Saturday, 24 August 2013
Friday, 23 August 2013
Cycling Transfers 2012-2013
With the new transfer season having opened and rider making their moves for next season, the 2012 transfers will be archived in this post.
Marko Kump Adri Mobil à Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank source
Martin Elmiger Ag2r à IAM Cycling source
Kristof Goddaert Ag2r à IAM Cyclingsource
Sébastien Hinault Ag2r à IAM Cycling source
Romain Lemarchand Ag2r à Cofidis
Nicholas Roche Ag2r à Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank source
Jonathan Fumeaux Atlas Personal - Jakroo à I AM Cycling
Johann Tschopp BMC à I AM Cycling source
Romain Hardy Bretagne-Schuller à Cofidis
Laurent Pichon Bretagne-Schuller à FDJ-BigMat
Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis à Ag2r source
Andrea Guardini Farnese-Vini à Astana source
Steve Chainel FDJ-BigMat à Ag2r source
Yauheni Hutarovich FDJ-BigMat à Ag2r source
Gabriel Rasch FDJ-BigMat à I AM Cycling
Clément Koretzky La Pomme Marseille à Bretagne-Schuller
Luc-Pierre Perichon La Pomme Marseille à Bretagne-Schuller
Valerio Agnolio Liquigas-Cannondale à Astana
Eros Capecchi Liquigas-Cannondale à Movistar source
Dominique Nerz Liquigas-Cannondale à BMC source
Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas-Cannondale à Astana source
Sylvester Szmyd Liquigas-Cannondale à Movistar source
Alessandro Vanotti Liquigas-Cannondale à Astana source
Daniel Oss Liquigas-Cannondale à BMC source
Branislau Samoilau Movistar à Astana
Omar Fraile Matarranz Orbea Continental à Euskaltel Euskadi
Michael Matthews Rabobank à Orica-GreenEdge source
Jakob Fuglsang Radioshack-Nissan à Astana source
Cyril Bessy Saur-Sojasun à Cofidis
Jerome Coppel Saur-Sojasun à Cofidis
Stephané Poulhies Saur-Sojasun à Cofidis
Rohan Dennis Team Jayco-AIS à Garmin-Sharp source
Davide Appollonio Team Sky à Ag2r source
Lars Petter Nordhaug Team Sky à Rabobank
Fabio Aru Unattached à Astana source
Enrico Barbin Unattached à Colnago-CSF Inox
Warren Barguil Unattached à Shimano-Argos
Nicola Boem Unattached à Colnago-CSF Inox
Natnael Berhane Unattached à Europcar
Niccolo Bonifazio Unattached à Lampre-ISD
Bryan Coquad Unattached à Europcar
Matthias Krizek Unattached à Liquigas-Cannondale
Gert Joeaar Unattached à Cofidis
Morgan Lamoisson Unattached à Europcar
Luca Wackermann Unattached à Lampre-ISD
17th Aug: Daniel Garcia Navarro Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank à Cofidis source
17th Aug: Timothy Duggan Liquigas-Cannondale à Spidertech C10 source
18th Aug: Vasil Kiryienka Movistar à Team Sky source
20th Aug: Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago-CSF Bardiani à Ag2r source
20th Aug: Juan Antonio Flecha Team Sky à Vacansoleil-DCM source
21st Aug: Murilo Fischer Garmin-Sharp à FDJ-BigMat source
21st Aug: Robert Kiserlovski Astana à RadioShack-Nissan source
30th Aug: Cameron Wurf Champion System à Brixia Sport source
11th September: David Lopez Movistar à Team Sky source
13th September: David Tanner Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank à Rabobank source
13th September: Robert Wagner RadioShack-Nissan à Rabobank source
14th September: Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago-CSF Inox à Ag2r-La Mondiale source
14th September: Stijn Devolder Vacansoleil-DCM à RadioShack-Nissan source
14th September: Daniele Bennati RadioShack-Nissan à Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank source
15th September: Miguel Ubeto Androni-Giocattoli à Lampre-ISD source
15th September: Gerald Ciolek Omega Pharma-Quick Step à MTN-Qhubeka source
17th September: Matti Breschel Rabobank à Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank source
18th September: Roman Kreuziger Astana à Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank source
18th September: Jack Bobridge Orica-GreenEdge à Rabobank source
18th September: Grega Bole Lampre-ISD à Vacansoleil-DCM source
20th September: Heinrich Haussler Garmin-Sharp à IAM Cycling source
20th September: Gustav Larsson Vacansoleil-DCM à IAM Cycling source
20th September: Thomas Löfkvist Team Sky à IAM Cycling source
27th September: Sebatian Lander Glud & Marstrand-LRØ à BMC source
4th October: Jonathan Tiernan-Locke Endura à Team Sky source
12th October: Filippo Pozzato Farnese-Vini à Lampre-ISD Source
18th October: Mark Cavendish Team Sky à Omega Pharma-Quick Step source
20th October: Alex Dowsett Team Sky à Movistar Source
24th October: Mauro Santambrogio BMC à Farnese Selle-Italia source
28th October: Davide Rebellin Meridiana - Kamen Team à CCC Polsat-Polkowice source
30th October: Roberto Ferrari Androni-Giocattoli à Lampre-ISD source
6th November: David Boily SpiderTech à Cannondale (Brixia Sport) source
6th November: Guillaume Boivin SpiderTech à Cannondale (Brixia Sport) source
14th November: Timothy Duggan Liquigas-Cannondale à Saxo-Bank-Tinkoff Bank source
7th December: Michael Rogers Sky à Saxo-Bank-Tinkoff Bank Source
14th December: JJ Heado Saxo-Bank-Tinkoff Bank à Jamis-Hagens Berman source
Martin Elmiger Ag2r à IAM Cycling source
Kristof Goddaert Ag2r à IAM Cyclingsource
Sébastien Hinault Ag2r à IAM Cycling source
Romain Lemarchand Ag2r à Cofidis
Nicholas Roche Ag2r à Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank source
Jonathan Fumeaux Atlas Personal - Jakroo à I AM Cycling
Johann Tschopp BMC à I AM Cycling source
Romain Hardy Bretagne-Schuller à Cofidis
Laurent Pichon Bretagne-Schuller à FDJ-BigMat
Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis à Ag2r source
Andrea Guardini Farnese-Vini à Astana source
Steve Chainel FDJ-BigMat à Ag2r source
Yauheni Hutarovich FDJ-BigMat à Ag2r source
Gabriel Rasch FDJ-BigMat à I AM Cycling
Clément Koretzky La Pomme Marseille à Bretagne-Schuller
Luc-Pierre Perichon La Pomme Marseille à Bretagne-Schuller
Valerio Agnolio Liquigas-Cannondale à Astana
Eros Capecchi Liquigas-Cannondale à Movistar source
Dominique Nerz Liquigas-Cannondale à BMC source
Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas-Cannondale à Astana source
Sylvester Szmyd Liquigas-Cannondale à Movistar source
Alessandro Vanotti Liquigas-Cannondale à Astana source
Daniel Oss Liquigas-Cannondale à BMC source
Branislau Samoilau Movistar à Astana
Omar Fraile Matarranz Orbea Continental à Euskaltel Euskadi
Michael Matthews Rabobank à Orica-GreenEdge source
Jakob Fuglsang Radioshack-Nissan à Astana source
Cyril Bessy Saur-Sojasun à Cofidis
Jerome Coppel Saur-Sojasun à Cofidis
Stephané Poulhies Saur-Sojasun à Cofidis
Rohan Dennis Team Jayco-AIS à Garmin-Sharp source
Davide Appollonio Team Sky à Ag2r source
Lars Petter Nordhaug Team Sky à Rabobank
Fabio Aru Unattached à Astana source
Enrico Barbin Unattached à Colnago-CSF Inox
Warren Barguil Unattached à Shimano-Argos
Nicola Boem Unattached à Colnago-CSF Inox
Natnael Berhane Unattached à Europcar
Niccolo Bonifazio Unattached à Lampre-ISD
Bryan Coquad Unattached à Europcar
Matthias Krizek Unattached à Liquigas-Cannondale
Gert Joeaar Unattached à Cofidis
Morgan Lamoisson Unattached à Europcar
Luca Wackermann Unattached à Lampre-ISD
17th Aug: Daniel Garcia Navarro Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank à Cofidis source
18th Aug: Vasil Kiryienka Movistar à Team Sky source
20th Aug: Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago-CSF Bardiani à Ag2r source
20th Aug: Juan Antonio Flecha Team Sky à Vacansoleil-DCM source
21st Aug: Murilo Fischer Garmin-Sharp à FDJ-BigMat source
21st Aug: Robert Kiserlovski Astana à RadioShack-Nissan source
30th Aug: Cameron Wurf Champion System à Brixia Sport source
11th September: David Lopez Movistar à Team Sky source
13th September: David Tanner Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank à Rabobank source
13th September: Robert Wagner RadioShack-Nissan à Rabobank source
14th September: Domenico Pozzovivo Colnago-CSF Inox à Ag2r-La Mondiale source
14th September: Stijn Devolder Vacansoleil-DCM à RadioShack-Nissan source
14th September: Daniele Bennati RadioShack-Nissan à Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank source
15th September: Miguel Ubeto Androni-Giocattoli à Lampre-ISD source
15th September: Gerald Ciolek Omega Pharma-Quick Step à MTN-Qhubeka source
17th September: Matti Breschel Rabobank à Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank source
18th September: Roman Kreuziger Astana à Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank source
18th September: Jack Bobridge Orica-GreenEdge à Rabobank source
18th September: Grega Bole Lampre-ISD à Vacansoleil-DCM source
20th September: Heinrich Haussler Garmin-Sharp à IAM Cycling source
20th September: Gustav Larsson Vacansoleil-DCM à IAM Cycling source
20th September: Thomas Löfkvist Team Sky à IAM Cycling source
27th September: Sebatian Lander Glud & Marstrand-LRØ à BMC source
4th October: Jonathan Tiernan-Locke Endura à Team Sky source
12th October: Filippo Pozzato Farnese-Vini à Lampre-ISD Source
18th October: Mark Cavendish Team Sky à Omega Pharma-Quick Step source
20th October: Alex Dowsett Team Sky à Movistar Source
24th October: Mauro Santambrogio BMC à Farnese Selle-Italia source
28th October: Davide Rebellin Meridiana - Kamen Team à CCC Polsat-Polkowice source
30th October: Roberto Ferrari Androni-Giocattoli à Lampre-ISD source
6th November: David Boily SpiderTech à Cannondale (Brixia Sport) source
6th November: Guillaume Boivin SpiderTech à Cannondale (Brixia Sport) source
14th November: Timothy Duggan Liquigas-Cannondale à Saxo-Bank-Tinkoff Bank source
7th December: Michael Rogers Sky à Saxo-Bank-Tinkoff Bank Source
14th December: JJ Heado Saxo-Bank-Tinkoff Bank à Jamis-Hagens Berman source
Monday, 29 July 2013
Zabel's Rivals Green with Envy
Since the ASADA Reasoned Decision was released and ratified by the UCI, stripping Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France victories, no one has stepped forward and put their hand up as the rightful victor. Leaving almost a big a gap in the pages of the Tour's records was the admission by Erik Zabel that he hadn't just flirted with EPO on one occasion but had gorged on a diet of the blood booster, bags and blood and topped off with cortisone for good measure. When the dust settles or other riders come forward and say yes the nineties were rather dirty but the Dr fed me the drugs and skip the mea culpa, than the record six green jerseys won by the sprinter may be shared around. But who do they go to?
Here is a table of the podium of the points classification from 1996-2001
Frédéric Moncassin may have been rubbing his palms together at the prospect of two green jerseys until he too was caught up in the pesky French Senate and their crusade against doping. So 1996 winner looks like being the Italian Baldato who also finished runner-up at the 2000 Milan San Remo. Lucky man has had a breakthrough 2013 season, even though he retired after 2008...
Mario Traversoni may have been surprised when he was awarded Stage 19 of the 2007 Tour after Bart Voskamp and Jens Heppner had a tangle on the line and disqualified themselves. Will Traversoni be more suprised with a late delivery of green?
Robbie McEwen broke through for Australia in 2002 with the first of his green jerseys but it had been four years of an Australian finishing behind Zabel. Stuart O'Grady could have also nabbed three green jerseys if it had not been for his selective memory. Quick to call out Armstrong for needing drugs, it seems the natural ability of the South Australian just wasn't good enough either. There goes the chance to further pad out a palmares that now is forever under scrutiny.
Tom Steels step forward and collect your lucky prize. Nine stage wins and green jersey goes very well with four Belgian road race titles. Well done sir now just don't say anything incriminating now.
Onto 1999 and the two dopes once again miss out so in slides Christophe Capelle for his first green jersey. Having won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in the team pursuit, a Tour classification jersey is the cherry on top of an otherwise bare palmares.
2000 is McEwen's first of now four green jerseys so well done Robbie.
2001 is a little tricky again as O'Grady's hematocrit levels are iffy. So again the winner is in third place, step forward one time Lanterne rouge Damien Nazon! Last place in 1998 doesn't look very suspicious in the Tour de Dopage so 2001 looks safe in Nazon's hands.
So the winners of the green jersey after some retroactive doping controls and returned memories mean that Zabel is left rather empty handed. Winners in his place are
1996: Italian Baldato (Italy) 255 points
1997: Mario Traversoni 198 points
1998: Tom Steels (Belgium) 221 points
1999: Christophe Capelle (France) 196 points
2000: Robbie McEwen (Australia)
2001: Damien Nazon (France) 169 points
Tour stages are far too messy to divy up so it’s back to zero wins for Zabel.
What now of Milan San Remo? Zabel won the Monument on four occasions but who was runner up in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2001? It's a good Thing Óscar Freire took the win in 2004 so he could celebrate at the time and not nine years later as Zabel prematurly though he had the win.
In 1997 Zabel celebrated his first win thanking Edgar most kindly for the strength to win a sprint. It's a shame that Alberto Elli decided to hide a few banned substances in his hotel room but for the police to find them was the real kicker. Not to mention that resulted in a prison sentence. So third place then? Biagio Conte has been a beneficiary when those ahead of him have been disqualified but even for an Italian La Primavera is a better prize than a Giro stage!
1998 is a very messy affair as in second place was Emmanuel Magnien who later in the year was caught up that bore some Festina affair. Must have been wrong place wrong time except he later tested positive to steriods but only because the Dr injected him with them. In third place is another Frenchman who must be kicking himself, Moncassin should be quite the decorated cyclist with Zabel admitting his fondness for blood bags. Instead down in fourth place is Stefano Zanini but his not the winner either as his name popped up in that Senate report. Fifth place? Andrei Tchmil perhaps but there are several questions marks him even though he did take out the 1999 San Remo at the time. He can hold it but maybe not permanently.
Baldato as mentioned before is a double winner thanks to Zabel as he can step up to claim the first monument of the millennium.
The last of Zabel’s San Remo’s was won ahead of lion king Mario Cipollini. Shame he had a dalliance with the dark side as he also popped up in the French Senate’s report.
He missed out on a green jersey due to McEwen in 2000 but Lithuanian Romāns Vainšteins takes the monument which sites nicely with the 2000 road worlds. Shame he couldn’t celebrate the win in the rainbow jersey.
So its messy and a lot of cyclists stand to gain from Zabel admitting that he and EPO were actually rather friendly, The question now is, will these cyclists step up and persue the UCI and ASO for what is rightfully owed to them?
Here is a table of the podium of the points classification from 1996-2001
335
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284
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255
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350
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223
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198
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327
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230
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221
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323
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275
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196
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321
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203
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184
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252
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244
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169
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Frédéric Moncassin may have been rubbing his palms together at the prospect of two green jerseys until he too was caught up in the pesky French Senate and their crusade against doping. So 1996 winner looks like being the Italian Baldato who also finished runner-up at the 2000 Milan San Remo. Lucky man has had a breakthrough 2013 season, even though he retired after 2008...
Mario Traversoni may have been surprised when he was awarded Stage 19 of the 2007 Tour after Bart Voskamp and Jens Heppner had a tangle on the line and disqualified themselves. Will Traversoni be more suprised with a late delivery of green?
Robbie McEwen broke through for Australia in 2002 with the first of his green jerseys but it had been four years of an Australian finishing behind Zabel. Stuart O'Grady could have also nabbed three green jerseys if it had not been for his selective memory. Quick to call out Armstrong for needing drugs, it seems the natural ability of the South Australian just wasn't good enough either. There goes the chance to further pad out a palmares that now is forever under scrutiny.
Tom Steels step forward and collect your lucky prize. Nine stage wins and green jersey goes very well with four Belgian road race titles. Well done sir now just don't say anything incriminating now.
Onto 1999 and the two dopes once again miss out so in slides Christophe Capelle for his first green jersey. Having won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in the team pursuit, a Tour classification jersey is the cherry on top of an otherwise bare palmares.
2000 is McEwen's first of now four green jerseys so well done Robbie.
2001 is a little tricky again as O'Grady's hematocrit levels are iffy. So again the winner is in third place, step forward one time Lanterne rouge Damien Nazon! Last place in 1998 doesn't look very suspicious in the Tour de Dopage so 2001 looks safe in Nazon's hands.
So the winners of the green jersey after some retroactive doping controls and returned memories mean that Zabel is left rather empty handed. Winners in his place are
1996: Italian Baldato (Italy) 255 points
1997: Mario Traversoni 198 points
1998: Tom Steels (Belgium) 221 points
1999: Christophe Capelle (France) 196 points
2000: Robbie McEwen (Australia)
2001: Damien Nazon (France) 169 points
Tour stages are far too messy to divy up so it’s back to zero wins for Zabel.
What now of Milan San Remo? Zabel won the Monument on four occasions but who was runner up in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2001? It's a good Thing Óscar Freire took the win in 2004 so he could celebrate at the time and not nine years later as Zabel prematurly though he had the win.
In 1997 Zabel celebrated his first win thanking Edgar most kindly for the strength to win a sprint. It's a shame that Alberto Elli decided to hide a few banned substances in his hotel room but for the police to find them was the real kicker. Not to mention that resulted in a prison sentence. So third place then? Biagio Conte has been a beneficiary when those ahead of him have been disqualified but even for an Italian La Primavera is a better prize than a Giro stage!
1998 is a very messy affair as in second place was Emmanuel Magnien who later in the year was caught up that bore some Festina affair. Must have been wrong place wrong time except he later tested positive to steriods but only because the Dr injected him with them. In third place is another Frenchman who must be kicking himself, Moncassin should be quite the decorated cyclist with Zabel admitting his fondness for blood bags. Instead down in fourth place is Stefano Zanini but his not the winner either as his name popped up in that Senate report. Fifth place? Andrei Tchmil perhaps but there are several questions marks him even though he did take out the 1999 San Remo at the time. He can hold it but maybe not permanently.
Baldato as mentioned before is a double winner thanks to Zabel as he can step up to claim the first monument of the millennium.
The last of Zabel’s San Remo’s was won ahead of lion king Mario Cipollini. Shame he had a dalliance with the dark side as he also popped up in the French Senate’s report.
He missed out on a green jersey due to McEwen in 2000 but Lithuanian Romāns Vainšteins takes the monument which sites nicely with the 2000 road worlds. Shame he couldn’t celebrate the win in the rainbow jersey.
So its messy and a lot of cyclists stand to gain from Zabel admitting that he and EPO were actually rather friendly, The question now is, will these cyclists step up and persue the UCI and ASO for what is rightfully owed to them?
Thursday, 18 July 2013
Recent Tour de France winners and their stage victories
Last year Brad Wiggins took home two stage wins courtesy of the time trials. This year, Chris Froome looks set to become the second consecutive Brit to win the yellow jersey and so far has taken out three wins. How does this compare to previous victors? Here are a few examples from 2007 onwards demonstrating that an ITT goes some way to securing victory in Paris.
2012: Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky)
-Stage 9 ITT
-Stage 19 ITT
2011: Cadel Evans (BMC)
-Stage 4
2010: Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank)
-Stage 8
-Stage 17
2009: Alberto Contador (Astana)
-Stage 4 TTT
-Stage 15
-Stage 18 ITT
2008: Carlos Sasrte (CSC-Saxo Bank)
-Stage 17
2007: Alberto Contador (Discovery)
-Stage 14
2013: Chis Froome (Team Sky)
-Stage 8
-Stage 15
-Stage 17 ITT
-Stage 9 ITT
-Stage 19 ITT
2011: Cadel Evans (BMC)
-Stage 4
2010: Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank)
-Stage 8
-Stage 17
2009: Alberto Contador (Astana)
-Stage 4 TTT
-Stage 15
-Stage 18 ITT
2008: Carlos Sasrte (CSC-Saxo Bank)
-Stage 17
2007: Alberto Contador (Discovery)
-Stage 14
Friday, 5 July 2013
Knocked Out Of The Top Ten
After six stages and no general classification stages there are already several top ten hopefuls who have flown home or are missing key teammates. Belkin, Lotto, Cofidis and Astana are all looking weaker in the claims to place a rider in the top ten after being struck with misfortune.
Stage 5 was a horror stage for Astana and team captain Jakob Fuglsang. Early in the stage Fredrik Kessiakoff pulled out the race with his injuries taking their toll on the Swede. In last year’s Tour Kessiakoff wore the polka dot jersey from stages 8-10 and 12-16 as he battled Thomas Voeckler in the KOM. He will be a big loss for the hopes of Fuglsang who is back at the Tour after his failing out with the RadioShack team. The Dane has the team working for him but Kessiakoff is a big loss.
Janez Brajkovič crashed out in 2011 before coming back the next year and finishing ninth overall in 2012. He crashed in the final 10kms of stage and ripped open his knee. Although he didn’t finish the stage he won’t be pinning a race number on tomorrow. On the one day Fuglsang lost both of his key mountain domestiques and with Astana down to six riders it will be tough for him to crack the top ten after doing nothing wrong.
Another unlucky rider from today was Damiano Cunego who punctured in the final kilometre and lost 1 minute to his rivals. After Lampre-Merida put in a decent effort during the TTT the little prince was in a good position heading into the mountains.
Although Cunego and Fuglsang were unlucky, Rein Taaramäe and Robert Gesink have been going backwards since Corsica. Both have worn the white jersey in the past and were touted as future GC contenders. Gesink has performed the better of the two so far but he is almost 10 minutes behind Daryl Impey. He is riding in support of Bauke Mollema but the Dutchmen having lost this much time on the flat may not be much help in the mountains. Perhaps then he’ll crash out again saving face.
Cofidis on the other hand came into the Tour with Taaramäe their hope for some podium time. The newly crowned Estonian champion may be looking resplendent in his national kit but he has been very underwhelming so far. Teammate Dani Navarro impressed at the Critérium de dauphine so perhaps Contador’s former domestique may lead the team from now on. Taaramäe has one Vuelta victory to his name but a stage win is probably beyond him at the Tour.
It is not only riders having conceded time after the first six stages that have cost their chances for a top ten finish but several big injuries. Although his palmares is very bare with a stage win at the Dauphiné his only pro victory, Jurgen Van Den Broeck was hoping to improve upon his two fourth overall results at the Tour. A crash in the finale of Stage 5 saw the Belgian succumb to a knee injury and once again his Tour is over before it really begun. Since 2009 the Belgian has ridden 7 grand tours, withdrawing three times but finishing inside the top ten three times. Perhaps the Vuelta will see a return to form.
Lotto can focus on winning stages with Andre Greipel so not all is lost for the team. Astana may try for stage wins now as will Lampre to rescue their Tours. With only six stages completed there are several riders who have pinned their hopes on July only to see them dashed in seconds. The mettle of Geraint Thomas to continue riding with a fractured pelvis that he sustained on Stage 1 demonstrates that at the Tour, rider’s pain thresholds are enormous and its takes something special to pull the pin and quit.
It’s a shame to see riders crash out as the spectacle of the race is diminished as every rider wants to prove themselves against the best. Let’s hope there are no more injuries and mechanicals that decide the top ten. Thankfully none of the big contenders’ have some unstuck yet and their ability to stay upright is demonstrating why they are the favourites.
Stage 5 was a horror stage for Astana and team captain Jakob Fuglsang. Early in the stage Fredrik Kessiakoff pulled out the race with his injuries taking their toll on the Swede. In last year’s Tour Kessiakoff wore the polka dot jersey from stages 8-10 and 12-16 as he battled Thomas Voeckler in the KOM. He will be a big loss for the hopes of Fuglsang who is back at the Tour after his failing out with the RadioShack team. The Dane has the team working for him but Kessiakoff is a big loss.
Janez Brajkovič crashed out in 2011 before coming back the next year and finishing ninth overall in 2012. He crashed in the final 10kms of stage and ripped open his knee. Although he didn’t finish the stage he won’t be pinning a race number on tomorrow. On the one day Fuglsang lost both of his key mountain domestiques and with Astana down to six riders it will be tough for him to crack the top ten after doing nothing wrong.
Another unlucky rider from today was Damiano Cunego who punctured in the final kilometre and lost 1 minute to his rivals. After Lampre-Merida put in a decent effort during the TTT the little prince was in a good position heading into the mountains.
Although Cunego and Fuglsang were unlucky, Rein Taaramäe and Robert Gesink have been going backwards since Corsica. Both have worn the white jersey in the past and were touted as future GC contenders. Gesink has performed the better of the two so far but he is almost 10 minutes behind Daryl Impey. He is riding in support of Bauke Mollema but the Dutchmen having lost this much time on the flat may not be much help in the mountains. Perhaps then he’ll crash out again saving face.
Cofidis on the other hand came into the Tour with Taaramäe their hope for some podium time. The newly crowned Estonian champion may be looking resplendent in his national kit but he has been very underwhelming so far. Teammate Dani Navarro impressed at the Critérium de dauphine so perhaps Contador’s former domestique may lead the team from now on. Taaramäe has one Vuelta victory to his name but a stage win is probably beyond him at the Tour.
It is not only riders having conceded time after the first six stages that have cost their chances for a top ten finish but several big injuries. Although his palmares is very bare with a stage win at the Dauphiné his only pro victory, Jurgen Van Den Broeck was hoping to improve upon his two fourth overall results at the Tour. A crash in the finale of Stage 5 saw the Belgian succumb to a knee injury and once again his Tour is over before it really begun. Since 2009 the Belgian has ridden 7 grand tours, withdrawing three times but finishing inside the top ten three times. Perhaps the Vuelta will see a return to form.
Lotto can focus on winning stages with Andre Greipel so not all is lost for the team. Astana may try for stage wins now as will Lampre to rescue their Tours. With only six stages completed there are several riders who have pinned their hopes on July only to see them dashed in seconds. The mettle of Geraint Thomas to continue riding with a fractured pelvis that he sustained on Stage 1 demonstrates that at the Tour, rider’s pain thresholds are enormous and its takes something special to pull the pin and quit.
It’s a shame to see riders crash out as the spectacle of the race is diminished as every rider wants to prove themselves against the best. Let’s hope there are no more injuries and mechanicals that decide the top ten. Thankfully none of the big contenders’ have some unstuck yet and their ability to stay upright is demonstrating why they are the favourites.
Monday, 1 July 2013
Tour de France Listening
It’s the time of the year when cycling journalists forget about the warmth and comfort of sleeping in their own beds as the chase le Tour de France for three weeks. For many of the journalists their copy is for print in both online and magazine format. For some it is purely television content they are tasked with procuring while others simply entice their audience with a by-line of several people talking for 20-30 minutes in a relaxed and jovial mood. The podcasts of the Tour offer unique insights into the race which ignore the race results format in favour of the bizarre and wonderful.
Here are just a few examples of how to really embrace the Tour so that while you’re working away waiting for 10pm to roll around for coverage to start again you can keep that interest piqued. The podcasts below are a mix of paid and non-paid options.
SBS Sag Wagon: The Wagon is a fans favourite with Sam Pang, David Culbert and Annabelle Drew. They won’t always be accurate in reporting the day’s events but they will provide a chuckle or two with the GreenEdge Bus fiasco and ‘Mediterranean shag’ laughter two early highlights so far. Find them via cycling central or the SBS Soundcloud page daily on a reliable schedule. All three are on twitter so if you want them to talk about an issue you feel needs airing, try their twitter handles at @MrSamPang, @Culbert_Report and @drewspoke.
Website: http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/49638/sag-wagon-podcast Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/cycling-central
SBS Round Table: A bit of ramble this one but with host Anthony Tan calling the shots, this pod is entertaining and insightful. Generally a three person discussion which ranges in audio quality as the pods are recorded in the press room or restaurants with various guests which adds to its charm. Also good to listen to the regular cycling scribes and put a voice to a name. Less likely to be uploaded same time every day so may need to check throughout the day to find out when it’s up. Tan Man is also available via twitter and does respond to questions to try your luck him to mention your question in this pod. Contact Anthony via @anthony_tan. The address for the podcast is also from SBS’s Soundcloud page or via cyclingcentral.Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/cycling-central
ITV Podcast: For a British perspective on the Tour and daily updates on Froome dog listen in to Ned Boulting, Chris Boardman and Matt Rendell. The three have several interviews peppering their show and are worth listening to for them. They may get a bit parochial when Cav starts winning stage after stage but it’s all light hearted and banter friendly. This is one is available via ITunes at a regular daily time or check their website for video and photo extras. The iTunes link is from the web site. Contact @itvcycling to get up to the minute info on when the pod is up.Website: http://www.itv.com/tourdefrance/
Velocast: For those who want the all exclusive premium podcast this is the choice for you. John Galloway and Scott O’Raw are your hosts for the show and you are in good hands. There are occasional free pods from these two but for daily content you’ll need to pay. Check out their website for all the details and your choice of payments. Otherwise @velocast will keep you informed of when the free shows are up.
Website: http://velocast.cc/
Cycling Weekly have in the past conducted a pod similar in style to Anthony Tans round table but so far this edition are a little light on in audio content. Their Soundcloud website is worth checking out to see if anything does appear.Website: https://soundcloud.com/cycling-weekly
Here are just a few examples of how to really embrace the Tour so that while you’re working away waiting for 10pm to roll around for coverage to start again you can keep that interest piqued. The podcasts below are a mix of paid and non-paid options.
SBS Sag Wagon: The Wagon is a fans favourite with Sam Pang, David Culbert and Annabelle Drew. They won’t always be accurate in reporting the day’s events but they will provide a chuckle or two with the GreenEdge Bus fiasco and ‘Mediterranean shag’ laughter two early highlights so far. Find them via cycling central or the SBS Soundcloud page daily on a reliable schedule. All three are on twitter so if you want them to talk about an issue you feel needs airing, try their twitter handles at @MrSamPang, @Culbert_Report and @drewspoke.
Website: http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/49638/sag-wagon-podcast Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/cycling-central
SBS Round Table: A bit of ramble this one but with host Anthony Tan calling the shots, this pod is entertaining and insightful. Generally a three person discussion which ranges in audio quality as the pods are recorded in the press room or restaurants with various guests which adds to its charm. Also good to listen to the regular cycling scribes and put a voice to a name. Less likely to be uploaded same time every day so may need to check throughout the day to find out when it’s up. Tan Man is also available via twitter and does respond to questions to try your luck him to mention your question in this pod. Contact Anthony via @anthony_tan. The address for the podcast is also from SBS’s Soundcloud page or via cyclingcentral.Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/cycling-central
ITV Podcast: For a British perspective on the Tour and daily updates on Froome dog listen in to Ned Boulting, Chris Boardman and Matt Rendell. The three have several interviews peppering their show and are worth listening to for them. They may get a bit parochial when Cav starts winning stage after stage but it’s all light hearted and banter friendly. This is one is available via ITunes at a regular daily time or check their website for video and photo extras. The iTunes link is from the web site. Contact @itvcycling to get up to the minute info on when the pod is up.Website: http://www.itv.com/tourdefrance/
Velocast: For those who want the all exclusive premium podcast this is the choice for you. John Galloway and Scott O’Raw are your hosts for the show and you are in good hands. There are occasional free pods from these two but for daily content you’ll need to pay. Check out their website for all the details and your choice of payments. Otherwise @velocast will keep you informed of when the free shows are up.
Website: http://velocast.cc/
Cycling Weekly have in the past conducted a pod similar in style to Anthony Tans round table but so far this edition are a little light on in audio content. Their Soundcloud website is worth checking out to see if anything does appear.Website: https://soundcloud.com/cycling-weekly
Thursday, 27 June 2013
100th Tour de France Preview: The Green Jersey
Last year Peter Sagan won the first road stage of the Tour that he contested. It was to be the first of three stages the Slovakian won in 2012 on his way to domination of the green jersey. After that first stage win, Sagan held green all the way to Paris. He accumulated 421 points in the sprint classification with André Greipel the closest challenger on 280 points. The classification appears to be much closer in the 100th edition of the race with 2011 green jersey winner Mark Cavendish having a whole team dedicated to the manx missile. Lotto will also be backing Greipel but stage wins are a more realistic goal for the German. Aesthetically, this competition for this classification will be between the tri-bands of Cav and Greipel as the respective new road race champions of Great Britain and Germany while Sagan will be decked out in the vertical bands of Slovakia. In the sprints, they will all be a little easier to identify before the green jersey begins to be swapped around.
For the sprinters in recent years with the removal of bonus seconds, any opportunity to pull on the first yellow jersey of the race has evaporated. 2014 will also offer the chance for sprinters to pull on yellow but it is in Corsica where the sprinters will fight for yellow. A lumpy stage with tight roads could see a crash or two with nervy cyclists and several teams all jockeying for position. Lotto-Belisol, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, Argos-Shimano, Orica-GreenEdge and Cannondale will all want their trains sorted for their sprinters while Katusha, Saxo-Tinkoff, Lampre-Merida and Movistar have all come to Tour with their sprinters to ensure a chaotic end to sprint stages. Cavendish has proved himself as the fastest man in a sprint drag but Greipel and Matt Goss on occasion have out manoeuvred the former world champion. With Cav being backed by devoted team, he should improve upon the three stages he won last year with very limited support by Sky. On the flat stages, Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb have both notched grand tour stage wins and could gang up on Cav with a dual pronged attacked. With so many sprinters going for the win, a few protests about being boxed in will be heard at the conclusion of stages. Goss was docked thirty points last year for impeding Sagan’s sprint in one example of how tight the sprints became. With the points on offer at the intermediate sprint points, Cav will want to top up his points knowing that Sagan is the best climber of the sprinters and can grab points on the lumpier stages when his rivals are likely to bank none.
The 2011 edition of the Tour was a relatively foregone conclusion of who would win green after Cav won five stages. 2010 was a cagier affair with Thor Hushovd and Alessandro Petacchi swapping green for the last ten days of the race. The Italian won the classification by just nine points although both riders notched just one stage win. The victor in green will probably need at least two stage wins and for this reason, Cavendish appears to be slightly more favourable than Sagan for the jersey. At the Giro, Cav had a breakthrough win to take the points classification and make it a perfect three at the grand tours. His tenacity to protect the jersey will be on show during July and if he gets the jersey early he is unlikely to give it up. Sagan won’t want to give away green either. With three flat stages in the first week whoever wins these stages will be looking good for the win. However with tough last week in the Alps, a sprinter or two may just fall away and miss the time cut. If so, it could be a win by default and therefore banking several stage wins will be proof of being the best sprinter at the 2013 Tour.
For the sprinters in recent years with the removal of bonus seconds, any opportunity to pull on the first yellow jersey of the race has evaporated. 2014 will also offer the chance for sprinters to pull on yellow but it is in Corsica where the sprinters will fight for yellow. A lumpy stage with tight roads could see a crash or two with nervy cyclists and several teams all jockeying for position. Lotto-Belisol, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, Argos-Shimano, Orica-GreenEdge and Cannondale will all want their trains sorted for their sprinters while Katusha, Saxo-Tinkoff, Lampre-Merida and Movistar have all come to Tour with their sprinters to ensure a chaotic end to sprint stages. Cavendish has proved himself as the fastest man in a sprint drag but Greipel and Matt Goss on occasion have out manoeuvred the former world champion. With Cav being backed by devoted team, he should improve upon the three stages he won last year with very limited support by Sky. On the flat stages, Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb have both notched grand tour stage wins and could gang up on Cav with a dual pronged attacked. With so many sprinters going for the win, a few protests about being boxed in will be heard at the conclusion of stages. Goss was docked thirty points last year for impeding Sagan’s sprint in one example of how tight the sprints became. With the points on offer at the intermediate sprint points, Cav will want to top up his points knowing that Sagan is the best climber of the sprinters and can grab points on the lumpier stages when his rivals are likely to bank none.
The 2011 edition of the Tour was a relatively foregone conclusion of who would win green after Cav won five stages. 2010 was a cagier affair with Thor Hushovd and Alessandro Petacchi swapping green for the last ten days of the race. The Italian won the classification by just nine points although both riders notched just one stage win. The victor in green will probably need at least two stage wins and for this reason, Cavendish appears to be slightly more favourable than Sagan for the jersey. At the Giro, Cav had a breakthrough win to take the points classification and make it a perfect three at the grand tours. His tenacity to protect the jersey will be on show during July and if he gets the jersey early he is unlikely to give it up. Sagan won’t want to give away green either. With three flat stages in the first week whoever wins these stages will be looking good for the win. However with tough last week in the Alps, a sprinter or two may just fall away and miss the time cut. If so, it could be a win by default and therefore banking several stage wins will be proof of being the best sprinter at the 2013 Tour.
100th Tour de France Preview: The Overal Favourites
In 2013 the Tour makes its 100th trip around France. Beginning in Corsica, the first three stages will be the first time the Tour has visited the island which was the last department to be visited by the race. From Corsica it’s onto the mainland and for the next twenty days the race is a wholly French affair. For the French, a general classification winner looks like being a foreigner once again but their stocks are rising with Thibaut Pinot and Pierre Rolland the espoirs. In the 99th edition Sky ruled the race to deliver yellow to Bradley Wiggins in Paris relatively untested by any rivals bar teammate Chris Froome. Talk of a Tour defence had been dogged by internal conflicts between Wiggins and Froome with the team backing the Kenyan born rider while Wiggins was suggesting otherwise. Froome enters the Tour now not only as Team Sky’s rider but as the favourite for the overall.
In part the domination of Sky in last year’s Tour was explained by the parcours with two long time trials favouring Wiggins who also benefitted by a lack of challengers. In 2013 Alberto Contador is back after serving his doping ban, Cadel Evans is also back to his best after his failed defence of the 2011 Tour, while 2010 victor Andy Schleck is a dark horse with his form uncertain but highly ambitious to return to the winner’s podium. These three will challenge Froome while Evans’ teammate Tejay Van Garderen is looking to improve upon his fifth placing of last year as are the French duo who both finished in the top ten. Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez is back for his second Tour after taking a stage and finishing seventh in 2010. Bauke Mollema will want to impress his new suitors at Belkin while Movistar are entering the race with the triumvirate of Alejandro Valverde, Rui Costa and Nairo Quintana.
The depth of challengers and lack of decisive time trial kilometres will mean that attacks in the mountains are a given. The Colombian climber Quintana is tipped for big things and the Alps will be his stage. Contador and Froome went tête-à-tête at the Critérium du Dauphiné with El Pistolero over four minutes down on Froome after the eight stages. The Spaniard has said his feeling good and the French race was the opportunity to fine tune his Tour preparation. Backing Froome will be Australian Richie Porte who has shown when given free reign he can win a race or two. Porte won Paris-Nice in March and will be seen as a super domestique for Froome. Should anything happen to the Sky leader, Porte could step in and fill the void as Rigoberto Uran did at the Giro in May. With a cagey beginning of the race in Corsica, general classification leaders will need all the support they can get on the island.
The Tour is Froome’s to lose due to the early season form that he has shown. The time spent in leaders jersey’s answering to the media packs and dealing with all the extra attention riders receive in that position will be invaluable. Wiggins proved last year that Sky’s plan to put their man in yellow paid dividends as he largely appeared comfortable protecting yellow. Froome appears less likely to reply to calls of doping in the manner of Wiggins but after a tough day in the saddle, he may crack in the press room. Contador has a strong team around him and will test Froome. However his form has been far from his best thus far this season. Evans proved he is worthy of BMC dedicating their team to him but a podium place looks like the best bet for cuddles. Valverde and Rodriquez will also battle for the podium but Froome and Contador are a head above the chasing pack.
In part the domination of Sky in last year’s Tour was explained by the parcours with two long time trials favouring Wiggins who also benefitted by a lack of challengers. In 2013 Alberto Contador is back after serving his doping ban, Cadel Evans is also back to his best after his failed defence of the 2011 Tour, while 2010 victor Andy Schleck is a dark horse with his form uncertain but highly ambitious to return to the winner’s podium. These three will challenge Froome while Evans’ teammate Tejay Van Garderen is looking to improve upon his fifth placing of last year as are the French duo who both finished in the top ten. Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez is back for his second Tour after taking a stage and finishing seventh in 2010. Bauke Mollema will want to impress his new suitors at Belkin while Movistar are entering the race with the triumvirate of Alejandro Valverde, Rui Costa and Nairo Quintana.
The depth of challengers and lack of decisive time trial kilometres will mean that attacks in the mountains are a given. The Colombian climber Quintana is tipped for big things and the Alps will be his stage. Contador and Froome went tête-à-tête at the Critérium du Dauphiné with El Pistolero over four minutes down on Froome after the eight stages. The Spaniard has said his feeling good and the French race was the opportunity to fine tune his Tour preparation. Backing Froome will be Australian Richie Porte who has shown when given free reign he can win a race or two. Porte won Paris-Nice in March and will be seen as a super domestique for Froome. Should anything happen to the Sky leader, Porte could step in and fill the void as Rigoberto Uran did at the Giro in May. With a cagey beginning of the race in Corsica, general classification leaders will need all the support they can get on the island.
The Tour is Froome’s to lose due to the early season form that he has shown. The time spent in leaders jersey’s answering to the media packs and dealing with all the extra attention riders receive in that position will be invaluable. Wiggins proved last year that Sky’s plan to put their man in yellow paid dividends as he largely appeared comfortable protecting yellow. Froome appears less likely to reply to calls of doping in the manner of Wiggins but after a tough day in the saddle, he may crack in the press room. Contador has a strong team around him and will test Froome. However his form has been far from his best thus far this season. Evans proved he is worthy of BMC dedicating their team to him but a podium place looks like the best bet for cuddles. Valverde and Rodriquez will also battle for the podium but Froome and Contador are a head above the chasing pack.
Friday, 21 June 2013
100th Tour de France Teams
OPQS: Mark Cavendish, Sylvain Chavanel, Michal Kwiatkowski, Tony Martin, Jerome Pineau, Gert Steegmans, Niki Terpstra, Matteo Trentin, Peter Velits.
BlancoBelkin: Lars Boom, Laurens ten Dam, Robert Gesink, Tom Leezer, Bauke Mollema , Lars-Petter Nordhaug, Bram Tankink, Sep Vanmarcke, Maarten Wynants.
Cannondale: Maciej Bodnar, Alessandro De Marchi, Kristijan Koren, Alan Marangoni, Moreno Moser, Fabio Sabatini, Peter Sagan, Ted King, Brian Vandborg.
RadioShack-Leopard: Jan Bakelants, Laurent Didier, Tony Gallopin, Markel Irizar, Andreas Klöden, Maxime Monfort, Andy Schleck, Jens Voigt and Haimar Zubeldia.
Orica-GreenEdge: Brett Lancaster, Cameron Meyer, Daryl Impey, Matt Goss, Michael Albasini, Simon Clarke, Simon Gerrans, Stuart O’Grady, Svein Tuft
Saxo-Tinkoff: Michael Rogers, Roman Kreuziger, Nicolas Roche, Matteo Tosatto, Daniele Bennati, Sergio Paulinho, Alberto Contador, Jesus Hernandez, Benjamin Noval
Team Sky: Chris Froome, Richie Porte, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Peter Kennaugh, Vasil Kiryienka, David Lopez, Kanstantsin Siutsou, Ian Stannard, Geraint Thomas
Lotto-Belisol: Lars Bak, Bart De Clercq, André Greipel, Adam Hansen, Greg Henderson, Jürgen Roelandts, Marcel Sieberg, Jurgen Van den Broeck, Frederik Willems.
Katusha: Pavel Brutt, Alexander Kristoff, Aliaksandr Kuchynski, Alberto Losada, Daniel Moreno, Joaquim Rodriguez, Gatis Smukulis, Yuriy Trofimov, Eduard Vorganov
Europcar: Pierre Rolland, Thomas Voeckler, David Veilleux, Kevin Reza, Jerome Cousin, Yukiya Arashiro, Davide Malacarne, Cyril Gautier, Yohann Gene
Cofidis: Daniel Navarro, Rein Taaramäe, Christophe Le Mével, Jérôme Coppel, Yoann Bagot, Egoitz Garcia, Guillaume Levarlet, Luis Angel Maté, Rudy Molard
Argos-Shimano: Roy Curvers, John Degenkolb, Tom Dumoulin, Johannes Fröhlinger, Simon Geschke, Marcel Kittel, Koen de Kort, Albert Timmer, Tom Veelers
Astana: Assan Bazayev, Janez Brajkovic, Jakob Fuglsang, Enrico Gasparotto, Francesco Gavazzi, Andrey Kashechkin, Fredrik Kessiakoff, Alexey Lutsenko,Dmitri Muravyev
BMC: Brent Bookwalter, Marcus Burghardt, Cadel Evans, Tejay van Garderen, Philippe Gilbert, Amaël Moinard, Steve Morabito, Manuel Quinziato, Michael Schär
Cannondale: Maciej Bodnar, Alessandro De Marchi, Kristijan Koren, Alan Marangoni, Moreno Moser, Fabio Sabatini, Peter Sagan, Ted King, Brian Vandborg.
RadioShack-Leopard: Jan Bakelants, Laurent Didier, Tony Gallopin, Markel Irizar, Andreas Klöden, Maxime Monfort, Andy Schleck, Jens Voigt and Haimar Zubeldia.
Orica-GreenEdge: Brett Lancaster, Cameron Meyer, Daryl Impey, Matt Goss, Michael Albasini, Simon Clarke, Simon Gerrans, Stuart O’Grady, Svein Tuft
Saxo-Tinkoff: Michael Rogers, Roman Kreuziger, Nicolas Roche, Matteo Tosatto, Daniele Bennati, Sergio Paulinho, Alberto Contador, Jesus Hernandez, Benjamin Noval
Team Vacansoleil-DCM: Kris Boeckmans, Juan Antonio Flecha, Thomas De Gendt, Johnny Hoogerland, Sergey Lagutin, Wout Poels, Boy van Poppel, Danny van Poppel, Lieuwe Westra
Team Sky: Chris Froome, Richie Porte, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Peter Kennaugh, Vasil Kiryienka, David Lopez, Kanstantsin Siutsou, Ian Stannard, Geraint Thomas
Katusha: Pavel Brutt, Alexander Kristoff, Aliaksandr Kuchynski, Alberto Losada, Daniel Moreno, Joaquim Rodriguez, Gatis Smukulis, Yuriy Trofimov, Eduard Vorganov
Lampre: Damiano Cunego, Matteo Bono, Davide Cimolai, Elia Favilli, Roberto Ferrari, Adriano Malori, Manuele Mori, Przemyslaw Niemiec, Josè Rodolfo Serpa Perez
Euskatel-Euskadi: Igor Antón, Mikel Astarloza, Gorka Izaguirre, Ion Izaguirre, Juan José Lobato, Mikel Nieve, Juanjo Oroz, Rubén Pérez, Romain Sicard
Sojasun: Anthony Delaplace, Julien El Fares, Brice Feillu, Jonathan Hivert, Cyril Lemoine, Jean-Marc Marino, Julien Simon, Maxime Mederel, Alexis Vuillermoz
Movistar: Alejandro Valverde, Rui Costa, Nairo Quintana, Andrey Amador, Jonathan Castroviejo, Rubén Plaza, Imanol Erviti, Iván Gutiérrez, José Joaquín Rojas
Garmin-Sharp: Andrew Talansky, Christian Vande Velde, Dan Martin, David Millar, Jack Bauer, Ramunas Navardauskas, Rohan Dennis, Ryder Hesjedal, Tom Danielson
Ag2r:Jean-Christophe Péraud, Romain Bardet, Samuel Dumoulin, Maxime Bouet, Blel Kadri, Sébastien Minard, John Gadret, Hubert Dupont, Christophe Riblon
FDJ: Nacer Bouhanni, William Bonnet, Murillo Fisher, Jérémy Roy, Pierrick Fédrigo, Arnold Jeannesson, Alexandre Geniez, Thibaut Pinot, Arthur Vichot
Astana: Assan Bazayev, Janez Brajkovic, Jakob Fuglsang, Enrico Gasparotto, Francesco Gavazzi, Andrey Kashechkin, Fredrik Kessiakoff, Alexey Lutsenko,Dmitri Muravyev
BMC: Brent Bookwalter, Marcus Burghardt, Cadel Evans, Tejay van Garderen, Philippe Gilbert, Amaël Moinard, Steve Morabito, Manuel Quinziato, Michael Schär
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