t.
93
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
94
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
95
Larry Warbasse
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
96
Filippo Ganna
UAE Team Emirates
+ 23
97
Michael Gogl
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
98
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
99
Nathan Brown
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
100
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
101
Javier Moreno
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
102
David López
Team Sky
s.t.
103
Michel Kreder
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 24
104
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
s.t.
105
Mark Christian
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
106
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
107
Egan Arley Bernal
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
108
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
s.t.
109
Aaron Gate
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 25
110
Sean De Bie
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
111
Andrew Fenn
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
112
Amund Grøndahl Jansen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
113
Laurens De Vreese
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
114
Johann Van Zyl
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
115
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 26
116
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
117
Nans Peters
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
118
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
s.t.
119
Artyom Zakharov
Astana Pro Team
+ 27
120
Timo Roosen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
121
Borut Božic
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
122
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
123
Arman Kamyshev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
124
Marco Coledan
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
125
Grega Bole
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
126
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
s.t.
127
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 28
128
Nathan Van Hooydonck
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
129
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
s.t.
130
Scott Thwaites
Team Dimension Data
+ 29
131
Nikolas Maes
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
132
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
133
Ivan Garcia Cortina
Bahrain - Merida
+ 30
134
Daniel Hoelgaard
FDJ
s.t.
135
Hector Carretero
Movistar Team
s.t.
136
Erik Baska
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
137
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
138
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
s.t.
139
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
140
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
141
Fabio Sabatini
Quick-Step Floors
+ 31
142
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
143
Michał Gołaś
Team Sky
s.t.
144
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
145
Jhonatan Restrepo
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 32
146
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
147
Toms Skujins
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
148
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
149
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
150
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
s.t.
151
François Bidard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
152
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Sunweb
+ 33
153
Carlos Barbero
Movistar Team
+ 34
154
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 35
155
Wouter Wippert
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
156
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
157
Simone Consonni
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
158
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 36
159
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
160
Jon Ander Insausti
Bahrain - Merida
+ 41
Points Classification
1
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
15
2
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
12
3
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
10
4
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
9
5
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
8
6
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
7
7
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
6
8
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
5
9
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
4
10
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
3
Spoiler
11
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
2
12
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
1
Young Riders Classification
1
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
6'15
2
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 1
3
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3
4
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 4
5
Silvio Herklotz
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 5
6
Matej Mohoric
UAE Team Emirates
+ 6
7
Laurens De Plus
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
8
Søren Kragh Andersen
Team Sunweb
+ 7
9
Michael Kolar
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 8
10
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
...
19
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 12
A dissapointing day for me, but I haven't raced in a month or so, and the rainy conditions meant I was taking it pretty easy. As for Michael, a great ride, and Roman & Esteban did well too, so all in all a good day for the team.
Tomorrow we're right into the tough stuff, so I need my rest.. See you tomorrow!
The first stage proper of the Tour de Romandie throws the riders straight into the tough stuff. With three short climbs, as well as the Montée de Vex in the middle of the stage, the peloton will be tired by the time we arrive at the final climb, which will be the first test for the GC contenders. It's not too long so we hope Albasini will be able to stick around but if not we've got Roman & Esteban waiting in the wings.
I'll be looking after Michael for as long as I can today, keeping him safe up front. I'm feeling good so I think I'll last for most of the day.
Race Report
A 3-man break highlighted the day's early action, with Daniel Teklahaimanot (Dimension Data) beating his competitors Manuele Mori (UAE) & Lukas Pöstlberger (Bora - Hansgrohe) to all the first 4 mountain passes, earning him the KoM jersey for tomorrow.
The Swiss Alps providing the backdrop
As we reached the first major climb, there was no massive damage. The peloton started to split slightly, and over the top the main group was about 80-riders strong. I was feeling good still in front of Albo, with everyone on the team sitting comfortably near the front.
A group effort in the chase
Teklahaimanot soon dropped his two breakaway compatriots, and although riding very well, going solo was too tough for him and he was caught just under the 20km-to-go banner, with the final climbs in sight.
A terrific ride from the Eritrean climber
As the peloton hit the final climbs, the pace was high. Katusha were working hard to hold off any attacks to keep the leader's jersey on Simon Spilak's shoulders. I soon dropped off, as did the rest of the team's helpers, and it was just Roman, Esteban & Michael, facing off against the rest of the favourites.
And an attack from Kreuziger! The pack slowed down slightly so he tried to grab a gap just before the descent towards the final climb. He got a decent gap as Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) jumped on his wheel.
Strong attack from the Czech champion
Kreuziger & Fuglsang held the lead on the descent, but they couldn't hold off the chase from Katusha, who had their hearts set on keeping the yellow jersey. But as Kreuziger gave up and settled back into the pack, Fuglsang attacked again, this time followed by Esteban Chaves, with the pack chasing hard.
Chaves had his eyes on Fuglsang with 2kms remaining
And under the 1km banner, Fuglsang and Chaves still led, but Spilak, Alberto Contador, and Geraint Thomas, who was seemingly Sky's leader, with Mikel Landa struggling behind, on their heels. Albasini was just to their left, just holding off for the final sprint. Would the Dane be able to hold on?
Alba the fastest man, but were his legs there?
And somehow, Fuglsang takes the win! He was chased very hard by Albasini who finished just short, with Esteban taking 3rd. Another 'so-close' moment for Michael, his third 2nd place of the season already.
2nd & 3rd place for Orica, so close yet again!
Despite getting the same time as Fuglsang, Simon Spilak loses his leader's jersey due to bonus seconds. Albasini stays in 2nd, with Spilak down to 3rd. With Chaves 4th & Kreuziger 8th, we're looking very good for the rest of the race.
Results
1
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
4h19'46
2
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
s.t.
3
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
s.t.
4
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
5
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
+ 20
6
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
s.t.
7
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
8
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 1'03
9
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
10
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
...
73
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 5'31
Spoiler
11
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
12
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
+ 2'07
13
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
14
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
15
Stephen Cummings
Team Dimension Data
+ 2'29
16
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'15
17
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
18
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
19
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
s.t.
20
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
21
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
22
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
23
Alexis Vuillermoz
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
24
Tomasz Marczyński
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
25
Serge Pauwels
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
26
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
27
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
28
Georg Preidler
Team Sunweb
s.t.
29
Tony Gallopin
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
30
Egan Arley Bernal
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
31
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
32
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
+ 3'49
33
David Gaudu
FDJ
+ 5'31
34
Valerio Conti
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
35
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
36
Laurens De Plus
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
37
Grega Bole
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
38
Silvio Herklotz
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
39
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
s.t.
40
Ondrej Cink
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
41
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
42
Kristijan Durasek
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
43
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
44
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
45
José Gonçalves
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
46
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
47
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
48
Peter Kennaugh
Team Sky
s.t.
49
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
50
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
s.t.
51
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
52
François Bidard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
53
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
54
Sander Armee
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
55
Timo Roosen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
56
Valerio Agnoli
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
57
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
58
Nathan Brown
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
59
Bauke Mollema
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
60
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
61
Tim Declercq
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
62
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
63
Michael Gogl
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
64
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
65
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
66
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
67
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
68
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
69
Eros Capecchi
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
70
Patrick Bevin
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
71
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
72
Lawson Craddock
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
73
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
74
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
s.t.
75
Steve Morabito
FDJ
s.t.
76
Jhonatan Restrepo
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
77
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
78
Tom Van Asbroeck
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
79
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
80
Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
81
Matej Mohoric
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
82
Sean De Bie
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
83
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
84
Laurens De Vreese
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
85
Johann Van Zyl
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
86
Michel Kreder
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
87
Ivan Garcia Cortina
Bahrain - Merida
+ 7'30
88
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
89
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
90
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
91
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
92
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 7'45
93
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 8'46
94
Leigh Howard
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
95
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Sunweb
s.t.
96
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
97
Carlos Barbero
Movistar Team
s.t.
98
Larry Warbasse
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
99
Matthias Brändle
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
100
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
s.t.
101
Michał Gołaś
Team Sky
s.t.
102
Lasse Norman Hansen
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
103
Søren Kragh Andersen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
104
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
105
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
106
Wouter Wippert
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
107
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
108
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
109
Marc Fournier
FDJ
s.t.
110
Scott Thwaites
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
111
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
112
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
113
Michael Kolar
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
114
Toms Skujins
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
115
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
116
Nathan Van Hooydonck
BMC Racing Team
+ 10'02
117
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
118
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
119
Andrew Fenn
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
120
Maciej Bodnar
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
121
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
122
David López
Team Sky
+ 10'34
123
Rüdiger Selig
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
124
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
125
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
126
Javier Moreno
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
127
Peter Koning
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
128
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
129
Filippo Ganna
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
130
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
131
Artyom Zakharov
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
132
Mark Christian
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
133
Arman Kamyshev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
134
Nikolas Maes
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
135
Erik Baska
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
136
Simone Consonni
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
137
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
138
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
s.t.
139
Daniel Hoelgaard
FDJ
s.t.
140
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
141
Fabio Sabatini
Quick-Step Floors
+ 12'03
142
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
143
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
s.t.
144
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
s.t.
145
Borut Božic
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
146
Marco Coledan
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
147
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
148
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
149
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
+ 12'41
150
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
151
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
152
Hector Carretero
Movistar Team
s.t.
153
Baptiste Planckaert
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
154
Amund Grøndahl Jansen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
155
Nans Peters
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 12'56
156
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
s.t.
157
Aaron Gate
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 14'42
158
Jon Ander Insausti
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
159
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
s.t.
160
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 32'47
General Classification
1
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
4h25'49
2
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
+ 1
3
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 3
4
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
+ 13
5
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
+ 28
6
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
+ 30
7
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
+ 31
8
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
+ 1'15
9
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
10
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'18
...
70
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 5'55
Spoiler
11
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 1'20
12
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 2'17
13
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
+ 2'18
14
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
+ 2'29
15
Stephen Cummings
Team Dimension Data
+ 2'42
16
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
+ 3'22
17
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
+ 3'24
18
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'25
19
Tony Gallopin
Lotto - Soudal
+ 3'27
20
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
+ 3'28
21
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 3'29
22
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
+ 3'30
23
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
24
Tomasz Marczyński
Lotto - Soudal
+ 3'31
25
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
26
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'32
27
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto - Soudal
+ 3'34
28
Georg Preidler
Team Sunweb
+ 3'35
29
Alexis Vuillermoz
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'36
30
Serge Pauwels
Team Dimension Data
+ 3'40
31
Egan Arley Bernal
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 3'42
32
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
+ 4'01
33
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
+ 5'43
34
Steve Morabito
FDJ
+ 5'45
35
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 5'46
36
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
37
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 5'47
38
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
39
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
40
Silvio Herklotz
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 5'48
41
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
42
Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
43
Laurens De Plus
Quick-Step Floors
+ 5'49
44
Ondrej Cink
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
45
José Gonçalves
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
46
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
47
Matej Mohoric
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
48
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 5'51
49
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
50
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
+ 5'52
51
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
52
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
53
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
54
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
55
Patrick Bevin
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
56
Lawson Craddock
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
57
David Gaudu
FDJ
+ 5'53
58
Peter Kennaugh
Team Sky
s.t.
59
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
60
Valerio Conti
UAE Team Emirates
+ 5'54
61
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
62
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
63
Valerio Agnoli
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
64
Eros Capecchi
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
65
Tom Van Asbroeck
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
66
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
67
Kristijan Durasek
UAE Team Emirates
+ 5'55
68
Sander Armee
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
69
Bauke Mollema
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
70
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
71
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
+ 5'56
72
Tim Declercq
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
73
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
74
Nathan Brown
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 5'57
75
Michael Gogl
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
76
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
+ 5'58
77
Michel Kreder
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
78
Sean De Bie
Lotto - Soudal
+ 5'59
79
Laurens De Vreese
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
80
Johann Van Zyl
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
81
Grega Bole
Bahrain - Merida
+ 6'01
82
Timo Roosen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
83
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 6'05
84
François Bidard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 6'06
85
Jhonatan Restrepo
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
86
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 6'10
87
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 7'44
88
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
+ 7'52
89
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 7'59
90
Ivan Garcia Cortina
Bahrain - Merida
+ 8'03
91
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 8'08
92
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 8'16
93
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 8'55
94
Søren Kragh Andersen
Team Sunweb
+ 9'05
95
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
96
Michael Kolar
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 9'06
97
Leigh Howard
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 9'07
98
Lasse Norman Hansen
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 9'09
99
Matthias Brändle
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
100
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
101
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 9'10
102
Marc Fournier
FDJ
s.t.
103
Larry Warbasse
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 9'11
104
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
105
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
+ 9'15
106
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
107
Scott Thwaites
Team Dimension Data
+ 9'18
108
Michał Gołaś
Team Sky
+ 9'20
109
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
110
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 9'21
111
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
112
Toms Skujins
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
113
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Sunweb
+ 9'22
114
Carlos Barbero
Movistar Team
+ 9'23
115
Wouter Wippert
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 9'24
116
Maciej Bodnar
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 10'23
117
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 10'27
118
Andrew Fenn
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 10'30
119
Nathan Van Hooydonck
BMC Racing Team
+ 10'33
120
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 10'40
121
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Soudal
+ 10'41
122
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
+ 10'42
123
Peter Koning
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 10'50
124
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 10'54
125
Rüdiger Selig
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 10'57
126
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
127
David López
Team Sky
+ 11'00
128
Filippo Ganna
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
129
Javier Moreno
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
130
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
+ 11'01
131
Mark Christian
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
132
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 11'04
133
Artyom Zakharov
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
134
Arman Kamyshev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
135
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
s.t.
136
Nikolas Maes
Lotto - Soudal
+ 11'06
137
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 11'07
138
Erik Baska
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
139
Daniel Hoelgaard
FDJ
s.t.
140
Simone Consonni
UAE Team Emirates
+ 11'12
141
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 12'24
142
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
+ 12'25
143
Borut Božic
Bahrain - Merida
+ 12'33
144
Marco Coledan
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
145
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
+ 12'35
146
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
+ 12'36
147
Fabio Sabatini
Quick-Step Floors
+ 12'37
148
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
+ 12'38
149
Baptiste Planckaert
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 13'03
150
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
+ 13'07
151
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
+ 13'08
152
Amund Grøndahl Jansen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 13'09
153
Hector Carretero
Movistar Team
+ 13'14
154
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
+ 13'16
155
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
+ 13'23
156
Nans Peters
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 13'25
157
Aaron Gate
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 15'10
158
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
+ 15'13
159
Jon Ander Insausti
Bahrain - Merida
+ 15'26
160
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 33'20
Points Classification
1
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
24
2
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
22
3
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
20
4
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
16
5
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
12
6
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
12
7
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
10
8
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
9
9
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
8
10
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
7
Spoiler
11
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
7
12
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
6
13
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
6
14
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
5
15
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
4
16
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
3
17
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
3
18
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
3
19
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
3
20
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
2
21
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
1
22
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
1
King of the Mountains
1
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
23
2
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
15
3
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
12
4
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
8
5
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
8
6
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
6
7
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
4
8
Marc Fournier
FDJ
3
9
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
2
10
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
2
Spoiler
11
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
1
12
Jhonatan Restrepo
Team Katusha - Alpecin
1
13
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
1
Young Riders Classification
1
Egan Arley Bernal
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
4h29'31
2
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
+ 19
3
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'04
4
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'05
5
Silvio Herklotz
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 2'06
6
Laurens De Plus
Quick-Step Floors
+ 2'07
7
Matej Mohoric
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
8
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
+ 2'10
9
Lawson Craddock
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
10
David Gaudu
FDJ
+ 2'11
...
14
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 2'13
A successful day! 2nd & 3rd is great, we're in a great place for the rest of the race, plus I felt really good and was able to help out all the way until the final climb. Tomorrow's a bit easier so a chance for Caleb or Michael. Let's get that stage win!
The third stage is a hilly profile, with three fairly tough climbs before the finish line, so if Caleb can survive in the pack, we think today is his chance in the bunch sprint. If not we have the always reliable Albasini who can keep us in the hunt for that stage win. If we get over the hills intact I'll be leading out Caleb, otherwise it's just a quiet day enjoying the picturesque scenery, getting bottles, and working on the front.
Race Report
There were 6 riders who entered the day's breakaway today, for some precious TV time and of course mountain points. The big winners of the day in that respect were Danilo Wyss (BMC) & Jack Bauer (Quick-Step), who took 16 and 13 points respectively over the 3 climbs. Because they shared points however, neither had enough to overtake leader Daniel Teklehaimanot, who missed the break but got to hold onto the pink mountain's jersey for at least one more day.
Fighting it out for the elusive mountain points
As we reached the final climb, the pack, other than 15 or 20 stragglers at the back, was still altogether, and a mass sprint was on the cards. The break never really looked dangerous as the hilly profile meant only Wyss & Bauer were strong enough to hold on to this point. But with a lead under 2 minutes, their chances were looking very dim.
I was looking after Caleb up the climb, and he was feeling good! As was Michael, sitting comfortably behind. Down the mountain now and onto the finish.
The peloton on the toughest climb of the day
With all the climbing done for the day, and the sprinters ready for the finish, we sent Hong Kong champion King Lok Cheung & Kiwi workhorse Sam Bewley onto the front to gobble up the remaining riders out in front. They would all be caught in a matter of minutes, as the finish line inched closer and closer.
An exhausted breakaway rider being swallowed up the chasing peloton
Under the 10km banner, and I was up near the front, as Cannondale took on the task of leading the peloton for their sprinter Tom Van Asbroeck. Caleb was sitting on my wheel, with Alba just behind him. I was ready to begin my lead out, waiting for the perfect timing.
All the big names staying safe up front
Just over 2km left now, and Tom Jelte Slagter (Cannondale - Drapac) shoots out the front first. Far too early to win, but teammate Van Asbreock was ready to kick just behind him. I was getting tired as Caleb & Michael ready their sprints.
Cannondale vs Orica, who would win?
And as Caleb kicked, he left the rest in his wake! Michael was doing very well too, just behind him! Caleb went a bit early but it had seemed to work, could this be a famous 1-2 finish?
The finish line in sight for Caleb Ewan
No! Somehow, out of nowhere, Van Asbreock overtakes BOTH Albasini & Ewan to take the win! It seemed Caleb just went a tad early and faded at the end, while Alba couldn't match the young Belgian's speed. Another 2nd and 3rd finish for the boys, and the 3rd this year! Our execution just isn't here when it comes to getting those wins.
He shrugged off two of the best to take an impressive win
Although dissapointing for the team, the bonus seconds mean Michael Albasini is the new overall leader!
Results
1
Tom Van Asbroeck
Cannondale - Drapac
3h30'26
2
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
s.t.
3
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
s.t.
4
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
5
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
s.t.
6
Leigh Howard
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
7
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
8
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
9
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
10
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
...
31
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Daniel Hoelgaard
FDJ
s.t.
12
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
13
Laurens De Vreese
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
14
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
s.t.
15
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
16
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
17
Wouter Wippert
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
18
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
19
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
20
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
s.t.
21
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
22
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
23
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
24
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
25
Fabio Sabatini
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
26
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
27
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
28
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Sunweb
s.t.
29
Erik Baska
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
30
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
31
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
32
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
33
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
34
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
35
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
s.t.
36
Artyom Zakharov
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
37
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
38
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
39
Nikolas Maes
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
40
Amund Grøndahl Jansen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
41
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
42
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
43
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
44
Georg Preidler
Team Sunweb
s.t.
45
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
46
Stephen Cummings
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
47
Nathan Van Hooydonck
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
48
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
49
Tony Gallopin
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
50
Carlos Barbero
Movistar Team
s.t.
51
Egan Arley Bernal
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
52
Søren Kragh Andersen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
53
Tomasz Marczyński
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
54
Rüdiger Selig
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
55
Baptiste Planckaert
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
56
David López
Team Sky
s.t.
57
Serge Pauwels
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
58
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
59
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
60
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
s.t.
61
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
62
Simone Consonni
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
63
Silvio Herklotz
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
64
Peter Kennaugh
Team Sky
s.t.
65
Sander Armee
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
66
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
67
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
68
Arman Kamyshev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
69
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
70
Tim Declercq
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
71
Jhonatan Restrepo
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
72
Timo Roosen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
73
Bauke Mollema
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
74
Sean De Bie
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
75
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
76
Michał Gołaś
Team Sky
s.t.
77
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
s.t.
78
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
79
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
80
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
81
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
82
Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
83
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
84
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
85
José Gonçalves
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
86
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
87
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
88
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
89
Johann Van Zyl
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
90
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
91
Scott Thwaites
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
92
Steve Morabito
FDJ
s.t.
93
Laurens De Plus
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
94
Eros Capecchi
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
95
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
96
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
97
Larry Warbasse
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
98
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
99
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
100
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
101
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
102
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
103
Grega Bole
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
104
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
105
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
106
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
107
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
108
Ondrej Cink
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
109
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
110
Valerio Agnoli
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
111
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
112
Nathan Brown
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
113
Borut Božic
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
114
Marco Coledan
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
115
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
s.t.
116
Valerio Conti
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
117
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
118
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
119
Andrew Fenn
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
120
Kristijan Durasek
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
121
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
122
Marc Fournier
FDJ
s.t.
123
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
124
Alexis Vuillermoz
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
125
Ivan Garcia Cortina
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
126
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
127
Lasse Norman Hansen
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
128
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
129
Javier Moreno
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
130
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
131
Michael Kolar
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
132
Maciej Bodnar
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
133
Matej Mohoric
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
134
Patrick Bevin
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
135
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
136
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
137
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
138
Matthias Brändle
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
139
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
140
Toms Skujins
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
141
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
s.t.
142
Aaron Gate
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
143
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
144
Filippo Ganna
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
145
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
146
François Bidard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
147
Peter Koning
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
148
Michel Kreder
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
149
Lawson Craddock
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
150
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
s.t.
151
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
152
Mark Christian
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
153
Hector Carretero
Movistar Team
s.t.
154
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
s.t.
155
Michael Gogl
Trek - Segafredo
+ 8'22
156
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
s.t.
157
Nans Peters
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
158
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
159
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
160
Jon Ander Insausti
Bahrain - Merida
+ 21'39
General Classification
Michael Albasini enjoying the local fanfare
1
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
7h56'10
2
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 5
3
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 8
4
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
+ 18
5
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
+ 33
6
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
+ 35
7
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
+ 36
8
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 1'20
9
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
10
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'23
...
69
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 6'00
Spoiler
11
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 1'25
12
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 2'22
13
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
+ 2'23
14
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
+ 2'34
15
Stephen Cummings
Team Dimension Data
+ 2'47
16
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
+ 3'27
17
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
+ 3'29
18
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'30
19
Tony Gallopin
Lotto - Soudal
+ 3'32
20
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
+ 3'33
21
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 3'34
22
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
+ 3'35
23
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
24
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 3'36
25
Tomasz Marczyński
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
26
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'37
27
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto - Soudal
+ 3'39
28
Georg Preidler
Team Sunweb
+ 3'40
29
Alexis Vuillermoz
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'41
30
Serge Pauwels
Team Dimension Data
+ 3'45
31
Egan Arley Bernal
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 3'47
32
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
+ 4'06
33
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
+ 5'48
34
Tom Van Asbroeck
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 5'49
35
Steve Morabito
FDJ
+ 5'50
36
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
+ 5'51
37
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
38
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
s.t.
39
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 5'52
40
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
41
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
42
Silvio Herklotz
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 5'53
43
Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
44
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
45
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 5'54
46
Laurens De Plus
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
47
José Gonçalves
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
48
Ondrej Cink
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
49
Matej Mohoric
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
50
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'56
51
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
52
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 5'57
53
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
54
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
55
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
56
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
57
Patrick Bevin
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
58
Lawson Craddock
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
59
Peter Kennaugh
Team Sky
+ 5'58
60
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
61
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
62
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
+ 5'59
63
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
64
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
65
Valerio Conti
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
66
Eros Capecchi
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
67
Valerio Agnoli
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
68
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
69
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 6'00
70
Sander Armee
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
71
Bauke Mollema
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
72
Kristijan Durasek
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
73
Tim Declercq
Quick-Step Floors
+ 6'01
74
Nathan Brown
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 6'02
75
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
+ 6'03
76
Michel Kreder
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
77
Laurens De Vreese
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'04
78
Sean De Bie
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
79
Johann Van Zyl
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
80
Timo Roosen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 6'06
81
Grega Bole
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
82
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 6'10
83
Jhonatan Restrepo
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 6'11
84
François Bidard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
85
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 6'15
86
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 7'49
87
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
+ 7'57
88
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'04
89
Ivan Garcia Cortina
Bahrain - Merida
+ 8'08
90
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 8'13
91
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 8'21
92
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 9'00
93
Marc Fournier
FDJ
+ 9'05
94
Søren Kragh Andersen
Team Sunweb
+ 9'10
95
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
96
Michael Kolar
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 9'11
97
Leigh Howard
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 9'12
98
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
+ 9'14
99
Lasse Norman Hansen
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
100
Matthias Brändle
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
101
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 9'15
102
Larry Warbasse
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 9'16
103
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
104
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
+ 9'20
105
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
106
Scott Thwaites
Team Dimension Data
+ 9'23
107
Michał Gołaś
Team Sky
+ 9'25
108
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
109
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 9'26
110
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
111
Toms Skujins
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
112
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Sunweb
+ 9'27
113
Carlos Barbero
Movistar Team
+ 9'28
114
Wouter Wippert
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 9'29
115
Maciej Bodnar
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 10'28
116
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 10'32
117
Andrew Fenn
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 10'35
118
Nathan Van Hooydonck
BMC Racing Team
+ 10'38
119
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 10'45
120
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Soudal
+ 10'46
121
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
+ 10'47
122
Peter Koning
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 10'55
123
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 10'59
124
Rüdiger Selig
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 11'02
125
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
126
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
+ 11'05
127
David López
Team Sky
s.t.
128
Javier Moreno
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
129
Filippo Ganna
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
130
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
+ 11'06
131
Mark Christian
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
132
Artyom Zakharov
Astana Pro Team
+ 11'09
133
Arman Kamyshev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
134
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
135
Nikolas Maes
Lotto - Soudal
+ 11'11
136
Daniel Hoelgaard
FDJ
+ 11'12
137
Erik Baska
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
138
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
139
Simone Consonni
UAE Team Emirates
+ 11'17
140
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
+ 12'30
141
Borut Božic
Bahrain - Merida
+ 12'38
142
Marco Coledan
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
143
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
+ 12'40
144
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
+ 12'41
145
Fabio Sabatini
Quick-Step Floors
+ 12'42
146
Baptiste Planckaert
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 13'08
147
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
+ 13'12
148
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
+ 13'13
149
Amund Grøndahl Jansen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 13'14
150
Hector Carretero
Movistar Team
+ 13'19
151
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
+ 13'21
152
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
+ 13'28
153
Michael Gogl
Trek - Segafredo
+ 14'24
154
Aaron Gate
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 15'15
155
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
+ 15'18
156
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 20'51
157
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
+ 21'05
158
Nans Peters
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 21'52
159
Jon Ander Insausti
Bahrain - Merida
+ 37'08
160
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 41'47
Points Classification
1
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
42
2
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
31
3
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
26
4
Tom Van Asbroeck
Cannondale - Drapac
25
5
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
21
6
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
18
7
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
16
8
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
13
9
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
12
10
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
11
Spoiler
11
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
10
12
Leigh Howard
Aqua Blue Sport
10
13
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
9
14
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
9
15
Marc Fournier
FDJ
9
16
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
8
17
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
8
18
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
7
19
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
7
20
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
7
21
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
6
22
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
6
23
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
6
24
Daniel Hoelgaard
FDJ
5
25
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
4
26
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
3
27
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
3
28
Laurens De Vreese
Astana Pro Team
3
29
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
3
30
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
2
31
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
1
32
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
1
33
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
1
34
Jon Ander Insausti
Bahrain - Merida
1
King of the Mountains
1
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
23
2
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
16
3
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
16
4
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
13
5
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
12
6
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
9
7
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
8
8
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
8
9
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
6
10
Marc Fournier
FDJ
6
Spoiler
11
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
4
12
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
2
13
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
2
14
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
1
15
Jhonatan Restrepo
Team Katusha - Alpecin
1
16
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
1
17
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
1
Young Riders Classification
1
Egan Arley Bernal
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
4h29'31
2
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
+ 19
3
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'04
4
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'05
5
Silvio Herklotz
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 2'06
6
Laurens De Plus
Quick-Step Floors
+ 2'07
7
Matej Mohoric
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
8
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
+ 2'10
9
Lawson Craddock
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
10
David Gaudu
FDJ
+ 2'11
...
14
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 2'13
Well we seemed to do everything right today; protected Caleb right up to the finish, nailed the lead out, but when it came to the sprint? Just too early. We missed out on what should've been a definite stage win. But hey, the positive is Alba now leads the race overall and the points standing. He might struggle to win the whole race, but that points standing is definitely something he can hold onto.
Tomorrow is another sprinter's stage, let's hope thing's work out a little better than they did today.
@Reveille It was such a frustrating finish, we got so lucky with those crashes and I thought we definitely had the win but Ulissi's speed was ridiculous. Anyway, we got a ton of points so no complaints.
@VoetsT He definitely is! Feel like he could beat anyone in this form.
@sutty68 Thanks for the good wishes! Let's see how he goes.
April 28th, 2017
Tour de Romandie - Stage 3 - UWT
Payerne - Payerne 180.2kms
A similar profile to yesterday, except the climbs come a little later in the stage, which could cause some issues for the hopes of a bunch sprint. But they're not too harsh, and with the yellow jersey and hence control of the peloton, we should be able to keep things together for Caleb to do his thing. We feel we made a mistake yesterday having Caleb & Michael sprint, so we're gonna hide Michael in the peloton while we put all the focus on Caleb, looking for that elusive stage win.
Race Report
To take a bit of pressure off the team to chase, we sent King Lok Cheung out into the breakaway, showing off his Hong Kong champion's jersey on the way. He wasn't working that hard up front, just sticking around to force the other teams to chase. It was a dreadful day weather-wise, with heavy rain and thick fog making it a fairly slow and steady race through the first 100 or so kilometres.
The 5-man break working hard for the cameras
As the weather cleared up, and the break almost caught, the peloton headed up and over the days climbs without any major casualties. Caleb was working hard to stick around but assured the team and the DS he was all good for the sprint, giving Michael the all clear to relax back into the group.
Only 1km left of climbing for the peloton
The break was down to just King Lok & BMC's Michael Schär, who wasn't giving up, but they were eventually caught with around 18km left to race. I lifted the pace up front, with Roger Kluge on my wheel, ready to lead out Caleb who was sitting pretty behind him.
Schär never gave up, but couldn't hold off the chase
5kms left now, and I was still on the front, pushing a very fast pace, giving it my all. Cannondale were right next to us for Van Asbroeck, with Aqua Blue's Leigh Howard in no-man's land in between us both. A perfect lead out thus far.
The Cannondale & Orica trains battling it out once again
1km left and Kluge was leading out Caleb lightning quick! Cannondale's leadout man lost Van Asbroeck's wheel, and darted out alone. Caleb was ready to kick, surely this was his day?
The town of Payerne enjoying the fast finish
He really had to fight for it but Ewan was flawless today, and grabs that elusive win. It's been a two-horse race here but the young Aussie gets the victory today. It really feels great to nail that leadout!
Caleb showing some great form for the upcoming Giro d'Italia
Results
1
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
4h14'36
2
Tom Van Asbroeck
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
3
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
4
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
s.t.
5
Leigh Howard
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
6
Wouter Wippert
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
7
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Sunweb
s.t.
8
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
9
Artyom Zakharov
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
10
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
...
19
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
12
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
13
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
14
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
s.t.
15
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
16
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
17
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
18
Erik Baska
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
19
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
s.t.
20
Fabio Sabatini
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
21
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
22
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
23
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
24
Daniel Hoelgaard
FDJ
s.t.
25
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
s.t.
26
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
27
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
28
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
29
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
30
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
31
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
32
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
33
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
34
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
35
Stephen Cummings
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
36
Grega Bole
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
37
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
s.t.
38
Simone Consonni
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
39
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
40
Bauke Mollema
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
41
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
s.t.
42
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
43
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
44
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
45
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
46
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
s.t.
47
Tony Gallopin
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
48
Steve Morabito
FDJ
s.t.
49
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
50
Georg Preidler
Team Sunweb
s.t.
51
Baptiste Planckaert
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
52
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
53
Rüdiger Selig
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
54
Tomasz Marczyński
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
55
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
56
Egan Arley Bernal
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
57
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
58
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
59
Nikolas Maes
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
60
Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
61
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
62
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
s.t.
63
David López
Team Sky
s.t.
64
Serge Pauwels
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
65
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
66
Sean De Bie
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
67
Johann Van Zyl
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
68
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
s.t.
69
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
70
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
71
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
72
Peter Kennaugh
Team Sky
s.t.
73
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
74
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
75
Laurens De Plus
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
76
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
77
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
78
Kristijan Durasek
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
79
Jhonatan Restrepo
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
80
José Gonçalves
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
81
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
82
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
83
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
84
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
85
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
86
Laurens De Vreese
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
87
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
88
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
89
Marc Fournier
FDJ
s.t.
90
Eros Capecchi
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
91
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
92
Timo Roosen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
93
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
94
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
95
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
96
Scott Thwaites
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
97
Michael Gogl
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
98
Toms Skujins
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
99
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
100
Sander Armee
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
101
Michał Gołaś
Team Sky
s.t.
102
Nathan Van Hooydonck
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
103
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
s.t.
104
Valerio Agnoli
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
105
Lawson Craddock
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
106
Arman Kamyshev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
107
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
108
Ivan Garcia Cortina
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
109
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
110
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
111
Amund Grøndahl Jansen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
112
Javier Moreno
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
113
Borut Božic
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
114
Ondrej Cink
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
115
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
116
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
117
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
118
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
119
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
120
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
121
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
122
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
123
Hector Carretero
Movistar Team
s.t.
124
Valerio Conti
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
125
Alexis Vuillermoz
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
126
Carlos Barbero
Movistar Team
s.t.
127
Andrew Fenn
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
128
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
129
Michel Kreder
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
130
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
131
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
s.t.
132
Tim Declercq
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
133
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
134
Silvio Herklotz
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
135
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
136
Matej Mohoric
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
137
Søren Kragh Andersen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
138
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
139
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
s.t.
140
François Bidard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
141
Nathan Brown
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
142
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
143
Filippo Ganna
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
144
Larry Warbasse
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
145
Maciej Bodnar
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
146
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
147
Lasse Norman Hansen
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
148
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
149
Michael Kolar
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
150
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
s.t.
151
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
s.t.
152
Peter Koning
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
153
Mark Christian
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
154
Aaron Gate
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
155
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 7'19
156
Patrick Bevin
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 7'43
157
Jon Ander Insausti
Bahrain - Merida
+ 8'04
158
Nans Peters
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
General Classification
1
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
12h10'46
2
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 5
3
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 8
4
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
+ 18
5
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
+ 33
6
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
+ 35
7
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
+ 36
8
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 1'20
9
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
10
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'23
...
69
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 6'00
Spoiler
11
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 1'25
12
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 2'22
13
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
+ 2'23
14
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
+ 2'34
15
Stephen Cummings
Team Dimension Data
+ 2'47
16
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
+ 3'23
17
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
+ 3'29
18
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'30
19
Tony Gallopin
Lotto - Soudal
+ 3'32
20
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
+ 3'33
21
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 3'34
22
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
+ 3'35
23
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
24
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 3'36
25
Tomasz Marczyński
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
26
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'37
27
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto - Soudal
+ 3'39
28
Georg Preidler
Team Sunweb
+ 3'40
29
Alexis Vuillermoz
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'41
30
Serge Pauwels
Team Dimension Data
+ 3'45
31
Egan Arley Bernal
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 3'47
32
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
+ 4'06
33
Tom Van Asbroeck
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 5'41
34
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'44
35
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
+ 5'48
36
Steve Morabito
FDJ
+ 5'50
37
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
+ 5'51
38
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
39
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
s.t.
40
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 5'52
41
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
42
Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 5'53
43
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
44
Silvio Herklotz
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
45
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 5'54
46
Laurens De Plus
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
47
José Gonçalves
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
48
Ondrej Cink
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
49
Matej Mohoric
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
50
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'56
51
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
52
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 5'57
53
Christian Knees
Team Sky
s.t.
54
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
55
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
56
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
57
Lawson Craddock
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
58
Peter Kennaugh
Team Sky
+ 5'58
59
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
60
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
61
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
+ 5'59
62
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
63
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
64
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
s.t.
65
Eros Capecchi
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
66
Valerio Agnoli
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
67
Valerio Conti
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
68
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
69
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 6'00
70
Bauke Mollema
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
71
Sander Armee
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
72
Kristijan Durasek
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
73
Tim Declercq
Quick-Step Floors
+ 6'01
74
Nathan Brown
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 6'02
75
Michel Kreder
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 6'03
76
Laurens De Vreese
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'04
77
Sean De Bie
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
78
Johann Van Zyl
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
79
Grega Bole
Bahrain - Merida
+ 6'06
80
Timo Roosen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
81
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 6'10
82
Jhonatan Restrepo
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 6'11
83
François Bidard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
84
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 6'15
85
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 7'49
86
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
+ 7'57
87
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'04
88
Ivan Garcia Cortina
Bahrain - Merida
+ 8'08
89
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 8'13
90
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 8'21
91
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 9'00
92
Marc Fournier
FDJ
+ 9'05
93
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 9'10
94
Søren Kragh Andersen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
95
Michael Kolar
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 9'11
96
Leigh Howard
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 9'12
97
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
+ 9'14
98
Lasse Norman Hansen
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
99
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 9'15
100
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
+ 9'16
101
Larry Warbasse
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
102
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
+ 9'20
103
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
104
Scott Thwaites
Team Dimension Data
+ 9'23
105
Michał Gołaś
Team Sky
+ 9'25
106
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
107
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 9'26
108
Toms Skujins
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
109
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
110
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Sunweb
+ 9'27
111
Carlos Barbero
Movistar Team
+ 9'28
112
Wouter Wippert
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 9'29
113
Maciej Bodnar
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 10'28
114
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 10'32
115
Andrew Fenn
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 10'35
116
Nathan Van Hooydonck
BMC Racing Team
+ 10'38
117
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 10'39
118
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Soudal
+ 10'46
119
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
+ 10'47
120
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
+ 10'55
121
Peter Koning
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
122
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 10'59
123
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
+ 11'02
124
Rüdiger Selig
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
125
David López
Team Sky
+ 11'05
126
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
127
Javier Moreno
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
128
Filippo Ganna
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
129
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
+ 11'06
130
Mark Christian
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
131
Artyom Zakharov
Astana Pro Team
+ 11'09
132
Arman Kamyshev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
133
Nikolas Maes
Lotto - Soudal
+ 11'11
134
Daniel Hoelgaard
FDJ
+ 11'12
135
Erik Baska
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
136
Simone Consonni
UAE Team Emirates
+ 11'17
137
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
+ 12'30
138
Borut Božic
Bahrain - Merida
+ 12'38
139
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
+ 12'40
140
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
+ 12'41
141
Fabio Sabatini
Quick-Step Floors
+ 12'42
142
Baptiste Planckaert
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 13'08
143
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
+ 13'12
144
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
+ 13'13
145
Amund Grøndahl Jansen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 13'14
146
Hector Carretero
Movistar Team
+ 13'19
147
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
+ 13'21
148
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
+ 13'28
149
Patrick Bevin
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 13'40
150
Michael Gogl
Trek - Segafredo
+ 14'24
151
Aaron Gate
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 15'15
152
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
+ 15'18
153
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 18'31
154
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 20'51
155
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
+ 21'05
156
Nans Peters
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 29'56
157
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 41'47
158
Jon Ander Insausti
Bahrain - Merida
+ 45'12
Points Classification
1
Tom Van Asbroeck
Cannondale - Drapac
46
2
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
44
3
Caleb Ewan
Orica - Scott
41
4
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
37
5
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
36
Spoiler
6
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
30
7
Leigh Howard
Aqua Blue Sport
21
8
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
18
9
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
13
10
Roger Kluge
Orica - Scott
13
11
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
12
12
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
11
13
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
10
14
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
10
15
Wouter Wippert
Cannondale - Drapac
10
16
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
9
17
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
9
18
Marc Fournier
FDJ
9
19
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
9
20
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Sunweb
9
21
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
8
22
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
8
23
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
7
24
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
7
25
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
7
26
Artyom Zakharov
Astana Pro Team
7
27
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
6
28
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
6
29
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale - Drapac
6
30
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
6
31
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
6
32
Daniel Hoelgaard
FDJ
5
33
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
4
34
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
3
35
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
3
36
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
3
37
Laurens De Vreese
Astana Pro Team
3
38
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
3
39
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
3
40
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
2
41
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
1
42
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
1
43
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
1
44
Jon Ander Insausti
Bahrain - Merida
1
King of the Mountains
1
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
23
2
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
16
3
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
16
4
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
15
5
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
14
Spoiler
6
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
13
7
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
12
8
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
9
9
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
8
10
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
8
11
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
7
12
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
6
13
Marc Fournier
FDJ
6
14
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
5
15
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
4
16
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
3
17
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
2
18
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
2
19
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
1
20
Jhonatan Restrepo
Team Katusha - Alpecin
1
21
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
1
22
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
1
Young Riders Classification
1
Egan Arley Bernal
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
4h29'31
2
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
+ 19
3
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'04
4
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'05
5
Silvio Herklotz
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 2'06
...
14
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 2'13
Yes! This tour is a success now no matter what happens tomorrow. Speaking of tomorrow though, I've been looking at the profile and I'm curious if Michael will be able to survive. He's in such tremendous form at the moment, I think he's definitely got a shot at taking the overall victory. We'll have to wait and see..
@sutty68 I love winning sprints! Hoping for more in the Giro.
April 29th, 2017
Tour de Romandie - Stage 4 - UWT
Domdidier - Leysin 160.2kms
Today is the queen stage, with 4 big climbs awaiting the riders, including the summit finish into Leysin. With the weather forecast for rain and snow, it's gonna be a very tough day. The goal is to defend Michael's yellow, and if we can't, get Esteban into it instead. Simple.
The DS just informed us that Caleb Ewan & Roger Kluge have dropped out to rest up for the Giro, and considering there's no more stages for them it makes sense. I'm kinda jealous though, today is gonna be brutal.
Race Report
Today was definitely the best chance this tour for a breakaway to succeed, and considering it would also decide the KoM jersey, there was a big, strong break up in front. The top-2 in the Mountains standings (Teklehaimanot & Mori) were both present, as well as Alexis Gougeard (AG2R), Danilo Wyss (BMC), Toms Skujins (Cannondale) & Imanol Erviti (Movistar). They quickly gained a 7+ minute lead, and the battle was then officially on for not only the Mountain classification, but the stage win.
The brave 8 riders out in front
Atop the Jaunpass, the first and toughest climb of the day, the snow trickled down onto us as we sped back down the other side. Everyone was nervously waiting for the final 2 climbs where the moves would have to be made for the overall win. Everyone was feeling good, so hopes were high.
The peloton head down the Jaunpass
After Manuele Mori claimed the max points on the first two climbs, Teklehaimanot pulled ahead on the penultimate climb, gaining the vital 12 points to give him the lead once again. It was all down to the finish now, where Mori would have to beat the Eritrean to claim the jersey.
Daniel Teklehaimanot claiming 12 points atop Col du Pillon
Back in the peloton, the first attack came! It was Thibaut Pinot, who caught us off guard, as we were slightly behind in the pack. Contador hopped on his wheel, and Chaves used his signature acceleration to catch up straight away as they sped down toward the final climb. Astana worked hard for Fuglsang to bring back the attackers, and an elite group formed at the front.
Thibaut Pinot with the first major attack
Over the top of the climb a small gap formed, and Albasini, Kreuziger & myself got caught behind in the following group. I was ordered to hop on the front and face my fears, taking every risk I could speeding down the slippery mountain to catch up to the lead group. It was intense, but soon we got back, without any skin off the back of me or my leaders. As the final climb began, the DS told me to just relax and that I'd done a great job. Phew.
The yellow jersey caught behind!
As the final climb started, another attack from a Frenchman, this time Romain Bardet! Astana still chasing hard, trying to keep Fuglsang at the front. They must be confident he'd be able to secure the win tomorrow in the time-trial, not needing to overtake Albasini.
Romain Bardet tries his hand at attacking
Bardet was still just leading into the final few kms, with Chaves just behind him. While Albasini was slightly behind, he was still part of the same group, and with some gas left in the tank for the sprint. It looked like he'd make it!
Michael Albasini climbing his heart out
And slightly up the road, Sander Armee (Lotto-Soudal) had soloed ahead of his fellow breakaway riders to claim the stage! Far too exhausted to celebrate, he took perfect advantage of today's stage, just sitting quietly on the earlier climbs, saving his energy for the final push. Mori finishes 3rd with Teklehaimanot 5th, but he didn't gain enough points to knock off the Eritrean, who claims an impressive win in the KoM classification.
The Belgian veteran takes an impressive solo win
Esteban Chaves leads the following group over the line, just ahead of Bardet & Spilak. And along with the rest of the favourites, is Kreuziger & Albasini. The Swissman holds on, he'll have to defend the yellow jersey in tomorrow's time-trial!
Michael Albasini holds onto yellow!
I roll over the line 7 or so minutes later with King Lok just behind me. We can be proud of our efforts today!
Results
1
Sander Armee
Lotto - Soudal
4h10'09
2
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 37
3
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
+ 52
4
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
5
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
6
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
7
Toms Skujins
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 1'21
8
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
9
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
+ 2'50
10
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
...
99
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 7'27
Spoiler
11
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
12
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
13
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
14
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
15
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
16
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
17
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
18
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
19
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
s.t.
20
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
+ 3'14
21
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
s.t.
22
Alexis Vuillermoz
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
23
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
24
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
25
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
26
Egan Arley Bernal
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
27
David Gaudu
FDJ
s.t.
28
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
29
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
s.t.
30
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
31
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
32
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
33
Tony Gallopin
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
34
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
35
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 3'46
36
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
37
Kristijan Durasek
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
38
Stephen Cummings
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
39
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
40
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
41
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
42
Valerio Conti
UAE Team Emirates
+ 4'28
43
Tomasz Marczyński
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
44
Eros Capecchi
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
45
Georg Preidler
Team Sunweb
s.t.
46
Ondrej Cink
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
47
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
48
José Gonçalves
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
49
Tim Declercq
Quick-Step Floors
+ 4'46
50
Laurens De Plus
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
51
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
52
Bauke Mollema
Trek - Segafredo
+ 4'58
53
Serge Pauwels
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
54
Silvio Herklotz
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
55
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
56
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
57
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
58
Peter Kennaugh
Team Sky
s.t.
59
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
60
Javier Moreno
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
61
Matej Mohoric
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
62
Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 5'39
63
Valerio Agnoli
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
64
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
65
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
66
Steve Morabito
FDJ
s.t.
67
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
68
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
69
Nathan Brown
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
70
François Bidard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
71
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
72
Michael Gogl
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
73
Patrick Bevin
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
74
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
s.t.
75
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
76
Michel Kreder
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
77
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
78
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
79
Tom Van Asbroeck
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
80
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
81
Timo Roosen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
82
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
83
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
84
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
85
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
86
Lawson Craddock
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
87
Søren Kragh Andersen
Team Sunweb
s.t.
88
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
89
Fabio Sabatini
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
90
Leigh Howard
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
91
Scott Thwaites
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
92
Larry Warbasse
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 6'56
93
Wouter Wippert
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
94
Carlos Barbero
Movistar Team
s.t.
95
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
96
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
97
Andrew Fenn
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
98
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
s.t.
99
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 7'27
100
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
+ 7'35
101
David López
Team Sky
+ 8'21
102
Laurens De Vreese
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
103
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
104
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
105
Nikolas Maes
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
106
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
107
Ivan Garcia Cortina
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
108
Maciej Bodnar
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
109
Christian Knees
Team Sky
+ 9'26
110
Arman Kamyshev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
111
Baptiste Planckaert
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
112
Hector Carretero
Movistar Team
s.t.
113
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
114
Michał Gołaś
Team Sky
s.t.
115
Jhonatan Restrepo
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
116
Nans Peters
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
117
Mark Christian
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
118
Marc Fournier
FDJ
+ 10'14
119
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
+ 11'09
120
Artyom Zakharov
Astana Pro Team
+ 13'49
121
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
122
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
s.t.
123
Lasse Norman Hansen
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
124
Grega Bole
Bahrain - Merida
+ 15'56
125
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
+ 19'59
126
Erik Baska
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
127
Michael Kolar
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
128
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
129
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
130
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
131
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
132
Filippo Ganna
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
133
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
134
Johann Van Zyl
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
135
Nathan Van Hooydonck
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
136
Sean De Bie
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
137
Simone Consonni
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
138
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
s.t.
139
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
s.t.
140
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
141
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
s.t.
142
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Sunweb
s.t.
143
Rüdiger Selig
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
144
Aaron Gate
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
145
Peter Koning
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
146
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 21'19
147
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
148
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
149
Amund Grøndahl Jansen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
150
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
151
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
152
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
s.t.
153
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
154
Daniel Hoelgaard
FDJ
s.t.
155
Borut Božic
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
156
Jon Ander Insausti
Bahrain - Merida
+ 25'45
General Classification
1
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
16h23'45
2
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 5
3
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 8
4
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
+ 18
5
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
+ 35
6
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
+ 36
7
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
+ 57
8
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 1'20
9
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
s.t.
10
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'23
...
78
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 10'37
Spoiler
11
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 2'21
12
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
+ 2'23
13
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
+ 2'34
14
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 2'46
15
Sander Armee
Lotto - Soudal
+ 3'00
16
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'26
17
Stephen Cummings
Team Dimension Data
+ 3'43
18
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
+ 3'47
19
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'54
20
Tony Gallopin
Lotto - Soudal
+ 3'56
21
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
+ 3'57
22
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 3'58
23
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
+ 3'59
24
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
s.t.
25
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 4'00
26
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
+ 4'01
27
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto - Soudal
+ 4'03
28
Alexis Vuillermoz
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'05
29
Egan Arley Bernal
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 4'11
30
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
+ 4'25
31
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
32
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
+ 4'30
33
Tomasz Marczyński
Lotto - Soudal
+ 5'14
34
Georg Preidler
Team Sunweb
+ 5'18
35
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'33
36
Serge Pauwels
Team Dimension Data
+ 5'53
37
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 6'11
38
David Gaudu
FDJ
+ 6'22
39
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'48
40
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
+ 6'53
41
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'55
42
Kristijan Durasek
UAE Team Emirates
+ 6'56
43
José Gonçalves
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 7'32
44
Ondrej Cink
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
45
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 7'37
46
Eros Capecchi
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
47
Valerio Conti
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
48
Laurens De Plus
Quick-Step Floors
+ 7'50
49
Toms Skujins
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 7'51
50
Tim Declercq
Quick-Step Floors
+ 7'57
51
Silvio Herklotz
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 8'01
52
Matej Mohoric
UAE Team Emirates
+ 8'02
53
Peter Kennaugh
Team Sky
+ 8'06
54
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
+ 8'07
55
Bauke Mollema
Trek - Segafredo
+ 8'08
56
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 8'18
57
Tom Van Asbroeck
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 8'30
58
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 8'33
59
Steve Morabito
FDJ
+ 8'39
60
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
+ 8'40
61
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 8'41
62
Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 8'42
63
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
64
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 8'43
65
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
+ 8'45
66
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
67
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 8'46
68
Lawson Craddock
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
69
Valerio Agnoli
Bahrain - Merida
+ 8'48
70
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
+ 8'49
71
Nathan Brown
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 8'51
72
Michel Kreder
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 8'52
73
Timo Roosen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 8'55
74
François Bidard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 9'00
75
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 9'04
76
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
+ 9'54
77
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
+ 10'05
78
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 10'37
79
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
+ 10'44
80
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 10'53
81
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 11'08
82
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
+ 11'09
83
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
+ 11'28
84
Laurens De Vreese
Astana Pro Team
+ 11'35
85
Søren Kragh Andersen
Team Sunweb
+ 11'59
86
Leigh Howard
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 12'01
87
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 12'04
88
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
+ 12'05
89
Scott Thwaites
Team Dimension Data
+ 12'12
90
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 12'15
91
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 12'27
92
Christian Knees
Team Sky
+ 12'33
93
Jhonatan Restrepo
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 12'47
94
Javier Moreno
Bahrain - Merida
+ 13'11
95
Larry Warbasse
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 13'22
96
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 13'32
97
Carlos Barbero
Movistar Team
+ 13'34
98
Wouter Wippert
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 13'35
99
Ivan Garcia Cortina
Bahrain - Merida
+ 13'39
100
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 13'48
101
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
+ 14'10
102
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 14'41
103
Andrew Fenn
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
104
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
+ 14'56
105
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
+ 15'19
106
Fabio Sabatini
Quick-Step Floors
+ 15'31
107
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 15'56
108
Maciej Bodnar
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 15'59
109
Michał Gołaś
Team Sky
+ 16'01
110
Patrick Bevin
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 16'29
111
Marc Fournier
FDJ
s.t.
112
David López
Team Sky
+ 16'36
113
Nikolas Maes
Lotto - Soudal
+ 16'42
114
Michael Gogl
Trek - Segafredo
+ 17'13
115
Mark Christian
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 17'42
116
Arman Kamyshev
Astana Pro Team
+ 17'45
117
Grega Bole
Bahrain - Merida
+ 19'12
118
Baptiste Planckaert
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 19'44
119
Hector Carretero
Movistar Team
+ 19'55
120
Lasse Norman Hansen
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 20'13
121
Artyom Zakharov
Astana Pro Team
+ 22'08
122
Sean De Bie
Lotto - Soudal
+ 23'13
123
Johann Van Zyl
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
124
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 24'26
125
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
+ 24'27
126
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 24'58
127
Michael Kolar
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 26'20
128
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
+ 26'23
129
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
+ 26'29
130
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Sunweb
+ 26'36
131
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 27'41
132
Nathan Van Hooydonck
BMC Racing Team
+ 27'47
133
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 27'48
134
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Soudal
+ 27'55
135
Peter Koning
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 28'04
136
Rüdiger Selig
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 28'11
137
Filippo Ganna
UAE Team Emirates
+ 28'14
138
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
+ 28'15
139
Erik Baska
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 28'21
140
Simone Consonni
UAE Team Emirates
+ 28'26
141
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 29'34
142
Daniel Hoelgaard
FDJ
+ 29'41
143
Borut Božic
Bahrain - Merida
+ 31'07
144
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
+ 31'09
145
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
+ 31'10
146
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
+ 31'41
147
Amund Grøndahl Jansen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 31'43
148
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 31'50
149
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
150
Aaron Gate
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 32'24
151
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
+ 32'27
152
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 35'40
153
Nans Peters
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 36'32
154
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
+ 38'14
155
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 1h00'16
156
Jon Ander Insausti
Bahrain - Merida
+ 1h08'07
Points Classification
1
Tom Van Asbroeck
Cannondale - Drapac
46
2
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
44
3
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
39
4
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
37
5
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
31
Spoiler
6
Leigh Howard
Aqua Blue Sport
21
7
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
18
8
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
18
9
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
17
10
Sander Armee
Lotto - Soudal
15
11
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
15
12
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
14
13
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
13
14
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
12
15
Toms Skujins
Cannondale - Drapac
12
16
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
11
17
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
11
18
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
10
19
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
10
20
Wouter Wippert
Cannondale - Drapac
10
21
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
9
22
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
9
23
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
9
24
Marc Fournier
FDJ
9
25
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
9
26
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Sunweb
9
27
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
8
28
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
8
29
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
7
30
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
7
31
Artyom Zakharov
Astana Pro Team
7
32
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
6
33
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
6
34
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
6
35
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale - Drapac
6
36
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
6
37
Daniel Hoelgaard
FDJ
5
38
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
3
39
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
3
40
Laurens De Vreese
Astana Pro Team
3
41
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
3
42
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
3
43
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
2
44
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
1
45
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
1
46
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
1
47
Javier Moreno
Bahrain - Merida
1
48
Jon Ander Insausti
Bahrain - Merida
1
King of the Mountains
1
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
39
2
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
36
3
Sander Armee
Lotto - Soudal
30
4
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
28
5
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
17
Spoiler
6
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
16
7
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
15
8
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
14
9
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
13
10
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
12
11
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
9
12
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
8
13
Toms Skujins
Cannondale - Drapac
8
14
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
7
15
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
6
16
Marc Fournier
FDJ
6
17
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
5
18
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
4
19
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
4
20
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
3
21
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
2
22
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
2
23
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
2
24
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
1
25
Jhonatan Restrepo
Team Katusha - Alpecin
1
26
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
1
27
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
1
Young Riders Classification
1
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
16h27'11
2
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
+ 35
3
Egan Arley Bernal
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 45
4
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
+ 1'04
5
David Gaudu
FDJ
+ 2'56
…
16
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 7'11
Job well done! Albasini defended which was an awesome effort, Esteban proved to be the strongest climber here, and Sam, King Lok & myself all worked hard to protect the guys up front and get them water & food. It was a tough day, but worth it for the result.
Nothing else we can do now though, it's all down to Michael, Esteban & Roman to perform in tomorrow's ITT. It's a mountain ITT but I'm gonna do my best to perform well too, I need all the practice I can before the Giro.
Here we are for the final time-trial, which will decide the outcome of this year's Tour de Romandie. It's no ordinary time-trial, with the first 8 kilometres of the 15.6km course pinching uphill, through the narrow city streets. There will be some high gradients in there, so it's going to favour a strong climber. However the second half of the race is pracitcally all downhill, so strong descending skills will be necessary to post a good time. Basically, not a day for me.
It looks definitely a course suiting Kreuziger & Chaves. Albasini however may struggle, but considering his form this week, anything's possible. It'll be tough to hold off Fuglsang & Spilak, who after a defensive performance yesterday must be confident in their abilities.
Race Report
Just as I feared, today wasn't my day. I was feeling good and pushed through the course at a high speed, but I lost a lot of time on those tough gradients and I wasn't taking too many risks on the downhill section. I finished the course in 24'38", 63rd place for the day.
Not the day for young Edmondson
One of today's favourites was former world champion Vasil Kyrienka, and he didn't dissapoint. He put in a blistering time, knocking off Thomas De Gendt's leading time by 20'. He wouldn't be beaten today.
A blistering ride from the Belarusian
Roman Kreuziger's form is slowly getting better and better for the Giro, and here he proved just how good he's feeling. A terrific time, just 9' behind Kyrienka. He would finish the stage in 4th place, very impressive ride.
Solidifying his top-10 with a great time-trial
Alberto Contador has had a quiet tour so far, prompting suggestions that he's going to skip the Giro and go for the Tour de France. However he performed terrifically here, finishing just 3" off Kyrienka's time for 2nd place. A top-5 overall for Alberto.
He's still go it, atleast on the time-trial bike
Esteban Chaves hits the course, and rips up the first half of the course, dancing on his pedals up the parcours to set the fastest time yet. He didn't light it up quite as much on the second half, but still claimed 3rd on the stage, 6" behind Kyrienka. Depending on the times of the riders to come (Spilak, Fuglsang & Alba), he could possibly move into the leader's jersey!
A tremendous ride, bring on the Giro!
After his barnstorming prologue, Simon Spilak would've been liking his chances of snagging the overall victory today here. However he struggled slightly, especially on the second half, finishing 16" behind Chaves. He would not be the winner of the Tour de Romandie.
Dissapointment for Katusha & Spilak
Fuglsang hits the road right after Spilak, and was 25" behind on the first check. Not good. However he rode hard in the second half and gained 5" back on Kyrienka, however it wasn't enough! He was 1" behind Chaves overall! Esteban had secured atleast 2nd place, now would Albasini be able to hold on?
Jakob Fuglsang so close but so far!
And now the race leader was on the road. He was met with huge cheers from the crowd here in Lausanne. But come the first check it was clear he was in trouble. He was already 38" behind. He pushed hard downhill but couldn't do any better, and finished 57" behind Kyrienka, which was 51" behind Chaves. He would fall down to 6th overall.
The silver lining however, is Esteban Chaves is the 2017 Tour de Romandie champion!
He doesn't like to time-trial, and he couldn't hold onto the yellow.
Results
1
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
23'06
2
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
+ 3
3
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
+ 6
4
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
+ 9
5
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
+ 10
6
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
7
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
+ 18
8
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto - Soudal
+ 20
9
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
10
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
...
63
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 1'32
Spoiler
11
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
12
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 22
13
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 23
14
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
+ 29
15
Alexis Vuillermoz
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 30
16
Stephen Cummings
Team Dimension Data
+ 31
17
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 33
18
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 36
19
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
+ 39
20
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
+ 40
21
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
22
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
+ 49
23
Kristijan Durasek
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
24
José Gonçalves
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 50
25
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
+ 52
26
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
+ 53
27
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
28
Ondrej Cink
Bahrain - Merida
+ 54
29
Tony Gallopin
Lotto - Soudal
+ 56
30
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
+ 57
31
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
+ 59
32
Tomasz Marczyński
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
33
Sander Armee
Lotto - Soudal
+ 1'02
34
Bauke Mollema
Trek - Segafredo
+ 1'04
35
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
36
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
37
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 1'07
38
Valerio Conti
UAE Team Emirates
+ 1'08
39
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 1'09
40
David Gaudu
FDJ
+ 1'10
41
Laurens De Plus
Quick-Step Floors
+ 1'11
42
Steve Morabito
FDJ
+ 1'12
43
Peter Kennaugh
Team Sky
s.t.
44
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
45
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
+ 1'13
46
Lawson Craddock
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 1'15
47
Georg Preidler
Team Sunweb
s.t.
48
Serge Pauwels
Team Dimension Data
+ 1'16
49
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 1'17
50
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
51
Eros Capecchi
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
52
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'19
53
Christian Knees
Team Sky
+ 1'20
54
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
55
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
+ 1'21
56
Egan Arley Bernal
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 1'24
57
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 1'25
58
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
59
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
60
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 1'28
61
Valerio Agnoli
Bahrain - Merida
+ 1'30
62
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
+ 1'31
63
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 1'32
64
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 1'33
65
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 1'35
66
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
+ 1'39
67
Nathan Brown
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 1'41
68
Matej Mohoric
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
69
Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 1'42
70
Larry Warbasse
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 1'43
71
Silvio Herklotz
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
72
Michael Gogl
Trek - Segafredo
+ 1'45
73
Javier Moreno
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
74
David López
Team Sky
+ 1'46
75
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 1'47
76
Søren Kragh Andersen
Team Sunweb
+ 1'48
77
Sean De Bie
Lotto - Soudal
+ 1'50
78
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
79
Timo Roosen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 1'52
80
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
81
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 1'54
82
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
83
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
s.t.
84
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
85
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 1'55
86
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
s.t.
87
Michel Kreder
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
88
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
89
Patrick Bevin
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
90
François Bidard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'00
91
Arman Kamyshev
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'01
92
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
93
Tom Van Asbroeck
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
94
Baptiste Planckaert
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 2'02
95
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
96
Grega Bole
Bahrain - Merida
+ 2'04
97
Toms Skujins
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
98
Marc Fournier
FDJ
+ 2'05
99
Tim Declercq
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
100
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
+ 2'07
101
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
102
Maciej Bodnar
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 2'08
103
Johann Van Zyl
Team Dimension Data
+ 2'10
104
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 2'12
105
Peter Koning
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 2'13
106
Mark Christian
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
107
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 2'14
108
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'15
109
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'16
110
Filippo Ganna
UAE Team Emirates
s.t.
111
Lasse Norman Hansen
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
112
Jhonatan Restrepo
Team Katusha - Alpecin
s.t.
113
Nathan Van Hooydonck
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'17
114
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
115
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
+ 2'18
116
Laurens De Vreese
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
117
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
+ 2'19
118
Ivan Garcia Cortina
Bahrain - Merida
+ 2'21
119
Carlos Barbero
Movistar Team
+ 2'23
120
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 2'24
121
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
s.t.
122
Nans Peters
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'25
123
Scott Thwaites
Team Dimension Data
+ 2'27
124
Erik Baska
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 2'28
125
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 2'29
126
Hector Carretero
Movistar Team
s.t.
127
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Soudal
+ 2'33
128
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 2'34
129
Artyom Zakharov
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'36
130
Michał Gołaś
Team Sky
+ 2'38
131
Leigh Howard
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 2'40
132
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
+ 2'41
133
Andrew Fenn
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
134
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
+ 2'43
135
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
+ 2'44
136
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
+ 2'46
137
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
138
Wouter Wippert
Cannondale - Drapac
s.t.
139
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
+ 2'47
140
Nikolas Maes
Lotto - Soudal
+ 2'48
141
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
s.t.
142
Michael Kolar
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 2'49
143
Fabio Sabatini
Quick-Step Floors
+ 2'52
144
Rüdiger Selig
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 2'53
145
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Sunweb
+ 2'54
146
Simone Consonni
UAE Team Emirates
+ 2'55
147
Aaron Gate
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 2'57
148
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
+ 2'59
149
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
+ 3'00
150
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
+ 3'01
151
Amund Grøndahl Jansen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
152
Borut Božic
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
153
Jon Ander Insausti
Bahrain - Merida
+ 3'02
154
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
155
Daniel Hoelgaard
FDJ
+ 3'09
156
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 3'24
General Classification
Esteban Chaves on the podium in Lausanne
1
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
16h47'15
2
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 1
3
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 6
4
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
+ 14
5
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
+ 32
6
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
+ 33
7
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
+ 51
8
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
+ 1'05
9
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 1'06
10
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'22
...
78
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 11'45
Spoiler
11
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
+ 2'09
12
Gianluca Brambilla
Quick-Step Floors
+ 2'39
13
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 2'58
14
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 3'01
15
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
+ 3'33
16
Sander Armee
Lotto - Soudal
+ 3'38
17
Stephen Cummings
Team Dimension Data
+ 3'50
18
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
+ 3'55
19
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto - Soudal
+ 3'59
20
Steven Kruijswijk
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 4'07
21
Alexis Vuillermoz
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'11
22
Mikel Landa
Team Sky
+ 4'14
23
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
+ 4'16
24
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
+ 4'19
25
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'21
26
Tony Gallopin
Lotto - Soudal
+ 4'28
27
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
+ 4'41
28
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 4'45
29
Egan Arley Bernal
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 5'11
30
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
+ 5'16
31
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
+ 5'27
32
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 5'48
33
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'49
34
Tomasz Marczyński
Lotto - Soudal
s.t.
35
Georg Preidler
Team Sunweb
+ 6'09
36
Serge Pauwels
Team Dimension Data
+ 6'45
37
David Gaudu
FDJ
+ 7'08
38
Kristijan Durasek
UAE Team Emirates
+ 7'21
39
Miguel Angel Lopez
Astana Pro Team
+ 7'23
40
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'49
41
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 7'57
42
José Gonçalves
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 7'58
43
Sam Oomen
Team Sunweb
+ 8'00
44
Ondrej Cink
Bahrain - Merida
+ 8'02
45
Valerio Conti
UAE Team Emirates
+ 8'21
46
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'25
47
Eros Capecchi
Quick-Step Floors
+ 8'30
48
Laurens De Plus
Quick-Step Floors
+ 8'37
49
Bauke Mollema
Trek - Segafredo
+ 8'48
50
Peter Kennaugh
Team Sky
+ 8'54
51
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
+ 9'08
52
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
+ 9'15
53
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 9'16
54
Matej Mohoric
UAE Team Emirates
+ 9'19
55
Silvio Herklotz
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 9'20
56
Steve Morabito
FDJ
+ 9'27
57
Toms Skujins
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 9'31
58
Lawson Craddock
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 9'37
59
Silvan Dillier
BMC Racing Team
+ 9'38
60
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
s.t.
61
Jan Barta
Bora - Hansgrohe
s.t.
62
Tim Declercq
Quick-Step Floors
s.t.
63
Lars Boom
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 9'42
64
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 9'47
65
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 9'48
66
Valerio Agnoli
Bahrain - Merida
+ 9'54
67
Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 10'00
68
Tom Van Asbroeck
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 10'07
69
Nathan Brown
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 10'08
70
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky
+ 10'23
71
Timo Roosen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
s.t.
72
Michel Kreder
Aqua Blue Sport
s.t.
73
Aleksejs Saramotins
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 10'30
74
Maarten Wynants
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 10'36
75
François Bidard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
76
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 10'47
77
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
+ 11'36
78
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 11'45
79
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
+ 12'14
80
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 12'19
81
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 12'30
82
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
+ 12'39
83
Alessio Taliani
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 13'00
84
Søren Kragh Andersen
Team Sunweb
+ 13'23
85
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
s.t.
86
Christian Knees
Team Sky
+ 13'29
87
Laurens De Vreese
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
88
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 13'58
89
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
+ 14'05
90
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 14'06
91
Scott Thwaites
Team Dimension Data
+ 14'15
92
Leigh Howard
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 14'17
93
Javier Moreno
Bahrain - Merida
+ 14'32
94
Jhonatan Restrepo
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 14'39
95
Larry Warbasse
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 14'41
96
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
+ 14'50
97
Matteo Spreafico
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 14'58
98
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 15'19
99
Carlos Barbero
Movistar Team
+ 15'33
100
Ivan Garcia Cortina
Bahrain - Merida
+ 15'36
101
Wouter Wippert
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 15'57
102
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 16'09
103
Andrew Fenn
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 16'58
104
Yukiya Arashiro
Bahrain - Merida
+ 17'32
105
Roberto Ferrari
UAE Team Emirates
+ 17'39
106
Maciej Bodnar
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 17'43
107
Marco Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 17'49
108
David López
Team Sky
+ 17'58
109
Fabio Sabatini
Quick-Step Floors
+ 17'59
110
Patrick Bevin
Cannondale - Drapac
+ 18'00
111
Marc Fournier
FDJ
+ 18'10
112
Michał Gołaś
Team Sky
+ 18'15
113
Michael Gogl
Trek - Segafredo
+ 18'34
114
Nikolas Maes
Lotto - Soudal
+ 19'06
115
Arman Kamyshev
Astana Pro Team
+ 19'22
116
Mark Christian
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 19'31
117
Grega Bole
Bahrain - Merida
+ 20'52
118
Baptiste Planckaert
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 21'22
119
Hector Carretero
Movistar Team
+ 22'00
120
Lasse Norman Hansen
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 22'05
121
Artyom Zakharov
Astana Pro Team
+ 24'20
122
Sean De Bie
Lotto - Soudal
+ 24'39
123
Johann Van Zyl
Team Dimension Data
+ 24'59
124
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 25'27
125
Sam Bewley
Orica - Scott
+ 26'21
126
Jos Van Emden
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 26'28
127
Michael Kolar
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 28'45
128
Tyler Farrar
Team Dimension Data
+ 28'46
129
Max Walscheid
Team Sunweb
s.t.
130
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Sunweb
+ 29'06
131
Nathan Van Hooydonck
BMC Racing Team
+ 29'40
132
Mattia Frapporti
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 29'51
133
Peter Koning
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 29'53
134
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Soudal
+ 30'04
135
Filippo Ganna
UAE Team Emirates
+ 30'06
136
Tom Bohli
BMC Racing Team
+ 30'07
137
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 30'12
138
Erik Baska
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 30'25
139
Rüdiger Selig
Bora - Hansgrohe
+ 30'40
140
Simone Consonni
UAE Team Emirates
+ 30'57
141
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 31'56
142
Daniel Hoelgaard
FDJ
+ 32'26
143
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
+ 33'32
144
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
+ 33'44
145
Borut Božic
Bahrain - Merida
s.t.
146
Nils Politt
Team Katusha - Alpecin
+ 33'50
147
Ryan Gibbons
Team Dimension Data
+ 34'09
148
Lennard Hofstede
Team Sunweb
+ 34'10
149
Bernhard Eisel
Team Dimension Data
+ 34'19
150
Amund Grøndahl Jansen
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
+ 34'20
151
Aaron Gate
Aqua Blue Sport
+ 34'57
152
Raffaello Bonusi
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 37'45
153
Nans Peters
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 38'33
154
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
+ 40'51
155
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 1h03'16
156
Jon Ander Insausti
Bahrain - Merida
+ 1h10'45
Points Classification
1
Tom Van Asbroeck
Cannondale - Drapac
46
2
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
44
3
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
40
4
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
37
5
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
33
Spoiler
6
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
24
7
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
24
8
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
24
9
Leigh Howard
Aqua Blue Sport
21
10
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
18
11
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
17
12
Sander Armee
Lotto - Soudal
15
13
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
15
14
Vasil Kiryienka
Team Sky
15
15
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
15
16
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
13
17
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Team Katusha - Alpecin
13
18
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
12
19
Roman Kreuziger
Orica - Scott
12
20
Toms Skujins
Cannondale - Drapac
12
21
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
11
22
Phil Bauhaus
Team Sunweb
11
23
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Cannondale - Drapac
10
24
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
10
25
Wouter Wippert
Cannondale - Drapac
10
26
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
9
27
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
9
28
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
9
29
Marc Fournier
FDJ
9
30
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Sunweb
9
31
Dries Devenyns
Quick-Step Floors
8
32
Andrea Guardini
UAE Team Emirates
8
33
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
7
34
Artyom Zakharov
Astana Pro Team
7
35
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
6
36
Alessandro De Marchi
BMC Racing Team
6
37
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale - Drapac
6
38
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
6
39
Thomas De Gendt
Lotto - Soudal
5
40
Daniel Hoelgaard
FDJ
5
41
David De La Cruz
Quick-Step Floors
4
42
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
3
43
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
3
44
Laurens De Vreese
Astana Pro Team
3
45
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
3
46
Rein Taaramäe
Team Katusha - Alpecin
2
47
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
1
48
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
1
49
Javier Moreno
Bahrain - Merida
1
50
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
1
51
Jon Ander Insausti
Bahrain - Merida
1
King of the Mountains
1
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Dimension Data
39
2
Manuele Mori
UAE Team Emirates
36
3
Sander Armee
Lotto - Soudal
30
4
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
28
5
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
17
Spoiler
6
Lukas Pöstlberger
Bora - Hansgrohe
16
7
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
15
8
Odd Christian Eiking
FDJ
14
9
Jack Bauer
Quick-Step Floors
13
10
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
12
11
Chad Haga
Team Sunweb
9
12
Michael Albasini
Orica - Scott
8
13
Toms Skujins
Cannondale - Drapac
8
14
Tom Leezer
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
7
15
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
6
16
Marc Fournier
FDJ
6
17
Kevin Rivera
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
5
18
Simon Spilak
Team Katusha - Alpecin
4
19
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
4
20
King Lok Cheung
Orica - Scott
3
21
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
2
22
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
2
23
Daniele Bennati
Movistar Team
2
24
Grégory Rast
Trek - Segafredo
1
25
Jhonatan Restrepo
Team Katusha - Alpecin
1
26
Nuno Bico
Movistar Team
1
27
Andrea Vendrame
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
1
Young Riders Classification
1
Alexis Gougeard
AG2R La Mondiale
16h51'36
2
Egan Arley Bernal
Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec
+ 50
3
Julien Bernard
Trek - Segafredo
+ 55
4
Louis Vervaeke
Lotto - Soudal
+ 1'06
5
David Gaudu
FDJ
+ 2'47
…
16
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
+ 7'24
Well, a surprise, but Esteban just had it today. He rode his ass off and although Alba was disappointed, a great way to lose the leader's jersey, by handing it off to a teammate. A truly perfect way to prepare for the Giro. Here's hoping Esteban is atop the podium just as he was today in 3 and a half weeks in Milan.
A few days rest before we head off to Alghero for the start of the Giro. Exciting! I'll give you a preview of the race with the startlist, the favourites, and everything else you'll wanna know in the coming days.
Until then,
Alex
Thanks so much for everyone following! I'm really enjoying writing this story and it's been one of my longest lasting ones I've made so it feels good. Just wanna say thanks to everyone following, whether you're commenting or not, I appreciate you reading!
@hillis91 Thank you very much! @sutty68 It was an eventful finish but a great one for the team
May 3rd, 2017
Hey guys, Alex here.
We're officially in Italy now, doing some prep rides with the team, enjoying the gorgeous mountain top views and beautiful towns. I'll be giving a full preview of the big race soon, but first I'll update you guys on the landscape of the cycling world at the moment with the CQ Rankings, and the UCI WorldTour rankings.
CQ Rankings
1
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
1483
2
Peter Sagan
Bora - Hansgrohe
1380
3
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
1153
4
Alberto Contador
Trek - Segafredo
1072
5
John Degenkolb
Trek - Segafredo
968
6
Esteban Chaves
Orica - Scott
887
7
Chris Froome
Team Sky
819
8
Fabio Felline
Trek - Segafredo
776
9
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
752
10
Adam Yates
Orica - Scott
705
…
232
Alexander Edmondson
Orica - Scott
86
As you can see, there are two men dominating the year so far, Alejandro Valverde & Peter Sagan. With 11 wins, Valverde leads all comers, highlighted by victories at La Flèche Wallonne, two stage wins at Paris-Nice, and the overall victory at the Tour Down Under. Sagan on the other hand earned his points in the northern classics, and a dominant performance at the early season stage races in Spain & Portugal.
Our best performers are Esteban Chaves & Adam Yates, with their points earned predominantly at the recently completed Tour de Romandie & Paris-Nice earlier in the season. As for me, obviously I'm not posting a lot, but to earn a few points is nice.
UCI WorldTour Rankings
1
UWT
Orica - Scott
8157
2
UWT
Trek - Segafredo
5765
3
UWT
Team Sky
5674
4
UWT
Movistar Team
5329
5
UWT
Quick-Step Floors
5328
6
UWT
BMC Racing Team
3290
7
UWT
Astana Pro Team
2796
8
UWT
Bora - Hansgrohe
2730
9
UWT
Cannondale - Drapac
2446
10
UWT
Lotto - Soudal
2445
11
UWT
UAE Team Emirates
2295
12
UWT
Team Sunweb
2256
13
UWT
AG2R La Mondiale
2210
14
UWT
Bahrain - Merida
1917
15
UWT
Team Katusha - Alpecin
1675
16
UWT
Team Lotto NL - Jumbo
874
17
UWT
Team Dimension Data
818
18
PCT
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
691
19
UWT
FDJ
613
And look at that! Top of the bunch! Feels great to be part of the #1 team, and also to see an Aussie flag sitting atop the world rankings. With 6 riders (Chaves, Yates x2, Albasini, Keukeleire & Ewan) within the top-20, it's not surprising. We've had great performances all round, with several top-5s and podiums in the northern classics and the Ardennes, as well as consistent showings in all the WT stage-races. The DS is very pleased with our results so far, and with hopeful stage win(s) & a high finish in the Giro, we're trying to increase that lead!
As for the teams struggling, Lotto NL-Jumbo, Dimension Data & FDJ are the big ones that are yet to make their mark this year. Mark Cavendish has yet to really perform for Dimension-Data, however the Tour de France is in his sights and could be a big point-earner for the team. FDJ will also be hoping for their big guns to perform soon, as neither Arnaud Demare or Thibaut Pinot have picked up any victories so far this season. They will need to pick up their game if their team have any hope of staying in the World Tour, with Cofidis currently ahead of them, mainly thanks to the work of sprinters Jonas Van Genecthen & Nacer Bouhanni.
And before I leave you, I thought I'd give you an update on how I'm progressing myself.
While there have been no massive changes in my output and skills, I've noticed some slight improvements. I've been working very hard with the team on my time-trialling (TTR +2, PRL+1), and as a result I'm posting my best ever times against the clock. Not so much in competition, where the courses haven't exactly suited me, but in predominately flat courses over 10-30kms I've been posting some career best times, which is very encouraging for the future in a discipline I hope to one day truly excel in.
As well as time-trialling, I've also noticed a slight improvement in my aerobic capacity and stamina (STA +2). I've been lasting a lot longer at peak output in training, and longer stages, while still very challenging, are becoming easier and easier. Just a side-effect of consistent racing at a high level I suppose.
While I'll continue to work on my time-trialling, as well as my overall fitness levels, my trainers and I have been talking about improving my short-form climbing skills, as well as sprint capabilities, both areas I've been told they think I have real potential! So look out for some improvements there in the coming months.
Anyway, that's how things are looking at the moment on the WorldTour, and for me personally. Very good signs all round, let's hope it continues.
Look out for the Giro preview coming very soon, and then we'll get right into the racing!
Until next time,
AlexEdited by Teddy The Creator on 06-08-2017 07:18
Paris - Roubaix - UWT
Race Recap - March/April 2017
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - UWT
Amstel Gold Race - UWT
Tour de Romandie - Prologue - UWT
Fabio Felline
Geraint Thomas
Tanel Kangert
Lukas Pöstlberger
Alexey Lutsenko
Michael Kolar
Sven Erik Bystrøm
Simon Spilak
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Lawson Craddock
Toms Skujins
Vasil Kiryienka
