TOUR DOWN UNDER
Stage 5: Snapper Point - Willunga
148 km
23/01
108 km: Peraud takes the intermediate sprint in Aldinga Beach before Pedersen, Tosatto, Marycz, Roux, Urtasun and Coyot. They have a 1’36” lead on the pack. Between them several riders are dangling.
73 km: Roux takes the second intermediate sprint in Aldinga Beach before Sabatini, Codol, Marycz, LeLay, Tosatto, Urtasun, Pedersen, Roberts, Wilson, Cretskens, Wyss, Furlan, Bertolini, Coyot, Peraud and Mate. They have a 1’36” lead on the pack.
53 km: Codol is the first one on top of the first passage of the Willunga Hill. A couple of riders have made the jump from the pack to the leading group.
22 km: Bertolini has gotten away from all other attackers on the second passage of the Willunga Hill. Roux is following him at 29”, Le Lay, Codol, Pedersen, Langeveld, Urtasun and Wilson at 1’01”, Sabatini, Mate, Tosatto, Roberts and Peraud at 1’26” and the pack at 1’48”. For Codol is was sufficient to take over the climbers jersey with no further mountains on the program
4 km: Bertolini is the only one left with a 36” gap with the pack and the Saxo train is again at full speed.
Bertolini is caught, but then the Saxo train stalls….
Which allows the Euskaltel Euskadis to deliver Galdos perfectly
And he takes the victory before Davis and Mondory
1. Aitor Galdos - Euskaltel Euskadi - 3h35'25"
2. Allan Davis - Astana - + 0"
3. Lloyd Mondory - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0"
4. Gert Steegmans - Team RadioShack - + 0"
5. Matthew Goss - Team HTC Columbia - + 0"
6. Filippo Pozzato - Team Katusha - + 0"
7. Anthony Geslin - Francaise des Jeux - + 0"
8. Francesco Ginanni - Androni Giocattoli - + 0"
9. Mirco Lorenzetto - Lampre Farnese Vini - + 0"
10. Oscar Freire - Rabobank - + 0"
11. Greg Van Avermaet - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 0"
12. Mark Renshaw - Team HTC Columbia - + 0" 13. Stuart O'Grady - Team Saxo Bank - + 0"
14. Kurt Asle Arvesen - Sky Professional Cycling Team - + 0"
15. Bobbie Traksel - Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team - + 0"
16. Alberto Ongarato - Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team - + 0"
17. Mauro Finetto - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
18. Xavier Florencio - Cervelo Test Team - + 0"
19. Denis Galimzyanov - Team Katusha - + 0"
20. Ruben Perez - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 0"
21. Stijn Devolder - Quick Step - + 0" 22. Jens Voigt - Team Saxo Bank - + 0"
23. Tomas Vaitkus - Team RadioShack - + 0"
24. Alessandro Bertolini - Androni Giocattoli - + 0"
25. Jonathan Castroviejo - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 0"
26. Juan Antonio Flecha - Sky Professional Cycling Team - + 0"
27. Sylvain Chavanel - Quick Step - + 0"
28. Rubens Bertogliati - Androni Giocattoli - + 0"
29. Jose Luis Arrieta - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0"
30. Enrico Gasparotto - Astana - + 0"
31. Carlos Barredo - Quick Step - + 0"
32. Roy Sentjens - Team Milram - + 0"
33. Andre Greipel - Team HTC Columbia - + 0"
34. Wesley Sulzberger - Francaise des Jeux - + 0"
35. Sebastian Langeveld - Rabobank - + 0"
36. Aitor Perez Arrieta - Footon Servetto - + 0"
37. Michael Barry - Sky Professional Cycling Team - + 0"
38. Francesco Gavazzi - Lampre Farnese Vini - + 0"
39. Gianni Meersman - Francaise des Jeux - + 0"
40. Martin Pedersen - Footon Servetto - + 0"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Stuart O'Grady - Team Saxo Bank - 16h45'37"
2. Allan Davis - Astana - + 14"
3. Filippo Pozzato - Team Katusha - + 18" 4. Jens Voigt - Team Saxo Bank - + 26"
5. Cameron Meyer - Garmin Transitions - + 28"
6. Brent Bookwalter - BMC Racing Team - + 28"
7. Hayden Roulston - Team HTC Columbia - + 29"
8. Denis Galimzyanov - Team Katusha - + 30"
9. Carlos Barredo - Quick Step - + 30"
10. Luca Mazzanti - Team Katusha - + 30"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Massimo Codol - Acqua & Sapone - 34 Pts
2. Benoit Vaugrenard - Francaise des Jeux - 32 Pts
3. Alessandro Bertolini - Androni Giocattoli - 32 Pts
4. David Le Lay - AG2R La Mondiale - 26 Pts
5. Anthony Roux - Francaise des Jeux - 25 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Stuart O'Grady - Team Saxo Bank - 24 Pts
2. Allan Davis - Astana - 16 Pts
3. Filippo Pozzato - Team Katusha - 12 Pts
4. Martin Reimer - Cervelo Test Team - 10 Pts 5. Jaroslaw Marycz - Team Saxo Bank - 10 Pts
YOUNG RIDERS:
1. Cameron Meyer - Garmin Transitions - 16h46'05"
2. Denis Galimzyanov - Team Katusha - + 2"
3. Rui Costa - Caisse d'Epargne - + 2"
4. Anthony Roux - Francaise des Jeux - + 1'40"
5. Jonathan Castroviejo - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 1'42"
TEAM STANDINGS:
1. Astana - 50h18'21"
2. Team Katusha - + 0"
3. Liquigas Doimo - + 1'41" 4. Team Saxo Bank - + 2'40"
5. Euskaltel Euskadi - + 3'22"
TOUR DOWN UNDER
Stage 6: Adelaide - Adelaide
90 km
24/01
Although lots of riders tried to get away it was pretty clear that it was going to be a mass sprint. Attacks were countered one by one by the pack and the escapies never got more than a 2’00” lead.
Impey is perfectly delivered by Rast with behind him the Saxo and Astana trains.
Hondo and Gavazzi get into the lead too early and lose every change of winning.
When Impey gets the lead, Cooke is behind him with O'Grady in his wheel. To the right (out of the picture) Steegmans is delivered by Vaitkus.
Cooke is the first one through the corner before Davis and Steegmans. He is leading a train with O'Grady and Pozzato.
From here O'Grady managed to take the win before Steegmans and Pozzato. With 4 victories he is the winner of the Tour Down Under!!!
1. Stuart O'Grady - Team Saxo Bank - 2h01'41"
2. Gert Steegmans - Team RadioShack - + 0"
3. Filippo Pozzato - Team Katusha - + 0"
4. Allan Davis - Astana - + 0"
5. Mirco Lorenzetto - Lampre Farnese Vini - + 0" 6. Baden Cooke - Team Saxo Bank - + 0"
7. Andre Greipel - Team HTC Columbia - + 0"
8. Oscar Freire - Rabobank - + 0"
9. Mark Renshaw - Team HTC Columbia - + 0"
10. Graeme Brown - Rabobank - + 0"
11. Roger Hammond - Cervelo Test Team - + 0"
12. Anthony Geslin - Francaise des Jeux - + 0"
13. Mauro Finetto - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
14. Daryl Impey - Team RadioShack - + 0"
15. Jurgen Roelandts - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 0"
16. Aitor Galdos - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 0"
17. Inaki Isasi - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 0"
18. Matthew Goss - Team HTC Columbia - + 0"
19. Greg Van Avermaet - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 0"
20. Gregory Rast - Team RadioShack - + 0"
21. Lloyd Mondory - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0"
22. Wesley Sulzberger - Francaise des Jeux - + 0"
23. Kurt Asle Arvesen - Sky Professional Cycling Team - + 0"
24. Danilo Hondo - Lampre Farnese Vini - + 0" 25. Jens Voigt - Team Saxo Bank - + 0"
26. Juan Antonio Flecha - Sky Professional Cycling Team - + 0"
27. Ruben Perez - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 0"
28. Ben Hermans - Team RadioShack - + 0"
29. Tomas Vaitkus - Team RadioShack - + 0"
30. Theo Bos - Cervelo Test Team - + 0"
31. Enrico Gasparotto - Astana - + 0"
32. Gianni Meersman - Francaise des Jeux - + 0"
33. Pablo Urtasun - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 0"
34. Angelo Furlan - Lampre Farnese Vini - + 0"
35. Michael Barry - Sky Professional Cycling Team - + 0"
36. Mikhail Ignatiev - Team Katusha - + 0"
37. Wim Stroetinga - Team Milram - + 0"
38. Roy Sentjens - Teamm Milram - + 0"
39. Benoit Vaugrenard - Francaise des Jeux - + 0"
40. Simon Spilak - Lampre Farnese Vini - + 0"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Stuart O'Grady - Team Saxo Bank - 18h47'08"
2. Filippo Pozzato - Team Katusha - + 24"
3. Allan Davis - Astana - + 24" 4. Jens Voigt - Team Saxo Bank - + 36"
5. Cameron Meyer - Garmin Transitions - + 38"
6. Hayden Roulston - Team HTC Columbia - + 39"
7. Carlos Barredo - Quick Step - + 40"
8. Luca Mazzanti - Team Katusha - + 40"
9. Rui Costa - Caisse d'Epargne - + 40"
10. Alexandre Vinokourov - Astana - + 40"
11. Rubens Bertogliati - Androni Giocattoli - + 40"
12. Valeriy Dmitriyev - Astana - + 40"
13. Scott Davis - Astana - + 40"
14. Frederik Willems - Liquigas - + 40"
15. Brett Lancaster - Cervelo Test Team - + 40"
16. Aitor Galdos - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 2'11"
17. Mark Renshaw - Team HTC Columbia - + 2'11"
18. Andre Greipel - Team HTC Columbia - + 2'15"
19. Gert Steegmans - Team RadioShack - + 2'15"
20. Anthony Geslin - Francaise des Jeux - + 2'17"
21. Lloyd Mondory - AG2R La Mondiale - + 2'17"
22. Juan Antonio Flecha - Sky Professional Cycling Team - + 2'17"
23. Daniele Pietropolli - Lampre Farnese Vini - + 2'18"
24. Anthony Roux - Francaise des Jeux - + 2'18"
25. Jonathan Castroviejo - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 2'20"
26. Russell Downing - Sky Professional Cycling Team - + 2'20"
27. Benoit Vaugrenard - Francaise des Jeux - + 2'20"
28. Matteo Tosatto - Quick Step - + 2'20"
29. Matthew Goss - Team HTC Columbia - + 2'21"
30. Oscar Freire - Rabobank - + 2'21"
31. Mauro Finetto - Liquigas Doimo - + 2'21"
32. Bobbie Traksel - Vacansoleil Pro Cyling Team - + 2'21"
33. Greg Van Avermaet - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 2'21"
34. Alberto Ongarato - Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team - + 2'21"
35. Danilo Hondo - Lampre Farnese Vini - + 2'21"
36. Sebastian Langeveld - Rabobank - + 2'21"
37. Stijn Devolder - Quick Step - + 2'21"
38. Kurt Asle Arvesen - Sky Professional Cycling Team - + 2'21"
39. Enrico Gasparotto - Astana - + 2'21"
40. Wesley Sulzberger - Francaise des Jeux - + 2'21"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Massimo Codol - Acqua & Sapone - 34 Pts
2. Benoit Vaugrenard - Francaise des Jeux - 32 Pts
3. Alessandro Bertolini - Androni Giocattoli - 32 Pts
4. David Le Lay - AG2R La Mondiale - 26 Pts
5. Anthony Roux - Francaise des Jeux - 25 Pts
6. Cameron Meyer - Garmin Transitions - 16 Pts
7. Ruggero Marzoli - Acqua & Sapone - 16 Pts
8. Rui Costa - Caisse d'Epargne - 12 Pts
9. Jonathan Castroviejo - Euskaltel Euskadi - 12 Pts
10. Julian Dean - Garmin Transitions - 12 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Stuart O'Grady - Team Saxo Bank - 32 Pts
2. Allan Davis - Astana - 16 Pts
3. Filippo Pozzato - Team Katusha - 16 Pts
4. Martin Reimer - Cervelo Test Team - 10 Pts 5. Jaroslaw Marycz - Team Saxo Bank - 10 Pts
6. Aitor Galdos - Euskaltel Euskadi - 8 Pts
7. Mark Renshaw - Team HTC Columbia - 8 Pts
8. Andre Greipel - Team HTC Columbia - 6 Pts
9. Daniele Pietropolli - Lampre Farnese Vini - 6 Pts
10. Anthony Roux - Francaise des Jeux - 6 Pts
YOUNG RIDERS:
1. Cameron Meyer - Garmin Transitions - 18h47'46"
2. Rui Costa - Caisse d'Epargne - + 2"
3. Anthony Roux - Francaise des Jeux - + 1'40"
4. Jonathan Castroviejo - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 1'42"
5. Matthew Goss - Team HTC Columbia - + 1'43"
6. Mauro Finetto - Liquigas Doimo - + 1'43"
7. Greg Van Avermaet - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 1'43"
8. Sebastian Langeveld - Rabobank - + 1'43"
9. Wesley Sulzberger - Francaise des Jeux - + 1'43"
10. Mikhail Ignatiev - Team Katusha - + 1'43"
TEAM STANDINGS:
1. Team Katusha - 56h23'24"
2. Astana - + 0"
3. Liquigas Doimo - + 1'41" 4. Team Saxo Bank - + 2'40"
5. Euskaltel Euskadi - + 3'22"
6. Cervelo Test Team - + 3'22"
7. Androni Giocattoli - + 3'22"
8. Caisse d'Epargne - + 3'22"
9. Quick Step - + 3'22"
10. Team HTC Columbia - + 3'22"
11. Garmin Transitions - + 3'22"
12. Rabobank - + 5'03"
13. Omega Pharma Lotto - + 5'03"
14. Lampre Farnese Vini - + 5'03"
15. Sky Professional Cycling Team - + 5'03"
16. AG2R La Mondiale - + 5'03"
17. Francaise des Jeux - + 5'03"
18. Vacansoleil Pro Cyling Team - + 7'33"
19. Team Milram - + 9'10"
20. Team RadioShack - + 9'24"
21. Acqua & Sapone - + 9'27"
22. Footon Servetto - + 9'58"
23. BMC Racing Team - + 21'43"
This years Vuelta a Mallorca starts with more or less two flat races. Here we can espect men like McEwen, Farrar, O'Grady, Breschel, Galdos and Paolini. However, the descision who wins the Vuelta a Mallorca is most likely exclusively determined by the outcome of the last three hilly stages. The man to beat here will be Rodriguez. However, there are many outsiders for a victory like Basso, Gilbert, Barredo, Vinokourov, Fuglsang, Siutsou, Van Summeren, Kessiakoff, Hesjedal and Hivert.
CHALLENGO VOLTA CICLISTA A MALLORCA
Stage 1: Palma - Palma
120 km
07/02
100 km: Despite this stage is destined to become a mass sprint several riders try to escape from the pack. There is a strong wind and readily the pack breaks in the end and several riders are struggling to get back. A group of eleven has managed to get away and to take a 2’24” lead on the pack. The group consists of Sicard, Macias, Chtroui, Garcia, Karpets, Reynes, Hovelynckx, Brenes, Livramento, Mangel and Broco. They are followed by Cardoso, Bazayev, Viviani, Landa, Ribeiro, Mestre and Sarmiento at 32”.
30 km: The pack is unleashed and with great speed catches the attackers. A mass sprint seems unevitable. However, due to the strong wind and high pace of the pack, a break in the peleton has occurred.
Fischer is the leadout man for Farrar who is in a great position.
Paolini starts the sprint from very far and suprises Farrar.
Paolini wins before Farrar and Finetto. The pack has broken into many pieces and amongst others Hivert, Barredo and Fuglsang (all 1'10", Rodriguez, Basso, Hesjedal, Van Summeren, Vinokourov, Rabon, Siutsou and Chavanel (all 2'19" lose time.
1. Luca Paolini - Acqua & Sapone - 2h45'52"
2. Tyler Farrar - Garmin Transitions - + 0"
3. Mauro Finetto - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
4. Aitor Galdos - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 0" 5. Stuart O'Grady - Team Saxo Bank - + 0"
6. Candido Barbosa - Palmeiras Resort Tavira - + 0"
7. Daniel Moreno - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 0" 8. Matti Breschel - Team Saxo Bank - + 0"
9. Greg Van Avermaet - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 0"
10. Murilo Fischer - Garmin Transitions - + 0"
11. Henrique Casimiro - Palmeiras Resort Tavira - + 0"
12. Reinier Honig - Acqua & Sapone - + 0"
13. Alexandre Botcharov - Team Katusha - + 0"
14. Jurgen Van Goolen - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 0"
15. Egor Silin - Team Katusha - + 0"
16. Tom Stubbe - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 0"
17. Aleksandr Kuschynski - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
18. Ivan Velasco - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 0"
19. Anthony Ravard - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0"
20. Ivan Santaromita - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
21. Robbie McEwen - Team Katusha - + 0"
22. Alejandro Porto - Palmeiras Resort Tavira - + 0"
23. Fredrik Kessiakoff - Garmin Transitions - + 0"
24. Pavel Brutt - Team Katusha - + 0"
25. Jonas Aaen Jorgensen - Team Saxo Bank - + 0"
With 5 totally flat stages a lot of mass sprints are expected and of coarse almost all teams have brought a couple of sprinters. Furthermore dealing with the strong winds and especially the opening TTT stage can be severe dealbreakers. This all makes it very difficult to predict who is going to win this years edition of the Tour of Qatar.
Saxo Bank
1. Cooke
2. Didier
3. Haedo
4. Haedo
5. Larsson
6. Porte
7. Rasmussen
8. Steensen
Caisse d'Epargne
11. Sanchez
12. Cobo
13. Drujon
14. Jeanneson
15. Lastras
16. Lopez
17. Plaza
18. Uran
Garmin was the team to beat for this TTT, but they got only in 3rd place at 3" behind Caisse d'Epargne.
They took the win.
Katusha became 2nd, also at 3".
AG2R, Bbox Bouygues, Euskaltel, Skil and Liquigas also got decent times on the clock. Saxo, BMC, Astana, Omega Pharma, Sky, Quick Step and Lampre probably lost already too much time in the TTT to be of any influence in the GC. But strange things can happen.
1. Caisse d'Epargne - 15'31"
2. Team Katusha - + 3"
3. Garmin Transitions - + 3"
4. AG2R La Mondiale - + 10"
5. Bbox Bouygues Telecom - + 18"
6. Euskaltel Euskadi - + 24"
7. Skil Shimano - + 24"
8. Liquigas Doimo - + 27"
9. United Healthcare presented by Maxxis - + 31"
10. CCC Polsat Polkowice - + 32"
11. Adria Mobil - + 33" 12. Team Saxo Bank - + 34"
13. BMC Racing Team - + 34"
14. Astana - + 36"
15. Omega Pharma Lotto - + 39"
16. Sky Professional Cycling Team - + 42"
17. Quick Step - + 43"
18. Lampre Farnese Vini - + 45"
19. Centro Ciclismo de Loule Louletano - + 55"
20. Barbot Siper - + 6'00"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Ruben Plaza - Caisse d'Epargne - 15'30"
2. David Lopez - Caisse d'Epargne - + 0"
3. Juan Jose Cobo - Caisse d'Epargne - + 0"
4. Pablo Lastras - Caisse d'Epargne - + 0"
5. Mathieu Drujon - Caisse d'Epargne - + 0"
6. Rigoberto Uran - Caisse d'Epargne - + 3"
7. Mikhail Ignatiev - Team Katusha - + 4"
8. Nikolai Trussov - Team Katusha - + 4"
9. Stijn Vandenbergh - Team Katusha - + 4"
10. Nikita Eskov - Team Katusha - + 4"
YOUNG RIDERS:
1. Rigoberto Uran - Caisse d'Epargne - 15'33"
2. Mikhail Ignatiev - Team Katusha - + 1"
3. Nikolai Trussov - Team Katsha - + 1"
4. Michel Kreder - Garmin Transitions - + 1"
5. Christian Meier - Garmin Transitions - + 1"
CHALLENGE VOLTA CICLISTA A MALLORCA
Stage 2: Son Servera - Cala Millor
172 km
08/02
140 km: Zaballa is the first one to arrive on top of the Coll des Pinagar. Blanco, Rabon, Rocha, Mancebo, Martinez, Hulsmans, Oliveira, Simon, Mas and Izagirre follow at 19” and the pack at 1’30”.
118 km: Mancebo takes the intermediate sprint in Santanyi before Blanco and Martinez. The eleven leaders have a 3’54” lead on the pack.
115 km: Zaballa also is the first one on top of the Pia de San Josep. He clearly has set his mind on the mountain jersey.
66 km: Rabon takes the intermediate sprint in Porreres. The eleven leaders still have a 4’57” lead on the pack.
24 km: Zaballa also is the first one on top of the Arta. The mountain jersey is for him. The eleven leaders have a still a 2’09” lead on the pack, but it is decreasing fast.
10 km: The lead of the attackers is only 30” on the pack. Oliveira, Hulsmans and Blanco try to get away from the others in order to stay away from the pack and to take the stage. It would buy them a little time but not sufficient to make it to the finish.
All attackers are caught at a small hill about 5 km for the finish. Van Summeren is leading the pack.
O'Grady is leading the sprint before Farrar, Van Avermaet and Breschel. Due to the hill there is no order anymore in any sprint train. Breschel is a little to far behind O'Grady. It is every man for himself now.
0 km: Farrar wins the sprint before Van Avermaet and O’Grady
1. Tyler Farrar - Garmin Transitions - 4h08'04"
2. Greg Van Avermaet - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 0" 3. Stuart O'Grady - Team Saxo Bank - + 0"
4. Candido Barbosa - Palmeiras Resort Tavira - + 0" 5. Matti Breschel - Team Saxo Bank - + 0"
6. Aitor Galdos - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 0"
7. Mauro Finetto - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
8. Luca Paolini - Acqua & Sapone - + 0"
9. Robbie McEwen - Team Katusha - + 0"
10. Benat Intxausti - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 0"
11. Jose Luis Arreita - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0"
12. Murilo Fischer - Garmin Transitions - + 0"
13. Robert Kiserlovski - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
14. Daniel Moreno - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 0"
15. Rene Mandri - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0"
16. David Le Lay - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0"
17. Jan Bakelants - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 0"
18. John Gadret - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0"
19. Renier Honig - Acqua & Sapone - + 0"
20. Tiziano Dall'Antonia - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
21. Mikel Nieve - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 0"
22. Peter Velits - Team HTC Columbia - + 0"
23. Tom Stubbe - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 0"
24. Robert Hunter - Garmin Transitions - + 0"
25. David Blanco - Palmeiras Resort Tavira - + 0"
1. Constantino Zaballa - Centro Ciclismo de Loule Louletano - 9 Pts
2. Kevin Hulsmans - Quick Step - 3 Pts
3. Frantisek Rabon - Team HTC Columbia - 3 Pts
4. David Blanco - Palmeiras Resort Tavira - 3 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Frantisek Rabon - Team HTC Columbia - 3 Pts
2. Francisco Mancebo - Rock Racing - 3 Pts
3. Kevin Hulsmans - Quick Step - 2 Pts
4. David Blanco - Palmeiras Resort Tavira - 2 Pts
5. Nelson Rocha - LA Rota dos Moveis - 1 Pts
YOUNG RIDERS:
1. Mauro Finetto - Liquigas Doimo - 6h53'56"
2. Greg Van Avermaet - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 0"
3. Jan Bakelants - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 0"
4. Francis De Greef - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 0"
5. Egor Silin - Team Katusha - + 0"
TEAM STANDINGS:
1. AG2R La Mondiale - 20h41'48"
2. Team Katusha - + 0"
3. Omega Pharma Lotto - + 0"
4. Palmeiras Resort Tavira - + 0" 5. Team Saxo Bank - + 0"
TOUR OF QATAR
Stage 2: Khalifa Stadium - Al Khor Corniche
132 km
08/02
77 km: Koren takes the intermediate sprint in Al Jemailiya before Nordhaug, Urtasun, Lucas Haedo, Velo, Soeira, Gnezda, Elijzen, Davis, Bodnar, Sousa, Sutherland, Goesinnen and Bodnar. They have a 2’48” lead on the pack. The leading group never gets really far away from the pack and it is not a surprise that they were caught before the finish.
14 km: Jezowski wins the intermediate sprint in Umm Sumaiya before Galimzyanov and Weylandt.
A very long train is formed consisting of Bbox, Skil Shimano and Lampre riders. Sapa is in an awesome position (3rd).
The sprint seems to go between Rooijakkers and Sapa
But then the Saxo train is making up a lot of ground fast
It is too late. Sapa wins the sprint before Cooke and Turgot. In the very nervous last sections the pack broke and a lot of riders are going to lose time and drop back from the standings.
1. Marcin Sapa - Lampre Farnese Vini - 2h51'11" 2. Baden Cooke - Team Saxo Bank - + 0"
3. Sebastien Turgot - Bbox Bouygues Telecom - + 0"
4. Alessandro Vanotti - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
5. Lloyd Mondory - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0" 6. Juan Jose Haedo - Team Saxo Bank - + 0"
7. Piet Rooijakkers - Skil Shimano - + 0"
8. Tom Veelers - Skil Shimano - + 0"
9. Marco Bandiera - Team Katusha - + 0"
10. Lorenzo Bernucci - Lampre Farnese Vini - + 0"
11. Krzystof Jezowski - CCC Polsa Polkowice - + 0"
12. Fabio Sabatini - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
13. Thomas Vedel Kvist - Quick Step - + 0"
14. Dmitriy Fofonov - Astana - + 0"
15. Yury Trofimov - Bbox Bouygues Telecom - + 0"
16. Francesco Bellotti - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
17. Nikolai Trussov - Team Katusha - + 0"
18. Denis Galimzyanov - Team Katusha - + 0"
19. Ruben Plaza - Caisse d'Epargne - + 0"
20. Peter Sagan - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
21. Grega Bole - Lampre Farnese Vini - + 0"
22. Maarten Wynants - Quick Step - + 0"
23. Valeriy Dmitriyev - Astana - + 0"
24. Wouter Weylandt - Quick Step - + 0"
25. Maciej Paterski - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Ruben Plaza - Caisse d'Epargne - 3h06'41"
2. Juan Jose Cobo - Caisse d'Epargne - + 0"
3. David Lopez - Caisse d'Epargne - + 0"
4. Nikolai Trussov - Team Katusha - + 4"
5. Nikita Eskov - Team Katusha - + 4"
6. Denis Galimzyanov - Team Katusha - + 5"
7. Luca Mazzanti - Team Katusha - + 5"
8. Marco Bandiera - Team Katusha - + 8"
9. Lloyd Mondory - AG2R La Mondiale - + 11"
10. Christophe Riblon - AG2R La Mondiale - + 11"
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Marcin Sapa - Lampre Farnese Vini - 30 Pts 2. Baden Cooke - Team Saxo Bank - 27 Pts
3. Sebastien Turgot - Bbox Bouygues Telecom - 25 Pts
4. Alessandro Vanotti - Liquigas Doimo - 23 Pts
5. Lloyd Mondory - AG2R La Mondiale - 21 Pts
YOUNG RIDERS:
1. Nikolai Trussov - Team Katusha - 3h06'45"
2. Denis Galimzyanov - Team Katusha - + 1"
3. Ben Gastauer - AG2R La Mondiale - + 7"
4. Maxime Bouet - AG2R La Mondiale - + 10"
5. Gatis Smukulis - AG2R La Mondiale - + 11"
CHALLENGE VOLTA CICLISTA A MALLORCA
Stage 3: Inca - Inca
182 km
09/02
123 km: There have been many attempts by several riders to get away from the pack, but none of these attacks remained in the lead for more than a couple of kilometers. As part of such an attack Breschel takes the intermediate sprint in Pollenca before Rocha, Marino, Horrach, Velits, Magallanes, Malcarne and Guama. Besides Breschel also Basso, Hesjedal, O’Grady, Barredo, Siutsou and Velits took part in these attacks.
63 km: Noval is the first rider to arrive on the top of the Coll de Soller before Blanco, Sevilla, Txurruka, Barredo, Paolini, Siutsou, Basso, Vanendert and O’Grady. The pack follows at 1’02”.
51 km: Sevilla takes the Coll den Bleda before Barredo, Txurruka and Blanco. They have a 20” lead on Paolini, Siutsou, Noval and Basso and a 1’07” lead on the pack.
45 km: Txurruka takes the intermediate sprint in Deia before Barredo and Sevilla. There lead on the pack is 1’13”.
37 km: Txurruka is the first one to arrive on top of the Coll de Can Costa. Arrieta, Chavanel, Finetto, Barbosa and Fuglsang follow at 20”, Botcharov at 49”, Gilbert, Kessiakoff, Galdos, Paolini, Rodriguez, O’Grady and Blanco at 1’01” and the pack at 1’16”.
25 km: Rodriguez and Botcharov have managed to make the jump to the six leaders. They have a 36” lead on Galdos, a 1’00” lead on Paolini, Kessiakoff and Blanco and a 1’32” lead on the pack.
3 km: the attacking group has a 1’17” lead on the pack and seems to be making it till the end.
0 km: Chavanel wins the sprint before Fuglsang and Rodriguez.
1. Sylvain Chavanel - Quick Step - 4h19'19" 2. Jakob Fuglsang - Team Saxo Bank - + 0"
3. Joaquim Rodriguez - Team Katusha - + 0"
4. Jose Luis Arrieta - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0"
5. Candido Barbosa - Palmeiras Resort Tavira - + 0"
6. Mauro Finetto - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
7. Alexandre Botcharov - Team Katusha - + 0"
8. Amets Txurruka - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 0" 9. Stuart O'Grady - Team Saxo Bank - + 1'30"
10. Robert Hunter - Garmin Transitions - + 1'30"
11. Ivan Basso - Liquigas Doimo - + 1'30"
12. Ryder Hesjedal - Garmin Transitions - + 1'30"
13. Tiziano Dall'Antonia - Liquigas Doimo - + 1'30"
14. Reinier Honig - Acqua & Sapone - + 1'30"
15. Johan Van Summeren - Garmin Transitions - + 1'30"
16. Sylwester Szmyd - Liquigas Doimo - + 1'30"
17. Giuseppe Palumbo - Acqua & Sapone - + 1'30"
18. Francis De Greef - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 1'30"
19. David Le Lay - AG2R La Mondiale - + 1'30"
20. Aitor Galdos - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 1'30"
21. Alejandro Porto - Palmeiras Resort Tavira - + 1'30"
22. Robert Kiserlovski - Liquigas Doimo - + 1'30"
23. Jan Bakelants - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 1'30"
24. Daniel Moreno - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 1'30"
25. Guillaume Bonnafond - AG2R La Mondiale - + 1'30"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Candido Barbosa - Palmeiras Resort Tavira - 11h13'15"
2. Mauro Finetto - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
3. Jose Luis Arrieta - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0"
4. Alexandre Botcharov - Team Katusha - + 0" 5. Jakob Fuglsang - Team Saxo Bank - + 1'10"
6. Stuart O'Grady - Team Saxo Bank - + 1'30"
7. Aitor Galdos - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 1'30"
8. Greg Van Avermaet - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 1'30" 9. Matti Breschel - Team Saxo Bank - + 1'30"
10. Daniel Moreno - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 1'30"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Amets Txurruka - Euskaltel Euskadi - 17 Pts
2. Oscar Sevilla - Rock Racing - 13 Pts
3. Benjamin Noval - Astana - 10 Pts
4. Constantino Zaballa - Centro Ciclismo de Loule Louletano - 9 Pts
5. Jose Luis Arrieta - AG2R La Mondiale - 7 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Matti Breschel - Team Saxo Bank - 3 Pts
2. Frantisek Rabon - Team HTC Columbia - 3 Pts
3. Amets Txurruka - Euskaltel Euskadi - 3 Pts
4. Nelson Rocha - LA Rota dos Moveis - 3 Pts
5. Francisco Mancebo - Rock Racing - 3 Pts
YOUNG RIDERS:
1. Mauro Finett - Liquigas Doimo - 11h13'15" 2. Jakob Fuglsang - Team Saxo Bank - + 1'10"
3. Greg Van Avermaet - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 1'30"
4. Jan Bakelants - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 1'30"
5. Francis De Greef - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 1'30"
TEAM STANDINGS:
1. Team Katusha - 33h41'15"
2. AG2R La Mondiale - + 1'30"
3. Palmeiras Resort Tavira - + 1'30"
4. Euskaltel Euskadi - + 1'30"
5. Liquigas Doimo - + 1'30"
Edited by harry on 23-05-2010 15:38
TOUR OF QATAR
Stage 3: Al Zubarah - Doha Golf Club
138 km
09/02
117 km: Pinfold takes the intermediate sprint in Madinat Al Shamal before Gourov , Fajt, Bernucci, Steensen, Kohler, Kiendys, Sousa, Van der Walle and Vanderberg. The pack is only 1’11” behind.
46 km: Nordhaug wins the intermediate sprint in Umm Suwaiya before Kohler, Fajt, Martinez, Lima, Kiendys, Vandenbergh, Izagirre, Pinfold, Van de Walle, Soeiro, Gourov, Bernucci and Sousa. The pack is 1’55” behind and approaching fast.
The attackers have been caught. It is going to be a mass sprint
The Liquigas train did an awesome job and Sabatini is in a great place. Cooke has chosen the wheel of Jezowski, which was not the greatest choice
Sabatini wins the sprint before Veelers and Mondory.
1. Fabio Sabatini - Liquigas Doimo - 2h52'37"
2. Tom Veelers - Skil Shimano - + 0"
3. Lloyd Mondory - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0"
4. William Bonnet - Bbox Bouygues Telecom - + 0"
5. Wouter Weylandt - Quick Step - + 0"
6. Marko Kump - Adria Mobil - + 0" 7. Baden Cooke - Team Saxo Bank - + 0"
8. Krzysztof Jezowski - CCC Polsat Polkowice - + 0"
9. Julian Dean - Garmin Transitions - + 0"
10. Denis Galimzyanov - Team Katusha - + 0"
11. Enrico Gasparotto - Astana - + 0"
12. Kenny De Haes - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 0"
13. Grega Bole - Lampre Farnese Vini - + 0"
14. Tomasz Lisowicz - CCC Polsat Polkowice - + 0"
15. Mathieu Drujon - Caisse d'Epargne - + 0"
16. Marco Bandiera - Team Katusha - + 0"
17. Luca Mazzanti - Team Katusha - + 0"
18. Christophe Riblon - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0"
19. Nicolas Roche - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0"
20. Laszlo Bodrogi - Team Katusha - + 0"
21. Ruben Plaza - Caisse d'Epargne - + 0"
22. Robert Wagner - Skil Shimano - + 0"
23. Maarten Wynants - Quick Step - + 0"
24. Maciej Paterski - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
25. Jaroslaw Rebiewski - CCC Polsat Polkowice - + 0"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Ruben Plaza - Caisse d'Epargne - 5h59'18"
2. David Lopez - Caisse d'Epargne - + 0"
3. Juan Jose Cobo - Caisse d'Epargne - + 0"
4. Nikolai Trussov - Team Katusha - + 4"
5. Nikita Eskov - Team Katusha - + 4"
6. Denis Galimzyanov - Team Katusha - + 5"
7. Luca Mazzanti - Team Katusha - + 5"
8.Lloyd Mondory - AG2R La Mondiale - + 7"
9. Marco Bandiera - Team Katusha - + 11"
10. Christophe Riblon - AG2R La Mondiale - + 11"
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Lloyd Mondory - AG2R La Mondiale - 46 Pts 2. Baden Cooke - Team Saxo Bank - 44 Pts
3. Tom Veelers - Skil Shimano - 42 Pts
4. Fabio Sabatini - Liquigas Doimo - 39 Pts
5. Marcin Sapa - Lampre Farnese Vini - 30 Pts
YOUNG RIDERS:
1. Nikolai Trussov - Team Katusha - 5h59'22"
2. Denis Galimzyanov - Team Katusha - + 1"
3. Maxime Bouet - AG2R La Mondiale - + 10"
4. Gatis Smukulis - AG2R La Mondiale - + 11"
5. Fabio Sabatini - Liquigas Doimo - + 16"
CHALLENGE VOLTA CICLISTA A MALLORCA
Stage 4: Bunyola - Bunyola
144 km
10/02
128 km: The pack slowly peddled to the first intermediate sprint which was won by Breschel before McEwen and Farrar.
117 km: Pinto is the first one to reach the top of the Coll de Sa Creu before Pierfelici, Perez, Hesjedal, De la Fuente, Bessy, Paolini, Brenes, Ilundain, Velits, Bernabeu and Zaballa. They have a marginal lead on the pack and are caught a little later in the downhill.
91 km: Rodriguez is the first one to arrive on top of the Coll den Claret before Noval, Paolini, Gilbert, Maaskant, Zaballa, Sevilla and Chavanel. The pack follows at 1’09” but catches the attackers shortly.
60 km: Nieve takes the sprint on top of the Coll de Soller before Navarro, Siutsou, Palumbo and Guttierez. They have a 1’53” lead on Vanendert, Hivert, Failli, Van Summeren, Breschel and Maaskant and a 2’51” lead on the pack.
46 km: Nieve wins the intermediate sprint in S’Eglaieta before Navarro and Siutsou. They have a 59” lead on Guttierez and Palumbo. A group with Failli, Maaskant, Hivert, Van Summeren, Vanendert and Breschel follows at 1’54” and the pack at 2’32”.
37 km: Siutsou is the first on on top of the Valldemossa before Nieve and Navarro. The pack follows at 1’36”.
15 km: Arrieta, Rodriguez, Fuglsang and Txurruka attack. They quickly make the jump to the leading group.
8 km: Moreno is the first one to arrive on top of the Coll de Soller for the 2nd time before Arrieta and Rodriguez. Barbosa follows at 24”, Chavanel at 48” and the a large group of 19 riders at 57”.
0 km: Moreno wins the sprint of the leading group before Arrieta and Rodriguez.
1. Daniel Moreno - Omega Pharma Lotto - 3h50'06"
2. Jose Luis Arrieta - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0"
3. Joaquim Rodriguez - Team Katusha - + 0"
4. Candido Barbosa - Palmeiras Resort Tavira - + 48"
5. Carlos Barredo - Quick Step - + 1'14"
6. Johan Van Summeren - Garmin Transitions - + 1'14"
7. Amets Txurruka - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 1'14"
8. Alexandre Vinokourov - Astana - + 1'14"
9. Oscar Pereiro - Astana - + 1'14"
10. Fredrik Kessiakoff - Garmin Transitions - + 1'14"
11. Sylwester Szmyd - Liquigas Doimo - + 1'14"
12. David De la Fuente - Astana - + 1'14"
13. Aitor Galdos - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 1'14"
14. Ivan Basso - Liquigas Doimo - + 1'14"
15. Greg Van Avermaet - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 1'14"
16. Mauro Finetto - Liquigas Doimo - + 1'14"
17. Philippe Gilbert - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 1'14"
18. David Blanco - Palmeiras Resort Tavira - + 1'14" 19. Jakob Fuglsang - Team Saxo Bank - + 1'14"
20. Daniel Navarro - Astana - + 1'14"
21. Benjamin Noval - Astana - + 1'14"
22. Mikel Nieve - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 1'14"
23. Sylvain Chavanel - Quick Step - + 2'11"
24. Constantino Zaballa - Centro Ciclismo de Loule Louletano - + 2'11"
25. Luca Paolini - Acqua & Sapone - + 2'11"
26. Jonathan Hivert - Saur Sojasun - + 2'11"
27. David Le Lay - AG2R La Mondiale - + 2'11"
28. Aleksandr Kuschynski - Liquigas Doimo - + 2'11"
29. Jose Herrada - Caja Rural - + 2'11"
30. Alejandro Porto - Palmeiras Resort Tavira - + 2'11"
31. Ryder Hesjedal - Garmin Transitions - + 2'11"
32. Alexandre Botcharov - Team Katusha - + 2'11"
33. Robert Kiserlovski - Liquigas Doimo - + 2'11"
34. Francesco Masciarelli - Acqua & Sapone - + 2'11"
35. Benat Intxausti - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 2'11"
36. Giuseppe Palumbo - Acqua & Sapone - + 2'11"
37. John Gadret - AG2R La Mondiale - + 2'11"
38. Francis De Greef - Omega Pharma - + 2'11"
39. Jan Bakelants - Omega Pharma - + 2'11"
40. Josep Jufre - Astana - + 2'11"
41. Jelle Vanendert - Omega Pharma - + 2'11" 42. Matti Breschel - Team Saxo Bank - + 2'11"
43. Gorka Verdugo - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 2'11"
44. Oscar Sevilla - Rock Racing - + 3'22"
45. Rasmus Guldhammer - Team HTC Columbia - + 4'26"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Jose Luis Arrieta - AG2R La Mondiale - 15h03'21"
2. Candido Barbosa - Palmeiras Resort Tavira - + 48"
3. Mauro Finetto - Liquigas Doimo - + 1'14"
4. Daniel Moreno - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 1'30"
5. Alexandre Botcharov - Team Katusha - + 2'11"
6. Joaquim Rodriguez - Team Katusha - + 2'19" 7. Jakob Fuglsang - Team Saxo Bank - + 2'24"
8. Aitor Galdos - Euskaltel Euskadi - + 2'44"
9. Greg Van Avermaet - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 2'44"
10. Phililppe Gilbert - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 2'44"
MOUNTAIN STANDINGS:
1. Joaquim Rodriguez - Team Katusha - 18 Pts
2. Amets Txurruka - Euskaltel Euskadi - 17 Pts
3. Mikel Nieve - Euskaltel Euskadi - 17 Pts
4. Benjamin Noval - Astana - 17 Pts
5. Kanstantsin Siutsou - Team HTC Columbia - 17 Pts
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Matti Breschel - Team Saxo Bank - 6 Pts
2. Amets Txurruka - Euskaltel Euskadi - 3 Pts
3. Mikel Nieve - Euskaltel Euskadi - 3 Pts
4. Frantisek Rabon - Team HTC Columiba - 3 Pts
5. Nelson Rocha - LA Rota dos Moveis - 3 Pts
YOUNG RIDERS:
1. Mauro Finetto - Liquigas Doimo - 15h04'35" 2. Jakob Fuglsang - Team Saxo Bank - + 1'10"
3. Greg Van Avermaet - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 1'30"
4. Jan Bakelants - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 2'27"
5. Francis De Greef - Omega Pharma Lotto - + 2'27"
TOUR OF QATAR
Stage 4: Doha Old Souq - Madinat Al Shamal
141 km
10/02
103 km: Elijzen takes the intermediate sprint in Al Khor before Amorim, Kiendys and Lopes. They have a 5’39” lead on the pack.
32 km: Lopes takes the intermediate sprint in Al Zubarah before Elijzen, Amorim and Kiendys. The lead of the attackers was over 7’00” but has decreased to 1’19”.
The attackers did not have a change against the mighty pack
Bonnet start the sprint from far. Behind him the Saxo and Liquigas guys are fighting for positions.
Bonnet wins the sprint before Veelers and Sabatini
1. William Bonnet - Bbox Bouygues Telecom - 3h08'35"
2. Tom Veelers - Skil Shimano - + 0"
3. Fabio Sabatini - Liquigas Doimo - + 0" 4. Baden Cooke - Team Saxo Bank - + 0"
5. Krzysztof Jezowski - CCC Polsat Polkowice - + 0"
6. Marko Kump - Adria Mobil - + 0"
7. Lloyd Mondory - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0" 8. Juan Jose Haedo - Team Saxo Bank - + 0"
9. Denis Galimzyanov - Team Katusha - + 0"
10. Enrico Gasparotto - Astana - + 0"
11. Julian Dean - Garmin Transitions - + 0"
12. Wouter Weylandt - Quick Step - + 0"
13. Scott Davis - Astana - + 0"
14. Tomasz Lisowicz - CCC Polsat Polkowice - + 0"
15. Daniel Oss - Liquigas Doimo - + 0"
16. Yury Trofimov - Bbox Bouygues Telecom - + 0"
17. Cyril Dessel - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0"
18. Mathieu Drujon - Caisse d'Epargne - + 0"
19. Dominique Cornu - Skil Shimano - + 0"
20. Matthew Wilson - Garmin Transitions - + 0"
21. Thomas Voeckler - Bbox Bouygues Telecom - + 0"
22. Gatis Smukulis - AG2R La Mondiale - + 0"
23. Robert Wagner - Skil Shimano - + 0"
24. Nikolai Trussov - Team Katusha - + 0"
25. Sebastien Turgot - Bbox Bouygues Telecom - + 0"
GENERAL STANDINGS:
1. Ruben Plaza - Caisse d'Epargne - 9h07'53"
2. David Lopez - Caisse d'Epargne - + 0"
3. Juan Jose Cobo - Caisse d'Epargne - + 0"
4. Nikolai Trussov - Team Katusha - + 4"
5. Nikita Eskov - Team Katusha - + 4"
6. Denis Galimzyanov - Team Katusha - + 5"
7. Luca Mazzanti - Team Katusha - + 5"
8. Lloyd Mondory - AG2R La Mondiale - + 7"
9. Marco Bandiera - Team Katusha - + 8"
10. William Bonnet - Bbox Bouygues Telecom - + 9"
POINT STANDINGS:
1. Tom Veelers - Skil Shimano - 69 Pts 2. Baden Cooke - Team Saxo Bank - 67 Pts
3. Fabio Sabatini - Liquigas Doimo - 64 Pts
4. Lloyd Mondory - AG2R La Mondiale - 63 Pts
5. William Bonnet - Bbox Bouygues Telecom - 53 Pts
YOUNG RIDERS:
1. Nikolai Trussov - Team Katusha - 9h07'57"
2. Denis Galimzyanov - Team Katusha - + 1"
3. Maxime Bouet - AG2R La Mondiale - + 10"
4. Gatis Smukulis - AG2R La Mondiale - + 11"
5. Fabio Sabatini - Liquigas Doimo - + 12"
, Rodriguez, Basso, Hesjedal, Van Summeren, Vinokourov, Rabon, Siutsou and Chavanel (all 2'19"
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fun to read.
