Let me introduce you to the new Sky Professional Cycling Team. We have a perfect mix between British and international cyclists and it is our aim to improve cycling in Great Britain and win the Tour the France within three years with a British rider. For this year we are also aiming high. The spring classics Milan - San Remo, Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Gent - Wevegem, Paris - Roubaix, La Fleche Wallone, Amstel Gold Race and Bastogne - Liege - Bastogne, the Grand Tours and the British and World Championships are targets for the forthcoming season. To archieve these goals we have signed Chris Boardman to train the team and to have our riders in perfect shape at the right time. If funding allows it another trainer will be signed later on. Also important are the future generation of British and international Sky riders that should bring the Sky Professional Cycling team to the top of the charts. We are therefore very happy that we have signed Dariusz Kohut who will be our head of scouting. John Lee will be leading our medical staff.
ROSTER 2010:
Kurt-Asle ARVESEN
34 years
Norway
Arvesen is one of our most experienced riders and we are very happy that he has a contract to 2011. He is an excellent rider in the hills and on cobblestones and has excellent stamina. He will therefore be one of the most important helpers of our leaders in the most difficult stages. Also he will have a couple of opportunities to go for himself. Important races for Arvesen this year are the classics in April and the Tour de France.
John-Lee AUGUSTYN
23 years
South Africa
Augustyn is one of our many great talents. His strenght lies in mountain stages where he will help our leaders. Also he will get a couple of changes for himself in the less important races. Although this is a learning year for Augustyn and he has still a little room to improve as he has a contract for 2011. Augustyn will be used in several races and will be one of the riders who is going to ride the Tour de France where he will support Wiggins. He will also ride the Vuelta.
Michael BARRY
34 years
Canada
Barry is one of the older riders of the squad. He will be mainly used to carry water bottles and to guide our sprinters over hilly sections. He has a contract for 2011, but it may be terminated if the squad for 2011 will be overcrowded. Barry will ride the Giro.
Edvald BOASSON HAGEN
22 years
Norway
Boasson Hagen is only 22 years, but yet he is one of our leaders for 2010. He will focus on short multi-stage tours. He will also ride the Tour de France and focus on the world championships in the end of the season. Also Boasson Hagen has a contract for 2011.
1st @ Tour Medittareneen - Stage 2
2nd @ Tour de Medittareneen - Stage 1
Sylvain CALZATI
30 years
France
Calzati is one of our experienced riders. He is signed mainly to be part in breakaways, carry water bottles and to guide our sprinters over hilly sections. He has a contract for 2011 and will ride the Tour de France.
Kjell CARLSTROM
33 years
Finland
This is going to be a difficult year for Carlstorm. His contract is expiring this year and since he is not the youngest it is going to be difficult to impress the Sky staff sufficiently for them to renew the contract. Carlstrom is also a water bottle carrier and will guid our sprinters through hilly sections. Carstrom will ride the Giro this year.
9th @ Tour de Medittareneen - Stage 1
Dario CIONI
35 years
Italy
Cioni is one of our experienced riders. He will be one of our helpers for our leaders in the mountain stages. Moreover he will get the change to go for himself in the Giro, where he will be one of our leaders together with Pauwels. Most likely this is going to be Cionis last year with the Sky team as his contract expires this year.
Stephen CUMMINGS
28 years
Great Britain
Cummings is one of our ITT specialists. He therefore will focus on the British and World ITT Championships. He will also ride the giro as an TTT is part of the program. Moreover Cummings is going to do a lot of work for our sprinters. It is going to be an important year for him as his contract will expire this year and it is not sure whether he will be offered a new contract.
Russel DOWNING
31 years
Great Britain
Downing is one of our sprinters. In the more important races he will be part of the sprint trains for Boasson Hagen and Henderson. In smaller races he will get the change to go for himself. Downing will be one of our leaders for the Tour of Britain. The contract of Downing is expiring this year.
Juan Antonio FLECHA
32 years
Spain
Flecha is our leading for the cobblestone races. Besides the classics in March and April, Flecha will also ride the Tour de France and try to win the World Championships. We are very happy that he still has a contract for 2011.
Chris FROOME
24 years
Great Britain
Froome is one of our many talents who still has a little time to improve himself as he has a contract till 2012. He is a decent all rounder and will be used to guide our leaders in various multi-stage races. Froom will ride the Vuelta, where he will be one of the helpers of Lovkvist.
Simon GERRANS
29 years
Australian
Gerrans is our leader for the Fleche Wallonne, Liege-Bastogne-Liege and the Amstel Gold Race. He will also ride the Tour de France and several other classics that contain difficult hilly sections. The contract of Gerrans is expiring this year, but it is likely that he will be offered a new one.
7th @ Santos Tour Down Under - Stage 5
9th @ Tour Medittareneen - Stage 2
Matthew HAYMAN
31 years
Australia
Hayman will be the frontman of sprint trains that should lead Henderson, Boasson Hagen, Sutton or Downing into an excellent position in mass sprints. His future at Sky will be very important how these sprinters will perform as his contract is expiring this year. Hayman will ride the Giro and the Vuelta this year.
8th @ Australian National Championships
9th @ Tour Down Under - Stage 2
Greg HENDERSON
33 years
New Zealand
Henderson is our most important sprinter n the very flat stages. He will start both in the Giro and the Vuelta where he hopes that he is successful as his contract will expire this year.
1st @ Santos Tour Down Under - Stage 4
1st @ Santos Tour Down Under - Stage 6
1st @ Giro della Calabria - Stage 4
2nd @ Santos Tour Down Under - Stage 2
8th @ Santos Tour Down Under - Stage 1
Peter KENNAUGH
20 years
Great Britain
Kennaugh is one of our very young talents and he will be protected a bit this year. He will not ride any of the big tours and will get the time to grow a little more. He still has a contract for 2011.
Thomas LOFKVIST
25 years
Sweden
Lofkvist is our leader for multi-stage races that do not contain too many mountains. He will also be our leader in the Vuelta, where usually the field is a little weaker and we expect Lofkvist to do well. His contract is expiring this year, but things must be going really strange will the management of Sky not try to renew it.
Lars Petter NORDHAUG
25 years
Norway
Nordhaug is one of our helpers that will guide our sprinters through hilly sections and carry water bottles. Nordhaug has a contract till 2012. He will be preparing to ride both the Giro and Vuelta.
Serge PAUWELS
26 years
Belgium
Pauwels will be our leader in the Giro d'Italia, to which we will not be sending a very strong squad. Moreover Pauwels will help Wiggins, Gerrans and Lofkvist in various races. Pauwels has a contract for 2011.
Nicolas PORTAL
30 years
France
Portal is signed to take part in breakaways and to carry water bottles. He has a contract for 2012 and will prepar for the Tour de France.
Morris POSSONI
25 years
Italy
This will be an important year for Possoni as his contract is expiring. He will be helping our leaders in difficult and hilly stages. He will be preparing for both the Giro as well as the Vuelta.
Ian STANNARD
22 years
Stannard is one of our young talents that will get a chance to prove himself this year in order to obtain a new contract for the next year(s). He will not ride any of the big tours but instead will be one of the helpers in smaller races.
Christopher SUTTON
25 years
Australia
Sutton is one of our sprinters. He will be the leadout man for Henderson and Boasson Hagen in some of the important races, but will also get plenty of chances for himself. Sutton will ride the Giro and the Vuelta. Sutton has a contract of 2011.
6th @ Tour of Qatar - Stage 5
8th @ Tour of Qatar - Stage 6
9th @ Tour Down Under - Stage 1
9th @ Tour of Qatar - Stage 4
10th @ Tour Down Under - Stage 2
Ben SWIFT
22 years
Great Britain
Swift is another sprinter and one of the talents of our squad. His contract expires this year but will most likely be renewed. Swift will be riding some of the smaller races that we participate in. He will be one of our leaders in the Tour of Great Britain for example.
3th @ Tour of Qatar - Stage 6
5th @ Tour of Qatar - Stage 4
9th @ Tour of Qatar - Stage 5
Geraint THOMAS
23 years
Great Britain
Thomas is one of our many great talents and we are happy that he has a contract till 2012. He is a specialist in ITTs and therefore will ride the Giro and focus on the British and World ITT championships. He will also be used in sprint trains.
Davide VIGANO
25 years
Italy
Vigano is another young an talented sprinters of our squad. He will be riding several smaller races and prepare for the Giro this year. He better do well as his contract will expire this year.
Bradley WIGGINS
29 years
Great Britain
Wiggins is our absolute leader. He will complete focus his season around the Tour de France where he aims for a podium position. Moreover the British and World ITT Championships are important. He may also ride the Giro to prepare for the Tour, but this is not set in stone yet. Wiggins has a contract for 2011.
I do realize that Sky is not the most original team choice. I did choose it since it has a perfect mix of climbers, sprinters, ITT specialists and cobblestoners. Moreover none of them really excel. This means that with Sky you can fight for a victory in every race, but they will never come easy.Edited by harry on 14-12-2010 22:26
Australian National ITT Championships
Buninyong – Buninyong
43 km
With no real Australian ITT specialists in the squad this race will be more a warm up for the road race than an actual attempt to take a victory here. Favourites for the race are Rogers, Evans and Porte.
It was Adam Hansen who set a very fast time early in the race. He is part of Team HTC – Columbia who have besides Hansen also have title contenders in Rogers and Goss. However, the Australian ITT would be a big disappointment for Team HTC. Besides Hansen nobody managed to set a great time. Rogers did not get further than 9th place and Goss would even finish outside the top 10.
Cameron Meyer riding a great race
For quite a while nobody managed to get past the time of Hansen, but eventually it was beaten by Cameron Meyer. The young rider of the Garmin squad put a great time on the clock and for some time it looked like he was going to win. Especially, with Porte and Evans putting disappointing times on the clocks at the intermediate timing checkpoints.
Porte did not ride a great race but still managed to get to the podium
But eventually it was Haussler, just cycling with the Australian nationality, who managed to beat Meyer with 8 seconds. Haussler will be the new Australian ITT Championship and carry the Australian jersey in the ITT and TTT races he will participate in this year.
Haussler is the new Australian ITT Champion
Results:
1 Heinrich Haussler Cervélo Test Team 55'25
2 Cameron Meyer Garmin - Transitions + 8
3 Richie Porte Team Saxo Bank + 16
4 Cadel Evans BMC Racing Team + 25
5 Adam Hansen Team HTC - Columbia + 26
6 Ben Day Fly V Australia + 37
7 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions + 39
8 Rory Sutherland UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis + 40
9 Michael Rogers Team HTC - Columbia + 41
10 Luke Roberts Team Milram + 59
Spoiler
11 Matthew Goss Team HTC - Columbia + 1'19
12 Darren Rolfe Fly V Australia + 1'25
13 Scott Davis Astana + 1'32
14 Benjamin King Trek Livestrong U23 s.t.
15 Zakkari Dempster Rapha Condor - Sharp + 1'38
16 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions + 1'50
17 Jonathan Cantwell Fly V Australia + 1'59
18 Stuart O'Grady Team Saxo Bank + 2'06
19 Brett Lancaster Cervélo Test Team s.t. 20 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
21 Robbie McEwen Team Katusha + 2'07
22 Baden Cooke Team Saxo Bank + 2'10 23 Christopher Sutton Sky Professional Cycling Team + 2'11
24 Simon Gerrans Sky Professional Cycling Team + 2'12
25 Nicolas Sanderson Amore & Vita - Conad + 2'13
26 Hayden Brooks Fly V Australia s.t.
27 Karl Menzies UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis + 2'15
28 Allan Davis Astana + 2'16
29 Trent Lowe Garmin - Transitions + 2'17
30 Matthew Wilson Garmin - Transitions + 2'21
31 Darren Lapthorne Rapha Condor - Sharp + 2'23
32 Dean Windsor Rapha Condor - Sharp + 2'24
33 Jack Anderson Team Sprocket s.t.
34 Thimothy Roe Trek Livestrong U23 + 2'25
35 Leigh Howard Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
36 David Jai Crawford Fly V Australia + 2'26
37 Jonathan Clarke UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
38 Bernard Sulzberger Fly V Australia + 2'27
39 Mark Renshaw Team HTC - Columbia + 2'28
40 Fabio Calabria Team Type 1 s.t.
41 William Dickeson Jelly Belly presented by Kenda + 2'29
42 David Kemp Fly V Australia + 2'32
43 Mitchell Docker Skil - Shimano + 2'33
44 Peter Smith Team Raleigh s.t.
45 Cody Stevenson Adageo Energy s.t.
46 Aaron Kemps Fly V Australia + 2'34
47 Ben Kersten Fly V Australia + 2'40
Australian National Championships
Buninyong – Buninyong
173 km
Favorites for the win are Evans, Rogers and Gerrans and it is not strange that the strategy of the Sky team is completely based on Gerrans. Hayman or Sutton were supposed to take part in a breakaway and force the other teams to do the work. With only three riders in the pack one cannot control it. Once Evans or Rogers attacks, Gerrans was supposed to jump along.
The race began quietly and not so much happened in the first thirty kilometers. After that a group with Docker, Tanner, Roe, Hayman, Sanderson and Trevis Meyer managed to get away. Windsor made the jump from the pack to the group a little later.
The leading group gradually increases its lead on the pack
In the pack everybody was looking at each other. Fly V Australia brought the largest team but none of their riders was capable of doing extra work. Other large teams as Sky and Garmin were not doing any work as they had riders in the breakaway. HTC Columbia did not want to do any work for Evans and Haussler and instead of setting the pace in the pack they send Goss away. Nobody followed as it was quite far to the finish. Goss managed to make the jump to the leading group and behind him nobody was doing anything. The leading group could take several minutes.
Goss has seen enough and leaves the pack
Even after catching up with the leading group Goss showed that he was the strongest. He increased the pace and soon the first riders were dropping off. Docker and Roe tried to get away but were not allowed. Eventually Goss simply rode away from his fellow attackes. He makes it to the finish alone and is the new well deserved Australian Champion.
Goss simply rides away from the others
A couple of kilometers behind him finally Evans, Davis, Gerrans and Haussler showed their faces. In the end Davis was the fastest. McEwen won the sprint of the pack.
Goss is the new Australian Champion
Results:
1 Matthew Goss Team HTC - Columbia 5h14'54
2 Nicolas Sanderson Amore & Vita - Conad + 54
3 David Tanner Fly V Australia s.t.
4 Thimothy Roe Trek Livestrong U23 s.t.
5 Mitchell Docker Skil - Shimano s.t.
6 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
7 Dean Windsor Rapha Condor - Sharp + 1'51 8 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team + 2'45
9 Allan Davis Astana + 6'49
10 Heinrich Haussler Cervélo Test Team s.t.
Spoiler
11 Cadel Evans BMC Racing Team s.t. 12 Simon Gerrans Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
13 Richie Porte Team Saxo Bank s.t.
14 Rory Sutherland UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
15 Robbie McEwen Team Katusha + 7'10
16 Stuart O'Grady Team Saxo Bank s.t.
17 Baden Cooke Team Saxo Bank s.t.
18 Bernard Sulzberger Fly V Australia s.t.
19 Luke Roberts Team Milram s.t.
20 Scott Davis Astana s.t.
21 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions s.t.
22 Karl Menzies UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
23 Michael Rogers Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
24 Adam Hansen Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
25 Ben Day Fly V Australia s.t. 26 Christopher Sutton Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
27 Jonathan Cantwell Fly V Australia s.t.
28 Darren Rolfe Fly V Australia s.t.
29 William Dickeson Jelly Belly presented by Kenda s.t.
30 Fabio Calabria Team Type 1 s.t.
31 Cameron Meyer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
32 Trent Lowe Garmin - Transitions s.t.
33 David Jai Crawford Fly V Australia s.t.
34 Mark Renshaw Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
35 Matthew Wilson Garmin - Transitions s.t.
36 Zakkari Dempster Rapha Condor - Sharp s.t.
37 Darren Lapthorne Rapha Condor - Sharp s.t.
38 Jack Anderson Team Sprocket s.t.
39 Benjamin King Trek Livestrong U23 s.t.
40 Jonathan Clarke UnitedHealthcare presented by Maxxis s.t.
41 Peter Smith Team Raleigh s.t.
42 Cody Stevenson Adageo Energy s.t.
43 Brett Lancaster Cervélo Test Team s.t.
44 Aaron Kemps Fly V Australia + 8'59
45 Leigh Howard Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
46 David Kemp Fly V Australia s.t.
47 Hayden Brooks Fly V Australia s.t.
SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER – Stage 1
Clare – Tamunda
141.3 km
For our sponsors that have interest in the Australia market we decided to bring all our Australian riders to the start in Clare as well as another local hero Henderson. To the squad were added Carlstrom, Portal and Vigano. The plan is to score stage victories in mass sprints with Henderson. Sutton, Vigano and Hayman will be involved in the sprint trains. Carlstrom will guide Henderson through hilly sections of the tracks. Portal will try to jump along with breakaways and Gerrans is there to try something in stage 3 and especially in stage 5 where there are two difficult hills right before the finish.
Directly from the start several riders tried to get away. With a hill a couple of kilometers before the finish several riders would not feel very confident making it to the finish in excellent shape to win the mass sprint. And with the teams of these riders not doing any work a breakaway may just make it to the finish. But the pack did not let them for quite a while. Eventually it were Curvers and De Haes who got a steady 1’00” gap with the pack. Ovechking, Portal, De Lis, Fothen, Schar, Merle, Ongarato, Coyot and Lancaster made the jump from the pack to the leading group. The twelve of them got a maximum gap of 5’00” but nobody really wanted to commit to stay up front.
The breakaway easily got a gap of 5’00” on the pack
Saxo, which didn’t have any of their riders up front, increased the pace of the pack and eventually brought it back just before the ascent to Menglers Hill. The intermediate sprints at Riverton and Kapunda were taken by Portal and Ovechkin. Meersman led the pack over the top of Menglers hill and he will be the one wearing the climbers jersey tomorrow.
The pack on the Menglers Hill Road
Nobody was allowed to leave in the last kilometers and a mass sprint was unavoidable. Bennati showed that he still had fresh legs after the climb of Menglers Hill and won the stage before Steegmans and X. In the difficult last part of the stage the pack has broken and several riders lost valuable time today, including pretty much the entire sprint train of Cavendish.
Bennati wins the sprint in Tamunda
Results:
1 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo 3h40'03
2 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack s.t.
3 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux s.t.
4 Óscar Freire Rabobank s.t.
5 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team s.t.
6 Angelo Furlan Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
7 Tom Veelers Skil - Shimano s.t. 8 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
9 Christopher Sutton Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
10 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
Spoiler
11 Daniel Lloyd Cervélo Test Team s.t.
12 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
13 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux s.t. 14 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
15 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack s.t.
16 Jeremy Hunt Cervélo Test Team s.t.
17 Tomas Vaitkus Team RadioShack s.t. 18 Kjell Carlström Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
19 Dominique Rollin Cervélo Test Team s.t.
20 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux s.t.
21 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions s.t.
22 Arnoud Van Groen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
23 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
24 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
25 Tom Leezer Rabobank s.t.
26 Murilo Fischer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
27 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
28 Alberto Ongarato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t. 29 Simon Gerrans Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
30 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
31 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions s.t.
32 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
33 Svein Tuft Garmin - Transitions s.t.
34 Stef Clement Rabobank s.t.
35 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team s.t.
36 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
37 Gerben Löwik Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
38 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
39 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano s.t.
40 Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux s.t.
41 Lars Ytting Bak Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
42 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
43 Danilo Hondo Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
44 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
45 Martin Mortensen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
46 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
47 Bert De Backer Skil - Shimano s.t.
48 Vicente Reynès Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
49 Koen De Kort Skil - Shimano s.t.
50 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
51 Yaroslav Popovych Team RadioShack s.t. 52 Davide Viganò Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
53 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
54 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
55 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
56 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
57 Arnaud Gérard Française des Jeux s.t.
58 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank s.t.
59 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
60 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
61 Baden Cooke Team Saxo Bank s.t.
62 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack s.t.
63 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step s.t.
64 Matthew Wilson Garmin - Transitions s.t.
65 Kevin Van Impe Quick•Step s.t.
66 Mikhaylo Khalilov Team Katusha s.t.
67 Bram Tankink Rabobank s.t.
68 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
69 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
70 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team s.t.
71 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t.
72 Han Feng Skil - Shimano s.t.
73 David De la Fuente Astana s.t.
74 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
75 Pavel Brutt Team Katusha s.t.
76 Andriy Grivko Astana s.t.
77 Wilfried Cretskens Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
78 Jürgen Van de Walle Quick•Step s.t.
79 Roy Curvers Skil - Shimano s.t.
80 Jens Mouris Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
81 Kevin Hulsmans Quick•Step s.t.
82 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t. 83 Nicolas Portal Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
84 Matteo Tosatto Quick•Step s.t.
85 Wouter Weylandt Quick•Step s.t.
86 Brett Lancaster Cervélo Test Team s.t.
87 Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
88 Jarosław Marycz Team Saxo Bank s.t.
89 Frank Høj Team Saxo Bank s.t.
90 Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
91 Mark Renshaw Team HTC - Columbia + 2'16
92 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana s.t.
93 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha s.t.
94 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
95 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha s.t.
96 Bernhard Eisel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
97 Lars Boom Rabobank s.t.
98 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux s.t.
99 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
100 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
101 Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
102 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram s.t.
103 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
104 Davide Cimolai Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
105 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
106 Marcin Sapa Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
107 André Greipel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
108 Robert Wagner Skil - Shimano s.t.
109 Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Transitions s.t.
110 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t.
111 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto s.t.
112 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
113 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
114 Xavier Florencio Cervélo Test Team s.t.
115 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
116 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team s.t.
117 Vidal Celis Footon - Servetto s.t.
118 Christophe Moreau Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
119 Valeriy Dmitriyev Astana s.t.
120 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
121 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
122 Johnnie Walker Footon - Servetto s.t.
123 Assan Bazayev Astana s.t.
124 Juan José Cobo Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
125 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t.
126 Markus Eichler Team Milram s.t.
127 Björn Schröder Team Milram s.t.
128 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t.
129 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
130 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha s.t.
131 Kenny De Haes Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
132 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
133 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram s.t.
134 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
135 Wim De Vocht Team Milram s.t.
136 Jérémy Roy Française des Jeux s.t.
137 Paul Voss Team Milram s.t.
138 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
139 Scott Davis Astana s.t.
140 Maxime Monfort Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
141 Kevin De Weert Quick•Step s.t.
142 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
143 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
144 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
145 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team s.t.
146 David Vitoria Footon - Servetto s.t.
147 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto s.t.
148 Olivier Kaisen Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
149 Markus Eibegger Footon - Servetto s.t.
150 Thomas Fothen Team Milram s.t.
151 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
152 Maxim Gourov Astana s.t.
153 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha s.t.
154 Glenn D'Hollander Omega Pharma - Lotto + 4'00
General Standings:
1 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo 3h39'53
2 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack + 4
3 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux + 6 4 Nicolas Portal Sky Professional Cycling Team + 7
5 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne + 9
6 Óscar Freire Rabobank + 10
7 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team s.t.
8 Angelo Furlan Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
9 Tom Veelers Skil - Shimano s.t. 10 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
Spoiler
11 Christopher Sutton Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
12 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
13 Daniel Lloyd Cervélo Test Team s.t.
14 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
15 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux s.t. 16 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
17 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack s.t.
18 Jeremy Hunt Cervélo Test Team s.t.
19 Tomas Vaitkus Team RadioShack s.t. 20 Kjell Carlström Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
21 Dominique Rollin Cervélo Test Team s.t.
22 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux s.t.
23 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions s.t.
24 Arnoud Van Groen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
25 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
26 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
27 Tom Leezer Rabobank s.t.
28 Murilo Fischer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
29 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
30 Alberto Ongarato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t. 31 Simon Gerrans Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
32 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
33 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions s.t.
34 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
35 Svein Tuft Garmin - Transitions s.t.
36 Stef Clement Rabobank s.t.
37 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team s.t.
38 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
39 Gerben Löwik Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
40 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
41 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano s.t.
42 Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux s.t.
43 Lars Ytting Bak Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
44 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
45 Danilo Hondo Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
46 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
47 Martin Mortensen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
48 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
49 Bert De Backer Skil - Shimano s.t.
50 Vicente Reynès Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
51 Koen De Kort Skil - Shimano s.t.
52 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
53 Yaroslav Popovych Team RadioShack s.t. 54 Davide Viganò Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
55 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
56 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
57 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
58 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
59 Arnaud Gérard Française des Jeux s.t.
60 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank s.t.
61 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
62 Baden Cooke Team Saxo Bank s.t.
63 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack s.t.
64 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step s.t.
65 Matthew Wilson Garmin - Transitions s.t.
66 Kevin Van Impe Quick•Step s.t.
67 Mikhaylo Khalilov Team Katusha s.t.
68 Bram Tankink Rabobank s.t.
69 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
70 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
71 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team s.t.
72 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t.
73 Han Feng Skil - Shimano s.t.
74 David De la Fuente Astana s.t.
75 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
76 Pavel Brutt Team Katusha s.t.
77 Andriy Grivko Astana s.t.
78 Wilfried Cretskens Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
79 Jürgen Van de Walle Quick•Step s.t.
80 Roy Curvers Skil - Shimano s.t.
81 Jens Mouris Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
82 Kevin Hulsmans Quick•Step s.t.
83 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
84 Matteo Tosatto Quick•Step s.t.
85 Wouter Weylandt Quick•Step s.t.
86 Brett Lancaster Cervélo Test Team s.t.
87 Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
88 Jarosław Marycz Team Saxo Bank s.t.
89 Frank Høj Team Saxo Bank s.t.
90 Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
91 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha + 2'21
92 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto + 2'24
93 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'25
94 Mark Renshaw Team HTC - Columbia + 2'26
95 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana s.t.
96 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha s.t.
97 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
98 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha s.t.
99 Bernhard Eisel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
100 Lars Boom Rabobank s.t.
101 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux s.t.
102 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
103 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
104 Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
105 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram s.t.
106 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
107 Davide Cimolai Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
108 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
109 Marcin Sapa Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
110 André Greipel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
111 Robert Wagner Skil - Shimano s.t.
112 Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Transitions s.t.
113 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t.
114 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto s.t.
115 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
116 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
117 Xavier Florencio Cervélo Test Team s.t.
118 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
119 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team s.t.
120 Vidal Celis Footon - Servetto s.t.
121 Christophe Moreau Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
122 Valeriy Dmitriyev Astana s.t.
123 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
124 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
125 Johnnie Walker Footon - Servetto s.t.
126 Assan Bazayev Astana s.t.
127 Juan José Cobo Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
128 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t.
129 Markus Eichler Team Milram s.t.
130 Björn Schröder Team Milram s.t.
131 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t.
132 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
133 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha s.t.
134 Kenny De Haes Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
135 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
136 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram s.t.
137 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
138 Wim De Vocht Team Milram s.t.
139 Jérémy Roy Française des Jeux s.t.
140 Paul Voss Team Milram s.t.
141 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
142 Scott Davis Astana s.t.
143 Maxime Monfort Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
144 Kevin De Weert Quick•Step s.t.
145 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
146 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
147 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
148 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team s.t.
149 David Vitoria Footon - Servetto s.t.
150 Olivier Kaisen Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
151 Markus Eibegger Footon - Servetto s.t.
152 Thomas Fothen Team Milram s.t.
153 Maxim Gourov Astana s.t.
154 Glenn D'Hollander Omega Pharma - Lotto + 4'10
Point Standings:
1 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha 10
2 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo 8 3 Nicolas Portal Sky Professional Cycling Team 6
Spoiler
4 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack 6
5 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto 4
6 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux 4
7 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi 2
8 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne 2
Mountain Standings:
1 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux 16
2 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne 12
3 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions 8
Team Results:[b]
[b]1 Sky Professional Cycling Team 11h00'09
2 Cervélo Test Team s.t.
3 Team RadioShack s.t.
Spoiler
4 Française des Jeux s.t.
5 Rabobank s.t.
6 AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
7 Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
8 Garmin - Transitions s.t.
9 Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
10 Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
11 Skil - Shimano s.t.
12 Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
13 Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
14 Team Saxo Bank s.t.
15 Quick•Step s.t.
16 Team Katusha + 2'16
17 BMC Racing Team s.t.
18 Astana s.t.
19 Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
20 Euskaltel - Euskadi + 6'48
21 Footon - Servetto s.t.
22 Team Milram s.t.
Young Riders Standings:
1 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo 3h40'03
2 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux s.t.
3 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack s.t.
Spoiler
4 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux s.t.
5 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
6 Tom Leezer Rabobank s.t.
7 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions s.t.
8 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team s.t.
9 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
10 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
11 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
12 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
13 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
14 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank s.t.
15 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
16 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
17 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
18 Han Feng Skil - Shimano s.t.
19 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
20 Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
21 Jarosław Marycz Team Saxo Bank s.t.
22 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha + 2'16
23 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha s.t.
24 Lars Boom Rabobank s.t.
25 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux s.t.
26 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
27 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram s.t.
28 Davide Cimolai Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
29 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t.
30 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto s.t.
31 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
32 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
33 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team s.t.
34 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
35 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
36 Johnnie Walker Footon - Servetto s.t.
37 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t.
38 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha s.t.
39 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
40 Paul Voss Team Milram s.t.
41 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
42 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
43 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team s.t.
44 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
45 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha s.t.
SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER – Stage 2
Gawler – Handorf
133.5 km
This is a relative short race with an easy finish, which perfectly suits Henderson. Therefore today the Sky Professional Cycling Team will do everything to set up Henderson for the perfect mass sprint.
Several riders try to break away directly from the start. Especially Stroetinga and Oss repeatedly showed their faces early in the race. Feline, Gourov, Stroetinga and Oss managed to get away and arrive first at the intermediate sprint at Lyndoch. Izagirre, Davis, Gerard, Sapa, Galimzyanov and Cretskens join them a little later. Team Sky has place Vigano and Portal in front of the pack in order to maintain the gap with the leaders around 3’00”. Galimzyanov leads the first group over Mount Torrens with a lead on the pack of 3'18".
The leaders have a steady 3’00” lead on the pack
Besides Sky also HTC Columbia and Rabobank are placing riders in front of the pack. The lead of the first group is decreasing fast. The organisation is falling apart and Stroetinga tries to go for himself. In his attempt he crosses the second intermediate sprint first. Izagirre, Galimzyanov, Cretskens and Felline jump along. Then Izagirre tries to get away. Galimzyanov goes in persuit while the others don't seem to have anything left. Nevertheless, one by one they are swept up by the pack.
Izagirre does one last desperate attempt to stay ahead
8 kilometers before the finish several riders fell and De Haes, Isasi, Eigberger and Sicard lose time. Up front the sprinters go ahead at full speed and today Steegmans was the best by far. Henderson managed to score a very nice second position before Hammond.
Steegmans winning superiorly
Results:
1 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack 3h21'44 2 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
3 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team s.t.
4 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
5 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
6 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
7 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
8 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions s.t. 9 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
10 Christopher Sutton Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
Spoiler
11 Xavier Florencio Cervélo Test Team s.t.
12 Brett Lancaster Cervélo Test Team s.t.
13 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team s.t.
14 Angelo Furlan Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
15 Jeremy Hunt Cervélo Test Team s.t.
16 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
17 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack s.t.
18 Tom Veelers Skil - Shimano s.t.
19 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux s.t.
20 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram s.t.
21 Murilo Fischer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
22 André Greipel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
23 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
24 Mark Renshaw Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
25 Jérémy Roy Française des Jeux s.t.
26 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux s.t.
27 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
28 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
29 Vicente Reynès Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
30 Tom Leezer Rabobank s.t.
31 Óscar Freire Rabobank s.t.
32 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
33 Dominique Rollin Cervélo Test Team s.t.
34 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack s.t.
35 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
36 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
37 Yaroslav Popovych Team RadioShack s.t.
38 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
39 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
40 Frank Høj Team Saxo Bank s.t.
41 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
42 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
43 Gerben Löwik Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
44 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
45 Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
46 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step s.t.
47 Matthew Wilson Garmin - Transitions s.t.
48 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
49 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank s.t.
50 Pavel Brutt Team Katusha s.t.
51 Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux s.t.
52 Kevin De Weert Quick•Step s.t.
53 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
54 Davide Cimolai Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
55 Alberto Ongarato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
56 Bram Tankink Rabobank s.t.
57 Danilo Hondo Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
58 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t.
59 Lars Boom Rabobank s.t.
60 Maxime Monfort Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
61 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
62 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
63 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
64 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
65 Glenn D'Hollander Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
66 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team s.t.
67 Arnoud Van Groen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
68 Lars Ytting Bak Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
69 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
70 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha s.t.
71 Jens Mouris Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
72 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
73 Arnaud Gérard Française des Jeux s.t.
74 Andriy Grivko Astana s.t.
75 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
76 Scott Davis Astana s.t.
77 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux s.t.
78 Martin Mortensen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
79 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions s.t.
80 Robert Wagner Skil - Shimano s.t.
81 Mikhaylo Khalilov Team Katusha s.t.
82 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto s.t. 83 Kjell Carlström Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
84 Vidal Celis Footon - Servetto s.t.
85 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
86 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
87 Wilfried Cretskens Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
88 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
89 Assan Bazayev Astana s.t.
90 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
91 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha s.t.
92 David De la Fuente Astana s.t.
93 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
94 Wouter Weylandt Quick•Step s.t.
95 Marcin Sapa Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
96 Svein Tuft Garmin - Transitions s.t.
97 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
98 Roy Curvers Skil - Shimano s.t.
99 Maxim Gourov Astana s.t.
100 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha s.t.
101 Jürgen Van de Walle Quick•Step s.t.
102 Stef Clement Rabobank s.t.
103 Koen De Kort Skil - Shimano s.t.
104 Kevin Hulsmans Quick•Step s.t.
105 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux s.t.
106 Paul Voss Team Milram s.t.
107 Daniel Lloyd Cervélo Test Team s.t.
108 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram s.t.
109 Matteo Tosatto Quick•Step s.t.
110 Björn Schröder Team Milram s.t.
111 Christophe Moreau Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
112 Juan José Cobo Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
113 Markus Eichler Team Milram s.t.
114 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
115 Wim De Vocht Team Milram s.t.
116 Bert De Backer Skil - Shimano s.t.
117 Kevin Van Impe Quick•Step s.t.
118 Johnnie Walker Footon - Servetto s.t.
119 Bernhard Eisel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
120 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t.
121 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano s.t. 122 Simon Gerrans Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
123 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
124 Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Transitions s.t.
125 Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
126 Tomas Vaitkus Team RadioShack s.t.
127 Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
128 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana s.t.
129 Thomas Fothen Team Milram s.t.
130 Baden Cooke Team Saxo Bank s.t. 131 Davide Viganò Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
132 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t.
133 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
134 David Vitoria Footon - Servetto s.t.
135 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
136 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto s.t.
137 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
138 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
139 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team s.t.
140 Valeriy Dmitriyev Astana s.t.
141 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t.
142 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
143 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha s.t.
144 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
145 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
146 Olivier Kaisen Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
147 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team s.t.
148 Han Feng Skil - Shimano s.t.
149 Jarosław Marycz Team Saxo Bank + 2'26
150 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
151 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 152 Nicolas Portal Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
153 Kenny De Haes Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
154 Markus Eibegger Footon - Servetto s.t.
General Standings:
1 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack 7h01'31
2 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo + 6 3 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team + 10
4 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team + 12
5 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux s.t.
6 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne + 15
7 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale + 16 8 Christopher Sutton Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
9 Angelo Furlan Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t. 10 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
Spoiler
11 Tom Veelers Skil - Shimano s.t.
12 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions s.t.
13 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
14 Jeremy Hunt Cervélo Test Team s.t.
15 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack s.t.
16 Óscar Freire Rabobank s.t.
17 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux s.t.
18 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
19 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
20 Murilo Fischer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
21 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team s.t.
22 Dominique Rollin Cervélo Test Team s.t.
23 Tom Leezer Rabobank s.t.
24 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
25 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
26 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
27 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
28 Vicente Reynès Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
29 Gerben Löwik Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
30 Alberto Ongarato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
31 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
32 Yaroslav Popovych Team RadioShack s.t.
33 Arnoud Van Groen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
34 Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux s.t.
35 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
36 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack s.t.
37 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux s.t.
38 Brett Lancaster Cervélo Test Team s.t.
39 Danilo Hondo Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t. 40 Kjell Carlström Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
41 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
42 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank s.t.
43 Lars Ytting Bak Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
44 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step s.t.
45 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions s.t.
46 Matthew Wilson Garmin - Transitions s.t.
47 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
48 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
49 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
50 Daniel Lloyd Cervélo Test Team s.t.
51 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
52 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
53 Martin Mortensen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
54 Bram Tankink Rabobank s.t.
55 Pavel Brutt Team Katusha s.t.
56 Svein Tuft Garmin - Transitions s.t.
57 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t.
58 Frank Høj Team Saxo Bank s.t.
59 Arnaud Gérard Française des Jeux s.t.
60 Stef Clement Rabobank s.t.
61 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team s.t.
62 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
63 Tomas Vaitkus Team RadioShack s.t.
64 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
65 Mikhaylo Khalilov Team Katusha s.t.
66 Andriy Grivko Astana s.t. 67 Simon Gerrans Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
68 Jens Mouris Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
69 Koen De Kort Skil - Shimano s.t.
70 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
71 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano s.t.
72 Bert De Backer Skil - Shimano s.t.
73 Wilfried Cretskens Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
74 David De la Fuente Astana s.t.
75 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
76 Roy Curvers Skil - Shimano s.t.
77 Jürgen Van de Walle Quick•Step s.t.
78 Wouter Weylandt Quick•Step s.t.
79 Kevin Van Impe Quick•Step s.t.
80 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t. 81 Davide Viganò Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
82 Kevin Hulsmans Quick•Step s.t.
83 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
84 Baden Cooke Team Saxo Bank s.t.
85 Matteo Tosatto Quick•Step s.t.
86 Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
87 Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
88 Han Feng Skil - Shimano s.t.
89 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha + 2'27
90 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram + 2'28
91 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto + 2'29
92 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'30
93 Maxim Gourov Astana s.t.
94 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto s.t.
95 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha + 2'31
96 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
97 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'32
98 Mark Renshaw Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
99 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
100 Xavier Florencio Cervélo Test Team s.t.
101 André Greipel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
102 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
103 Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
104 Lars Boom Rabobank s.t.
105 Davide Cimolai Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
106 Jérémy Roy Française des Jeux s.t.
107 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
108 Robert Wagner Skil - Shimano s.t.
109 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
110 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha s.t.
111 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto s.t.
112 Kevin De Weert Quick•Step s.t.
113 Maxime Monfort Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
114 Marcin Sapa Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
115 Vidal Celis Footon - Servetto s.t.
116 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux s.t.
117 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
118 Assan Bazayev Astana s.t.
119 Bernhard Eisel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
120 Scott Davis Astana s.t.
121 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana s.t.
122 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha s.t.
123 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
124 Christophe Moreau Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
125 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t.
126 Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Transitions s.t.
127 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
128 Juan José Cobo Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
129 Björn Schröder Team Milram s.t.
130 Markus Eichler Team Milram s.t.
131 Johnnie Walker Footon - Servetto s.t.
132 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram s.t.
133 Paul Voss Team Milram s.t.
134 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
135 Wim De Vocht Team Milram s.t.
136 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
137 Valeriy Dmitriyev Astana s.t.
138 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team s.t.
139 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t.
140 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
141 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
142 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
143 Thomas Fothen Team Milram s.t.
144 David Vitoria Footon - Servetto s.t.
145 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
146 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team s.t.
147 Olivier Kaisen Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 148 Nicolas Portal Sky Professional Cycling Team + 2'39
149 Jarosław Marycz Team Saxo Bank + 2'42
150 Glenn D'Hollander Omega Pharma - Lotto + 4'16
151 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi + 4'58
152 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
153 Kenny De Haes Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
154 Markus Eibegger Footon - Servetto s.t.
Point Standings:
1 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack 14
2 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha 10
3 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo 8
Spoiler
4 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram 8 5 Nicolas Portal Sky Professional Cycling Team 6
6 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team 6
7 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto 6
8 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux 4
9 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team 4
10 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto 4
11 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi 4
12 Maxim Gourov Astana 4
13 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne 2
14 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi 2
15 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha 2
Mountain Standings:
1 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux 16
2 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha 16
3 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne 12
Spoiler
4 Scott Davis Astana 12
5 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions 8
6 Maxim Gourov Astana 8
7 Danilo Hondo Lampre - Farnese Vini 6
8 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram 6
9 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo 4
10 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano 4
Team Standings:
1 Quick•Step 21h05'21 (1)
2 Team Saxo Bank + 0 (2)
3 Team HTC - Columbia + 0 (3)
Spoiler
4 Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 0 (4)
5 Garmin - Transitions + 0 (5)
6 AG2R La Mondiale + 0 (6)
7 Skil - Shimano + 0 (7)
8 Lampre - Farnese Vini + 0 (8)
9 Cervélo Test Team + 0 (9)
10 Rabobank + 0 (10)
11 Caisse d'Epargne + 0 (11) 12 Sky Professional Cycling Team + 0 (12)
13 Française des Jeux + 0 (13)
14 Team RadioShack + 0 (14)
15 Liquigas - Doimo + 0 (15)
16 Astana + 2'16 (16)
17 Team Katusha + 2'16 (17)
18 BMC Racing Team + 2'16 (18)
19 Omega Pharma - Lotto + 2'16 (19)
20 Team Milram + 6'48 (20)
21 Euskaltel - Euskadi + 6'48 (21)
22 Footon - Servetto + 6'48 (22)
Young Rider Standings:
1 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack 7h01'47 (1)
2 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux + 0 (2)
3 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo + 0 (3)
Spoiler
4 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team + 0 (4)
5 Tom Leezer Rabobank + 0 (5)
6 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne + 0 (6)
7 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia + 0 (7)
8 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale + 0 (8)
9 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux + 0 (9)
10 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale + 0 (10)
11 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 0 (11)
12 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions + 0 (12)
13 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne + 0 (13)
14 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions + 0 (14)
15 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team + 0 (15)
16 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas - Doimo + 0 (16)
17 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank + 0 (17)
18 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini + 0 (18)
19 Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank + 0 (19)
20 Han Feng Skil - Shimano + 0 (20)
21 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha + 2'11 (21)
22 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram + 2'12 (22)
23 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto + 2'13 (23)
24 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'14 (24)
25 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha + 2'15 (25)
26 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'15 (26)
27 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo + 2'16 (27)
28 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne + 2'16 (28)
29 Lars Boom Rabobank + 2'16 (29)
30 Davide Cimolai Liquigas - Doimo + 2'16 (30)
31 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo + 2'16 (31)
32 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha + 2'16 (32)
33 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto + 2'16 (33)
34 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux + 2'16 (34)
35 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha + 2'16 (35)
36 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto + 2'16 (36)
37 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team + 2'16 (37)
38 Johnnie Walker Footon - Servetto + 2'16 (38)
39 Paul Voss Team Milram + 2'16 (39)
40 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team + 2'16 (40)
41 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team + 2'16 (41)
42 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma - Lotto + 2'16 (42)
43 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team + 2'16 (43)
44 Jarosław Marycz Team Saxo Bank + 2'26 (44)
45 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi + 4'42 (45)
SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER – Stage 3
Unley - stirling
136 km
With the difficult finish of todays stage, the Sky Professional Cycling Team is not playing out Henderson today, but instead aims for an attack of Gerrans at the final climb. Portal will again try to join in the breakaway.
Several Riders are trying to get away directly from the start. With the hilly finish it might just be one of those stages that does not lead to a mass sprint. However, nobody is getting away easily. At the intermediate sprint at McLaren Flat, Rui Costa takes the full points followed by Reynes and Boom. They are part of a group of 10 with only a marginal gap with the pack. Eventually Rui Costa and Boom managed to get away on the Wickhams Hill. They are followed by Feng, Reynes, Koren, Beyer, Eisel, Kaisen, Eichler, Krivtsov, Reimer and Portal at 1'08"and the pack at 3'32". In the decent Rui Costa and Boom are caught by their purchasers and the thirtheen leaders take a 5'50" lead on the pack. Quick Step and Radioshack start to decrease the gap as they do not have any teammates up front. However, their riders do not seem strong enough. Eisel takes the intermediate sprint at Echunga before Reimer and Celis. The pack has only marginally decreased its gap with the leaders to 5'23".
The leaders have a 5’00” lead on the pack
With only 24 kilometers to go the pack does not seem to be decreasing the gap fast enough. The leaders still have a 3'17" lead. Portal was no longer able to keep up the speed and he dropped back. Up front Boom and Rui Costa easily ride away from the other attackers.
Boom and Rui Costa easily ride away from the others
In the pack Cobo, Popovych, Gerrans, Schleck and Devolder are trying to get away from the others and to make the jump to the leaders. Also Rojas and Kreuziger joined in. It was too late. Boom won the sprint from Rui Costa and Reynes the sprint of the second group. The pack with all favourites present finished at a conderable distance and most likely do not longer compete for winning the general standings of the Santos Tour Down Under.
Boom wins the sprint for Rui Costa
Results:
1 Lars Boom Rabobank 3h36'05
2 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
3 Vicente Reynès Team HTC - Columbia + 2'08
4 Markus Eichler Team Milram s.t.
5 Bernhard Eisel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
6 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
7 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
8 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team s.t.
9 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
10 Olivier Kaisen Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
Spoiler
11 Vidal Celis Footon - Servetto s.t.
12 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 2'56
13 Juan José Cobo Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
14 Yaroslav Popovych Team RadioShack s.t.
15 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
16 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step s.t.
17 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne s.t. 18 Simon Gerrans Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
19 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
20 Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Transitions s.t.
21 Han Feng Skil - Shimano s.t.
22 Pavel Brutt Team Katusha s.t.
23 Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
24 Murilo Fischer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
25 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana s.t.
26 Bram Tankink Rabobank s.t.
27 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team s.t.
28 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
29 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
30 Christophe Moreau Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
31 David De la Fuente Astana s.t.
32 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
33 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
34 Andriy Grivko Astana s.t.
35 Xavier Florencio Cervélo Test Team s.t. 36 Kjell Carlström Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
37 Gerben Löwik Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
38 Jérémy Roy Française des Jeux s.t.
39 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
40 Óscar Freire Rabobank s.t.
41 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
42 Björn Schröder Team Milram s.t.
43 Kevin De Weert Quick•Step s.t.
44 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux s.t.
45 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
46 Lars Ytting Bak Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
47 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t.
48 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha s.t.
49 Daniel Lloyd Cervélo Test Team s.t.
50 Mikhaylo Khalilov Team Katusha s.t.
51 Stef Clement Rabobank s.t.
52 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux s.t.
53 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
54 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
55 Jürgen Van de Walle Quick•Step s.t.
56 Maxime Monfort Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
57 Alberto Ongarato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
58 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack s.t.
59 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha s.t.
60 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions s.t.
61 Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
62 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
63 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
64 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
65 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne s.t. 66 Davide Viganò Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
67 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions s.t.
68 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
69 Baden Cooke Team Saxo Bank s.t.
70 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack s.t.
71 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
72 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux s.t.
73 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t.
74 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
75 Matteo Tosatto Quick•Step s.t.
76 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t.
77 Tomas Vaitkus Team RadioShack s.t.
78 Kevin Van Impe Quick•Step s.t. 79 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
80 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
81 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 82 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
83 Nicolas Portal Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
84 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram s.t.
85 Kevin Hulsmans Quick•Step s.t.
86 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
87 Markus Eibegger Footon - Servetto s.t.
88 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
89 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
90 Scott Davis Astana s.t.
91 Frank Høj Team Saxo Bank s.t.
92 Marcin Sapa Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
93 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
94 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack s.t.
95 Valeriy Dmitriyev Astana s.t.
96 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
97 Tom Leezer Rabobank s.t.
98 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha s.t.
99 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha s.t.
100 Assan Bazayev Astana s.t.
101 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
102 Paul Voss Team Milram s.t.
103 Jarosław Marycz Team Saxo Bank s.t.
104 Svein Tuft Garmin - Transitions s.t.
105 Danilo Hondo Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
106 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
107 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano s.t.
108 Wouter Weylandt Quick•Step s.t.
109 Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
110 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team s.t.
111 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
112 Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux s.t.
113 Roy Curvers Skil - Shimano s.t.
114 Tom Veelers Skil - Shimano s.t.
115 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
116 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
117 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
118 Martin Mortensen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
119 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
120 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
121 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
122 Davide Cimolai Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
123 Wim De Vocht Team Milram s.t.
124 André Greipel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
125 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux s.t.
126 Maxim Gourov Astana s.t.
127 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team s.t.
128 Koen De Kort Skil - Shimano s.t.
129 Matthew Wilson Garmin - Transitions s.t.
130 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto s.t.
131 Arnoud Van Groen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
132 Jeremy Hunt Cervélo Test Team s.t.
133 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t.
134 Mark Renshaw Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
135 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team s.t.
136 Bert De Backer Skil - Shimano s.t.
137 Dominique Rollin Cervélo Test Team s.t.
138 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram + 5'25
139 Glenn D'Hollander Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
140 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
141 Arnaud Gérard Française des Jeux s.t.
142 Robert Wagner Skil - Shimano s.t.
143 David Vitoria Footon - Servetto s.t.
144 Brett Lancaster Cervélo Test Team s.t.
145 Angelo Furlan Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
146 Thomas Fothen Team Milram s.t.
147 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
148 Johnnie Walker Footon - Servetto s.t. 149 Christopher Sutton Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
150 Jens Mouris Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 6'03
151 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto s.t.
152 Kenny De Haes Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
153 Wilfried Cretskens Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
154 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 9'49
General Standings:
1 Vicente Reynès Team HTC - Columbia 10h39'54
2 Lars Boom Rabobank + 3
3 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team + 4
4 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne + 5
5 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale + 6
6 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack + 38
7 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo + 44 8 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team + 48
9 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team + 50
10 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux s.t.
Spoiler
11 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne + 53
12 Murilo Fischer Garmin - Transitions + 54
13 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
14 Óscar Freire Rabobank s.t.
15 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux s.t.
16 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions s.t.
17 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t. 18 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
19 Yaroslav Popovych Team RadioShack s.t.
20 Gerben Löwik Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
21 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank s.t.
22 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step s.t.
23 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack s.t.
24 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas - Doimo s.t. 25 Kjell Carlström Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
26 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
27 Tom Veelers Skil - Shimano s.t.
28 Alberto Ongarato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
29 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
30 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux s.t.
31 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
32 Pavel Brutt Team Katusha s.t.
33 Bram Tankink Rabobank s.t.
34 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
35 Tom Leezer Rabobank s.t.
36 Lars Ytting Bak Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
37 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
38 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
39 Jeremy Hunt Cervélo Test Team s.t.
40 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team s.t.
41 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack s.t.
42 Daniel Lloyd Cervélo Test Team s.t. 43 Simon Gerrans Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
44 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions s.t.
45 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
46 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
47 Andriy Grivko Astana s.t.
48 Stef Clement Rabobank s.t.
49 Dominique Rollin Cervélo Test Team s.t.
50 David De la Fuente Astana s.t.
51 Mikhaylo Khalilov Team Katusha s.t.
52 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t.
53 Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux s.t.
54 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
55 Danilo Hondo Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
56 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
57 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
58 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
59 Frank Høj Team Saxo Bank s.t.
60 Arnoud Van Groen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
61 Tomas Vaitkus Team RadioShack s.t.
62 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
63 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
64 Svein Tuft Garmin - Transitions s.t.
65 Jürgen Van de Walle Quick•Step s.t.
66 Matthew Wilson Garmin - Transitions s.t.
67 Martin Mortensen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
68 Han Feng Skil - Shimano s.t. 69 Davide Viganò Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
70 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
71 Kevin Van Impe Quick•Step s.t.
72 Baden Cooke Team Saxo Bank s.t.
73 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano s.t.
74 Matteo Tosatto Quick•Step s.t.
75 Kevin Hulsmans Quick•Step s.t.
76 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
77 Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
78 Koen De Kort Skil - Shimano s.t.
79 Wouter Weylandt Quick•Step s.t.
80 Roy Curvers Skil - Shimano s.t.
81 Bert De Backer Skil - Shimano s.t.
82 Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
83 Bernhard Eisel Team HTC - Columbia + 2'19
84 Vidal Celis Footon - Servetto + 2'21
85 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo + 2'22
86 Markus Eichler Team Milram s.t.
87 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
88 Olivier Kaisen Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
89 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha + 3'05
90 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto + 3'07
91 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi + 3'08
92 Maxim Gourov Astana s.t.
93 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha + 3'09
94 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
95 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo + 3'10
96 Xavier Florencio Cervélo Test Team s.t.
97 Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
98 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
99 Jérémy Roy Française des Jeux s.t.
100 Kevin De Weert Quick•Step s.t.
101 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
102 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha s.t.
103 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana s.t.
104 Mark Renshaw Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
105 Juan José Cobo Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
106 André Greipel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
107 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
108 Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Transitions s.t.
109 Maxime Monfort Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
110 Christophe Moreau Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
111 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
112 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
113 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux s.t.
114 Björn Schröder Team Milram s.t.
115 Davide Cimolai Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
116 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha s.t.
117 Marcin Sapa Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
118 Scott Davis Astana s.t.
119 Assan Bazayev Astana s.t.
120 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t.
121 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto s.t.
122 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram s.t.
123 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
124 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
125 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
126 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
127 Paul Voss Team Milram s.t.
128 Valeriy Dmitriyev Astana s.t.
129 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t.
130 Wim De Vocht Team Milram s.t.
131 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team s.t.
132 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team s.t. 133 Nicolas Portal Sky Professional Cycling Team + 3'17
134 Jarosław Marycz Team Saxo Bank + 3'20
135 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale + 3'23
136 Angelo Furlan Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t. 137 Christopher Sutton Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
138 Brett Lancaster Cervélo Test Team s.t.
139 Arnaud Gérard Française des Jeux s.t.
140 Jens Mouris Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 4'01
141 Wilfried Cretskens Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
142 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram + 5'35
143 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi + 5'36
144 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
145 Markus Eibegger Footon - Servetto s.t.
146 Robert Wagner Skil - Shimano + 5'39
147 Johnnie Walker Footon - Servetto s.t.
148 David Vitoria Footon - Servetto s.t.
149 Thomas Fothen Team Milram s.t.
150 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
151 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto + 6'15
152 Glenn D'Hollander Omega Pharma - Lotto + 7'23
153 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 7'47
154 Kenny De Haes Omega Pharma - Lotto + 8'43
Point Standings:
1 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack 14
2 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne 12
3 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha 10
Spoiler
4 Lars Boom Rabobank 10
5 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo 8
6 Vicente Reynès Team HTC - Columbia 8
7 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram 8 8 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team 6
9 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto 6
10 Bernhard Eisel Team HTC - Columbia 6 11 Nicolas Portal Sky Professional Cycling Team 6
12 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team 4
13 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux 4
14 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team 4
15 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi 4
16 Maxim Gourov Astana 4
17 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto 4
18 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne 2
19 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha 2
20 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi 2
21 Vidal Celis Footon - Servetto 2
Mountain Standings:
1 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux 16
2 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha 16
3 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne 16
Spoiler
4 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne 12
5 Lars Boom Rabobank 12
6 Scott Davis Astana 12
7 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions 8
8 Han Feng Skil - Shimano 8
9 Maxim Gourov Astana 8
10 Danilo Hondo Lampre - Farnese Vini 6
11 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram 6
12 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo 6
13 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo 4
14 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano 4
15 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team 4
Team Standings:
1 Rabobank 31h59'28 (1)
2 Caisse d'Epargne + 0 (2)
3 Team HTC - Columbia + 1'20 (3)
Spoiler
4 AG2R La Mondiale + 2'08 (4)
5 Cervélo Test Team + 2'08 (5)
6 Liquigas - Doimo + 2'08 (6)
7 Quick•Step + 2'56 (7)
8 Team Saxo Bank + 2'56 (8)
9 Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 2'56 (9)
10 Garmin - Transitions + 2'56 (10)
11 Skil - Shimano + 2'56 (11)
12 Lampre - Farnese Vini + 2'56 (12)
13 Française des Jeux + 2'56 (13) 14 Sky Professional Cycling Team + 2'56 (14)
15 Team RadioShack + 2'56 (15)
16 BMC Racing Team + 4'24 (16)
17 Omega Pharma - Lotto + 4'24 (17)
18 Astana + 5'12 (18)
19 Team Katusha + 5'12 (19)
20 Footon - Servetto + 8'56 (20)
21 Team Milram + 8'56 (21)
22 Euskaltel - Euskadi + 9'44 (22)
Young Rider Standings:
1 Lars Boom Rabobank 10h39'57 (1)
2 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team + 1 (2)
3 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne + 2 (3)
Spoiler
4 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne + 51 (4)
5 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux + 51 (5)
6 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 51 (6)
7 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack + 51 (7)
8 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas - Doimo + 51 (8)
9 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia + 51 (9)
10 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux + 51 (10)
11 Tom Leezer Rabobank + 51 (11)
12 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo + 51 (12)
13 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions + 51 (13)
14 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne + 51 (14)
15 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team + 51 (15)
16 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini + 51 (16)
17 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale + 51 (17)
18 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale + 51 (18)
19 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions + 51 (19)
20 Han Feng Skil - Shimano + 51 (20)
21 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank + 51 (21)
22 Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank + 51 (22)
23 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo + 2'19 (23)
24 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team + 2'19 (24)
25 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha + 3'02 (25)
26 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto + 3'04 (26)
27 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi + 3'05 (27)
28 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha + 3'06 (28)
29 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi + 3'06 (29)
30 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo + 3'07 (30)
31 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha + 3'07 (31)
32 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto + 3'07 (32)
33 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux + 3'07 (33)
34 Davide Cimolai Liquigas - Doimo + 3'07 (34)
35 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha + 3'07 (35)
36 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto + 3'07 (36)
37 Paul Voss Team Milram + 3'07 (37)
38 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team + 3'07 (38)
39 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team + 3'07 (39)
40 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team + 3'07 (40)
41 Jarosław Marycz Team Saxo Bank + 3'17 (41)
42 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram + 5'32 (42)
43 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi + 5'33 (43)
44 Johnnie Walker Footon - Servetto + 5'36 (44)
45 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma - Lotto + 5'36 (45)
SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER – Stage 4
Norwood - Goolwa
149.5 km
Since this again is a flat race with an easy finish it is very well suited for Henderson. The Sky Professional Cycling Team therefore completely set its strategy around Henderson. Portal and Vigano set the pace of the pack. Hayman and Sutton will take part in the sprint train and Gerrans and Carlstrom will protect Sutton and Henderson.
Directly from the start riders are getting away. They hope to stay up front as well just like yesterdays episode. Davis, Walker, De Lis, Hoj, Kohler and Gerard manage to get away, but don't get a whole lot of space from the pack and are caught a little before Fox Creek Road. Goesinnen reaches the top first before Davis and Jeanesson. De Weert, Van Groen, Hoj, Sapa and Goesinnen eventually got away and take a small lead on a second group with Kohler, Celis, De Haes and Gerard. The pack follows at one and a half minutes. Both leading groups would unite at 90 kilometres from the finish, but together they never got more than 3 minutes from the pack and were eventually caught. Hammond takes both intermediate sprints before Hutarovich and Finetto and before Hutarovich and Felline.
Hammond takes both intermediate sprints and does great business for the point standings
A mass sprint was unevitable. Henderson showed that he was the strongest today beating Hammond and Cavendish on the finishline.
Henderson takes the first win for Team Sky
I accidentally closed off PCM10 instead of paint so I don’t have all the pictures that I wanted and not the full results
Results: 1 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team 3h35'15"
2 Roger Hammond Cervelo Test Team s.t.
3 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
4 Bernhard Eisel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
5 Anthony Ravard - AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
6 Ruben Perez - Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
7 Yauheni Hutarovich Francaise des Jeux s.t.
8 Andre Greipel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
9 Angelo Furlan Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
10 Mark Renshaw Team HTC Columbia s.t.
Spoiler
11 Mauro Finetto - Liquigas - Doimo s.t. 12 Christopher Sutton - Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
13 Oscar Freire Rabobank s.t.
14 Jose Joaquin Rojas Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
15 Marcin Sapa Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
16 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel Euskadi s.t.
17 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiala s.t.
18 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions s.t.
19 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
20 Brett Lancaster Cervelo Test Team s.t.
21 Julien Berard AG2R La Mondiala s.t.
22 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
23 Alberto Ongarato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
24 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
25 Dominique Rollin Cervelo Test Team s.t.
General Standings
1 Vincente Reynes Team HTC - Columbia 14h15'09"
2 Lars Boom Rabobank + 3
3 Martin Reimer Cervelo Test Team + 4
4 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne + 5
5 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiala + 6 6 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team + 38
7 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack + 38
8 Roger Hammond Cervelo Test Team + 38
9 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo + 44
10 Yauheni Hutarovich Francaise des Jeux + 46
Spoiler
11 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia + 50
12 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne + 53
13 Jose Joaquin Rojas Caisse d'Epargne + 54
14 Oscar Freire Rabobank + 54
15 Murilo Fischer Garmin - Transitions + 54
16 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitiosn + 54
17 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 54 18 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team + 54
19 Anthony Roux Francaise des Jeux + 54
20 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale + 54
21 Yaroslav Popovych Team RadioShack + 54
22 Alberto Ongarato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 54
23 Tom Veelers Skil - Shimano + 54
24 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack + 54
25 Andy Schleck - Team Saxo Bank + 54
Point Standings:
1 Roger Hammond Cervelo Test Team 18
2 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack 14 3 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team 14
Spoiler
4 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne 12
5 Yauheni Hutarovich Francaise des Jeux 12
6 Lars Boom Rabobank 10
7 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha 10
8 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo 8
9 Vicente Reynes Team HTC - Columbia 8
10 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto 8
11 Wim Stroetinga - Team Milram 8
Mountain Standings:
1 Scott Davis Astana 24
2 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne 22
3 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne 20
Spoiler
4 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano 20
5 Gianni Meersman Francaise des Jeux 16
6 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha 16
7 Lars Boom Rabobank 12
8 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions 8
9 Han Feng Skil - Shimano 8
10 Maxim Gourov Astana 8
Young Rider Standings:
1 Lars Boom Rabobank 14h15'12"
2 Martin Reimer Cervelo Test Team + 1
3 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne + 2
Spoiler
4 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia + 47
5 Jose Joaquin Rojas Caisse d'Epargne + 51
6 Anthony Roux Francaise des Jeux + 51
7 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack + 51
8 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 51
9 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo + 51
10 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas - Doimo + 51
Team Standings:
1 Caisse d'Epargne 42h45'13"
2 Rabobank + 0
3 Team HTC - Columbia + 1'20
Spoiler
4 Liquigas - Doimo + 2'08
5 AG2R La Mondiale + 2'08
6 Cervelo Test Team + 2'08
7 Lampre - Farnese Vini + 2'56
8 Skil - Shimano + 2'56
9 Quick Step + 2'56
10 Team Saxo Bank + 2'56
11 Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 2'56
12 Garmin - Transitions + 2'56
13 Francaise des Jeux + 2'56 14 Sky Professional Cycling Team + 2'56
15 Team RadioShack + 2'56
16 BMC Racing Team + 4'24
17 Omega Pharma - Lotto - + 4'24
18 Astana + 5'12
19 Team Katusha + 5'12
20 Team Milram + 8'56
21 Footon - Servetto + 8'56
22 Euskaltel - Euskadi + 9'44
SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER – Stage 5
Snapper Point – Willunga
149 km
With a difficult last section of the stage this is a stage for Gerrans. He will go on the offensive in the end. Henderson will try to catch some points at the intermediate sprints and try to keep on with the first group and thereby maintain his position in the general standings. This will be difficult though…
Several riders try to get away directly from the start. With a difficult finish this may just be one of the stages where a breakaway may lasted to the finish. HTC - Columbia has set a fast pace in front of the pack that due to a strong sidewind breaks in two. It reunites quickly though, but several riders in the back are warned.
Freire takes the intermediate sprint before Boom and Jeanneson. In the confusion the pack has broken again. Bennati takes the second intermediate sprint before Henderson and Felline. The pack has broken again, but due to the low pace it reunites a little later. Gavazzi, Iglinksky, Gerdemann and Kritkskiy use the confusion to get away. Gavazzi is the first to reach the top of the Willunga Hill before his fellow attackers. Behind him Devolder and Nuyens are placing their attack. They are caught back a little later.
Bennati takes the second intermediate sprint
At the second passage of teh Willunga Hill the race explodes. Up front are still Iglinksky, Gerdemann and Gavazzi. Kritskiy had dropped back. Behind them a group with Cobo, Devolder, Kritskiy, Schleck, Popovych, Kroon, Gerrans, Brutt, Moreau, Finetto, Kreuziger, Nuyens, Maaskant, Costa, Fischer and Tankink. Boom and Rojas try to hang on. The pack is at a minute behind.
A small group is trying to close the gap with the leaders
Iglinskiy is the first to arrive at the meet before Gavazzi. Gerdemann had to let them go in the very last meters of the race. Behind them Cobo won the sprint of the second group before Maaskant and Fischer. The general standings have been shuffled quite a bit after this stage.
Iglinkskiy was the strongest today
Results:
1 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana 3h39'52
2 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - Farnese Vini + 13
3 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram + 31
4 Juan José Cobo Caisse d'Epargne + 1'06
5 Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Transitions s.t.
6 Murilo Fischer Garmin - Transitions s.t. 7 Simon Gerrans Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
8 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
9 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step s.t.
10 Yaroslav Popovych Team RadioShack s.t.
Spoiler
11 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
12 Christophe Moreau Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
13 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank s.t.
14 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team s.t.
15 Bram Tankink Rabobank s.t.
16 Pavel Brutt Team Katusha s.t.
17 Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
18 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
19 Lars Boom Rabobank s.t.
20 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
21 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha + 1'34
22 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 1'56
23 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - Farnese Vini + 2'18
24 Andriy Grivko Astana s.t.
25 Gerben Löwik Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
26 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
27 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
28 Markus Eibegger Footon - Servetto s.t.
29 Jérémy Roy Française des Jeux s.t.
30 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
31 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux s.t.
32 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
33 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
34 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux s.t.
35 Kevin De Weert Quick•Step s.t.
36 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack s.t.
37 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions s.t.
38 Jürgen Van de Walle Quick•Step s.t.
39 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
40 Stef Clement Rabobank s.t.
41 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
42 David De la Fuente Astana s.t.
43 Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
44 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
45 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t.
46 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t.
47 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
48 Óscar Freire Rabobank s.t.
49 Baden Cooke Team Saxo Bank s.t.
50 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team + 3'15
51 Bernhard Eisel Team HTC - Columbia s.t. 52 Kjell Carlström Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
53 Xavier Florencio Cervélo Test Team s.t.
54 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
55 Vicente Reynès Team HTC - Columbia s.t. 56 Christopher Sutton Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
57 Davide Viganò Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
58 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
59 Maxime Monfort Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
60 Lars Ytting Bak Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
61 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
62 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
63 Daniel Lloyd Cervélo Test Team s.t.
64 Dominique Rollin Cervélo Test Team s.t.
65 Jeremy Hunt Cervélo Test Team s.t.
66 André Greipel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
67 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team s.t.
68 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
69 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
70 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano s.t.
71 Tomas Vaitkus Team RadioShack s.t.
72 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
73 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack s.t.
74 Alberto Ongarato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
75 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
76 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha s.t.
77 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
78 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
79 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
80 Kevin Hulsmans Quick•Step s.t.
81 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
82 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
83 Assan Bazayev Astana s.t.
84 Kevin Van Impe Quick•Step s.t.
85 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
86 Valeriy Dmitriyev Astana s.t.
87 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha s.t.
88 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
89 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto s.t.
90 Frank Høj Team Saxo Bank s.t.
91 Scott Davis Astana s.t.
92 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
93 Vidal Celis Footon - Servetto s.t.
94 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t.
95 Mikhaylo Khalilov Team Katusha s.t.
96 Matteo Tosatto Quick•Step s.t.
97 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack s.t.
98 Davide Cimolai Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
99 Olivier Kaisen Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
100 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
101 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha s.t.
102 Johnnie Walker Footon - Servetto + 5'29
103 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
104 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
105 Koen De Kort Skil - Shimano s.t.
106 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
107 Roy Curvers Skil - Shimano s.t.
108 Danilo Hondo Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
109 David Vitoria Footon - Servetto s.t.
110 Marcin Sapa Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
111 Jarosław Marycz Team Saxo Bank s.t. 112 Nicolas Portal Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
113 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
114 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux + 6'13
115 Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
116 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions + 6'40
117 Arnoud Van Groen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
118 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t.
119 Martin Mortensen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
120 Mark Renshaw Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
121 Björn Schröder Team Milram s.t.
122 Markus Eichler Team Milram s.t.
123 Svein Tuft Garmin - Transitions s.t.
124 Paul Voss Team Milram s.t.
125 Han Feng Skil - Shimano s.t.
126 Maxim Gourov Astana s.t.
127 Matthew Wilson Garmin - Transitions s.t.
128 Tom Veelers Skil - Shimano s.t.
129 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team s.t.
130 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram s.t.
131 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
132 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
133 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
134 Arnaud Gérard Française des Jeux s.t.
135 Wim De Vocht Team Milram s.t.
136 Tom Leezer Rabobank s.t.
137 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
138 Brett Lancaster Cervélo Test Team + 8'00
139 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team s.t.
140 Jens Mouris Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
141 Bert De Backer Skil - Shimano s.t.
142 Angelo Furlan Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
143 Kenny De Haes Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
144 Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux + 8'47
145 Wouter Weylandt Quick•Step s.t.
146 Glenn D'Hollander Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
147 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
148 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux s.t.
149 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
150 Robert Wagner Skil - Shimano s.t.
151 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
152 Thomas Fothen Team Milram s.t.
153 Wilfried Cretskens Omega Pharma - Lotto + 10'40
154 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto s.t.
General Standings:
1 Lars Boom Rabobank 17h56'08
2 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne + 4
3 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne + 53
4 Murilo Fischer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
5 Yaroslav Popovych Team RadioShack s.t.
6 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank s.t.
7 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step s.t.
8 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
9 Pavel Brutt Team Katusha s.t.
10 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team s.t.
Spoiler
11 Bram Tankink Rabobank s.t. 12 Simon Gerrans Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
13 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 1'43
14 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack + 1'49
15 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo + 1'52
16 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana + 1'53
17 Óscar Freire Rabobank + 2'02
18 Gerben Löwik Omega Pharma - Lotto + 2'05
19 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux s.t.
20 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
21 Andriy Grivko Astana s.t.
22 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
23 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions s.t.
24 David De la Fuente Astana s.t.
25 Stef Clement Rabobank s.t.
26 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
27 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t.
28 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
29 Jürgen Van de Walle Quick•Step s.t.
30 Baden Cooke Team Saxo Bank s.t.
31 Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
32 Vicente Reynès Team HTC - Columbia + 2'08
33 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - Farnese Vini + 2'10
34 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team + 2'12
35 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale + 2'14
36 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram + 2'30 37 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team + 2'44
38 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team + 2'46
39 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia + 2'58
40 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne + 3'01
41 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale + 3'02
42 Alberto Ongarato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
43 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
44 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
45 Jeremy Hunt Cervélo Test Team s.t. 46 Kjell Carlström Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
47 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack s.t.
48 Dominique Rollin Cervélo Test Team s.t.
49 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
50 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack s.t.
51 Lars Ytting Bak Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
52 Tomas Vaitkus Team RadioShack s.t.
53 Daniel Lloyd Cervélo Test Team s.t.
54 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
55 Frank Høj Team Saxo Bank s.t. 56 Davide Viganò Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
57 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
58 Kevin Van Impe Quick•Step s.t.
59 Mikhaylo Khalilov Team Katusha s.t.
60 Kevin Hulsmans Quick•Step s.t.
61 Matteo Tosatto Quick•Step s.t.
62 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano s.t.
63 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
64 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo + 3'08
65 Nick Nuyens Rabobank + 3'09
66 Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Transitions s.t.
67 Juan José Cobo Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
68 Christophe Moreau Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
69 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha + 3'37
70 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto + 4'16
71 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi + 4'19
72 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 4'21
73 Jérémy Roy Française des Jeux s.t.
74 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
75 Kevin De Weert Quick•Step s.t.
76 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux s.t.
77 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
78 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
79 Bernhard Eisel Team HTC - Columbia + 4'27
80 Vidal Celis Footon - Servetto + 4'29
81 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo + 4'30
82 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
83 Olivier Kaisen Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
84 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha + 5'13
85 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne + 5'15 86 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team + 5'16
87 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
88 Danilo Hondo Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
89 Koen De Kort Skil - Shimano s.t.
90 Roy Curvers Skil - Shimano s.t.
91 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha + 5'17
92 Xavier Florencio Cervélo Test Team + 5'18
93 André Greipel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
94 Maxime Monfort Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
95 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha s.t.
96 Davide Cimolai Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
97 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
98 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
99 Assan Bazayev Astana s.t.
100 Scott Davis Astana s.t.
101 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t.
102 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
103 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto s.t.
104 Valeriy Dmitriyev Astana s.t. 105 Christopher Sutton Sky Professional Cycling Team + 5'31
106 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux + 6'00
107 Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
108 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions + 6'27
109 Tom Veelers Skil - Shimano s.t.
110 Arnoud Van Groen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
111 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
112 Tom Leezer Rabobank s.t.
113 Matthew Wilson Garmin - Transitions s.t.
114 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
115 Svein Tuft Garmin - Transitions s.t.
116 Martin Mortensen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
117 Han Feng Skil - Shimano s.t.
118 Markus Eibegger Footon - Servetto + 6'47
119 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi + 7'32
120 Marcin Sapa Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t. 121 Nicolas Portal Sky Professional Cycling Team + 7'39
122 Jarosław Marycz Team Saxo Bank + 7'42
123 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi + 7'44
124 Bert De Backer Skil - Shimano + 7'47
125 Markus Eichler Team Milram + 7'55
126 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux + 8'26
127 Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux + 8'34
128 Wouter Weylandt Quick•Step s.t.
129 Maxim Gourov Astana + 8'41
130 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi + 8'42
131 Mark Renshaw Team HTC - Columbia + 8'43
132 Björn Schröder Team Milram s.t.
133 Paul Voss Team Milram s.t.
134 Wim De Vocht Team Milram s.t.
135 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t.
136 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team s.t.
137 Arnaud Gérard Française des Jeux + 8'56
138 Johnnie Walker Footon - Servetto + 10'01
139 David Vitoria Footon - Servetto s.t.
140 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team + 10'03
141 Angelo Furlan Lampre - Farnese Vini + 10'16
142 Brett Lancaster Cervélo Test Team s.t.
143 Jens Mouris Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 10'54
144 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale + 11'03
145 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram + 11'08
146 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi + 11'09
147 Robert Wagner Skil - Shimano + 13'19
148 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
149 Thomas Fothen Team Milram s.t.
150 Wilfried Cretskens Omega Pharma - Lotto + 13'34
151 Glenn D'Hollander Omega Pharma - Lotto + 15'03
152 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto + 15'48
153 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 17'59
154 Kenny De Haes Omega Pharma - Lotto + 18'08
Point Standings:
1 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team 22 2 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team 18
3 Lars Boom Rabobank 14
Spoiler
4 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack 14
5 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo 14
6 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne 12
7 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux 12
8 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha 10
9 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto 10
10 Vicente Reynès Team HTC - Columbia 8
11 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana 8
12 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram 8
13 Óscar Freire Rabobank 6
14 Bernhard Eisel Team HTC - Columbia 6
15 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - Farnese Vini 6 16 Nicolas Portal Sky Professional Cycling Team 6
17 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team 4
18 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia 4
19 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi 4
20 Maxim Gourov Astana 4
21 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram 4
22 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto 4
23 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne 2
24 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne 2
25 Vidal Celis Footon - Servetto 2
26 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo 2
27 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi 2
28 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha 2
Mountain Standings:
1 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - Farnese Vini 28
2 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana 24
3 Scott Davis Astana 24
Spoiler
4 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne 22
5 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne 20
6 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano 20
7 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram 20
8 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux 16
9 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha 16
10 Lars Boom Rabobank 12
11 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha 10
12 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions 8
13 Han Feng Skil - Shimano 8
14 Maxim Gourov Astana 8
15 Danilo Hondo Lampre - Farnese Vini 6
16 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo 6
17 Juan José Cobo Caisse d'Epargne 6
18 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram 6
19 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo 4
20 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step 4
21 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team 4
22 Marcin Sapa Lampre - Farnese Vini 4
Team Standings:
1 Caisse d'Epargne 53h48'07 (1)
2 Rabobank + 0 (2)
3 Liquigas - Doimo + 3'20 (3)
Spoiler
4 Garmin - Transitions + 4'08 (4)
5 Lampre - Farnese Vini + 4'27 (5)
6 Quick•Step + 5'20 (6)
7 Team Saxo Bank + 5'20 (7)
8 Team RadioShack + 5'20 (8)
9 Astana + 6'30 (9)
10 Française des Jeux + 6'32 (10)
11 Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 7'07 (11) 12 Sky Professional Cycling Team + 7'14 (12)
13 Team HTC - Columbia + 7'47 (13)
14 Team Katusha + 7'49 (14)
15 AG2R La Mondiale + 8'35 (15)
16 Cervélo Test Team + 8'35 (16)
17 BMC Racing Team + 8'42 (17)
18 Omega Pharma - Lotto + 8'57 (18)
19 Footon - Servetto + 13'29 (19)
20 Skil - Shimano + 13'51 (20)
21 Euskaltel - Euskadi + 14'17 (21)
22 Team Milram + 19'29 (22)
Young Rider Standings:
1 Lars Boom Rabobank 17h56'08 (1)
2 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne + 4 (2)
3 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne + 53 (3)
Spoiler
4 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 53 (4)
5 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas - Doimo + 53 (5)
6 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux + 2'05 (6)
7 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions + 2'05 (7)
8 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini + 2'05 (8)
9 Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank + 2'05 (9)
10 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team + 2'12 (10)
11 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia + 2'58 (11)
12 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne + 3'01 (12)
13 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo + 3'02 (13)
14 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack + 3'02 (14)
15 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team + 3'02 (15)
16 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank + 3'02 (16)
17 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo + 3'08 (17)
18 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha + 3'37 (18)
19 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto + 4'16 (19)
20 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi + 4'19 (20)
21 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux + 4'21 (21)
22 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto + 4'21 (22)
23 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo + 4'30 (23)
24 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team + 4'30 (24)
25 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha + 5'13 (25)
26 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale + 5'16 (26)
27 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha + 5'17 (27)
28 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha + 5'18 (28)
29 Davide Cimolai Liquigas - Doimo + 5'18 (29)
30 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto + 5'18 (30)
31 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux + 6'00 (31)
32 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions + 6'27 (32)
33 Tom Leezer Rabobank + 6'27 (33)
34 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale + 6'27 (34)
35 Han Feng Skil - Shimano + 6'27 (35)
36 Jarosław Marycz Team Saxo Bank + 7'42 (36)
37 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi + 7'44 (37)
38 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi + 8'42 (38)
39 Paul Voss Team Milram + 8'43 (39)
40 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team + 8'43 (40)
41 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team + 8'43 (41)
42 Johnnie Walker Footon - Servetto + 10'01 (42)
43 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team + 10'03 (43)
44 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram + 11'08 (44)
45 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma - Lotto + 13'19 (45)
SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER – Stage 6
Adelaide – Adelaide
90 km
A short flat race, so the Sky Professional Cycling team is working for Henderson again.
A couple of riders tried to escape but were not allowed to. According to most teams this race is destined to become a mass sprint. Eventually a group with Cobo, Kuschynski, Sorensen, Hondo, Davis and Riblon managed to get a gap of 1'00" with the pack. They maintain their lead till the first intermediate sprint, which was won by Sorensen, while Kunschynski takes the mountain points. Cobo takes the second intermediate sprint. All the time the gap with the pack has been less than one minute. Roughly 30 kilometers before the finish the attackers were finally caught. The pace of the pack is really high and it is difficult to get away now.
Against all odds some riders try to get away
Another mass sprint and a lot of confusion in the race to the finish with Weylandt falling and several other sprinters out of position. Henderson took full advantage and scores another victory.
[i]Henderson takes his second victory[/b]
All in all the Sky Professional Cycling Team did pretty well. Gerrans did not get as high in the general standings as we would have liked. Especially since he has the same time as Rojas at third place. Both victories of Henderson are a wonderful results even despite missing on the points jersey.
Results: 1 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team 2h07'36
2 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team s.t.
3 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux s.t.
4 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
5 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions s.t.
6 Alberto Ongarato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
7 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
8 Tomas Vaitkus Team RadioShack s.t.
9 Brett Lancaster Cervélo Test Team s.t.
10 Dominique Rollin Cervélo Test Team s.t.
Spoiler
11 Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Transitions s.t.
12 Mikhaylo Khalilov Team Katusha s.t.
13 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 14 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
15 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha s.t.
16 Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux s.t.
17 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack s.t.
18 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
19 Murilo Fischer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
20 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
21 Gerben Löwik Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
22 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux s.t.
23 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
24 Daniel Lloyd Cervélo Test Team s.t.
25 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions s.t.
26 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
27 Jeremy Hunt Cervélo Test Team s.t.
28 Xavier Florencio Cervélo Test Team s.t.
29 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
30 Jérémy Roy Française des Jeux s.t.
31 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
32 Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
33 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
34 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
35 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
36 Svein Tuft Garmin - Transitions s.t.
37 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto s.t.
38 Lars Boom Rabobank s.t.
39 Juan José Cobo Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
40 Christophe Moreau Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
41 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
42 Kevin De Weert Quick•Step s.t.
43 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
44 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
45 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step s.t. 46 Christopher Sutton Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
47 Matthew Wilson Garmin - Transitions s.t.
48 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
49 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
50 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
51 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
52 Yaroslav Popovych Team RadioShack s.t.
53 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack s.t.
54 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
55 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
56 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
57 Angelo Furlan Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
58 Mark Renshaw Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
59 Tom Leezer Rabobank s.t.
60 André Greipel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
61 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team s.t.
62 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack s.t.
63 Óscar Freire Rabobank s.t.
64 Davide Cimolai Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
65 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha s.t.
66 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
67 Wilfried Cretskens Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
68 Jens Mouris Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
69 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
70 Arnoud Van Groen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
71 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux s.t.
72 Wim De Vocht Team Milram s.t.
73 Marcin Sapa Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
74 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
75 Pavel Brutt Team Katusha s.t.
76 Glenn D'Hollander Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
77 Frank Høj Team Saxo Bank s.t.
78 Scott Davis Astana s.t.
79 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux s.t.
80 Markus Eichler Team Milram s.t.
81 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank s.t.
82 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram s.t.
83 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
84 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana s.t.
85 Arnaud Gérard Française des Jeux s.t.
86 Kenny De Haes Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
87 Danilo Hondo Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
88 Roy Curvers Skil - Shimano s.t.
89 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto s.t.
90 Paul Voss Team Milram s.t.
91 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano s.t.
92 Valeriy Dmitriyev Astana s.t.
93 Tom Veelers Skil - Shimano s.t.
94 Koen De Kort Skil - Shimano s.t.
95 Robert Wagner Skil - Shimano s.t.
96 Andriy Grivko Astana s.t.
97 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 98 Nicolas Portal Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
99 Kjell Carlström Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
100 Davide Viganò Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
101 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
102 Markus Eibegger Footon - Servetto s.t.
103 Assan Bazayev Astana s.t.
104 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t.
105 Olivier Kaisen Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
106 Martin Mortensen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
107 Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
108 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
109 Han Feng Skil - Shimano s.t.
110 David Vitoria Footon - Servetto s.t.
111 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
112 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
113 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
114 Vidal Celis Footon - Servetto s.t.
115 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
116 David De la Fuente Astana s.t.
117 Bert De Backer Skil - Shimano s.t.
118 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
119 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team s.t.
120 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
121 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
122 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team s.t.
123 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team s.t.
124 Baden Cooke Team Saxo Bank s.t.
125 Thomas Fothen Team Milram s.t.
126 Lars Ytting Bak Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
127 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
128 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha s.t.
129 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
130 Bram Tankink Rabobank s.t.
131 Maxime Monfort Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
132 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t.
133 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
134 Bernhard Eisel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
135 Björn Schröder Team Milram s.t.
136 Vicente Reynès Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
137 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram s.t.
138 Jürgen Van de Walle Quick•Step s.t.
139 Stef Clement Rabobank s.t.
140 Matteo Tosatto Quick•Step s.t.
141 Johnnie Walker Footon - Servetto s.t.
142 Kevin Van Impe Quick•Step s.t.
143 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t.
144 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
145 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
146 Jarosław Marycz Team Saxo Bank s.t.
147 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t.
148 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha s.t.
149 Maxim Gourov Astana s.t. 150 Simon Gerrans Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
151 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
152 Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
153 Kevin Hulsmans Quick•Step s.t.
154 Wouter Weylandt Quick•Step + 3'03
General Standings:
1 Lars Boom Rabobank 20h03'44
2 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne + 4
3 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne + 53
4 Murilo Fischer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
5 Yaroslav Popovych Team RadioShack s.t.
6 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step s.t.
7 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank s.t.
8 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
9 Pavel Brutt Team Katusha s.t.
10 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team s.t.
11 Bram Tankink Rabobank s.t. 12 Simon Gerrans Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
13 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 1'43
14 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack + 1'49
15 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo + 1'52
16 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana + 1'53
17 Óscar Freire Rabobank + 2'02
18 Gerben Löwik Omega Pharma - Lotto + 2'05
19 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux s.t.
20 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions s.t.
21 Andrey Kashechkin Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
22 Andriy Grivko Astana s.t.
23 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
24 David De la Fuente Astana s.t.
25 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t.
Spoiler
26 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
27 Stef Clement Rabobank s.t.
28 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
29 Jürgen Van de Walle Quick•Step s.t.
30 Baden Cooke Team Saxo Bank s.t.
31 Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank s.t.
32 Vicente Reynès Team HTC - Columbia + 2'08
33 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - Farnese Vini + 2'10
34 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team + 2'12
35 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale + 2'14
36 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram + 2'30 37 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team + 2'34
38 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team + 2'40
39 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia + 2'58
40 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne + 3'01
41 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale + 3'02
42 Alberto Ongarato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
43 Dominique Rollin Cervélo Test Team s.t.
44 Jeremy Hunt Cervélo Test Team s.t.
45 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
46 René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
47 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
48 Tomas Vaitkus Team RadioShack s.t.
49 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack s.t.
50 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack s.t.
51 Daniel Lloyd Cervélo Test Team s.t. 52 Kjell Carlström Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
53 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team s.t.
54 Mikhaylo Khalilov Team Katusha s.t.
55 Lars Ytting Bak Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
56 Geoffroy Lequatre Team RadioShack s.t.
57 Frank Høj Team Saxo Bank s.t. 58 Davide Viganò Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
59 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank s.t.
60 Kevin Van Impe Quick•Step s.t.
61 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano s.t.
62 Kevin Hulsmans Quick•Step s.t.
63 Matteo Tosatto Quick•Step s.t.
64 Juan José Cobo Caisse d'Epargne + 3'06
65 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo + 3'08
66 Nick Nuyens Rabobank + 3'09
67 Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Transitions s.t.
68 Christophe Moreau Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
69 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha + 3'37
70 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto + 4'16
71 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank + 4'17
72 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi + 4'19
73 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 4'21
74 Jérémy Roy Française des Jeux s.t.
75 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux s.t.
76 Kevin De Weert Quick•Step s.t.
77 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
78 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
79 Bernhard Eisel Team HTC - Columbia + 4'27
80 Vidal Celis Footon - Servetto + 4'29
81 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo + 4'30
82 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team s.t.
83 Olivier Kaisen Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
84 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha + 5'13
85 Danilo Hondo Lampre - Farnese Vini + 5'14
86 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne + 5'15 87 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team + 5'16
88 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
89 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
90 Koen De Kort Skil - Shimano s.t.
91 Roy Curvers Skil - Shimano s.t.
92 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha + 5'17
93 Scott Davis Astana s.t.
94 Xavier Florencio Cervélo Test Team + 5'18
95 André Greipel Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
96 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha s.t.
97 Davide Cimolai Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
98 Maxime Monfort Team HTC - Columbia s.t.
99 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
100 Assan Bazayev Astana s.t.
101 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto s.t.
102 Valeriy Dmitriyev Astana s.t.
103 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
104 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t. 105 Christopher Sutton Sky Professional Cycling Team + 5'31
106 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux + 6'00
107 Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
108 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions + 6'27
109 Tom Veelers Skil - Shimano s.t.
110 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
111 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions s.t.
112 Matthew Wilson Garmin - Transitions s.t.
113 Arnoud Van Groen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
114 Tom Leezer Rabobank s.t.
115 Svein Tuft Garmin - Transitions s.t.
116 Martin Mortensen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
117 Han Feng Skil - Shimano s.t.
118 Markus Eibegger Footon - Servetto + 6'47
119 Marcin Sapa Lampre - Farnese Vini + 7'32
120 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t. 121 Nicolas Portal Sky Professional Cycling Team + 7'39
122 Jarosław Marycz Team Saxo Bank + 7'42
123 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi + 7'44
124 Bert De Backer Skil - Shimano + 7'47
125 Markus Eichler Team Milram + 7'55
126 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux + 8'22
127 Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux + 8'34
128 Maxim Gourov Astana + 8'41
129 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi + 8'42
130 Mark Renshaw Team HTC - Columbia + 8'43
131 Björn Schröder Team Milram s.t.
132 Paul Voss Team Milram s.t.
133 Wim De Vocht Team Milram s.t.
134 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team s.t.
135 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team s.t.
136 Arnaud Gérard Française des Jeux + 8'56
137 Johnnie Walker Footon - Servetto + 10'01
138 David Vitoria Footon - Servetto s.t.
139 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team + 10'03
140 Angelo Furlan Lampre - Farnese Vini + 10'16
141 Brett Lancaster Cervélo Test Team s.t.
142 Jens Mouris Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 10'54
143 Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale + 11'03
144 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram + 11'08
145 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi + 11'09
146 Wouter Weylandt Quick•Step + 11'37
147 Robert Wagner Skil - Shimano + 13'19
148 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
149 Thomas Fothen Team Milram s.t.
150 Wilfried Cretskens Omega Pharma - Lotto + 13'34
151 Glenn D'Hollander Omega Pharma - Lotto + 15'03
152 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto + 15'48
153 Frederik Veuchelen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 17'59
154 Kenny De Haes Omega Pharma - Lotto + 18'08
Point Standings:
1 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team 28 2 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team 26
3 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux 16
4 Lars Boom Rabobank 14
5 Gert Steegmans Team RadioShack 14
6 Daniele Bennati Liquigas - Doimo 14
7 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne 12
8 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto 10
9 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha 10
10 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana 8
Spoiler
11 Vicente Reynès Team HTC - Columbia 8
12 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank 8
13 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram 8
14 Óscar Freire Rabobank 6
15 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - Farnese Vini 6
16 Juan José Cobo Caisse d'Epargne 6
17 Bernhard Eisel Team HTC - Columbia 6 18 Nicolas Portal Sky Professional Cycling Team 6
19 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team 4
20 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram 4
21 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia 4
22 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi 4
23 Danilo Hondo Lampre - Farnese Vini 4
24 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo 4
25 Maxim Gourov Astana 4
26 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto 4
27 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne 2
28 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo 2
29 Vidal Celis Footon - Servetto 2
30 Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne 2
31 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha 2
32 Scott Davis Astana 2
33 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi 2
Mountain Standings:
1 Scott Davis Astana 30
2 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - Farnese Vini 28
3 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana 24
4 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne 22
5 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram 20
6 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne 20
7 Floris Goesinnen Skil - Shimano 20
8 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux 16
9 Daniel Lloyd Cervélo Test Team 16
10 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha 16
Spoiler
11 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo 16
12 Danilo Hondo Lampre - Farnese Vini 14
13 Lars Boom Rabobank 12
14 Jeremy Hunt Cervélo Test Team 12
15 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank 12
16 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha 10
17 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions 8
18 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux 8
19 Han Feng Skil - Shimano 8
20 Maxim Gourov Astana 8
21 Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Transitions 6
22 Juan José Cobo Caisse d'Epargne 6
23 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo 6
24 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram 6
25 Stijn Devolder Quick•Step 4
26 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale 4
27 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo 4
28 Tomas Vaitkus Team RadioShack 4
29 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team 4
30 Marcin Sapa Lampre - Farnese Vini 4
Team Standings:
1 Caisse d'Epargne 60h10'55 (1)
2 Rabobank + 0 (2)
3 Liquigas - Doimo + 3'20 (3)
4 Garmin - Transitions + 4'08 (4)
5 Lampre - Farnese Vini + 4'27 (5)
6 Quick•Step + 5'20 (6)
7 Team Saxo Bank + 5'20 (7)
8 Team RadioShack + 5'20 (8)
9 Astana + 6'30 (9)
10 Française des Jeux + 6'32 (10)
11 Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 7'07 (11) 12 Sky Professional Cycling Team + 7'14 (12)
13 Team HTC - Columbia + 7'47 (13)
14 Team Katusha + 7'49 (14)
15 AG2R La Mondiale + 8'35 (15)
16 Cervélo Test Team + 8'35 (16)
17 BMC Racing Team + 8'42 (17)
18 Omega Pharma - Lotto + 8'57 (18)
19 Footon - Servetto + 13'29 (19)
20 Skil - Shimano + 13'51 (20)
21 Euskaltel - Euskadi + 14'17 (21)
22 Team Milram + 19'29 (22)
Young Rider Standings:
1 Lars Boom Rabobank 20h03'44 (1)
2 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne + 4 (2)
3 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne + 53 (3)
4 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 53 (4)
5 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas - Doimo + 53 (5)
6 Gianni Meersman Française des Jeux + 2'05 (6)
7 Jack Bobridge Garmin - Transitions + 2'05 (7)
8 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini + 2'05 (8)
9 Domenik Klemme Team Saxo Bank + 2'05 (9)
10 Martin Reimer Cervélo Test Team + 2'12 (10)
Spoiler
11 Mark Cavendish Team HTC - Columbia + 2'58 (11)
12 Arnold Jeanneson Caisse d'Epargne + 3'01 (12)
13 Daniel Oss Liquigas - Doimo + 3'02 (13)
14 Bjorn Selander Team RadioShack + 3'02 (14)
15 Michael Schär BMC Racing Team + 3'02 (15)
16 Dennis Van Winden Rabobank + 3'02 (16)
17 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo + 3'08 (17)
18 Timofey Kritskiy Team Katusha + 3'37 (18)
19 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto + 4'16 (19)
20 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi + 4'19 (20)
21 Wesley Sulzberger Française des Jeux + 4'21 (21)
22 Jan Bakelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto + 4'21 (22)
23 Kristjan Koren Liquigas - Doimo + 4'30 (23)
24 Chad Beyer BMC Racing Team + 4'30 (24)
25 Artem Ovechkin Team Katusha + 5'13 (25)
26 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale + 5'16 (26)
27 Denis Galimzyanov Team Katusha + 5'17 (27)
28 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha + 5'18 (28)
29 Davide Cimolai Liquigas - Doimo + 5'18 (29)
30 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto + 5'18 (30)
31 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux + 6'00 (31)
32 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale + 6'27 (32)
33 Travis Meyer Garmin - Transitions + 6'27 (33)
34 Tom Leezer Rabobank + 6'27 (34)
35 Han Feng Skil - Shimano + 6'27 (35)
36 Jarosław Marycz Team Saxo Bank + 7'42 (36)
37 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi + 7'44 (37)
38 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi + 8'42 (38)
39 Paul Voss Team Milram + 8'43 (39)
40 Alexander Kristoff BMC Racing Team + 8'43 (40)
41 Martin Kohler BMC Racing Team + 8'43 (41)
42 Johnnie Walker Footon - Servetto + 10'01 (42)
43 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team + 10'03 (43)
44 Wim Stroetinga Team Milram + 11'08 (44)
45 Mickaël Delage Omega Pharma - Lotto + 13'19 (45)
GIRO DELLA CALABRIA – Stage 1
Palmi - Cosenza
172 km
We are not sending a strong squad to the Giro della Calabria. Cioni and Possoni will be our leaders. There are two very flat races that perfectly suit Henderson who is in great shape. Vigano and Hayman will support him and take part in the sprint train. Nordhaug and Calzati will support Cioni and Possoni in the difficult stages and Henderson in the flat stages. Calzati will also take part in breakaways in these stages.
Directly from the start Ackermann, Campagnaro, Possoni and Van der Velde leave the pack directly from the start. Stortoni, Celli, Muto, Beuret, Usov, Arrieta and Ricci Bitt join the attackers a little later and their lead on the pack slowly increased to 8'20". Van der Velde takes the intermediate sprint before Muto and Stortoni.
The leaders quickly take a 8 minute lead on the pack
Vacansoleil, Liquigas and Quick Step puts some of their riders up front in the pack and slowlys starts to decrease the gap. Nevertheless, the leaders arrive at the second intermediate sprint with a 4'00" lead on the pack. The intermediate sprint was won by Usov before Celli and Van der Velde.
Nibali does a lot of work on the Pontama
On the Pontama Muto rides away from the other attackers. Behind them the pack is rapidly closing in due to hard work of the Liquigas and Vacansoleil riders. One by one all attackers are caught. Still Nibali sets a strong pace. Eventually a small group with Kuschynski, Cataldo, Felline, Capecchi, Hoogerland, Nibali, Belotti, Pietropolli, Vorganov, Carrara, Gusov, Finetto, Marcato, Muto, Mori and Codol. Finetto and Pietropolli fell during the slippery decent of the Pontama. In the sprint Hoogerland showed that he was the best today.
Hoogerland wins the sprint of Belotti
Results:
1 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 4h58'40
2 Francesco Bellotti Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
3 Grega Bole Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
4 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t.
5 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
6 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
7 Dario Cataldo Quick•Step s.t.
8 Przemyslaw Niemiec Miche s.t.
9 Pasquale Muto Miche s.t.
10 Emanuele Sella CarmioOro NGC s.t.
Spoiler
11 Matteo Carrara Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
12 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
13 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
14 Luca Ascani CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
15 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
16 Manuele Mori Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
17 Santo Anza Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
18 Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri s.t.
19 Vladimir Gusev Team Katusha s.t.
20 Marco Frapporti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
21 Gilberto Simoni Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
22 Massimiliano Gentili Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
23 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
24 Simone Stortoni Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
25 Eduard Vorganov Team Katusha s.t.
26 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
27 Marco Marcato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
28 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t.
29 Stefano Garzelli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
30 Eros Capecchi Footon - Servetto s.t.
31 Daniele Callegarin CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
32 David Zabriskie Garmin - Transitions s.t.
33 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
34 Andrea Noè Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
35 Luca Celli Ceramica Flaminia s.t. 36 Morris Possoni Sky Professional Cycling Team + 55
37 Frederik Willems Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
38 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox + 2'38
39 Jure Kocjan CarmioOro NGC s.t.
40 Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri s.t.
41 Giampaolo Cheula Footon - Servetto s.t.
42 Paolo Longo Borghini ISD - Neri s.t.
43 Laurent Beuret CarmioOro NGC s.t.
44 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
45 José Luis Arrieta AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
46 Hubert Schwab Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
47 Silvère Ackermann Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
48 Davide Ricci Bitti ISD - Neri s.t.
49 Martin Pedersen Footon - Servetto s.t. 50 Dario Cioni Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
51 Simone Campagnaro Miche s.t.
52 Matteo Tosatto Quick•Step s.t.
53 Marco Velo Quick•Step s.t.
54 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions s.t.
55 Krzysztof Szczawinski Miche s.t.
56 Francesco Reda Quick•Step s.t.
57 David Le Lay AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
58 Ricardo Van der Velde Garmin - Transitions s.t.
59 Alexandre Usov ISD Continental Team s.t.
60 Danny Pate Garmin - Transitions s.t.
61 Trent Lowe Garmin - Transitions s.t.
62 Manuel Belletti Colnago - CSF Inox + 5'40
63 Mirco Lorenzetto Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
64 Giuseppe Palumbo Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
65 Maxime Vantomme Team Katusha s.t.
66 Lorenzo Bernucci Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
67 Michal Golas Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
68 Marcello Pavarin Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
69 Enrico Zen Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
70 Igor Abakoumov ISD Continental Team s.t.
71 Alan Marangoni Colnago - CSF Inox s.t. 72 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
73 Lars Petter Nordhaug Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
74 Sacha Modolo Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
75 Vitaliy Popkov ISD Continental Team s.t.
76 Reto Hollenstein Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
77 Dimitri Champion AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
78 Guillaume Bonnafond AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
79 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto s.t.
80 Emanuele Rizza Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
81 Tiziano Dall'Antonia Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
82 Nicolas Rousseau AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
83 Vladislav Borisov Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
84 Enrique Mata Footon - Servetto s.t.
85 Volodymyr Kogut Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
86 Adriano Angeloni Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
87 Yuri Metlushenko Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
88 Piergiorgio Camussa Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
89 Volodymyr Bileka Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
90 Cyril Dessel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
91 Walter Proch Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
92 Yuriy Agarkov ISD Continental Team s.t.
93 Lieuwe Westra Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
94 Borut Božic Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
95 Andrea Capelli Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
96 Fausto Fognini Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
97 Yegor Dementyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
98 Christoph Sokoll Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
99 Fabio Sabatini Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
100 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
101 Gianfranco Visconti Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
102 Oleg Opryshko Amore & Vita - Conad s.t. 103 Sylvain Calzati Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
104 Roman Vishnevskiy Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
105 Francisco José Ventoso CarmioOro NGC s.t.
106 Oleksandr Martynenko ISD Continental Team s.t.
107 Maksym Polishchuk ISD Continental Team s.t.
108 Maksym Vasilyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
109 Gorik Gardeyn Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
110 Enrico Rossi Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
111 Alessandro Donati Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
112 Marco Bandiera Team Katusha s.t.
113 Reinier Honig Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
114 Mauro Facci Quick•Step s.t.
115 Thomas Vedel Kvist Quick•Step s.t. 116 Davide Viganò Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
117 Andrea Tonti CarmioOro NGC s.t.
118 Davide Malacarne Quick•Step s.t.
119 Diego Genovesi CarmioOro NGC s.t.
120 Maarten Wynants Quick•Step s.t.
121 Michel Kreder Garmin - Transitions s.t.
122 Salvatore Mancuso ISD - Neri s.t.
123 Stijn Vandenbergh Team Katusha s.t.
124 Laszló Bodrogi Team Katusha s.t.
125 Luigi Gitto Miche s.t.
126 Leonardo Giordani Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
127 Edwin Carvajal Miche s.t.
128 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
129 Domenico Agosta CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
130 Ermanno Capelli Footon - Servetto s.t.
131 Denys Kostyuk ISD - Neri s.t.
132 Egor Silin Team Katusha s.t.
133 Giuseppe Muraglia CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
134 Ruggero Marzoli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
135 Diego Caccia ISD - Neri s.t.
136 Christian Meier Garmin - Transitions s.t.
137 Kirk Carlsen Garmin - Transitions s.t.
138 Danilo Andrenacci CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
139 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini + 7'15
140 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale + 7'44
141 Alessandro Maserati Ceramica Flaminia + 8'48
142 Daniele Colli Ceramica Flaminia + 9'18
143 Alexander Gufler Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
144 Gabor Fejes Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
145 Aristide Ratti CarmioOro NGC s.t.
146 Roberto Antonio Richeze Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
147 Bernardo Riccio CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
148 Marco Carletti Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
149 Krisztian Lovassy Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
150 Kristof Vollon Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
151 Eugenio Loria CDC - Cavaliere + 9'55
152 Andrea Piechele CarmioOro NGC s.t.
153 Sebastian Siedler Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
154 Milos Kovalacevic CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
155 Oscar Gatto ISD - Neri s.t.
156 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto s.t. 157 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
GIRO DELLA CALABRIA – Stage 2
Cosenza – Crotone
178 km
This is a flat race which is perfect for Henderson. Hence the strategy of the Sky Professional Cycling Team is to push towards a mass sprint. Calzati will try to take part in the daily breakaway. All others will help Henderson.
Several riders try to escape early, but initially the pack wouldn't let them. At the Moungrassano Pavarain, Kostyuk, Giordani, Loria and Velo managed to get away from the pack. Metlushenko, Champion, Rizza, Hollenstein, Capelli, Polishchuk, Vandenbergh, Roussau, Ratti, Meier, Gitto and Gufler try to join them a little later. Pavarin is the first one on top of the Mongrassano. The group of 5 now has a lead of 38"on another group of 5 with Champion, Rizza, Hollenstein, Metlushenko and Capelli. The pack follows at 1'44". Both leading groups would unite in the downhill of the Momgrassano and also Popkov and Meier join. At first there is no reaction from the pack. Then Sky puts a couple of riders up front. They really want to have a sprint at the finish. Rizza takes the intermediate sprint. The twelf leaders have a 4'37" lead on the pack with more than 100 kilometers to go. The second intermediate sprint is won by Popkov. The pack has slowly decreased the gap to 3'54"with still more than 50 kilometers to go. Although the pack is not decreasing the gap with the attackers rapidly, it breaks constantly due to the strong winds. With 30 kilometers to go the gap is still 3'44".
Giordani taking his chances
At 20 kilometers the gap is still more than 3 minutes and it seems like the attackers are going to stay up front. Giordani tries to take this to his advantage and tries it on his own. It was a fantastic move as he holds his lead to the finish. Champion becomes second before Meier.
GIRO DELLA CALABRIA – Stage 3
Crotone - Catanzaro
159.4 km
The first stage of the Giro della Calabria has been a big dissapointment for the Sky Professional Cycling Team. We hoped that Cioni and Possoni would be strong enough to matter in this race. In that case we could use them as leade.rs is several lower ranked races and perhaps even use them in the Giro d'Italia. However, it seems that this is above the level of both riders. They will be used as general helpers to our other leaders and may not get their contract renewed or at least get their status reduced. Unless they prove otherwise...
Corti and Ackermann escaped early in the race. They managed to arrive at the intermediate sprint (won by Ackermann) before the pack. After that several riders managed to join them. Malcarne wins the second intermediate sprint before Tonti, Bodrogi, Muraglia, Ackermann, Borisov, Akargov, Modolo, Agosta, Kogut, Marzoli, Corti, Angeloni. The pack is 3'30"behind at that point.
The leading group on the Chiaravalle Central
At the Chiaravalle Central it is Tonti who reaches the top first together with his twelve fellow attackers. The pack follows at 5'42". Modolo takes the San Vito first. At this point the pack has decreased its gap with the leaders to 4'35" due to work of the Liquigas and Vacansoleil squads. In the front of the race Angeloni and Kogut are dropping back. Also Marzoli droppes back as a result of a fall.
Hoogerland goes on the attack
At 15 kilometers from the finish Hoogerland goes on the attack. Nibali and Belotti follow a little later but they cannot get away. Up front it is Corti who wins before Modolo and Tonti. They have gotten away from the other attackers in the last kilometers.
Corti wins the sprint
Results:
1 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto 4h18'24
2 Sacha Modolo Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
3 Andrea Tonti CarmioOro NGC s.t.
4 Laszló Bodrogi Team Katusha s.t.
5 Yuriy Agarkov ISD Continental Team s.t.
6 Giuseppe Muraglia CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
7 Davide Malacarne Quick•Step s.t.
8 Grega Bole Lampre - Farnese Vini + 56
9 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
10 Dario Cataldo Quick•Step s.t.
Spoiler
11 Matteo Carrara Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
12 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
13 Luca Ascani CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
14 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
15 Eduard Vorganov Team Katusha s.t.
16 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
17 Domenico Agosta CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
18 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
19 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
20 Eros Capecchi Footon - Servetto s.t.
21 Paolo Longo Borghini ISD - Neri s.t.
22 Manuele Mori Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
23 Francesco Bellotti Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
24 Daniele Callegarin CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
25 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
26 Vladimir Gusev Team Katusha s.t.
27 Danny Pate Garmin - Transitions s.t.
28 Marco Marcato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
29 Lorenzo Bernucci Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
30 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
31 Andrea Noè Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
32 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t.
33 Silvère Ackermann Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
34 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t.
35 Trent Lowe Garmin - Transitions s.t.
36 Gilberto Simoni Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t. 37 Morris Possoni Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
38 Vladislav Borisov Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
39 David Zabriskie Garmin - Transitions s.t.
40 Ruggero Marzoli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
41 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
42 Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri s.t.
43 Emanuele Sella CarmioOro NGC s.t.
44 Stefano Garzelli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
45 Marco Frapporti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
46 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
47 Massimiliano Gentili Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
48 Pasquale Muto Miche s.t.
49 Frederik Willems Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
50 José Luis Arrieta AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
51 Przemyslaw Niemiec Miche s.t. 52 Dario Cioni Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
53 Hubert Schwab Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
54 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo + 1'55
55 Martin Pedersen Footon - Servetto s.t.
56 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
57 Dimitri Champion AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
58 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
59 Simone Stortoni Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
60 Matteo Tosatto Quick•Step s.t.
61 Jure Kocjan CarmioOro NGC s.t.
62 Giuseppe Palumbo Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
63 Santo Anza Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
64 Volodymyr Kogut Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
65 Tiziano Dall'Antonia Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
66 Fabio Sabatini Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
67 Adriano Angeloni Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
68 David Le Lay AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
69 Giampaolo Cheula Footon - Servetto s.t.
70 Lieuwe Westra Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
71 Cyril Dessel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
72 Krzysztof Szczawinski Miche s.t.
73 Borut Božic Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 3'32
74 Mirco Lorenzetto Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
75 Denys Kostyuk ISD - Neri s.t.
76 Michal Golas Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
77 Davide Ricci Bitti ISD - Neri s.t.
78 Leonardo Giordani Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
79 Gorik Gardeyn Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
80 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Doimo s.t. 81 Davide Viganò Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
82 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
83 Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri + 4'50
84 Volodymyr Bileka Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
85 Mauro Facci Quick•Step s.t.
86 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions s.t.
87 Oleg Opryshko Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
88 Marcello Pavarin Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
89 Luca Celli Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
90 Enrico Zen Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
91 Marco Velo Quick•Step s.t.
92 Francisco José Ventoso CarmioOro NGC s.t.
93 Edwin Carvajal Miche s.t.
94 Alexandre Usov ISD Continental Team s.t.
95 Ricardo Van der Velde Garmin - Transitions s.t.
96 Egor Silin Team Katusha s.t.
97 Michel Kreder Garmin - Transitions s.t.
98 Reto Hollenstein Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
99 Salvatore Mancuso ISD - Neri s.t.
100 Guillaume Bonnafond AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
101 Simone Campagnaro Miche s.t.
102 Thomas Vedel Kvist Quick•Step s.t.
103 Vitaliy Popkov ISD Continental Team s.t.
104 Diego Caccia ISD - Neri s.t.
105 Igor Abakoumov ISD Continental Team s.t.
106 Christian Meier Garmin - Transitions s.t. 107 Sylvain Calzati Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
108 Reinier Honig Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
109 Maxime Vantomme Team Katusha s.t.
110 Kirk Carlsen Garmin - Transitions s.t.
111 Francesco Reda Quick•Step s.t.
112 Manuel Belletti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
113 Maarten Wynants Quick•Step s.t.
114 Laurent Beuret CarmioOro NGC s.t.
115 Andrea Capelli Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
116 Enrico Rossi Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
117 Stijn Vandenbergh Team Katusha s.t.
118 Diego Genovesi CarmioOro NGC s.t. 119 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
120 Lars Petter Nordhaug Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
121 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto s.t.
122 Piergiorgio Camussa Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
123 Yuri Metlushenko Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
124 Alessandro Donati Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
125 Marco Bandiera Team Katusha s.t.
126 Roman Vishnevskiy Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
127 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
128 Enrique Mata Footon - Servetto s.t.
129 Oleksandr Martynenko ISD Continental Team + 5'56
130 Danilo Andrenacci CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
131 Maksym Vasilyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
132 Eugenio Loria CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
133 Yegor Dementyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
134 Nicolas Rousseau AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
135 Luigi Gitto Miche + 8'45
136 Bernardo Riccio CDC - Cavaliere + 10'16
137 Gabor Fejes Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
138 Gianfranco Visconti Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
139 Walter Proch Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
140 Emanuele Rizza Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
141 Oscar Gatto ISD - Neri s.t.
142 Fausto Fognini Amore & Vita - Conad + 11'29
143 Christoph Sokoll Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
144 Alessandro Maserati Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
145 Kristof Vollon Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
146 Alan Marangoni Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
147 Daniele Colli Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
148 Ermanno Capelli Footon - Servetto s.t.
149 Milos Kovalacevic CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
150 Krisztian Lovassy Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
151 Andrea Piechele CarmioOro NGC s.t.
152 Maksym Polishchuk ISD Continental Team s.t.
153 Marco Carletti Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
154 Alexander Gufler Vorarlberg - Corratec + 12'32
155 Aristide Ratti CarmioOro NGC s.t.
156 Sebastian Siedler Vorarlberg - Corratec + 13'41
157 Roberto Antonio Richeze Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 + 14'55
General Standings:
1 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 13h42'09
2 Francesco Bellotti Liquigas - Doimo + 8
3 Grega Bole Lampre - Farnese Vini + 12
4 Pasquale Muto Miche + 16
5 Matteo Carrara Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 20
6 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
7 Marco Marcato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
8 Dario Cataldo Quick•Step s.t.
9 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
10 Vladimir Gusev Team Katusha s.t.
Spoiler
11 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
12 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
13 Luca Ascani CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
14 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t.
15 Eduard Vorganov Team Katusha s.t.
16 Marco Frapporti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
17 Andrea Noè Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
18 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
19 Daniele Callegarin CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
20 Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri s.t.
21 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
22 Massimiliano Gentili Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
23 Manuele Mori Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
24 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t.
25 David Zabriskie Garmin - Transitions s.t.
26 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
27 Emanuele Sella CarmioOro NGC s.t.
28 Eros Capecchi Footon - Servetto s.t.
29 Stefano Garzelli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
30 Przemyslaw Niemiec Miche s.t.
31 Gilberto Simoni Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
32 Frederik Willems Liquigas - Doimo + 1'15
33 Simone Stortoni Colnago - CSF Inox + 1'17
34 Santo Anza Ceramica Flaminia + 1'19
35 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
36 Silvère Ackermann Vorarlberg - Corratec + 2'52
37 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci + 2'58
38 Paolo Longo Borghini ISD - Neri s.t.
39 Hubert Schwab Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
40 Trent Lowe Garmin - Transitions s.t.
41 Danny Pate Garmin - Transitions s.t.
42 José Luis Arrieta AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 43 Dario Cioni Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
44 Martin Pedersen Footon - Servetto + 3'57
45 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
46 Krzysztof Szczawinski Miche s.t.
47 Matteo Tosatto Quick•Step s.t.
48 Giampaolo Cheula Footon - Servetto s.t.
49 Jure Kocjan CarmioOro NGC s.t.
50 David Le Lay AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
51 Luca Celli Ceramica Flaminia + 4'10
52 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto + 4'40
53 Sacha Modolo Colnago - CSF Inox + 4'48
54 Andrea Tonti CarmioOro NGC + 4'54
55 Davide Malacarne Quick•Step + 4'58
56 Dimitri Champion AG2R La Mondiale + 5'04
57 Yuriy Agarkov ISD Continental Team s.t.
58 Laszló Bodrogi Team Katusha s.t.
59 Giuseppe Muraglia CDC - Cavaliere s.t. 60 Morris Possoni Sky Professional Cycling Team + 5'31
61 Davide Ricci Bitti ISD - Neri + 5'34
62 Marco Velo Quick•Step + 5'54
63 Lorenzo Bernucci Lampre - Farnese Vini + 6'00
64 Domenico Agosta CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
65 Vladislav Borisov Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
66 Ruggero Marzoli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
67 Leonardo Giordani Ceramica Flaminia + 6'06
68 Ricardo Van der Velde Garmin - Transitions + 6'44
69 Alexandre Usov ISD Continental Team + 6'46
70 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions + 6'52
71 Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri s.t.
72 Laurent Beuret CarmioOro NGC s.t.
73 Francesco Reda Quick•Step s.t.
74 Simone Campagnaro Miche s.t.
75 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - Farnese Vini + 6'59
76 Tiziano Dall'Antonia Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
77 Fabio Sabatini Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
78 Lieuwe Westra Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
79 Giuseppe Palumbo Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
80 Volodymyr Kogut Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
81 Cyril Dessel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
82 Denys Kostyuk ISD - Neri + 7'34
83 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini + 7'35
84 Mirco Lorenzetto Lampre - Farnese Vini + 8'36
85 Michal Golas Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
86 Borut Božic Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t. 87 Davide Viganò Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
88 Gorik Gardeyn Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
89 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
90 Christian Meier Garmin - Transitions + 8'48
91 Vitaliy Popkov ISD Continental Team + 8'50
92 Yuri Metlushenko Amore & Vita - Conad + 8'52
93 Marcello Pavarin Colnago - CSF Inox + 8'56
94 Reto Hollenstein Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
95 Igor Abakoumov ISD Continental Team + 9'54
96 Manuel Belletti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t. 97 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
98 Enrico Zen Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
99 Andrea Capelli Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
100 Enrique Mata Footon - Servetto s.t.
101 Maxime Vantomme Team Katusha s.t.
102 Marco Bandiera Team Katusha s.t.
103 Guillaume Bonnafond AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
104 Volodymyr Bileka Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
105 Mauro Facci Quick•Step s.t.
106 Francisco José Ventoso CarmioOro NGC s.t.
107 Alessandro Donati Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
108 Enrico Rossi Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
109 Oleg Opryshko Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
110 Egor Silin Team Katusha s.t.
111 Stijn Vandenbergh Team Katusha s.t.
112 Diego Genovesi CarmioOro NGC s.t.
113 Salvatore Mancuso ISD - Neri s.t.
114 Thomas Vedel Kvist Quick•Step s.t.
115 Roman Vishnevskiy Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
116 Piergiorgio Camussa Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
117 Michel Kreder Garmin - Transitions s.t.
118 Maarten Wynants Quick•Step s.t.
119 Reinier Honig Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
120 Kirk Carlsen Garmin - Transitions s.t.
121 Diego Caccia ISD - Neri s.t.
122 Adriano Angeloni Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 + 10'11
123 Oleksandr Martynenko ISD Continental Team + 11'00
124 Maksym Vasilyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
125 Nicolas Rousseau AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
126 Yegor Dementyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
127 Danilo Andrenacci CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
128 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale + 11'58 129 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team + 12'51
130 Lars Petter Nordhaug Sky Professional Cycling Team + 13'06
131 Edwin Carvajal Miche s.t.
132 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto + 14'09
133 Emanuele Rizza Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 + 14'16
134 Eugenio Loria CDC - Cavaliere + 14'17 135 Sylvain Calzati Sky Professional Cycling Team + 15'11
136 Walter Proch Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 + 15'20
137 Gianfranco Visconti Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
138 Ermanno Capelli Footon - Servetto + 15'35
139 Alan Marangoni Colnago - CSF Inox + 16'33
140 Christoph Sokoll Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
141 Maksym Polishchuk ISD Continental Team s.t.
142 Fausto Fognini Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
143 Luigi Gitto Miche + 17'01
144 Bernardo Riccio CDC - Cavaliere + 18'58
145 Gabor Fejes Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
146 Oscar Gatto ISD - Neri + 19'35
147 Alessandro Maserati Ceramica Flaminia + 19'41
148 Daniele Colli Ceramica Flaminia + 20'11
149 Kristof Vollon Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
150 Krisztian Lovassy Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
151 Andrea Piechele CarmioOro NGC + 20'48
152 Milos Kovalacevic CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
153 Aristide Ratti CarmioOro NGC + 21'14
154 Sebastian Siedler Vorarlberg - Corratec + 23'00
155 Roberto Antonio Richeze Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 + 23'37
156 Marco Carletti Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 + 24'27
157 Alexander Gufler Vorarlberg - Corratec + 25'30
Point Standings:
1 Leonardo Giordani Ceramica Flaminia 29
2 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto 29
3 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 27
Spoiler
4 Grega Bole Lampre - Farnese Vini 24
5 Sacha Modolo Colnago - CSF Inox 24
6 Dimitri Champion AG2R La Mondiale 22
7 Francesco Bellotti Liquigas - Doimo 20
8 Emanuele Rizza Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 18
9 Yuri Metlushenko Amore & Vita - Conad 18
10 Andrea Tonti CarmioOro NGC 18
11 Christian Meier Garmin - Transitions 16
12 Dario Cataldo Quick•Step 15
13 Davide Malacarne Quick•Step 15
14 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto 14
15 Laszló Bodrogi Team Katusha 14
16 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci 12
17 Vitaliy Popkov ISD Continental Team 12
18 Denys Kostyuk ISD - Neri 12
19 Yuriy Agarkov ISD Continental Team 12
20 Pasquale Muto Miche 11
21 Matteo Carrara Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 10
22 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci 10
23 Marcello Pavarin Colnago - CSF Inox 10
24 Giuseppe Muraglia CDC - Cavaliere 10
25 Eugenio Loria CDC - Cavaliere 9
26 Przemyslaw Niemiec Miche 8
27 Ricardo Van der Velde Garmin - Transitions 8
28 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 7
29 Marco Velo Quick•Step 7
30 Emanuele Sella CarmioOro NGC 6
31 Alexandre Usov ISD Continental Team 6
32 Silvère Ackermann Vorarlberg - Corratec 6
33 Luca Ascani CDC - Cavaliere 5
34 Reto Hollenstein Vorarlberg - Corratec 5
35 Luca Celli Ceramica Flaminia 4
36 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo 4
37 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini 4
38 Ermanno Capelli Footon - Servetto 4
39 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale 3
40 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - Farnese Vini 3
41 Simone Stortoni Colnago - CSF Inox 2
42 Krzysztof Szczawinski Miche 2
43 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas - Doimo 1
44 Eduard Vorganov Team Katusha 1
45 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions 1
Mountain Standings:
1 Sacha Modolo Colnago - CSF Inox 16
2 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto 14
3 Andrea Tonti CarmioOro NGC 12
Spoiler
4 Dario Cataldo Quick•Step 10
5 Davide Malacarne Quick•Step 10
6 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo 8
7 Yuriy Agarkov ISD Continental Team 8
8 Ruggero Marzoli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci 8
9 Eros Capecchi Footon - Servetto 6
10 Marcello Pavarin Colnago - CSF Inox 6
11 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 4
12 Giuseppe Muraglia CDC - Cavaliere 4
13 Eugenio Loria CDC - Cavaliere 4
14 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas - Doimo 2
15 Marco Velo Quick•Step 2
GIRO DELLA CALABRIA – Stage 4
Soverato - Reggio di Calabria
164 km
This last stage is perfect for Henderson and again the Sky Professional Cycling team will aim for a mass sprint and try to launch Henderson from a perfect position. We all the breakaways making it to the finish lately we also aim to have one of our riders up front.
The attackers quickly manage to get a 7’00” lead
Abakoumov, Vigano and Vandenbergh manage to get away from the pack and are joined by Pavarin, Velo, Scognamiglio and Agosta a little later. The pack does not seem to respond to the breakaway and quickly they build up a lead of 7'00". Then Garmin (for Hunter) and Lampre (for Petacchi) start increasing the pace and the lead of the attackers quickly shrinks. At 17 kilometers before the finish Agosta attacks. This attack is easily countered by the others but when Scognamiglio places another attack, only Abakoumov can follow. The pack is then only 50" away and eventually all attackers are caught. It is going to be a mass sprint. Henderson initialy choose the wheel of Bozic but quickly switched to Petacchi that started the sprint from very far.
Petacchi starts the sprint from very far
Henderson was in a perfect position and easily took the win. It is already his third victory this season!
Henderson takes the victory
Results:
1 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team 3h40'20
2 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions s.t.
3 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
4 Borut Božic Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
5 Krzysztof Szczawinski Miche s.t.
6 Francisco José Ventoso CarmioOro NGC s.t.
7 Sebastian Siedler Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
8 Fabio Sabatini Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
9 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
10 Alexandre Usov ISD Continental Team s.t.
Spoiler
11 Sacha Modolo Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
12 Matteo Carrara Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
13 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
14 Martin Pedersen Footon - Servetto s.t.
15 Jure Kocjan CarmioOro NGC s.t.
16 Lieuwe Westra Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
17 Mirco Lorenzetto Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
18 Manuel Belletti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
19 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto s.t.
20 Tiziano Dall'Antonia Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
21 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
22 Christoph Sokoll Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
23 Grega Bole Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
24 Laurent Beuret CarmioOro NGC s.t.
25 Andrea Capelli Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
26 Ricardo Van der Velde Garmin - Transitions s.t.
27 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
28 José Luis Arrieta AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
29 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
30 Alan Marangoni Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
31 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
32 Michal Golas Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
33 Michel Kreder Garmin - Transitions s.t.
34 Hubert Schwab Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
35 Reto Hollenstein Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
36 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
37 Piergiorgio Camussa Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t. 38 Davide Viganò Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
39 David Zabriskie Garmin - Transitions s.t.
40 Andrea Piechele CarmioOro NGC s.t.
41 Francesco Bellotti Liquigas - Doimo s.t. 42 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
43 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
44 Cyril Dessel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
45 Trent Lowe Garmin - Transitions s.t.
46 Alexander Gufler Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
47 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t.
48 Nicolas Rousseau AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
49 Bernardo Riccio CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
50 Giampaolo Cheula Footon - Servetto s.t. 51 Lars Petter Nordhaug Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
52 Enrico Zen Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
53 Laszló Bodrogi Team Katusha s.t.
54 Marcello Pavarin Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
55 Luca Ascani CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
56 Marco Frapporti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
57 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
58 Vladimir Gusev Team Katusha s.t.
59 Massimiliano Gentili Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
60 Enrico Rossi Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
61 Denys Kostyuk ISD - Neri s.t.
62 Simone Campagnaro Miche s.t.
63 Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri s.t.
64 Dario Cataldo Quick•Step s.t.
65 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
66 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
67 Edwin Carvajal Miche s.t.
68 Marco Velo Quick•Step s.t.
69 David Le Lay AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
70 Pasquale Muto Miche s.t.
71 Diego Genovesi CarmioOro NGC s.t.
72 Emanuele Sella CarmioOro NGC s.t.
73 Guillaume Bonnafond AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
74 Dimitri Champion AG2R La Mondiale s.t. 75 Sylvain Calzati Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
76 Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri s.t.
77 Egor Silin Team Katusha s.t.
78 Volodymyr Kogut Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
79 Vladislav Borisov Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
80 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t.
81 Fausto Fognini Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
82 Paolo Longo Borghini ISD - Neri s.t.
83 Stijn Vandenbergh Team Katusha s.t.
84 Igor Abakoumov ISD Continental Team s.t.
85 Walter Proch Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
86 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
87 Gabor Fejes Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
88 Oleg Opryshko Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
89 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
90 Eduard Vorganov Team Katusha s.t.
91 Eros Capecchi Footon - Servetto s.t.
92 Maxime Vantomme Team Katusha s.t.
93 Vitaliy Popkov ISD Continental Team s.t.
94 Christian Meier Garmin - Transitions s.t.
95 Alessandro Donati Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
96 Marco Marcato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
97 Andrea Tonti CarmioOro NGC s.t.
98 Aristide Ratti CarmioOro NGC s.t.
99 Domenico Agosta CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
100 Danny Pate Garmin - Transitions s.t.
101 Marco Bandiera Team Katusha s.t.
102 Mauro Facci Quick•Step s.t.
103 Manuele Mori Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t. 104 Dario Cioni Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
105 Simone Stortoni Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
106 Santo Anza Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
107 Stefano Garzelli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
108 Lorenzo Bernucci Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
109 Kirk Carlsen Garmin - Transitions s.t.
110 Luca Celli Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
111 Gilberto Simoni Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
112 Daniele Colli Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
113 Giuseppe Muraglia CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
114 Krisztian Lovassy Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
115 Ermanno Capelli Footon - Servetto s.t.
116 Kristof Vollon Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
117 Giuseppe Palumbo Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
118 Ruggero Marzoli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
119 Volodymyr Bileka Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
120 Maksym Polishchuk ISD Continental Team s.t.
121 Matteo Tosatto Quick•Step s.t.
122 Oscar Gatto ISD - Neri s.t.
123 Yuri Metlushenko Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
124 Alessandro Maserati Ceramica Flaminia s.t. 125 Morris Possoni Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
126 Daniele Callegarin CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
127 Andrea Noè Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
128 Leonardo Giordani Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
129 Frederik Willems Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
130 Yuriy Agarkov ISD Continental Team s.t.
131 Przemyslaw Niemiec Miche s.t.
132 Gianfranco Visconti Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
133 Maarten Wynants Quick•Step s.t.
134 Salvatore Mancuso ISD - Neri s.t.
135 Danilo Andrenacci CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
136 Thomas Vedel Kvist Quick•Step s.t.
137 Roberto Antonio Richeze Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
138 Reinier Honig Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
139 Davide Malacarne Quick•Step s.t.
140 Francesco Reda Quick•Step s.t.
141 Emanuele Rizza Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
142 Davide Ricci Bitti ISD - Neri s.t.
143 Marco Carletti Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
144 Gorik Gardeyn Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
145 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto s.t.
146 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
147 Silvère Ackermann Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
148 Roman Vishnevskiy Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
149 Enrique Mata Footon - Servetto s.t.
150 Oleksandr Martynenko ISD Continental Team s.t.
151 Maksym Vasilyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
152 Yegor Dementyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
153 Adriano Angeloni Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
154 Milos Kovalacevic CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
155 Diego Caccia ISD - Neri s.t.
156 Eugenio Loria CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
157 Luigi Gitto Miche + 8'56
General Standings:
1 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 17h22'29
2 Francesco Bellotti Liquigas - Doimo + 8
3 Grega Bole Lampre - Farnese Vini + 12
4 Pasquale Muto Miche + 16
5 Matteo Carrara Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team + 20
6 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
7 Dario Cataldo Quick•Step s.t.
8 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto s.t.
9 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
10 Vladimir Gusev Team Katusha s.t.
11 Luca Ascani CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
12 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
13 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
14 Marco Frapporti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
15 Marco Marcato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
16 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
17 David Zabriskie Garmin - Transitions s.t.
18 Eduard Vorganov Team Katusha s.t.
19 Giovanni Visconti ISD - Neri s.t.
20 Massimiliano Gentili Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
21 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
22 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
23 Emanuele Sella CarmioOro NGC s.t.
24 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t.
25 Andrea Noè Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
Spoiler
26 Eros Capecchi Footon - Servetto s.t.
27 Daniele Callegarin CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
28 Manuele Mori Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
29 Stefano Garzelli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
30 Gilberto Simoni Lampre - Farnese Vini s.t.
31 Przemyslaw Niemiec Miche s.t.
32 Frederik Willems Liquigas - Doimo + 1'15
33 Simone Stortoni Colnago - CSF Inox + 1'17
34 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo + 1'19
35 Santo Anza Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
36 Silvère Ackermann Vorarlberg - Corratec + 2'52
37 Hubert Schwab Vorarlberg - Corratec + 2'58
38 Trent Lowe Garmin - Transitions s.t.
39 José Luis Arrieta AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
40 Paolo Longo Borghini ISD - Neri s.t.
41 Danny Pate Garmin - Transitions s.t.
42 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t. 43 Dario Cioni Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
44 Krzysztof Szczawinski Miche + 3'57
45 Martin Pedersen Footon - Servetto s.t.
46 Federico Canuti Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
47 Jure Kocjan CarmioOro NGC s.t.
48 Giampaolo Cheula Footon - Servetto s.t.
49 Matteo Tosatto Quick•Step s.t.
50 David Le Lay AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
51 Luca Celli Ceramica Flaminia + 4'10
52 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto + 4'40
53 Sacha Modolo Colnago - CSF Inox + 4'48
54 Andrea Tonti CarmioOro NGC + 4'54
55 Davide Malacarne Quick•Step + 4'58
56 Dimitri Champion AG2R La Mondiale + 5'04
57 Laszló Bodrogi Team Katusha s.t.
58 Yuriy Agarkov ISD Continental Team s.t.
59 Giuseppe Muraglia CDC - Cavaliere s.t. 60 Morris Possoni Sky Professional Cycling Team + 5'31
61 Davide Ricci Bitti ISD - Neri + 5'34
62 Marco Velo Quick•Step + 5'54
63 Lorenzo Bernucci Lampre - Farnese Vini + 6'00
64 Vladislav Borisov Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
65 Domenico Agosta CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
66 Ruggero Marzoli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
67 Leonardo Giordani Ceramica Flaminia + 6'06
68 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions + 6'40
69 Ricardo Van der Velde Garmin - Transitions + 6'44
70 Alexandre Usov ISD Continental Team + 6'46
71 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - Farnese Vini + 6'51
72 Laurent Beuret CarmioOro NGC + 6'52
73 Carlo Scognamiglio ISD - Neri s.t.
74 Simone Campagnaro Miche s.t.
75 Francesco Reda Quick•Step s.t.
76 Fabio Sabatini Liquigas - Doimo + 6'59
77 Tiziano Dall'Antonia Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
78 Lieuwe Westra Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
79 Giuseppe Palumbo Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
80 Cyril Dessel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
81 Volodymyr Kogut Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
82 Denys Kostyuk ISD - Neri + 7'34
83 Diego Ulissi Lampre - Farnese Vini + 7'35 84 Davide Viganò Sky Professional Cycling Team + 8'32
85 Mirco Lorenzetto Lampre - Farnese Vini + 8'36
86 Borut Božic Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
87 Michal Golas Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
88 Maciej Paterski Liquigas - Doimo s.t.
89 Gorik Gardeyn Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
90 Christian Meier Garmin - Transitions + 8'48
91 Vitaliy Popkov ISD Continental Team + 8'50
92 Yuri Metlushenko Amore & Vita - Conad + 8'52
93 Marcello Pavarin Colnago - CSF Inox + 8'56
94 Reto Hollenstein Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
95 Stijn Vandenbergh Team Katusha + 9'42
96 Igor Abakoumov ISD Continental Team + 9'46
97 Manuel Belletti Colnago - CSF Inox + 9'54 98 Matthew Hayman Sky Professional Cycling Team s.t.
99 Enrico Zen Colnago - CSF Inox s.t.
100 Andrea Capelli Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
101 Francisco José Ventoso CarmioOro NGC s.t.
102 Guillaume Bonnafond AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
103 Enrico Rossi Ceramica Flaminia s.t.
104 Maxime Vantomme Team Katusha s.t.
105 Marco Bandiera Team Katusha s.t.
106 Alessandro Donati Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
107 Piergiorgio Camussa Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
108 Mauro Facci Quick•Step s.t.
109 Michel Kreder Garmin - Transitions s.t.
110 Oleg Opryshko Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
111 Egor Silin Team Katusha s.t.
112 Volodymyr Bileka Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
113 Enrique Mata Footon - Servetto s.t.
114 Diego Genovesi CarmioOro NGC s.t.
115 Kirk Carlsen Garmin - Transitions s.t.
116 Salvatore Mancuso ISD - Neri s.t.
117 Thomas Vedel Kvist Quick•Step s.t.
118 Maarten Wynants Quick•Step s.t.
119 Reinier Honig Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci s.t.
120 Roman Vishnevskiy Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
121 Diego Caccia ISD - Neri s.t.
122 Adriano Angeloni Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 + 10'11
123 Nicolas Rousseau AG2R La Mondiale + 11'00
124 Oleksandr Martynenko ISD Continental Team s.t.
125 Maksym Vasilyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
126 Yegor Dementyev ISD Continental Team s.t.
127 Danilo Andrenacci CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
128 Sébastien Hinault AG2R La Mondiale + 11'58 129 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team + 12'31
130 Lars Petter Nordhaug Sky Professional Cycling Team + 13'06
131 Edwin Carvajal Miche s.t.
132 Michele Merlo Footon - Servetto + 14'09
133 Emanuele Rizza Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 + 14'16
134 Eugenio Loria CDC - Cavaliere + 14'17 135 Sylvain Calzati Sky Professional Cycling Team + 15'11
136 Walter Proch Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 + 15'20
137 Gianfranco Visconti Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
138 Ermanno Capelli Footon - Servetto + 15'35
139 Alan Marangoni Colnago - CSF Inox + 16'33
140 Christoph Sokoll Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
141 Fausto Fognini Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
142 Maksym Polishchuk ISD Continental Team s.t.
143 Bernardo Riccio CDC - Cavaliere + 18'58
144 Gabor Fejes Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
145 Oscar Gatto ISD - Neri + 19'35
146 Alessandro Maserati Ceramica Flaminia + 19'41
147 Daniele Colli Ceramica Flaminia + 20'11
148 Kristof Vollon Amore & Vita - Conad s.t.
149 Krisztian Lovassy Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 s.t.
150 Andrea Piechele CarmioOro NGC + 20'48
151 Milos Kovalacevic CDC - Cavaliere s.t.
152 Aristide Ratti CarmioOro NGC + 21'14
153 Sebastian Siedler Vorarlberg - Corratec + 23'00
154 Roberto Antonio Richeze Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 + 23'37
155 Marco Carletti Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 + 24'27
156 Alexander Gufler Vorarlberg - Corratec + 25'30
157 Luigi Gitto Miche + 25'57
Point Standings:
1 Marco Corti Footon - Servetto 29
2 Leonardo Giordani Ceramica Flaminia 29
3 Sacha Modolo Colnago - CSF Inox 29
4 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 27 5 Greg Henderson Sky Professional Cycling Team 25
6 Grega Bole Lampre - Farnese Vini 24
7 Dimitri Champion AG2R La Mondiale 22
8 Robert Hunter Garmin - Transitions 21
9 Francesco Bellotti Liquigas - Doimo 20
10 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - Farnese Vini 19
Spoiler
11 Andrea Tonti CarmioOro NGC 18
12 Yuri Metlushenko Amore & Vita - Conad 18
13 Emanuele Rizza Tecnofilm - Betonexpressz 2000 18
14 Christian Meier Garmin - Transitions 16
15 Dario Cataldo Quick•Step 15
16 Davide Malacarne Quick•Step 15
17 Matteo Carrara Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 14
18 Romain Feillu Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 14
19 Fabio Felline Footon - Servetto 14
20 Krzysztof Szczawinski Miche 14
21 Laszló Bodrogi Team Katusha 14
22 Borut Božic Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 14
23 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci 12
24 Yuriy Agarkov ISD Continental Team 12
25 Alexandre Usov ISD Continental Team 12
26 Denys Kostyuk ISD - Neri 12
27 Vitaliy Popkov ISD Continental Team 12
28 Stijn Vandenbergh Team Katusha 12
29 Pasquale Muto Miche 11
30 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone - D'Angelo & Antenucci 10
31 Giuseppe Muraglia CDC - Cavaliere 10
32 Marcello Pavarin Colnago - CSF Inox 10
33 Francisco José Ventoso CarmioOro NGC 10
34 Eugenio Loria CDC - Cavaliere 9
35 Sebastian Siedler Vorarlberg - Corratec 9
36 Przemyslaw Niemiec Miche 8
37 Ricardo Van der Velde Garmin - Transitions 8
38 Fabio Sabatini Liquigas - Doimo 8
39 Igor Abakoumov ISD Continental Team 8
40 Marco Velo Quick•Step 7
41 Emanuele Sella CarmioOro NGC 6
42 Silvère Ackermann Vorarlberg - Corratec 6
43 Luca Ascani CDC - Cavaliere 5
44 Reto Hollenstein Vorarlberg - Corratec 5
45 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas - Doimo 4
46 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Farnese Vini 4
47 Luca Celli Ceramica Flaminia 4 48 Davide Viganò Sky Professional Cycling Team 4
49 Ermanno Capelli Footon - Servetto 4
50 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale 3
51 Mauro Finetto Liquigas - Doimo 3
52 Simone Stortoni Colnago - CSF Inox 2
53 Martin Pedersen Footon - Servetto 2
54 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas - Doimo 1
55 Eduard Vorganov Team Katusha 1
56 Jure Kocjan CarmioOro NGC 1
Good 2nd with Henderson!
