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2013 Giro d’Italia STAGE 5 recap 203
km, from Cosenza to Matera Wesnesday May 8
Dry
at the start, but heavy rain was
forecast for later on; lightning reportedly knocked out the broadcaster’s feed
before the race went on air—fortunately they got it back up for us; [update:
rain until about -30k, then mostly no rain to the end, but wet roads].
The stage is mostly flat
with a short,
punchy category 4 climb coming about 25km to the finish. Here is how the official race guide describes the
rest of the finish: “Last kms descending slightly from -3 km to the final km,
through wide urban avenues with some slight curves. Two left-hand [90-degree] curves
either side of the flamme rouge lead to the final straight, 800 m, all slightly
uphill (width 7.5 m, surfaced with asphalt).”
Pozzato told the press he
feels good about today’s stage. It’s certainly a stage that seems to favor his
abilities. Many people (including the bookies) favor Degenkolb for today’s
finish. I like Goss or Ventoso (despite picking Viviani yesterday).
*After about 5km early break
of 6 goes clear: Gil (AND), Pirazzi (BAR), Marangoni (CAN), Mestre
(EUS), Bulgac (LTB), Andriato (VIN);
Gap quickly rises to abot 10
minutes;
[Urtasun abandoned]
*Pirazzi takes the
1st
cat. 4 MT pts at about km 35, then sits
up, drops from brk; Bulgac and Marangoni
follow over in 2nd and 3rd.
-125k: gap to 5 leaders down
to about 6:00; KAT leading pel. chase;
*Hard rain reported at the
finish; long-term forecasts for the race see more rain;
Peloton in the sun for now;
* 1st INT Sprint: 1, Andriato 2. Marangoni, 3. Gil, 4. Mestre, 5. Bulgac;
* 1st INT Sprint: 1, Andriato 2. Marangoni, 3. Gil, 4. Mestre, 5. Bulgac;
-92k: OPQ takes over for KAT
at the front of race, sprinter’s teams now chasing;
*Andriato takes the second INT, followed by Marangoni, Bulgac, Gil and Mestre;
*Raining heavily on the 5-man
breakaway group now; back in the peloton some are donning their jackets in
preparation; weather deteriorating; A river of water flowing over the finish
line;
Paolini drops back to the
team car;
-65k: rain very heavy at the
fin. and on the break, and light rain on the peloton;
ARG to the front of pel.;
OGE to the front also;
-60k: lead at -5:50;
Rain falling loudly in
Brooklyn now, too;
Danny Lloyd is already
speculating on the air that Wiggins may not have it for the GC and Uran could
take over the Sky reins. I think it’s a little early to make that call.
It is quite dark over the
break; shots of the coast show the very dark cloud mass hanging over the
region; rivers of water flowing through “TV city” at the finish; thunder and
lightning assailing the finish town of Matera;
[Kirby and Lloyd remind us that Wiggo
had said he would never return to the GDT. Changes in management and course
design inspired him to come back.]
-50k: lead down to 4:30;
Several riders giving their
jackets back to their team cars, maybe a bit premature?
Shot of Pichon with bandaged
face, after receiving stitches and two new teeth in stage-1 crash;
-40k: Breakaway riding into
clearer skies, road drying; Lead down to 2:50;
Storm clearing at the finish
Andriato showing fatigue in
the lead grp.
-35k: lead @ -2:30; -30k @ -2:00
-27k: Clear and dry now; BMC,
GRS, AST, MOV, VIN at the front looking for position going into the big turn at
-25k that leads to the Montescaglioso
climb. They’ve been riding on a wide 2-lane road, the road is only one lane on
the 90-deg. right hand turn (highway exit)
*-23k: on the climb,
Andriato and Pirazzi drop back into the peloton;
*Marangoni picked up, and
finally at about -22k, it’s gruppo compatto.
Gavazzi out the back of the
pel.
*Pirazzi attacks on the second, and last cat. 4, and beats Gastauer (ALM) for the 3 KOM pts. Visconti
is 3rd.
Near top of climb, Cav is weaving
in the back with some OPQ teammates helping;
Gastauer
races down the technical descent, Robert Vrecer
(EUS) on his wheel…
CRASH XXX? (MOV)
-15k: down onto flat road, Gastauer and Vrecer have about :15 lead;
-13.7k mech: Uran, Pate and Cataldo? stop to help;
-12.7k Attack: Bak (LTB); bridges to 2 leaders; now 3;
[Beautiful heli shots of
Matera’s houses built into cliffs and caves]
Still in some sunshine, but
roads are wet;
3-man lead working well
together at -10k, lead about :15 or :20;
Pirazzi dropping back thru
pel; Cav not present in 1st chasing pel.
*A few guys are attacking
off the front of pel;
Tom D mech.
-8k: raining lightly again
* -7.7k leaders reeled in; Rabottini (VIN) attacks, road tilting
up;
Felline clinging to the back
of the group; *Rabottini pulled in.
-6k: Cav is in a grp :45
behind front group;
*-5.5k DuPont (69th at 9:39) attacks and is let go;
at -5k I make his lead :07;
-4k Gatto near the front of
the chase; BMC lead now, protecting Evans;
Ventoso and Viviani move up;
-2.9k: Rabottini scooped up;
gruppo
compatto again.
So a lot of sprinters have
made this lead group;
Battaglin and Navardauskas are
there; Visconti, Quintero, Goss;
Front line mixed now;
Degenkolb and Paolini are there;
*CRASH!: Coming
around final 90-deg left hand bend, 2nd man on the front, Mezgec (ARG)—one of Degenkolb’s lead-out men, skids
out and disrupts entire field behind him, smashes Ventoso into the barrier;
several others go down behind him. Crash gives Canola (BAR), who was only man in front of the crash, a wide open
run to the fin...
But wait, Degenkolb closing in from behind!
Canola pedaling for dear
life inside the last 500m…400m… he’s fading;
Degenkolb barrels past
Canola at -200m and wins by two bike lengths.
The oddsmakers must have
breathed a sigh of relief when Degenkolb managed to escape that catastrophe at
the end. He seemed to plunge out from the pile like a plane emerging from a thick,
dark cloud.
Stage 5 Results
1 DEGENKOLB, John (ARGOS-SHIMANO) 4:37:48
2 VICIOSO ARCOS, Angel
(KATUSHA) -ST-
3 MARTENS, Paul
(BLANCO)
4 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio
Luis (SKY)
5 TRENTIN, Matteo (OMEGA
PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)
6 PANTANO, Jarlinson
(COLOMBIA)
7 OSS, Daniel (BMC
RACING)
8 KEUKELEIRE, Jens (ORICA
GREENEDGE)
9 BOLE, Grega
(VACANSOLEIL-DCM)
10 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA)
11 GOLAS, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)
12 CANOLA, Marco (BARDIANI VALVOLE)
13 RODRIGUEZ, Jackson (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI)
14 VIVIANI, Elia (CANNONDALE)
15 BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ)
16 DE GREEF, Francis (LOTTO BELISOL)
17 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)
18 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE-MERIDA)
19 ROSA, Diego (ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI)
20
SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro (VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA)
21
NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA)
[95
Riders in the lead group (incl. all GC favorites) received the Same Time today,
as did many who crashed within the final 3k.] Mattia Gavazzi is one of the last
to finish again today.
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION after Stage 5
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Result
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1
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Luca
Paolini (Ita) Katusha
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19:56:39
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2
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Rigoberto
Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling
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0:00:17
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3
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Benat
Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team
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0:00:26
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4
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Vincenzo
Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team
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0:00:31
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5
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Ryder
Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp
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0:00:34
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6
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Bradley
Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling
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ST
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7
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Giampaolo
Caruso (Ita) Katusha
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0:00:36
|
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8
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Sergio
Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling
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0:00:37
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9
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Mauro
Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
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0:00:39
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10
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Cadel
Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
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0:00:42
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11
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Thomas
Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp
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ST
|
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12
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Robert
Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
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0:00:45
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13
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Yury
Trofimov (Rus) Katusha
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0:00:46
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14
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Giovanni
Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team
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0:00:52
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15
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Ivan
Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team
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0:00:54
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16
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Pieter
Weening (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge
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0:00:55
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17
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Robert
Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard
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0:01:00
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18
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Fabio Aru
(Ita) Astana Pro Team
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0:01:15
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19
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Samuel
Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
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0:01:18
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20
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Steven
Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
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0:01:19
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21
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Michele
Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida
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0:01:23
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22
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Przemyslaw
Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida
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ST
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23
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Rafael
Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
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0:01:25
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24
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Rafal
Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
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0:01:34
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25
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Franco
Pellizotti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
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0:01:37
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26
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Michal
Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
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0:01:39
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27
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Carlos
Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale
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0:01:41
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28
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Domenico
Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
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ST
|
|
29
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Steve
Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
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0:01:49
|
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30
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Jorge
Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
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0:01:52
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31
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Danilo Di
Luca (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
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0:02:15
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32
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Peter
Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp
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0:02:18
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33
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Wilco
Kelderman (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
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0:02:21
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34
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Diego
Rosa (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
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0:02:24
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35
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Jose
Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida
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0:02:32
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36
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Damiano
Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
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0:02:38
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37
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Miguel
Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli
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0:02:39
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38
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Juan
Manuel Garate (Spa) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
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0:02:42
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39
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Evgeny
Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
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0:02:46
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40
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Arnold
Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ
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0:02:48
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41
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Tiago
Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard
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0:02:53
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42
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Francesco
Manuel Bongiorno (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
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0:02:55
|
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43
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Rory
Sutherland (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
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0:02:57
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44
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Darwin
Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia
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0:02:59
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45
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Francis
De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol
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0:03:03
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46
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Cayetano
José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling
|
0:03:04
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47
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Stefano
Pirazzi (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
|
0:03:06
|
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48
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Fabio
Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia
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ST
|
|
49
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Enrico
Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox
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0:03:07
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50
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Francis
Mourey (Fra) FDJ
|
0:03:09
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The standings lists below show the current
position in each respective category, followed by the previous
(yesterday's) position, then the rider's name, and team, and number of
points scored or time accrued. Every team and rider is hyper-linked to their respective page on the procyclingstats website.
POINTS JERSEY STANDINGS:
POINTS JERSEY STANDINGS:
Pos.
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Prev.
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Rider
|
Team
|
Pnt
|
1
|
(1)
|
35
|
||
2
|
(37)
|
30
|
||
3
|
(2)
|
30
|
||
4
|
(3)
|
28
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||
5
|
(4)
|
25
|
||
6
|
(5)
|
24
|
||
7
|
(7)
|
24
|
||
8
|
(6)
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20
|
||
9
|
()
|
20
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||
10
|
(11)
|
17
|
||
11
|
(8)
|
16
|
||
12
|
()
|
16
|
||
13
|
(9)
|
16
|
||
14
|
(10)
|
16
|
||
15
|
()
|
16
|
||
16
|
(12)
|
15
|
||
17
|
()
|
14
|
||
18
|
(14)
|
14
|
||
19
|
(13)
|
14
|
||
20
|
(15)
|
13
|
||
21
|
(16)
|
12
|
||
22
|
(19)
|
12
|
||
23
|
(17)
|
12
|
||
24
|
(49)
|
12
|
||
25
|
()
|
12
|
||
26
|
(18)
|
12
|
||
27
|
()
|
12
|
||
28
|
(20)
|
11
|
||
29
|
(36)
|
11
|
||
30
|
(22)
|
10
|
||
31
|
(23)
|
10
|
||
32
|
(24)
|
10
|
||
33
|
(25)
|
10
|
||
34
|
(27)
|
9
|
||
35
|
()
|
9
|
||
36
|
(26)
|
9
|
||
37
|
(28)
|
8
|
||
38
|
(30)
|
8
|
||
39
|
(29)
|
8
|
||
40
|
()
|
8
|
||
41
|
(31)
|
8
|
MTN JERSEY STANDINGS:
Pos.
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Prev.
|
Rider
|
Team
|
Pnt
|
1
|
(1)
|
14
|
||
2
|
(4)
|
11
|
||
3
|
(3)
|
9
|
||
4
|
(2)
|
9
|
||
5
|
(6)
|
5
|
||
6
|
(5)
|
5
|
||
7
|
(7)
|
3
|
||
8
|
(11)
|
3
|
||
9
|
(10)
|
3
|
||
10
|
(9)
|
3
|
||
11
|
(8)
|
3
|
||
12
|
(12)
|
2
|
||
13
|
()
|
2
|
||
14
|
(13)
|
2
|
||
15
|
(14)
|
2
|
||
16
|
(15)
|
2
|
||
17
|
()
|
2
|
||
18
|
(16)
|
1
|
||
19
|
()
|
1
|
||
20
|
(17)
|
1
|
||
21
|
(19)
|
1
|
||
22
|
(18)
|
1
|
||
23
|
()
|
1
|
YOUNG RIDER’S JERSEY
STANDINGS:
Pos.
|
Prev.
|
Rider
|
Team
|
Time
|
1
|
(1)
|
19:57:54
|
||
2
|
(2)
|
0:19
|
||
3
|
(3)
|
0:26
|
||
4
|
(4)
|
1:06
|
||
5
|
(5)
|
1:09
|
||
6
|
(6)
|
1:40
|
||
7
|
(7)
|
1:44
|
||
8
|
(8)
|
1:52
|
||
9
|
(9)
|
3:22
|
||
10
|
(10)
|
7:54
|
||
11
|
(11)
|
8:04
|
||
12
|
(12)
|
9:11
|
||
13
|
(15)
|
13:24
|
||
14
|
(14)
|
19:58
|
||
15
|
(18)
|
20:58
|
||
16
|
(19)
|
21:34
|
||
17
|
(13)
|
23:30
|
||
18
|
(21)
|
24:29
|
||
19
|
(24)
|
24:47
|
||
20
|
(25)
|
24:54
|
TEAM STANDINGS:
Pos.
|
Prev.
|
Team
|
Time
|
1
|
(1)
|
59:06:51
|
|
2
|
(2)
|
0:24
|
|
3
|
(3)
|
0:45
|
|
4
|
(4)
|
1:19
|
|
5
|
(5)
|
1:48
|
|
6
|
(6)
|
2:25
|
|
7
|
(7)
|
2:27
|
|
8
|
(8)
|
3:30
|
|
9
|
(9)
|
3:31
|
|
10
|
(10)
|
4:04
|
|
11
|
(11)
|
4:34
|
|
12
|
(12)
|
4:47
|
|
13
|
(13)
|
5:00
|
|
14
|
(14)
|
5:31
|
|
15
|
(15)
|
7:37
|
|
16
|
(16)
|
8:44
|
|
17
|
(17)
|
9:12
|
|
18
|
(18)
|
13:56
|
|
19
|
(19)
|
20:16
|
|
20
|
(21)
|
32:08
|
|
21
|
(22)
|
32:55
|
|
22
|
(20)
|
35:21
|
|
23
|
(23)
|
53:52
|
Tomorrow I will begin displaying stats for the Trofeo Fuga Pinarello competition which rewards riders who take part in
breakaways at the head of the field, each rider in an escape of ten or
fewer riders getting one point for each kilometer that the group stays
clear. It can be a lively competition within the race.
Thanks to ProCyclingStats.com
for the use of their standings lists. Every team and rider is
hyper-linked to their respective page on the procyclingstats website.
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