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91st Giro - Stage 6: Breakaway II!

Wed, 15 May 2008 18:25:49 GMT

posted by jack376

Another early breakway group made it to the finish. Except this time it gained a massive 11 minute advantage over the (sort of) chasing peloton. Italian Matteo Priamo (CSF Group Navigare) won today's stage and fellow breakaway companion Giovanni Visconti (Quick Step) earned the maglia rosa to replace his Italian Champions jersey.

Update

Okay, I have to be honest. I did not catch a lot of the coverage on CyclingTV. I had a hard time connecting this morning and for those of you that are subscribers to CyclingTV, you certainly know what I'm talking about. Image knowing that a crucial section of pavè at Paris-Roubaix has just started but you can't view the coverage that you paid for so all you have is cyclingnews' live coverage. That's what it usually feels like except today wasn't so bad. It wasn't one of the Giro's potentially decisive stages so I was patient.

When I did finally connect, the stage was in the final few kilometers. I did catch big Magnus Backstedt (Slipstream Chipotle) try his hardest to win the stage. But knowing that the end included a sharp climb wasn't exactly the best motivating factor for the biggest guy in the peloton. I found out later that Slipstream Chipotle's back luck continued as Backstedt had to waste mounts of energy after having mechanicals earlier in the stage. Let's hope their luck gets better as tomorrow presents the first big test for all of the GC hopefuls. The stage is highlighted by the first real mountains of this year's Giro. The stage concludes with an uphill finish in Pescocostanzo. Look for the mountain men to come to the fore. STL patiently awaits for tomorrow.

Priamo takes it.

Top 10 Results for Stage 6
1 Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare
2 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
3 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
4 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank
5 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana
6 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni
7 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre
8 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quick Step
9 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Slipstream Chipotle
10 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner

See the complete results here.

91st Giro - Stage 4: Sprinters!

Mon, 13 May 2008 18:24:46 GMT

posted by jack376

Ok, so I was wrong. I picked a puncher to win but it turns out the climb at the end was too far from the finish line. The day turned out to be another one for the sprinters.

Marked by a long break away by Rik Verbrugghe (Cofidis) that was reeled in with 25 km to go, British rider Mark Cavendish (Team High Road) won over Robert Förster (Gerolsteiner) and yesterday's winner Bennati (Liquigas). They all benefited from a great lead out train from Zabel's Milram team. Too bad Zabel is just too old.

Not much else to report for this most typical of all stages except for a few more crashes. One at the end took out Nick Nuyens (Cofidis). There were some interesting pictures coming from the live telecast (via cyclingtv) showing Di Luca constantly angry. He was screaming at what seemed like everyone. From his own teammates to the officials, Di Luca just didn't look very comfortable in the peloton. He seemed to love to go back to his team car as well. This is not something you normally see a grand tour contender do. Maybe he's very nervous knowing that he has some serious competition this year. Maybe his form is not what it is compared to last year. STL will keep you informed on how many times Di Luca goes back to his team car and how often he screams.

Top 10 Results for Stage 4:
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team High Road.....................4.49.09
2 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner
3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas
4 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana
5 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre
6 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
7 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto
8 Tony Martin (Ger) Team High Road
9 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step
10 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi

See the complete results here.

Murilo Fischer takes 15th in Stage 4 of the Tour

Wed, 12 Jul 2007 03:04:47 GMT

posted by The_Zimbio_Team
Here are the top 20 in Stage 4:

1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
2 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld
3 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
5 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital
6 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic
7 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner
8 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic
9 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux
10 Mark Cavendish (GBr) T-Mobile Team
11 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team
12 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
13 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance
14 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner
15 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas
16 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Predictor - Lotto
17 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole
18 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir
19 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas
20 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi

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