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#882

Posted on 13-08-2014 22:38

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Great victory for Adam! Linus doing very well as well. Great to see you coming to the Netherlands. I'll come to support your team.

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#883

Posted on 13-08-2014 23:12

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@fernando: Tirreno, MSR and now AGR! The WT wildcard keep coming

@ufo: It was a great team effort, and Linus did well to take 4th. I don't think he will keep that on Stage 4 though. All work will be for Adam. I expect to see you at the finish in AGR

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Posted on 13-08-2014 23:19

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the_hoyle wrote:@ufo: I expect to see you at the finish in AGR

For sure I'll be there. Maybe if you take the right pictures for the story I'll be on it. Some signatures from the riders would be nice, and I'd like to go on the photo with some of them.

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Posted on 13-08-2014 23:36

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@ufo: I'm sure that can be arranged

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Posted on 13-08-2014 23:37

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the_hoyle wrote:
@ufo: I'm sure that can be arranged

That would be pretty awesome!

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#887

Posted on 14-08-2014 00:01

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Great stage win for Adam in Oman

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Posted on 14-08-2014 13:21

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@ufo: I will see what I can do with photoshop and a few screens

you can help with it as well. You are great with the graphics

@sutty: A risky move paid off! Happy to take the win

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Posted on 16-08-2014 23:17

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Tour of Oman
Stage 3

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Stage 3 in Oman should suit the sprinters, so expect there to be no changes in the GC at the end of the stage. Only point to be weary of, however, is the bonus seconds on the finish line. If Kristoff finishes 2nd or higher, he will take the Leader's Jersey.

The team will work to protect Adam, and then set up Rowe for the finish.

Race Report

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A group of 4 created the day's break, and with on riders causing a threat to the GC and Adam's Leader Jersey, we were happy to let them go.

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Lotto, Cannondale and OmegaPharma took control of the peleton, and despite offers to help from our guys, they continued to set a high pace. It was clear that today would end in a mass sprint.

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With pace setting duties removed from the team, orders were given to completely look after Adam. On the day's only climb, he was looking comfortable, and enjoying his day in the Leader's Jersey.

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Panic stations for Lotto, as their leader Andre Greipel punctures. The pace goes completely out of the peleton, and his entire team brings him back into the main group. How much would this take out of him in the finish?

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8km to go, and the break was caught. After Griepel's puncture, there was the possibility that the break might last to the end, but to be honest, the slowing of the peleton only delayed the inevitable.

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The uphill sprint had Sagan (Cannondale) written all over it, and he didn't disappoint. The Slovakian comfortably takes the win, as Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) beating Kristoff (Katusha) on the line for 2nd. Rowe looked strong, but faded on the rise to the finish, and came home in 12th.

Stage Result

1	Peter Sagan	Cannondale Pro Cycling	4h21'07
2	Matthew Goss	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
3	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha Team	s.t.
4	AndrÃ© Greipel	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
5	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.

Spoiler

6	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
7	Enrico Battaglin	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
8	Simon Gerrans	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
9	Andrea Guardini	Vodafone	s.t.
10	Ian Bibby	Sky Procycling	s.t.
11	Michel Kreder	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
12	Luke Rowe	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
13	Xavier Florencio	Katusha Team	s.t.
14	Daniel Martin	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
15	Kenny Dehaes	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
16	Matti Breschel	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
17	Alexander Porsev	Katusha Team	s.t.
18	Vincenzo Nibali	Vodafone	s.t.
19	Dario Cataldo	Sky Procycling	s.t.
20	Marco Frapporti	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
21	Tobias Ludvigsson	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
22	Marko Kump	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
23	Marco Canola	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
24	Simon Yates	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
25	Sergio Henao	Sky Procycling	s.t.
26	Rigoberto UrÃ¡n	Sky Procycling	s.t.
27	Thomas De Gendt	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
28	Iljo Keisse	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
29	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
30	Adam Yates	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
31	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
32	Pieter Weening	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
33	Daniel Schorn	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
34	Janez BrajkoviÄ	Vodafone	s.t.
35	John Darwin Atapuma	Colombia	s.t.
36	Nicolas Roche	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
37	Michael Albasini	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
38	Janier Acevedo	Colombia	s.t.
39	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
40	Alexey Tsatevitch	Katusha Team	s.t.
41	Roman Kreuziger	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
42	Matteo Rabottini	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
43	Peter Kennaugh	Sky Procycling	s.t.
44	RÃ¼diger Selig	Katusha Team	s.t.
45	Alberto Contador	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
46	Rohan Dennis	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
47	Geraint Thomas	Sky Procycling	s.t.
48	Riccardo Zoidl	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
49	Simon Spilak	Katusha Team	s.t.
50	Daryl Impey	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
51	Andrew Fenn	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
52	SÃ©rgio Paulinho	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
53	JesÃºs HernÃ¡ndez	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
54	JosÃ© Mendes	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
55	Linus Gerdemann	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
56	Tanel Kangert	Vodafone	s.t.
57	Lieuwe Westra	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
58	David Zabriskie	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
59	Youcef Reguigui	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
60	Tony Martin	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
61	Richie Porte	Sky Procycling	s.t.
62	Francesco Gavazzi	Vodafone	s.t.
63	Ryota Nishizono	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
64	Lars Ytting Bak	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
65	Edward King	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
66	Andrea Fedi	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
67	Giampaolo Caruso	Katusha Team	s.t.
68	Maxim Iglinskiy	Vodafone	s.t.
69	Vicente ReynÃ¨s	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
70	Riccardo Chiarini	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
71	Nico Eeckhout	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
72	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
73	Jonas Aaen JÃ¸rgensen	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
74	Juan Van Heerden	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
75	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
76	Takashi Miyazawa	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
77	Nick Nuyens	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
78	Cayetano Sarmiento	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
79	Adriano Malori	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
80	Tsgabu Grmay	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
81	Gert Dockx	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
82	Andriy Grivko	Vodafone	s.t.
83	Gatis Smukulis	Katusha Team	s.t.
84	Scott Thwaites	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
85	Gordon McCauley	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
86	Vasil Kiryienka	Sky Procycling	s.t.
87	Fabian Schnaidt	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
88	Jeffry Romero	Colombia	s.t.
89	Wilson Marentes	Colombia	s.t.
90	Diego Ulissi	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
91	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
92	Robert Hunter	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
93	Russell Downing	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
94	Ryan Roth	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
95	Kristjan Koren	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
96	Andreas Schillinger	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
97	Koldo FernÃ¡ndez	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
98	Joachim Tolles	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
99	Stuart Shaw	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
100	Darren Lapthorne	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
101	Edwin Ãvila	Colombia	s.t.
102	Patrick Facchini	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
103	Matthew Brammeier	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
104	David De la Cruz	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
105	Olivier Kaisen	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
106	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
107	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
108	MarlÃ³n PÃ©rez	Colombia	s.t.
109	Carlos JosÃ© Ochoa	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
110	Jakob Fuglsang	Vodafone	s.t.
111	Clinton Avery	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
112	Jay Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
113	Ãlex Cano Ardila	Colombia	s.t.
114	Johan Vansummeren	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
115	Craig Lewis	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
116	Andreas Stauff	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
117	Sander Cordeel	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
118	Antonino Parrinello	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
119	Pengda Jiao	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
120	TomÃ¡s Gil	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
121	Michael Schwarzmann	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
122	Duber Quintero	Colombia	s.t.
123	Amir Rusli	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
124	Henri St-Pierre	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
125	Luke Davison	Drapac Cycling	+ 3'49
126	Ross Graham	Drapac Cycling	+ 4'34
127	Thomas Palmer	Drapac Cycling	+ 5'01
128	Jayden Clarke	Drapac Cycling	+ 8'00

General Classification

1	Adam Yates	Bianchi Factory Team	10h58'10
2	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha Team	+ 4
3	Xavier Florencio	Katusha Team	+ 10
4	Linus Gerdemann	Bianchi Factory Team	+ 57
5	Peter Sagan	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 1'04

Spoiler

6	AndrÃ© Greipel	Lotto Belisol	+ 1'10
7	Andrea Fedi	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	+ 1'14
8	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	+ 1'24
9	Matthew Goss	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
10	Andreas Schillinger	Team NetApp - Endura	+ 1'28
11	Jonas Aaen JÃ¸rgensen	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	+ 1'30
12	Jay Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
13	Edwin Ãvila	Colombia	+ 1'32
14	Gordon McCauley	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
15	Ryota Nishizono	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	+ 1'34
16	Luke Rowe	Bianchi Factory Team	+ 1'36
17	Dario Cataldo	Sky Procycling	s.t.
18	Marco Canola	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
19	Marco Frapporti	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
20	Sergio Henao	Sky Procycling	s.t.
21	Rigoberto UrÃ¡n	Sky Procycling	s.t.
22	Daniel Martin	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
23	Vincenzo Nibali	Vodafone	s.t.
24	Thomas De Gendt	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
25	Simon Gerrans	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
26	Iljo Keisse	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
27	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
28	Nicolas Roche	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
29	Andrea Guardini	Vodafone	s.t.
30	Alexander Porsev	Katusha Team	s.t.
31	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
32	Tobias Ludvigsson	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
33	Simon Yates	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
34	Pieter Weening	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
35	Peter Kennaugh	Sky Procycling	s.t.
36	John Darwin Atapuma	Colombia	s.t.
37	Michel Kreder	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
38	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
39	Andrew Fenn	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
40	Matti Breschel	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
41	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
42	Kenny Dehaes	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
43	Alberto Contador	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
44	Roman Kreuziger	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
45	Francesco Gavazzi	Vodafone	s.t.
46	Janier Acevedo	Colombia	s.t.
47	Daniel Schorn	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
48	Edward King	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
49	Richie Porte	Sky Procycling	s.t.
50	Tanel Kangert	Vodafone	s.t.
51	Tony Martin	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
52	Simon Spilak	Katusha Team	s.t.
53	Giampaolo Caruso	Katusha Team	s.t.
54	Riccardo Zoidl	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
55	Maxim Iglinskiy	Vodafone	s.t.
56	Janez BrajkoviÄ	Vodafone	s.t.
57	Gatis Smukulis	Katusha Team	s.t.
58	Takashi Miyazawa	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
59	Rohan Dennis	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
60	Robert Hunter	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
61	Daryl Impey	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
62	Alexey Tsatevitch	Katusha Team	s.t.
63	Ian Bibby	Sky Procycling	s.t.
64	Matteo Rabottini	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
65	Enrico Battaglin	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
66	Diego Ulissi	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
67	Koldo FernÃ¡ndez	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
68	Nico Eeckhout	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
69	Andriy Grivko	Vodafone	s.t.
70	Vicente ReynÃ¨s	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
71	SÃ©rgio Paulinho	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
72	Youcef Reguigui	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
73	Lieuwe Westra	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
74	Michael Albasini	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
75	Kristjan Koren	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
76	Fabian Schnaidt	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
77	JesÃºs HernÃ¡ndez	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
78	Adriano Malori	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
79	JosÃ© Mendes	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
80	David Zabriskie	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
81	Scott Thwaites	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
82	Cayetano Sarmiento	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
83	Riccardo Chiarini	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
84	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
85	Geraint Thomas	Sky Procycling	s.t.
86	Gert Dockx	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
87	Henri St-Pierre	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
88	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
89	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
90	Nick Nuyens	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
91	Tsgabu Grmay	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
92	Ãlex Cano Ardila	Colombia	s.t.
93	Lars Ytting Bak	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
94	Matthew Brammeier	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
95	Johan Vansummeren	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
96	Wilson Marentes	Colombia	s.t.
97	Darren Lapthorne	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
98	David De la Cruz	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
99	Carlos JosÃ© Ochoa	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
100	TomÃ¡s Gil	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
101	Patrick Facchini	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
102	Vasil Kiryienka	Sky Procycling	s.t.
103	Olivier Kaisen	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
104	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
105	Russell Downing	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
106	Ryan Roth	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
107	Joachim Tolles	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
108	Pengda Jiao	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
109	Antonino Parrinello	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
110	Craig Lewis	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
111	Clinton Avery	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
112	Amir Rusli	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
113	Juan Van Heerden	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 4'32
114	Jeffry Romero	Colombia	s.t.
115	MarlÃ³n PÃ©rez	Colombia	s.t.
116	Andreas Stauff	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
117	Duber Quintero	Colombia	s.t.
118	Sander Cordeel	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
119	Michael Schwarzmann	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
120	Marko Kump	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	+ 5'27
121	Luke Davison	Drapac Cycling	+ 8'21
122	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	+ 9'05
123	RÃ¼diger Selig	Katusha Team	s.t.
124	Jakob Fuglsang	Vodafone	s.t.
125	Stuart Shaw	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
126	Ross Graham	Drapac Cycling	+ 9'06
127	Thomas Palmer	Drapac Cycling	+ 10'41
128	Jayden Clarke	Drapac Cycling	+ 14'06

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#890

Posted on 16-08-2014 23:32

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Nice to see Luke Rowe battle to a good 12th place today whilst mixing it with the Big Guns

#891

Posted on 16-08-2014 23:36

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@sutty: It was difficult finish. Rowe was struggling, and looking back, working for Frapporti may have got a better result. By the way, that was a triple post

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#892

Posted on 16-08-2014 23:38

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Sorry about the triple post but the page had a timeout error on me

#893

Posted on 16-08-2014 23:45

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@sutty: I had issues reloading the pages, so maybe it is to do with the server change over...

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#894

Posted on 16-08-2014 23:51

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the_hoyle wrote:
@sutty: I had issues reloading the pages, so maybe it is to do with the server change over...

Didn't know that there was a changover happening !!!

#895

Posted on 17-08-2014 00:01

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@sutty: Check the weekly news #136

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#896

Posted on 17-08-2014 01:02

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Tour of Oman
Stage 4

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Describe as the Queen Stage in Oman, Stage 4 looks to be where the GC will be almost decided. Flat for most of the day, the final 9km climb to the summit of Green Mountain will see the favourites go head-to-head early in the season.

Adam will be the focus for the team, where he will be hoping that his 1'36 lead over the other favourites will be enough of a buffer to come away from stage in a high GC position.

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A large group of 7 riders made up the break of the day, with Ludvigsson giving the team a presence and some TV time.

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Cannondale, clearly working for Sagan, took up the control of the peleton early in the stage, and the high pace meant that the lead group was only allowed a maximum of 3'55" all day.

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There was still 46km to go when the break was caught, and there was a sudden calming feeling within the peleton. Despite the lack of a threat to the GC and/or the stage in the break, Cannondale were never happy all day until it was brought back.

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Hitting the climb, we made sure that Adam was positioned near to the front of the race. World Champion Dan Martin (Garmin) attacked first, taking Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) and Sagan with him.

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Not wanting to go out without a fight, Adam attacked in pursuit of the leading trio. Thomas De Gendt (OmegaPharma) countered Yates with the other GC favourites looking at each other behind.

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Martin was clearly in some good early season form, as the World Champion takes his first win in the Rainbow Stripes. Cousin Nicolas Roche finished second, with Vincenzo Nibali (Vodafone) attacking late for 3rd. Adam did the Leader's Jersey proud, finishing 9th and dropping to 6th on GC

Stage Result

1	Daniel Martin	Garmin - Sharp	3h13'48
2	Nicolas Roche	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	+ 12
3	Vincenzo Nibali	Vodafone	+ 34
4	Thomas De Gendt	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	+ 49
5	Peter Sagan	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 1'08

Spoiler

6	Sergio Henao	Sky Procycling	+ 1'35
7	Rigoberto UrÃ¡n	Sky Procycling	+ 2'10
8	Tsgabu Grmay	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 2'38
9	Adam Yates	Bianchi Factory Team	+ 2'50
10	Janier Acevedo	Colombia	+ 4'40
11	Roman Kreuziger	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	+ 4'48
12	Pieter Weening	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
13	Giampaolo Caruso	Katusha Team	+ 5'00
14	David De la Cruz	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
15	Riccardo Chiarini	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
16	Alberto Contador	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	+ 5'43
17	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha Team	+ 5'51
18	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
19	Dario Cataldo	Sky Procycling	s.t.
20	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
21	Riccardo Zoidl	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
22	Diego Ulissi	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
23	Rohan Dennis	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
24	Tanel Kangert	Vodafone	s.t.
25	Peter Kennaugh	Sky Procycling	s.t.
26	Geraint Thomas	Sky Procycling	s.t.
27	Janez BrajkoviÄ	Vodafone	s.t.
28	Richie Porte	Sky Procycling	+ 6'17
29	John Darwin Atapuma	Colombia	s.t.
30	Michael Albasini	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
31	JesÃºs HernÃ¡ndez	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
32	Cayetano Sarmiento	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
33	SÃ©rgio Paulinho	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	+ 6'35
34	Lieuwe Westra	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
35	JosÃ© Mendes	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
36	Xavier Florencio	Katusha Team	s.t.
37	Matteo Rabottini	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
38	Vasil Kiryienka	Sky Procycling	s.t.
39	Henri St-Pierre	Bianchi Factory Team	+ 6'56
40	Linus Gerdemann	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
41	Simon Spilak	Katusha Team	+ 7'08
42	Alexey Tsatevitch	Katusha Team	s.t.
43	Jakob Fuglsang	Vodafone	s.t.
44	Tobias Ludvigsson	Bianchi Factory Team	+ 7'29
45	Enrico Battaglin	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
46	Ian Bibby	Sky Procycling	s.t.
47	Daryl Impey	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
48	Simon Gerrans	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
49	Maxim Iglinskiy	Vodafone	s.t.
50	Ryota Nishizono	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	+ 8'11
51	Simon Yates	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
52	Tony Martin	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
53	David Zabriskie	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
54	AndrÃ© Greipel	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
55	Amir Rusli	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
56	Andriy Grivko	Vodafone	s.t.
57	Johan Vansummeren	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
58	Michel Kreder	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
59	Craig Lewis	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
60	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
61	Matthew Goss	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
62	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
63	Carlos JosÃ© Ochoa	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
64	Darren Lapthorne	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
65	Gatis Smukulis	Katusha Team	s.t.
66	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
67	Andrew Fenn	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
68	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
69	Jonas Aaen JÃ¸rgensen	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
70	Pengda Jiao	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
71	Francesco Gavazzi	Vodafone	s.t.
72	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
73	Marco Canola	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
74	Daniel Schorn	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
75	Luke Rowe	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
76	Ãlex Cano Ardila	Colombia	s.t.
77	Andrea Fedi	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
78	Marco Frapporti	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
79	Andrea Guardini	Vodafone	s.t.
80	Antonino Parrinello	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
81	Matti Breschel	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
82	Kristjan Koren	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
83	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
84	Patrick Facchini	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
85	Wilson Marentes	Colombia	s.t.
86	Lars Ytting Bak	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
87	Andreas Schillinger	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
88	Edwin Ãvila	Colombia	s.t.
89	Marko Kump	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
90	Youcef Reguigui	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 9'59
91	Nick Nuyens	Garmin - Sharp	+ 10'22
92	Ryan Roth	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
93	Iljo Keisse	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
94	RÃ¼diger Selig	Katusha Team	s.t.
95	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
96	Scott Thwaites	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
97	Gert Dockx	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
98	TomÃ¡s Gil	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	+ 10'55
99	Koldo FernÃ¡ndez	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
100	Adriano Malori	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
101	Robert Hunter	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
102	MarlÃ³n PÃ©rez	Colombia	s.t.
103	Edward King	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
104	Stuart Shaw	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
105	Fabian Schnaidt	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
106	Alexander Porsev	Katusha Team	s.t.
107	Kenny Dehaes	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
108	Vicente ReynÃ¨s	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
109	Jay Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
110	Russell Downing	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
111	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
112	Takashi Miyazawa	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	+ 11'43
113	Juan Van Heerden	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 12'37
114	Olivier Kaisen	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
115	Clinton Avery	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
116	Andreas Stauff	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
117	Jeffry Romero	Colombia	s.t.
118	Duber Quintero	Colombia	s.t.
119	Gordon McCauley	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
120	Sander Cordeel	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
121	Michael Schwarzmann	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
122	Joachim Tolles	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
123	Nico Eeckhout	Lotto Belisol	+ 14'25
124	Matthew Brammeier	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
125	Luke Davison	Drapac Cycling	+ 16'20
126	Ross Graham	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
127	Jayden Clarke	Drapac Cycling	+ 19'46
128	Thomas Palmer	Drapac Cycling	s.t.

General Classification

1	Daniel Martin	Garmin - Sharp	14h13'14
2	Nicolas Roche	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	+ 20
3	Vincenzo Nibali	Vodafone	+ 46
4	Peter Sagan	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 56
5	Thomas De Gendt	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	+ 1'09

Spoiler

6	Adam Yates	Bianchi Factory Team	+ 1'34
7	Sergio Henao	Sky Procycling	+ 1'55
8	Rigoberto UrÃ¡n	Sky Procycling	+ 2'30
9	Tsgabu Grmay	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 2'58
10	Alexander Kristoff	Katusha Team	+ 4'39
11	Janier Acevedo	Colombia	+ 5'00
12	Pieter Weening	Orica - GreenEdge	+ 5'08
13	Roman Kreuziger	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
14	Giampaolo Caruso	Katusha Team	+ 5'20
15	Riccardo Chiarini	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
16	David De la Cruz	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
17	Xavier Florencio	Katusha Team	+ 5'29
18	Alberto Contador	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	+ 6'03
19	Dario Cataldo	Sky Procycling	+ 6'11
20	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
21	Peter Kennaugh	Sky Procycling	s.t.
22	Tanel Kangert	Vodafone	s.t.
23	Riccardo Zoidl	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
24	Janez BrajkoviÄ	Vodafone	s.t.
25	Rohan Dennis	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
26	Diego Ulissi	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
27	Geraint Thomas	Sky Procycling	s.t.
28	John Darwin Atapuma	Colombia	+ 6'37
29	Linus Gerdemann	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
30	Richie Porte	Sky Procycling	s.t.
31	Michael Albasini	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
32	JesÃºs HernÃ¡ndez	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
33	Cayetano Sarmiento	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
34	Lieuwe Westra	Orica - GreenEdge	+ 6'49
35	Matteo Rabottini	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	+ 6'55
36	SÃ©rgio Paulinho	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
37	JosÃ© Mendes	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
38	Vasil Kiryienka	Sky Procycling	s.t.
39	Henri St-Pierre	Bianchi Factory Team	+ 7'16
40	Simon Spilak	Katusha Team	+ 7'28
41	Alexey Tsatevitch	Katusha Team	s.t.
42	Simon Gerrans	Orica - GreenEdge	+ 7'49
43	Tobias Ludvigsson	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
44	Maxim Iglinskiy	Vodafone	s.t.
45	Daryl Impey	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
46	Ian Bibby	Sky Procycling	s.t.
47	Enrico Battaglin	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
48	AndrÃ© Greipel	Lotto Belisol	+ 7'59
49	Andrea Fedi	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	+ 8'09
50	Matthew Goss	Orica - GreenEdge	+ 8'15
51	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	+ 8'17
52	Andreas Schillinger	Team NetApp - Endura	+ 8'23
53	Jonas Aaen JÃ¸rgensen	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	+ 8'25
54	Andriy Grivko	Vodafone	+ 8'27
55	Edwin Ãvila	Colombia	s.t.
56	Carlos JosÃ© Ochoa	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	+ 8'29
57	Ryota Nishizono	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
58	Luke Rowe	Bianchi Factory Team	+ 8'31
59	Marco Canola	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
60	Marco Frapporti	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
61	Simon Yates	Bianchi Factory Team	s.t.
62	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
63	Michel Kreder	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
64	Andrea Guardini	Vodafone	s.t.
65	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
66	Andrew Fenn	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
67	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
68	Matti Breschel	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
69	Francesco Gavazzi	Vodafone	s.t.
70	Tony Martin	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	s.t.
71	Daniel Schorn	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
72	Gatis Smukulis	Katusha Team	s.t.
73	David Zabriskie	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
74	Kristjan Koren	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
75	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Orica - GreenEdge	s.t.
76	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
77	Johan Vansummeren	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
78	Darren Lapthorne	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
79	Ãlex Cano Ardila	Colombia	s.t.
80	Lars Ytting Bak	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	s.t.
81	Wilson Marentes	Colombia	s.t.
82	Patrick Facchini	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
83	Pengda Jiao	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
84	Craig Lewis	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
85	Amir Rusli	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
86	Antonino Parrinello	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
87	Youcef Reguigui	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 10'19
88	Iljo Keisse	Lotto Belisol	+ 10'42
89	Scott Thwaites	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
90	Gert Dockx	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
91	Nick Nuyens	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
92	Alan Marangoni	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
93	Ryan Roth	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
94	Jay Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 11'09
95	Alexander Porsev	Katusha Team	+ 11'15
96	Kenny Dehaes	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
97	Edward King	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
98	Robert Hunter	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
99	Koldo FernÃ¡ndez	Garmin - Sharp	s.t.
100	Vicente ReynÃ¨s	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
101	Adriano Malori	Cannondale Pro Cycling	s.t.
102	Fabian Schnaidt	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
103	TomÃ¡s Gil	Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela	s.t.
104	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Cycling	s.t.
105	Russell Downing	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
106	Takashi Miyazawa	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	+ 12'03
107	Marko Kump	Team Saxo - Tinkoff	+ 12'22
108	Gordon McCauley	Drapac Cycling	+ 12'53
109	Olivier Kaisen	Lotto Belisol	+ 12'57
110	Joachim Tolles	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
111	Clinton Avery	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
112	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma - QuickÂ·Step Cycling Team	+ 13'40
113	MarlÃ³n PÃ©rez	Colombia	+ 14'11
114	Nico Eeckhout	Lotto Belisol	+ 14'45
115	Matthew Brammeier	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
116	Jakob Fuglsang	Vodafone	+ 14'57
117	Juan Van Heerden	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 15'53
118	Jeffry Romero	Colombia	s.t.
119	Andreas Stauff	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
120	Duber Quintero	Colombia	s.t.
121	Sander Cordeel	Lotto Belisol	s.t.
122	Michael Schwarzmann	Team NetApp - Endura	s.t.
123	RÃ¼diger Selig	Katusha Team	+ 18'11
124	Stuart Shaw	Orica - GreenEdge	+ 18'44
125	Luke Davison	Drapac Cycling	+ 23'25
126	Ross Graham	Drapac Cycling	+ 24'10
127	Thomas Palmer	Drapac Cycling	+ 29'11
128	Jayden Clarke	Drapac Cycling	+ 32'36

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Posted on 17-08-2014 02:09

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Brave battling from Adam but a shame he lost the lead

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Posted on 17-08-2014 02:23

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A bit disappointing to miss out on the top 5 by such a small margin, but a great Tour for Adam with Linus and Rowe also showing some strength early on against excellent opposition.

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Posted on 20-08-2014 23:14

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A great few days in Oman by the team, with a win and #6 place as result. Keep it up!

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Posted on 20-08-2014 23:27

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This stage was just too difficult for Adam. Unfortunately he lost the lead but sixth is still very good. And it's no shame with guys like these in front of you.

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