Advantage Schleck on first major mountain stage
Evans in yellow as crash ends Armstrong's hopes
There were two defining images of the eighth stage of the Tour de France. One saw a battered, bruised and decidedly ragged Lance Armstrong, shepherded by his RadioShack teammate Jani Brajkovic, struggling across the line at Morzine-Avoriaz, almost 12 minutes down.
The other saw Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) come of age with a stunning stage win. And it was this second image that should prove more significant in the coming days, since it suggested a shift in the balance of power, from the defending champion and favourite, Alberto Contador (Astana), towards last year's runner-up.
While the story of last year's Tour was of Schleck being unable to respond to Contador's repeated accelerations in the mountains, here it was the other way around.
An elite, 13-man group had just passed under the one-kilometre-to-go kite when the Luxembourg rider made his one, decisive move. Contador, whose Astana teammate Daniel Navarro had led almost the entire way up the 13.6km mountain, reacted quickly to his rival's attack, sprinting after his rear wheel, but he couldn't close the gap.
Indeed, the race was on, prompting Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) to pounce after Schleck. Approaching the line, with the Olympic champion having joined Schleck in front, it was Sanchez who led it out and looked as though he had it, but Schleck came around him, glancing across at his rival as he drew level, and then inching ahead to claim his first ever stage win in his third Tour.
"It was my first real victory of the season," said Schleck to TV interviewers after the race. "I took a lot of confidence out of my performance today. It puts me in a very good position right now, but I have to thank my team for being always around me, protecting me."
"I've got to get my head around the position that I'm in now," said Schleck, with a rest day ahead of him tomorrow. "There are still a lot of very hard days, but I am pretty relaxed for the moment. I've done my thing, and I hope I can do a great race and I hope I don't have a bad day."
Ten seconds behind, the group was led in by another of the day's aggressors, Robert Gesink (Rabobank), with Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas) fourth and Contador fifth. Sixth, though, was the day's other big winner, Cadel Evans (BMC), who survived an early fall to claim the yellow jersey.
Evans now leads the general classification ahead of Schleck by 20 seconds, with Contador up to third, 1:01 behind the Australian.
Many will expect the overall winner to come from this trio, meaning, inevitably, that one of the day's big stories was the end of Armstrong's challenge - indeed, the definitive end of the Armstrong era.
In the first real mountain stage of this year's race the seven-time winner, riding his final Tour, suffered three crashes, the second of them coming at a crucial stage, just before the climb of the Col de la Ramaz.
"I had a bad day," Armstrong told French TV within seconds of crossing the line. "I came around one roundabout and my pedal touched [the curb], then my front tyre rolled off.
"It's hard to recover from something like that," he said. "They started the Ramaz pretty hard and I was already suffering. Then it went from bad to worse. It was a bad day. Now I'm going to hang in there and enjoy my last Tour."
Schleck offered his sympathy to Armstrong. "Lance had a pretty bad crash - he crashed in front of me, and he could do nothing.
"I almost went down with him," Schleck said. "He came back but he was pretty beaten up. On the [Ramaz], he lost contact with our group. I expected him to be up there in the front.
"To be really honest, I'm a little sorry for him because he really wanted to be good in this last Tour. I think his morale is a little down now."
The new yellow jersey, Evans, also had a scare, crashing after 6km and receiving attention from the race doctor. But he admitted that he wasn't surprised to inherit the yellow jersey from Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step).
"Chavanel has had a fantastic Tour, but he isn't a climbing specialist," said Evans. "I've got [the yellow jersey] because of the good work we did in preparation for the stage [three] to Arenberg. I think this is the reward for our work."
Going into the first rest day, the Australian said he wasn't sure what his BMC team's approach would be to defending the jersey. "The Pyrenees are very difficult, Astana is very strong and Andy's very strong, so I don't know yet how we'll look to defend, or what we'll do with the yellow jersey."
It was an active start to the stage, with numerous riders trying to go clear, but after around 35km seven men finally got the gap. The seven were Mario Aerts (Omega Pharma-Lotto), Koos Moernhout (Rabobank), Benoit Vagrenard (FdJ), Christophe Riblon (AG2R), Imanol Erviti (Caisse d'Epargne), Sebastien Minard (Cofidis) and Amael Moinard (Cofidis).
As this group built a solid lead the overall favourites kept their powder dry until the Ramaz. And as they hit the lower slopes - with Armstrong having just regained contact after his crash - Team Sky hit the front, Juan Antonio Flecha leading, Thomas Lofkvist following, with the British team's leader, Bradley Wiggins, sitting third.
Riders began to fall off the back, including King of the Mountains Jérôme Pineau (Quick Step), Tony Martin (HTC-Columbia) and George Hincapie (BMC). Then, five kilometres from the summit, Chavanel began to lose contact, as Sky was joined at the front by Saxo Bank.
Then came the surprise: Armstrong sliding off the back, with his teammate Chris Horner for company. The news was transmitted at lightening speed to the front, and two Astana riders took it up, injecting more momentum into a main group that numbered around 35 riders.
The gap quickly opened, and with a kilometre to the summit the Astana-led group was 2:12 behind the break, with Armstrong, Horner and Brajkovic 40 seconds in arrears, and Chavanel a further two minutes back.
If Armstrong hoped to rejoin the group on the descent, then he hadn't bargained on a third spill - but that's what happened as he collided with Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel) as they went through Les Gets, after a small climb that acted as a stepping stone to the final ascent, to the Avoriaz ski station.
Astana, meanwhile, kept up the pressure at the front. Alexandre Vinokourov put in a big shift on the lower slopes, then dropped back as Navarro took over.
Still in front were three survivors of the early break, but Moerenhout, Moinard and Aerts had about as much chance of fighting out the stage as Armstrong did of rejoining the Contador group.
All eyes were on Contador, of course. The Spaniard sat comfortably behind his teammates - so much for Astana not being strong enough in the mountains - and resembled a coiled spring. The question seemed to be when, rather than if, he would attack.
But Contador was surprisingly quiet, and we didn't see his familiar, dancing style until after the final survivor of the break, Moinard, had been reeled in 5.5km from the summit, and after Wiggins had been dropped, two kilometres later.
Even then, the Spaniard's accelerations were reactive rather than aggressive. Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas) was the first of the favourites to have a go, with Contador's response instant. A soft attack from Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) followed, but it acted only to tee up Gesink.
The tall Dutchman opened a decent gap, but Contador, shadowed all the time by Schleck, brought him back. And as they got their breath, with Gesink still leading, Schleck played Contador at his own game, sprinting clear, and maintaining the effort as the Spaniard tried desperately to get back on terms.
Given the gap that he opened in less than a kilometre, Schleck was asked whether he regretted not attacking earlier. "No, not at all," he said.
"We had a plan, and I had to follow it. I didn't want to change it during the stage. Maybe it was possible to take the yellow jersey today but I want to have it in Paris, so I want to take it step by step.
"I believed this morning this stage was a decisive one," Schleck continued. "I was really nervous this morning. I was 100 percent mentally and physically, and I was surrounded by my team. I'm really motivated now."
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 4:54:11 |
2 | Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 0:00:10 |
4 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | 0:00:20 |
13 | Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha | 0:00:39 |
14 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions | 0:01:14 |
15 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:01:37 |
18 | Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 0:01:45 |
19 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:02:05 |
21 | Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:02:15 |
22 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:02:18 |
23 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana | 0:02:20 |
25 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto | 0:02:23 |
26 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:03:27 |
30 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack | 0:04:05 |
34 | Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team | 0:04:33 |
35 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:05:46 |
36 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:05:47 |
37 | Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 0:05:50 |
38 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:06:30 |
39 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:06:59 |
51 | Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:07:48 |
52 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:08:10 |
53 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:09:12 |
55 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank | 0:09:45 |
56 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:11:16 |
57 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 0:11:27 |
58 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step | 0:11:40 |
60 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack | 0:11:45 |
62 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo | 0:11:58 |
72 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana | 0:12:58 |
73 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack | 0:16:48 |
74 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:17:42 |
75 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 0:21:32 |
77 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
86 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Astana | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
102 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram | 0:22:04 |
108 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram | 0:24:11 |
109 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 0:25:21 |
113 | Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:26:13 |
114 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions | 0:27:49 |
115 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
118 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
119 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
121 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
122 | Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
125 | Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
126 | Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
127 | David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
128 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
129 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
130 | Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
131 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
132 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
133 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
134 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Astana | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
135 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
136 | Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
137 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
138 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
139 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
140 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
141 | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
142 | Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
143 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
144 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
145 | Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
146 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
147 | Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
148 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
149 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
150 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
151 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
152 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux | 0:28:00 |
153 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 0:30:15 |
154 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
155 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions | 0:31:43 |
156 | Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
157 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 0:32:34 |
158 | Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
159 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
160 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
161 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
162 | Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick Step | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
163 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
164 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
165 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
166 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
167 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
168 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
169 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
170 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
171 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
172 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
173 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
174 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
175 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
176 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
177 | Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
178 | Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
179 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
180 | Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team | Row 179 - Cell 2 |
181 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
182 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
183 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
184 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
185 | Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto | Row 184 - Cell 2 |
186 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram | 0:32:52 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 6 | pts |
2 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | 6 | pts |
2 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | 6 | pts |
2 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 20 | pts |
2 | Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 17 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 15 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo | 13 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana | 12 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 9 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack | 8 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 7 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | 4 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha | 3 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions | 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 3 | pts |
2 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 3 | pts |
2 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 15 | pts |
2 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | 13 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 11 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto | 9 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 8 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 7 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 6 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana | 5 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 4 | pts |
2 | Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |