Hushovd smashes sprint in Murcia

While the Alto de la Cresta del Gallo proved too much for many of the Vuelta's sprinters, Norwegian champion Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) survived the category two ascent in the endgame of stage six and prevailed in the field sprint from a diminished peloton. Daniele Bennati (Liquigas-Doimo) finished second and Grega Bole (Lampre-Farnese Vini) rounded out the top three in the 71-rider bunch gallop.

Belgium's Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) finished sixth on the stage and remained in the Vuelta a España's red leader's jersey for another day. Igor Anton (Euskaltel-Euskadi) remains in second, 10 seconds behind, while Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) holds third, tied on time with Anton.

"It was a hard day but I'm feeling good on the climbs and getting better and better, so I still had something left for the sprint. A stage like this is perfect for me," Hushovd said of the 151km stage into Murcia. "I knew this kind of climb wasn't suitable for sprinters like Mark Cavendish. I was going uphill mostly in fifth position behind [Philippe] Gilbert and [Filippo] Pozzato who were third and fourth. I dropped down 20 to 25 places 1.5 kilometres before the top of the hill but I got back on the descent.

"It was not as simple as it looked, though. I suffered a lot on the climb but then my teammates [Inigo] Cuesta and [Xavier] Florencio did a good job before the finish. When I saw that [Daniele] Bennati was also there for the sprint, he was the man for me to watch. I also feared Gilbert and Pozzato who are fast finishers in small groups. I got on Bennati's wheel and won the sprint quite easily."

With a stage win under his belt, the third Vuelta victory of his career, Hushovd will once again turn his attention to helping teammate Theo Bos.

"When I came to the Vuelta, my first goal was to get back in race rhythm," said Hushovd. "The second goal was to win a stage. Now that it’s reached, I'm looking forward to the next opportunity but I don't know when it can be. I'm not going to contest the next bunch sprint because for now, I give a chance to help Theo Bos.

"I don't have any plan to go for breakaways like at the Tour de France where I sometimes do so for the green jersey. I don't think I'll use energy for nothing here. At the start of the Vuelta, the news about Cervélo closing the team was disturbing. Knowing now that my future is with Garmin-Cervélo has helped me to be mentally focused on today’s stage win."

Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) was a rider many favoured to win today, but the Italian could only manage fifth in the sprint following an escape attempt on the Cresta del Gallo descent. "I'm disappointed. I'm at the Vuelta for winning a stage and after I came this morning to reconnoitre the finale by car, I thought I'd make it today," said Pozzato.

"I tried to go clear on the downhill to exploit the good work of my teammates but it was a bit far away from the finish. In the final sprint, there were stronger guys than me and I was boxed in by Grega Bola. The fifth place isn’t what I was hoping for."

"We positioned Pozzato very well on Hushovd’s wheel with 1km to go," said Pozzato's teammate Aleksandr Kolobnev, the Russian road champion. "He was the man to beat. But sincerely, I didn't think that so many sprinters would still be up there after the climb where we set the pace pretty high. The surface of the road uphill was pretty bad. That didn't help the light riders but it was an advantage for the heavy ones."

Crunch time on the Cresta del Gallo

As usual, an early break escaped the peloton and spent most of the stage off the front. Markus Eichler (Milram), Juan Javier Estrada (Andalucia-Cajasur) and Freddy Bichot (BBOX Bouygues Telecom) comprised the day's escape and gained a maximum advantage of 9:17. The leading trio's lead, however, plummeted in the approach to the stage's only categorised climb, the Alto de la Cresta del Gallo with 17.4km remaining.

The break started the decisive climb with less than a minute's lead over a determined peloton, and their efforts throughout the stage left them with heavy legs on the ascent. Eichler cracked first, then Estrada, too, came to grief on the Cresta del Gallo. Bichot persevered alone on the front but he, too, was absorbed by the field approximately half way up the 7km climb.

With the day's break dispatched, Katusha set a steady pace up the narrow, winding ascent which reduced the peloton to approximately 50 riders. Vladimir Karpets (Katusha) crested the summit at the head of the lead group, setting up the first attack on the tricky descent.

Katusha teammate Filippo Pozzato made his move early on the descent and was immediately joined by race leader Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto), but the duo were caught with 14km to go.

Dmitry Fofonov (Astana) countered immediately and soloed away on the latter portion of the descent. The Kazakhstan rider, however, faced a flat 10km run-in to the finish and was absorbed with 7.5km to go.

Katusha and Cervélo TestTeam kept a quick tempo at the front of the 71-rider strong peloton through to the finish for their respective fast men Pozzato and Thor Hushovd. The Norwegian champion proved too fast for his rivals in the field sprint as Hushovd stormed to victory in Murcia.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo Test Team3:36:20
2Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 1 - Cell 2
3Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 2 - Cell 2
4Allan Davis (Aus) AstanaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team KatushaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 5 - Cell 2
7Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 7 - Cell 2
9Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 8 - Cell 2
10Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R-La MondialeRow 9 - Cell 2
11Assan Bazayev (Kaz) AstanaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R-La MondialeRow 11 - Cell 2
13Paul Voss (Ger) Team MilramRow 12 - Cell 2
14Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick StepRow 13 - Cell 2
15Dmitry Fofonov (Kaz) AstanaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Gianni Meersman (Bel) FDJRow 15 - Cell 2
17Mikael Cherel (Fra) FDJRow 16 - Cell 2
18Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d’EpargneRow 17 - Cell 2
19Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 18 - Cell 2
20Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 19 - Cell 2
21David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) FDJRow 21 - Cell 2
23Denis Menchov (Rus) RabobankRow 22 - Cell 2
24Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 24 - Cell 2
26Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 25 - Cell 2
27Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 26 - Cell 2
28Delio Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Josep Jufre (Spa) AstanaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’EpargneRow 29 - Cell 2
31Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 30 - Cell 2
32Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick StepRow 31 - Cell 2
33Jürgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 32 - Cell 2
34Markus Fothen (Ger) Team MilramRow 33 - Cell 2
35Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d’EpargneRow 34 - Cell 2
36Juan-Manuel Garate (Spa) RabobankRow 35 - Cell 2
37Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Aleksandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Kanstantin Sivtsov (Blr) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 38 - Cell 2
40Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R-La MondialeRow 39 - Cell 2
41Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) AstanaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team KatushaRow 42 - Cell 2
44Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 43 - Cell 2
45Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 44 - Cell 2
46Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 45 - Cell 2
47Egoï Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 46 - Cell 2
48Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 48 - Cell 2
50Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R-La MondialeRow 49 - Cell 2
51Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d’EpargneRow 50 - Cell 2
52Andrey Zeits (Kaz) AstanaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas-DoimoRow 52 - Cell 2
54David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d’EpargneRow 53 - Cell 2
55Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 55 - Cell 2
57Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d’EpargneRow 56 - Cell 2
58Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team KatushaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 58 - Cell 2
60Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo BankRow 59 - Cell 2
61Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 60 - Cell 2
62Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 61 - Cell 2
63Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 62 - Cell 2
64Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 64 - Cell 2
66Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 65 - Cell 2
67Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo Test TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Aleksandr Dyachenko (Kaz) AstanaRow 67 - Cell 2
69Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 68 - Cell 2
70Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervélo Test TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:07
72Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank0:02:07
73Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 72 - Cell 2
74Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:02:09
75Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick StepRow 74 - Cell 2
76Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJRow 75 - Cell 2
77Roy Sentjens (Bel) Team MilramRow 76 - Cell 2
78Bjorn Schröder (Ger) Team MilramRow 77 - Cell 2
79Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 78 - Cell 2
80Alberto Benitez (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 79 - Cell 2
81Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 80 - Cell 2
82Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) FDJRow 81 - Cell 2
83Juan-Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 82 - Cell 2
84Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick StepRow 83 - Cell 2
85Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Ag2R-La MondialeRow 84 - Cell 2
86Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 85 - Cell 2
87Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 86 - Cell 2
88Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 87 - Cell 2
89Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 88 - Cell 2
90David Lopez (Spa) Caisse d’EpargneRow 89 - Cell 2
91Remi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 90 - Cell 2
92Lars-Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team SkyRow 91 - Cell 2
93Jose Angel Gomez-Marchante (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 92 - Cell 2
94Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-DoimoRow 93 - Cell 2
95Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-TransitionsRow 94 - Cell 2
96Oscar Pujol (Spa) Cervélo Test TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha0:03:35
98Enrique Mata (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:04:16
99Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon-ServettoRow 98 - Cell 2
100Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 99 - Cell 2
101Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team KatushaRow 100 - Cell 2
102Markus Eichler (Ger) Team MilramRow 101 - Cell 2
103Gustavo Iglesias (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 102 - Cell 2
104Vincent Jerôme (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 103 - Cell 2
105Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJRow 104 - Cell 2
106Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick StepRow 105 - Cell 2
107Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 106 - Cell 2
108Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 107 - Cell 2
109David Millar (GBr) Garmin-TransitionsRow 108 - Cell 2
110Matthew Goss (Aus) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 109 - Cell 2
111Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank0:06:37
112Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:08:15
113Freddy Bichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 112 - Cell 2
114David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 113 - Cell 2
115Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 114 - Cell 2
116Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:10:31
117Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJRow 116 - Cell 2
118Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 117 - Cell 2
119Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 118 - Cell 2
120Oscar Freire (Spa) RabobankRow 119 - Cell 2
121Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 120 - Cell 2
122Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d’EpargneRow 121 - Cell 2
123William Bonnet (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 122 - Cell 2
124Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 123 - Cell 2
125Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 124 - Cell 2
126Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Team SkyRow 125 - Cell 2
127Simon Gerrans (Aus) Team SkyRow 126 - Cell 2
128Kjell Carlström (Fin) Team SkyRow 127 - Cell 2
129Ian Stannard (GBr) Team SkyRow 128 - Cell 2
130Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 129 - Cell 2
131Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 130 - Cell 2
132Sergey Renev (Kaz) AstanaRow 131 - Cell 2
133Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-TransitionsRow 132 - Cell 2
134Jose-Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2R-La MondialeRow 133 - Cell 2
135Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 134 - Cell 2
136Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2R-La MondialeRow 135 - Cell 2
137Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La MondialeRow 136 - Cell 2
138Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R-La MondialeRow 137 - Cell 2
139David Gutierrez Gutierrez (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 138 - Cell 2
140Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJRow 139 - Cell 2
141Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervélo Test TeamRow 140 - Cell 2
142Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 141 - Cell 2
143Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 142 - Cell 2
144Lars-Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 143 - Cell 2
145Jorge Montenegro (Arg) Andalucia-CajasurRow 144 - Cell 2
146Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 145 - Cell 2
147Gustavo Cesar-Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 146 - Cell 2
148Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-DoimoRow 147 - Cell 2
149Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-ServettoRow 148 - Cell 2
150Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 149 - Cell 2
151Mauricio Ardila (Col) RabobankRow 150 - Cell 2
152Jose Vincente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’EpargneRow 151 - Cell 2
153Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 152 - Cell 2
154Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-DoimoRow 153 - Cell 2
155Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-ServettoRow 154 - Cell 2
156David Vitoria (Swi) Footon-ServettoRow 155 - Cell 2
157Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 156 - Cell 2
158Robert Förster (Ger) Team MilramRow 157 - Cell 2
159David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 158 - Cell 2
160Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick StepRow 159 - Cell 2
161Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 160 - Cell 2
162Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team MilramRow 161 - Cell 2
163Pierre Cazaux (Fra) FDJ0:12:31
164Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 163 - Cell 2
165Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-TransitionsRow 164 - Cell 2
166Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo BankRow 165 - Cell 2
167Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 166 - Cell 2
168Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 167 - Cell 2
169Mathieu Sprick (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 168 - Cell 2
170Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 169 - Cell 2
171Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick StepRow 170 - Cell 2
172Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 171 - Cell 2
173Jose Vicente Toribio (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 172 - Cell 2
174Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-CajasurRow 173 - Cell 2
175Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 174 - Cell 2
176Theo Bos (Ned) Cervélo Test TeamRow 175 - Cell 2
177Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 176 - Cell 2
178Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 177 - Cell 2
179Juan-Antonio Flecha (Spa) Team SkyRow 178 - Cell 2
180Benat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 179 - Cell 2
181Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick StepRow 180 - Cell 2
182Nicol Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 181 - Cell 2
183Nick Nuyens (Bel) RabobankRow 182 - Cell 2
184Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) RabobankRow 183 - Cell 2
185Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) RabobankRow 184 - Cell 2
186Juan-Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo BankRow 185 - Cell 2
187Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo Test TeamRow 186 - Cell 2
188Dominik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 187 - Cell 2
189Dominik Roels (Ger) Team MilramRow 188 - Cell 2
190Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligneRow 189 - Cell 2
191Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 190 - Cell 2
192Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues TelecomRow 191 - Cell 2
193Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team SkyRow 192 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Calasparra, km. 17,4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram4pts
2Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Freddy Bichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Murcia, km. 122,6
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur4pts
2Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Freddy Bichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo Test Team25pts
2Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Allan Davis (Aus) Astana14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R-La Mondiale6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R-La Mondiale4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Dmitry Fofonov (Kaz) Astana1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Alto de la Cresta del Gallo (Cat. 2) km. 134
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha5pts
2Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Astana10:49:00
2Lampre - Farese ViniRow 1 - Cell 2
3FDJRow 2 - Cell 2
4AG2R - La MondialeRow 3 - Cell 2
5Team KatushaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Xacobeo GaliciaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Caisse D'EpargneRow 7 - Cell 2
9Liquigas - DoimoRow 8 - Cell 2
10Omega Pharma - LottoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 10 - Cell 2
12Cervelo Test TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Team Saxo BankRow 12 - Cell 2
14Rabobank0:02:07
15Quick Step0:02:09
16Team MilramRow 15 - Cell 2
17Garmin - TransitionsRow 16 - Cell 2
18Cofidis, le credit en ligne0:04:18
19Andalucia - Cajasur0:06:25
20Footon - Servetto0:10:41
21BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:12:31
22SKY Professional Cycling Team0:23:11
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General classification after stage 6
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto22:36:26
2Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:00:10
3Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team KatushaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:00:12
5Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia0:00:16
6Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia0:00:29
7Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team0:00:49
8Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:00:50
9Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:00:54
10Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:00:55
11Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:00:58
12Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d’Epargne0:01:01
13David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d’EpargneRow 12 - Cell 2
14Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank0:01:11
15Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d’Epargne0:01:19
16Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:01:21
17Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:01:24
18Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team KatushaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:01:33
20Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:14
21Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervélo Test Team0:02:15
22Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:02:19
23Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step0:02:20
24Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:02:24
25Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:02:27
26Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram0:02:28
27David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:02:30
28Aleksandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana0:02:40
29Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team Katusha0:02:54
30Kanstantin Sivtsov (Blr) Team HTC-Columbia0:03:01
31Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:03:09
32Aleksandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha0:03:15
33Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank0:03:56
34Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:03:59
35Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo Test Team0:04:09
36Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank0:04:15
37Mikael Cherel (Fra) FDJ0:04:33
38Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) FDJ0:04:58
39Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:05:01
40Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:05:03
41David Lopez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:05:27
42Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:05:35
43Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:05:42
44Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:05:44
45Lars-Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Sky0:06:10
46Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha0:06:12
47Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:06:27
48Josep Jufre (Spa) Astana0:06:58
49Jose Angel Gomez-Marchante (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:06:59
50Roy Sentjens (Bel) Team Milram0:07:39
51Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) FDJ0:09:19
52Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:10:01
53Alberto Benitez (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:10:22
54Juan-Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank0:10:24
55Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:11:41
56Egoï Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:11:54
57Juan-Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:13:01
58Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:13:17
59Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Team Katusha0:13:18
60David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:13:48
61Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana0:14:59
62Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test Team0:15:12
63Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:15:30
64Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana0:15:40
65Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:15:57
66Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo0:16:02
67Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana0:16:09
68Jürgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:16:50
69Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:17:04
70Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:17:16
71Oscar Pujol (Spa) Cervélo Test Team0:18:24
72Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:18:54
73Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:19:50
74Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram0:19:52
75Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step0:19:53
76Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:19:57
77Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:20:09
78Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ0:21:12
79Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram0:21:14
80Delio Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:21:15
81Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:21:50
82Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:22:17
83Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:23:26
84Gustavo Cesar-Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:23:44
85Mathieu Sprick (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:26:09
86Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha0:26:26
87Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:27:32
88Sergey Renev (Kaz) AstanaRow 87 - Cell 2
89Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:28:10
90Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step0:28:11
91Vincent Jerôme (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:28:54
92Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:28:58
93Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:29:43
94Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:29:59
95Gustavo Iglesias (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:30:03
96Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:30:41
97Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank0:31:24
98Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:31:45
99Dmitry Fofonov (Kaz) Astana0:31:55
100Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Team Sky0:32:00
101Bjorn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram0:33:19
102Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:33:43
103Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram0:33:57
104Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:33:59
105Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:34:00
106Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram0:34:25
107Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step0:35:16
108Allan Davis (Aus) Astana0:35:33
109Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:36:27
110Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:36:36
111Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:36:38
112Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo0:37:18
113Jose-Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:38:04
114Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:38:12
115Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:38:14
116Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:38:17
117Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:38:50
118Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia0:39:13
119Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:39:32
120Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:39:57
121Gianni Meersman (Bel) FDJ0:40:10
122Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:40:12
123Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:40:14
124Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas-Doimo0:40:30
125Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto0:40:32
126Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo Test Team0:40:36
127Juan-Antonio Flecha (Spa) Team Sky0:41:43
128Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram0:41:48
129Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur0:41:52
130Jose Vincente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne0:42:11
131Remi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:42:14
132Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ0:42:19
133Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Transitions0:44:09
134Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step0:44:16
135Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:44:24
136Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ0:44:36
137William Bonnet (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:44:49
138Enrique Mata (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:44:50
139Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank0:44:52
140Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank0:46:28
141Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step0:46:43
142Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:47:04
143Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:47:11
144Alexandre Pichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:47:28
145Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step0:47:32
146David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Transitions0:47:45
147Pierre Cazaux (Fra) FDJ0:47:56
148Kasper Klostergaard (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:48:10
149Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:48:52
150Nicol Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne0:48:54
151Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step0:49:26
152Lars-Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-Columbia0:50:08
153Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ0:50:21
154Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto0:50:25
155Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram0:50:26
156Stefan Denifl (Aut) Cervélo Test Team0:50:30
157Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia0:50:34
158Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky0:50:39
159Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:50:55
160David Gutierrez Gutierrez (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:50:59
161Benat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:51:05
162Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC-Columbia0:51:10
163Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:52:18
164Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Quick Step0:52:31
165Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo Test Team0:53:13
166Matthew Goss (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia0:53:31
167Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank0:54:29
168David Vitoria (Swi) Footon-Servetto0:54:41
169Freddy Bichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:55:21
170Simon Gerrans (Aus) Team Sky0:55:46
171Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank0:56:24
172Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:56:25
173Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 172 - Cell 2
174Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale0:56:29
175Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto0:56:31
176Jorge Montenegro (Arg) Andalucia-Cajasur0:56:37
177Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia0:56:58
178Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank0:57:35
179Juan-Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank0:57:54
180Nick Nuyens (Bel) RabobankRow 179 - Cell 2
181Theo Bos (Ned) Cervélo Test Team0:57:56
182Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-Transitions0:58:13
183Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team Katusha0:58:32
184Dominik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank0:59:02
185Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:00:44
186Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky1:02:07
187Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank1:02:36
188David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions1:02:45
189Jose Vicente Toribio (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur1:03:59
190Kjell Carlström (Fin) Team Sky1:05:36
191Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana1:12:03
192Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne1:12:14
193Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Transitions1:26:04
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto47pts
2Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Transitions41Row 1 - Cell 3
3Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi41Row 2 - Cell 3
4Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia36Row 3 - Cell 3
5Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha34Row 4 - Cell 3
6Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo34Row 5 - Cell 3
7Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi30Row 6 - Cell 3
8Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ29Row 7 - Cell 3
9Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini28Row 8 - Cell 3
10Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini26Row 9 - Cell 3
11Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo Test Team25Row 10 - Cell 3
12Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia25Row 11 - Cell 3
13Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R-La Mondiale24Row 12 - Cell 3
14Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo21Row 13 - Cell 3
15Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram17Row 14 - Cell 3
16Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia17Row 15 - Cell 3
17Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha17Row 16 - Cell 3
18Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step15Row 17 - Cell 3
19Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Team Katusha15Row 18 - Cell 3
20Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank14Row 19 - Cell 3
21Allan Davis (Aus) Astana14Row 20 - Cell 3
22Manuel Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto12Row 21 - Cell 3
23Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne12Row 22 - Cell 3
24Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur11Row 23 - Cell 3
25David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne11Row 24 - Cell 3
26Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia10Row 25 - Cell 3
27Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne9Row 26 - Cell 3
28Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto8Row 27 - Cell 3
29Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi8Row 28 - Cell 3
30Theo Bos (Ned) Cervélo Test Team7Row 29 - Cell 3
31Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur6Row 30 - Cell 3
32Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur6Row 31 - Cell 3
33Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram6Row 32 - Cell 3
34Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ6Row 33 - Cell 3
35Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank6Row 34 - Cell 3
36Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d’Epargne6Row 35 - Cell 3
37Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto6Row 36 - Cell 3
38Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step6Row 37 - Cell 3
39Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) FDJ5Row 38 - Cell 3
40Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank5Row 39 - Cell 3
41Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team5Row 40 - Cell 3
42Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana5Row 41 - Cell 3
43Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne4Row 42 - Cell 3
44David Gutierrez Gutierrez (Spa) Footon-Servetto4Row 43 - Cell 3
45Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram4Row 44 - Cell 3
46Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step4Row 45 - Cell 3
47Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R-La Mondiale4Row 46 - Cell 3
48Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ4Row 47 - Cell 3
49Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur3Row 48 - Cell 3
50Jose Vicente Toribio (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur3Row 49 - Cell 3
51Pierre Rolland (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom3Row 50 - Cell 3
52Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d’Epargne3Row 51 - Cell 3
53Enrique Mata (Spa) Footon-Servetto3Row 52 - Cell 3
54Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto3Row 53 - Cell 3
55Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram3Row 54 - Cell 3
56Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale2Row 55 - Cell 3
57Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale2Row 56 - Cell 3
58William Bonnet (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom2Row 57 - Cell 3
59Freddy Bichot (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom2Row 58 - Cell 3
60Juan-Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank2Row 59 - Cell 3
61Egoï Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi2Row 60 - Cell 3
62Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 61 - Cell 3
63Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia1Row 62 - Cell 3
64Dmitry Fofonov (Kaz) Astana1Row 63 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia13pts
2Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step8Row 1 - Cell 3
3David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le crédit en ligne6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha5Row 4 - Cell 3
6Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Egoï Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur5Row 7 - Cell 3
9Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne3Row 10 - Cell 3
12Mikael Cherel (Fra) FDJ2Row 11 - Cell 3
13Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale2Row 12 - Cell 3
14Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo1Row 14 - Cell 3
16Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank1Row 15 - Cell 3
17Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale1Row 16 - Cell 3
18Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto1Row 17 - Cell 3
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Combativity classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto12pts
2Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team50Row 2 - Cell 3
4Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank58Row 3 - Cell 3
5Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale108Row 4 - Cell 3
6Egoï Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi120Row 5 - Cell 3
7Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step123Row 6 - Cell 3
8Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia135Row 7 - Cell 3
9Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur148Row 8 - Cell 3
10Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur170Row 9 - Cell 3
11Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R-La Mondiale177Row 10 - Cell 3
12Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto222Row 11 - Cell 3
13Johnnie Walker (Aus) Footon-Servetto247Row 12 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Caisse D'Epargne67:23:12
2Team Katusha0:01:05
3Omega Pharma - Lotto0:01:18
4Team HTC - Columbia0:01:48
5Euskaltel - Euskadi0:02:56
6Cervelo Test Team0:04:36
7Liquigas - Doimo0:04:50
8AG2R - La Mondiale0:07:19
9Xacobeo Galicia0:08:15
10Lampre - Farese Vini0:08:32
11Astana0:09:37
12Rabobank0:11:56
13FDJ0:12:24
14Team Milram0:12:59
15Cofidis, le credit en ligne0:28:19
16Team Saxo Bank0:31:10
17Andalucia - Cajasur0:31:30
18Garmin - Transitions0:32:24
19BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:41:41
20Quick Step0:45:56
21SKY Professional Cycling Team1:08:54
22Footon - Servetto1:19:11

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Based in the southeastern United States, Peter produces race coverage for all disciplines, edits news and writes features. The New Jersey native has 30 years of road racing and cyclo-cross experience, starting in the early 1980s as a Junior in the days of toe clips and leather hairnets. Over the years he's had the good fortune to race throughout the United States and has competed in national championships for both road and 'cross in the Junior and Masters categories. The passion for cycling started young, as before he switched to the road Peter's mission in life was catching big air on his BMX bike.

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