Stage 4: Wanze - Hotton, 193 km



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Couple of small categorized climbs in the first half of this rolling stage, but looks like a flat finish. And more rainy weather on tap. Could it be stage #2 for Robbie McEwan?
 
tcklyde said:
Couple of small categorized climbs in the first half of this rolling stage, but looks like a flat finish. And more rainy weather on tap. Could it be stage #2 for Robbie McEwan?
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I was thinking the climbs might be enough to split the peleton which would probably mean the sprinters are out of it.

If Schumacher thrived on stage 3 it is hard to see him losing his pink jersey today.

Any of the top 5 today are possibilities unless the obligatory escape succeeds.
 
I agree with Virenque - i think McEwen will win todays stage too.

My outsider of outsiders bet would be - Jens Voigt - that's if he can get away.
 
McEwen. I don't think Pollack or Bettini can beat him in a sprint. However the dynamic of the sprint will be greatly changed without Petacchi and his lead out train, someone else is going to have to do the lead out.

I don't think that Discovery would let a CSC rider get away or get too much time tbh, DC want to be going after CSC in the TTT.
 
Eldrack said:
I don't think that Discovery would let a CSC rider get away or get too much time tbh, DC want to be going after CSC in the TTT.
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I agree - I just thought that if JV went on a flier.........that perhaps..........
 
DSC is now last in the TTT; CSC fifth-to-last, as I observed some time several days ago. CSC's breakaway was a good idea even if they could not go after DSC in the TTT. They could go closer to last, which would give DSC less of a strategic advantage than having so three teams in between and having DSC know more split times of CSC. And you bet that DSC will have people at points timing CSC and other teams, beyond the usual time checks.
 
cyclingheroes said:
Do you have a crystal ball or something? JV did try...
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Maybe he`s Bjarne Riis..:)

I wonder who is Maximiliano Richeze, the Argentinian? I chose him in Cycling Game because very little UCI points and he really surprised me. Two sprints, 4th and 8th place. Never heard about him before..
 
full results

1 MCEWEN Robbie AUS DVL 4:38:51 0:00 20"
2 BETTINI Paolo ITA QSI 4:38:51 0:00 12"
3 LODDO Alberto ITA CLM 4:38:51 0:00 8"
4 RICHEZE Axel Maximiliano ARG PAN 4:38:51 0:00
5 POLLACK Olaf GER TMO 4:38:51 0:00
6 LORENZETTO Mirco ITA MRM 4:38:51 0:00
7 GILBERT Philippe BEL FDJ 4:38:51 0:00
8 VAITKUS Tomas LTU A2R 4:38:51 0:00
9 FERNANDEZ Koldo ESP EUS 4:38:51 0:00
10 CHAVANEL Sébastien FRA BTL 4:38:51 0:00
11 BONNET William FRA C.A 4:38:51 0:00
12 VOGELS Henk AUS DVL 4:38:51 0:00
13 DUQUE Leonardo COL COF 4:38:51 0:00
14 BROWN Graeme AUS RAB 4:38:51 0:00 He was positioned perfectly 1.5 km from the finish. :D
15 STANGELJ Gorazd SLO LAM 4:38:51 0:00
16 SCHUMACHER Stefan GER GST 4:38:51 0:00
17 FORSTER Robert GER GST 4:38:51 0:00
18 GERARD Arnaud FRA FDJ 4:38:51 0:00
19 RAST Grégory SUI PHO 4:38:51 0:00
20 VERBRUGGHE Rik BEL COF 4:38:51 0:00
21 SCARPONI Michele ITA LSW 4:38:51 0:00
22 ELMIGER Martin SUI PHO 4:38:51 0:00
23 ARDILA CANO Mauricio Alberto COL RAB 4:38:51 0:00
24 BONNAIRE Olivier FRA BTL 4:38:51 0:00
25 JULIA CEGARRA Jose Cayetano ESP CEI 4:38:51 0:00
26 GUIDI Fabrizio ITA PHO 4:38:51 0:00
27 JUFRE POU Josep ESP DVL 4:38:51 0:00
28 MATVEYEV Sergiy UKR PAN 4:38:51 0:00
29 MONNERAIS Cyrille FRA FDJ 4:38:51 0:00
30 GATES Nick AUS DVL 4:38:51 0:00
31 DION Renaud FRA A2R 4:38:51 0:00
32 CARRASCO GAMIZ Jose Luis ESP CEI 4:38:51 0:00
33 KOLOBNEV Alexandr RUS RAB 4:38:51 0:00
34 EFIMKIN Vladimir RUS CEI 4:38:51 0:00
35 MISSAGLIA Gabriele ITA CLM 4:38:51 0:00
36 DE MAAR Marc NED RAB 4:38:51 0:00
37 PRADERA RODRIGUEZ Mikel ESP CEI 4:38:51 0:00
38 KRIVTSOV Yuriy UKR A2R 4:38:51 0:00
39 BOTCHAROV Alexandre RUS C.A 4:38:51 0:00
40 VILA ERRANDONEA Francisco J. ESP LAM 4:38:51 0:00
41 LABBE Arnaud FRA BTL 4:38:51 0:00
42 VOIGT Jens GER CSC 4:38:51 0:00
43 GUTIERREZ PALACIOS José Ivan ESP CEI 4:38:51 0:00
44 DE KORT Koen NED LSW 4:38:51 0:00
45 GUTIERREZ CATALUNA José E. ESP PHO 4:38:51 0:00
46 LOPEZ GARCIA David ESP EUS 4:38:51 0:00
47 ONGARATO Alberto ITA MRM 4:38:51 0:00
48 CUNEGO Damiano ITA LAM 4:38:51 0:00
49 CLEMENT Stef NED BTL 4:38:51 0:00
50 TALABARDON Yannick FRA C.A 4:38:51 0:00
51 EKIMOV Viatcheslav RUS DSC 4:38:51 0:00
52 PETROV Evgeni RUS LAM 4:38:51 0:00
53 ROGERS Michael AUS TMO 4:38:51 0:00
54 SCANLON Mark IRL A2R 4:38:51 0:00
55 NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel ESP LSW 4:38:51 0:00
56 REBELLIN Davide ITA GST 4:38:51 0:00
57 GHISALBERTI Sergio ITA MRM 4:38:51 0:00
58 CORTINOVIS Alessandro ITA MRM 4:38:51 0:00
59 DI LUCA Danilo ITA LIQ 4:38:51 0:00
60 FLICKINGER Andy FRA BTL 4:38:51 0:00
61 GARATE Juan Manuel ESP QSI 4:38:51 0:00
62 SAVOLDELLI Paolo ITA DSC 4:38:51 0:00
63 PADRNOS Pavel CZE DSC 4:38:51 0:00
64 LAVERDE JIMENEZ Luis Felipe COL PAN 4:38:51 0:00
65 OSA EIZAGUIRRE Unai ESP LSW 4:38:51 0:00
66 CARUSO Giampaolo ITA LSW 4:38:51 0:00
67 PEREZ SANCHEZ Francisco ESP CEI 4:38:51 0:00
68 MOLETTA Andrea ITA GST 4:38:51 0:00
69 SCHEIRLINCKX Staf BEL COF 4:38:51 0:00
70 HALGAND Patrice FRA C.A 4:38:51 0:00
71 BELLOTTI Francesco ITA C.A 4:38:51 0:00
72 HAYMAN Mathew AUS RAB 4:38:51 0:00
73 LOMBARDI Giovanni ITA CSC 4:38:51 0:00
74 BASSO Ivan ITA CSC 4:38:51 0:00
75 MIHOLJEVIC Vladimir CRO LIQ 4:38:51 0:00
76 PELLIZOTTI Franco ITA LIQ 4:38:51 0:00
77 YAKOVLEV Serguei KAZ LSW 4:38:51 0:00
78 LAISEKA JAIO Roberto ESP EUS 4:38:51 0:00
79 MORI Manuele ITA SDV 4:38:51 0:00
80 ROESEMS Bert BEL DVL 4:38:51 0:00
81 FORNACIARI Paolo ITA LAM 4:38:51 0:00
82 POILVET Benoit FRA C.A 4:38:51 0:00
83 TIRALONGO Paolo ITA LAM 4:38:51 0:00
84 BELTRAN MARTINEZ Manuel ESP DSC 4:38:51 0:00
85 MCGEE Bradley AUS FDJ 4:38:51 0:00
86 ENGELS Addy NED QSI 4:38:51 0:00
87 SERRANO RODRIGUEZ Marcos A. ESP LSW 4:38:51 0:00
88 SORENSEN Nicki DEN CSC 4:38:51 0:00
89 RAMIREZ ABEJA Javier ESP LSW 4:38:51 0:00
90 ELTINK Theo NED RAB 4:38:51 0:00
91 LUDEWIG Joerg GER TMO 4:38:51 0:00
92 JULICH Bobby USA CSC 4:38:51 0:00
93 SIMONI Gilberto ITA SDV 4:38:51 0:00
94 GOMEZ GOMEZ Angel ESP SDV 4:38:51 0:00
95 VAN HUFFEL Wim BEL DVL 4:38:51 0:00
96 MAYOZ Ivan ESP EUS 4:38:51 0:00
97 MERCKX Axel BEL PHO 4:38:51 0:00
98 ALBIZURI ARANSOLO Benat ESP EUS 4:38:51 0:00
99 BELLI Wladimir ITA CLM 4:38:51 0:00
100 GENE Yohann FRA BTL 4:38:51 0:00
101 PENA GRISALES Victor Hugo COL PHO 4:38:51 0:00
102 NOE' Andrea ITA LIQ 4:38:51 0:00
103 CHAURREAU BERNARDEZ Inigo ESP A2R 4:38:51 0:00
104 BAGUET Serge BEL QSI 4:38:51 0:00
105 ANDRIOTTO Dario ITA LIQ 4:38:51 0:00
106 SERPA Jose COL CLM 4:38:51 0:00
107 HONCHAR Serhiy UKR TMO 4:38:51 0:00
108 DAVIS Scott AUS TMO 4:38:51 0:00
109 KORFF André GER TMO 4:38:51 0:00
110 ZAMPIERI Steve SUI PHO 4:38:51 0:00
111 SELLA Emanuele ITA PAN 4:38:51 0:00
112 BERNAUDEAU Giovanni FRA BTL 4:38:51 0:00
113 RIGOTTO Elia ITA MRM 4:38:51 0:00
114 BLAUDZUN Michael DEN CSC 4:38:51 0:00
115 CIONI Dario David ITA LIQ 4:38:51 0:00
116 RUBIANO CHAVEZ Miguel Angel COL PAN 4:38:51 0:00
117 DA CRUZ Carlos FRA FDJ 4:38:51 0:00
118 GUSTOV Volodymir UKR CSC 4:38:51 0:00
119 FLORES GALARZA Iker ESP EUS 4:38:51 0:00
120 KNEES Christian GER MRM 4:38:51 0:00
121 DELAGE Mickael FRA FDJ 4:38:51 0:00
122 VEIKKANEN Jussi FIN FDJ 4:38:51 0:00
123 HORRACH RIPPOLL Joan ESP CEI 4:38:51 0:00
124 BRUSEGHIN Marzio ITA LAM 4:38:51 0:00
125 DANIELSON Tom USA DSC 4:38:51 0:00
126 ANZA' Santo ITA CLM 4:38:51 0:00
127 MAZZANTI Luca ITA PAN 4:38:51 0:00
128 TRENTIN Guido ITA SDV 4:38:51 0:00
129 MONFORT Maxime BEL COF 4:38:51 0:00
130 SZMYD Sylvester POL LAM 4:38:51 0:00
131 KESSLER Matthias GER TMO 4:38:51 0:00
132 ERVITI Imanol ESP CEI 4:38:51 0:00
133 FERTONANI Marco ITA CEI 4:38:51 0:00
134 VALJAVEC Tadej SLO LAM 4:38:51 0:00
135 BRAMATI Davide ITA QSI 4:38:51 0:00
136 ALDAPE CHAVEZ Moises MEX PAN 4:38:51 0:00
137 RUJANO GUILLEN José VEN CLM 4:38:51 0:00
138 VAN DE WALLE Jurgen BEL QSI 4:38:51 0:00 2"
139 ULLRICH Jan GER TMO 4:38:51 0:00
140 BERTOLINI Alessandro ITA CLM 4:38:51 0:00
141 RUBIERA VIGIL José Luis ESP DSC 4:38:51 0:00
142 BARBERO Sergio ITA CLM 4:38:51 0:00
143 KRAUSS Sven GER GST 4:38:51 0:00
144 RABON Frantisek CZE TMO 4:38:51 0:00
145 WHITE Matthew AUS DSC 4:38:51 0:00
146 PAURIOL Rémi FRA C.A 4:38:51 0:00
147 PARRA PINTO Ivan Ramiro COL COF 4:38:51 0:00
148 GADRET John FRA A2R 4:38:51 0:00
149 WIELINGA Remmert NED QSI 4:38:51 0:00
150 EDALEINE Christophe FRA C.A 4:38:51 0:00
151 GARRIDO LIMA José Antonio ESP QSI 4:38:51 0:00
152 IRIZAR ARANBURU Markel ESP EUS 4:38:51 0:00
153 SCARSELLI Leonardo ITA QSI 4:38:51 0:00
154 BALIANI Fortunato ITA PAN 4:38:51 0:00
155 VOGONDY Nicolas FRA C.A 4:38:51 0:00
156 JOACHIM Benoit LUX DSC 4:38:51 0:00
157 TSCHOPP Johann SUI PHO 4:38:51 0:00
158 DUPONT Hubert FRA A2R 4:38:51 0:00
159 BARANOWSKI Dariusz POL LSW 4:38:51 0:00
160 WAUTERS Marc BEL RAB 4:38:51 0:00
161 LUENGO CELAYA Anton ESP EUS 4:38:51 0:00
162 ORDOWSKI Volker GER GST 4:38:51 0:00
163 NIERMANN Grischa GER RAB 4:38:51 0:00
164 LARSSON Gustav Erik SWE FDJ 4:38:51 0:00
165 PINOTTI Marco ITA SDV 4:38:51 0:00
166 KUYCKX Jan BEL DVL 4:38:51 0:00
167 CALCAGNI Patrick SUI LIQ 4:38:51 0:00 4"
168 WEGELIUS Charles GBR LIQ 4:38:51 0:00
169 MOINARD Amael FRA COF 4:38:51 0:00
170 CALZATI Sylvain FRA A2R 4:38:51 0:00
171 MARICHAL Thierry BEL COF 4:38:51 0:00
172 RUSS Matthias GER GST 4:38:51 0:00
173 SACCHI Fabio ITA MRM 4:38:51 0:00
174 ILLIANO Raffaele ITA CLM 4:38:51 0:00
175 PIEPOLI Leonardo ITA SDV 4:38:51 0:00
176 MCCARTNEY Jason USA DSC 4:38:51 0:00
177 SPEZIALETTI Alessandro ITA LIQ 4:38:51 0:00
178 CASAR Sandy FRA FDJ 4:38:51 0:00 6"
179 CUESTA LOPEZ DE CASTRO Inigo ESP CSC 4:38:51 0:00
180 MC CARTY Jonathan Patrick USA PHO 4:38:51 0:00
181 LEFEVRE Laurent FRA BTL 4:38:51 0:00
182 LOBATO ELVIRA Ruben ESP SDV 4:38:51 0:00
183 SASTRE CANDIL Carlos ESP CSC 4:38:51 0:00
184 SCHOLZ Ronny GER GST 4:38:51 0:00
185 MAZUR Peter POL SDV 4:38:51 0:00
186 PEREZ CUAPIO Julio Alberto MEX PAN 4:38:51 0:00
187 VANOTTI Alessandro ITA MRM 4:38:51 0:00
188 RASMUSSEN Michael DEN RAB 4:38:51 0:00
189 OLSEN Aaron USA SDV 4:38:51 0:00
190 LE BOULANGER Yoann FRA BTL 4:38:51 0:00
191 VAN HECKE Preben BEL DVL 4:38:51 0:00
192 HIEKMANN Torsten GER GST 4:38:51 0:00
193 NAIBO Carl FRA A2R 4:43:28 4:37
194 MORENI Cristian ITA COF 4:46:10 7:19
195 ARANAGA AZKUNE Andoni ESP EUS 4:46:10 7:19


Pollack annoyed, Gilbert sadly boxed by Vaitkus/Bettini, which probably prevented him getting a better placing, but a great sprint, chaos!
 
Virenque said:
Maybe he`s Bjarne Riis..:)

I wonder who is Maximiliano Richeze, the Argentinian? I chose him in Cycling Game because very little UCI points and he really surprised me. Two sprints, 4th and 8th place. Never heard about him before..
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It was a natural strategy that was required to be attempted by Riis, given that CSC was and is fifth-to-last in the TTT tomorrow. Riis had to try and improve his TTT order position relative to DSC, even if his attempt was unlikely to succeed. And Jens is the natural person to attempt the breakaway because he has done that many times in the past.
 
cyclingheroes said:
Do you have a crystal ball or something? JV did try...
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........call it the ability to read tactics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


(says the man who is currently residing, err, err, at 350th odd on the cycling fantasy competition).

The reason i went for Voigt was because CSC had to try to move their team position up, so as to maximise their TTT start position.
 
Hey Robbie! What fun to watch him.

I didn't catch what happened to Bertagnoli... why did he DNF?

BTW, Simioni has a seriously cool paint job on his bike! Pisa bike
 
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