Stage Six...
Stage Six:
1st: Robbie McKewn - Australia - Lotto - 4:10:17
2nd: Daniele Bennati - Italy - Lampre-Fondital - 4:10:17
3rd: Tom Boonen - Belgium - Quickstep - 4:10:17
Overall:
1st: Tom Boonen - Belgium - Quickstep - 29:21:00
2nd: Robbie McKewn - Australia - Lotto - (+ :12)
3rd: Michael Rogers - Austrailia - T-Mobile (+ :13)
Other notables:
5th: George Hincapie - USA - Discovery (+ :25)
7th:Paolo Savoldelli - Italy - Discovery (+ :35)
8th: Floyd Landis - USA - Phonak (+ :36)
12th: Cadel Evans - Australia - Lotto - (+ :40)
17th:Dave Zabriskie - USA - CSC (+ :43)
18th: Andreas Kloden - Germany - T-Mobile (+ :44)
21st: Bobby Julich - USA - CSC (+ :45)
23rd: Yaroslav Popovich - Ukraine - Discovery (+ :47)
25th: Levi Leipheimer - USA - Gerolsteiner (+ :48)
89th:Egoi Martinez - Spain - Discovery (+ 1:57)
90th: Jens Voight - Germany - CSC (+ 1:59)
Yellow Jersey (Overall Leader): Tom Boonen
Green Jersey(Top Points Earner): Robbie McEwen
White Jersey(Best Young Rider): Benoit Vaugrenard (France)
Red Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountain): Jerome Pineau (France)
Yellow Numbers (Best Team): Discovery
Red Number (Most Competitive): Anthony Geslin (France)
Just when you thought I missed a stage...ha. Caught up on Stage Six while babysitting tonight. It's all about making it work. Another sprint stage. I'm tired of saying that. This is such a rare occurence to have so many flat stages in the tour. There are 12 this year. TWELVE. No offense, but ugh. The finishes are great but the rest either drags or is really dangerous. Give me the team time trial any day...which they don't have this year. Damnit. Lance and I are pissed. But yeah, typical stage today. One climb, no crashes. Lots of flat land, another long breakaway. You've heard this all before. The ending was super-organized today, though, which was nice. Still, alot of good Quickstep and Lampre-Fondital leading out did, because as usual, McKewn came out of no where to win it. Seriously, in the last 500 km, he was still 20-25 riders back. But after yesterday's mistaken early lead-out, it wasn't about to hapen again today. It could not have been more perfectly timed. Lotto team really sat back all day, biding its time. Beautifully executed. Most of the teams were quiet today, because the big deal is tomorrow: a long individual time trial. Here is where the big players will set themselves a part. The yellow jersey will most likely be taken from the sprinters...and quite possibly placed in an Americans hands. The USA has major depth. I love it. Bed for now though - can't miss my favorite stage tomorrow!!
1st: Robbie McKewn - Australia - Lotto - 4:10:17
2nd: Daniele Bennati - Italy - Lampre-Fondital - 4:10:17
3rd: Tom Boonen - Belgium - Quickstep - 4:10:17
Overall:
1st: Tom Boonen - Belgium - Quickstep - 29:21:00
2nd: Robbie McKewn - Australia - Lotto - (+ :12)
3rd: Michael Rogers - Austrailia - T-Mobile (+ :13)
Other notables:
5th: George Hincapie - USA - Discovery (+ :25)
7th:Paolo Savoldelli - Italy - Discovery (+ :35)
8th: Floyd Landis - USA - Phonak (+ :36)
12th: Cadel Evans - Australia - Lotto - (+ :40)
17th:Dave Zabriskie - USA - CSC (+ :43)
18th: Andreas Kloden - Germany - T-Mobile (+ :44)
21st: Bobby Julich - USA - CSC (+ :45)
23rd: Yaroslav Popovich - Ukraine - Discovery (+ :47)
25th: Levi Leipheimer - USA - Gerolsteiner (+ :48)
89th:Egoi Martinez - Spain - Discovery (+ 1:57)
90th: Jens Voight - Germany - CSC (+ 1:59)
Yellow Jersey (Overall Leader): Tom Boonen
Green Jersey(Top Points Earner): Robbie McEwen
White Jersey(Best Young Rider): Benoit Vaugrenard (France)
Red Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountain): Jerome Pineau (France)
Yellow Numbers (Best Team): Discovery
Red Number (Most Competitive): Anthony Geslin (France)
Just when you thought I missed a stage...ha. Caught up on Stage Six while babysitting tonight. It's all about making it work. Another sprint stage. I'm tired of saying that. This is such a rare occurence to have so many flat stages in the tour. There are 12 this year. TWELVE. No offense, but ugh. The finishes are great but the rest either drags or is really dangerous. Give me the team time trial any day...which they don't have this year. Damnit. Lance and I are pissed. But yeah, typical stage today. One climb, no crashes. Lots of flat land, another long breakaway. You've heard this all before. The ending was super-organized today, though, which was nice. Still, alot of good Quickstep and Lampre-Fondital leading out did, because as usual, McKewn came out of no where to win it. Seriously, in the last 500 km, he was still 20-25 riders back. But after yesterday's mistaken early lead-out, it wasn't about to hapen again today. It could not have been more perfectly timed. Lotto team really sat back all day, biding its time. Beautifully executed. Most of the teams were quiet today, because the big deal is tomorrow: a long individual time trial. Here is where the big players will set themselves a part. The yellow jersey will most likely be taken from the sprinters...and quite possibly placed in an Americans hands. The USA has major depth. I love it. Bed for now though - can't miss my favorite stage tomorrow!!
posted by Pam @ 12:38 AM
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