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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 28-10-2012 21:42
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Daggen: Yeah.
FreitasPCM: Coming up... 
maxime86: It does indeed 
lokytrew: He was looking for Roberto, I think 
fcancellara: So far it is!
Jakstar22: Coming up... |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 28-10-2012 21:42
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Giro d'Italia 2014 - Stage 17
There will be many among you who remember this stage. Roberto finally went the distance, and made a statement about who the man of the next decade would become. He didn't only dominate in the Vuelta, he could do it against Nibali in the Giro. No doubt he could do it in the Tour as well, but that's for later.
Roberto and Nibali in a chat, trying to get along after the day before. They would never become best friends (too direct competitors), but they would remain very friendly and professional with each other throughout their entire careers.
Colombia Coldeportes worked hard but when the attacks of the pseudo-favorites started, Roberto was on his own.
But Roberto had a strange kind of logic. When he was on his own, he interpreted it as a sign to make the pace and really go on his own. He did.
The stage ended after a descent. Several riders were coming, like Nibali, Mollema... Everyone knew that if Roberto reached the top alone, he was gone for the win, he descended way too fast. But if someone could reach him before the descent, they could keep up with him and not lose time, maybe.
Nibali tried to put some pressure on Roberto, he was a very skilled descender himself. But no match for Roberto.
Roberto didn't give it 100%, but enough to take the win. He didn't need to go 100%, as he heard through the communication that Mollema was way behind. His battle was won already.
Worth mentioning is Forero, who worked incredibly hard all through the Giro. He was a talented sprinter, but was okay with riding purely domestique for Roberto. This stage was the end of his Giro. He didn't finish, but Roberto made sure he got a €500 raise the next season.
Result
| 1 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 5h37'38 | IanButler | | 2 | Rigoberto Uran | Sky Pro Cycling | + 10 | | | 3 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. | | | 4 | Gianluca Brambilla | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 42 | | | 5 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 6 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 1'23 | | | 7 | Roman Kreuziger | Astana Pro Team | + 2'11 | | | 8 | Dario Cataldo | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 3'13 | | | 9 | Damiano Caruso | Acqua & Sapone | + 4'23 | | | 10 | Ryder Hesjedal | Team Saxo Bank | + 4'53 | |
GC
| 1 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 72h37'40 | IanButler | | 2 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 1'47 | | | 3 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 2'18 | | | 4 | Rigoberto Uran | Sky Pro Cycling | + 3'53 | | | 5 | Gianluca Brambilla | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 6'57 | | | 6 | Roman Kreuziger | Astana Pro Team | + 7'01 | | | 7 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 8'46 | | | 8 | Dario Cataldo | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 16'58 | | | 9 | Tiago Machado | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 17'49 | | | 10 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 21'24 | |
Points
| 1 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 143 | IanButler | | 2 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | 96 | | | 3 | Elia Viviani | Liquigas-Cannondale | 94 | |
KoM
| 1 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 56 | IanButler | | 2 | Rigoberto Uran | Sky Pro Cycling | 25 | | | 3 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | 24 | |
It seems as if Roberto would be taking all jerseys again, if nothing went wrong. He would have done this at his first Vuelta, first Giro. What about his first Tour...?
Anyway, this Giro was coming to an end. With two more mountain stages and a time trial left, Roberto was on his way to winning his third Grand Tour.
Bauke Mollema:
I was fine until the downhill part. I wanted to follow Nibali there, but I made some mistakes and got scared, I will try to take back time, but knowing Roberto, it won't be easy.
Roberto Velásquez:
Mollema is not as strong as the first two weeks, I think. He's still very strong but I noticed he reacted much slower when I went uphill. Mollema of a week ago would've been on my wheel instantly. Now's the time to strike again, I have two more stages left to do it. |
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| francopell |
Posted on 28-10-2012 21:52
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The collapse has begun!  |
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| kimiopn |
Posted on 28-10-2012 21:55
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Roberto really strong!
Good Giro from Machado too |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 28-10-2012 21:56
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Great. Here is your  |
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 28-10-2012 22:00
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Wonderful racing!
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| Daggen |
Posted on 28-10-2012 22:03
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Our dear cannibal is hungry |
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 28-10-2012 22:08
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I predict:
1. Velásquez
2. Nibali
3. Mollema
4. Uran
5. Kreuziger
You better live up to these expectations
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 28-10-2012 23:05
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Another Great stage from Roberto |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 29-10-2012 05:35
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Great racing. The Giro is no won. Here is your 3
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| Daggen |
Posted on 29-10-2012 08:37
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You're being optimistic. I don't think the Giro is won since we have the ITT in Milano left |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-10-2012 09:08
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francopell: About time, too
kimiopn: He's surprising everyone with this performance!
JuanMotr: Thanks! Let's hope he brings it home now.
Atlantius: Thank you!
Daggen: He sure is
fcancellara: I can't guarantee anything for place 2-5, but Roberto will try everything to get that win
sutty68: Thanks! His win-counter is up to three now, in the Giro
Jakstar22: Thanks mate
Daggen: That's true! But if Roberto manages to keep that 2 minute lead, I don't see anyone threatening him. Especially since that final TT will rely more on rec than TT, so Roberto might even win it |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 29-10-2012 09:32
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sutty68: Thanks! His win-counter is up to three now, in the Giro
It will soon be four when he wins the Maglia Rosa |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-10-2012 10:42
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It's looking that way |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-10-2012 10:42
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Giro d'Italia 2014 - Stage 19-20-21
Stage 19
A day for the breakaway, Roberto takes a little more time.
| 1 | Morris Possoni | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | 5h41'59 | | | 2 | Sandy Casar | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 3 | Luca Ascani | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | s.t. | | | 4 | Egoi MartÃnez | Mipfre - Euskadi | s.t. | | | 5 | Anthony Geslin | FDJ-BigMat | + 4'34 | | | 6 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | + 10'20 | IanButler | | 7 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 10'39 | | | 8 | Rigoberto Uran | Sky Pro Cycling | + 11'20 | | | 9 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 11'42 | | | 10 | Dario Cataldo | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | |
Stage 20
A DAY FOR HISTORY - L'équipe
WORLD CLASS - Het Nieuwsblad
TRIUMPH ON THE STELVIO - Sports Illustrated
ROBERTO IS AWESOME - back of a chair in the bus
Roberto wasn't comfortable with only 2 minutes of Nibali, Nibali being the better time trialer. He went looking for glory, and he did this from the final downhill part of the Giro. We'll let the photos speak for themselves, they say so much more than words ever could.
Result
| 1 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 7h39'47 | IanButler | | 2 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 2'49 | | | 3 | Rigoberto Uran | Sky Pro Cycling | + 4'10 | | | 4 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 4'26 | | | 5 | Dario Cataldo | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 4'38 | | | 6 | Roman Kreuziger | Astana Pro Team | + 6'19 | | | 7 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 6'36 | | | 8 | Gianluca Brambilla | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 7'26 | | | 9 | Sergio Luis Henao | Sky Pro Cycling | + 8'24 | | | 10 | Tiago Machado | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 11'14 | |
Stage 21
Result
| 1 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | 34'14 | | | 2 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 9 | | | 3 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | + 16 | | | 4 | Thomas Löfkvist | Sky Pro Cycling | + 17 | | | 5 | Roman Kreuziger | Astana Pro Team | + 24 | | | 6 | Levi Leipheimer | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 32 | | | 7 | Michael Rogers | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 33 | | | 8 | Alfredo Balloni | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 35 | | | 9 | Tiago Machado | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 38 | | | 10 | Johny Piqué | Sky Pro Cycling | + 40 | | | (...) | | 15 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 55 | | (...) | | 39 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | + 1'56 | IanButler | | (...) | | 46 | Rigoberto Uran | Sky Pro Cycling | + 2'17 |
Coming up - The final standings and reactions! |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 29-10-2012 10:45
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Great move in the pink jersey. Roberto really is a legend.
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 29-10-2012 10:47
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100% GC Record Kept
Now the Vuelta! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-10-2012 10:55
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Jakstar22: Thanks
FroomeDog99: Indeed, still a perfect record |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-10-2012 10:55
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Giro d'Italia 2014 - Review
General Classification
| 1 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 89h50'57 | IanButler | | 2 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 3'47 | | | 3 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 6'54 | | | 4 | Rigoberto Uran | Sky Pro Cycling | + 9'36 | | | 5 | Roman Kreuziger | Astana Pro Team | + 13'59 | | | 6 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 16'53 | | | 7 | Gianluca Brambilla | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 21'56 | | | 8 | Dario Cataldo | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 22'36 | | | 9 | Tiago Machado | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 30'18 | | | 10 | Sergio Luis Henao | Sky Pro Cycling | + 35'11 | |
Spoiler | 11 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 39'19 | | | 12 | Damiano Caruso | Acqua & Sapone | + 42'37 | | | 13 | Morris Possoni | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | + 46'15 | | | 14 | Ryder Hesjedal | Team Saxo Bank | + 47'46 | | | 15 | Diego Ulissi | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | + 53'40 | | | 16 | Michele Scarponi | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | + 53'54 | | | 17 | Damiano Cunego | Sky Pro Cycling | + 1h03'28 | | | 18 | Dominik Nerz | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 1h06'38 | | | 19 | Stefano Pirazzi | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 1h07'56 | | | 20 | Eros Capecchi | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 1h08'29 | | | 21 | Alfredo Balloni | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 1h10'48 | | | 22 | Francesco Masciarelli | Astana Pro Team | + 1h18'33 | | | 23 | Luca Ascani | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 1h20'20 | | | 24 | Davide Malacarne | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 1h21'07 | | | 25 | Matthew Lloyd | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | + 1h24'41 | | | 26 | Sören Nissen | Team Saxo Bank | + 1h26'59 | | | 27 | Oliver Zaugg | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 1h32'03 | | | 28 | Johnny Hoogerland | Movistar Team | + 1h32'31 | | | 29 | Amets Txurruka | Colombia Coldeportes | + 1h35'47 | IanButler | | 30 | Simone Stortoni | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 1h39'31 | | | 31 | Stefano Garzelli | Acqua & Sapone | + 1h39'37 | | | 32 | Levi Leipheimer | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 1h41'00 | | | 33 | Francesco Reda | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 1h41'44 | | | 34 | Thomas Löfkvist | Sky Pro Cycling | + 1h42'47 | | | 35 | Sergio Pardilla | Movistar Team | + 1h43'39 | | | 36 | Fabio Duarte | Colombia Coldeportes | + 1h48'50 | IanButler | | 37 | Daniel Navarro Garcia | Movistar Team | + 1h52'32 | | | 38 | Mathieu Ladagnous | FDJ-BigMat | + 1h55'04 | | | 39 | Johny Piqué | Sky Pro Cycling | + 2h01'05 | | | 40 | Jesus Del Nero | Katusha Team | + 2h02'19 | | | 41 | Esteban Cháves | Colombia Coldeportes | + 2h04'41 | IanButler | | 42 | Peter Stetina | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 2h04'46 | | | 43 | Jan Bakelants | BMC Racing Team | + 2h11'10 | | | 44 | Daniel Moreno | Katusha Team | + 2h12'39 | | | 45 | Rinaldo Nocentini | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 2h14'17 | | | 46 | Sandy Casar | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 2h15'09 | | | 47 | Ben Hermans | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 2h19'48 | | | 48 | Pat McCarty | BMC Racing Team | + 2h20'58 | | | 49 | Juan Pablo Suarez | Colombia Coldeportes | + 2h23'17 | IanButler | | 50 | José Herrada | Movistar Team | + 2h23'32 | | | 51 | Cristiano Salerno | Acqua & Sapone | + 2h24'13 | | | 52 | Linus Gerdemann | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 2h24'59 | | | 53 | Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | + 2h25'04 | | | 54 | Javier Moreno Bazan | Movistar Team | + 2h25'52 | | | 55 | Eduard Vorganov | Katusha Team | + 2h26'37 | | | 56 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez | Team Saxo Bank | + 2h26'50 | | | 57 | Chanda Card | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 2h26'52 | | | 58 | Jesper Hansen | Team Saxo Bank | + 2h27'35 | | | 59 | Andriy Grivko | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | + 2h28'07 | | | 60 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | + 2h29'07 | | | 61 | Kristijan Koren | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 2h30'35 | | | 62 | Carlos Barredo | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 2h30'46 | | | 63 | Emmanuel Reynolds | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 2h31'56 | | | 64 | Daniele Ratto | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 2h34'41 | | | 65 | Steve Houanard | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 2h35'18 | | | 66 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Astana Pro Team | + 2h36'51 | | | 67 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | + 2h37'59 | | | 68 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 2h39'13 | | | 69 | Olivier Kaisen | BMC Racing Team | + 2h39'17 | | | 70 | Jason Pritchett | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 2h42'16 | | | 71 | Jarl Salomein | BMC Racing Team | + 2h42'33 | | | 72 | Juan Jose Oroz | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 2h43'15 | | | 73 | Angel Jordá | Colombia Coldeportes | + 2h45'43 | IanButler | | 74 | Ben Swift | Sky Pro Cycling | + 2h46'27 | | | 75 | Alessandro Petacchi | Katusha Team | + 2h46'28 | | | 76 | Pieter Serry | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 2h47'21 | | | 77 | Alessandro Bisolti | Astana Pro Team | + 2h49'32 | | | 78 | Johann Tschopp | Movistar Team | + 2h50'55 | | | 79 | David López GarcÃa | Katusha Team | + 2h51'38 | | | 80 | Maarten Wynants | Lotto Belisol | + 2h54'21 | | | 81 | Egoi MartÃnez | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 2h54'35 | | | 82 | Julien Bardon | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 2h55'59 | | | 83 | Luis Pasamontes R. | Katusha Team | + 2h57'54 | | | 84 | Mauricio Ardila | Colombia Coldeportes | + 2h58'16 | IanButler | | 85 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 3h01'55 | | | 86 | Daniel Oss | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 3h02'12 | | | 87 | Anthony Geslin | FDJ-BigMat | + 3h02'58 | | | 88 | Stefano Locatelli | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 3h07'45 | | | 89 | Rubén Pérez Moreno | Movistar Team | + 3h14'24 | | | 90 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 3h14'55 | | | 91 | Francesco Gavazzi | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 3h15'05 | | | 92 | Francesco Ginanni | Acqua & Sapone | + 3h15'27 | | | 93 | Alberto Losada | Katusha Team | + 3h15'30 | | | 94 | Matteo Carrara | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 3h16'08 | | | 95 | Carlo Scognamiglio | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 3h17'12 | | | 96 | Iban Mayoz E. | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 3h19'12 | | | 97 | Michael Rogers | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 3h19'14 | | | 98 | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 3h22'35 | | | 99 | Nicola Dal Santo | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 3h22'47 | | | 100 | Stijn Neirynck | Lotto Belisol | + 3h23'07 | | | 101 | Filippo Pozzato | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 3h24'02 | | | 102 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | + 3h24'45 | | | 103 | Danny Pate | Sky Pro Cycling | + 3h25'17 | | | 104 | David Tanner | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 3h25'23 | | | 105 | Geoffrey Soupe | FDJ-BigMat | + 3h26'47 | | | 106 | Frantisek Rabon | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 3h29'45 | | | 107 | Gavin Stevens | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 3h31'50 | | | 108 | Ivan Santaromita | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 3h32'57 | | | 109 | Andrew Talansky | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 3h33'31 | | | 110 | Steve Chainel | FDJ-BigMat | + 3h35'32 | | | 111 | Jack Bauer | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 3h36'15 | | | 112 | Cédric Pineau | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 3h36'41 | | | 113 | Mahdi Sohrabi | Lotto Belisol | + 3h37'44 | | | 114 | Elia Favilli | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 3h38'27 | | | 115 | Hayden Roulston | Team Saxo Bank | + 3h39'28 | | | 116 | Julien Bérard | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 3h40'33 | | | 117 | Daniele Bennati | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 3h41'57 | | | 118 | Enrico Gasparotto | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 3h45'29 | | | 119 | Davide Vigano | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | + 3h45'46 | | | 120 | Daryl Impey | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 3h47'51 | | | 121 | Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 3h49'01 | | | 122 | Tyler Farrar | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 3h52'18 | | | 123 | Assan Bazayev | Astana Pro Team | + 3h53'44 | | | 124 | Grega Bole | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | + 3h54'01 | | | 125 | Robert Wagner | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 4h08'12 | | | 126 | Jorge Azanza | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 4h10'50 | | | 127 | Sacha Modolo | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 4h15'33 | | | 128 | Constantino Zaballa | Katusha Team | + 4h20'10 | | | 129 | Edwig Cammaerts | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 4h31'12 | | | 130 | Gorka Verdugo | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 4h35'42 | | | 131 | Fabio Taborre | Acqua & Sapone | + 4h35'58 | | | 132 | Marco Frapporti | Acqua & Sapone | + 4h36'56 | | | 133 | Stijn Vandenbergh | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | + 4h37'08 | | | 134 | Daniele Colli | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | + 4h39'26 | | | 135 | Michael Barry | Sky Pro Cycling | + 4h40'02 | | | 136 | Elia Viviani | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 4h43'15 | | | 137 | Danilo Napolitano | Acqua & Sapone | + 4h43'30 | | | 138 | Darren Lapthorne | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 4h43'59 | | | 139 | Denis Kostyuk | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | + 4h48'22 | | | 140 | Boy Van Poppel | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 4h49'12 | | | 141 | Valentin Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | + 4h49'25 | | | 142 | Rafal Majka | Team Saxo Bank | + 4h52'50 | | | 143 | Dominique Rollin | FDJ-BigMat | + 4h53'54 | | | 144 | William Bonnet | FDJ-BigMat | + 4h55'42 | | | 145 | Maarten Tjallingii | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 5h00'46 | | | 146 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana Pro Team | + 5h01'12 | | | 147 | Christopher Sutton | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 5h04'11 | | | 148 | Giairo Ermeti | FDJ-BigMat | + 5h05'32 | | | 149 | Luca Paolini | FDJ-BigMat | + 5h06'25 | | | 150 | Andrea Guardini | BMC Racing Team | + 5h12'08 | | | 151 | Rick Flens | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 5h13'23 | | | 152 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | + 5h16'56 | | | 153 | Michael Matthews | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 5h17'23 | | | 154 | Preben Van Hecke | BMC Racing Team | + 5h18'02 | | | 155 | Juan José Haedo | Team Saxo Bank | + 5h18'55 | | | 156 | Aidis Kruopis | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 5h22'44 | | | 157 | Vicente Reynès | Lotto Belisol | + 5h23'50 | | | 158 | Wilfried Konings | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 5h25'38 | | | 159 | Jonas Vangenechten | Lotto Belisol | + 5h29'51 | | | 160 | Tom Stubbe | Lotto Belisol | + 5h30'00 | | | 161 | Julian Sanchez Pimienta | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 5h31'23 | | | 162 | Troels Vinther | Team Saxo Bank | + 5h33'11 | | | 163 | Theo Bos | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 5h33'52 | | | 164 | Paride Grillo | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 5h35'14 | | | 165 | Leigh Howard | Orica-GreenEDGE | + 5h36'12 | | | 166 | Henry Prudhomme | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 5h37'51 | | | 167 | Mark Renshaw | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 5h39'37 | | | 168 | Brian Bulgac | Lotto Belisol | + 5h46'22 | | | 169 | Adam Blythe | BMC Racing Team | + 5h52'03 | | | 170 | Gionatha Rizzuto | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 5h57'43 | | | 171 | Shane Atkinson | Sky Pro Cycling | + 6h12'49 | | | 172 | Pablo Urtasun | Mipfre - Euskadi | + 6h14'12 | |
Points Classification
| 1 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 178 | IanButler | | 2 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | 131 | | | 3 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | 118 | | | 4 | Elia Viviani | Liquigas-Cannondale | 105 | | | 5 | Theo Bos | Rabobank Cycling Team | 104 | |
Spoiler | 6 | Rigoberto Uran | Sky Pro Cycling | 97 | | | 7 | Roman Kreuziger | Astana Pro Team | 97 | | | 8 | Mathieu Ladagnous | FDJ-BigMat | 94 | | | 9 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | 88 | | | 10 | Dario Cataldo | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 85 | | | 11 | Tiago Machado | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 76 | | | 12 | Sergio Luis Henao | Sky Pro Cycling | 75 | | | 13 | Daniele Bennati | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 74 | | | 14 | Gianluca Brambilla | Colnago - CSF Inox | 71 | | | 15 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 69 | | | 16 | Daniel Oss | Liquigas-Cannondale | 67 | | | 17 | Morris Possoni | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | 66 | | | 18 | Johny Piqué | Sky Pro Cycling | 62 | | | 19 | Steve Houanard | Ag2r La Mondiale | 58 | | | 20 | Sacha Modolo | Colnago - CSF Inox | 57 | | | 21 | Jan Bakelants | BMC Racing Team | 56 | | | 22 | Francesco Ginanni | Acqua & Sapone | 55 | | | 23 | Tyler Farrar | Orica-GreenEDGE | 53 | | | 24 | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 47 | | | 25 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Colnago - CSF Inox | 42 | | | 26 | Anthony Geslin | FDJ-BigMat | 40 | | | 27 | Rinaldo Nocentini | Ag2r La Mondiale | 39 | | | 28 | Damiano Caruso | Acqua & Sapone | 37 | | | 29 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | 35 | | | 30 | Danilo Napolitano | Acqua & Sapone | 34 | | | 31 | William Bonnet | FDJ-BigMat | 33 | | | 32 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | 30 | | | 33 | Michele Scarponi | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | 29 | | | 34 | Sandy Casar | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 29 | | | 35 | Diego Ulissi | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | 28 | | | 36 | Sergio Pardilla | Movistar Team | 26 | | | 37 | Thomas Löfkvist | Sky Pro Cycling | 26 | | | 38 | Jesus Del Nero | Katusha Team | 26 | | | 39 | Stijn Neirynck | Lotto Belisol | 25 | | | 40 | Andrea Guardini | BMC Racing Team | 25 | | | 41 | Michael Matthews | Orica-GreenEDGE | 23 | | | 42 | Johnny Hoogerland | Movistar Team | 21 | | | 43 | Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | 21 | | | 44 | Luca Ascani | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | 20 | | | 45 | Julien Bardon | Ag2r La Mondiale | 20 | | | 46 | Frantisek Rabon | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 20 | | | 47 | Dominique Rollin | FDJ-BigMat | 20 | | | 48 | Stefano Garzelli | Acqua & Sapone | 19 | | | 49 | Adam Blythe | BMC Racing Team | 19 | | | 50 | Ryder Hesjedal | Team Saxo Bank | 18 | | | 51 | Stefano Pirazzi | Colnago - CSF Inox | 18 | | | 52 | Daniele Ratto | Colnago - CSF Inox | 18 | | | 53 | Alessandro Petacchi | Katusha Team | 17 | | | 54 | Egoi MartÃnez | Mipfre - Euskadi | 17 | | | 55 | Juan José Haedo | Team Saxo Bank | 17 | | | 56 | Gavin Stevens | Orica-GreenEDGE | 16 | | | 57 | Cédric Pineau | Ag2r La Mondiale | 16 | | | 58 | Darren Lapthorne | Orica-GreenEDGE | 16 | | | 59 | Alfredo Balloni | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | 15 | | | 60 | Carlos Barredo | Rabobank Cycling Team | 15 | | | 61 | Edwig Cammaerts | Team Garmin-Barracuda | 15 | | | 62 | Julian Sanchez Pimienta | Mipfre - Euskadi | 15 | | | 63 | Damiano Cunego | Sky Pro Cycling | 13 | | | 64 | David Tanner | Orica-GreenEDGE | 13 | | | 65 | Marco Frapporti | Acqua & Sapone | 13 | | | 66 | Filippo Pozzato | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | 12 | | | 67 | Elia Favilli | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | 12 | | | 68 | Linus Gerdemann | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 11 | | | 69 | Levi Leipheimer | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 10 | | | 70 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | 10 | | | 71 | Robert Wagner | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 9 | | | 72 | Pat McCarty | BMC Racing Team | 9 | | | 73 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Astana Pro Team | 9 | | | 74 | Michael Rogers | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | 9 | | | 75 | Kristijan Koren | Colnago - CSF Inox | 8 | | | 76 | Emmanuel Reynolds | Team Garmin-Barracuda | 8 | | | 77 | Luis Pasamontes R. | Katusha Team | 8 | | | 78 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 8 | | | 79 | Jack Bauer | Team Garmin-Barracuda | 8 | | | 80 | Francesco Reda | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 7 | | | 81 | Oliver Zaugg | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 6 | | | 82 | Maarten Wynants | Lotto Belisol | 6 | | | 83 | Carlo Scognamiglio | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | 6 | | | 84 | Nicola Dal Santo | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 6 | | | 85 | Eduard Vorganov | Katusha Team | 5 | | | 86 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez | Team Saxo Bank | 4 | | | 87 | Jarl Salomein | BMC Racing Team | 4 | | | 88 | Olivier Kaisen | BMC Racing Team | 4 | | | 89 | Pieter Serry | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 4 | | | 90 | Steve Chainel | FDJ-BigMat | 4 | | | 91 | Davide Vigano | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | 4 | | | 92 | Daniel Navarro Garcia | Movistar Team | 3 | | | 93 | Alessandro Bisolti | Astana Pro Team | 3 | | | 94 | Jason Pritchett | Team Garmin-Barracuda | 2 | | | 95 | Iban Mayoz E. | Mipfre - Euskadi | 2 | | | 96 | Geoffrey Soupe | FDJ-BigMat | 2 | | | 97 | Francesco Masciarelli | Astana Pro Team | 1 | | | 98 | Matthew Lloyd | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | 1 | | | 99 | Hayden Roulston | Team Saxo Bank | 1 | | | 100 | Valentin Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | 1 | | | 101 | Aidis Kruopis | Orica-GreenEDGE | 1 | |
Mountain Classification
| 1 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 86 | IanButler | | 2 | Morris Possoni | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | 52 | | | 3 | Rigoberto Uran | Sky Pro Cycling | 35 | | | 4 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank Cycling Team | 30 | | | 5 | Egoi MartÃnez | Mipfre - Euskadi | 29 | |
Spoiler | 6 | Rinaldo Nocentini | Ag2r La Mondiale | 28 | | | 7 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas-Cannondale | 24 | | | 8 | Luca Ascani | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | 22 | | | 9 | Sandy Casar | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 22 | | | 10 | Dario Cataldo | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 21 | | | 11 | Jan Bakelants | BMC Racing Team | 21 | | | 12 | Emmanuel Reynolds | Team Garmin-Barracuda | 12 | | | 13 | Luis Pasamontes R. | Katusha Team | 12 | | | 14 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Colnago - CSF Inox | 11 | | | 15 | Julien Bardon | Ag2r La Mondiale | 11 | | | 16 | Tiago Machado | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 10 | | | 17 | Sören Nissen | Team Saxo Bank | 10 | | | 18 | Anthony Geslin | FDJ-BigMat | 9 | | | 19 | Sergio Luis Henao | Sky Pro Cycling | 8 | | | 20 | Pat McCarty | BMC Racing Team | 8 | | | 21 | Damiano Caruso | Acqua & Sapone | 7 | | | 22 | Eros Capecchi | Liquigas-Cannondale | 6 | | | 23 | Alfredo Balloni | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | 6 | | | 24 | Stefano Garzelli | Acqua & Sapone | 6 | | | 25 | Alessandro Bisolti | Astana Pro Team | 6 | | | 26 | Roman Kreuziger | Astana Pro Team | 5 | | | 27 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez | Team Saxo Bank | 5 | | | 28 | Jason Pritchett | Team Garmin-Barracuda | 5 | | | 29 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | 5 | | | 30 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radioshack Nissan Trek | 4 | | | 31 | Damiano Cunego | Sky Pro Cycling | 4 | | | 32 | Jesus Del Nero | Katusha Team | 4 | | | 33 | Pieter Serry | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 4 | | | 34 | Johny Piqué | Sky Pro Cycling | 3 | | | 35 | Jarl Salomein | BMC Racing Team | 3 | | | 36 | Francesco Ginanni | Acqua & Sapone | 3 | | | 37 | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 3 | | | 38 | Steve Chainel | FDJ-BigMat | 3 | | | 39 | Stefano Pirazzi | Colnago - CSF Inox | 2 | | | 40 | Matthew Lloyd | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | 2 | | | 41 | Daniel Navarro Garcia | Movistar Team | 2 | | | 42 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Astana Pro Team | 2 | | | 43 | Maarten Wynants | Lotto Belisol | 2 | | | 44 | Nicola Dal Santo | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 2 | | | 45 | Filippo Pozzato | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | 2 | | | 46 | Gianluca Brambilla | Colnago - CSF Inox | 1 | | | 47 | Dominik Nerz | Liquigas-Cannondale | 1 | | | 48 | Mathieu Ladagnous | FDJ-BigMat | 1 | | | 49 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana Pro Team | 1 | | | 50 | Carlos Barredo | Rabobank Cycling Team | 1 | | | 51 | Steve Houanard | Ag2r La Mondiale | 1 | | | 52 | Geoffrey Soupe | FDJ-BigMat | 1 | | | 53 | Assan Bazayev | Astana Pro Team | 1 | | | 54 | Theo Bos | Rabobank Cycling Team | 1 | |
Young Rider Classification
| 1 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | 89h50'57 (1) | IanButler | | 2 | Diego Ulissi | Fissa Bartolo - Isd | + 53'40 (2) | | | 3 | Dominik Nerz | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 1h06'38 (3) | | | 4 | Alfredo Balloni | Farnese Vini Selle Italia | + 1h10'48 (4) | | | 5 | Johny Piqué | Sky Pro Cycling | + 2h01'05 (5) | |
Best Team
| 1 | Sky Pro Cycling | 269h52'07 (1) | | 2 | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 6'22 (2) | | 3 | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 25'30 (3) |
Reactions
Roberto Velásquez:
This Giro has been extraordinary. It's an amazing tour and I'd really like to return here. It was a nice race and Mollema, Nibali and the other riders made me sweat at times, it wasn't easy. I'm so glad, but at the time so tired. I just want to forget about cycling now, I'll take a couple of days recup and then start working again. I just want to enjoy this for a little while, with the team! We all worked hard and we all deserve a break.
Vincenzo Nibali:
Hats off to Roberto. He's an ox, real strong. I tried my best but I didn't succeed. I'm afraid this guy will decide the sport for the coming years...
Roberto's trainer:
This is a brilliant day, we're all so happy The entire team worked hard and it payed off. It's just unbelievable what a talent he is. I can't think of anyone, except Merckx (from 68-74), that wins every Grand Tour he competes in, I hope he can keep this up!
Eddy Merckx:
What a talent. I can't remember ever seeing such a hungry rider, except for myself in the old days. He's the only one who matched my 68 Giro when I took all major jerseys. He even did it at the Vuelta, which I never did. But I did it at the Tour. Roberto, challenge accepted? (laughs)
Edited by Ian Butler on 29-10-2012 11:18
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Posted on 29-10-2012 10:59
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Roberto or Eddy.
My vote is Roberto. Haha
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