Our first mountain stage of the race, this one is like the other three. It starts flat, with a big climb, and then a descent that flattens out towards the finish. A KOM sprint and an intermediate sprint are the two on road prizes today:
Not surprisingly, we have an early break. Its Hochmann (Lego) and Striska (Ultra Adventure):
Hochmann, by far the stronger sprinter, took the intermediate sprint. Corioni won the sprint for third from the pack. More importantly, Carrara (Olympus), one of the Stage and Race favorites, along with the current leader of the sprint competition, took part in the sprint, and had a small gap ( -22" ) to the pack heading into the climb:
He didn't seem very interested in keeping that gap though, and quickly fell back on the mountain.
Striska won the KOM sprint, just in front of the pack who had caught Hochmann. A few riders attacked for KOM points, but none of them were major favorites. Li was one of those who attacked, and earned enough points to take the KOM jersey outright:
Most of the KOM attackers dropped back to the peloton, but three, Vantornout and Fulsang (Lego), and van der Hugenhaben (Jack Wolfskin), caught Striska, and the four of them had around a minute gap on the descent:
About halfway down the descent, Evans (Olympus) attacked:
He was followed by numerous riders, including Efimkin (Starbucks), Valjavec (Ernst and Young), Riblon (Wii), among others. They, however, were all quickly caught, along with Evans.
As soon as the descent leveled out, two things happened. First of all, the four breakaway riders were caught. Secondly, more attacks began:
The initial attack was Colom (Energie), Goss (Jack Wolfskin), Gonzalo (Santander), Evans, and Efimkin. They were followed by attack after attack after attack.
With 10 km to go, Riblon was in the lead:
Here is the race status at that moment (all gaps to preceding groups):
And as the sprint opens up, an attack by Gil has him in the lead, in front of Ciccarese and Riblon. The other 4 riders are still out in front of the pack:
Although Gil had a gap on Ciccarese, the Italian is a much faster sprinter, and takes a remarkable second straight stage:
No gaps were awarded to anyone, but Ciccarese does move into the leaders jersey by benefit of Corioni and most of the other sprinters missing the peloton.
Stage:
1
Fabio Ciccarese
Team Starbucks
3h43'49
2
Koldo Gil
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
s.t.
3
Christophe Riblon
Wii Racing
s.t.
4
Matteo Carrara
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
5
Tadej Valjavec
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
6
Cadel Evans
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
7
Eduardo Gonzalo
Santander
s.t.
8
Maurizio Biondo
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
9
Leonardo Duque
Wii Racing
s.t.
10
Gerrit Glomser
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
11
Murilo Fischer
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
12
Johann Tschopp
Team Starbucks
s.t.
13
Remberto Jaramillo
Team Starbucks
s.t.
14
Viatcheslav Dyadichkin
Team Starbucks
s.t.
15
Pedro Sibila Romero
Team Starbucks
s.t.
16
Kristjan Fajt
Team Starbucks
s.t.
17
Vladimir Efimkin
Team Starbucks
s.t.
18
Matthew Goss
Jack Wolfskin
s.t.
19
Aleksandr Efimkin
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
20
Francisco JosÈ Pacheco
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
21
Marconi Dur·n
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
22
Marco Osella
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
23
Kenny De Ketele
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
24
Jakob Fuglsang
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
s.t.
25
Bas Giling
Jack Wolfskin
s.t.
26
Fu-yu Li
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
27
Saul Raisin
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
28
Yoann Bagot
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
29
Antonio Colom Mas
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
30
Dominique Rollin
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
31
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
32
Mindaugas Striska
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
33
Wang-yip Tang
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
34
Mauricio Ortega
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
35
Didac Ortega
Santander
s.t.
36
David Loosli
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
37
Wilmer Vasquez
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
38
Behnam Khalilikhosroshani
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
39
Tom Stubbe
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
40
Mikel Astarloza
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
41
Anthony Colby
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
42
Angel Madrazo
Santander
s.t.
43
Paolo Savoldelli
Wii Racing
s.t.
44
Tiaan Kannemeyer
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
45
Robin van der Hugenhaben
Jack Wolfskin
s.t.
46
Juli·n Becerra
Wii Racing
s.t.
47
Sergio Barrio
Wii Racing
s.t.
48
JÌri Hochmann
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
s.t.
49
Klaas Vantornout
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
s.t.
50
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
51
Robert Fˆrster
Wii Racing
+ 4'26
52
Mauro Richeze
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
53
Hans Dekkers
Jack Wolfskin
s.t.
54
Arnoud Van Groen
Jack Wolfskin
s.t.
55
Franck RÈnier
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
56
Tuguldur Tuulhangai
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
57
Kazuo Inoue
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
58
Eloy Teruel
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
59
Christian M¸ller
Wii Racing
s.t.
60
Ruslan Grychenko
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
61
Isaac Speirs
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
62
”scar Guerao
Santander
s.t.
63
Junya Sano
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
64
Marco Alexandre Ferreira Cunha
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
65
Kensyo Sawada
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
66
Jarno Van Mingeroet
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
67
Hossaini Reza
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
68
Yoshiaki Shimada
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
69
Kristian House
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
70
Peter Williams
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
71
Manuel NiÒo
Santander
s.t.
72
Ananias Ananias
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
73
Wladimir Gustov
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
s.t.
74
Pedro Merino Criado
Santander
s.t.
75
Claudio Corioni
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
76
Sebastian Siedler
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 7'54
77
Philipp Ludescher
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
78
Andreas Anderegg
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
79
Michael Blaudzun
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
80
Daniel Thorsen
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
+ 10'18
81
Stefan Radochla
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
s.t.
82
Sascha Damrow
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
83
Jos Van Emden
Jack Wolfskin
s.t.
84
Mikhail Bourgoin
Jack Wolfskin
+ 11'22
85
Diamantino Gamboa
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
86
Kazuki Aoyanagi
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
87
Martin Comploi
Nvidia Intel
+ 17'54
G.C.:
1
Fabio Ciccarese
Team Starbucks
13h05'04
2
Matteo Carrara
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 16
3
Matthew Goss
Jack Wolfskin
+ 24
4
Koldo Gil
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
+ 28
5
Dominique Rollin
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
+ 30
6
Leonardo Duque
Wii Racing
+ 32
7
Christophe Riblon
Wii Racing
s.t.
8
JÌri Hochmann
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
+ 34
9
Fu-yu Li
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
10
Jakob Fuglsang
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
+ 36
11
Mindaugas Striska
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
12
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
13
Murilo Fischer
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 38
14
Maurizio Biondo
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 40
15
Robin van der Hugenhaben
Jack Wolfskin
s.t.
16
Saul Raisin
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
17
Kenny De Ketele
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
18
Cadel Evans
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
19
Tadej Valjavec
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
20
Remberto Jaramillo
Team Starbucks
s.t.
21
David Loosli
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
22
Johann Tschopp
Team Starbucks
s.t.
23
Sergio Barrio
Wii Racing
s.t.
24
Behnam Khalilikhosroshani
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
25
Bas Giling
Jack Wolfskin
s.t.
26
Juli·n Becerra
Wii Racing
s.t.
27
Pedro Sibila Romero
Team Starbucks
s.t.
28
Didac Ortega
Santander
s.t.
29
Vladimir Efimkin
Team Starbucks
s.t.
30
Mauricio Ortega
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
31
Marconi Dur·n
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
32
Anthony Colby
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
33
Eduardo Gonzalo
Santander
s.t.
34
Tiaan Kannemeyer
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
35
Mikel Astarloza
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
36
Kristjan Fajt
Team Starbucks
s.t.
37
Yoann Bagot
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
38
Wilmer Vasquez
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
39
Marco Osella
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
40
Paolo Savoldelli
Wii Racing
s.t.
41
Angel Madrazo
Santander
s.t.
42
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
43
Viatcheslav Dyadichkin
Team Starbucks
+ 3'28
44
Gerrit Glomser
Nvidia Intel
+ 3'48
45
Wang-yip Tang
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
46
Francisco JosÈ Pacheco
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
47
Tom Stubbe
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
48
Aleksandr Efimkin
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
49
Antonio Colom Mas
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
50
Klaas Vantornout
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
s.t.
51
Claudio Corioni
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 4'38
52
Mauro Richeze
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 4'46
53
Robert Fˆrster
Wii Racing
+ 4'56
54
Pedro Merino Criado
Santander
s.t.
55
Hans Dekkers
Jack Wolfskin
+ 5'00
56
Franck RÈnier
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
+ 5'06
57
Tuguldur Tuulhangai
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
58
Arnoud Van Groen
Jack Wolfskin
s.t.
59
Ruslan Grychenko
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
60
”scar Guerao
Santander
s.t.
61
Isaac Speirs
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
62
Yoshiaki Shimada
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
63
Kazuo Inoue
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
64
Kensyo Sawada
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
65
Eloy Teruel
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
66
Marco Alexandre Ferreira Cunha
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
67
Hossaini Reza
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
68
Christian M¸ller
Wii Racing
s.t.
69
Peter Williams
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
70
Ananias Ananias
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
71
Kristian House
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
72
Manuel NiÒo
Santander
+ 7'54
73
Jarno Van Mingeroet
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
+ 8'14
74
Wladimir Gustov
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
s.t.
75
Philipp Ludescher
Nvidia Intel
+ 8'34
76
Michael Blaudzun
Nvidia Intel
s.t.
77
Andreas Anderegg
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
s.t.
78
Junya Sano
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 8'39
79
Daniel Thorsen
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
+ 10'58
80
Sebastian Siedler
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 11'42
81
Sascha Damrow
Nvidia Intel
+ 14'06
82
Stefan Radochla
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
+ 15'53
83
Diamantino Gamboa
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 17'58
84
Mikhail Bourgoin
Jack Wolfskin
+ 22'51
85
Kazuki Aoyanagi
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 23'30
86
Jos Van Emden
Jack Wolfskin
+ 25'58
87
Martin Comploi
Nvidia Intel
+ 27'14
Sprint:
1
Matteo Carrara
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
14
59
2
Fabio Ciccarese
Team Starbucks
25
50
3
Mauro Richeze
Nespresso - SportZone
0
43
4
Claudio Corioni
Team Energie - Diesel
2
39
5
Matthew Goss
Jack Wolfskin
0
36
6
Hans Dekkers
Jack Wolfskin
0
31
7
Leonardo Duque
Wii Racing
7
27
8
Robert Forster
Wii Racing
0
22
9
Daniel Thorsen
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
0
21
10
Koldo Gil
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
20
20
KOM:
1
Fu-yu Li
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
6
38
2
Viatcheslav Dyadichkin
Team Starbucks
0
32
3
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Nvidia Intel
0
30
4
Junya Sano
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
0
26
5
Dominique Rollin
Ernst and Young / Apple Computer and NBC News
0
22
6
Jakob Fuglsang
Team LEGO - Capri-Sonne
12
20
7
Mindaugas Striska
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
20
20
8
Didac Ortega
Santander
10
18
9
Pedro Merino Criado
Santander
0
14
10
Robin van der Hugenhaben
Jack Wolfskin
14
14
Young Riders Jersey is held by Goss
Edited by Roman on 18-10-2016 04:07