roturn wrote:
GreenEdge domination. Well at least the number of riders in the top 10. In the road race they obviously totally failed.
Docker not in a good shape. Although he wouldn`t have had a good chance in such a sprint finish probably.
The sprint was really strange, as the riders who started it from the front blocked the ones behind them, with Tanner being the single lucky one managing to find a gap.
Alakagom wrote:
Interesting results in Australia. GreenEdge fail at start, but save it at the end. Now let's hope 1T4i going to dominate TdU Good luck
Yeah, Greenedge are probably very disappointed with the road race outcome. But weirdest of all was that none of their riders caught the break, or tried to attack up the hill. I guess they were all going for Goss. TdU should be entertaining indeed!
FreitasPCM wrote:
Guess who's back? Back again? Pelli's back! Tell a friend!
There was nothing Docker could do in the Champs... but the real races are coming soon.
I certainly am.
I'm looking forward to the next races too!
ruben wrote:
Great story. Like the idea of doing transfers and team changes yourself. If there's one part Cyanide never managed to get right...
Also like the outcome of your 2011 Tour haha ;-)
Good luck with 1T4i or 'project' as Harmon calls it, in 2012
Wow, thanks ruben! Very nice to hear.
And also glad that you like the transfers. I'm just fed up with Cyanide's crappy PCM-esque transfers, so I figured it would be nicer to do it myself.
Oh, and I knew you'd like the Tour. But Gesink is after all the second best climber in the world in this career, now that Contador is gone.
As always this early in the season, the whole team is far from top form. However, we have faith in newly arrived Martens to do something here. Also in the sprints we should have a smaller chance, with Bozic being the man we're expecting the results from.
Ridiculously strong starting field here, with Samuel Sánchez, Luca Paolini and Edvald Boasson Hagen being the crème de la crème. As you also can see, the game apparently doesn't see our chances as that big, but we're confident that we can prove them wrong.
Santos Tour Down Under - Stage 1
Things kick off down here in Adelaide with an easy day for the riders. A short, flat day between Geeps Cross and Clare. This year's first serious mass sprint is to be expected, and with Mark Cavendish present, we all know how this normally should end.
Everything looked like usual when the leadout began, with Mark Cavendish getting the perfect one from his new Sky team. However, the British champion was not able to respond when the other main sprinters, and mainly Gert Steegmans, launched up alongside him, leaving victory for the Belgian. Bozic just missed the Top 10 after starting the sprint from a bad position.
Result:
1
Gert Steegmans
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
3h16'55
2
Denis Galimzyanov
Team Katusha
s.t.
3
Mark Cavendish
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
4
Mark Renshaw
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
5
Daniele Bennati
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
6
Elia Viviani
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
7
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
8
Tomas Vaitkus
The Bose Project
s.t.
9
Jonas Van Genechten
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
10
Heinrich Haussler
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
...
12
Borut Božic
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
Santos Tour Down Under - Stage 2
Stage two takes us to the hills, and the famous Stirling stage. The well-known uphill finish is as usually present in the race, giving an opportunity for both hilly sprinters and punchers.
What we thought of as a "way too early move" proved to be the decisive one, as Vodafone's Steven Kruijswijk could solo home over the last few kilometres, just fending off the late comeback from Mathias Kessler and a, too our delight, very strong Martens, with the three of them also moving up to the overall podium places. The P crossed the line half a minute later, led by Kruiswijk's team mate Johnny Hoogerland.
Result:
1
Steven Kruijswijk
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
4h03'27
2
Mathias Kessler
Astana Pro Team
+ 11
3
Paul Martens
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
4
Johnny Hoogerland
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
+ 33
5
Hayden Roulston
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
6
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
7
Samuel Sánchez
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
8
Luca Paolini
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
9
Xavier Florencio
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
10
Nico Sijmens
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Koen De Kort
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
12
Patrik Moren
The Bose Project
s.t.
13
Mauro Santambrogio
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
14
Marco Frapporti
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
15
Francesco Reda
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
16
Gert Steegmans
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
17
Rory Sutherland
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
18
Vladimir Karpets
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
19
Nicki Sörensen
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Dídac Ortega
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
21
Sep Vanmarcke
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
22
Heinrich Haussler
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
23
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Team Katusha
s.t.
24
Jan Bakelants
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
25
José Iván Gutiérrez
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
26
Ruggero Marzoli
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
27
Gediminas Bagdonas
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
28
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
29
Grischa Niermann
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
30
Jonathan Castroviejo
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
31
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
32
Edvald Boasson Hagen
The Bose Project
s.t.
33
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
34
Sergio Pardilla
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
35
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
36
Jonas Van Genechten
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
37
Zdenek Stybar
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
38
George Hincapie
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
39
Daniele Bennati
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
40
Borut Božic
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
41
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
42
Jérôme Pineau
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
43
Sheldon Deeny
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
44
Daryl Impey
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
45
Tony Martin
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
46
Angel Vicioso
Team Katusha
s.t.
47
Denis Galimzyanov
Team Katusha
s.t.
48
Maarten Tjallingii
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
49
Rohan Dennis
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
50
Francisco Ventoso
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
51
Juan Antonio Flecha
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
52
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
53
Florian Stalder
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
54
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
55
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
56
Marcos García
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
57
Tom Leezer
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
59
Michael Matthews
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
60
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
61
Andrea Tonti
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
62
Simone Masciarelli
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
63
Aleksejs Saramotins
The Bose Project
s.t.
64
Simon Clarke
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
65
Yaroslav Popovych
Team Katusha
s.t.
66
Julien El Fares
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
67
Guillaume Blot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
68
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
69
Rodrigo García
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
70
Manuele Mori
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
71
Frantisek Rabon
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
72
Elia Viviani
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
73
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
74
Matthew Brammeier
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
75
Kenny Van Hummel
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
76
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
77
Leonardo Duque
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2'32
78
Matthew Hayman
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
79
Enrico Franzoi
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Aidis Kruopis
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
81
Benoît Sinner
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
82
Cameron Wurf
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
83
Adriano Malori
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
84
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
85
Tomas Vaitkus
The Bose Project
s.t.
86
Piet Rooijakkers
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
87
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
88
Gustavo César Veloso
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
89
Evgeni Sokolov
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
90
Brian Bulgac
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
91
Omar Bertazzo
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
92
Davide Viganò
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
93
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
94
Ben Swift
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
95
Daniele Nardello
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
96
Giacomo Nizzolo
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Baurzhan Tazhibaiuly
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
98
Cyril Lemoine
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
99
Wes Sulzberger
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
100
Valentin Iglinski
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
101
Christopher Sutton
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
102
Chris Barton
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
103
Jeff Louder
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
104
Patrick Gretsch
The Bose Project
s.t.
105
Javier Iriarte
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
106
Maxim Iglinski
The Bose Project
s.t.
107
Davide Appollonio
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
108
Mark Cavendish
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
109
Juan José Haedo
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
110
Mark Renshaw
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
111
Rafael Serrano
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
112
Martin Kohler
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
113
Gatis Smukulis
The Bose Project
s.t.
114
Enrique Sanz
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
115
Sven Vandousselaere
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
116
Volodymyr Zagorodny
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
117
Andreas Stauff
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
118
Elia Rigotto
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
119
Americo Novembrini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
120
Leigh Howard
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
121
Nelson Oliveira
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
122
Bert Grabsch
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
123
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
124
Robert Wagner
Team Radioshack - Nissan
+ 4'23
125
Paride Grillo
Lampre - San Marco
+ 6'00
126
Leopoldo Rocchetti
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
127
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
128
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
129
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Belisol
+ 6'37
130
Luke Durbridge
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
+ 6'49
131
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
132
Adam Blythe
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
133
Kevin Van Impe
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
134
Claudio Corioni
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
135
Eloy Teruel
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
136
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
137
Alex Rasmussen
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
138
Evan Bonnet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
139
Aaron Kemps
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
140
Mario Trevisan
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
141
Evan Bonnet
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
142
Albert Timmer
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
143
Nikolai Trussov
Team Katusha
+ 9'04
144
Chad Beyer
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
145
Theo Bos
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
146
Alexander Mironov
Team Katusha
s.t.
147
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
148
Hilton Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
149
Bernardo Riccio
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
150
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
151
Richard England
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 11'14
152
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
153
Silvio Anto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
154
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Team Katusha
+ 12'39
Santos Tour Down Under - Stage 3
Back on the flat again with day number three, providing another opportunity for the pure sprinters. Sky are probably interested in keeping the field together, to give Cavendish a second chance.
An attack from Martens at the very top of the tiny little grade rise just before the final leadout could begin completely left the sprinters teams gasping, while our punchy German held off a desperate try to pull him back from Kruijswijk and Matthew Hayman for our first victory of the season. Mark Renshaw took the mass sprint, half a minute behind the late escapee trio, which allowed Martens to move past Kessler in the overall, and up to second.
Result:
1
Paul Martens
Project 1T4i - Shimano
3h23'29
2
Steven Kruijswijk
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Matthew Hayman
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
4
Mark Renshaw
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
+ 28
5
Leigh Howard
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
6
Gert Steegmans
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
7
Mark Cavendish
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
8
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
9
Luca Paolini
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
10
Daniele Bennati
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
Santos Tour Down Under - Stage 4
Stage four looks like an easy one, but with the hard climb up Mengler's Hill in a late part of the day, the organizers figured it would be more exciting to call it hilly, and with that also naming it as an opportunity for the overall contenders to battle it our for more seconds.
It turned out to be one of the more sleepy days in the race. A breakaway stayed away all the way to the finish, where Garmin's Koldo Fernández unsurprisingly outgunned his ten escapee mates for the victory. Bagdonas as 6th today moved up to 4th overall, with all the other members of the group also making the first ten overall. Kruijswijk however, kept his lead.
Result:
1
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Barracuda
3h20'28
2
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
3
Juan Antonio Flecha
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
4
Julien El Fares
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
5
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
6
Gediminas Bagdonas
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
7
Wes Sulzberger
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
8
Simone Masciarelli
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
9
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
10
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Team Katusha
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Jeff Louder
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
12
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1'03
13
Paul Martens
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
14
Heinrich Haussler
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
15
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
16
Nicki Sörensen
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Hayden Roulston
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
18
Marco Frapporti
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
19
Xavier Florencio
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
20
Borut Božic
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
21
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
22
Steven Kruijswijk
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Michael Matthews
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
24
Daryl Impey
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
25
Johnny Hoogerland
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Maarten Tjallingii
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Tom Leezer
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
28
Rodrigo García
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
29
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
30
Gert Steegmans
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
31
Mark Renshaw
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
32
Valentin Iglinski
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
33
Denis Galimzyanov
Team Katusha
s.t.
34
Sep Vanmarcke
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
35
Luca Paolini
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
36
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
37
Zdenek Stybar
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
38
Nico Sijmens
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
39
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
40
Guillaume Blot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
41
Mathias Kessler
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
42
Samuel Sánchez
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
43
Mauro Santambrogio
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
44
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
45
José Iván Gutiérrez
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
46
Angel Vicioso
Team Katusha
s.t.
47
Aaron Kemps
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
48
Dídac Ortega
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
49
Yaroslav Popovych
Team Katusha
s.t.
50
Marcos García
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
51
Francesco Reda
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Jérôme Pineau
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
53
George Hincapie
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
54
Rory Sutherland
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
55
Patrik Moren
The Bose Project
s.t.
56
Simon Clarke
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
57
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
58
Aleksejs Saramotins
The Bose Project
s.t.
59
Tony Martin
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
60
Kenny Van Hummel
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
61
Baurzhan Tazhibaiuly
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
62
Frantisek Rabon
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
63
Florian Stalder
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
64
Jan Bakelants
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
65
Francisco Ventoso
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
66
Matthew Brammeier
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
67
Daniele Nardello
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
68
Sergio Pardilla
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
69
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
70
Rohan Dennis
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
71
Andrea Tonti
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
72
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
73
Koen De Kort
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
74
Leonardo Duque
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 4'28
75
Tomas Vaitkus
The Bose Project
s.t.
76
Theo Bos
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
77
Giacomo Nizzolo
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
79
Ben Swift
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
80
Matthew Hayman
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
81
Davide Appollonio
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
82
Davide Viganò
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
83
Mark Cavendish
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
84
Sheldon Deeny
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
85
Elia Viviani
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
86
Evan Bonnet
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
87
Aidis Kruopis
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
88
Benoît Sinner
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
89
Manuele Mori
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
90
Eloy Teruel
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
91
Paride Grillo
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
92
Enrique Sanz
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
93
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
94
Jonas Van Genechten
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
95
Enrico Franzoi
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Martin Kohler
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
97
Daniele Bennati
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
98
Maxim Iglinski
The Bose Project
s.t.
99
Gatis Smukulis
The Bose Project
s.t.
100
Adam Blythe
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
101
Edvald Boasson Hagen
The Bose Project
s.t.
102
Grischa Niermann
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
103
Volodymyr Zagorodny
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
104
Evan Bonnet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
105
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
106
Javier Iriarte
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
107
Bernardo Riccio
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
108
Leigh Howard
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
109
Alexander Mironov
Team Katusha
s.t.
110
Evgeni Sokolov
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
111
Robert Wagner
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
112
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
113
Adriano Malori
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
114
Claudio Corioni
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Patrick Gretsch
The Bose Project
s.t.
116
Jonathan Castroviejo
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
117
Cyril Lemoine
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
118
Albert Timmer
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
119
Elia Rigotto
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
120
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
121
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
122
Richard England
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
123
Rafael Serrano
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
124
Mario Trevisan
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
125
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
126
Chris Barton
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
127
Christopher Sutton
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
128
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
129
Ruggero Marzoli
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
130
Brian Bulgac
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
131
Piet Rooijakkers
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
132
Americo Novembrini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
133
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
134
Juan José Haedo
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
135
Luke Durbridge
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
136
Andreas Stauff
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
137
Gustavo César Veloso
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
138
Alex Rasmussen
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
139
Sven Vandousselaere
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
140
Hilton Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
141
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
142
Vladimir Karpets
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
143
Silvio Anto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
144
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
145
Cameron Wurf
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
146
Nikolai Trussov
Team Katusha
s.t.
147
Omar Bertazzo
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
148
Leopoldo Rocchetti
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
149
Nelson Oliveira
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
150
Chad Beyer
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
151
Bert Grabsch
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
152
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Team Katusha
+ 8'04
153
Kevin Van Impe
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
154
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
Santos Tour Down Under - Stage 5
For the first time in the race's history, stage five finishes atop the famous Willunga Hill instead of a long way after it. As we saw irl, this new version created much bigger gaps than the old one, which secures us a thrilling battle for the overall victory.
Martens marked Kruiswijk up the final ascent, and therefore didn't have the legs to respond when Kessler came from behind with a vicious strike of speed. The German went on to win the stage, while also the ochre jersey managed to crack Martens in the finale, more or less wrapping up the overall victory. Bagdonas fell to 6th overall.
Result:
1
Mathias Kessler
Astana Pro Team
3h36'55
2
Steven Kruijswijk
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
+ 24
3
Paul Martens
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 35
4
Johnny Hoogerland
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'08
5
Nicki Sörensen
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Gert Steegmans
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
+ 1'28
7
Heinrich Haussler
Team Radioshack - Nissan
+ 1'47
8
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
9
Nico Sijmens
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
10
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Michael Matthews
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
12
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
13
Luca Paolini
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
14
Patrik Moren
The Bose Project
s.t.
15
Samuel Sánchez
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
16
Maarten Tjallingii
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Julien El Fares
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
18
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
19
Florian Stalder
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
20
Marco Frapporti
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
21
Xavier Florencio
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
22
Hayden Roulston
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
23
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
24
Jonathan Castroviejo
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
25
Grischa Niermann
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
26
Ben Swift
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
27
Tony Martin
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
28
Gediminas Bagdonas
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
29
Andrea Tonti
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
30
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
31
Rob Ruijgh
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
32
Jan Bakelants
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
33
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
34
Vladimir Karpets
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
35
Simone Masciarelli
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
36
Juan Antonio Flecha
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
37
José Iván Gutiérrez
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
38
Koen De Kort
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
39
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
40
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
41
Sep Vanmarcke
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
42
Marcos García
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
43
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
44
Manuele Mori
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
45
Rodrigo García
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
46
Borut Božic
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
47
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
48
Sergio Pardilla
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
49
Maxim Iglinski
The Bose Project
s.t.
50
Jeff Louder
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
51
Yaroslav Popovych
Team Katusha
s.t.
52
Francisco Ventoso
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
53
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Team Katusha
s.t.
54
Rohan Dennis
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
55
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
56
Christopher Sutton
Team Sky Pro Cycling
+ 3'08
57
Guillaume Blot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
58
Daniele Nardello
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
59
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Barracuda
+ 3'27
60
Mark Renshaw
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
61
Valentin Iglinski
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
62
Jonas Van Genechten
Lotto - Belisol
+ 4'04
63
Daryl Impey
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
64
Angel Vicioso
Team Katusha
s.t.
65
Aleksejs Saramotins
The Bose Project
s.t.
66
Zdenek Stybar
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
67
Tomas Vaitkus
The Bose Project
+ 4'21
68
Tom Leezer
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Frantisek Rabon
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
70
Edvald Boasson Hagen
The Bose Project
+ 4'36
71
Aaron Kemps
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 4'45
72
Simon Clarke
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
73
George Hincapie
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
74
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
75
Jérôme Pineau
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
76
Rory Sutherland
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
77
Javier Iriarte
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
78
Denis Galimzyanov
Team Katusha
s.t.
79
Enrique Sanz
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
80
Ruggero Marzoli
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
81
Francesco Reda
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Mauro Santambrogio
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
83
Rafael Serrano
Euskaltel - Orbea
+ 5'38
84
Baurzhan Tazhibaiuly
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
85
Adriano Malori
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
86
Benoît Sinner
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
87
Daniele Bennati
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
88
Wes Sulzberger
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
89
Matthew Brammeier
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
90
Gustavo César Veloso
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
91
Davide Appollonio
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
92
Cyril Lemoine
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
93
Brian Bulgac
Lotto - Belisol
+ 6'08
94
Elia Viviani
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
95
Gatis Smukulis
The Bose Project
s.t.
96
Evgeni Sokolov
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
97
Aidis Kruopis
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
98
Sven Vandousselaere
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
99
Albert Timmer
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
100
Patrick Gretsch
The Bose Project
s.t.
101
Matthew Hayman
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
102
Davide Viganò
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
103
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
104
Americo Novembrini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
105
Sheldon Deeny
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
106
Leonardo Duque
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
107
Omar Bertazzo
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
108
Luke Durbridge
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
109
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli - Trecolli
s.t.
110
Volodymyr Zagorodny
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
111
Leigh Howard
GreenEDGE Cycling Project
s.t.
112
Elia Rigotto
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
113
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 6'56
114
Martin Kohler
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
115
Piet Rooijakkers
Vodafone Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Alexander Mironov
Team Katusha
s.t.
117
Enrico Franzoi
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
118
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
119
Kevin Van Impe
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
120
Giacomo Nizzolo
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
121
Chris Barton
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
122
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
123
Claudio Corioni
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
s.t.
124
Cameron Wurf
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
125
Paride Grillo
Lampre - San Marco
s.t.
126
Andreas Stauff
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
127
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
128
Adam Blythe
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
129
Theo Bos
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
130
Evan Bonnet
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
131
Robert Wagner
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
132
Evan Bonnet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
133
Bert Grabsch
OmegaPharma - Quickstep
s.t.
134
Nelson Oliveira
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
135
Eloy Teruel
Euskaltel - Orbea
s.t.
136
Leopoldo Rocchetti
Miche - Guerciotti
s.t.
137
Salvatore Puccio
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
138
Chad Beyer
BMC - Swiss Cycling Technology
s.t.
139
Mark Cavendish
Team Sky Pro Cycling
s.t.
140
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
141
Barry Markus
Vacansoleil - DCM
s.t.
142
Jonathan Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
143
Alex Rasmussen
Garmin - Barracuda
s.t.
144
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Team Katusha
s.t.
145
Juan José Haedo
Team Radioshack - Nissan
s.t.
146
Bernardo Riccio
Lampre - San Marco
+ 8'32
147
Silvio Anto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 8'42
148
Mario Trevisan
UniCredit - Bianchi Cycling Team
+ 10'38
149
Hilton Clarke
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
+ 11'07
150
Nikolai Trussov
Team Katusha
s.t.
151
Richard England
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
152
Jake Keough
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
153
Kenny Van Hummel
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 11'32
154
Dídac Ortega
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 19'30
Santos Tour Down Under - Stage 6
A day of celebration for Steven Kruijswjik on the streets of Adelaide, while Martens also gets to celebrate, taking second overall and winning the points classification as long as they stay on their bikes on the fast, flat sprinters' day.
Again a breakaway succeeded. Today it was BMC's fast Italian Elia Rigotto who got the better of his breakaway companions at the finish, beating closest rivals Maxim Iglinski and De Kort in the sprint. Kruiswijk, Martens and Kessler all secured their overall podium places.
We're obviously hoping for our big star Van den Broeck to place himself nicely in the overall, using the two mountain stages. We also have Coppel as co-leader, while Kluge will focus on the eight flat stages.
Unless one of few other decent climbers participating here is in super shape somehow, this should be an easy victory for us. With riders like Lechuga, Valjavec and Duarte being the most prominent names here, it doesn't look like this will be much of a challenge for the startlist's number one.
Le Tour de Langkawi - Stage 1
A short criterium on the island of Langkawi to get things started. It might look a slight bit hilly from the profile, but in reality they're more of speedbumps, slightly lowering the speed in the peloton. For a few metres, that is.
Once at the top of the last "climb" up the famous speedbump, we realised a sudden heavy drop of speed in the peloton. We wasted no time and sent our young Danish prodigy Martin Therkildsen on the move immediately. To our surprise, no teams started to chase, allowing MT to solo home over the last few kilometres, eventually to celebrate his first pro win in his first ever pro race!
Result:
1
Martin Therkildsen
Project 1T4i - Shimano
2h04'24
2
Wim Stroetinga
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
+ 1'54
3
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
4
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
5
Mateusz Komar
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
6
Bobbie Traksel
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
7
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
8
Jérémie Galland
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
9
Jimmy Casper
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
10
Roger Kluge
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
Le Tour de Langkawi - Stage 2
Second day of racing, second day of flat. Another easy day for the riders, this time surely without the sprinters teams messing up the finale by stopping to push the speed at the front. Mass sprint for sure.
Mass sprint indeed, with old man Jimmy Casper proving to be the fastest to hit the line, picking up an easy, dominant victory. Kluge never really got into contention and had to settle for a lower place, just inside the ten.
Result:
1
Jimmy Casper
Saur - Sojasun
4h05'49
2
Pierpaolo De Negri
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
3
Bobbie Traksel
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
4
Ian Wilkinson
Endura Racing
s.t.
5
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
6
Mateusz Komar
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
7
Wim Stroetinga
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
8
Joaquín Ortega
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
9
Roger Kluge
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
10
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
Le Tour de Langkawi - Stage 3
Very similar to the day before, with some easier climbing during the first half of the stage, and then a flat, easy run-in towards what, most likely, will end up with another all out mass sprint finish.
Dèjá-vu yesterday, with Casper showing that his win 24 hours ago wasn't just a lucky shot, by taking it from the sprint again, this time against Kristof Goddaert and Ian Wilkinson. Kluge felt sick during the day, and therefore decided not to sprint, thus no Projects among the Top 10.
Result:
1
Jimmy Casper
Saur - Sojasun
2h58'18
2
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
3
Ian Wilkinson
Endura Racing
s.t.
4
Wim Stroetinga
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
5
Bobbie Traksel
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
6
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
7
Mateusz Komar
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
8
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
9
Pierpaolo De Negri
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
10
Mikhail Ignatiev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
Le Tour de Langkawi - Stage 4
After three days of flat, we finally hit the Malaysian mountains. A seriously hard day lies ahead, with the second half of the race being more or less uphill all the way. We might still have a less exciting stage, as everyone aiming for overall glory is targeting tomorrow's MTF.
After great work from the entire team, top favourite Van den Broeck managed to crack everyone with a blistering attack up the second of the two main climbs during the day. He then managed to push out his lead to the second group to almost a minute. Prominent names in that group included Daniel Moreno and Fabio Duarte, and also our Jérôme Coppel.
Result:
1
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Project 1T4i - Shimano
3h57'57
2
Daniel Moreno
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 54
3
David Arroyo
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
4
Fabio Duarte
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
5
Tadej Valjavec
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
6
Angel Madrazo
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
7
Jérôme Coppel
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
8
Massimiliano Gentili
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
9
Josep Jufré Pou
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
10
Yoann Le Boulanger
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
12
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 1'59
13
Pablo Lechuga
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
14
Vladimir Gusev
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
15
Leonardo Giordani
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
16
Higinio Fernández
Caja Rural
+ 2'40
17
David López
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
18
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
19
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
20
Simon Geschke
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
21
Brice Feillu
Saur - Sojasun
+ 3'22
22
Winner Anacona
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 3'44
23
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
24
Jurgen Van Goolen
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
25
Manuel Medina
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
26
Leonardo Moser
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
27
Laszló Bodrogi
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
28
Luca Mazzanti
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
29
Imanol Erviti
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
30
Sergey Firsanov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
31
Marek Rutkiewicz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
32
Egoi Martínez
Caja Rural
s.t.
33
Juan Villegas
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
34
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
35
Eddy Ratti
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
36
Daniele Callegarin
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
37
Antonio Piedra
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
38
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
s.t.
39
David Le Lay
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'29
40
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'49
41
Giampaolo Cheula
Champion System
s.t.
42
Sergio Carrasco
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
43
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Champion System
s.t.
44
Walter Pedraza
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
45
Anthony Delaplace
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
46
Pawel Cieslik
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
47
Evgeni Petrov
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
48
Igor Romero
Caja Rural
s.t.
49
Guillaume Levarlet
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
50
Robert Radosz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
51
José Vicente Toribio
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
52
Jimmy Casper
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
53
Mikhail Ignatiev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
54
Iván Melero
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
55
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
56
David Blanco
Champion System
s.t.
57
Jure Kocjan
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
58
Giuseppe Muraglia
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
+ 8'01
59
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
60
David Boily
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
61
François Parisien
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
62
Joel Zangerle
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
63
Cyrille Heymans
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
64
Alexander Prishpetniy
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
65
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
66
Dmitry Kosyakov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
67
Dmitry Mokrov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
68
Jonathan Patrick McCarty
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
69
Pau Balades
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
70
David Clarke
Endura Racing
s.t.
71
Alan Pérez Lezaun
Caja Rural
s.t.
72
Alex Meenhorst
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
73
Junya Sano
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
74
Morten Knudsen
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
75
Bobbie Traksel
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
76
Nico Schneider
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
77
Pierpaolo De Negri
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
78
Egoitz García
Caja Rural
s.t.
79
Paolo Locatelli
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
80
Mikhail Antonov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
81
Mauricio Alberto Ardila
Champion System
s.t.
82
Jérémie Galland
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
83
Walter Proch
Champion System
s.t.
84
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
85
Juan José Lobato
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
86
Javier Megías
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
87
Pello Bilbao
Caja Rural
s.t.
88
Andrea Grendene
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
89
Hector Paez
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
90
Blazej Janiaczyk
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
91
Joaquín Ortega
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
92
Tomasz Lisowicz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
93
Ian Wilkinson
Endura Racing
s.t.
94
Mateusz Komar
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
95
Jos Pronk
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
96
Tom Veelers
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
97
Wilmar Perez
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
98
Kevin Peeters
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
99
Robert Partridge
Endura Racing
s.t.
100
Alexey Shmidt
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
101
Cyrille Monnerais
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
102
Juan Javier Estrada
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
103
Roger Kluge
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
104
Oleksandr Adamovich
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
105
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
106
Camilo Suárez
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
107
Julien Simon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
108
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
109
Maarten De Jonge
Endura Racing
s.t.
110
Tomasz Kiendyś
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
111
Aurélien Passeron
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
112
William Dugan
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
+ 16'11
113
Takashi Miyazawa
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
114
Wouter Van Mechelen
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
115
Dariusz Batek
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
116
John Martinez
Colombia - Coldeportes
+ 18'55
117
Christian Murro
Champion System
+ 21'17
118
David Veilleux
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
119
Wim Stroetinga
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
120
Gorik Gardeyn
Champion System
s.t.
121
Tom Stubbe
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
122
James Vanlandschoot
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
123
Ryan Roth
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
124
Evan Oliphant
Endura Racing
s.t.
125
Jempy Drucker
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
126
Sterling Magnell
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
127
Benjamin Gourgue
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
128
Anuar Manam
Champion System
s.t.
129
Kyle Wamsley
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
130
Johannes Fröhlinger
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
131
James Moss
Endura Racing
s.t.
132
Martin Therkildsen
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
133
Egidijus Juodvalkis
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
134
Danilo Andrenacci
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
135
Jos Van Emden
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
136
Tom Thill
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
137
Koen Barbé
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
138
Kevin Van Melsen
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
139
Mateusz Taciak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
140
Andrea Piechele
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
141
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
s.t.
142
Ryohei Komori
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
143
Desmond Thomas
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
144
Kirill Baranov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
145
Zachary Bell
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
146
Bradley White
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
147
Gregorio Bianchi
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
148
Jack Anderson
Endura Racing
s.t.
149
Max Jenkins
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
150
Morgan Schmitt
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
151
Simone Campagnaro
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
152
Mitchell Knox
Endura Racing
s.t.
153
Alexis Bédard
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
154
Bram Schmitz
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
+ 37'15
Le Tour de Langkawi - Stage 5
We showed yesterday that it will require something very special for someone to steal the overall victory from Van den Broeck, but if someone has the legs, then they've got their opportunity here. The long, steep climb up to Genting Highlands will seal the overall for good, bearing a crash in the next stages.
If there was any doubt after yesterday, that vanished today. Van den Broeck once again left the rest in the dust, winning dominantely for the second consecutive day. Moreno again led home the closest followers, over two minutes behind the day's superior winner, with Coppel not far behind him.
Result:
1
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Project 1T4i - Shimano
3h15'20
2
Daniel Moreno
Caisse d'Epargne
+ 2'08
3
David Arroyo
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
4
Fabio Duarte
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
5
Tadej Valjavec
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
6
Jérôme Coppel
Project 1T4i - Shimano
+ 2'20
7
Josep Jufré Pou
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
8
Alexander Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'14
9
Massimilano Gentili
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
10
Pablo Lechuga
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
Le Tour de Langkawi - Stage 6
The GC battle is now over, so we move back to the lower terrain, for the first of five flat remaining stages. Another mass sprint is to be expected.
The early breakaway made it all the way to the line, which Imanol Erviti crossed first, after gunning out his thirteen companions, and mainly Juan José Lobato and Cyrille Heymans in the final sprint. The big main field finished just over four minutes later.
Result:
1
Imanol Erviti
Caisse d'Epargne
3h19'38
2
Juan José Lobato
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
3
Cyrille Heymans
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
4
Evan Oliphant
Endura Racing
s.t.
5
Sergey Firsanov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
6
Walter Proch
Champion System
s.t.
7
Alexey Shmidt
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
8
John Martinez
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
9
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
10
Jonathan Patrick McCarty
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Andrea Piechele
D'Angelo & Antenucci - Nippo
s.t.
12
José Vicente Toribio
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
13
Julien Simon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
14
Adrian Hegyvari
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
15
Bobbie Traksel
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
+ 4'03
Le Tour de Langkawi - Stage 7
Four days left, and all of them looking just like today. Flat, flat, flat.
Successful breaky again, today with Champion System's Walter Proch picking up a prestigious victory from the sprint. Joel Zangerle and William Dugan rounded out the podium, while GC stayed the same.
Result:
1
Walter Proch
Champion System
3h43'54
2
Joel Zangerle
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
3
William Dugan
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
4
François Parisien
ContiTeam SpiderTech
s.t.
5
Juan José Lobato
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
6
Evan Oliphant
Endura Racing
s.t.
7
Juan Villegas
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
8
Alexey Shmidt
Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis
s.t.
9
Sergey Firsanov
Itera - Katusha
s.t.
10
Max Jenkins
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Mateusz Taciak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
12
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
13
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'55
Le Tour de Langkawi - Stage 8
Yet another day of flat. A bit more interesting than the earlier ones however, as the finish is uphill. Yes, ever so slightly, but an uphill finish is always nice to watch.
Finally back to the mass sprints, and back to Casper, who once again proved to be the fastest, taking his third stage win in this race. Kluge improved a bit today, and actually hit the Top 5, in a close battle with Mikhaylo Khalilov and Mateusz Komar.
Result:
1
Jimmy Casper
Saur - Sojasun
4h15'08
2
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
3
Bobbie Traksel
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
s.t.
4
Ian Wilkinson
Endura Racing
s.t.
5
Roger Kluge
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
6
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
7
Mateusz Komar
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
8
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Caisse d'Epargne
s.t.
9
Fabio Duarte
Colombia - Coldeportes
s.t.
10
Wim Stroetinga
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
Le Tour de Langkawi - Stage 9
I think I've described a stage like this before. Flat, flat, flat. Nothing more to say about it really. Most likely another mass sprint.
Finally Casper showed signs of being beatable, by not being able to come around Bobbie Traksel in the finale, leaving victory for the Landbouwkrediet man. Kluge again improved, this time up to fourth.
Result:
1
Bobbie Traksel
Landbouwkrediet - Euphony
3h21'34
2
Jimmy Casper
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
3
Wim Stroetinga
Accent.Jobs - Willems Veranda's
s.t.
4
Roger Kluge
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
5
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
6
Joaquín Ortega
Andalucía - Orbea
s.t.
7
Mateusz Komar
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
8
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
9
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
10
Jérôme Coppel
Project 1T4i - Shimano
s.t.
Le Tour de Langkawi - Stage 10
At last, we've reached the end of this almost two week long stage race. All the flat stages after the two dramatic mountain stages really gets boring after a while. Now Van den Broeck just has to stay on his bike to secure overall victory!
Just like yesterday, Traksel was the first to hit the line, edging out Goddaert and Wim Stroetinga. Kluge's pretty low fitness once again prevented him from coming any further than a decent Top 5. Oh well, at least we took the overall!
Good luck 
Although he wouldn`t have had a good chance in such a sprint finish probably.
