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Race Report
Tour of the Gila Stage 3

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The potentially all-important time trial in Tyrone, at 25km, will see the GC completely changed tonight. It is an out-and-back course with a gentle ascent in the first third and the same descent in the final third. Therefore, the riders who go out hard on the climbs and can descend well may just succeed but it will definitely be a difficult test for all to overcome if they want a top result at the end of the race.

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The first of the stage favourites to hit the course was Ed Clancy of Rapha. He prefers shorter, flatter TT's but he is still good enough to compete at this level on any course. He beat the early leader, Sweeting, by nearly forty seconds. Immediately after him, Slik nearly beat him and later in the day, his team mate, Tennant did, by six seconds.

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The favourites for today were Optum, with the two Z's, Zwizanski and Zirbel, both expecting to be right at the top. Zwizanski was first and beat Clancy by twelve seconds to take a comfortable lead before his team mate absolutely smashed his time by 31 seconds! Could anyone get anywhere near Zirbel's time? Friedman was the third Optum rider to finish in the top ten.

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Sky had numerous hopes for today, with Johansson the first to take to the course. The Swede was in brilliant form today and he went just six seconds behind Zwizanski to put himself a provisional third. None of the others made the top ten but Oget, Van Niekerk and Kim all set solid times to claim top twenty finishes and keep them in with a shout on the GC.

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Another one of the big favourites was French veteran Bodrogi of Team Type 1, but he went slightly slower than Johansson, in fourth, which is slightly disappointing for a guy with his ability against the clock. His team mate, Antomarchi, finished in ninth to stay right up in the top ten overall.

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The final rider with the chance to beat Zirbel was Ben Jacques-Maynes of Bissell. The American flew up the climb just a couple of seconds off Zirbel but faded in the second half to finish second, 13 seconds behind today's winner. That meant Johansson was bumped off the podium into fourth, but that's still a great result and it moves him into the top ten overall. Oget is even higher in the rankings and still has the white jersey on his back.

Race Result

1	Tom Zirbel	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	35'10
2	Ben Jacques-Maynes	Bissell Cycling	+ 13
3	Scott Zwizanski	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 31
4	Erik Johansson	Sky Development Squad	+ 37
5	LaszlÃ³ Bodrogi	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
6	Andrew Tennant	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 38
7	Ed Clancy	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 44
8	Ivar Slik	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 49
9	Julien Antomarchi	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
10	Michael Friedman	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 51

Spoiler

11	Ben Day	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 53
12	Maxime Oget	Sky Development Squad	s.t.
13	Freqalsi Debesay	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 54
14	Serghei Tvetcov	Team Exergy	+ 55
15	Aidan Van Niekerk	Sky Development Squad	+ 56
16	Davide Frattini	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
17	Kim Yoo Suk	Sky Development Squad	+ 59
18	Danny Van Poppel	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'04
19	Jacques Janse Van Rensburg	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'05
20	Moreno Hofland	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'06
21	Dylan Van Baarle	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'09
22	Andres Diaz	Team Exergy	+ 1'11
23	Daan Olivier	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
24	Robert Sweeting	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 1'13
25	Andrei Krasilnikau	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
26	Oscar Riesebeek	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'14
27	Reid Mumford	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
28	Diego Zabala	Sky Development Squad	+ 1'15
29	Kristian House	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 1'16
30	Alessandro Bazzana	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 1'17
31	Jeremy Vennell	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
32	JosÃ© Fernando Antogna	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 1'18
33	Andy Jacques-Maynes	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
34	Kai Reus	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
35	Boy Van Poppel	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 1'19
36	Julien El Fares	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
37	Calvin Beneke	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
38	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 1'21
39	Anders Newbury	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 1'22
40	Luis Alberto Romero	Jamis - Sutter Home	s.t.
41	Dennis Van Niekerk	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
42	Menso De Jongh	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 1'25
43	Roman Kilun	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
44	James Stewart	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 1'26
45	Richard Handley	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
46	Ken Hanson	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
47	Jani Tewelde Weldegaber	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
48	Luc Jaquin	Sky Development Squad	s.t.
49	Steele Von Hoff	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
50	Adam Leibovitz	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
51	Carlos Alzate	Team Exergy	+ 1'27
52	Patrick Bevin	Bissell Cycling	+ 1'28
53	Alexander Efimkin	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
54	Johannes Christofel Nel	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'29
55	Jeff Louder	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 1'31
56	Nic Hamilton	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 1'32
57	Cesar Grajales	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
58	Connor O'Leary	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	s.t.
59	Tom Scully	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 1'33
60	Philip Deignan	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 1'35
61	Alexander Serebryakov	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
62	Dean Downing	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 1'36
63	Emerson Oronte	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 1'37
64	Adrian Hegyvari	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 1'41
65	Frank Pipp	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
66	Conor Mullervy	Team Exergy	s.t.
67	Steven Burke	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 1'42
68	Daniel Silva	Onda	s.t.
69	CÃ©lio Sousa	Onda	s.t.
70	Yanto Barker	UK Youth CyclingÂ	s.t.
71	Cheyne Hoag	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
72	Thomas Murray	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
73	Alejandro Borrajo	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 1'43
74	Brian Megens	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
75	Ian Burnett	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 1'44
76	Dan Craven	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
77	Bruno Lima	Onda	s.t.
78	Robin Carpenter	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
79	Jasper De Buyst	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 1'45
80	James Oram	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	s.t.
81	Tsgabu Grmay	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'46
82	Christiaan Kriek	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 1'48
83	Sean Mazich	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 1'49
84	Stuart Shaw	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
85	Robbie Squire	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 1'53
86	Geraint Sutton	Sky Development Squad	s.t.
87	Adam Semple	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
88	Faustino Alzate	Team Exergy	+ 1'54
89	Joe Eldridge	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
90	Tesfay Abraha Habtemariam	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
91	Tom Last	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 1'55
92	Andrew Dahlheim	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
93	Ryan Eastman	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 1'56
94	Isaac Howe	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 1'59
95	Malcom Rudolph	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
96	Daniel Lloyd	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
97	Marsh Cooper	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
98	Jasper Bovenhuis	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
99	Thomas Rabou	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
100	James Driscoll	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 2'00
101	Richard Lang	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
102	Gruff Lewis	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 2'01
103	James Lowsley-Williams	UK Youth CyclingÂ	s.t.
104	Greg Brandt	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 2'02
105	Chad Hartley	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
106	Tyler Wren	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 2'03
107	Kevin Mullervy	Team Exergy	s.t.
108	Chase Pinkham	Bissell Cycling	+ 2'04
109	Andy Baker	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
110	Carson Miller	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 2'05
111	Jonathan Clarke	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 2'07
112	Charles Avis	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 2'08
113	Christopher Parrish	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
114	David Williams	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
115	Greg Mansell	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 2'12
116	Luis Davila Lemus	Jelly Belly Cycling	s.t.
117	Peter Thompson	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
118	Eric Young	Bissell Cycling	+ 2'14
119	David McGowan	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 2'15
120	Ricardo Bracco	Sky Development Squad	+ 2'17
121	Morgan Schmitt	Team Exergy	+ 2'19
122	James McCallum	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 2'20
123	Phil Grenfell	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 2'21
124	Max Jenkins	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 2'23
125	Noe Gianetti	Team Exergy	s.t.
126	Amir Rusli	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
127	Phillip Gaimon	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 2'25
128	Christopher Jennings	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 2'32
129	Luca Damiani	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 2'36
130	William Dugan	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 2'37
131	Simon Gaywood	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 2'45

1	Ben Jacques-Maynes	Bissell Cycling	7h32'33
2	Tom Zirbel	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 14
3	Kristian House	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 22
4	Julien El Fares	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 29
5	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 35
6	Julien Antomarchi	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 36
7	Maxime Oget	Sky Development Squad	+ 40
8	Davide Frattini	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 43
9	Scott Zwizanski	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 45
10	Erik Johansson	Sky Development Squad	+ 51

Spoiler

11	LaszlÃ³ Bodrogi	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
12	Jacques Janse Van Rensburg	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 52
13	Andrew Tennant	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
14	Michael Friedman	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 1'05
15	Ben Day	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 1'07
16	Freqalsi Debesay	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'08
17	Dennis Van Niekerk	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'09
18	Serghei Tvetcov	Team Exergy	s.t.
19	Aidan Van Niekerk	Sky Development Squad	+ 1'10
20	Kim Yoo Suk	Sky Development Squad	+ 1'13
21	Boy Van Poppel	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
22	Danny Van Poppel	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'18
23	Moreno Hofland	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'20
24	Daan Olivier	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'25
25	Andres Diaz	Team Exergy	s.t.
26	Oscar Riesebeek	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'28
27	Reid Mumford	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
28	Steele Von Hoff	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
29	Diego Zabala	Sky Development Squad	+ 1'29
30	Alessandro Bazzana	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 1'31
31	Jeremy Vennell	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
32	Kai Reus	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 1'32
33	Andy Jacques-Maynes	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
34	Calvin Beneke	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'33
35	Luis Alberto Romero	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 1'36
36	Roman Kilun	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 1'39
37	Luc Jaquin	Sky Development Squad	+ 1'40
38	Jani Tewelde Weldegaber	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
39	Ken Hanson	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
40	Tom Scully	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 1'41
41	Alexander Efimkin	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 1'42
42	Patrick Bevin	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
43	Connor O'Leary	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	s.t.
44	Johannes Christofel Nel	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'43
45	Jeff Louder	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 1'45
46	Cesar Grajales	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 1'46
47	Philip Deignan	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 1'49
48	Alexander Serebryakov	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
49	Frank Pipp	Bissell Cycling	+ 1'55
50	Adam Semple	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
51	Thomas Murray	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 1'56
52	Brian Megens	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'57
53	Dan Craven	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 1'58
54	Jasper De Buyst	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 1'59
55	Tsgabu Grmay	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 2'00
56	Geraint Sutton	Sky Development Squad	+ 2'07
57	Marsh Cooper	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
58	Daniel Lloyd	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
59	Tesfay Abraha Habtemariam	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 2'08
60	Andrew Dahlheim	Bissell Cycling	+ 2'09
61	Jasper Bovenhuis	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 2'13
62	Chase Pinkham	Bissell Cycling	+ 2'18
63	Jonathan Clarke	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 2'21
64	Eric Young	Bissell Cycling	+ 2'28
65	Ricardo Bracco	Sky Development Squad	+ 2'31
66	Phillip Gaimon	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 2'39
67	Christopher Jennings	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 2'46
68	Ivar Slik	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 3'41
69	Dean Downing	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 4'11
70	Cheyne Hoag	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 4'17
71	Stuart Shaw	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 4'24
72	Tom Last	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 4'30
73	Richard Lang	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 4'56
74	Amir Rusli	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 4'58
75	Richard Handley	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 5'15
76	Malcom Rudolph	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 5'27
77	Joe Eldridge	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 6'07
78	Peter Thompson	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 6'16
79	Ed Clancy	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 7'01
80	Andrei Krasilnikau	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 7'05
81	Anders Newbury	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 7'14
82	James Stewart	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 7'18
83	Dylan Van Baarle	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 7'26
84	Robert Sweeting	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 7'30
85	Yanto Barker	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 7'32
86	JosÃ© Fernando Antogna	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 7'35
87	Menso De Jongh	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 7'42
88	Carlos Alzate	Team Exergy	s.t.
89	Adam Leibovitz	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 7'43
90	Nic Hamilton	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 7'49
91	Emerson Oronte	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 7'54
92	Christiaan Kriek	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 7'55
93	Conor Mullervy	Team Exergy	+ 7'58
94	Adrian Hegyvari	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
95	Steven Burke	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 7'59
96	Daniel Silva	Onda	s.t.
97	CÃ©lio Sousa	Onda	s.t.
98	Alejandro Borrajo	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 8'00
99	Christopher Parrish	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
100	Robin Carpenter	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 8'01
101	Bruno Lima	Onda	s.t.
102	James Oram	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 8'02
103	Luis Davila Lemus	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 8'04
104	Sean Mazich	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 8'06
105	Robbie Squire	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 8'10
106	Faustino Alzate	Team Exergy	+ 8'11
107	Ryan Eastman	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 8'13
108	Thomas Rabou	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 8'16
109	Isaac Howe	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
110	James Driscoll	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 8'17
111	James Lowsley-Williams	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 8'18
112	Gruff Lewis	UK Youth CyclingÂ	s.t.
113	Chad Hartley	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 8'19
114	Greg Brandt	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
115	Kevin Mullervy	Team Exergy	+ 8'20
116	Tyler Wren	Jamis - Sutter Home	s.t.
117	Andy Baker	Bissell Cycling	+ 8'21
118	Carson Miller	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 8'22
119	Charles Avis	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 8'25
120	David Williams	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
121	David McGowan	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 8'32
122	Morgan Schmitt	Team Exergy	+ 8'36
123	James McCallum	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 8'37
124	Phil Grenfell	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 8'38
125	Noe Gianetti	Team Exergy	+ 8'40
126	Max Jenkins	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
127	Luca Damiani	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 8'53
128	William Dugan	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 8'54
129	Simon Gaywood	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 9'02
130	Ian Burnett	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 9'25
131	Greg Mansell	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 9'53

sutty68

#622

Posted on 14-02-2013 02:20

Tour de France Champion

Posts: 34002
Joined: 22-08-2010
PCM$: 200.00

The team are putting in some decent performances in America

Ollfardh

#623

Posted on 14-02-2013 08:06

Tour de France Champion

Posts: 15027
Joined: 08-08-2011
PCM$: 11500.00

Another good day for the team! Quite a few still in a good GC position. Kim is just going to have to survive the flat stag (should be ok) and then try something the last day. That 1st category climb sure looks attracktive

Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.

brewers90

#624

Posted on 14-02-2013 18:50

Classics Specialist

Posts: 3692
Joined: 01-09-2010
PCM$: 200.00

Race Report
Tour of the Gila Stage 4

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A very short criterium that is just for the pure sprinters to have some fun. Pan flat and very wide roads mean a certain bunch sprint. The rest need to stay out of trouble ahead of tomorrow's killer stage.

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On such a short stage, the breakaway was just for show, with the six riders only getting two minutes ahead before they were reeled back in. Grajales was the best placed in this group but they were just sent out by their team managers to get some airtime.

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Sure enough, the break was caught with ten kilometres to go as Chipotle and UnitedHealthcare were really putting the hammer down. Von Hoff and Van Poppel the focus of their attentions. There were numerous other sprinters battling to get on the back of their trains. Sky were the only other team with a sprint train as, once again, Oget and Bracco kept Jaquin right up at the front.

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And as expected, Van Poppel cruised to the line again, at least challenged this time by Von Hoff. Serebryakov was way back in third, ahead of House, who is in incredible form, and Dean Downing. Jaquin did brilliantly again to finish sixth, beating Ed Clancy, no less, to the line. The rest of the team saved as much energy as possible with both eyes on tomorrow's test.

Race Result

1	Boy Van Poppel	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	1h24'44
2	Steele Von Hoff	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
3	Alexander Serebryakov	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
4	Kristian House	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
5	Dean Downing	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
6	Luc Jaquin	Sky Development Squad	s.t.
7	Simon Gaywood	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
8	Ed Clancy	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
9	Davide Frattini	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
10	Julien El Fares	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.

Spoiler

11	Ivar Slik	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
12	Andrew Tennant	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
13	Frank Pipp	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
14	Tom Scully	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
15	Daan Olivier	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
16	Bruno Lima	Onda	s.t.
17	Michael Friedman	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
18	Freqalsi Debesay	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
19	Ricardo Bracco	Sky Development Squad	s.t.
20	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
21	Jani Tewelde Weldegaber	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
22	Dennis Van Niekerk	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
23	Julien Antomarchi	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
24	Oscar Riesebeek	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
25	James Stewart	UK Youth CyclingÂ	s.t.
26	Alejandro Borrajo	Jamis - Sutter Home	s.t.
27	Kai Reus	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
28	Jacques Janse Van Rensburg	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
29	Stuart Shaw	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
30	Andres Diaz	Team Exergy	s.t.
31	Maxime Oget	Sky Development Squad	s.t.
32	Robin Carpenter	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
33	Ben Jacques-Maynes	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
34	Roman Kilun	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
35	Ken Hanson	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
36	Adam Leibovitz	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
37	Serghei Tvetcov	Team Exergy	s.t.
38	Reid Mumford	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
39	Moreno Hofland	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
40	Tom Zirbel	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
41	Conor Mullervy	Team Exergy	s.t.
42	Jonathan Clarke	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
43	Luis Alberto Romero	Jamis - Sutter Home	s.t.
44	Eric Young	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
45	Andy Jacques-Maynes	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
46	Calvin Beneke	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
47	Dylan Van Baarle	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
48	Scott Zwizanski	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
49	Dan Craven	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
50	Danny Van Poppel	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
51	Jeremy Vennell	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
52	Brian Megens	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
53	Richard Lang	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
54	Carlos Alzate	Team Exergy	s.t.
55	Luca Damiani	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
56	Aidan Van Niekerk	Sky Development Squad	s.t.
57	Alessandro Bazzana	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
58	Malcom Rudolph	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
59	Diego Zabala	Sky Development Squad	s.t.
60	Geraint Sutton	Sky Development Squad	s.t.
61	Anders Newbury	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
62	Erik Johansson	Sky Development Squad	s.t.
63	LaszlÃ³ Bodrogi	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
64	Patrick Bevin	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
65	Cheyne Hoag	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
66	Kim Yoo Suk	Sky Development Squad	s.t.
67	Yanto Barker	UK Youth CyclingÂ	s.t.
68	Ben Day	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
69	Johannes Christofel Nel	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
70	Daniel Lloyd	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
71	Robbie Squire	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
72	James Oram	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	s.t.
73	Jasper Bovenhuis	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
74	Marsh Cooper	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
75	Richard Handley	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
76	Jeff Louder	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
77	William Dugan	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
78	Ryan Eastman	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	s.t.
79	Greg Mansell	UK Youth CyclingÂ	s.t.
80	Christopher Parrish	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
81	Thomas Murray	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
82	David Williams	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
83	Cesar Grajales	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
84	Andrei Krasilnikau	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
85	Chad Hartley	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
86	David McGowan	UK Youth CyclingÂ	s.t.
87	Peter Thompson	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
88	Noe Gianetti	Team Exergy	s.t.
89	Philip Deignan	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
90	Christopher Jennings	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
91	Faustino Alzate	Team Exergy	s.t.
92	CÃ©lio Sousa	Onda	s.t.
93	Adrian Hegyvari	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
94	JosÃ© Fernando Antogna	Jamis - Sutter Home	s.t.
95	Kevin Mullervy	Team Exergy	s.t.
96	James Lowsley-Williams	UK Youth CyclingÂ	s.t.
97	Sean Mazich	Jelly Belly Cycling	s.t.
98	Steven Burke	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
99	Tesfay Abraha Habtemariam	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
100	Amir Rusli	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
101	James Driscoll	Jamis - Sutter Home	s.t.
102	James McCallum	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
103	Nic Hamilton	Jelly Belly Cycling	s.t.
104	Daniel Silva	Onda	s.t.
105	Thomas Rabou	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
106	Joe Eldridge	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
107	Christiaan Kriek	Jelly Belly Cycling	s.t.
108	Phil Grenfell	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
109	Tyler Wren	Jamis - Sutter Home	s.t.
110	Gruff Lewis	UK Youth CyclingÂ	s.t.
111	Morgan Schmitt	Team Exergy	s.t.
112	Tom Last	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
113	Phillip Gaimon	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
114	Isaac Howe	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
115	Charles Avis	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	s.t.
116	Max Jenkins	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
117	Alexander Efimkin	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
118	Menso De Jongh	Jelly Belly Cycling	s.t.
119	Tsgabu Grmay	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
120	Andrew Dahlheim	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
121	Greg Brandt	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
122	Jasper De Buyst	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	s.t.
123	Emerson Oronte	Jelly Belly Cycling	s.t.
124	Luis Davila Lemus	Jelly Belly Cycling	s.t.
125	Ian Burnett	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
126	Adam Semple	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
127	Carson Miller	Jamis - Sutter Home	s.t.
128	Robert Sweeting	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
129	Chase Pinkham	Bissell Cycling	+ 2'31
130	Connor O'Leary	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	s.t.
131	Andy Baker	Bissell Cycling	s.t.

1	Ben Jacques-Maynes	Bissell Cycling	8h57'17
2	Tom Zirbel	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 14
3	Kristian House	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 22
4	Julien El Fares	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 29
5	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 35
6	Julien Antomarchi	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 36
7	Maxime Oget	Sky Development Squad	+ 40
8	Davide Frattini	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 43
9	Scott Zwizanski	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 45
10	Erik Johansson	Sky Development Squad	+ 51

Spoiler

11	LaszlÃ³ Bodrogi	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
12	Andrew Tennant	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 52
13	Jacques Janse Van Rensburg	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
14	Boy Van Poppel	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 53
15	Michael Friedman	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 1'05
16	Ben Day	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 1'07
17	Freqalsi Debesay	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'08
18	Dennis Van Niekerk	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'09
19	Serghei Tvetcov	Team Exergy	s.t.
20	Aidan Van Niekerk	Sky Development Squad	+ 1'10
21	Kim Yoo Suk	Sky Development Squad	+ 1'13
22	Steele Von Hoff	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 1'16
23	Danny Van Poppel	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'18
24	Moreno Hofland	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'20
25	Daan Olivier	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'25
26	Andres Diaz	Team Exergy	s.t.
27	Oscar Riesebeek	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'28
28	Reid Mumford	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
29	Diego Zabala	Sky Development Squad	+ 1'29
30	Alessandro Bazzana	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 1'31
31	Jeremy Vennell	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
32	Kai Reus	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 1'32
33	Andy Jacques-Maynes	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
34	Calvin Beneke	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'33
35	Luis Alberto Romero	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 1'36
36	Roman Kilun	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 1'39
37	Luc Jaquin	Sky Development Squad	+ 1'40
38	Jani Tewelde Weldegaber	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
39	Ken Hanson	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
40	Tom Scully	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 1'41
41	Alexander Serebryakov	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
42	Patrick Bevin	Bissell Cycling	+ 1'42
43	Alexander Efimkin	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
44	Johannes Christofel Nel	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'43
45	Jeff Louder	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 1'45
46	Cesar Grajales	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 1'46
47	Philip Deignan	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 1'49
48	Frank Pipp	Bissell Cycling	+ 1'55
49	Adam Semple	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
50	Thomas Murray	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 1'56
51	Brian Megens	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'57
52	Dan Craven	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 1'58
53	Jasper De Buyst	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 1'59
54	Tsgabu Grmay	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 2'00
55	Geraint Sutton	Sky Development Squad	+ 2'07
56	Marsh Cooper	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
57	Daniel Lloyd	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
58	Tesfay Abraha Habtemariam	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 2'08
59	Andrew Dahlheim	Bissell Cycling	+ 2'09
60	Jasper Bovenhuis	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 2'13
61	Jonathan Clarke	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 2'21
62	Eric Young	Bissell Cycling	+ 2'28
63	Ricardo Bracco	Sky Development Squad	+ 2'31
64	Phillip Gaimon	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 2'39
65	Christopher Jennings	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 2'46
66	Ivar Slik	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 3'41
67	Dean Downing	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 4'11
68	Connor O'Leary	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 4'13
69	Cheyne Hoag	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 4'17
70	Stuart Shaw	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 4'24
71	Tom Last	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 4'30
72	Chase Pinkham	Bissell Cycling	+ 4'49
73	Richard Lang	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 4'56
74	Amir Rusli	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 4'58
75	Richard Handley	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 5'15
76	Malcom Rudolph	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 5'27
77	Joe Eldridge	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 6'07
78	Peter Thompson	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 6'16
79	Ed Clancy	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 7'01
80	Andrei Krasilnikau	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 7'05
81	Anders Newbury	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 7'14
82	James Stewart	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 7'18
83	Dylan Van Baarle	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 7'26
84	Robert Sweeting	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 7'30
85	Yanto Barker	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 7'32
86	JosÃ© Fernando Antogna	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 7'35
87	Carlos Alzate	Team Exergy	+ 7'42
88	Menso De Jongh	Jelly Belly Cycling	s.t.
89	Adam Leibovitz	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 7'43
90	Nic Hamilton	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 7'49
91	Emerson Oronte	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 7'54
92	Christiaan Kriek	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 7'55
93	Conor Mullervy	Team Exergy	+ 7'58
94	Adrian Hegyvari	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
95	Steven Burke	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 7'59
96	CÃ©lio Sousa	Onda	s.t.
97	Daniel Silva	Onda	s.t.
98	Alejandro Borrajo	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 8'00
99	Christopher Parrish	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
100	Robin Carpenter	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 8'01
101	Bruno Lima	Onda	s.t.
102	James Oram	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 8'02
103	Luis Davila Lemus	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 8'04
104	Sean Mazich	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 8'06
105	Robbie Squire	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 8'10
106	Faustino Alzate	Team Exergy	+ 8'11
107	Ryan Eastman	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 8'13
108	Thomas Rabou	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 8'16
109	Isaac Howe	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
110	James Driscoll	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 8'17
111	James Lowsley-Williams	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 8'18
112	Gruff Lewis	UK Youth CyclingÂ	s.t.
113	Chad Hartley	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 8'19
114	Greg Brandt	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
115	Kevin Mullervy	Team Exergy	+ 8'20
116	Tyler Wren	Jamis - Sutter Home	s.t.
117	Carson Miller	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 8'22
118	David Williams	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 8'25
119	Charles Avis	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	s.t.
120	David McGowan	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 8'32
121	Morgan Schmitt	Team Exergy	+ 8'36
122	James McCallum	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 8'37
123	Phil Grenfell	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 8'38
124	Noe Gianetti	Team Exergy	+ 8'40
125	Max Jenkins	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
126	Luca Damiani	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 8'53
127	William Dugan	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 8'54
128	Simon Gaywood	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 9'02
129	Ian Burnett	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 9'25
130	Greg Mansell	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 9'53
131	Andy Baker	Bissell Cycling	+ 10'52

Ian Butler

#625

Posted on 14-02-2013 18:51

Tour de France Champion

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Luc did good

cunego59

#626

Posted on 14-02-2013 19:21

Team Manager

Posts: 6546
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PCM$: 1290.00

Fourth and sixth, I'm very pleased

ManGame: Bralirwa - Stevens [PCT]

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sutty68

#627

Posted on 14-02-2013 23:53

Tour de France Champion

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Another top ten finish for the squad

brewers90

#628

Posted on 15-02-2013 00:12

Classics Specialist

Posts: 3692
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Race Report
Tour of the Gila Stage 5

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The final stage is a real killer with three really tough categorised climbs in the second half of the stage and an uphill finish again after that. This will hurt the non-climbers and those who have used too much energy this week. Let the fun begin!

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Today's breakaway contained seven riders, none of whom were particularly good climbers but Friedman, who started the day in fifteenth on GC, was in there, surprisingly let go by the peloton. Lima of Onda was also in there, as were Last (IG-Sigma Sport), McGowan (UK Youth) and De Buyst (Bontrager). This was definitely the quiet before the storm as the peloton cruised along; the escapees pulling out a six minute gap on the main group.

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Once Bissell came to life, they put on an impressive show of strength, five riders pulling the breakaway back at a decent pace. Jacques-Maynes isn't the best climber in the world but he clearly has good shape and this performance from his team would certainly motivate him to perform above his limit. As they hit the summit of the first second category climb, the peloton were four minutes behind the leaders.

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On the next, brutal first category climb, Kim did what he did in Croatia, hitting the front and riding out of the front of the peloton without even needing to get out of the saddle. He quickly gained the three minutes up to the escapees an settled into his rhythm but had he gone too soon? Behind, Dennis Van Niekerk also attacked, setting off after Kim, whilst both Johansson and Oget both got caught on the wrong side of a big split and both would fall well out of the top ten unfortunately.

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And sure enough just before the final descent, both Kim and Van Niekerk were caught by the much reduced peloton, which was being driven along by UnitedHealthcare at a ferocious pace. Whilst Kim's day had come to an end, it was just starting for Van Niekerk, Zabala and Bracco as they got themselves up near the front ready to respond to any attacks. The attacks kept coming but none of them stuck.

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But two riders did get away near the end. Zabala and Efimkin pulled out a gap on the rest and as they hit the final kilometre, they were side by side, going as fast as they could. Efimkin is clearly the better rider, and the more experienced, but could Diego pull off a shock? Behind, Bracco and Van Niekerk were both a few rows back in the peloton as they unleashed their sprints for the line.

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In the end, it was easy for Efimkin as he pulled clear of Zabala on the steepest part. Diego held on for second ahead of Frattini, El Fares and Janse Van Rensburg, who just pipped his compatriot Van Niekerk on the line. Bracco was right behind Aidan in seventh, while Jacques-Maynes finished in the same group to clinch the overall. Van Niekerk just finished in the top ten, one second behind his namesake Dennis in ninth.

Race Result

1	Alexander Efimkin	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	4h38'17
2	Diego Zabala	Sky Development Squad	+ 9
3	Davide Frattini	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
4	Julien El Fares	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
5	Jacques Janse Van Rensburg	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
6	Aidan Van Niekerk	Sky Development Squad	s.t.
7	Ricardo Bracco	Sky Development Squad	s.t.
8	Kristian House	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
9	Dennis Van Niekerk	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
10	Julien Antomarchi	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.

Spoiler

11	Ben Jacques-Maynes	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
12	Philip Deignan	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
13	Andres Diaz	Team Exergy	s.t.
14	Kai Reus	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 38
15	Dan Craven	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
16	Cesar Grajales	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
17	Tom Zirbel	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
18	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
19	Ivar Slik	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
20	Moreno Hofland	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
21	Luis Alberto Romero	Jamis - Sutter Home	s.t.
22	Andrew Tennant	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
23	Danny Van Poppel	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
24	Daan Olivier	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
25	Daniel Lloyd	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
26	Oscar Riesebeek	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
27	Kim Yoo Suk	Sky Development Squad	s.t.
28	Jani Tewelde Weldegaber	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
29	Scott Zwizanski	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
30	Freqalsi Debesay	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
31	LaszlÃ³ Bodrogi	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
32	Tsgabu Grmay	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
33	Tyler Wren	Jamis - Sutter Home	s.t.
34	Geraint Sutton	Sky Development Squad	s.t.
35	Roman Kilun	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
36	Alessandro Bazzana	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
37	Brian Megens	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
38	Calvin Beneke	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
39	Ben Day	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
40	Jeff Louder	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
41	Andrew Dahlheim	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
42	Erik Johansson	Sky Development Squad	+ 2'41
43	Andy Jacques-Maynes	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 2'50
44	Serghei Tvetcov	Team Exergy	s.t.
45	Boy Van Poppel	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
46	Maxime Oget	Sky Development Squad	+ 3'41
47	Thomas Murray	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 3'58
48	David McGowan	UK Youth CyclingÂ	s.t.
49	Tom Last	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
50	Jasper De Buyst	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 6'15
51	Jeremy Vennell	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
52	Kevin Mullervy	Team Exergy	s.t.
53	Michael Friedman	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
54	Marsh Cooper	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 7'23
55	Amir Rusli	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 7'40
56	Luc Jaquin	Sky Development Squad	+ 7'59
57	Bruno Lima	Onda	s.t.
58	CÃ©lio Sousa	Onda	s.t.
59	Emerson Oronte	Jelly Belly Cycling	s.t.
60	Dean Downing	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
61	Ken Hanson	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
62	Reid Mumford	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
63	Menso De Jongh	Jelly Belly Cycling	s.t.
64	Yanto Barker	UK Youth CyclingÂ	s.t.
65	Alexander Serebryakov	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
66	Anders Newbury	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
67	James Lowsley-Williams	UK Youth CyclingÂ	s.t.
68	Robin Carpenter	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
69	Tesfay Abraha Habtemariam	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
70	Patrick Bevin	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
71	Malcom Rudolph	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
72	Tom Scully	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
73	Andrei Krasilnikau	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
74	Adam Semple	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
75	Jonathan Clarke	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
76	Richard Lang	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
77	Frank Pipp	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
78	Adam Leibovitz	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
79	Luis Davila Lemus	Jelly Belly Cycling	s.t.
80	Carlos Alzate	Team Exergy	s.t.
81	Christiaan Kriek	Jelly Belly Cycling	s.t.
82	Thomas Rabou	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
83	Alejandro Borrajo	Jamis - Sutter Home	s.t.
84	Faustino Alzate	Team Exergy	s.t.
85	Eric Young	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
86	Christopher Jennings	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
87	Robbie Squire	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
88	Stuart Shaw	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
89	Richard Handley	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
90	Conor Mullervy	Team Exergy	s.t.
91	Chase Pinkham	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
92	Johannes Christofel Nel	MTN - Qhubeka	s.t.
93	Adrian Hegyvari	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
94	Peter Thompson	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 10'31
95	Jasper Bovenhuis	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 11'22
96	Joe Eldridge	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 11'30
97	Christopher Parrish	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 13'06
98	Daniel Silva	Onda	+ 13'17
99	James Driscoll	Jamis - Sutter Home	s.t.
100	Steele Von Hoff	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	s.t.
101	JosÃ© Fernando Antogna	Jamis - Sutter Home	s.t.
102	Nic Hamilton	Jelly Belly Cycling	s.t.
103	David Williams	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
104	Greg Mansell	UK Youth CyclingÂ	s.t.
105	James Stewart	UK Youth CyclingÂ	s.t.
106	Morgan Schmitt	Team Exergy	s.t.
107	Max Jenkins	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
108	Simon Gaywood	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
109	Cheyne Hoag	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
110	Connor O'Leary	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	s.t.
111	Andy Baker	Bissell Cycling	s.t.
112	Dylan Van Baarle	Rabobank Continental Team	s.t.
113	Carson Miller	Jamis - Sutter Home	s.t.
114	Sean Mazich	Jelly Belly Cycling	s.t.
115	James McCallum	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
116	Steven Burke	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
117	Phillip Gaimon	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
118	William Dugan	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
119	Gruff Lewis	UK Youth CyclingÂ	s.t.
120	Ed Clancy	Rapha Condor - Sharp	s.t.
121	Noe Gianetti	Team Exergy	s.t.
122	Ian Burnett	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
123	Phil Grenfell	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
124	Robert Sweeting	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 15'42
125	James Oram	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 18'18
126	Chad Hartley	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 19'37
127	Isaac Howe	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 20'14
128	Luca Damiani	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
129	Ryan Eastman	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	s.t.
130	Greg Brandt	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	s.t.
131	Charles Avis	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	s.t.

Final GC

1	Ben Jacques-Maynes	Bissell Cycling	13h35'43
2	Kristian House	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 22
3	Julien El Fares	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 29
4	Davide Frattini	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 35
5	Julien Antomarchi	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 36
6	Tom Zirbel	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 43
7	J Janse Van Rensburg	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 52
8	Floris Goesinnen	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 1'04
9	Dennis Van Niekerk	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'09
10	Aidan Van Niekerk	Sky Development Squad	+ 1'10

Spoiler

11	Alexander Efimkin	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 1'13
12	Scott Zwizanski	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 1'14
13	Diego Zabala	Sky Development Squad	+ 1'17
14	LaszlÃ³ Bodrogi	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 1'20
15	Andrew Tennant	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 1'21
16	Andres Diaz	Team Exergy	+ 1'25
17	Ben Day	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 1'36
18	Freqalsi Debesay	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1'37
19	Kim Yoo Suk	Sky Development Squad	+ 1'42
20	Danny Van Poppel	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'47
21	Moreno Hofland	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'49
22	Philip Deignan	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
23	Daan Olivier	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'54
24	Oscar Riesebeek	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 1'57
25	Alessandro Bazzana	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 2'00
26	Kai Reus	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 2'01
27	Calvin Beneke	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 2'02
28	Luis Alberto Romero	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 2'05
29	Roman Kilun	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 2'08
30	Jani Tewelde Weldegaber	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 2'09
31	Jeff Louder	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 2'14
32	Cesar Grajales	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 2'15
33	Brian Megens	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 2'26
34	Dan Craven	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 2'27
35	Tsgabu Grmay	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 2'29
36	Ricardo Bracco	Sky Development Squad	+ 2'31
37	Geraint Sutton	Sky Development Squad	+ 2'36
38	Daniel Lloyd	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
39	Andrew Dahlheim	Bissell Cycling	+ 2'38
40	Erik Johansson	Sky Development Squad	+ 3'23
41	Boy Van Poppel	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 3'34
42	Serghei Tvetcov	Team Exergy	+ 3'50
43	Ivar Slik	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 4'10
44	Maxime Oget	Sky Development Squad	+ 4'12
45	Andy Jacques-Maynes	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 4'13
46	Thomas Murray	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 5'45
47	Michael Friedman	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 7'03
48	Jeremy Vennell	Bissell Cycling	+ 7'37
49	Jasper De Buyst	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 7'57
50	Tom Last	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 8'17
51	Tyler Wren	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 8'49
52	Reid Mumford	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 9'18
53	Marsh Cooper	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 9'21
54	Luc Jaquin	Sky Development Squad	+ 9'30
55	Ken Hanson	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
56	Tom Scully	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 9'31
57	Alexander Serebryakov	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	s.t.
58	Patrick Bevin	Bissell Cycling	+ 9'32
59	Johannes Christofel Nel	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 9'33
60	Frank Pipp	Bissell Cycling	+ 9'45
61	Adam Semple	Drapac Professional Cycling	s.t.
62	Tesfay Abraha Habtemariam	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 9'58
63	Jonathan Clarke	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	+ 10'11
64	Eric Young	Bissell Cycling	+ 10'18
65	Christopher Jennings	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 10'36
66	Dean Downing	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 12'01
67	Stuart Shaw	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 12'14
68	David McGowan	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 12'15
69	Amir Rusli	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 12'29
70	Chase Pinkham	Bissell Cycling	+ 12'39
71	Richard Lang	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 12'46
72	Richard Handley	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 13'05
73	Malcom Rudolph	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 13'17
74	Jasper Bovenhuis	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 13'26
75	Steele Von Hoff	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 14'24
76	Kevin Mullervy	Team Exergy	+ 14'26
77	Andrei Krasilnikau	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 14'55
78	Anders Newbury	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 15'04
79	Yanto Barker	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 15'22
80	Carlos Alzate	Team Exergy	+ 15'32
81	Menso De Jongh	Jelly Belly Cycling	s.t.
82	Adam Leibovitz	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 15'33
83	Emerson Oronte	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 15'44
84	Christiaan Kriek	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 15'45
85	Phillip Gaimon	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 15'47
86	Conor Mullervy	Team Exergy	+ 15'48
87	Adrian Hegyvari	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
88	CÃ©lio Sousa	Onda	+ 15'49
89	Alejandro Borrajo	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 15'50
90	Robin Carpenter	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 15'51
91	Bruno Lima	Onda	s.t.
92	Luis Davila Lemus	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 15'54
93	Robbie Squire	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	+ 16'00
94	Faustino Alzate	Team Exergy	+ 16'01
95	Thomas Rabou	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 16'06
96	James Lowsley-Williams	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 16'08
97	Peter Thompson	Drapac Professional Cycling	+ 16'38
98	Connor O'Leary	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 17'21
99	Cheyne Hoag	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	+ 17'25
100	Joe Eldridge	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 17'28
101	Ed Clancy	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 20'09
102	James Stewart	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 20'26
103	Dylan Van Baarle	Rabobank Continental Team	+ 20'34
104	JosÃ© Fernando Antogna	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 20'43
105	Nic Hamilton	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 20'57
106	Christopher Parrish	Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies	s.t.
107	Daniel Silva	Onda	+ 21'07
108	Steven Burke	Team IG - Sigma Sport	s.t.
109	Sean Mazich	Jelly Belly Cycling	+ 21'14
110	James Driscoll	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 21'25
111	Gruff Lewis	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 21'26
112	Carson Miller	Jamis - Sutter Home	+ 21'30
113	David Williams	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 21'33
114	Morgan Schmitt	Team Exergy	+ 21'44
115	James McCallum	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 21'45
116	Phil Grenfell	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 21'46
117	Noe Gianetti	Team Exergy	+ 21'48
118	Max Jenkins	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	s.t.
119	William Dugan	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	+ 22'02
120	Simon Gaywood	Team IG - Sigma Sport	+ 22'10
121	Ian Burnett	Competitive Cyclist Racing Team	+ 22'33
122	Greg Mansell	UK Youth CyclingÂ	+ 23'01
123	Robert Sweeting	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 23'03
124	Andy Baker	Bissell Cycling	+ 24'00
125	James Oram	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 26'11
126	Chad Hartley	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 27'47
127	Ryan Eastman	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 28'18
128	Isaac Howe	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 28'21
129	Greg Brandt	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 28'24
130	Charles Avis	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	+ 28'30
131	Luca Damiani	Kenda - 5-Hour Energy Cycling Team	+ 28'58

Points

1	Kristian House	Rapha Condor - Sharp	55
2	Julien El Fares	Team Type 1 - Sanofi	52
3	Boy Van Poppel	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	50
4	Steele Von Hoff	Chipotle - First Solar Development Team	40
5	Davide Frattini	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	34

KoM

1	David McGowan	UK Youth CyclingÂ	33
2	Tom Last	Team IG - Sigma Sport	31
3	Kevin Mullervy	Team Exergy	20
4	Jasper De Buyst	Bontrager - Livestrong Team	19
5	Kristian House	Rapha Condor - Sharp	16

Young Riders

1	Jacques Janse Van Rensburg	MTN - Qhubeka	13h36'35
2	Aidan Van Niekerk	Sky Development Squad	+ 18
3	Diego Zabala	Sky Development Squad	+ 25
4	Andrew Tennant	Rapha Condor - Sharp	+ 29
5	Kim Yoo Suk	Sky Development Squad	+ 50

Edited by brewers90 on 15-02-2013 00:26

sutty68

#629

Posted on 15-02-2013 00:18

Tour de France Champion

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Really Good performance from the team today

And no way is that a nine second gap

Jakstar22

#630

Posted on 15-02-2013 01:32

Grand Tour Champion

Posts: 7542
Joined: 11-04-2012
PCM$: 200.00

So close to the win. A good race.

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kadtagenero

#631

Posted on 15-02-2013 01:58

Domestique

Posts: 478
Joined: 29-04-2012
PCM$: 200.00

Great race!! the team did a great job in that last stage, Van Niekerk surely will be a great stage racer in the future...

Diego is showing himself really strong in long mounaint stages... that's what I wanted for him...

I was just looking around some news and found this

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This is the most important cycling site in my country, here is in English: Colombians around the world: Diego Zabala harvesting results in United States with the Sky Development Team.
Tour of the Gila: The young colombian rider keeps showing his talent in the United States.
The new hope of colombian cycling arrived 2nd in the last stage of this northamerican race and ended 13 in the GC.

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Jesleyh

#632

Posted on 15-02-2013 05:52

World Champion

Posts: 14744
Joined: 21-07-2012
PCM$: 200.00

Nice result for the team, especially for Zabala..
We didn't do bad in Tour of the Gila

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Ian Butler

#633

Posted on 15-02-2013 08:32

Tour de France Champion

Posts: 21379
Joined: 01-05-2012
PCM$: 400.00

Great day for the team!

mvhoogdalem

#634

Posted on 15-02-2013 11:53

Small Tour Specialist

Posts: 2182
Joined: 30-06-2010
PCM$: 200.00

We got some great results here

Ollfardh

#635

Posted on 15-02-2013 12:28

Tour de France Champion

Posts: 15027
Joined: 08-08-2011
PCM$: 11500.00

Great work for the team, don't regret my suicide attack

Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.

Daggen

#636

Posted on 15-02-2013 13:18

Sprinter

Posts: 1662
Joined: 08-07-2012
PCM$: 200.00

Good day for the team, but shit day for Johansson

brewers90

#637

Posted on 15-02-2013 16:32

Classics Specialist

Posts: 3692
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Thanks for all the comments guys. It was indeed a great race, it's just a shame we couldn't get anyone a bit higher on the GC or the white jersey but never mind.

@kadtagenero, Diego is doing very well lately, hopefully he can keep it up. Also, nice reporting again

@Ollfardh, Kim did a great job for the team. Although everyone shouting Yoo Suk when he got caught seemed a bit harsh

@Daggen, he just got caught too far back in the peloton and he couldn't make it back. Maybe a bit of inexperience.

brewers90

#638

Posted on 15-02-2013 17:31

Classics Specialist

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Race Preview

Rhone - Alpes Isere Tour

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The next stage race for the team is in the South of France, for the four-day Rhone-Alpes Isere Tour. This is a tough race, with none of the stages being truly flat. The first stage looks the easiest on paper but there is plenty of climbing, particularly in the latter part of the stage. The second stage is long and undulating and will really be for the strong men in the field, especially with a very difficult uphill sprint. The third stage is dominated by one massive, HC climb halfway through the day. However, with the last climb coming so far from the finish, there should be a reduced bunch sprint at the flat finish. The final stage is another tough, undulating day but it's not as long as the previous two stages, and the harder climbs are again dealt with earlier in the day. However, a third category climb that peaks just seven kilometres from the finish will be a big decider on the day and any rider who wants to win will need to be attentive here.

The Team

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The team is a mixture of riders coming back from the US in great shape, and riders who haven't raced for a while and aren't in great shape! Van Niekerk, Johansson, Zabala and Sutton will hope for some good performances, although as usual, the big French teams will be difficult to beat. Local lad Jaquin knows the area well and will hope for a good result on the opening stage and maybe beyond if he has good legs.

aidanvn13

#639

Posted on 15-02-2013 18:43

Classics Specialist

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Great result in Tour of the Gila! Very happy with Aidan sneaking into the top 10!

Really becoming a great climber! Looking forward to Rhone-Alpes.

When asked about Aidan's next race (Rhone - Alpes Isere Tour) and the goals or expectations he has, he replied,
"I like stage 3."

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Ian Butler

#640

Posted on 15-02-2013 18:46

Tour de France Champion

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Good luck, team mates!

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