Stage Three...
Stage Three:
1st: Mattias Kessler - Germany - T-Mobile - 4:57:54
2nd: Michael Rogers - Austrailia - T-Mobile - 4:57:59
3rd: Daniele Bennati - Italy - Lampre-Fondital - 4:57:59
Overall:
1st: Tom Boonen - Belgium - Quickstep - 14:52:23
2nd: Michael Rogers - Austrailia - T-Mobile (+:01)
3rd: George Hincapie - USA - Discovery (+ :05)
Other notables:
5th: Paolo Savoldelli - Italy - Discovery (+ :15)
7th: Floyd Landis - USA - Phonak (+ :16)
15th:Dave Zabriskie - USA - CSC (+ :23)
16th: Andreas Kloden - Germany - T-Mobile (+ :24)
19st: Bobby Julich - USA - CSC (+ :25)
21rd: Yaroslav Popovich - Ukraine - Discovery (+ :27)
25th: Levi Leipheimer - USA - Gerolsteiner (+ :28)
138th: Jens Voight - Germany - CSC (+ 1:39)
Yellow Jersey (Overall Leader): Tom Boonen (Belgium)
Green Jersey(Top Points Earner): *Daniele Bennati (Italy)
White Jersey(Best Young Rider): Marcus Fothen (Germany)
Red Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountain): Jerome Pineau (France)
Yellow Numbers (Best Team): Discovery
Red Jersey (Most Competitive): Jose Luis Arrieta (Spain)
*Should be Boonen, but two jerseys can't be worn at once
Retirements -
Alejandro Valverde - Spain (borken collarbone in crash), Erik Dekker - Netherlands (broken collarbone in crash), Fred Rodriegez - USA (crash)
Rough, rough day today. It was expected to be a sprinters day today despite the many hills, but such was not the case. Two hard crashes at slow speeds ended the tour for sprinter Dekker, and for expected potential race winner Valverde. Valverde had managed to beat Armstrong in the mountains last year, and was expected to be a real contender this year. As for the end results of the stage, a short but steep hill right at the end prevented most of the sprinters from getting into position. Kessler, who broke too soon yesterday, timed things properly today, finishing about 15 feet ahead of the pack. Boonen was the only sprinter to finish at the front, coming in fourth and desparate to where the yellow jersey when the race starts in his home of Belgium tomorrow. He managed to still get the yellow jersey as a result of the main pack spliting at the end, resulting in tdifferent times for finishers. That group included Thor Hushovd, who lost the malliot jaune and fell to fourth overall. My current favorite, Mr. Hincapie, managed to stay towards the front of the peleton with several Discovery riders (though they really weren't mentioned much today), and finished in the first group moving up to just five seconds off the lead in 3rd place overall. Jens Voight who was part of a long breakaway tired himself out and fell back, losing over a minute to the leader. Floyd Landis quietly and steadly climbs up in the standings and several other of the top riders jumped up 10 places or more today, following hills and crashes. The field is beginning to spread out as a flat stage starting in Belgium before heading back to France to stay is set for tomorrow.
Happy Fourth of July!
1st: Mattias Kessler - Germany - T-Mobile - 4:57:54
2nd: Michael Rogers - Austrailia - T-Mobile - 4:57:59
3rd: Daniele Bennati - Italy - Lampre-Fondital - 4:57:59
Overall:
1st: Tom Boonen - Belgium - Quickstep - 14:52:23
2nd: Michael Rogers - Austrailia - T-Mobile (+:01)
3rd: George Hincapie - USA - Discovery (+ :05)
Other notables:
5th: Paolo Savoldelli - Italy - Discovery (+ :15)
7th: Floyd Landis - USA - Phonak (+ :16)
15th:Dave Zabriskie - USA - CSC (+ :23)
16th: Andreas Kloden - Germany - T-Mobile (+ :24)
19st: Bobby Julich - USA - CSC (+ :25)
21rd: Yaroslav Popovich - Ukraine - Discovery (+ :27)
25th: Levi Leipheimer - USA - Gerolsteiner (+ :28)
138th: Jens Voight - Germany - CSC (+ 1:39)
Yellow Jersey (Overall Leader): Tom Boonen (Belgium)
Green Jersey(Top Points Earner): *Daniele Bennati (Italy)
White Jersey(Best Young Rider): Marcus Fothen (Germany)
Red Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountain): Jerome Pineau (France)
Yellow Numbers (Best Team): Discovery
Red Jersey (Most Competitive): Jose Luis Arrieta (Spain)
*Should be Boonen, but two jerseys can't be worn at once
Retirements -
Alejandro Valverde - Spain (borken collarbone in crash), Erik Dekker - Netherlands (broken collarbone in crash), Fred Rodriegez - USA (crash)
Rough, rough day today. It was expected to be a sprinters day today despite the many hills, but such was not the case. Two hard crashes at slow speeds ended the tour for sprinter Dekker, and for expected potential race winner Valverde. Valverde had managed to beat Armstrong in the mountains last year, and was expected to be a real contender this year. As for the end results of the stage, a short but steep hill right at the end prevented most of the sprinters from getting into position. Kessler, who broke too soon yesterday, timed things properly today, finishing about 15 feet ahead of the pack. Boonen was the only sprinter to finish at the front, coming in fourth and desparate to where the yellow jersey when the race starts in his home of Belgium tomorrow. He managed to still get the yellow jersey as a result of the main pack spliting at the end, resulting in tdifferent times for finishers. That group included Thor Hushovd, who lost the malliot jaune and fell to fourth overall. My current favorite, Mr. Hincapie, managed to stay towards the front of the peleton with several Discovery riders (though they really weren't mentioned much today), and finished in the first group moving up to just five seconds off the lead in 3rd place overall. Jens Voight who was part of a long breakaway tired himself out and fell back, losing over a minute to the leader. Floyd Landis quietly and steadly climbs up in the standings and several other of the top riders jumped up 10 places or more today, following hills and crashes. The field is beginning to spread out as a flat stage starting in Belgium before heading back to France to stay is set for tomorrow.
Happy Fourth of July!
posted by Pam @ 12:40 PM
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