Carrara, Kiverlovski and Lovkvist are favourites, but this stage will be all about who can time their attack best although Laverde Jiminez will no doubt try to solve this problem by attacking at every opportunity. It will be interesting to see how the pure climbers manage today.
We have a circuit at the start today as 6 riders kick off the attacks
5 more join them
Cimolai jumps away to win the sprint, Hirschlein and Vink are next
The whole break is pulled back though.
This circuit is quick, and the next sprint comes along in no time, with Hirschlein leading through Vink, Montana, Raisin, Petrie-Armstrong, Jeandesbosz, Cimolai, Tolleson and Hutchings. It will be surprising if the peloton give Rasin to much time, although this race has not exactly been controlled so far.
As the break leave the circuit to start the climb they have a 4'21" lead and 48km left to ride. however if they can get over the mountain 25km away then they will have a good shot of holding on till the finish.
Raisin, Vink, Petrie-Armstrong at the sprint. the gap is still 4 min and there are now 40km to race.
As we hit the climb 28 riders drop off the peloton immediately, Stetina and Jeannesson both miss the split.
The peloton kindly wait for them though.
It's bad news for Saab as Lovkvist punctures near the top.
Raisin leads Vink and Tolleson over the top as the break has pretty much stayed together.
The peloton are exactly 2 minutes behind, I doubt they will catch them with the downhill now.
Lovkvist is 1'20" back on the bunch
Now Paulinho, Nazaret and Peterson attack
Peterson fails, but now Kiverlovski is forced to counter. Voecker and Navarro follow
The pressure causes Orozco to be dropped
Hollister pull back the attackers but the break are 1'20" ahead as they go under the 10km banner ahead.
Paulinho, Nazaret and Navarro all attack again
Jeannesson follows as they try to get clear of the peloton.
Hollister again pull them back, but the break still have their minutes lead with 7km to go.
Navarro attacks again.
There is no response, so Evans follows
Evans gets nowhere, but now Laverde Jiminez goes for it.
Navarro has made it to the break, where Raisin is waiting. This is very dangerous for Hollister,
Evans, Diaz Corrales and Vasquez follow Laverde Jiminez
Now Kisverlovski attacks
Everyone is pretty much together as the sprint starts, Raisin is leading it out.
Raisin sits up so Hutchings goes for Division 2 glory, Vink and Jeandesbosz are in his wheel.
Tolleson moves into the lead
Raisin and Navvaro are following him
Tolleson is quickest though and he takes an excellent victory.
Raisin and Navarro are next to make it a good day for Emu Export.
Hirschlein also holds off the peloton, before Voekler comes in 5th.
Vasquez looses a minute in the sprint
Although he still beats his teammate Ortega and best young rider Stetina
Orozco meanwhile looses over 2 minutes
Amazingly Lovkvist gained 1'30" in the final 10km to get back into the peloton. He could well be very dangerous in the days to come.
So, the top 3 stay the same, but Lovkvist has shown serious strength not to lose time. This race is balanced on a knife edge.
D2 watch: Hutchings fades to 11th in the sprint, although that is still a result he can be pleased with, while Laverde Jiminez jumps Stetina and Orozco to move up to 9th.
Results:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Taylor Tolleson
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
3h10'28
2
Saul Raisin
Emu Export
s.t.
3
Daniel Navarro
Emu Export
s.t.
4
Ole Hirschlein
Aker Solutions - Bergans
s.t.
5
Thomas Voeckler
Team WWE
s.t.
6
Robert Kiserlovski
Hollister
s.t.
7
Allan Davis
Hollister
s.t.
8
Fabrice Jeandesbosz
Team WWE
s.t.
9
Magno Nazaret
Emu Export
s.t.
10
Cadel Evans
Emu Export
s.t.
11
Logan Hutchings
Division 2 Team
s.t.
12
Adam Petrie-Armstrong
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
s.t.
13
Michael Vink
Oz Cycling Project
s.t.
14
Theo Eltink
Saab - Scania
s.t.
15
Fredy Montaña
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
s.t.
16
Ricardo Serrano
Division 2 Team
s.t.
17
Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez
Division 2 Team
s.t.
18
Davide Cimolai
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
s.t.
19
Sérgio Paulinho
Team WWE
s.t.
20
Mikel Astarloza
Team WWE
s.t.
21
Juan Miguel Mercado
Hollister
s.t.
22
Thomas Lövkvist
Saab - Scania
s.t.
23
Arnold Jeannesson
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
s.t.
24
Matteo Carrara
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
s.t.
25
Sylwester Szmyd
Hollister
s.t.
26
Andrés Miguel Díaz Corrales
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
s.t.
27
Enrique Salgueiro
Saab - Scania
s.t.
28
Thomas Peterson
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
s.t.
29
Assan Bazajev
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
s.t.
30
Damian Martínez
Hollister
s.t.
31
Tareq Esmaeli
Division 2 Team
s.t.
32
Laurent Didier
Team WWE
+ 1'12
33
Wilmer Vasquez
Aker Solutions - Bergans
s.t.
34
Mauricio Ortega
Aker Solutions - Bergans
s.t.
35
Peter Stetina
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
s.t.
36
Andres Saldarriaga
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
s.t.
37
Fabio Montenegro
Emu Export
+ 2'22
38
Víctor Hugo Orozco
Emu Export
s.t.
39
Alex Howes
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
s.t.
40
Isidro Nozal
Division 2 Team
s.t.
41
Jonas Bjelkmark
Saab - Scania
s.t.
42
Jarlinson Pantano Gómez
Hollister
s.t.
43
Nick Kinney
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
+ 3'44
44
George Bennett
Oz Cycling Project
s.t.
45
Nicolas Brolin
Saab - Scania
s.t.
46
Bernardo Colex
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
+ 4'09
47
Hubert Dupont
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
+ 4'31
48
Idan Shapira
Division 2 Team
s.t.
49
Michael Matthews
Oz Cycling Project
s.t.
50
Jimmi Sørensen
Saab - Scania
s.t.
51
Luke Durbridge
Oz Cycling Project
s.t.
52
Hayden Roulston
Team WWE
s.t.
53
Anders Lund
Aker Solutions - Bergans
s.t.
54
Gökhan Hasta
Emu Export
s.t.
55
King Lok Cheung
Oz Cycling Project
s.t.
56
Ulugbek Galiev
Saab - Scania
s.t.
57
Félix Emilio Besada
Oz Cycling Project
s.t.
58
Gerson Perez
Team A
s.t.
59
Zakkari Dempster
Hollister
+ 6'00
60
Alfredo Ajpacaja
Team A
s.t.
61
Andzs Flaksis
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
+ 6'56
62
Luca Ascani
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
+ 8'02
63
Glenn O'Shea
Oz Cycling Project
+ 8'21
64
Mattia Gavazzi
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
s.t.
65
Guillaume Bonnafond
Division 2 Team
s.t.
66
Sascha Damrow
Team WWE
s.t.
67
Alfredo Balloni
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
s.t.
68
Vincent Bastaens
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
s.t.
69
Fredy Colop
Team A
s.t.
70
Shy Twing
Team A
s.t.
71
Svein Tuft
Team A
s.t.
72
Benoît Sinner
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
+ 9'59
GC:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Robert Kiserlovski
Hollister
24h02'55
2
Thomas Lövkvist
Saab - Scania
+ 13
3
Sérgio Paulinho
Team WWE
+ 26
4
Daniel Navarro
Emu Export
+ 1'46
5
Thomas Peterson
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
+ 3'07
6
Arnold Jeannesson
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
+ 3'48
7
Thomas Voeckler
Team WWE
+ 4'18
8
Wilmer Vasquez
Aker Solutions - Bergans
+ 5'34
9
Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez
Division 2 Team
+ 6'17
10
Cadel Evans
Emu Export
+ 6'37
11
Víctor Hugo Orozco
Emu Export
+ 6'38
12
Peter Stetina
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
+ 6'40
13
Saul Raisin
Emu Export
+ 7'27
14
Theo Eltink
Saab - Scania
+ 7'33
15
Andrés Miguel Díaz Corrales
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
+ 7'43
16
Juan Miguel Mercado
Hollister
+ 8'32
17
Mauricio Ortega
Aker Solutions - Bergans
+ 8'35
18
Andres Saldarriaga
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
+ 8'44
19
Enrique Salgueiro
Saab - Scania
+ 9'26
20
Mikel Astarloza
Team WWE
+ 9'30
21
Magno Nazaret
Emu Export
+ 9'39
22
Sylwester Szmyd
Hollister
+ 9'41
23
Tareq Esmaeli
Division 2 Team
+ 9'47
24
Matteo Carrara
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
+ 10'46
25
Ricardo Serrano
Division 2 Team
+ 11'03
26
Fabio Montenegro
Emu Export
+ 11'30
27
Jonas Bjelkmark
Saab - Scania
s.t.
28
Fredy Montaña
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
+ 11'52
29
Damian Martínez
Hollister
+ 13'15
30
Allan Davis
Hollister
+ 13'54
31
Bernardo Colex
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
+ 15'19
32
Hubert Dupont
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
+ 15'47
33
Taylor Tolleson
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
+ 16'33
34
Alex Howes
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
+ 17'05
35
Assan Bazajev
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
+ 17'09
36
Isidro Nozal
Division 2 Team
+ 17'37
37
Fabrice Jeandesbosz
Team WWE
+ 18'33
38
Jarlinson Pantano Gómez
Hollister
+ 19'27
39
Ole Hirschlein
Aker Solutions - Bergans
+ 19'37
40
George Bennett
Oz Cycling Project
+ 21'13
41
Nicolas Brolin
Saab - Scania
+ 21'49
42
Idan Shapira
Division 2 Team
+ 22'07
43
Michael Vink
Oz Cycling Project
+ 24'19
44
Nick Kinney
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
+ 27'53
45
Laurent Didier
Team WWE
+ 28'44
46
Adam Petrie-Armstrong
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
+ 31'11
47
Davide Cimolai
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
+ 31'46
48
Ulugbek Galiev
Saab - Scania
+ 35'15
49
Logan Hutchings
Division 2 Team
+ 36'11
50
Gökhan Hasta
Emu Export
+ 36'53
51
King Lok Cheung
Oz Cycling Project
+ 43'27
52
Félix Emilio Besada
Oz Cycling Project
+ 44'10
53
Hayden Roulston
Team WWE
+ 45'06
54
Luke Durbridge
Oz Cycling Project
+ 45'39
55
Jimmi Sørensen
Saab - Scania
+ 46'24
56
Anders Lund
Aker Solutions - Bergans
+ 46'33
57
Michael Matthews
Oz Cycling Project
+ 48'28
58
Zakkari Dempster
Hollister
+ 49'44
59
Alfredo Balloni
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
+ 52'43
60
Gerson Perez
Team A
+ 53'35
61
Luca Ascani
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
+ 54'17
62
Andzs Flaksis
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
+ 55'51
63
Benoît Sinner
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
+ 56'55
64
Vincent Bastaens
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
+ 56'59
65
Mattia Gavazzi
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
+ 57'15
66
Guillaume Bonnafond
Division 2 Team
+ 58'00
67
Glenn O'Shea
Oz Cycling Project
+ 1h01'29
68
Sascha Damrow
Team WWE
+ 1h04'21
69
Alfredo Ajpacaja
Team A
+ 1h11'40
70
Svein Tuft
Team A
+ 1h28'03
71
Fredy Colop
Team A
+ 1h28'17
72
Shy Twing
Team A
+ 1h40'41
Points:
Rank
Name
Team
Points
General
1
Allan Davis
Hollister
9
85
2
Robert Kiserlovski
Hollister
10
83
3
Daniel Navarro
Emu Export
16
72
4
Taylor Tolleson
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
25
65
5
Thomas Lövkvist
Saab - Scania
0
59
6
Thomas Voeckler
Team WWE
12
56
7
Assan Bazajev
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
0
56
8
Sérgio Paulinho
Team WWE
0
52
9
Benoît Sinner
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
0
52
10
Saul Raisin
Emu Export
26
41
11
Víctor Hugo Orozco
Emu Export
0
38
12
Mattia Gavazzi
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
0
38
13
Michael Matthews
Oz Cycling Project
0
36
14
Ole Hirschlein
Aker Solutions - Bergans
24
34
15
Ricardo Serrano
Division 2 Team
0
33
16
Wilmer Vasquez
Aker Solutions - Bergans
0
30
17
Theo Eltink
Saab - Scania
2
28
18
Hubert Dupont
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
0
25
19
Nick Kinney
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
0
25
20
Magno Nazaret
Emu Export
7
24
21
Bernardo Colex
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
0
24
22
Idan Shapira
Division 2 Team
0
24
23
Thomas Peterson
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
0
22
24
Mikel Astarloza
Team WWE
0
22
25
Logan Hutchings
Division 2 Team
5
22
26
Zakkari Dempster
Hollister
0
22
27
Arnold Jeannesson
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
0
21
28
Peter Stetina
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
0
21
29
Michael Vink
Oz Cycling Project
13
19
30
Adam Petrie-Armstrong
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
6
19
31
Matteo Carrara
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
0
18
32
Laurent Didier
Team WWE
0
18
33
Davide Cimolai
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
6
18
34
King Lok Cheung
Oz Cycling Project
0
18
35
Alfredo Balloni
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
0
18
36
Sascha Damrow
Team WWE
0
18
37
Cadel Evans
Emu Export
6
12
38
Juan Miguel Mercado
Hollister
0
12
39
George Bennett
Oz Cycling Project
0
12
40
Anders Lund
Aker Solutions - Bergans
0
12
41
Luke Durbridge
Oz Cycling Project
0
10
42
Luca Ascani
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
0
10
43
Isidro Nozal
Division 2 Team
0
8
44
Fabrice Jeandesbosz
Team WWE
8
8
45
Andres Saldarriaga
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
0
7
46
Mauricio Ortega
Aker Solutions - Bergans
0
6
47
Jonas Bjelkmark
Saab - Scania
0
6
48
Alex Howes
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
0
4
49
Hayden Roulston
Team WWE
0
4
50
Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez
Division 2 Team
0
3
51
Fredy Montaña
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
3
3
52
Fabio Montenegro
Emu Export
0
2
53
Vincent Bastaens
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
0
1
KoM:
Rank
Name
Team
Mountain
General
1
Robert Kiserlovski
Hollister
0
48
2
Thomas Lövkvist
Saab - Scania
0
40
3
Thomas Voeckler
Team WWE
0
38
4
Ole Hirschlein
Aker Solutions - Bergans
8
36
5
Wilmer Vasquez
Aker Solutions - Bergans
0
26
6
Taylor Tolleson
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
10
26
7
Daniel Navarro
Emu Export
0
24
8
Bernardo Colex
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
0
24
9
Sérgio Paulinho
Team WWE
0
22
10
Idan Shapira
Division 2 Team
0
22
11
Hubert Dupont
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
0
18
12
Víctor Hugo Orozco
Emu Export
0
16
13
Saul Raisin
Emu Export
16
16
14
Luke Durbridge
Oz Cycling Project
0
16
15
Laurent Didier
Team WWE
0
14
16
Logan Hutchings
Division 2 Team
2
14
17
Michael Vink
Oz Cycling Project
12
12
18
King Lok Cheung
Oz Cycling Project
0
12
19
Alex Howes
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
0
10
20
Alfredo Balloni
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
0
10
21
Andrés Miguel Díaz Corrales
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
0
8
22
Isidro Nozal
Division 2 Team
0
8
23
Adam Petrie-Armstrong
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
6
8
24
Zakkari Dempster
Hollister
0
8
25
Ricardo Serrano
Division 2 Team
0
6
26
Nicolas Brolin
Saab - Scania
0
6
27
Juan Miguel Mercado
Hollister
0
4
28
Matteo Carrara
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
0
4
29
Jarlinson Pantano Gómez
Hollister
0
4
30
Fabrice Jeandesbosz
Team WWE
4
4
31
Nick Kinney
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
0
4
32
Peter Stetina
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
0
2
33
Mikel Astarloza
Team WWE
0
2
Teams:
Rank
Team
Time
General Time
1
Emu Export
9h31'24
+ 51 (2)
2
Team WWE
s.t.
72h15'50 (1)
3
Hollister
s.t.
+ 6'38 (5)
4
Division 2 Team
s.t.
+ 13'55 (7)
5
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
s.t.
+ 2'36 (4)
6
Vespa - Aprilia - De Rosa
s.t.
+ 59'41 (9)
7
Saab - Scania
s.t.
+ 2'08 (3)
8
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
s.t.
+ 9'51 (6)
9
Aker Solutions - Bergans
+ 2'24
+ 24'20 (8)
10
Oz Cycling Project
+ 8'15
+ 1h17'48 (10)
11
Team A
+ 18'52
+ 3h04'05 (11)
Young Riders:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
General Time
6
Peter Stetina
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
+ 1'12
24h09'35 (1)
7
Andres Saldarriaga
Pirelli - Alfa Romeo
s.t.
+ 2'04 (2)
5
Tareq Esmaeli
Division 2 Team
3h10'28
+ 3'07 (3)
9
Jonas Bjelkmark
Saab - Scania
+ 2'22
+ 4'50 (4)
8
Alex Howes
California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized
s.t.
+ 10'25 (5)
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