Fourth Stage is another flat stage. After the first hard stage, the GC has been shaped and the favourites shown. We expect HTC to do loads of work today, with Mark clearly being the fastest rider in Tour Down Under on his day.Astana, Sky and Garmin should play some part too.
Pre-Tactics Meeting
Pretty transitional stage for us, after celebrations of yesterday's win and looking ahead for more important stage tomorrow. We will be looking for another podium place, but I think Hagen's shape isn't at its best to win against Cavnedish if it came to it.
It's Eddy coming up the front showing his leader's jersey. That's the plan today. Stay up front and avoid any crashes.
With the King of Mountain Points being so close to the start we decided to attack with Simon on the first uphill of the day.
He was followed by two riders, Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil) and Jacopo Guarnieri ( Liquigas ). Hoogerland is definte threat for the KoM jersey so we must be cautious about his attempts today.
Simon put brave attack, 1.4km form the finish, he was followed closely by Hoogerland, but was just beaten on the line. Anyway, we are quite happy with the result, as that's another 12 points and Gerrans will definitely try to go to the break tomorrow again.
King of Mountains Points
Spoiler
1st Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil)
2nd Simon Gerrans (Sky)
3rd Antonio Santoro (Androni)
The break had been joined by another 3 riders, but with tomorrow's stage being for the GC's guys, I do not think the sprinters teams would miss today's opportunity.
Surprisingly most of the stage the peleton was controlled by Movistar. We didn't have bright idea why, but that means less work for us and our HTC friends.
2.5km to go and we overslept a bit, our train didn't look to well and Hagen lost the wheel, he didn't have brillaint day altogether. Cavendish's train was the best positioned, as always, but Alan Davis was sitting comfortably on his wheel, could he sprung a surprise ?
Yes he could. He was in brilliant position and finished the move off in the last 200 metres, passing bemused Cavendish, he rarely looses in a sprint and this time he is quite angry with himself. Edvald finished on 5th, much better than I expected seeing the final lead-out.
Results
1
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
3h01'55
2
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
3
Gerald Ciolek
Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
5
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
6
Robbie McEwen
Team RadioShack
s.t.
7
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
8
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
s.t.
9
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
Overall
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
12h58'05
2
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
3
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 5
4
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
+ 8
5
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 12
6
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
7
Sylvain Chavanel
Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 14
8
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
+ 18
9
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
10
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
Points
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
16
2
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
14
3
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
14
4
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
12
5
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
12
KoM
1
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
40
2
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
32
3
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
20
4
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
12
5
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
12
U25
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
12h58'05
2
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
+ 1'14
3
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 2'06
Team
1
Rabobank Cycling Team
38h54'47
2
Pro Team Astana
+ 22
3
Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 1'18
After-Tactics Meeting
5th isn't bad here. Yes, we messed up the train, but Hagen didn't feel best so 5th is quite good. Alan got deserved win and closes in the rankings, though tomorrow is the stage we expect a stage win, either from Gerrans or Eddy. Today we might have overslept a little. Tomorrow we won't.
The Queen Stage of Tour Down Under coming up tomorrow so stay tuned and thanks very much for following !
As you said, 5th is quite good there. Now take the lead home over the Willunga Hill!
Just a very, very small note: If you put the flag in front of the name instead of behind the place (so after the TAB), the flags are all in the same column, so that you would have
9
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
10
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
instead of this
9
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
10
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
Hope that you understand what I mean. But this is such a minor detail and also a matter of taste. Your story keeps on being very, very nice.
@cunego59 Thanks, it planned out slightly differently, but the racing was hell exciting
Thanks for the tip, looks much better now Thanks very much again
@Flash127
Thanks Today it was the story of different rider, but we hope EBH can show himself tomorrow too.
Tour Down Under - Stage 5
Point - Willunga
Fith stage of this year's route is the also the Queen Stage. The only realy difficutly of the day will come 50km from the finish, when the mighty Willunga Hill must be passed twice. Perfect day for sprinter with decent hilly abilities, Eddy's big favourite here.
Pre-Tactics Meeting
Chcecking the last results of this stage here, we have decided to send someone into break. And there's no one better than Simon, who should secure his King Of Mountains Jersey here, if everything goes as planned. That will save us from doing a lot of work in the peleton, if the break doesn't go all the way, we have Eddy to finish the job off for us. Let's see how it plans out in actions and not the words !
The break today involves 10 riders. We succeeded in getting in the break with Simon, again. From the threats here, Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil) and last rider to join the break Robbie Hunter (Radiosahck) are closest in the overall to Eddy.
4 riders tried an attack before the Willunga even begun, but there were shortly caught after Gerrans pulled the break.
And it's Gerrans taking all the KoM points on the first Climber's point. He set the pace all the way up and is rewarded. The time gap to the peleton is looking dangerously high, the break has a chance today, HTC is pulling with all the might now, but it might be all too late. with 30km to go:
Peloton
< +4'15 >
E1
...
Simon Gerans (SKY)
...
Robbie Hunter (RSH)
2km form the Willunga finish, Gerrans heard a noise in the earpiece. Attack ! And so he did. The peleton was not going to catch the break and Gerrans had the best chance of the stage win and even taking lead of the overall now. Nobody from the break reacted.
10km to go ! The gap is slightly over 40 seconds. It's looking good as Simon is trying to preserve some energy now and isn't going full out. The cheering fans motivate him even further. Can he do it ?
Yes he can. Much deserved win after being in almost very break in this race. The sprint for seconds is won by Ponzi. Robbie Hunter takes the overall lead, 24 seconds ahead of Simon. The pack comes at + 3'14 down.
Today's Winner
Results
1
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
3h08'05
2
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 28
3
Robert Hunter
Team RadioShack
s.t.
4
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
5
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
6
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
8
Michael Mørkøv
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
9
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
10
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
+ 2'29
12
Gerald Ciolek
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3'14
13
Robbie McEwen
Team RadioShack
s.t.
14
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
s.t.
15
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
16
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
17
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
18
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
19
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
20
Coen Vermeltfoort
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
21
Gorik Gardeyn
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
23
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
24
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
25
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
26
Matteo Tosatto
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
27
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
28
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
29
Elia Viviani
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
30
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
31
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
32
Max Jenkins
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
33
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
34
Luke Roberts
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
35
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
s.t.
36
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
37
Frederique Robert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
39
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
40
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
41
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
42
José Vicente García Acosta
Movistar Team
s.t.
43
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
44
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
45
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
46
Marcel Sieberg
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
47
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
48
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
49
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
50
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
51
Jeremy Hunt
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
52
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
53
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
54
Marco Bandiera
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
55
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
56
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
57
Sylvain Chavanel
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
59
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
60
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
61
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
62
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
63
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
64
Matthew Hayman
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
65
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
66
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
67
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
s.t.
68
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
70
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
71
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
72
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
73
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
74
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
75
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
76
Simon Clarke
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
77
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
78
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
80
Alexander Kristoff
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
81
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
82
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
83
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
84
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
85
Daniele Ratto
Geox - TMC
s.t.
86
Wesley Sulzberger
FDJ
s.t.
87
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
88
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
89
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
90
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
s.t.
91
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
s.t.
92
John Degenkolb
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
93
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
94
Geoffroy Lequatre
Team RadioShack
s.t.
95
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
97
Charles Wegelius
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
98
Manuel Cardoso
Team RadioShack
s.t.
99
Martin Velits
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
100
Gatis Smukulis
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
101
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
s.t.
102
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
103
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
104
David Loosli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
105
Matthew Wilson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
106
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
s.t.
107
Romain Lemarchand
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
108
Andrew Pinfold
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
109
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Danny Pate
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
111
Bradley White
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
112
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
113
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
114
Jan Ghyselinck
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
115
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
s.t.
116
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
117
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
118
Mauricio Alberto Ardila
Geox - TMC
s.t.
119
Sébastien Rosseler
Team RadioShack
s.t.
120
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
121
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
122
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
123
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
124
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
125
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
126
Cameron Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
127
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Katusha Team
s.t.
128
Bjorn Selander
Team RadioShack
s.t.
129
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
130
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
s.t.
131
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
132
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
s.t.
133
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
134
Brett Lancaster
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
135
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
s.t.
136
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
137
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
139
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
140
Kenny Dehaes
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
141
Dominic Klemme
Leopard Trek
s.t.
142
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
143
Gert Dockx
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
144
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
145
David Boucher
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
146
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
s.t.
147
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
148
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
149
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
150
Marco Corti
Geox - TMC
s.t.
151
Tomas Alberio
Geox - TMC
s.t.
152
Tom Stamsnijder
Leopard Trek
s.t.
Overall
1
Robert Hunter
Team RadioShack
16h08'43
2
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
+ 24
3
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
+ 41
4
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
5
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 46
6
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
+ 49
7
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 53
8
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
9
Sylvain Chavanel
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 55
10
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
+ 59
Spoiler
11
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
12
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
13
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
14
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
15
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
16
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
17
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
18
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
19
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
20
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
s.t.
21
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
s.t.
22
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
+ 1'39
23
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
+ 1'55
24
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
25
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
26
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
28
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
29
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
s.t.
30
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
31
Mauricio Alberto Ardila
Geox - TMC
s.t.
32
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'57
33
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 2'09
34
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'12
35
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
36
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 2'47
39
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2'52
40
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
41
Wesley Sulzberger
FDJ
s.t.
42
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 2'53
43
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
44
John Degenkolb
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
45
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
46
Geoffroy Lequatre
Team RadioShack
s.t.
47
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
48
Manuel Cardoso
Team RadioShack
s.t.
49
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
50
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
51
Jan Ghyselinck
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
52
Sébastien Rosseler
Team RadioShack
s.t.
53
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
s.t.
54
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
+ 3'08
55
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'50
56
Luke Roberts
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 4'03
57
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
58
David Loosli
Lampre - ISD
+ 4'06
59
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
60
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
61
Danny Pate
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
62
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
63
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
64
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 4'17
65
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 4'25
66
Matthew Hayman
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
67
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 5'16
68
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Marco Bandiera
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
72
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
73
Matthew Wilson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
74
Gatis Smukulis
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
75
Tom Stamsnijder
Leopard Trek
s.t.
76
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
s.t.
77
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
+ 5'17
78
Coen Vermeltfoort
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 5'36
79
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 5'38
80
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
81
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
82
Jeremy Hunt
Sky ProCycling
+ 5'42
83
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
+ 5'44
84
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
+ 5'48
85
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 5'50
86
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
87
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
+ 6'12
88
Cameron Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 6'13
89
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
90
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 6'27
91
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 6'29
92
Marcel Sieberg
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
93
Frederique Robert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
94
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
95
Daniele Ratto
Geox - TMC
s.t.
96
Gert Dockx
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
97
David Boucher
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
98
Marco Corti
Geox - TMC
s.t.
99
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 6'30
100
Michael Mørkøv
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 6'36
101
Martin Velits
HTC - Highroad
+ 6'50
102
Alexander Kristoff
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'03
103
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
104
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
105
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
+ 7'06
106
Matteo Tosatto
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 7'10
107
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 7'26
108
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'01
109
Charles Wegelius
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 8'12
110
Gorik Gardeyn
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'13
111
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
112
Max Jenkins
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
113
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
114
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli
+ 8'24
115
José Vicente García Acosta
Movistar Team
s.t.
116
Simon Clarke
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
117
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
118
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 8'43
119
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
+ 9'00
120
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Katusha Team
s.t.
121
Tomas Alberio
Geox - TMC
s.t.
122
Elia Viviani
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 9'26
123
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
124
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
125
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
126
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
127
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
128
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
s.t.
129
Gerald Ciolek
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 9'30
130
Brett Lancaster
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
131
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 9'34
132
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
133
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
s.t.
134
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
135
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 9'36
136
Romain Lemarchand
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 10'00
137
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 10'47
138
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
139
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
140
Kenny Dehaes
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
141
Dominic Klemme
Leopard Trek
s.t.
142
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
143
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
+ 12'05
144
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 13'18
145
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 13'58
146
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 14'50
147
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 15'03
148
Andrew Pinfold
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
149
Robbie McEwen
Team RadioShack
+ 17'15
150
Bjorn Selander
Team RadioShack
+ 18'28
151
Bradley White
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 21'25
152
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 22'46
KoM
1
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
72
2
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
32
3
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
24
4
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
20
5
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
14
Spoiler
6
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
12
7
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
12
8
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
8
9
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
8
10
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
8
11
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
8
12
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli
8
13
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
6
14
Danny Pate
HTC - Highroad
6
15
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
6
16
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
6
17
Michael Mørkøv
Saxo Bank SunGard
6
18
Robert Hunter
Team RadioShack
4
19
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
4
20
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
4
21
Alexander Kristoff
BMC Racing Team
4
22
José Vicente García Acosta
Movistar Team
4
Points
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
16
2
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
14
3
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
14
4
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
14
5
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
12
Spoiler
6
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
12
7
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
12
8
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
10
9
Robert Hunter
Team RadioShack
10
10
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
10
11
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
8
12
Michael Mørkøv
Saxo Bank SunGard
8
13
Brett Lancaster
Team Garmin - Cervélo
8
14
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
6
15
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
6
16
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
6
17
Luke Roberts
Saxo Bank SunGard
6
18
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
6
19
Sylvain Chavanel
Quick·Step Cycling Team
4
20
Coen Vermeltfoort
Rabobank Cycling Team
4
21
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
4
22
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
4
23
Gerald Ciolek
Quick·Step Cycling Team
4
24
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
2
25
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
2
26
Wesley Sulzberger
FDJ
2
27
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
2
28
Matteo Tosatto
Saxo Bank SunGard
2
29
Charles Wegelius
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
2
U25
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
16h09'24
2
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
+ 1'14
3
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'16
Team
1
Pro Team Astana
48h26'20
2
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'26
3
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2'24
After-Tactics Meeting
Strange feeling. We won the stage. We secured Clibmer's jersey, but at the same time we lost the Overall Lead. And you know what ? We are happy with that. Yeah, we not leading anymore but we got what we came for, a stage win, now even two, and with that we look to win also the two jerseys. We have two riders in Top 3 Overall rankings. That's pretty good and we are happy with the decision we made today. No hard feelings. and now let's enjoy the win !
The hard work paid off at the end, as Robbie is only one stage away from winning his biggest race yet !
Nice stage result, reached your goals, but still I think it would have been better to chase down the break and then winn with Boasson Hagen out of a smaller group.
Possible stage win and probably overall win.
Interesting outcome indeed. A very succesful Tour for you. But still everything can happen for you in the GC as well, I think in PCM 11, there are a lot of big crashes in Adelaide, so who knows...
roturn wrote:
Nice stage result, reached your goals, but still I think it would have been better to chase down the break and then winn with Boasson Hagen out of a smaller group.
Possible stage win and probably overall win.
Thanks Yea, it was really hard decision, at halfway point I just pasued the game and thought, I pretty much knew the break would stay at that point. I gambled, but it made the racing more exciting and I guess cycling should be exciting. We could walked away with lead here, but having two guys on the podium isn't bad either.
cunego59 wrote:
Interesting outcome indeed. A very succesful Tour for you. But still everything can happen for you in the GC as well, I think in PCM 11, there are a lot of big crashes in Adelaide, so who knows...
Thanks very much Yea, our first race and we are very happy with the results, we started this season arguably as the best team in Pro Tour, and we going to show it to the end. Yea, experienced that in lot of stories, though we would rahter win this tour ''cleanly''
tsmoha wrote:
Great win for Gerrans + secured KoM-lead! 2nd and 3rd in GC is a great achievement so far. And maybe there's a chance for even more at final stage?!
Thanks We look at it they way you do, couldn't be more happier with our team and how they rode so far. Aye, hoping for some good daily form too boost our chances as well
FreitasPCM wrote:
You secured the climber's jersey and another stage win. I think it's positive actually. You also got two riders on the podium.
Thanks Aye, we think absolutely the same. Looking at it, I just prefer to have Simon and Eddy on podium, than Eddy only winning. Maybe silly thinking by me, but as for the start of the season, this start it isn't too bad.
Tooom3k wrote:
Great result for Gerrans, but you lost the lead. However it's still very good race for you
Yea, it is. Hope it becomes even better with the next stage. Think the goal is securing the points jersey, which will mean beating Cavendish on the day. One pretty exciting 90kms in front of us ! And thanks a lot
Thanks for all the comments, really appreciated and keeping me very motivated. Big thanks to the readers too for following ! Stay tuned for this year fast finale in Adelaide !
It's really an good fight about the best Sky story on this forum (a new PCM.Daily award?) This looks promising though, keep it up and win the Tour with Löfkvist!
baia wrote:
It didn´t go very well to secure the leader jersey but you got 2 riders in podium...very good....now i believe Sky can really win overall...
Thanks very much, let's hope so Though we are happy with how things stand so far.
laidbackmarc wrote:
It's really an good fight about the best Sky story on this forum (a new PCM.Daily award?) This looks promising though, keep it up and win the Tour with Löfkvist!
Good idea And thanks We are defitnely going to try to win the Tour. To make the story more realistic I plan to race the same schedules and very smilar calendar to what Sky is doing this year, so Löfkvist is going to try and win Giro. Hard task, but we think we can do some great things there !
Stage 6 Coming up in about 30min - 1 hour. Stay Tuned !
A short and pretty flat criterium in Adelaide ends the Tour Down Under. We expect no big changes to the overall, though everything is possible. Today the marked rider will be Mark Cavendish, who stayed pretty quiet after his stage win on stage 1. Davis, Farrar and Eddy will try to challenge the Missile.
Pre-Tactics Meeting
Today with the stage only at 93km, we can't do much to split the pack. The only hoping we have is for some crash, as the attacks won't work here. Though we will try to forget overall and focus on getting podium or even a stage win with Edvald to end this Tour on a high.
First 20kms we decided to set furious tempo to see how the peleton reacts. We stretched out the field tremendously, but Robbie Hunter was protected by his whole team sitting up the front. We decided to ease off.
17 riders strong break broke away after we eased the tempo off. They were likely to be caught at the finish, so we decided not to help HTC and Garmin.
RadioShack was doing tremendous job for Robbie, keeping him at the front of the peleton, being guarded safely by Radioshacks.
10km to go, the remains of the break had only 30 seconds now, although one rider took the opportunity and attacked. Frédéric Guesdon ( FDJ ) has one minute advantage at this point, no way could he make it ? Could he ? We decided to take control and form our train early.
3km to go and Sutton is leading out. Frédéric is still holding 20 seconds of advantage and we think he will make it. We loose bit of motivation, fighting only for 2nd.
Frédéric Guesdon wins the final stage with an brilliantly timed attack from the break. Alan davis takes 2nd and Edvlad Boasson Hagen takes 3rd. With Cavendish finishing only 8th, that means he wins Points Jersey. Good bonus to his 3d overall already. Robbie came safely in the pack, with no crashes on the stage. Well done to him and the Radioshack team !
Results
1
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
2h05'21
2
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
3
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
4
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
5
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
6
Gerald Ciolek
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Robert Hunter
Team RadioShack
s.t.
8
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
9
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
10
Robbie McEwen
Team RadioShack
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
s.t.
12
John Degenkolb
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
13
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
14
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
15
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
16
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
17
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
18
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
19
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
20
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
21
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
22
Manuel Cardoso
Team RadioShack
s.t.
23
Jeremy Hunt
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
24
Matteo Tosatto
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
25
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
26
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
28
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
29
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
30
Luke Roberts
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
31
Brett Lancaster
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
32
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Geoffroy Lequatre
Team RadioShack
s.t.
34
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
35
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
37
Sébastien Rosseler
Team RadioShack
s.t.
38
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
s.t.
39
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
40
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
41
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
42
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
s.t.
43
Bjorn Selander
Team RadioShack
s.t.
44
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
45
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
46
Gatis Smukulis
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
47
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
48
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
49
Simon Clarke
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
50
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
51
Marcel Sieberg
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
52
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
53
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
54
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
55
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
56
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
57
Max Jenkins
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
58
Frederique Robert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
61
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
62
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
63
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
64
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
65
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
66
Matthew Hayman
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
67
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
s.t.
68
Wesley Sulzberger
FDJ
s.t.
69
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
s.t.
70
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
71
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Katusha Team
s.t.
72
Jan Ghyselinck
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
73
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
74
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
75
Charles Wegelius
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
76
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
77
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
78
Andrew Pinfold
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
79
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
80
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
81
Danny Pate
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
82
Bradley White
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
83
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
84
Cameron Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
85
Romain Lemarchand
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
86
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
87
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
88
Kenny Dehaes
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
89
Marco Bandiera
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Sylvain Chavanel
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
92
David Boucher
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
93
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
94
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
s.t.
95
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
s.t.
96
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
97
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
98
Matthew Wilson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
99
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
100
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
101
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
102
José Vicente García Acosta
Movistar Team
s.t.
103
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
104
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
105
Michael Mørkøv
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
106
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
107
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
108
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
109
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
110
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
111
Marco Corti
Geox - TMC
s.t.
112
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
s.t.
113
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
114
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
116
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
117
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
118
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
119
Coen Vermeltfoort
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
120
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
s.t.
121
Tom Stamsnijder
Leopard Trek
s.t.
122
Mauricio Alberto Ardila
Geox - TMC
s.t.
123
Alexander Kristoff
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
124
Tomas Alberio
Geox - TMC
s.t.
125
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
126
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
s.t.
127
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
128
David Loosli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
129
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
130
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 4'13
131
Gorik Gardeyn
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
132
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
133
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
s.t.
134
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
135
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
s.t.
136
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
137
Daniele Ratto
Geox - TMC
s.t.
138
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
139
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
140
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
141
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
142
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
143
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
144
Martin Velits
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
145
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
146
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
147
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
148
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 5'23
149
Elia Viviani
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
150
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
151
Dominic Klemme
Leopard Trek
s.t.
152
Gert Dockx
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 11'20
Overall
Robbie takes the biggest race win of his long career !
1
Robert Hunter
Team RadioShack
18h14'04
2
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
+ 24
3
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
+ 37
4
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 41
5
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
+ 43
6
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 46
7
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 53
8
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
9
Sylvain Chavanel
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 55
10
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
+ 59
Spoiler
11
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
12
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
13
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
14
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
15
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
16
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
17
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
18
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
19
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
20
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
s.t.
21
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
s.t.
22
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
+ 1'39
23
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'55
24
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
25
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
27
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
28
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
29
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
30
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
s.t.
31
Mauricio Alberto Ardila
Geox - TMC
s.t.
32
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'57
33
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 2'09
34
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'12
35
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
36
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
+ 2'43
39
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 2'47
40
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2'52
41
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
42
Wesley Sulzberger
FDJ
s.t.
43
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 2'53
44
John Degenkolb
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
45
Geoffroy Lequatre
Team RadioShack
s.t.
46
Manuel Cardoso
Team RadioShack
s.t.
47
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
48
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
49
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
51
Sébastien Rosseler
Team RadioShack
s.t.
52
Jan Ghyselinck
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
53
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
+ 3'08
54
Luke Roberts
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 4'03
55
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
56
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'06
57
David Loosli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
58
Danny Pate
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
59
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
60
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
61
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 4'17
62
Matthew Hayman
Sky ProCycling
+ 4'25
63
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 5'11
64
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 5'16
65
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
66
Marco Bandiera
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Gatis Smukulis
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
68
Matthew Wilson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
69
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
s.t.
70
Tom Stamsnijder
Leopard Trek
s.t.
71
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
+ 5'17
72
Coen Vermeltfoort
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 5'36
73
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 5'38
74
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
75
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
76
Jeremy Hunt
Sky ProCycling
+ 5'42
77
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
+ 5'44
78
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 5'48
79
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
s.t.
80
Riccardo Chiarini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 5'50
81
Cameron Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 6'13
82
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
83
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 6'29
84
Marcel Sieberg
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
85
Frederique Robert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
86
David Boucher
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
87
Marco Corti
Geox - TMC
s.t.
88
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 6'30
89
Michael Mørkøv
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 6'36
90
Alexander Kristoff
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'03
91
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
92
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
93
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
+ 7'06
94
Matteo Tosatto
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 7'10
95
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 7'26
96
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'03
97
Charles Wegelius
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 8'12
98
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 8'13
99
Max Jenkins
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
100
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
101
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli
+ 8'24
102
Simon Clarke
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
103
José Vicente García Acosta
Movistar Team
s.t.
104
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 8'38
105
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 8'43
106
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Katusha Team
+ 9'00
107
Tomas Alberio
Geox - TMC
s.t.
108
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
+ 9'21
109
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 9'26
110
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
111
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 9'29
112
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
113
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
114
Gerald Ciolek
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 9'30
115
Brett Lancaster
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
116
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 9'34
117
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
118
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
119
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
s.t.
120
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 9'36
121
Romain Lemarchand
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 10'00
122
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
+ 10'25
123
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 10'40
124
Daniele Ratto
Geox - TMC
+ 10'42
125
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
126
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 10'47
127
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
128
Kenny Dehaes
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
129
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
130
Martin Velits
HTC - Highroad
+ 11'03
131
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
+ 11'19
132
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
+ 12'05
133
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 12'14
134
Gorik Gardeyn
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 12'26
135
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 12'37
136
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
+ 13'13
137
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 13'18
138
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 13'39
139
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
140
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
s.t.
141
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 13'58
142
Elia Viviani
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 14'49
143
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 14'50
144
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 15'03
145
Andrew Pinfold
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
146
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 16'10
147
Dominic Klemme
Leopard Trek
s.t.
148
Robbie McEwen
Team RadioShack
+ 17'15
149
Gert Dockx
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 17'49
150
Bjorn Selander
Team RadioShack
+ 18'28
151
Bradley White
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 21'25
152
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 22'46
Points
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
20
2
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
14
3
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
14
4
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
14
5
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
14
Spoiler
6
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
12
7
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
12
8
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
12
9
Robert Hunter
Team RadioShack
10
10
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
10
11
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
10
12
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
10
13
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
10
14
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
8
15
Michael Mørkøv
Saxo Bank SunGard
8
16
Brett Lancaster
Team Garmin - Cervélo
8
17
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
6
18
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
6
19
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
6
20
Luke Roberts
Saxo Bank SunGard
6
21
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
6
22
Sylvain Chavanel
Quick·Step Cycling Team
4
23
Coen Vermeltfoort
Rabobank Cycling Team
4
24
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
4
25
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
4
26
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
4
27
Gerald Ciolek
Quick·Step Cycling Team
4
28
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
2
29
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
2
30
Wesley Sulzberger
FDJ
2
31
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
2
32
Matteo Tosatto
Saxo Bank SunGard
2
33
Charles Wegelius
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
2
KoM
Simon is pretty chuffed with himself ! Stage Win, Overall Pdoium and Climber's Jersey. The start of the season couldn't get any better for him !
1
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
72
2
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
32
3
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
32
4
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
24
5
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
20
Spoiler
6
Christopher Jones
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
20
7
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
20
8
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
14
9
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
12
10
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
12
11
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
10
12
Jeremy Hunt
Sky ProCycling
10
13
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
8
14
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
8
15
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
8
16
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
8
17
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli
8
18
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
6
19
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
6
20
Danny Pate
HTC - Highroad
6
21
Michael Mørkøv
Saxo Bank SunGard
6
22
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
6
23
Robert Hunter
Team RadioShack
4
24
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
4
25
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
4
26
Alexander Kristoff
BMC Racing Team
4
27
José Vicente García Acosta
Movistar Team
4
U25
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
18h14'41
2
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
+ 1'18
3
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'20
4
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 2'10
5
Wesley Sulzberger
FDJ
+ 2'15
Team
1
Pro Team Astana
54h42'23
2
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'26
3
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2'24
4
AndroniGiocattoli
+ 2'35
5
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3'42
After-Race Meeting
As promised we did end the race on the high. We didn't win, but we got another podium and secured Points Jersey. Overall the race must be considered big success for us. I know many will be disappointed we didn't win the Overall, but we are happy with Eddy and Simon, both taking stage and sweeping one jersey each. We can't be disappointed on the outcome. That's all from Tour Down Under folks and stay tuned for our next race in Marsellaise !
News will follow shortly, as well as The Pro Tour rankings being updated. Stay Tuned !
Definitely not a disappointing race for Sky Nice 3rd for EBH in final stage, great win for Guesdon.. overall with two podiums, three jerseys for Sky.. an Aussie on 2nd.. well done!
Today it has been announced that Sky Pro Cycling Racing's Directeur Sportif will lead Great Britain at the World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark in September.
The biggest hopes of a medal at the event will be with Bradley Wiggins and David Millar in the Time Trial, and of course, the 'Manx Missile' Mark Cavendish will be looking for glory in the Road Race.
Sponsors Announcements
Cannondale has announced that it has prolonged its partnership until 2015, with Liquigas which is managed by Robert Amadio.
RadioShack has announced that it will prolong its partnership with the team managed by Johan Bruyneel until 2013.
Contracts
Michael Rogers
Chris Froome
Christopher Sutton
Morris Possoni
4 riders accepted to renew their contracts with Sky ProCycling for another season.
Michael Rogers
Micheal being essential in our GC's plans in various races for key rider to have under the belt for another few years.
Chris Froome
Chris Froome is one of the most talented British climber in generation, already showing his talent we expect many great things from his in the future.
Christopher Sutton
Christopher maybe isn't best sprinter, but his work capability and general domestique work added to his spritning ability make him great rider to have in a team.
Morris Possoni
Morris is another climber in our team we are very happy to keep. Often in the shadows, working effortlessly to keep our leader up front and helping him out if there's any problems. Key rider for any tough race.
Video Released
Geraint coming to Australia for training camp earlier managed already to snap a new video. This time it's a man test. Eddy the Boss vs CJ Sutton. Watch to see who wins !
