Hi everyone and welcome to my first PCM story. When the PCMdaily 2011 database came out, I decided to start an United States-focused continental team, but thanks to some good results in the first season (including a Top 5 with Tom Danielson in the TDF and 33 sprint wins with Farrar), the Sony team promoted to the World Tour. However, this meant that we had to give contracts to some foreign riders (E.B. Hagen, M. Breschel) too, because we didn't want to be relegated. The investment payed off, as we managed to be the sixth best team in the World Tour even tho we didn't take part in the Vuelta.
The sponsors were extremely happy so we pretty much got carte blanche in the contract negotiations. We decided to invite Valverde, and Jerome Coppel, one of the best French talents, to join us so we could further strenghten our stage race squad. Hopefully it will work out well - let the 2013 season begin...
One thing tho: I'm pretty new to PCM (and not really good at it yet) so I play in NORMAL difficulty
Let's start with presenting the 2013 World Tour teams and their key riders
2013 World Tour Teams Key Riders
Spoiler
Astana
Andy Schleck
Igor Anton
Alexandr Kolobnev
Allan Davis
José Joaquin Rojas
Europcar
Gerald Ciolek
Danilo Di Luca
Oscar Freire
Yukiya Arashiro
Pierrick Fédrigo
Euskaltel
Joaquim Rodriguez
Samuel Sanchez
Koldo Fernandez
David Lopez
Mikel Astarloza
FDJ
Thomas Voeckler
Wesley Sulzberger
Benoît Vaugrenard
william Bonnet
Lloyd Mondory
Garmin
Heinrich Haussler
André Greipel
Thor Hushovd
Daniele Callegarin
Martijn Maaskant
Geox
Denis Menchov
David De La Fuente
Fabio Duarte
Juan José Cobo
Fabio Felline
HTC
Fabian Cancellara
Roman Kreuziger
Peter Velits
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Leigh Howard
Katusha
Igor Silin (24 y/O supertalent, 82 climbing already)
Daniele Bennati
Mark Renshaw
Vladimir Efimkin
Thomas Dekker
Lampre
Damiano Cunego
Simon Spilak
Grega Bole
Ivan Basso
Emmanuele Sella
Leopard
Fränk Schleck
Michele Scarponi
Juan Antonio Flecha
Matthew Goss
Linus Gerdemann
Liquigas
Vincenzo Nibali
Gert Steegmans
Eros Capecchi
Mauro Finetto
Fabio Sabattini
Omega Pharma
Philippe Gilbert
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Jan Bakelandts
Matthew Lloyd
Jurgen Roelandts
Quick-Step
Tom Boonen
Johan Van Summeren
Wouter Weylandt
Sylvain Chavanel
Jerôme Pineau
Rabobank
Robert Gesink
Michael Matthews
Luis Leon Sanchez
Sebastian Langeveld
Lars Boom
Saxo Bank
Alberto Contador
Nick Nuyens
Rasmus Guldhammer
Richie Porte
Juan José Haedo
Sony Cycling
Tyler Ferrar
Alejandro Valverde
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Matti Breschel
Tejay Van Garderen
Team Sky
Mark Cavendish
Filippo Pozzato
Riccardo Ricco
Rigoberto Uran
Ben Swift
Promotion/Relegation
Teams Relegated for 2012: Movistar, AG2R
Teams Promoted for 2012: Sony Cycling, Geox
Teams Relegated for 2013: Radioshack, BMC
Teams Promoted for 2013: Europcar, FDJ
World Champions 2011 - Copenhague
Road Race: E.B. Hagen
Time Trial: Cancellara
2012 - Grenoble
Road Race: Rafael Valls
Time Trial: Fränk Schleck
2013 Our Team Jersey
This season we will be using this fantastic jersey, created by Dan-J-92, that is available in the Shirt Database (Fantasy Shirts -> 2011).
Riders Tyler Farrar - Sprinter - will go for sprint victories in the Tour and the Vuelta Alejandro Valverde - Hill/Stage Race - will go for top 5 in the Vuelta, win Ardennes Edvald Boasson Hagen - Sprinter/Hill - will go for sprint victories in the Giro and minor stage races like Eneco Tour, Tour of Poland, .. Matti Breschel - Cobbles - will go for victory in Gent-Wevelgem and Paris-Roubaix Tejay Van Garderen - Stage Race - will go for a top 10 in the Tour, win minor stage races Tom Danielson - Hill/Stage Race - will go for win in one of the Canadian races and Tour of Utah
Sponsor Goals Primary Sponsor Goals: Win GP Ouest-France Plouay - Points Jersey in the Vuelta - Win Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal Secondary Sponsor Goals: Undecided for now..
That's it for now.. expect more detailed rider bio's and the Aussie Champs (don't expect much, only got one Aussie rider (Adam Hansen)) soon!
Hope you're looking forward to following my story
Edited by CasperVg on 14-03-2011 18:52
Individual Time Trial Summary
For the first time in years, the Aussie Nat ITT would not be won by Cadel Evans, as he retired at the end of the previous season. This meant the title was up for grabs, and it turns out that Jack Bobridge of Garmin-Cervélo (80 TT) will try to become his successor - apparently his form is already quite good this early in the season. Richie Porte and Michael Rogers did well, but couldn't beat Bobridge's time in the end. Adam Hansen did not perform well, getting a fairly disappointing 7th place.
Start in Buninyong, 48 riders are participating this year..
As he is on his own, Adam decides to attack right from the start, hoping that the breakaway will make it today. But it will be hard, with the Garmin-led peleton aiming for victory as well.
A few riders (Mark Renshaw (Katusha) and Graeme Brown (Rabo) are the most known) join him on his quest.
More riders decide to enter the break, so now it totals 13 riders - strangely enough, Garmin is letting the break get a 6 minute advantage now
With about 35 kilometers to go, Allan Davis (Astana) and Trent Lowe (Team Type 1) attack out of the breakaway - no one else is able to follow, including Hansen.
Hansen desperately tries to catch up, but fails because none of his companions is helping..
So he tries to bridge the gap on his own.. but fails.
Davis wins the sprint against Lowe and will wear the Australian Champion jersey during the 2013 season. Congrats! Hansen comes in third, 1'34" behind Davis and Lowe.
Results
1. Allan Davis (Astana) - 5h11'38"
2. Trent Lowe (Team Type 1) - s.t. 3. Adam Hansen (Sony) - +1'34"
4. Mark Renshaw (Katusha) - +2'42"
5. David Jai Crawford (V Australia) - s.t.
6. Alastair Coutit (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) - s.t.
7. Karl Menzies (United Healthcare) - s.t.
8. Matthew Goss (Leopard-Trek) - +3'46"
9. Darren Lapthorne (V Australia) - s.t.
10. Michael Rogers (Sky) - s.t.
That's it for the Aussie Champs, hope you enjoyed it!
With such a team you should change to hard at least...if you are new to the game and get 33 sprint wins,change dificulty... and good luck for your story.
Hmm yeah, maybe you're right - most of the wins were in minor races (we got little WT invites) with a weak field, but still 33 wins is a bit overkill - I've switched to Hard to make it a tad more exciting.
Tour Downunder
Well, it's that time of the year again, the real start of the season, the first World Tour race, Australia's Tour Downunder!
Startlist
The teams & riders participating in the 2013 TdU:
Spoiler
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
Romain Sicard
AG2R La Mondiale
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
Matthieu Ladagnous
AG2R La Mondiale
Nikolas Maes
AG2R La Mondiale
Jean-Marc Marino
AG2R La Mondiale
Pierre Bruder
AG2R La Mondiale
Daryl Impey
BMC Racing Team
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
Sheldon Deeny
BMC Racing Team
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
Anthony Geslin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
Kalle Kriit
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
Mickaël Larpe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
Aurélien Passeron
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
Arnaud Gérard
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
Mickaël Buffaz
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
Jesús Del Nero
Euskaltel - Euskadi
Héctor González
Euskaltel - Euskadi
Iván Velasco
Euskaltel - Euskadi
Lloyd Mondory
FDJ
Samuel Dumoulin
FDJ
Wesley Sulzberger
FDJ
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
Olivier Bonnaire
FDJ
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
Arnaud Jouffroy
FDJ
Johnnie Walker
Geox - TMC
Juan José Cobo
Geox - TMC
Ángel Vallejo
Geox - TMC
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
Vidal Celis
Geox - TMC
Tomas Alberio
Geox - TMC
Matthias Brändle
Geox - TMC
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
Grégory Rast
HTC - Highroad
Roman Mangold
HTC - Highroad
Alex Rasmussen
HTC - Highroad
Mart Ojavee
HTC - Highroad
Fabian Cancellara
HTC - Highroad
Lars Ytting Bak
HTC - Highroad
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
Sergey Kolesnikov
Katusha Team
Luciano Pagliarini
Katusha Team
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
Evgeny Shirko
Katusha Team
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - ISD
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - ISD
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
Daniel Oss
Lampre - ISD
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
Marko Kump
Leopard Trek
Martin Mortensen
Leopard Trek
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
Stuart O'Grady
Leopard Trek
Jure Kocjan
Leopard Trek
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
Rubén Bongiorno
Leopard Trek
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
Alberto Loddo
Liquigas - Cannondale
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
Cameron Wurf
Liquigas - Cannondale
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
Jürgen Roelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
Kurt Hovelynck
Omega Pharma - Lotto
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Lotto
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
Matthew Lloyd
Omega Pharma - Lotto
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
José Joaquín Rojas
Pro Team Astana
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
Christopher Sutton
Pro Team Astana
Wouter Weylandt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
Johan Van Summeren
Quick·Step Cycling Team
Sven Jodts
Quick·Step Cycling Team
Julien Vermote
Quick·Step Cycling Team
Jan Kuyckx
Quick·Step Cycling Team
Kenny Terweduwe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
Klaas Lodewyck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
Graeme Brown
Rabobank Cycling Team
Coen Vermeltfoort
Rabobank Cycling Team
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
Job Vissers
Rabobank Cycling Team
Leif Hoste
Rabobank Cycling Team
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
Hilton Clarke
Saxo Bank SunGard
Manuele Boaro
Saxo Bank SunGard
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
Juan José Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
Samu Huttunen
Saxo Bank SunGard
Jarosław Marycz
Saxo Bank SunGard
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
Matthew Hayman
Sky ProCycling
Borut Božic
Sky ProCycling
Kenny De Haes
Sky ProCycling
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
Ricki Lochhead
Sky ProCycling
Tyler Farrar
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
Tom Danielson
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
Anton Vorobev
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
Andrew Pinfold
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
Adam Hansen
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
Wolfgang Safadi
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
Dominique Rollin
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
Gerald Ciolek
Team Europcar
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
Arnaud Demare
Team Europcar
Noé Pauk
Team Europcar
Francisco José Ventoso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
Brett Lancaster
Team Garmin - Cervélo
Juan Van Heerden
Team Garmin - Cervélo
Jeremy Douglas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
Andrea Grendene
Team Type 1
William Dugan
Team Type 1
Trent Lowe
Team Type 1
Jonathan Patrick McCarty
Team Type 1
Rubens Bertogliati
Team Type 1
Tim Farnham
Team Type 1
Fred Rodriguez
Team Type 1
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
Alessandro Petacchi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
Jens Mouris
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
Frederik Willems
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
Manuele Mori
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
Our Team
Tyler Farrar - Goals: Point Jersey, Stage Win(s)
Tom Danielson - Goal: Overall Classification (if Farrar doesn't survive Willunga)
Anton Vorobev - Leadout
Andrew Pinfold - Leadout
Adam Hansen - Breakaways to please the Australian crowd
Wolfgang Safadi - Bottles
Dominique Rollin - Domestique
Stage 1: Mawson Lakes - Angaston
Today's stage is pretty flat, should end in a sprint if nothing goes wrong. Farrar wants to win this one, but local favourite & brand-new Aussie champ Allan Davis will certainly want to battle it out..
Start in Mawson Lakes - for many riders this is their first race of the season - they'll all want to shine today. What doesn't shine tho, is the sun. Unlike what you might expect in Australia during summer, it's raining and overcast - let's hope there will be no crashes this early in the season.
The breakaway that formed almost immediately contained some strong riders, like Arvesen (Team Sky), Weylandt (QuickStep), Loddo (Liquigas) and Malori (Lampre). The first KOM Sprint was won by Arvesen, followed by Grendene (TeamType 1) and Deeny (BMC). Congratulations to Arvesen, he will wear the KOM-jersey tomorrow!
The first of two consecutive intermediate sprints was won by Weylandt, followed by Ravard (AG2R) and Hutarovich (FDJ)
No one really fought for the sprints tho, and the next one was won by Deeny, followed by Ojavee (HTC) and Grendene.
None of the sprinter teams wanted to give the victory away though, and thanks to the help of Rollin, the breakaway was caught quite early on (44km remaining).
Nothing really happened, no attacks. 8 km from the line and our sprint train was looking strong today. Would Farrar be able to finish it off?
With 3 kilometers remaining, Farrar was in a great position behind Vorobnev and Pinfold
The sprint starts. Unfortunately Pinfold fell back quite rapidly, so Farrar had to start his sprint quite early.
Guarneri -> Howard -> Davis -> Rast -> Loddo -> Farrar
Looking better, but Davis is looking strong too! It will be hard to catch up with him.
Aye, Davis is clearly in form very early on already. Hopefully Farrar will be more lucky tomorrow. Davis is really on fire, winning the Aussie Nationals and the first stage of the TdU. Leigh howard of HTC comes in as third.
Full Results
Spoiler
1
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
3h15'28
2
Tyler Farrar
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.[/color]
3
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
4
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
5
Grégory Rast
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
6
Alberto Loddo
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
7
Anthony Geslin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
8
Lloyd Mondory
FDJ
s.t.
9
Samuel Dumoulin
FDJ
s.t.
10
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
11
Tom Danielson
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
12
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
13
Roman Mangold
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
14
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
15
Francisco José Ventoso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
16
Hilton Clarke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
17
Cameron Wurf
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
18
Anton Vorobev
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
19
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Alex Rasmussen
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
21
José Joaquín Rojas
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
22
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
23
Andrew Pinfold
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
24
Jürgen Roelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
25
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Alessandro Petacchi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
27
Wesley Sulzberger
FDJ
s.t.
28
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
29
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
30
Gerald Ciolek
Team Europcar
s.t.
31
Daryl Impey
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
32
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
33
Adam Hansen
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
34
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
35
Graeme Brown
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Wolfgang Safadi
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
37
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
38
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
s.t.
39
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
40
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
41
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
42
Dominique Rollin
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
43
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
44
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
s.t.
45
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
46
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
47
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
48
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
49
Coen Vermeltfoort
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Brett Lancaster
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
51
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
53
Jens Mouris
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
54
Arnaud Demare
Team Europcar
s.t.
55
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
56
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
57
Sheldon Deeny
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
58
Mart Ojavee
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
59
Romain Sicard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
60
Wouter Weylandt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
61
Fabian Cancellara
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
62
Jesús Del Nero
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
63
Johnnie Walker
Geox - TMC
s.t.
64
Frederik Willems
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Johan Van Summeren
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
66
Noé Pauk
Team Europcar
s.t.
67
Marko Kump
Leopard Trek
s.t.
68
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
69
Manuele Mori
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Juan Van Heerden
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
71
Juan José Cobo
Geox - TMC
s.t.
72
Martin Mortensen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
73
Héctor González
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
74
Kalle Kriit
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
75
Jeremy Douglas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
76
Iván Velasco
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
77
Olivier Bonnaire
FDJ
s.t.
78
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
79
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
s.t.
80
Mickaël Larpe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
81
Sergey Kolesnikov
Katusha Team
s.t.
82
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
83
Luciano Pagliarini
Katusha Team
s.t.
84
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
85
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
86
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
87
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
s.t.
88
Andrea Grendene
Team Type 1
s.t.
89
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
90
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
91
Evgeny Shirko
Katusha Team
s.t.
92
Job Vissers
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Lars Ytting Bak
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
94
Ángel Vallejo
Geox - TMC
s.t.
95
Arnaud Jouffroy
FDJ
s.t.
96
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
97
Manuele Boaro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
98
Sven Jodts
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
99
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
100
Aurélien Passeron
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
101
William Dugan
Team Type 1
s.t.
102
Matthew Hayman
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
103
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
104
Leif Hoste
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Borut Božic
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
106
Kenny De Haes
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
107
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
108
Matthieu Ladagnous
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
109
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
110
Stuart O'Grady
Leopard Trek
s.t.
111
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
112
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
s.t.
113
Kurt Hovelynck
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
114
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
116
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
117
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
118
Juan José Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
119
Samu Huttunen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
120
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
121
Nikolas Maes
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
122
Jean-Marc Marino
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
123
Jarosław Marycz
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
124
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
125
Jure Kocjan
Leopard Trek
s.t.
126
Trent Lowe
Team Type 1
s.t.
127
Vidal Celis
Geox - TMC
s.t.
128
Jonathan Patrick McCarty
Team Type 1
s.t.
129
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
130
Tomas Alberio
Geox - TMC
s.t.
131
Christopher Sutton
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
132
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
133
Rubens Bertogliati
Team Type 1
s.t.
134
Pierre Bruder
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
135
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
136
Ricki Lochhead
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
137
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
138
Julien Vermote
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
139
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
s.t.
140
Matthew Lloyd
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
141
Arnaud Gérard
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
142
Tim Farnham
Team Type 1
s.t.
143
Rubén Bongiorno
Leopard Trek
s.t.
144
Jan Kuyckx
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
145
Mickaël Buffaz
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
146
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
147
Daniel Oss
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
148
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
149
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
150
Kenny Terweduwe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
151
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
152
Klaas Lodewyck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
153
Fred Rodriguez
Team Type 1
s.t.
154
Matthias Brändle
Geox - TMC
s.t.
That's all for this stage. Hope you enjoyed it!
P.S.: Is it just me, or is the Astana Aussie Champ jersey a bit weird?
Edited by CasperVg on 15-03-2011 20:09
Other News
-> Hushovd (34 y/o) has decided to retire at the end of the season! He says he already wanted to quit earlier on.
-> Secondary sponsors are now known:
---> Nike (€33.700/month - Top 10 World ITT)
---> Coca Cola (30.800/month - Top 3 Milano-Sanremo)
---> Honda (€31.100/month - Win Tirreno-Adriatico)
Tour Downunder
Time for stage 2! Will it be another sprint?
Stage 2: Tallem Bend - Mannum
Another flat stage, the obviously in-form Allan Davis will certainly be looking to continue his winning streak, but he should expect fierce opposition from the likes of Farrar.
Riders are impatiently awaiting the start of today's race, weather's looking fine too!
Immediately a fairly strong breakaway of 9 formed, consisting of: Kohler (BMC), Hoste (Rabo), Jodts (QuickStep), Mortensen (Leopard), Oss(Lampre), McCarty (TT1), Wurf (Liqui), Reynès (OmegaPharma) & Ojavee (HTC). Yup, Ojavee's here again - either he's in great shape already or he wants to please the sponsors.
We're trying to keep the gap manageable.
No fights for the KOM jersey. Hoste took it, before Kohler and McCarthy.
Same for the sprints, no-one really cared. The riders seemingly passed it without noticing. Mortensen -> Kohler -> Ojavee
8km to go and the break still has a 1'35" advantage. Clearly many domestiques were not in great shape yet. Will the break make it?
Nope, the peleton caught them in the final kilometer. Davis takes yet another victory. Farrar is lucky to get second place - a very bad leadout by A. Pinfold meant that he had to start from way behind (+/- 25th position). Hopefully Pinfold won't make such mistakes anymore - his contract is ending this season..
Allan Davis (Astana) -> Tyler Farrar (Sony) -> Anthony Ravard (AG2R) -> Jacopo Guarneri (Liquigas) -> Juan José Haedo (Saxo)
Full Results
Spoiler
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
3h23'02
2
Tyler Farrar
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
3
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
4
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
5
Juan José Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
6
Samuel Dumoulin
FDJ
s.t.
7
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
8
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
9
Graeme Brown
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Coen Vermeltfoort
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
11
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
12
Johnnie Walker
Geox - TMC
s.t.
13
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
14
Alex Rasmussen
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
15
Mart Ojavee
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
16
Martin Mortensen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
17
Manuele Boaro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
18
Alessandro Petacchi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
19
Leif Hoste
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
21
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
22
Francisco José Ventoso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
23
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Roman Mangold
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
25
José Joaquín Rojas
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
26
Lloyd Mondory
FDJ
s.t.
27
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
28
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
29
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
s.t.
30
Jürgen Roelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
31
Cameron Wurf
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
32
Klaas Lodewyck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Manuele Mori
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
34
Daniel Oss
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
35
Sven Jodts
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Andrew Pinfold
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
37
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
38
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
39
Wesley Sulzberger
FDJ
s.t.
40
Gerald Ciolek
Team Europcar
s.t.
41
Jarosław Marycz
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
42
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
43
Daryl Impey
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
44
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
s.t.
46
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
47
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
48
Hilton Clarke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
49
Matthieu Ladagnous
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
50
Jean-Marc Marino
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
51
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
s.t.
52
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
53
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
54
Brett Lancaster
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
55
Dominique Rollin
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
56
Arnaud Demare
Team Europcar
s.t.
57
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
58
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
59
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
61
Frederik Willems
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
63
Jonathan Patrick McCarty
Team Type 1
s.t.
64
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
65
Christopher Sutton
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
66
Jens Mouris
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
68
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
69
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Johan Van Summeren
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Juan Van Heerden
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
72
Noé Pauk
Team Europcar
s.t.
73
Ángel Vallejo
Geox - TMC
s.t.
74
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
75
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Arnaud Jouffroy
FDJ
s.t.
77
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
78
Fabian Cancellara
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
79
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
80
Julien Vermote
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
81
Juan José Cobo
Geox - TMC
s.t.
82
Aurélien Passeron
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
83
Grégory Rast
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
84
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
85
Nikolas Maes
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
86
Tom Danielson
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
87
Pierre Bruder
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
88
Mickaël Larpe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
89
Borut Božic
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
90
Rubens Bertogliati
Team Type 1
s.t.
91
Fred Rodriguez
Team Type 1
s.t.
92
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
93
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
94
Kenny De Haes
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
95
Anthony Geslin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
96
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
97
Trent Lowe
Team Type 1
s.t.
98
William Dugan
Team Type 1
s.t.
99
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
100
Jeremy Douglas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
101
Olivier Bonnaire
FDJ
s.t.
102
Lars Ytting Bak
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
103
Kurt Hovelynck
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
104
Alberto Loddo
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
105
Job Vissers
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Romain Sicard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
107
Andrea Grendene
Team Type 1
s.t.
108
Anton Vorobev
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
109
Luciano Pagliarini
Katusha Team
s.t.
110
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
s.t.
111
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
112
Wolfgang Safadi
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
113
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
114
Samu Huttunen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
115
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
116
Sheldon Deeny
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
117
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
118
Matthew Hayman
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
119
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
120
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
121
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
122
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
123
Kenny Terweduwe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
124
Stuart O'Grady
Leopard Trek
s.t.
125
Wouter Weylandt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
126
Jure Kocjan
Leopard Trek
s.t.
127
Rubén Bongiorno
Leopard Trek
s.t.
128
Tim Farnham
Team Type 1
s.t.
129
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
130
Sergey Kolesnikov
Katusha Team
s.t.
131
Vidal Celis
Geox - TMC
s.t.
132
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
133
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
134
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
135
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
136
Mickaël Buffaz
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
137
Jan Kuyckx
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
139
Tomas Alberio
Geox - TMC
s.t.
140
Matthias Brändle
Geox - TMC
s.t.
141
Kalle Kriit
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
142
Evgeny Shirko
Katusha Team
s.t.
143
Héctor González
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
144
Marko Kump
Leopard Trek
s.t.
145
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
s.t.
146
Iván Velasco
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
147
Adam Hansen
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
148
Matthew Lloyd
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
149
Ricki Lochhead
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
150
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
s.t.
151
Jesús Del Nero
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
152
Arnaud Gérard
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
153
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
154
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
That's all for this stage. Hope you enjoyed it!
P.S.: At least Davis isn't wearing the funny jersey anymore
Other News
-> Allan Davis seems all but happy with his stage wins in the Tour down Under. In an interview with CyclingNews he says:
"I'm not at all in shape, there's still a lot of work to do"
"Let's put it like this, if I would get a quarter for every training I relunctantly do, I would be rich."
-> Walter Sybrandy of Endura Racing has been suspended by the UCI. The 27 year old timetrialler has allegedly used blood doping.
-> The 2013 World Championships will be held in Conegliano, Italy. It appears that it is a course perfect for puncheurs.
Tour Downunder
Time for Stage 3: could we see the first time gaps here?
Stage 3: Unley - Stirling
As this stage includes the first hills of this year's TdU, it looks unlikely that Davis will win again - but then again, Farrar won't stand much of a chance either.
A break of 8 forms: Mondory (FDJ), Kolesnikov (Katusha), Dall'Antonia (Liquigas), Rast (HTC), Abamoukov (OmegaPharma), Turgot (Europcar), Van Leijen (Vacansoleil), Vermote (QuickStep)
Unwilling to do any chase work today (we don't have many good puncheur domestiques with us), we decide to send out Hansen on a counter chase. Two riders, Vermeltfoord (Rabobank) and Rodriguez (TT1) join him on his quest.
Two intermediate sprints:
Sprint 1: Turgot -> Dall'Antonia -> Rast
Sprint 2: Abamoukov -> Rast -> Dall' Antonia
The two breaks join at the 45 km mark. Vermeltfoort immediately takes the lead.
The second KOM sprint of the 2013 TdU. Van Leijen takes it before Hansen and Mondory. He will also take over the lead in the KOM Classification.
As we pass the 20 km mark, the break holds a gap of 1'08". It looks unlikely that will make it, however.
The break was caught just 2km from the line, which caused confusion in the pack. Some riders used this confusion to their advantage, and attacked. These riders include Haussler (Garmin-Cervélo), Vinokourov (Astana) and Nieve (Euskaltel). They never got a big gap, but at least they got a good position for the final sprint.
A very good position indeed. Haussler continues the Aussie domination in the TdU so far. Vino comes in second, followed by Nieve, Cancellara (HTC) and L.L Sanchez (Rabobank). No time gaps were given to any of the favourites, so Davis remains in the lead.
Full Results
Stage Result
Spoiler
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
3h09'04
2
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
3
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
4
Fabian Cancellara
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
5
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Wesley Sulzberger
FDJ
s.t.
7
Gerald Ciolek
Team Europcar
s.t.
8
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
10
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
11
Johan Van Summeren
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
13
Manuele Mori
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
14
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
15
Héctor González
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
16
Coen Vermeltfoort
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Jean-Marc Marino
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
18
Lars Ytting Bak
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
19
Juan José Cobo
Geox - TMC
s.t.
20
Lloyd Mondory
FDJ
s.t.
21
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
22
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
23
Nikolas Maes
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
24
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
25
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
26
Daryl Impey
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
27
Matthieu Ladagnous
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
28
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
29
Julien Vermote
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
31
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
32
Tyler Farrar
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
33
Grégory Rast
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
34
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
35
Jesús Del Nero
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
36
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
37
Frederik Willems
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Iván Velasco
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
39
Matthew Lloyd
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
40
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
s.t.
41
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
42
José Joaquín Rojas
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
43
Tom Danielson
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
44
Anthony Geslin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
45
Sergey Kolesnikov
Katusha Team
s.t.
46
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
47
Romain Sicard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
48
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
49
Samuel Dumoulin
FDJ
s.t.
50
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
51
Aurélien Passeron
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
52
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
53
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
54
Mickaël Larpe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
55
Ángel Vallejo
Geox - TMC
s.t.
56
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
58
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
59
Leif Hoste
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Daniel Oss
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
61
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
62
Arnaud Demare
Team Europcar
s.t.
63
Adam Hansen
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
64
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
65
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
66
Sheldon Deeny
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
67
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
68
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
69
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
70
Francisco José Ventoso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
71
Jan Kuyckx
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
73
Job Vissers
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
75
Rubens Bertogliati
Team Type 1
s.t.
76
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
77
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
78
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
79
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Christopher Sutton
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
81
Arnaud Gérard
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
82
Brett Lancaster
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
83
Graeme Brown
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
84
Marko Kump
Leopard Trek
s.t.
85
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
86
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
87
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
88
Dominique Rollin
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
89
Manuele Boaro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
90
Alessandro Petacchi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Sven Jodts
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Jure Kocjan
Leopard Trek
s.t.
93
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
94
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
s.t.
95
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
96
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
97
Kurt Hovelynck
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
98
Olivier Bonnaire
FDJ
s.t.
99
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
100
Mickaël Buffaz
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
101
Jürgen Roelandts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
102
Martin Mortensen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
103
Johnnie Walker
Geox - TMC
s.t.
104
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
105
Borut Božic
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
106
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
107
Juan José Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
108
Juan Van Heerden
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
109
Jarosław Marycz
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
110
Matthew Hayman
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
111
Anton Vorobev
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
112
Roman Mangold
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
113
Stuart O'Grady
Leopard Trek
s.t.
114
Mart Ojavee
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
115
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
s.t.
116
Trent Lowe
Team Type 1
s.t.
117
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
118
Klaas Lodewyck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2'21
119
Fred Rodriguez
Team Type 1
s.t.
120
Jonathan Patrick McCarty
Team Type 1
s.t.
121
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
122
Matthias Brändle
Geox - TMC
s.t.
123
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
s.t.
124
Cameron Wurf
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
125
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
126
Pierre Bruder
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
127
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
s.t.
128
Wouter Weylandt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
129
Wolfgang Safadi
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
130
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
131
Tim Farnham
Team Type 1
s.t.
132
Arnaud Jouffroy
FDJ
s.t.
133
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
134
Andrea Grendene
Team Type 1
s.t.
135
Kenny Terweduwe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
136
Vidal Celis
Geox - TMC
s.t.
137
Kenny De Haes
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
138
Kalle Kriit
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
139
Rubén Bongiorno
Leopard Trek
s.t.
140
Tomas Alberio
Geox - TMC
s.t.
141
Alberto Loddo
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
142
William Dugan
Team Type 1
s.t.
143
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
144
Jens Mouris
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
145
Hilton Clarke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
146
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
s.t.
147
Luciano Pagliarini
Katusha Team
s.t.
148
Jeremy Douglas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
149
Andrew Pinfold
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
150
Alex Rasmussen
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
151
Noé Pauk
Team Europcar
+ 4'03
152
Ricki Lochhead
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
153
Samu Huttunen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
154
Evgeny Shirko
Katusha Team
+ 6'19
General Standings
Spoiler
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
9h47'14
2
Tyler Farrar
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
+ 8
3
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 10
4
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 14
5
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
+ 16
6
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
7
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 17
8
Grégory Rast
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
9
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
10
Mart Ojavee
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
11
Martin Mortensen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
12
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
13
Sheldon Deeny
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
14
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
15
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 18
16
Sven Jodts
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
+ 20
18
Lloyd Mondory
FDJ
s.t.
19
Samuel Dumoulin
FDJ
s.t.
20
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
Points
Spoiler
Rank
Name
Team
Points
General
1
Allan Davis
Pro Team Astana
0
16
2
Tyler Farrar
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
0
12
3
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
0
8
4
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
8
8
5
Mart Ojavee
HTC - Highroad
0
6
6
Martin Mortensen
Leopard Trek
0
6
7
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
0
6
8
Sheldon Deeny
BMC Racing Team
0
6
9
Wouter Weylandt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
0
6
10
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
6
6
11
Grégory Rast
HTC - Highroad
6
6
12
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
6
6
13
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
6
6
14
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Lotto
6
6
15
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
0
4
16
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
0
4
17
Sven Jodts
Quick·Step Cycling Team
0
4
18
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
4
4
19
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
0
2
20
Jonathan Patrick McCarty
Team Type 1
0
2
21
Andrea Grendene
Team Type 1
0
2
King of Mountain
Spoiler
Rank
Name
Team
Mountain
General
1
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
16
16
2
Leif Hoste
Rabobank Cycling Team
0
16
3
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
0
16
4
Martin Mortensen
Leopard Trek
0
12
5
Andrea Grendene
Team Type 1
0
12
6
Adam Hansen
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
12
12
7
Sheldon Deeny
BMC Racing Team
0
8
8
Jonathan Patrick McCarty
Team Type 1
0
8
9
Lloyd Mondory
FDJ
8
8
10
Alberto Loddo
Liquigas - Cannondale
0
6
11
Daniel Oss
Lampre - ISD
0
6
12
Julien Vermote
Quick·Step Cycling Team
6
6
13
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
0
4
14
Wouter Weylandt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
0
4
15
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Lotto
4
4
Young Riders
Spoiler
Rank
Name
Team
Time
General Time
1
Coen Vermeltfoort
Rabobank Cycling Team
3h09'04
+ 4 (3)
2
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
+ 4 (8)
3
Julien Vermote
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
+ 4 (9)
4
Romain Sicard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
+ 4 (6)
5
Arnaud Demare
Team Europcar
s.t.
+ 4 (5)
6
Adriano Malori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
+ 4 (12)
7
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
+ 4 (10)
8
Marko Kump
Leopard Trek
s.t.
+ 4 (11)
9
Sven Jodts
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
+ 2 (2)
10
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
9h47'30 (1)
11
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
+ 4 (13)
12
Anton Vorobev
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
+ 4 (7)
13
Roman Mangold
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
+ 4 (4)
14
Klaas Lodewyck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2'21
+ 2'25 (15)
15
Matthias Brändle
Geox - TMC
s.t.
+ 2'25 (23)
16
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
s.t.
+ 2'25 (19)
17
Pierre Bruder
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
+ 2'25 (18)
18
Wolfgang Safadi
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
+ 2'25 (14)
19
Tim Farnham
Team Type 1
s.t.
+ 2'25 (20)
20
Arnaud Jouffroy
FDJ
s.t.
+ 2'25 (16)
21
Kenny Terweduwe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
+ 2'25 (21)
22
Tomas Alberio
Geox - TMC
s.t.
+ 2'25 (22)
23
Jeremy Douglas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
+ 2'25 (17)
24
Noé Pauk
Team Europcar
+ 4'03
+ 4'07 (24)
25
Ricki Lochhead
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
+ 4'07 (26)
26
Samu Huttunen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
+ 4'07 (25)
27
Evgeny Shirko
Katusha Team
+ 6'19
+ 6'23 (27)
Team
Spoiler
Rank
Team
Time
General Time
1
Euskaltel - Euskadi
9h27'12
+ 0 (4)
2
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
+ 0 (9)
3
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
+ 0 (18)
4
Team Europcar
s.t.
+ 0 (11)
5
FDJ
s.t.
+ 0 (13)
6
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
+ 0 (19)
7
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
+ 0 (15)
8
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
+ 0 (2)
9
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
+ 0 (21)
10
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
+ 0 (8)
11
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
+ 0 (10)
12
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
+ 0 (12)
13
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
+ 0 (14)
14
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
+ 0 (16)
15
SONY PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
+ 0 (20)
16
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
+ 0 (3)
17
Geox - TMC
s.t.
+ 0 (6)
18
Katusha Team
s.t.
+ 0 (5)
19
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
29h22'42 (1)
20
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
+ 0 (7)
21
Leopard Trek
s.t.
+ 0 (17)
22
Team Type 1
+ 2'21
+ 2'21 (22)
That's all for this stage. Hope you enjoyed it!
Edited by CasperVg on 19-03-2011 08:11
Still the start of the season,wins will come....Farrar is in 2nd,let´s sprint for 1st now...if Pinfold isn´t doing a good lead out,put Farrar on Davis wheel....maybe it will end up better..