valverde321 wrote:
Ah forgot about him. Keslers my favourite player ever.
Nothing against Zetterberg but I don't like him. Hes good but for some reason I don't like him.
Anyway keep up the story (if possible).
Just like I don't like Crosby or Ovechkin. The story should continue ... hopefully, unless any other major unexpect bugs show up. Worst case I saved the database on a different cpu with the game, but I think the date saved is after the 2nd stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia, which means I would have to delete photos and results of three races and redo them, which is not so bad. I will push on at all costs.
Mostly flat stage today and a long tour ahead we hope to get our up and coming superstar Richard Ackerman into the breakaway to help him earn needed experience, but also to take the presure off the rest of the team to bring the break back.
Ackerman did his job by finding the break, but so did everyone else and when the attacks stopped their was a group of 19 riders up front and peleton didn't like that at all.
And it was reeled in very fast and breaks continued to form as the stage continued but the peleton would not any combinations go.
So by the time the reached the only climb on the route there was a small group 30 seconds ahead, and I sent Deignan a radio message to beat them up the climb and get the 4 mountain points on top, because with the few climbs in the tour we could possible steal the KoM if we have a small gap being their is really only one mountain stage in the tour. Plus we could use the money at the top.
And Deignan easily beat them over the top and then jumped right back into the peleton.
Breaks continue to attack but under the 10km banner it was clear there would be a bunch sprint. Suddenly under the 5km banner their is fall.
Right in front of Philip Diegnan he had no where to go ...
Except DOWN! He was to get up fast if he wants to prevent a time gap and crush his hopes of winnning the tour.
He stubbles to his feet, but up front the sprint was on.
Then the gap, but is it big enough?
Nope! Deignan saves his time but comes in sore with minor cuts and bruises but should by able to continue in the tour, wearing the red KoM jersey and shirt makers quicky have to produce a logo for the jersey.
Stage 1 Results -
Spoiler
1 René Obst Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse 3h07'42
2 Yukiya Arashiro Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
3 Lilian Jégou Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
4 Roberto Ferrari De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
5 Nicolas Vogondy Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
6 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
7 Reto Hollenstein Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
8 Alex Candelario Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
9 Steven Caethoven Landbouwkrediet s.t.
10 Jonas Vangenechten Verandas Willems s.t.
11 Filippo Baggio Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
12 Alexandre Pichot Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
13 Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet s.t.
14 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur - Sojasun s.t.
15 Jérémie Galland Saur - Sojasun s.t.
16 Freddy Bichot Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
17 Laurent Mangel Saur - Sojasun s.t.
18 Silvère Ackermann Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
19 Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri s.t.
20 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
21 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone s.t.
22 Kim Borry An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
23 Ryan Baumann Bahati Foundation s.t.
24 Andreas Schillinger Team NetApp s.t.
25 Cayetano Sarmiento Acqua & Sapone s.t.
26 Aníbal Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
27 Simon Clarke ISD - Neri s.t.
28 Eddy Ratti De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
29 José Rujano ISD - Neri s.t.
30 Martin Mareš PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
31 Denys Kostyuk ISD - Neri s.t.
32 Alex Meenhorst Team NetApp s.t.
33 Bartosz Huzarski ISD - Neri s.t.
34 Gaël Malacarne Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
35 Jean-Christophe Peraud EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
36 Richard Ackerman EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
37 Ruslan Pidgornyy ISD - Neri s.t.
38 Alessandro Fantini Acqua & Sapone s.t.
39 Sébastien Turgot Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
40 Eduardo Gonzalo Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
41 Ryan Anderson Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
42 Luca Celli Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
43 Matthieu Halleguen Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
44 Sergej Fuchs Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
45 Fabio Polazzi Verandas Willems s.t.
46 David Le Lay AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
47 Giampaolo Caruso Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
48 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
49 Oleg Berdos De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
50 Philipp Ludescher Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
51 Stanislav Kozúbek PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
52 Stefano Borchi De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
53 Mark Hinnen Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
54 Francesco Di Paolo Acqua & Sapone s.t.
55 Edoardo Girardi Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
56 Fabrizio Lucciola Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
57 Piergiorgio Camussa Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
58 Maxime Bouet AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
59 Jan Barta Team NetApp s.t.
60 Jesse Anthony Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
61 Alex Hagman Bahati Foundation s.t.
62 Paolo Bailetti Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
63 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
64 Lanell Rockmore Bahati Foundation s.t.
65 Dieter Cappelle Verandas Willems s.t.
66 Kim Lachmann Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
67 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp s.t.
68 Sebastien Baldauf Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
69 Cyril Dessel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
70 Hubert Schwab Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
71 Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
72 Jason Donald Bahati Foundation s.t.
73 Ludovic Turpin AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
74 Bobby Lea Bahati Foundation s.t.
75 Tucker Brown Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
76 Leopold König PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
77 Julien Simon Saur - Sojasun s.t.
78 Brice Scholtes An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
79 Guillaume Levarlet Saur - Sojasun s.t.
80 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
81 Mark McNally An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
82 Tassilo Fricke Team NetApp s.t.
83 David O'Loughlin An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
84 Anthony Charteau Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
85 Demis Aleman Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
86 Paidi O'Brien An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
87 František Klouček PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
88 Douglas Arnold EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
89 Jakub Danačík PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
90 Bjorn Brems An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
91 Philip Deignan EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
92 Romain Matheou Saur - Sojasun s.t.
93 Nicholas Frey Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
94 Jure Golcer De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
95 Geert Verheyen Landbouwkrediet s.t.
96 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
97 Sven Van den Houte Verandas Willems s.t.
98 Dirk Müller Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
99 Sébastien Delfosse Landbouwkrediet s.t.
100 Grégory Habeaux Verandas Willems s.t.
101 Hendrik Van den Bossche Verandas Willems s.t.
102 Christophe Anziani EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 1'37
103 Ian MacGregor Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
104 Patrick Schachtner Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
105 Kevin Peeters Landbouwkrediet s.t.
106 Filippo Savini Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
107 Peter Carey Bahati Foundation s.t.
108 Tyler Wren Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
109 Alessandro Bisolti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
110 Alberto Contoli Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
111 Bert De Waele Landbouwkrediet s.t.
112 Riccardo Chiarini De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
113 Alan Marangoni Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
114 Cheyne Hoag Kelly Benefit Strategies + 8'02
Note - Time Bonus - 1st/10 Sec. - 2nd/6 Sec. - 3rd/4 Sec.
Interview - Philip Deignan
Q: Nasty spill, are you o.k. and what happened?
A: I'm fine, just a little sore but nothing pills can't fix. I couldn't really see anything in front of me and all of a sudden there was like a shift in the peleton and the next thing I know I'm going over the front wheel for the first time in my professional cycling career, surreal experience. But I did save my time and I have the KoM jersey so I can joke about this later.
Mresuperstar wrote:
A: I'm fine, just a little sore but nothing pills can't fix.
Be careful, the UCI disapproves of such things. Make sure you use a good masking agent to get past the anti-doping controls Edited by Crommy on 08-04-2010 18:34
Well another flat stage with one climb, we hope to keep the peleton together up until the climb for Deignan to get some extra mountain points. Deignan looks a little tired after the last stage, but everything is patched up and should be able to finish the tour.
A few small breakaways tried to get away before the climb but the team put in a nice reel in, and set-up Deignan for the attack 2km from the top.
With no folllowers Deignan easily toke the 1st and the 6 points. And will still be wearing the KoM for the next stage.
After the climb more breaks, but none to be noted because they were all caught, leaving a bunch sprint.
With nothing to lose Peraud went for the sprint, and had a good position plus the fact their weren't many sprinters in the field.
And came in with a nice 6th place.
Stage 2 Results -
Spoiler
1 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur - Sojasun 3h44'08
2 Nicolas Vogondy Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
3 Freddy Bichot Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
4 Jonas Vangenechten Verandas Willems s.t.
5 Yukiya Arashiro Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
6 Jean-Christophe Peraud EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
7 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
8 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
9 Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet s.t.
10 Alex Candelario Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
11 René Obst Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
12 Andreas Schillinger Team NetApp s.t.
13 Filippo Baggio Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
14 Lilian Jégou Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
15 Jérémie Galland Saur - Sojasun s.t.
16 Geert Verheyen Landbouwkrediet s.t.
17 Alexandre Pichot Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
18 Ryan Baumann Bahati Foundation s.t.
19 Roberto Ferrari De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
20 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
21 Romain Matheou Saur - Sojasun s.t.
22 Aníbal Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
23 Eddy Ratti De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
24 Kim Borry An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
25 David Le Lay AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
26 Sébastien Turgot Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
27 Bert De Waele Landbouwkrediet s.t.
28 Maxime Bouet AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
29 Anthony Charteau Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
30 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone s.t.
31 Alessandro Fantini Acqua & Sapone s.t.
32 Eduardo Gonzalo Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
33 Stanislav Kozúbek PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
34 Alessandro Bisolti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
35 Martin Mareš PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
36 Matthieu Halleguen Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
37 Steven Caethoven Landbouwkrediet s.t.
38 Dirk Müller Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
39 Jakub Danačík PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
40 Bartosz Huzarski ISD - Neri s.t.
41 Riccardo Chiarini De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
42 Sébastien Delfosse Landbouwkrediet s.t.
43 Jesse Anthony Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
44 Reto Hollenstein Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
45 Oleg Berdos De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
46 Gaël Malacarne Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
47 Alan Marangoni Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
48 Paidi O'Brien An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
49 Guillaume Levarlet Saur - Sojasun s.t.
50 Sergej Fuchs Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
51 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
52 Sven Van den Houte Verandas Willems s.t.
53 Cyril Dessel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
54 Jure Golcer De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
55 Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
56 Ludovic Turpin AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
57 Laurent Mangel Saur - Sojasun s.t.
58 José Rujano ISD - Neri s.t.
59 Filippo Savini Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
60 Ian MacGregor Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
61 Philipp Ludescher Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
62 Tyler Wren Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
63 Fabio Polazzi Verandas Willems s.t.
64 Julien Simon Saur - Sojasun s.t.
65 Alex Hagman Bahati Foundation s.t.
66 Mark Hinnen Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
67 Silvère Ackermann Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
68 Paolo Bailetti Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
69 Stefano Borchi De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
70 Cayetano Sarmiento Acqua & Sapone s.t.
71 František Klouček PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
72 Jan Barta Team NetApp s.t.
73 Jason Donald Bahati Foundation s.t.
74 Hendrik Van den Bossche Verandas Willems s.t.
75 David O'Loughlin An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
76 Leopold König PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
77 Francesco Di Paolo Acqua & Sapone s.t.
78 Alex Meenhorst Team NetApp s.t.
79 Kim Lachmann Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
80 Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri s.t.
81 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
82 Philip Deignan EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
83 Alberto Contoli Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
84 Richard Ackerman EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
85 Edoardo Girardi Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
86 Simon Clarke ISD - Neri s.t.
87 Sebastien Baldauf Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
88 Ryan Anderson Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
89 Luca Celli Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
90 Dieter Cappelle Verandas Willems s.t.
91 Fabrizio Lucciola Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
92 Giampaolo Caruso Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
93 Piergiorgio Camussa Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
94 Mark McNally An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
95 Cheyne Hoag Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
96 Hubert Schwab Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
97 Peter Carey Bahati Foundation s.t.
98 Nicholas Frey Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
99 Tassilo Fricke Team NetApp s.t.
100 Lanell Rockmore Bahati Foundation s.t.
101 Brice Scholtes An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
102 Denys Kostyuk ISD - Neri s.t.
103 Ruslan Pidgornyy ISD - Neri s.t.
104 Tucker Brown Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
105 Douglas Arnold EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
106 Grégory Habeaux Verandas Willems s.t.
107 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp s.t.
108 Patrick Schachtner Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
109 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
110 Demis Aleman Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
111 Bjorn Brems An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
112 Bobby Lea Bahati Foundation s.t.
113 Kevin Peeters Landbouwkrediet + 2'37
114 Christophe Anziani EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
Overall GC -
Spoiler
1 Yukiya Arashiro Bbox Bouygues Télécom 6h51'38
2 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur - Sojasun s.t.
3 René Obst Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse + 2
4 Nicolas Vogondy Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 6
5 Ryan Anderson Kelly Benefit Strategies + 7
6 Lilian Jégou Bretagne - Schuller + 8
7 Freddy Bichot Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
8 Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet + 9
9 Sébastien Turgot Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
10 Luca Celli Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
11 Denys Kostyuk ISD - Neri s.t.
12 Piergiorgio Camussa Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
13 Bjorn Brems An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
14 David Le Lay AG2R La Mondiale + 10
15 David O'Loughlin An Post - Sean Kelly + 11
16 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp s.t.
17 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone + 12
18 Jonas Vangenechten Verandas Willems s.t.
19 Alex Candelario Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
20 Roberto Ferrari De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
21 Filippo Baggio Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
22 Alexandre Pichot Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
23 Jérémie Galland Saur - Sojasun s.t.
24 Andreas Schillinger Team NetApp s.t.
25 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
26 Ryan Baumann Bahati Foundation s.t.
27 Jean-Christophe Peraud EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
28 Steven Caethoven Landbouwkrediet s.t.
29 Kim Borry An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
30 Aníbal Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
31 Reto Hollenstein Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
32 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone s.t.
33 Eddy Ratti De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
34 Martin Mareš PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
35 Alessandro Fantini Acqua & Sapone s.t.
36 Eduardo Gonzalo Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
37 Bartosz Huzarski ISD - Neri s.t.
38 Laurent Mangel Saur - Sojasun s.t.
39 Matthieu Halleguen Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
40 Gaël Malacarne Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
41 Stanislav Kozúbek PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
42 Silvère Ackermann Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
43 Maxime Bouet AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
44 José Rujano ISD - Neri s.t.
45 Sergej Fuchs Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
46 Oleg Berdos De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
47 Cayetano Sarmiento Acqua & Sapone s.t.
48 Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri s.t.
49 Jesse Anthony Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
50 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
51 Fabio Polazzi Verandas Willems s.t.
52 Alex Meenhorst Team NetApp s.t.
53 Philipp Ludescher Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
54 Geert Verheyen Landbouwkrediet s.t.
55 Simon Clarke ISD - Neri s.t.
56 Anthony Charteau Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
57 Romain Matheou Saur - Sojasun s.t.
58 Mark Hinnen Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
59 Richard Ackerman EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
60 Stefano Borchi De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
61 Cyril Dessel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
62 Alex Hagman Bahati Foundation s.t.
63 Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
64 Guillaume Levarlet Saur - Sojasun s.t.
65 Jakub Danačík PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
66 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
67 Ludovic Turpin AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
68 Paolo Bailetti Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
69 Francesco Di Paolo Acqua & Sapone s.t.
70 Jan Barta Team NetApp s.t.
71 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
72 Paidi O'Brien An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
73 Dirk Müller Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
74 Giampaolo Caruso Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
75 Ruslan Pidgornyy ISD - Neri s.t.
76 Edoardo Girardi Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
77 Julien Simon Saur - Sojasun s.t.
78 Sébastien Delfosse Landbouwkrediet s.t.
79 Kim Lachmann Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
80 Jason Donald Bahati Foundation s.t.
81 Fabrizio Lucciola Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
82 Jure Golcer De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
83 Sven Van den Houte Verandas Willems s.t.
84 Leopold König PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
85 Dieter Cappelle Verandas Willems s.t.
86 Sebastien Baldauf Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
87 František Klouček PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
88 Lanell Rockmore Bahati Foundation s.t.
89 Hubert Schwab Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
90 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
91 Philip Deignan EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
92 Mark McNally An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
93 Hendrik Van den Bossche Verandas Willems s.t.
94 Tucker Brown Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
95 Brice Scholtes An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
96 Tassilo Fricke Team NetApp s.t.
97 Bobby Lea Bahati Foundation s.t.
98 Nicholas Frey Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
99 Douglas Arnold EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
100 Demis Aleman Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
101 Grégory Habeaux Verandas Willems s.t.
102 Bert De Waele Landbouwkrediet + 1'49
103 Alessandro Bisolti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
104 Riccardo Chiarini De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
105 Alan Marangoni Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
106 Ian MacGregor Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
107 Filippo Savini Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
108 Tyler Wren Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
109 Alberto Contoli Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
110 Peter Carey Bahati Foundation s.t.
111 Patrick Schachtner Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
112 Kevin Peeters Landbouwkrediet + 4'25
113 Christophe Anziani EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 4'26
114 Cheyne Hoag Kelly Benefit Strategies + 8'14
Overall Sprint Points -
Spoiler
1 Yukiya Arashiro Bbox Bouygues Télécom 35
2 Nicolas Vogondy Bbox Bouygues Télécom 25
3 René Obst Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse 21
4 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur - Sojasun 20
5 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone 19
6 Jonas Vangenechten Verandas Willems 18
7 Lilian Jégou Bretagne - Schuller 15
8 Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet 15
9 Alex Candelario Kelly Benefit Strategies 14
10 Freddy Bichot Bbox Bouygues Télécom 13
11 Roberto Ferrari De Rosa - Stac Plastic 12
12 Jean-Christophe Peraud EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING 10
13 Reto Hollenstein Vorarlberg - Corratec 9
14 Filippo Baggio Ceramica Flaminia 8
15 Ryan Anderson Kelly Benefit Strategies 8
16 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale 8
17 Steven Caethoven Landbouwkrediet 7
18 Sébastien Turgot Bbox Bouygues Télécom 6
19 Denys Kostyuk ISD - Neri 6
20 Luca Celli Ceramica Flaminia 5
21 Piergiorgio Camussa Vorarlberg - Corratec 5
22 Bjorn Brems An Post - Sean Kelly 5
23 Alexandre Pichot Bbox Bouygues Télécom 4
24 Andreas Schillinger Team NetApp 4
25 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp 4
26 David Le Lay AG2R La Mondiale 3
27 David O'Loughlin An Post - Sean Kelly 2
28 Jérémie Galland Saur - Sojasun 2
29 Kevin Peeters Landbouwkrediet 2
30 Romain Matheou Saur - Sojasun 1
Overall Mountain Points -
Spoiler
1 Philip Deignan EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING 10
2 Sebastien Baldauf Vorarlberg - Corratec 4
3 Eddy Ratti De Rosa - Stac Plastic 2
4 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Schuller 2
5 Paolo Bailetti Ceramica Flaminia 1
6 Geert Verheyen Landbouwkrediet 1
Interview - Jean-Christophe Peraud
Q: Another sprint placing, how are you keeping up?
A: Luck, I guess ... I pick my spots just at the right, who to follow and when to follow, I have a felling that I might win one of these this year.
Another flat stage, with a climb at the finish. So we are going to help bring any breakaways back before the climb and send Deignan up to get the points. And ride it out till the bunch sprint.
Christophe Anziani did most of the chasing from our team with Douglas Arnold stepping in from time to time. And they did their role well today setting up Deignan very nicely.
And easily takes control of the front and with no need to attack he rides on thru and takes his points, and all that was left was the finish.
But the peleton was not ready for the finish yet, as it slowed the pace down all the way to 38km/hour. And under the 20km banner Ackerman had enough of this and made the peleton pick up the speed himself ...
By an attack, and Ackerman was itching to show off his skills to the team.
And he still held the lead after passing 10km to go. But the very few sprinters in the field were lining-up for the bunch sprint and picked up the pace.
But was caught 5km later, by a surging 2-man train made by AG2R.
As Ackerman fell back into the peleton there was a fall in the back, but no major names went down, there arn't really any majors names in the field after thinking about.
But after the crash the peleton slowed down again, as it seemed there was almost one rider down for each team in this pile up crash, except us.
With the AG2R train getting away and now had a time gap, we had to force the peleton to again pick up the pace and this time we put out the KoM Jersey, Philip Deignan.
And yet again it worked. But only enough to get the time gap wiped out.
The AG2R Duo looked like they had this one in the bag, or would the sprinters sparked by Deignan fight back?
And at the finish ...
One of the AG2R riders gave himself up for the good of the team, and gave one heck of a lead out for Mandri and AG2R gets the win.
UGH, PCM is so unstable. Crashed before I could export, so I just toke pics from the Lastest Results Section so I can only post the top 12 for time.
Stage 3 Results -
Spoiler
Overall Mountain Points -
Spoiler
Interview - Richard Ackerman
Q: Well first time we real got to see your skills, coming onto the curcuit you were scouted as a future great stage racer. What are your goals for this season, and also for your career?
A: This season I hope to help fit in with this new team and on the way win 2 or 3 races later in the season. And for my career as a whole I hope to be able to experience each of the Grand Tours, and win a stage in each. I'm allowed to dream big right.
Note - The next report well be Vuelta a la Region de Murcia Stage 1, because it overlaps the Le Tour de Langkawi.
Nice flat stage to start off the tour, with really our only sprinter on the team, Talansky, should be looking at the sprint at the finish. We hope to and more sprinters for next year roster as it is one of our major weakness.
Nice slow start for today, for pretty much the whole day, a couple of riders got out into the break, but were reeled back with 15km to go. And under the 10km banner the pace picked up for the sprint which caught a couple of riders offguard, and was followed by a chain reaction and finally they all went down. None of our riders fell, and really none to be noted as major threats, just check for the people that lost time.
And the sprint trains started to form, and Lovkvist noticed that Talansky was having problems finding a train, and he stepped in to help and showed off his strong flat skills. And showed great leadership.
And all of a sudden he had Talansky up in front ...
What a lead-out ... could Talansky finish it off with a strong sprint ...
Nope Talansky just didn't have the form today, and stubbles to a 10th place.
You can tell Lovkvist is steaming hot at Talansky for a poor sprint, so I have to step-in and break them up. Eventually Lovkvist calms down and apologizes to Talansky. But you know this fued isn't over, but for the sake of the team I hope it ends fast.
Stage 1 Results -
Spoiler
1 Sérgio Ribeiro Barbot - Siper 4h24'16
2 José Herrada Caja Rural s.t.
3 Hans Dekkers Landbouwkrediet s.t.
4 Beñat Urain Orbea s.t.
5 Edgar Pinto LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
6 Kasper Jebjerg Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
7 Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri s.t.
8 Nelson Rocha LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
9 Joaquin Ortega Barbot - Siper s.t.
10 Andrew Talansky EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
11 Stéphane Bonsergent Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
12 Oscar Grau Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon s.t.
13 Cristiano Fumagalli Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
14 Marcel Kittel Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
15 Aldo Ino Ilesic Team Type 1 s.t.
16 Constantino Zaballa Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano s.t.
17 Dimitri Kryvtsov ISD - Neri s.t.
18 Florian Vachon Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
19 Thomas Lövkvist EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
20 John Degenkolb Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
21 Daniel Kreutzfeldt Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
22 Jacob Kollerup Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
23 Miguel Ángel Candil LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
24 Cesar Fonte Barbot - Siper s.t.
25 David Bernabéu Barbot - Siper s.t.
26 Tom Soladay Team Type 1 s.t.
27 Matthew Brammeier An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
28 Mario Costa Barbot - Siper s.t.
29 Shawn Milne Team Type 1 s.t.
30 Egoitz García Caja Rural s.t.
31 Dirk Bellemakers Landbouwkrediet s.t.
32 Jose Mendes LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
33 Thomas Rabou Team Type 1 s.t.
34 Maximilian May Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
35 Matthias Lisson Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
36 Javier Megías Team Type 1 s.t.
37 Higinio Fernández Caja Rural s.t.
38 João Cabreira Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano s.t.
39 Raúl Santamarta Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon s.t.
40 Baptiste Planckaert Landbouwkrediet s.t.
41 Ken Hanson Team Type 1 s.t.
42 Lucas Schädlich Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
43 Adrian Udesen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
44 Santiago Pérez Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano s.t.
45 Alex Bowden Team Type 1 s.t.
46 Niki Byrgesen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
47 Rubén García Caja Rural s.t.
48 Scott Stewart Team Type 1 s.t.
49 Hélder Oliveira Barbot - Siper s.t.
50 Daniel Silva Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano s.t.
51 Martial Ricci Poggi Landbouwkrediet s.t.
52 Celestino Pinho Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano s.t.
53 Glenn Bak Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
54 David Veilleux Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
55 Vitali Kondrut ISD - Neri s.t.
56 Florian Guillou Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
57 Rubén Calvo LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
58 Jean-Luc Delpech Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
59 Jean-Marc Bideau Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
60 Mathieu Drouilly Landbouwkrediet s.t.
61 Garikoitz Bravo Caja Rural s.t.
62 Rubén Reig Caja Rural s.t.
63 Reid Mumford Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
64 Dan Bowman Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
65 Scott Zwizanski Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
66 Noan Lelarge Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
67 Andrés Antuña Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon s.t.
68 Arturo Mora Caja Rural s.t.
69 Aketza Peña Caja Rural s.t.
70 Florian Harbig Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
71 Bastian Bürgel Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
72 Alexander Kvachuk ISD - Neri s.t.
73 Maxim Belkov ISD - Neri s.t.
74 Tiago Silva Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano s.t.
75 Jamey Driscoll Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
76 Dario Andriotto Acqua & Sapone s.t.
77 Jackie Simes Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
78 Simone Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
79 Guido Palma Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
80 Ronan McLaughlin An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
81 Donato Cannone Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
82 Andy Guptill Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
83 Diego Gallego Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon s.t.
84 Pascual Orengo Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon s.t.
85 Luis Alberto Romero Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
86 Byron Guama Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon s.t.
87 Jon Aberasturi Orbea s.t.
88 Bastien Delrot Team NetApp s.t.
89 Moses Crawford EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
90 Xavier Zabalo Orbea s.t.
91 Masauso Wells EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
92 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
93 Daniel Martin EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
94 Mikel Landa Orbea s.t.
95 Evan Hyde Bahati Foundation s.t.
96 Adrian Saez Orbea s.t.
97 Ricardo García Orbea + 1'52
98 Timon Seubert Team NetApp s.t.
99 Harrison Neil EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 2'33
100 Morten Christiansen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 4'01
101 Frank Travieso Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
102 Alexander Boyd Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
103 Andrew Bajadali Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
104 Vergílio Santos LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
105 Neil Shirley Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
106 Zachary Bell Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
107 Connor McConvey An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
108 Michael Schwarzmann Team NetApp s.t.
109 Paolo Ciavatta Acqua & Sapone + 11'13
Interview - Thomas Lovkvist
Q: Great lead-out, poor sprint any thoughts?
A: Not to blow-up on Talansky, but after the lead-out I gave him he should have at least got a top 3. I know he is only 21 or so, but we need him to step-up for the good of the team. Don't be expecting another lead-out from me to Talansky in the near future, I got my own things to worry about, ... like winning.
With Deignan safe in the KoM Jersey there was no need to put him out in the break, plus with a hard mountain stage tomarrow. And with no sprinters on our squad, we hopefully can maintain in the main group without crashing.
Small report for today's stage due to lack of interesting events, few breaks got away but were pulled back and by the last 20km when the last breakaway rider was reeled in the pace was crazy fast and continued all the way to finish, dropping riders left and right in the main group, causing tons of small gaps on the road, and by the time we got to 5km to go, all we had left in the front group was Peraud and Deignan, with 40 other riders.
At 1km the sprint was on but both Peraud and Deignan had no interest and their sites were set on tomarrow's stage.
The strongest 42 riders were pulled ahead of the group today, with is an advantage for Deignan who now only was 40 riders in the back of his mind tomarrow.
Stage 4 Results -
Spoiler
1 Giampaolo Caruso Ceramica Flaminia 5h28'41
2 Guillaume Levarlet Saur - Sojasun s.t.
3 Reto Hollenstein Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
4 Eduardo Gonzalo Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
5 Cyril Dessel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
6 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur - Sojasun s.t.
7 Anthony Charteau Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
8 Bert De Waele Landbouwkrediet s.t.
9 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
10 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
11 Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet s.t.
12 Eddy Ratti De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
13 Yukiya Arashiro Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
14 Martin Mareš PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
15 David Le Lay AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
16 Ludovic Turpin AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
17 Alessandro Bisolti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
18 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
19 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone s.t.
20 Jean-Christophe Peraud EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
21 Nicolas Vogondy Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
22 Jonas Vangenechten Verandas Willems s.t.
23 Bartosz Huzarski ISD - Neri s.t.
24 José Rujano ISD - Neri s.t.
25 Andreas Schillinger Team NetApp s.t.
26 Stanislav Kozúbek PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
27 Luca Celli Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
28 Kim Borry An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
29 Ruslan Pidgornyy ISD - Neri s.t.
30 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
31 Jure Golcer De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
32 Sergej Fuchs Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
33 Philip Deignan EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
34 Jérémie Galland Saur - Sojasun s.t.
35 Hubert Schwab Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
36 Gaël Malacarne Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
37 Julien Simon Saur - Sojasun s.t.
38 Paolo Bailetti Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
39 Geert Verheyen Landbouwkrediet s.t.
40 Sébastien Turgot Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
41 Matthieu Halleguen Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
42 Sébastien Delfosse Landbouwkrediet s.t.
43 René Obst Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse + 2'46
44 Alex Candelario Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
45 Lilian Jégou Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
46 Jakub Danačík PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
47 Bjorn Brems An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
48 Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
49 Roberto Ferrari De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
50 Filippo Baggio Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
51 Silvère Ackermann Vorarlberg - Corratec + 3'46
52 Piergiorgio Camussa Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
53 Steven Caethoven Landbouwkrediet s.t.
54 Lanell Rockmore Bahati Foundation s.t.
55 Kevin Peeters Landbouwkrediet s.t.
56 Romain Matheou Saur - Sojasun s.t.
57 Tyler Wren Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
58 Riccardo Chiarini De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
59 Freddy Bichot Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
60 Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri s.t.
61 Dirk Müller Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
62 Paidi O'Brien An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
63 Maxime Bouet AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
64 Aníbal Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
65 Alan Marangoni Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
66 Fabio Polazzi Verandas Willems s.t.
67 Alex Hagman Bahati Foundation s.t.
68 Laurent Mangel Saur - Sojasun + 4'17
69 Alessandro Fantini Acqua & Sapone + 4'48
70 Denys Kostyuk ISD - Neri + 5'19
71 Jesse Anthony Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
72 Ryan Baumann Bahati Foundation s.t.
73 Jason Donald Bahati Foundation s.t.
74 Alexandre Pichot Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
75 Peter Carey Bahati Foundation s.t.
76 František Klouček PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
77 Cayetano Sarmiento Acqua & Sapone s.t.
78 Jan Barta Team NetApp s.t.
79 Philipp Ludescher Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
80 Oleg Berdos De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
81 Fabrizio Lucciola Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
82 Mark McNally An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
83 Ian MacGregor Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
84 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
85 Ryan Anderson Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
86 Alex Meenhorst Team NetApp s.t.
87 Edoardo Girardi Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
88 Brice Scholtes An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
89 Kim Lachmann Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
90 Filippo Savini Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
91 Demis Aleman Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
92 Tassilo Fricke Team NetApp s.t.
93 Mark Hinnen Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
94 Grégory Habeaux Verandas Willems s.t.
95 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp s.t.
96 David O'Loughlin An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
97 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
98 Dieter Cappelle Verandas Willems s.t.
99 Simon Clarke ISD - Neri s.t.
100 Sebastien Baldauf Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
101 Stefano Borchi De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
102 Leopold König PSK Whirlpool - Author + 7'42
103 Hendrik Van den Bossche Verandas Willems + 11'01
104 Patrick Schachtner Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
105 Richard Ackerman EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
106 Tucker Brown Jamis - Sutter Home + 11'33
107 Francesco Di Paolo Acqua & Sapone s.t.
108 Bobby Lea Bahati Foundation + 12'45
109 Sven Van den Houte Verandas Willems + 14'21
110 Alberto Contoli Colnago - CSF Inox + 14'53
111 Nicholas Frey Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
112 Christophe Anziani EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
113 Cheyne Hoag Kelly Benefit Strategies + 19'49
114 Douglas Arnold EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 20'53
GC Results -
Spoiler
1 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur - Sojasun 16h39'50
2 Yukiya Arashiro Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
3 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale + 2
4 Giampaolo Caruso Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
5 Nicolas Vogondy Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 6
6 Guillaume Levarlet Saur - Sojasun s.t.
7 Andreas Schillinger Team NetApp + 8
8 Reto Hollenstein Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
9 Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet + 9
10 Sébastien Turgot Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
11 Luca Celli Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
12 David Le Lay AG2R La Mondiale + 10
13 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone + 12
14 Jonas Vangenechten Verandas Willems s.t.
15 Eddy Ratti De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
16 Kim Borry An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
17 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone s.t.
18 Jean-Christophe Peraud EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
19 Martin Mareš PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
20 Gaël Malacarne Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
21 Bartosz Huzarski ISD - Neri s.t.
22 Stanislav Kozúbek PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
23 Matthieu Halleguen Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
24 Cyril Dessel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
25 Eduardo Gonzalo Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
26 Ludovic Turpin AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
27 Sergej Fuchs Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
28 José Rujano ISD - Neri s.t.
29 Anthony Charteau Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
30 Ruslan Pidgornyy ISD - Neri s.t.
31 Sébastien Delfosse Landbouwkrediet s.t.
32 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
33 Philip Deignan EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
34 Paolo Bailetti Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
35 Hubert Schwab Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
36 Jure Golcer De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
37 Julien Simon Saur - Sojasun s.t.
38 Bert De Waele Landbouwkrediet + 1'49
39 Lilian Jégou Bretagne - Schuller + 2'48
40 René Obst Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
41 Bjorn Brems An Post - Sean Kelly + 2'55
42 Alex Candelario Kelly Benefit Strategies + 2'58
43 Filippo Baggio Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
44 Roberto Ferrari De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
45 Jakub Danačík PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
46 Jérémie Galland Saur - Sojasun + 3'09
47 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
48 Geert Verheyen Landbouwkrediet s.t.
49 Freddy Bichot Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 3'54
50 Piergiorgio Camussa Vorarlberg - Corratec + 3'55
51 Aníbal Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home + 3'58
52 Steven Caethoven Landbouwkrediet s.t.
53 Silvère Ackermann Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
54 Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri s.t.
55 Romain Matheou Saur - Sojasun s.t.
56 Maxime Bouet AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
57 Alex Hagman Bahati Foundation s.t.
58 Paidi O'Brien An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
59 Lanell Rockmore Bahati Foundation s.t.
60 Alessandro Bisolti Colnago - CSF Inox + 4'46
61 Alessandro Fantini Acqua & Sapone + 4'57
62 David O'Loughlin An Post - Sean Kelly + 5'24
63 Ryan Anderson Kelly Benefit Strategies + 5'26
64 Denys Kostyuk ISD - Neri + 5'28
65 Sebastien Baldauf Vorarlberg - Corratec + 5'29
66 Dieter Cappelle Verandas Willems + 5'30
67 Alexandre Pichot Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 5'31
68 Cayetano Sarmiento Acqua & Sapone s.t.
69 Jesse Anthony Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
70 Alex Meenhorst Team NetApp s.t.
71 Philipp Ludescher Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
72 Edoardo Girardi Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
73 František Klouček PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
74 Mark Hinnen Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
75 Kim Lachmann Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
76 Stefano Borchi De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
77 Jan Barta Team NetApp s.t.
78 Jason Donald Bahati Foundation s.t.
79 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
80 Mark McNally An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
81 Tassilo Fricke Team NetApp s.t.
82 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
83 Brice Scholtes An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
84 Grégory Habeaux Verandas Willems s.t.
85 Riccardo Chiarini De Rosa - Stac Plastic + 5'35
86 Tyler Wren Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
87 Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago - CSF Inox + 5'55
88 Ian MacGregor Kelly Benefit Strategies + 7'08
89 Peter Carey Bahati Foundation s.t.
90 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp + 8'23
91 Fabrizio Lucciola Ceramica Flaminia + 9'17
92 Demis Aleman Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
93 Alan Marangoni Colnago - CSF Inox + 10'28
94 Filippo Savini Colnago - CSF Inox + 10'54
95 Richard Ackerman EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 11'13
96 Hendrik Van den Bossche Verandas Willems s.t.
97 Tucker Brown Jamis - Sutter Home + 11'45
98 Simon Clarke ISD - Neri + 11'54
99 Fabio Polazzi Verandas Willems + 12'17
100 Dirk Müller Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
101 Kevin Peeters Landbouwkrediet + 12'28
102 Laurent Mangel Saur - Sojasun + 12'46
103 Patrick Schachtner Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse + 12'50
104 Ryan Baumann Bahati Foundation + 13'49
105 Oleg Berdos De Rosa - Stac Plastic + 13'52
106 Francesco Di Paolo Acqua & Sapone + 14'13
107 Sven Van den Houte Verandas Willems + 14'33
108 Nicholas Frey Jamis - Sutter Home + 15'05
109 Bobby Lea Bahati Foundation + 15'52
110 Leopold König PSK Whirlpool - Author + 16'15
111 Alberto Contoli Colnago - CSF Inox + 20'59
112 Christophe Anziani EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 23'36
113 Douglas Arnold EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 29'26
114 Cheyne Hoag Kelly Benefit Strategies + 36'24
Overall Mountain Points -
Spoiler
1 Philip Deignan EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING 14
2 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp 11
3 Sebastien Baldauf Vorarlberg - Corratec 10
4 David O'Loughlin An Post - Sean Kelly 7
5 Alessandro Fantini Acqua & Sapone 6
6 Dieter Cappelle Verandas Willems 6
7 Geert Verheyen Landbouwkrediet 3
8 Eddy Ratti De Rosa - Stac Plastic 2
9 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Schuller 2
10 Matthieu Halleguen Bretagne - Schuller 1
11 Paolo Bailetti Ceramica Flaminia 1
12 Stefano Borchi De Rosa - Stac Plastic 1
Interview - Philip Deignan
Q: What can we expect on the next stage?
A: The way the other riders are shaking out, I would say a top 3 is not out of the question, but I could handle a top 10.
Note - Sorry that havn't been posting alot, I was really busy this past week, but this week looks free so I should be able to pick-up the pace.
Nice little climb before the finish, we hope to get Daniel Martin some more climbing experience, and then just wait for the bunch sprint finish.
Today's early breakaway,
Didn't come to much but did give Martin a good challenge at the top of the mountain ...
And at the top ...
But came a bit short in a strong climb, and toke 3rd.
With 10km to go, the sprint trains started to form, and Lovkvist was no where to be seen at the front, but everyone figured that, and Talansky was left to do his own sprint.
And with 1km to go Talansky shows the same disappointment as stage 1,
And continues to fall back, being passed by almost everybody. And all the team car can hear in the radio is the sound of Lovkvist laughing.
Stage 2 Results -
Spoiler
1 Joaquin Ortega Barbot - Siper 4h17'00
2 José Herrada Caja Rural s.t.
3 Edgar Pinto LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
4 Constantino Zaballa Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano s.t.
5 Hans Dekkers Landbouwkrediet s.t.
6 Sérgio Ribeiro Barbot - Siper s.t.
7 Nelson Rocha LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
8 Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri s.t.
9 Stéphane Bonsergent Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
10 Daniel Kreutzfeldt Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
11 Oscar Grau Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon s.t.
12 Marcel Kittel Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
13 Kasper Jebjerg Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
14 Florian Vachon Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
15 Shawn Milne Team Type 1 s.t.
16 John Degenkolb Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
17 Higinio Fernández Caja Rural s.t.
18 Diego Gallego Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon s.t.
19 Morten Christiansen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
20 Cristiano Fumagalli Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
21 Andrés Antuña Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon s.t.
22 Aketza Peña Caja Rural s.t.
23 Miguel Ángel Candil LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
24 Egoitz García Caja Rural s.t.
25 Daniel Silva Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano s.t.
26 Glenn Bak Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
27 Garikoitz Bravo Caja Rural s.t.
28 Andrew Talansky EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
29 Baptiste Planckaert Landbouwkrediet s.t.
30 Rubén García Caja Rural s.t.
31 Mario Costa Barbot - Siper s.t.
32 Byron Guama Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon s.t.
33 Niki Byrgesen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
34 Vitali Kondrut ISD - Neri s.t.
35 Javier Megías Team Type 1 s.t.
36 Matthias Lisson Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
37 Vergílio Santos LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
38 Celestino Pinho Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano s.t.
39 João Cabreira Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano s.t.
40 Rubén Calvo LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
41 Dirk Bellemakers Landbouwkrediet s.t.
42 Thomas Rabou Team Type 1 s.t.
43 Adrian Udesen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
44 Scott Zwizanski Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
45 Daniel Martin EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
46 Jean-Marc Bideau Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
47 Jacob Kollerup Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
48 David Bernabéu Barbot - Siper s.t.
49 Cesar Fonte Barbot - Siper s.t.
50 Jean-Luc Delpech Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
51 Luis Alberto Romero Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
52 Andy Guptill Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
53 Hélder Oliveira Barbot - Siper s.t.
54 Tiago Silva Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano s.t.
55 Jackie Simes Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
56 Jose Mendes LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
57 Raúl Santamarta Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon s.t.
58 Santiago Pérez Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano s.t.
59 Reid Mumford Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
60 Andrew Bajadali Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
61 Thomas Lövkvist EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
62 Ricardo García Orbea s.t.
63 Masauso Wells EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
64 David Veilleux Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
65 Adrian Saez Orbea s.t.
66 Guido Palma Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
67 Pascual Orengo Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon s.t.
68 Jamey Driscoll Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
69 Lucas Schädlich Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
70 Dan Bowman Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
71 Alexander Boyd Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
72 Arturo Mora Caja Rural s.t.
73 Xavier Zabalo Orbea s.t.
74 Noan Lelarge Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
75 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
76 Mikel Landa Orbea s.t.
77 Beñat Urain Orbea s.t.
78 Paolo Ciavatta Acqua & Sapone s.t.
79 Ronan McLaughlin An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
80 Dario Andriotto Acqua & Sapone s.t.
81 Simone Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
82 Alexander Kvachuk ISD - Neri s.t.
83 Florian Harbig Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
84 Florian Guillou Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
85 Donato Cannone Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
86 Rubén Reig Caja Rural s.t.
87 Jon Aberasturi Orbea s.t.
88 Maxim Belkov ISD - Neri s.t.
89 Maximilian May Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
90 Bastian Bürgel Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
91 Timon Seubert Team NetApp s.t.
92 Martial Ricci Poggi Landbouwkrediet + 2'20
93 Ken Hanson Team Type 1 + 3'16
94 Tom Soladay Team Type 1 s.t.
95 Alex Bowden Team Type 1 + 3'40
96 Aldo Ino Ilesic Team Type 1 s.t.
97 Dimitri Kryvtsov ISD - Neri + 5'00
98 Scott Stewart Team Type 1 s.t.
99 Connor McConvey An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
100 Matthew Brammeier An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
101 Bastien Delrot Team NetApp s.t.
102 Frank Travieso Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
103 Evan Hyde Bahati Foundation s.t.
104 Michael Schwarzmann Team NetApp + 6'52
105 Harrison Neil EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
106 Moses Crawford EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
107 Neil Shirley Kelly Benefit Strategies + 8'20
108 Mathieu Drouilly Landbouwkrediet s.t.
109 Zachary Bell Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
Interview - Thomas Lovkvist
Q: Just spoke with Manager, and he was upset with at you for the way you acted at the end of the stage, any comments?
A: He can be mad at me all that he wants, but he knows that I'm the best rider on the team, and I'm going to prove it in the time trial in stage 3. And after I win the tour the eyes will be off me, and on the bad performences of Talansky, you watch.
Well today is for all the marbles, the tour is going to be dicide today, unless any crashes happen in the following to flat stages, or tire problems. Deignan is pumped, this is why he came to this new team, to make I new image for himself, and not to be over shadowed. So lets get to it.
Today's early break taking all the sprint check points and were still pushing full ahead at the bottom of the climb.
So we step-up our chase, and slow and stead they gap was decreasing.
Until there were three strong breakers up front.
And the others were reeled in with 20km to go.
Deignan was looking good, and was prepared to counter from any of the favorites, and being classified as an outsider Deignan was ready to show the world his climbing ability.
The first attack was sent, but Deignan didn't bit as he was quickly reeled back in. Deignan was not falling for any bates by other teams, he was waiting for the favorites.
And then they went with 10km from the finish,
Deignan was right on their wheels, and soon after it was just the four of them at the head of the pack.
And with 5km to go they were joined by another rider, but he looked sore after even making it up to the group.
Now it was time of the position game, and who could time the right counter.
Deignan had the energy, but not the full mental game down, as he let one last attack 2km from the finish, but died out after half a km. And just could keep up with the other three favorites, he had given all he had - and will be able to keep his KoM Jersey by 1 point for his efforts. After a 4th Place.
Note - Stage went really choppy on my computer so their was a lot of lag, could not get the best pictures, thats why I toke a lot. And when I got the results the game crashed before I could export, which I expect since it was so choppy during the game, so all I can do is post the top 12.
Stage 5 Results -
GC Results -
Overall Mountain Points -
Interview - Philip Deignan
Q: Great ride, 4th Place isn't bad at all, since this tour is pretty much over, how do plan on carrying this result over into future races this year?
A: Well, I learned a lot today, knowing that I can't counter every attackwas probably the biggest lession I would say showed off today, hopefully I can carry that over for the rest of my career.
No team meeting today as this stage is for the individuals. Lovkvist promised a win today in his interview yesturday, lets see if he can stick to his word. And the day is about to being his name is flashed across as the top favorite for the time trial.
Spoiler
Note - No Race Pics - I see no need for the them in TTT or ITT plus the fact I screwed up the equipment for them in my cpu/db so my riders come out with no wheels or helmets. But I do the race like normal so I'm still not simulating them just for your information.
Stage 3 Results -
Spoiler
1 Thomas Lövkvist EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING 19'46
2 Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri + 10
3 David Bernabéu Barbot - Siper + 29
4 Marcel Kittel Thüringer Energie Team + 36
5 Constantino Zaballa Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano + 38
6 Hélder Oliveira Barbot - Siper + 44
7 Scott Zwizanski Kelly Benefit Strategies + 50
8 Jose Mendes LA - Rota dos Móveis + 53
9 Santiago Pérez Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano + 54
10 Alexander Kvachuk ISD - Neri + 57
11 Bastian Bürgel Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
12 David Veilleux Kelly Benefit Strategies + 58
13 Daniel Kreutzfeldt Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
14 João Cabreira Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano + 59
15 Dirk Bellemakers Landbouwkrediet s.t.
16 José Herrada Caja Rural s.t.
17 John Degenkolb Thüringer Energie Team + 1'00
18 Luis Alberto Romero Jamis - Sutter Home + 1'02
19 Joaquin Ortega Barbot - Siper s.t.
20 Cesar Fonte Barbot - Siper + 1'03
21 Mario Costa Barbot - Siper s.t.
22 Rubén Reig Caja Rural s.t.
23 Edgar Pinto LA - Rota dos Móveis + 1'04
24 Raúl Santamarta Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon + 1'05
25 Dario Andriotto Acqua & Sapone s.t.
26 Vergílio Santos LA - Rota dos Móveis + 1'07
27 Florian Guillou Bretagne - Schuller + 1'08
28 Jacob Kollerup Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 1'09
29 Noan Lelarge Bretagne - Schuller + 1'10
30 Egoitz García Caja Rural + 1'11
31 Reid Mumford Kelly Benefit Strategies + 1'12
32 Higinio Fernández Caja Rural + 1'13
33 Florian Harbig Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
34 Arturo Mora Caja Rural + 1'14
35 Neil Shirley Kelly Benefit Strategies + 1'15
36 Garikoitz Bravo Caja Rural s.t.
37 Rubén Calvo LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
38 Sérgio Ribeiro Barbot - Siper + 1'16
39 Daniel Martin EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
40 Cristiano Fumagalli Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
41 Nelson Rocha LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
42 Zachary Bell Kelly Benefit Strategies + 1'17
43 Adrian Udesen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
44 Maxim Belkov ISD - Neri s.t.
45 Timon Seubert Team NetApp s.t.
46 Glenn Bak Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 1'18
47 Celestino Pinho Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano s.t.
48 Bastien Delrot Team NetApp + 1'19
49 Andrew Talansky EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
50 Thomas Rabou Team Type 1 + 1'20
51 Daniel Silva Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano + 1'22
52 Vitali Kondrut ISD - Neri s.t.
53 Diego Gallego Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon + 1'23
54 Maximilian May Thüringer Energie Team + 1'24
55 Frank Travieso Jamis - Sutter Home + 1'25
56 Andrew Bajadali Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
57 Masauso Wells EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
58 Dan Bowman Kelly Benefit Strategies + 1'26
59 Guido Palma Jamis - Sutter Home + 1'28
60 Dimitri Kryvtsov ISD - Neri + 1'29
61 Michael Schwarzmann Team NetApp + 1'30
62 Evan Hyde Bahati Foundation s.t.
63 Jean-Marc Bideau Bretagne - Schuller + 1'31
64 Tiago Silva Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano + 1'32
65 Byron Guama Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon + 1'34
66 Morten Christiansen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 1'37
67 Rubén García Caja Rural s.t.
68 Baptiste Planckaert Landbouwkrediet s.t.
69 Miguel Ángel Candil LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
70 Ricardo García Orbea s.t.
71 Oscar Grau Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon + 1'38
72 Kasper Jebjerg Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
73 Ken Hanson Team Type 1 + 1'39
74 Matthew Brammeier An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
75 Matthias Lisson Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
76 Shawn Milne Team Type 1 s.t.
77 Pascual Orengo Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon s.t.
78 Niki Byrgesen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 1'40
79 Donato Cannone Ceramica Flaminia + 1'41
80 Ronan McLaughlin An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
81 Florian Vachon Bretagne - Schuller + 1'42
82 Lucas Schädlich Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
83 Alex Bowden Team Type 1 + 1'43
84 Connor McConvey An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
85 Alexander Boyd Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
86 Jamey Driscoll Jamis - Sutter Home + 1'44
87 Stéphane Bonsergent Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
88 Tom Soladay Team Type 1 s.t.
89 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly + 1'45
90 Jackie Simes Jamis - Sutter Home + 1'46
91 Andrés Antuña Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon + 1'47
92 Aketza Peña Caja Rural s.t.
93 Aldo Ino Ilesic Team Type 1 + 1'49
94 Beñat Urain Orbea s.t.
95 Martial Ricci Poggi Landbouwkrediet s.t.
96 Paolo Ciavatta Acqua & Sapone + 1'50
97 Xavier Zabalo Orbea + 1'53
98 Harrison Neil EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 1'54
99 Scott Stewart Team Type 1 + 1'57
100 Hans Dekkers Landbouwkrediet + 2'00
101 Andy Guptill Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
102 Mikel Landa Orbea + 2'01
103 Javier Megías Team Type 1 + 2'05
104 Adrian Saez Orbea s.t.
105 Moses Crawford EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 2'06
106 Jean-Luc Delpech Bretagne - Schuller + 2'09
107 Simone Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
108 Jon Aberasturi Orbea s.t.
109 Mathieu Drouilly Landbouwkrediet + 2'18
GC Results -
Spoiler
1 Thomas Lövkvist EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING 9h01'02
2 Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri + 10
3 David Bernabéu Barbot - Siper + 29
4 Marcel Kittel Thüringer Energie Team + 36
5 Constantino Zaballa Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano + 38
6 Hélder Oliveira Barbot - Siper + 44
7 Scott Zwizanski Kelly Benefit Strategies + 50
8 Jose Mendes LA - Rota dos Móveis + 53
9 Santiago Pérez Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano + 54
10 Alexander Kvachuk ISD - Neri + 57
11 Bastian Bürgel Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
12 Daniel Kreutzfeldt Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 58
13 David Veilleux Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
14 José Herrada Caja Rural + 59
15 Dirk Bellemakers Landbouwkrediet s.t.
16 João Cabreira Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano s.t.
17 John Degenkolb Thüringer Energie Team + 1'00
18 Joaquin Ortega Barbot - Siper + 1'02
19 Luis Alberto Romero Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
20 Mario Costa Barbot - Siper + 1'03
21 Cesar Fonte Barbot - Siper s.t.
22 Rubén Reig Caja Rural s.t.
23 Edgar Pinto LA - Rota dos Móveis + 1'04
24 Raúl Santamarta Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon + 1'05
25 Dario Andriotto Acqua & Sapone s.t.
26 Florian Guillou Bretagne - Schuller + 1'08
27 Jacob Kollerup Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 1'09
28 Noan Lelarge Bretagne - Schuller + 1'10
29 Egoitz García Caja Rural + 1'11
30 Reid Mumford Kelly Benefit Strategies + 1'12
31 Higinio Fernández Caja Rural + 1'13
32 Florian Harbig Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
33 Arturo Mora Caja Rural + 1'14
34 Garikoitz Bravo Caja Rural + 1'15
35 Rubén Calvo LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
36 Sérgio Ribeiro Barbot - Siper + 1'16
37 Nelson Rocha LA - Rota dos Móveis s.t.
38 Cristiano Fumagalli Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
39 Daniel Martin EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
40 Adrian Udesen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 1'17
41 Maxim Belkov ISD - Neri s.t.
42 Glenn Bak Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 1'18
43 Celestino Pinho Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano s.t.
44 Andrew Talansky EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 1'19
45 Thomas Rabou Team Type 1 + 1'20
46 Daniel Silva Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano + 1'22
47 Vitali Kondrut ISD - Neri s.t.
48 Diego Gallego Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon + 1'23
49 Maximilian May Thüringer Energie Team + 1'24
50 Masauso Wells EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 1'25
51 Dan Bowman Kelly Benefit Strategies + 1'26
52 Guido Palma Jamis - Sutter Home + 1'28
53 Jean-Marc Bideau Bretagne - Schuller + 1'31
54 Tiago Silva Centro Ciclismo de Loulé - Louletano + 1'32
55 Byron Guama Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon + 1'34
56 Miguel Ángel Candil LA - Rota dos Móveis + 1'37
57 Baptiste Planckaert Landbouwkrediet s.t.
58 Rubén García Caja Rural s.t.
59 Kasper Jebjerg Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 1'38
60 Oscar Grau Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon s.t.
61 Shawn Milne Team Type 1 + 1'39
62 Matthias Lisson Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water s.t.
63 Pascual Orengo Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon s.t.
64 Niki Byrgesen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 1'40
65 Ronan McLaughlin An Post - Sean Kelly + 1'41
66 Donato Cannone Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
67 Florian Vachon Bretagne - Schuller + 1'42
68 Lucas Schädlich Thüringer Energie Team s.t.
69 Stéphane Bonsergent Bretagne - Schuller + 1'44
70 Jamey Driscoll Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
71 Mark Cassidy An Post - Sean Kelly + 1'45
72 Jackie Simes Jamis - Sutter Home + 1'46
73 Andrés Antuña Burgos Monumental - Castilla y Leon + 1'47
74 Aketza Peña Caja Rural s.t.
75 Beñat Urain Orbea + 1'49
76 Xavier Zabalo Orbea + 1'53
77 Hans Dekkers Landbouwkrediet + 2'00
78 Andy Guptill Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
79 Mikel Landa Orbea + 2'01
80 Javier Megías Team Type 1 + 2'05
81 Adrian Saez Orbea s.t.
82 Jean-Luc Delpech Bretagne - Schuller + 2'09
83 Simone Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
84 Jon Aberasturi Orbea s.t.
85 Timon Seubert Team NetApp + 3'09
86 Ricardo García Orbea + 3'29
87 Martial Ricci Poggi Landbouwkrediet + 4'09
88 Ken Hanson Team Type 1 + 4'55
89 Tom Soladay Team Type 1 + 5'00
90 Vergílio Santos LA - Rota dos Móveis + 5'08
91 Alex Bowden Team Type 1 + 5'23
92 Andrew Bajadali Kelly Benefit Strategies + 5'26
93 Aldo Ino Ilesic Team Type 1 + 5'29
94 Morten Christiansen Team Designa Køkken - Blue Water + 5'38
95 Alexander Boyd Kelly Benefit Strategies + 5'44
96 Bastien Delrot Team NetApp + 6'19
97 Dimitri Kryvtsov ISD - Neri + 6'29
98 Evan Hyde Bahati Foundation + 6'30
99 Matthew Brammeier An Post - Sean Kelly + 6'39
100 Scott Stewart Team Type 1 + 6'57
101 Moses Crawford EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 8'58
102 Frank Travieso Jamis - Sutter Home + 10'26
103 Mathieu Drouilly Landbouwkrediet + 10'38
104 Connor McConvey An Post - Sean Kelly + 10'44
105 Harrison Neil EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 11'19
106 Michael Schwarzmann Team NetApp + 12'23
107 Paolo Ciavatta Acqua & Sapone + 13'03
108 Neil Shirley Kelly Benefit Strategies + 13'36
109 Zachary Bell Kelly Benefit Strategies + 13'38
Interview- Thomas Lovkvist
Q: Amazing win, just out doing the competition, so well I guess you just got to hold on to it make full use for your promise to get the media off you and on Talansky. And with a medium mountain stage tomarrow, what are our plans to keep yellow?
A: Counter anything that could take yellow away from me, its that easy. I try not to make it more difficult than it is. One race at a time.
I have called this meeting to address the Pending Wildcard for the Milano-Sanremo 2010. We have finally received word from the race organizors, and the following email was sent out to our team today ...
We are upset that our request was declined but being a very small team, we know have to focus on growing and working towards the UCI Pro Tour. Thanks for you time,
After the hard mountain stage behind us, today looked like a good day for the breakaway to finally get away. Our riders were beat as well, and none of them could get into the break. And the break was formed their was no riders within time distance to be a threat , so we didn't bother to chase either.
And heading into the last 10km the main group had no way of catching them. They had a 5 minute gap!
Now the strong breakers knew a stage win was up for graps and they started to attack each other.
Then the main group ...
Stage 6 Results -
Spoiler
1 Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri 3h19'53
2 Julien Simon Saur - Sojasun s.t.
3 Silvère Ackermann Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
4 Jason Donald Bahati Foundation s.t.
5 Dieter Cappelle Verandas Willems s.t.
6 Bobby Lea Bahati Foundation s.t.
7 Aníbal Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
8 Kim Lachmann Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
9 Oleg Berdos De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
10 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp s.t.
11 Paidi O'Brien An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
12 Alberto Contoli Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
13 Cayetano Sarmiento Acqua & Sapone s.t.
14 Alessandro Fantini Acqua & Sapone s.t.
15 Ian MacGregor Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
16 Mark Hinnen Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
17 Steven Caethoven Landbouwkrediet + 5'27
18 Sébastien Turgot Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
19 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
20 Roberto Ferrari De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
21 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
22 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
23 Jérémie Galland Saur - Sojasun s.t.
24 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur - Sojasun s.t.
25 Yukiya Arashiro Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
26 Andreas Schillinger Team NetApp s.t.
27 Geert Verheyen Landbouwkrediet s.t.
28 Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet s.t.
29 Lilian Jégou Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
30 Ruslan Pidgornyy ISD - Neri s.t.
31 Bert De Waele Landbouwkrediet s.t.
32 Reto Hollenstein Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
33 Nicolas Vogondy Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
34 René Obst Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
35 Jonas Vangenechten Verandas Willems s.t.
36 Jure Golcer De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
37 Filippo Baggio Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
38 Hubert Schwab Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
39 Alex Candelario Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
40 Sébastien Delfosse Landbouwkrediet s.t.
41 Gaël Malacarne Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
42 Eddy Ratti De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
43 Ludovic Turpin AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
44 Riccardo Chiarini De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
45 Kim Borry An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
46 Freddy Bichot Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
47 Cyril Dessel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
48 Martin Mareš PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
49 Jesse Anthony Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
50 Ryan Baumann Bahati Foundation s.t.
51 Jan Barta Team NetApp s.t.
52 Matthieu Halleguen Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
53 Laurent Mangel Saur - Sojasun s.t.
54 Jakub Danačík PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
55 Paolo Bailetti Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
56 José Rujano ISD - Neri s.t.
57 Stanislav Kozúbek PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
58 Luca Celli Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
59 Ryan Anderson Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
60 Eduardo Gonzalo Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
61 Fabio Polazzi Verandas Willems s.t.
62 Sven Van den Houte Verandas Willems s.t.
63 Denys Kostyuk ISD - Neri s.t.
64 Tassilo Fricke Team NetApp s.t.
65 David Le Lay AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
66 Giampaolo Caruso Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
67 Piergiorgio Camussa Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
68 Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
69 Mark McNally An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
70 Jean-Christophe Peraud EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
71 Kevin Peeters Landbouwkrediet s.t.
72 Bartosz Huzarski ISD - Neri s.t.
73 David O'Loughlin An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
74 Philip Deignan EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
75 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone s.t.
76 Brice Scholtes An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
77 Tyler Wren Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
78 Richard Ackerman EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
79 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
80 Dirk Müller Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
81 Alex Meenhorst Team NetApp s.t.
82 Sebastien Baldauf Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
83 Bjorn Brems An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
84 Grégory Habeaux Verandas Willems s.t.
85 Alexandre Pichot Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
86 František Klouček PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
87 Romain Matheou Saur - Sojasun s.t.
88 Leopold König PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
89 Simon Clarke ISD - Neri s.t.
90 Maxime Bouet AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
91 Stefano Borchi De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
92 Demis Aleman Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
93 Alan Marangoni Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
94 Fabrizio Lucciola Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
95 Alex Hagman Bahati Foundation s.t.
96 Nicholas Frey Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
97 Guillaume Levarlet Saur - Sojasun s.t.
98 Lanell Rockmore Bahati Foundation s.t.
99 Tucker Brown Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
100 Peter Carey Bahati Foundation s.t.
101 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
102 Hendrik Van den Bossche Verandas Willems s.t.
103 Filippo Savini Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
104 Edoardo Girardi Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
105 Alessandro Bisolti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
106 Anthony Charteau Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
107 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
108 Sergej Fuchs Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
109 Francesco Di Paolo Acqua & Sapone s.t.
110 Philipp Ludescher Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
111 Patrick Schachtner Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
112 Cheyne Hoag Kelly Benefit Strategies s.t.
113 Christophe Anziani EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 9'04
114 Douglas Arnold EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
GC Results -
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1 Giampaolo Caruso Ceramica Flaminia 23h06'16
2 Nicolas Vogondy Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 6
3 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone s.t.
4 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone + 31
5 Philip Deignan EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
6 Eddy Ratti De Rosa - Stac Plastic + 1'31
7 Hubert Schwab Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
8 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale + 1'42
9 Cyril Dessel AG2R La Mondiale + 1'44
10 Ruslan Pidgornyy ISD - Neri s.t.
11 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone s.t.
12 José Rujano ISD - Neri + 2'08
13 Reto Hollenstein Vorarlberg - Corratec + 2'28
14 Eduardo Gonzalo Bretagne - Schuller + 2'32
15 Jure Golcer De Rosa - Stac Plastic s.t.
16 Ludovic Turpin AG2R La Mondiale + 2'40
17 Guillaume Levarlet Saur - Sojasun + 4'18
18 Silvère Ackermann Vorarlberg - Corratec + 4'45
19 Julien Simon Saur - Sojasun + 4'59
20 Sébastien Delfosse Landbouwkrediet + 5'20
21 Martin Mareš PSK Whirlpool - Author + 5'28
22 Bartosz Huzarski ISD - Neri s.t.
23 Sergej Fuchs Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
24 David Le Lay AG2R La Mondiale + 5'50
25 Jason Donald Bahati Foundation + 6'11
26 Andreas Schillinger Team NetApp + 6'20
27 Yukiya Arashiro Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 6'28
28 Anthony Charteau Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 6'32
29 Alessandro Fantini Acqua & Sapone + 6'38
30 Stanislav Kozúbek PSK Whirlpool - Author + 6'40
31 Paolo Bailetti Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
32 Alessandro Bisolti Colnago - CSF Inox + 6'42
33 Geert Verheyen Landbouwkrediet + 6'57
34 Cayetano Sarmiento Acqua & Sapone + 7'02
35 Bert De Waele Landbouwkrediet + 7'05
36 Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago - CSF Inox + 7'27
37 Paidi O'Brien An Post - Sean Kelly + 7'47
38 Ian MacGregor Kelly Benefit Strategies + 8'00
39 Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri + 8'01
40 Sébastien Turgot Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 8'13
41 Roberto Ferrari De Rosa - Stac Plastic + 8'14
42 Luca Celli Ceramica Flaminia + 8'21
43 Maxime Bouet AG2R La Mondiale + 8'26
44 Aníbal Borrajo Jamis - Sutter Home + 9'12
45 Gaël Malacarne Bretagne - Schuller + 9'28
46 Jonas Vangenechten Verandas Willems + 9'36
47 Dieter Cappelle Verandas Willems + 9'47
48 Matthieu Halleguen Bretagne - Schuller + 9'52
49 Kim Lachmann Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse s.t.
50 Frédéric Amorison Landbouwkrediet + 10'05
51 Alex Hagman Bahati Foundation + 10'10
52 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox + 10'17
53 Piergiorgio Camussa Vorarlberg - Corratec + 11'42
54 Denys Kostyuk ISD - Neri + 11'54
55 Mark Hinnen Kelly Benefit Strategies + 11'59
56 Sébastien Duret Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
57 Bjorn Brems An Post - Sean Kelly + 12'11
58 Kim Borry An Post - Sean Kelly + 12'16
59 Jean-Christophe Peraud EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING s.t.
60 Jakub Danačík PSK Whirlpool - Author + 12'30
61 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur - Sojasun + 12'36
62 Daniel Schorn Team NetApp s.t.
63 René Obst Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse + 13'16
64 Tyler Wren Jamis - Sutter Home + 13'23
65 Freddy Bichot Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 13'42
66 Jérémie Galland Saur - Sojasun + 14'25
67 Alex Meenhorst Team NetApp + 14'47
68 Tassilo Fricke Team NetApp s.t.
69 Jesse Anthony Kelly Benefit Strategies + 14'52
70 Jan Barta Team NetApp + 14'55
71 František Klouček PSK Whirlpool - Author s.t.
72 Lilian Jégou Bretagne - Schuller + 15'00
73 Alex Candelario Kelly Benefit Strategies + 15'02
74 Mark McNally An Post - Sean Kelly s.t.
75 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale + 15'03
76 Grégory Habeaux Verandas Willems s.t.
77 Ryan Anderson Kelly Benefit Strategies + 15'14
78 Filippo Savini Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
79 Riccardo Chiarini De Rosa - Stac Plastic + 15'15
80 Edoardo Girardi Ceramica Flaminia + 15'19
81 Philipp Ludescher Vorarlberg - Corratec + 15'27
82 Sebastien Baldauf Vorarlberg - Corratec + 15'33
83 David O'Loughlin An Post - Sean Kelly + 15'52
84 Alexandre Pichot Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 15'59
85 Peter Carey Bahati Foundation + 16'18
86 Filippo Baggio Ceramica Flaminia + 16'30
87 Stefano Borchi De Rosa - Stac Plastic + 17'43
88 Oleg Berdos De Rosa - Stac Plastic + 18'05
89 Steven Caethoven Landbouwkrediet + 18'34
90 Lanell Rockmore Bahati Foundation s.t.
91 Romain Matheou Saur - Sojasun + 18'50
92 Fabrizio Lucciola Ceramica Flaminia + 19'45
93 Demis Aleman Jamis - Sutter Home s.t.
94 Brice Scholtes An Post - Sean Kelly + 19'59
95 Simon Clarke ISD - Neri + 21'18
96 Dirk Müller Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse + 21'41
97 Kevin Peeters Landbouwkrediet + 22'21
98 Richard Ackerman EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 23'17
99 Ryan Baumann Bahati Foundation + 23'21
100 Laurent Mangel Saur - Sojasun + 23'54
101 Leopold König PSK Whirlpool - Author + 24'09
102 Fabio Polazzi Verandas Willems + 24'21
103 Patrick Schachtner Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse + 25'02
104 Alan Marangoni Colnago - CSF Inox + 25'04
105 Bobby Lea Bahati Foundation + 25'09
106 Hendrik Van den Bossche Verandas Willems + 25'57
107 Alberto Contoli Colnago - CSF Inox + 26'00
108 Francesco Di Paolo Acqua & Sapone + 26'09
109 Tucker Brown Jamis - Sutter Home + 26'13
110 Nicholas Frey Jamis - Sutter Home + 29'41
111 Sven Van den Houte Verandas Willems + 32'29
112 Christophe Anziani EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 41'49
113 Douglas Arnold EA-SONY ERICSSON CYCLING + 51'07
114 Cheyne Hoag Kelly Benefit Strategies + 54'28
Interview - Manager Mresuperstar
Q: Why the no decision to put a rider the breakaway?
A: I wanted to, but with such a young group of riders and being early in the season they just didn't have the energy or passion. All that matters now is that Deignan has a top 5 GC placing without any crashes tomarrow. We are on the rise.
After the last stage ITT Lovkvist looks in top form heading into today's mountain stage, and as a result is the top favorite. Deignan also comes in as a Outsider. Lovkvist and Deignan will try and work together to keep the GC lead for Lovkvist.
Many early breakaways try and get away, and most do. So we have to step in before the hit the final climb that could take a win away for Deignan or Lovkvist.
The helpers do there job today and bring all the breaks back except the first one, which had a 1 minute 30 second lead before hitting the second to last mountain point banner. And then there was an attack ...
2nd and 3rd Place riders went for it, but Lovkvist didn't bit, nor did Deignan. It was to far of a distance to reach the top at full speed. So they waited. About 7km from the top Deignan and Lovkvist went on the chase.
Lovkvist was riping up the road, and crusing up the slopes. Deignan couldn't even keep pace after the second km after they had attacked. Lovkvist was on a mission.
And at the top there was only one man between him and a 1st place.
But he wasn't going to give up that easy to Lovkvist as he want the the GC for himself, being only 31 seconds behind.
And coming down to the finish Lovkvist was still in the same spot as he start to desend. And Martin was holding a nice top 10.
Lovkvist couldn't catch him, but didn't lose the GC.
Couldn't Export Again - My Game is so screwed up.
Stage 4 Result -
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GC Result -
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Interview - Thomas Lovkvist
Q: Great Climb, any comments?
A: Nope, sorry a have to get back to the team bus.
Post 1 will now keep I updated section on the bottom in case you want to check the quick stats of the story. So you know what is going on if you just jump into the rush of the story without knowing anything, and are to lazy to start from the beganning because I do post every race. It's just my style of writing and I will continue to post every race. And I will Updated the first post after every race I post.
