So it's like I expected it to be: Photobucket limit is nearly reached so around March there may be some bandwith issues, but I'll want to finish the Vuelta definitely before that point. Until then... we still have a few gigs free though. May as well take good use of it.
Vuelta a Espana, September 2013
Stage 17
Obviously there’s some tiredness to be felt in the peloton so chances are good for a breakaway win today. However, with the formidable list of top sprinters at this race many teams will want to make a last stand before the final mountain stages are up.
Despite the climbs in the later part of the stage, Euskaltel – Euskadi has decided to take it lightly today so that we may take another mountain stage win. A group of 8 riders is up front, including O’Grady (OGE), Devolder (RTL), Iglinsky (AST), Paulinho (TST) and some others. Cannondale know that this stage suits Sagan perfect and were hard at work to never let the break get too far away.
Due to the hard pace by Cannondale and Lotto – Belisol british champion Mark Cavendish got dropped and he know has to rely on some riders from other teams to help him get back. He manages it about 5 kilometers later.
But even though the group caught up to the peloton, Cavendish can’t be spotted in the stage’s final kilometers. Lotto Belisol and Argos Shimano have already set up their sprint trains. Goss is right behind Kittel, while Sagan is at about 7th or 8th position, who lends some wind protection to Kristoff behind him.
A show of strength as Degenkolb has launched Kittel perfectly. This one should belong to the german supersprinter… well, but it doesn’t…
Sagan comes from behind and clearly shows that he was the one who saved the most energy. He overtakes Kittel in a matter of seconds. The german sprinter will be therefor still waiting for his first Grand Tour stage win in 2013.
And it’s Sagan in a relatively normal winner pose! A bit of Caesar though can be spotted.
Stage 17, Results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
4h41'23
2
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
3
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
s.t.
4
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
5
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
6
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
s.t.
7
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
s.t.
8
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
9
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
Spoiler
11
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
12
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
13
Jonathan Cantwell
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
14
Anthony Roux
FDJ
s.t.
15
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
16
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
17
Luis León Sánchez
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
18
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
19
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
20
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
21
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
23
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
24
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
25
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
27
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
28
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
s.t.
29
Laurent Pichon
FDJ
s.t.
30
Iván Velasco
Caja Rural
s.t.
31
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
32
André Cardoso
Caja Rural
s.t.
33
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
s.t.
34
Robert Hunter
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
35
Valerio Agnoli
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
36
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
37
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
38
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
s.t.
39
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
40
Antonio Piedra
Caja Rural
s.t.
41
Oscar Gatto
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
42
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
43
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ
s.t.
44
Grega Bole
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
46
David López
Sky Procycling
s.t.
47
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
48
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
49
Fränk Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
50
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
51
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
52
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
53
Christopher Sutton
Sky Procycling
s.t.
54
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
55
Stuart O'Grady
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
56
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
57
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
59
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
60
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
s.t.
61
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
62
Gianluca Brambilla
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
64
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
65
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
68
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
69
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
s.t.
70
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
71
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
73
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
s.t.
74
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
75
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
76
Steve Chainel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
77
Julian Kern
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
78
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
79
Luca Dodi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
80
Josué Moyano
Caja Rural
s.t.
81
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Procycling
s.t.
83
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
84
Pierpaolo De Negri
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
85
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
s.t.
86
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
87
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
88
David Tanner
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
90
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
91
Danilo Hondo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
92
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
s.t.
93
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
s.t.
94
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
95
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Luca Mazzanti
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
97
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
98
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
99
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
100
Oliver Zaugg
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
101
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
102
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
103
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
104
Marcos García
Caja Rural
s.t.
105
Miguel Ubeto
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
106
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
107
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
108
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
110
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
111
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
112
Grégory Rast
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
113
Murilo Fischer
FDJ
s.t.
114
Fabio Taborre
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
115
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
117
José Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
118
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
119
David Arroyo
Caja Rural
s.t.
120
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
121
Karsten Kroon
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
122
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
123
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
124
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
125
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
126
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
127
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
s.t.
128
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
129
Sandy Casar
FDJ
s.t.
130
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
131
Vicente Reynès
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
132
Rafael Valls
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
133
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
134
Francis Mourey
FDJ
s.t.
135
Alessandro Proni
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
136
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
137
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
138
Amets Txurruka
Caja Rural
s.t.
139
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
140
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
141
Anthony Charteau
Team Europcar
s.t.
142
Sander Cordeel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
143
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
144
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
145
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
146
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
147
Jonathan Monsalve
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
148
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
149
Alex Howes
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
150
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
151
Evgeni Petrov
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
152
José Rujano
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
153
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
154
Nathan Haas
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
155
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
156
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
157
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
158
Mathieu Sprick
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
159
Cristiano Salerno
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
160
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
161
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
162
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
163
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
164
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
165
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
166
Robert Wagner
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
167
Leonardo Giordani
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
168
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
169
Bert De Backer
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
170
Dirk Bellemakers
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
171
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
172
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
173
Christian Vande Velde
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
174
Graeme Brown
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
175
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
176
Hayden Roulston
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
177
Angelo Tulik
Team Europcar
s.t.
178
Joost Van Leijen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
179
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
180
Adam Blythe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
181
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
182
Michele Merlo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
183
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
184
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
185
Stefano Agostini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 4'20
186
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
187
Danail Petrov
Caja Rural
s.t.
188
Björn Thurau
Team Europcar
s.t.
189
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
190
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
191
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
+ 5'18
192
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
193
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 6'02
194
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 7'09
195
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
196
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'45
Stage 18
With the General Classification all about decided, Euskaltel – Euskadi realized that their two top 5 ranks are probably as safe as it gets. More focus on stage wins again? About time, I’d say.
Awfully heavy rain looks to accompany the riders for the entire day. Egoi Martínez will still enjoy is time in the breakaway of the day alongside Damiano Caruso, Matteo Trentin, Simon Clarke and some others. Later on, some other riders join as well like Haimar Zubeldia (RTL) or Francis De Greef (LTB). And despite the constant rain, riders still need to drink and stay hydrated. So Egoi Martinez is smart and calls for some bottles. Good boy.
After a chain issue, Ruben Pérez just steps back into his clips while I manage to take this photo. The peloton is meanwhile already at the yellow flag in the background so he will have some catching up to do.
Spoiler
Pérez gets back while the peloton gets over all this climb. The break has about 6 minutes lead by now, still 100 kilometers to go though.
Still 40 kilometers and we saw some attacks by the likes of L.L. Sanchez, Geniez and some others. However, when Daniel Moreno attacks, one of our guys follows as well. It’s Igor Antón who reassured that he had great legs today (like for the first time in the the 3 weeks of Vuelta) and wants to try it today. The front of the race has still lots of time lead on him but well – why shouldn’t they lose it eventually.
Garcia from the ever-active Caja Rural squad joins them as well and in the storming rain and wind they already see Geniez up ahead. And the mountain summit is also there to be seen. However, back in the peloton, what isn’t seen, is that Froome from SKY paces one more pretty hard… so once more, thanks for that. Unfortunately though, Betancur attacks out of the peloton and soon all the favourites draw closer. In the end a group of about 25 riders is up front when the break gets caught.
The final very steep climb and Henao is leading the huge pack. And with his pace he destroys the group even more. Classic sky tactics in motion as we see how no one is able to hang on. Sánchez and Nieve take it a bit lightly today since there 4th and 5th place are for sure now against Froome.
The last kilometer is set to hurt as Velasco, Garcia, Sánchez and Nieve lead the rest of the bunch to the finish line, while Moreno and Luis Leon Sanchez hold up surprisingly strong with the other riders although being dropped by now.
Is Henao so used to winning stages that he has no need to celebrate or is he just tired and left without power? In any case, he takes another stage win. In case you weren’t counting: This is his third by now. A fantastic achievement by the young Colombian although we are missing a bit the thrill of the Vuelta of the past years…
GC-wise offers some changes. Igor Antón moves up some slots up to 14th, Chris Froome loses big time as he stayed in the peloton and falls back to 12th. Did he utterly bonk today? The weather might have made the difference or he just feels the power slip out after a long tough campaign so far. Nearly 24 minutes is a huge freaking time loss no matter what. Also, Alejandro Valverde came a bit closer to Betancur, so the Spaniard may still be able to prevent the Colombian double victory.
Stage 18, Results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
4h55'25
2
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
+ 1'10
3
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'36
4
Luis León Sánchez
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'06
5
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 3'43
6
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'16
7
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
8
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
9
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
10
André Cardoso
Caja Rural
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Iván Velasco
Caja Rural
+ 4'43
12
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'06
13
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
14
Marcos García
Caja Rural
s.t.
15
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'40
16
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'58
17
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol
+ 7'03
18
Evgeni Petrov
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
19
Jonathan Monsalve
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 7'27
20
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ
+ 7'35
21
Grega Bole
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'27
22
Anthony Charteau
Team Europcar
s.t.
23
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 8'44
24
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
25
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 11'01
28
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
+ 15'42
29
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 19'21
30
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
+ 23'57
31
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
32
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
33
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
34
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
35
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
36
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
37
Antonio Piedra
Caja Rural
s.t.
38
Fränk Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
39
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
+ 24'42
40
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 24'50
41
David Arroyo
Caja Rural
s.t.
42
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
43
Sandy Casar
FDJ
s.t.
44
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
45
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
46
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Amets Txurruka
Caja Rural
s.t.
48
Oliver Zaugg
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
49
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
50
Josué Moyano
Caja Rural
s.t.
51
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
52
José Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
53
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
s.t.
54
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
55
Julian Kern
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
56
Anthony Roux
FDJ
s.t.
57
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 25'34
58
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
59
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
60
Valerio Agnoli
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
61
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
62
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
63
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
s.t.
64
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
65
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
66
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
67
David López
Sky Procycling
s.t.
68
Gianluca Brambilla
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
70
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
71
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
72
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
s.t.
74
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
75
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
76
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
77
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
78
Danail Petrov
Caja Rural
s.t.
79
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
80
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
81
Rafael Valls
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
83
Fabio Taborre
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
84
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Procycling
s.t.
85
Jonathan Cantwell
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
86
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
87
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
88
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
90
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
91
Steve Chainel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
92
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
93
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
94
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
s.t.
95
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Vicente Reynès
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
97
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
98
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
s.t.
99
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
100
Stuart O'Grady
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
101
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
s.t.
102
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
103
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
104
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
105
Francis Mourey
FDJ
s.t.
106
Cristiano Salerno
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
107
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
108
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
110
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
111
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
112
Alessandro Proni
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
113
Robert Hunter
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
114
Luca Mazzanti
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
115
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
116
Oscar Gatto
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
117
Karsten Kroon
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
118
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
119
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
120
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
121
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
122
Luca Dodi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
123
Alex Howes
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
124
José Rujano
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
125
Murilo Fischer
FDJ
s.t.
126
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
s.t.
127
David Tanner
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
128
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
129
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
130
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
131
Danilo Hondo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
132
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
133
Dirk Bellemakers
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
134
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
135
Grégory Rast
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
136
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
137
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
138
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
139
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
140
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
s.t.
141
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
142
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
143
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
144
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
145
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
146
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
147
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
148
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
149
Leonardo Giordani
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
150
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
s.t.
151
Mathieu Sprick
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
152
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
153
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
154
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
155
Stefano Agostini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
156
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
157
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
158
Adam Blythe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
159
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
160
Nathan Haas
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
161
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
162
Laurent Pichon
FDJ
s.t.
163
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
164
Miguel Ubeto
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
165
Christian Vande Velde
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
166
Joost Van Leijen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
167
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
168
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
s.t.
169
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
170
Sander Cordeel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
171
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
172
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
173
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
174
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
175
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
176
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
177
Pierpaolo De Negri
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
178
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
179
Christopher Sutton
Sky Procycling
+ 28'40
180
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
181
Angelo Tulik
Team Europcar
s.t.
182
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
s.t.
183
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
184
Bert De Backer
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
185
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
186
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 29'36
187
Hayden Roulston
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
188
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
189
Björn Thurau
Team Europcar
s.t.
190
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
191
Graeme Brown
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
192
Michele Merlo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
193
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
194
Robert Wagner
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
195
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
+ 30'33
196
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 31'23
General Classification
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
74h46'55
2
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 6'02
3
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
+ 6'35
4
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 16'25
5
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 16'26
6
Iván Velasco
Caja Rural
+ 22'34
7
Luis León Sánchez
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 23'30
8
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 24'08
9
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 24'28
10
Marcos García
Caja Rural
+ 26'06
Spoiler
11
André Cardoso
Caja Rural
+ 26'53
12
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
+ 40'03
13
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 40'57
14
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 47'41
15
Antonio Piedra
Caja Rural
+ 50'15
16
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 52'57
17
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 55'19
18
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 55'38
19
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 56'13
20
Fränk Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 58'40
21
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h01'56
22
Amets Txurruka
Caja Rural
+ 1h03'36
23
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h03'41
24
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ
+ 1h06'19
25
David Arroyo
Caja Rural
+ 1h08'58
26
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 1h09'20
27
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1h13'13
28
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h19'08
29
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
+ 1h20'10
30
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h21'39
31
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h21'40
32
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
+ 1h21'43
33
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 1h25'00
34
David López
Sky Procycling
+ 1h26'19
35
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1h27'05
36
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h27'28
37
Valerio Agnoli
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h29'21
38
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h32'36
39
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h32'38
40
Gianluca Brambilla
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h34'29
41
Sandy Casar
FDJ
+ 1h38'16
42
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h39'42
43
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h39'48
44
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h40'37
45
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h43'12
46
Evgeni Petrov
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h45'57
47
Oliver Zaugg
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h48'32
48
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Procycling
+ 1h50'16
49
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h52'17
50
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h53'06
51
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
+ 1h58'59
52
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
+ 2h01'33
53
José Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 2h05'25
54
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2h06'07
55
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
+ 2h06'29
56
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
+ 2h07'44
57
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
+ 2h08'18
58
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
+ 2h08'31
59
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
+ 2h09'26
60
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
+ 2h09'40
61
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2h11'27
62
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 2h14'58
63
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h15'07
64
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h16'30
65
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
+ 2h16'46
66
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h16'56
67
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h17'07
68
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h17'37
69
Julian Kern
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h17'49
70
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h18'36
71
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 2h21'38
72
Anthony Charteau
Team Europcar
s.t.
73
Alessandro Proni
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 2h23'44
74
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 2h24'10
75
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2h25'37
76
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
+ 2h26'27
77
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol
+ 2h26'33
78
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
+ 2h27'03
79
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h27'40
80
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h27'53
81
Danail Petrov
Caja Rural
+ 2h29'48
82
Cristiano Salerno
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2h31'26
83
Rafael Valls
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h32'07
84
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre - Merida
+ 2h33'35
85
Stefano Agostini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2h34'06
86
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
+ 2h34'45
87
Nathan Haas
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h34'54
88
Grega Bole
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h35'01
89
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
+ 2h35'09
90
José Rujano
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h35'34
91
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 2h37'16
92
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 2h40'32
93
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2h41'27
94
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h42'43
95
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
+ 2h44'15
96
Josué Moyano
Caja Rural
+ 2h44'18
97
Pierpaolo De Negri
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 2h44'54
98
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
+ 2h45'43
99
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h46'28
100
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h47'01
101
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h47'59
102
Oscar Gatto
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 2h48'12
103
Jonathan Monsalve
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 2h48'27
104
Jonathan Cantwell
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2h48'49
105
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
+ 2h50'15
106
Karsten Kroon
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2h50'33
107
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2h52'52
108
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 2h53'19
109
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h54'17
110
Steve Chainel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h55'02
111
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 2h55'23
112
Luca Dodi
Lampre - Merida
+ 2h55'53
113
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h56'10
114
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
+ 2h58'58
115
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h59'36
116
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h59'51
117
Laurent Pichon
FDJ
+ 3h00'12
118
Fabio Taborre
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 3h00'36
119
Luca Mazzanti
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 3h02'31
120
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 3h02'53
121
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3h03'04
122
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
+ 3h03'08
123
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
+ 3h04'26
124
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3h05'41
125
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3h05'50
126
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3h07'05
127
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3h08'32
128
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
+ 3h10'06
129
Dirk Bellemakers
Lotto Belisol
+ 3h10'51
130
Danilo Hondo
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 3h10'53
131
Alex Howes
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3h12'45
132
Robert Hunter
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3h13'37
133
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3h13'43
134
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
+ 3h14'45
135
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
+ 3h14'47
136
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3h15'32
137
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
+ 3h16'32
138
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h16'36
139
Christian Vande Velde
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3h16'43
140
Francis Mourey
FDJ
+ 3h17'04
141
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3h17'11
142
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h17'31
143
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h17'53
144
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3h20'21
145
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
+ 3h20'32
146
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h21'34
147
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
148
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
+ 3h21'35
149
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 3h21'50
150
Stuart O'Grady
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3h21'53
151
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
+ 3h22'00
152
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
+ 3h22'38
153
Murilo Fischer
FDJ
+ 3h23'29
154
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
+ 3h24'29
155
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
156
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3h25'03
157
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h26'19
158
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3h26'30
159
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3h26'35
160
Sander Cordeel
Lotto Belisol
+ 3h26'53
161
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3h27'04
162
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3h27'16
163
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 3h27'22
164
Grégory Rast
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 3h28'06
165
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3h28'20
166
Vicente Reynès
Lotto Belisol
+ 3h28'39
167
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3h28'53
168
Joost Van Leijen
Lotto Belisol
+ 3h28'57
169
Adam Blythe
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h29'08
170
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3h29'12
171
Leonardo Giordani
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 3h30'31
172
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3h30'44
173
Miguel Ubeto
Lampre - Merida
+ 3h30'47
174
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
+ 3h31'24
175
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
+ 3h31'36
176
Christopher Sutton
Sky Procycling
+ 3h31'48
177
Robert Wagner
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h32'14
178
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
+ 3h32'39
179
Angelo Tulik
Team Europcar
+ 3h33'35
180
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3h36'46
181
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
+ 3h37'31
182
David Tanner
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h40'37
183
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
+ 3h42'53
184
Mathieu Sprick
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3h42'59
185
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 3h43'21
186
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 3h43'48
187
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
+ 3h46'37
188
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 3h53'06
189
Björn Thurau
Team Europcar
+ 3h54'50
190
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h55'40
191
Bert De Backer
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 4h07'54
192
Hayden Roulston
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 4h18'43
193
Michele Merlo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 4h27'19
194
Graeme Brown
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 4h27'42
195
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
+ 4h40'04
196
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 6h25'14
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
There were certainly easier for the boys, but after so many mountain and hilly stages things take their toll on them. They have distance Froome for good though, so that was the better part of the day. Froome, 12th in GC. Who would have thought, eh?
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
Stage 19
A hilly stage with lots of potential for our riders. Now that the GC seems to be more than secure we will try to get some breakaway action again.
Mikel Landa had a good day yesterday and he is certainly enjoying himself at the Vuelta this year. One stage win is already his, now he aims to go for the second as he is included in the break of the day. Weening, Salerno and Zaugg are with him and together they catch up to the group upfront. Since there’s also another break coming from the behind, they end up being a total of 12 riders and soon they have a comfortable lead on the peloton. The peloton at least doesn’t seem to take Landa serious despite his great 15th rank overall. Can’t blame them, Mikel is already over 50 minutes behind.
Despite Brambilla being the only one to attack when it comes to the mountain sprints, nothing much is happening. The peloton has about 9 minutes gap with 30 kilometers left and the break might have a potential win. Landa’s toughest opponenst are probably Nordhaug (BEL), Weening (OGE), Zaugg (TST), Rujano (VCD) and the currently attacking Brambilla. Later on however Nordhaug crashes and it’s unlikely he can manage to get back in time.
Meanwhile in the peloton, it’s the usual picture of Sky doing the work and the orange bunch calmly going up and down behind them.
When Brambilla goes for another mountain sprint, surprisingly Landa follows him. Bauer, Salerno and Rujano realize that this isn’t just an ordinary mountain sprint attack but a move for the stage win today. Quickly they get on the wheel, while Zaugg and others remain calm behind. Landa and others keep Zaugg & Co. on distance, while Brambilla still has some lead left after the second attack atop the little climb. The peloton has meanwhile seen an attack by Moreno and now Belkin is chasing him.
It’s the final 5 kilometers and a tough steep climb is ahead of them, and for the front of the race, there’s one rider that seems incredible strong. When all his companions were caught by the other riders, he was the only one to push one. Katu told him “Gora! Gora!” and Gora he did. Just a quick attack and a bit of lead…
But it just wasn’t yet meant to be as Silin, Zaugg and Rujano bring the group back to his wheel. But what’s that, has Silin cracked? He falls back and a gap appears which Rujano has to close now… only about 1.5 kilometers left…
They come sprinting back again while Landa may have all the cards left as he launches his dangerous punchy acceleration.
Gora Mikel, Gora Dippofix, Gora Euskadi!
Mikel Landa shows his impeccable late season form as he takes his second stage win here! What a performance once more by this youngster. Certainly one of basques biggest talents and today he proves it once more. You know. One stage win may be luck or good daily form, but a second one: Well, that may be class. Additonately, his instincts havn’t betrayed him and he truly took the racing into his own hands. He pushed on when others tried to quarrel over leading duties, he just sprinted when others wanted to catch a good wheel and of course – he once more eyed the perfect stage for him with the perfect group.
The remaining peloton comes in one at a time as they sprint it out on the last kilometer. We enjoy the view from up here.
Stage 19, Results
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
@sutty68: Thanks sutty. It sure was. His home soil is really turning Mikel's tide to his favor.
@Blueprint: Hey mate. Indeed we had quite a successful August month. Caja Rural are riding an amazing Vuelta, always up there with some riders. Hope all is well with your little family.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
Gora Mikel!!!, Gora Euskadi!!! Unfortunately, Samu and Mikel are too far of Valverde to reach a podium place. Looking forward to the tight fight for the 4° place, let the best rider be ahead of the another.
@24sebaf1: The Angliru will determine who will be 4th and who 5th. Seems like the right place.
@duxili: Indeed, only 2 stages left. Seems fitting. Grand Tours sure can take their time. Samu sure has proven anyone wrong after the Giro performance that he was done for good etc with this Top 5 GC.
@The Rider: That'd be something if wins this race one day, but it's a long way from there. Henao is scary.
Before we head into the Angliru stage, a little sum-up of Quebec.
GP Québec
Well, it’s one of the two Canadian classics. The road race in Québec has brought quite some success to Canada and cycling in recent years and the World Tour race not only offers some sweet points but also some cash and of course, always appreciated tv coverage time. It ends in a hilly finale after riding the climb multiple times. Men for a stage win are the Omega Pharma likes of Boonen, Kwiatkowski or Stybar. J.J. Rojas, Gallopin, Oss, Vicisio or Turgot might have great chances too. Euskaltel – Euskadi once more will focus its efforts on Clasica SanSebastian winner Ion Izagirre. His brother Gorka Izagirre has finished today the Monvizo and thus won’t be participating, but we will see him in Montreal in two days… In any case, there may be some tv coverage but we just don’t see it. Instead, I’ll tune in the last 10 kilometers…
First picture and it’s a mass crash. As the peloton increases really high its speed the riders have to suffer the consequences. About 70 riders are involved.
Bodnar (CAN) is leading a few seconds ahead of the peloton as he heads into the last 2-3 kilometers for good. I try to spot Ion Izagirre but I can’t find him yet…
Boonen, Debusschere and Meersman might be the strongest in the sprint but they can’t catch Bodnar again. The polish rider takes his biggest win today here in Canada.
But poor boy is so empty, he doesn’t even have time to celebrate. Maybe he fears that if he raises his arm they catch him? Well in any way, he can celebrate now! Best Euskaltel rider is Ion Izagirre, achieving a solid 15th place.
GP Quebec, Results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale Pro Cycling
5h28'49
2
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Nick Nuyens
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
4
Rigoberto Urán
Sky Procycling
s.t.
5
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
6
Jens Debusschere
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
7
Andrea Palini
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
8
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky Procycling
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
s.t.
12
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
13
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
14
Tiago Machado
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
15
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
16
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
s.t.
17
Sergey Chernetskiy
Katusha Team
s.t.
18
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
19
Ángel Vicioso
Katusha Team
s.t.
20
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
21
Wesley Kreder
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
22
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
23
Christian Meier
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
24
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
25
Nikias Arndt
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
26
Travis Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
27
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
28
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
29
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
30
Pieter Serry
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Rohan Dennis
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
32
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
33
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
34
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
s.t.
35
Sébastien Rosseler
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
36
Laurent Didier
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
37
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Tanel Kangert
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
39
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
s.t.
41
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
42
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
43
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
44
Maurits Lammertink
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
46
Natnael Berhane
Team Europcar
s.t.
47
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
s.t.
48
Reto Hollenstein
IAM Cycling
s.t.
49
Rémy Cusin
IAM Cycling
s.t.
50
Valentin Iglinskiy
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
51
Bob Jungels
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
52
Raymond Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
53
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
54
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
s.t.
55
Kristijan Durasek
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
56
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
57
Rory Sutherland
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
58
Simon Spilak
Katusha Team
s.t.
59
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
60
Jürgen Van de Walle
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
61
Ian Boswell
Sky Procycling
s.t.
62
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1'51
63
Johann Tschopp
IAM Cycling
s.t.
64
Gustav Erik Larsson
IAM Cycling
s.t.
65
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
66
Petr Ignatenko
Katusha Team
s.t.
67
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
68
Stef Clement
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
70
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Sylwester Szmyd
Movistar Team
s.t.
72
Edwig Cammaerts
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
73
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
s.t.
75
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
76
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
77
Franck Bouyer
Team Europcar
s.t.
78
Johannes Fröhlinger
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
79
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ
s.t.
80
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
81
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'19
82
Romain Hardy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
83
Cameron Wurf
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
84
Patrick Gretsch
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
85
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
86
Matthias Krizek
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
87
André Schulze
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
88
Jure Kocjan
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
89
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
90
Tomas Vaitkus
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 8'06
91
William Bonnet
FDJ
s.t.
92
Vladimir Karpets
Movistar Team
s.t.
93
Joshua Edmonson
Sky Procycling
s.t.
94
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
95
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
96
Simone Stortoni
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
97
Kenny Elissonde
FDJ
s.t.
98
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
99
Winner Anacona
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
100
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
101
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
102
Kevin De Weert
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
103
Thomas Löfkvist
IAM Cycling
s.t.
104
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Davide Malacarne
Team Europcar
s.t.
106
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
107
Laurent Mangel
FDJ
s.t.
108
Lachlan Morton
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
109
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
110
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
111
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
112
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
113
Jay McCarthy
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
114
Argiro Ospina
Movistar Team
s.t.
115
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
116
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
117
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
118
Andrey Kashechkin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
119
Thomas Damuseau
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
120
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
121
Sam Bewley
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
122
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
123
Warren Barguil
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
124
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
125
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
126
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
127
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Katusha Team
s.t.
128
Steven Kruijswijk
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
129
Tosh Van der Sande
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
130
Jack Bobridge
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
131
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
132
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
133
Thomas Peterson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
134
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
135
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
136
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
137
Jos Van Emden
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Nikita Novikov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
139
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
140
Tomasz Marczynski
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
141
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
142
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
143
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
144
Wesley Sulzberger
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
145
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
146
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
147
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
148
Albert Timmer
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
149
Marcel Wyss
IAM Cycling
s.t.
150
Frederik Willems
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
151
Larry Warbasse
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
152
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
153
Morgan Lamoisson
Team Europcar
s.t.
154
Robert Kiserlovski
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
155
Yann Huguet
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
156
Timothy Duggan
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
157
Timofey Kritskiy
Katusha Team
s.t.
158
Rafal Majka
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
159
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
160
Juan Manuel Gárate
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
161
Jussi Veikkanen
FDJ
s.t.
162
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
163
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
164
Hugo Houle
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
165
Alexandre Pliuschin
IAM Cycling
s.t.
166
Pirmin Lang
IAM Cycling
s.t.
167
Tim Wellens
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
168
Emilien Viennet
FDJ
s.t.
169
Tijn van der Weil
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 13'22
170
Garikoitz Bravo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
171
Joel Cubillas
Movistar Team
+ 15'45
172
Ricardo Mestre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
173
Simon Garcia
FDJ
+ 17'23
174
Dominic O'Neill
Sky Procycling
s.t.
175
Evan Leger
BMC Racing Team
+ 18'07
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
