Stage Nineteen...
Stage Nineteen:
1st: Serhiy Honchar - Ukraine - T-Mobile - 1:07:45
2nd: Andreas Kloden - Germany - T-Mobile - 1:08:26
3rd: Floyd Landis - USA - Phonak - 1:08:56
Overall:
1st: Floyd Landis - USA - Phonak - 85:42:30
2nd: Oscar Pereiro - Spain - Caisse d'Epargne-Illes - (+ :59)
3rd:Andreas Kloden - Germany - T-Mobile (+ 1:29)
Other notables:
4th: Carlos Sastre - Spain - CSC - (+ 3:13)
5th: Cadel Evans - Australia - Lotto - (+ 5:08)
13th: Levi Leipheimer - USA - Gerolsteiner (+ 19:22)
19th: Jose Azevedo - Portugal - Discovery (+ 38:08)
25th: Yaroslav Popovich - Ukraine - Discovery (+ 52:02)
32nd: George Hincapie - USA - Discovery (+ 1:11:22)
Yellow Jersey (Overall Leader): Floyd Landis
Green Jersey(Top Points Earner): Robbie McEwen (Austrailia)
White Jersey(Best Young Rider): Damiano Cunego (Italy)
Red Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountain): Michael Rasmussen
Yellow Numbers (Best Team): T-Mobile
Red Number (Most Competitive): N/A
It's all but official. Floyd Landis wins the yellow jersey, making it the eighth year in a row and American has won the Tour de France. Although Pereire is only about a minute down, the odds of an attack are highly unlikely, as tomorrow is seen almost as just a formality. There will likely be a sprint finish, but that competition is pretty locked up as well. Today's time trial went to plan, with Honchar dominating as in Stage Seven, but Landis easily beating his main competition. Pereiro did hang in a bit longer than expected and in the end, he held on for second place overall. Well done for a man not known for his time-trialing. The news of the day came in the white jersey competition when Cunego held on and extended a five second lead over competition Fothen to remain the best young rider in the race. Not a huge surprise when you realize he won the Tour of Italy at 22, but still a bit unexpected. So there you have it. I may or may notbe updating tomorrow as I am off to the shore, but at my earliest convenience I'll put the final standing and figures. You guys have practically made it through my coverage of the Tour - good job.
1st: Serhiy Honchar - Ukraine - T-Mobile - 1:07:45
2nd: Andreas Kloden - Germany - T-Mobile - 1:08:26
3rd: Floyd Landis - USA - Phonak - 1:08:56
Overall:
1st: Floyd Landis - USA - Phonak - 85:42:30
2nd: Oscar Pereiro - Spain - Caisse d'Epargne-Illes - (+ :59)
3rd:Andreas Kloden - Germany - T-Mobile (+ 1:29)
Other notables:
4th: Carlos Sastre - Spain - CSC - (+ 3:13)
5th: Cadel Evans - Australia - Lotto - (+ 5:08)
13th: Levi Leipheimer - USA - Gerolsteiner (+ 19:22)
19th: Jose Azevedo - Portugal - Discovery (+ 38:08)
25th: Yaroslav Popovich - Ukraine - Discovery (+ 52:02)
32nd: George Hincapie - USA - Discovery (+ 1:11:22)
Yellow Jersey (Overall Leader): Floyd Landis
Green Jersey(Top Points Earner): Robbie McEwen (Austrailia)
White Jersey(Best Young Rider): Damiano Cunego (Italy)
Red Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountain): Michael Rasmussen
Yellow Numbers (Best Team): T-Mobile
Red Number (Most Competitive): N/A
It's all but official. Floyd Landis wins the yellow jersey, making it the eighth year in a row and American has won the Tour de France. Although Pereire is only about a minute down, the odds of an attack are highly unlikely, as tomorrow is seen almost as just a formality. There will likely be a sprint finish, but that competition is pretty locked up as well. Today's time trial went to plan, with Honchar dominating as in Stage Seven, but Landis easily beating his main competition. Pereiro did hang in a bit longer than expected and in the end, he held on for second place overall. Well done for a man not known for his time-trialing. The news of the day came in the white jersey competition when Cunego held on and extended a five second lead over competition Fothen to remain the best young rider in the race. Not a huge surprise when you realize he won the Tour of Italy at 22, but still a bit unexpected. So there you have it. I may or may notbe updating tomorrow as I am off to the shore, but at my earliest convenience I'll put the final standing and figures. You guys have practically made it through my coverage of the Tour - good job.
posted by Pam @ 12:04 PM
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