Cavendish wins in Killarney
Downing holds onto GC lead
Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish (Columbia HTC) showed the same speed which won him six stages in this year's Tour de France when he galloped home first on today's leg of the Tour of Ireland. He hit the line ahead of Michael Van Staeyen (Rabobank), Stuart O'Grady (Team Saxo Bank) plus the rest of a 93-man main bunch.
The 24-year-old Briton followed on from his three stage victories in last year's edition of the race, having few problems after some strong leadout work from his Columbia HTC team. The Astana squad of Lance Armstrong had also driven the pace in some crosswinds on the run in to the finish, but the bunch did not split.
"It was a tough course, actually," Cavendish said afterwards. "But once things came back together, it was a formality, really. The team was great. They are a super group of guys. We are not just team-mates, we are friends too. That morale makes things easier and if one has success, it is success for all.
"It's always good to win. Although it was a tough finish we managed to take control of things with two kilometres to go. It was a team victory; one guy crosses the line with his arms in the air, but it's a success for everybody."
Overnight race leader Russell Downing finished 17th on the stage and kept a strong grip on the yellow jersey. He ended the day five seconds ahead of Alexander Kolobnev (Team Saxo Bank) and a further two ahead of the latter's team-mate Matti Breschel (Team Saxo Bank). Irishman Philip Deignan (Cervélo Test Team) is fourth, with last year's champion Marco Pinotti (Team Columbia - HTC) 11 seconds back in fifth.
Downing said afterwards that there were no big attacks launched on the day's first category climb, that of the Curragh. "Things were pretty controlled there," he stated. "There was a headwind at the summit. I think if the race had really been on there, I think there would have been some trouble. It was very open at the top."
Last year he led into the final stage but then lost his race lead on the last lap of a torturous finishing circuit in Cork city. He's hopeful that this year's finale could be different. "They've reduced the laps by one," he said. "If it was three laps last year I would have won the race, so we'll see how it goes. I'm feeling pretty good but there are a lot of strong riders close by - Saxo Bank have five, Astana have two, and there are others. We'll see what happens. It is going to be a hard task but I will go down fighting, definitely."
Two take on the bunch
Today's 196km stage was marked by a long breakaway by two riders, Dennis Van Winden (Rabobank) and Irishman Mark Cassidy of the An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly team. The latter attacked immediately after the start in Clonmel and was quickly joined by the Dutchman. Together they eked out a maximum lead of 14 minutes 30 seconds.
Van Winden had started the day 2:12 back and so he was race leader on the road. Cassidy took the An Post bonus sprint in Ardfinnan, while Van Winden was first to the top of the second category Vee and Musheramore climbs, shedding Cassidy on the latter. He had also taken the An Post sprints in Castletownroche and Millstreet. However, although he was still clear at the summit of the first category Curragh climb, he was reeled in with approximately 20 kilometres remaining.
That made a bunch sprint almost certain and so it proved, with Columbia controlling the various attacks and then having little problems in delivering Cavendish to yet another victory.
Tomorrow's stage sees the race reach its finale on a 185km run from Bantry to Cork. The finishing circuit is, by his own admission, too tough for Cavendish, but the team's emphasis will switch to Pinotti's bid to take home another yellow jersey in this prestigious 2.1 event.
A total of 22 riders are within 26 seconds of Downing's jersey, including Astana's Lance Armstrong. He said that the day required a considerable amount of concentration. "It wasn't as hard as yesterday but there were rough roads, gusting wind, a few hills. It was hard enough."
One who seems certain to attack on the final leg is King of the Mountains leader Matt Wilson (Team Type 1). He missed the break on stage one and so is not in overall contention, but he showed good strength on Saturday's stage and boosted his KOM lead. He now has 39 points, four more than Van Winden.
His accelerations today to take the points from the bunch were very impressive and a big attack from him on St. Patrick's Hill or one of the other climbs on the finishing circuit could bring him strong rewards.
"I went for it on the climbs and now I have a bit more comfortable lead going into the last day," he said. "Tomorrow I am going to just make sure that the guys who are close to me don't get up the road. I would really like to concentrate more on the stage victory tomorrow. These guys will be watching each over for the overall win."
Norwegian rider Alexander Kristoff holds the other major jersey, that of points leader. He was fourth on today's stage and ended the day three points ahead of 2008 green jersey victor Downing. "It was a hard day," he proclaimed. "Hills are not my best terrain, but it was okay today. I will get ready for tomorrow, but it is going to be really tough and tight for the overall."
He's ridden the race for the past two years and described St. Patrick's Hill as "really hard." He said that he would try to stay up with the other contenders, and also that he would try to help his team-mates. Cavendish said the same thing, admitting that he wasn't strong enough to go for the stage win on such a tough finishing circuit.
With Pinotti in fifth overall and Craig Lewis just 26 seconds back in 15th however, Columbia-HTC has a chance of more GC success in the race. Other teams feel the same, though, making a humdinger of a stage all the more likely.
1 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - HTC | 5:07:33 |
2 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank Continental | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo Test Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) MTN Cycling | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD - Neri | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Juan Van Heerden (RSA) MTN Cycling | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Australian National Team | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Andrey Grivko (Ukr) ISD - Neri | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Michael Schar (Swi) Astana | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Rabobank Continental | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD - Neri | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo Test Team | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo Test Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Australian National Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Dale Appleby (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo Test Team | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISD - Neri | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Graham Briggs (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Continental | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Alexander Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo Bank | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team Halfords | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Bernard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervélo Test Team | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Stake Vegard Laengen (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Jason McCartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Ian McLeod (RSA) MTN Cycling | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Shawn Milne (USA) Team Type 1 | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Jay Thomson (RSA) MTN Cycling | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Stian Remme (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Mark O'Brien (Aus) Australian National Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Michael Creed (USA) Team Type 1 | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Ronan McLaughlin (Irl) An Post Sean Kelly Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Robert Partridge (GBr) Team Halfords | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) AST Astana | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo Test Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Sondre G Sortveit (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Bradley Potgieter (RSA) MTN Cycling | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Jesús Hernández (Spa) Astana | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Timothy Roe (Aus) Australian National Team | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Bartosz Huzarsky (Pol) ISD - Neri | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Kurt Arvesen (Nor) SAX Team Saxo Bank | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Travis Meyer (Aus) Australian National Team | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Australian National Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo Test Team | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Nicholas Walker (Aus) Australian National Team | 0:00:16 |
95 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:00:30 |
96 | James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | 0:09:18 |
97 | Robert Hayles (GBr) Team Halfords | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Svein Erik Vold (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post Sean Kelly Team | 0:09:31 |
101 | Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN Cycling | 0:10:08 |
102 | Ino Ilesic Aldo (Slo) Team Type 1 | 0:16:40 |
103 | Andrew Roche (Irl) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Ken Hanson (USA) Team Type 1 | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sean Downey (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) ISD - Neri | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Fletcher (GBr) Team Halfords | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
1 | Rabobank | 15:22:39 |
2 | An Post Sean Kelly Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | ISD - Neri | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | BMC Racing Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Team Columbia - HTC | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Cervélo Test Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Team Saxo Bank | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Astana | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | MTN Cycling | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Joker Bianchi | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Irish National Team | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Team Halfords | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Australian National Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Rapha Condor Cycling Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Team Type 1 | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
1 | M Cassidy (An Post Sean Kelly Team) | 5 | pts |
2 | D Van Winden (Rabobank) | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | P Deignan (Cervelo TestTeam) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | A Grivko (ISD) | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | D Van Winden (Rabobank) | 10 | pts |
2 | M Cassidy (An Post Sean Kelly Team) | 7 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | J Thomson (MTN) | 4 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | P Lavery (Irish National Team) | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | M Wilson (Team Type 1) | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
1 | D Van Winden (Rabobank) | 5 | pts |
2 | M Cassidy (An Post Sean Kelly Team) | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | P Deignan (Cervelo TestTeam) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | M Reimer (Cervelo TestTeam) | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | D Van Winden (Rabobank) | 10 | pts |
2 | M Cassidy (An Post Sean Kelly Team) | 7 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | M Wilson (Team Type 1) | 4 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | J Thomson (MTN) | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | S Milne (Team Type 1) | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
1 | D Van Winden (Rabobank) | 5 | pts |
2 | M Cassidy (An Post Sean Kelly Team) | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | A Grivko (ISD) | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | J McCartney (Team Saxo Bank) | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
1 | D Van Winden (Rabobank) | 15 | pts |
2 | M Wilson (Team Type 1) | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | J Van Heerden (MTN) | 10 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | J Hernández (Astana) | 8 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | J McCartney (Team Saxo Bank) | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | J Rubiera (Astana) | 4 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | M Breschel (Team Saxo Bank) | 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | S O'Grady (Team Saxo Bank) | 1 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
1 | Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | 10:18:00 |
2 | Alexander Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:05 |
3 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:07 |
4 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo Test Team | 0:00:10 |
5 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:00:11 |
6 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:17 |
9 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:22 |
10 | Andrey Grivko (Ukr) ISD - Neri | 0:00:23 |
11 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo Test Team | 0:00:25 |
12 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental | 0:00:26 |
13 | Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD - Neri | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISD - Neri | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo Test Team | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:02:12 |
24 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Continental | 0:02:14 |
25 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank Continental | 0:02:16 |
26 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi | 0:02:18 |
27 | Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | 0:02:19 |
28 | Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo Test Team | 0:02:21 |
29 | Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords | 0:02:22 |
30 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) MTN Cycling | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Australian National Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Michael Schar (Swi) Astana | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Leigh Howard (Aus) Australian National Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Graham Briggs (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team Halfords | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervélo Test Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Juan Van Heerden (RSA) MTN Cycling | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo Test Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Jason McCartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Ian McLeod (RSA) MTN Cycling | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Robert Partridge (GBr) Team Halfords | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Mark O'Brien (Aus) Australian National Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Ronan McLaughlin (Irl) An Post Sean Kelly Team | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Stake Vegard Laengen (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Sondre G Sortveit (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Jetse Bol (Ned) Team Type 1 | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Jose Rubiera (Spa) AST Astana | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Jesús Hernández (Spa) Astana | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Stian Remme (Nor) Joker Bianchi | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Bartosz Huzarsky (Pol) ISD - Neri | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Travis Meyer (Aus) Australian National Team | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Timothy Roe (Aus) Australian National Team | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Australian National Team | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Nicholas Walker (Aus) Australian National Team | 0:02:38 |
76 | Bradley Potgieter (RSA) MTN Cycling | 0:02:43 |
77 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:02:48 |
78 | Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | 0:05:30 |
79 | Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD - Neri | 0:06:34 |
80 | Svein Vold (Nor) TMB Joker Bianchi | 0:11:40 |
81 | Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN Cycling | 0:12:51 |
82 | Jay Thomson (RSA) MTN Cycling | 0:14:24 |
83 | Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team | 0:14:27 |
84 | Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Rabobank Continental | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Dale Appleby (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Bernard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Shawn Milne (USA) Team Type 1 | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Michael Creed (USA) Team Type 1 | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - HTC | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo Test Team | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Robert Hayles (GBr) Team Halfords | 0:23:45 |
99 | James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post Sean Kelly Team | 0:23:51 |
102 | Andrew Roche (Irl) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | 0:31:07 |
103 | Ken Hanson (USA) Team Type 1 | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Ino Ilesic Aldo (Slo) Team Type 1 | 0:37:59 |
1 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 10:18:07 |
2 | Frederick Wilman (Nor) Team Joker Bianchi | 0:00:04 |
3 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:00:10 |
4 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental | 0:00:19 |
5 | Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia-HTC | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
1 | Team Saxo Bank | 30:54:39 |
2 | ISD - Neri | 0:00:24 |
3 | Cervélo Test Team | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Astana | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Team Columbia - HTC | 0:02:20 |
6 | Joker Bianchi | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | BMC Racing Team | 0:02:35 |
8 | Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | 0:04:15 |
9 | Rabobank | 0:04:31 |
10 | An Post Sean Kelly Team | 0:06:27 |
11 | Team Halfords | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | MTN Cycling | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Australian National Team | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Rapha Condor Cycling Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Irish National Team | 0:18:32 |
16 | Team Type 1 | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
1 | A Kristoff (Team Joker Bianchi) | 18 | pts |
2 | R Downing (CandiTV - Marshalls Pasta) | 15 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | M Cavendish (Team Columbia - HTC) | 15 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | A Kolobnev (Team Saxo Bank) | 14 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | P Deignan (Cervelo TestTeam) | 14 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | M Van Staeyen (Rabobank Continental) | 14 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | D Van Winden (Rabobank Continental) | 13 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | M Breschel (Team Saxo Bank) | 13 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | S O'Grady (Team Saxo Bank) | 13 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | M Reimer (Cervelo TestTeam) | 13 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | M Cassidy (An Post Sean Kelly Team) | 11 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | H Zubeldia (Astana) | 11 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | S Van Vooren (An Post Sean Kelly Team) | 11 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | M Pinotti (Team Columbia - HTC) | 10 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | F Wilman (Team Joker Bianchi) | 9 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | I Wilkinson (Halfords) | 9 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | C Van Heerden (MTN) | 8 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | F Rabon (Team Columbia - HTC) | 7 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | J Fuglsang (Team Saxo Bank) | 7 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | P De Negri (ISD - Neri) | 7 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | A Grivko (ISD - Neri) | 6 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | D Kostyuk (ISD - Neri) | 6 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | J Van Heerden (MTN) | 6 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | K House (Rapha Condor Cycling Team) | 5 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | J Thomson (MTN) | 5 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | M Frank (BMC Racing Team) | 5 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | I Abakoumov (ISD - Neri) | 5 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | R Sinkeldam (Rabobank Continental) | 5 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | S Kruijswijk (Rabobank Continental) | 4 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | M Kohler (BMC Racing Team) | 4 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | A Cruz (BMC Racing Team) | 3 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | D Lloyd (Cervelo TestTeam) | 2 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | G Rasch (Cervelo TestTeam) | 2 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | K Lisabeth (An Post Sean Kelly Team) | 2 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | I Ilesic Aldo (Team Type 1) | 2 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | L Nordhaug (Team Joker Bianchi) | 1 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | S Bennett (Irish National Team) | 1 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | J McCartney (Team Saxo Bank) | 1 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | F Calabria (Team Type 1) | 1 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
1 | M Wilson (Team Type 1) | 39 | pts |
2 | D Van Winden (Rabobank Continental) | 35 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | J Thomson (MTN) | 27 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | P Lavery (Irish National Team) | 14 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | M Cassidy (An Post Sean Kelly Team) | 14 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | J Rubiera (Astana) | 12 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | M Pinotti (Team Columbia - HTC) | 10 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | J Van Heerden (MTN) | 10 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | C Lewis (Team Columbia - HTC) | 9 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | J Hernández (Astana) | 8 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | H Zubeldia (Astana) | 7 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | M Breschel (Team Saxo Bank) | 6 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | A Grivko (ISD - Neri) | 6 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | J McCartney (Team Saxo Bank) | 6 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | S Milne (Team Type 1) | 3 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | J Fuglsang (Team Saxo Bank) | 2 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | M Possoni (Team Columbia - HTC) | 2 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | S O'Grady (Team Saxo Bank) | 1 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | L Armstrong (Astana) | 1 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | M Schar (Astana) | 1 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | J Hunt (Cervelo TestTeam) | 1 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
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