The second sprint stage is about to beggin. We've learned some lessons from the stage yesterday and are ready to use our experience and great shape to get a great result.
I've removed J.Rojas as the greatest favourite, because of his poor performance yesterday which probably is due bad shape.
Stage favourites
A. Guardini
B. Bozik, T. Bos
B. Swift, D. Galymzyanov, J. Rojas
The morning break was a lot bigger than yesterday.
11 riders slipped away from the pack with some bigger names within.
The greatest rider was A. Davis (Skil - Shimano) who also tried to break free yesterday, and ended in 9th. Other worth to mention was Z. Dempster (UnitedHealthcare) and M. Brammeier (HTC)
The 11 big breakaway containing A. Davis
Because of the size of the break and the riders within, we feld it was necessary to help the leader Guardini's team, Katusha, to obtain our common interrest
- A mass sprint
Team EnergiFyn - TDC helping Katusha to catch the breakaway
The gap between the breakaway was held down all the stage.
With 19 km to go it looked like a clear mass sprint with 1.30' to the break, but Simon Clarke (Astana) didn't wanted it to be that way and tried to attack
Simon Clarke (Astana) attacks with 19 km to go
Clarke broke away from the other escapies who seemed tired after a long day. Clarke was therefore on a solo ride for the victory.
We first thought that he couldn't recist the high pace set by the pack, but we soon realized that he was becomed a serious threat for the victory.
In the pack we started to build up a leadout for Swift. In the front O'Grady who was setting a crazy speed, behind him Bellis as leadout for Swift just behind. Unfortunately Finetto couldn't catch the wheel of Bellis which was the plan, so instead he catched the wheel of Degenkolb (HTC) which also was a perfect position to be in
O'Grady and Bellis making a leadout for Swift, while Clarke is still in front
O'Grady draw himself to his maximum level and launched Bellis towards the finish with 2.5 km to go. This time Clarke was almost catched because of O'Grady's incredible performance.
In the front is Bellis, then Swift. After him it is J.Casper (Andalucia), J.Degenkolb (HTC), R. Ferrari (Spidertech) and Finetto
Bellis launches with Swift in his wheel
Bellis was still in front when the pack catched Clarke with just 1.5 km to go. This was the wakeup call for race leader A. Guardini (Katusha) who was quite far back when the sprint started, and now tried to go past L.Howard (Saur)
Bellis catches Clarke and A.Guardini attacks
Right before Bellis had done his job, J.Casper (Andalucia) stroke just before la flamme rouge. Therefore Swift decided to wait with his own attack and get into the slipstream of Casper
Swift waits and follows Casper
Guardini had overestimated his power and couldn't follow the pace. Therefore the victory had to be decided between these 4 riders. Finetto goes past Degenkolb (HTC) with 800 metres left, while Swift also beggins to move aside to go past J.Casper (Andalucia)
Finetto and Swift trying their luck while going past the two other riders
Our two stars had timed their sprint perfectly. Due to a fantastic acceleration they both goes past the two other riders with Swift in front of Finetto
Swift and Finetto takes the lead
And they've done it! Swift wins in front of Finetto with a fine gap to the closest followers.
Even though we didn't plan it like this, it worked perfectly and brought our first double this year - which also achieved our sponsor goal.
Congratulations guys!
Swift and Finetto makes a fantastic double!
Results
1
Ben Swift
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
3h08'46
2
Mauro Finetto
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
3
Jimmy Casper
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
4
John Degenkolb
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
5
Borut Božic
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Andrea Guardini
Katusha Team
s.t.
7
Theo Bos
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
8
Cândido Barbosa
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
9
Leigh Howard
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
10
Alexei Markov
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Jonas Ljungblad
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
12
Nikolai Trussov
Katusha Team
s.t.
13
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
14
Roberto Ferrari
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
15
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
16
Bernardo Riccio
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
17
Martin Gilbert
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
18
Alexandre Blain
Endura Racing
s.t.
19
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
20
Simon Clarke
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
21
René Mandri
Endura Racing
s.t.
22
Pavel Kochetkov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
23
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
24
Juan José Lobato
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
25
Yannick Talabardon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
26
Justin Williams
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
27
Taiji Nishitani
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
28
Rony Martias
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
29
Jonathan Bellis
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
30
Vicente García de Mateos
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
31
Antonio Olmo
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
32
Matthew Brammeier
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
33
Dimitry Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
34
Gianluca Mirenda
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
35
Kirill Baranov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
36
Julio Alberto Ortiz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
37
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
38
Americo Novembrini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
39
Alexander Mironov
Katusha Team
s.t.
40
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
41
Marek Rutkiewicz
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
42
Claudio Cucinotta
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
43
Jonathan Hivert
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
44
Yury Trofimov
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
45
Julien Simon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
46
Rafael Serrano
Movistar Team
s.t.
47
Daniel Badajos
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
48
Egor Silin
Katusha Team
s.t.
49
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
50
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
51
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
53
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
54
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
55
Pablo Iribarren
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
56
Remmert Wielinga
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
57
Otavio Didier Bulgarelli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
58
Glenn Bak
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
59
Pablo Lastras
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
60
Andrew Randell
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
61
Ian Wilkinson
Endura Racing
s.t.
62
Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
63
Luca Latini
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
64
Stuart O'Grady
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
65
Luis Mendoza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
66
Martin Velits
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
67
Liam Holohan
Endura Racing
s.t.
68
Dimitri Champion
Team Europcar
s.t.
69
Christian Kreutzfeldt
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
70
Huub Duyn
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
71
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
72
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Jens Mouris
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
75
Baden Cooke
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
76
Sergey Firsanov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
77
Karsten Kroon
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Yukiya Arashiro
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
79
Luca Ascani
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
80
Taylor Phinney
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
81
Mikhail Antonov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
82
Zakkari Dempster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
83
Michael Tronborg
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
84
Koen Barbé
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
85
Maarten Tjallingii
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
86
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
87
Piet Rooijakkers
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
s.t.
89
Byron Guama
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
90
Nicolas Edet
Team Europcar
s.t.
91
Allan Davis
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
92
Jesus Requiro
Movistar Team
s.t.
93
Miguel Rubiano
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
94
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
95
Alexander Zdanov
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
96
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
s.t.
97
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
98
Evan Oliphant
Endura Racing
s.t.
99
Matteo Montaguti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
100
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
101
David Arroyo
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
102
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
103
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
104
Yoann Bagot
Team Europcar
s.t.
105
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
106
Gediminas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
107
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
108
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
109
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
110
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
111
Stefan Cohnen
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
112
Tom Thill
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
113
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
114
Joel Zangerle
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
115
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
116
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
117
Paul Voss
Endura Racing
s.t.
118
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
119
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
120
Bert Grabsch
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
121
Thomas Harris
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
122
Kazuhiro Mori
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
123
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
124
Peter McDonald
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
125
Travis Meyer
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
126
Mauro Santambrogio
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
127
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
128
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
129
Jeff Cabrillon
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
130
Luca Pierini
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
131
Brent Bookwalter
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
132
Ryan Anderson
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
133
Robin Chaigneau
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
134
Svein Tuft
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
135
Sergio Hernandez
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
136
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
s.t.
137
Robert Partridge
Endura Racing
s.t.
138
Mark Batty
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
139
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
140
Guillaume Boivin
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
141
Cameron Evans
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
142
Jack Bauer
Endura Racing
+ 5'47
General Classification
1
Ben Swift
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
6h39'48
2
Andrea Guardini
Katusha Team
+ 2
3
Mauro Finetto
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 7
4
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
+ 8
5
Paul Voss
Endura Racing
+ 12
Sprint Classification
1
Ben Swift
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
37
2
Andrea Guardini
Katusha Team
35
3
Mauro Finetto
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
34
4
John Degenkolb
HTC - FedEx
30
5
Jimmy Casper
Andalucía Caja Granada
26
Young classification
1
Andrea Guardini
Katusha Team
6h39'50
2
Travis Meyer
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 11
3
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 13
4
John Degenkolb
HTC - FedEx
+ 14
5
Tom Thill
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 14
...
12
Christian Kreutzfeldt
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 19
Race evaluation
We couldn't be much happier than we are now.
We've got the perfect result and all the guys worked their asses off. Even though there grew some panic in the guys when Clarke was threatening and Finetto wasn't there to lead Swift, the guys kept their heads cool and won due their tactical abilities and their strong power.
The only thing which hopefully should be improved tomorrow, would be the leadout train where the perfect situation was to have Finetto to lead Swift.
We now got the leaders jersey to protect and therfore we surely are going to work a lot more, but i belive that the guys are ready to fulfill this task.
It is a different day today. We have to use a lot of energy to control the gap between the pack and the break. This will probably result in a less stronger leadout for Swift - But lets see...
Guardini has kept his level really high and seems to be in very good shape, therefore he is still the main favourite.
Stage favourites
A. Guardini
B. Bozik, T. Bos
B. Swift, D. Galymzyanov, J. Rojas
The final break wasn't made before we had ridden about 60 km of the stage. The breakaway contained only two riders: G. Kaupas (Differdange) and yesterdays fighter S. Clarke (Astana).
We controlled the breakaway all day long, sometimes with help from vacansoleil who for the first time sacrified anything for their main sprinter Borut Bozik.
The breakaway was under control all day long
The breakaway was catched with about 15 km to go.
Vacansoleil totally dominated the front in the final kilometres and it seemed like they were going all in for B.Bozik.
Our own team tried to find the space for a leadout train, but on the 5th last kilometre, our train was blocked and felt to pieces. Finetto and O'Grady was long gone, while Bellis and Swift still managed to keep a spot in the front
At the same moment, Vacansoleil stroke forward with their 3-men leadout train with Bozik, followed by A. Guardini (Katusha)
Vacansoleil and Guardini strikes
Swift and Bellis was blocked in the pack and couldn't get out, but luckily Swift saw the wheel of Degenkolb (HTC) and tried to follow while Bellis couldn't help anymore and drew back in the pack
Swift finds the wheel of John Degenkolb
The Vacansoleil leadouter started the sprint.
Left in the road are Vacansoleil with Bozik and with A.Guardini behind. While right in the road are T.Bos (Euskatel) who had no leadout with Degenkolb (HTC) and J.Casper (Andalucia) and Swift in his wheel
Swift placed behind J. Casper while the final sprint starts
Bozik launched his sprint quite early with Guardini comfortably in his wheel.
J.Casper (Andalucia) decided to go left around the other riders and leave Degenkolb's wheel, with Swift right behind
Casper goes left and Swift follows
Casper wasn't simply strong enough to make it all way, therefore Swift decided to leave his wheel in exactly the same time as Guardini left Bozik's wheel - In the right side of the road Degenkolb makes a strong acceleration
Swift leaves Casper's wheel. So does Guardini who leaves Bozik
Swift came fast on the left side, but Guardini already seemed quite secure on his win. But what was more interresting was the fight for the last podium spots and thereby important bonus seconds.
T. Bos came very strong on the last final metres, while Degenkolb lost more and more power in his pedalstrokes - But with the speed Swift generated, he could certainly also have the podium in his line of sight
Guardini seems secure on his victory while Bos, Degenkolb and Swift fights for the remaining podium spotsr
Guardini wins another brilliant victory, he used no team to get him in the right position and no one to do leadout - He managed it all by himself, what a fantastic ride by him.
But what about the last podium spots? Did Swift manage to overcome Degenkolb and Bos? - Look down bellow
Guardini beautifully takes his second stage victory in the race
Results
1
Andrea Guardini
Katusha Team
3h17'44
2
John Degenkolb
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
3
Theo Bos
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
4
Ben Swift
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
5
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
6
Borut Božic
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
8
Leigh Howard
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
9
Jonas Ljungblad
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
10
Jimmy Casper
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
12
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
13
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
14
Baden Cooke
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
15
Mauro Finetto
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
16
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
17
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
18
Stuart O'Grady
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
19
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
20
Travis Meyer
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
21
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
22
Peter McDonald
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
23
Jonathan Bellis
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
24
Juan José Lobato
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
25
Huub Duyn
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
26
Nikolai Trussov
Katusha Team
s.t.
27
Roberto Ferrari
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
28
Matthew Brammeier
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
29
Taiji Nishitani
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
30
Alexei Markov
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
31
Paul Voss
Endura Racing
s.t.
32
Allan Davis
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
33
Cândido Barbosa
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
34
Piet Rooijakkers
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
35
Pavel Kochetkov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
36
Koen Barbé
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Martin Gilbert
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
38
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
39
Bernardo Riccio
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
40
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
41
Martin Velits
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
42
René Mandri
Endura Racing
s.t.
43
Kazuhiro Mori
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
44
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
45
Rony Martias
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
46
Dimitry Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
47
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
s.t.
48
Guillaume Boivin
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
49
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
51
Robin Chaigneau
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
52
Alexandre Blain
Endura Racing
s.t.
53
Stefan Cohnen
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
54
Svein Tuft
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
55
Jonathan Hivert
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
56
Maarten Tjallingii
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
57
Yannick Talabardon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
58
Marek Rutkiewicz
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
59
Vicente García de Mateos
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
60
Remmert Wielinga
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
61
Karsten Kroon
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Justin Williams
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
63
Glenn Bak
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
64
Simon Clarke
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
65
Alexander Mironov
Katusha Team
s.t.
66
Yury Trofimov
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
67
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
68
Antonio Olmo
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
69
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Egor Silin
Katusha Team
s.t.
71
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
72
Julien Simon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
73
Byron Guama
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
74
Taylor Phinney
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
75
Jens Mouris
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
77
Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
78
Liam Holohan
Endura Racing
s.t.
79
Kirill Baranov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
80
Pablo Iribarren
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
81
Jack Bauer
Endura Racing
s.t.
82
Nicolas Edet
Team Europcar
s.t.
83
Dimitri Champion
Team Europcar
s.t.
84
Jesus Requiro
Movistar Team
s.t.
85
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
86
Bert Grabsch
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
87
Zakkari Dempster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
88
David Arroyo
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
89
Mauro Santambrogio
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
90
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
91
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
92
Yukiya Arashiro
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
93
Ryan Anderson
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
94
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
s.t.
95
Julio Alberto Ortiz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
96
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
97
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
98
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
99
Tom Thill
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
100
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
101
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
102
Pablo Lastras
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
103
Luca Ascani
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
104
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
105
Joel Zangerle
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
106
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
107
Michael Tronborg
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
108
Sergey Firsanov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
109
Yoann Bagot
Team Europcar
s.t.
110
Miguel Rubiano
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
111
Alexander Zdanov
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
112
Luca Pierini
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
113
Gediminas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
114
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
s.t.
115
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
116
Jeff Cabrillon
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
117
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
118
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
119
Daniel Badajos
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
120
Matteo Montaguti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
121
Gianluca Mirenda
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
122
Americo Novembrini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
123
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
124
Christian Kreutzfeldt
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
125
Luis Mendoza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
126
Ian Wilkinson
Endura Racing
+ 2'45
127
Rafael Serrano
Movistar Team
s.t.
128
Brent Bookwalter
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
129
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
130
Cameron Evans
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
131
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
132
Andrew Randell
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
133
Claudio Cucinotta
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
134
Otavio Didier Bulgarelli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
135
Evan Oliphant
Endura Racing
s.t.
136
Robert Partridge
Endura Racing
s.t.
137
Mikhail Antonov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
138
Sergio Hernandez
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
139
Mark Batty
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
140
Thomas Harris
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
141
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
142
Luca Latini
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
General Classification
1
Andrea Guardini
Katusha Team
9h57'14
2
Ben Swift
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 18
3
John Degenkolb
HTC - FedEx
+ 22
4
Mauro Finetto
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 25
5
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
+ 26
Sprint Classification
1
Andrea Guardini
Katusha Team
60
2
Ben Swift
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
51
3
John Degenkolb
HTC - FedEx
50
4
Mauro Finetto
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
35
5
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
35
Young classification
1
Andrea Guardini
Katusha Team
9h57'14
2
John Degenkolb
HTC - FedEx
+ 22
3
Travis Meyer
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 31
4
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 33
5
Tom Thill
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 34
...
11
Christian Kreutzfeldt
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 39
Race evaluation
Sadly we lost the leaders jersey today. I'm actually quite pleased about Swift's performance today, he did the sprint on his very own and almost got a podium spot.
The big disappointment was though, that our leadout train failed for the second time. We have two stages left and if we want to win this race, we'll probably have to change our tactics.
Another very good sprint by Swifty! Too bad, you lost the lead, but Qatar is always unpredictable in case of sprint-trains and things like that Good luck!
From the warm and windy deserts in Qatar, another part of the team have travelled their way into the southern France with some more cold.
Alongside with the 2 last stages of Tour of Qatar, Le Tour Meditarraneen will run and follow the coasts of the mediterranean sea. The route is going to be quite hilly and the last and final queen stage up to Mont Faron will be very crucial for the outcome of the race.
The two last years the race have been won by Phillipe Gilbert both times, and this year will be no exeption, since he's on the startlist this year too go for the hattrick.
Stage profiles
Spoiler
The Team
We've brought a very skilled team for this race.
We got Dario Cataldo as our main leader. His force will be his climbing abilty on the last queen stage which may bring him the victory.
But a very tough startlist is made, so we are prepared for every situations.
Niki Østergaard is a perfect man for these kind of stages which ends in a flat sprint. He will ride his own chances completely independent from other duties. Also Sep Vanmarcke is going to play a major role on our team. This race is going to be the first race for him in the team, and because of his allround abilties we'll also count for him making a good result.
Favourites
P. Gilbert
J. Bakelandts, S. Gerrans
C. Barredo, J. Pineau, J. Vanendert
Omega Pharma is going to dominate the race completely. Both the world champion Phillipe Gilbert, the huge star Jan Bakelandts and the two superdomistiques Simon Gerrans and Jelle Vanendert are riding for their team. Therefore it looks like it's all against them.
@FuglsangxTH3, They seem very strong, but i hope for the very best
@Sutyy68, Haha yes i'll try to break his statistic
@Dienblad, Thank you so much. Yeah the .jpg pictures loads hundred times faster, but unfortunately it also lowers the quality of the pictures - But i'll live with that
Tour Meditarraneen - Stage 1
First day of the french stage race is about to begin. It's not the most hilly stage of them all, but still there are some bigger climbs on the route.
It seems like a flat finish, but maybe it's gonna be more uphill than what it seems to be.
Stage favourites
P. Gilbert
J. Bakelandts, C.Barredo
S. Gerrans, J. El Fares, J. Pineau
The morning break got away early and the pack didn't seem to react on the riders within it. The break contained 10 riders where the biggest names were D. Rebellin (Colnago), S. Delfosse (Wallonie Bruxelles) and J. Tombak (Onda). Also our own David Veilleux got away to make some pressure on Omega Pharma
The breakaway contained 10 riders including D. Veilleux
The pack which basically was leaded by Omega Pharma seemed to have the break under control the whole day. But when the breakaway reached the most crucial kilometres of the stage, their speed was too high for the pack to catch them. Therefore the win was to be decided in the breakaway.
With 2.5 km left, N. Bazin (Auber) attacked and got a fine gap. V. Dos Santos (LA) tried to go after him and D. Veilleux thereby saw his chance of a good position for the final sprint
N. Bazin (Auber) attacks in the final kilometres, while Veilleux tries to find a good position
N. Bazin got caught right after and Dos Santos ran dry on energy, therefore he fell back and thereby unfortunately blocked Veilleux. Veilleux was therefore in a very bad position when they got into the final kilometre
Veilleux unfortunately got blocked and had to start the sprint in a bad position
Veilleux feld really good, but he couldn't get past the riders in front of him because there wasn't enough space for him
Veilleux couldn't get past the other riders
Janek Tombak (Onda) wins in front of A. Shchebelin (Bretagne) and D. Rebellin (Colnago). David Veilleux unfortunately just missed the podium and ended in 4th
Tombak wins and Veilleux comes in 4th
2'38 after Tombak crossed the line, the pack came in. The only thing left to sprint for was some minor sprint points, so for our team only Østergaard tried to sprint. But it was no surprise who came in first - of course it was World Champion Phillipe Gilbert!
Gilbert wins the pack sprint 2'38 after the breakaway
Results
1
Janek Tombak
Onda
3h05'18
2
Alexei Shchebelin
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
3
Davide Rebellin
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
4
David Veilleux
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
5
Niels Brouzes
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
6
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
7
Sébastien Delfosse
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
8
Eduardo Gonzalo
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
9
Nicolas Bazin
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
10
Vergílio Dos Santos
LA - Antarte
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 2'38
12
Julien El Fares
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
13
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
14
Romain Zingle
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
15
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
16
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
17
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
18
Simon Gerrans
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
19
Jempy Drucker
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
20
Maxime Vantomme
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
21
Bart De Clercq
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
22
Tom Stubbe
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
23
Evert Verbist
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
24
Jussi Veikkanen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
25
Christophe Le Mével
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
26
Jean-Marc Bideau
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
27
Rémy Cusin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
28
Andrea Masciarelli
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
29
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Paul Moucheraud
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
31
Manuel Belletti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
32
Nadir Haddou
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
33
Sjef De Wilde
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
34
Christian Knees
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
35
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
36
Mathieu Delaroziere
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
37
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
38
Wim De Vocht
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
39
Anders Lund
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
40
Dario Cataldo
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
41
Jean-Marc Marino
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
42
Serge Pauwels
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
43
Pim Ligthart
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
44
Rasmus Sterebo
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
45
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
46
Grégory Habeaux
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
47
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
48
Dmitriy Fofonov
LA - Antarte
s.t.
49
Ricardo Van der Velde
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Nuno Ribeiro
LA - Antarte
s.t.
51
Kristjan Koren
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
52
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
53
Roy Curvers
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
54
Hubert Schwab
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
55
Daniel Ricardo Díaz
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
56
Kalle Kriit
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
57
Sergio Henao
Onda
s.t.
58
Cyrille Monnerais
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
59
Arthur Vichot
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
60
Florian Le Corre
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
61
Morten Høberg
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
62
Maxime Méderel
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
63
Arnold Jeanneson
FDJ
s.t.
64
Marcos García
FDJ
s.t.
65
Jos Pronk
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Robert Wagner
Onda
s.t.
67
Pierre Cazaux
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
68
Vytautas Kaupas
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
69
Dieter Cappelle
De Koninck - Accent
s.t.
70
Stéphane Bonsergent
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
71
Yoann Le Boulanger
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
72
Maryan Hary
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
73
Jon Pardo
Onda
s.t.
74
Jean-Lou Paiani
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
75
Roberto De Patre
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
76
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
77
Yann Raffin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
78
Jérôme Pineau
Team Europcar
s.t.
79
Michael Berling
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
80
Benjamin Giraud
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
81
Hubert Dupont
FDJ
s.t.
82
Ludovic Hermant
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
83
Federico Canuti
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
84
Ronan Racault
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
85
Olivier Bonnaire
FDJ
s.t.
86
Gianni Meersman
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
87
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ
s.t.
88
Álvaro Marques
Onda
s.t.
89
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
90
Jérémie Galland
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
91
Sébastien Hinault
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
92
Hernâni Brôco
LA - Antarte
s.t.
93
Jesper Phillipsen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
94
Jonathan Breyne
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
95
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
s.t.
96
Egidijus Juodvalkis
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
97
Francis Mourey
FDJ
s.t.
98
Danail Petrov
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
99
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ
s.t.
100
Anthony Charteau
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
101
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
102
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
103
Janis Stonis
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
104
Bruno Silva
LA - Antarte
s.t.
105
Filippo Savini
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
106
Jules Flament
Team Europcar
s.t.
107
Benoît Daeninck
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
108
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
109
Célio Sousa
Onda
s.t.
110
Jonathan Dufrasne
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
111
Bruno Manuel Sepulveda Borges
Onda
s.t.
112
Alberto Morrás
Onda
s.t.
113
Matthieu Halleguen
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
114
Matthieu Boulo
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
115
Yoann Barbas
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
116
Martin Vuelta
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
117
Guillaume Prost
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
118
Christian Moberg Jørgensen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
119
Rudy Rouet
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
120
Paul Brousse
Big Mat - Auber 93
s.t.
121
Philippe Legrand
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
122
Henrijs Vimba
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
123
Pedro Abreu
LA - Antarte
+ 4'23
124
Baptiste Planckaert
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
125
Enrico Magazzini
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
126
Renaud Dion
Bretagne - Schuller
s.t.
127
Benny De Schrooder
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
128
Manuele Caddeo
Colnago - CSF Inox
s.t.
129
Coen Vermeltfoort
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 6'09
130
Mathias Graversen
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
+ 9'49
131
Patxi Juanki
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
132
Yoann Martin
Team Europcar
s.t.
133
Arthur López
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
134
Ricardo Carvalho
LA - Antarte
s.t.
135
Jesper Mørkøv
Glud & Marstrand - LRØ
s.t.
136
Richard Garde
Team Europcar
s.t.
General Classification
1
Janek Tombak
Onda
3h04'58
2
Alexei Shchebelin
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 8
3
Davide Rebellin
Colnago - CSF Inox
+ 12
4
David Veilleux
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 20
5
Niels Brouzes
Roubaix Lille Métropole
s.t.
Sprint Classification
1
Janek Tombak
Onda
25
2
Alexei Shchebelin
Bretagne - Schuller
20
3
Davide Rebellin
Colnago - CSF Inox
16
4
David Veilleux
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
14
5
Niels Brouzes
Roubaix Lille Métropole
12
Mountain Classification
1
David Veilleux
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
20
2
Davide Rebellin
Colnago - CSF Inox
12
3
Eduardo Gonzalo
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
10
4
Niels Brouzes
Roubaix Lille Métropole
8
5
Alexei Shchebelin
Bretagne - Schuller
6
Young classification
1
Niki Østergaard
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
3h07'56
2
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
3
Pim Ligthart
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Rasmus Sterebo
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
5
Daniel Ricardo Díaz
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
s.t.
Race evaluation
Unfortunately David didn't win today, even though i think he was the strongest in the breakaway. But When we look back now, then it's clever not to have the leaders jersey so early in the race, because we therefore had to use too much power on defending it.
The most posetive thing today was the fact that we've now got Omega Pharma under pressure and they thereby have to take initiative to break away to gain some time.
@Sutty68, yeah unfortunately and I agree with you that it is a creditable result - It's going to be fun to see how the race will develop
Tour of Qatar - Stage 5
The 5th stage of the Tour of Qatar is going to be the second last stage.
We have had some unlucky moments with our leadout trains for Swift and Finetto, and therefore we've thought that the only way to make a overall win possible, is to change our tactics.
Stage favourites
A. Guardini
B. Bozik, T. Bos
B. Swift, D. Galymzyanov, J. Rojas
The morning break today contained 9 men including some great names like: P. McDonald (UnitedHealthcare), J. Bauer (Endura) and R. Mandri (Endura)
The breakaway containing 9 riders
When I said that we've changed our tactics, this was one of our plans. With 45 km to go M. Santambrogio (Astana) attacked and O'Grady followed him
O'Grady on the attack with 45 km to go
We thought that this attack could bring some panic in the pack and we could benefit on that, but sadly all the teams wanted O'Grady to be catched right away, so he was catched with 19 km to go.
Therefore it came down to another mass sprint.
Also here we had changed our tactics. With our non succesfull leadout trains, we thought that contra sprinting was the way to go. Swift and Finetto found each a wheel to follow. Swift found the biggest favourite of them all, race leader A. Guardini (Katusha) and Finetto got in the wheel of Vacansoleil's B. Bozik
Swift and Finetto in great positions
But we seemed to have no luck on our side, since both Bozik and Guardini waited in ages to sprint, while we just sat in their wheels and thought they would sprint
Guardini and Bozik waiting to sprint
Finally they began to sprint, but it was too late since Rojas (Movistar) came powering from behind and Guardini's leadout man blocked Swift
Swift and Finetto is caught behind
A nice win for Rojas who for the first time shows his abilities.
Guardini comes second and Bozik third, while Finetto finishes 5th and Swift 10th
Rojas wins his first victory this year
Results
1
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
3h24'16
2
Andrea Guardini
Katusha Team
s.t.
3
Borut Božic
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Theo Bos
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
5
Mauro Finetto
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
6
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
7
Jonas Ljungblad
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
8
Leigh Howard
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
9
Bernardo Riccio
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
10
Ben Swift
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
12
Jimmy Casper
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
13
Alexandre Blain
Endura Racing
s.t.
14
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
15
Piet Rooijakkers
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
16
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
17
Roberto Ferrari
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
18
Nikolai Trussov
Katusha Team
s.t.
19
Mauro Santambrogio
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
20
Huub Duyn
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
21
John Degenkolb
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
22
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
s.t.
24
Travis Meyer
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
25
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
26
Karsten Kroon
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Jonathan Bellis
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
28
Paul Voss
Endura Racing
s.t.
29
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
30
Liam Holohan
Endura Racing
s.t.
31
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
32
Davide Frattini
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
33
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
34
Luca Ascani
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
35
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
36
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
37
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
38
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
39
Cameron Evans
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
40
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
41
Simon Clarke
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
42
Stuart O'Grady
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
43
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
44
Pavel Kochetkov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
45
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
46
Pablo Lastras
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
47
Svein Tuft
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
48
Yukiya Arashiro
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
49
Remmert Wielinga
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
50
Alexei Markov
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
51
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Martin Gilbert
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
53
Glenn Bak
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
54
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
55
Baden Cooke
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
56
Rafael Serrano
Movistar Team
s.t.
57
Cândido Barbosa
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
58
Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
59
Guillaume Boivin
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
60
Koen Barbé
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
61
Christian Kreutzfeldt
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
62
Sergey Firsanov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
63
Taylor Phinney
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
64
Luca Latini
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
s.t.
65
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
s.t.
66
Dimitry Ignatiev
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
67
Juan José Lobato
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
68
Yury Trofimov
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
69
Jonathan Hivert
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
70
Kirill Baranov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
71
Vicente García de Mateos
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
72
Alexander Mironov
Katusha Team
s.t.
73
Jens Mouris
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Maarten Tjallingii
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
75
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
76
Matthew Brammeier
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
77
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
78
Taiji Nishitani
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
79
Marek Rutkiewicz
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
80
Ian Wilkinson
Endura Racing
s.t.
81
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
82
Julien Simon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
83
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
84
Rony Martias
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
85
Egor Silin
Katusha Team
s.t.
86
Justin Williams
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
87
Ryan Anderson
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
88
Bert Grabsch
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
89
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
s.t.
90
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
91
Robin Chaigneau
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
92
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
93
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
94
Robert Partridge
Endura Racing
s.t.
95
Jack Bauer
Endura Racing
s.t.
96
Alexander Zdanov
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
97
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
98
Allan Davis
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
99
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
100
Martin Velits
HTC - FedEx
s.t.
101
Luca Pierini
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
102
Andrew Randell
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
103
Antonio Olmo
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
104
Daniel Badajos
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
105
Joel Zangerle
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
106
Yannick Talabardon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
107
René Mandri
Endura Racing
s.t.
108
Kazuhiro Mori
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
109
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
110
Gianluca Mirenda
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
111
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
112
Julio Alberto Ortiz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
113
Zakkari Dempster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
114
Sergio Hernandez
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
115
Miguel Rubiano
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
116
Dimitri Champion
Team Europcar
s.t.
117
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
118
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
119
Yoann Bagot
Team Europcar
s.t.
120
Matteo Montaguti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
121
Otavio Didier Bulgarelli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
122
Claudio Cucinotta
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
123
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
124
Tom Thill
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
125
Thomas Harris
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
126
Evan Oliphant
Endura Racing
s.t.
127
David Arroyo
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
128
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
129
Brent Bookwalter
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
130
Mikhail Antonov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
131
Americo Novembrini
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
s.t.
132
Mark Batty
Team SpiderTech powered by C10
s.t.
133
Stefan Cohnen
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
134
Pablo Iribarren
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
135
Byron Guama
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
136
Peter McDonald
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
137
Luis Mendoza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
138
Michael Tronborg
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
139
Nicolas Edet
Team Europcar
+ 2'10
140
Jeff Cabrillon
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
141
Jesus Requiro
Movistar Team
+ 7'57
142
Gediminas Kaupas
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
General Classification
1
Andrea Guardini
Katusha Team
13h21'18
2
Ben Swift
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 30
3
John Degenkolb
HTC - FedEx
+ 34
4
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 36
5
Mauro Finetto
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 37
Sprint Classification
1
Andrea Guardini
Katusha Team
80
2
Ben Swift
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
57
3
John Degenkolb
HTC - FedEx
50
4
Mauro Finetto
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
47
5
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
45
Young classification
1
Andrea Guardini
Katusha Team
13h21'18 (1)
2
John Degenkolb
HTC - FedEx
+ 34 (2)
3
Travis Meyer
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 43 (3)
4
Elia Favilli
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 45 (4)
5
Tom Thill
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
+ 46 (5)
...
11
Christian Kreutzfeldt
Team Energi Fyn - TDC
+ 51
Race evaluation
Our tactic didn't unfortunately work the way we wanted it to do. But we just have to admit that almost all riders in the race are at a very high and same niveau. The win seems impossible to reach, but we will fight for the second place on tomorrows final stage.
Great 1,2...but too late for 1st in GC....doing good in Qatar but ...i want to see more in Tour de Med...good luck.
You are doing great with the story....keep it up.
for the double!
Good luck!
