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Petronas - Monster Energy; The end of an era
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 29-07-2012 10:08
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A hard Tour perfectly made for climbers with good TT abilit. |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 29-07-2012 11:50
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Andy should do well here. A very nice route aswell.  |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 29-07-2012 13:32
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Hope the team has a Great Tour, Good Luck  |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 30-07-2012 21:48
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GC-favourites
Alberto Contador
The double TdF-winner missed last year's edition due to the Clenbuterol-saga. This year, he is back to take his revenge. Contador moved this winter to the Movistar-team, and altough he seems to be a little less strong as 2 years ago, he remains the biggest favourite to win the GC, looking at his Mo and TT abilities.
Cadel Evans
Last year's runner up Cadel Evans tries again to win Le Tour. Question is if his age (36) will work against him. Also rumours say, that his fitness level at the start of the Tour are very low...
Robert Gesink
After winning the Giro and Vuelta in 2011, Robert Gesink is looking for his first Tour win. He already has the Giro in his legs, were a bad crash costed him the GC-win. Last year, he finished in 3rd and will only be satisfied with the win. Everybody is curious how his team will ahndles the co-leadership with Andy Schleck. Will the 2 help each other when necessary?
Vincenzo Nibali
Sicilian Vincenzo Nibali is the defending champion and wants to be his own successor. His season so far was pretty anonymous, but his form was increasing in the Tour de Suisse.
Podium candidates
Andy Schleck
Monster's Andy Schleck is the best climber of the peloton, but his relatively weak time trial will probably cost him the win. He has to attack a lot, and thereby can bring his team mate Robert Gesink in a good position. Both are co-leaders and after the first week, the race will tell who will be the leader.
Ryder Hesjedal
Canadian Ryder Hesjedal has the ability to finish on the podium, but has to minimize the loss in the 2 time trials.
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Belgium finally has a rider that can finish on the podium of the Tour de France. Jurgen Van den Broeck dominated the Tour de Suisse, and hope that the same happens in the Tour de France, as last year with the Suisse-winner (Nibali doing the double).
Bradley Wiggins
Crush the opposition in the 2 ITT's, and minimize the loss in the mountains. That's what Bradley Wiggins has to do to finish on the podium. He has to hope that his team mate Nibali (and Klöden & Brajkovic) has a weak start, so he doesn't have to work for him.
Dark horses
Janez Brajkovic
Slovenian Janez Brajkovic rode a good Tour de Suisse, finishing in 3rd place. Can he do the same in the Tour, or does he has to serve as a domestique for Nibali and Wiggins?
Fränk Schleck
Fränk Schleck is probably the worst time trialist among the GC-favourites, so he has to attack a lot in the mountains. He has to be lucky to get a top 3.
Roman Kreuziger
The Czech Astana rider is one of the most allround riders of the peloton. He has the potential to become a top 3-rider, but mostly has 1 bad day too much.
Steven Kruijswijk
Young Dutch Steven Kruijswijk rode a great Tour de Suisse (2nd place overall) and starts with top 10-ambitions in the Tour. Question is if he is already strong enough to do it?
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 31-07-2012 00:31
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Hope Gesink and Andy will shine for the team |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 31-07-2012 00:41
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My bet for the win -> Andy Schleck!!! Good luck Dienblad. |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 31-07-2012 21:29
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@ sutty: hope so!
@ Schleck96: Don't think so, he'll loose too much time in the ITT I think.
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| lokytrew |
Posted on 31-07-2012 21:35
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With Contador being back, I expect him to win, but I hope you surpise me
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| dienblad |
Posted on 31-07-2012 21:54
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Points jersey
The question is if a sprinter will win the maillot verde, or if a GC-contender will win it. It all depends on the sprinter teams that need to turn the flat stages into mass sprints and preventing breakaway wins.
Mark Cavendish
Team Sky's Mark Cavendish is the best sprinter in the world. The last 2 Tours, he was in a bad form, this year he'll need to do better. He won a stage in the Tour de Suisse, and will probably be in a better form in France.
Edvald Boasson Hagen
The Norwegian wonder child has turned 26 and he can win hilly races, time trials and mass sprints. He won't win the most sprints in this Tour, but is probably the favourite to bring the green to the CHamps d'Elysée.
Tyler Farrar
Tyler Farrar won 5 stages in the 2012 Tour, and of course wants to do the same this year. but.... with almost 60 racedays in his legs, fatigue will hit him in the second half of the Tour.
José JoaquÃn Rojas
Garmin's sprinter JJ Rojas will finish in the top 3 a lot, but is he good enough to get a win?
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy's Peter Sagan is the youngest of the sprinters, with only 23 years old. He can survive the hills and mountains easily, so as a good chance in winning the maillot verde. But can he also win a stage?
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| Maddrengen |
Posted on 31-07-2012 22:08
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dienblad wrote:
@ sutty: hope so!
@ Schleck96: Don't think so, he'll loose too much time in the ITT I think. No, the first ITT, he can drive FAST, since it's going up, and then theres only 40 km back. He's gonna win, and his chances are better than Gesinks IMO.
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Posted on 31-07-2012 22:14
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I agree with Maddrengen! Schleck should clearly be the strongest in the mountain stages. There are enough of them for him to take time on the better tt-ers.
Good luck! 
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Posted on 01-08-2012 00:33
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Spilak23 wrote:
I agree with Maddrengen! Schleck should clearly be the strongest in the mountain stages. There are enough of them for him to take time on the better tt-ers.
Good luck!
Like I said, Schleck is a great contender because he is by far the strongest going uphill, but only the time will tell it |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-08-2012 08:39
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Looks like there is going to be a Great battle in the Green jersey Competition |
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| dienblad |
Posted on 01-08-2012 09:09
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KOTM-jersey
Probably, the polka dot-jersey will be won by one of the GC-favourites. But as I'm not going to show you the same riders twice in this preview, I'll give you the good climbers with limited TT-abilities.
Ivan Basso
Already at the age of 35, and in the last few years especially his TT-abilities have declined. But he remains one of the better climbers of this peloton, so when he dares to ride attackingly, Ivan Basso has a chance to get the KOTM-jersey.
Fabio Duarte
Colombia's Fabio Duarte will get a free role from the Astana-team, looking to score a stage win in one of the mountain stages. When he goes into more attacks, he can win the jersey.
JoaquÃm RodrÃguez
With already 57 race days in the legs, JoaquÃm RodrÃguez will be too tired to go for the GC. So he'll probably try to get a stage win and collect as many KOTM-points as possible.
Pierre Rolland
French hope Pierre Rolland will try to sneak in the GC-top 10 again. His weak TT-ability will probably prevent that to happen. But as he is one of the better climbers, and loves attacking riding, we'll see him in many mountain stages!
Simon Spilak
It was very quiet around Simon Spilak after his top 5 in the Giro '12. But he's back, looking to ride a good GC in the Tour. And being one of the better climbers (Mo 80), why not go for the polka dot-jersey as well?
Under 25
The U25-ranking won't be a very entertaining one to watch, as there are only a very few riders that can ride a good GC.
*** Romain Sicard (Euskaltel)
** Peter Sagan, Jésus Herrada (Movistar).
* Romain Bardet (FDJ), Tony Gallopin (Cofidis), Frederique Robert (Lotto).
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| dienblad |
Posted on 01-08-2012 10:41
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Here we go!!!!
Stage 1
The 100th edition of the Tour de France starts with a 43 kilometre time trial in and around Millau, in the Midi-Pyrénées. After the start in Millau, the riders climb out of the valley and cross the famous Millau-bridge. A long flat part and a descend brings them back to Millau. Immediately, the men are separated from the boys!
Early starter Bradley Wiggins needs a time that is faster than his strong Radio Shack team mates, so they have to work for him. He sets the best time so far, 1h 01'38, a time that should be good enough for a top 5 at the end of the day.
But Wiggo can't sit in the hot seat for very long, as his time is broken by his former team mate Geraint Thomas. The Qantas-rider is '18 faster then Wiggins and sets the target for the others at 1h 01'20.
Robert Gesink sets the fastest time of all riders in the first sector, with the climb to the viaduct of Millau. But in the 2nd and 3rd sector, he has problems in keeping the pace up high (fitness 83) and looses places. He sets the 8th time so far, and will finish in 14th at the end of the day, in a time of 1h 12'46.
Jakob Fuglsang is in a great form and sets the 2nd time so far, only '7 behind Thomas. He even beats Wiggins, and becomes the best Radio Shack-rider so far.
Without Tony Martin at the start (his Red Bull-team didn't receive a wildcard), Fabian Cancellara is the big favourite to win this time trial. He's only '2 behind Gesink after the climb, and then starts to blast the opponents away. New best time for Spartacus: 1h 00'18!
1st sector: 1. Gesink 17'19; 2. Cancellara +2; 3. A. Schleck +4; 4. Fuglsang +12; 5. Dekker +15; 7. Contador +21; 13. Nibali +29; 27. Evans +51.
Young Dutch Steven Kruijswijk is a dark horse for the GC. But he looses already 3'35 to Cancellara and will finish in 39th place today.
Knowing that last year's Tour de Suisse-winner also won the Tour de France, must give Jurgen Van den Broeck a motivational boost. But the Belgium disappoints a lot, finishing in 46th place, 3'50 behind Cancellara.
Another big disappointment is Cadel Evans. The Aussie does better than Van den Broeck, but a 34th time, 3'22 behind Cancellara is a terrible start of this Tour.
2nd sector: 1. Cancellara 39'05; 2. Thomas +39; 3. Wiggins +55; 4. Fuglsang +55; 5. Contador +59; 8. Gesink +1'29; 14. Nibali +1'36; 22. A. Schleck +1'58; 41. Evans +2'23.
After 1 year of absence, Alberto Contador is back in Le Tour. And the Movistar-rider has a great start, setting the 5th place 1'22 behind Cancellara. A great way for El Pistolero to start his hunt for his 4th Tour-win.
Andy Schleck knows that he has to gain time in the first part of the route, and to minimize the loss in the rest of it. He's 3rd at the first sector, 22nd in the 2nd and 38th at the finish, 3'30 behind Cancellara. Only '8 behind Evans and faster than Kruijswijk and Van den Broeck, a decent start for him.
The last rider to start this 1st stage of the Centennial edition of Le Tour is last year's winner Vincenzo Nibali. He wasn't as strong as last year in the Tour de Suisse, so the question is if he can the Tour again. He rides a decent ITT, finishing in 11th at 2'20, but is inly the 4th best of Radio Shack.
Results & GC
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | Saxo Bank SunGard | 1h00'18 | | 2 | Geraint Thomas | Qantas Airways | + 1'02 | | 3 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 1'10 | | 4 | Bradley Wiggins | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 1'20 | | 5 | Alberto Contador | Movistar Team | + 1'22 | | 6 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Katusha Team | + 2'06 | | 7 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Lotto - Belisol | s.t. | | 8 | Andreas Klöden | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 2'12 | | 9 | Chris Froome | Sky ProCycling | + 2'13 | | 10 | Christophe Kern | Team Europcar | + 2'20 |
Spoiler | 11 | Vincenzo Nibali | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 12 | Rasmus Quaade | Sony Ericsson | + 2'25 | | 13 | Sylvain Chavanel | Garmin - Barracuda | + 2'26 | | 14 | Robert Gesink | Monster Energy - Subway | + 2'28 | | 15 | Philippe Gilbert | Lotto - Belisol | + 2'35 | | 16 | Thomas Dekker | Monster Energy - Subway | s.t. | | 17 | Stefan Schumacher | Sony Ericsson | + 2'40 | | 18 | Vasil Kiryienka | Pro Team Astana | + 2'41 | | 19 | Beñat Intxausti | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 2'44 | | 20 | Maxime Monfort | Lotto - Belisol | + 2'50 | | 21 | Lars Ytting Bak | Saur - Sojasun | + 2'53 | | 22 | Luca Barla | Androni Giocattoli | + 2'55 | | 23 | Lars Boom | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 2'58 | | 24 | Niki Terpstra | Monster Energy - Subway | + 2'59 | | 25 | Janez Brajkovič | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 26 | Peter Velits | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 3'01 | | 27 | Roman Kreuziger | Pro Team Astana | + 3'03 | | 28 | Michael Rogers | Sky ProCycling | + 3'07 | | 29 | Ryder Hesjedal | Garmin - Barracuda | + 3'12 | | 30 | Rein Taaramäe | Sony Ericsson | + 3'13 | | 31 | Vladimir Karpets | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 3'15 | | 32 | Sandy Casar | FDJ | + 3'19 | | 33 | Luis León Sánchez | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 3'21 | | 34 | Cadel Evans | Katusha Team | + 3'22 | | 35 | Lieuwe Westra | Monster Energy - Subway | + 3'26 | | 36 | Franco Pellizotti | Lampre - Generali | + 3'28 | | 37 | Dirk Bellemakers | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 3'29 | | 38 | Andy Schleck | Monster Energy - Subway | + 3'30 | | 39 | Steven Kruijswijk | Qantas Airways | + 3'35 | | 40 | Rigoberto Urán | Sky ProCycling | + 3'37 | | 41 | Jesús Herrada | Movistar Team | + 3'38 | | 42 | Thor Hushovd | Lotto - Belisol | + 3'39 | | 43 | Jens Voigt | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 3'40 | | 44 | Richie Porte | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 3'42 | | 45 | Benoît Vaugrenard | FDJ | + 3'44 | | 46 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | BMC Racing Team | + 3'50 | | 47 | George Hincapie | BMC Racing Team | + 3'51 | | 48 | Blel Kadri | AG2R La Mondiale | + 3'52 | | 49 | Maarten Neyens | Lotto - Belisol | + 3'53 | | 50 | Peter Sagan | Monster Energy - Subway | + 3'56 | | 51 | Dimitri Champion | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 52 | Tom Boonen | Sony Ericsson | + 3'58 | | 53 | Jens Mouris | Qantas Airways | + 3'59 | | 54 | Heinrich Haussler | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 4'00 | | 55 | Carlos Barredo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 56 | Jos Van Emden | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | 57 | Andrey Amador | Movistar Team | + 4'01 | | 58 | Yohan Offredo | FDJ | + 4'02 | | 59 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | + 4'05 | | 60 | Tyler Farrar | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 4'06 | | 61 | Fränk Schleck | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 4'08 | | 62 | Ben Hermans | Radio Shack - Nissan | + 4'13 | | 63 | Rob Ruijgh | Monster Energy - Subway | + 4'14 | | 64 | Amaël Moinard | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 65 | Kanstantsin Siutsou | Sky ProCycling | + 4'21 | | 66 | Martin Kohler | BMC Racing Team | + 4'24 | | 67 | Manuel Quinziato | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 68 | Samuel Dumoulin | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 4'26 | | 69 | JoaquÃm RodrÃguez | Katusha Team | + 4'32 | | 70 | Matti Breschel | Monster Energy - Subway | s.t. | | 71 | Ivan Basso | Sky ProCycling | + 4'35 | | 72 | Johann Tschopp | BMC Racing Team | + 4'37 | | 73 | Nicolas Roche | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4'38 | | 74 | Remmert Wielinga | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 4'41 | | 75 | Julien El Fares | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | s.t. | | 76 | Nick Nuyens | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 4'42 | | 77 | Tom Stubbe | Lotto - Belisol | + 4'43 | | 78 | Matthew Busche | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 79 | Gianni Meersman | FDJ | + 4'45 | | 80 | Mikaël Chérel | AG2R La Mondiale | + 4'46 | | 81 | Juan Manuel Gárate | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 82 | Romain Sicard | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 83 | Pierre Rolland | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 4'49 | | 84 | Fabio Duarte | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 85 | Sebastian Langeveld | Qantas Airways | + 4'54 | | 86 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Sony Ericsson | + 4'56 | | 87 | Juan José Oroz | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 88 | Simon Gerrans | Qantas Airways | + 4'57 | | 89 | Tanel Kangert | Pro Team Astana | + 4'58 | | 90 | Javier Francisco Aramendia | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 5'02 | | 91 | Geoffroy Lequatre | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 5'07 | | 92 | Sébastien Turgot | Team Europcar | + 5'09 | | 93 | Carlos Oyarzun | Movistar Team | + 5'11 | | 94 | Tomas Vaitkus | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 95 | Simon Spilak | Lampre - Generali | + 5'15 | | 96 | Sergey Firsanov | Katusha Team | + 5'16 | | 97 | Johan Vansummeren | Garmin - Barracuda | + 5'17 | | 98 | John Gadret | AG2R La Mondiale | + 5'18 | | 99 | Christophe Laborie | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | 100 | Kevin De Weert | Androni Giocattoli | + 5'19 | | 101 | Vitali Kondrut | Lampre - Generali | + 5'20 | | 102 | Romain Bardet | FDJ | s.t. | | 103 | Jelle Vanendert | Monster Energy - Subway | + 5'21 | | 104 | Tony Gallopin | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | s.t. | | 105 | José JoaquÃn Rojas | Garmin - Barracuda | + 5'24 | | 106 | Yoann Le Boulanger | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 5'25 | | 107 | Julien Mazet | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 5'26 | | 108 | Jérôme Pineau | Saur - Sojasun | + 5'31 | | 109 | Aurélien Duval | Team Europcar | + 5'32 | | 110 | Filippo Pozzato | Katusha Team | + 5'33 | | 111 | Aitor Pérez Arrieta | Lampre - Generali | + 5'34 | | 112 | Sergio Hernandez | Sony Ericsson | + 5'35 | | 113 | José Serpa | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 114 | Davide Appollonio | Sky ProCycling | + 5'37 | | 115 | Brice Feillu | Saur - Sojasun | s.t. | | 116 | Mark Cavendish | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 117 | Óscar Freire | Movistar Team | + 5'39 | | 118 | Anders Lund | Saxo Bank SunGard | s.t. | | 119 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Sky ProCycling | + 5'40 | | 120 | Charles Bradley Huff | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 121 | David Moncoutié | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 5'41 | | 122 | Björn Leukemans | Sony Ericsson | + 5'42 | | 123 | Laurent Lefèvre | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 5'43 | | 124 | Perrig Quemeneur | Team Europcar | + 5'44 | | 125 | Michel Kreder | Garmin - Barracuda | + 5'46 | | 126 | Roman Klimov | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 127 | Rodrigo GarcÃa | Radio Shack - Nissan | s.t. | | 128 | Greg Henderson | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 129 | Valentin Iglinskiy | Pro Team Astana | + 5'47 | | 130 | Grégory Rast | Team Europcar | + 5'49 | | 131 | Martin Elmiger | BMC Racing Team | + 5'50 | | 132 | Aurélien Passeron | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 5'53 | | 133 | Mitchell Docker | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 134 | Alessandro Petacchi | BMC Racing Team | + 5'56 | | 135 | Frederique Robert | Lotto - Belisol | + 5'57 | | 136 | Rubén Plaza | Movistar Team | + 5'59 | | 137 | Darren Lapthorne | Qantas Airways | s.t. | | 138 | Giairo Ermeti | Androni Giocattoli | + 6'00 | | 139 | Roberto Ferrari | Androni Giocattoli | + 6'04 | | 140 | David Tanner | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 6'06 | | 141 | Marko Kump | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 6'10 | | 142 | Assan Bazayev | Pro Team Astana | s.t. | | 143 | Michael Friedman | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 6'13 | | 144 | Julien Simon | Saur - Sojasun | + 6'14 | | 145 | Omar Fraile | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 6'18 | | 146 | Steve Chainel | FDJ | + 6'19 | | 147 | Pierre Cazaux | Euskaltel - Euskadi | s.t. | | 148 | Yannick Talabardon | Saur - Sojasun | + 6'20 | | 149 | Nico Sijmens | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 6'24 | | 150 | Eduard Prades | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 6'25 | | 151 | Grega Bole | Lampre - Generali | s.t. | | 152 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Lotto - Belisol | + 6'26 | | 153 | Jean-Eudes Demaret | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 6'31 | | 154 | Maxime Méderel | Team Europcar | + 6'35 | | 155 | Matthew Hayman | Qantas Airways | + 6'36 | | 156 | Lucas Sebastián Haedo | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 6'37 | | 157 | Cyril Lemoine | Saur - Sojasun | + 6'40 | | 158 | Guillaume Blot | FDJ | s.t. | | 159 | Maxime Vantomme | Katusha Team | s.t. | | 160 | JoaquÃn Ortega | Movistar Team | + 6'41 | | 161 | Antonio D'Aniello | Androni Giocattoli | + 6'43 | | 162 | Andrea Moletta | Lampre - Generali | + 6'44 | | 163 | Frédéric Guesdon | FDJ | + 6'45 | | 164 | Nicolas Hartmann | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 165 | Francisco José Ventoso | Movistar Team | s.t. | | 166 | Americo Novembrini | Androni Giocattoli | + 6'46 | | 167 | Alexandre Pichot | Team Europcar | + 6'48 | | 168 | Aaron Kemps | Lotto - Belisol | + 6'49 | | 169 | Stéphane Poulhiès | Garmin - Barracuda | + 6'50 | | 170 | Francesco Gavazzi | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 6'52 | | 171 | Jérémie Galland | Saur - Sojasun | + 6'54 | | 172 | Lloyd Mondory | AG2R La Mondiale | s.t. | | 173 | Vincent Jérôme | Team Europcar | + 6'55 | | 174 | Alexandre Botcharov | Katusha Team | + 6'57 | | 175 | Mathieu Perget | AG2R La Mondiale | + 7'00 | | 176 | Graeme Brown | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 7'02 | | 177 | Murilo Fischer | Sony Ericsson | + 7'03 | | 178 | Cristiano Salerno | Androni Giocattoli | + 7'04 | | 179 | Bernhard Eisel | Sky ProCycling | + 7'07 | | 180 | Balint Szeghalmi | Lampre - Generali | + 7'08 | | 181 | Julien Bérard | AG2R La Mondiale | + 7'09 | | 182 | Rony Martias | Saur - Sojasun | + 7'10 | | 183 | David Loosli | Lampre - Generali | + 7'12 | | 184 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Lampre - Generali | + 7'13 | | 185 | Saïd Haddou | Team Europcar | + 7'15 | | 186 | Sergey Kolesnikov | Katusha Team | + 7'22 | | 187 | Noah Raynaud | Garmin - Barracuda | s.t. | | 188 | Mathieu Drujon | FDJ | + 7'28 | | 189 | Bernardo Riccio | Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | 190 | Juan José Haedo | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 7'29 | | 191 | Anthony Ravard | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 7'34 | | 192 | Pieter Serry | Omega Pharma - Quick·Step | + 7'35 | | 193 | Greg Van Avermaet | Sony Ericsson | + 7'38 | | 194 | Andrea Grendene | Androni Giocattoli | + 7'46 | | 195 | Marcos GarcÃa | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 7'52 | | 196 | Jean-Luc Delpech | Cofidis, le crédit en ligne | + 8'11 | | 197 | Alex Candelario | Garmin - Barracuda | + 8'14 | | 198 | Dmitri Potapovitch | Pro Team Astana | + 8'28 |
U25
| 1 | Rasmus Quaade | Sony Ericsson | 1h02'43 | | 2 | Jesús Herrada | Movistar Team | + 1'13 | | 3 | Peter Sagan | Monster Energy - Subway | + 1'31 | | 4 | Romain Sicard | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 2'21 | | 5 | Romain Bardet | FDJ | + 2'55 |
Teams
| 1 | Radio Shack - Nissan | 3h05'36 | | 2 | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 2'15 | | 3 | Lotto - Belisol | + 2'49 | | 4 | Monster Energy - Subway | + 3'20 | | 5 | Sony Ericsson | + 3'36 |
The winner
Word from the DS
Yes, we think this was a good start for us. Gesink looses only 1 minute to his GC-opponents, and Schleck 2.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 01-08-2012 10:43
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Not a bad stage for Schleck, if we consider the GC candidates that are ahead of him, not a bad TT for him. |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 01-08-2012 11:00
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Now Andy will have to gain the time lost today |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-08-2012 11:36
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Not bad time trial performances from Robert and Andy |
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 01-08-2012 17:48
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Andy is clearly capable of getting his time back |
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| Maddrengen |
Posted on 01-08-2012 17:57
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Remember to use the accesories i made for you! I've changed the socks, leg and knee warmers, and the transferts But only for le tour
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