Favourites
***Rigoberto Urán
**Rui Costa, Bauke Mollema
*Daniel Martin, Michal Kwiatkowski, Rafal Majka
We're out of the world of sprinters again for stage 5. A difficult race with many hills will lead us to the skiing resort of Zakopane. With tomorrow's difficult stage in the Tatra mountains the GC riders may decide to take some rest and let a break go, but who knows? The weather may discourage everyone though.
Race report
Most riders have indeed been discouraged. It takes us 10km for an attack. Belkov (Katusha) is off.
Bonnafond (AG2R) and Pauwels (QuickStep) try to reach him.
So do Moinard (BMC), yesterday's last escapee Fédrigo (FDJ) and mountain jersey wearer Machado (Radioshack).
When Moser (Cannondale) attacks Sky has seen too many riders in front and Edmondson therefore decides to increase the pace.
Eventually the pack lets the group of 7 go. The extreme rain of today may have discouraged a high pace.
BMC has the right of the first crash today, as Moinard is down from the break. Luckily he does rejoin.
The first mountain sprint is won by Moser, who now equals Urán in that competition.
When Moinard eventually rejoins with 108km to go the gap has risen to a massive 11 minutes already!
Crash no.2 for today is for CCC's leader Rebellin, who manages to rejoin the pack.
Only 2 riders are interested in the mountain points. The hierarchy of these two once again becomes clear as Moser wins sprint #2 as well.
The pack meanwhile has set up some low-pace chase. Surprisingly Sky isn't part of it.
The gap keeps on rising though. With 85km to go the lead is 14 minutes, meaning Geniez is now the virtual GC-leader!
Because the lead 5km later is a quarter already, Champion System decides to make some serious pace in the pack. The gap is decreasing for the first time today.
Climb 3: Moser, Bonnafond, Machado.
14 minutes and 8 seconds after Moser the pack, lead by Butler, reaches the foggy summit, which is 63 kilometers away from the finish line.
A few minutes later Machado surprises Moser at the next climb.
The pack's high pace has brought the lead under 13 minutes, which means Costa is once again virtual GC leader.
With 38km to go a shock in the pack, as Van den Broeck is dropped! No crash or material failure, it seems bad positioning.
In front the pack has found some extra resources, as Belkin, Omega Pharma and Sky now replace the tired Champion System riders. However, with 25km to go for the break the lead is still 11 minutes.
Attack from the pack! With 27km to go Dan Martin, Urán and Kwiatkowski attack!
Up front, just 20km from the line, Moser wins the penultimate mountain sprint and unless something weird happens he'll wear the jersey tomorrow.
In the chaos Moinard is dropped by his companions.
In the pack a group splits off. Kim seems the main victim in the big group, although Bardet, Ghita, De las Campos and many others can be found behind. Van den Broeck is still behind this group even.
With 20km to go Costa jumps, together with Henao, to Uráns group.
Kiserlovski, Majka, De Vries and Duarte try to do the same thing.
Meanwhile up front Geniez has attacked at the final mountain sprint, leaving the others behind. Could he grab a stage win for FDJ here?
At the foot of the final, short climb, he has distanced the others. A stage win seems inevitable for the Frenchman.
The two packs meanwhile merge. Urán and his group are a minute ahead and Mollema gives up the chase.
Geniez survived the final climb without trouble and can now head straight to the finish line in a short descent.
A bit later the chasers do the same. Pauwels isn't sprinting though, he apparently ran out of energy.
And Geniez takes a win for FDJ! After yesterday's attempt of Fédrigo the attacking of FDJ is rewarded with a stage win today.
Moser is today's first loser -or not, as he did take the mountains jersey-. Bonnafond 3rd, Belkov 4th, Machado 5th, Pauwels 6th, Moinard 7th.
At the final categorized climb the battle is still fierce. A series of attacks, initiated by Kwiatkowski, is not countered by Urán, who now has to set up a chase after Martin and Costa.
Majka and De Vries drop Duarte and Kiserlovski.
Costa wins the sprint for 8th and takes some important seconds over Urán.
After Majka and De Vries sprint for 13th we see Mollema has made an incredible effort to catch up with Kiserlovski and Duarte. 17th for the Dutchman is disappointing though.
Today's biggest loser seems to be Van den Broeck though, as he loses 8(!) minutes to Costa.
Geniez ones of our most surprising riders this season, being nice and consistent. Just reward for yesterdays last second loss. He's gonna be a solid part of next years team
The second stage of the race sees the peloton swap Scotland for England, and although the start city of Carlisle sits on the path of Hadrian’s Wall, the riders are unlikely to be troubled by barbarians this time round, We hope...
Upon leaving the start, the race heads into the Lake District, where a number of climbs will be fought on. The most difficult of these will be the Honister Pass, the steep gradients of which (25 per cent in places) have seen it deemed a category one climb
This stage can be considered a mini version of Liege-Bastogne-Liege, even though the climb are steeper, they are also shorter. But the daring pace in this terrain costs much energy and the first time differences will be sorted out today. As said before this will be where Men are sorted out of the Kids
Climb Spotlight
Buttermere / High Crag
Is one of the hardest climbs on the route and in Britain in general, the highest point is at 744 meters and the roadside the riders are going up on is at 15 % average with the start of the climb being 21 % steep. Even though it's a short climb of 4 km's the tempo shifts every minute and is on a technical level of a Mountain from a Grand Tour.
Honister Pass
Honister pass is a pass, which goes through the mountain range of the same name. With 100 km's to go of the stage it starts, and it is a fine example of the hardiness of the Tour of Britain. When you enter the pass you will find small climbs with around 25 % and the terrain goes up and down for the next 60 kilometers.
The pass can be compared with Liege - Bastogne - Liege's last 100 kilometres and the only difference is that here the terrain is a lot worse and the British Autumn will perhaps add some harsh wind, which will be most determinating for the outcome of the stage. So in short this stage is a mini version of LBL with higher Climb percents, but smaller climbs.
The Favorites
Nationality
Name
Team
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Quickstep
Bradley Wiggins
Team Sky
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Team Sky
Christian de Vries
Champion System
The Race
The first to attack is
Nationality
Name
Team
Pyroli Feunard
Caja Rural
Marc De Maar
UnitedHealthcare
Johannes Fröhlinger
Argos - Shimano
Robert Andrews
Garmin - Sharp
Haimar Hägg
Team Netapp
However the pack wouldn't allow M. De Maar to attack, so the break ended up with being
Nationality
Name
Team
Tom Stamsnijder
Argos - Shimano
Gregor Gazvoda
Champion System
Robert Andrews
Garmin - Sharp
Pyroli Feunard
Caja Rural
Robert Andrews wins the first sprint in Seaton
Name
Team
Points
Robert Andrews
Garmin - Sharp
6
Tom Stamsnijder
Argos - Shimano
4
Gregor Gazvoda
Champion System
2
Spoiler
Gregor Gazvoda wins on the Buttermere Climb!
Name
Team
Points
Gregor Gazvoda
Champion System
6
Robert Andrews
Garmin - Sharp
4
Pyroli Feunard
Caja Rural
2
Gregor Gazvoda gets some points in Kendal
Name
Team
Points
Gregor Gazvoda
Garmin - Sharp
6
Tom Stamsnijder
Argos - Shimano
4
Robert Andrews
Champion System
2
Robert Andrews secures the last KoM points
Name
Team
Points
Robert Andrews
Garmin - Sharp
6
Gregor Gazvoda
Champion System
4
Tom Stamsnijder
Argos - Shimano
2
It's here on the end of Crummock Water, that the terrain will become the riders worst nightmare, as they enter the Honister Pass!
A group of 40 men is the first to drop, no big favorites in this group though
After a hard day, Diego Ulissi still have energy to pull of an attack! There is currently only 19 km left!
A favorite group has been created, in order to stop the attack from Ulissi
Nationality
Name
Team
Jan Bakelants
Radioshack
Geraint Thomas
Team Sky
Adrien Hanzen
Team Sky
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Sharp
Christian de Vries
Champion System
Bradley Wiggins
Team Sky
Bob Jungels
Radioshack
André Cardoso
Caja Rural
Christopher Butler
Champion System
However after an uneventful few minutes Bob Jungels and guess who else..Adrien Hanzen has sneaked his way up and attacks with Jungels!
No one could stop Ulissi though and the Italian secures a deserved win for a team, that needs some help with getting back on their feet after this! Hanzen holds the favorite group behind him and gets 2nd while Bob Jungels takes 3rd. This means that Ulissi has 1 minute and 30 seconds to take on for tomorrows 17 km long Time Trial!
The Standings
Stage
1
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
5h11'56
2
Adrien Hanzen
Sky Procycling
+ 1'20
3
Bob Jungels
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
4
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
s.t.
5
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
6
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
7
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
8
Christian De Vries
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
10
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Martin Elmiger
IAM Cycling
s.t.
12
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
14
André Cardoso
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
15
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
16
Francis Mourey
FDJ.fr
s.t.
17
Jan Polanc
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
18
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
19
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
20
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
21
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
22
Robert Andrews
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2'25
23
Gregor Gazvoda
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'48
24
Fabian Brookes
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 3'05
25
John Darwin Atapuma
Colombia
s.t.
26
Stefan Denifl
IAM Cycling
s.t.
27
Philip Deignan
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'20
28
Josh Burton
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
29
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3'49
30
George Preidler
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 4'48
31
Lachlan Morton
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
32
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 5'03
33
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
34
Yohan Offredo
FDJ.fr
s.t.
35
Dalivier Ospina
Colombia
s.t.
36
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
37
Nathan Haas
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
38
Marek Rutkiewicz
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
39
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Leonardo Duque
Colombia
s.t.
41
Marcos García
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
42
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
43
Mickaël Delage
FDJ.fr
s.t.
44
Andrea Pasqualon
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
45
Marc De Maar
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
46
Heinrich Haussler
IAM Cycling
s.t.
47
Rémy Cusin
IAM Cycling
s.t.
48
Craig Lewis
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
49
Iván Velasco
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
50
Jonathan Fumeaux
IAM Cycling
s.t.
51
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
52
Davide Viganò
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
53
Francesco Lasca
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
54
Michael Reihs
Team Cult Energy
s.t.
55
Patrick Clausen
Team Cult Energy
s.t.
56
Joshua Edmonson
Sky Procycling
s.t.
57
Raymond Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
58
Ryota Nishizono
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Troels Ronning Vinther
Team Cult Energy
s.t.
60
Reto Hollenstein
IAM Cycling
+ 7'47
61
Juan Esteban Arango
Colombia
s.t.
62
Gang Xu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Massimo Graziato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
64
Martin Reimer
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
65
Pyroli Feunard
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 8'18
66
Johannes Fröhlinger
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 9'01
67
Emilien Viennet
FDJ.fr
s.t.
68
Julio Camacho
Colombia
s.t.
69
Jan Barta
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
70
Pengda Jiao
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Muhamad Othman
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Marco Corti
Colombia
s.t.
73
Mathieu Sprick
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
74
Dave Kennedy
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 11'12
75
Dermot Walker
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
76
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
77
Piotr Gawroński
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
78
Ben King
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
79
Andrea Di Corrado
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 19'44
80
Heimdal Hägg
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 20'08
81
Blaz Jarc
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 21'43
82
Jeff Louder
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
83
Dominique Rollin
FDJ.fr
s.t.
84
Scott Thwaites
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
85
Albert Timmer
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
86
Daniel Schorn
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
87
Sylwester Janiszewski
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
88
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Freqalsi Debesay
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
90
Donato De Ieso
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
91
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
92
John Murphy
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 22'23
93
Nicola Boem
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
94
Bartlomiej Matysiak
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
95
Roger Kluge
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
96
Kristian Sbaragli
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
97
Nikolay Mihaylov
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
98
Songezo Jim
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
99
William Bonnet
FDJ.fr
s.t.
100
Manuel Cardoso
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
101
Tom O'Callaghan
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
102
Antonio Santoro
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 24'33
103
Tsgabu Grmay
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
104
Martijn Verschoor
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
105
Fabio Calabria
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
106
Andrea Peron
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
107
Kevin De Mesmaeker
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
108
Joe Eldridge
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
109
Martyn Irvine
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Abasi Abundi
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
111
Stephen Clancy
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
112
Luke Bryan
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
113
Johnny Schmidt
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 29'23
114
Josef Cerny
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 34'04
115
David Lozano
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
116
Jesper Hansen
Team Cult Energy
s.t.
117
André Steensen
Team Cult Energy
s.t.
118
Christopher Williams
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 35'57
119
Magnus Cort
Team Cult Energy
s.t.
120
Michael Valgren
Team Cult Energy
s.t.
General Classification
1
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
9h50'29
2
Adrien Hanzen
Sky Procycling
+ 1'08
3
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1'28
4
Bob Jungels
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1'32
5
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
6
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1'40
7
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
8
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
9
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
10
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Christian De Vries
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Martin Elmiger
IAM Cycling
s.t.
13
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
14
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
s.t.
15
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
16
Francis Mourey
FDJ.fr
s.t.
17
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
18
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
19
André Cardoso
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
20
Jan Polanc
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
21
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Robert Andrews
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2'25
23
Gregor Gazvoda
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'56
24
Fabian Brookes
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 3'21
25
Stefan Denifl
IAM Cycling
+ 3'25
26
John Darwin Atapuma
Colombia
s.t.
27
Josh Burton
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3'40
28
Philip Deignan
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
29
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 4'01
30
George Preidler
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 5'08
31
Lachlan Morton
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
32
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
+ 5'21
33
Heinrich Haussler
IAM Cycling
+ 5'23
34
Mickaël Delage
FDJ.fr
s.t.
35
Leonardo Duque
Colombia
s.t.
36
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
37
Francesco Lasca
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
38
Robert Förster
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
39
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
40
Nathan Haas
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
41
Marek Rutkiewicz
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
42
Ryota Nishizono
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Davide Viganò
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
44
Craig Lewis
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
46
Marc De Maar
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Marcos García
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
48
Joshua Edmonson
Sky Procycling
s.t.
49
Yohan Offredo
FDJ.fr
s.t.
50
Mattia Cattaneo
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
51
Jonathan Fumeaux
IAM Cycling
s.t.
52
Raymond Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
53
Michael Reihs
Team Cult Energy
s.t.
54
Patrick Clausen
Team Cult Energy
s.t.
55
Andrea Pasqualon
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
56
Dalivier Ospina
Colombia
s.t.
57
Troels Ronning Vinther
Team Cult Energy
s.t.
58
Rémy Cusin
IAM Cycling
s.t.
59
Iván Velasco
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
60
Martin Reimer
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 8'01
61
Reto Hollenstein
IAM Cycling
+ 8'07
62
Massimo Graziato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
63
Juan Esteban Arango
Colombia
s.t.
64
Gang Xu
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Pyroli Feunard
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
+ 8'38
66
Jan Barta
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 9'21
67
Mathieu Sprick
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
68
Julio Camacho
Colombia
s.t.
69
Johannes Fröhlinger
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
70
Muhamad Othman
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Pengda Jiao
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Marco Corti
Colombia
s.t.
73
Emilien Viennet
FDJ.fr
s.t.
74
Dermot Walker
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 11'32
75
Dave Kennedy
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
76
Ben King
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
77
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
78
Piotr Gawroński
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
79
Andrea Di Corrado
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 20'04
80
Heimdal Hägg
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 20'28
81
Jeff Louder
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
+ 22'01
82
Blaz Jarc
Team NetApp - Endura
+ 22'03
83
Daniel Schorn
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
84
Alessandro Bazzana
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
85
Scott Thwaites
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
86
Dominique Rollin
FDJ.fr
s.t.
87
Ben Day
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Sylwester Janiszewski
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
89
Albert Timmer
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
90
Freqalsi Debesay
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
91
Donato De Ieso
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
92
Bartlomiej Matysiak
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 22'43
93
Kristian Sbaragli
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
94
John Murphy
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
95
Tom O'Callaghan
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
96
Manuel Cardoso
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
s.t.
97
William Bonnet
FDJ.fr
s.t.
98
Roger Kluge
Team NetApp - Endura
s.t.
99
Songezo Jim
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
100
Nicola Boem
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
101
Nikolay Mihaylov
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
102
Fabio Calabria
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 24'47
103
Abasi Abundi
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
+ 24'53
104
Martyn Irvine
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Tsgabu Grmay
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
106
Antonio Santoro
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
107
Andrea Peron
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
108
Kevin De Mesmaeker
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
109
Joe Eldridge
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
110
Martijn Verschoor
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
111
Luke Bryan
MTN - Qhubeka
s.t.
112
Stephen Clancy
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
113
Johnny Schmidt
MTN - Qhubeka
+ 29'43
114
Jesper Hansen
Team Cult Energy
+ 34'24
115
Josef Cerny
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
s.t.
116
André Steensen
Team Cult Energy
s.t.
117
David Lozano
Team Novo Nordisk
s.t.
118
Michael Valgren
Team Cult Energy
+ 36'17
119
Magnus Cort
Team Cult Energy
s.t.
120
Christopher Williams
Team Novo Nordisk
+ 38'50
Points
1
Adrien Hanzen
Sky Procycling
45
2
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
32
3
Fabian Wegmann
Garmin - Sharp
23
4
Robert Andrews
Garmin - Sharp
20
5
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
20
6
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
19
7
Bob Jungels
RadioShack - Leopard
18
8
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
16
9
Bradley Wiggins
Sky Procycling
14
10
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
12
Spoiler
11
Gregor Gazvoda
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
12
12
Tyler Farrar
Garmin - Sharp
10
13
Abasi Abundi
CCC Polsat - Polkowice
10
14
Paul Voss
Team NetApp - Endura
10
15
Fabian Brookes
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
9
16
Heinrich Haussler
IAM Cycling
9
17
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
9
18
Christian De Vries
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
8
19
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Argos - Shimano
8
20
Martin Reimer
MTN - Qhubeka
6
21
Fabio Calabria
Team Novo Nordisk
6
22
Francesco Lasca
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
6
23
Martin Elmiger
IAM Cycling
5
24
Mickaël Delage
FDJ.fr
4
25
Christopher Butler
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
4
26
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
3
27
Jeff Louder
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
2
28
André Cardoso
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
2
29
Leonardo Duque
Colombia
1
30
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
1
KoM
1
Robert Andrews
Garmin - Sharp
10
2
Gregor Gazvoda
Champion System Pro Cycling Team
10
3
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
6
4
Julio Camacho
Colombia
6
5
Adrien Hanzen
Sky Procycling
4
6
Martin Reimer
MTN - Qhubeka
4
7
Jeff Louder
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
2
8
Bob Jungels
RadioShack - Leopard
2
9
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Argos - Shimano
2
10
Pyroli Feunard
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
2
Interview
We have been joined for a quick Interview with Lampre - Merida manager sutty68
First to mention will be that your team haven't performed as well as it should be, how had your eye on the season been ?
I have to admit that i was hoping for more from the team this season but unfortunately they haven't delivered the results i wanted.
With a strong lineup , which includes Diego Ulissi , what are your expectations for this race ?
Ulissi is by far the strongest rider we have sent to the Tour of Britain so we are hoping that a top ten placing will be achieved.
The terrain is probably the most hardest part of this Tour of Britain, will your team be able to defend the leaders jersey based on that ?
I am really hoping so.
What is your reaction of this stage win?
Any stage win would be greatly received by the Management here.
Hopefully this means Hanzen will be a serious contender for the Points Jersey as well as more stage wins. There are tougher stages to come but a good GC might be possible. Wiggins and Thomas look strong for Sky.
