Here is the whole group, all 184 riders, listed in their current position after Stage 5. You will notice, that the time gaps are starting to rise. The amount of time from first to worst is now 48 minutes and change.
This will continue to rise as more people crash, more climbs appear, and more time passes.
Cancellara still wears YELLOW.
1 033 CANCELLARA, Fabian SUI CSC 24:28:56.000 00:00:00.000
2 196 KLÖDEN, Andréas GER AST 24:29:29.000 00:00:33.000
3 151 POZZATO, Filippo ITA LIQ 24:29:31.000 00:00:35.000
4 201 MILLAR, David GBR SDV 24:29:37.000 00:00:41.000
5 114 HINCAPIE, George USA DSC 24:29:39.000 00:00:43.000
6 113 GUSEV, Vladimir RUS DSC 24:29:41.000 00:00:45.000
7 015 KARPETS, Vladimir RUS GCE 24:29:42.000 00:00:46.000
8 073 ASTARLOZA, Mikel ESP EUS 24:29:45.000 00:00:49.000
9 054 DEKKER, Thomas NED RAB 24:29:47.000 00:00:51.000
10 169 VAUGRENARD, Benoît FRA FDJ 24:29:48.000 00:00:52.000
11 014 GUTIERREZ, José Ivan ESP GCE 24:29:49.000 00:00:53.000
12 112 CONTADOR, Alberto ESP DSC 24:29:51.000 00:00:55.000
13 056 FREIRE, Oscar ESP RAB 24:29:51.000 00:00:55.000
14 195 KASHECHKIN, Andrey KAZ AST 24:29:51.000 00:00:55.000
15 041 EVANS, Cadel AUS PRL 24:29:52.000 00:00:56.000
16 077 PEREZ, Ruben ESP EUS 24:29:52.000 00:00:56.000
17 021 ROGERS, Michael AUS TMO 24:29:53.000 00:00:57.000
18 011 PEREIRO SIO, Oscar ESP GCE 24:29:53.000 00:00:57.000
19 181 ZABEL, Erik GER MRM 24:29:54.000 00:00:58.000
20 025 GERDEMANN, Linus GER TMO 24:29:54.000 00:00:58.000
21 055 FLECHA, Juan Antonio ESP RAB 24:29:56.000 00:01:00.000
22 111 LEIPHEIMER, Levi USA DSC 24:29:56.000 00:01:00.000
23 051 MENCHOV, Denis RUS RAB 24:29:56.000 00:01:00.000
24 093 FOTHEN, Markus GER GST 24:29:59.000 00:01:03.000
25 018 VALVERDE, Alejandro ESP GCE 24:29:59.000 00:01:03.000
26 095 KOHL, Bernhard AUT GST 24:30:00.000 00:01:04.000
27 091 SCHUMACHER, Stefan GER GST 24:30:01.000 00:01:05.000
28 144 MORENI, Cristian ITA COF 24:30:01.000 00:01:05.000
29 125 LEFEVRE, Laurent FRA BTL 24:30:02.000 00:01:06.000
30 172 BARREDO, Carlos ESP QSI 24:30:03.000 00:01:07.000
31 115 MARTINEZ, Egoi ESP DSC 24:30:03.000 00:01:07.000
32 118 POPOVYCH, Yaroslav UKR DSC 24:30:04.000 00:01:08.000
33 168 LÖVKVIST, Thomas SWE FDJ 24:30:04.000 00:01:08.000
34 027 KIRCHEN, Kim LUX TMO 24:30:04.000 00:01:08.000
35 038 VOIGT, Jens GER CSC 24:30:04.000 00:01:08.000
36 061 MOREAU, Christophe FRA A2R 24:30:05.000 00:01:09.000
37 174 GARATE, Juan Manuel ESP QSI 24:30:05.000 00:01:09.000
38 161 CASAR, Sandy FRA FDJ 24:30:07.000 00:01:11.000
39 084 BRUSEGHIN, Marzio ITA LAM 24:30:07.000 00:01:11.000
40 129 VOECKLER, Thomas FRA BTL 24:30:08.000 00:01:12.000
41 044 HORNER, Christopher USA PRL 24:30:09.000 00:01:13.000
42 065 ELMIGER, Martin SUI A2R 24:30:09.000 00:01:13.000
43 029 SINKEWITZ, Patrik GER TMO 24:30:10.000 00:01:14.000
44 088 VALJAVEC, Tadej SLO LAM 24:30:10.000 00:01:14.000
45 028 MERCKX, Axel BEL TMO 24:30:10.000 00:01:14.000
46 081 BALLAN, Alessandro ITA LAM 24:30:11.000 00:01:15.000
47 031 SASTRE, Carlos ESP CSC 24:30:12.000 00:01:16.000
48 036 SCHLECK, Frank LUX CSC 24:30:13.000 00:01:17.000
49 071 ZUBELDIA, Haimar ESP EUS 24:30:13.000 00:01:17.000
50 043 CIONI, Dario ITA PRL 24:30:13.000 00:01:17.000
51 123 FLORENCIO, Xavier ESP BTL 24:30:13.000 00:01:17.000
52 177 TANKINK, Bram NED QSI 24:30:14.000 00:01:18.000
53 207 MAYO, Iban ESP SDV 24:30:16.000 00:01:20.000
54 062 ARRIETA, Jose Luis ESP A2R 24:30:17.000 00:01:21.000
55 106 FOFONOV, Dmitriy KAZ C.A 24:30:17.000 00:01:21.000
56 052 BOOGERD, Michael NED RAB 24:30:18.000 00:01:22.000
57 153 BELTRAN, Manuel ESP LIQ 24:30:18.000 00:01:22.000
58 219 SOLER HERNANDEZ, Juan Mauricio COL BAR 24:30:19.000 00:01:23.000
59 083 BOSSONI, Paolo ITA LAM 24:30:20.000 00:01:24.000
60 063 CALZATI, Sylvain FRA A2R 24:30:22.000 00:01:26.000
61 042 AERTS, Mario BEL PRL 24:30:22.000 00:01:26.000
62 126 PINEAU, Jérôme FRA BTL 24:30:22.000 00:01:26.000
63 131 MERCADO, Juan Miguel ESP AGR 24:30:22.000 00:01:26.000
64 103 BOTCHAROV, Alexandre RUS C.A 24:30:22.000 00:01:26.000
65 109 LE MEVEL, Christophe FRA C.A 24:30:23.000 00:01:27.000
66 076 LANDALUZE, Inigo ESP EUS 24:30:24.000 00:01:28.000
67 089 VILA ERRANDONEA, Patxi ESP LAM 24:30:28.000 00:01:32.000
68 058 RASMUSSEN, Michael DEN RAB 24:30:32.000 00:01:36.000
69 066 GADRET, John FRA A2R 24:30:34.000 00:01:38.000
70 069 TURPIN, Ludovic FRA A2R 24:30:34.000 00:01:38.000
71 012 ARROYO, David ESP GCE 24:30:34.000 00:01:38.000
72 107 HALGAND, Patrice FRA C.A 24:30:39.000 00:01:43.000
73 205 DE LA FUENTE, David ESP SDV 24:30:42.000 00:01:46.000
74 218 SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin BLR BAR 24:30:43.000 00:01:47.000
75 146 PARRA, Ivan Ramiro COL COF 24:30:44.000 00:01:48.000
76 068 GOUBERT, Stephane FRA A2R 24:30:46.000 00:01:50.000
77 121 FEDRIGO, Pierrick FRA BTL 24:30:47.000 00:01:51.000
78 141 CHAVANEL, Sylvain FRA COF 24:30:52.000 00:01:56.000
79 082 BENNATI, Daniele ITA LAM 24:31:01.000 00:02:05.000
80 171 BOONEN, Tom BEL QSI 24:31:02.000 00:02:06.000
81 191 VINOKOUROV, Alexandre KAZ AST 24:31:06.000 00:02:10.000
82 184 GRIVKO, Andriy UKR MRM 24:31:09.000 00:02:13.000
83 128 TSCHOPP, Johann SUI BTL 24:31:21.000 00:02:25.000
84 138 SALMON, Benoit FRA AGR 24:31:21.000 00:02:25.000
85 137 JALABERT, Nicolas FRA AGR 24:31:25.000 00:02:29.000
86 016 PEREZ SANCHEZ, Francisco ESP GCE 24:31:28.000 00:02:32.000
87 179 VASSEUR, Cédric FRA QSI 24:31:29.000 00:02:33.000
88 072 ANTON, Igor ESP EUS 24:31:29.000 00:02:33.000
89 098 WEGMANN, Fabian GER GST 24:31:29.000 00:02:33.000
90 024 EISEL, Bernhard AUT TMO 24:31:31.000 00:02:35.000
91 202 CAMANO, Iker ESP SDV 24:31:31.000 00:02:35.000
92 185 KNEES, Christian GER MRM 24:31:34.000 00:02:38.000
93 133 DUENAS NEVADO, Moises ESP AGR 24:31:36.000 00:02:40.000
94 166 JEGOU, Lilian FRA FDJ 24:31:39.000 00:02:43.000
95 078 TXURRUKA, Amets ESP EUS 24:31:44.000 00:02:48.000
96 124 GESLIN, Anthony FRA BTL 24:31:46.000 00:02:50.000
97 178 TOSATTO, Matteo ITA QSI 24:31:48.000 00:02:52.000
98 075 ISASI, Inaki ESP EUS 24:31:52.000 00:02:56.000
99 074 AZANZA, Jorge ESP EUS 24:31:52.000 00:02:56.000
100 208 RINERO, Christophe FRA SDV 24:31:57.000 00:03:01.000
101 203 CANADA, David ESP SDV 24:32:32.000 00:03:36.000
102 165 GILBERT, Philippe BEL FDJ 24:34:17.000 00:05:21.000
103 097 SCHOLZ, Ronny GER GST 24:34:30.000 00:05:34.000
104 122 CLEMENT, Stef NED BTL 24:34:32.000 00:05:36.000
105 149 WIGGINS, Bradley GBR COF 24:34:36.000 00:05:40.000
106 105 DEAN, Julian NZL C.A 24:34:46.000 00:05:50.000
107 139 VOGONDY, Nicolas FRA AGR 24:34:51.000 00:05:55.000
108 175 ROSSELER, Sébastien BEL QSI 24:34:52.000 00:05:56.000
109 017 PORTAL, Nicolas FRA GCE 24:34:57.000 00:06:01.000
110 163 DELAGE, Mickaël FRA FDJ 24:34:58.000 00:06:02.000
111 193 IGLINSKIY, Maxim KAZ AST 24:35:01.000 00:06:05.000
112 204 COBO ACEBO, Juan Jose ESP SDV 24:35:04.000 00:06:08.000
113 167 LADAGNOUS, Matthieu FRA FDJ 24:35:04.000 00:06:08.000
114 194 IVANOV, Serguei RUS AST 24:35:08.000 00:06:12.000
115 094 HAUSSLER, Heinrich GER GST 24:35:13.000 00:06:17.000
116 022 BURGHARDT, Marcus GER TMO 24:35:17.000 00:06:21.000
117 067 GERRANS, Simon AUS A2R 24:35:19.000 00:06:23.000
118 059 WEENING, Pieter NED RAB 24:35:23.000 00:06:27.000
119 188 POITSCHKE, Enrico GER MRM 24:35:23.000 00:06:27.000
120 147 SCHEIRLINCKX, Staf BEL COF 24:35:26.000 00:06:30.000
121 085 CORIONI, Claudio ITA LAM 24:35:32.000 00:06:36.000
122 217 LONGO BORGHINI, Paolo ITA BAR 24:35:39.000 00:06:43.000
123 102 BONNET, William FRA C.A 24:36:44.000 00:07:48.000
124 216 HUNTER, Robert RSA BAR 24:36:57.000 00:08:01.000
125 199 SAVOLDELLI, Paolo ITA AST 24:36:58.000 00:08:02.000
126 155 FISCHER, Murilo Antoniobil BRA LIQ 24:36:59.000 00:08:03.000
127 192 COLOM, Antonio ESP AST 24:37:03.000 00:08:07.000
128 117 PAULINHO, Sergio POR DSC 24:37:04.000 00:08:08.000
129 209 VENTOSO, Francisco ESP SDV 24:37:11.000 00:08:15.000
130 026 GRABSCH, Bert GER TMO 24:37:13.000 00:08:17.000
131 189 SIEBERG, Marcel GER MRM 24:37:15.000 00:08:19.000
132 211 EFIMKIN, Alexander RUS BAR 24:37:21.000 00:08:25.000
133 057 NIERMANN, Grischa GER RAB 24:37:21.000 00:08:25.000
134 162 CHAVANEL, Sébastien FRA FDJ 24:37:23.000 00:08:27.000
135 047 RODRIGUEZ, Fred USA PRL 24:37:25.000 00:08:29.000
136 183 GRABSCH, Ralf GER MRM 24:37:26.000 00:08:30.000
137 182 CORTINOVIS, Alessandro ITA MRM 24:37:29.000 00:08:33.000
138 173 DE JONGH, Steven NED QSI 24:37:30.000 00:08:34.000
139 127 SPRICK, Matthieu FRA BTL 24:37:39.000 00:08:43.000
140 079 VERDUGO, Gorka ESP EUS 24:37:43.000 00:08:47.000
141 099 WROLICH, Peter AUT GST 24:37:45.000 00:08:49.000
142 136 HERVE, Cédric FRA AGR 24:37:46.000 00:08:50.000
143 034 CUESTA, Inigo ESP CSC 24:37:53.000 00:08:57.000
144 212 CARDENAS, Félix COL BAR 24:38:12.000 00:09:16.000
145 092 FÖRSTER, Robert GER GST 24:39:09.000 00:10:13.000
146 116 NOVAL GONZALEZ, Benjamin ESP DSC 24:39:13.000 00:10:17.000
147 087 RIGHI, Daniele ITA LAM 24:39:45.000 00:10:49.000
148 013 GARCIA ACOSTA, Vicente ESP GCE 24:39:47.000 00:10:51.000
149 197 NAVARRO, Daniel ESP AST 24:39:49.000 00:10:53.000
150 032 ARVESEN, Kurt-Asle NOR CSC 24:40:27.000 00:11:31.000
151 157 QUINZIATO, Manuel ITA LIQ 24:41:03.000 00:12:07.000
152 148 VERBRUGGHE, Rik BEL COF 24:41:10.000 00:12:14.000
153 176 STEEGMANS, Gert BEL QSI 24:41:15.000 00:12:19.000
154 215 GERAINT, Thomas GBR BAR 24:41:18.000 00:12:22.000
155 046 MC EWEN, Robbie AUS PRL 24:41:20.000 00:12:24.000
156 096 KRAUSS, Sven GER GST 24:41:21.000 00:12:25.000
157 048 VAN SUMMEREN, Johan BEL PRL 24:41:23.000 00:12:27.000
158 159 WILLEMS, Frederik BEL LIQ 24:41:26.000 00:12:30.000
159 158 WEGELIUS, Charles GBR LIQ 24:41:27.000 00:12:31.000
160 152 ALBASINI, Michael SUI LIQ 24:41:27.000 00:12:31.000
161 154 CARLSTRÖM, Kjell FIN LIQ 24:41:32.000 00:12:36.000
162 132 BICHOT, Freddy FRA AGR 24:41:35.000 00:12:39.000
163 198 RAST, Gregory SUI AST 24:41:37.000 00:12:41.000
164 064 DESSEL, Cyril FRA A2R 24:41:39.000 00:12:43.000
165 145 NUYENS, Nick BEL COF 24:42:12.000 00:13:16.000
166 206 LOBATO, Ruben ESP SDV 24:42:22.000 00:13:26.000
167 213 CHEULA, Gianpaolo ITA BAR 24:42:50.000 00:13:54.000
168 035 O’GRADY, Stuart AUS CSC 24:42:51.000 00:13:55.000
169 187 ONGARATO, Alberto ITA MRM 24:42:55.000 00:13:59.000
170 101 HUSHOVD, Thor NOR C.A 24:43:31.000 00:14:35.000
171 037 VANDEVELDE, Christian USA CSC 24:44:05.000 00:15:09.000
172 045 HOSTE, Leif BEL PRL 24:44:13.000 00:15:17.000
173 142 AUGE, Stéphane FRA COF 24:44:25.000 00:15:29.000
174 134 FEILLU, Romain FRA AGR 24:44:34.000 00:15:38.000
175 053 DE GROOT, Bram NED RAB 24:44:58.000 00:16:02.000
176 108 HINAULT, Sébastien FRA C.A 24:45:23.000 00:16:27.000
177 104 CHARTEAU, Anthony FRA C.A 24:45:33.000 00:16:37.000
178 039 ZABRISKIE, David USA CSC 24:47:20.000 00:18:24.000
179 049 VANSEVENANT, Wim BEL PRL 24:47:41.000 00:18:45.000
180 156 KUSCHYNSKI, Aleksandr BLR LIQ 24:49:12.000 00:20:16.000
181 086 NAPOLITANO, Danilo ITA LAM 24:49:29.000 00:20:33.000
182 023 CAVENDISH, Mark GBR TMO 24:51:25.000 00:22:29.000
183 214 DEGANO, Enrico ITA BAR 24:54:15.000 00:25:19.000
184 143 LEQUATRE, Geoffroy FRA COF 25:14:34.000 00:45:38.000
12 July 2007
Results of Stage 5 - SPOILER!!
I may have to reevaluate my choice for the Tour overall champion. Please notice that George Hincapie is again in the top 10 at the finish line. He's hanging tight and doesn't look like he's even suffering at all.
I'll let you know if I swap Levi for George.
Here are the top 10 finishers today...
1. Filippo Pozzato (LIQ) 182.5km in 4h39'01" (39.244km/h)
2. Oscar Freire (RAB)
3. Daniel Bennati (LAM)
4. Kim Kirchen (TMO)
5. Erik Zabel (MRM)
6. George Hincapie (DSC)
7. Cristian Moreni (COF)
8. Stefan Schumacher (GST)
9. Bram Tankink (QSI)
10. Jerome Pineau (BTL)
I'll let you know if I swap Levi for George.
Here are the top 10 finishers today...
1. Filippo Pozzato (LIQ) 182.5km in 4h39'01" (39.244km/h)
2. Oscar Freire (RAB)
3. Daniel Bennati (LAM)
4. Kim Kirchen (TMO)
5. Erik Zabel (MRM)
6. George Hincapie (DSC)
7. Cristian Moreni (COF)
8. Stefan Schumacher (GST)
9. Bram Tankink (QSI)
10. Jerome Pineau (BTL)
Only 184 remain
Here's the update on how many riders from individual nations are left in the 2007 Tour de France.
Again, thanks to Versus for this information.
15:06:40 - 26 Nations Represented In 94th Tour
The 184 riders remaining in the 2007 Tour de France represent 26 countries.
The breakdown is:
39 – Spain. Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (AGR) abandoned during stage one after a crash; Xabier Zandio abandoned during stage four because of injuries sustained in a crash in stage one.
35 – France. Remy Di Gregorio (FDJ) didn’t start stage five after fracturing his elbow in a fall early in stage four.
19 – Germany
18 – Italy
13 – Belgium
7 – The Netherlands
6 – USA and Russia
5 – Great Britain, Switzerland and Australia. Brett Lancaster (MRM) abandoned during the fifth stage.
4 – Kazakhstan
3 – Austria and Colombia
2 – Belarus, Luxembourg, Norway and Ukraine
1 – South Africa, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovenia and Sweden
Lithuania had one reprentative but Toomas Vaitkus didn’t start stage three because of a broken thumb sustained in a crash at the end of stage two.
Again, thanks to Versus for this information.
15:06:40 - 26 Nations Represented In 94th Tour
The 184 riders remaining in the 2007 Tour de France represent 26 countries.
The breakdown is:
39 – Spain. Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (AGR) abandoned during stage one after a crash; Xabier Zandio abandoned during stage four because of injuries sustained in a crash in stage one.
35 – France. Remy Di Gregorio (FDJ) didn’t start stage five after fracturing his elbow in a fall early in stage four.
19 – Germany
18 – Italy
13 – Belgium
7 – The Netherlands
6 – USA and Russia
5 – Great Britain, Switzerland and Australia. Brett Lancaster (MRM) abandoned during the fifth stage.
4 – Kazakhstan
3 – Austria and Colombia
2 – Belarus, Luxembourg, Norway and Ukraine
1 – South Africa, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovenia and Sweden
Lithuania had one reprentative but Toomas Vaitkus didn’t start stage three because of a broken thumb sustained in a crash at the end of stage two.
Update as of 2:28PM France Time
At around the 50KM mark of today's 190+KM Stage 5, the three men who attacked the peloton are 14:28:04 ahead.
This is a huge lead that has been made easier because the CSC team has decided not to exhaust itself trying to maintain possession of the yellow jersey.
They seem to realize that with the mountains coming up soon, that Cancellara won't be able to hang on to the lead for much longer so they are conserving energy and preparing as a team for the next 14 stages.
This is a huge lead that has been made easier because the CSC team has decided not to exhaust itself trying to maintain possession of the yellow jersey.
They seem to realize that with the mountains coming up soon, that Cancellara won't be able to hang on to the lead for much longer so they are conserving energy and preparing as a team for the next 14 stages.
Jerseys still in the same spot
Yellow, Green, Polka-dot and White are all still on the backs of the same riders as yesterday.
Stage 5 is underway! Updates coming up (hmmm, redundant).
Stage 5 is underway! Updates coming up (hmmm, redundant).
11 July 2007
00:09:31
That's the amount of time that separates the top rider in the Tour de France from the last guy at 186th after four stages ridden.
Here are the standings after today's Stage 4...
1 033 CANCELLARA, Fabian SUI CSC 19:49:55.000 00:00:00.000
2 101 HUSHOVD, Thor NOR C.A 19:50:24.000 00:00:29.000
3 196 KLÖDEN, Andréas GER AST 19:50:28.000 00:00:33.000
4 201 MILLAR, David GBR SDV 19:50:36.000 00:00:41.000
5 114 HINCAPIE, George USA DSC 19:50:38.000 00:00:43.000
6 149 WIGGINS, Bradley GBR COF 19:50:38.000 00:00:43.000
7 141 CHAVANEL, Sylvain FRA COF 19:50:39.000 00:00:44.000
8 113 GUSEV, Vladimir RUS DSC 19:50:40.000 00:00:45.000
9 171 BOONEN, Tom BEL QSI 19:50:41.000 00:00:46.000
10 015 KARPETS, Vladimir RUS GCE 19:50:41.000 00:00:46.000
11 073 ASTARLOZA, Mikel ESP EUS 19:50:44.000 00:00:49.000
12 191 VINOKOUROV, Alexandre KAZ AST 19:50:45.000 00:00:50.000
13 054 DEKKER, Thomas NED RAB 19:50:46.000 00:00:51.000
14 157 QUINZIATO, Manuel ITA LIQ 19:50:47.000 00:00:52.000
15 169 VAUGRENARD, Benoît FRA FDJ 19:50:47.000 00:00:52.000
16 014 GUTIERREZ, José Ivan ESP GCE 19:50:48.000 00:00:53.000
17 184 GRIVKO, Andriy UKR MRM 19:50:48.000 00:00:53.000
18 151 POZZATO, Filippo ITA LIQ 19:50:50.000 00:00:55.000
19 112 CONTADOR, Alberto ESP DSC 19:50:50.000 00:00:55.000
20 195 KASHECHKIN, Andrey KAZ AST 19:50:50.000 00:00:55.000
21 041 EVANS, Cadel AUS PRL 19:50:51.000 00:00:56.000
22 102 BONNET, William FRA C.A 19:50:51.000 00:00:56.000
23 077 PEREZ, Ruben ESP EUS 19:50:51.000 00:00:56.000
24 021 ROGERS, Michael AUS TMO 19:50:52.000 00:00:57.000
25 011 PEREIRO SIO, Oscar ESP GCE 19:50:52.000 00:00:57.000
26 181 ZABEL, Erik GER MRM 19:50:53.000 00:00:58.000
27 139 VOGONDY, Nicolas FRA AGR 19:50:53.000 00:00:58.000
28 025 GERDEMANN, Linus GER TMO 19:50:53.000 00:00:58.000
29 199 SAVOLDELLI, Paolo ITA AST 19:50:53.000 00:00:58.000
30 216 HUNTER, Robert RSA BAR 19:50:54.000 00:00:59.000
31 175 ROSSELER, Sébastien BEL QSI 19:50:54.000 00:00:59.000
32 148 VERBRUGGHE, Rik BEL COF 19:50:54.000 00:00:59.000
33 055 FLECHA, Juan Antonio ESP RAB 19:50:55.000 00:01:00.000
34 111 LEIPHEIMER, Levi USA DSC 19:50:55.000 00:01:00.000
35 051 MENCHOV, Denis RUS RAB 19:50:55.000 00:01:00.000
36 093 FOTHEN, Markus GER GST 19:50:58.000 00:01:03.000
37 018 VALVERDE, Alejandro ESP GCE 19:50:58.000 00:01:03.000
38 192 COLOM, Antonio ESP AST 19:50:58.000 00:01:03.000
39 095 KOHL, Bernhard AUT GST 19:50:59.000 00:01:04.000
40 176 STEEGMANS, Gert BEL QSI 19:50:59.000 00:01:04.000
41 117 PAULINHO, Sergio POR DSC 19:50:59.000 00:01:04.000
42 091 SCHUMACHER, Stefan GER GST 19:51:00.000 00:01:05.000
43 144 MORENI, Cristian ITA COF 19:51:00.000 00:01:05.000
44 097 SCHOLZ, Ronny GER GST 19:51:00.000 00:01:05.000
45 165 GILBERT, Philippe BEL FDJ 19:51:01.000 00:01:06.000
46 125 LEFEVRE, Laurent FRA BTL 19:51:01.000 00:01:06.000
47 215 GERAINT, Thomas GBR BAR 19:51:02.000 00:01:07.000
48 122 CLEMENT, Stef NED BTL 19:51:02.000 00:01:07.000
49 172 BARREDO, Carlos ESP QSI 19:51:02.000 00:01:07.000
50 056 FREIRE, Oscar ESP RAB 19:51:02.000 00:01:07.000
Here are the standings after today's Stage 4...
1 033 CANCELLARA, Fabian SUI CSC 19:49:55.000 00:00:00.000
2 101 HUSHOVD, Thor NOR C.A 19:50:24.000 00:00:29.000
3 196 KLÖDEN, Andréas GER AST 19:50:28.000 00:00:33.000
4 201 MILLAR, David GBR SDV 19:50:36.000 00:00:41.000
5 114 HINCAPIE, George USA DSC 19:50:38.000 00:00:43.000
6 149 WIGGINS, Bradley GBR COF 19:50:38.000 00:00:43.000
7 141 CHAVANEL, Sylvain FRA COF 19:50:39.000 00:00:44.000
8 113 GUSEV, Vladimir RUS DSC 19:50:40.000 00:00:45.000
9 171 BOONEN, Tom BEL QSI 19:50:41.000 00:00:46.000
10 015 KARPETS, Vladimir RUS GCE 19:50:41.000 00:00:46.000
11 073 ASTARLOZA, Mikel ESP EUS 19:50:44.000 00:00:49.000
12 191 VINOKOUROV, Alexandre KAZ AST 19:50:45.000 00:00:50.000
13 054 DEKKER, Thomas NED RAB 19:50:46.000 00:00:51.000
14 157 QUINZIATO, Manuel ITA LIQ 19:50:47.000 00:00:52.000
15 169 VAUGRENARD, Benoît FRA FDJ 19:50:47.000 00:00:52.000
16 014 GUTIERREZ, José Ivan ESP GCE 19:50:48.000 00:00:53.000
17 184 GRIVKO, Andriy UKR MRM 19:50:48.000 00:00:53.000
18 151 POZZATO, Filippo ITA LIQ 19:50:50.000 00:00:55.000
19 112 CONTADOR, Alberto ESP DSC 19:50:50.000 00:00:55.000
20 195 KASHECHKIN, Andrey KAZ AST 19:50:50.000 00:00:55.000
21 041 EVANS, Cadel AUS PRL 19:50:51.000 00:00:56.000
22 102 BONNET, William FRA C.A 19:50:51.000 00:00:56.000
23 077 PEREZ, Ruben ESP EUS 19:50:51.000 00:00:56.000
24 021 ROGERS, Michael AUS TMO 19:50:52.000 00:00:57.000
25 011 PEREIRO SIO, Oscar ESP GCE 19:50:52.000 00:00:57.000
26 181 ZABEL, Erik GER MRM 19:50:53.000 00:00:58.000
27 139 VOGONDY, Nicolas FRA AGR 19:50:53.000 00:00:58.000
28 025 GERDEMANN, Linus GER TMO 19:50:53.000 00:00:58.000
29 199 SAVOLDELLI, Paolo ITA AST 19:50:53.000 00:00:58.000
30 216 HUNTER, Robert RSA BAR 19:50:54.000 00:00:59.000
31 175 ROSSELER, Sébastien BEL QSI 19:50:54.000 00:00:59.000
32 148 VERBRUGGHE, Rik BEL COF 19:50:54.000 00:00:59.000
33 055 FLECHA, Juan Antonio ESP RAB 19:50:55.000 00:01:00.000
34 111 LEIPHEIMER, Levi USA DSC 19:50:55.000 00:01:00.000
35 051 MENCHOV, Denis RUS RAB 19:50:55.000 00:01:00.000
36 093 FOTHEN, Markus GER GST 19:50:58.000 00:01:03.000
37 018 VALVERDE, Alejandro ESP GCE 19:50:58.000 00:01:03.000
38 192 COLOM, Antonio ESP AST 19:50:58.000 00:01:03.000
39 095 KOHL, Bernhard AUT GST 19:50:59.000 00:01:04.000
40 176 STEEGMANS, Gert BEL QSI 19:50:59.000 00:01:04.000
41 117 PAULINHO, Sergio POR DSC 19:50:59.000 00:01:04.000
42 091 SCHUMACHER, Stefan GER GST 19:51:00.000 00:01:05.000
43 144 MORENI, Cristian ITA COF 19:51:00.000 00:01:05.000
44 097 SCHOLZ, Ronny GER GST 19:51:00.000 00:01:05.000
45 165 GILBERT, Philippe BEL FDJ 19:51:01.000 00:01:06.000
46 125 LEFEVRE, Laurent FRA BTL 19:51:01.000 00:01:06.000
47 215 GERAINT, Thomas GBR BAR 19:51:02.000 00:01:07.000
48 122 CLEMENT, Stef NED BTL 19:51:02.000 00:01:07.000
49 172 BARREDO, Carlos ESP QSI 19:51:02.000 00:01:07.000
50 056 FREIRE, Oscar ESP RAB 19:51:02.000 00:01:07.000
Results of Stage 4
Thanks again to Versus for this information. Next year I'll get a head start on working for them in Europe. This year I was a little late to the line...just like Robbie Hunter in today's stage.
The top 10 in stage four is as follows:
1. Thor Hushovd (NOR) C.A 193km in 4h37'37 (41.687km/h)
2. Robbie Hunter (RSA) BAR
3. Oscar Freire (ESP) RAB
4. Erik Zabel (GER) MRM
5. Danilo Napolitano (ITA) LAM
6. Gert Steegmans (BEL) QSI
7. Robert Forster (GER) GST
8. Tom Boonen (BEL) QSI
9. Sebastien Chavanel (FRA) FDJ
10. Mark Cavendish (GBR) TMO
The top 10 in stage four is as follows:
1. Thor Hushovd (NOR) C.A 193km in 4h37'37 (41.687km/h)
2. Robbie Hunter (RSA) BAR
3. Oscar Freire (ESP) RAB
4. Erik Zabel (GER) MRM
5. Danilo Napolitano (ITA) LAM
6. Gert Steegmans (BEL) QSI
7. Robert Forster (GER) GST
8. Tom Boonen (BEL) QSI
9. Sebastien Chavanel (FRA) FDJ
10. Mark Cavendish (GBR) TMO
187 Riders Still
The race today started with 187 riders, but after only two hours of riding Xabier Zandio (who crashed in Stage 1) has abandoned the Tour de France. Now there are 186.
In an upcoming post, probably over the weekend, I'll list which teams still have all their riders as I expect a handful of cyclists to drop out by the end of Stage 7.
In an upcoming post, probably over the weekend, I'll list which teams still have all their riders as I expect a handful of cyclists to drop out by the end of Stage 7.
Stage 4 - Jersey list
Cancellara is still in Yellow
Tom Boonen is still in Green
Stephane Auge of Cofidis is now in Polka Dot (taking it away from Millar)
And in the White jersey (the youth classification open to riders born after 1/1/82) Vladimir Gusev of Team Discovery
They're racing now in France and there shall be spoilers to come later today.
Tom Boonen is still in Green
Stephane Auge of Cofidis is now in Polka Dot (taking it away from Millar)
And in the White jersey (the youth classification open to riders born after 1/1/82) Vladimir Gusev of Team Discovery
They're racing now in France and there shall be spoilers to come later today.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Here's the result of Stage 3 of the 2007 Tour de France...
Cancellara
Zabel
Napolitano
Boonen
Hushovd
Forster
McEwen
Eisel
Cavendish
Haussler
That's right! Cancellara led out with about a kilometer to go and just blasted past the break-away bunch and fended off the chasing sprinters. He's still in yellow and is putting his own brand on this race. YIKES!
Remember, Cancellara is supposed to be a time trial and sprint specialist. We'll see what happens to him in a few stages when the roads turn upward.
Standings after Stage 3...(pasted right from Versus' site)
(Here's your top 50 - the numbers on the far right are the minutes and seconds the rider is behind Cancellara. For example, Millar is 41 seconds back and Boonen is 46 seconds back.)
Pos. No. Name Nat. Team Time Gap
1 033 CANCELLARA, Fabian SUI CSC 15:12:08.000 00:00:00.000
2 196 KLÖDEN, Andréas GER AST 15:12:41.000 00:00:33.000
3 201 MILLAR, David GBR SDV 15:12:49.000 00:00:41.000
4 114 HINCAPIE, George USA DSC 15:12:51.000 00:00:43.000
5 149 WIGGINS, Bradley GBR COF 15:12:51.000 00:00:43.000
6 113 GUSEV, Vladimir RUS DSC 15:12:53.000 00:00:45.000
7 171 BOONEN, Tom BEL QSI 15:12:54.000 00:00:46.000
8 015 KARPETS, Vladimir RUS GCE 15:12:54.000 00:00:46.000
9 101 HUSHOVD, Thor NOR C.A 15:12:57.000 00:00:49.000
10 073 ASTARLOZA, Mikel ESP EUS 15:12:57.000 00:00:49.000
11 191 VINOKOUROV, Alexandre KAZ AST 15:12:58.000 00:00:50.000
12 054 DEKKER, Thomas NED RAB 15:12:59.000 00:00:51.000
13 157 QUINZIATO, Manuel ITA LIQ 15:13:00.000 00:00:52.000
14 169 VAUGRENARD, Benoît FRA FDJ 15:13:00.000 00:00:52.000
15 014 GUTIERREZ, José Ivan ESP GCE 15:13:01.000 00:00:53.000
16 184 GRIVKO, Andriy UKR MRM 15:13:01.000 00:00:53.000
17 151 POZZATO, Filippo ITA LIQ 15:13:03.000 00:00:55.000
18 112 CONTADOR, Alberto ESP DSC 15:13:03.000 00:00:55.000
19 195 KASHECHKIN, Andrey KAZ AST 15:13:03.000 00:00:55.000
20 041 EVANS, Cadel AUS PRL 15:13:04.000 00:00:56.000
21 102 BONNET, William FRA C.A 15:13:04.000 00:00:56.000
22 077 PEREZ, Ruben ESP EUS 15:13:04.000 00:00:56.000
23 141 CHAVANEL, Sylvain FRA COF 15:13:04.000 00:00:56.000
24 021 ROGERS, Michael AUS TMO 15:13:05.000 00:00:57.000
25 011 PEREIRO SIO, Oscar ESP GCE 15:13:05.000 00:00:57.000
26 181 ZABEL, Erik GER MRM 15:13:06.000 00:00:58.000
27 139 VOGONDY, Nicolas FRA AGR 15:13:06.000 00:00:58.000
28 025 GERDEMANN, Linus GER TMO 15:13:06.000 00:00:58.000
29 199 SAVOLDELLI, Paolo ITA AST 15:13:06.000 00:00:58.000
30 175 ROSSELER, Sébastien BEL QSI 15:13:07.000 00:00:59.000
31 148 VERBRUGGHE, Rik BEL COF 15:13:07.000 00:00:59.000
32 111 LEIPHEIMER, Levi USA DSC 15:13:08.000 00:01:00.000
33 051 MENCHOV, Denis RUS RAB 15:13:08.000 00:01:00.000
34 093 FOTHEN, Markus GER GST 15:13:11.000 00:01:03.000
35 018 VALVERDE, Alejandro ESP GCE 15:13:11.000 00:01:03.000
36 192 COLOM, Antonio ESP AST 15:13:11.000 00:01:03.000
37 095 KOHL, Bernhard AUT GST 15:13:12.000 00:01:04.000
38 176 STEEGMANS, Gert BEL QSI 15:13:12.000 00:01:04.000
39 117 PAULINHO, Sergio POR DSC 15:13:12.000 00:01:04.000
40 091 SCHUMACHER, Stefan GER GST 15:13:13.000 00:01:05.000
41 144 MORENI, Cristian ITA COF 15:13:13.000 00:01:05.000
42 097 SCHOLZ, Ronny GER GST 15:13:13.000 00:01:05.000
43 165 GILBERT, Philippe BEL FDJ 15:13:14.000 00:01:06.000
44 125 LEFEVRE, Laurent FRA BTL 15:13:14.000 00:01:06.000
45 215 GERAINT, Thomas GBR BAR 15:13:15.000 00:01:07.000
46 122 CLEMENT, Stef NED BTL 15:13:15.000 00:01:07.000
47 172 BARREDO, Carlos ESP QSI 15:13:15.000 00:01:07.000
48 115 MARTINEZ, Egoi ESP DSC 15:13:15.000 00:01:07.000
49 193 IGLINSKIY, Maxim KAZ AST 15:13:16.000 00:01:08.000
50 118 POPOVYCH, Yaroslav UKR DSC 15:13:16.000 00:01:08.000
Cancellara
Zabel
Napolitano
Boonen
Hushovd
Forster
McEwen
Eisel
Cavendish
Haussler
That's right! Cancellara led out with about a kilometer to go and just blasted past the break-away bunch and fended off the chasing sprinters. He's still in yellow and is putting his own brand on this race. YIKES!
Remember, Cancellara is supposed to be a time trial and sprint specialist. We'll see what happens to him in a few stages when the roads turn upward.
Standings after Stage 3...(pasted right from Versus' site)
(Here's your top 50 - the numbers on the far right are the minutes and seconds the rider is behind Cancellara. For example, Millar is 41 seconds back and Boonen is 46 seconds back.)
Pos. No. Name Nat. Team Time Gap
1 033 CANCELLARA, Fabian SUI CSC 15:12:08.000 00:00:00.000
2 196 KLÖDEN, Andréas GER AST 15:12:41.000 00:00:33.000
3 201 MILLAR, David GBR SDV 15:12:49.000 00:00:41.000
4 114 HINCAPIE, George USA DSC 15:12:51.000 00:00:43.000
5 149 WIGGINS, Bradley GBR COF 15:12:51.000 00:00:43.000
6 113 GUSEV, Vladimir RUS DSC 15:12:53.000 00:00:45.000
7 171 BOONEN, Tom BEL QSI 15:12:54.000 00:00:46.000
8 015 KARPETS, Vladimir RUS GCE 15:12:54.000 00:00:46.000
9 101 HUSHOVD, Thor NOR C.A 15:12:57.000 00:00:49.000
10 073 ASTARLOZA, Mikel ESP EUS 15:12:57.000 00:00:49.000
11 191 VINOKOUROV, Alexandre KAZ AST 15:12:58.000 00:00:50.000
12 054 DEKKER, Thomas NED RAB 15:12:59.000 00:00:51.000
13 157 QUINZIATO, Manuel ITA LIQ 15:13:00.000 00:00:52.000
14 169 VAUGRENARD, Benoît FRA FDJ 15:13:00.000 00:00:52.000
15 014 GUTIERREZ, José Ivan ESP GCE 15:13:01.000 00:00:53.000
16 184 GRIVKO, Andriy UKR MRM 15:13:01.000 00:00:53.000
17 151 POZZATO, Filippo ITA LIQ 15:13:03.000 00:00:55.000
18 112 CONTADOR, Alberto ESP DSC 15:13:03.000 00:00:55.000
19 195 KASHECHKIN, Andrey KAZ AST 15:13:03.000 00:00:55.000
20 041 EVANS, Cadel AUS PRL 15:13:04.000 00:00:56.000
21 102 BONNET, William FRA C.A 15:13:04.000 00:00:56.000
22 077 PEREZ, Ruben ESP EUS 15:13:04.000 00:00:56.000
23 141 CHAVANEL, Sylvain FRA COF 15:13:04.000 00:00:56.000
24 021 ROGERS, Michael AUS TMO 15:13:05.000 00:00:57.000
25 011 PEREIRO SIO, Oscar ESP GCE 15:13:05.000 00:00:57.000
26 181 ZABEL, Erik GER MRM 15:13:06.000 00:00:58.000
27 139 VOGONDY, Nicolas FRA AGR 15:13:06.000 00:00:58.000
28 025 GERDEMANN, Linus GER TMO 15:13:06.000 00:00:58.000
29 199 SAVOLDELLI, Paolo ITA AST 15:13:06.000 00:00:58.000
30 175 ROSSELER, Sébastien BEL QSI 15:13:07.000 00:00:59.000
31 148 VERBRUGGHE, Rik BEL COF 15:13:07.000 00:00:59.000
32 111 LEIPHEIMER, Levi USA DSC 15:13:08.000 00:01:00.000
33 051 MENCHOV, Denis RUS RAB 15:13:08.000 00:01:00.000
34 093 FOTHEN, Markus GER GST 15:13:11.000 00:01:03.000
35 018 VALVERDE, Alejandro ESP GCE 15:13:11.000 00:01:03.000
36 192 COLOM, Antonio ESP AST 15:13:11.000 00:01:03.000
37 095 KOHL, Bernhard AUT GST 15:13:12.000 00:01:04.000
38 176 STEEGMANS, Gert BEL QSI 15:13:12.000 00:01:04.000
39 117 PAULINHO, Sergio POR DSC 15:13:12.000 00:01:04.000
40 091 SCHUMACHER, Stefan GER GST 15:13:13.000 00:01:05.000
41 144 MORENI, Cristian ITA COF 15:13:13.000 00:01:05.000
42 097 SCHOLZ, Ronny GER GST 15:13:13.000 00:01:05.000
43 165 GILBERT, Philippe BEL FDJ 15:13:14.000 00:01:06.000
44 125 LEFEVRE, Laurent FRA BTL 15:13:14.000 00:01:06.000
45 215 GERAINT, Thomas GBR BAR 15:13:15.000 00:01:07.000
46 122 CLEMENT, Stef NED BTL 15:13:15.000 00:01:07.000
47 172 BARREDO, Carlos ESP QSI 15:13:15.000 00:01:07.000
48 115 MARTINEZ, Egoi ESP DSC 15:13:15.000 00:01:07.000
49 193 IGLINSKIY, Maxim KAZ AST 15:13:16.000 00:01:08.000
50 118 POPOVYCH, Yaroslav UKR DSC 15:13:16.000 00:01:08.000
Longest Stage
Even though the stage today is fairly flat (when compared to the upcoming Alpes), it's the longest in the 2007 Tour de France.
236+KM.
236+KM.
10 July 2007
Stage 3 News
Spoiler Alert. Again, if you're saving the Tour de France via Tivo or some other DVR, then don't read this post until later tonight after you've watched the stage.
OK, here's a quick recap of the race after a couple hours of Stage 3...
Thomas Vaitkus of Team Discovery abandoned the Tour with a broken thumb after yesterday's crash.
187 riders are still in the 2007 Tour de France.
Tom Boonen is in Green.
David Millar is still wearing the Polka-Dot jersey.
Fabian Cancellara is still in Yellow (no update on injuries from the crash in stage 2).
Nicolas Vogondy of France had a lead of nearly 14 minutes at one point in today's stage. He was joined in his break-away by Matthieu Ladagnous.
With less than 100KM to go in the stage, the two riders in the break-away are still more than four minutes ahead of the peloton.
More to come...
OK, here's a quick recap of the race after a couple hours of Stage 3...
Thomas Vaitkus of Team Discovery abandoned the Tour with a broken thumb after yesterday's crash.
187 riders are still in the 2007 Tour de France.
Tom Boonen is in Green.
David Millar is still wearing the Polka-Dot jersey.
Fabian Cancellara is still in Yellow (no update on injuries from the crash in stage 2).
Nicolas Vogondy of France had a lead of nearly 14 minutes at one point in today's stage. He was joined in his break-away by Matthieu Ladagnous.
With less than 100KM to go in the stage, the two riders in the break-away are still more than four minutes ahead of the peloton.
More to come...
Doping? Not yet.
So far the results of the Tour de France have been seemingly devoid of dope-enhanced performances. Less than a minute separates most of the field and none of the break-aways have been able to stay away. In fact, if I'm looking at the right stat sheet, the largest break-away margin was less than five minutes. So what's the big deal with all the doping talk!?
Well, in today's issue of the Boston Globe, an opinion piece by Matthew Stevenson rails against the sport of cycling and even seems to suggest that it might have been better for the Tour de France if the 2007 edition was shelved. That's right, Stevenson indicates that some people thought a year off would help the sport.
I disagree. I think that cycling is already rebounding. The riders are probably still doping and some will definitely get caught this year. But it's not going to disable cycling and it certainly won't wreck the Tour de France.
I also feel that Floyd Landis will be found innocent soon and that will bolster interest in cycling, not create more cynicism. The trouble is really the limited understanding people have when it comes to the testing procedures, the demands of the sport, the guilty until proven innocent pattern, and the dictatorship that is the UCI.
This year, riders couldn't even ride in the Tour de France unless they signed a contract with the UCI saying that they would forfeit all of their 2007 earnings if they were found guilty of using banned substances.
Here's the conundrum for a rider...up until July, unless you're a top top top rider, you have made only a fraction of the possible money you could make for the year. If you do poorly in the TDF, then you still are making minimal money for a pro athlete (other than those who have HUGE endorsement deals).
SO, if you need to finish high in the Tour de France to make more money. AND if you can only finish high in the Tour by doping. What do you have to lose? If you don't get caught, you have more money and a better record. If you do get caught, you lose the money that doping helped you earn. It's a gamble, but for about 150 of the 189 riders in the race, they won't be on the podium and therefore won't be locks to get tested. So the gamble is minimal.
Before today's stage, there were 53 riders tested randomly. I'll keep you updated on those results.
I still think the sport is as clean as any other major sport - maybe cleaner. The overreaching issue is the amount of information we have about the drugs and testing process in cycling.
If we had better access to Major League Baseball - or if the sport had the guts to open its doors to independent testing organizations - that would be the sport facing extinction.
For now, the wheels in the Tour de France keep turning. That's the way it should be.
Updates on Stage 3 coming up.
Well, in today's issue of the Boston Globe, an opinion piece by Matthew Stevenson rails against the sport of cycling and even seems to suggest that it might have been better for the Tour de France if the 2007 edition was shelved. That's right, Stevenson indicates that some people thought a year off would help the sport.
I disagree. I think that cycling is already rebounding. The riders are probably still doping and some will definitely get caught this year. But it's not going to disable cycling and it certainly won't wreck the Tour de France.
I also feel that Floyd Landis will be found innocent soon and that will bolster interest in cycling, not create more cynicism. The trouble is really the limited understanding people have when it comes to the testing procedures, the demands of the sport, the guilty until proven innocent pattern, and the dictatorship that is the UCI.
This year, riders couldn't even ride in the Tour de France unless they signed a contract with the UCI saying that they would forfeit all of their 2007 earnings if they were found guilty of using banned substances.
Here's the conundrum for a rider...up until July, unless you're a top top top rider, you have made only a fraction of the possible money you could make for the year. If you do poorly in the TDF, then you still are making minimal money for a pro athlete (other than those who have HUGE endorsement deals).
SO, if you need to finish high in the Tour de France to make more money. AND if you can only finish high in the Tour by doping. What do you have to lose? If you don't get caught, you have more money and a better record. If you do get caught, you lose the money that doping helped you earn. It's a gamble, but for about 150 of the 189 riders in the race, they won't be on the podium and therefore won't be locks to get tested. So the gamble is minimal.
Before today's stage, there were 53 riders tested randomly. I'll keep you updated on those results.
I still think the sport is as clean as any other major sport - maybe cleaner. The overreaching issue is the amount of information we have about the drugs and testing process in cycling.
If we had better access to Major League Baseball - or if the sport had the guts to open its doors to independent testing organizations - that would be the sport facing extinction.
For now, the wheels in the Tour de France keep turning. That's the way it should be.
Updates on Stage 3 coming up.
09 July 2007
Top Ten Finishers Today
Here's how they finished today, in order at the finish line...
1. Gert Steegmans (QSI)
2. Tom Boonen (QSI)
3. Filippo Pozzato (LIQ)
4. Robert Hunter (BAR)
5. Romain Feillu (AGR)
6. Robbie McEwen (PRL)
7. Erik Zabel (MRM)
8. Heinrich Haussler (GST)
9. Oscar Freire (RAB)
10. Sebastien Chavanel (FDJ)
Here is how the top 50 riders stack up overall...
1 CANCELLARA, Fabian
2 KLÖDEN, Andréas
3 MILLAR, David
4 HINCAPIE, George
5 WIGGINS, Bradley
6 GUSEV, Vladimir
7 BOONEN, Tom
8 KARPETS, Vladimir
9 HUSHOVD, Thor
10 VINOKOUROV, Alexandre
11 DEKKER, Thomas
12 QUINZIATO, Manuel
13 VAUGRENARD, Benoît
14 GUTIERREZ, José Ivan
15 GRIVKO, Andriy
16 ASTARLOZA, Mikel
17 POZZATO, Filippo
18 CONTADOR, Alberto
19 KASHECHKIN, Andrey
20 EVANS, Cadel
21 BONNET, William
22 PEREZ, Ruben
23 CHAVANEL, Sylvain
24 ROGERS, Michael
25 PEREIRO SIO, Oscar
26 GERDEMANN, Linus
27 SAVOLDELLI, Paolo
28 ROSSELER, Sébastien
29 VERBRUGGHE, Rik
30 LEIPHEIMER, Levi
31 MENCHOV, Denis
32 VAITKUS, Tomas
33 FOTHEN, Markus
34 VALVERDE, Alejandro
35 BENNATI, Daniele
36 COLOM, Antonio
37 KOHL, Bernhard
38 STEEGMANS, Gert
39 PAULINHO, Sergio
40 SCHUMACHER, Stefan
41 MORENI, Cristian
42 SCHOLZ, Ronny
43 GILBERT, Philippe
44 LEFEVRE, Laurent
45 GERAINT, Thomas
46 CLEMENT, Stef
47 BARREDO, Carlos
48 MARTINEZ, Egoi
49 IGLINSKIY, Maxim
50 POPOVYCH, Yaroslav
The gap from Cancellara to 50th spot is only 48 seconds! This is shaping up to be a great Tour de France.
By the way, we're waiting to see if Cancellara is OK after a nasty fall in a crash near the end of today's stage. THAT would be unreal. If Cancellara is out, then the Tour is anyone's for the taking.
1. Gert Steegmans (QSI)
2. Tom Boonen (QSI)
3. Filippo Pozzato (LIQ)
4. Robert Hunter (BAR)
5. Romain Feillu (AGR)
6. Robbie McEwen (PRL)
7. Erik Zabel (MRM)
8. Heinrich Haussler (GST)
9. Oscar Freire (RAB)
10. Sebastien Chavanel (FDJ)
Here is how the top 50 riders stack up overall...
1 CANCELLARA, Fabian
2 KLÖDEN, Andréas
3 MILLAR, David
4 HINCAPIE, George
5 WIGGINS, Bradley
6 GUSEV, Vladimir
7 BOONEN, Tom
8 KARPETS, Vladimir
9 HUSHOVD, Thor
10 VINOKOUROV, Alexandre
11 DEKKER, Thomas
12 QUINZIATO, Manuel
13 VAUGRENARD, Benoît
14 GUTIERREZ, José Ivan
15 GRIVKO, Andriy
16 ASTARLOZA, Mikel
17 POZZATO, Filippo
18 CONTADOR, Alberto
19 KASHECHKIN, Andrey
20 EVANS, Cadel
21 BONNET, William
22 PEREZ, Ruben
23 CHAVANEL, Sylvain
24 ROGERS, Michael
25 PEREIRO SIO, Oscar
26 GERDEMANN, Linus
27 SAVOLDELLI, Paolo
28 ROSSELER, Sébastien
29 VERBRUGGHE, Rik
30 LEIPHEIMER, Levi
31 MENCHOV, Denis
32 VAITKUS, Tomas
33 FOTHEN, Markus
34 VALVERDE, Alejandro
35 BENNATI, Daniele
36 COLOM, Antonio
37 KOHL, Bernhard
38 STEEGMANS, Gert
39 PAULINHO, Sergio
40 SCHUMACHER, Stefan
41 MORENI, Cristian
42 SCHOLZ, Ronny
43 GILBERT, Philippe
44 LEFEVRE, Laurent
45 GERAINT, Thomas
46 CLEMENT, Stef
47 BARREDO, Carlos
48 MARTINEZ, Egoi
49 IGLINSKIY, Maxim
50 POPOVYCH, Yaroslav
The gap from Cancellara to 50th spot is only 48 seconds! This is shaping up to be a great Tour de France.
By the way, we're waiting to see if Cancellara is OK after a nasty fall in a crash near the end of today's stage. THAT would be unreal. If Cancellara is out, then the Tour is anyone's for the taking.
And they're in Belgium
The peloton is in Belgium already and has 100KM to ride in today's second stage of the 2007 Tour de France.
Check out the dispatches/newsflashes at this link for up to the minute info.
Check out the dispatches/newsflashes at this link for up to the minute info.
Listen LIVE
Hey, if you've got headphones at work, you can listen live to the 2007 Tour de France on Eurosport.
Scroll down once you're on the site and look for the listen live link.
Enjoy.
Scroll down once you're on the site and look for the listen live link.
Enjoy.
08 July 2007
GC Standings after Stage 1
Here is how Versus has the General Classification standings after Stage One of the 2007 Tour de France...
1 033 CANCELLARA, Fabian 00:00:00.000
2 196 KLÖDEN, Andréas 00:00:13.000
3 201 MILLAR, David GBR 00:00:21.000
4 114 HINCAPIE, George 00:00:23.000
5 149 WIGGINS, Bradley 00:00:23.000
6 113 GUSEV, Vladimir 00:00:25.000
7 015 KARPETS, Vladimir 00:00:26.000
8 101 HUSHOVD, Thor NOR 00:00:29.000
9 191 VINOKOUROV, Alexandre 00:00:30.000
10 054 DEKKER, Thomas NED 00:00:31.000
11 157 QUINZIATO, Manuel 00:00:32.000
12 169 VAUGRENARD, Benoît 00:00:32.000
13 014 GUTIERREZ, José Ivan 00:00:33.000
14 184 GRIVKO, Andriy UKR 00:00:33.000
15 073 ASTARLOZA, Mikel 00:00:33.000
16 112 CONTADOR, Alberto 00:00:35.000
17 195 KASHECHKIN, Andrey 00:00:35.000
18 041 EVANS, Cadel AUS 00:00:36.000
19 102 BONNET, William 00:00:36.000
20 141 CHAVANEL, Sylvain 00:00:36.000
This also seems to indicate that my pick for the overall winner in 2007 has a little work to do. Everyone's favorite American (at least the 'team leader' on the American Discovery Channel Team) is 40 seconds back. Oh, his name is Levi Leipheimer.
His only issue today was a puncture during the first half of the stage. After that he was able to rejoin the peloton and finish a few seconds back of the sprinters.
1 033 CANCELLARA, Fabian 00:00:00.000
2 196 KLÖDEN, Andréas 00:00:13.000
3 201 MILLAR, David GBR 00:00:21.000
4 114 HINCAPIE, George 00:00:23.000
5 149 WIGGINS, Bradley 00:00:23.000
6 113 GUSEV, Vladimir 00:00:25.000
7 015 KARPETS, Vladimir 00:00:26.000
8 101 HUSHOVD, Thor NOR 00:00:29.000
9 191 VINOKOUROV, Alexandre 00:00:30.000
10 054 DEKKER, Thomas NED 00:00:31.000
11 157 QUINZIATO, Manuel 00:00:32.000
12 169 VAUGRENARD, Benoît 00:00:32.000
13 014 GUTIERREZ, José Ivan 00:00:33.000
14 184 GRIVKO, Andriy UKR 00:00:33.000
15 073 ASTARLOZA, Mikel 00:00:33.000
16 112 CONTADOR, Alberto 00:00:35.000
17 195 KASHECHKIN, Andrey 00:00:35.000
18 041 EVANS, Cadel AUS 00:00:36.000
19 102 BONNET, William 00:00:36.000
20 141 CHAVANEL, Sylvain 00:00:36.000
This also seems to indicate that my pick for the overall winner in 2007 has a little work to do. Everyone's favorite American (at least the 'team leader' on the American Discovery Channel Team) is 40 seconds back. Oh, his name is Levi Leipheimer.
His only issue today was a puncture during the first half of the stage. After that he was able to rejoin the peloton and finish a few seconds back of the sprinters.
Stage One Results
The results of the first stage of the 2007 Tour de France are:
1. Robbie McEwen
2. Thor Hushovd
3. Tom Boonen
4. Sebastien Chavanel
5. Romain Feillu
6. Robert Forster
7. Marcus Burghardt
8. Oscar Freire
9. Francisco Ventoso
10. Thomas Vaitkus
1. Robbie McEwen
2. Thor Hushovd
3. Tom Boonen
4. Sebastien Chavanel
5. Romain Feillu
6. Robert Forster
7. Marcus Burghardt
8. Oscar Freire
9. Francisco Ventoso
10. Thomas Vaitkus
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