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68th Skoda-Tour de Luxembourg - 2.HC

Luxembourg, June 4-8, 2008

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Stage 3 - June 7: Wiltz - Diekirch, 172.2km

Albasini and Posthuma take the honours

By Susan Westemeyer

Michael Albasini of Team Liquigas won a two-man sprint to take the second stage of the Tour du Luxembourg, while his breakaway companion Joost Posthuma of Team Rabobank took over the leader's jersey. Team CSC's Fraank Schleck was third on the day.

Halfway through the stage, an 18 rider strong escape group formed. Further breaks out of this group went on until the final climb, when Albasini and Posthuma took off. Schleck was 13 seconds behind them, and the next riders came in at less than a minuted down, with the rest coming in from nearly four minutes to 20 minutes for the gruppetto.

Posthuma now leads Albasini in the overall by one second, with Schleck 18 seconds down. The final winner is expected to come from this threesome. The previous leader, Swiss Fabian Cancellara, dropped to 24th overall.

Rabobank Directeur Sportif Erik Dekker refused to start celebrating, saying, "We have not won the stage, and we have not won the general classification either. The track of tomorrow is a difficult one."

Results

1 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                           4.28.03
2 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                                    
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                 0.13
4 Jos Pimenta Costa M (Por) Benfica                                            0.52
5 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                               
6 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole                                        
7 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                                             
8 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                                   
9 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                         
10 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                                  
11 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                      
12 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                             4.46
13 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Preti Mangi                                        4.49
14 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                                           
15 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                             
16 Kalle Kriit (Est) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                            
17 Emilien Ben Berges (Fra) Agritubel                                              
18 Clement Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil - Shimano                                        
19 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop                                           4.51
20 José Azevedo (Por) Benfica                                                      
21 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                                 
22 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                            
23 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                14.18
24 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                                              19.58
25 Morten Knudsen (Den) CC Differdange                                             
26 David Deroo (Fra) Skil - Shimano                                           20.01
27 Vincenzo Centrone (Lux) Preti Mangi                                             
28 Fredrik Johansson (Swe) CC Differdange                                          
29 Troels Ronn Vinther (Den) Cycle Collstrop                                       
30 Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                        
31 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                        
32 Kevin Ista (Bel) Agritubel                                                      
33 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                                       
34 Dana Andonov Petrov (Bul) Benfica                                               
35 Jav Benitez Pomares (Spa) Benfica                                               
36 B Castanheira Gomes (Por) Benfica                                               
37 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                    
38 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                         
39 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team CSC                                                   
40 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop                                                
41 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Benfica                                                     
42 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                                     
43 Frederic Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                            
44 Held Duarte Miranda (Den) Benfica                                               
45 Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Skil - Shimano                                             
46 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                                        
47 Benoit Sinner (Fra) Agritubel                                                   
48 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                              
49 Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana                                                      
50 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano                                             
51 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Benfica                                                       
52 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                             
53 Claude Wolter (Lux) CC Differdange                                              
54 Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                          
55 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                                
56 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                                  
57 Ken Van Der Schuere (Bel) Cycle Collstrop                                       
58 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                                                  
59 Mikel Gaztanaga (Spa) Agritubel                                                 
60 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                                
61 Ji Cheng (Chn) Skil - Shimano                                                   
62 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                                
63 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Astana                                                     
64 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                                  
65 Ian Stannard (GBr) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                                 
66 Robert Lauscha (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                          
67 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                           
68 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                                              
69 Christian Poos (Lux) CC Differdange                                             
70 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                                         
71 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole                                           
72 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                                
73 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole                                              
74 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Credit Agricole                                          
75 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                       
76 Thomas Bodo (Fra) CC Differdange                                                
77 Benoit Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                                   
78 Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                             
79 Eddy Forner (Ita) CC Differdange                                                
80 Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) Preti Mangi                                              
81 Jens Mouris (Ned) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                            
82 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Credit Agricole                                            
83 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                     
84 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                                    
85 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                                       
86 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                           
87 Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                      
88 Massimo Mazzanti (Ita) Preti Mangi                                              
89 Jan Valach (Svk) Elkhaus - Simplon                                              
90 Hakan Nilsson (Swe) CC Differdange                                              
91 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Preti Mangi                                                
92 Haral Starzengruber (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                     
93 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana                                                       
94 Paul Manning (GBr) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                                 
95 Hannes Blank (Ger) CC Differdange                                               
96 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Preti Mangi                                                
DNF  Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                              
DNF  Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                                 
DNF  Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                                          
DNF  Gianluca Geremia (Ita) Preti Mangi                                            
DNS  Marco Zanotti (Ita) Preti Mangi                                               
 
Points
 
1 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                                20 pts
2 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                                  16
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                   13
4 Jos Pimenta Costa M (Por) Benfica                                              11
5 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                              9
6 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole                                       7
7 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                                            5
8 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                                  3
9 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                        2
10 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                                 1
 
Mountains
 
Mountains 1 - 33.9km  
 
1 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                            5 pts
2 Morten Knudsen (Den) CC Differdange                                             3
3 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                        2
4 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                                     1
 
Mountains 2 - 53.5km  
 
1 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                            5 pts
2 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                        3
3 Morten Knudsen (Den) CC Differdange                                             2
4 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                    1
 
Mountains 3 - 81km  
 
1 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                            5 pts
2 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                        3
3 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                                  2
4 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                    1
 
Mountains 4 - 107.7km  
 
1 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                            5 pts
2 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                                  3
3 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                                   2
4 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop                                               1
 
Mountains 5 - 140.9km  
 
1 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                                   5 pts
2 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                                 3
3 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                            2
4 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                    1
 
Stage total  
 
1 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                           22 pts
2 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                                   7
3 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                                  5
4 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                        5
5 Morten Knudsen (Den) CC Differdange                                             5
6 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                                 3
7 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                        3
8 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                    2
9 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop                                               1
10 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                   1
11 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                                    1
 
Teams
 
1 Rabobank                                                                 13.25.53
2 Cycle Collstrop                                                              8.48
3 Credit Agricole                                                                  
4 Team CSC                                                                    17.38
5 Liquigas                                                                    19.09
6 Benfica                                                                     24.00
7 Astana                                                                      39.07
8 Elkhaus - Simplon                                                           39.10
9 Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                                                43.04
10 Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                                         43.07
11 Skil - Shimano                                                                  
12 Agritubel                                                                       
13 Preti Mangi                                                                     
14 CC Differdange                                                             58.16
 
Young rider
 
1 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole                                14.04.22
2 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                           0.06
3 Jos Pimenta Costa M (Por) Benfica                                            0.16
4 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                               0.18
5 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                          3.55
6 Clement Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil - Shimano                                     4.04
7 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                                        4.12
8 Kalle Kriit (Est) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                         4.29
9 Emilien Ben Berges (Fra) Agritubel                                           6.59
10 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                13.55
11 Kevin Ista (Bel) Agritubel                                                 19.10
12 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                        19.21
13 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                                        
14 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano                                        19.23
15 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole                                         19.25
16 Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana                                                 19.37
17 Hannes Blank (Ger) CC Differdange                                          19.45
18 Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                 19.46
19 Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                        20.11
20 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Preti Mangi                                           22.09
21 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                  22.11
22 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                         23.46
23 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                                         23.52
24 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                                  26.59
25 Troels Ronn Vinther (Den) Cycle Collstrop                                  27.03
26 Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                     27.06
27 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                27.07
28 Robert Lauscha (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                     27.08
29 David Deroo (Fra) Skil - Shimano                                           27.14
30 Ian Stannard (GBr) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                                 
31 Ji Cheng (Chn) Skil - Shimano                                              27.30
32 Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Skil - Shimano                                        30.16
33 Benoit Sinner (Fra) Agritubel                                              31.02
34 Claude Wolter (Lux) CC Differdange                                         42.27
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                            14.03.28
2 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                              0.01
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                 0.18
4 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole                                    0.54
5 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                   0.56
6 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                           1.00
7 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                     1.08
8 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                                         1.09
9 Jos Pimenta Costa M (Por) Benfica                                            1.10
10 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                              1.12
11 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                              1.32
12 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                         4.49
13 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop                                           4.53
14 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                        4.57
15 Clement Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil - Shimano                                    4.58
16 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                             4.59
17 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Preti Mangi                                        5.01
18 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                                       5.06
19 José Azevedo (Por) Benfica                                                  5.21
20 Kalle Kriit (Est) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                        5.23
21 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                             5.42
22 Emilien Ben Berges (Fra) Agritubel                                          7.53
23 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                14.49
24 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                           19.53
25 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Credit Agricole                                     19.58
26 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                                              20.03
27 Kevin Ista (Bel) Agritubel                                                 20.04
28 Jav Benitez Pomares (Spa) Benfica                                          20.06
29 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Astana                                                     
30 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana                                                  20.08
31 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana                                                       
32 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team CSC                                              20.09
33 Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) Preti Mangi                                         20.10
34 Dana Andonov Petrov (Bul) Benfica                                          20.11
35 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                                         
36 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                             20.13
37 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                                  
38 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop                                           20.14
39 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                           
40 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                        20.15
41 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana                                                        
42 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Preti Mangi                                           20.16
43 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano                                        20.17
44 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole                                         20.19
45 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole                                      20.22
46 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                                
47 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Credit Agricole                                       20.26
48 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Benfica                                                  20.29
49 Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana                                                 20.31
50 Christian Poos (Lux) CC Differdange                                        20.39
51 Hannes Blank (Ger) CC Differdange                                               
52 Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                 20.40
53 Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                        21.05
54 Jan Valach (Svk) Elkhaus - Simplon                                         21.23
55 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                               21.28
56 Fredrik Johansson (Swe) CC Differdange                                     21.33
57 Morten Knudsen (Den) CC Differdange                                        21.34
58 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                        
59 Ken Van Der Schuere (Bel) Cycle Collstrop                                  21.37
60 Eddy Forner (Ita) CC Differdange                                           22.47
61 Frederic Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                       22.56
62 Vincenzo Centrone (Lux) Preti Mangi                                        23.00
63 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Preti Mangi                                           23.03
64 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                                                  23.05
65 Jens Mouris (Ned) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                       24.38
66 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                         24.40
67 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                                         24.46
68 Paul Manning (GBr) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                            24.51
69 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                    24.58
70 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Benfica                                                26.30
71 Held Duarte Miranda (Den) Benfica                                          26.31
72 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                                             27.36
73 B Castanheira Gomes (Por) Benfica                                          27.39
74 Haral Starzengruber (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                27.42
75 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                                27.48
76 Mikel Gaztanaga (Spa) Agritubel                                            27.51
77 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                                  27.53
78 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                               27.56
79 Troels Ronn Vinther (Den) Cycle Collstrop                                  27.57
80 Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                     28.00
81 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                28.01
82 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                           28.02
83 Robert Lauscha (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                          
84 Massimo Mazzanti (Ita) Preti Mangi                                         28.03
85 Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                   28.05
86 Hakan Nilsson (Swe) CC Differdange                                         28.07
87 David Deroo (Fra) Skil - Shimano                                           28.08
88 Ian Stannard (GBr) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                                 
89 Ji Cheng (Chn) Skil - Shimano                                              28.24
90 Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Skil - Shimano                                        31.10
91 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                           31.26
92 Benoit Sinner (Fra) Agritubel                                              31.56
93 Benoit Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                                              32.06
94 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                      32.15
95 Thomas Bodo (Fra) CC Differdange                                           32.49
96 Claude Wolter (Lux) CC Differdange                                         43.21
 
Points   
 
1 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole                                      27 pts
2 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                                  27
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                                   22
4 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                                21
5 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                                           21
6 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                               20
7 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                                                 20
8 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Credit Agricole                                         19
9 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                     17
10 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                                 16
11 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop                                             14
12 Haral Starzengruber (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                   14
13 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                                14
14 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                           13
15 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                                     11
16 Jos Pimenta Costa M (Por) Benfica                                             11
17 Kevin Ista (Bel) Agritubel                                                     9
18 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Preti Mangi                                               9
19 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                             9
20 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                                7
21 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                                                  5
22 Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                     5
23 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Preti Mangi                                           5
24 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole                                        3
25 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Astana                                                    2
26 Jav Benitez Pomares (Spa) Benfica                                              2
27 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop                                               2
28 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon                                       2
29 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                                 1
 
Teams
 
1 Rabobank                                                                 42.12.59
2 Credit Agricole                                                              8.13
3 Cycle Collstrop                                                              8.33
4 Team CSC                                                                    16.57
5 Liquigas                                                                    18.47
6 Benfica                                                                     23.39
7 Astana                                                                      38.31
8 Elkhaus - Simplon                                                           39.12
9 Preti Mangi                                                                 42.52
10 Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner                                               42.57
11 Agritubel                                                                  45.04
12 Skil - Shimano                                                             47.21
13 Mitsubishi-Jartazi                                                         48.57
14 CC Differdange                                                           1.00.07