Viennet won the TT yesterday, as he was expected to! He holds the GC lead, and unless something untoward happens, he should close out another win for his team this season. The stage today should again favour the sprinters. We've had three different winners for the flat stages so far. Will someone double up, or will a fourth winner emerge?
Favourites
FL
HI
ST
RS
SP
AC
Carsi
70
55
66
69
80
82
Zariff
70
61
71
67
80
80
Kennett
75
65
73
76
79
78
Minali
73
58
70
74
79
79
Willwohl
73
65
71
67
79
78
Gibbons
75
65
73
72
78
78
Scott
72
66
72
71
78
78
Norbert
75
71
75
77
77
75
Zhao
74
65
68
74
77
81
Vingerling
69
60
69
63
77
76
Oka
73
67
71
72
76
76
Stocker
75
65
71
73
76
77
Four riders go into the break and a couple of familiar faces make the selection:
Koretzky Martinelli Gaspar Albalooshi
Koretzky wins the first KOM and extends his lead. Martinelli and Gaspar also pick up points.
Koretzky also wins the other KOM and seals his KOM win in style. The order is reversed behind him. Their lead is 4 minutes.
Koretzky also wins the first intermediate sprint, followed by Martinelli and Albalooshi.
With 40 km to go, Simba Cement, Glanbia and Newton Foundation are leading the chase. The gap is down to 2'36".
Koretzky sweeps all the intermediates, winning the second intermediate sprint. Gaspar and Martinelli is the order after that. 11 km to go and gap is just 35 seconds.
Albalooshi is caught with 7 km to go.
The break is caught with 3 km remaining. Oram is leading out Kennet at the front. Vingeling is closest.
Barbero attacks with 2 km to go.
500 meters to go for Barbero as the sprinters reach the Red Kite. The gap is 24 seconds.
Barbero leads by 17 seconds with 200 meters to go as the sprinters are now at full tily!
Barbero takes it! A brilliantly timed late attack gives his team their second win of the race.
Minali and Gibbons are at the front with 100 meters to go. Then it's Zariff and Zhao.
Minali gets 2nd ahead of Gibbons and Zariff.
Zhao and Carsi finish 5th and 6th.
Willwohl, Stocker and Kennett get positions 7th through 9th.
Oka edges Norbert for 10th.
Today's winner - Carlos Barbero.
Stage Result
1
Carlos Barbero
Euskadi-Murias
3h39'12
2
Riccardo Minali
Zain-Omantel
s.t.
3
Ryan Gibbons
Ethiopian Airlines
s.t.
4
Nur Aiman Zariff
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
s.t.
5
Jingbiao Zhao
Duvel-Tsingtao
s.t.
6
Mustafa Carsi
Euskadi-Murias
s.t.
7
Willi Willwohl
Team Würth MODYF
s.t.
8
Manuel Stocker
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
9
Dylan Kennett
Glanbia
s.t.
10
Atsushi Oka
SEE Turtles
s.t.
11
Andrew Norbert
Podium Ambition
s.t.
12
Dries De Bondt
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
s.t.
13
Cameron Scott
Spark Team NZ
s.t.
14
Michael Vingerling
Trans Looney Tunes
s.t.
15
Darijus Dzervus
Babymetal
s.t.
16
Iliyan Kolev
Trans Looney Tunes
s.t.
17
Giorgi Nareklishvili
Trans Looney Tunes
s.t.
18
Luca Sterbini
Euskadi-Murias
s.t.
19
Mohammed Al-Wahibi
Zain-Omantel
s.t.
20
James Oram
Glanbia
s.t.
21
Antoine Aebi
Hilcona Racing Team
s.t.
22
Santiago Umba
Euskadi-Murias
s.t.
23
Huub Artz
Hilcona Racing Team
s.t.
24
Sam Bennett
Glanbia
s.t.
25
Loe Van Belle
Hilcona Racing Team
s.t.
26
Rok Korosec
Trans Looney Tunes
s.t.
27
Dylan Page
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
s.t.
28
Tejay Van Garderen
Newton Foundation p/b Zwift
s.t.
29
Francesco Della Lunga
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Michael O'Loughlin
Glanbia
s.t.
31
Emilien Viennet
Newton Foundation p/b Zwift
s.t.
32
Kristoffer Skjerping
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Joshua Kelly
SEE Turtles
s.t.
34
Faycal Hamza
SEE Turtles
s.t.
35
Aurelien De Comarmond
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
s.t.
36
Similo Nyoni
SEE Turtles
s.t.
37
Liam Curley
Glanbia
s.t.
38
Lucas Bourgoyne
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Noah Granigan
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
s.t.
40
Felix English
Ethiopian Airlines
s.t.
41
Julian Cardona
SEE Turtles
s.t.
42
Viacheslav Ivanov
Newton Foundation p/b Zwift
s.t.
43
Miles Scotson
Glanbia
s.t.
44
Valentin Paret-Peintre
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Cooper Johnson
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
46
Liam Crowley
Glanbia
s.t.
47
Ramon Domene
Euskadi-Murias
s.t.
48
Matteo Sobrero
Trans Looney Tunes
s.t.
49
Bryan Raul Obando
SEE Turtles
s.t.
50
Pepijn Reinderink
Hilcona Racing Team
s.t.
51
Clement Koretzky
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Raul Garcia Pierna
Euskadi-Murias
s.t.
53
Tord Gudmestad
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
54
Joao Gaspar
Babymetal
s.t.
55
Hamza Amari
Zain-Omantel
s.t.
56
Emmanuel Iradukunda
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
s.t.
57
Maximillian Schachmann
Zain-Omantel
s.t.
58
Alessio Martinelli
Hilcona Racing Team
s.t.
59
Mark Christian
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Tom Dumoulin
Ethiopian Airlines
s.t.
61
Benedikt Mundle
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
s.t.
62
Kasper Andersen
Team Würth MODYF
s.t.
63
Jaakko Sillankorva
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
64
Nicolas Vinokurov
Zain-Omantel
s.t.
65
Victor Campenaerts
Team Würth MODYF
s.t.
66
Sarris Evangelos
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
67
Khalid Albalooshi
Zain-Omantel
s.t.
68
William Barta
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
69
Itsuki Koide
Babymetal
s.t.
70
Andy Alihonay Diaz Suarez
Spark Team NZ
s.t.
71
Christophe Noppe
Duvel-Tsingtao
s.t.
72
Nicolo Buratti
Zain-Omantel
s.t.
73
Tosh Van der Sande
Duvel-Tsingtao
s.t.
74
Rohan Dennis
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
s.t.
75
Ivan Kipruto
Ethiopian Airlines
s.t.
76
Jhonatan Restrepo
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
77
Jake Marryatt
Spark Team NZ
s.t.
78
Igor Arrieta
Hilcona Racing Team
s.t.
79
Tristan Jussaume
Newton Foundation p/b Zwift
s.t.
80
Willhelm Wallinder
Newton Foundation p/b Zwift
s.t.
81
Kristjan Johanson
Hilcona Racing Team
s.t.
82
Rasmus Quaade
Trans Looney Tunes
s.t.
83
Metkel Kiflay
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
s.t.
84
Milan Paulus
Babymetal
s.t.
85
Carlos Verona
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
86
Nick Reddish
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
s.t.
87
Hasani Hennis
Podium Ambition
s.t.
88
Dimitry Bocharov
Zain-Omantel
s.t.
89
Ole Theiler
Team Würth MODYF
s.t.
90
Kevin Predatsch
Team Würth MODYF
s.t.
91
Martijn Keizer
Ethiopian Airlines
s.t.
92
Noppachai Klahan
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
93
Harold Martin Lopez
SEE Turtles
s.t.
94
Mikiel Habtom
Ethiopian Airlines
s.t.
95
Yuhi Todome
Babymetal
s.t.
96
Guillaume Haldimann
Hilcona Racing Team
s.t.
97
Samuel Welsford
Spark Team NZ
s.t.
98
Yudai Arashiro
Babymetal
s.t.
99
Richard Huera
Spark Team NZ
s.t.
100
Timo Roosen
Duvel-Tsingtao
s.t.
101
Franklin Joel Revelo
SEE Turtles
s.t.
102
Nathaniel Forbes
Podium Ambition
s.t.
103
Archie Ryan
Glanbia
s.t.
104
Frederico Figueiredo
Duvel-Tsingtao
s.t.
105
Gal Glivar
Trans Looney Tunes
s.t.
106
Yanglem Rojit Singh
Babymetal
s.t.
107
Kantaphon Kunkumpai
Trans Looney Tunes
s.t.
108
Stavros Theorpanous
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
109
Patrick Bevin
Ethiopian Airlines
s.t.
110
Yutao Shen
Duvel-Tsingtao
s.t.
111
Panagiotis Karatsivis
Spark Team NZ
s.t.
112
Connor Brown
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
s.t.
113
Warre Vangheluwe
Team Würth MODYF
s.t.
114
Jason Osborne
Team Würth MODYF
s.t.
115
Kaden Hopkins
Podium Ambition
s.t.
116
Nicholas Narraway
Podium Ambition
s.t.
117
James Morris Berroa
Podium Ambition
s.t.
118
Kenji Itami
Babymetal
s.t.
119
Jorge Abreu
Newton Foundation p/b Zwift
s.t.
120
Davide Piganzoli
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
s.t.
121
Kevon Boyd
Podium Ambition
s.t.
122
Yared Beharu
Ethiopian Airlines
s.t.
123
Josh Burnett
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
s.t.
124
Ruben Acosta
Euskadi-Murias
s.t.
125
Alexander White
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
s.t.
126
Davide Persico
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
s.t.
127
Kiaan Watts
Spark Team NZ
s.t.
128
Guy Yarrell
Spark Team NZ
s.t.
129
Fernando Tercero
Euskadi-Murias
s.t.
130
Simone Raccani
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
s.t.
131
Gianluca Pollefliet
Duvel-Tsingtao
s.t.
132
Nicolas Heinrich
Team Würth MODYF
s.t.
133
Ricardo Delgado Gonzales
Podium Ambition
s.t.
No changes in the GC as Viennet seals yet another win for his team. Sterbini and Nareklishvili join him on the podium.
GC
1
Emilien Viennet
Newton Foundation p/b Zwift
14h37'44
2
Luca Sterbini
Euskadi-Murias
+ 6
3
Giorgi Nareklishvili
Trans Looney Tunes
+ 7
4
Michael O'Loughlin
Glanbia
s.t.
5
James Oram
Glanbia
+ 12
6
Julian Cardona
SEE Turtles
s.t.
7
Similo Nyoni
SEE Turtles
s.t.
8
Jake Marryatt
Spark Team NZ
s.t.
9
Victor Campenaerts
Team Würth MODYF
s.t.
10
Carlos Verona
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
11
Kevin Predatsch
Team Würth MODYF
+ 13
12
Faycal Hamza
SEE Turtles
+ 17
13
Tom Dumoulin
Ethiopian Airlines
+ 18
14
Hasani Hennis
Podium Ambition
+ 19
15
Rohan Dennis
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
+ 24
16
Metkel Kiflay
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
+ 25
17
Matteo Sobrero
Trans Looney Tunes
+ 26
18
Patrick Bevin
Ethiopian Airlines
+ 27
19
Atsushi Oka
SEE Turtles
+ 28
20
Rasmus Quaade
Trans Looney Tunes
s.t.
21
Joshua Kelly
SEE Turtles
+ 31
22
Miles Scotson
Glanbia
s.t.
23
Tristan Jussaume
Newton Foundation p/b Zwift
s.t.
24
Mark Christian
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
+ 32
25
Martijn Keizer
Ethiopian Airlines
s.t.
26
William Barta
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
+ 39
27
Andrew Norbert
Podium Ambition
+ 44
28
Jhonatan Restrepo
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
29
Jason Osborne
Team Würth MODYF
s.t.
30
Jorge Abreu
Newton Foundation p/b Zwift
+ 46
31
Manuel Stocker
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
+ 47
32
Frederico Figueiredo
Duvel-Tsingtao
+ 52
33
Dylan Kennett
Glanbia
+ 55
34
Ryan Gibbons
Ethiopian Airlines
+ 59
35
Yanglem Rojit Singh
Babymetal
+ 1'02
36
Mustafa Carsi
Euskadi-Murias
+ 1'09
37
Sarris Evangelos
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
+ 1'14
38
Warre Vangheluwe
Team Würth MODYF
+ 1'16
39
Guillaume Haldimann
Hilcona Racing Team
+ 1'17
40
Darijus Dzervus
Babymetal
+ 1'19
41
Rok Korosec
Trans Looney Tunes
+ 1'20
42
Nicolas Heinrich
Team Würth MODYF
s.t.
43
Bryan Raul Obando
SEE Turtles
+ 1'21
44
Willhelm Wallinder
Newton Foundation p/b Zwift
+ 1'24
45
Panagiotis Karatsivis
Spark Team NZ
s.t.
46
Kaden Hopkins
Podium Ambition
+ 1'25
47
Stavros Theorpanous
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
48
Joao Gaspar
Babymetal
+ 1'27
49
Jingbiao Zhao
Duvel-Tsingtao
+ 1'28
50
Felix English
Ethiopian Airlines
s.t.
51
Liam Curley
Glanbia
+ 1'29
52
Loe Van Belle
Hilcona Racing Team
+ 1'30
53
Nick Reddish
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
+ 1'31
54
Connor Brown
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
s.t.
55
Guy Yarrell
Spark Team NZ
+ 1'32
56
Itsuki Koide
Babymetal
+ 1'34
57
Gal Glivar
Trans Looney Tunes
+ 1'37
58
Kevon Boyd
Podium Ambition
s.t.
59
Carlos Barbero
Euskadi-Murias
+ 1'38
60
Alessio Martinelli
Hilcona Racing Team
s.t.
61
Raul Garcia Pierna
Euskadi-Murias
s.t.
62
Kiaan Watts
Spark Team NZ
+ 1'40
63
Yuhi Todome
Babymetal
s.t.
64
Harold Martin Lopez
SEE Turtles
+ 1'42
65
Noppachai Klahan
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
+ 1'44
66
Alexander White
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
s.t.
67
Jaakko Sillankorva
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
+ 1'46
68
Antoine Aebi
Hilcona Racing Team
+ 1'47
69
Michael Vingerling
Trans Looney Tunes
+ 1'53
70
Tord Gudmestad
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Samuel Welsford
Spark Team NZ
s.t.
72
Clement Koretzky
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Pepijn Reinderink
Hilcona Racing Team
+ 1'55
74
Milan Paulus
Babymetal
s.t.
75
Khalid Albalooshi
Zain-Omantel
+ 1'57
76
Mikiel Habtom
Ethiopian Airlines
+ 1'59
77
Timo Roosen
Duvel-Tsingtao
s.t.
78
Liam Crowley
Glanbia
+ 2'00
79
Aurelien De Comarmond
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
s.t.
80
Ruben Acosta
Euskadi-Murias
+ 2'01
81
Emmanuel Iradukunda
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
+ 2'02
82
Nathaniel Forbes
Podium Ambition
+ 2'03
83
Davide Persico
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
+ 2'05
84
Kasper Andersen
Team Würth MODYF
+ 2'06
85
Yudai Arashiro
Babymetal
s.t.
86
Archie Ryan
Glanbia
+ 2'08
87
Christophe Noppe
Duvel-Tsingtao
+ 2'09
88
Tejay Van Garderen
Newton Foundation p/b Zwift
+ 2'10
89
Kristoffer Skjerping
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Cooper Johnson
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Andy Alihonay Diaz Suarez
Spark Team NZ
s.t.
92
Noah Granigan
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
+ 2'11
93
Lucas Bourgoyne
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'16
94
Francesco Della Lunga
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
95
Nur Aiman Zariff
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
+ 2'17
96
Kantaphon Kunkumpai
Trans Looney Tunes
s.t.
97
Yared Beharu
Ethiopian Airlines
+ 2'18
98
Richard Huera
Spark Team NZ
+ 2'19
99
Davide Piganzoli
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
+ 2'20
100
Josh Burnett
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
s.t.
101
Iliyan Kolev
Trans Looney Tunes
+ 2'22
102
Nicolas Vinokurov
Zain-Omantel
+ 2'24
103
Viacheslav Ivanov
Newton Foundation p/b Zwift
+ 2'25
104
Dylan Page
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
+ 2'28
105
James Morris Berroa
Podium Ambition
+ 2'29
106
Riccardo Minali
Zain-Omantel
+ 2'30
107
Hamza Amari
Zain-Omantel
+ 2'31
108
Huub Artz
Hilcona Racing Team
+ 2'34
109
Dimitry Bocharov
Zain-Omantel
+ 2'37
110
Nicolo Buratti
Zain-Omantel
+ 2'38
111
Ricardo Delgado Gonzales
Podium Ambition
+ 2'42
112
Igor Arrieta
Hilcona Racing Team
+ 2'45
113
Ivan Kipruto
Ethiopian Airlines
s.t.
114
Willi Willwohl
Team Würth MODYF
+ 2'46
115
Franklin Joel Revelo
SEE Turtles
+ 2'50
116
Cameron Scott
Spark Team NZ
+ 2'52
117
Yutao Shen
Duvel-Tsingtao
+ 2'54
118
Dries De Bondt
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
+ 2'57
119
Maximillian Schachmann
Zain-Omantel
+ 3'03
120
Tosh Van der Sande
Duvel-Tsingtao
+ 3'04
121
Valentin Paret-Peintre
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'05
122
Kenji Itami
Babymetal
s.t.
123
Sam Bennett
Glanbia
+ 3'13
124
Nicholas Narraway
Podium Ambition
+ 3'18
125
Mohammed Al-Wahibi
Zain-Omantel
+ 3'24
126
Benedikt Mundle
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
+ 3'25
127
Kristjan Johanson
Hilcona Racing Team
s.t.
128
Ramon Domene
Euskadi-Murias
+ 3'26
129
Ole Theiler
Team Würth MODYF
+ 3'27
130
Simone Raccani
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
+ 3'45
131
Gianluca Pollefliet
Duvel-Tsingtao
+ 4'28
132
Fernando Tercero
Euskadi-Murias
+ 4'49
133
Santiago Umba
Euskadi-Murias
+ 8'24
Gibbons pinches the Points jersey off Willwohl on the last stage. Stocker gets 3rd.
Points
1
Ryan Gibbons
Ethiopian Airlines
57
2
Willi Willwohl
Team Würth MODYF
53
3
Manuel Stocker
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
52
4
Andrew Norbert
Podium Ambition
48
5
Cameron Scott
Spark Team NZ
47
6
Riccardo Minali
Zain-Omantel
45
7
Mustafa Carsi
Euskadi-Murias
44
8
Jingbiao Zhao
Duvel-Tsingtao
42
9
Clement Koretzky
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
42
10
Dylan Kennett
Glanbia
41
Koretzky takes an easy win in the KOM, ahead of Gaspar and Aebi.
KOM
1
Clement Koretzky
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
36
2
Joao Gaspar
Babymetal
22
3
Antoine Aebi
Hilcona Racing Team
12
4
Nicolas Vinokurov
Zain-Omantel
8
5
Huub Artz
Hilcona Racing Team
6
6
Igor Arrieta
Hilcona Racing Team
4
7
Simone Raccani
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
4
8
Santiago Umba
Euskadi-Murias
4
9
Alessio Martinelli
Hilcona Racing Team
2
10
Josh Burnett
Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo
2
Jussaume adds more glory for his team with the U25s win. Singh and Evangelos join him on the podium.
U25
1
Tristan Jussaume
Newton Foundation p/b Zwift
14h38'15
2
Yanglem Rojit Singh
Babymetal
+ 31
3
Sarris Evangelos
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
+ 43
4
Warre Vangheluwe
Team Würth MODYF
+ 45
5
Guillaume Haldimann
Hilcona Racing Team
+ 46
6
Nicolas Heinrich
Team Würth MODYF
+ 49
7
Bryan Raul Obando
SEE Turtles
+ 50
8
Willhelm Wallinder
Newton Foundation p/b Zwift
+ 53
9
Panagiotis Karatsivis
Spark Team NZ
+ 53
10
Kaden Hopkins
Podium Ambition
+ 54
SEE Turtles wins the Teams classification with Glanbia and Trans joining them on the podium.