Oh my!! Can't believe Paulinho lost that on the line! How crappy can that be!! Ahhh if it only happened again tomorrow... Paulinho could even have snatched the overall lead! Really bad
Thanks Its pity. Sérgio has a great year (4th Giro, 7th Romandie), but only one "real" victory" (a crazy stage in Romandie, where he won the final sprint in a small group). I only hope that he gets a similar form for Alpe d'Huez, he might attack Vino...
12. June The Tour de Suisse (English: Tour of Switzerland) is a UCI ProTour stage race held annually in June. The race debuted in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship. With the Dauphiné Libéré, it is a proving ground for the Tour de France, and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. Like the Tour de France and the Dauphiné Libéré, the Tour de Suisse offers mountain climbs and at least one individual time trial. Several winners of the Tour de France have also won the Tour de Suisse, including Eddy Merckx, Lance Armstrong and Jan Ullrich. In 2005 the organizers moved the race to earlier in June. Most wins: Pasquale Fornara (ITA) 4 Winner 2009: Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
Favourites: As expected a strong startlist. Alberto Contador is the favourite, but without a really helper, he mights lost against the Schleck brothers. World champ Cadel Evans has the same problem as Contador, but the course (only one mountain stage, but three hilly stages) suits him well. Denis Menchov and Roman Kreuziger, who already won here 2008, are important GC contenders, too. Candidates for a Top 5 might be Carlos Sastre, Tony Martin, Jurgen Van den Broeck or Ryder Hesjedal. RadioShack: Strong selection for Switzerland. With Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer and Andreas Klöden, we have even three rider which are able to finish at least at the podium. Main leader will be Lance, but as I promised earlier in this story, Klödi will get the same support and try to win in his adoptive country. Steegmans, supported from Vaitkus, will be our rider for the three flat stages, but both are in a really worse shape and only want to build up some shape for the national championships. Popovych and Rovny will be helper for the mountains, Muravyev for flat stages.
Stage 1: Lugano, 6km ITT Pretty similar to the prologue from the Dauphiné, a short TT, but with hard first 3 kilometers, where the rider have to climb to the Via S. Giorgio, followed by 2 kilometers downhill and a short flat section to the finish.
Team goals:
- Top 5 (Armstrong)
- Top 10 (Leipheimer, Klöden)
Favourites:
Tony Martin (PRL 82, HIL 73, RES 73)
Roman Kreuziger (PRL 81, HIL 78, RES 77)
Alberto Contador (PRL 80, HIL 79, RES 79) Lance Armstrong (PRL 80, HIL 76, RES 78)
Cadel Evans (PRL 77, HIL 81, RES 79)
My tip:
Tony Martin finished third irl, and I have the feeling that he will win today.
David Millar finished with a quite good time (No besttime, he was 6 sec slower than Nicki Sörensen, but I do not have a screenshot from him).
12'34"
Fränk Schleck was surpringly good, his shape must be good: Only 4 sec slower than Millar.
12'38"
Maxime Monfort had an amazing ride, the new besttime!
12'21"
Yaroslav Popovych, today with his first ride since his improvement, was amazing! Only one second slower than Monfort (To be honest, he had a well daily form, +2)
12'22"
Erik Gustav Larsson with some problems at the climb, only an average ride for him.
12'27"
Decent prologue rider and probably the best rider on hilly terrain - Philippe Gilbert showed his strength.
12'25"
Levi Leipheimer was the best time trialer at the Giro d'Italia, many experts expect a lot of him. Although he had a -2 daily form, he fulfill their expectations with the new besttime!
12'17"
Ivan Basso already ride the Giro - but does not seems to be exhausted. He finished with the same time as Larsson.
12'27"
Andreas Klöden does not feel very well today (-3 daily form), nonetheless he was able to show his abilities against the clock.
12'23"
Top favourite Tony Martin was not able to beat Levis time, too.
12'22"
Roman Kreuziger with the same time as Klödi.
12'23"
Denis Menchov is a strong rider for longer time trials, only an average for short. But his shape and his daily form has to be superb - he beats Levis time by 6 seconds and takes the lead!
12'11"
Lance was proud to present his new Unity TT-bike (THANKS TO FELIX_29 FOR THIS GREAT BIKE) which he will use in all upcomming time trial races.
But this was probably the only nice thing for him today, he felt bad (Of course he had a -5 daily form ) Even with this daily form, he was only one second slower than Klödi and Kreuziger.
12'24"
Andy Schleck showed never knowed strength against the clock, he finished with the same time as Lance.
12'24"
Cadel Evans was strong today, he finished with the same time as Menchov (but a few milliseconds later, so no new besttime).
12'11"
Alberto Contador showed that he improved his shape since the Tour of California.
12'17"
Results/Overall:
1
Denis Menchov
Rabobank
12'11
2
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
3
Levi Leipheimer
Team RadioShack
+ 6
4
Alberto Contador
Astana
s.t.
5
Maxime Monfort
Team HTC - Columbia
+ 10
6
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
+ 11
7
Tony Martin
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
8
Andreas Klöden
Team RadioShack
+ 12
9
Roman Kreuziger
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
10
Lance Armstrong
Team RadioShack
+ 13
Spoiler
11
Andy Schleck
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
12
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 14
13
Vladimir Efimkin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15
14
Gustav Erik Larsson
Team Saxo Bank
+ 16
15
Ivan Basso
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
16
Rubén Plaza
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
17
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo Bank
+ 17
18
Philip Deignan
Cervélo Test Team
s.t.
19
Joost Posthuma
Rabobank
+ 19
20
Dries Devenyns
Quick·Step
s.t.
21
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
+ 20
22
Chris Froome
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Simon Gerrans
Sky Professional Cycling Team
+ 21
24
Stef Clement
Rabobank
s.t.
25
Laszló Bodrogi
Team Katusha
s.t.
26
Ivan Rovny
Team RadioShack
+ 22
27
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
28
David Millar
Garmin - Transitions
+ 23
29
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
30
Jean-Christophe Peraud
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
31
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank
+ 24
32
Jack Bobridge
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
33
Bram Tankink
Rabobank
+ 25
34
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
35
Manuel Quinziato
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
36
Gert Steegmans
Team RadioShack
+ 26
37
Kevin De Weert
Quick·Step
s.t.
38
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team RadioShack
s.t.
39
David López
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
40
Tomas Vaitkus
Team RadioShack
+ 27
41
Fränk Schleck
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
42
Michael Albasini
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
43
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
44
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
45
Imanol Erviti
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
46
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
47
William Bonnet
Bbox Bouygues Télécom
s.t.
48
Pieter Weening
Rabobank
+ 28
49
Brett Lancaster
Cervélo Test Team
s.t.
50
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
51
Martin Elmiger
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
52
Alexandre Botcharov
Team Katusha
s.t.
53
Steven Cozza
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
54
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 29
55
Anders Lund
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
56
David Le Lay
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
57
Branislau Samoilau
Quick·Step
s.t.
58
Francisco Pérez
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 30
59
Jürgen Roelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
60
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana
s.t.
61
Carlos Sastre
Cervélo Test Team
s.t.
62
David Arroyo
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
63
José Luis Arrieta
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
64
Greg Van Avermaet
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 31
65
Oliver Zaugg
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
66
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
68
Baden Cooke
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
69
Sergueï Ivanov
Team Katusha
s.t.
70
Sylvain Chavanel
Quick·Step
s.t.
71
Florian Stalder
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
72
Kjell Carlström
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Andrey Amador
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
74
Borut Božic
Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
75
Matthew Goss
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
76
Dmitriy Fofonov
Astana
+ 32
77
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
78
Thomas Faiers
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
79
Lars Ytting Bak
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
80
Assan Bazayev
Astana
s.t.
81
Stijn Devolder
Quick·Step
s.t.
82
Martijn Maaskant
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
83
Gatis Smukulis
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 33
84
Simon Zahner
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
85
Mirko Selvaggi
Astana
s.t.
86
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
87
Sebastian Lang
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
88
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Denis Galimzyanov
Team Katusha
+ 34
90
Sergio De Lis
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
91
Thomas Voeckler
Bbox Bouygues Télécom
s.t.
92
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Mickaël Buffaz
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
94
Ermanno Capelli
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
95
Volodymir Gustov
Cervélo Test Team
s.t.
96
David Vitoria
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
97
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Farnese Vini
+ 35
98
Kevin Van Impe
Quick·Step
s.t.
99
Frederik Willems
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
100
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
101
Andreas Stauff
Quick·Step
s.t.
102
Kevyn Ista
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
103
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky Professional Cycling Team
+ 36
104
Robbie McEwen
Team Katusha
s.t.
105
Iban Mayoz
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
106
Juan José Haedo
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
107
Francisco Javier Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
108
Laurent Mangel
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
109
Davide Cimolai
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
110
Leif Hoste
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
111
Johann Tschopp
Bbox Bouygues Télécom
+ 37
112
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
113
Alexandre Pliuschin
Team Katusha
s.t.
114
Hayden Roulston
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
115
Julien Simon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
116
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo Bank
s.t.
118
David Moncoutié
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
119
Cédric Coutouly
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
120
Anthony Charteau
Bbox Bouygues Télécom
s.t.
121
Andriy Grivko
Astana
s.t.
122
Sylvain Calzati
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
123
Stéphane Augé
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
124
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
125
Ángel Madrazo
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
126
Gabriel Rasch
Cervélo Test Team
+ 38
127
Danilo Napolitano
Team Katusha
s.t.
128
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
129
Jonathan Hivert
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
130
Andreas Klier
Cervélo Test Team
s.t.
131
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
132
Jeremy Hunt
Cervélo Test Team
s.t.
133
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Rabobank
s.t.
134
Ben Swift
Sky Professional Cycling Team
+ 39
135
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
136
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
137
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
138
Graeme Brown
Rabobank
s.t.
139
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
140
Andrea Grendene
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
141
André Greipel
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
142
Yannick Talabardon
Saur - Sojasun
+ 40
143
Wouter Weylandt
Quick·Step
s.t.
144
Martin Pedersen
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
145
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Farnese Vini
s.t.
146
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
147
Kirk Carlsen
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
148
Theo Bos
Cervélo Test Team
s.t.
149
David De la Fuente
Astana
s.t.
150
Allan Davis
Astana
s.t.
151
Yohann Gène
Bbox Bouygues Télécom
s.t.
152
José Joaquín Rojas
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 41
153
Saïd Haddou
Bbox Bouygues Télécom
s.t.
154
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
155
Mark Renshaw
Team HTC - Columbia
s.t.
156
Pedro Merino
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
157
Mickaël Delage
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
158
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
159
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 42
160
Jimmy Casper
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
161
Murilo Fischer
Garmin - Transitions
s.t.
162
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 43
163
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
164
Kalle Kriit
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
165
Francesco Chicchi
Liquigas - Doimo
s.t.
166
Manuel Cardoso
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
167
Aitor Galdos
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
168
Noe Gianetti
Footon - Servetto
s.t.
169
Guillaume Le Floch
Bbox Bouygues Télécom
+ 44
170
Pierre Rolland
Bbox Bouygues Télécom
s.t.
171
Morris Possoni
Sky Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
172
René Mandri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
173
Johan Van Summeren
Garmin - Transitions
+ 45
174
Marco Bandiera
Team Katusha
s.t.
175
Rony Martias
Saur - Sojasun
+ 47
176
David Loosli
Lampre - Farnese Vini
+ 48
Of course not that bad result for us, but Popovych showed today what is possible with a good day form - I am sure that Lance/Klödi/Levi had won with a positive daily form... Congrats to Menchov, he was amazing today, his shape must be perfect.
Points:
1
Denis Menchov
Rabobank
15
2
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
12
3
Levi Leipheimer
Team RadioShack
10
4
Alberto Contador
Astana
9
5
Maxime Monfort
Team HTC - Columbia
8
I forgot to remember you at the sponsorgoal here: RadioShack wants us to win the points jersey here, thats why Steegmans and Vaitkus are competing here.
Thank you all Bad luck with the daily form, but our rider showed their strenght, I am looking forward to the next stages in Switzerland..
Sorry, I forgot to post Lance stats in my last update: Still with the start stats. There is little chance that he improves before the Tour de France, but I am still hoping
Critérium du Dauphiné Stage 6: Crolles – L'Alpe d'Huez, 141,9 km Queens stage of the Dauphiné 2010. First notable mountain is the Col du Grand-Cucheron, Cat. 2, but we expect a slow pace in the peloton there, I can not imagine any attacls there. 30km later, the rider reach the Col du Glandon, well-known from the Tour de France. There should be a higher pace, but the real fight begins at the last 20 kilometers, when the peloton reachs the legendary climb up to Alpe d'Huez. We expect a hard fight between the favourites for the overall.
Team goals:
- Attack! (Paulinho)
- Defend 5th overall (Brajkovic)
- Make sure that RadioShack wins the team classification (Horner)
Favourites:
Alexandre Vinokourov (MO 78, RES 75, STA 79)
Samuel Sánchez (MO 81, RES 78, STA 75)
Robert Kiserlovski (MO 79, RES 77, STA 71) Sérgio Paulinho (MO 78, RES 75, STA 73)
Michael Rogers (MO 78, RES 74, STA 71)
My tip:
We want to win today, so of course I have to tip on Sérgio Paulinho.
Its pity. Sérgio has a great year (4th Giro, 7th Romandie), but only one "real" victory" (a crazy stage in Romandie, where he won the final sprint in a small group). I only hope that he gets a similar form for Alpe d'Huez, he might attack Vino...
