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Nordic Cycling | Final Farewell
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 08-02-2013 10:17
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In this issue we will have a final look on how the 2013-season panned out. This will be followed by an issue evaluating the World Tour teams of 2014 as well as the Nordic Teams for next season.
World Tour
| 1. |  Alberto Contador | Saxo – Tinkoff | 717 | | 2. | JoaquÃm RodrÃguez | Katusha | 630 | | 3. |  Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas – Cannondale | 615 | | 4. |  Tom Boonen | Rabobank | 552 | | 5. |  Andy Schleck | RadioShack – Nissan | 549 |
| 1. |  RadioShack – Nissan | 1574 | | 2. | Liquigas – Cannondale | 987 | | 3. |  Katusha Team | 959 |
Continental Tour
| 1. |  John Degenkolb | Argos – Shimaano | 851 | | 2. |  Leonard Duque | Cofidis, le credit en ligne | 629 | | 3. |  Pierre Rolland | Europcar | 573 | | 4. | Samuel Dumoulin | Cofidis, le credit en ligne | 568 | | 5. |  Johnny Hoogerland | Vacansoleil – DCM | 523 |
| 1. | Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team | 2321 | | 2. | Cofidis, le credit en ligne | 2219 | | 3. | Team Europcar | 2022 |
U23-ranking
1.  Brian Steen Matzen, Denmark
Nominations:
Eight worthy winners here - even two Norwegians among them!
But who will win?
Danish Rider of the Year: Lars Ytting Bak
Norwegian Rider of the Year: Thor Hushovd
Swedish Rider of the Year: Gustav Erik Larsson
Finnish Rider of the Year: Kjell Carlström
Nordic rider of the year:  Thor Hushovd
Nordic talent of the year: Jesper Hansen
As last year a number of national federations have named national champions based on the CQ-rankings:
World Championship Qualification
The number of riders from each country for the 2014 World Championships has been decided based on the national CQ-rankings:
A small step up for Norway and Sweden and a small step down for Denmark. In total one more Nordic rider in both the roadrace and the TT.
Lithuania and New Zealand have lost their spots in the WC to Austria and Belarus. Ireland miss out on a spot in the last weeks of the season after having been up there for most of the season.
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Posted on 08-02-2013 10:32
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Difficult to say who is going to win the Velo d’Or. I hope its Hushovd
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
It's difficult not to be happy when you're surrounded by Belgians. - Mark Cavendish
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-02-2013 10:32
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Great to see Jesper as Nordic talent of the year 
PCM rulezz: the winners are already in the spoilers 
Edited by Ian Butler on 08-02-2013 11:45
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 08-02-2013 12:10
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Thor definitely deserved his Nordic rider of the year title  |
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Posted on 08-02-2013 12:30
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Please bring in Kessiakoff  |
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 08-02-2013 14:23
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PCM rulezz: Hint - it's in the spoiler (as I just saw Ian said)
Ian: He really did perform on a much higher level than anyone (myself included) would have expected!
sutty: Yeah, not much tension about who would win that price
Daggen: Hoping to sign him next season, but for now Astana won't let him go 
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Posted on 08-02-2013 14:59
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Season preview – World Tour
With the season coming to a start we’ll just give you a quick rundown of the World Tour Teams 2014. Starting with the WT-winners of 2013 and going down the ranking.
Stats of the top-22 riders can be seen in the spoilers
RadioShack – Nissan
With both Boonen and Cancellara the team should be a major factor in the cobbled classics, though they won’t have much support. All in all a lot of winners here and in spite of losing Andy Schleck this is a team capable of winning pretty much every race on the calendar.
Liquigas – Cannondale
After losing among others Peter Sagan this is now a team highly focused on stage races with Nibali being a major favourite for especially the Giro.
Team Gazprom (former Katusha)
Failing to extend the contract of JoaquÃm RodrÃguez the Russian team is going to have a tough year ahead of them. This season is all about survival as it overall is one of the weakest rosters on the World Tour.
Rabobank Cycling Team
The Dutch talent is starting to bloom with Mollema and Kruijswijk. In spite of losing last years star Tom Boonen this is a highly competitive site with Kittels comeback and the signings of Evans and Boom.
Team Saxo – Tinkoff
The team has lost the best Danes, but have compensated by signing some strong domestiques and resigning with Contador. At the same time they have continued to lay more emphasis on the Russian aspect of the team. Not much of a cobbles team though…
 Team Vodafone (former Sky)
Three of the best sprinters in the world on the same team is gonna win the British site a lot of stages. In spite of a lot of strong climbers the team is clearly lacking in terms of a proper GT-captain.
Euskaltel – Euskadi
Probably the strongest climbing team in the peloton. They can’t do much else than that though…
With the new signings and the development of their talents this team is now much more competitive on climbs and hills compared to last season. Last year was surprisingly good for the team and in spite of Hushovds aging this team should be able to match that season.
Lotto Belisol Team
Looks like it’s pretty much up to three riders to get the points on this team. They will be an important factor in sprints and on the hills but with no real climbers it could turn into a struggle if one or more of the captains fail to meet their targets.
Omega Pharma – QuickStep
A real classics team, though Gilbert is the only top-shelf rider left on the team. The World Champion needs to show a lot more than he did last season if the Belgian site are to remain on the World Tour.
Team ISD – Ferrari (former Lampre – ISD)
Scarponi rarely has a really bad season. That combined with the signing of Ben Swift and the emergence of Diego Ulissi as a Top class rider last season this is a team you have to consider a contender in most races. They may have lost Cunego, but the replacements should be ready to take over.
Movistar Team
All eyes are on Columbian supertalent Nairo Quintana this year after Valverde has left the team. It’s a make or break season for them.
 BMC Racing Team
It’s up to the old guys here. After losing two of the teams most important riders last season to Rabobank and failing to sign any real replacements the Swiss-based team is going to have a tough season.
 Astana Pro Team
A good mix of nationalities here. Van den Broeck and Gasparotto will make sure to get some points, but the team seems to be lacking a real high-scorer. Still enough riders on the next level to be able to get some decent results and secure survival. Kessiakoff gets special mention as the dark horse of the team.
Garmin – Sharp
For a long time it looked like the American team would be focusing on sprinters and second-grade climbers. But the last minute signing of RodrÃguez should make the team less in danger of relegation compared to last season.
Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
After a very strong 2013 the Italian team was promoted to the World Tour. With the signings of Horner and Cunego they might even have a chance of staying up.
 Orica – GreenEdge
Looks to be another hard season for the Australian team. They have a lot of hope for Andy Schleck, but he doesn’t have much support. Maybe a good thing after a season where he often ended up fighting against team mates?
Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team
A strong 2013 resulted in promotion for Vacansoleil. Unfortunately it also resulted in better offers for most of their captains. They have brought in Spanish veteran Valverde but a lot of riders need to take it to a new level if the team is to survive on the World Tour.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 08-02-2013 15:03
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Some weird ass transfers here  |
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Posted on 08-02-2013 15:09
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Well, I'll take the blame for Schleck/RodrÃguez/Valverde But yeah, especially Boonen to RadioShack stands out for me...
Decided top place the four unemployed superstars at the four WT-teams with the fewest WT-points last season.
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Posted on 08-02-2013 17:39
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Season Preview – Nordic Continental teams
Christina Watches – Onfone
The Danish team that finished 7th in last years continental ranking has managed to keep most of its captains while strengthening the roster further with the signing of Rory Sutherland. A solid mix of foreign captains on a Danish base.
Team Øster Hus – Ridley
In spite of having one of the biggest Norwegian talents in Markarskard the Norwegian site have gone for a bunch of foreign captain leaving little space for the teams Norwegians to ride their own chance.
Glud & Marstrand – LRØ
A lot of domestic talent on this team. Should have good chances in the small races.
Joker Merida
Another Norwegian team leaving only space as dometiques for the Norwegian riders, but a team with a lot of interesting names nonetheless.
Blue Water Cycling
A team clearly focusing on talent development with a few foreign captains and a large base of Danish talent with TT’ers Lasse Norman Hansen and Rasmus Quaade drawing special attention.
 IKEA Cykling
Realizing that the Swedes on the team wasn’t up for the task last season new main sponsor IKEA have signed a group of decent foreigners to promote the company abroad and make sure the team will be able to get noticed in other races than the Swedish Nationals.
Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland
Clearly one of the smaller teams with a lot of decent riders but few real winners. Rubiano will have trouble finding the mountains he need, but Aistrup should have good chances to do well in Jylland Rundt, which has two cobbled stages.
Jardar Sykling
The only team really focusing on Norwegian riders. It might be a gamble but there’s some decent talent to be found here.
Volvo - STARK have announced that their jersey has been made but is currently in Australia along with its designer. The jersey will be made public at the start of Tour Down Under.
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Posted on 08-02-2013 18:02
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Curious for the jersey |
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Posted on 08-02-2013 18:19
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Ow, I didn't saw the spoiler  , too bad Thor isn't on the podium.
Good luck in the upcoming season
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
It's difficult not to be happy when you're surrounded by Belgians. - Mark Cavendish
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Posted on 09-02-2013 00:21
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Nice preview.
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 09-02-2013 08:53
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Tour Down Under have just begun
Hi everyone. I know a lot of you are exited about seeing the new jersey so I'm sending this quick update from the car behind the riders.
Thanks to the race organizers for taking the pics right after opening the race.
I have to say I'm really happy about the result. Our Australian friend Jakstar22 have really outdone himself with this one!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-02-2013 09:39
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Cool jersey! |
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Posted on 09-02-2013 10:44
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It really is a pleasure to play with!
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Posted on 09-02-2013 11:13
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Tour Down Under
Finally time for the first raceday in our new jersey, and I can see that several of the other teams have updated their jerseys as well.
We’ve had a great training camp and will be ready to get as much as possible from this race. Usually the big shots aren’t quite in form yet, which will be a huge help for us…
And by the way: Looks like Joker’s strategy with more foreigners worked as Simon Clarke got them a spot in Tour Down Under. That was unexpected to say the least…
Stage 1: Geeps Cross – Clare
Looks like a certain sprinter stage.
Bak goes in the break, but no one else wants to work so when Bak stops leading the break dissolves completely.
Every other break gets the same fate.
You know the drill by now: When our riders spot a mountain sprint on the first stage we go for it – and today is no exception! Jeppe Hartvig Nielsen will be wearing the mountain jersey tomorrow.
RadioShack seem eager to prove to Boonen that he wasn’t mistaking when signing the contract and Liquigas wants to demonstrate that they don’t need Sagan to win sprints.
Bak does great keeping Hushovd in position for the sprint.
Thor grabs the wheel of home favourite Michael Matthews.
With 500 m to go Thor has taken the lead.
Coming like a rocket from behind Boonen takes it on the line.
Are we in for another Hushovd vs Boonen spring?
Stage Result
| 1 | Tom Boonen | RadioShack - Nissan | 3h30'52 | | 2 | Thor Hushovd | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 3 | Roberto Ferrari | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 4 | Davide Viganò | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 5 |  Aidis Kruopis | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. |
Spoiler | 6 | Andrea Guardini | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 7 | Michael Matthews | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 9 | Filippo Pozzato | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 10 | Alexander Porsev | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 11 | Jens Erik Madsen | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 12 | Leonardo Duque | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 13 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 14 | Barry Markus | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 15 | Bernhard Eisel | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 16 | Matthieu Ladagnous | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 17 | Lasse Bøchman | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 18 | Troels Rønning Vinther | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 19 | Jesper Hansen | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 20 | Enrico Rossi | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 21 | Jeppe Lykke Hartvig Nielsen | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 22 | Daniele Ratto | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 23 | Jonathan Cantwell | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 24 | Jos Van Emden | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 25 | Sonny Colbrelli | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 26 | Daniel Kreutzfeldt | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 27 | Markel Irizar | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 28 | Greg Henderson | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 29 | Kristof Goddaert | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 30 | Aurélien Passeron | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 31 | Thomas De Gendt | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 32 | Juan José Oroz | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 33 | Sylvain Chavanel | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 34 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 35 | Marc De Maar | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 36 | Volodymyr Bileka | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 37 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 38 | Jacob Clorius | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 39 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 40 | Jan Ghyselinck | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 41 | Robin Chaigneau | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 42 | Steven Cozza | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 43 | Jacek Morajko | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 44 | Rüdiger Selig | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 45 | Mark Renshaw | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 46 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 47 | Martin Mortensen | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 48 | Lars Ytting Bak | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 49 | Ben Swift | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 50 | Tom Leezer | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 51 | Carlo Scognamiglio | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 52 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 53 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 54 | Johim Ariesen | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 55 | Paul Martens | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 56 | Matteo Tosatto | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 57 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 58 | Anthony Ravard | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 59 | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 60 | Vladimir Efimkin | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 61 | Daniele Bennati | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 62 | Matthew Lloyd | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 63 | Davide D'Angelo | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 64 | Allan Davis | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 65 | Davide Rebellin | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 66 | Donato Cannone | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 67 | Nicholas Walker | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 68 | Kasper Klostergaard | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 69 | Alex Rasmussen | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 70 | Dennis Van Winden | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 71 | Richard England | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 72 | Fabio Sabatini | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 73 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 74 | Rafael de Mattos Andriato | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 75 | Edward King | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 76 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 77 | Luke Durbridge | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 78 | Manuele Boaro | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 79 | Vitaliy Popkov | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 80 | Sergio Hernandez | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 81 | Levi Leipheimer | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 82 | Andrea Palini | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 83 | Tyler Wren | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 84 | Mattia Gavazzi | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 85 | Pierpaolo Tondo | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 86 | Charles Bradley Huff | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 87 | Maciej Paterski | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 88 | Iljo Keisse | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 89 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 90 | Leif Hoste | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 91 | Maxime Monfort | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 92 | Johnnie Walker | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 93 | Alberto Loddo | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 94 | Ben Gastauer | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 95 | Jesse Sergent | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 96 | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 97 | Simon Clarke | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 98 | Alexander Khatuntsev | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 99 | Sylvain Georges | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 100 | Mirko Selvaggi | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 101 | VÃctor De la Parte | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 102 | Bert Scheirlinckx | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 103 | Christer Rake | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 104 | Jérôme Baugnies | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 105 | Hans Dekkers | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 106 | Arnaud Labbe | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 107 | Marcel Sieberg | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 108 | Pierrick Fédrigo | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 109 | Diego Milán | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 110 | Robert Gesink | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 111 | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 112 | Kristian Forbord | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 113 | Michael Barry | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 114 | Mark Wassall | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 115 | VÃctor Cabedo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 116 | Romain Zingle | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 117 | Andrea Di Corrado | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 118 | Alexandre Geniez | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 119 | Stijn Minne | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 120 | Jimmy Casper | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 121 | Timothy Roe | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 122 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 123 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 124 | Matthew Hayman | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 125 | Vasil Kiryienka | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 126 | Luciano Pañeda | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 127 | Johan Vansummeren | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 128 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 129 | Julien Fouchard | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 130 | Michaël Baer | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 131 | Michael Schär | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 132 | Jeremy Hunt | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 133 | Brian Bulgac | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 134 | Marco Zanotti | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 135 | Julien El Fares | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 136 | Chris Froome | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 137 | Yohan Offredo | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 138 | Arkaitz Durán | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 139 | Jesús Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 140 | Davy Tuytens | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 141 | Hadjimurat Meleshko | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 142 | Evan Oliphant | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 143 | Niki Terpstra | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 144 | Valentin Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 145 | Amets Txurruka | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 146 | Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 147 | Alexsandr Dyachenko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 148 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 149 | Javier Iriarte | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 150 | Xavier Florencio | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 151 | Valeriy Dmitriyev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 152 | Larry Young | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 153 | Justino Subero | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 154 | Nikolay Azizov | Astana Pro Team | s.t. |
Stage 2: Lobethal – Stirling
This is one of two stages expected to have a major influence on the GC. We will be going for the win as we have a lot of strong hilly riders in great form.
Bak covered the first break but like yesterday he had no help to fight off the chasing peloton.
Again today Jeppe attack on the only categorized climb and wins it.
No one wanted to sprint for the second intermediate so I told Thor to go to the front and pick up the points to put him in the lead of that competition. Hell if no one else want the jersey we don't mind taking it...
Right after the sprint Sieberg goes on the attack and builds a lead of more than a minute – the biggest lead for a break in TDU this far…
The German slowly expands his lead to two and a half minute – and then I told Daniel Kreutzfeldt to see if he could get away as well. The mission succeeds, but the peloton is getting close.
20 km to go and Bak is in front one minute ahead of the peloton with Flecha and Ghyselinck in between.
3,3 km and Bak is still alone ahead with a small group 16 seconds behind and a further 14 seconds to the peloton.
Behind especially Pozzatto is very active, but all Falcons except Jens Erik is riding like in shadow staying near the front for the final sprint.
When the sprint starts all the riders who have been part of the attacking wave are in front of the main peloton.
What a day for Volvo – STARK!
Stage Result
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | Volvo - STARK | 3h51'54 | | 2 | Lasse Bøchman | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 3 | Julien El Fares | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 4 | Carlo Scognamiglio | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 5 | Jesper Hansen | Volvo - STARK | s.t. |
Spoiler | 6 | Lars Ytting Bak | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 7 | Aurélien Passeron | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 8 | Amets Txurruka | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 9 | Marc De Maar | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 10 | Filippo Pozzato | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 11 | Thomas De Gendt | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 12 | Daniel Kreutzfeldt | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 13 | Jeppe Lykke Hartvig Nielsen | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 14 | Chris Froome | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 15 | Troels Rønning Vinther | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 16 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 17 | Vladimir Efimkin | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 18 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 19 | Roberto Ferrari | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 36 | | 20 | Tom Boonen | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 21 | Jan Ghyselinck | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 22 | Anthony Ravard | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 23 | Maciej Paterski | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 24 | Leonardo Duque | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 25 | Robert Gesink | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 26 | Sylvain Chavanel | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 27 | Alexandre Geniez | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 28 | Vasil Kiryienka | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 29 | Paul Martens | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 30 | Brian Bulgac | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 31 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 32 | Xavier Florencio | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 33 | Jesse Sergent | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 34 | Matthew Lloyd | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 35 | Levi Leipheimer | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 36 | Maxime Monfort | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 37 | Davide Viganò | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 38 | Juan José Oroz | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 39 | Jens Erik Madsen | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 40 | Michael Matthews | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 41 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 42 | Michael Schär | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 43 | Pierrick Fédrigo | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 44 | Arkaitz Durán | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 1'34 | | 45 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 46 | Davide Rebellin | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 47 | Sylvain Georges | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 48 | Yohan Offredo | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 49 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 50 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | + 2'01 | | 51 | Valeriy Dmitriyev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 52 | Luke Durbridge | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 53 | Alexsandr Dyachenko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 54 | Michael Barry | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 55 | Davide D'Angelo | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 56 | Daniele Ratto | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 57 | Marcel Sieberg | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 58 | Rüdiger Selig | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 59 | Donato Cannone | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 60 | Markel Irizar | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 61 | Matteo Tosatto | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 62 | Jos Van Emden | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 63 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 64 | Bernhard Eisel | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 65 | Mirko Selvaggi | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 66 | Jérôme Baugnies | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 67 | Johan Vansummeren | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 68 | Niki Terpstra | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 69 | Simon Clarke | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 70 | Vitaliy Popkov | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 71 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 72 | Leif Hoste | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 73 | Jesús Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 74 | Rafael de Mattos Andriato | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 75 | Alexander Porsev | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 76 | Alexander Khatuntsev | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 77 | Ben Swift | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 78 | Enrico Rossi | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 79 | Volodymyr Bileka | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 80 | Greg Henderson | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 81 | Romain Zingle | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 82 | Christer Rake | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 83 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 84 | Allan Davis | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 85 | Mark Renshaw | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 86 | Daniele Bennati | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 87 | Steven Cozza | Garmin - Sharp | + 3'58 | | 88 | Jeremy Hunt | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 89 | Tyler Wren | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 90 | Diego Milán | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 91 | Sergio Hernandez | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 92 | Tom Leezer | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 93 | Sonny Colbrelli | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 94 | Martin Mortensen | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 95 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 96 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 97 | Hans Dekkers | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 98 | Valentin Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 99 | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 100 | Alex Rasmussen | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 101 | Timothy Roe | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 102 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 103 | Dennis Van Winden | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 104 | Andrea Palini | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 105 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 106 | Aidis Kruopis | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 107 | Stijn Minne | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 108 | Jonathan Cantwell | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 109 | Javier Iriarte | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 110 | VÃctor De la Parte | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 111 | Mattia Gavazzi | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 112 | Kasper Klostergaard | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 113 | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 114 | Matthieu Ladagnous | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 115 | Andrea Guardini | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 116 | Mark Wassall | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 117 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 118 | Marco Zanotti | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 119 | Johim Ariesen | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 120 | Fabio Sabatini | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 121 | Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 122 | Evan Oliphant | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 123 | Manuele Boaro | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 124 | Julien Fouchard | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 125 | Edward King | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 126 | Kristof Goddaert | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 127 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 128 | VÃctor Cabedo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 129 | Michaël Baer | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 130 | Robin Chaigneau | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 131 | Iljo Keisse | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 132 | Matthew Hayman | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 133 | Richard England | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 134 | Arnaud Labbe | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 135 | Nicholas Walker | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 136 | Barry Markus | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 137 | Jimmy Casper | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 138 | Pierpaolo Tondo | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 5'24 | | 139 | Johnnie Walker | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 140 | Jacek Morajko | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 5'53 | | 141 | Bert Scheirlinckx | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 7'18 | | 142 | Kristian Forbord | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 143 | Alberto Loddo | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 7'58 | | 144 | Nikolay Azizov | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 145 | Hadjimurat Meleshko | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 9'02 | | 146 | Jacob Clorius | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 147 | Larry Young | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 148 | Charles Bradley Huff | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 149 | Ben Gastauer | AG2R La Mondiale | + 9'39 | | 150 | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto Belisol Team | + 13'21 | | 151 | Davy Tuytens | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 152 | Justino Subero | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 153 | Andrea Di Corrado | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 154 | Luciano Pañeda | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 18'17 |
We never expected to be this dominant in the finish though!
Provisional Standings
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | Volvo - STARK | 7h22'27 | | 2 | Lasse Bøchman | Volvo - STARK | + 11 | | 3 | Julien El Fares | BMC Racing Team | + 15 | | 4 | Filippo Pozzato | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 19 | | 5 | Jesper Hansen | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 6 | Troels Rønning Vinther | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 7 | Jeppe Lykke Hartvig Nielsen | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 8 | Aurélien Passeron | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 9 | Daniel Kreutzfeldt | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 10 | Thomas De Gendt | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Marc De Maar | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 12 | Lars Ytting Bak | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 13 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 14 | Carlo Scognamiglio | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 15 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 16 | Vladimir Efimkin | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 17 | Chris Froome | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 18 | Amets Txurruka | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 19 | Tom Boonen | RadioShack - Nissan | + 45 | | 20 | Roberto Ferrari | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 50 | | 21 | Michael Matthews | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 52 | | 22 | Leonardo Duque | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 55 | | 23 | Davide Viganò | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 24 | Jens Erik Madsen | Volvo - STARK | s.t. | | 25 | Sylvain Chavanel | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 26 | Jan Ghyselinck | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 27 | Juan José Oroz | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 28 | Anthony Ravard | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 29 | Paul Martens | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 30 | Matthew Lloyd | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 31 | Maciej Paterski | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 32 | Levi Leipheimer | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 33 | Maxime Monfort | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 34 | Jesse Sergent | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 35 | Robert Gesink | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 36 | Alexandre Geniez | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 37 | Pierrick Fédrigo | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 38 | Vasil Kiryienka | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 39 | Brian Bulgac | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 40 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 41 | Michael Schär | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 42 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 43 | Xavier Florencio | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 44 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 1'53 | | 45 | Davide Rebellin | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 46 | Sylvain Georges | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 47 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 48 | Arkaitz Durán | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 49 | Yohan Offredo | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 50 | Bernhard Eisel | Astana Pro Team | + 2'17 | | 51 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Nissan | + 2'18 | | 52 | Jos Van Emden | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 53 | Rüdiger Selig | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 54 | Daniele Ratto | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 2'20 | | 55 | Alexander Porsev | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 56 | Markel Irizar | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 57 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 58 | Enrico Rossi | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 59 | Greg Henderson | RadioShack - Nissan | s.t. | | 60 | Volodymyr Bileka | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 61 | Matteo Tosatto | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 62 | Davide D'Angelo | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 63 | Donato Cannone | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 64 | Ben Swift | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 65 | Luke Durbridge | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 66 | Mark Renshaw | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 67 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 68 | Daniele Bennati | Team ISD - Ferrari | s.t. | | 69 | Allan Davis | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 70 | Rafael de Mattos Andriato | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 71 | Vitaliy Popkov | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 72 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 73 | Leif Hoste | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 74 | Marcel Sieberg | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 75 | Mirko Selvaggi | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 76 | Simon Clarke | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 77 | Michael Barry | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 78 | Jérôme Baugnies | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 79 | Alexander Khatuntsev | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 80 | Christer Rake | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 81 | Johan Vansummeren | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 82 | Romain Zingle | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 83 | Alexsandr Dyachenko | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 84 | Valeriy Dmitriyev | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 85 | Niki Terpstra | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 86 | Jesús Herrada | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 87 | Aidis Kruopis | Orica - GreenEdge | + 4'14 | | 88 | Barry Markus | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 4'15 | | 89 | Martin Mortensen | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 4'16 | | 90 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Sharp | + 4'17 | | 91 | Sonny Colbrelli | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 92 | Andrea Guardini | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 93 | Steven Cozza | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 94 | Matthieu Ladagnous | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 95 | Jonathan Cantwell | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 96 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 97 | Tom Leezer | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 98 | Kristof Goddaert | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 99 | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 100 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 101 | Alex Rasmussen | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 102 | Robin Chaigneau | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 103 | Sergio Hernandez | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 104 | Tyler Wren | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 105 | Johim Ariesen | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 106 | Dennis Van Winden | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 107 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 108 | Kasper Klostergaard | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 109 | Andrea Palini | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | s.t. | | 110 | Fabio Sabatini | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 111 | Mattia Gavazzi | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 112 | Diego Milán | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 113 | Edward King | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 114 | Manuele Boaro | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 115 | Nicholas Walker | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 116 | Hans Dekkers | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 117 | Richard England | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 118 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 119 | Aleksandr Kuschynski | Team Gazprom | s.t. | | 120 | VÃctor De la Parte | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 121 | Iljo Keisse | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 122 | Jeremy Hunt | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 123 | Timothy Roe | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 124 | Stijn Minne | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 125 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 126 | Mark Wassall | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 127 | Arnaud Labbe | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 128 | Valentin Iglinskiy | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 129 | VÃctor Cabedo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 130 | Marco Zanotti | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 131 | Julien Fouchard | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 132 | Matthew Hayman | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 133 | Jimmy Casper | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 134 | Javier Iriarte | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 135 | Michaël Baer | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 136 | Evan Oliphant | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 137 | Ignatas Konovalovas | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 138 | Pierpaolo Tondo | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 5'43 | | 139 | Johnnie Walker | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 140 | Jacek Morajko | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | + 6'12 | | 141 | Bert Scheirlinckx | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 7'37 | | 142 | Kristian Forbord | Joker Merida | s.t. | | 143 | Alberto Loddo | Colnago - CSF Inox | + 8'17 | | 144 | Nikolay Azizov | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 145 | Jacob Clorius | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 9'21 | | 146 | Charles Bradley Huff | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 147 | Hadjimurat Meleshko | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 148 | Larry Young | Team Vodafone | s.t. | | 149 | Ben Gastauer | AG2R La Mondiale | + 9'58 | | 150 | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto Belisol Team | + 13'40 | | 151 | Andrea Di Corrado | Colnago - CSF Inox | s.t. | | 152 | Davy Tuytens | Lotto Belisol Team | s.t. | | 153 | Justino Subero | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 154 | Luciano Pañeda | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 18'36 |
Thor Hushovd, Volvo - STARK
Spoiler | 1 | Thor Hushovd | Volvo - STARK | 20 | | 2 | Lasse Bøchman | Volvo - STARK | 10 | | 3 | Tom Boonen | RadioShack - Nissan | 8 | | 4 | Roberto Ferrari | Liquigas - Cannondale | 6 | | 5 | Michael Matthews | Rabobank Cycling Team | 6 | | 6 | Bernhard Eisel | Astana Pro Team | 6 | | 7 | Aidis Kruopis | Orica - GreenEdge | 6 | | 8 | Barry Markus | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 4 | | 9 | Jos Van Emden | Rabobank Cycling Team | 4 | | 10 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Nissan | 4 |
Jeppe Lykke Hartvig Nielsen, Volvo - STARK
Spoiler | 1 | Jeppe Lykke Hartvig Nielsen | Volvo - STARK | 32 | | 2 | Jos Van Emden | Rabobank Cycling Team | 12 | | 3 | Paul Martens | RadioShack - Nissan | 12 | | 4 | Maxime Monfort | RadioShack - Nissan | 8 | | 5 | Mirko Selvaggi | Colnago - CSF Inox | 8 | | 6 | Jesse Sergent | RadioShack - Nissan | 6 | | 7 | Valeriy Dmitriyev | Astana Pro Team | 6 | | 8 | Lasse Bøchman | Volvo - STARK | 4 | | 9 | Vitaliy Popkov | Farnese Vini - Selle Italia | 4 |
Jesper Hansen, Volvo - STARK
Spoiler | 1 | Jesper Hansen | Volvo - STARK | 7h22'46 (1) | | 2 | Jeppe Lykke Hartvig Nielsen | Volvo - STARK | + 0 (2) | | 3 | Michael Matthews | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 33 (3) | | 4 | Giacomo Nizzolo | RadioShack - Nissan | + 1'59 (4) | | 5 | Rüdiger Selig | Team Gazprom | + 1'59 (5) | | 6 | Daniele Ratto | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 2'01 (6) | | 7 | Luke Durbridge | Orica - GreenEdge | + 2'01 (7) | | 8 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Joker Merida | + 2'01 (8) | | 9 | Julien Vermote | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 2'01 (9) | | 10 | Jesús Herrada | Movistar Team | + 2'01 (10) |
I have to say that I'm extremely surprised and disappointed that the other teams have come so unprepared for this race!
After all it is the first World Tour race of the season and the last race in warm weather we'll be riding for a good few months.
When that is said I'm extremely proud of the boys. I don't expect us to be this dominant after stage four, but I'd say it's quite obvious by now who's the team to beat in this race...
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| krisa |
Posted on 09-02-2013 11:17
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wow good job |
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| krisa |
Posted on 09-02-2013 11:18
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wow good job |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 09-02-2013 11:23
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Great 1-2 in Australia. And glad you all like the jersey
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