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Alex Edmondson ~ Giro Week 2!
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Teddy The Creator
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Posted on 06-08-2017 19:58
@VoetsT Cheers! Let's hope so, gonna be some stiff competition though.

May 4th, 2017

Giro d'Italia - Race Preview - GT

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Hello everybody!

Excitement is reaching fever pitch here in Sardinia, with the 100th edition of the Giro d'Italia starting in less than 24 hours! For those of you a little out of the loop, I thought I'd give you all my own mini preview of the race. I'll go over the three weeks of racing, all the riders to look out for, as well as our squad and what my role will be in the team.

2017 Route

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The first week of this year's Giro is, as usual, quite simple when compared to the rest of the race. Many stages for the sprinters, and some great early chances for the fast men to grab those elusive stage wins. However while the sprinters will be the focus during the first week, following an early rest day, stage 4 is an early test for the GC contenders, finishing on the famous Mount Etna. Those hoping to figure in the overall standings will need to be ready to ride early on in this one.

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The second week is where the GC will begin to truly take shape. As we ride further north through Italy, the climbs get tougher and the stakes get higher. Stage 9 is the first brutal climb of the Giro, with the stage cresting the Blockhaus, whose final 10kms average out around 9%. Tough stuff. We get another rest day after this, and then head straight back to it, with a 39km hilly time-trial through Umbria.

Some hilly stages (possible chances for a breakaway) precede stage 13, which will be the final chance for the sprinters to come to the fore. With a week of climbing and time-trialling coming after, it may be the day we say goodbye to many of the sprinters, including Caleb Ewan, who will need the rest with some big races on his calendar upcoming. I however am intent on lasting the full 3 weeks, but whether I get there is a different question.

Ending the 2nd week of the race is a stage similar to the one up to the Blockhaus, a short stage finishing on another famous climb, this time the Santuario di Oropa. Another key day, and the opening of what will be a brutal 8 days of racing.

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After what will surely be a day for the breakaway on stage 15, 5 days of climbing await the peloton. Stage 16 will be epic, with two summits of the Passo dello Stelvio. 4 more challenging days follow, finishing a week of racing that I'm not looking forward to at all. Everyday is a possibility of winning or losing the maglia rosa, and it will be very entertaining for those watching at home.

Then for one last test, the race will finish with an old-school 30km flat time-trial frpm Monza to Milan. It could be a lap of honour for an already safe race leader, or a day of desperation, with a pure climber desperately attempting to hold onto the lead. We'll have to wait and see, but no matter what, it will be an exciting end to what will hopefully be a terrific 100th Giro d'Italia.

Full Startlist
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i.imgur.com/mVya5XL.png GC Contenders
i.imgur.com/QjanPep.png Vincenzo Nibali (TBM) Tom Dumoulin (SUN)
i.imgur.com/QjanPep.png Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) Fabio Aru (AST)
i.imgur.com/trtw6N6.png Esteban Chaves (ORS) Ilnur Zakarin (KAT)
i.imgur.com/trtw6N6.png Sergio Henao (SKY) Mikel Landa (SKY)
i.imgur.com/trtw6N6.png Rigoberto Urán (CDT) Steven Kruijswijk (TLJ)
i.imgur.com/iKB7htF.png Domenico Pozzovivo (ALM) Diego Ulissi (UAE)
i.imgur.com/iKB7htF.png Rafal Majka (BOH) Andrey Amador (MOV)
i.imgur.com/iKB7htF.png Primož Roglič (TLJ) Rohan Dennis (BMC)

The big pre-race favourite for the 100th Giro is Italian hero and defending champion Vincenzo Nibali. His name stands out as the only former Giro winner in the field, and with a strong mountain lieutenant in Ion Izagirre, he will be hard to dethrone in the mountains. A rider of similar ilk to Nibali is Thibaut Pinot, who is regarded as one of the worlds best climbers, as well as a very talented time-triallist. However he has yet to produce any results up to his standards so far this season, so we will have to wait and see if he has got what it takes.

After finishing on the podium at his home race in 2014 & 15, Fabio Aru will be looking to go one better and finish atop the podium, putting enough time over his rivals to hold them off in the final time-trial. On the other end of the spectrum is SunWeb's Tom Dumoulin. The exciting young Dutchman is one of the world's premier time-triallist's, and with just under 70kms of racing against the clock, he could make a serious difference over his rivals in that discipline. No slouch on the mountains either, Dumoulin is a very big chance of claiming his first Grand Tour victory.

As for the rest of the field, our own Esteban Chaves leads the rest of the contenders, all with a real possibility of wearing the maglia rosa into Milano. For Esteban the time will need to be gained in the mountains, as although he is a good time-triallist, he will likely lose time to the likes of Dumoulin, Nibali & Pinot. He came so close last year, but with his tremendous form leading up to this race, we're feeling very confident in his abilities to cause a big upset and grab what we think will be the first of many GTs in his career.

i.imgur.com/toMV0os.png Top Sprinters
i.imgur.com/QjanPep.png Fernando Gaviria (QST) Caleb Ewan (ORS)
i.imgur.com/trtw6N6.png Dylan Groenewegen (TLJ) Giacomo Nizzolo (TSF)
i.imgur.com/trtw6N6.png Sacha Modolo (UAE) Nicola Bonifazio (TBM)
i.imgur.com/iKB7htF.png Sonny Colbrelli (TBM) Eduard-Michael Grosu (NIP)
i.imgur.com/iKB7htF.png Danny Van Poppel (SKY) Jens Debusschere (LTS)

Over the first two weeks of the race, the fast men will do battle on the flatter stages, fighting for those priceless stage victories. It's looking like a two-horse race, with two sensations ready to fight it out for supremacy as the best young sprinter in the world. Fernando Gaviria has had an excellent year thus far, culminating with victory at Milano - San Remo. He has developed incredibly in the last year, and is hot on the heels of teammate Marcel Kittel as the fastest man in the world. However his big competition will be from of course, our man Caleb Ewan. We've come here with the intention of stage wins, and Caleb is in top top top form. We're 100% committed to working for Caleb when we need to, and with myself, Roger Kluge & Mitch Docker working his lead out train, we are confident.

It's not just about those two however, with Dylan Groenewegen another fresh face on the scene looking to make his mark and earn his first GT stage win. And of course there is a flurry of local talent, young and old, hoping to perform at their home race and steal a win in front of an adoring crowd.

Orica - Scott Team
Esteban ChavesLeader
Caleb EwanSprinter
Simon GerransFree Element
Roman KreuzigerTeam Mate
Mitch DockerTeam Mate
Alexander EdmondsonTeam Mate
Sam BewleyTeam Mate
Roger KlugeTeam Mate
Michael HepburnTeam Mate

This is the team we've decided to bring to the Giro this year. Led of course by Esteban & Caleb, both have their respective domestiques. The DS decided not to bring all of our climbing firepower, giving Esteban just the one mountain helper instead, in the form of Roman Kreuziger. The true definition of a super-domestique, Roman is a tremendous climber, and we expect him to be next to Esteban throughout most of the high mountains, as one of the last teammates left in the front group. As for Caleb, he's got as I said earlier, myself, Mitch Docker & Roger Kluge making up his leadout train. Sam Bewley & Michael Hepburn are here as pure domestiques, grabbing water bottles & food, communicating with the DS, and sacrificing themselves if ever need be.

Our one true free rider for the entire tour will be Simon Gerrans. He's won stages here before, and at the other Grand Tours, so he's a proven opportunist at this level. Expect to see him in a lot of breakaways, as well as his signature punchy attacks and fast finishes uphill.

Into the third week, we expect Caleb & Roger to abandon the race, and myself, Sam, Mitch & Michael will transform from domestiques into part-time free riders, joining Simon in the hunt for breakaways and rogue stage wins, getting lots of TV time for the sponsors. I'm excited for that part of the race, and we've circled a couple stages in particular as days where I'll be let off the leash, on the hunt for individual glory.

And there we have it! Everything you need to know about the Giro d'Italia. I need some sleep now, but I doubt I'll be able to, I'm too excited! I can't wait for the depart tomorrow morning, I'll see you there!

Until then,
Alex
 
hillis91
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Posted on 06-08-2017 20:07
Good luck dude!

Im trying to catch up to Wink
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sutty68
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Posted on 07-08-2017 00:14
Hopefully Orica and Alex will enjoy there time in Italy Smile
 
Teddy The Creator
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Posted on 08-08-2017 13:01
@hillis91 & sutty68 Thanks guys!

May 5th, 2017

Giro d'Italia - Stage 1 - GT

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Alghero - Olbia 204.3kms

We're finally here, ready to race for the 100th Giro d'Italia. The first stage is flat, the first chance for the sprinters, with today's winner taking the first maglia rosa of the race. It's classified as a flat stage, and will most likely end in a bunch sprint, but with a few short climbs, including one 20kms before the finish line, a succesful opportunist could steal the win. A win in a mass sprint for Caleb is the priority, but if he has to Esteban will be ready to respond to any attacks.

Race Report

The first breakaway of this year's Giro was just 1-rider, Movistar's Jorge Arcas. His lead never grew very high, and the Spaniard simply enjoyed the landscape and fanfare, all the while earning the team, which didn't bring any of their big heavy-hitters, some prime TV time.

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Movistar strike gold with over 150kms of solo TV-time

After 100kms of smooth riding, a huge crash! A technical corner turned ugly, and 5 riders turned to 10, 10 to 20, and eventually more than half the peloton is on the ground. We came out nearly unscathed, except Chaves was down! Lucky for us, he got up quickly, and was surrounded by countless other big favourites (Nibali, Aru, Dumoulin, Zakarin, Pinot, Henao), so those left up front slowed dramatically and soon we were all together again.

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A terrible crash mars what was supposed to be a quiet day for the GC favourites

With Arcas now caught and the peloton back as one, we reach the first intermediate sprint. With stage wins higher on our priorites than the points jersey, we kept Caleb safe in the pack and passed on participating in the sprint. Those who did go for it were Danny Van Poppel (Sky) & Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL), with the Sky man taking the max points.

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Another contender in the sprints?

And as the peloton came closer to the final climb, it was becoming clear that several riders would not be able to recover from the crash. 6 riders have officially abandoned, the biggest name being Andrey Amador. He was here as Movistar's leader, so very dissapointing for the Costa Rican. Joining him on the list of victims are domestiques Paolo Tiralongo (Astana), Laurens Ten Dam (Sunweb), Jan Bakelants (AG2R), Manuel Senni (BMC), Jakub Mareczko (Wilier Trestina) & Jesus Herrada (Movistar). We've lost some quality riders today, a real shame.

Also struggling at the back are Fabio Aru & Ilnur Zakarin, who are surrounded by teammates. The crash clearly is taking a toll and they'll hope to survive today without losing any time.

Soon we reached the final climb, with LottoNL-Jumbo at the front, leading us upwards. Esteban & Simon were sitting in a good position, waiting for an attack to respond to.

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The final test before the sprint finish

And an attack! It's Steven Kruijswijk (TLJ) who goes first, with Christian Knees (SKY) & Bob Jungels (QST) following on his tail. 20kms left to go as they near the crest of the climb.

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The first big attack of the Giro

And not wanting to lose any early time, Esteban Chaves responds, shooting up the road after the attackers. The pace in the group lifts slightly, but we're all holding on near the front.

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A glorious sight seeing the Colombian dance up the climb

And in an instant he catches the front-3, and they head dowbhill. It seemed that Kruijswijk's intention wasn't to steal the stage win, but simply to get the mountain points, so he refuses to work and it seems they're doomed to be brought back in.

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A daring move but no dice

We head downhill, and as we catch Esteban & co, the sprint trains begin to form. I'm at the front, pushing a hard pace. LottoNL-Jumbo & Quick-Step are at the front too, but look slightly unorganised.

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The trains take form

Quick-Step were in disarray, their train falling apart & Gaviria way behind! A terrible start to the Giro for them. We on the other hand were head to head with LottoNL, pushing hard to get in the perfect position. I am done for the day now, it's down to Mitch & Roger. Ewan & Groenewegen are directly next to each other with not long left now.

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The sprinters prepare

And just as Mitch is done, Roger Kluge starts his lead out, and his chain jams! He loses lots of speed, and Caleb is forced to go it alone! Groenewegen gets a decent gap, it's not looking good.

And the Dutchman takes it! Caleb was hard on his wheel but the distance was too much to cover in just a few hundred metres. Dissapointment but nothing we could do there, just bad luck. Italians Colbrelli (TBM) & Nizzolo (TSF) take 3rd & 4th, with Gaviria coming in a disappointing 5th.

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The first GT stage win for the Dutch champion

And the biggest shock of the day comes after the race is over! Over 2 minutes after the peloton, a dejected and bruised Ilnur Zakarin rolls over the finish line, surrounded by most of his team. Disaster! And even worse, another minute passes before we see Fabio Aru, the local hero looking in terrible shape after what was a horror crash. Whether he, or Zakarin, figure at all in this race is a big question mark, with the Russian losing 2'12", and Aru 3'10".

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A disastrous start for Aru & Zakarin

Stage Results

1 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo4h44'37
2 Caleb EwanOrica - Scotts.t.
3 Sonny ColbrelliBahrain - Meridas.t.
4 Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredos.t.
5 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floorss.t.
6 Jasha SütterlinMovistar Teams.t.
7 Ben SwiftUAE Team Emiratess.t.
8 Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
9 Danny Van PoppelTeam Skys.t.
10 Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiales.t.
...
23 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.
Spoiler
11Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredos.t.
12Roger KlugeOrica - Scotts.t.
13Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudals.t.
14Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
15Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floorss.t.
16Andrea GuardiniUAE Team Emiratess.t.
17Max WalscheidTeam Sunwebs.t.
18Juan José LobatoTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
19Jempy DruckerBMC Racing Teams.t.
20Petr VakočQuick-Step Floorss.t.
21Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredos.t.
22Kristian SbaragliTeam Dimension Datas.t.
23Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.
24Michael HepburnOrica - Scotts.t.
25Simon GerransOrica - Scotts.t.
26Mitchell DockerOrica - Scotts.t.
27Shane ArchboldBora - Hansgrohes.t.
28Daniele BennatiMovistar Teams.t.
29Sebastian LangeveldCannondale - Drapacs.t.
30Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Teams.t.
31Gianluca BrambillaQuick-Step Floorss.t.
32Alberto BettiolCannondale - Drapacs.t.
33Primož RogličTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
34Thibaut PinotFDJs.t.
35Floris GertsBMC Racing Teams.t.
36Kanstantsin SiutsouBahrain - Meridas.t.
37Dario CataldoAstana Pro Teams.t.
38Adriano MaloriMovistar Teams.t.
39Iljo KeisseQuick-Step Floorss.t.
40Oscar GattoAstana Pro Teams.t.
41Dylan Van BaarleCannondale - Drapacs.t.
42Filippo PozzatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
43Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
44Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
45Esteban ChavesOrica - Scotts.t.
46Matthieu LadagnousFDJs.t.
47Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
48Vasil KiryienkaTeam Skys.t.
49Rohan DennisBMC Racing Teams.t.
50Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
51Leopold KönigBora - Hansgrohes.t.
52Tyler FarrarTeam Dimension Datas.t.
53Diego UlissiUAE Team Emiratess.t.
54Martin ElmigerBMC Racing Teams.t.
55Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
56Aleksejs SaramotinsBora - Hansgrohes.t.
57Tom BohliBMC Racing Teams.t.
58Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scotts.t.
59Alessio TalianiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
60Davide FormoloCannondale - Drapacs.t.
61Alberto LosadaTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
62Rafael AndriatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
63Alessandro BisoltiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
64Niccolo BonifazioBahrain - Meridas.t.
65Domenico PozzovivoAG2R La Mondiales.t.
66Mekseb DebesayTeam Dimension Datas.t.
67David GauduFDJs.t.
68Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiales.t.
69Sacha ModoloUAE Team Emiratess.t.
70Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
71Rafał MajkaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
72Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
73Tom DumoulinTeam Sunwebs.t.
74Simon ClarkeCannondale - Drapacs.t.
75Jasper StuyvenTrek - Segafredos.t.
76Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
77Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Skys.t.
78Marco MathisTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
79Beñat IntxaustiTeam Skys.t.
80Roberto FerrariUAE Team Emiratess.t.
81Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Teams.t.
82Ivan SantaromitaNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
83Matteo MontagutiAG2R La Mondiales.t.
84Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Datas.t.
85Lennard HofstedeTeam Sunwebs.t.
86Salvatore PuccioTeam Skys.t.
87Pavel KochetkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
88Bernhard EiselTeam Dimension Datas.t.
89Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Meridas.t.
90Marco MaroneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
91Jasper De BuystLotto - Soudals.t.
92Kiel ReijnenTrek - Segafredos.t.
93Mattia FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
94Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emiratess.t.
95Oliver NaesenAG2R La Mondiales.t.
96Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Soudals.t.
97Simone SterbiniBardiani - CSFs.t.
98John Darwin AtapumaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
99Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudals.t.
100Giovanni ViscontiBahrain - Meridas.t.
101Tobias LudvigssonFDJs.t.
102Ruben GuerreiroTrek - Segafredos.t.
103Jonathan DibbenTeam Skys.t.
104Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Datas.t.
105Christian KneesTeam Skys.t.
106Antonio NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
107Mikel LandaTeam Skys.t.
108Mirko TrosinoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
109Grégory RastTrek - Segafredos.t.
110David De La CruzQuick-Step Floorss.t.
111Marcel SiebergLotto - Soudals.t.
112Lorenzo RotaBardiani - CSFs.t.
113Yukiya ArashiroBahrain - Meridas.t.
114Mathias FrankAG2R La Mondiales.t.
115Ion IzagirreBahrain - Meridas.t.
116Sébastien ReichenbachFDJs.t.
117Maxime MonfortLotto - Soudals.t.
118Tom-Jelte SlagterCannondale - Drapacs.t.
119Sam BewleyOrica - Scotts.t.
120Enzo WoutersLotto - Soudals.t.
121Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiales.t.
122Ben GastauerAG2R La Mondiales.t.
123Rigoberto UránCannondale - Drapacs.t.
124Eugenio AlafaciTrek - Segafredos.t.
125Bart De ClercqLotto - Soudals.t.
126Oliviero TroiaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
127Marko KumpUAE Team Emiratess.t.
128David LópezTeam Skys.t.
129James ShawLotto - Soudals.t.
130Stefan KüngBMC Racing Teams.t.
131Raffaello BonusiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
132Davide MartinelliQuick-Step Floorss.t.
133Robert GesinkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
134Dries DevenynsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
135Jos Van EmdenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
136Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
137Fumiyuki BeppuTrek - Segafredos.t.
138Mark RenshawTeam Dimension Data+ 2'12
139Mirco MaestriBardiani - CSFs.t.
140Steve MorabitoFDJs.t.
141Léo VincentFDJs.t.
142Ilya KoshevoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
143Rein TaaramäeTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
144Jan BartaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
145Benoît VaugrenardFDJs.t.
146Andrea VendrameAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
147Gorka IzagirreMovistar Teams.t.
148Alan MarangoniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
149Carlos BetancurMovistar Teams.t.
150Riccardo StacchiottiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
151Yuma KoishiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
152Phil BauhausTeam Sunwebs.t.
153Ryan GibbonsTeam Dimension Datas.t.
154Mike TeunissenTeam Sunwebs.t.
155Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohes.t.
156Albert TimmerTeam Sunwebs.t.
157Nils PolittTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
158Nicolas MariniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
159Youcef ReguiguiTeam Dimension Datas.t.
160Maxim BelkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
161Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
162Roy CurversTeam Sunwebs.t.
163Matteo BusatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
164Gilbert DucournauWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
165Francesco GavazziAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
166Hugh CarthyCannondale - Drapac+ 3'10
167Marco D'UrbanoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
168Reto HollensteinTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
169Fabio AruAstana Pro Teams.t.
170Giulio CicconeBardiani - CSFs.t.
171Odd Christian EikingFDJs.t.
172Pierre RollandCannondale - Drapacs.t.
173Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Teams.t.
174Gregor MühlbergerBora - Hansgrohes.t.
175Damiano CarusoBMC Racing Teams.t.
176Luis León SánchezAstana Pro Teams.t.
177Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
178Moreno MoserAstana Pro Teams.t.
179Kohei UchimaNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
180Sam OomenTeam Sunwebs.t.
181Patrick KonradBora - Hansgrohes.t.
182Luca WackermannBardiani - CSFs.t.
183Maurits LammertinkTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
184Julen AmezquetaWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
185Paolo SimionBardiani - CSFs.t.
186Nuno BicoMovistar Teams.t.
187Yonder GodoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
188Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSFs.t.
189Matteo SpreaficoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
190Paweł PoljańskiBora - Hansgrohes.t.
191Jorge ArcasMovistar Team+ 9'07

i.imgur.com/mVya5XL.png General Classification

1 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo4h44'26
2 Caleb EwanOrica - Scott+ 5
3 Sonny ColbrelliBahrain - Merida+ 7
4 Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredo+ 9
5 Danny Van PoppelTeam Skys.t.
6 Ben SwiftUAE Team Emirates+ 10
7 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors+ 11
8 Jasha SütterlinMovistar Teams.t.
9 Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
10 Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiales.t.
...
23 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott+ 12
Spoiler
11Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredos.t.
12Roger KlugeOrica - Scotts.t.
13Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudals.t.
14Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
15Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floorss.t.
16Andrea GuardiniUAE Team Emiratess.t.
17Max WalscheidTeam Sunwebs.t.
18Juan José LobatoTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
19Jempy DruckerBMC Racing Teams.t.
20Petr VakočQuick-Step Floorss.t.
21Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredos.t.
22Kristian SbaragliTeam Dimension Datas.t.
23Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.
24Michael HepburnOrica - Scotts.t.
25Simon GerransOrica - Scotts.t.
26Mitchell DockerOrica - Scotts.t.
27Shane ArchboldBora - Hansgrohes.t.
28Daniele BennatiMovistar Teams.t.
29Sebastian LangeveldCannondale - Drapacs.t.
30Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Teams.t.
31Gianluca BrambillaQuick-Step Floorss.t.
32Alberto BettiolCannondale - Drapacs.t.
33Primož RogličTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
34Thibaut PinotFDJs.t.
35Floris GertsBMC Racing Teams.t.
36Kanstantsin SiutsouBahrain - Meridas.t.
37Dario CataldoAstana Pro Teams.t.
38Adriano MaloriMovistar Teams.t.
39Iljo KeisseQuick-Step Floorss.t.
40Oscar GattoAstana Pro Teams.t.
41Dylan Van BaarleCannondale - Drapacs.t.
42Filippo PozzatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
43Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
44Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
45Esteban ChavesOrica - Scotts.t.
46Matthieu LadagnousFDJs.t.
47Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
48Vasil KiryienkaTeam Skys.t.
49Rohan DennisBMC Racing Teams.t.
50Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
51Leopold KönigBora - Hansgrohes.t.
52Tyler FarrarTeam Dimension Datas.t.
53Diego UlissiUAE Team Emiratess.t.
54Martin ElmigerBMC Racing Teams.t.
55Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
56Aleksejs SaramotinsBora - Hansgrohes.t.
57Tom BohliBMC Racing Teams.t.
58Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scotts.t.
59Alessio TalianiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
60Davide FormoloCannondale - Drapacs.t.
61Alberto LosadaTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
62Rafael AndriatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
63Alessandro BisoltiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
64Niccolo BonifazioBahrain - Meridas.t.
65Domenico PozzovivoAG2R La Mondiales.t.
66Mekseb DebesayTeam Dimension Datas.t.
67David GauduFDJs.t.
68Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiales.t.
69Sacha ModoloUAE Team Emiratess.t.
70Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
71Rafał MajkaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
72Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
73Tom DumoulinTeam Sunwebs.t.
74Simon ClarkeCannondale - Drapacs.t.
75Jasper StuyvenTrek - Segafredos.t.
76Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
77Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Skys.t.
78Marco MathisTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
79Beñat IntxaustiTeam Skys.t.
80Roberto FerrariUAE Team Emiratess.t.
81Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Teams.t.
82Ivan SantaromitaNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
83Matteo MontagutiAG2R La Mondiales.t.
84Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Datas.t.
85Lennard HofstedeTeam Sunwebs.t.
86Salvatore PuccioTeam Skys.t.
87Pavel KochetkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
88Bernhard EiselTeam Dimension Datas.t.
89Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Meridas.t.
90Marco MaroneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
91Jasper De BuystLotto - Soudals.t.
92Kiel ReijnenTrek - Segafredos.t.
93Mattia FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
94Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emiratess.t.
95Oliver NaesenAG2R La Mondiales.t.
96Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Soudals.t.
97Simone SterbiniBardiani - CSFs.t.
98John Darwin AtapumaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
99Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudals.t.
100Giovanni ViscontiBahrain - Meridas.t.
101Tobias LudvigssonFDJs.t.
102Ruben GuerreiroTrek - Segafredos.t.
103Jonathan DibbenTeam Skys.t.
104Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Datas.t.
105Christian KneesTeam Skys.t.
106Antonio NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
107Mikel LandaTeam Skys.t.
108Mirko TrosinoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
109Grégory RastTrek - Segafredos.t.
110David De La CruzQuick-Step Floorss.t.
111Marcel SiebergLotto - Soudals.t.
112Lorenzo RotaBardiani - CSFs.t.
113Yukiya ArashiroBahrain - Meridas.t.
114Mathias FrankAG2R La Mondiales.t.
115Ion IzagirreBahrain - Meridas.t.
116Sébastien ReichenbachFDJs.t.
117Maxime MonfortLotto - Soudals.t.
118Tom-Jelte SlagterCannondale - Drapacs.t.
119Sam BewleyOrica - Scotts.t.
120Enzo WoutersLotto - Soudals.t.
121Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiales.t.
122Ben GastauerAG2R La Mondiales.t.
123Rigoberto UránCannondale - Drapacs.t.
124Eugenio AlafaciTrek - Segafredos.t.
125Bart De ClercqLotto - Soudals.t.
126Oliviero TroiaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
127Marko KumpUAE Team Emiratess.t.
128David LópezTeam Skys.t.
129James ShawLotto - Soudals.t.
130Stefan KüngBMC Racing Teams.t.
131Raffaello BonusiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
132Davide MartinelliQuick-Step Floorss.t.
133Robert GesinkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
134Dries DevenynsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
135Jos Van EmdenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
136Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
137Fumiyuki BeppuTrek - Segafredos.t.
138Mark RenshawTeam Dimension Data+ 2'23
139Mirco MaestriBardiani - CSFs.t.
140Steve MorabitoFDJs.t.
141Léo VincentFDJs.t.
142Ilya KoshevoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
143Rein TaaramäeTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
144Jan BartaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
145Benoît VaugrenardFDJs.t.
146Andrea VendrameAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
147Gorka IzagirreMovistar Teams.t.
148Alan MarangoniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
149Carlos BetancurMovistar Teams.t.
150Riccardo StacchiottiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
151Yuma KoishiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
152Phil BauhausTeam Sunwebs.t.
153Ryan GibbonsTeam Dimension Datas.t.
154Mike TeunissenTeam Sunwebs.t.
155Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohes.t.
156Albert TimmerTeam Sunwebs.t.
157Nils PolittTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
158Nicolas MariniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
159Youcef ReguiguiTeam Dimension Datas.t.
160Maxim BelkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
161Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
162Roy CurversTeam Sunwebs.t.
163Matteo BusatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
164Gilbert DucournauWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
165Francesco GavazziAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
166Hugh CarthyCannondale - Drapac+ 3'21
167Marco D'UrbanoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
168Reto HollensteinTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
169Fabio AruAstana Pro Teams.t.
170Giulio CicconeBardiani - CSFs.t.
171Odd Christian EikingFDJs.t.
172Pierre RollandCannondale - Drapacs.t.
173Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Teams.t.
174Gregor MühlbergerBora - Hansgrohes.t.
175Damiano CarusoBMC Racing Teams.t.
176Luis León SánchezAstana Pro Teams.t.
177Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
178Moreno MoserAstana Pro Teams.t.
179Kohei UchimaNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
180Sam OomenTeam Sunwebs.t.
181Patrick KonradBora - Hansgrohes.t.
182Luca WackermannBardiani - CSFs.t.
183Maurits LammertinkTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
184Julen AmezquetaWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
185Paolo SimionBardiani - CSFs.t.
186Nuno BicoMovistar Teams.t.
187Yonder GodoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
188Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSFs.t.
189Matteo SpreaficoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
190Paweł PoljańskiBora - Hansgrohes.t.
191Jorge ArcasMovistar Team+ 9'12

i.imgur.com/toMV0os.png Points Classification

1 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo29
2 Caleb EwanOrica - Scott20
3 Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredo20
4 Jorge ArcasMovistar Team16
5 Sonny ColbrelliBahrain - Merida16
Spoiler
6Ben SwiftUAE Team Emirates16
7Danny Van PoppelTeam Sky15
8Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors12
9Jasha SütterlinMovistar Team10
10Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantini8
11Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudal8
12Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiale6
13Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredo5
14Roger KlugeOrica - Scott4
15Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo2
16Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floors1

i.imgur.com/kj1qEJA.png King of the Mountains

1 Jorge ArcasMovistar Team6
2 Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo6
3 Sam BewleyOrica - Scott2
4 Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors2
5 Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo1
Spoiler
6Christian KneesTeam Sky1

i.imgur.com/4CNIIRC.png Young Riders Classification

1 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo4h44'26
2 Caleb EwanOrica - Scott+ 5
3 Danny Van PoppelTeam Sky+ 9
4 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors+ 11
5 Jasha SütterlinMovistar Teams.t.
…
9 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.

We got so close, another 2nd place. Frown But nothing we could do, simply just bad luck. We're focusing on the next sprint already. As for the crash, dissapointing to lose some riders already, and not the way that Esteban would've wanted to gain time on Aru & Zakarin, but we can't complain.

Tomorrow is already a tough stage, could see some more attacking action.

See you then,
Alex
 
Teddy The Creator
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Posted on 08-08-2017 15:50
May 6th, 2017

Giro d'Italia - Stage 2 - GT

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Olbia - Tortoli 202.4kms

Today's stage has a very up and down route, hardly a moment of flat road before the final 5kms. Anything could happen today; a breakaway could succeed, there could be a late attack from the peloton from a GC contender or a strong puncheur, or it could finish in a sprint. We could very likely have a new pink jersey holder at the end of the day.

Race Report

The peloton were happy to let a breakaway go, with 6 riders out in front. One of them was yesterday's most combative rider and KoM leader Jorge Arcas, looking to defend his jersey for one more day. We needed all our riders with us today so chose not to try and join.

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6 riders out in front

Caleb Ewan was looking pretty in mauve today, wearing the points leaders jersey, in place of race leader Dylan Groenewegen. A very recognisable look, with Groenewegen in pink, Argas in blue, and Danny Van Poppel in white.

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Caleb Ewan comfortable in the peloton

BMC's Floris Gerts took the 7 points over the top of the first proper climb of the day, just ahead of Lukas Pöstlberger (Bora - Hansgrohe). This put him in provisional KoM lead, with current leader Arcas struggling in the breakaway, clearly tired from 150kms of solo riding yesterday.

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Gerts & Pöstlberger crossing first through the town of Nuoro

And we've got another big crash in the peloton! Not as destructive as yesterday, but some big names are down, including the pink jersey, as well as Rigoberto Uran, Rohan Dennis and many more. They all get up off the ground and catch up eventually though, with no obvious damage. Some weren't so lucky however. Gregor Mühlberger (Bora - Hansgrohe) & Alberto Bettiol (Cannondale - Drapac) are forced to abandon. More riders lost in just 2 days of what should've been safe racing. Lucky for us we had no riders caught up in the fall.

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Another crash takes out some unlucky riders in the peloton

With the peloton almost all back together, and the pink jersey back in the frame, the riders begin to head up the Passo Genna Silana. A long, 25km climb, however it averages out at only 3%, so we doubt it'll cause any serious damage. We must still work hard to make sure Caleb stays up front, and since I'm feeling good I'll be guiding him personally.

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A long climb, but one of the easier ones the peloton will face this entire race.

Despite not being too steep, halfway up and the length of the climb was starting to take it's toll. The peloton was down to 85 or so riders, with more dropping off the back. We had lost 4 riders already (Kluge, Docker, Hepburn & Bewley), however all our big names were still sitting near the front. Caleb and I were getting very tired, but with not too long left we pushed hard to get over the top, knowing that nearly 40kms of descending, and time to recover, awaited us. The pink jersey was well behind us, but still holding onto the main group.

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The Passo Genna Silana proving tougher than imagined

The first rider to crest the climb was Lukas Pöstlberger, who had dropped all fellow riders and was now riding solo, praying to hold onto his lead to the finish. With the peloton nearly at the top of the climb, we would get a time-check, with the last one coming in at just over a minute.

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The Austrian was all alone

The peloton was now over the top, and Ewan, Groenewegen & Gaviria were all in the group, which was 79 strong with no major riders missing. However after a long day, would the sprinters still be strong enough to sprint? Or could a rider like Simon Gerrans or Fabio Felline steal it? Before they thought about the finish however, they'd have to catch Pöstlberger, who was 1'15" ahead, with 35 kms til the finish.

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Over the top and straight back down

Under the 10km to go banner, and Pöstlberger still was leading. His lead was right on 30", and he was giving it everything he got. No matter what happens, it's a success today for him & Bora, getting lots of peak TV time.

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The Bora barouder daring to dream

As we finished the descent, and rode into the last 5kms, I began to hit the front, pushing the pace with Caleb on my wheel. It would be a long lead out but he and I were feeling good and I was confident I could get our man into the perfect position. Gaviria hops on Ewan's wheel, and the sprint would soon be on, with Pöstlberger in sight just up the road.

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5kms left after a very long day

Pöstlberger is just overtaken as the finish line is now in sight! I'm up in front, as the other sprinters start to go behind me. Caleb is waiting patiently for the perfect time to pounce. We couldn't have done this better, now it's about execution!

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Where is the pink jersey?

The sprint is on, it's Ewan in front, with Gaviria & Felline neck and neck to his right. And the maglia rosa is charging through the middle! Who would take it?

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A true sprinters battle!

And as it comes down to the very last metre, Caleb Ewan just takes it! Gaviria is second by an inch, with Groenewegen finishing the podium. Now that feels good!

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A perfect lead out and perfect execution

And on top of the win, from bonus seconds, Caleb Ewan takes the leader's jersey by 1 second!

Stage Results

1 Caleb EwanOrica - Scott5h08'21
2 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floorss.t.
3 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
4 Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredos.t.
5 Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
6 Tom DumoulinTeam Sunwebs.t.
7 Christian KneesTeam Skys.t.
8 Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Meridas.t.
9 Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
10 Ben SwiftUAE Team Emiratess.t.
...
31 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.
Spoiler
11Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiales.t.
12Beñat IntxaustiTeam Skys.t.
13Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scotts.t.
14David GauduFDJs.t.
15Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Teams.t.
16Simon GerransOrica - Scotts.t.
17Tobias LudvigssonFDJs.t.
18Sonny ColbrelliBahrain - Meridas.t.
19Diego UlissiUAE Team Emiratess.t.
20Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
21Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
22Thibaut PinotFDJs.t.
23Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Skys.t.
24Kanstantsin SiutsouBahrain - Meridas.t.
25Vasil KiryienkaTeam Skys.t.
26Esteban ChavesOrica - Scotts.t.
27Mikel LandaTeam Skys.t.
28Dries DevenynsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
29Maurits LammertinkTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
30Gianluca BrambillaQuick-Step Floorss.t.
31Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.
32Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Teams.t.
33Oliver NaesenAG2R La Mondiales.t.
34Aleksejs SaramotinsBora - Hansgrohes.t.
35Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
36Sébastien ReichenbachFDJs.t.
37Petr VakočQuick-Step Floorss.t.
38Fabio AruAstana Pro Teams.t.
39Domenico PozzovivoAG2R La Mondiales.t.
40Rafał MajkaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
41David De La CruzQuick-Step Floorss.t.
42Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
43Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
44Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floorss.t.
45Floris GertsBMC Racing Teams.t.
46Leopold KönigBora - Hansgrohes.t.
47Sebastian LangeveldCannondale - Drapacs.t.
48Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohes.t.
49Rigoberto UránCannondale - Drapacs.t.
50Salvatore PuccioTeam Skys.t.
51Dario CataldoAstana Pro Teams.t.
52Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Teams.t.
53Matteo MontagutiAG2R La Mondiales.t.
54Mathias FrankAG2R La Mondiales.t.
55Pierre RollandCannondale - Drapacs.t.
56Hugh CarthyCannondale - Drapacs.t.
57Rein TaaramäeTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
58Luis León SánchezAstana Pro Teams.t.
59Dylan Van BaarleCannondale - Drapacs.t.
60Simon ClarkeCannondale - Drapacs.t.
61Paweł PoljańskiBora - Hansgrohes.t.
62Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiales.t.
63Tom-Jelte SlagterCannondale - Drapacs.t.
64Matteo BusatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
65Patrick KonradBora - Hansgrohes.t.
66Rohan DennisBMC Racing Teams.t.
67Mekseb DebesayTeam Dimension Datas.t.
68Damiano CarusoBMC Racing Teams.t.
69Martin ElmigerBMC Racing Teams.t.
70Alessio TalianiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
71Giulio CicconeBardiani - CSFs.t.
72Ben GastauerAG2R La Mondiales.t.
73Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Datas.t.
74Jasper StuyvenTrek - Segafredos.t.
75Lorenzo RotaBardiani - CSFs.t.
76Moreno MoserAstana Pro Teams.t.
77Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
78Robert GesinkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
79Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredos.t.
80Primož RogličTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
81Roberto FerrariUAE Team Emirates+ 2'38
82Matthieu LadagnousFDJs.t.
83Pavel KochetkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
84Steve MorabitoFDJs.t.
85Danny Van PoppelTeam Skys.t.
86Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emiratess.t.
87Alberto LosadaTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
88Giovanni ViscontiBahrain - Meridas.t.
89Ion IzagirreBahrain - Meridas.t.
90Max WalscheidTeam Sunwebs.t.
91Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
92Rafael AndriatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
93Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
94Jos Van EmdenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
95Sacha ModoloUAE Team Emiratess.t.
96Luca WackermannBardiani - CSFs.t.
97David LópezTeam Skys.t.
98Filippo PozzatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
99Kristian SbaragliTeam Dimension Datas.t.
100Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Soudals.t.
101Ivan SantaromitaNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
102Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudals.t.
103Alessandro BisoltiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
104Jasha SütterlinMovistar Teams.t.
105Bart De ClercqLotto - Soudals.t.
106Carlos BetancurMovistar Teams.t.
107Jorge ArcasMovistar Teams.t.
108Gorka IzagirreMovistar Teams.t.
109Roger KlugeOrica - Scotts.t.
110Mitchell DockerOrica - Scotts.t.
111John Darwin AtapumaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
112Jan BartaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
113Maxim BelkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
114Eugenio AlafaciTrek - Segafredos.t.
115Reto HollensteinTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
116Niccolo BonifazioBahrain - Meridas.t.
117Ilya KoshevoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
118Mike TeunissenTeam Sunwebs.t.
119Juan José LobatoTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
120Kiel ReijnenTrek - Segafredos.t.
121Maxime MonfortLotto - Soudals.t.
122Oscar GattoAstana Pro Teams.t.
123Sam OomenTeam Sunwebs.t.
124Stefan KüngBMC Racing Teams.t.
125Michael HepburnOrica - Scotts.t.
126Ruben GuerreiroTrek - Segafredos.t.
127Fumiyuki BeppuTrek - Segafredos.t.
128Kohei UchimaNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 4'24
129Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
130Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiales.t.
131Jempy DruckerBMC Racing Teams.t.
132Tyler FarrarTeam Dimension Datas.t.
133Phil BauhausTeam Sunwebs.t.
134Albert TimmerTeam Sunwebs.t.
135Matteo SpreaficoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
136Davide MartinelliQuick-Step Floorss.t.
137Youcef ReguiguiTeam Dimension Datas.t.
138Julen AmezquetaWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
139Daniele BennatiMovistar Teams.t.
140Sam BewleyOrica - Scotts.t.
141Benoît VaugrenardFDJs.t.
142Bernhard EiselTeam Dimension Datas.t.
143Iljo KeisseQuick-Step Floorss.t.
144Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Datas.t.
145Ryan GibbonsTeam Dimension Datas.t.
146Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredos.t.
147Shane ArchboldBora - Hansgrohes.t.
148Nils PolittTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
149Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
150Grégory RastTrek - Segafredos.t.
151Andrea VendrameAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
152Jasper De BuystLotto - Soudals.t.
153Simone SterbiniBardiani - CSFs.t.
154Raffaello BonusiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
155Marko KumpUAE Team Emiratess.t.
156Riccardo StacchiottiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
157Alan MarangoniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
158Paolo SimionBardiani - CSFs.t.
159Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSFs.t.
160Odd Christian EikingFDJs.t.
161Roy CurversTeam Sunwebs.t.
162Mattia FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
163Tom BohliBMC Racing Teams.t.
164Léo VincentFDJs.t.
165Mark RenshawTeam Dimension Data+ 7'12
166Andrea GuardiniUAE Team Emiratess.t.
167Antonio NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
168Adriano MaloriMovistar Teams.t.
169Yonder GodoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
170Francesco GavazziAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
171Nicolas MariniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
172James ShawLotto - Soudals.t.
173Nuno BicoMovistar Teams.t.
174Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
175Davide FormoloCannondale - Drapacs.t.
176Oliviero TroiaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
177Yukiya ArashiroBahrain - Merida+ 8'06
178Marcel SiebergLotto - Soudal+ 14'32
179Lennard HofstedeTeam Sunwebs.t.
180Marco MaroneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
181Mirko TrosinoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 16'14
182Enzo WoutersLotto - Soudal+ 17'00
183Jonathan DibbenTeam Sky+ 17'39
184Marco MathisTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 18'19
185Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudal+ 18'57
186Marco D'UrbanoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 21'38
187Gilbert DucournauWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 24'13
188Yuma KoishiNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 27'51

i.imgur.com/mVya5XL.png General Classification

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A dream start for the team and Caleb!

1 Caleb EwanOrica - Scott9h52'42
2 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 1
3 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors+ 10
4 Sonny ColbrelliBahrain - Merida+ 12
5 Floris GertsBMC Racing Team+ 13
6 Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
7 Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredo+ 14
8 Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Datas.t.
9 Ben SwiftUAE Team Emirates+ 15
10 Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 16
...
15 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.
Spoiler
11Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredos.t.
12Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiales.t.
13Simon GerransOrica - Scotts.t.
14Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Teams.t.
15Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.
16Thibaut PinotFDJs.t.
17Petr VakočQuick-Step Floorss.t.
18Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floorss.t.
19Kanstantsin SiutsouBahrain - Meridas.t.
20Gianluca BrambillaQuick-Step Floorss.t.
21Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
22Esteban ChavesOrica - Scotts.t.
23Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scotts.t.
24Diego UlissiUAE Team Emiratess.t.
25Vasil KiryienkaTeam Skys.t.
26Sebastian LangeveldCannondale - Drapacs.t.
27Tom DumoulinTeam Sunwebs.t.
28David GauduFDJs.t.
29Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
30Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
31Dario CataldoAstana Pro Teams.t.
32Aleksejs SaramotinsBora - Hansgrohes.t.
33Beñat IntxaustiTeam Skys.t.
34Leopold KönigBora - Hansgrohes.t.
35Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Meridas.t.
36Dylan Van BaarleCannondale - Drapacs.t.
37Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Skys.t.
38Domenico PozzovivoAG2R La Mondiales.t.
39Rafał MajkaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
40Christian KneesTeam Skys.t.
41Primož RogličTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
42Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Teams.t.
43Rohan DennisBMC Racing Teams.t.
44Tobias LudvigssonFDJs.t.
45Martin ElmigerBMC Racing Teams.t.
46Oliver NaesenAG2R La Mondiales.t.
47Alessio TalianiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
48Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiales.t.
49Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
50Mekseb DebesayTeam Dimension Datas.t.
51Simon ClarkeCannondale - Drapacs.t.
52Mikel LandaTeam Skys.t.
53Matteo MontagutiAG2R La Mondiales.t.
54Salvatore PuccioTeam Skys.t.
55Jasper StuyvenTrek - Segafredos.t.
56David De La CruzQuick-Step Floorss.t.
57Sébastien ReichenbachFDJs.t.
58Dries DevenynsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
59Mathias FrankAG2R La Mondiales.t.
60Rigoberto UránCannondale - Drapacs.t.
61Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
62Tom-Jelte SlagterCannondale - Drapacs.t.
63Lorenzo RotaBardiani - CSFs.t.
64Ben GastauerAG2R La Mondiales.t.
65Robert GesinkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
66Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe+ 2'25
67Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 2'28
68Rein TaaramäeTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
69Matteo BusatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
70Danny Van PoppelTeam Sky+ 2'52
71Fumiyuki BeppuTrek - Segafredo+ 2'53
72Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 2'54
73Max WalscheidTeam Sunwebs.t.
74Jasha SütterlinMovistar Teams.t.
75Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudals.t.
76Roger KlugeOrica - Scotts.t.
77Kristian SbaragliTeam Dimension Datas.t.
78Matthieu LadagnousFDJs.t.
79Mitchell DockerOrica - Scotts.t.
80Juan José LobatoTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
81Filippo PozzatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
82Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
83Alberto LosadaTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
84Michael HepburnOrica - Scotts.t.
85Rafael AndriatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
86Roberto FerrariUAE Team Emiratess.t.
87Oscar GattoAstana Pro Teams.t.
88Sacha ModoloUAE Team Emiratess.t.
89Alessandro BisoltiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
90Pavel KochetkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
91Niccolo BonifazioBahrain - Meridas.t.
92Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emiratess.t.
93Ivan SantaromitaNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
94Giovanni ViscontiBahrain - Meridas.t.
95Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Soudals.t.
96Ion IzagirreBahrain - Meridas.t.
97John Darwin AtapumaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
98Kiel ReijnenTrek - Segafredos.t.
99David LópezTeam Skys.t.
100Ruben GuerreiroTrek - Segafredos.t.
101Jos Van EmdenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
102Bart De ClercqLotto - Soudals.t.
103Maxime MonfortLotto - Soudals.t.
104Eugenio AlafaciTrek - Segafredos.t.
105Stefan KüngBMC Racing Teams.t.
106Fabio AruAstana Pro Team+ 3'26
107Maurits LammertinkTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
108Hugh CarthyCannondale - Drapacs.t.
109Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Teams.t.
110Pierre RollandCannondale - Drapacs.t.
111Luis León SánchezAstana Pro Teams.t.
112Giulio CicconeBardiani - CSFs.t.
113Damiano CarusoBMC Racing Teams.t.
114Patrick KonradBora - Hansgrohes.t.
115Paweł PoljańskiBora - Hansgrohes.t.
116Moreno MoserAstana Pro Teams.t.
117Jempy DruckerBMC Racing Team+ 4'40
118Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredos.t.
119Daniele BennatiMovistar Teams.t.
120Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
121Shane ArchboldBora - Hansgrohes.t.
122Iljo KeisseQuick-Step Floorss.t.
123Tyler FarrarTeam Dimension Datas.t.
124Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
125Tom BohliBMC Racing Teams.t.
126Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Datas.t.
127Bernhard EiselTeam Dimension Datas.t.
128Jasper De BuystLotto - Soudals.t.
129Simone SterbiniBardiani - CSFs.t.
130Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiales.t.
131Mattia FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
132Grégory RastTrek - Segafredos.t.
133Sam BewleyOrica - Scotts.t.
134Davide MartinelliQuick-Step Floorss.t.
135Marko KumpUAE Team Emiratess.t.
136Raffaello BonusiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
137Steve MorabitoFDJ+ 5'06
138Gorka IzagirreMovistar Teams.t.
139Carlos BetancurMovistar Teams.t.
140Jan BartaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
141Ilya KoshevoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
142Mike TeunissenTeam Sunwebs.t.
143Maxim BelkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
144Luca WackermannBardiani - CSF+ 6'04
145Reto HollensteinTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
146Sam OomenTeam Sunwebs.t.
147Phil BauhausTeam Sunweb+ 6'52
148Benoît VaugrenardFDJs.t.
149Albert TimmerTeam Sunwebs.t.
150Youcef ReguiguiTeam Dimension Datas.t.
151Andrea VendrameAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
152Ryan GibbonsTeam Dimension Datas.t.
153Léo VincentFDJs.t.
154Alan MarangoniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
155Nils PolittTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
156Riccardo StacchiottiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
157Roy CurversTeam Sunwebs.t.
158Andrea GuardiniUAE Team Emirates+ 7'28
159Adriano MaloriMovistar Teams.t.
160Davide FormoloCannondale - Drapacs.t.
161Antonio NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
162James ShawLotto - Soudals.t.
163Oliviero TroiaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
164Kohei UchimaNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 7'50
165Julen AmezquetaWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
166Matteo SpreaficoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
167Odd Christian EikingFDJs.t.
168Paolo SimionBardiani - CSFs.t.
169Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSFs.t.
170Yukiya ArashiroBahrain - Merida+ 8'22
171Mark RenshawTeam Dimension Data+ 9'40
172Nicolas MariniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
173Francesco GavazziAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
174Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSF+ 10'38
175Yonder GodoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
176Nuno BicoMovistar Teams.t.
177Jorge ArcasMovistar Team+ 11'55
178Lennard HofstedeTeam Sunweb+ 14'48
179Marco MaroneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
180Marcel SiebergLotto - Soudals.t.
181Mirko TrosinoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 16'30
182Enzo WoutersLotto - Soudal+ 17'16
183Jonathan DibbenTeam Sky+ 17'55
184Marco MathisTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 18'35
185Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudal+ 19'13
186Marco D'UrbanoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 25'04
187Gilbert DucournauWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 26'41
188Yuma KoishiNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 30'19

i.imgur.com/toMV0os.png Points Classification

1 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo45
2 Caleb EwanOrica - Scott45
3 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors32
4 Ben SwiftUAE Team Emirates22
5 Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredo20
Spoiler
6Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantini20
7Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredo19
8Jorge ArcasMovistar Team18
9Sonny ColbrelliBahrain - Merida16
10Danny Van PoppelTeam Sky15
11Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiale11
12Floris GertsBMC Racing Team11
13Jasha SütterlinMovistar Team10
14Tom DumoulinTeam Sunweb10
15Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe10
16Christian KneesTeam Sky9
17Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudal8
18Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec8
19Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Merida8
20Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Data8
21Tanel KangertAstana Pro Team7
22Fumiyuki BeppuTrek - Segafredo7
23Roger KlugeOrica - Scott4
24Beñat IntxaustiTeam Sky4
25Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scott3
26Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo2
27David GauduFDJ2
28Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floors1
29Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Team1

i.imgur.com/kj1qEJA.png King of the Mountains

1 Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe18
2 Floris GertsBMC Racing Team16
3 Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Data7
4 Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo6
5 Jorge ArcasMovistar Team6
Spoiler
6David De La CruzQuick-Step Floors4
7Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo3
8Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec2
9Sam BewleyOrica - Scott2
10Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors2
11Simon GerransOrica - Scott1
12Christian KneesTeam Sky1

i.imgur.com/4CNIIRC.png Young Riders Classification

1 Caleb EwanOrica - Scott9h52'42
2 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 1
3 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors+ 10
4 Floris GertsBMC Racing Team+ 13
5 Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 16
6 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.

Yes! What a day! Champagne will be flowing at dinner tonight after a perfect stage! The DS told me personally how happy he was with my ride, saying we couldn't have done it without me. Really feels great to help the team so much, especially on one of the biggest stages of all. We're ready to defend tomorrow, and execute just as we did today. Woo!

See you tomorrow!

Alex
Edited by Teddy The Creator on 08-08-2017 17:56
 
Teddy The Creator
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Posted on 09-08-2017 15:58
May 7th, 2017

Giro d'Italia - Stage 3 - GT

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Tortoli - Cagliari 146.8kms

Today is another chance for the sprinters, and a lot less effort than yesterday. We've got the pink, so that means it's our job to bring back the breakaway, and set up the peloton for the sprint. It's gonna be tough to stop Groenewegen & Gaviria, but we did it yesterday, so let's get out there and do it again.

Race Report

7 riders were part of today's breakaway, but with such a flat profile and limited chances for the sprinters, we didn't let them get far. With help from LottoNL - Jumbo, we held their lead to 3 minutes and as soon as we entered the last 50kms, we began to reel them back in.

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Mission accomplished: TV time

LottoNL seemed just as hellbent on catching the break as we did, with powerhouses Primož Roglič & Jos Van Emden pushing hard. We were happy to sit back and got in our sprint train formation. 20kms left and the breaks lead was under 90 seconds.

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The Orica train takes form early on

Down to 10kms now and I was now putting the hammer down. I started to see the riders up ahead and did everything I could to catch them as soon as possible. Gaviria was stuck in no-mans land, with no visible train. LottoNL on the other hand were looking comfortable, with Groenewegen right next to Ewan.

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The pink jersey looking comfortable

It was LottoNL & Orica, head to head. The former had some strong riders, and just as I emptied my tank, they began to inch slightly ahead of us. My job was done as I eased back into the group. The final sprint would soon start.

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LottoNL Jumbo vs. Orica - Scott

Lotto's lead out of Lars Boom & J.J. Lobato was too strong for us, with Roger Kluge not having a great day. We began to fall back slightly while Groenewegen was flung into a perfect position, with Eduard-Michael Grosu picking the right wheel. Caleb would have to pull off an incredible sprint to get this now.

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An incredible lead out from J.J. Lobato

And as deserved, Groenewegen takes the win ahead of a brave Grosu, and takes back the maglia rosa. Gaviria just overtook Caleb for 3rd, pushing us into a dissapoitning 4th. We may have to re-think our sprint train formation after today.

i.imgur.com/1MdohWh.jpg
Back into pink for Dylan Groenewegen

Stage Results

1 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo3h06'07
2 Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
3 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floorss.t.
4 Caleb EwanOrica - Scotts.t.
5 Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredos.t.
6 Danny Van PoppelTeam Skys.t.
7 Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudals.t.
8 Ben SwiftUAE Team Emiratess.t.
9 Roger KlugeOrica - Scotts.t.
10 Mitchell DockerOrica - Scotts.t.
...
30 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t
Spoiler
11Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
12Phil BauhausTeam Sunwebs.t.
13Juan José LobatoTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
14Oscar GattoAstana Pro Teams.t.
15Thibaut PinotFDJs.t.
16Tom DumoulinTeam Sunwebs.t.
17Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
18Roy CurversTeam Sunwebs.t.
19Tom-Jelte SlagterCannondale - Drapacs.t.
20Mikel LandaTeam Skys.t.
21Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
22Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiales.t.
23Rigoberto UránCannondale - Drapacs.t.
24Esteban ChavesOrica - Scotts.t.
25Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
26Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Skys.t.
27Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scotts.t.
28Fabio AruAstana Pro Teams.t.
29Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
30Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.
31Marco MathisTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
32Michael HepburnOrica - Scotts.t.
33Simon GerransOrica - Scotts.t.
34Shane ArchboldBora - Hansgrohes.t.
35Pierre RollandCannondale - Drapacs.t.
36Rafał MajkaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
37Gianluca BrambillaQuick-Step Floorss.t.
38Ion IzagirreBahrain - Meridas.t.
39Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floorss.t.
40Diego UlissiUAE Team Emiratess.t.
41Kanstantsin SiutsouBahrain - Meridas.t.
42Beñat IntxaustiTeam Skys.t.
43Matteo MontagutiAG2R La Mondiales.t.
44Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiales.t.
45Robert GesinkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
46Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Teams.t.
47Domenico PozzovivoAG2R La Mondiales.t.
48Vasil KiryienkaTeam Skys.t.
49Mathias FrankAG2R La Mondiales.t.
50Rein TaaramäeTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
51Sébastien ReichenbachFDJs.t.
52Leopold KönigBora - Hansgrohes.t.
53Léo VincentFDJs.t.
54Dario CataldoAstana Pro Teams.t.
55Sam BewleyOrica - Scotts.t.
56David GauduFDJs.t.
57David De La CruzQuick-Step Floorss.t.
58Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredos.t.
59Mike TeunissenTeam Sunwebs.t.
60Niccolo BonifazioBahrain - Meridas.t.
61Hugh CarthyCannondale - Drapacs.t.
62Paweł PoljańskiBora - Hansgrohes.t.
63Patrick KonradBora - Hansgrohes.t.
64Ben GastauerAG2R La Mondiales.t.
65Davide FormoloCannondale - Drapacs.t.
66Luis León SánchezAstana Pro Teams.t.
67Sacha ModoloUAE Team Emiratess.t.
68Rafael AndriatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
69Roberto FerrariUAE Team Emiratess.t.
70Oliviero TroiaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
71Mark RenshawTeam Dimension Datas.t.
72Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
73Jempy DruckerBMC Racing Teams.t.
74Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Meridas.t.
75Tobias LudvigssonFDJs.t.
76Moreno MoserAstana Pro Teams.t.
77Simon ClarkeCannondale - Drapacs.t.
78Rohan DennisBMC Racing Teams.t.
79Jan BartaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
80Primož RogličTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
81Kristian SbaragliTeam Dimension Datas.t.
82Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohes.t.
83Maurits LammertinkTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
84Giovanni ViscontiBahrain - Meridas.t.
85David LópezTeam Skys.t.
86Alberto LosadaTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
87Julen AmezquetaWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
88Matteo BusatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
89Davide MartinelliQuick-Step Floorss.t.
90Max WalscheidTeam Sunwebs.t.
91Sonny ColbrelliBahrain - Meridas.t.
92Pavel KochetkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
93Matthieu LadagnousFDJs.t.
94Yukiya ArashiroBahrain - Meridas.t.
95Marcel SiebergLotto - Soudals.t.
96Steve MorabitoFDJs.t.
97Bart De ClercqLotto - Soudals.t.
98Damiano CarusoBMC Racing Teams.t.
99Reto HollensteinTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
100Nils PolittTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
101Sam OomenTeam Sunwebs.t.
102Dylan Van BaarleCannondale - Drapacs.t.
103Maxim BelkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
104Salvatore PuccioTeam Skys.t.
105Nicolas MariniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
106Odd Christian EikingFDJs.t.
107Jasper StuyvenTrek - Segafredos.t.
108Jasha SütterlinMovistar Teams.t.
109Tom BohliBMC Racing Teams.t.
110Gorka IzagirreMovistar Teams.t.
111Albert TimmerTeam Sunwebs.t.
112Floris GertsBMC Racing Teams.t.
113Daniele BennatiMovistar Teams.t.
114Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Soudals.t.
115Simone SterbiniBardiani - CSFs.t.
116Benoît VaugrenardFDJs.t.
117Andrea GuardiniUAE Team Emiratess.t.
118Stefan KüngBMC Racing Teams.t.
119Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Teams.t.
120Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
121Oliver NaesenAG2R La Mondiales.t.
122Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Teams.t.
123Ilya KoshevoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
124Alessio TalianiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
125Carlos BetancurMovistar Teams.t.
126Sebastian LangeveldCannondale - Drapacs.t.
127Adriano MaloriMovistar Teams.t.
128Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiales.t.
129Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emiratess.t.
130Giulio CicconeBardiani - CSFs.t.
131Lorenzo RotaBardiani - CSFs.t.
132Filippo PozzatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
133Mekseb DebesayTeam Dimension Datas.t.
134Petr VakočQuick-Step Floorss.t.
135Nuno BicoMovistar Teams.t.
136Jorge ArcasMovistar Teams.t.
137Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Datas.t.
138Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
139Martin ElmigerBMC Racing Teams.t.
140Tyler FarrarTeam Dimension Datas.t.
141Luca WackermannBardiani - CSFs.t.
142Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Datas.t.
143Grégory RastTrek - Segafredos.t.
144Marko KumpUAE Team Emiratess.t.
145Christian KneesTeam Skys.t.
146Alan MarangoniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
147Jonathan DibbenTeam Skys.t.
148Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudals.t.
149Mattia FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
150Antonio NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
151Marco D'UrbanoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
152Aleksejs SaramotinsBora - Hansgrohes.t.
153Ivan SantaromitaNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
154Eugenio AlafaciTrek - Segafredos.t.
155Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
156John Darwin AtapumaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
157Kiel ReijnenTrek - Segafredos.t.
158Ruben GuerreiroTrek - Segafredos.t.
159Alessandro BisoltiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
160Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
161Jasper De BuystLotto - Soudals.t.
162Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredos.t.
163Riccardo StacchiottiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
164James ShawLotto - Soudals.t.
165Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
166Iljo KeisseQuick-Step Floorss.t.
167Kohei UchimaNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
168Jos Van EmdenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
169Dries DevenynsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
170Fumiyuki BeppuTrek - Segafredos.t.
171Enzo WoutersLotto - Soudals.t.
172Maxime MonfortLotto - Soudals.t.
173Lennard HofstedeTeam Sunwebs.t.
174Bernhard EiselTeam Dimension Data+ 4'05
175Raffaello BonusiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
176Youcef ReguiguiTeam Dimension Datas.t.
177Yuma KoishiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
178Matteo SpreaficoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
179Yonder GodoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
180Gilbert DucournauWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
181Andrea VendrameAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
182Francesco GavazziAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
183Marco MaroneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
184Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
185Mirko TrosinoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
186Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSFs.t.
187Paolo SimionBardiani - CSFs.t.
188Ryan GibbonsTeam Dimension Datas.t.

i.imgur.com/mVya5XL.png General Classification

1 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo12h58'40
2 Caleb EwanOrica - Scott+ 9
3 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors+ 15
4 Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 19
5 Sonny ColbrelliBahrain - Merida+ 21
6 Floris GertsBMC Racing Team+ 22
7 Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
8 Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredo+ 23
9 Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Datas.t.
10 Ben SwiftUAE Team Emirates+ 24
...
15 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.
Spoiler
11Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiale+ 25
12Thibaut PinotFDJs.t.
13Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredos.t.
14Simon GerransOrica - Scotts.t.
15Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.
16Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
17Tom DumoulinTeam Sunwebs.t.
18Esteban ChavesOrica - Scotts.t.
19Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
20Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scotts.t.
21Gianluca BrambillaQuick-Step Floorss.t.
22Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floorss.t.
23Kanstantsin SiutsouBahrain - Meridas.t.
24Diego UlissiUAE Team Emiratess.t.
25Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
26Vasil KiryienkaTeam Skys.t.
27Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Skys.t.
28Beñat IntxaustiTeam Skys.t.
29David GauduFDJs.t.
30Dario CataldoAstana Pro Teams.t.
31Rafał MajkaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
32Leopold KönigBora - Hansgrohes.t.
33Domenico PozzovivoAG2R La Mondiales.t.
34Mikel LandaTeam Skys.t.
35Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Teams.t.
36Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Meridas.t.
37Matteo MontagutiAG2R La Mondiales.t.
38Petr VakočQuick-Step Floorss.t.
39Tobias LudvigssonFDJs.t.
40Rohan DennisBMC Racing Teams.t.
41Primož RogličTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
42Rigoberto UránCannondale - Drapacs.t.
43Tom-Jelte SlagterCannondale - Drapacs.t.
44Sebastian LangeveldCannondale - Drapacs.t.
45Dylan Van BaarleCannondale - Drapacs.t.
46Sébastien ReichenbachFDJs.t.
47Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
48David De La CruzQuick-Step Floorss.t.
49Simon ClarkeCannondale - Drapacs.t.
50Mathias FrankAG2R La Mondiales.t.
51Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Teams.t.
52Salvatore PuccioTeam Skys.t.
53Aleksejs SaramotinsBora - Hansgrohes.t.
54Oliver NaesenAG2R La Mondiales.t.
55Alessio TalianiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
56Jasper StuyvenTrek - Segafredos.t.
57Robert GesinkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
58Christian KneesTeam Skys.t.
59Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiales.t.
60Ben GastauerAG2R La Mondiales.t.
61Martin ElmigerBMC Racing Teams.t.
62Mekseb DebesayTeam Dimension Datas.t.
63Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
64Lorenzo RotaBardiani - CSFs.t.
65Dries DevenynsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
66Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe+ 2'34
67Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 2'37
68Rein TaaramäeTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
69Matteo BusatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
70Danny Van PoppelTeam Sky+ 3'01
71Fumiyuki BeppuTrek - Segafredo+ 3'02
72Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 3'03
73Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudals.t.
74Roger KlugeOrica - Scotts.t.
75Mitchell DockerOrica - Scotts.t.
76Juan José LobatoTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
77Oscar GattoAstana Pro Teams.t.
78Michael HepburnOrica - Scotts.t.
79Max WalscheidTeam Sunwebs.t.
80Kristian SbaragliTeam Dimension Datas.t.
81Jasha SütterlinMovistar Teams.t.
82Matthieu LadagnousFDJs.t.
83Rafael AndriatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
84Roberto FerrariUAE Team Emiratess.t.
85Sacha ModoloUAE Team Emiratess.t.
86Alberto LosadaTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
87Niccolo BonifazioBahrain - Meridas.t.
88Ion IzagirreBahrain - Meridas.t.
89Pavel KochetkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
90Giovanni ViscontiBahrain - Meridas.t.
91Filippo PozzatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
92Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emiratess.t.
93David LópezTeam Skys.t.
94Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Soudals.t.
95Alessandro BisoltiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
96Bart De ClercqLotto - Soudals.t.
97Ivan SantaromitaNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
98John Darwin AtapumaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
99Kiel ReijnenTrek - Segafredos.t.
100Stefan KüngBMC Racing Teams.t.
101Ruben GuerreiroTrek - Segafredos.t.
102Eugenio AlafaciTrek - Segafredos.t.
103Jos Van EmdenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
104Maxime MonfortLotto - Soudals.t.
105Fabio AruAstana Pro Team+ 3'35
106Pierre RollandCannondale - Drapacs.t.
107Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Teams.t.
108Hugh CarthyCannondale - Drapacs.t.
109Maurits LammertinkTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
110Luis León SánchezAstana Pro Teams.t.
111Patrick KonradBora - Hansgrohes.t.
112Paweł PoljańskiBora - Hansgrohes.t.
113Moreno MoserAstana Pro Teams.t.
114Damiano CarusoBMC Racing Teams.t.
115Giulio CicconeBardiani - CSFs.t.
116Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredo+ 4'47
117Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Data+ 4'48
118Shane ArchboldBora - Hansgrohe+ 4'49
119Jempy DruckerBMC Racing Teams.t.
120Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiales.t.
121Daniele BennatiMovistar Teams.t.
122Sam BewleyOrica - Scotts.t.
123Tyler FarrarTeam Dimension Datas.t.
124Tom BohliBMC Racing Teams.t.
125Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
126Iljo KeisseQuick-Step Floorss.t.
127Davide MartinelliQuick-Step Floorss.t.
128Simone SterbiniBardiani - CSFs.t.
129Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
130Grégory RastTrek - Segafredos.t.
131Jasper De BuystLotto - Soudals.t.
132Mattia FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
133Marko KumpUAE Team Emiratess.t.
134Steve MorabitoFDJ+ 5'15
135Mike TeunissenTeam Sunwebs.t.
136Jan BartaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
137Gorka IzagirreMovistar Teams.t.
138Maxim BelkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
139Carlos BetancurMovistar Teams.t.
140Ilya KoshevoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
141Reto HollensteinTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 6'13
142Sam OomenTeam Sunwebs.t.
143Luca WackermannBardiani - CSFs.t.
144Phil BauhausTeam Sunweb+ 7'01
145Roy CurversTeam Sunwebs.t.
146Léo VincentFDJs.t.
147Albert TimmerTeam Sunwebs.t.
148Benoît VaugrenardFDJs.t.
149Nils PolittTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
150Alan MarangoniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
151Riccardo StacchiottiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
152Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 7'08
153Andrea GuardiniUAE Team Emirates+ 7'37
154Davide FormoloCannondale - Drapacs.t.
155Adriano MaloriMovistar Teams.t.
156Oliviero TroiaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
157Antonio NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
158James ShawLotto - Soudals.t.
159Julen AmezquetaWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 7'59
160Odd Christian EikingFDJs.t.
161Kohei UchimaNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
162Yukiya ArashiroBahrain - Merida+ 8'31
163Bernhard EiselTeam Dimension Data+ 8'54
164Raffaello BonusiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
165Mark RenshawTeam Dimension Data+ 9'49
166Nicolas MariniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
167Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSF+ 10'43
168Nuno BicoMovistar Team+ 10'47
169Youcef ReguiguiTeam Dimension Data+ 11'06
170Andrea VendrameAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
171Ryan GibbonsTeam Dimension Datas.t.
172Jorge ArcasMovistar Team+ 12'04
173Matteo SpreaficoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
174Paolo SimionBardiani - CSFs.t.
175Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSFs.t.
176Francesco GavazziAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 13'54
177Yonder GodoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 14'52
178Marcel SiebergLotto - Soudal+ 14'57
179Lennard HofstedeTeam Sunwebs.t.
180Enzo WoutersLotto - Soudal+ 17'25
181Jonathan DibbenTeam Sky+ 18'02
182Marco MathisTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 18'44
183Marco MaroneseBardiani - CSF+ 19'02
184Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudal+ 19'19
185Mirko TrosinoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 20'44
186Marco D'UrbanoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 25'13
187Gilbert DucournauWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 30'55
188Yuma KoishiNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 34'33

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1 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo70
2 Caleb EwanOrica - Scott59
3 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors48
4 Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantini40
5 Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredo32
Spoiler
6Ben SwiftUAE Team Emirates30
7Danny Van PoppelTeam Sky25
8Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredo19
9Jorge ArcasMovistar Team18
10Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudal17
11Sonny ColbrelliBahrain - Merida16
12Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSF12
13Floris GertsBMC Racing Team11
14Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiale11
15Roger KlugeOrica - Scott11
16Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudal11
17Tom DumoulinTeam Sunweb10
18Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe10
19Jasha SütterlinMovistar Team10
20Christian KneesTeam Sky9
21Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredo9
22Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec8
23Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Data8
24Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Merida8
25Jonathan DibbenTeam Sky8
26Tanel KangertAstana Pro Team7
27Fumiyuki BeppuTrek - Segafredo7
28Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo7
29Mitchell DockerOrica - Scott6
30Beñat IntxaustiTeam Sky4
31Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Data4
32Phil BauhausTeam Sunweb4
33Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scott3
34Juan José LobatoTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo3
35David GauduFDJ2
36Oscar GattoAstana Pro Team2
37Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantini2
38Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Team1
39Thibaut PinotFDJ1
40Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floors1

i.imgur.com/kj1qEJA.png King of the Mountains

1 Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe18
2 Floris GertsBMC Racing Team16
3 Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Data7
4 Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo6
5 Jorge ArcasMovistar Team6
Spoiler
6David De La CruzQuick-Step Floors4
7Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo3
8Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSF3
9Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec2
10Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors2
11Mattia FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec2
12Sam BewleyOrica - Scott2
13Simon GerransOrica - Scott1
14Christian KneesTeam Sky1
15Jonathan DibbenTeam Sky1

i.imgur.com/4CNIIRC.png Young Riders Classification

1 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo12h58'40
2 Caleb EwanOrica - Scott+ 9
3 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors+ 15
4 Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 19
5 Floris GertsBMC Racing Team+ 22
6 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott+ 25

LottoNL's train was immensely strong today, and we just couldn't match their speed. Caleb is doing everything right but sadly we let him down today. We've got an early rest day tomorrow, and it'll be nice to sleep in & enjoy the flight over to the mainland. We hit the big climbs on Tuesday, where Esteban & Roman get a chance to show off their form.

See you in a couple days!
Alex
 
tsmoha
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Posted on 09-08-2017 16:03
Great start for Caleb with one day in pink!

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sutty68
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Posted on 09-08-2017 21:30
Caleb has started very strongly Smile
 
VoetsT
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Posted on 11-08-2017 11:10
Nice sprinting battles for Pink Grin
 
Teddy The Creator
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Posted on 12-08-2017 15:06
@tsmoha, sutty68 & VoetsT Thanks guys, it seems the sprinter's reign is over!

May 9th, 2017

Giro d'Italia - Stage 4 - GT

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Cefalù - Etna (Rifugio Sapienza) 180.3kms

After a day's rest, we're thrown right into the thick of it. Here in Sicily, the first mountain stage of this year's Giro finishes atop the famous Mount Etna. Before we reach Etna however, we'll have to cover the Portella Femmina Morta climb, a low gradient but very long climb, lasting over 30kms. It's gonna be a tiring day for me, but Roman & Esteban will be champing at the bit. A first chance to see who the real contenders are.

Race Report

A 4-man break formed at the start of the day, including King of the Mountains Lukas Pöstlberger. However once they began to climb, Alexis Gouegard (AG2R) separated himself and was left all alone over the top of the Fémmina Morta.

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Gouegard was by far the strongest of the breakaway today

As we began to climb, Roman was protecting Esteban comfortably at the front of the group. Myself & Simon Gerrans were the only other Orica riders left, as we fought to hold onto the front group. Today is a real test for me, as I haven't performed on any big climbs yet, so seeing where I finish today will be a good indicator of how I'm tracking.

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All the big names up front as breakaway riders begin to appear

Over the top of the Femmina Morta, the front group is down to around 65 riders, with myself and Simon still sticking around. With the rain falling hard, this would prove to be a very tough descent. There were several crashes, including in the front group. However, respecting the difficulty of the descent, the front group slowed and allowed any unlucky riders to catch up again. We were lucky to stay on our bikes in the front group, however the entire group surrounding Caleb Ewan fell near the base. Everyone was up quickly, but they would be careful to take it very easy for the rest of the day.

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The main group heads downhill

As the peloton rolled toward Etna, an early attack came from Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R). The Frenchman was clearly feeling strong, but any chance of being let to go solo was usurped when Fabio Aru & Sergio Henao jumped on his wheel. Those capable followed, which included Kreuziger & Chaves, however Gerrans & I dropped back, our day done. We'd have to pace ourselves slowly up to the summit while the big guns fought it out ahead.

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The first attacks!

With no attacks sticking, and the pace increasing as the road gets steeper, the group began to thin. Most main guys were down to their final domestiques, and the next attack would surely lose all of those. Sky's Beñat Intxausti was on the front at the moment.

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The ascension of Mount Etna begins

And an attack from Bob Jungels! The Luxembourg champion bursts out the front and a gap immediately forms. No one hops on his wheel and he rides ahead alone. Behind him most domestiques fall behind as the pace to catch up increases.

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A big attack with 15kms of climbing ahead

With Jungels still ahead and the breakaway now caught, Thibaut Pinot & Tom Dumoulin lead the chase! Chaves can't quite hop on the wheel but paces himself back to those two, leading the rest of the big names.

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Jungels holding onto a small lead, but would soon be caught

A front pack of 10 is now as one at the front of the road. The pace keeps up high, but soon an attack comes from Tom Dumoulin! The Sunweb leader is here to win and is showing his strength, as he rides away with less than 5kms left! Chaves leads the steady chase.

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Dumoulin begins to create a gap

And Diego Ulissi & Thibaut Pinot chase after Dumoulin! But they can't quite reach him, and with just over a kilometre left until the summit, they begin to slow down, as does Dumoulin up front. It's just a slog until the line now, as the rest of the riders just push to the line trying to save as much time as possible.

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Mount Etna proving to be decisive again

Sensing a slowing up front, Esteban Chaves takes one final dig as the finish line inches closer! He overtakes Pinot & Ulissi who can't respond. Dumoulin just pushes to the line, who would make it first?

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Esteban Chaves times his kick perfectly!

But Dumoulin makes it over first, just ahead of a chasing Chaves! A great win and into the pink jersey for the Dutchman! And as the rest roll over, it seems the gaps are quite significant.

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Into the maglia rosa for Tom Dumoulin!

As the rest of the riders roll over, some disappointments in Vincenzo Nibali (1'18" behind) & Fabio Aru (2'36" behind). Especially bad for Aru, who after his struggles on stage 2, is now nearly 6 minutes behind Dumoulin.

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Nibali rolls over after a dissapointing day

Stage Results

1 Tom DumoulinTeam Sunweb4h52'20
2 Esteban ChavesOrica - Scott+ 12
3 Diego UlissiUAE Team Emirates+ 31
4 Thibaut PinotFDJs.t.
5 Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
6 Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors+ 44
7 Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 54
8 Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Merida+ 1'18
9 Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Sky+ 1'36
10 Fabio AruAstana Pro Team+ 2'36
...
71 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott+ 14'36
Spoiler
11Leopold KönigBora - Hansgrohe+ 3'32
12Domenico PozzovivoAG2R La Mondiale+ 3'53
13Rigoberto UránCannondale - Drapacs.t.
14David De La CruzQuick-Step Floorss.t.
15Mikel LandaTeam Skys.t.
16Rafał MajkaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
17Gianluca BrambillaQuick-Step Floors+ 4'44
18David GauduFDJs.t.
19Pierre RollandCannondale - Drapacs.t.
20Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scotts.t.
21Beñat IntxaustiTeam Skys.t.
22Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Teams.t.
23Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 5'15
24Rein TaaramäeTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
25Primož RogličTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 6'43
26Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floorss.t.
27Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 7'01
28Vasil KiryienkaTeam Skys.t.
29Ion IzagirreBahrain - Merida+ 7'45
30Damiano CarusoBMC Racing Teams.t.
31Bart De ClercqLotto - Soudals.t.
32Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Teams.t.
33Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiale+ 8'21
34Matteo MontagutiAG2R La Mondiale+ 8'54
35Hugh CarthyCannondale - Drapac+ 9'02
36Dario CataldoAstana Pro Team+ 9'13
37Robert GesinkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 9'22
38Kanstantsin SiutsouBahrain - Meridas.t.
39Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredos.t.
40Simon GerransOrica - Scotts.t.
41Martin ElmigerBMC Racing Team+ 10'29
42Dylan Van BaarleCannondale - Drapacs.t.
43Rohan DennisBMC Racing Teams.t.
44Floris GertsBMC Racing Team+ 10'44
45Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 11'11
46Ivan SantaromitaNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 11'40
47Mathias FrankAG2R La Mondiales.t.
48Dries DevenynsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
49Tom-Jelte SlagterCannondale - Drapacs.t.
50Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors+ 11'53
51John Darwin AtapumaUAE Team Emirates+ 12'08
52Christian KneesTeam Skys.t.
53Steve MorabitoFDJs.t.
54Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Meridas.t.
55Léo VincentFDJs.t.
56Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emiratess.t.
57Sebastian LangeveldCannondale - Drapac+ 12'31
58Matteo BusatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 12'45
59Davide FormoloCannondale - Drapacs.t.
60Carlos BetancurMovistar Team+ 13'08
61Alessio TalianiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
62Mekseb DebesayTeam Dimension Datas.t.
63Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Datas.t.
64Ruben GuerreiroTrek - Segafredos.t.
65Giulio CicconeBardiani - CSFs.t.
66Luis León SánchezAstana Pro Teams.t.
67Sébastien ReichenbachFDJ+ 13'38
68Ben SwiftUAE Team Emirates+ 13'48
69Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
70Ben GastauerAG2R La Mondiale+ 14'23
71Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott+ 14'36
72Paweł PoljańskiBora - Hansgrohe+ 14'46
73Patrick KonradBora - Hansgrohe+ 14'56
74Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohes.t.
75Sam OomenTeam Sunweb+ 15'16
76Stefan KüngBMC Racing Teams.t.
77Moreno MoserAstana Pro Teams.t.
78Matteo SpreaficoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
79Sonny ColbrelliBahrain - Meridas.t.
80Alberto LosadaTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
81Giovanni ViscontiBahrain - Meridas.t.
82Albert TimmerTeam Sunwebs.t.
83Pavel KochetkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
84Jasper StuyvenTrek - Segafredos.t.
85Alessandro BisoltiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
86Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiales.t.
87Maxime MonfortLotto - Soudals.t.
88Tobias LudvigssonFDJs.t.
89Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudal+ 15'59
90Odd Christian EikingFDJs.t.
91Jan BartaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
92Luca WackermannBardiani - CSFs.t.
93Matthieu LadagnousFDJ+ 16'47
94Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
95Petr VakočQuick-Step Floorss.t.
96Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
97Jasha SütterlinMovistar Teams.t.
98Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Soudals.t.
99Roberto FerrariUAE Team Emiratess.t.
100Kristian SbaragliTeam Dimension Data+ 17'07
101Maurits LammertinkTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 17'30
102Jasper De BuystLotto - Soudal+ 18'35
103Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredos.t.
104Antonio NibaliBahrain - Merida+ 21'00
105Iljo KeisseQuick-Step Floors+ 21'22
106Kohei UchimaNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 24'59
107Julen AmezquetaWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 27'11
108Danny Van PoppelTeam Skys.t.
109Jorge ArcasMovistar Teams.t.
110Simone SterbiniBardiani - CSFs.t.
111Salvatore PuccioTeam Skys.t.
112Daniele BennatiMovistar Teams.t.
113Gorka IzagirreMovistar Teams.t.
114Maxim BelkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
115Kiel ReijnenTrek - Segafredos.t.
116Sacha ModoloUAE Team Emiratess.t.
117Raffaello BonusiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 29'27
118Ryan GibbonsTeam Dimension Datas.t.
119Simon ClarkeCannondale - Drapacs.t.
120Rafael AndriatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
121Reto HollensteinTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
122Filippo PozzatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
123Jempy DruckerBMC Racing Teams.t.
124Max WalscheidTeam Sunwebs.t.
125Andrea GuardiniUAE Team Emiratess.t.
126Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 31'04
127Alan MarangoniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
128Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
129Grégory RastTrek - Segafredos.t.
130Jos Van EmdenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
131Caleb EwanOrica - Scotts.t.
132Roger KlugeOrica - Scotts.t.
133Davide MartinelliQuick-Step Floorss.t.
134Mark RenshawTeam Dimension Datas.t.
135Youcef ReguiguiTeam Dimension Datas.t.
136Aleksejs SaramotinsBora - Hansgrohes.t.
137Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Team+ 32'46
138Oscar GattoAstana Pro Teams.t.
139Adriano MaloriMovistar Teams.t.
140Lennard HofstedeTeam Sunwebs.t.
141James ShawLotto - Soudals.t.
142Tyler FarrarTeam Dimension Datas.t.
143Niccolo BonifazioBahrain - Meridas.t.
144Nuno BicoMovistar Teams.t.
145Sam BewleyOrica - Scotts.t.
146Marko KumpUAE Team Emiratess.t.
147Yukiya ArashiroBahrain - Meridas.t.
148Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 36'38
149Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
150Oliviero TroiaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
151Mitchell DockerOrica - Scotts.t.
152Yonder GodoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
153Benoît VaugrenardFDJs.t.
154Michael HepburnOrica - Scotts.t.
155Francesco GavazziAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
156Shane ArchboldBora - Hansgrohes.t.
157Marcel SiebergLotto - Soudals.t.
158Mike TeunissenTeam Sunwebs.t.
159Riccardo StacchiottiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
160Nicolas MariniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
161Andrea VendrameAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
162Gilbert DucournauWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
163Fumiyuki BeppuTrek - Segafredos.t.
164Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredos.t.
165Jonathan DibbenTeam Skys.t.
166Phil BauhausTeam Sunwebs.t.
167Marco MathisTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
168Nils PolittTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
169Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiale+ 38'58
170Paolo SimionBardiani - CSF+ 40'56
171Tom BohliBMC Racing Teams.t.
172Marco MaroneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
173Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudals.t.
174Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Datas.t.
175Eugenio AlafaciTrek - Segafredos.t.
176Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSFs.t.
177Marco D'UrbanoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 43'58
178Roy CurversTeam Sunweb+ 48'05
179Enzo WoutersLotto - Soudal+ 49'28
180Yuma KoishiNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 50'06
181Mirko TrosinoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 50'52

i.imgur.com/mVya5XL.png General Classification

1 Tom DumoulinTeam Sunweb17h51'15
2 Esteban ChavesOrica - Scott+ 16
3 Diego UlissiUAE Team Emirates+ 37
4 Thibaut PinotFDJ+ 41
5 Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
6 Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors+ 54
7 Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 1'04
8 Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Merida+ 1'28
9 Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Sky+ 1'46
10 Leopold KönigBora - Hansgrohe+ 3'42
...
60 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott+ 14'46
Spoiler
11Rafał MajkaBora - Hansgrohe+ 4'03
12Domenico PozzovivoAG2R La Mondiales.t.
13Mikel LandaTeam Skys.t.
14Rigoberto UránCannondale - Drapacs.t.
15David De La CruzQuick-Step Floorss.t.
16Gianluca BrambillaQuick-Step Floors+ 4'54
17Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scotts.t.
18Beñat IntxaustiTeam Skys.t.
19David GauduFDJs.t.
20Fabio AruAstana Pro Team+ 5'56
21Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floors+ 6'53
22Primož RogličTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
23Vasil KiryienkaTeam Sky+ 7'11
24Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
25Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 7'37
26Rein TaaramäeTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
27Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Team+ 7'55
28Pierre RollandCannondale - Drapac+ 8'04
29Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Teams.t.
30Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiale+ 8'31
31Matteo MontagutiAG2R La Mondiale+ 9'04
32Dario CataldoAstana Pro Team+ 9'23
33Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredo+ 9'32
34Simon GerransOrica - Scotts.t.
35Kanstantsin SiutsouBahrain - Meridas.t.
36Robert GesinkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
37Ion IzagirreBahrain - Merida+ 10'33
38Bart De ClercqLotto - Soudals.t.
39Rohan DennisBMC Racing Team+ 10'39
40Dylan Van BaarleCannondale - Drapacs.t.
41Martin ElmigerBMC Racing Teams.t.
42Floris GertsBMC Racing Team+ 10'49
43Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 10'54
44Damiano CarusoBMC Racing Team+ 11'05
45Tom-Jelte SlagterCannondale - Drapac+ 11'50
46Mathias FrankAG2R La Mondiales.t.
47Dries DevenynsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
48Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors+ 11'53
49Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Merida+ 12'18
50Christian KneesTeam Skys.t.
51Hugh CarthyCannondale - Drapac+ 12'22
52Sebastian LangeveldCannondale - Drapac+ 12'41
53Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Data+ 13'16
54Alessio TalianiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 13'18
55Mekseb DebesayTeam Dimension Datas.t.
56Sébastien ReichenbachFDJ+ 13'48
57Ben SwiftUAE Team Emirates+ 13'57
58Ivan SantaromitaNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 14'28
59Ben GastauerAG2R La Mondiale+ 14'33
60Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott+ 14'46
61Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emirates+ 14'55
62John Darwin AtapumaUAE Team Emirates+ 14'56
63Matteo BusatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 15'07
64Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiale+ 15'20
65Sonny ColbrelliBahrain - Merida+ 15'22
66Tobias LudvigssonFDJ+ 15'26
67Jasper StuyvenTrek - Segafredos.t.
68Ruben GuerreiroTrek - Segafredo+ 15'56
69Luis León SánchezAstana Pro Team+ 16'28
70Giulio CicconeBardiani - CSFs.t.
71Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 16'36
72Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 16'51
73Petr VakočQuick-Step Floors+ 16'57
74Steve MorabitoFDJ+ 17'08
75Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe+ 17'15
76Alberto LosadaTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 18'04
77Pavel KochetkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
78Giovanni ViscontiBahrain - Meridas.t.
79Alessandro BisoltiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
80Stefan KüngBMC Racing Teams.t.
81Maxime MonfortLotto - Soudals.t.
82Paweł PoljańskiBora - Hansgrohe+ 18'06
83Carlos BetancurMovistar Team+ 18'08
84Patrick KonradBora - Hansgrohe+ 18'16
85Moreno MoserAstana Pro Team+ 18'36
86Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredo+ 18'43
87Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudal+ 18'47
88Léo VincentFDJ+ 18'53
89Matthieu LadagnousFDJ+ 19'35
90Jasha SütterlinMovistar Teams.t.
91Roberto FerrariUAE Team Emiratess.t.
92Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Soudals.t.
93Kristian SbaragliTeam Dimension Data+ 19'55
94Davide FormoloCannondale - Drapac+ 20'07
95Maurits LammertinkTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 20'50
96Jan BartaBora - Hansgrohe+ 20'59
97Sam OomenTeam Sunweb+ 21'14
98Luca WackermannBardiani - CSF+ 21'57
99Albert TimmerTeam Sunweb+ 22'02
100Jasper De BuystLotto - Soudal+ 23'09
101Odd Christian EikingFDJ+ 23'43
102Iljo KeisseQuick-Step Floors+ 25'56
103Matteo SpreaficoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 27'05
104Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSF+ 27'15
105Salvatore PuccioTeam Sky+ 27'21
106Antonio NibaliBahrain - Merida+ 28'22
107Simon ClarkeCannondale - Drapac+ 29'37
108Danny Van PoppelTeam Sky+ 29'57
109Sacha ModoloUAE Team Emirates+ 29'59
110Kiel ReijnenTrek - Segafredos.t.
111Caleb EwanOrica - Scott+ 30'58
112Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 31'11
113Aleksejs SaramotinsBora - Hansgrohe+ 31'14
114Daniele BennatiMovistar Team+ 31'45
115Simone SterbiniBardiani - CSFs.t.
116Gorka IzagirreMovistar Team+ 32'11
117Maxim BelkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
118Max WalscheidTeam Sunweb+ 32'15
119Rafael AndriatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
120Filippo PozzatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
121Kohei UchimaNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 32'43
122Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Team+ 32'56
123Roger KlugeOrica - Scott+ 33'52
124Jos Van EmdenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
125Jempy DruckerBMC Racing Team+ 34'01
126Julen AmezquetaWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 34'55
127Reto HollensteinTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 35'25
128Oscar GattoAstana Pro Team+ 35'34
129Niccolo BonifazioBahrain - Meridas.t.
130Davide MartinelliQuick-Step Floors+ 35'38
131Grégory RastTrek - Segafredos.t.
132Andrea GuardiniUAE Team Emirates+ 36'49
133Sam BewleyOrica - Scott+ 37'20
134Tyler FarrarTeam Dimension Datas.t.
135Marko KumpUAE Team Emiratess.t.
136Alan MarangoniNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 37'50
137Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 37'57
138Raffaello BonusiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 38'06
139Jorge ArcasMovistar Team+ 39'00
140Fumiyuki BeppuTrek - Segafredo+ 39'25
141Mitchell DockerOrica - Scott+ 39'26
142Michael HepburnOrica - Scotts.t.
143Adriano MaloriMovistar Team+ 40'08
144James ShawLotto - Soudals.t.
145Ryan GibbonsTeam Dimension Data+ 40'18
146Mark RenshawTeam Dimension Data+ 40'38
147Yukiya ArashiroBahrain - Merida+ 41'02
148Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredo+ 41'10
149Shane ArchboldBora - Hansgrohe+ 41'12
150Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
151Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
152Mike TeunissenTeam Sunweb+ 41'38
153Youcef ReguiguiTeam Dimension Data+ 41'55
154Nuno BicoMovistar Team+ 43'18
155Phil BauhausTeam Sunweb+ 43'24
156Benoît VaugrenardFDJs.t.
157Nils PolittTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
158Riccardo StacchiottiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
159Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiale+ 43'32
160Eugenio AlafaciTrek - Segafredo+ 43'44
161Oliviero TroiaUAE Team Emirates+ 44'00
162Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Data+ 45'29
163Tom BohliBMC Racing Team+ 45'30
164Nicolas MariniNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 46'12
165Lennard HofstedeTeam Sunweb+ 47'28
166Andrea VendrameAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 47'29
167Francesco GavazziAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 50'17
168Yonder GodoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 51'15
169Marcel SiebergLotto - Soudal+ 51'20
170Paolo SimionBardiani - CSF+ 52'45
171Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSFs.t.
172Jonathan DibbenTeam Sky+ 54'25
173Roy CurversTeam Sunweb+ 54'51
174Marco MathisTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 55'07
175Marco MaroneseBardiani - CSF+ 59'43
176Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudal+ 1h00'00
177Enzo WoutersLotto - Soudal+ 1h06'38
178Gilbert DucournauWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 1h07'18
179Marco D'UrbanoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 1h08'56
180Mirko TrosinoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 1h11'21
181Yuma KoishiNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 1h24'24

i.imgur.com/toMV0os.png Points Classification

1 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo76
2 Caleb EwanOrica - Scott59
3 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors48
4 Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantini40
5 Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredo32
Spoiler
6Ben SwiftUAE Team Emirates30
7Tom DumoulinTeam Sunweb25
8Danny Van PoppelTeam Sky25
9Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredo19
10Jorge ArcasMovistar Team18
11Floris GertsBMC Racing Team17
12Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudal17
13Sonny ColbrelliBahrain - Merida16
14Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiale16
15Tanel KangertAstana Pro Team13
16Esteban ChavesOrica - Scott12
17Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSF12
18Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiale11
19Roger KlugeOrica - Scott11
20Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudal11
21Diego UlissiUAE Team Emirates10
22Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe10
23Jasha SütterlinMovistar Team10
24Thibaut PinotFDJ9
25Christian KneesTeam Sky9
26Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredo9
27Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec8
28Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Data8
29Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Merida8
30Jonathan DibbenTeam Sky8
31Fumiyuki BeppuTrek - Segafredo7
32Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo7
33Mitchell DockerOrica - Scott6
34Steve MorabitoFDJ6
35Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors5
36Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo4
37Beñat IntxaustiTeam Sky4
38Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emirates4
39Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Data4
40Phil BauhausTeam Sunweb4
41Léo VincentFDJ4
42Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Merida3
43Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scott3
44Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Sky2
45David GauduFDJ2
46Sebastian LangeveldCannondale - Drapac2
47Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Team2
48Oscar GattoAstana Pro Team2
49Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantini2
50Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floors1
51Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Team1
52Fabio AruAstana Pro Team1

i.imgur.com/kj1qEJA.png King of the Mountains

1 Tom DumoulinTeam Sunweb32
2 Esteban ChavesOrica - Scott30
3 Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe18
4 Floris GertsBMC Racing Team17
5 Diego UlissiUAE Team Emirates14
Spoiler
6Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiale14
7David De La CruzQuick-Step Floors13
8Thibaut PinotFDJ10
9Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo8
10Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Data7
11Tanel KangertAstana Pro Team7
12Sonny ColbrelliBahrain - Merida6
13Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors6
14Jorge ArcasMovistar Team6
15Christian KneesTeam Sky5
16Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo3
17Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSF3
18Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec2
19Sebastian LangeveldCannondale - Drapac2
20Sam BewleyOrica - Scott2
21Simon GerransOrica - Scott1
22Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Merida1
23Jonathan DibbenTeam Sky1

i.imgur.com/4CNIIRC.png Young Riders Classification

1 Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors17h52'09
2 David GauduFDJ+ 4'00
3 Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Team+ 7'01
4 Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Team+ 7'10
5 Dylan Van BaarleCannondale - Drapac+ 9'45
…
10 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott+ 13'52

Another great result! Dumoulin timed his attack perfectly, but Esteban was very strong to catch up and minimise the losses, as well as gain time on all the other contenders. He's in a great place now for the rest of the race.

As for me, I lasted up until Etna, and I was happy with that. To finish in the top-100 is good, and I should be able to last the whole 3 weeks if I stay healthy and keep up my form. Back to the flat stuff tomorrow, another chance for Caleb!

See you tomorrow,
Alex
Edited by Teddy The Creator on 13-08-2017 05:09
 
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@sutty68 The higher the better for Esteban!

May 10th, 2017

Giro d'Italia - Stage 5 - GT

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Pedara - Messina 157kms

We get a break today after yesterday's opening mountain stage. One more chance for Caleb, and that's all the focus today. The first half of the stage is quite hilly but we should be ok, considering all the flat road before the finish.

Race Report

Today's breakaway was a 3 rider group; Jay Thomson (Dimension-Data), Nuno Bico (Movistar) & Alessandro Tonelli (Bardiani). With only 3 KoM points available it wasn't a day for them, so they enjoyed their time in the sun (a welcome change after yesterday's grey skies), praying for a miracle.

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The 3-man group on one of the day's short climbs

The peloton was being very careful on the downhill sections as they rode towards the flat roads, but the carnage on the descents continued, with another big crash near the back of the peloton. We had one rider caught up; our lead out man Roger Kluge. He wouldn't make it back to the front in time, and I was now Caleb's number 1 lead out man.

This crash unfortunately led to 5 abandons; Slagter & Langeveld (Cannondale-Drapac), Gorza Izagirre (Movistar), as well as Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida), who was performing well in the sprints thus far. Both Cannondale & Movistar were down to 6 riders after today's crash.

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The scene of the crash

As we rode down onto the flat towards the finish line in Messina, the break still had a 2 minute lead, with just over 30kms left. We weren't gonna give them a chance, so we put Michael Hepburn & Sam Bewley on the front, who pushed a blistering pace, and within 10kms they were caught.

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The chase through Porto Santo Stefano

Just as we began to form our trains, an attack came from the maglia rosa! Very cheeky from Tom Dumoulin but we were having none of it. Maybe just trying to stay safe up the front? Who knows, but he fell back safely into the peloton.

We set up our train with Michael Hepburn, Mitch Docker and then myself leading out Caleb Ewan. We were the first to set up at around 15kms left, and immediately Gaviria hopped on Caleb's wheel.

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Tom Dumoulin gets reeled back by Orica

Soon it was down to me, with LottoNL inevitably jumping out to my side. Gaviria had moved over to Groenewegen's wheel, he clearly thought that was the best place to be. But we held on neck and neck with Lotto into the final push, with Ewan ready to kick off to the finish line.

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Orica vs. LottoNL once again

And clearly something was off for Caleb, he really couldn't produce anything today, as he struggled to even overtake me. He ended up coming in a very dissapointing 6th, as Fernando Gaviria took the win very comfortably. After a dissapointing start he's found some form, and will be hard to beat from here.

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The long awaited first win for Gaviria

Stage Results

1 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors3h35'55
2 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
3 Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredos.t.
4 Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudals.t.
5 Danny Van PoppelTeam Skys.t.
6 Caleb EwanOrica - Scotts.t.
7 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.
8 Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
9 Ben SwiftUAE Team Emiratess.t.
10 Tom DumoulinTeam Sunwebs.t.
Spoiler
11Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
12Diego UlissiUAE Team Emiratess.t.
13Michael HepburnOrica - Scotts.t.
14Rigoberto UránCannondale - Drapacs.t.
15Thibaut PinotFDJs.t.
16Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
17Jos Van EmdenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
18Simon ClarkeCannondale - Drapacs.t.
19Yukiya ArashiroBahrain - Meridas.t.
20Shane ArchboldBora - Hansgrohes.t.
21Simon GerransOrica - Scotts.t.
22Sam BewleyOrica - Scotts.t.
23Floris GertsBMC Racing Teams.t.
24Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Skys.t.
25Domenico PozzovivoAG2R La Mondiales.t.
26Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiales.t.
27Fabio AruAstana Pro Teams.t.
28Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
29Marco MathisTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
30Léo VincentFDJs.t.
31Esteban ChavesOrica - Scotts.t.
32Mikel LandaTeam Skys.t.
33Rafał MajkaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
34Leopold KönigBora - Hansgrohes.t.
35Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
36Moreno MoserAstana Pro Teams.t.
37Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
38Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Teams.t.
39Mitchell DockerOrica - Scotts.t.
40Antonio NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
41David De La CruzQuick-Step Floorss.t.
42Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scotts.t.
43David GauduFDJs.t.
44Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floorss.t.
45Rein TaaramäeTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
46Tobias LudvigssonFDJs.t.
47Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiales.t.
48Matteo MontagutiAG2R La Mondiales.t.
49Ion IzagirreBahrain - Meridas.t.
50Gianluca BrambillaQuick-Step Floorss.t.
51Beñat IntxaustiTeam Skys.t.
52Patrick KonradBora - Hansgrohes.t.
53Christian KneesTeam Skys.t.
54Bart De ClercqLotto - Soudals.t.
55Pierre RollandCannondale - Drapacs.t.
56Oscar GattoAstana Pro Teams.t.
57Dario CataldoAstana Pro Teams.t.
58Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emiratess.t.
59Robert GesinkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
60Carlos BetancurMovistar Teams.t.
61Oliviero TroiaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
62Grégory RastTrek - Segafredos.t.
63Jasper StuyvenTrek - Segafredos.t.
64Petr VakočQuick-Step Floorss.t.
65Alessandro BisoltiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
66Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
67Dries DevenynsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
68Tyler FarrarTeam Dimension Datas.t.
69Iljo KeisseQuick-Step Floorss.t.
70Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudals.t.
71Jasper De BuystLotto - Soudals.t.
72Ruben GuerreiroTrek - Segafredos.t.
73Tom BohliBMC Racing Teams.t.
74Kiel ReijnenTrek - Segafredos.t.
75Luis León SánchezAstana Pro Teams.t.
76Pavel KochetkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
77Jan BartaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
78Salvatore PuccioTeam Skys.t.
79Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohes.t.
80Primož RogličTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
81Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Datas.t.
82Matthieu LadagnousFDJs.t.
83Jorge ArcasMovistar Teams.t.
84Davide MartinelliQuick-Step Floorss.t.
85James ShawLotto - Soudals.t.
86Jonathan DibbenTeam Skys.t.
87Eugenio AlafaciTrek - Segafredos.t.
88Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredos.t.
89Maxime MonfortLotto - Soudals.t.
90Nuno BicoMovistar Teams.t.
91Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSFs.t.
92Adriano MaloriMovistar Teams.t.
93Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Datas.t.
94Kanstantsin SiutsouBahrain - Meridas.t.
95Vasil KiryienkaTeam Skys.t.
96Hugh CarthyCannondale - Drapacs.t.
97Matteo BusatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
98Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
99Roger KlugeOrica - Scotts.t.
100Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
101Filippo PozzatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
102Mathias FrankAG2R La Mondiales.t.
103Rafael AndriatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
104Jasha SütterlinMovistar Teams.t.
105Daniele BennatiMovistar Teams.t.
106Ivan SantaromitaNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
107Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredos.t.
108Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
109Giulio CicconeBardiani - CSFs.t.
110Mark RenshawTeam Dimension Datas.t.
111Luca WackermannBardiani - CSFs.t.
112Matteo SpreaficoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
113Youcef ReguiguiTeam Dimension Datas.t.
114Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiale+ 2'58
115Simone SterbiniBardiani - CSFs.t.
116Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Soudals.t.
117Julen AmezquetaWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
118Alessio TalianiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
119Phil BauhausTeam Sunwebs.t.
120Andrea GuardiniUAE Team Emiratess.t.
121Yonder GodoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
122Andrea VendrameAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
123Damiano CarusoBMC Racing Teams.t.
124Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
125Marco MaroneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
126Max WalscheidTeam Sunwebs.t.
127Roberto FerrariUAE Team Emiratess.t.
128Sacha ModoloUAE Team Emiratess.t.
129Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
130Ryan GibbonsTeam Dimension Datas.t.
131Sam OomenTeam Sunwebs.t.
132Sébastien ReichenbachFDJs.t.
133Martin ElmigerBMC Racing Teams.t.
134Roy CurversTeam Sunwebs.t.
135Rohan DennisBMC Racing Teams.t.
136Jempy DruckerBMC Racing Teams.t.
137Albert TimmerTeam Sunwebs.t.
138Gilbert DucournauWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
139Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Teams.t.
140Marcel SiebergLotto - Soudals.t.
141Dylan Van BaarleCannondale - Drapacs.t.
142Nils PolittTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
143Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Meridas.t.
144Stefan KüngBMC Racing Teams.t.
145Alan MarangoniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
146John Darwin AtapumaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
147Ben GastauerAG2R La Mondiales.t.
148Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Teams.t.
149Kohei UchimaNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
150Marko KumpUAE Team Emiratess.t.
151Lennard HofstedeTeam Sunwebs.t.
152Aleksejs SaramotinsBora - Hansgrohes.t.
153Nicolas MariniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
154Reto HollensteinTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
155Paolo SimionBardiani - CSFs.t.
156Riccardo StacchiottiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
157Marco D'UrbanoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
158Odd Christian EikingFDJs.t.
159Maxim BelkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
160Paweł PoljańskiBora - Hansgrohes.t.
161Enzo WoutersLotto - Soudals.t.
162Niccolo BonifazioBahrain - Meridas.t.
163Benoît VaugrenardFDJs.t.
164Giovanni ViscontiBahrain - Meridas.t.
165Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
166Alberto LosadaTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
167Steve MorabitoFDJs.t.
168Francesco GavazziAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
169Mirko TrosinoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
170Davide FormoloCannondale - Drapacs.t.
171Maurits LammertinkTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
172Yuma KoishiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.

i.imgur.com/mVya5XL.png General Classification

1 Tom DumoulinTeam Sunweb21h27'10
2 Esteban ChavesOrica - Scott+ 16
3 Diego UlissiUAE Team Emirates+ 37
4 Thibaut PinotFDJ+ 41
5 Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
6 Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors+ 54
7 Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 1'04
8 Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Merida+ 1'28
9 Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Sky+ 1'46
10 Leopold KönigBora - Hansgrohe+ 3'42
...
53 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott+ 14'46
Spoiler
11Domenico PozzovivoAG2R La Mondiale+ 4'03
12Rafał MajkaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
13Mikel LandaTeam Skys.t.
14Rigoberto UránCannondale - Drapacs.t.
15David De La CruzQuick-Step Floorss.t.
16Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scott+ 4'54
17Gianluca BrambillaQuick-Step Floorss.t.
18David GauduFDJs.t.
19Beñat IntxaustiTeam Skys.t.
20Fabio AruAstana Pro Team+ 5'56
21Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floors+ 6'53
22Primož RogličTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
23Vasil KiryienkaTeam Sky+ 7'11
24Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
25Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 7'37
26Rein TaaramäeTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
27Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Team+ 8'04
28Pierre RollandCannondale - Drapacs.t.
29Matteo MontagutiAG2R La Mondiale+ 9'04
30Dario CataldoAstana Pro Team+ 9'23
31Simon GerransOrica - Scott+ 9'32
32Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredos.t.
33Kanstantsin SiutsouBahrain - Meridas.t.
34Robert GesinkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
35Ion IzagirreBahrain - Merida+ 10'33
36Bart De ClercqLotto - Soudals.t.
37Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 10'48
38Floris GertsBMC Racing Team+ 10'49
39Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Team+ 10'53
40Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiale+ 11'29
41Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors+ 11'43
42Mathias FrankAG2R La Mondiale+ 11'50
43Dries DevenynsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
44Christian KneesTeam Sky+ 12'18
45Hugh CarthyCannondale - Drapac+ 12'22
46Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Data+ 13'16
47Rohan DennisBMC Racing Team+ 13'37
48Dylan Van BaarleCannondale - Drapacs.t.
49Martin ElmigerBMC Racing Teams.t.
50Ben SwiftUAE Team Emirates+ 13'57
51Damiano CarusoBMC Racing Team+ 14'03
52Ivan SantaromitaNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 14'28
53Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott+ 14'46
54Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emirates+ 14'55
55Matteo BusatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 15'07
56Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Merida+ 15'16
57Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiale+ 15'20
58Tobias LudvigssonFDJ+ 15'26
59Jasper StuyvenTrek - Segafredos.t.
60Ruben GuerreiroTrek - Segafredo+ 15'56
61Alessio TalianiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 16'16
62Luis León SánchezAstana Pro Team+ 16'28
63Giulio CicconeBardiani - CSFs.t.
64Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 16'36
65Sébastien ReichenbachFDJ+ 16'46
66Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 16'51
67Petr VakočQuick-Step Floors+ 16'57
68Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe+ 17'15
69Ben GastauerAG2R La Mondiale+ 17'31
70John Darwin AtapumaUAE Team Emirates+ 17'54
71Pavel KochetkovTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 18'04
72Alessandro BisoltiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
73Maxime MonfortLotto - Soudals.t.
74Carlos BetancurMovistar Team+ 18'08
75Patrick KonradBora - Hansgrohe+ 18'16
76Moreno MoserAstana Pro Team+ 18'36
77Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredo+ 18'39
78Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudal+ 18'47
79Léo VincentFDJ+ 18'53
80Matthieu LadagnousFDJ+ 19'35
81Jasha SütterlinMovistar Teams.t.
82Steve MorabitoFDJ+ 20'06
83Jan BartaBora - Hansgrohe+ 20'59
84Alberto LosadaTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 21'02
85Giovanni ViscontiBahrain - Meridas.t.
86Stefan KüngBMC Racing Teams.t.
87Paweł PoljańskiBora - Hansgrohe+ 21'04
88Luca WackermannBardiani - CSF+ 21'57
89Roberto FerrariUAE Team Emirates+ 22'33
90Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Soudals.t.
91Davide FormoloCannondale - Drapac+ 23'05
92Jasper De BuystLotto - Soudal+ 23'09
93Maurits LammertinkTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 23'48
94Sam OomenTeam Sunweb+ 24'12
95Albert TimmerTeam Sunweb+ 25'00
96Iljo KeisseQuick-Step Floors+ 25'56
97Odd Christian EikingFDJ+ 26'41
98Matteo SpreaficoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 27'05
99Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSF+ 27'15
100Salvatore PuccioTeam Sky+ 27'21
101Antonio NibaliBahrain - Merida+ 28'22
102Simon ClarkeCannondale - Drapac+ 29'37
103Danny Van PoppelTeam Sky+ 29'57
104Kiel ReijnenTrek - Segafredo+ 29'59
105Caleb EwanOrica - Scott+ 30'58
106Daniele BennatiMovistar Team+ 31'45
107Rafael AndriatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 32'15
108Filippo PozzatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
109Sacha ModoloUAE Team Emirates+ 32'57
110Roger KlugeOrica - Scott+ 33'52
111Jos Van EmdenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
112Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 34'09
113Aleksejs SaramotinsBora - Hansgrohe+ 34'12
114Simone SterbiniBardiani - CSF+ 34'43
115Maxim BelkovTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 35'09
116Max WalscheidTeam Sunweb+ 35'13
117Oscar GattoAstana Pro Team+ 35'34
118Davide MartinelliQuick-Step Floors+ 35'38
119Grégory RastTrek - Segafredos.t.
120Kohei UchimaNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 35'41
121Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Team+ 35'54
122Jempy DruckerBMC Racing Team+ 36'59
123Sam BewleyOrica - Scott+ 37'20
124Tyler FarrarTeam Dimension Datas.t.
125Julen AmezquetaWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 37'53
126Reto HollensteinTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 38'23
127Niccolo BonifazioBahrain - Merida+ 38'32
128Jorge ArcasMovistar Team+ 39'00
129Mitchell DockerOrica - Scott+ 39'26
130Michael HepburnOrica - Scotts.t.
131Andrea GuardiniUAE Team Emirates+ 39'47
132Adriano MaloriMovistar Team+ 40'08
133James ShawLotto - Soudals.t.
134Marko KumpUAE Team Emirates+ 40'18
135Mark RenshawTeam Dimension Data+ 40'38
136Alan MarangoniNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 40'48
137Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 40'55
138Yukiya ArashiroBahrain - Merida+ 41'02
139Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredo+ 41'10
140Shane ArchboldBora - Hansgrohe+ 41'12
141Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
142Youcef ReguiguiTeam Dimension Data+ 41'55
143Nuno BicoMovistar Team+ 43'12
144Ryan GibbonsTeam Dimension Data+ 43'16
145Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiale+ 43'32
146Eugenio AlafaciTrek - Segafredo+ 43'44
147Oliviero TroiaUAE Team Emirates+ 44'00
148Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 44'10
149Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Data+ 45'25
150Tom BohliBMC Racing Team+ 45'30
151Phil BauhausTeam Sunweb+ 46'22
152Nils PolittTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
153Benoît VaugrenardFDJs.t.
154Riccardo StacchiottiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
155Nicolas MariniNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 49'10
156Lennard HofstedeTeam Sunweb+ 50'26
157Andrea VendrameAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 50'27
158Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSF+ 52'43
159Francesco GavazziAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 53'15
160Yonder GodoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 54'13
161Marcel SiebergLotto - Soudal+ 54'18
162Jonathan DibbenTeam Sky+ 54'25
163Marco MathisTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 55'07
164Paolo SimionBardiani - CSF+ 55'43
165Roy CurversTeam Sunweb+ 57'49
166Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudal+ 1h00'00
167Marco MaroneseBardiani - CSF+ 1h02'41
168Enzo WoutersLotto - Soudal+ 1h09'36
169Gilbert DucournauWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 1h10'16
170Marco D'UrbanoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 1h11'54
171Mirko TrosinoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 1h14'19
172Yuma KoishiNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 1h27'22

i.imgur.com/toMV0os.png Points Classification

1 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo98
2 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors78
3 Caleb EwanOrica - Scott69
4 Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredo48
5 Ben SwiftUAE Team Emirates40
...
27 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott9
Spoiler
6Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantini40
7Danny Van PoppelTeam Sky37
8Tom DumoulinTeam Sunweb31
9Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudal31
10Tanel KangertAstana Pro Team21
11Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredo19
12Jorge ArcasMovistar Team18
13Floris GertsBMC Racing Team17
14Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiale16
15Nuno BicoMovistar Team16
16Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Data16
17Diego UlissiUAE Team Emirates14
18Esteban ChavesOrica - Scott12
19Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSF12
20Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiale11
21Roger KlugeOrica - Scott11
22Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudal11
23Thibaut PinotFDJ10
24Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe10
25Jasha SütterlinMovistar Team10
26Christian KneesTeam Sky9
27Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott9
28Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredo9
29Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Merida8
30Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Data8
31Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec8
32Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSF8
33Jonathan DibbenTeam Sky8
34Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo7
35Steve MorabitoFDJ6
36Mitchell DockerOrica - Scott6
37Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors5
38Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo5
39Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo4
40Beñat IntxaustiTeam Sky4
41Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emirates4
42Léo VincentFDJ4
43Phil BauhausTeam Sunweb4
44Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Merida3
45Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scott3
46Michael HepburnOrica - Scott3
47Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Sky2
48Rigoberto UránCannondale - Drapac2
49David GauduFDJ2
50Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Team2
51Oscar GattoAstana Pro Team2
52Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantini2
53Fabio AruAstana Pro Team1
54Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floors1
55Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Team1

i.imgur.com/kj1qEJA.png King of the Mountains

1 Tom DumoulinTeam Sunweb32
2 Esteban ChavesOrica - Scott30
3 Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe18
4 Floris GertsBMC Racing Team17
5 Diego UlissiUAE Team Emirates14
Spoiler
6Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiale14
7David De La CruzQuick-Step Floors13
8Thibaut PinotFDJ10
9Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo8
10Tanel KangertAstana Pro Team7
11Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Data7
12Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors6
13Jorge ArcasMovistar Team6
14Christian KneesTeam Sky5
15Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo3
16Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSF3
17Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Data3
18Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec2
19Sam BewleyOrica - Scott2
20Nuno BicoMovistar Team2
21Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Merida1
22Simon GerransOrica - Scott1
23Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSF1
24Jonathan DibbenTeam Sky1

i.imgur.com/4CNIIRC.png Young Riders Classification

1 Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors21h28'04
2 David GauduFDJ+ 4'00
3 Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Team+ 7'10
4 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 9'54
5 Floris GertsBMC Racing Team+ 9'55
…
10 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott+ 13'52

Well nothing we could do today, Caleb just couldn't pull it off in the finish. All we can do is move on and hope for more luck in the future! As for me, I feel I executed the lead-out well, and hey, a top-10 finish! Nice for my palmarès I spose.

Tomorrow will be interesting, see you then!

Alex
 
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Posted on 14-08-2017 18:54
Great start of the Giro for the team, with Esteban well placed in GC, and that win for Caleb.

Wonder if Alex will get some freedom in one stage to go on breakaway. I think stage 6 would be a good one for him (from break, obviously)
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Posted on 19-08-2017 07:10
Just letting everyone know I've been very busy lately so I haven't been able to post. Been dying to update this but I've been flat out, so just waiting for some more free time. Alex will be back soon enough!
 
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Top  #95 Print Post
Posted on 21-08-2017 13:57
@Aquarius97 Thank you! Results have been great so far, let's see if they continue! As for Alex, check out how he did below, it might surprise you Wink

May 11th, 2017

Giro d'Italia - Stage 6 - GT

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Reggio Calabria - Terme Luigiane 218.5kms

On first glance today looks like a stage for the sprinters, however a closer inspection reveals a fairly hilly final 30kms, looking full of possibilities for some opportunists. Esteban is looking for any chance to take time off his rivals and today looks a possibility. If he can't get free, Simon Gerrans thinks today looks one for him, and has a free role today.

Race Report

Since today was neither one specifically for the sprinters or the climbers, the break winning today was a real possibility. In today's group of escapees were some familiar faces, such as former KoM leader Lukas Pöstlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe) & Floris Gerts (BMC). The Austrian Pöstlberger earned himself 10 more points on the day's categorised climbs, putting him just 4 points behind current leader Tom Dumoulin.

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The break fighting for the KoM points

The peloton had other ideas clearly, and never let the breakaway gain more than 4 or so minutes. We sat quietly until the final 60 or so kms, and put the hammer down with Sam Bewley & Michael Hepburn, as the distance between us and the break began to thin dramatically. I was comfortable at the front after a pretty chill first three quarters of the race, and was sitting in front of Simon Gerrans.

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The boys working hard on the front

With just over 20kms left, the break was all but caught, and we could see them struggling. They were down to just 3 riders (Pöstlberger, Gerts & Wynants), and couldn't manage to hold us off. The peloton was technically around 70 riders strong, but it was thinning as the road began to undulate, and positioning would be key from here. I heard over the radio that Esteban was feeling top notch today, and the focus was now on him to try and make a difference.

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The maglia rosa surrounded by Orica riders

And as we hit one of the steeper sections of the day, Esteban is off! El Chavito saw his chance and goes off up the road. The teams chasing try to bring him back using their domestiques instead of the leaders, but his lead was sticking!

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The crowd in Fuscaldo enjoy some fireworks!

Thibaut Pinot senses that this could be a succesful attack, and tries to jump on the wheel. But just as he reaches the Colombian, another acceleration proves too much for Pinot. Chaves continues to ride off alone, with less than 5kms left.

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The Frenchman unable to hold onto Chaves' wheel

As Esteban rides under the final kilometre banner, the pack was closing on him. He was just holding on but he had worked very hard up to this point, would he be able to hold on? In the peloton were Kreuziger, Ewan (who'd done very well to survive this far) & Gerrans near the front, while I was a bit further back but still in the same group.

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Not long left until the finish line

The sprint was on, Esteban was still holding on, but he was back on the saddle and looking empty. As well as 3 of our riders, Nibali, Dumoulin & Uran were all charging. Surely he'd be caught from here?

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Was Chaves cooked?

No! Somehow, Esteban holds off Uran & Dumoulin, who were so close but couldn't quite catch him. Just behind them were Kreuziger & Ewan, as well as myself slightly behind, all finishing in the top 15! There were no big time gaps, but another stage win! Awesome.

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A photo finish goes to Chaves

Stage Results

1 Esteban ChavesOrica - Scott4h56'25
2 Tom DumoulinTeam Sunwebs.t.
3 Rigoberto UránCannondale - Drapacs.t.
4 Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scotts.t.
5 Caleb EwanOrica - Scotts.t.
6 Diego UlissiUAE Team Emiratess.t.
7 Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
8 Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Skys.t.
9 Fabio AruAstana Pro Teams.t.
10 Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
...
12 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.
Spoiler
11Rafał MajkaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
12Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.
13Thibaut PinotFDJs.t.
14Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
15Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
16Ben SwiftUAE Team Emiratess.t.
17Luis León SánchezAstana Pro Teams.t.
18Simon GerransOrica - Scotts.t.
19Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiales.t.
20Ion IzagirreBahrain - Meridas.t.
21Danny Van PoppelTeam Skys.t.
22Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
23Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floorss.t.
24Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiales.t.
25Domenico PozzovivoAG2R La Mondiales.t.
26Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floorss.t.
27Oscar GattoAstana Pro Teams.t.
28Maurits LammertinkTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
29Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Teams.t.
30Beñat IntxaustiTeam Skys.t.
31Leopold KönigBora - Hansgrohes.t.
32Pierre RollandCannondale - Drapacs.t.
33Dylan Van BaarleCannondale - Drapacs.t.
34Sacha ModoloUAE Team Emiratess.t.
35David De La CruzQuick-Step Floorss.t.
36Mikel LandaTeam Skys.t.
37Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
38Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Teams.t.
39Dries DevenynsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
40Gianluca BrambillaQuick-Step Floorss.t.
41Primož RogličTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
42Phil BauhausTeam Sunwebs.t.
43Vasil KiryienkaTeam Skys.t.
44Moreno MoserAstana Pro Teams.t.
45Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
46Kanstantsin SiutsouBahrain - Meridas.t.
47Petr VakočQuick-Step Floorss.t.
48Patrick KonradBora - Hansgrohes.t.
49Salvatore PuccioTeam Skys.t.
50Iljo KeisseQuick-Step Floorss.t.
51Niccolo BonifazioBahrain - Meridas.t.
52Giovanni ViscontiBahrain - Meridas.t.
53Reto HollensteinTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
54Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudals.t.
55Christian KneesTeam Skys.t.
56Hugh CarthyCannondale - Drapac+ 1'08
57Shane ArchboldBora - Hansgrohe+ 1'27
58Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
59Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiales.t.
60Jan BartaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
61Martin ElmigerBMC Racing Teams.t.
62Jempy DruckerBMC Racing Teams.t.
63Mathias FrankAG2R La Mondiales.t.
64Floris GertsBMC Racing Teams.t.
65Youcef ReguiguiTeam Dimension Datas.t.
66Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Datas.t.
67Robert GesinkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
68Sam OomenTeam Sunwebs.t.
69Rein TaaramäeTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
70Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredos.t.
71Stefan KüngBMC Racing Teams.t.
72Matteo MontagutiAG2R La Mondiales.t.
73Ivan SantaromitaNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
74Damiano CarusoBMC Racing Teams.t.
75Rohan DennisBMC Racing Teams.t.
76Dario CataldoAstana Pro Teams.t.
77Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Meridas.t.
78Tobias LudvigssonFDJs.t.
79Albert TimmerTeam Sunwebs.t.
80Jasha SütterlinMovistar Teams.t.
81Daniele BennatiMovistar Teams.t.
82Ruben GuerreiroTrek - Segafredos.t.
83Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Soudals.t.
84Sébastien ReichenbachFDJs.t.
85Maxim BelkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
86Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emiratess.t.
87Jasper StuyvenTrek - Segafredos.t.
88Aleksejs SaramotinsBora - Hansgrohes.t.
89Simon ClarkeCannondale - Drapacs.t.
90Kiel ReijnenTrek - Segafredos.t.
91Alessio TalianiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
92Carlos BetancurMovistar Teams.t.
93Jos Van EmdenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
94Alessandro BisoltiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
95Filippo PozzatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
96Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Teams.t.
97Pavel KochetkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
98Odd Christian EikingFDJs.t.
99Paweł PoljańskiBora - Hansgrohes.t.
100Matthieu LadagnousFDJs.t.
101Ben GastauerAG2R La Mondiales.t.
102Alberto LosadaTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
103Léo VincentFDJs.t.
104Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohes.t.
105Nils PolittTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
106Maxime MonfortLotto - Soudals.t.
107Luca WackermannBardiani - CSFs.t.
108Antonio NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
109David GauduFDJs.t.
110Roberto FerrariUAE Team Emiratess.t.
111Marko KumpUAE Team Emiratess.t.
112John Darwin AtapumaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
113Benoît VaugrenardFDJs.t.
114Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
115Marco MathisTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 3'37
116Davide FormoloCannondale - Drapacs.t.
117Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Datas.t.
118Oliviero TroiaUAE Team Emirates+ 4'22
119Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
120Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredos.t.
121Andrea GuardiniUAE Team Emiratess.t.
122Jonathan DibbenTeam Skys.t.
123Grégory RastTrek - Segafredos.t.
124Julen AmezquetaWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
125Yonder GodoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
126Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
127Lennard HofstedeTeam Sunwebs.t.
128Bart De ClercqLotto - Soudals.t.
129Adriano MaloriMovistar Teams.t.
130Matteo BusatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
131Simone SterbiniBardiani - CSFs.t.
132Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
133Rafael AndriatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
134Jasper De BuystLotto - Soudals.t.
135Ryan GibbonsTeam Dimension Datas.t.
136Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
137Jorge ArcasMovistar Teams.t.
138Mitchell DockerOrica - Scotts.t.
139Andrea VendrameAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
140Davide MartinelliQuick-Step Floorss.t.
141Francesco GavazziAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
142Steve MorabitoFDJs.t.
143Yukiya ArashiroBahrain - Meridas.t.
144Kohei UchimaNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
145Marcel SiebergLotto - Soudal+ 5'34
146Marco MaroneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
147Riccardo StacchiottiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
148Mark RenshawTeam Dimension Datas.t.
149Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSFs.t.
150Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudals.t.
151Matteo SpreaficoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
152Tyler FarrarTeam Dimension Datas.t.
153Sam BewleyOrica - Scotts.t.
154Tom BohliBMC Racing Teams.t.
155Nuno BicoMovistar Teams.t.
156Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
157Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredos.t.
158Eugenio AlafaciTrek - Segafredos.t.
159James ShawLotto - Soudals.t.
160Nicolas MariniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
161Mirko TrosinoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
162Yuma KoishiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
163Paolo SimionBardiani - CSFs.t.
164Alan MarangoniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
165Roger KlugeOrica - Scotts.t.
166Michael HepburnOrica - Scotts.t.
167Marco D'UrbanoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 6'38
168Roy CurversTeam Sunwebs.t.
169Gilbert DucournauWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 7'22
170Enzo WoutersLotto - Soudals.t.

i.imgur.com/mVya5XL.png General Classification

1 Tom DumoulinTeam Sunweb26h23'29
2 Esteban ChavesOrica - Scott+ 12
3 Diego UlissiUAE Team Emirates+ 43
4 Thibaut PinotFDJ+ 47
5 Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
6 Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors+ 1'00
7 Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 1'10
8 Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Merida+ 1'34
9 Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Sky+ 1'52
10 Leopold KönigBora - Hansgrohe+ 3'48
...
48 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott+ 14'52
Spoiler
11Rigoberto UránCannondale - Drapac+ 4'05
12Rafał MajkaBora - Hansgrohe+ 4'09
13Domenico PozzovivoAG2R La Mondiales.t.
14Mikel LandaTeam Skys.t.
15David De La CruzQuick-Step Floorss.t.
16Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scott+ 5'00
17Gianluca BrambillaQuick-Step Floorss.t.
18Beñat IntxaustiTeam Skys.t.
19Fabio AruAstana Pro Team+ 6'02
20David GauduFDJ+ 6'27
21Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floors+ 6'59
22Primož RogličTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
23Vasil KiryienkaTeam Sky+ 7'17
24Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
25Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 7'43
26Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Team+ 8'10
27Pierre RollandCannondale - Drapacs.t.
28Rein TaaramäeTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 9'10
29Simon GerransOrica - Scott+ 9'38
30Kanstantsin SiutsouBahrain - Meridas.t.
31Matteo MontagutiAG2R La Mondiale+ 10'37
32Ion IzagirreBahrain - Merida+ 10'39
33Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 10'54
34Dario CataldoAstana Pro Team+ 10'56
35Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Team+ 10'59
36Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredo+ 11'05
37Robert GesinkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
38Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiale+ 11'35
39Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors+ 11'49
40Dries DevenynsQuick-Step Floors+ 11'56
41Floris GertsBMC Racing Team+ 12'20
42Christian KneesTeam Sky+ 12'24
43Mathias FrankAG2R La Mondiale+ 13'23
44Hugh CarthyCannondale - Drapac+ 13'36
45Dylan Van BaarleCannondale - Drapac+ 13'43
46Ben SwiftUAE Team Emirates+ 14'03
47Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Data+ 14'49
48Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott+ 14'52
49Bart De ClercqLotto - Soudal+ 15'01
50Rohan DennisBMC Racing Team+ 15'10
51Martin ElmigerBMC Racing Teams.t.
52Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiale+ 15'26
53Damiano CarusoBMC Racing Team+ 15'36
54Ivan SantaromitaNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 16'01
55Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emirates+ 16'28
56Luis León SánchezAstana Pro Team+ 16'34
57Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Merida+ 16'49
58Tobias LudvigssonFDJ+ 16'59
59Jasper StuyvenTrek - Segafredos.t.
60Petr VakočQuick-Step Floors+ 17'03
61Ruben GuerreiroTrek - Segafredo+ 17'29
62Alessio TalianiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 17'49
63Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 18'09
64Sébastien ReichenbachFDJ+ 18'19
65Patrick KonradBora - Hansgrohe+ 18'22
66Moreno MoserAstana Pro Team+ 18'42
67Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe+ 18'48
68Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudal+ 18'53
69Ben GastauerAG2R La Mondiale+ 19'04
70John Darwin AtapumaUAE Team Emirates+ 19'27
71Matteo BusatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 19'35
72Pavel KochetkovTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 19'37
73Alessandro BisoltiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
74Maxime MonfortLotto - Soudals.t.
75Carlos BetancurMovistar Team+ 19'41
76Léo VincentFDJ+ 20'26
77Matthieu LadagnousFDJ+ 21'08
78Jasha SütterlinMovistar Teams.t.
79Giovanni ViscontiBahrain - Meridas.t.
80Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 21'19
81Jan BartaBora - Hansgrohe+ 22'32
82Alberto LosadaTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 22'35
83Stefan KüngBMC Racing Teams.t.
84Paweł PoljańskiBora - Hansgrohe+ 22'37
85Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredo+ 23'07
86Luca WackermannBardiani - CSF+ 23'26
87Maurits LammertinkTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 23'54
88Roberto FerrariUAE Team Emirates+ 24'06
89Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Soudals.t.
90Steve MorabitoFDJ+ 24'34
91Sam OomenTeam Sunweb+ 25'45
92Iljo KeisseQuick-Step Floors+ 26'02
93Albert TimmerTeam Sunweb+ 26'33
94Davide FormoloCannondale - Drapac+ 26'48
95Salvatore PuccioTeam Sky+ 27'27
96Jasper De BuystLotto - Soudal+ 27'37
97Odd Christian EikingFDJ+ 28'14
98Antonio NibaliBahrain - Merida+ 29'55
99Danny Van PoppelTeam Sky+ 30'03
100Caleb EwanOrica - Scott+ 31'04
101Simon ClarkeCannondale - Drapac+ 31'10
102Kiel ReijnenTrek - Segafredo+ 31'32
103Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSF+ 31'43
104Matteo SpreaficoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 32'45
105Sacha ModoloUAE Team Emirates+ 33'03
106Daniele BennatiMovistar Team+ 33'18
107Filippo PozzatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 33'48
108Jos Van EmdenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 35'25
109Oscar GattoAstana Pro Team+ 35'40
110Aleksejs SaramotinsBora - Hansgrohe+ 35'45
111Maxim BelkovTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 36'42
112Rafael AndriatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 36'43
113Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Team+ 37'27
114Reto HollensteinTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 38'29
115Jempy DruckerBMC Racing Team+ 38'32
116Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 38'37
117Niccolo BonifazioBahrain - Merida+ 38'38
118Simone SterbiniBardiani - CSF+ 39'11
119Roger KlugeOrica - Scott+ 39'32
120Davide MartinelliQuick-Step Floors+ 40'06
121Grégory RastTrek - Segafredos.t.
122Kohei UchimaNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 40'09
123Marko KumpUAE Team Emirates+ 41'51
124Julen AmezquetaWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 42'21
125Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 42'39
126Shane ArchboldBora - Hansgrohe+ 42'45
127Sam BewleyOrica - Scott+ 43'00
128Tyler FarrarTeam Dimension Datas.t.
129Jorge ArcasMovistar Team+ 43'28
130Youcef ReguiguiTeam Dimension Datas.t.
131Mitchell DockerOrica - Scott+ 43'54
132Andrea GuardiniUAE Team Emirates+ 44'15
133Adriano MaloriMovistar Team+ 44'36
134Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiale+ 45'05
135Michael HepburnOrica - Scott+ 45'06
136Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 45'23
137Yukiya ArashiroBahrain - Merida+ 45'30
138James ShawLotto - Soudal+ 45'48
139Mark RenshawTeam Dimension Data+ 46'18
140Phil BauhausTeam Sunweb+ 46'28
141Alan MarangoniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
142Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredo+ 46'50
143Ryan GibbonsTeam Dimension Data+ 47'44
144Nils PolittTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 47'55
145Benoît VaugrenardFDJs.t.
146Oliviero TroiaUAE Team Emirates+ 48'28
147Nuno BicoMovistar Team+ 48'52
148Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Data+ 49'08
149Eugenio AlafaciTrek - Segafredo+ 49'24
150Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 49'50
151Tom BohliBMC Racing Team+ 51'10
152Riccardo StacchiottiNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 52'02
153Nicolas MariniNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 54'50
154Lennard HofstedeTeam Sunweb+ 54'54
155Andrea VendrameAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 54'55
156Francesco GavazziAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 57'43
157Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSF+ 58'23
158Yonder GodoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 58'41
159Marco MathisTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 58'50
160Jonathan DibbenTeam Sky+ 58'53
161Marcel SiebergLotto - Soudal+ 59'58
162Paolo SimionBardiani - CSF+ 1h01'23
163Roy CurversTeam Sunweb+ 1h04'33
164Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudal+ 1h05'40
165Marco MaroneseBardiani - CSF+ 1h08'21
166Enzo WoutersLotto - Soudal+ 1h17'04
167Gilbert DucournauWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 1h17'44
168Marco D'UrbanoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 1h18'38
169Mirko TrosinoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 1h19'59
170Yuma KoishiNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 1h33'02

i.imgur.com/toMV0os.png Points Classification

1 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo98
2 Caleb EwanOrica - Scott81
3 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors78
4 Tom DumoulinTeam Sunweb51
5 Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredo48
...
23 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott13
Spoiler
6Ben SwiftUAE Team Emirates40
7Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantini40
8Esteban ChavesOrica - Scott37
9Danny Van PoppelTeam Sky37
10Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudal31
11Floris GertsBMC Racing Team25
12Diego UlissiUAE Team Emirates24
13Tanel KangertAstana Pro Team21
14Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo21
15Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredo19
16Rigoberto UránCannondale - Drapac18
17Jorge ArcasMovistar Team18
18Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scott17
19Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiale16
20Nuno BicoMovistar Team16
21Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Data16
22Thibaut PinotFDJ13
23Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott13
24Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Merida12
25Luca WackermannBardiani - CSF12
26Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSF12
27Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiale11
28Roger KlugeOrica - Scott11
29Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudal11
30Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo10
31Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Sky10
32Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe10
33Jasha SütterlinMovistar Team10
34Christian KneesTeam Sky9
35Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredo9
36Fabio AruAstana Pro Team8
37Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Data8
38Enrico GasparottoBahrain - Merida8
39Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec8
40Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSF8
41Jonathan DibbenTeam Sky8
42Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors7
43Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo7
44Steve MorabitoFDJ6
45Mitchell DockerOrica - Scott6
46Rafał MajkaBora - Hansgrohe5
47Beñat IntxaustiTeam Sky4
48Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emirates4
49Léo VincentFDJ4
50Phil BauhausTeam Sunweb4
51Julen AmezquetaWilier Triestina - Selle Italia3
52Michael HepburnOrica - Scott3
53Marco D'UrbanoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec3
54David GauduFDJ2
55Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Team2
56Oscar GattoAstana Pro Team2
57Kohei UchimaNIPPO - Vini Fantini2
58Yukiya ArashiroBahrain - Merida2
59Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantini2
60Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floors1
61Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha - Alpecin1
62Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Team1

i.imgur.com/kj1qEJA.png King of the Mountains

1 Tom DumoulinTeam Sunweb32
2 Esteban ChavesOrica - Scott30
3 Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe28
4 Floris GertsBMC Racing Team23
5 Diego UlissiUAE Team Emirates14
Spoiler
6Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiale14
7David De La CruzQuick-Step Floors13
8Thibaut PinotFDJ10
9Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo8
10Tanel KangertAstana Pro Team7
11Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Data7
12Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors6
13Jorge ArcasMovistar Team6
14Christian KneesTeam Sky5
15Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo3
16Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSF3
17Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo3
18Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Data3
19Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec2
20Sam BewleyOrica - Scott2
21Nuno BicoMovistar Team2
22Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Merida1
23Simon GerransOrica - Scott1
24Yukiya ArashiroBahrain - Merida1
25Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSF1
26Jonathan DibbenTeam Sky1

i.imgur.com/4CNIIRC.png Young Riders Classification

1 Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors26h24'29
2 David GauduFDJ+ 5'27
3 Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Team+ 7'10
4 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 9'54
5 Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Team+ 9'59
…
10 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott+ 13'52

An almost perfect stage for us! We got a stage win, and had 3 riders in the top 5! Amazing work from all the boys, and myself too. I was super happy to come in 12th on what was far from an easy day.

What's been a great Giro already continues tomorrow,
See you then.

Alex
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Aquarius97
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Posted on 21-08-2017 14:02
Impressive win for Esteban. Dumoulin looks super strong
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Posted on 22-08-2017 00:53
Great day for the Orica boys Smile
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Teddy The Creator
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Posted on 23-08-2017 13:56
@Aquarius97 Cheers! Yes Dumoulin is very strong, I'm a bit worried about how we're gonna beat him. Gonna have to take some chances in the mountains!

@sutty68 I assume that's a typo and you mean Orica? Pfft But yes it sure was! Super strong finish from all the boys.

May 12th, 2017

Giro d'Italia - Stage 7 - GT

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Castrovillari - Alberobello 218.5kms

Today is the sprinter's last chance for a while, and we're hungry for another win. The goal today is stay safe, chase down the break, and get Caleb his 2nd win. Simple enough, let's see how we go.

Race Report

The first action of the day came when a group of riders hit the tarmac early on. And there were some big names! The pink jersey was down, as well as Nibali, Aru, Kangert, Zakarin, Ulissi & Caleb Ewan. Everyone was up with no damage, except for two unlucky riders. Simon Clarke (Cannondale-Drapac) & Vasil Kyrienka (Sky) will both abandon the race. A big hit for both teams' climbing ranks.

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The riders pick themselves up and keep riding

With little chance for the breakaway today, only 3 riders jumped in. Francisco José Ventoso (BMC), Marco Frapporti (Androni) & Eugenio Alafaci (Trek-Segafredo) all fought hard out in front but there's very little chance they'd survive the day with so little chances left for the sprinters.

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The three-man break out in front

As we rode past the Castle of Massafra, with around 50kms left, we jumped on the front along with LottoNL & Quick-Step and brought the break back in, prepping for the final sprint.

It was an overcast day on the road, but we couldn't complain. As long as it's not raining or snowing we're happy.

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The peloton passes through the town of Massafra

With just under 20kms left, Mitchell Docker began our lead out train. We were the first to get into position, as Quick-Step & LottoNL battled at the front.

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The Orica train takes form

First Mitch, then myself, now it was down to Kluge to lead out Caleb. As we entered the final 2kms, Caleb, Groenewegen & Gaviria were all in pretty similar positions. We had again executed well, it was down to Caleb.

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The front of the peloton

With the finish line in sight, Groenewegen went first. Caleb hopped on his wheel, while Gaviria was working his way to the front.

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They could almost smell the finish

It seemed two men were the quickest today; Gaviria & Ewan. Phil Bauhaus (Sunweb) was challenging but wouldn't win today. Which young gun would take their second stage win?

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Neck and neck

And another photo finish! Despite all his best efforts, Caleb couldn't quite match the tremendous acceleration of Fernando Gaviria, who took his 2nd win of the Giro. The Colombian is now in top form and undoubtedly the man to beat in the sprints.

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Once again so close for Caleb Ewan

Stage Results

1 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors4h47'37
2 Caleb EwanOrica - Scotts.t.
3 Phil BauhausTeam Sunwebs.t.
4 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
5 Ben SwiftUAE Team Emiratess.t.
6 Danny Van PoppelTeam Skys.t.
7 Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudals.t.
8 Niccolo BonifazioBahrain - Meridas.t.
9 Roger KlugeOrica - Scotts.t.
10 Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
...
83 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.
Spoiler
11Petr VakočQuick-Step Floorss.t.
12Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
13Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
14Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredos.t.
15Tom DumoulinTeam Sunwebs.t.
16Oscar GattoAstana Pro Teams.t.
17Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredos.t.
18Benoît VaugrenardFDJs.t.
19Thibaut PinotFDJs.t.
20Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Skys.t.
21Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floorss.t.
22Diego UlissiUAE Team Emiratess.t.
23Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
24Rigoberto UránCannondale - Drapacs.t.
25David De La CruzQuick-Step Floorss.t.
26Sacha ModoloUAE Team Emiratess.t.
27Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiales.t.
28Moreno MoserAstana Pro Teams.t.
29Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
30Rafał MajkaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
31Shane ArchboldBora - Hansgrohes.t.
32Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
33Leopold KönigBora - Hansgrohes.t.
34Fabio AruAstana Pro Teams.t.
35Domenico PozzovivoAG2R La Mondiales.t.
36Mikel LandaTeam Skys.t.
37Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Teams.t.
38Simon GerransOrica - Scotts.t.
39Sam OomenTeam Sunwebs.t.
40Mark RenshawTeam Dimension Datas.t.
41Albert TimmerTeam Sunwebs.t.
42Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiales.t.
43Ion IzagirreBahrain - Meridas.t.
44Jasper StuyvenTrek - Segafredos.t.
45Matteo MontagutiAG2R La Mondiales.t.
46Sébastien ReichenbachFDJs.t.
47Pierre RollandCannondale - Drapacs.t.
48Hugh CarthyCannondale - Drapacs.t.
49Ryan GibbonsTeam Dimension Datas.t.
50Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scotts.t.
51Bart De ClercqLotto - Soudals.t.
52Esteban ChavesOrica - Scotts.t.
53Mathias FrankAG2R La Mondiales.t.
54David GauduFDJs.t.
55Beñat IntxaustiTeam Skys.t.
56Kanstantsin SiutsouBahrain - Meridas.t.
57Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
58Luis León SánchezAstana Pro Teams.t.
59Dario CataldoAstana Pro Teams.t.
60Rohan DennisBMC Racing Teams.t.
61Rafael AndriatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
62Mitchell DockerOrica - Scotts.t.
63Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
64Marco MaroneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
65Ben GastauerAG2R La Mondiales.t.
66Jempy DruckerBMC Racing Teams.t.
67Patrick KonradBora - Hansgrohes.t.
68Jan BartaBora - Hansgrohes.t.
69Alberto LosadaTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
70Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Teams.t.
71Daniele BennatiMovistar Teams.t.
72Rein TaaramäeTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
73Tobias LudvigssonFDJs.t.
74Maurits LammertinkTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
75Damiano CarusoBMC Racing Teams.t.
76Floris GertsBMC Racing Teams.t.
77Dylan Van BaarleCannondale - Drapacs.t.
78Martin ElmigerBMC Racing Teams.t.
79John Darwin AtapumaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
80Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohes.t.
81Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Datas.t.
82Matteo BusatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
83Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scotts.t.
84Davide FormoloCannondale - Drapacs.t.
85Carlos BetancurMovistar Teams.t.
86Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
87Pavel KochetkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
88Reto HollensteinTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
89Paweł PoljańskiBora - Hansgrohes.t.
90Paolo SimionBardiani - CSFs.t.
91Adriano MaloriMovistar Teams.t.
92Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiales.t.
93Filippo PozzatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
94Iljo KeisseQuick-Step Floorss.t.
95Roberto FerrariUAE Team Emiratess.t.
96Aleksejs SaramotinsBora - Hansgrohes.t.
97Nils PolittTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
98Davide MartinelliQuick-Step Floorss.t.
99Maxim BelkovTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
100Youcef ReguiguiTeam Dimension Datas.t.
101Luca WackermannBardiani - CSFs.t.
102Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSFs.t.
103Nuno BicoMovistar Teams.t.
104Christian KneesTeam Skys.t.
105Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
106Stefan KüngBMC Racing Teams.t.
107Matthieu LadagnousFDJs.t.
108Tom BohliBMC Racing Teams.t.
109Oliviero TroiaUAE Team Emiratess.t.
110Giovanni ViscontiBahrain - Meridas.t.
111Andrea VendrameAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
112Simone SterbiniBardiani - CSFs.t.
113Odd Christian EikingFDJs.t.
114Matteo SpreaficoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
115Alessio TalianiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
116Julen AmezquetaWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
117Tyler FarrarTeam Dimension Datas.t.
118Mirko TrosinoWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
119Gianluca BrambillaQuick-Step Floorss.t.
120Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Datas.t.
121Jasha SütterlinMovistar Teams.t.
122Jorge ArcasMovistar Teams.t.
123Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSFs.t.
124Francesco GavazziAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
125Gilbert DucournauWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
126Jos Van EmdenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
127Marco D'UrbanoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermecs.t.
128Steve MorabitoFDJs.t.
129Robert GesinkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
130Dries DevenynsQuick-Step Floorss.t.
131Yonder GodoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italias.t.
132Primož RogličTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
133Marco MathisTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
134Léo VincentFDJs.t.
135Roy CurversTeam Sunwebs.t.
136Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Soudals.t.
137Maxime MonfortLotto - Soudals.t.
138Grégory RastTrek - Segafredos.t.
139Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredos.t.
140Salvatore PuccioTeam Skys.t.
141Riccardo StacchiottiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
142Yukiya ArashiroBahrain - Meridas.t.
143Ivan SantaromitaNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
144Ruben GuerreiroTrek - Segafredos.t.
145Kiel ReijnenTrek - Segafredos.t.
146Nicolas MariniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
147Jasper De BuystLotto - Soudals.t.
148Marko KumpUAE Team Emiratess.t.
149Lennard HofstedeTeam Sunwebs.t.
150Andrea GuardiniUAE Team Emiratess.t.
151Marcel SiebergLotto - Soudals.t.
152Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emiratess.t.
153Alan MarangoniNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
154Enzo WoutersLotto - Soudals.t.
155Kohei UchimaNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
156Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudals.t.
157Jonathan DibbenTeam Skys.t.
158Alessandro BisoltiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
159Antonio NibaliBahrain - Meridas.t.
160Yuma KoishiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
161James ShawLotto - Soudals.t.
162Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
163Michael HepburnOrica - Scott+ 3'30
164Sam BewleyOrica - Scotts.t.
165Eugenio AlafaciTrek - Segafredo+ 6'50
166Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 9'33
167Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Team+ 10'11
Again so close! But it seems Gaviria has truly world class speed, and Caleb is keeping up and getting so close, so we can't be dissapointed with the results. The battle for the points is tempting us to keep Caleb in the race the full three weeks, but the team haven't yet decided.

Week 1 is over! I'll give you guys a little review of the first 7 days of racing tonight.

Tomorrow is more hilly stuff,
See you then.

Alex
Edited by Teddy The Creator on 23-08-2017 16:54
 
Teddy The Creator
Top  #99 Print Post
Posted on 23-08-2017 16:53
May 12th, 2017

Giro d'Italia - Week 1 In Review

i.imgur.com/MzUgqDd.png

Well, we're 7 days in, and I'm tired. We've only had one mountain stage so far but my legs are a bit sore! This is my first grand tour, and I can feel it! I've done training this intense but there's nothing like competitive racing day after day, it really takes its toll.

In saying that however, I'm excited for the next two weeks! Bring it on! This has been an awesome experience so far, all the fanfare and excitement surrounding this race is a spectacle and we've had such great success, it's a really great vibe within the team at the moment.

Since we're one third into the race I thought I'd go over each classification, and have a look at who's been over performing, under performing, and my predictions for the rest of the race.

i.imgur.com/mVya5XL.png General Classification

1 Tom DumoulinTeam Sunweb31h11'06
2 Esteban ChavesOrica - Scott+ 12
3 Diego UlissiUAE Team Emirates+ 43
4 Thibaut PinotFDJ+ 47
5 Tanel KangertAstana Pro Teams.t.
6 Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors+ 1'00
7 Steven KruijswijkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 1'10
8 Vincenzo NibaliBahrain - Merida+ 1'34
9 Sérgio Luis HenaoTeam Sky+ 1'52
10 Leopold KönigBora - Hansgrohe+ 3'48
...
47 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott+ 14'52
Spoiler
11Rigoberto UránCannondale - Drapac+ 4'05
12Rafał MajkaBora - Hansgrohe+ 4'09
13Domenico PozzovivoAG2R La Mondiales.t.
14Mikel LandaTeam Skys.t.
15David De La CruzQuick-Step Floorss.t.
16Roman KreuzigerOrica - Scott+ 5'00
17Beñat IntxaustiTeam Skys.t.
18Gianluca BrambillaQuick-Step Floorss.t.
19Fabio AruAstana Pro Team+ 6'02
20David GauduFDJ+ 6'27
21Daniel MartinQuick-Step Floors+ 6'59
22Primož RogličTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
23Stef ClementTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 7'17
24Ilnur ZakarinTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 7'43
25Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Team+ 8'10
26Pierre RollandCannondale - Drapacs.t.
27Rein TaaramäeTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 9'10
28Simon GerransOrica - Scott+ 9'38
29Kanstantsin SiutsouBahrain - Meridas.t.
30Matteo MontagutiAG2R La Mondiale+ 10'37
31Ion IzagirreBahrain - Merida+ 10'39
32Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 10'54
33Dario CataldoAstana Pro Team+ 10'56
34Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Team+ 10'59
35Fabio FellineTrek - Segafredo+ 11'05
36Robert GesinkTeam Lotto NL - Jumbos.t.
37Samuel DumoulinAG2R La Mondiale+ 11'35
38Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors+ 11'39
39Dries DevenynsQuick-Step Floors+ 11'56
40Floris GertsBMC Racing Team+ 12'20
41Christian KneesTeam Sky+ 12'24
42Mathias FrankAG2R La Mondiale+ 13'23
43Hugh CarthyCannondale - Drapac+ 13'36
44Dylan Van BaarleCannondale - Drapac+ 13'43
45Ben SwiftUAE Team Emirates+ 14'01
46Jaco VenterTeam Dimension Data+ 14'49
47Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott+ 14'52
48Bart De ClercqLotto - Soudal+ 15'01
49Rohan DennisBMC Racing Team+ 15'10
50Martin ElmigerBMC Racing Teams.t.
51Alexis GougeardAG2R La Mondiale+ 15'26
52Damiano CarusoBMC Racing Team+ 15'36
53Ivan SantaromitaNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 16'01
54Marco MarcatoUAE Team Emirates+ 16'28
55Luis León SánchezAstana Pro Team+ 16'34
56Tobias LudvigssonFDJ+ 16'59
57Jasper StuyvenTrek - Segafredos.t.
58Petr VakočQuick-Step Floors+ 17'03
59Ruben GuerreiroTrek - Segafredo+ 17'29
60Alessio TalianiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 17'49
61Lars BoomTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 18'09
62Sébastien ReichenbachFDJ+ 18'19
63Patrick KonradBora - Hansgrohe+ 18'22
64Moreno MoserAstana Pro Team+ 18'42
65Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe+ 18'48
66Jens DebusschereLotto - Soudal+ 18'52
67Ben GastauerAG2R La Mondiale+ 19'04
68John Darwin AtapumaUAE Team Emirates+ 19'27
69Matteo BusatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 19'35
70Pavel KochetkovTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 19'37
71Alessandro BisoltiNIPPO - Vini Fantinis.t.
72Maxime MonfortLotto - Soudals.t.
73Carlos BetancurMovistar Team+ 19'41
74Léo VincentFDJ+ 20'26
75Matthieu LadagnousFDJ+ 21'08
76Jasha SütterlinMovistar Teams.t.
77Giovanni ViscontiBahrain - Meridas.t.
78Eduard-Michael GrosuNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 21'19
79Jan BartaBora - Hansgrohe+ 22'32
80Alberto LosadaTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 22'35
81Stefan KüngBMC Racing Teams.t.
82Paweł PoljańskiBora - Hansgrohe+ 22'37
83Giacomo NizzoloTrek - Segafredo+ 23'07
84Luca WackermannBardiani - CSF+ 23'26
85Maurits LammertinkTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 23'54
86Roberto FerrariUAE Team Emirates+ 24'06
87Jürgen RoelandtsLotto - Soudals.t.
88Steve MorabitoFDJ+ 24'34
89Sam OomenTeam Sunweb+ 25'45
90Iljo KeisseQuick-Step Floors+ 26'02
91Albert TimmerTeam Sunweb+ 26'33
92Davide FormoloCannondale - Drapac+ 26'48
93Salvatore PuccioTeam Sky+ 27'27
94Jasper De BuystLotto - Soudal+ 27'37
95Odd Christian EikingFDJ+ 28'14
96Antonio NibaliBahrain - Merida+ 29'55
97Danny Van PoppelTeam Sky+ 30'03
98Caleb EwanOrica - Scott+ 30'58
99Kiel ReijnenTrek - Segafredo+ 31'32
100Vincenzo AlbaneseBardiani - CSF+ 31'43
101Matteo SpreaficoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 32'45
102Sacha ModoloUAE Team Emirates+ 33'03
103Daniele BennatiMovistar Team+ 33'18
104Filippo PozzatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 33'48
105Jos Van EmdenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 35'25
106Oscar GattoAstana Pro Team+ 35'40
107Aleksejs SaramotinsBora - Hansgrohe+ 35'45
108Maxim BelkovTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 36'42
109Rafael AndriatoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 36'43
110Reto HollensteinTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 38'29
111Jempy DruckerBMC Racing Team+ 38'32
112Niccolo BonifazioBahrain - Merida+ 38'38
113Simone SterbiniBardiani - CSF+ 39'11
114Roger KlugeOrica - Scott+ 39'32
115Davide MartinelliQuick-Step Floors+ 40'06
116Grégory RastTrek - Segafredos.t.
117Kohei UchimaNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 40'09
118Marko KumpUAE Team Emirates+ 41'51
119Julen AmezquetaWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 42'21
120Maarten WynantsTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 42'39
121Shane ArchboldBora - Hansgrohe+ 42'45
122Tyler FarrarTeam Dimension Data+ 43'00
123Youcef ReguiguiTeam Dimension Data+ 43'28
124Jorge ArcasMovistar Teams.t.
125Mitchell DockerOrica - Scott+ 43'54
126Andrea GuardiniUAE Team Emirates+ 44'15
127Adriano MaloriMovistar Team+ 44'36
128Gediminas BagdonasAG2R La Mondiale+ 45'05
129Marco BenfattoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 45'23
130Yukiya ArashiroBahrain - Merida+ 45'30
131James ShawLotto - Soudal+ 45'48
132Mark RenshawTeam Dimension Data+ 46'18
133Phil BauhausTeam Sunweb+ 46'24
134Alan MarangoniNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 46'28
135Sam BewleyOrica - Scott+ 46'30
136Gregory DanielTrek - Segafredo+ 46'50
137Francisco José VentosoBMC Racing Team+ 47'35
138Ryan GibbonsTeam Dimension Data+ 47'44
139Benoît VaugrenardFDJ+ 47'55
140Nils PolittTeam Katusha - Alpecins.t.
141Marco FrapportiAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 48'10
142Oliviero TroiaUAE Team Emirates+ 48'28
143Michael HepburnOrica - Scott+ 48'36
144Nuno BicoMovistar Team+ 48'52
145Jay ThomsonTeam Dimension Data+ 49'08
146Marino KobayashiNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 49'50
147Tom BohliBMC Racing Team+ 51'10
148Riccardo StacchiottiNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 52'02
149Nicolas MariniNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 54'50
150Lennard HofstedeTeam Sunweb+ 54'54
151Andrea VendrameAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 54'55
152Eugenio AlafaciTrek - Segafredo+ 56'14
153Francesco GavazziAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 57'43
154Alessandro TonelliBardiani - CSF+ 58'23
155Yonder GodoyWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 58'41
156Marco MathisTeam Katusha - Alpecin+ 58'50
157Jonathan DibbenTeam Sky+ 58'53
158Marcel SiebergLotto - Soudal+ 59'58
159Paolo SimionBardiani - CSF+ 1h01'23
160Roy CurversTeam Sunweb+ 1h04'33
161Frederik FrisonLotto - Soudal+ 1h05'40
162Marco MaroneseBardiani - CSF+ 1h08'21
163Enzo WoutersLotto - Soudal+ 1h17'04
164Gilbert DucournauWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 1h17'44
165Marco D'UrbanoAndroni Giocattoli - Sidermec+ 1h18'38
166Mirko TrosinoWilier Triestina - Selle Italia+ 1h19'59
167Yuma KoishiNIPPO - Vini Fantini+ 1h33'02
Looking at the current top-10, it seems like there are 9 riders who are still in the race for the podium, with Leopold Konig in 10th is almost 2 minutes behind Sergio Henao.

Esteban Chaves has performed tremendously so far, winning on the uphill finish on stage 6, and coming in 2nd on stage 4 up Mount Etna. He sits in 2nd just 12" behind Tom Dumoulin, who looks more and more like the rider to beat. His tremendous time-trialling skills give him a big advantage over all his contenders, and looks just about the strongest on the mountains aswell, proven by his solo victory atop Mount Etna.

i.imgur.com/8lSK2vz.jpg
Tom Dumoulin winning atop Mount Etna on stage 4

Diego Ulissi looks good in 3rd, but I feel once the bigger mountain stages hit, he will struggle to keep up. A big surpise so far, is the performance of Tanel Kangert. He had a terrific Tour de Romandie, and is keeping that form up. Astana's DS seems to have partially handed him the leader's role after Fabio Aru's very dissapointing performance so far. The 2015 Vuelta champ is already 6 minutes down on Dumoulin and looks to be out of it.

Dissapointing also has been Ilnur Zakarin, with the Russian even further behind at a whopping 7'43". Dan Martin is also around there and has announced his intention to forget GC and focus on stage wins, with Bob Jungels taking over Quick-Step's leadership.

i.imgur.com/toMV0os.png Points Classification

1 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo112
2 Fernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors106
3 Caleb EwanOrica - Scott101
4 Ben SwiftUAE Team Emirates58
5 Tom DumoulinTeam Sunweb52
...
26 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott13

This is a classification that's hard to pick, considering the lack of flat stages left, and uncertainty surrounding how long the sprinter's will remain in the race. Dylan Groenewegen, Fernando Gaviria & our Caleb Ewan are by far the strongest fast men in the race, and with competition so fierce, they may plan to stick around for the full three weeks to try take the Ciclamino jersey into Milan. However with only 3 stages remaining that are likely to finish in a sprint, there's a strong possibility that even if they were to remain, one of the climbers would steal the classification.

i.imgur.com/1MdohWh.jpg
Current mauve jersey wearer Dylan Groenewegen wins on stage 3

Ben Swift has been making himself known in the intermediate sprints, and is a strong climber as well as sprinter, so he could have a plan to pounce in the final weeks It's a tough one to pick, but if Caleb can stick around, and snag another stage or two, he could have a strong chance at the jersey.

i.imgur.com/kj1qEJA.png King of the Mountains

1 Tom DumoulinTeam Sunweb32
2 Esteban ChavesOrica - Scott30
3 Lukas PöstlbergerBora - Hansgrohe28
4 Floris GertsBMC Racing Team23
5 Diego UlissiUAE Team Emirates14

Considering how little categorised climbs there have been so far, this is a classifcation that is still wide wide open. Anyone could win this from here, most likely the strongest climber. Esteban has been wearing the jersey as of late in place of race leader Dumoulin. We think he is the strongest climber here at the Giro, so keeping that jersey would be terrific. However it's not a priority, and we won't go out of our way at all to hold onto it.

A rider like Dan Martin or Pierre Rolland is a possiblity to take advantage of their deficit in the GC to get free in the last week and steal some points for the jersey. We'll see. A shout out to Lukas Pöstlberger who has ridden with great intent to wear the jersey and sits just 4 points behind Tom Dumoulin.

i.imgur.com/4CNIIRC.png Young Riders Classification

1 Bob JungelsQuick-Step Floors31h12'06
2 David GauduFDJ+ 5'27
3 Miguel Angel LopezAstana Pro Team+ 7'10
4 Dylan GroenewegenTeam Lotto NL - Jumbo+ 9'54
5 Alexey LutsenkoAstana Pro Team+ 9'59
…
10 Alexander EdmondsonOrica - Scott+ 13'52

This is a very interesting classification. It seems there's just 3 riders with any chance at the white jersey here, with Bob Jungels looking the strongest. He has the big advantage of being his team's leader, while his challengers Gaudu & Lopez, who despite looking very impressive in the mountains, may have to sacrifice themselves for their leader's Pinot & Kangert/Aru respectively. This could very well turn into an interesting battle, but at this point Jungels look the frontrunner by some distance.

i.imgur.com/LoJUiMP.jpg
Bob Jungels attacking on Mount Etna

As for me, it's cool to be in the top-10! I have to say I doubt I'll stay anywhere near there though, as I expect to lose a lot of time on the upcoming mountain stages. The way I've been riding, and will ride, is to empty my tank in going hard for Esteban & Roman, and then ride to the finish at a very leisurely pace, so this classification isn't really a goal for me. It'll be nice to check every now and then though to see how I'm tracking compared to my peers.

That's it for now,
See you guys tomorrow!

Cheers,
Alex
 
sutty68
Top  #100 Print Post
Posted on 24-08-2017 00:09
The guys will certainly be happy with the way the first week went Grin

More of the same in week two Cool
 
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