2010 Tour de Suisse: Stage 6 - Meiringen - La Punt ( 213.3 km )

[steve]

2010 Tour de Suisse: Stage 6 - Meiringen - La Punt ( 213.3 km )

Stage Map
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Stage Profile
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Current General Classification after Stage 5

1 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 18:57:47
2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:01
3 Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:00:09
4 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:10
5 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step 0:00:11
6 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
7 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:13
8 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:14
9 Nicolas Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:00:15
10 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:17
11 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:18
12 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step 0:00:19
13 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack
14 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha 0:00:21
15 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:00:24
16 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank
17 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:00:26
18 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:27
19 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:00:28
20 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:00:29

 

[jhuskey]

This is the stage I have been waiting for. Nice profile in this one. A friend of mine who I trian with is going to ride the stage and match his time against the pros. He may have already ridden it last week, I am not sure. It will be interesting to see the difference in his time against the pros.I can then add a couple of hours and get my average.
This stage should reval if Cancellara can stay close enough to win again this year.

 

[slovakguy]

thinking that this stage will wither fabu. f. schleck should put his bid in for g.c. lead here.

 

[jhuskey]

I figure most of the big guns are just training for the TDF and if Canc. can just stay close he can kill most everyone in the ITT. He can't win anything more than some stages in the TDF. I just don't see him ever winning a 3 week race but he can go all out if he needs to now.

 

[steve]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yoaw9HY6j8]YouTube - Tour de Suisse 2010 - Stage 6 - Final kilometers[/ame]

Stage 6 Results - top 20

1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 6:20:53
2 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:42
3 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha
4 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo
5 Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack
6 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
7 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
8 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
9 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo
10 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:01:20
11 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack
12 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
13 Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:01:46
14 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack 0:02:16
15 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank 0:02:17
16 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 0:02:36
17 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
18 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step
19 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:03:45
20 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:50

General classification @ stage 6 - Top 20

1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 25:18:57
2 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:29
3 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:00:36
4 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:38
5 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha 0:00:42
6 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:00:54
7 Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack 0:00:55
8 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo 0:01:01
9 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:01:17
10 Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:01:38
11 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:01:40
12 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack 0:01:48
13 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack 0:02:18
14 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 0:02:19
15 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo 0:02:24
16 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank
17 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:02:47
18 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step 0:02:57
19 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:51
20 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 0:04:01

 

[Eldrack]

Well, looks to me like all the right people are hitting form at just the right time. Between the results of the Dauphine and the Tour de Suisse I'd say the TdF is going to be very interesting.

 

[pennstater]

Well, looks to me like all the right people are hitting form at just the right time. Between the results of the Dauphine and the Tour de Suisse I'd say the TdF is going to be very interesting.

I have to agree. With the exception of Menchov, the riders who are aiming the Tour are looking pretty good heading into July.

 

[steve]

Mark Cavendish is another rider who is not performing at his usual June/July standard.

 

[pennstater]

Mark Cavendish is another rider who is not performing at his usual June/July standard.

Very true. I was just thinking about GC men, but Cav has looked very average (comparing his acomplishments over the past few years to the 2010 season before the Tour). Perhaps the lack of Mark Renshaw has taken a hit on his confidence and HTC's ability to deliver him to the finish line.