Failli gains maximum points on first mountain sprint and extends his lead.
BOTD. Several big names here, including Vande Velde or Burghardt. Biggest gap was about 8 minutes with 75km to go.
Nibali, Barredo and Basso sets high tempo in peloton for their leaders Pellizoti and Chavanel.
20km to go...6 leaders stay in front - Vande Velde, Burghardt, Kangert, Sijmens, Szczawinski and Tizza. Peloton is more than 3 minutes down.
Vansummeren attacks peloton!
Penultimate climb and last mountain sprint is 15km before finish line...no one from escapees can´t follow to Vande Velde.
Chavanel and Pellizotti attack and join Vansummeren in downhill.
Flat move by Nocentini, Cunego, Bertagnolli, Paolini, Ballan and Albasinni follow!
Last 2km for Vande Valde! He still leads comfortably, but seems to be struggling!
Vande Velde cracks and is caught under 1Km mark! There are 7 men in front - Vande Velde, Ballan, Chavanel, Vansummeren, Bertagnolli, Pellizotti and race leader Paolini!
Chavanel and Vansummeren are looking to be strongest from leading group and bridge small gap!
Paolini fights bravely, but this climb is too steep for him.
Johan Vansummeren takes a win ahead of Sylvain Chavanel, who takes over leader jersey from Luca.
1 Johan Vansummeren Silence - Lotto 4h09'19
2 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step s.t.
3 Alessandro Ballan Lampre - N.G.C + 14
4 Leonardo Bertagnolli Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 23
5 Franco Pellizotti Liquigas s.t. 6 Luca Paolini Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo s.t.
7 Michael Albasini Team Columbia - HTC + 39
8 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale + 45
9 Damiano Cunego Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
10 Christian Vande Velde Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
11 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 1'09
12 Francesco Ginanni Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 1'14
13 Philippe Gilbert Silence - Lotto s.t.
14 Alessandro Bertolini Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
15 Joaquím Rodríguez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
16 Nick Nuyens Rabobank + 1'26
17 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank s.t.
18 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step s.t.
19 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team s.t.
20 Carlos Barredo Quick·Step s.t.
21 Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank s.t.
22 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team Saxo Bank + 1'40
23 José Luis Rubiera Astana Cycling Team + 1'52
24 Juan Mauricio Soler Barloworld s.t.
25 Francesco Bellotti Barloworld + 1'56
26 Massimo Giunti Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia s.t.
27 Mirco Lorenzetto Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
28 Thomas Voeckler Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 2'00
29 Joost Posthuma Rabobank s.t.
30 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia - HTC + 2'04
31 David López Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
32 George Hincapie Team Columbia - HTC + 2'08
33 Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
34 Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team + 2'12
35 Francesco Tizza CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
36 Allan Davis Quick·Step s.t.
37 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t.
38 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha + 2'16
39 Staf Scheirlinckx Silence - Lotto s.t.
40 Luca Solari Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
41 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto + 2'20
42 Jelle Vanendert Silence - Lotto s.t.
43 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
44 Denis Menchov Rabobank s.t.
45 Tanel Kangert AG2R La Mondiale + 2'24
46 Manuel Quinziato Liquigas s.t.
47 Gerald Ciolek Team Milram + 2'28
48 Daniele Nardello Fuji - Servetto + 2'32
49 Evgeni Petrov Team Katusha + 2'40
50 Frederik Willems Liquigas s.t.
51 Robert Hunter Barloworld + 2'44
52 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Cycling Team s.t. 53 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 2'48
54 Marcus Burghardt Team Columbia - HTC + 2'52
55 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne + 2'56
56 Arkaitz Durán Fuji - Servetto s.t.
57 Tadej Valjavec AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
58 Paolo Longo Borghini Barloworld + 3'00
59 Giampaolo Cheula Barloworld s.t.
60 Andrea Moletta Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia s.t.
61 Stuart O'Grady Team Saxo Bank s.t. 62 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 3'08
63 Ivan Basso Liquigas + 3'16
64 Nico Sijmens Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
65 Xabier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
66 Luca Barla Team Milram + 3'20
67 Juan Antonio Flecha Rabobank + 3'28
68 Enrico Gasparotto Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
69 Matteo Tosatto Quick·Step s.t.
70 Ronny Scholz Team Milram s.t.
71 Matthias Ruß Team Milram s.t.
72 Przemyslaw Niemiec Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 3'32
73 Maxime Monfort Team Columbia - HTC s.t.
74 Alexsandr Dyachenko Astana Cycling Team + 3'36
75 Paolo Bailetti Fuji - Servetto + 3'44
76 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale + 3'48
77 Mauro Santambrogio Lampre - N.G.C + 3'52
78 Jure Kocjan CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
79 Arnaud Labbe Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 4'08
80 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 4'24
81 Juan José Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 4'28
82 Ricardo Van der Velde Garmin - Slipstream + 4'36
83 Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne s.t. 84 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 4'40
85 Stéphane Augé Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 4'44
86 Pasquale Muto Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia s.t.
87 David Millar Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
88 Jonas Ljungblad Silence - Lotto + 4'48
89 Lasse Bøchman Team Saxo Bank s.t.
90 Ivan Rovny Team Katusha + 4'52
91 Thomas Peterson Garmin - Slipstream + 4'56
92 Krzysztof Szczawinski Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia s.t.
93 Luca Celli Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
94 Paul Martens Rabobank + 5'00
95 Marlón Pérez Caisse d'Epargne + 5'04
96 Fabrice Piemontesi Fuji - Servetto + 5'08
97 Stephen Cummings Barloworld s.t.
98 Carlo Scognamiglio Barloworld + 5'12 99 Ruggero Marzoli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo s.t.
100 Fabio Negri LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 5'16
101 Elia Rigotto Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 5'24
102 Kai Reus Rabobank + 5'28
103 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank + 5'32
104 Sylwester Szmyd Liquigas + 5'36
105 Sergio Marinangeli LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 5'40
106 Mauro Facci Quick·Step s.t.
107 Brian Vandborg Liquigas s.t.
108 Danilo Napolitano Team Katusha + 5'44
109 Sergio Pardilla CarmioOro - A-Style + 5'48
110 Roy Sentjens Silence - Lotto s.t.
111 Francisco José Ventoso CarmioOro - A-Style + 5'52
112 Renaud Dion AG2R La Mondiale + 6'00
113 Leif Hoste Silence - Lotto + 6'04
114 Cristiano Salerno LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 6'08
115 Alexandre Usov Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
116 Alessandro Petacchi LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 6'12
117 Jure Golcer LPR Brakes Farnese Vini s.t.
118 Iván Velasco Euskaltel - Euskadi + 6'20
119 Diego Tamayo CarmioOro - A-Style + 6'44
120 Fabio Terrenzio CarmioOro - A-Style + 7'04
121 Yukiya Arashiro Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 8'00
122 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale + 8'08
123 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step s.t.
124 Gatis Smukulis AG2R La Mondiale + 8'12
125 Craig Lewis Team Columbia - HTC + 8'28
126 Bingen Fernández Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 8'32
127 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
128 Matteo Bono Lampre - N.G.C + 8'36
129 Ángel Madrazo Caisse d'Epargne + 8'40
130 Assan Bazayev Astana Cycling Team s.t.
131 Svein Tuft Garmin - Slipstream + 8'52
132 Maryan Hary Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 8'56
133 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
134 Maxim Gourov CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
135 Vincent Jérôme Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
136 Pierpaolo Tondo Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 9'00 137 Alessandro Donati Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo s.t.
138 Stijn Vandenbergh Team Katusha + 9'04 139 Francesco Di Paolo Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo s.t.
140 Riccardo Chiarini LPR Brakes Farnese Vini s.t.
141 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 9'12
142 Roman Kireyev Astana Cycling Team s.t.
143 Guennadi Mikhailov Team Katusha s.t. 144 Simone Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo s.t.
145 Steven De Jongh Quick·Step s.t.
146 Karsten Kroon Team Saxo Bank + 9'16
147 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
148 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - N.G.C + 9'20
149 Damiano Caruso LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 9'24
150 Manuel Belletti Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
151 Blake Caldwell Garmin - Slipstream + 9'32
152 Gert Steegmans Team Katusha s.t.
153 Alan Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
154 Gert Dockx Team Columbia - HTC s.t.
155 Tristan Valentin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 9'36
156 Claudio Cucinotta LPR Brakes Farnese Vini s.t.
157 Aitor Hernández Euskaltel - Euskadi + 9'40
158 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
159 William Bonnet Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
160 Francisco Javier Aramendía Euskaltel - Euskadi + 9'44
161 André Greipel Team Columbia - HTC s.t.
162 Paolo Tiralongo Lampre - N.G.C + 10'00
163 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
164 Frank Høj Team Saxo Bank s.t.
165 Fredrik Kessiakoff Fuji - Servetto + 10'04
166 Francesco Chicchi Liquigas + 10'08
167 Graeme Brown Rabobank + 10'12
168 Steve Chainel Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 10'16
169 Alexandre Aulas CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
170 Markus Eichler Team Milram + 10'24
171 Dominik Roels Team Milram s.t.
172 Jason Donald Garmin - Slipstream + 10'28
173 Saïd Haddou Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 10'32
174 Michele Scarponi Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 11'00
175 Simone Saracini Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 15'56
176 Diego Caccia Barloworld s.t.
177 Federico Alessandro Valentini Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 17'48
178 Davide Viganò Fuji - Servetto s.t.
179 Sébastien Turgot Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 19'16
180 Thomas Fothen Team Milram + 19'24
181 Ermanno Capelli Fuji - Servetto + 19'56
GC
1 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step 15h31'00
2 Johan Vansummeren Silence - Lotto s.t. 3 Luca Paolini Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 11
4 Alessandro Ballan Lampre - N.G.C + 14
5 Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 23
6 Leonardo Bertagnolli Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
7 Michael Albasini Team Columbia - HTC + 39
8 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale + 45
9 Damiano Cunego Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
10 Francesco Ginanni Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 1'14
11 Alessandro Bertolini Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
12 Philippe Gilbert Silence - Lotto s.t.
13 Joaquím Rodríguez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
14 Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank + 1'26
15 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step s.t.
16 Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
17 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team Saxo Bank + 1'40
18 Juan Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 1'52
19 José Luis Rubiera Astana Cycling Team s.t.
20 Mirco Lorenzetto Lampre - N.G.C + 1'56
21 Francesco Bellotti Barloworld s.t.
22 Massimo Giunti Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia s.t.
23 Thomas Voeckler Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 2'00
24 Joost Posthuma Rabobank s.t.
25 David López Caisse d'Epargne + 2'03
26 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia - HTC + 2'04
27 Allan Davis Quick·Step + 2'06
28 Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Slipstream + 2'08
29 George Hincapie Team Columbia - HTC s.t.
30 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha + 2'12
31 Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team s.t.
32 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha + 2'16
33 Luca Solari Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
34 Staf Scheirlinckx Silence - Lotto s.t.
35 Gerald Ciolek Team Milram + 2'18
36 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne + 2'20
37 Denis Menchov Rabobank s.t.
38 Jelle Vanendert Silence - Lotto s.t.
39 Manuel Quinziato Liquigas + 2'24
40 Robert Hunter Barloworld + 2'34
41 Frederik Willems Liquigas + 2'40
42 Evgeni Petrov Team Katusha s.t. 43 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 2'48
44 Stuart O'Grady Team Saxo Bank + 2'54
45 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne + 2'56
46 Tadej Valjavec AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
47 Giampaolo Cheula Barloworld + 3'00
48 Paolo Longo Borghini Barloworld s.t.
49 Andrea Moletta Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia s.t. 50 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 3'08
51 Xabier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne + 3'16
52 Juan Antonio Flecha Rabobank + 3'28
53 Ronny Scholz Team Milram s.t.
54 Matteo Tosatto Quick·Step s.t.
55 Enrico Gasparotto Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
56 Matthias Ruß Team Milram s.t.
57 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 3'29
58 Przemyslaw Niemiec Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 3'32
59 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 3'44
60 Carlos Barredo Quick·Step + 3'46
61 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team s.t.
62 Mauro Santambrogio Lampre - N.G.C + 3'52
63 Christian Vande Velde Garmin - Slipstream + 4'01
64 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 4'24
65 Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne + 4'36
66 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto + 4'40 67 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo s.t.
68 David Millar Garmin - Slipstream + 4'44
69 Pasquale Muto Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia s.t.
70 Lasse Bøchman Team Saxo Bank + 4'48
71 Daniele Nardello Fuji - Servetto + 4'52
72 Ivan Rovny Team Katusha s.t.
73 Luca Celli Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 4'56
74 Paul Martens Rabobank + 5'00
75 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Cycling Team + 5'04
76 Marlón Pérez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
77 Stephen Cummings Barloworld + 5'08
78 Marcus Burghardt Team Columbia - HTC + 5'09
79 Carlo Scognamiglio Barloworld + 5'12 80 Ruggero Marzoli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo s.t.
81 Fabio Negri LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 5'16
82 Elia Rigotto Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 5'24
83 Francesco Tizza CarmioOro - A-Style + 5'28
84 Danilo Napolitano Team Katusha + 5'34
85 Nico Sijmens Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
86 Ivan Basso Liquigas + 5'36
87 Sergio Marinangeli LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 5'40
88 Alexsandr Dyachenko Astana Cycling Team + 5'56
89 Paolo Bailetti Fuji - Servetto + 6'04
90 Alessandro Petacchi LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 6'06
91 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale + 6'08
92 Cristiano Salerno LPR Brakes Farnese Vini s.t.
93 Jure Kocjan CarmioOro - A-Style + 6'12
94 Jure Golcer LPR Brakes Farnese Vini s.t.
95 Tanel Kangert AG2R La Mondiale + 6'20
96 Arnaud Labbe Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 6'28
97 Jonas Ljungblad Silence - Lotto + 6'44
98 Juan José Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 6'48
99 Stéphane Augé Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 7'04
100 Krzysztof Szczawinski Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 7'15
101 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale + 8'08
102 Luca Barla Team Milram s.t.
103 Gatis Smukulis AG2R La Mondiale + 8'12
104 Leif Hoste Silence - Lotto + 8'23
105 Arkaitz Durán Fuji - Servetto + 8'29
106 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale + 8'32
107 Matteo Bono Lampre - N.G.C + 8'36 108 Simone Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 9'12
109 Karsten Kroon Team Saxo Bank + 9'16
110 Damiano Caruso LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 9'24
111 William Bonnet Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 9'40
112 Yukiya Arashiro Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 9'56
113 Diego Tamayo CarmioOro - A-Style + 10'00
114 Ricardo Van der Velde Garmin - Slipstream + 10'12
115 Maxime Monfort Team Columbia - HTC + 10'16
116 Roy Sentjens Silence - Lotto + 10'21
117 Michele Scarponi Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 11'00
118 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 11'16
119 Maryan Hary Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
120 Brian Vandborg Liquigas s.t.
121 Mauro Facci Quick·Step s.t.
122 Francisco José Ventoso CarmioOro - A-Style + 11'28
123 Guennadi Mikhailov Team Katusha + 11'32
124 Roman Kireyev Astana Cycling Team s.t.
125 Alexandre Usov Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 11'40
126 Thomas Peterson Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
127 André Greipel Team Columbia - HTC + 12'04
128 Fabrice Piemontesi Fuji - Servetto + 12'16
129 Stijn Vandenbergh Team Katusha + 12'20
130 Kai Reus Rabobank + 12'24
131 Sylwester Szmyd Liquigas + 12'44
132 Sergio Pardilla CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
133 Renaud Dion AG2R La Mondiale + 12'56
134 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step + 13'38 135 Alessandro Donati Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 13'48
136 Claudio Cucinotta LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 14'00
137 Bingen Fernández Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 14'08
138 Fabio Terrenzio CarmioOro - A-Style + 14'12
139 Assan Bazayev Astana Cycling Team + 14'16
140 Tristan Valentin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 15'12
141 Aitor Hernández Euskaltel - Euskadi + 15'28
142 Ángel Madrazo Caisse d'Epargne + 15'32
143 Graeme Brown Rabobank + 15'48
144 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank + 15'49
145 Riccardo Chiarini LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 16'12
146 Manuel Belletti Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 16'32
147 Francesco Chicchi Liquigas + 17'16
148 Steven De Jongh Quick·Step + 17'28
149 Markus Eichler Team Milram + 17'32
150 Diego Caccia Barloworld + 19'12
151 Sébastien Turgot Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 19'16
152 Craig Lewis Team Columbia - HTC + 20'12
153 Svein Tuft Garmin - Slipstream + 20'36
154 Vincent Jérôme Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 20'40
155 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi + 21'00
156 Gert Dockx Team Columbia - HTC + 21'16
157 Gert Steegmans Team Katusha s.t.
158 Francisco Javier Aramendía Euskaltel - Euskadi + 21'28
159 Pierpaolo Tondo Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 21'36
160 Frank Høj Team Saxo Bank + 21'44
161 Iván Velasco Euskaltel - Euskadi + 22'24
162 Blake Caldwell Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
163 Alexandre Aulas CarmioOro - A-Style + 23'08
164 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi + 23'24
165 Maxim Gourov CarmioOro - A-Style + 23'48
166 Fredrik Kessiakoff Fuji - Servetto + 24'03
167 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - N.G.C + 24'16
168 Saïd Haddou Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 24'47
169 Dominik Roels Team Milram + 25'16
170 Jason Donald Garmin - Slipstream + 25'20 171 Francesco Di Paolo Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 25'35
172 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi + 26'04
173 Steve Chainel Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 28'07
174 Alan Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 29'12
175 Paolo Tiralongo Lampre - N.G.C + 32'32
176 Thomas Fothen Team Milram + 35'04
177 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 39'32
178 Simone Saracini Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 46'16
179 Davide Viganò Fuji - Servetto + 47'04
180 Federico Alessandro Valentini Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 50'56
181 Ermanno Capelli Fuji - Servetto + 51'32
KOM 1 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo 20
2 Juan Antonio Flecha Rabobank 5
3 Christian Vande Velde Garmin - Slipstream 5
4 Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank 4
5 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale 3
Sorry for lack of updates, suffering with unpleasant personal troubles and not playing atm...this is report from stage played week ago.
Stage 6
Longest and hardest stage of race is coming, today´s profile promises great show.
Strong BOTD - F.Masciarelli, Monfort, Muto, Golcer, Pardilla and Dyachenko.
Muto and Pardilla are down!
Leading group at the foot of Sasso Tetto, biggest and hardest climb of race.
Monfort sets high tempo, Golcer is first victim.
Monfort stays alone few kilometers later.
Barredo and Pineau are making great job for their leader Chavanel in front of pack. Many of riders can´t follow.
Monfort at the top, but still 45km remains to finish.
30km to go, Masciarelli is caught. Monfort still leads, but his advantage is only about minute.
And his solo effort is over. 28 riders in front, unfortunately only early escapee Masciarelli represents ASA team here.
Less than 10km before line Masciarelli has just cracked (so as Monfort did few moments before).
It´s time for Sylvain Chavanel!
Ballan, Bertagnolli and Cancellara counter!
Cancellara is still close Chavanel, defending bravely his leader jersey...Ballan and Bertagnolli look strongest from this group.
Cancellara is loosing contact!
Bertagnolli takes stage win, Chavanel is new race leader!
1 Leonardo Bertagnolli Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli 6h30'20
2 Alessandro Ballan Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
3 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step s.t.
4 Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank + 26
5 Joaquím Rodríguez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
6 Franco Pellizotti Liquigas s.t.
7 Johan Vansummeren Silence - Lotto s.t.
8 Damiano Cunego Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
9 Alessandro Bertolini Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
10 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
11 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team Saxo Bank + 55
12 Denis Menchov Rabobank s.t.
13 Ivan Basso Liquigas s.t.
14 Juan Mauricio Soler Barloworld s.t.
15 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team s.t.
16 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas s.t.
17 Carlos Barredo Quick·Step + 1'18
18 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank s.t.
19 Francesco Bellotti Barloworld s.t.
20 Nick Nuyens Rabobank s.t.
21 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step s.t.
22 Michael Albasini Team Columbia - HTC s.t.
23 Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team s.t.
24 Arkaitz Durán Fuji - Servetto s.t.
25 Massimo Giunti Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 2'02
26 David López Caisse d'Epargne + 3'18
27 Maxime Monfort Team Columbia - HTC + 3'34 28 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 4'31 29 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 4'59
30 George Hincapie Team Columbia - HTC + 5'21
31 Philippe Gilbert Silence - Lotto s.t. 32 Luca Paolini Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo s.t.
33 Stuart O'Grady Team Saxo Bank s.t.
34 Mirco Lorenzetto Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
35 Francesco Ginanni Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
36 Christian Vande Velde Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
37 Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
38 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia - HTC s.t.
39 José Luis Rubiera Astana Cycling Team s.t.
40 Jelle Vanendert Silence - Lotto s.t.
41 Thomas Voeckler Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
42 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha s.t.
43 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
44 Przemyslaw Niemiec Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia s.t.
45 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
46 Tadej Valjavec AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
47 Evgeni Petrov Team Katusha + 6'51
48 Luca Solari Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
49 Staf Scheirlinckx Silence - Lotto s.t.
50 Andrea Moletta Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia s.t.
51 Xabier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne s.t. 52 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo s.t.
53 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Cycling Team s.t.
54 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
55 Joost Posthuma Rabobank s.t.
56 Juan José Cobo Fuji - Servetto s.t.
57 Frederik Willems Liquigas s.t.
58 Tanel Kangert AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
59 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
60 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
61 Sylwester Szmyd Liquigas s.t.
62 Allan Davis Quick·Step + 9'49
63 Giampaolo Cheula Barloworld + 10'13
64 Manuel Quinziato Liquigas s.t.
65 Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
66 Paolo Tiralongo Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
67 Enrico Gasparotto Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
68 Fabio Negri LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 10'29
69 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank s.t.
70 Gerald Ciolek Team Milram s.t.
71 David Millar Garmin - Slipstream + 10'37
72 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha s.t.
73 Marlón Pérez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
74 Jure Kocjan CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
75 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto s.t.
76 Thomas Peterson Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
77 Daniele Nardello Fuji - Servetto s.t.
78 Francesco Tizza CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
79 Cristiano Salerno LPR Brakes Farnese Vini s.t.
80 Fredrik Kessiakoff Fuji - Servetto s.t.
81 Ivan Rovny Team Katusha s.t.
82 Stephen Cummings Barloworld s.t.
83 Mauro Santambrogio Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
84 Paolo Bailetti Fuji - Servetto s.t.
85 Craig Lewis Team Columbia - HTC s.t.
86 Matteo Bono Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
87 Lasse Bøchman Team Saxo Bank s.t.
88 Alexsandr Dyachenko Astana Cycling Team + 11'09
89 Pasquale Muto Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 11'37
90 Juan Antonio Flecha Rabobank + 13'25
91 Kai Reus Rabobank + 14'09
92 Jure Golcer LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 14'49
93 Ricardo Van der Velde Garmin - Slipstream + 15'05 94 Ruggero Marzoli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 15'21
95 Luca Celli Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
96 Sergio Pardilla CarmioOro - A-Style + 16'01
97 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
98 Ronny Scholz Team Milram + 16'41
99 Paolo Longo Borghini Barloworld + 17'09
100 Ángel Madrazo Caisse d'Epargne + 18'05
101 Robert Hunter Barloworld s.t.
102 Paul Martens Rabobank s.t.
103 Leif Hoste Silence - Lotto + 18'53
104 Matteo Tosatto Quick·Step s.t.
105 Aitor Hernández Euskaltel - Euskadi + 19'17
106 Elia Rigotto Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
107 Bingen Fernández Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 19'29
108 Marcus Burghardt Team Columbia - HTC + 19'49
109 Sergio Marinangeli LPR Brakes Farnese Vini s.t. 110 Simone Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo s.t.
111 Francisco José Ventoso CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
112 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step s.t.
113 Diego Tamayo CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
114 Carlo Scognamiglio Barloworld s.t.
115 Matthias Ruß Team Milram s.t.
116 Riccardo Chiarini LPR Brakes Farnese Vini s.t.
117 Gatis Smukulis AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
118 Alan Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
119 Assan Bazayev Astana Cycling Team s.t.
120 Michele Scarponi Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
121 Iván Velasco Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
122 Renaud Dion AG2R La Mondiale + 21'09
123 Yukiya Arashiro Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 21'49
124 Maryan Hary Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 22'37
125 Roman Kireyev Astana Cycling Team + 22'45
126 Stéphane Augé Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 23'01
127 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi + 24'05
128 Luca Barla Team Milram + 24'17
129 Manuel Belletti Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli s.t.
130 Jason Donald Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
131 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - N.G.C + 24'29
132 Danilo Napolitano Team Katusha + 24'49
133 Fabrice Piemontesi Fuji - Servetto + 24'57
134 Mauro Facci Quick·Step s.t.
135 Brian Vandborg Liquigas s.t.
136 William Bonnet Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 25'21
137 Steven De Jongh Quick·Step s.t.
138 Krzysztof Szczawinski Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia s.t.
139 Francisco Javier Aramendía Euskaltel - Euskadi + 25'33
140 Jonas Ljungblad Silence - Lotto + 25'53
141 Gert Steegmans Team Katusha s.t.
142 Svein Tuft Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
143 Stijn Vandenbergh Team Katusha + 26'45
144 Steve Chainel Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
145 Fabio Terrenzio CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
146 Tristan Valentin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
147 Alexandre Usov Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 28'45
148 Roy Sentjens Silence - Lotto + 29'01
149 Graeme Brown Rabobank s.t.
150 Karsten Kroon Team Saxo Bank s.t.
151 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
152 Arnaud Labbe Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
153 Blake Caldwell Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
154 Vincent Jérôme Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
155 Gert Dockx Team Columbia - HTC + 29'17
156 Alessandro Petacchi LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 29'57
157 Nico Sijmens Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
158 Diego Caccia Barloworld s.t.
159 Maxim Gourov CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
160 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
161 Pierpaolo Tondo Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia s.t. 162 Francesco Di Paolo Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 31'01
163 Damiano Caruso LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 31'29
164 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 32'17
165 Guennadi Mikhailov Team Katusha + 33'29
166 Francesco Chicchi Liquigas + 35'00
167 Dominik Roels Team Milram + 37'28
168 André Greipel Team Columbia - HTC s.t.
169 Markus Eichler Team Milram s.t.
170 Davide Viganò Fuji - Servetto s.t.
171 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
172 Frank Høj Team Saxo Bank s.t. 173 Alessandro Donati Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 39'40
174 Claudio Cucinotta LPR Brakes Farnese Vini s.t.
175 Ermanno Capelli Fuji - Servetto s.t.
176 Alexandre Aulas CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
177 Saïd Haddou Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
178 Federico Alessandro Valentini Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia s.t.
179 Simone Saracini Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 40'44
180 Sébastien Turgot Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 42'20
181 Thomas Fothen Team Milram + 45'00
GC
1 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step 22h51'33
2 Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank + 27
3 Alessandro Ballan Lampre - N.G.C + 37
4 Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 1'14
5 Leonardo Bertagnolli Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 1'19
6 Johan Vansummeren Silence - Lotto + 1'27
7 Damiano Cunego Lampre - N.G.C + 1'41
8 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale + 2'21
9 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team Saxo Bank + 2'59
10 Joaquím Rodríguez Caisse d'Epargne + 3'15
11 Nick Nuyens Rabobank + 3'35
12 Denis Menchov Rabobank + 3'45
13 Michael Albasini Team Columbia - HTC + 3'48
14 Alessandro Bertolini Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 3'58
15 Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team + 4'17
16 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas + 4'29
17 Juan Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 4'42
18 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team s.t.
19 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step + 4'55
20 Francesco Bellotti Barloworld + 6'11
21 Carlos Barredo Quick·Step + 6'15
22 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 6'17
23 Massimo Giunti Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 6'27
24 David López Caisse d'Epargne + 7'10
25 Ivan Basso Liquigas + 7'18 26 Luca Paolini Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 7'53
27 George Hincapie Team Columbia - HTC + 7'59
28 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia - HTC + 8'19
29 Philippe Gilbert Silence - Lotto + 8'25
30 José Luis Rubiera Astana Cycling Team + 8'48
31 Thomas Voeckler Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 9'08 32 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 9'21
33 Francesco Ginanni Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 9'31
34 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne + 9'37
35 Stuart O'Grady Team Saxo Bank + 9'49
36 Joost Posthuma Rabobank + 10'03
37 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha + 10'09
38 Mirco Lorenzetto Lampre - N.G.C + 10'10
39 Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne + 10'14
40 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne + 10'28
41 Christian Vande Velde Garmin - Slipstream + 10'36
42 Evgeni Petrov Team Katusha + 10'41
43 Przemyslaw Niemiec Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 10'44 44 Massimo Codol Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 10'46
45 Jelle Vanendert Silence - Lotto + 10'51
46 Tadej Valjavec AG2R La Mondiale + 10'59
47 Arkaitz Durán Fuji - Servetto + 11'07
48 Staf Scheirlinckx Silence - Lotto + 11'16
49 Frederik Willems Liquigas + 11'39 50 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 11'51
51 Xabier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne + 12'11
52 Andrea Moletta Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 12'43
53 Luca Solari Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 12'50
54 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
55 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 12'51
56 Manuel Quinziato Liquigas + 13'10
57 Martijn Maaskant Garmin - Slipstream + 13'30
58 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha + 13'52
59 Allan Davis Quick·Step + 14'25
60 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Cycling Team + 14'30
61 Gerald Ciolek Team Milram + 14'54
62 Maxime Monfort Team Columbia - HTC + 15'06
63 Enrico Gasparotto Lampre - N.G.C + 15'12
64 Tanel Kangert AG2R La Mondiale + 15'20
65 David Millar Garmin - Slipstream + 16'16
66 Juan José Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 16'26
67 Giampaolo Cheula Barloworld + 16'33
68 Lasse Bøchman Team Saxo Bank + 17'12
69 Stephen Cummings Barloworld s.t.
70 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale + 17'21
71 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto + 17'29
72 Daniele Nardello Fuji - Servetto + 17'42
73 Ivan Rovny Team Katusha + 17'44
74 Fabio Negri LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 17'47
75 Mauro Santambrogio Lampre - N.G.C + 17'56
76 Marlón Pérez Caisse d'Epargne + 18'11
77 Jure Kocjan CarmioOro - A-Style + 18'58
78 Juan Antonio Flecha Rabobank + 19'09
79 Francesco Tizza CarmioOro - A-Style + 19'32
80 Alexsandr Dyachenko Astana Cycling Team + 19'33
81 Pasquale Muto Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 19'51
82 Cristiano Salerno LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 19'54
83 Paolo Bailetti Fuji - Servetto + 20'02
84 Robert Hunter Barloworld + 21'56
85 Ronny Scholz Team Milram + 22'03 86 Ruggero Marzoli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 22'18
87 Sylwester Szmyd Liquigas + 23'07
88 Luca Celli Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 23'18
89 Matteo Bono Lampre - N.G.C + 23'33
90 Jure Golcer LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 23'35
91 Paolo Longo Borghini Barloworld + 24'15
92 Thomas Peterson Garmin - Slipstream + 25'08
93 Matthias Ruß Team Milram + 25'34
94 Matteo Tosatto Quick·Step + 25'39
95 Paul Martens Rabobank + 25'54
96 Marcus Burghardt Team Columbia - HTC + 26'20
97 Elia Rigotto Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 27'16
98 Ricardo Van der Velde Garmin - Slipstream + 27'49
99 Maarten Tjallingii Rabobank + 28'29
100 Leif Hoste Silence - Lotto + 28'40
101 Carlo Scognamiglio Barloworld + 28'50
102 Sergio Marinangeli LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 28'58
103 Kai Reus Rabobank + 29'03
104 Gatis Smukulis AG2R La Mondiale + 30'31
105 Sergio Pardilla CarmioOro - A-Style + 31'28 106 Simone Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 32'01
107 Diego Tamayo CarmioOro - A-Style + 32'53
108 Michele Scarponi Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 33'05
109 Danilo Napolitano Team Katusha + 33'10
110 Craig Lewis Team Columbia - HTC + 33'26
111 Stéphane Augé Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 33'34
112 Yukiya Arashiro Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 34'39
113 Francisco José Ventoso CarmioOro - A-Style + 34'49
114 Luca Barla Team Milram + 34'52
115 Jonas Ljungblad Silence - Lotto + 35'20
116 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step + 35'44
117 Ángel Madrazo Caisse d'Epargne + 36'18
118 Krzysztof Szczawinski Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 36'25
119 Fredrik Kessiakoff Fuji - Servetto s.t.
120 Bingen Fernández Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 36'46
121 Roman Kireyev Astana Cycling Team + 36'49
122 Assan Bazayev Astana Cycling Team + 36'58
123 William Bonnet Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 37'07
124 Maryan Hary Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 37'31
125 Aitor Hernández Euskaltel - Euskadi + 37'34
126 Renaud Dion AG2R La Mondiale + 38'07
127 Alessandro Petacchi LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 38'10
128 Arnaud Labbe Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 38'15
129 Brian Vandborg Liquigas + 38'21
130 Mauro Facci Quick·Step + 39'00
131 Nico Sijmens Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 39'02
132 Yuriy Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale + 39'39
133 Riccardo Chiarini LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 40'01
134 Karsten Kroon Team Saxo Bank + 40'33
135 Fabrice Piemontesi Fuji - Servetto + 40'42
136 Stijn Vandenbergh Team Katusha + 41'47
137 Roy Sentjens Silence - Lotto + 42'34
138 Alexandre Usov Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 43'50
139 Fabio Terrenzio CarmioOro - A-Style + 44'14
140 Damiano Caruso LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 44'19
141 Manuel Belletti Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 44'22
142 Tristan Valentin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 45'20
143 Paolo Tiralongo Lampre - N.G.C + 45'42
144 Steven De Jongh Quick·Step + 45'44
145 Iván Velasco Euskaltel - Euskadi + 45'56
146 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 46'53
147 Svein Tuft Garmin - Slipstream + 48'08
148 Guennadi Mikhailov Team Katusha + 48'11
149 Graeme Brown Rabobank + 48'18
150 Francisco Javier Aramendía Euskaltel - Euskadi + 49'48
151 Gert Steegmans Team Katusha + 49'52
152 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi + 50'36
153 Alan Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 51'52
154 Diego Caccia Barloworld + 52'10
155 Francesco Gavazzi Lampre - N.G.C + 52'12
156 Jason Donald Garmin - Slipstream + 52'14
157 André Greipel Team Columbia - HTC + 52'47
158 Gert Dockx Team Columbia - HTC + 53'14
159 Vincent Jérôme Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
160 Blake Caldwell Garmin - Slipstream + 54'12
161 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi + 54'48
162 Pierpaolo Tondo Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 54'52
163 Francesco Chicchi Liquigas + 56'05
164 Maxim Gourov CarmioOro - A-Style + 56'40
165 Markus Eichler Team Milram + 57'11
166 Claudio Cucinotta LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 57'25 167 Alessandro Donati Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 57'31
168 Steve Chainel Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 58'05
169 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 58'48 170 Francesco Di Paolo Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo + 59'05
171 Frank Høj Team Saxo Bank + 1h02'11
172 Sébastien Turgot Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 1h04'29
173 Dominik Roels Team Milram + 1h05'13
174 Alexandre Aulas CarmioOro - A-Style + 1h06'11
175 Sergio De Lis Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h06'35
176 Saïd Haddou Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 1h07'50
177 Thomas Fothen Team Milram + 1h23'51
178 Davide Viganò Fuji - Servetto + 1h28'39
179 Simone Saracini Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 1h31'25
180 Ermanno Capelli Fuji - Servetto + 1h33'48
181 Federico Alessandro Valentini Miche - Silver Cross - Selle Italia + 1h34'37
Points
1 Robert Hunter Barloworld 26 2 Luca Paolini Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo 24
3 Gerald Ciolek Team Milram 23
4 Alessandro Petacchi LPR Brakes Farnese Vini 20
5 Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank 19
KOM 1 Francesco Failli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo 20
2 Christian Vande Velde Garmin - Slipstream 5
3 Juan Antonio Flecha Rabobank 5 4 Francesco Masciarelli Acqua & Sapone - Caffé Mokambo 5
5 Alexsandr Dyachenko Astana Cycling Team 5
Although we could see fantastic performance from Cancellara, Sylvain Chavanel kept more strenght into finish and took back leader jersey before last stage. Great for ASA is that Failli will win KOM jersey, if he survive last stage! First season goal is about reaching!!
back after another break (and possibly before next break)
Stage 7
Last stage of race, I had two goals here. Defending of KOM jersey for Failli was the easier one. Only necessary thing was to keep him safe in pack until finish. No problem.
But I wanted more. Luca Paolini had real chance to win sprinters competition.
Unfortunately game crashed again just before podium screens so I have only 1 picture...All breakaway riders were caught safely, all has decided in bunch sprint. Luca decided to keep Hunter´s wheel. But it wasn´t smart decision, Robert was really slow today. Meanwhile Quick.Step team built great position for Allan Davis. On the other side of street were second train including Napolitano, Ciolek, Boasson Hagen or Ballan. It seemed to be all wrong with our chances in last kilometer, but Luca didn´t give up! He passed Hunter and moved step by step forward. Davis was too far ahead though and celebrated easy win. EBH sprinted as second ahead of Napolitano and Ballan. Luca managed to pass over Ciolek in last meters, finishing 5th, while Gerald finished 6th. I was really nervous when waited for podium and then.....CRASH.
Allan Davis celebrates win in last stage of T-A.
Nevermind, here are results. Luca did it, great success for our team!!!
Welcome on first PT classic race of season. Today we´ll ride almost 300km with several well known small climbs in final part of race. Will pure sprinters survive them or can we expect battle of puncheurs? Expectations of our sponsors are high, they want to see some of our riders in TOP5 here. Startlist is full of big names, it´d be really hard task. But Paolini is ready to achieve, he´s still in very good shape.
Early breakaway group in descent from Passo di Turchino. Agnoli, Rubiano, Vigano, Weylandt, Ratti, Gavazzi, Ermeti, Mondory, Van der Velde and Horrach. Their advantage is about 3 minutes and aren´t real threat for main contenders.
Capo Cervo, 50km to go...Nick Nuyens attacks! Only Horrach from early breakaway stays with small advantage in front, Garmin, Team Columbia and Katusha made their job good.
10km later, descent from Copa Berta...Quinzato, Elmiger, Scheirlinckx, Freire and Terpstra try to chase Nuyens. Horrach was already caught.
La Cipressa, Nuyens still alone in front. Bunch contains about 70 riders atm and is about 1 minute down.
Nick Nuyens is about caught at the foot of last climb - Poggio di San Remo. Good to see Paolini safely in pack. Francesco Failli still protects him well.
4km to go, it´s unbeliavable, but Nick Nuyens still holds small advantage! Wegmann tries to chase him down and builts small gap before sprinters. Paolini tries to find best position for sprint.
Flecha accelerates! Ciolek, Terpstra and Paolini are there too!
Flecha goes over tired Wegmann, but Nuyens remains still ahead!
Boonen flies forward, I´m afraid Luca has no chance to beat him.
Flecha takes a lead, Paolini tries to keep with Boonen. But it´s too late to think about podium.
Double for Rabobank! Juan Antonio Flecha is a winner ahead of Nuyens, hero of the day. Boonen finishes as third. Luca Paolini takes fantastic 4th place!
happy winner
to olabj: well, hope you won´t be disappointed...but give me some time
