Stage 1 of Aosta is here, this flat stage has some serious challenges in it, although the favourites are still sprinters, Dall'Antonia (MCC), Duque (DBG) and Lequarte (FCB). Moreno (ICV) is also considered a dangerman should the sprinters get tired.
And the 75 riders get underway.
There is a fast start, meaning no one gets away before the first sprint. Dall'Antonia (MCC) takes it ahead of Lequatre (FCB) and Duque (DBG)
Three riders the go clear: Chacon (ICV) Gingsjo (VTF) and Lemus Davila (MTN)
L. Davila takes the first climb ahead of Chancon and Gingsjo
The order is reversed at the sprint, with Gingsjo taking the win this time.
Chacon wins the second climb, with Gingsjo second
It's a tight sprint, but L. Davila sneaks through to take it from Chacon and Gingsjo
With 48km to go Chacon leads Gingsjo and L. Davila over the top of the third climb. They can see the peloton 3'41" down the road.
It's bad news for Barca as Lequatre falls. Simon is dropping back to help him, but the deficit is already over two minutes.
Dall'Antonia will find it slightly harder today as his leadout man, Eefting is dropped.
Gingsjo wins the final climb of the day, with Chacon and L.Deavila following. The gap is still 2'42" due to the peloton's sedate pace uphill, however with just 28km to go the break now has a chance.
The break go through 20km to go with the gap still at 2'37"
Mori (KEN) pulls it down to 2 minutes with 16km left
With the gap at 1'33" and 13km still to ride L. Davila decides his only hope is to win solo
with 10km to go he has pulled out a twenty second gap. The bunch is still 1'33" behind
DBG did a lot of work earlier on, and now have finally sent De Weert up to help Mori out. They gap is still at 1'30" though.
Mori is back on the front soon after though. Surely he can't pull the break back alone.
L. Davila still has a 22" advantage, however the disadvantage of being 1 vs 2 is beginning to show.
With 5km to go Gingsjo has just about pulled him back, Chacon is sitting in, waiting.
Mori leads the peloton under the 5km to go banner, still 1 minute in arrears.
Mori doesn't have the legs to close the gap further, so with 2.5km to go it is down to the three men who have been out all day.
No one wants to be the first to move, but again it's L. Davila who tries to get the jump on his rivals sprinting with just 1.2km to go.
Gingsjo tries to respond, but L. Davila has a small gap. Chacon has done no work, but still isn't sprinting yet.
800m to go, and it's down to who has most left in the tank
Gingsjo is closing on L. Davila
Gingsjo pulls into the lead, does Chacon have the legs to come round?
No, Gingsjo takes the stage and a surprise yellow jersey.
Chacon manages second, with Lemus Davila a valiant third.
Moreno wins the sprint ahead of Moren, justifying the sprinters teams decision not to pull back the break.
Results:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Alexander Gingsjo
Vattenfall Cycling
3h52'51
2
Javier Chacon
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
s.t.
3
Luis Enrique Lemus Davila
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
s.t.
4
Daniel Moreno
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
+ 48
5
Patrik Moren
Vattenfall Cycling
s.t.
6
Mauro Da Dalto
Kappa-ENI
s.t.
7
Juan Mora
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
s.t.
8
Yasmani Martinez
Kenya Airways - Barclays
s.t.
9
Leonardo Duque
Die Berg Komt Er
s.t.
10
Matteo Carrara
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
11
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
s.t.
12
Adrien Niyonshuti
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
s.t.
13
Lasse Norman Hansen
Vattenfall Cycling
s.t.
14
Marco Marzano
Kappa-ENI
s.t.
15
Mikhel Ronimois
Vattenfall Cycling
s.t.
16
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Boeing-Vivacom ProCycling
s.t.
17
Antton Ibarguren
Die Berg Komt Er
s.t.
18
Gil Suray
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
19
Daniel Njoroge
Kenya Airways - Barclays
s.t.
20
Georgi Petrov Georgiev
Boeing-Vivacom ProCycling
s.t.
21
Jaume Rovira
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
s.t.
22
Daniel Eliad
Kenya Airways - Barclays
s.t.
23
Kristoffer Skjerping
Vattenfall Cycling
s.t.
24
Yusuf Abrekov
Kenya Airways - Barclays
s.t.
25
Kevin De Weert
Die Berg Komt Er
s.t.
26
Louis Meintjes
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
s.t.
27
Aleksander Aleksiev
Boeing-Vivacom ProCycling
s.t.
28
Manuele Mori
Kappa-ENI
s.t.
29
Emanuel Kiserlovski
Kappa-ENI
s.t.
30
Sylvain Calzati
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
s.t.
31
Daniel Eduardo Silva
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
s.t.
32
Eduardo Gonzalo
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
s.t.
33
Alexey Lutsenko
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
s.t.
34
Edwin Parra Bustamante
Boeing-Vivacom ProCycling
s.t.
35
Tom Criel
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
s.t.
36
Gustav Larsson
Vattenfall Cycling
s.t.
37
Arnaud Coyot
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Massimiliano Maisto
Kappa-ENI
s.t.
39
Francisco Colorado
Boeing-Vivacom ProCycling
s.t.
40
Denis Menchov
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
s.t.
41
Marconi Durán
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Florian Scheit
Vattenfall Cycling
s.t.
43
Henrique Madeira Casimiro
Kenya Airways - Barclays
s.t.
44
Stefan Ihlenfeldt
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
s.t.
45
Vojtech Hacecký
Kappa-ENI
s.t.
46
David Arroyo
Die Berg Komt Er
s.t.
47
Rob Britton
Boeing-Vivacom ProCycling
s.t.
48
Luis Fernández Oliveira
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
s.t.
49
Francesco Bongiorno
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
s.t.
50
Tyron Giogieri
Die Berg Komt Er
s.t.
51
Eugenio Alafaci
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
s.t.
52
Diego Gallego
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
s.t.
53
Zakayo Ndbri
Kenya Airways - Barclays
s.t.
54
Andrii Bratashcuk
Die Berg Komt Er
s.t.
55
Heiko Redecker
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
s.t.
56
Iker Camaño
Kenya Airways - Barclays
s.t.
57
Francisco Perez Sanchez
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
s.t.
58
Russell Downing
Control Team
s.t.
59
Cadel Evans
Control Team
s.t.
60
Johan Esteban Chaves
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
s.t.
61
Stefano Pirazzi
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
s.t.
62
Johannes Christofel Nel
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
s.t.
63
David Bartl
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
s.t.
64
Christoph Taubel
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Stefan Petrovski
Die Berg Komt Er
s.t.
66
Roy Eefting
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
+ 3'53
67
Ludovic Bret
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Jan Polanc
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio
Control Team
+ 4'16
70
Gerben Löwik
Control Team
+ 4'30
71
Geoffroy Lequatre
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
+ 7'54
72
Jean-Patrick Nazon
Control Team
+ 8'09
73
Robert Hunter
Control Team
s.t.
74
Amadou Bakari
Boeing-Vivacom ProCycling
s.t.
75
Jordi Simon
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
+ 8'35
GC:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Alexander Gingsjo
Vattenfall Cycling
3h52'23
2
Javier Chacon
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
+ 8
3
Luis Enrique Lemus Davila
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
+ 12
4
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
+ 1'10
5
Leonardo Duque
Die Berg Komt Er
+ 1'14
6
Daniel Moreno
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
+ 1'16
7
Patrik Moren
Vattenfall Cycling
s.t.
8
Mauro Da Dalto
Kappa-ENI
s.t.
9
Juan Mora
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
s.t.
10
Yasmani Martinez
Kenya Airways - Barclays
s.t.
11
Matteo Carrara
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Adrien Niyonshuti
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
s.t.
13
Lasse Norman Hansen
Vattenfall Cycling
s.t.
14
Marco Marzano
Kappa-ENI
s.t.
15
Mikhel Ronimois
Vattenfall Cycling
s.t.
16
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Boeing-Vivacom ProCycling
s.t.
17
Antton Ibarguren
Die Berg Komt Er
s.t.
18
Gil Suray
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
19
Daniel Njoroge
Kenya Airways - Barclays
s.t.
20
Georgi Petrov Georgiev
Boeing-Vivacom ProCycling
s.t.
21
Jaume Rovira
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
s.t.
22
Daniel Eliad
Kenya Airways - Barclays
s.t.
23
Kristoffer Skjerping
Vattenfall Cycling
s.t.
24
Yusuf Abrekov
Kenya Airways - Barclays
s.t.
25
Kevin De Weert
Die Berg Komt Er
s.t.
26
Louis Meintjes
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
s.t.
27
Aleksander Aleksiev
Boeing-Vivacom ProCycling
s.t.
28
Manuele Mori
Kappa-ENI
s.t.
29
Emanuel Kiserlovski
Kappa-ENI
s.t.
30
Sylvain Calzati
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
s.t.
31
Daniel Eduardo Silva
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
s.t.
32
Eduardo Gonzalo
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
s.t.
33
Alexey Lutsenko
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
s.t.
34
Edwin Parra Bustamante
Boeing-Vivacom ProCycling
s.t.
35
Tom Criel
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
s.t.
36
Gustav Larsson
Vattenfall Cycling
s.t.
37
Arnaud Coyot
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Massimiliano Maisto
Kappa-ENI
s.t.
39
Francisco Colorado
Boeing-Vivacom ProCycling
s.t.
40
Denis Menchov
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
s.t.
41
Marconi Durán
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Florian Scheit
Vattenfall Cycling
s.t.
43
Henrique Madeira Casimiro
Kenya Airways - Barclays
s.t.
44
Stefan Ihlenfeldt
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
s.t.
45
Vojtech Hacecký
Kappa-ENI
s.t.
46
David Arroyo
Die Berg Komt Er
s.t.
47
Rob Britton
Boeing-Vivacom ProCycling
s.t.
48
Luis Fernández Oliveira
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
s.t.
49
Francesco Bongiorno
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
s.t.
50
Tyron Giogieri
Die Berg Komt Er
s.t.
51
Eugenio Alafaci
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
s.t.
52
Diego Gallego
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
s.t.
53
Zakayo Ndbri
Kenya Airways - Barclays
s.t.
54
Andrii Bratashcuk
Die Berg Komt Er
s.t.
55
Heiko Redecker
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
s.t.
56
Iker Camaño
Kenya Airways - Barclays
s.t.
57
Francisco Perez Sanchez
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
s.t.
58
Russell Downing
Control Team
s.t.
59
Cadel Evans
Control Team
s.t.
60
Johan Esteban Chaves
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
s.t.
61
Stefano Pirazzi
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
s.t.
62
Johannes Christofel Nel
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
s.t.
63
David Bartl
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
s.t.
64
Christoph Taubel
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Stefan Petrovski
Die Berg Komt Er
s.t.
66
Roy Eefting
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
+ 4'21
67
Ludovic Bret
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Jan Polanc
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio
Control Team
+ 4'44
70
Gerben Löwik
Control Team
+ 4'58
71
Geoffroy Lequatre
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
+ 8'18
72
Jean-Patrick Nazon
Control Team
+ 8'37
73
Robert Hunter
Control Team
s.t.
74
Amadou Bakari
Boeing-Vivacom ProCycling
s.t.
75
Jordi Simon
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
+ 9'03
Points:
Rank
Name
Team
Points
General
1
Alexander Gingsjo
Vattenfall Cycling
33
33
2
Javier Chacon
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
28
28
3
Luis Enrique Lemus Davila
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
24
24
4
Daniel Moreno
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
14
14
5
Patrik Moren
Vattenfall Cycling
12
12
6
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
11
11
7
Mauro Da Dalto
Kappa-ENI
10
10
8
Juan Mora
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
9
9
9
Leonardo Duque
Die Berg Komt Er
9
9
10
Yasmani Martinez
Kenya Airways - Barclays
8
8
11
Matteo Carrara
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
6
6
12
Geoffroy Lequatre
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
4
4
13
Adrien Niyonshuti
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
4
4
14
Lasse Norman Hansen
Vattenfall Cycling
3
3
15
Marco Marzano
Kappa-ENI
2
2
16
Mikhel Ronimois
Vattenfall Cycling
1
1
KoM:
Rank
Name
Team
Mountain
1
Javier Chacon
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
22
2
Alexander Gingsjo
Vattenfall Cycling
18
3
Luis Enrique Lemus Davila
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
14
4
David Bartl
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
4
5
Johan Esteban Chaves
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
2
Teams:
Rank
Team
Time
General Time
1
Vattenfall Cycling
11h40'09
11h40'09 (1)
2
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
s.t.
+ 0 (2)
3
Iberia - Communidad Valenciana
s.t.
+ 0 (3)
4
Kappa-ENI
+ 48
+ 48 (4)
5
Mobil - Castrol Cycling
s.t.
+ 48 (5)
6
Kenya Airways - Barclays
s.t.
+ 48 (6)
7
Die Berg Komt Er
s.t.
+ 48 (7)
8
Boeing-Vivacom ProCycling
s.t.
+ 48 (8)
9
Allianz-BMW Cycling Team
s.t.
+ 48 (9)
10
FC Barcelona - Estrella Damm
s.t.
+ 48 (10)
11
Control Team
+ 4'16
+ 4'16 (11)
Young Riders:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
General Time
1
Luis Enrique Lemus Davila
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
3h52'51
3h52'35 (1)
2
Lasse Norman Hansen
Vattenfall Cycling
+ 48
+ 1'04 (2)
3
Mikhel Ronimois
Vattenfall Cycling
s.t.
+ 1'04 (3)
4
Antton Ibarguren
Die Berg Komt Er
s.t.
+ 1'04 (4)
5
Daniel Eliad
Kenya Airways - Barclays
s.t.
+ 1'04 (5)
6
Kristoffer Skjerping
Vattenfall Cycling
s.t.
+ 1'04 (6)
7
Louis Meintjes
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
s.t.
+ 1'04 (7)
8
Aleksander Aleksiev
Boeing-Vivacom ProCycling
s.t.
+ 1'04 (8)
9
Alexey Lutsenko
MTN - World Bicycle Relief
s.t.
+ 1'04 (9)
10
Florian Scheit
Vattenfall Cycling
s.t.
+ 1'04 (10)
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