sutty68: He is one of the best world sprinters so luckily for us he gets results in Qatar
Race Report : Tour of Qatar
Stage 04
This stage was a real pain, the wind was coming from our right side and the pack was riding fast everyone was searching a protection and it was very nervous.
It was Dario Bauer and Dominique Rolin who were leading the pack. But as the wind was strong, team-mates of John Degenkolb (Garmin - Sharp) and Matt Goss (Orica - GreenEdge) were
setting a high pace and it was hard to follow.
In the final it was very messy, no team really managed to make a sprint train for their leader neither did we. Luckily for us Nacer grabbed Matt Goss' wheel and he took the 4th position in a stage won by Simone Ponzi.
Stage Ranking:
1
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
3h20'03
2
John Degenkolb
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
3
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
4
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
5
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
6
Juan José Haedo
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
7
Michal Kwiatkowski
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
8
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
9
Romain Feillu
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
10
Cameron Meyer
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
Stage 05
We were still in possession of the leader jersey and it was our job to defend it and so did we, we controlled half of the stage until the sprinters team came to help us.
In the end we managed to made our train but Nacer did not have the lags to bring another victory. Matt Goss won this stage and Nacer took the 6th position.
Stage Ranking:
1
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
3h20'34
2
John Degenkolb
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
3
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
4
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
5
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
6
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
7
Tomas Vaitkus
Litex
s.t.
8
Jake Keough
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
9
Oscar Gatto
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
10
Romain Feillu
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Francesco Lasca
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
12
Alex Rasmussen
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
13
Jure Kocjan
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
14
Fabian Schnaidt
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Sun Jae Jang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
16
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
17
Martin Reimer
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
18
Jakob Rathe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
19
Ross Edgar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
20
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
21
Michał Kwiatkowski
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
22
Steele Von Hoff
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
23
Klaas Lodewyck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
24
Michael Matthews
Litex
s.t.
25
Juan José Haedo
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
26
Tino Thömel
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Pawel Poljanski
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
28
Arran Brown
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
29
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
30
Enrique Sanz
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
31
Tomasz Smolen
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
32
Jani Tewelde
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
33
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
34
Ricardo Escuela
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
35
Giuseppe Di Salvo
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
36
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
37
Morgan Lamoisson
Team Europcar
s.t.
38
Christophe Laborie
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
39
Maxime Daniel
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
40
Kristian Forbord
Litex
s.t.
41
Yannick Martinez
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
42
Ben Hermans
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
43
Darren Lapthorne
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
44
Joeri Stallaert
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
45
Mateusz Nowak
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
46
Zakkari Dempster
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
47
Michael Hepburn
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
48
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
49
Daniel Braunsteins
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
50
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
51
Floris Goesinnen
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
52
Cameron Meyer
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
53
Jérémie Galland
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
54
Kin San Wu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
55
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
56
Mickaël Delage
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
57
Berik Kupeshov
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
58
Thor Hushovd
Litex
s.t.
59
Nicholas Walker
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
60
Peter Femal
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
61
Blazej Janiaczyk
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
62
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
63
Matthew Hayman
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
64
Sébastien Rosseler
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
65
Stijn Neirynck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
66
Martijn Maaskant
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
67
Josef Hosek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
68
Baden Cooke
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
69
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
70
Julien Bérard
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
71
Christoff Van Heerden
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
72
Donato Cannone
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
73
Frans-Leonard Markaskard
Litex
s.t.
74
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
75
Tim Wellens
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
76
Gregor Gazvoda
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
78
Moreno Moser
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
79
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
80
Jordan Smith
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
81
Riccardo Chiarini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
82
Yohan Offredo
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
83
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
84
Matthew Lloyd
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
85
Alex Howes
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
86
Bradley Potgieter
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
87
Adrian Gjølberg
Litex
s.t.
88
Dario Bauer
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
89
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
90
Mark Velpois
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
91
Gorka Izagirre
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Rafael Serrano
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
93
Raffaele Bisio
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
94
Dominique Rollin
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
95
Larry Warbasse
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
96
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
97
Rémi Pauriol
Team Europcar
s.t.
98
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
99
David De la Fuente
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
100
Igor Antón
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
101
Vegard Stake Laengen
Litex
s.t.
102
Nariyuki Masuda
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
103
Evgeni Sladkov
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
104
Patrick Lane
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
105
Noah Benson
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
106
Yaroslav Popovych
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
107
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
108
Gustav Erik Larsson
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
109
Sander Armee
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
110
Juan José Cobo
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
111
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
112
Sandy Casar
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
113
Sondre Sörtveit
Litex
+ 34
114
Angelo Tulik
Team Europcar
s.t.
115
Kamil Zielinski
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
116
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
117
Robbie Hucker
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
118
Samuel Demunck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
119
Dennis Van Niekerk
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
120
Jacques Janse Van Rensburg
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
121
Giuseppe Morello
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
122
Cristian Perla
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
123
Antonio Olmo
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
124
Stijn Bakker
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
125
Tim Pleines
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
Stage 06
Today was the worst day for us, it was the last day we had to chase and the wind was even stronger than during the other stages, in the final kilometers Floris Goesinnen (Drapac Cycling) surprised everyone with a late attack, he has the wind in his favor and the gap was constantly growing, with Yohan we were alone to chase, no other team helped us and in the end he won with 49", he took the leader jersey for 6".
welker3257: hope to do better in Oman but with a mountain stage it'll be hard
Race Report : Tour of Oman
Stage 01
Contrary to Quatar, it was decided to let the other teams do the chase, so during the whole stage, we stayed in the pack protected from the wind even if it was not as strong as in Quatar.
We set our sprint train but we let Mickaël Delage as a free-element in the wheel of Nacer. unfortunately, Nacer was not as strong as we hoped and he get the 3rd position. Mickaël never managed to leave the wheel of Nacer and he took the 4th position.
Matt Goss won the stage.
Stage Ranking:
1
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
3h32'27
2
John Degenkolb
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
3
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
4
Mickaël Delage
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
5
Kris Boeckmans
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
6
Evaldas Siskevicius
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
7
Maxime Vantomme
Omega Pharma
s.t.
8
Paul Voss
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Barry Markus
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Leigh Howard
Omega Pharma
s.t.
12
Wouter Wippert
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
13
Daniel Schorn
Focus - SAP
s.t.
14
Lars Boom
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
15
Florian Bissinger
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
16
Romain Feillu
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
17
Kazuhiro Mori
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
18
Emilio José Cabello
EPM - UNE
s.t.
19
Dean Windsor
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
20
Marek Rutkiewicz
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
21
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
22
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
23
Sandy Casar
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
24
Gianluca Brambilla
EPM - UNE
s.t.
25
Arnold Jeannesson
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
26
Dominique Rollin
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
27
Jelle Vanendert
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
28
Yohan Offredo
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
29
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
30
Tom Leezer
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Luis León Sánchez
Omega Pharma
s.t.
32
Brian Bulgac
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
34
Sergio Pardilla
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
35
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
36
Mateusz Taciak
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
37
Malcom Rudolph
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
38
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
39
Freqalsi Debesay
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
40
Vasil Kiryienka
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
41
Chris Froome
Omega Pharma
s.t.
42
Moreno Moser
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
43
Marc Goos
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
44
Matthew Busche
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
45
Michael Rodriguez
EPM - UNE
s.t.
46
Jetse Bol
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
47
Cameron Wurf
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
48
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
49
Mark Velpois
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
50
Adam Phelan
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
51
Thomas Löfkvist
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
52
Dalivier Ospina
EPM - UNE
s.t.
53
Hayden Hughes
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
54
Jurgen Van den Broeck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
55
Jesse Sergent
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
56
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Julian Kern
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
58
Thomas Bell
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
59
Jay McCarthy
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
60
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma
s.t.
61
Ben Grenda
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
62
Nick Aitken
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
63
Bernard Sulzberger
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
64
Jay Thomson
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
65
Christian Kux
Focus - SAP
s.t.
66
Joshua Berry
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
67
Stanislav Kozúbek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
68
Lieuwe Westra
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
69
Marcel Barth
Focus - SAP
s.t.
70
Bartosz Huzarski
Focus - SAP
s.t.
71
Ian Stannard
Focus - SAP
s.t.
72
Pawel Cieslik
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
73
Stef Clement
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Craig Lewis
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
75
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma
s.t.
76
Maxim Iglinskiy
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Lennox Rhodes
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
78
Pavel Zitta
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Pieter Weening
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Karol Domagalski
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
81
Maurits Lammertink
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
82
Thomas Peterson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
83
Simon Clarke
Omega Pharma
s.t.
84
Wilfred Gyselinck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
85
Luis Felipe Laverde
EPM - UNE
s.t.
86
Ryan Roth
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
87
Marcos García
Caja Rural
s.t.
88
Carlos Verona
Caja Rural
s.t.
89
Darren Lill
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
90
Johannes Christofel Nel
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
91
Wan Tixiang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Ian McLeod
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
93
Eduardo Budge
EPM - UNE
s.t.
94
Okada Yamashita
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
95
Frank Wagner
Focus - SAP
s.t.
96
Matthew Watts
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
97
Shawn Dixon
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
98
Nick Nuyens
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
99
Wout Poels
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
100
Jarlinson Pantano
EPM - UNE
s.t.
101
Dirk Müller
Focus - SAP
s.t.
102
Joshua Knight
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
103
Stanislaw Banasiak
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
104
Félix Cárdenas
EPM - UNE
s.t.
105
Roman Nasenov
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
106
Kevin Pauwels
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
107
Job Vissers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
108
Dan Campbell
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
109
John-Lee Augustyn
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Goytiom Tedros
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
111
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Caja Rural
s.t.
112
Tobias Knaup
Focus - SAP
s.t.
113
Serge Pauwels
Omega Pharma
s.t.
114
Linus Gerdemann
Caja Rural
s.t.
115
Mitch Allen
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
116
Dídac Ortega
Caja Rural
s.t.
117
David De la Cruz
Caja Rural
s.t.
118
Higinio Fernández
Caja Rural
s.t.
119
Tom Danielson
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
120
Héctor González
Caja Rural
s.t.
121
Michele Ferrari
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
122
Jakub Danačík
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
Stage 02
This stage was promised to a sprinter that can climb a little, I was seeing either John Degenkolb or Nacer to take the win.
No team made a train except us, I was leading Mickaël who was in charge of launching Nacer. (Romain Feillu never managed to follow the train). I launched Mickaël and then Nacer started his sprint, only one rider managed to beat him and it was John Degenkolb. I was quite surprised of me as I took the six position in such a difficult finish.
Stage Ranking:
1
John Degenkolb
Garmin - Sharp
3h36'39
2
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
3
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
4
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
5
Maxime Vantomme
Omega Pharma
s.t.
6
Mark Velpois
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
7
Evaldas Siskevicius
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
8
Kris Boeckmans
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
9
Mickaël Delage
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
10
Jelle Vanendert
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Paul Voss
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Jarlinson Pantano
EPM - UNE
s.t.
13
Daniel Schorn
Focus - SAP
s.t.
14
Thomas Löfkvist
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
15
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
16
Gianluca Brambilla
EPM - UNE
s.t.
17
Lars Boom
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
18
Barry Markus
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
19
Florian Bissinger
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
20
Cameron Wurf
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
21
Job Vissers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
22
Romain Feillu
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
23
Julian Kern
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
24
Marc Goos
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
25
Dominique Rollin
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
26
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
27
Brian Bulgac
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
28
Mateusz Taciak
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
29
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
30
Jesse Sergent
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
31
Sergio Pardilla
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
32
Vasil Kiryienka
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
33
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
34
Marcos García
Caja Rural
s.t.
35
Yohan Offredo
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
36
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
37
Marek Rutkiewicz
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
38
Dalivier Ospina
EPM - UNE
s.t.
39
Wouter Wippert
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
40
Jetse Bol
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
41
Kazuhiro Mori
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
42
Pieter Weening
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Darren Lill
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
44
Sandy Casar
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
45
Wout Poels
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
46
Freqalsi Debesay
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
47
Arnold Jeannesson
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
48
Chris Froome
Omega Pharma
s.t.
49
Serge Pauwels
Omega Pharma
s.t.
50
Emilio José Cabello
EPM - UNE
s.t.
51
Matthew Busche
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
52
Ryan Roth
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
53
Lieuwe Westra
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
54
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
55
Adam Phelan
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
56
Tom Leezer
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Maxim Iglinskiy
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Pavel Zitta
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Jay Thomson
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
60
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma
+ 1'02
61
Craig Lewis
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Luis Felipe Laverde
EPM - UNE
s.t.
63
Leigh Howard
Omega Pharma
s.t.
64
Stef Clement
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Christian Kux
Focus - SAP
s.t.
66
Jay McCarthy
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
67
Bartosz Huzarski
Focus - SAP
s.t.
68
Lennox Rhodes
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
69
Joshua Berry
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
70
Félix Cárdenas
EPM - UNE
s.t.
71
Johannes Christofel Nel
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
72
Eduardo Budge
EPM - UNE
s.t.
73
Jakub Danačík
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
74
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
75
Nick Nuyens
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
76
Luis León Sánchez
Omega Pharma
s.t.
77
Ben Grenda
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
78
Michael Rodriguez
EPM - UNE
s.t.
79
Dean Windsor
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
80
Ian McLeod
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
81
Maurits Lammertink
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
82
Frank Wagner
Focus - SAP
s.t.
83
Pawel Cieslik
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
84
Kevin Pauwels
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
85
Moreno Moser
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
86
Goytiom Tedros
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
87
Simon Clarke
Omega Pharma
s.t.
88
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
89
Okada Yamashita
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
90
Stanislav Kozúbek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
91
Jurgen Van den Broeck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
92
John-Lee Augustyn
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Thomas Peterson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
94
Dirk Müller
Focus - SAP
s.t.
95
Higinio Fernández
Caja Rural
s.t.
96
Tobias Knaup
Focus - SAP
s.t.
97
Karol Domagalski
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
98
Dídac Ortega
Caja Rural
s.t.
99
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma
s.t.
100
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Caja Rural
s.t.
101
David De la Cruz
Caja Rural
s.t.
102
Carlos Verona
Caja Rural
s.t.
103
Wan Tixiang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
104
Linus Gerdemann
Caja Rural
s.t.
105
Ian Stannard
Focus - SAP
s.t.
106
Stanislaw Banasiak
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
107
Bernard Sulzberger
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
108
Héctor González
Caja Rural
s.t.
109
Wilfred Gyselinck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
110
Tom Danielson
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
111
Nick Aitken
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
112
Marcel Barth
Focus - SAP
s.t.
113
Hayden Hughes
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
114
Joshua Knight
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
115
Roman Nasenov
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
116
Matthew Watts
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
117
Dan Campbell
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
118
Michele Ferrari
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
119
Thomas Bell
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
120
Malcom Rudolph
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
121
Shawn Dixon
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
122
Mitch Allen
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2'37
Stage 03
The first part of the stage was a big downhill which allowed us the recover before the big fight in the end.
Again we did not took part of the chase as Orica - GreenEdge and Garmin - Sharp were setting a high pace.
What's strange is that after joining the breakaway, they completely stopped their effort, So with Yohan we decided to take the command of the pack and we were ridding so fast that the other team sprint Train never managed to caught us. We made our train which was:
Me <- Yohan <- Mickaël <- Romain <- Nacer.
When there was 3 kilometers left I gave way to Yohan who let Mickaël 1 kilometer after and then Romain launched the sprint for Nacer. And this time no one manged to beat him.
This stage was harder than the previous one, because of the little hills we had to be always well positioned and we had to brought Nacer as fresh as possible toward the finish. We did this well but it was not enough, Matt Goss and John Degenkolb were faster than him.
Stage Ranking:
1
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
3h35'33
2
John Degenkolb
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
3
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
4
Kris Boeckmans
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
5
Paul Voss
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Emilio José Cabello
EPM - UNE
s.t.
7
Evaldas Siskevicius
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
8
Maxime Vantomme
Omega Pharma
s.t.
9
Romain Feillu
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
10
Barry Markus
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
12
Tom Leezer
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Wouter Wippert
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
14
Gianluca Brambilla
EPM - UNE
s.t.
15
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
16
Chris Froome
Omega Pharma
s.t.
17
Moreno Moser
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
18
Florian Bissinger
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
19
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
20
Leigh Howard
Omega Pharma
s.t.
21
Mateusz Taciak
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
22
Kevin Pauwels
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
23
Arnold Jeannesson
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
24
Daniel Schorn
Focus - SAP
s.t.
25
Vasil Kiryienka
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
26
Mickaël Delage
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
27
Brian Bulgac
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
28
Thomas Löfkvist
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
29
Job Vissers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
30
Marek Rutkiewicz
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
31
Jelle Vanendert
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
32
Jay McCarthy
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
33
Yohan Offredo
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
34
Cameron Wurf
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
35
Marc Goos
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Jarlinson Pantano
EPM - UNE
s.t.
37
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
38
Lieuwe Westra
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
39
Matthew Busche
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
40
Maxim Iglinskiy
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
42
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Jurgen Van den Broeck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
44
Stef Clement
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Serge Pauwels
Omega Pharma
s.t.
46
Mark Velpois
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
47
Darren Lill
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
48
Dominique Rollin
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
49
Jesse Sergent
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
50
Jetse Bol
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
51
Christian Kux
Focus - SAP
s.t.
52
Thomas Peterson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
53
Ryan Roth
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
54
Michael Rodriguez
EPM - UNE
s.t.
55
Dalivier Ospina
EPM - UNE
s.t.
56
Ian Stannard
Focus - SAP
s.t.
57
Sandy Casar
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
58
Julian Kern
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
59
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
60
Sergio Pardilla
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
61
Simon Clarke
Omega Pharma
s.t.
62
Ben Grenda
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
63
Pavel Zitta
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
64
Kazuhiro Mori
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
65
Higinio Fernández
Caja Rural
s.t.
66
Luis León Sánchez
Omega Pharma
s.t.
67
Nick Aitken
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
68
Lars Boom
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
69
Johannes Christofel Nel
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
70
Marcos García
Caja Rural
s.t.
71
Freqalsi Debesay
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
72
Wout Poels
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
73
Linus Gerdemann
Caja Rural
s.t.
74
Dean Windsor
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
75
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma
s.t.
76
Thomas Bell
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
77
Karol Domagalski
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
78
Pieter Weening
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Frank Wagner
Focus - SAP
s.t.
80
John-Lee Augustyn
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
81
Carlos Verona
Caja Rural
s.t.
82
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma
s.t.
83
Nick Nuyens
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
84
Bernard Sulzberger
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
85
Pawel Cieslik
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
86
Jakub Danačík
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
87
Maurits Lammertink
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
88
David De la Cruz
Caja Rural
s.t.
89
Bartosz Huzarski
Focus - SAP
s.t.
90
Dídac Ortega
Caja Rural
s.t.
91
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
92
Malcom Rudolph
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
93
Jay Thomson
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
94
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Caja Rural
s.t.
95
Tom Danielson
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
96
Adam Phelan
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
97
Hayden Hughes
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
98
Stanislav Kozúbek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
99
Luis Felipe Laverde
EPM - UNE
s.t.
100
Marcel Barth
Focus - SAP
s.t.
101
Joshua Berry
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
102
Craig Lewis
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 5'02
103
Lennox Rhodes
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
+ 7'06
104
Tobias Knaup
Focus - SAP
s.t.
105
Ian McLeod
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
106
Eduardo Budge
EPM - UNE
s.t.
107
Okada Yamashita
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
108
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
109
Dirk Müller
Focus - SAP
+ 8'01
110
Félix Cárdenas
EPM - UNE
s.t.
111
Héctor González
Caja Rural
s.t.
112
Goytiom Tedros
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
+ 14'08
113
Joshua Knight
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
114
Wilfred Gyselinck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
115
Shawn Dixon
Garmin - Sharp
+ 15'31
116
Stanislaw Banasiak
Bauknecht - Author
+ 16'23
117
Wan Tixiang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
118
Matthew Watts
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
119
Mitch Allen
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
Stage 05
It was the only mountain stage of the race, and as we did not have big hopes for the stage victory today, I was allowed to go in the breakaway. What I did, with 7 other riders. We fought hard but we got caught 13 kilometers before the end.
Many riders tried to attack at the beginning of the climb including Arnold Jeannesson but none of them managed to leave the pack.
The real acceleration came from Vasil Kiryienka (Astana Pro Team) and Jelle Vanendert (TEAM Lotto - Telenet). And few meters after Vasil Kiryienka was leaving Jelle Vanendert to take the win and the GC lead.
Stage Ranking:
1
Vasil Kiryienka
Astana Pro Team
3h48'31
2
Jelle Vanendert
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
+ 32
3
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Astana Pro Team
+ 53
4
Marc Goos
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'21
5
Serge Pauwels
Omega Pharma
s.t.
6
Simon Clarke
Omega Pharma
s.t.
7
Gianluca Brambilla
EPM - UNE
s.t.
8
Thomas Löfkvist
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
9
Maxim Iglinskiy
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Darren Lill
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Marek Rutkiewicz
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
12
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
13
Arnold Jeannesson
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
14
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
15
Yohan Offredo
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
16
Sergio Pardilla
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
17
Thomas Peterson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
18
Julian Kern
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
19
John Degenkolb
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
20
Dalivier Ospina
EPM - UNE
s.t.
21
Moreno Moser
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
22
Marcos García
Caja Rural
s.t.
23
Chris Froome
Omega Pharma
s.t.
24
Pavel Zitta
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
25
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
26
Jarlinson Pantano
EPM - UNE
s.t.
27
John-Lee Augustyn
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
28
Wout Poels
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
29
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
30
Luis León Sánchez
Omega Pharma
s.t.
31
Pawel Cieslik
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
32
Emilio José Cabello
EPM - UNE
s.t.
33
Romain Feillu
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
34
Johannes Christofel Nel
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
35
Lars Boom
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
36
Luis Felipe Laverde
EPM - UNE
s.t.
37
Matthew Busche
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
38
Cameron Wurf
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
39
Jesse Sergent
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
40
Jetse Bol
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
41
Tom Leezer
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Sandy Casar
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
43
Maurits Lammertink
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
44
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma
s.t.
45
Freqalsi Debesay
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
46
Karol Domagalski
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
47
Jay McCarthy
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
48
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
49
Ian Stannard
Focus - SAP
s.t.
50
Stef Clement
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
51
David De la Cruz
Caja Rural
s.t.
52
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
53
Lieuwe Westra
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
54
Linus Gerdemann
Caja Rural
s.t.
55
Tom Danielson
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
56
Kevin Pauwels
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
57
Higinio Fernández
Caja Rural
s.t.
58
Adam Phelan
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
59
Pieter Weening
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Carlos Verona
Caja Rural
s.t.
61
Bartosz Huzarski
Focus - SAP
s.t.
62
Félix Cárdenas
EPM - UNE
s.t.
63
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
64
Tobias Knaup
Focus - SAP
s.t.
65
Mateusz Taciak
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
66
Leigh Howard
Omega Pharma
s.t.
67
Lennox Rhodes
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
68
Craig Lewis
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Christian Kux
Focus - SAP
s.t.
70
Frank Wagner
Focus - SAP
s.t.
71
Mickaël Delage
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
72
Jakub Danačík
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
73
Marcel Barth
Focus - SAP
s.t.
74
Stanislav Kozúbek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
75
Ian McLeod
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
76
Mark Velpois
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 3'28
77
Jurgen Van den Broeck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
+ 4'56
78
Ryan Roth
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'33
79
Goytiom Tedros
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
80
Brian Bulgac
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
81
Dirk Müller
Focus - SAP
s.t.
82
Bernard Sulzberger
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
83
Joshua Knight
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
84
Eduardo Budge
EPM - UNE
s.t.
85
Dominique Rollin
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
86
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma
+ 11'11
87
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Michael Rodriguez
EPM - UNE
s.t.
89
Florian Bissinger
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
90
Ben Grenda
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
91
Wilfred Gyselinck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
+ 14'47
92
Stanislaw Banasiak
Bauknecht - Author
+ 16'42
93
Nick Nuyens
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
+ 19'46
94
Jay Thomson
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
95
Wouter Wippert
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
96
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Caja Rural
+ 20'20
97
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
98
Kris Boeckmans
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
99
Job Vissers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
100
Dídac Ortega
Caja Rural
s.t.
101
Kazuhiro Mori
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
102
Héctor González
Caja Rural
s.t.
103
Joshua Berry
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
104
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
105
Nick Aitken
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
106
Okada Yamashita
Garmin - Sharp
+ 26'51
107
Matthew Watts
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
108
Paul Voss
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Hayden Hughes
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
110
Shawn Dixon
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
111
Dean Windsor
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
112
Malcom Rudolph
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
113
Thomas Bell
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
114
Maxime Vantomme
Omega Pharma
s.t.
115
Evaldas Siskevicius
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
116
Barry Markus
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Daniel Schorn
Focus - SAP
s.t.
118
Mitch Allen
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 31'04
119
Wan Tixiang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 32'27
Stage 06
The last stage was easier than the other even if the wind was blowing hard. Astana Pro Team set the pace of the pack and we waited for the finish to bring Nacer to the sprint. To thanks us, Nacer won for the second time here and he took the points jersey and the 2nd position in the GC.
Stage Ranking:
1
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
3h45'55
2
John Degenkolb
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
3
Paul Voss
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Romain Feillu
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
5
Evaldas Siskevicius
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
6
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
7
Barry Markus
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
9
Kris Boeckmans
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
10
Tom Leezer
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Daniel Schorn
Focus - SAP
s.t.
12
Lars Boom
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
13
Maxime Vantomme
Omega Pharma
s.t.
14
Florian Bissinger
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
15
Vasil Kiryienka
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
16
Mickaël Delage
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
17
Jelle Vanendert
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
18
Ben Grenda
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
19
Thomas Löfkvist
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
20
Jarlinson Pantano
EPM - UNE
s.t.
21
Marek Rutkiewicz
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
22
Gianluca Brambilla
EPM - UNE
s.t.
23
Sergio Pardilla
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
24
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
25
Mateusz Taciak
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
26
Ian Stannard
Focus - SAP
s.t.
27
Cameron Wurf
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
28
Matthew Busche
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
29
Emilio José Cabello
EPM - UNE
s.t.
30
Ryan Roth
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
32
Pavel Zitta
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Yohan Offredo
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
34
Dalivier Ospina
EPM - UNE
s.t.
35
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma
s.t.
36
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Darren Lill
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
38
Mark Velpois
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
39
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
40
Moreno Moser
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
41
Freqalsi Debesay
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
42
Dominique Rollin
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
43
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
44
Nick Nuyens
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
45
Lieuwe Westra
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
46
Jay McCarthy
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
47
Sandy Casar
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
48
Adam Phelan
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
49
Arnold Jeannesson
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
50
Jay Thomson
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
51
Jesse Sergent
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
52
Kazuhiro Mori
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
53
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
54
Maxim Iglinskiy
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
55
Kevin Pauwels
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
56
Luis León Sánchez
Omega Pharma
s.t.
57
Bernard Sulzberger
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
58
Stanislav Kozúbek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
59
Marc Goos
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Wout Poels
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
61
Pawel Cieslik
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
62
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Caja Rural
s.t.
63
Karol Domagalski
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
64
John-Lee Augustyn
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Julian Kern
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
66
Jetse Bol
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
67
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
68
Wouter Wippert
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
69
Dean Windsor
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
70
Dídac Ortega
Caja Rural
s.t.
71
Higinio Fernández
Caja Rural
s.t.
72
David De la Cruz
Caja Rural
s.t.
73
Bartosz Huzarski
Focus - SAP
s.t.
74
Johannes Christofel Nel
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
75
Brian Bulgac
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Luis Felipe Laverde
EPM - UNE
s.t.
77
Jakub Danačík
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
78
Job Vissers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
79
Michael Rodriguez
EPM - UNE
s.t.
80
Lennox Rhodes
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
81
Stef Clement
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Thomas Peterson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
83
Craig Lewis
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
84
Marcos García
Caja Rural
s.t.
85
Ian McLeod
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
86
Carlos Verona
Caja Rural
s.t.
87
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma
s.t.
88
Maurits Lammertink
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
89
Linus Gerdemann
Caja Rural
s.t.
90
Malcom Rudolph
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
91
Leigh Howard
Omega Pharma
s.t.
92
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
93
Nick Aitken
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
94
Tom Danielson
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
95
Serge Pauwels
Omega Pharma
s.t.
96
Joshua Berry
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
97
Thomas Bell
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
98
Simon Clarke
Omega Pharma
s.t.
99
Félix Cárdenas
EPM - UNE
s.t.
100
Eduardo Budge
EPM - UNE
s.t.
101
Pieter Weening
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Marcel Barth
Focus - SAP
s.t.
103
Christian Kux
Focus - SAP
s.t.
104
Chris Froome
Omega Pharma
s.t.
105
Jurgen Van den Broeck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
106
Frank Wagner
Focus - SAP
s.t.
107
Okada Yamashita
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
108
Héctor González
Caja Rural
s.t.
109
Hayden Hughes
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
110
Dirk Müller
Focus - SAP
s.t.
111
Wilfred Gyselinck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
112
Tobias Knaup
Focus - SAP
s.t.
113
Goytiom Tedros
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
114
Stanislaw Banasiak
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
115
Joshua Knight
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
116
Wan Tixiang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Matthew Watts
Garmin - Sharp
+ 4'11
118
Shawn Dixon
Garmin - Sharp
+ 6'22
119
Mitch Allen
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
General Ranking:
1
Vasil Kiryienka
Astana Pro Team
21h28'22
2
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 33
3
John Degenkolb
Garmin - Sharp
+ 37
4
Jelle Vanendert
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
+ 40
5
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 41
6
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Astana Pro Team
+ 1'05
7
Mateusz Taciak
Bauknecht - Author
+ 1'29
8
Pavel Zitta
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Dalivier Ospina
EPM - UNE
+ 1'37
10
Freqalsi Debesay
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Romain Feillu
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 1'41
12
Gianluca Brambilla
EPM - UNE
s.t.
13
Marek Rutkiewicz
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
14
Emilio José Cabello
EPM - UNE
s.t.
15
Mickaël Delage
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
16
Lars Boom
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
17
Yohan Offredo
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
18
Thomas Löfkvist
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
19
Tom Leezer
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
21
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
22
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
23
Marc Goos
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Arnold Jeannesson
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
25
Cameron Wurf
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
26
Sergio Pardilla
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
27
Jarlinson Pantano
EPM - UNE
s.t.
28
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
29
Matthew Busche
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
30
Chris Froome
Omega Pharma
s.t.
31
Sandy Casar
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
32
Maxim Iglinskiy
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Jesse Sergent
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
34
Darren Lill
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
35
Lieuwe Westra
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
36
Julian Kern
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
37
Jetse Bol
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
38
Marcos García
Caja Rural
s.t.
39
Serge Pauwels
Omega Pharma
s.t.
40
Adam Phelan
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
41
Wout Poels
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
42
Pieter Weening
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Jakub Danačík
Bauknecht - Author
+ 2'29
44
Marcel Barth
Focus - SAP
+ 2'31
45
Luis León Sánchez
Omega Pharma
+ 2'35
46
Frank Wagner
Focus - SAP
+ 2'39
47
Higinio Fernández
Caja Rural
s.t.
48
Linus Gerdemann
Caja Rural
+ 2'41
49
Jay McCarthy
Drapac Cycling
+ 2'43
50
Moreno Moser
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
51
Leigh Howard
Omega Pharma
s.t.
52
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
53
Stef Clement
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
54
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma
s.t.
55
Simon Clarke
Omega Pharma
s.t.
56
Ian Stannard
Focus - SAP
s.t.
57
Kevin Pauwels
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
58
Johannes Christofel Nel
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
59
Christian Kux
Focus - SAP
s.t.
60
Luis Felipe Laverde
EPM - UNE
s.t.
61
Bartosz Huzarski
Focus - SAP
s.t.
62
Thomas Peterson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
63
Pawel Cieslik
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
64
Stanislav Kozúbek
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
65
Maurits Lammertink
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
66
Karol Domagalski
Bauknecht - Author
s.t.
67
John-Lee Augustyn
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Carlos Verona
Caja Rural
s.t.
69
David De la Cruz
Caja Rural
s.t.
70
Tom Danielson
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
71
Mark Velpois
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 3'48
72
Jurgen Van den Broeck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
+ 6'18
73
Craig Lewis
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'45
74
Ryan Roth
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'27
75
Dominique Rollin
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 8'53
76
Brian Bulgac
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Bernard Sulzberger
Drapac Cycling
+ 9'41
78
Ian McLeod
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
+ 9'45
79
Lennox Rhodes
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
+ 9'49
80
Tobias Knaup
Focus - SAP
s.t.
81
Félix Cárdenas
EPM - UNE
+ 10'44
82
Florian Bissinger
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 11'31
83
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
84
Ben Grenda
Drapac Cycling
+ 12'33
85
Michael Rodriguez
EPM - UNE
s.t.
86
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma
s.t.
87
Eduardo Budge
EPM - UNE
+ 17'01
88
Dirk Müller
Focus - SAP
+ 17'56
89
Wouter Wippert
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 20'06
90
Jay Thomson
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
s.t.
91
Kris Boeckmans
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
+ 20'40
92
Kazuhiro Mori
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
93
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
94
Job Vissers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
95
Nick Nuyens
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
+ 20'56
96
Joshua Berry
Garmin - Sharp
+ 21'42
97
Nick Aitken
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
98
Lluis Guillermo Mas
Caja Rural
s.t.
99
Dídac Ortega
Caja Rural
s.t.
100
Goytiom Tedros
Sutter Home - Qhubeka
+ 24'03
101
Joshua Knight
Drapac Cycling
s.t.
102
Paul Voss
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 27'03
103
Evaldas Siskevicius
Astana Pro Team
+ 27'11
104
Maxime Vantomme
Omega Pharma
s.t.
105
Barry Markus
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Daniel Schorn
Focus - SAP
s.t.
107
Dean Windsor
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 28'13
108
Malcom Rudolph
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
109
Thomas Bell
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
110
Hayden Hughes
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
111
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Sharp
+ 28'48
112
Héctor González
Caja Rural
+ 29'43
113
Wilfred Gyselinck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
+ 30'17
114
Stanislaw Banasiak
Bauknecht - Author
+ 34'27
115
Okada Yamashita
Garmin - Sharp
+ 35'19
116
Matthew Watts
Garmin - Sharp
+ 48'47
117
Shawn Dixon
Garmin - Sharp
+ 50'06
118
Wan Tixiang
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 55'35
119
Mitch Allen
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 56'46
Points Ranking:
Nacer Bouhanni | Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
Young Ranking:
Emilio José Cabello | EPM - UNE
Team Ranking:
Astana Pro Team
After two races in the south I'm going to Belgium for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne
This race will be a test for me and the team. It will be the first time for me as a leader on an important cobbled race and I really hope I will managed to follow the best riders of the discipline.
Race Report:
The race started fast with a group of 15 riders created right after the start. The pack was riding fast behind them because 15 was too much and we joined them after the first cobbled sector.
4 riders of the 15 managed to resist and in this 4 riders there was Mickaël Delage.
After the second cobbled sector a group of 4 riders including Juan Antonio Flecha (DCM Pro Cycling Team) left the pack and quickly joined the front men.
When there was 35 kilometers left I asked Dominique Rollin to set a higher pace in the pack, I took his wheel to avoid being caught in a break.
It worked as a group of 19 riders only managed to follow us.
The victory was fought in a group of 11 riders and I was part of this. Unfortunately my sprint is really bad and I only managed to grab the 7th position.
The dutch rider Lars Boom (Team Argos - Shimano) won this race ahead Matti Breschel (Tinkoff Bank)
Race Results:
1
Lars Boom
Team Argos - Shimano
4h41'41
2
Matti Breschel
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
3
Maarten Wynants
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
4
Sep Vanmarcke
Omega Pharma
s.t.
5
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
6
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
7
Mark Velpois
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
8
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma
s.t.
9
Dennis Van Winden
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Daniele Bennati
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Jasper Stuyven
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
12
Juan Antonio Flecha
DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'08
13
Fabian Cancellara
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
14
Matteo Trentin
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1'36
15
Jens Keukeleire
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
16
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
17
Bobbie Traksel
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
18
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
19
Sean De Bie
De Koninck - Bruxelles
s.t.
20
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
21
Yohan Offredo
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
22
Zico Waeytens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
+ 2'49
23
Maxim Iglinskiy
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
25
Ramon Sinkeldam
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 3'25
27
Marcel Sieberg
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
28
Bart De Clercq
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
29
Roy Sentjens
Van Merksteijn - Alpro
s.t.
30
Niels Wytinck
TEAM An Post - Cyclevox
s.t.
31
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
32
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
33
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
34
Sebastian Lander
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
35
Fabio Sabatini
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
36
Sebastian Langeveld
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
37
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
38
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
39
Mickaël Delage
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
40
Lloyd Mondory
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
41
Preben Van Hecke
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
42
Michał Kwiatkowski
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
43
Kurt Hovelynck
Crédit Agricole - Euphony
s.t.
44
Tony Gallopin
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
45
Ben King
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
46
Tom Van Asbroeck
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Sven Vandousselaere
Crédit Agricole - Euphony
s.t.
48
Willem Wauters
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
49
Dominique Rollin
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
50
Koen Barbé
Crédit Agricole - Euphony
s.t.
51
Arnaud Demare
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
52
Kris Boeckmans
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
+ 4'58
53
Cyril Lemoine
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
54
Barry Markus
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
55
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
56
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
57
Kasper Jebjerg
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
58
Olivier Pardini
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
59
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
60
Matthieu Ladagnous
Sky Procycling
s.t.
61
Jonas Vangenechten
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
62
Stijn Joseph
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
63
Adam Hansen
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
64
Stijn Minne
De Koninck - Bruxelles
s.t.
65
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
66
Michael Albasini
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
67
Johnny Hoogerland
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Jonathan Vermeersch
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
69
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
70
Luke Grivell-Mellor
Sky Procycling
s.t.
71
Adrien Petit
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
72
Gaetan Bille
Crédit Agricole - Euphony
s.t.
73
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
74
Sylvain Chavanel
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
75
Jempy Drucker
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
76
Tim Mertens
De Koninck - Bruxelles
s.t.
77
Steve Chainel
Crédit Agricole - Euphony
s.t.
78
Thomas Degand
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Tim Declercq
TEAM An Post - Cyclevox
s.t.
80
William Bonnet
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
81
Frederik Veuchelen
De Koninck - Bruxelles
s.t.
82
Andrea Palini
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
83
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
84
Matthew Hayman
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
85
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
86
Bastiaan Giling
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
87
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
88
Niels Albert
De Koninck - Bruxelles
s.t.
89
Eros Capecchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
90
Fabio Polazzi
De Koninck - Bruxelles
s.t.
91
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
92
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
93
Paolo Longo Borghini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
94
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 8'29
95
Frederik Hviid
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
96
Grégory Rast
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
97
Kevin De Weert
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
98
Dan Craven
Team Differdange - Losch
+ 9'15
99
Adam Blythe
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
100
Joost Van Leijen
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Karsten Kroon
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Jonas Ahlstrand
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
103
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
104
Matija Kvasina
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
105
Björn Leukemans
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
106
Christophe Laborie
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
107
Jérémie Galland
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
108
Paul Martens
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
109
Alex Rasmussen
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
110
Yannick Martinez
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
111
Sam Bennett
TEAM An Post - Cyclevox
s.t.
112
Jos Pronk
Van Merksteijn - Alpro
s.t.
113
Mart Ojavee
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
114
Marco Haller
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
115
Kenny De Ketele
TEAM An Post - Cyclevox
s.t.
116
Jérôme Baugnies
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
117
Benoit Drujon
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
118
Robert Hunter
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
119
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
120
Dirk Bellemakers
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
121
Enrico Peruffo
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
122
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
123
Thomas Berkhout
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
124
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
125
Mitsuhiro Matsumura
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
126
Matteo Rabottini
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
127
Nicolas Baïolet
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
128
Michael Blanchy
Crédit Agricole - Euphony
s.t.
129
Matthias Friedemann
Focus - SAP
s.t.
130
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
s.t.
131
Sébastien Delfosse
De Koninck - Bruxelles
s.t.
132
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
133
Nicky Cocquyt
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
134
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
135
Julian Dean
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
136
Gerrit-Jan Soepenberg
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
137
Igor Abakoumov
Crédit Agricole - Euphony
s.t.
138
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
139
Davy Commeyne
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
140
Evert Verbist
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
141
Cadel Evans
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
142
Mark McNally
TEAM An Post - Cyclevox
s.t.
143
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
144
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
145
Olivier Kaisen
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
146
Tom Dumoulin
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
147
Kevin Hulsmans
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
148
Lachlan Norris
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
149
Joshua Edmonson
Sky Procycling
s.t.
150
Christian Meier
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
151
Chris Horner
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
152
Frédéric Amorison
De Koninck - Bruxelles
s.t.
153
Gerald Ciolek
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 11'15
154
Jonathan Bellis
Sky Procycling
+ 12'46
155
Stefan Van Dijk
Van Merksteijn - Alpro
s.t.
156
Wim Stroetinga
Van Merksteijn - Alpro
s.t.
157
Cesare Benedetti
Focus - SAP
s.t.
158
Matthias Frank
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
159
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
160
Jackson Rodríguez
Van Merksteijn - Alpro
s.t.
161
Bart Vanheule
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
162
Jurgen Van Goolen
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
163
Simon Geschke
Focus - SAP
s.t.
164
Justin Van Hoecke
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
165
Florent Barle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
166
Andreas Stauff
Focus - SAP
s.t.
167
Peter Stetina
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
168
Reinier Honig
Crédit Agricole - Euphony
s.t.
169
Thomas Fothen
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
170
Sven Jodts
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
171
Jurgen Francois
TEAM An Post - Cyclevox
+ 14'02
172
Kevin Claeys
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
173
Bas Stamsnijder
Van Merksteijn - Alpro
s.t.
174
Hans Dekkers
Van Merksteijn - Alpro
s.t.
175
Aldo Ino Ilesic
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
176
Benjamin Verraes
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
177
Erick Rowsell
Focus - SAP
s.t.
178
Petr Ignatenko
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
179
Ralf Matzka
Focus - SAP
s.t.
180
Johann Tschopp
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
181
Igor Yegorov
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
182
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
183
Ivan Basso
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
184
Jordan Vandendriessche
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
185
Guillermo Alonso
Omega Pharma
+ 19'49
186
Artur Gajek
Focus - SAP
s.t.
187
Moritz Otto
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
188
Rémi Blot
Omega Pharma
s.t.
189
Sylvain Frances
Team Europcar
s.t.
190
Oscar Riesebeek
Van Merksteijn - Alpro
+ 20'49
191
Laurent Van den Bak
TEAM An Post - Cyclevox
s.t.
192
Sebastian May
Focus - SAP
s.t.
193
Will MacKay
TEAM An Post - Cyclevox
s.t.
194
Alisher Negodyayev
Astana Pro Team
+ 22'38
I'm glad I managed to end in the lead group, tomorrow might be different as it may end in a sprint in a bigger group, we'll see.
welker3257: Thanks
Concerning Cancellara, it's both a huge decrease -4 in cobbles and a bad form. I don't think he'll win again RvV or P-R
Race Report : Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne
Pre-Race:
Last year Fabian Cancellara was winning this race avoiding a mass sprint. Today I don't think that someone will be able to resist a whole pack.
I will try because I'm not a sprinter. If I fail we still have Arnaud Demare, Lloyd Mondory or Mickaël Delage to be part of the sprint.
Race Report:
The weather was very unhelpful, we cannot see 100 meters in front of us.
To avoid many risk we put a rider in the breakaway. Lloyd Mondory was the rider, he never helped the other by taking no relay.
With 25 kilometers left I thought there was something to do, I saw Lars Boom trying to escape on the side of the road so I took his wheel, two other riders went with us but with 15 kilometers left we were back in the pack.
When there was only 6 kilometers to go I went to the front with Yohan, Dom and William, they were setting a high pace and after crossing the 5 kilometers banner I attacked, the three were still leading the pack but at a lower level. I was off and the gap was growing.
1 kilometer left, the sprinters are launched by there lead out men but I'm still ahead them my job was to resist to a whole pack riding at a very fast speed.
And I did it, I won Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne, when I crossed the line I was not sure if was over and then I realized that I was the winner. What an amazing feeling that winning such a race.
I had my spot on the podium for the first time this season and let's hope this was not the last.
Race Ranking:
1
Mark Velpois
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
4h28'44
2
Fabio Sabatini
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
3
Sep Vanmarcke
Omega Pharma
s.t.
4
Ramon Sinkeldam
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
5
Lars Boom
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
6
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
7
Jens Keukeleire
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
8
Maarten Wynants
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
9
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
10
Barry Markus
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
12
Michał Kwiatkowski
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
13
Jakob Rathe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
14
Maxime Vantomme
Omega Pharma
s.t.
15
Yohan Offredo
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
16
Dries Devenyns
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
17
Sean De Bie
De Koninck - Bruxelles
s.t.
18
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
19
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
20
Zico Waeytens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
21
Eliot Lietaer
MX3 Nutrition
s.t.
22
Lloyd Mondory
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
23
Kurt Hovelynck
Crédit Agricole - Euphony
s.t.
24
Pieter Vanspeybrouck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
25
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma
s.t.
26
Tom Van Asbroeck
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Jempy Drucker
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
28
Dominique Rollin
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
29
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
30
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
31
Mickaël Delage
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
32
Fabian Cancellara
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
33
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma
s.t.
34
Steve Chainel
Crédit Agricole - Euphony
s.t.
35
Willem Wauters
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Tim Declercq
TEAM An Post - Cyclevox
s.t.
37
Sven Vandousselaere
Crédit Agricole - Euphony
s.t.
38
Bobbie Traksel
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
39
Björn Leukemans
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
40
Kenneth Vanbilsen
Quantec - Rothaus
s.t.
41
Job Vissers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
42
Arnaud Demare
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
43
Laurent Beuret
Jong Vlaanderen - Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
44
Kristof Goddaert
Omega Pharma
s.t.
45
Bart De Clercq
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
46
Niels Albert
De Koninck - Bruxelles
s.t.
47
Gert Dockx
MX3 Nutrition
s.t.
48
Thomas Degand
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
49
Kevin Peeters
MX3 Nutrition
s.t.
50
Jonas Vangenechten
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
51
Michael Albasini
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
52
Niels Wytinck
TEAM An Post - Cyclevox
s.t.
53
Jérôme Baugnies
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
54
Thomas Berkhout
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
55
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
56
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
57
Serge Pauwels
Omega Pharma
s.t.
58
Dirk Bellemakers
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Juan Antonio Flecha
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Sibrecht Pieters
Omega Pharma
s.t.
61
Stijn Neirynck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
62
Nick Nuyens
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
63
Stijn Devolder
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
64
Kim Borry
MX3 Nutrition
s.t.
65
Evert Verbist
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
66
Maxim Debusschere
MX3 Nutrition
s.t.
67
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
s.t.
68
Johnny Hoogerland
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
69
William Bonnet
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
70
Matija Kvasina
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
71
Olivier Pardini
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
72
Sander Armee
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
73
Jarl Salomein
Crédit Agricole - Euphony
s.t.
74
Jean-Lou Paiani
Quantec - Rothaus
s.t.
75
Julian Kern
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
76
Frederik Veuchelen
De Koninck - Bruxelles
s.t.
77
Kristof Vandewalle
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
78
Fabio Polazzi
De Koninck - Bruxelles
s.t.
79
Julien Vermote
Crédit Agricole - Euphony
s.t.
80
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
81
Alex Rasmussen
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
82
Joost Van Leijen
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
83
Sylvain Chavanel
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
84
Jérôme Cousin
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
85
Kris Boeckmans
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
86
Maurits Lammertink
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
87
Ramunas Navardauskas
Jong Vlaanderen - Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
88
Marco Haller
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
89
Baptiste Planckaert
MX3 Nutrition
s.t.
90
Joel Zangerle
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
91
Steven Van Vooren
Team 3M
s.t.
92
Grégory Rast
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
93
Kevin Hulsmans
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
94
Jetse Bol
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
95
Benny De Schrooder
MX3 Nutrition
s.t.
96
Tim Mertens
De Koninck - Bruxelles
s.t.
97
Jasper Hamelink
La Bota - Spyker Cars
s.t.
98
Roy Sentjens
Van Merksteijn - Alpro
s.t.
99
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'02
100
Mark McNally
TEAM An Post - Cyclevox
s.t.
101
Michael Reihs
La Bota - Spyker Cars
s.t.
102
Nolan Hoffman
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
103
Robin Chaigneau
Van Merksteijn - Alpro
s.t.
104
Kenny Lisabeth
Team 3M
s.t.
105
Joren Segers
Team 3M
s.t.
106
Mario Vita
Omega Pharma
s.t.
107
Matteo Rabottini
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
108
Enrico Peruffo
BMC Racing Team
+ 6'25
109
Raymond Tissier
Team Europcar
s.t.
110
Nikolai Trussov
Van Merksteijn - Alpro
s.t.
111
Roberto Ferrari
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
112
Dan Craven
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
113
Jaryd De Mooij
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
114
Chris Horner
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
115
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
116
Sébastien Delfosse
De Koninck - Bruxelles
s.t.
117
Johan Mombaerts
Team Europcar
s.t.
118
Nicolas Baïolet
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
120
Timothy Dupont
MX3 Nutrition
s.t.
121
Sam Bennett
TEAM An Post - Cyclevox
s.t.
122
Brian Bulgac
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
123
Ben King
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
124
Rony Martias
Leopard CT - Type 1
s.t.
125
Michael Blanchy
Crédit Agricole - Euphony
s.t.
126
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
127
Stefan Van Dijk
Van Merksteijn - Alpro
s.t.
128
Juan Fragoso
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
129
Reinier Honig
Crédit Agricole - Euphony
s.t.
130
Florent Barle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
131
Ruben Zepuntke
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
132
Steven Malherbe
Leopard CT - Type 1
s.t.
133
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
134
Bas Stamsnijder
Van Merksteijn - Alpro
s.t.
135
Bert Scheirlinckx
Team 3M
s.t.
136
Dries Hollanders
Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
s.t.
137
Karsten Kroon
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Jef Peeters
Crédit Agricole - Euphony
s.t.
139
Tiago Machado
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
140
Pierre Raymond
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
141
Ivan Basso
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
142
Alessandro De Marchi
Van Merksteijn - Alpro
+ 12'11
143
Scott Thwaites
TEAM An Post - Cyclevox
s.t.
144
Sven Jodts
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
145
Denis Galimzyanov
Van Merksteijn - Alpro
s.t.
146
Olivier Kaisen
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
147
Andrey Zeits
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
148
Stef Clement
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
149
Lachlan Morton
Jong Vlaanderen - Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
150
Maarten Neyens
Leopard CT - Type 1
s.t.
151
Marc Goos
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
152
Huub Duyn
Van Merksteijn - Alpro
s.t.
153
Bart Vanheule
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
154
Kevin Claeys
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
155
Maximilian May
Quantec - Rothaus
s.t.
156
François Parisien
Leopard CT - Type 1
s.t.
157
Rik Declercq
Team 3M
s.t.
158
Roy Jans
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
159
Mark Schreurs
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
160
Ben Gastauer
Leopard CT - Type 1
s.t.
161
Emiel Dolfsma
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
162
Floris de Groot
La Bota - Spyker Cars
s.t.
163
Patrick Konrad
Jong Vlaanderen - Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
164
Daniel Westmattelmann
Quantec - Rothaus
s.t.
165
Xavier Pecquer
Team Differdange - Losch
s.t.
166
Phillip Hermans
Team 3M
s.t.
167
Dylan van Baarle
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
168
Malaya Van Ruitenbeek
La Bota - Spyker Cars
s.t.
169
Christophe Premont
Team 3M
s.t.
170
Jonathan Dufrasne
De Koninck - Bruxelles
s.t.
171
Nicolas Boisson
Leopard CT - Type 1
s.t.
172
Jonas Stock
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
173
Thies de Vries
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
174
Philip Müller
Jong Vlaanderen - Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
175
Thomas Rabou
La Bota - Spyker Cars
+ 16'02
176
André Benoit
Quantec - Rothaus
s.t.
177
Yannick Eijssen
Team 3M
s.t.
178
Josef Benetseder
Jong Vlaanderen - Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
179
Mats Boeve
La Bota - Spyker Cars
s.t.
180
Jasper Ockeloen
La Bota - Spyker Cars
s.t.
181
Jurgen Van Goolen
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
182
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
183
Leon Hendriks
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
184
Benjamin Gourgue
Accent Jobs - Wanty
s.t.
185
Rick de Haan
La Bota - Spyker Cars
s.t.
186
Niels Decock
De Koninck - Bruxelles
s.t.
187
Bjorn Coomans
TEAM An Post - Cyclevox
s.t.
188
René Cordemans
TEAM An Post - Cyclevox
s.t.
189
Sven Schouten
Rabobank Development Team
s.t.
190
Alisher Negodyayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
191
Pim Ligthart
DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 20'53
192
Matthias Plarre
Quantec - Rothaus
s.t.
Whao I still not realize that I won this race, in my head it was a race made for sprinters but today I was the strongest, I will now go the Paris - Nice but this time not as a leader even if last year I made 12th.
A good race also for the team with the 5th position for Arthur Vichot.
And congatulation to my brother who brought the KoM jersey home. Well done boy .
General Ranking:
1
Axel Domont
Roubaix Lille Métropole
11h28'01
2
José Rujano
DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 4
3
Cadel Evans
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1'14
4
Rémy Di Gregorio
Sanofi - Schuller
+ 1'22
5
Arthur Vichot
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 1'50
Points Ranking:
André Greipel | Team Argos - Shimano
Mountain Ranking:
Julian Velpois | Roubaix Lille Métropole
Young Ranking:
Warren Barguil | Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
Team Ranking:
DCM Pro Cycling Team
Tour du Haut Var:
Another perfect race for the team, Thibaut Pinot won the first stage the GC and the Points Ranking. Anthony Roux ended 4th.
General Ranking:
1
Thibaut Pinot
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
9h54'20
2
Sep Vanmarcke
Omega Pharma
+ 39
3
Daniel Moreno
Omega Pharma
+ 42
4
Anthony Roux
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 47
5
Michał Kwiatkowski
Astana Pro Team
+ 58
Points Ranking:
Thibaut Pinot | Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
Mountain Ranking:
Stephen Cummings | Sky Procycling
Young Ranking:
Steven Beauvais | Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
Team Ranking:
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
La Drôme Classic:
Again a great race from Thibaut who get a top 5 in this difficult race. Note that Nacer also made a great race taking the 7th position.
Race Ranking:
1
Thomas Degand
DCM Pro Cycling Team
4h34'33
2
Brice Feillu
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 23
3
Axel Domont
Roubaix Lille Métropole
+ 52
4
Thibaut Pinot
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
5
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
6
Florian Guillou
Bretagne - Séché Environnement
s.t.
7
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 1'36
8
Benjamin Giraud
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
10
Javier Moreno
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
Other News:
BMC Racing Team staff will have to find a new sponsor before the end of the season as the Swiss sponsor announce that they will retire from cyclism.
GreenEdge the co-sponsor of Orica decided to stop their partnership with the team, Orica already announced a higher budget and they will be the only sponsor for the team.
There is some change announced for Iberia - Sony Ericsson, Iberia will stop the sponsorship of the team at the end of the season, Sony Ericsson do not really want to be the major sponsor so the team manager must find a sponsor to make his team leave a little longer.
Marc Madiot has announced the squad for the Giro d'Italia, the selected riders are: Thibaut Pinot, Dario Bauer, Nacer Bouhanni, Romain Feillu, Alexandre Geniez, Mathys Le Gal, Francis Mourey, Laurent Pichon and Anthony Roux
Pre-Race:
This race is my first WT race of the year, it will be great to build my shape for Milano - Sanremo and the Cobbled Classics. Martial Gayant DS here told us that the three first flat stages are for Nacer. After, concerning the leader in the hilly stages we'll see who is in best shape and who can follow the best riders.
The sponsor would kike one of us to end in the top 5 and the DS want the Points Jersey for Nacer. His only opponent seems to be Marcel Kittel (Sony - Ericsson)
Stage 01
This prologue was the occasion for me to show my Champion Jersey,
I was proud of wearing it on the french roads but it did not helped me to make a descent results ( 28th at 28" ).
Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Luxembourg Team) was the strongest here and he took the Leadership of the race.
Me at the start
Wearing this jersey is really great and people are cheering louder when you pass
Stage Ranking:
1
Fabian Cancellara
Leopard Luxembourg Team
10'32
2
Tony Martin
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 7
3
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 13
4
Jakob Fuglsang
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
5
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
+ 15
6
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
+ 17
7
Stef Clement
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 18
8
Martijn Keizer
DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 19
9
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma
+ 20
10
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Marc Goos
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 21
12
Rui Costa
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
13
Tony Gallopin
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
14
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 22
15
Moreno Moser
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
+ 23
16
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
+ 24
17
Marcel Kittel
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
18
Sylvain Chavanel
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 25
19
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
20
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
21
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 26
22
Michael Færk Christensen
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
23
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
24
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma
s.t.
25
Ben King
Leopard Luxembourg Team
+ 27
26
Anthony Roux
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
27
Stephen Cummings
Sky Procycling
s.t.
28
Mark Velpois
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 28
29
Christian Meier
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
30
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
31
Bart De Clercq
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
32
Romain Sicard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
33
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Luxembourg Team
+ 29
34
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
35
Ion Izagirre
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
36
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
+ 30
37
Dirk Bellemakers
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 32
39
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
40
Ian Boswell
Sky Procycling
s.t.
41
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
s.t.
42
Sébastien Rosseler
Garmin - Sharp
+ 33
43
Dominique Rollin
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 34
44
Stijn Devolder
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
45
Kevin De Weert
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
46
Bobbie Traksel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 35
47
Chris Horner
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
48
Jelle Vanendert
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
49
Thomas Berkhout
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 36
50
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
51
Marcel Sieberg
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
+ 37
52
Romain Feillu
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
53
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
54
Michael Albasini
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
55
Grega Bole
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
56
Alex Howes
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
57
Pim Ligthart
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 38
59
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
60
William Bonnet
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
61
Thomas De Gendt
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
63
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
+ 39
64
Florian Bissinger
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
65
Brian Bulgac
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
67
Moreno Hofland
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Cyril Lemoine
Lafarge - Oasis
+ 40
69
Christophe Laborie
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
70
Maxime Bouet
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
71
Willem Wauters
DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 41
72
Matteo Rabottini
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
73
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
74
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
75
Jonas Ahlstrand
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
76
Steven Beauvais
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
77
Jan Bakelants
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
78
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
+ 42
79
Evaldas Siskevicius
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
80
José Rujano
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
81
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
82
Leigh Howard
Omega Pharma
s.t.
83
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma
s.t.
84
Kristof Goddaert
Omega Pharma
s.t.
85
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma
+ 43
86
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
87
Mattia Gavazzi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
88
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
89
Omar Fraile
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 44
90
Sébastien Minard
Team Europcar
s.t.
91
Tarik Chaoufi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
92
Brice Feillu
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
93
Kris Boeckmans
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
94
Davide Appollonio
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
95
Bauke Mollema
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Nicolas Roche
Tinkoff Bank
+ 45
97
Unai Iparragirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
98
Yuriy Krivtsov
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
99
Fabio Aru
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
100
Giuseppe Di Salvo
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
101
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
102
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
103
Jakob Rathe
BMC Racing Team
+ 46
104
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
105
Julien Simon
Team Europcar
+ 47
106
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
107
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
108
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
109
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
110
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 48
111
Matteo Trentin
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
112
Luka Mezgec
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
113
Rafael Serrano
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
114
Guillaume Boivin
Sky Procycling
s.t.
115
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
116
Gerald Ciolek
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
117
Maxime Vantomme
Omega Pharma
+ 49
118
Ramon Sinkeldam
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Adrien Petit
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
120
Klaas Lodewyck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
121
Marco Haller
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
122
Thomas Fothen
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
123
Nathan Haas
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
124
Rémy Di Gregorio
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
125
Juan José Lobato
Lafarge - Oasis
+ 50
126
Steven Kruijswijk
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
127
Benjamin Giraud
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
128
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
129
Cyrille Heymans
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
130
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
+ 51
131
Kasper Jebjerg
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
132
Adam Blythe
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
133
Francisco José Ventoso
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
134
David López
Sky Procycling
+ 52
135
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
136
Alejandro Valverde
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
137
Maxime Daniel
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
138
Jérôme Cousin
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
139
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
140
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
+ 54
141
Luca Dodi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
142
Luke Grivell-Mellor
Sky Procycling
s.t.
143
Olegs Melehs
Sanofi - Schuller
+ 55
144
Matthew Hayman
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
145
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
146
Benoit Drujon
Lafarge - Oasis
+ 56
147
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
148
Wouter Wippert
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 57
149
Grant Irwyn
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
150
Sergey Kolesnikov
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
151
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
+ 58
152
Julien Fouchard
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
153
Daniele Colli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
154
Julian Kern
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
155
Marco Marcato
Lampre - Merida
+ 59
156
Mickaël Szkolnik
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'00
157
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma
s.t.
158
Juan Francisco Mourón
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
159
Roberto Ferrari
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
160
Gerrit-Jan Soepenberg
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1'02
161
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1'03
162
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
163
Christopher Jennings
Sanofi - Schuller
+ 1'04
164
Ted Whyte
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
+ 1'05
165
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
166
Walter Proch
Lampre - Merida
+ 1'06
167
Steven Tronet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
168
Yauheni Sobal
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
169
Malcom Rudolph
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1'07
170
Jonathan Bertrand
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
171
Peter Femal
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1'09
172
Alessandro Ballan
Lampre - Merida
+ 1'10
173
Nicolas Bazin
Sanofi - Schuller
+ 1'13
174
Maciej Paterski
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1'17
175
Anthony Ravard
Sanofi - Schuller
+ 1'18
Stage 02
The flattest stage of the race, I don't think it's even possible to make it flatter.
We let Fabian and Marcel's team take the control of the pack and as soon as the breakaway were back in the pack we set the pace up.
After a perfect lead-out from Dominique and Romain, Nacer won the stage quite easily.
Stage Ranking:
1
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
4h28'18
2
Marcel Kittel
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
3
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
4
Maxime Vantomme
Omega Pharma
s.t.
5
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
6
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
7
Evaldas Siskevicius
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
8
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
9
Kris Boeckmans
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
10
Tony Gallopin
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Guillaume Boivin
Sky Procycling
s.t.
12
Davide Appollonio
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
13
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
14
Romain Feillu
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
15
Steven Beauvais
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
16
Mattia Gavazzi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
17
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
18
Jonas Ahlstrand
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
19
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
20
Matteo Trentin
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
21
Jakob Rathe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
22
Roberto Ferrari
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
23
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
24
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
25
Peter Femal
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
26
Dominique Rollin
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
27
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
28
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma
s.t.
29
Anthony Roux
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
30
Klaas Lodewyck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
31
Fabian Cancellara
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
32
Kristof Goddaert
Omega Pharma
s.t.
33
Jelle Vanendert
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
34
Mark Velpois
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
35
Moreno Hofland
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
37
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
38
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
39
William Bonnet
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
40
Ben King
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
41
Sylvain Chavanel
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
42
Jakob Fuglsang
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
43
Michael Færk Christensen
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
44
Rui Costa
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
45
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
46
Maxime Bouet
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
47
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
48
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
49
Julien Simon
Team Europcar
s.t.
50
Alex Howes
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
51
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
52
Dirk Bellemakers
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
53
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma
s.t.
54
Ramon Sinkeldam
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
55
Adrien Petit
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
56
Alejandro Valverde
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
57
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma
s.t.
58
Jérôme Cousin
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
59
Brice Feillu
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
60
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
s.t.
61
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
62
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
63
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
64
Martijn Keizer
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Cyril Lemoine
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
66
Juan José Lobato
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
67
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
68
Francisco José Ventoso
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
69
Unai Iparragirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
70
Gerald Ciolek
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
71
Christophe Laborie
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
72
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
74
Ion Izagirre
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
75
Stef Clement
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Brian Bulgac
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
78
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
79
José Rujano
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
81
Stephen Cummings
Sky Procycling
s.t.
82
Grant Irwyn
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
83
Luka Mezgec
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
84
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
85
Adam Blythe
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
86
Nathan Haas
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
87
Matthew Hayman
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
88
Yauheni Sobal
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
89
Benoit Drujon
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
90
Maxime Daniel
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
91
Bobbie Traksel
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
92
Stijn Devolder
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
93
Fabio Aru
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
94
Pim Ligthart
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
95
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
96
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
97
Rafael Serrano
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
98
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
99
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
100
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
101
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
102
Luke Grivell-Mellor
Sky Procycling
s.t.
103
Malcom Rudolph
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
104
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
105
Florian Bissinger
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
106
Omar Fraile
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
107
Benjamin Giraud
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Ian Boswell
Sky Procycling
s.t.
109
Bart De Clercq
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
110
Sébastien Minard
Team Europcar
s.t.
111
Julian Kern
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
112
David López
Sky Procycling
s.t.
113
Leigh Howard
Omega Pharma
s.t.
114
Jonathan Bertrand
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
115
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
116
Romain Sicard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
117
Chris Horner
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
118
Christian Meier
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
119
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
120
Marc Goos
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
121
Daniele Colli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
122
Maciej Paterski
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
123
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
124
Grega Bole
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
125
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
126
Steven Tronet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
127
Michael Albasini
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
128
Giuseppe Di Salvo
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
129
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
130
Kasper Jebjerg
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
131
Matteo Rabottini
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
132
Kevin De Weert
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
133
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
134
Marcel Sieberg
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
135
Moreno Moser
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
136
Thomas Berkhout
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
137
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
138
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
139
Olegs Melehs
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
140
Rémy Di Gregorio
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
141
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
142
Juan Francisco Mourón
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
143
Sergey Kolesnikov
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
144
Cyrille Heymans
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
145
Wouter Wippert
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
146
Willem Wauters
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
147
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
148
Anthony Ravard
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
149
Tarik Chaoufi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
150
Thomas Fothen
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
151
Thomas De Gendt
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
152
Mickaël Szkolnik
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
153
Julien Fouchard
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
154
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
155
Marco Marcato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
156
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
157
Tony Martin
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
158
Walter Proch
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
159
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
160
Luca Dodi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
161
Nicolas Bazin
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
162
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
163
Alessandro Ballan
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
164
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma
s.t.
165
Christopher Jennings
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
166
Yuriy Krivtsov
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
167
Bauke Mollema
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
168
Sébastien Rosseler
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
169
Steven Kruijswijk
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
170
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma
s.t.
171
Ted Whyte
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
172
Nicolas Roche
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
173
Jan Bakelants
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
174
Gerrit-Jan Soepenberg
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 4'13
175
Marco Haller
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
Stage 03
Another Flat stage but with some hills.
It was again Leopard and Sony' riders who were controlling the pack, we stayed in the warm of the pack waiting again the last kilometers to do our job.
And again thanks to a perfect lead-out Nacer won for the second time here taking the Points jersey.
Stage Ranking:
1
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
4h31'17
2
Marcel Kittel
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
3
Anthony Roux
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
4
Jonas Ahlstrand
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
5
Guillaume Boivin
Sky Procycling
s.t.
6
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
7
Kris Boeckmans
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
8
Matteo Trentin
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
9
Romain Feillu
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
10
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Tony Gallopin
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
12
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
13
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
14
Davide Appollonio
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
15
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
16
Adam Blythe
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
17
Mattia Gavazzi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
18
Evaldas Siskevicius
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
19
Klaas Lodewyck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
20
Dominique Rollin
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
21
Roberto Ferrari
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
22
Francisco José Ventoso
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
23
Ion Izagirre
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
24
Steven Beauvais
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
25
Gerald Ciolek
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
26
Benoit Drujon
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
27
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
28
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
29
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
30
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
31
Adrien Petit
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
32
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
33
Cyril Lemoine
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
34
Stephen Cummings
Sky Procycling
s.t.
35
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
36
William Bonnet
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
37
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
38
Sylvain Chavanel
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
39
Mark Velpois
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
40
Alejandro Valverde
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
41
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
42
Ben King
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
43
Unai Iparragirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
44
Fabian Cancellara
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
45
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
46
Marcel Sieberg
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
47
Stef Clement
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
48
Julien Simon
Team Europcar
s.t.
49
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
50
Cyrille Heymans
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
51
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
52
Jelle Vanendert
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
53
Jérôme Cousin
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
54
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
55
Luka Mezgec
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
56
Nathan Haas
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
57
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
58
Jonathan Bertrand
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
59
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
60
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
61
Fabio Aru
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
62
Matthew Hayman
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
63
Alex Howes
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
64
Jakob Fuglsang
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
65
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
66
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
67
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
68
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
69
Peter Femal
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
70
Bobbie Traksel
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
71
Rafael Serrano
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
72
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
73
Grant Irwyn
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
74
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
75
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
76
Malcom Rudolph
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
77
Dirk Bellemakers
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Omar Fraile
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
79
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Christian Meier
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
81
Ramon Sinkeldam
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Rui Costa
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
83
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma
s.t.
84
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
85
Pim Ligthart
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
86
Bauke Mollema
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
87
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma
s.t.
88
Luke Grivell-Mellor
Sky Procycling
s.t.
89
Leigh Howard
Omega Pharma
s.t.
90
Bart De Clercq
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
91
Julian Kern
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
92
Martijn Keizer
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Thomas De Gendt
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
94
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
95
Michael Albasini
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
96
Brian Bulgac
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Ian Boswell
Sky Procycling
s.t.
98
Sébastien Minard
Team Europcar
s.t.
99
Florian Bissinger
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
100
Moreno Hofland
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
102
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
103
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
104
Tony Martin
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
105
Stijn Devolder
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
106
Chris Horner
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
107
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
s.t.
108
Moreno Moser
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
109
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
110
Juan Francisco Mourón
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
111
Maxime Vantomme
Omega Pharma
s.t.
112
David López
Sky Procycling
s.t.
113
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
114
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
115
José Rujano
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Maxime Bouet
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
117
Kristof Goddaert
Omega Pharma
s.t.
118
Brice Feillu
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
119
Giuseppe Di Salvo
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
120
Kevin De Weert
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
121
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
122
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma
s.t.
123
Thomas Fothen
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
124
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
125
Wouter Wippert
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
126
Sergey Kolesnikov
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
127
Christophe Laborie
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
128
Juan José Lobato
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
129
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
130
Marc Goos
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
131
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
132
Gerrit-Jan Soepenberg
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
133
Daniele Colli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
134
Kasper Jebjerg
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
135
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma
s.t.
136
Maxime Daniel
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
137
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
138
Jakob Rathe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
139
Steven Tronet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
140
Marco Haller
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
141
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma
s.t.
142
Ted Whyte
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
143
Jan Bakelants
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
144
Matteo Rabottini
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
145
Yauheni Sobal
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
146
Sébastien Rosseler
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
147
Marco Marcato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
148
Anthony Ravard
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
149
Benjamin Giraud
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
150
Willem Wauters
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
151
Romain Sicard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
152
Grega Bole
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
153
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
154
Alessandro Ballan
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
155
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
156
Tarik Chaoufi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
157
Rémy Di Gregorio
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
158
Julien Fouchard
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
159
Thomas Berkhout
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
160
Nicolas Bazin
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
161
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
162
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
163
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
164
Olegs Melehs
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
165
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
166
Yuriy Krivtsov
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
167
Maciej Paterski
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
168
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
169
Michael Færk Christensen
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
170
Mickaël Szkolnik
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
171
Walter Proch
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
172
Nicolas Roche
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
173
Luca Dodi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
174
Steven Kruijswijk
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
175
Christopher Jennings
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
Stage 04
It was a very hard stage but we managed to handle it perfectly.
This time we worked all day long, with Sylvain deciding who could leave and who couldn't, with William who controlled the gap never more than 4'. And then with Anthony who made an amazing work in the only real climb of the day by eliminating some good sprinters. I made the last work coming back on the breakaway and set up the train for Nacer.
I let Romain and Nacer do the finish and again Nacer won ahead of non sprinter rider like the puncher who is Philippe Gilbert.
The real fight for the GC begin this day, a lot of small climb and two bigger one to end the stage, we anticipated the fight by sending Sylvain in the 6 riders breakaway.
The breakaway got caught before the two last climbs and the big fight started in this climbs.
In the end, Philippe Gilbert and Lars Petter Nordhaug managed to leave the pack winning 10 seconds on the other riders.
4 of us ended in the group behind Gilbert including Steven and Nacer. For me the last climb was too painful and I ended in a second group 1'01" later.
Stage Ranking:
1
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
4h45'40
2
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
3
Jelle Vanendert
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
+ 10
4
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
5
Rui Costa
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
6
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
7
Jakob Fuglsang
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
8
Alex Howes
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
9
Moreno Moser
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
10
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
12
Michael Albasini
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
13
Steven Beauvais
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
14
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
15
Tony Martin
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
16
Jan Bakelants
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
17
Bart De Clercq
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
18
Nacer Bouhanni
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
19
Fabian Cancellara
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
20
Ion Izagirre
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
21
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
22
Romain Feillu
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
23
Romain Sicard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
24
Matteo Rabottini
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
25
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
26
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
27
Ian Boswell
Sky Procycling
s.t.
28
Anthony Roux
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
29
Rémy Di Gregorio
Sanofi - Schuller
+ 1'01
30
Julian Kern
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
31
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
32
Brice Feillu
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
33
Mark Velpois
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
34
Nicolas Roche
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
35
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
36
Kevin De Weert
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
37
Maxime Vantomme
Omega Pharma
s.t.
38
Grega Bole
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Fabio Aru
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1'34
40
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2'01
41
Dirk Bellemakers
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Maxime Bouet
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
43
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma
s.t.
44
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
45
Alejandro Valverde
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
46
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
47
José Rujano
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
48
Tony Gallopin
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
49
Stephen Cummings
Sky Procycling
s.t.
50
Stef Clement
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
51
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
52
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
s.t.
53
Chris Horner
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
54
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
55
Manuele Boaro
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
56
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
57
Julien Simon
Team Europcar
+ 3'26
58
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
59
Jonas Ahlstrand
Tinkoff Bank
+ 3'37
60
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
61
Martijn Keizer
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
63
Taylor Phinney
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
64
Dominique Rollin
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
65
Steven Kruijswijk
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Thomas De Gendt
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma
s.t.
68
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
69
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma
s.t.
70
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
71
Tarik Chaoufi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
72
Pim Ligthart
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Sébastien Minard
Team Europcar
s.t.
74
Jakob Rathe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
75
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
76
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
77
Steven Tronet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
78
Luka Mezgec
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
79
Sergey Kolesnikov
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
80
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma
s.t.
81
Michael Færk Christensen
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
82
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
83
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
84
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
85
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
86
Bobbie Traksel
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
87
Roberto Ferrari
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
88
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
89
Olegs Melehs
Sanofi - Schuller
+ 5'35
90
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma
s.t.
91
Davide Appollonio
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
92
Kristof Goddaert
Omega Pharma
s.t.
93
Leigh Howard
Omega Pharma
s.t.
94
David López
Sky Procycling
s.t.
95
Marcel Sieberg
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
96
Kasper Jebjerg
Tinkoff Bank
s.t.
97
Giuseppe Di Salvo
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
98
Sylvain Chavanel
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
+ 7'12
99
Matteo Trentin
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 10'17
100
Evaldas Siskevicius
Astana Pro Team
+ 11'13
101
Ramon Sinkeldam
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 11'59
102
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
103
Jérôme Cousin
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
104
William Bonnet
Équipe Cycliste FDJ.fr
s.t.
105
Anthony Ravard
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
106
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
+ 12'22
107
Gerald Ciolek
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 12'42
108
Cyril Lemoine
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
109
Bauke Mollema
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Nathan Haas
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
111
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
112
Rafael Serrano
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
113
Ben King
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
114
Christian Meier
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
115
Marc Goos
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Wouter Wippert
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
117
Francisco José Ventoso
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
118
Brian Bulgac
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Moreno Hofland
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
120
Juan Francisco Mourón
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
121
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
122
Stéphane Poulhiès
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
123
Benjamin Giraud
DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
124
Sébastien Rosseler
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
125
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
126
Adam Blythe
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
127
Stijn Devolder
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
128
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
129
Willem Wauters
DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'41
130
Yauheni Sobal
Lafarge - Oasis
+ 16'07
131
Marcel Kittel
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
132
Benoit Drujon
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
133
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
s.t.
134
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
135
Cyrille Heymans
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
136
Thomas Berkhout
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
137
Unai Iparragirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
138
Christophe Laborie
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
139
Klaas Lodewyck
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
140
Kris Boeckmans
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
141
Juan José Lobato
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
142
Marco Marcato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
143
Jonathan Bertrand
TEAM Lotto - Telenet
s.t.
144
Luca Dodi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
145
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
146
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
147
Walter Proch
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
148
Adrien Petit
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
149
Maxime Daniel
Lafarge - Oasis
s.t.
150
Mattia Gavazzi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
151
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
s.t.
152
Gerrit-Jan Soepenberg
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
153
Guillaume Boivin
Sky Procycling
s.t.
154
Marco Haller
Leopard Luxembourg Team
s.t.
155
Florian Bissinger
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 23'54
156
Christopher Jennings
Sanofi - Schuller
+ 24'14
157
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
158
Luke Grivell-Mellor
Sky Procycling
s.t.
159
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
160
Maciej Paterski
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
161
Omar Fraile
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
162
Nicolas Bazin
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
163
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
164
Matthew Hayman
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
165
Yuriy Krivtsov
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
166
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
167
Mickaël Szkolnik
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
168
Julien Fouchard
Sanofi - Schuller
s.t.
169
Thomas Fothen
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
170
Peter Femal
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
171
Ted Whyte
Iberia - Sony Ericsson
+ 30'00
172
Daniele Colli
Lampre - Merida
+ 32'50
173
Alessandro Ballan
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
174
Malcom Rudolph
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 35'32
175
Grant Irwyn
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 35'46
Stage 06
The last "flat" stage, we did everything for Nacer because if he was winning this stage he was winning the points jersey too. We did an exelent job for him and Romain did another perfect lead-out. Once again Nacer was stronger than everyone and he one his 4th stage here.
This day was the hardest one of the race, the climb before the finish was so painful that only Steven and Sylvain (who was in the breakaway) managed to survive it without losing much time.
As I said, Sylvain was again in the breakaway with 12 other riders, the pack did not let them go easily and they never had more than 5'.
And in that climb, not that hard if we look at the profile, Team mates of Phillipe Gilbert set such a high pace that it was almost impossible for me to follow, with the other including Nacer we let go and we finished more than 20' after the winner who was Romain Bardet. Steven arrived in the same time as Romain and he moves up in the GC still not in top 10. HE is the best young now.
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