The last stage in this Tour de Pologne is from Muszynka to Kraczonik. 184 kilometres with 6 laps on a hilly coure, and the final climb of 9.6km at an average gradient of 4.6%. Can someone beat Schleck here?
54 kilometres
7 riders form the BOTD: Steegmans (Omega Pharma), Marycz (Saxo), Barla (Androni), Szczawinski (CCC), Szeghalmi (Lampre), Vaitkus (Qantas) and Roelandts (Lotto). They create a maximum lead of 6 minutes.
5km to go
As predicted, the 7 get caught in the first part of the final climb to Kraczonik. With 5km to go, GC-leader Andy Schleck attacks and nobody can follow him.
3km to go
With 3 kilometres remaining, Schleck has a lead of 18 seconds to a chasing group of 5, with Kreuziger, Gilbert, Astana-duo Kessiakoff & Muravyev and Jelle Vanendert.
Finish
Without pushing to the limits, Andy Schleck takes his third win in a row, also securing the GC. Philippe Gilbert follows at '12, Kreuziger gets 3rd and Vanendert 4th at '36.
Results
1
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
4h49'58
2
Philippe Gilbert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 12
3
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
4
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 36
5
Ben Hermans
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1'00
6
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
7
Brice Feillu
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
8
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
9
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
10
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
GC
1
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
30h38'41
2
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 46
3
Philippe Gilbert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1'38
4
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1'56
5
Ben Hermans
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 4'49
6
Brice Feillu
Saur - Sojasun
+ 6'05
7
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 6'43
8
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 7'05
9
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 8'58
10
Fabian Wegmann
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 9'00
Spoiler
11
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
12
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 9'20
13
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
+ 9'55
14
Grega Bole
Lampre - Generali
+ 9'57
15
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
+ 10'18
16
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
+ 10'44
17
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
+ 11'20
18
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 11'45
19
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
+ 12'07
20
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
+ 12'11
21
Davide Malacarne
Team Europcar
+ 13'03
22
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 13'08
23
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
24
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 13'32
25
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 13'54
26
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 14'19
27
Janez Brajkovič
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 14'31
28
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 14'39
29
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
+ 14'59
30
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 15'32
31
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
+ 16'16
32
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 16'26
33
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 16'57
34
Maxim Iglinskiy
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 18'23
35
Rémy Di Gregorio
Sony Ericsson
+ 19'28
36
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 19'46
37
Tiago Machado
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 19'47
38
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - Generali
+ 20'31
39
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 20'42
40
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 21'08
41
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 21'15
42
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 21'17
43
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
+ 21'18
44
Zdenek Stybar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 22'06
45
Sébastien Rosseler
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 22'08
46
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 22'24
47
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Generali
+ 22'32
48
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 22'54
49
Donato Cannone
Androni Giocattoli
+ 23'03
50
Sep Vanmarcke
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 23'06
51
Jack Bobridge
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
52
Sacha Modolo
Team Type 1
+ 24'18
53
Chris Barton
Sony Ericsson
+ 24'49
54
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 25'20
55
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
+ 25'48
56
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 25'50
57
Manuel Belletti
Team Type 1
+ 25'52
58
Daryl Impey
Team Qantas
+ 26'01
59
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
+ 26'09
60
Jan Kuyckx
Lotto - Belisol
+ 26'13
61
Cyril Lemoine
Saur - Sojasun
+ 26'18
62
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 26'31
63
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
+ 26'45
64
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
+ 27'01
65
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
66
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 27'19
67
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
+ 27'49
68
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 28'26
69
Vicente Reynès
Lotto - Belisol
+ 28'32
70
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
+ 28'42
71
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
72
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 29'16
73
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 30'02
74
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 30'03
75
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
76
Jarosław Marycz
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 30'38
77
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 31'10
78
Krzysztof Szczawinski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 31'13
79
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
+ 31'20
80
Jean-Marc Marino
Saur - Sojasun
+ 31'24
81
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 31'26
82
Rubén Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 31'45
83
Balint Szeghalmi
Lampre - Generali
+ 32'21
84
Hayden Roulston
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 32'31
85
Mateusz Taciak
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 32'43
86
Julien Simon
Saur - Sojasun
+ 32'49
87
Blazej Janiaczyk
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 32'56
88
René Mandri
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 32'57
89
Jose Mendes
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 33'19
90
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
+ 33'39
91
Matteo Tosatto
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 33'45
92
Tomasz Kiendyś
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 34'10
93
Cyril Bessy
Saur - Sojasun
+ 34'20
94
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 34'47
95
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 35'10
96
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
+ 35'13
97
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 35'49
98
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
+ 35'55
99
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
+ 36'06
100
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 36'33
101
Alex Dowsett
Sky ProCycling
+ 36'39
102
Anthony Delaplace
Saur - Sojasun
+ 37'06
103
Javier Megías
Team Type 1
+ 37'10
104
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 37'12
105
Baden Cooke
Team Qantas
+ 37'50
106
Rafal Majka
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 38'10
107
Maxim Lefèvre
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 38'28
108
Matthew Wilson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 38'56
109
William Clarke
Sony Ericsson
+ 40'01
110
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 40'13
111
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 40'15
112
Jesse Sergent
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 40'26
113
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
+ 40'40
114
Piotr Sztobryn
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 40'42
115
Mitchell Docker
Team Qantas
+ 41'18
116
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 41'19
117
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 41'42
118
Salvatore Commesso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 41'48
119
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Generali
+ 41'49
120
Aidis Kruopis
Team Qantas
+ 42'16
121
Robert Hunter
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 42'17
122
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 43'12
123
Alexey Shmidt
Team Type 1
+ 43'55
124
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
+ 44'28
125
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 44'32
126
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 44'58
127
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli
+ 46'03
128
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
+ 46'19
129
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
+ 46'47
130
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
+ 47'10
131
Laszló Bodrogi
Team Type 1
+ 47'14
132
Jeremy Hunt
Sky ProCycling
+ 48'45
133
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
+ 49'10
134
Fabian Cancellara
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 50'06
135
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 50'14
136
Benjamin King
Team Type 1
+ 50'18
137
Matthew Hayman
Sky ProCycling
+ 51'24
138
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
+ 51'36
139
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
+ 53'55
140
Sam Bewley
Sony Ericsson
+ 53'56
141
Aaron Kemps
Lotto - Belisol
+ 55'06
142
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 55'29
143
Aldo Ino Ilesic
Team Type 1
+ 56'50
144
Jimmy Casper
Saur - Sojasun
+ 57'01
145
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 57'03
146
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 57'13
147
Piet Rooijakkers
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 57'27
148
Sergio Hernandez
Sony Ericsson
+ 58'10
149
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
+ 58'36
150
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
+ 59'07
151
Kamil Zielinski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
152
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
+ 1h01'26
153
Marco Bandiera
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h01'47
154
Gorik Gardeyn
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h03'40
155
Shawn Milne
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h04'14
156
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h05'56
157
Klemente Mitxeo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h06'34
158
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h06'42
159
Nikolai Trussov
Katusha Team
+ 1h08'36
160
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Katusha Team
s.t.
161
Charles Bradley Huff
Team Type 1
+ 1h09'16
162
Leigh Howard
Team Qantas
+ 1h10'03
163
Jonathan Bellis
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h10'19
164
Saïd Haddou
Team Europcar
+ 1h10'29
165
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h12'10
166
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
+ 1h12'13
167
Brett Lancaster
Team Qantas
+ 1h12'43
168
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h15'18
169
Christophe Laborie
Saur - Sojasun
+ 1h15'52
170
Rasmus Quaade
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h19'29
171
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h23'07
172
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h41'55
Points
1
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
20
82
2
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
0
72
3
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
0
71
4
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
0
70
5
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
0
70
KOTM
Our 11th World Tour-KOTM jersey this year. Now we only have to win the KOTM-jersey in the Vuelta, and then we have won them all!!
1
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
3
49
2
Andy Schleck
Monster Energy - Ford
13
39
3
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
6
22
4
Philippe Gilbert
Lotto - Belisol
8
18
5
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
4
16
U25
1
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
30h49'25
2
Davide Malacarne
Team Europcar
+ 2'19
3
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 4'48
4
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 10'31
5
Sep Vanmarcke
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 12'22
Teams
1
Monster Energy - Ford
92h07'53
2
Pro Team Astana
+ 10'19
3
Lotto - Belisol
+ 12'40
4
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 15'27
5
BMC Racing Team
+ 21'35
Today's and overall winner
Word from the DS
This was a perfect Tour de Pologne for us. 4 stage wins, the points, KOTM and teams ranking and 1st and 4th in the GC. Amazing.... But we have to mention, that the field was pretty weak in this tougher Tour de Pologne than ever. Anyway, we're stoked with our first World Tour stage race win of the season!
Just wondering, what are the chances of both Gesink and Andy riding in the Vuelta? Andy seems to be in good shape, and Gesink will be coming into peak fitness, so I'm wondering if there is any chance of them riding together.
@ Neillster: 0%. Gesink will ride the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, the two Canadian WT-races and goes for the Lombardia. I don't feel like getting these 2 in one race.
Next stop: The Eneco Tour, a 7 stage World Tour race in the Netherlands and Belgium. It's only the 8th edition, so a short history. Spanish José Iván Gutiérrez is the only one who won the race twice, and in the previous editions, there has never been a winner from the Netherlands or Belgium!
Last year's edition was won by Fabian Cancellara. Two wins in the prologue and the ITT brought him the win, beating Philippe Gilbert and Lars Boom.
The route
The Eneco Tour kicks off with a flat 5.7km prologue in Amersfoort. The next 2 stages are for the sprinters, with flat routes towards Sint Willebrord and Ardooie. In stage 3 we have entered Belgium.
Stage 4 to Ardenne (with lots of hills in it) and stage 5, a 14.7km ITT in Roermond, will be decisive for the GC.
The last 2 stages to Genk and Sittard-Geleen contains some hills, but probably aren't difficult enough to give some GC-changes.
Startlist
Spoiler
Sony Ericsson
1. E.Boasson Hagen
2. S.Bewley
3. N.Keinath
4. K.Kriit
5. S.Masciarelli
6. R.Quaade
7. T.Roe
8. R.Taaramäe
The first stage of the Eneco Tour is a 5.7 kilometre long flat prologue in the suburbs of Amersfoort, in the centre of the Netherlands.
The first rider to set a time that can be good enough to win, is the Italian TT-champion Adriano Malori. He finishes in 7'23.
Niki Terpstra is 5 seconds slower. With the 8th overall time, he's the best of our team today.
New best time, set by one of the GC-favourites. Lars Boom, who was 3rd last year, rides a time of 7'19. Is it enugh for the win?
Gustav Erik Larsson comes very, very close. He is only a few tenths of a second slower than Boom, 2nd time so far.
The last rider to start is the overall winner of 2009 and because of his sprint abilities, probably the biggest favourite to win the GC. Edvald Boasson Hagen rides a strong prologue, finishing in 3rd place, also within a second of Boom.
Results & GC
1
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
7'19
2
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
3
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
4
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Generali
+ 4
5
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 7
6
Jimmy Engoulvent
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 9
7
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
8
Niki Terpstra
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
9
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
+ 10
10
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 11
Spoiler
11
Jens Mouris
Team Qantas
+ 12
12
Piet Rooijakkers
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
14
Jakob Fuglsang
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
15
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky ProCycling
+ 13
16
Rasmus Quaade
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
17
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
18
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
s.t.
19
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 14
20
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
s.t.
21
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
+ 15
22
Markel Irizar
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
23
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
24
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
s.t.
25
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 16
26
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
27
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
28
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
29
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
30
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Sam Bewley
Sony Ericsson
+ 17
32
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
33
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
34
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
35
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 18
36
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Bobbie Traksel
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
38
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 19
39
Robert Hunter
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
40
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
41
Tom Stubbe
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 20
42
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
43
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
s.t.
44
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
45
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
46
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
+ 21
47
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
48
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
49
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
50
Baden Cooke
Team Qantas
s.t.
51
Yury Trofimov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
52
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 22
53
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
54
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
55
Jens Debusschere
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
56
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
57
Kim Borry
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
58
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
59
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
s.t.
60
Davide Malacarne
Team Europcar
+ 23
61
Mark Renshaw
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Grega Bole
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
63
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
64
Jurgen Van Goolen
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
65
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
66
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 24
67
Rein Taaramäe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
68
Iván Velasco
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
69
Coen Vermeltfoort
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
70
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
71
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
72
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
73
Maarten Neyens
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
74
Hayden Roulston
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 25
75
Xavier Florencio
Nespresso
s.t.
76
Gorik Gardeyn
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
78
Michele Scarponi
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
79
Daniel Martin
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
80
Stijn Vandenbergh
Katusha Team
s.t.
81
Adrien Petit
Team Europcar
+ 26
82
Fabio Duarte
Nespresso
s.t.
83
Dimitriy Muravyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
84
Ben Hermans
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
85
David Blanco
Nespresso
s.t.
86
Chad Beyer
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
87
Benjamín Noval
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
88
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 27
89
Kevin Seeldraeyers
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
90
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
91
Peter Stetina
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 28
92
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
94
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
95
Robert Wagner
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
96
José Rujano
Androni Giocattoli
+ 29
97
Matteo Carrara
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
98
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
99
Kim Kirchen
Sky ProCycling
+ 30
100
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
101
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
102
Mathieu Sprick
Team Europcar
s.t.
103
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
+ 31
104
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 32
106
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
s.t.
107
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
s.t.
108
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Team Europcar
s.t.
109
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
s.t.
110
Juan Mauricio Soler
Movistar Team
s.t.
111
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
+ 33
112
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
113
Robbie McEwen
Team Qantas
s.t.
114
Volodymir Gustov
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
115
Jonathan Bellis
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
116
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
117
Bjorn Selander
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 34
118
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
119
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
120
Bram Schmitz
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
121
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
122
Juan José Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
123
Wouter Van Mechelen
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 35
124
Koen Barbé
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
125
Denis Galimzyanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
126
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
127
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 36
128
Saïd Haddou
Team Europcar
s.t.
129
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
s.t.
130
Bert Scheirlinckx
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
131
Aketza Peña
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 37
132
Jorge Montaña
Movistar Team
s.t.
133
Sven Nys
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
134
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
135
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
136
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
137
Balint Szeghalmi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
138
Kevin Van Impe
Lotto - Belisol
+ 38
139
Job Vissers
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
140
James Vanlandschoot
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
141
Marko Kump
Nespresso
+ 39
142
Jan Kuyckx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
143
Nico Keinath
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
144
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
145
Simon Zahner
BMC Racing Team
+ 40
146
Baptiste Planckaert
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
147
Sven Renders
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
148
Donato Cannone
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
149
Timothy Roe
Sony Ericsson
+ 41
150
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
+ 42
151
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
152
Giacomo Nizzolo
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
153
Bart Dockx
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
154
Andrea Grendene
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
155
Andrew Bajadali
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
156
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
157
Enrico Zen
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
158
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
+ 43
159
Réginald Lallement
Team Europcar
s.t.
160
Alexandre Castro
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
161
Grégory Habeaux
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 44
162
Marco Corti
Nespresso
+ 45
163
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
164
Dirk van Dongen
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 46
165
Andrea Moletta
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
166
Jef Peeters
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
167
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
168
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
169
Kalle Kriit
Sony Ericsson
+ 47
170
Filippo Bortolotti
Nespresso
s.t.
171
Jelle Wallays
Lotto - Belisol
+ 48
172
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 51
173
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 52
174
Simone Masciarelli
Sony Ericsson
+ 56
175
Davy Commeyne
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
Today's winner
Word from the DS
I think this was a good start for us. Terpstra, Dekker and Posthuma within the top 20, not bad.
The first real stage is in the province of Noord-Brabant between Oosterhout and Sint Willebrord. It's 189 kilometres long and almost completely flat.
92km to go
The story of the day: a group of 10 riders form the BOTD, among them Stuart O'Grady (Qantas), Björn Leukemans (BMC) and Mirco Lorenzetto (Androni). They get a maximum lead of 6'30, but are caught with less than 10km to go.
Finish
As the form of our riders was retty weak, we decided not to form a train, but suck the wheel of another sprinter. Theo Bos manages to take the wheel of Tyler Farrar, but knows that the sprint will be tough for him, with a fitness of only 77.
The 5-stage winner of Le Tour takes the win here. Tyler Farrar beats Bernhard Eisel and Matthew Goss, while Bos finishes in a good 6th position, one place behind Edvald Boasson Hagen, whom takes over the lead in the GC.
Results
1
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
4h13'06
2
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
3
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
s.t.
4
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
5
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
6
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
7
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Bobbie Traksel
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
9
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
10
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
s.t.
GC
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sony Ericsson
4h20'25
2
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
4
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Generali
+ 4
5
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 5
6
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 7
7
Niki Terpstra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 9
8
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
9
Jimmy Engoulvent
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
10
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
+ 10
Points
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sony Ericsson
16
36
2
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
5
30
3
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
25
25
4
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
0
22
5
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
22
22
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Considering his fitness, a 6th place is a good result for Bos, against those strong sprinters.
Stage 3 from Aalter to Ardooie over 173 kilometres. We're in Belgium now, and the route includes a cobbled section of a total of about 1 full kilometre.... This should scare all the cobble-haters!
3km to go
Nothing special has happened in the stage. 3 riders formed the breakaway, dont remember the names. So it turns out in a mass sprint again. But that sprint is very, very messy. With 2km to go, Gorik Gardeyn is in the lead, followed by Gert Steegmans and the world-class sprinter Fabio Duarte..... What the heck is he doing here on a flat road, with some cobbles, sprinting for the stage win in a mass sprint??? Must be cya-logic . Theo Bos tries to hang on to the wheel of Boasson Hagen, and is in 9th place at this moment.
Finish
And where Bos gets blocked a bit by Pozzato and Dehaes, Edvald Boasson Hagen has found a nice way to pull an impressive sprint. The 2009 Eneco Tour-winner wins the mass sprint, followed by Francisco Ventoso and Alex Rasmussen. Bos (fitness 78, daily form +5) has to settle with the 7th place.
Surprisingly, the peloton has split in two pieces, with Nick Nuyens, Bjorn Leukemans and especially prologue winner Lars Boom has the most important victims, loosing 2 minutes!
Results
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sony Ericsson
3h55'39
2
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
3
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
s.t.
4
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
5
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
6
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
7
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
8
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
9
Igor Abakoumov
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
10
Gorik Gardeyn
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
GC
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sony Ericsson
8h15'54
2
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 10
3
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Generali
+ 14
4
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 15
5
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 17
6
Niki Terpstra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 19
7
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
8
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
+ 20
9
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
s.t.
10
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 21
Points
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sony Ericsson
25
61
2
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
22
40
3
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
13
38
4
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
20
32
5
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
0
30
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Bos probably wouldn't have taken a top 3, but we believe he could have get a better result than 7th. But you can't ride through people, so this was just bad luck.
FreitasPCM wrote:
So many updates. So far, a nice start with Terpstra.
Well, no updates tomorrow. Long day of work, and after that I'll go to a Snow Patrol-concert in Rotterdam. Looking forward to it, saw them 2 years ago with a concert in Amsterdam, that was great!
About Terpstra: hope he can hang on in the Ardennes-stage (or Dekker), and get a good result in the ITT. Think EBH is the man to beat now!
Two of our riders will leave the team after this year, after they refused to sign a new contract.
First Jens Keukeleire, the winner of a stage in the Tour de Wallonie. As that was, besides a Top 3 in a stage in the Tour Down Under, the only good result from him, we decided not to offer him more wage, which he requested. Keukeleire goes to Italy, as he has signed a contract with Amore & Vita.
Secondly, Wout Poels. The winner of the KOTM-jersey in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco and the Tour de Suisse, as well as the winner of the U25-rankings in Le Tour, decided to switch to a team were he could be a team's leader. Surprisingky, he choose for the Onda-team!
Note: I'll probably change this transfers after the season, as they are to strange to my opinion. I'll give you the choice, what teams they will go to?
Keukeleire: a Belgium CT-team (Landbouwkrediet), to France (AG2R) or a Dutch (M&M's).
Poels: a Dutch (Rabobank, as Mollema & Kruijswijk will leave them), an Italian (Liquigas), or something else?
Than Poels will go to Rabobank and Keukeleire to Landbouwkrediet (not Omega Pharma, as they already have Boonen, Ciolek, Steegmans and Farrar...).
There is something strange going on with Rabobank:
Riders out: Breschel (Monster), Langeveld (Landbouwkrediet), Tankink (M&M's), Mollema (BMC), Kruijswijk (?)
.
So far, a nice start with Terpstra. 
