Here's how the last stage of the Tour went.
Everyone rode together, drank champagne and enjoyed the journey.
Sastre finished seven seconds behind Cadel Evans and 14 seconds behind stage winner Quickstep's Gert Steegmans.
The top ten in the stage were...
1. Gert Steegmans (BEL) QST
2. Gerald Cioleck (GER) THR
3. Oscar Freire (ESP) RAB
4. Robbie McEwen (AUS) SIL
5. Thor Hushovd (NOR) C.A
6. Julian Dean (NZL) GAR
7. Stefan Schumacher (GER) GST
8. Robert Forster (GER) GST
9. Leonardo Duque (COL) COF
10. Robert Hunter (RSA) BAR
The top ten in the 2008 Tour de France are...
1. Carlos Sastre (ESP) CSC - 3,559.5km in 87h52’52" (40.490km/h)
2. Cadel Evans (AUS) SIL at 58"
3. Bernhard Kohl (AUT) GST at 1’13"
4. Denis Menchov (RUS) RAB at 2’10"
5. Christian Vande Velde (USA) TSL at 3’05"
6. Frank Schleck (LUX) CSC at 4’28"
7. Samuel Sanchez (ESP) EUS at 6’25"
8. Kim Kirchen (LUX) THR at 6’55"
9. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) GCE at 7’12"
10. Tadej Valjavec (SLO) ALM at 9’05"
The full list will come in a second.
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
SPOILER - Stage 14 Top 10
Here's how Stage 14 shaped up in the top 10 after Freire's stage win. Look down the line to see how close to the top Evans finished (that's right, he's not there. He finished 28th). And this stage might have put the nail in Valverde's chances to win this year. He's WAY down now.
1. Oscar Freire (ESP) RAB - 4h16’08" (46.102km/h)
2. Leonardo Duque (COL) COF
3. Erik Zabel (GER) MRM
4. Julian Dean (NZL) TSL
5. Steven De Jongh (NED) QST
6. Alessandro Ballan (ITA) LAM
7. Ruben Perez (ESP) EUS
8. Jerome Pineau (FRA) BTL
9. Matteo Tosatto (ITA) QT
10. Thor Hushovd (NOR) C.A)
1. Oscar Freire (ESP) RAB - 4h16’08" (46.102km/h)
2. Leonardo Duque (COL) COF
3. Erik Zabel (GER) MRM
4. Julian Dean (NZL) TSL
5. Steven De Jongh (NED) QST
6. Alessandro Ballan (ITA) LAM
7. Ruben Perez (ESP) EUS
8. Jerome Pineau (FRA) BTL
9. Matteo Tosatto (ITA) QT
10. Thor Hushovd (NOR) C.A)
Friday, July 18, 2008
Stage 14 Overview, Picks and Comment
With a couple of category 4 climbs and a 194.5KM journey to the Alps, stage 14 is going to shake out a few riders I bet.
We'll probably see a little larger rift in the field as some of the sprinters realize their chance is gone for glory with Cavendish slamming home win after win. Teams will look at Columbia and realize that team glory is going to have to come in second place because Columbia now has a ton of money and a bunch of wins.
My guess for this stage is the predicted winners will take over unless the entire peloton is surprised by a major breakaway.
Stage 14 will either go to Menchov, Evans, Vandevelde or Valverde. They're going to have to start battling because anything can happen with Alpe d'Huez around the bend.
If it's not a major name in this stage, it's gonna be someone like Kim Kirchen or Damiano Cunego. I've been wrong 13 times in a row, let's keep up my perfect record.
By the way, tomorrow and Sunday I'm covering events for the Boston Globe. I will get to my recaps and commentary at some point before the weekend is over, but I urge you to catch some of the British Open and the Tour de France on TV and I'll see you back here in earnest on Tuesday.
MONDAY IS A REST DAY. SUNDAY and TUESDAY are the ONLY days the Tour is in a country other than France this year. And only for the end of one stage and the beginning of another. The country is Italy. More on that before the weekend is over.
We'll probably see a little larger rift in the field as some of the sprinters realize their chance is gone for glory with Cavendish slamming home win after win. Teams will look at Columbia and realize that team glory is going to have to come in second place because Columbia now has a ton of money and a bunch of wins.
My guess for this stage is the predicted winners will take over unless the entire peloton is surprised by a major breakaway.
Stage 14 will either go to Menchov, Evans, Vandevelde or Valverde. They're going to have to start battling because anything can happen with Alpe d'Huez around the bend.
If it's not a major name in this stage, it's gonna be someone like Kim Kirchen or Damiano Cunego. I've been wrong 13 times in a row, let's keep up my perfect record.
By the way, tomorrow and Sunday I'm covering events for the Boston Globe. I will get to my recaps and commentary at some point before the weekend is over, but I urge you to catch some of the British Open and the Tour de France on TV and I'll see you back here in earnest on Tuesday.
MONDAY IS A REST DAY. SUNDAY and TUESDAY are the ONLY days the Tour is in a country other than France this year. And only for the end of one stage and the beginning of another. The country is Italy. More on that before the weekend is over.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
SPOILER - Top 10 in Stage 9
I'll give you the Hincapie result in a second, but here's how the stage ended with Ricco in first and about nine other riders a minute and 17 seconds behind him.
Here's the list...
The top 10 in the stage from Toulouse to Bagneres-de-Bigorre is:
1. Riccardo Ricco (ITA) SDV - 224km in 5h39’28"
2. Vladimir Efimkin (RUS) ALM - at 1’04"
3. Cyril Dessel (FRA) ALM at 1’17"
4. Dmitriy Fofonov (KAZ) C.A at 1’17"
5. Christian Knees (GER) MRM at 1’17"
6. Maxime Montfort (BEL) COF at 1’17"
7. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) GCE at 1’17"
8. Roman Kreuziger (CZE) LIQ at 1’17"
9. Damiano Cunego (ITA) LAM at 1’17"
10. Yarsoslav Popovych (UKR) SIL at 1’17"
Interestingly, only Schumacher was dropped on the col d'Aspin and the main peloton stayed pretty much together. I'll have overall standings for you soon.
George Hincapie finished the stage in 60th spot, 6:27 back. Oh, George!
Here's the list...
The top 10 in the stage from Toulouse to Bagneres-de-Bigorre is:
1. Riccardo Ricco (ITA) SDV - 224km in 5h39’28"
2. Vladimir Efimkin (RUS) ALM - at 1’04"
3. Cyril Dessel (FRA) ALM at 1’17"
4. Dmitriy Fofonov (KAZ) C.A at 1’17"
5. Christian Knees (GER) MRM at 1’17"
6. Maxime Montfort (BEL) COF at 1’17"
7. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) GCE at 1’17"
8. Roman Kreuziger (CZE) LIQ at 1’17"
9. Damiano Cunego (ITA) LAM at 1’17"
10. Yarsoslav Popovych (UKR) SIL at 1’17"
Interestingly, only Schumacher was dropped on the col d'Aspin and the main peloton stayed pretty much together. I'll have overall standings for you soon.
George Hincapie finished the stage in 60th spot, 6:27 back. Oh, George!
Friday, July 11, 2008
SPOILER - Overall Standings After Stage 7
Here's the list. We lost another rider or two and are down to a mere 171. One rider smashed into a tree and I suspect a couple more dropped off during one of the category 2 climbs.
Overall standings after stage 7 of the 2008 Tour de France ...
1. KIRCHEN Kim 41 TEAM COLUMBIA 28h 23' 40"
2. EVANS Cadel 1 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 23' 46" + 00' 06"
3. SCHUMACHER Stefan 111 GEROLSTEINER 28h 23' 56" + 00' 16"
4. VANDEVELDE Christian 191 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 24' 24" + 00' 44"
5. MENCHOV Denis 131 RABOBANK 28h 24' 43" + 01' 03"
6. VALVERDE Alejandro 31 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 24' 52" + 01' 12"
7. MILLAR David 198 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 24' 54" + 01' 14"
8. DEVOLDER Stijn 91 QUICK STEP 28h 25' 01" + 01' 21"
9. PEREIRO SIO Oscar 37 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 25' 01" + 01' 21"
10. LÖVKVIST Thomas 48 TEAM COLUMBIA 28h 25' 01" + 01' 21"
11. SANCHEZ Samuel 27 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 25' 07" + 01' 27"
12. SASTRE Carlos 11 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 25' 14" + 01' 34"
13. SCHLECK Frank 17 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 25' 36" + 01' 56"
14. SCHLECK Andy 16 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 25' 38" + 01' 58"
15. KOHL Bernhard 115 GEROLSTEINER 28h 25' 43" + 02' 03"
16. MONFORT Maxime 189 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 28h 25' 47" + 02' 07"
17. CUNEGO Damiano 71 LAMPRE 28h 25' 49" + 02' 09"
18. ASTARLOZA Mikel 22 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 25' 56" + 02' 16"
19. VALJAVEC Tadej 109 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 25' 59" + 02' 19"
20. KREUZIGER Roman 65 LIQUIGAS 28h 26' 00" + 02' 20"
21. KNEES Christian 153 TEAM MILRAM 28h 26' 11" + 02' 31"
22. BRUSEGHIN Marzio 74 LAMPRE 28h 26' 13" + 02' 33"
23. CARRARA Matteo 93 QUICK STEP 28h 26' 35" + 02' 55"
24. NIBALI Vincenzo 67 LIQUIGAS 28h 26' 41" + 03' 01"
25. EFIMKIN Vladimir 104 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 26' 43" + 03' 03"
26. BELTRAN Manuel 62 LIQUIGAS 28h 27' 00" + 03' 20"
27. TROFIMOV Yury 147 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 27' 21" + 03' 41"
28. RICCO Riccardo 171 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 27' 32" + 03' 52"
29. ZUBELDIA Haimar 21 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 27' 40" + 04' 00"
30. PINEAU Jérôme 145 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 28' 12" + 04' 32"
31. COBO ACEBO Juan Jose 173 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 28' 13" + 04' 33"
32. POPOVYCH Yaroslav 7 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 28' 14" + 04' 34"
33. GUTIERREZ José Ivan 35 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 28' 37" + 04' 57"
34. TEN DAM Laurens 138 RABOBANK 28h 28' 57" + 05' 17"
35. BOTCHAROV Alexandre 83 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 29' 39" + 05' 59"
36. DESSEL Cyril 101 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 29' 40" + 06' 00"
37. FOFONOV Dmitriy 85 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 30' 16" + 06' 36"
38. DUENAS NEVADO Moises 56 BARLOWORLD 28h 30' 19" + 06' 39"
39. FOTHEN Markus 113 GEROLSTEINER 28h 30' 43" + 07' 03"
40. TANKINK Bram 137 RABOBANK 28h 30' 58" + 07' 18"
41. GONZALO RAMIREZ Eduardo 125 AGRITUBEL 28h 31' 04" + 07' 24"
42. VOIGT Jens 19 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 31' 11" + 07' 31"
43. ZABEL Erik 151 TEAM MILRAM 28h 31' 58" + 08' 18"
44. GUSTOV Volodymir 14 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 32' 06" + 08' 26"
45. CASAR Sandy 161 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 28h 32' 22" + 08' 42"
46. POZZATO Filippo 61 LIQUIGAS 28h 32' 32" + 08' 52"
47. GERRANS Simon 86 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 32' 33" + 08' 53"
48. DEL NERO Jesus 175 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 32' 53" + 09' 13"
49. CARDENAS Félix 53 BARLOWORLD 28h 33' 39" + 09' 59"
50. FLECHA Juan Antonio 132 RABOBANK 28h 33' 57" + 10' 17"
51. VELO Marco 159 TEAM MILRAM 28h 34' 07" + 10' 27"
52. SIUTSOU Konstantsin 49 TEAM COLUMBIA 28h 34' 31" + 10' 51"
53. MOERENHOUT Koos 135 RABOBANK 28h 34' 45" + 11' 05"
54. VERDUGO Gorka 29 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 35' 41" + 12' 01"
55. LE MEVEL Christophe 87 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 36' 00" + 12' 20"
56. HINCAPIE George 47 TEAM COLUMBIA 28h 36' 16" + 12' 36"
57. AERTS Mario 2 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 37' 26" + 13' 46"
58. PIEPOLI Leonardo 179 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 37' 30" + 13' 50"
59. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 39 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 37' 33" + 13' 53"
60. FISCHER Murilo Antoniobil 64 LIQUIGAS 28h 37' 33" + 13' 53"
61. SZMYD Sylvester 78 LAMPRE 28h 37' 53" + 14' 13"
62. FEDRIGO Pierrick 141 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 38' 02" + 14' 22"
63. MOINARD Amaël 187 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 28h 38' 18" + 14' 38"
64. CIONI Dario 4 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 38' 29" + 14' 49"
65. LE BOULANGER Yoann 167 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 28h 40' 09" + 16' 29"
66. ARROYO David 32 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 40' 16" + 16' 36"
67. TIRALONGO Paolo 79 LAMPRE 28h 41' 19" + 17' 39"
68. FREIRE Oscar 133 RABOBANK 28h 41' 29" + 17' 49"
69. ISASI Inaki 23 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 42' 25" + 18' 45"
70. MARTINEZ Egoi 24 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 43' 10" + 19' 30"
71. GOUBERT Stephane 107 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 43' 24" + 19' 44"
72. JUFRE POU Josep 177 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 43' 54" + 20' 14"
73. LOPEZ GARCIA David 36 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 44' 02" + 20' 22"
74. LEQUATRE Geoffroy 128 AGRITUBEL 28h 44' 07" + 20' 27"
75. TOSATTO Matteo 98 QUICK STEP 28h 44' 37" + 20' 57"
76. HUSHOVD Thor 81 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 45' 13" + 21' 33"
77. BONNET William 82 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 45' 42" + 22' 02"
78. WEGMANN Fabian 119 GEROLSTEINER 28h 45' 47" + 22' 07"
79. MÜLLER Martin 155 TEAM MILRAM 28h 45' 50" + 22' 10"
80. LANG Sebastian 117 GEROLSTEINER 28h 46' 01" + 22' 21"
81. SCHOLZ Ronny 118 GEROLSTEINER 28h 46' 33" + 22' 53"
82. PORTAL Nicolas 38 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 47' 02" + 23' 22"
83. POSTHUMA Joost 136 RABOBANK 28h 47' 16" + 23' 36"
84. COOKE Baden 55 BARLOWORLD 28h 47' 19" + 23' 39"
85. LONGO BORGHINI Paolo 59 BARLOWORLD 28h 47' 36" + 23' 56"
86. CANCELLARA Fabian 13 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 48' 02" + 24' 22"
87. VAUGRENARD Benoît 169 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 28h 48' 09" + 24' 29"
88. LOWE Trent 196 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 49' 11" + 25' 31"
89. AUGUSTYN John-Lee 52 BARLOWORLD 28h 50' 21" + 26' 41"
90. HUNTER Robert 58 BARLOWORLD 28h 51' 15" + 27' 35"
91. DUQUE Leonardo 186 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 28h 51' 51" + 28' 11"
92. VOECKLER Thomas 149 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 51' 53" + 28' 13"
93. CHAVANEL Sylvain 181 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 28h 52' 09" + 28' 29"
94. HESJEDAL Ryder 195 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 52' 22" + 28' 42"
95. DE LA FUENTE David 174 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 53' 02" + 29' 22"
96. MONCOUTIE David 188 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 28h 53' 08" + 29' 28"
97. ARRIETA Jose Luis 102 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 53' 29" + 29' 49"
98. VAN SUMMEREN Johan 8 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 53' 30" + 29' 50"
99. BERTOGLIATI Rubens 172 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 53' 48" + 30' 08"
100. OROZ Juan José 25 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 54' 25" + 30' 45"
101. ARVESEN Kurt-Asle 12 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 54' 27" + 30' 47"
102. PEREZ Ruben 26 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 55' 12" + 31' 32"
103. VELITS Peter 158 TEAM MILRAM 28h 55' 18" + 31' 38"
104. LELAY David 127 AGRITUBEL 28h 55' 49" + 32' 09"
105. BARREDO Carlos 92 QUICK STEP 28h 55' 52" + 32' 12"
106. DI GREGORIO Rémy 163 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 28h 56' 09" + 32' 29"
107. DEAN Julian 193 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 56' 20" + 32' 40"
108. TSCHOPP Johann 148 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 56' 46" + 33' 06"
109. O’GRADY Stuart 15 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 56' 52" + 33' 12"
110. TXURRUKA Amets 28 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 57' 17" + 33' 37"
111. CIOLEK Gerald 44 TEAM COLUMBIA 28h 57' 33" + 33' 53"
112. VAN DE WALLE Jurgen 99 QUICK STEP 28h 57' 37" + 33' 57"
113. MC EWEN Robbie 6 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 57' 41" + 34' 01"
114. ROSSELER Sébastien 96 QUICK STEP 28h 57' 50" + 34' 10"
115. PATE Danny 199 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 58' 31" + 34' 51"
116. CLEMENT Stef 142 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 59' 08" + 35' 28"
117. DUPONT Hubert 103 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 59' 16" + 35' 36"
118. GRABSCH Ralf 152 TEAM MILRAM 28h 59' 52" + 36' 12"
119. COYOT Arnaud 33 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 59' 54" + 36' 14"
120. BONO Matteo 73 LAMPRE 29h 00' 00" + 36' 20"
121. STEEGMANS Gert 97 QUICK STEP 29h 00' 22" + 36' 42"
122. LEFEVRE Laurent 144 BOUYGUES TELECOM 29h 00' 38" + 36' 58"
123. MARZANO Marco 75 LAMPRE 29h 00' 45" + 37' 05"
124. MORI Massimiliano 76 LAMPRE 29h 00' 53" + 37' 13"
125. FROOME Christopher 57 BARLOWORLD 29h 01' 07" + 37' 27"
126. PAURIOL Rémi 88 CREDIT AGRICOLE 29h 01' 13" + 37' 33"
127. HANSEN Adam 46 TEAM COLUMBIA 29h 01' 21" + 37' 41"
128. FÖRSTER Robert 112 GEROLSTEINER 29h 01' 26" + 37' 46"
129. BALLAN Alessandro 72 LAMPRE 29h 02' 01" + 38' 21"
130. QUINZIATO Manuel 68 LIQUIGAS 29h 02' 40" + 39' 00"
131. ELMIGER Martin 105 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 29h 02' 51" + 39' 11"
132. SCHRÖDER Björn 156 TEAM MILRAM 29h 03' 24" + 39' 44"
133. HOSTE Leif 5 SILENCE - LOTTO 29h 03' 42" + 40' 02"
134. VOGONDY Nicolas 129 AGRITUBEL 29h 05' 27" + 41' 47"
135. BRANDT Christophe 3 SILENCE - LOTTO 29h 05' 50" + 42' 10"
136. FEILLU Romain 124 AGRITUBEL 29h 06' 04" + 42' 24"
137. BICHOT Freddy 122 AGRITUBEL 29h 06' 24" + 42' 44"
138. BURGHARDT Marcus 42 TEAM COLUMBIA 29h 06' 28" + 42' 48"
139. GILBERT Philippe 165 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 29h 06' 41" + 43' 01"
140. FRISCHKORN William 194 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 29h 06' 48" + 43' 08"
141. SORENSEN Nicki 18 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 29h 07' 07" + 43' 27"
142. DE JONGH Steven 94 QUICK STEP 29h 07' 33" + 43' 53"
143. TERPSTRA Niki 157 TEAM MILRAM 29h 07' 37" + 43' 57"
144. MAASKANT Martijn 197 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 29h 07' 45" + 44' 05"
145. JALABERT Nicolas 126 AGRITUBEL 29h 08' 20" + 44' 40"
146. EISEL Bernhard 45 TEAM COLUMBIA 29h 08' 26" + 44' 46"
147. FLORENCIO Xavier 143 BOUYGUES TELECOM 29h 08' 47" + 45' 07"
148. CAVENDISH Mark 43 TEAM COLUMBIA 29h 08' 55" + 45' 15"
149. RENSHAW Mark 89 CREDIT AGRICOLE 29h 08' 57" + 45' 17"
150. LANGEVELD Sebastian 134 RABOBANK 29h 09' 13" + 45' 33"
151. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 29h 09' 26" + 45' 46"
152. WILLEMS Frederik 69 LIQUIGAS 29h 09' 28" + 45' 48"
153. CASPER Jimmy 123 AGRITUBEL 29h 09' 47" + 46' 07"
154. BRARD Florent 183 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 29h 09' 53" + 46' 13"
155. DUMOULIN Samuel 185 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 29h 10' 01" + 46' 21"
156. RIGHI Daniele 77 LAMPRE 29h 10' 33" + 46' 53"
157. WEENING Pieter 139 RABOBANK 29h 10' 37" + 46' 57"
158. GERARD Arnaud 164 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 29h 11' 14" + 47' 34"
159. CHEULA Gianpaolo 54 BARLOWORLD 29h 11' 23" + 47' 43"
160. LANCASTER Brett Daniel 154 TEAM MILRAM 29h 11' 30" + 47' 50"
161. GARCIA ACOSTA Vicente 34 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 29h 11' 53" + 48' 13"
162. ENGOULVENT Jimmy 84 CREDIT AGRICOLE 29h 12' 18" + 48' 38"
163. KRAUSS Sven 116 GEROLSTEINER 29h 12' 41" + 49' 01"
164. RIBLON Christophe 108 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 29h 13' 15" + 49' 35"
165. CHICCHI Francesco 63 LIQUIGAS 29h 13' 57" + 50' 17"
166. ROY Jérémy 168 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 29h 14' 02" + 50' 22"
167. HAUSSLER Heinrich 114 GEROLSTEINER 29h 14' 29" + 50' 49"
168. KUSCHYNSKI Aleksandr 66 LIQUIGAS 29h 15' 51" + 52' 11"
169. AUGE Stéphane 182 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 29h 16' 38" + 52' 58"
170. SPRICK Matthieu 146 BOUYGUES TELECOM 29h 20' 52" + 57' 12"
171. VANSEVENANT Wim 9 SILENCE - LOTTO 29h 21' 25" + 57' 45"
Overall standings after stage 7 of the 2008 Tour de France ...
1. KIRCHEN Kim 41 TEAM COLUMBIA 28h 23' 40"
2. EVANS Cadel 1 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 23' 46" + 00' 06"
3. SCHUMACHER Stefan 111 GEROLSTEINER 28h 23' 56" + 00' 16"
4. VANDEVELDE Christian 191 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 24' 24" + 00' 44"
5. MENCHOV Denis 131 RABOBANK 28h 24' 43" + 01' 03"
6. VALVERDE Alejandro 31 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 24' 52" + 01' 12"
7. MILLAR David 198 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 24' 54" + 01' 14"
8. DEVOLDER Stijn 91 QUICK STEP 28h 25' 01" + 01' 21"
9. PEREIRO SIO Oscar 37 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 25' 01" + 01' 21"
10. LÖVKVIST Thomas 48 TEAM COLUMBIA 28h 25' 01" + 01' 21"
11. SANCHEZ Samuel 27 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 25' 07" + 01' 27"
12. SASTRE Carlos 11 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 25' 14" + 01' 34"
13. SCHLECK Frank 17 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 25' 36" + 01' 56"
14. SCHLECK Andy 16 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 25' 38" + 01' 58"
15. KOHL Bernhard 115 GEROLSTEINER 28h 25' 43" + 02' 03"
16. MONFORT Maxime 189 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 28h 25' 47" + 02' 07"
17. CUNEGO Damiano 71 LAMPRE 28h 25' 49" + 02' 09"
18. ASTARLOZA Mikel 22 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 25' 56" + 02' 16"
19. VALJAVEC Tadej 109 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 25' 59" + 02' 19"
20. KREUZIGER Roman 65 LIQUIGAS 28h 26' 00" + 02' 20"
21. KNEES Christian 153 TEAM MILRAM 28h 26' 11" + 02' 31"
22. BRUSEGHIN Marzio 74 LAMPRE 28h 26' 13" + 02' 33"
23. CARRARA Matteo 93 QUICK STEP 28h 26' 35" + 02' 55"
24. NIBALI Vincenzo 67 LIQUIGAS 28h 26' 41" + 03' 01"
25. EFIMKIN Vladimir 104 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 26' 43" + 03' 03"
26. BELTRAN Manuel 62 LIQUIGAS 28h 27' 00" + 03' 20"
27. TROFIMOV Yury 147 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 27' 21" + 03' 41"
28. RICCO Riccardo 171 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 27' 32" + 03' 52"
29. ZUBELDIA Haimar 21 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 27' 40" + 04' 00"
30. PINEAU Jérôme 145 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 28' 12" + 04' 32"
31. COBO ACEBO Juan Jose 173 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 28' 13" + 04' 33"
32. POPOVYCH Yaroslav 7 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 28' 14" + 04' 34"
33. GUTIERREZ José Ivan 35 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 28' 37" + 04' 57"
34. TEN DAM Laurens 138 RABOBANK 28h 28' 57" + 05' 17"
35. BOTCHAROV Alexandre 83 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 29' 39" + 05' 59"
36. DESSEL Cyril 101 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 29' 40" + 06' 00"
37. FOFONOV Dmitriy 85 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 30' 16" + 06' 36"
38. DUENAS NEVADO Moises 56 BARLOWORLD 28h 30' 19" + 06' 39"
39. FOTHEN Markus 113 GEROLSTEINER 28h 30' 43" + 07' 03"
40. TANKINK Bram 137 RABOBANK 28h 30' 58" + 07' 18"
41. GONZALO RAMIREZ Eduardo 125 AGRITUBEL 28h 31' 04" + 07' 24"
42. VOIGT Jens 19 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 31' 11" + 07' 31"
43. ZABEL Erik 151 TEAM MILRAM 28h 31' 58" + 08' 18"
44. GUSTOV Volodymir 14 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 32' 06" + 08' 26"
45. CASAR Sandy 161 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 28h 32' 22" + 08' 42"
46. POZZATO Filippo 61 LIQUIGAS 28h 32' 32" + 08' 52"
47. GERRANS Simon 86 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 32' 33" + 08' 53"
48. DEL NERO Jesus 175 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 32' 53" + 09' 13"
49. CARDENAS Félix 53 BARLOWORLD 28h 33' 39" + 09' 59"
50. FLECHA Juan Antonio 132 RABOBANK 28h 33' 57" + 10' 17"
51. VELO Marco 159 TEAM MILRAM 28h 34' 07" + 10' 27"
52. SIUTSOU Konstantsin 49 TEAM COLUMBIA 28h 34' 31" + 10' 51"
53. MOERENHOUT Koos 135 RABOBANK 28h 34' 45" + 11' 05"
54. VERDUGO Gorka 29 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 35' 41" + 12' 01"
55. LE MEVEL Christophe 87 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 36' 00" + 12' 20"
56. HINCAPIE George 47 TEAM COLUMBIA 28h 36' 16" + 12' 36"
57. AERTS Mario 2 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 37' 26" + 13' 46"
58. PIEPOLI Leonardo 179 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 37' 30" + 13' 50"
59. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 39 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 37' 33" + 13' 53"
60. FISCHER Murilo Antoniobil 64 LIQUIGAS 28h 37' 33" + 13' 53"
61. SZMYD Sylvester 78 LAMPRE 28h 37' 53" + 14' 13"
62. FEDRIGO Pierrick 141 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 38' 02" + 14' 22"
63. MOINARD Amaël 187 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 28h 38' 18" + 14' 38"
64. CIONI Dario 4 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 38' 29" + 14' 49"
65. LE BOULANGER Yoann 167 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 28h 40' 09" + 16' 29"
66. ARROYO David 32 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 40' 16" + 16' 36"
67. TIRALONGO Paolo 79 LAMPRE 28h 41' 19" + 17' 39"
68. FREIRE Oscar 133 RABOBANK 28h 41' 29" + 17' 49"
69. ISASI Inaki 23 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 42' 25" + 18' 45"
70. MARTINEZ Egoi 24 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 43' 10" + 19' 30"
71. GOUBERT Stephane 107 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 43' 24" + 19' 44"
72. JUFRE POU Josep 177 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 43' 54" + 20' 14"
73. LOPEZ GARCIA David 36 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 44' 02" + 20' 22"
74. LEQUATRE Geoffroy 128 AGRITUBEL 28h 44' 07" + 20' 27"
75. TOSATTO Matteo 98 QUICK STEP 28h 44' 37" + 20' 57"
76. HUSHOVD Thor 81 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 45' 13" + 21' 33"
77. BONNET William 82 CREDIT AGRICOLE 28h 45' 42" + 22' 02"
78. WEGMANN Fabian 119 GEROLSTEINER 28h 45' 47" + 22' 07"
79. MÜLLER Martin 155 TEAM MILRAM 28h 45' 50" + 22' 10"
80. LANG Sebastian 117 GEROLSTEINER 28h 46' 01" + 22' 21"
81. SCHOLZ Ronny 118 GEROLSTEINER 28h 46' 33" + 22' 53"
82. PORTAL Nicolas 38 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 47' 02" + 23' 22"
83. POSTHUMA Joost 136 RABOBANK 28h 47' 16" + 23' 36"
84. COOKE Baden 55 BARLOWORLD 28h 47' 19" + 23' 39"
85. LONGO BORGHINI Paolo 59 BARLOWORLD 28h 47' 36" + 23' 56"
86. CANCELLARA Fabian 13 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 48' 02" + 24' 22"
87. VAUGRENARD Benoît 169 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 28h 48' 09" + 24' 29"
88. LOWE Trent 196 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 49' 11" + 25' 31"
89. AUGUSTYN John-Lee 52 BARLOWORLD 28h 50' 21" + 26' 41"
90. HUNTER Robert 58 BARLOWORLD 28h 51' 15" + 27' 35"
91. DUQUE Leonardo 186 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 28h 51' 51" + 28' 11"
92. VOECKLER Thomas 149 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 51' 53" + 28' 13"
93. CHAVANEL Sylvain 181 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 28h 52' 09" + 28' 29"
94. HESJEDAL Ryder 195 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 52' 22" + 28' 42"
95. DE LA FUENTE David 174 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 53' 02" + 29' 22"
96. MONCOUTIE David 188 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 28h 53' 08" + 29' 28"
97. ARRIETA Jose Luis 102 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 53' 29" + 29' 49"
98. VAN SUMMEREN Johan 8 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 53' 30" + 29' 50"
99. BERTOGLIATI Rubens 172 SAUNIER DUVAL - SCOTT 28h 53' 48" + 30' 08"
100. OROZ Juan José 25 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 54' 25" + 30' 45"
101. ARVESEN Kurt-Asle 12 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 54' 27" + 30' 47"
102. PEREZ Ruben 26 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 55' 12" + 31' 32"
103. VELITS Peter 158 TEAM MILRAM 28h 55' 18" + 31' 38"
104. LELAY David 127 AGRITUBEL 28h 55' 49" + 32' 09"
105. BARREDO Carlos 92 QUICK STEP 28h 55' 52" + 32' 12"
106. DI GREGORIO Rémy 163 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 28h 56' 09" + 32' 29"
107. DEAN Julian 193 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 56' 20" + 32' 40"
108. TSCHOPP Johann 148 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 56' 46" + 33' 06"
109. O’GRADY Stuart 15 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 28h 56' 52" + 33' 12"
110. TXURRUKA Amets 28 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 28h 57' 17" + 33' 37"
111. CIOLEK Gerald 44 TEAM COLUMBIA 28h 57' 33" + 33' 53"
112. VAN DE WALLE Jurgen 99 QUICK STEP 28h 57' 37" + 33' 57"
113. MC EWEN Robbie 6 SILENCE - LOTTO 28h 57' 41" + 34' 01"
114. ROSSELER Sébastien 96 QUICK STEP 28h 57' 50" + 34' 10"
115. PATE Danny 199 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 28h 58' 31" + 34' 51"
116. CLEMENT Stef 142 BOUYGUES TELECOM 28h 59' 08" + 35' 28"
117. DUPONT Hubert 103 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 28h 59' 16" + 35' 36"
118. GRABSCH Ralf 152 TEAM MILRAM 28h 59' 52" + 36' 12"
119. COYOT Arnaud 33 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 28h 59' 54" + 36' 14"
120. BONO Matteo 73 LAMPRE 29h 00' 00" + 36' 20"
121. STEEGMANS Gert 97 QUICK STEP 29h 00' 22" + 36' 42"
122. LEFEVRE Laurent 144 BOUYGUES TELECOM 29h 00' 38" + 36' 58"
123. MARZANO Marco 75 LAMPRE 29h 00' 45" + 37' 05"
124. MORI Massimiliano 76 LAMPRE 29h 00' 53" + 37' 13"
125. FROOME Christopher 57 BARLOWORLD 29h 01' 07" + 37' 27"
126. PAURIOL Rémi 88 CREDIT AGRICOLE 29h 01' 13" + 37' 33"
127. HANSEN Adam 46 TEAM COLUMBIA 29h 01' 21" + 37' 41"
128. FÖRSTER Robert 112 GEROLSTEINER 29h 01' 26" + 37' 46"
129. BALLAN Alessandro 72 LAMPRE 29h 02' 01" + 38' 21"
130. QUINZIATO Manuel 68 LIQUIGAS 29h 02' 40" + 39' 00"
131. ELMIGER Martin 105 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 29h 02' 51" + 39' 11"
132. SCHRÖDER Björn 156 TEAM MILRAM 29h 03' 24" + 39' 44"
133. HOSTE Leif 5 SILENCE - LOTTO 29h 03' 42" + 40' 02"
134. VOGONDY Nicolas 129 AGRITUBEL 29h 05' 27" + 41' 47"
135. BRANDT Christophe 3 SILENCE - LOTTO 29h 05' 50" + 42' 10"
136. FEILLU Romain 124 AGRITUBEL 29h 06' 04" + 42' 24"
137. BICHOT Freddy 122 AGRITUBEL 29h 06' 24" + 42' 44"
138. BURGHARDT Marcus 42 TEAM COLUMBIA 29h 06' 28" + 42' 48"
139. GILBERT Philippe 165 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 29h 06' 41" + 43' 01"
140. FRISCHKORN William 194 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 29h 06' 48" + 43' 08"
141. SORENSEN Nicki 18 TEAM CSC SAXO BANK 29h 07' 07" + 43' 27"
142. DE JONGH Steven 94 QUICK STEP 29h 07' 33" + 43' 53"
143. TERPSTRA Niki 157 TEAM MILRAM 29h 07' 37" + 43' 57"
144. MAASKANT Martijn 197 GARMIN CHIPOTLE 29h 07' 45" + 44' 05"
145. JALABERT Nicolas 126 AGRITUBEL 29h 08' 20" + 44' 40"
146. EISEL Bernhard 45 TEAM COLUMBIA 29h 08' 26" + 44' 46"
147. FLORENCIO Xavier 143 BOUYGUES TELECOM 29h 08' 47" + 45' 07"
148. CAVENDISH Mark 43 TEAM COLUMBIA 29h 08' 55" + 45' 15"
149. RENSHAW Mark 89 CREDIT AGRICOLE 29h 08' 57" + 45' 17"
150. LANGEVELD Sebastian 134 RABOBANK 29h 09' 13" + 45' 33"
151. CHAVANEL Sébastien 162 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 29h 09' 26" + 45' 46"
152. WILLEMS Frederik 69 LIQUIGAS 29h 09' 28" + 45' 48"
153. CASPER Jimmy 123 AGRITUBEL 29h 09' 47" + 46' 07"
154. BRARD Florent 183 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 29h 09' 53" + 46' 13"
155. DUMOULIN Samuel 185 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 29h 10' 01" + 46' 21"
156. RIGHI Daniele 77 LAMPRE 29h 10' 33" + 46' 53"
157. WEENING Pieter 139 RABOBANK 29h 10' 37" + 46' 57"
158. GERARD Arnaud 164 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 29h 11' 14" + 47' 34"
159. CHEULA Gianpaolo 54 BARLOWORLD 29h 11' 23" + 47' 43"
160. LANCASTER Brett Daniel 154 TEAM MILRAM 29h 11' 30" + 47' 50"
161. GARCIA ACOSTA Vicente 34 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 29h 11' 53" + 48' 13"
162. ENGOULVENT Jimmy 84 CREDIT AGRICOLE 29h 12' 18" + 48' 38"
163. KRAUSS Sven 116 GEROLSTEINER 29h 12' 41" + 49' 01"
164. RIBLON Christophe 108 AG2R-LA MONDIALE 29h 13' 15" + 49' 35"
165. CHICCHI Francesco 63 LIQUIGAS 29h 13' 57" + 50' 17"
166. ROY Jérémy 168 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 29h 14' 02" + 50' 22"
167. HAUSSLER Heinrich 114 GEROLSTEINER 29h 14' 29" + 50' 49"
168. KUSCHYNSKI Aleksandr 66 LIQUIGAS 29h 15' 51" + 52' 11"
169. AUGE Stéphane 182 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 29h 16' 38" + 52' 58"
170. SPRICK Matthieu 146 BOUYGUES TELECOM 29h 20' 52" + 57' 12"
171. VANSEVENANT Wim 9 SILENCE - LOTTO 29h 21' 25" + 57' 45"
Thursday, July 10, 2008
SPOILER - Stage Recap - Stage 6
Here's how letour.fr recapped today's stage 6.
They said it more concisely than I could have without giving you a series of updates all the way through the stage.
Suffice it to say, Kim Kirchen looks poised to ride away with this race unless Valverde heals quickly and gets some energy back in his legs.
Ricco Rises To The Occasion!
Once again the Tour de France has seen a sprint of the GC contenders. While the yellow jersey was picking himself up from the tarmac after crashing into the rear wheel of Kim Kirchen in the final sprint, Riccardo Ricco was lighting up the front of the stage with a blistering sprint ahead of Alejandro Valverde and Cadel Evans. The Italian reached the line first to claim his first stage win, the Spaniard finished second in the stage and the Australian shifted up to second overall. But Columbia can again celebrate a coup with their Luxembourg recruit become the fourth rider in 2008 to wear the yellow jersey.
The Progress Report
The sixth stage of the 2008 Tour de France, a 195.5km journey from Aigurande to Super Besse, began at 12.25pm. There were 176 riders in the race, with one of the crash victims of stage five, Aurelien Passeron (SDV) the overnight retiree. The itinerary included four categorized climbs two category-four ascents (the Cote de L’Armelle at 70km and the Cote de Crocq at 89km) and the first category-two rises in the 95th edition (the Col de la Croix-Morand at 158km and the climb to the finish). Although it was widely regarded as a mountain stage there were still three intermediate sprints in Chatelus-Malvaleix (23.5km), Cressat (44.5km) and La Bourboule (144km).
French Fugitives A Feature Again Today…
At the six kilometer Chavanel (COF) attacked and opened a gap on the peloton. This prompted a reaction from Vaugrenard (FDJ) and Bichot (AGR) who chased down the rider voted most aggressive in stage two and caught him at the 14km mark. Others attempted to bridge the gap – including Pate (TSL) and Augustyn (BAR) – but their efforts didn’t last long. At the 26km mark, a truce of sorts was declared as the yellow jersey opted to answer nature’s call and by the 28km mark, the bunch’s deficit was 2’10”. This grew to 4’00” by the end of the first hour when the leading trio contested the second sprint after racing at an average of 44.5km/h. At the 50km mark, the three were ahead by 5’00”.
Gerolsteiner led the peloton for the early part of the stage and kept the escapees within a reasonable distance. The average speed for the 2nd hour was 37.6km/h. Chavanel led over the two small climbs and, by the cote de Crocq the peloton was 4’15” behind. Silence-Lotto moved up and road on the coat-tails of the yellow jersey’s squad. At 95km, the peloton was 5’15” behind, this was the maximum gain before Gerolsteiner really picked up the pace. By the feedzone (111km), the bunch’s deficit was just 3’20”.
Col de la Croix-Morand
At the base of the first category-two climb of the 2008 Tour, the leading trio was 2’00” ahead of the peloton that was led by Gerolsteiner. The first attack came from Pauriol (C.A) but he was reeled in before the summit. There was a brief flurry with other riders – including Astarloza (EUS), De La Fuente (SDV). Vaugrenard was dropped and Chavanel did most of the work in the lead and crested the Croix-Morand climb in first. Voeckler (BTL) attacked the peloton in the final meters and claimed third place, 56” behind. The Caisse d’Epargne team which led the yellow jersey’s peloton all the way up the ascent. With 20km to go, Chavanel quit his effort and waited for the peloton. Bichot insisted and had an advantage of 25”.
Setting Up The Finale
Botcharov attacked the peloton with 18km to go. He tried to catch Bichot but the Agritubel rider refused to wait and the Russian was caught after four kilometers. The Frenchman finally surrendered with 13km to go. What happened in the lead-up to the final ascent mattered little for it was only when Piepoli (SDV) and Vande Velde (TSL) attacked that the real action began. These two got as far as 18” ahead of the peloton that was controlled by Caisse d’Epargne all the way to the final kilometer. It prompted the lead group to split until only about 20 riders remained before the steepest part of the climb. That’s when Valverde, Ricco and Evans found themselves at the front of the pack. As they began to sprint, Schumacher suffered a fall 300m from the line after crashing into Kirchen’s rear wheel. No one else fell. Ricco bolted into the lead with 300m to go and led Valverde and Evans over the line. Kirchen finished the stage in fifth place and inherited the yellow jersey from the German. Sandwiched in between the former race leader and the former green jersey leader at the top of the general classification is Cadel Evans.
They said it more concisely than I could have without giving you a series of updates all the way through the stage.
Suffice it to say, Kim Kirchen looks poised to ride away with this race unless Valverde heals quickly and gets some energy back in his legs.
SPOILER - Stage 6 Winner
Ricco Riccardo of Team Saunier Duval won today's Stage 6 by a second over second-place finisher Alejandro Valverde. What makes this interesting - if memory serves me - Team Sanier Duval has already lost two riders and here they are pulling out a stage win.
Good work Riccardo!
Good work Riccardo!
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Stage 4 Overview
Today's time trial stage is almost 30KM or about 18 miles long.
It starts in Cholet and ends in Cholet. A hilly loop that's short and probably favors riders like Hincapie and Valverde. I suspect Cadel Evans will have a shot as will David Millar.
The sprinters - depending on their conditioning and the fact that it's still early in this year's Tour - might also have a go at snatching this stage up.
I'm not sure if they'll want to chance it with a few more flat stages ahead before the 2008 edition of the race jumps into the mountains.
We shall see.
The race has finished in Cholet two times before, the last time being in 1998.
It starts in Cholet and ends in Cholet. A hilly loop that's short and probably favors riders like Hincapie and Valverde. I suspect Cadel Evans will have a shot as will David Millar.
The sprinters - depending on their conditioning and the fact that it's still early in this year's Tour - might also have a go at snatching this stage up.
I'm not sure if they'll want to chance it with a few more flat stages ahead before the 2008 edition of the race jumps into the mountains.
We shall see.
The race has finished in Cholet two times before, the last time being in 1998.
So much of it is luck
If you look at Denis Menchov and the stuff written about him before this year's Tour de France, you would think he'd be in the catbird seat for a podium finish.
Well, we're three stages into the 2008 event and Menchov has hit a bump in the road that has put him pretty far back in the overall standings.
Think about it. Had Menchov not been caught up in a crash in yesterday's stage 3, he'd be right up front with Valverde and Evans and the other big names that are less than two minutes behind the leader.
What's going to happen in today's time trial is a likely fall from the front by Romain Feillu of France. Even with his 1:45 lead, I'm guessing that Valverde, Hincapie and even Menchov will leap over this little Frenchman.
After looking at the stats, Menchov is at 2:30 to the leader which means he's at :45 to Valverde and that's going to be tough to make up. Even though we're only a few stages in.
Well, I'm about to watch today's time trial stage and will be back after I find out what happens.
*By the way, cycling is on the minds of people everywhere. I wrote about it on my regular blog and Bella English wrote about it in the Boston Globe this past weekend.
Well, we're three stages into the 2008 event and Menchov has hit a bump in the road that has put him pretty far back in the overall standings.
Think about it. Had Menchov not been caught up in a crash in yesterday's stage 3, he'd be right up front with Valverde and Evans and the other big names that are less than two minutes behind the leader.
What's going to happen in today's time trial is a likely fall from the front by Romain Feillu of France. Even with his 1:45 lead, I'm guessing that Valverde, Hincapie and even Menchov will leap over this little Frenchman.
After looking at the stats, Menchov is at 2:30 to the leader which means he's at :45 to Valverde and that's going to be tough to make up. Even though we're only a few stages in.
Well, I'm about to watch today's time trial stage and will be back after I find out what happens.
*By the way, cycling is on the minds of people everywhere. I wrote about it on my regular blog and Bella English wrote about it in the Boston Globe this past weekend.
Monday, July 7, 2008
SPOILER - Breakaway
I'm not saying that the breakaway will win today's stage 3, but with 51KM to go, the breakaway is about six minutes ahead of the peloton.
Actually, they are 6:44 ahead and there are four riders in that group. Watching the broadcast, the rain looks like it's stopped and there is sun on some parts of the course.
It's still not going to matter. AND that means that Valverde will not be in yellow tomorrow unless the peloton succeeds in yanking the breakaway back.
By the way, I misspelled peloton a few days ago and I apologize.
Actually, they are 6:44 ahead and there are four riders in that group. Watching the broadcast, the rain looks like it's stopped and there is sun on some parts of the course.
It's still not going to matter. AND that means that Valverde will not be in yellow tomorrow unless the peloton succeeds in yanking the breakaway back.
By the way, I misspelled peloton a few days ago and I apologize.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
SPOILER - Stage 2 Winner
I can promise you that some of my posting days will be lighter than others. Today I was at the Boston Media Makers Breakfast at Doyles Pub in Jamaica Plain (BMM070608) while the Tour was being broadcast. SO, I didn't have a lot of firsthand experience about today's stage.
Here's a recap of the stories I read on today's Stage 2 in the 2008 Tour de France.
Norwegian cyclist Thor Hushovd won stage 2 of the 2008 Tour de France. He rides for the Credit Agricole team and this is reported to be his sixth TDF stage win.
Today's stage was about 102 miles (or 164 KM) and went from Auray France to Sait Brieuc.
Alejandro Valverde kept the leader's jersey with a one-second gap over the field (including team Columbia's Kim Kirchen and Cadel Evans of Austrailia also a second behind.
Post to come shortly with the standings after stage 2.
Here's a recap of the stories I read on today's Stage 2 in the 2008 Tour de France.
Norwegian cyclist Thor Hushovd won stage 2 of the 2008 Tour de France. He rides for the Credit Agricole team and this is reported to be his sixth TDF stage win.
Today's stage was about 102 miles (or 164 KM) and went from Auray France to Sait Brieuc.
Alejandro Valverde kept the leader's jersey with a one-second gap over the field (including team Columbia's Kim Kirchen and Cadel Evans of Austrailia also a second behind.
Post to come shortly with the standings after stage 2.
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