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Discovery Channel - TdF 2011
Squire
i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/italia.png 12.05.2011: Giro d'Italia

Stage 4
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Roma - Sora: 148.0km

Tactics meeting
Finally the Giro starts looking like the Giro. A few hills will be negotiated en route to the town of Sora, where a nasty kick in the last kilometer awaits the riders. We'll probably not see any time gaps, but if you're betting on a rider like Napolitano for the win, you're wasting your money.

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The field was all together before the uphill finish. We showed our Discovery colours for the first time this race, as Klöden had found his way onto the wheel of yesterday's winner Ginanni.

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Around the final bend, it looked like a duel between Ginanni and Leezer for the win, but Klöden was still lurking on Ginanni's wheel!

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Ginanni again! This gives him the pink and the red jersey as well! He has now doubled his haul from last year's Giro, where he won the final stage in Milano. Klöden is obviously no sprinter, so his 4th today was good. The finish was indeed tough, as Pellizotti, one of the overall favourites, sneaked into the top ten.

Today's winner
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Results
1.Francesco Ginanni i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_pinksvg.png i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_redsvg.pngLiquigas3h24'13
2.Tom LeezerRabobanks.t.
3.Rinaldo NocentiniAG2R La Mondiales.t.
4.Andreas KlödenDiscovery Channels.t.
5.Elia RigottoAndroni Giocattolis.t.
6.Heinrich HausslerSaxo Banks.t.
7.Enrico GasparottoLampres.t.
8.Francesco De BonisAndroni Giocattolis.t.
9.Franco PellizottiSaunier Duvals.t.
10.Carlo ScognamiglioLiquigass.t.


GC
1.Francesco Ginanni i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_pinksvg.png i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_redsvg.pngLiquigas16h29'39
2.Elia RigottoAndroni Giocattoli+ 12
3.Enrico GasparottoLampre+ 28
4.Danilo NapolitanoQuick-Steps.t.
5.Tom LeezerRabobank+ 36
6.Heinrich HausslerSaxo Bank+ 40
7.Lars BoomRabobanks.t.
8.Rinaldo NocentiniAG2R La Mondiales.t.
9.Marco Corti i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_white2svg.pngBarloworld+ 42
10.Leonardo DuqueCofidis+ 48
 
roturn
Nice result with Klöden. Ginanni looks really strong although there are several better sprinters there. Especially as the finals are pretty flat.
 
lluuiiggii
Great result with Kloden for a non sprinter. Indeed, Napolitano is a moster Shock
 
Squire
@roturn: Yeah, would have been even better with some bonus seconds Smile You're right about Ginanni. No surprise he won the last one though.
Don't know what Garmin are up to. Farrar is nowhere to be seen, and it seems like they're using Dennis Pohl in the sprints for some strange reason.
 
Squire
i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/italia.png 13.05.2011: Giro d'Italia

Stage 5
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Sora - Montevergine: 219.0km

Tactics meeting
The first mountain test comes on this fifth stage. It's nothing really difficult, but the climb to Montevergine in the Apennines will serve as a preview of what's to come during the final week. This stage will be interesting for us, since we'll get a clearer picture of what to expect from our team. I'm also excited to see which of the overall favourites are on form.

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In towards the last climb, Liquigas was the team setting the pace. This would mean that dominant 2009 winner Ivan Basso meant business again, after an off-year last season.

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As often happens on the first mountain top finishes in GTs, nothing really happened on the climb. No breakaway was in front, and the main group was quite big when passing under the 5km banner.

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Obviously, the Giro is not the Giro without attacking riding. Robert Gesink decided to test his legs 2.5km before the summit.

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The likely contenders were not slow to react. Basso, Nibali and Pellizotti followed the Dutchman. Also able to match his accelration was LL Sanchez and our duo of Klöden and Armstrong. This meant that...

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...Brajkovic was left behind! The Slovenian continues his bad climbing form from Romandie. He wouldn't lose much today, but it was worrying for the remainder of the Giro.

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In the final kilometer, Ivan Basso proved to be the strongest, as he rode away from Gesink and Nibali. Is he back to the Giro-winning form of 2006 and 2009?

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He was certainly in stage-winning form today, as he conquered the Montevergine! No big time gaps, but this stage carried some psychological importance.

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Klöden and Armstrong finished in the group just behind Basso, Gesink and Nibali. It contained all pre-race favourites, so no big surprises on the first mountain. Brajkovic was 24 seconds further behind.

Today's winner
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Results
1.Ivan Basso i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_pinksvg.png i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_greensvg.pngLiquigas5h18'27
2.Robert Gesink i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_white2svg.pngQuick-Step+ 19
3.Vincenzo NibaliAcqua & Sapones.t.
4.Luis León SánchezCaisse d'Epargne+ 29
5.Dani MorenoCaisse d'Epargnes.t.
6.Franco PellizottiSaunier Duvals.t.
7.Andreas KlödenDiscovery Channels.t.
8.Mauricio SolerBarloworlds.t.
9.Dario CataldoQuick-Steps.t.
10.Lance ArmstrongDiscovery Channels.t.


GC
1.Ivan Basso i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_pinksvg.png i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_greensvg.pngLiquigas21h48'34
2.Robert Gesink i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_white2svg.pngQuick-Step+ 27
3.Vincenzo NibaliAcqua & Sapone+ 31
4.Francesco Ginanni i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_redsvg.pngLiquigas+ 42
5.Andreas KlödenDiscovery Channel+ 49
6.Dario CataldoQuick-Steps.t.
7.Luis León SánchezCaisse d'Epargnes.t.
8.Mauricio SolerBarloworlds.t.
9.Franco PellizottiSaunier Duvals.t.
10.Lance ArmstrongDiscovery Channels.t.
 
baia
Of course its still too early but Klöden must watch out because Basso,Nibali and Gesink look very strong already.....or maybe they´ll loose power on last weekWink
 
Squire
i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/italia.png 14.05.2011: Giro d'Italia

Stage 6
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Avellino - Foggia: 154.0km

Tactics meeting
A short stage which will probably end in another sprint, before we move into the hills of Central Italy. We're back to boredom today after yesterday's uphill finish.

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A fairly messed up sprint saw Lampre's Claudio Corioni grab the stage win. It's the Italian's second ever victory, and by far the biggest! The home riders continue to dominate the Giro. We've now had Italian winners in all stages so far.

Today's winner
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Results
1.Claudio CorioniLampre3h45'34
2.Lorenzo BernucciLPR Brakes Farnese Vinis.t.
3.Fabio NegriLPR Brakes Farnese Vinis.t.
4.Cristiano SalernoLPR Brakes Farnese Vinis.t.
5.Lars BoomRabobanks.t.
6.Francesco Ginanni i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_redsvg.pngLiquigass.t.
7.Jens VoigtSaxo Banks.t.
8.Santo AnzàLPR Brakes Farnese Vinis.t.
9.Valerio AgnoliLampres.t.
10.André SteensenSaxo Banks.t.


GC
1.Ivan Basso i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_pinksvg.png i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_greensvg.pngLiquigas25h34'08
2.Robert Gesink i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_white2svg.pngQuick-Step+ 27
3.Vincenzo NibaliAcqua & Sapone+ 31
4.Francesco Ginanni i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_redsvg.pngLiquigas+ 42
5.Andreas KlödenDiscovery Channel+ 49
6.Luis León SánchezCaisse d'Epargnes.t.
7.Dario CataldoQuick-Steps.t.
8.Franco PellizottiSaunier Duvals.t.
9.Mauricio SolerBarloworlds.t.
10.Dani MorenoCaisse d'Epargnes.t.
 
lluuiiggii
Oh no, Brajkovic lost time Sad

At least Kloden and Armstrong performed better, maybe we can expect something with them =)
 
roturn
Good race with Klöden and Armstrong. Brajkovic is indeed a pity.
 
Squire
@luigi & roturn: I never said Brajkovic would be leader, so it's not so bad. If he loses even more time, maybe he can go stagehunting.
The two old men in the team looks like the best GC hopes. Armstrong is the stronger climber, but Klöden's TT is better. Will be interesting to see how this pans out. I'm worried about Basso though. He seems like he's up to something.
 
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Squire
i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/italia.png 15.05.2011: Giro d'Italia

Stage 7
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Foggia - Chieti: 222.0km

Tactics meeting
The second non-flat stage of the Giro is a long one. It looks tailor-made for a breakaway. No matter what happens, the hills towards the end will be very interesting.

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The break of the day was 13 man strong, so a lot of riders obviously thought the same as I did this morning. Unfortunately, we didn't manage to put any Discovery riders in the breakaway. These 13 riders had a 3 minute lead when they reached the highest point of the stage.

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On the second-to-last hill, the break had split up. Out in front was Lorenzo Bernucci (LPR) and Jason Donald (Garmin). They were 1 minute ahead of the field with 14km to go.

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At the beginning of the last climb, all escapees except Bernucci & Donald were swept up by the Liquigas-led main field. Were they planning something for Ginanni or Basso?

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On the last hill, Bernucci cracked Donald, who soon went back to the peloton. Bernucci was still looking strong with only 7km to go, most of them downhill.

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With Bernucci so close, we lifted the tempo. Klöden packs a decent sprint for a GC rider, so if we could get rid of a lot of fast men, maybe he had a chance for a stage win.

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At the top of the last climb, Armstrong had splintered the field, but with 5km downhill to come, it would be hard for Klöden&co to stay ahead. And more importantly, Bernucci was still out in front!

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With 2km to go, he looked like he would make it! The next group, led by Nibali on the descent, were closing fast though!

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Lorenzo Bernucci held on, just! This is his biggest win since the TdF stage in 2005. Nibali and Nocentini completed the podium on the stage. Although the peloton was split in two groups, all got the same time, as the gaps weren't big enough. More hills tomorrow!

Today's winner
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Results
1.Lorenzo BernucciLPR Brakes Farnese Vini5h24'07
2.Vincenzo NibaliAcqua & Sapones.t.
3.Rinaldo NocentiniAG2R La Mondiales.t.
4.Enrico GasparottoLampres.t.
5.Lance ArmstrongDiscovery Channels.t.
6.Robert Gesink i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_white2svg.pngQuick-Steps.t.
7.Gabriele BosisioLPR Brakes Farnese Vinis.t.
8.José SerpaAndroni Giocattolis.t.
9.Andreas KlödenDiscovery Channels.t.
10.Franco PellizottiSaunier Duvals.t.


GC
1.Ivan Basso i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_pinksvg.png i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_greensvg.pngLiquigas30h58'15
2.Vincenzo NibaliAcqua & Sapone+ 19
3.Robert Gesink i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_white2svg.pngQuick-Step+ 27
4.Francesco Ginanni i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_redsvg.pngLiquigas+ 42
5.Andreas KlödenDiscovery Channel+ 49
6.Dario CataldoQuick-Steps.t.
7.Luis León SánchezCaisse d'Epargnes.t.
8.Franco PellizottiSaunier Duvals.t.
9.Mauricio SolerBarloworlds.t.
10.Dani MorenoCaisse d'Epargnes.t.
 
poiup11
Squire wrote:
@ poiup: Here is the Astana & T-Mobile TT equipment. Frames, wheels, helmets. Please note that the names are the same as those I replaced, so if you want these as new equipment in addition to Astana and Highroad equipment, you will have to rename them.

Thank you wery much.Grin Now i am wery happy
 
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lluuiiggii
poiup11 wrote:
Squire wrote:
@ poiup: Here is the Astana & T-Mobile TT equipment. Frames, wheels, helmets. Please note that the names are the same as those I replaced, so if you want these as new equipment in addition to Astana and Highroad equipment, you will have to rename them.

Thank you wery much.Grin Now i am wery happy


Gotta say I loled. The guy was impatient asking for the equipment and just get it 8 days later Grin

Nice Top 5 with Lance. He does the work while Kloden rests but Lance still makes it in front of Kloden Pfft
 
jeffyboy222
Hang in there!! Klöden are doing well and i think he maybe can get a nice placement in the final GCCool
Edited by jeffyboy222 on 02-03-2011 09:02
Kaizers Orchestra!
 
Squire
@poiup: No problem! Smile
@luigi, jeffyboy: Klöden is living off his good stage placings. Remember that Armstrong has the same time in GC. I think I have to wait until a few more mountain stages to decide on a leader.

Next stage coming up shortly!

 
Squire
i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/italia.png 16.05.2011: Giro d'Italia

Stage 8
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Chieti - L'Aquila: 146.0km

Tactics meeting
Another hilly stage, this time from yesterday's finishing town Chieti to earthquake-hit L'Aquila. The last climb is situated only 3km from the line. It's 2km long and quite steep. Expect to see some action today, it is the Giro afterall!

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The peloton climbed the last KoM-classified climb together, and caught the early breakaway in the process. 35 flat kms remained until the final climb.

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13km from the line, Robert Gesink had no more patience, and attacked! He was looking to seize the pink jersey, as he was only 27 seconds down on Basso.

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Unfortunately for the Dutchman, he never got a large gap. But his move was dangerous, so Basso and the other GC riders hurried to get up to him on the final climb.

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The hard riding on the climb forced a very elite selection. Once again, Armstrong and Klöden were in the mix for us. It would come down to a sprint among the 8 riders in this front group!

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Gesink was still going strong, but race leader Basso was even stronger! Klöden gave it all he had on the other side of the road.

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Basso held on to win his second stage and Liquigas' fourth! Gerdemann in 2nd was a bit of a surprise. Once again, the podium evades us. Klöden narrowly missed out with his 4th.

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The usually quite punchy climber Franco Pellizotti didn't make the final selection, and came in with the second group 19 seconds down on his former teammate Basso. Not a big loss, but you would expect last year's 3rd placed rider to fight it out on a stage like this. He's now 12th overall, 1'28 away from pink.

Today's winner
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Results
1.Ivan Basso i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_pinksvg.png i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_greensvg.pngLiquigas3h36'06
2.Linus GerdemannT-Mobiles.t.
3.Rinaldo NocentiniAG2R La Mondiales.t.
4.Andreas KlödenDiscovery Channels.t.
5.Robert Gesink i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_white2svg.pngQuick-Steps.t.
6.Lance ArmstrongDiscovery Channels.t.
7.Vincenzo NibaliAcqua & Sapones.t.
8.José SerpaAndroni Giocattoli+ 19
9.Francesco Ginanni i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_redsvg.pngLiquigass.t.
10.José Iván GutiérrezCaisse d'Epargnes.t.


GC
1.Ivan Basso i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_pinksvg.png i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_greensvg.pngLiquigas34h34'01
2.Vincenzo NibaliAcqua & Sapone+ 39
3.Robert Gesink i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_white2svg.pngQuick-Step+ 47
4.Rinaldo NocentiniAG2R La Mondiale+ 1'09
5.Andreas KlödenDiscovery Channels.t.
6.Lance ArmstrongDiscovery Channels.t.
7.Francesco Ginanni i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_redsvg.pngLiquigas+ 1'21
8.Linus GerdemannT-Mobiles.t.
9.Enrico GasparottoLampre+ 1'26
10.Dario CataldoQuick-Step+ 1'28
 
Squire
i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/italia.png 17.05.2011: Giro d'Italia

Stage 9
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L'Aquila - Giulianova: 176.0km

Tactics meeting
Basso won yesterday, but if Liquigas want to make it five stage wins, they have to look to Ginanni today. It's a totally flat finish. Can the points jersey wearer make it three stages, will Haussler finally come to life, or will someone else steal the glory?

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Someone else stole the glory. Mirko Lorenzetto's lunge for the line relegated Ginanni to 2nd. Lampre now has three stage wins with three different riders. The Italian domination continues: Italian riders have won all stages so far! It'll be difficult for them to continue this trend tomorrow though. Time trials aren't the Italians' speciality.

Today's winner
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Results
1.Mirko LorenzettoLampre4h14'48
2.Francesco Ginanni i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_redsvg.pngLiquigass.t.
3.Danilo NapolitanoQuick-Steps.t.
4.Robert HunterBarloworlds.t.
5.Tom LeezerRabobanks.t.
6.Enrico GasparottoLampres.t.
7.Heinrich HausslerSaxo Banks.t.
8.Rinaldo NocentiniAG2R La Mondiales.t.
9.Dennis PohlGarmin - Transitionss.t.
10.Mattia GavazziQuick-Steps.t.


GC
1.Ivan Basso i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_pinksvg.png i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_greensvg.pngLiquigas38h48'49
2.Vincenzo NibaliAcqua & Sapone+ 39
3.Robert Gesink i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_white2svg.pngQuick-Step+ 47
4.Francesco Ginanni i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_redsvg.pngLiquigas+ 1'09
5.Rinaldo NocentiniAG2R La Mondiales.t.
6.Andreas KlödenDiscovery Channels.t.
7.Lance ArmstrongDiscovery Channels.t.
8.Linus GerdemannT-Mobile+ 1'21
9.Enrico GasparottoLampre+ 1'26
10.Franco PellizottiSaunier Duval+ 1'28
 
lluuiiggii
Bad Kloden couldn't get a podium on stage 8.

Good luck for the TT, hope to see Kloden and Armstrong going some positions up on GC Smile
 
Squire
i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/italia.png 19.05.2011: Giro d'Italia

Stage 10
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Giulianova - Giulianova: 54.0km

Tactics meeting
This is the only long time trial in the Giro d'Italia this year, but it goes over 54 lumpy kilometers. Only being a TT specialist doesn't help much today if you can't climb. It's a course which Ivan Basso should handle well, even if he's not the most aerodynamic of riders. We've been looking forward to this, since we have several good time trialists. Bring on the race of truth!

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T-Mobile showed good form today. Thomas Lövkvist knocked teammate Gert Dockx off the leaderboard with a time of 1h15'19. His time showed what a tough time trial this was. Being tucked in an aerodynamic position for one hour and a quarter while negotiating three climbs!

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Lövkvist was not the best Swede today. Gustav Larsson likes the Giro (top 10 the last two years), and likes time trials even more. Best time for Lotto's new signing, taking 58 seconds off Lövkvist's time.

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Janez Brajkovic won a similar time trial in the 2009 Giro, but doesn't quite have that form now. He did a good ride though, and came in just 9 seconds down on current stage leader and former teammate Larsson.

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The World champion honoured his rainbow-coloured skinsuit. Cancellara posted the new best time, 27 seconds faster than Gustav Larsson.

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Oh my! Surprise of the season? T-Mobile's Linus Gerdemann clocked in to a new best time, and what a time! The German crushed World champion Cancellara by 1'07. Where did that come from?

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A lot less surprising than Gerdemann's monster ride was the fact that Armstrong struggled against the clock. This time trial was luckily not among his worst in recent times. +2'29 and provisional 6th for Lance.

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Klöden is our best time trialist in this race on paper, and the German champion duly delivered! He beat all human performers, even Cancellara, but had to settle for 2nd, a whole minute behind Gerdemann.

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Acqua&Sapone leader Vincenzo Nibali did well, and Robert Gesink was disappointing. Nibali even caught Gesink on his way to a provisional 5th. Before today, Gesink was looking like one of Basso's biggest rivals for the overall win, but fell down to 11th in GC after this stage.

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Pink jersey Ivan Basso won a time trial on his way to the insane 2009 Giro victory, so should keep his jersey comfortably today. Ivan the Terrible had a good day, and came 4th on the stage, but is now only 2 seconds ahead of Gerdemann in the GC! Gerdemann has really done the ride of his life! Good news for us as well: Klöden sits 3rd overall.

Today's winner
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Results
1.Linus GerdemannT-Mobile1h13'46
2.Andreas KlödenDiscovery Channel+ 1'00
3.Fabian CancellaraLiquigas+ 1'07
4.Ivan Basso i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_pinksvg.png i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_greensvg.pngLiquigas+ 1'19
5.Gustav LarssonSilence - Lotto+ 1'34
6.Vincenzo NibaliAcqua & Sapone+ 1'38
7.Janez BrajkovicDiscovery Channel+ 1'44
8.Luis León SánchezCaisse d'Epargne+ 2'26
9.Lance ArmstrongDiscovery Channel+ 2'29
10.Thomas LövkvistT-Mobile+ 2'33


GC
1.Ivan Basso i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_pinksvg.png i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac43/christian_gr/flagg/20px-Jersey_greensvg.pngLiquigas40h03'54
2.Linus GerdemannT-Mobile+ 2
3.Andreas KlödenDiscovery Channel+ 50
4.Vincenzo NibaliAcqua & Sapone+ 58
5.Fabian CancellaraLiquigas+ 1'57
6.Lance ArmstrongDiscovery Channel+ 2'19
7.Janez BrajkovicDiscovery Channel+ 2'34
8.Luis León SánchezCaisse d'Epargne+ 2'35
9.Enrico GasparottoLampre+ 3'05
10.José Iván GutiérrezCaisse d'Epargne+ 3'21

Edited by Squire on 03-03-2011 17:26
 
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Gerdemann was really superior there. Shock Beating Cancellara and Klöden with 1 minute, that's quite impressive. The Discovery riders did a great TT too. 3 riders in the top 10, GC looks good now.
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