The stuff that keeps me spinning.

I've never done anything right so far...

2009-06-14T14:09:00.001+08:00

...perhaps, pheep, that's why our paths were arranged to cross. :)

Egg Mayo

2009-06-08T23:58:00.002+08:00

on Banana Walnut Bread.

It's still one of the best, albeit uncommon combinations around.

:)

Day 10

2009-06-08T23:15:00.002+08:00

"Do you catch a breath when I look at you?
Are you holding back like the way I do?
'Cause I'm trying and trying to walk away
But I know this crush ain't goin' away..."
-excerpt from Crush-David Archuleta

Nic revived my attention in this song again. Nice :)

Day 9

2009-06-08T01:06:00.002+08:00

Last night, an old friend (yes. you. :) i know you read this when you're bored), asked me, "Would you forgive her, if she came back to your side?"

Without hesitation, i replied "Yes".

Nothing's changed, pheep.

Everywhere

2009-06-05T01:35:00.001+08:00

Your image too, haunts me wherever I go.

This is the path I have chosen...

2009-06-05T01:31:00.002+08:00

... whatever I have to go through it's just my life...

You don't have to go through this alone, you know.

Day 8

2009-06-03T16:55:00.004+08:00

...and still counting.

It not getting any better.

We've been communicating via sms for the past two days. I responded, for i was looking for a resolution, viewing it as a means to the end.

Failed. Terribly.

The conversations left me confused. It would have been so comforting to hang on to each and every character in the sms-es but in reality, that just isn't going to happen.

moving on to day 8

"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for..."

2009-06-03T16:49:00.002+08:00

"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for..."

how apt.

Its been a week since the truth was revealed, and to be honest, it's not getting better.

The anger isn't there- it was never there in the first place, that's how willing i am to forgive her. which makes the thought that I was betrayed worse.

The short short story of Pheep and Poat.

2009-05-29T01:23:00.004+08:00

There once lived two weird creatures-two hybrids of nature who, by some stroke of luck, found shelter in one another.

Althought they've not known one another for long, they had many, many, happy moments together, and the future was looking pretty rosy for them.

Then one of them made a mistake that the other party couldn't forgive, and it all ended abruptly.

The other party would like to tell the sinning party that he/she has finally been forgiven, but is unsure if he/she could invest the same kind of trust in him/her again. As such, he/she made the painful decision to keep mum, to not contact the sinning party, for the time being.

You probably won't get to see this, Pheep, but i miss you. Alot. Really.

TDF: Tenth stage standings

2008-07-16T13:25:00.000+08:00

1 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                 4.19.27 (36.08 km/h)
2 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                   
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        0.28
4 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                1.06
5 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                         2.05
6 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                      2.17
7 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                    
8 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                  
9 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                       
10 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30          
11 Moises Dueñas Nevado (Spa) Barloworld                          2.27
12 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                        2.49
13 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                 3.40
14 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            3.58
15 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia                                4.19
16 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              5.22
17 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                          5.27
18 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                    5.51
19 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne             5.52
20 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                 5.54
21 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                           6.41
22 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       7.03
23 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            
24 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                    
25 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia                        7.34
26 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           7.38
27 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                           8.13
28 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        8.59
29 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                      9.09
30 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                               
31 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto                        9.37
32 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                
33 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      10.39
34 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone       11.20
35 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                               11.27
36 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              12.48
37 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                 13.14
38 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                      
39 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         
40 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel                           
41 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         13.16
42 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                             14.05
43 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             
44 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            
45 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                               14.38
46 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                       15.58
47 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                 
48 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                            16.20
49 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                  16.23
50 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                             16.31
51 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                         
52 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre                                  18.59
53 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                 22.36
54 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                  24.28
55 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                               
56 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                 
57 José Iván Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        
58 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                      
59 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         
60 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                       
61 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                        
62 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel                                      
63 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                
64 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                      
65 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                               
66 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           
67 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                
68 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                       
69 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                 
70 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          
71 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
72 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                          
73 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      
74 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia                                   
75 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia                               
76 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
77 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia                               
78 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                        
79 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         
80 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step                               
81 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                       
82 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                             
83 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
84 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                             
85 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                     
86 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                     
87 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step                              
88 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux                       
89 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                       
90 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                   
91 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      
92 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                             
93 Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                                 
94 Juan José Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   
95 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto                          
96 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                    
97 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                 26.06
98 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                    27.28
99 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                27.57
100 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                            33.14
101 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                   
102 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto                              
103 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                 
104 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                   
105 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             
106 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                            
107 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step                                 
108 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                              
109 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
110 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                    
111 Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     
112 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                               
113 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             
114 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence - Lotto                          
115 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                           
116 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                                   
117 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                  
118 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        
119 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                   
120 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                              
121 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        
122 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                         
123 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
124 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                                    
125 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
126 Félix Rafael Cárdenas (Col) Barloworld                           
127 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                        
128 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           
129 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram                                
130 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld                                     
131 Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                       
132 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                  
133 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                                  
134 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                    
135 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott           
136 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
137 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                  
138 Danny Pate (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                    
139 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Scott                   
140 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            
141 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          
142 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                   
143 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            
144 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                
145 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                            
146 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                 
147 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                   
148 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                  
149 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           
150 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                       
151 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia                                
152 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                  
153 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30              
154 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           
155 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                               
156 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                                 
157 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence - Lotto                            
158 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30            
159 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                               
160 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                 
161 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           
162 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                
163 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                  
164 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                              
165 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                             
166 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                      
167 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Agritubel                                 34.06
168 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia                           34.55
169 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                               
DNF Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                            

Points

Lamarque-Pontacq - 44.0 Km
1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                  6 pts
2 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                      4
3 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                     2

Pouzac - 74.5 Km
1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                  6 pts
2 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             4
3 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                2

Mountains

Côte de Benejacq (Cat. 3), 38.5 Km
1 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott             4 pts
2 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                     3
3 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             2
4 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            1

Loucrup (Cat. 3), 67.0 Km
1 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             4 pts
2 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                          3
3 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   2
4 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                1

Col du Tourmalet (HC), 106.0 Km
1 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                         20 pts
2 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                               18
3 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                              16
4 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            14
5 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  12
6 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                      10
7 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                  8
8 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                         7
9 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                              6
10 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                   5

Hautacam (HC), 156.0 Km
1 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                      40 pts
2 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                  36
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          32
4 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                  28
5 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                           24
6 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                        20
7 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                   16
8 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                 14
9 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                      12
10 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30         10

Most aggressive rider

1 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                          

Young rider

1 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                   4.21.44
2 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                  1.23
3 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          4.46
4 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                     
5 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                         6.42
6 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                       6.52
7 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                
8 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel                        10.57
9 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                             14.03
10 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                 20.19
11 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                      22.11
12 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia                               
13 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
14 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      
15 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          30.57
16 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                            
17 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                               
18 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                     
19 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                    
20 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia                                 
21 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30               
22 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                
23 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                   
24 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                              
25 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                            32.38

Teams

1 Saunier Duval - Scott                                       13.00.38
2 AG2R-La Mondiale                                                8.04
3 Team CSC Saxo Bank                                              9.27
4 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                            17.42
5 Gerolsteiner                                                   19.15
6 Rabobank                                                       19.59
7 Francaise des Jeux                                             22.42
8 Caisse d'Epargne                                               23.52
9 Silence - Lotto                                                25.35
10 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                  29.22
11 Lampre                                                        30.02
12 Team Columbia                                                 34.04
13 Barloworld                                                    40.58
14 Liquigas                                                      41.40
15 Garmin Chipotle                                               47.04
16 Quick Step                                                    48.16
17 Credit Agricole                                               48.19
18 Agritubel                                                     59.53
19 Team Milram                                                 1.03.10
20 Bouygues Telecom                                            1.11.07

General classification after stage 10

1 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                           42.29.09
2 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        0.01
3 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30        0.38
4 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                0.46
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                    0.57
6 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                 1.28
7 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia                                 1.56
8 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                2.10
9 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                      2.29
10 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                        2.32
11 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            3.51
12 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                 4.18
13 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              4.26
14 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne             4.41
15 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                          5.23
16 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                    5.37
17 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       6.01
18 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           6.11
19 Moises Dueñas Nevado (Spa) Barloworld                          6.43
20 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         6.47
21 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                 7.00
22 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        8.34
23 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                 8.48
24 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                  11.27
25 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                               11.59
26 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                          13.00
27 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                 13.24
28 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                               13.36
29 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia                       16.02
30 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                             16.39
31 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              18.08
32 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                       18.09
33 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel                       18.15
34 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                       20.10
35 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                     20.47
36 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto                       22.43
37 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         26.11
38 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                         27.00
39 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                           28.05
40 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia                           28.36
41 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                         28.41
42 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          29.54
43 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                             30.38
44 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre                                  30.49
45 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     32.09
46 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              33.52
47 José Iván Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    34.49
48 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30               35.22
49 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                   35.41
50 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                  36.17
51 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                36.27
52 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           
53 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  36.48
54 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                   37.10
55 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                  38.10
56 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                     39.15
57 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia                           39.51
58 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                   40.09
59 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                  40.19
60 Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                    40.44
61 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole                     42.12
62 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     43.54
63 Félix Rafael Cárdenas (Col) Barloworld                        44.07
64 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                             47.09
65 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        47.40
66 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                          49.13
67 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            49.42
68 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                   50.06
69 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone       50.54
70 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                 51.06
71 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             53.12
72 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                         53.14
73 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                 53.28
74 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                  54.02
75 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                         55.11
76 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                            56.18
77 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                57.21
78 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      57.33
79 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux                   58.56
80 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30             59.35
81 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott      1.01.10
82 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas                               1.02.22
83 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                              1.03.09
84 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi           1.05.55
85 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                         1.06.38
86 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel                                1.06.43
87 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                  1.06.57
88 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                             1.07.28
89 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone    1.08.12
90 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                           1.08.56
91 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                         1.08.58
92 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale           1.09.32
93 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto                    1.09.33
94 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                               1.09.42
95 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                
96 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                1.10.30
97 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                          1.10.32
98 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           1.10.36
99 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                             1.10.39
100 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            1.11.22
101 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                 1.11.39
102 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                 1.13.28
103 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step                       1.13.40
104 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step                        1.13.53
105 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                        1.15.11
106 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       1.15.38
107 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                            1.16.21
108 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               1.16.22
109 Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               1.16.30
110 Juan José Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            1.19.44
111 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom              1.21.08
112 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld                               1.21.24
113 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                      1.21.41
114 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia                          1.22.22
115 Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia                            1.23.40
116 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30             1.25.08
117 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                   1.25.19
118 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                             1.25.20
119 Danny Pate (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30              1.25.36
120 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          1.26.15
121 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                  1.26.48
122 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                             1.26.50
123 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                     1.27.05
124 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                      1.27.40
125 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Scott             1.27.53
126 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                           1.28.13
127 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                        1.28.44
128 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   
129 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                         1.30.49
130 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto                        1.31.46
131 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                  1.31.56
132 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                            1.32.56
133 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                           1.33.09
134 Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Milram                             1.33.57
135 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                        1.33.59
136 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                            1.34.27
137 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                  1.34.57
138 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                             1.34.58
139 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                 1.35.22
140 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                            1.35.32
141 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence - Lotto                    1.35.46
142 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                     1.35.52
143 Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                          1.36.42
144 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                            1.36.45
145 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                           1.37.47
146 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                              1.38.03
147 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                       1.39.18
148 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                              1.40.09
149 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30      1.40.53
150 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quick Step                           1.41.38
151 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30        1.41.50
152 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                       1.41.52
153 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                         1.43.02
154 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                         1.43.18
155 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                1.43.31
156 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      1.43.58
157 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone    1.44.06
158 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                         1.44.41
159 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram                          1.45.35
160 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne          1.45.58
161 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Crédit Agricole                     1.46.23
162 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                     1.47.46
163 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Agritubel                               1.47.56
164 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                           1.48.02
165 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia                         1.48.33
166 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                   1.49.47
167 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      1.53.10
168 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                     1.54.57
169 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence - Lotto                      1.56.39

Points classification

1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                131 pts
2 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia                                  124
3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                               105
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                96
5 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                      92
6 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                                86
7 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                        85
8 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld                                    82
9 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                 70
10 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                                    68
11 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto                              60
12 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           58
13 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                         57
14 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia                                56
15 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Agritubel                                     55
16 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                 54
17 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                54
18 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             48
19 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             46
20 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                          45
21 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         45
22 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          43
23 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                   42
24 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                40
25 William Frischkorn (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30            38
26 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quick Step                                  38
27 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                 38
28 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                  37
29 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld                            34
30 Iñaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     34
31 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux                      34
32 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                        32
33 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                     31
34 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30         31
35 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                     30
36 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                   30
37 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         28
38 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          27
39 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                                  27
40 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                  26
41 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                            25
42 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                   23
43 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                            23
44 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     23
45 Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld                                     22
46 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30              21
47 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     20
48 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                      19
49 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel                                  19
50 Moises Dueñas Nevado (Spa) Barloworld                            19
51 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                                18
52 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              18
53 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           16
54 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     16
55 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                              15
56 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                       14
57 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 14
58 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                14
59 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                               14
60 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                    12
61 Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            12
62 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                   12
63 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                      12
64 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           12
65 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                12
66 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           12
67 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale                            11
68 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                  11
69 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                               10
70 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                                 10
71 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         10
72 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             10
73 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                          8
74 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                     8
75 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia                               7
76 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                       7
77 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                           6
78 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia                               6
79 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    6
80 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                5
81 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                           4
82 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             4
83 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                                4
84 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             4
85 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step                        3
86 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                       2
87 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           2
88 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott            2
89 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel                                      2
90 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                               2
91 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram                                 1
92 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto                          -5
93 Danny Pate (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                    -5
94 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                             -5
95 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              -10

Mountains classification

1 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                        77 pts
2 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott            65
3 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 57
4 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                  56
5 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          46
6 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                      41
7 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                  36
8 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      31
9 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                 30
10 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                   30
11 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         27
12 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           27
13 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                     24
14 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale                          24
15 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                        23
16 Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas                               22
17 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                  21
18 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           20
19 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                              19
20 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel                                 19
21 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne               18
22 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                      18
23 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         16
24 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                             16
25 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 14
26 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia                                  12
27 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              12
28 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel                                    12
29 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           11
30 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                             11
31 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30         10
32 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                10
33 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                   10
34 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia                          10
35 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     10
36 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram                                  9
37 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            8
38 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                 8
39 Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         6
40 Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 6
41 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                   5
42 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step                                   5
43 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          5
44 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             3
45 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                    3
46 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                        3
47 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              2
48 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           2
49 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Française des Jeux                       2
50 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                               2
51 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   2
52 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                          2
53 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         1
54 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           1
55 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                       1
56 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                1
57 David Le Lay (Fra) Agritubel                                      1
58 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel                                 1
59 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           1

Young rider classification

1 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                  42.31.38
2 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                  1.49
3 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          4.18
4 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                  4.31
5 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                         6.05
6 Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel                        15.46
7 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia                            26.07
8 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   34.19
9 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                      36.46
10 Trent Lowe (Aus) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30                 48.37
11 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Barloworld                            53.49
12 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                              1.00.40
13 Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                         1.06.29
14 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Columbia                           1.19.53
15 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre                                    1.22.50
16 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                         1.26.15
17 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
18 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                             1.30.27
19 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        1.36.49
20 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel                               1.37.40
21 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30         1.39.21
22 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia                        1.39.23
23 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                          1.40.49
24 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia                          1.42.12
25 Arnaud Gérard (Fra) Française des Jeux                      1.45.17

Teams classification

1 Saunier Duval - Scott                                      127.29.48
2 Team CSC Saxo Bank                                              4.40
3 AG2R-La Mondiale                                                9.29
4 Gerolsteiner                                                   19.49
5 Caisse d'Epargne                                               22.34
6 Rabobank                                                       23.24
7 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                            25.34
8 Silence - Lotto                                                32.55
9 Lampre                                                         34.43
10 Team Columbia                                                 37.19
11 Barloworld                                                    46.40
12 Liquigas                                                      48.30
13 Francaise des Jeux                                            53.43
14 Garmin Chipotle                                               57.13
15 Credit Agricole                                             1.00.55
16 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone                                1.02.45
17 Quick Step                                                  1.03.19
18 Bouygues Telecom                                            1.19.50
19 Team Milram                                                 1.23.59
20 Agritubel                                                   1.40.22

Source: Cyclingnews.com

Tour de France: Cavendish aiming for final flourish in Paris despite fall

2008-07-16T13:14:00.000+08:00

Mark Cavendish has no intention of letting his injury from Monday's epic mountain stage wreck his plans for going all the way to Paris and becoming Britain's first winner on the Tour's legendary Champs-Elysées stage.

"I've got no plans to stop," said Cavendish, who has already snapped up two stage victories in the Tour's first week, during the race's first rest day here in Pau yesterday. "I'm not overly optimistic about making it, but I'll take each day as it comes, and see how far I can get."

Winning on the Champs Elysées, the 23-year-old says, would be the perfect way to round off his second Tour: "That's the dream for any sprinter, to win there."

A crash in the first hour of Monday's stage could well have put paid to the Manxman's chances of completing the day's racing, let alone finishing the Tour.

"There was a football in the road, my bike slipped and I went down," said Cavendish, who gashed his right elbow in the accident. "It was just a cut, but it's quite deep. The race doctor gave me a painkiller that didn't agree with me and I felt blocked, I had no power."

Battered but undeterred, Cavendish rode over 50 miles and two major Pyrenean cols with only his team-mate Bernhard Eisel, for company. The two Columbia riders were so exhausted they could not even stay with the main group of non-climbers.

Cavendish finally finished last on the stage, 35 minutes down on the winner Leonardo Piepoli and seven minutes short of the time limit. When the Manxman reached the line, the new race leader Cadel Evans of Australia had finished his press conferences and was heading for his hotel.

"The first thing I did when I finished was hug Bernie [Eisel]. I was so proud of him." Cavendish said. "Without him my Tour would have been over."

Cavendish argues that there are another five possibilities of bunch sprints in the race's remaining two weeks. After two dominating victories, he is inevitably one of the favourites. "But they're only possibilities," he warned. "I came here for one stage win and I've already got two. Everything from now on is a bonus."

All teams are to leave the elite ProTour series run by the sport's governing body International Cycling Union (UCI), the teams on the Tour de France said yesterday. "It has been decided unanimously not to renew the ProTour licences for the 2009 season," the teams said in a joint statement.

The ProTour, which started in 2005, guaranteed the top teams a place in the leading races.

Source: The Independent

Tour de France: Evans the nearly man seizes day to snatch overall lead

2008-07-15T13:39:00.000+08:00

After losing the Tour de France by a mere 23 seconds last year, Cadel Evans finally donned the yellow jersey at the race's first major summit finish yesterday by an even more heart-stopping margin of just one second.

Evans' tenuous hold on yellow comes after a mere 1,738 kilometres (1,086 miles) and 10 days of racing that have taken the Tour from Brest in Brittany's far west across France to the daunting Hautacam climb, close to the Spanish border. For the Australian to be leading cycling's biggest race by such an impossibly small advantage at this point sounds like a potboiler novel plot dreamt up by a writer who has never been to a bike race, let alone the Tour. But reality has superseded bad fiction in the 2008 race, particularly given that Evans was fighting with a colossal handicap all the way up the final 14.4km (nine miles) Hautacam climb.

In a cliffhanger finale, no sooner had the road steepened than the Luxembourg-born challenger Frank Schleck of the CSC team charged away from the main pack of 30 riders. And Evans could not respond.

Injured on Sunday's stage when he crashed at high speed and ripped skin from the whole of his left side – "The 'road rash' starts at my shoulder and goes all the way down my leg," Evans said later – the Australian was plainly not having a good day.

To say this must have been a frustrating scenario for the Silence-Lotto leader is no small exaggeration. The race leader Kim Kirchen, of the Columbia team, had cracked completely and the yellow jersey was up for grabs. On top of that, the Spaniard Alejandro Valverde had dropped back on the previous climb, the Tourmalet, leaving the road open for the Australian. But those untimely injuries, combined with Schleck's powerful attack, seemed certain to make it impossible for Evans, the overwhelming Tour favourite, to seize the day. But Evans cut his losses and quickly formed a working alliance with the Russian challenger Denis Menchov to try to limit Schleck's advantage.

The two had their work cut out, because ahead the CSC rider had also found some collaborators. Leonardo Piepoli, a doughty veteran who already has mountain stage wins in the Tours of Italy and Spain in his palmares and wanted to round off the collection with a Tour stage victory before he retires, and Piepoli's Saunier Duval team-mate, the Spaniard Juan Jose Cobo, were happy to lend Schleck a hand.

The three worked well together, opening a gap of two minutes on the rest of the field, enough to make Schleck race leader on the road ahead of Evans. But, in yet another twist, 2.5km from the finish Schleck's shoulders began to sway and, within seconds, Piepoli and Cobo had drawn ahead.

While Piepoli's dream of a Tour stage win came true as Cobo generously allowed his team- mate to cross the line first, Schleck's third at 28 seconds left his chances of yellow utterly dependent on the strength of Evans' reaction. And Evans came through, albeit by the minimum possible. The Australian finally crossed the line in eighth place, one minute and 49 seconds down on the Luxembourg rider. But it was still just enough to give him the lead. Given the way he had inched ahead, it was perhaps understandable that a good half-hour after victory Evans still had the yellow Crédit Lyonnais lion which all Tour leaders receive firmly clamped under his arm as if someone was going to steal it at any minute.

"These last few days have been a bit of a roller coaster," he admitted. "I've gone from thinking my Tour was over," – after Sunday's crash – "to taking yellow."

While Evans could finally celebrate his lead, Britain's Mark Cavendish, a double stage winner, had a rough day.

The Manxman finished dead last on the stage, nearly 35 minutes after Piepoli and nursing an injured right elbow from a crash early on. "He's really tired. He and [team-mate] Bernard Eisel, who crashed two days ago, rode up the last climb alone. It was like a little mobile hospital,"

said Cavendish's team manager, Rolf Aldag. "Today's [Tuesday's] rest day can't come too soon for either of them.

Source: The Independent

TDF: Tenth stage standings

2008-07-15T13:36:00.000+08:00

Stage 10: Grenoble-Courchevel, 192 km

Results

1 Valverde Alejandro Iba Esp 4h 50' 35"
2 Armstrong Lance Dsc Usa m.t.
3 Rasmussen Mickael Rab Den 00' 09"
4 Mancebo Francisco Iba Esp m.t.
5 Basso Ivan Csc Ita 01' 02"
6 Leipheimer Levi Gst Usa 01' 15"
7 Mazzoleni Eddy Lam Ita m.t.
8 Evans Cadel Dvl Aus m.t.
9 Klöden Andréas Tmo Ger m.t.
10 Kashechkin Andrey C.a Kaz m.t.
11 Landis Floyd Pho Usa m.t.
12 Piepoli Leonardo Sdv Ita m.t.
13 Ullrich Jan Tmo Ger m.t.
14 Jaksche Jorg Lsw Ger 02' 19"
15 Botero Santiago Pho Col 02' 50"
16 Moreau Christophe C.a Fra 02' 58"
17 Garzelli Stefano Liq Ita 03' 44"
18 Kirchen Kim Fas Lux 03' 59"
19 Popovych Yaroslav Dsc Ukr m.t.
20 Horner Christopher Sdv Usa m.t.
21 Zubeldia Haimar Eus Esp 04' 04"
22 Rogers Michael Qst Aus 04' 27"
23 Sastre Carlos Csc Esp 04' 49"
24 Vinokourov Alexandre Tmo Kaz 05' 18"
25 Julich Bobby Csc Usa m.t.
26 Beloki Joseba Lsw Esp 05' 36"
27 Astarloza Mikel A2r Esp m.t.
28 Totschnig Georg Gst Aut 06' 38"
29 Casar Sandy Fdj Fra m.t.
30 Moncoutie David Cof Fra m.t.
31 Goubert Stephane A2r Fra m.t.
32 Iglinskiy Maxim Dom Kaz m.t.
33 Karpets Vladimir Iba Rus m.t.
34 Contador Alberto Lsw Esp m.t.
35 Guerini Giuseppe Tmo Ita m.t.
36 Sevilla Oscar Tmo Esp m.t.
37 Pereiro Sio Oscar Pho Esp 07' 29"
38 Merckx Axel Dvl Bel 08' 07"
39 Brochard Laurent Btl Fra 09' 07"
40 Ludewig Jorg Dom Ger m.t.
41 Serrano Marcos Lsw Esp 09' 49"
42 Heras Roberto Lsw Esp m.t.
43 Caucchioli Pietro C.a Ita m.t.
44 Vasseur Cédric Cof Fra m.t.
45 Halgand Patrice C.a Fra m.t.
46 Chavanel Sylvain Cof Fra 10' 02"
47 Hincapie George Dsc Usa 10' 16"
48 Azevedo José Dsc Por m.t.
49 Lövkvist Thomas Fdj Swe 11' 51"
50 Brandt Christophe Dvl Bel m.t.
51 Savoldelli Paolo Dsc Ita m.t.
52 Pineau Jérôme Btl Fra m.t.
53 Zandio Xabier Iba Esp m.t.
54 Menchov Denis Rab Rus m.t.
55 Boogerd Michael Rab Ned 12' 30"
56 Camano Iker Eus Esp 14' 04"
57 Martinez Egoi Eus Esp m.t.
58 Stangelj Gorazd Lam Slo m.t.
59 Steinhauser Tobias Tmo Ger m.t.
60 Krivtsov Yuriy A2r Ukr m.t.
61 Mc Gee Bradley Fdj Aus m.t.
62 Fritsch Nicolas Sdv Fra 14' 21"
63 Posthuma Joost Rab Ned 14' 24"
64 Bortolami Gianluca Lam Ita 16' 28"
65 Beneteau Walter Btl Fra 16' 31"
66 Fedrigo Pierrick Btl Fra m.t.
67 Giunti Massimo Fas Ita m.t.
68 Sinkewitz Patrik Qst Ger m.t.
69 Arrieta Jose Luis Iba Esp m.t.
70 Beltran Manuel Dsc Esp m.t.
71 Arroyo David Iba Esp m.t.
72 Gutierrez José Enrique Pho Esp m.t.
73 Moos Alexandre Pho Sui m.t.
74 Portal Nicolas A2r Fra m.t.
75 Schreck Stephan Tmo Ger m.t.
76 Nardello Daniele Tmo Ita m.t.
77 Frigo Dario Fas Ita 17' 18"
78 Kessler Matthias Tmo Ger 19' 54"
79 Vicioso Angel Lsw Esp m.t.
80 Zberg Beat Gst Sui 21' 31"
81 Wegmann Fabian Gst Ger m.t.
82 Rous Didier Btl Fra m.t.
83 Cortinovis Alessandro Dom Ita m.t.
84 Cioni Dario Liq Ita m.t.
85 Bernucci Lorenzo Fas Ita m.t.
86 Gustov Volodymir Fas Ukr m.t.
87 Canada David Sdv Esp m.t.
88 Vanotti Alessandro Dom Ita m.t.
89 Sorensen Nicki Csc Den m.t.
90 Scholz Ronny Gst Ger m.t.
91 Garate Juan Manuel Sdv Esp m.t.
92 Lang Sebastian Gst Ger m.t.
93 Padrnos Pavel Dsc Cze m.t.
94 Isasi Inaki Eus Esp m.t.
95 Pellizotti Franco Liq Ita m.t.
96 Sprick Matthieu Btl Fra m.t.
97 Mayo Iban Eus Esp m.t.
98 Mourey Francis Fdj Fra m.t.
99 O’Grady Stuart Cof Aus m.t.
100 Rubiera José Luis Dsc Esp m.t.
101 Noval Gonzalez Benjamin Dsc Esp 22' 09"
102 Flecha Juan Antonio Fas Esp 24' 39"
103 Sanchez Luis Lsw Esp 28' 03"
104 Weening Pieter Rab Ned 28' 41"
105 Righi Daniele Lam Ita m.t.
106 Lombardi Giovanni Csc Ita 31' 29"
107 Voigt Jens Csc Ger 31' 29"
108 Facci Mauro Fas Ita m.t.
109 Landaluze Inigo Eus Esp 32' 26"
110 Da Cruz Carlos Fdj Fra 32' 40"
111 Ljungqvist Marcus Liq Swe m.t.
112 Vansevenant Wim Dvl Bel 33' 51"
113 Aerts Mario Dvl Bel m.t.
114 Van Summeren Johan Dvl Bel m.t.
115 Bessy Frédéric Cof Fra m.t.
116 Marichal Thierry Cof Bel m.t.
117 Bertogliati Rubens Sdv Sui m.t.
118 Loosli David Lam Sui m.t.
119 White Matthew Cof Aus m.t.
120 Davis Allan Lsw Aus m.t.
121 Bertolini Alessandro Dom Ita 35' 47"
122 Dekker Erik Rab Ned 36' 22"
123 Rich Michael Gst Ger 38' 11"
124 Hunter Robert Pho Rsa m.t.
125 Herrero David Eus Esp m.t.
126 Tombak Janeck Cof Est m.t.
127 Mc Ewen Robbie Dvl Aus m.t.
128 Knaven Servais Qst Ned m.t.
129 Gerosa Mauro Liq Ita m.t.
130 Förster Robert Gst Ger m.t.
131 Wrolich Peter Gst Aut m.t.
132 Auge Stéphane Cof Fra m.t.
133 Voeckler Thomas Btl Fra m.t.
134 Grabsch Bert Pho Ger m.t.
135 Trenti Guido Qst Usa m.t.
136 Albasini Michael Liq Sui m.t.
137 Bodrogi Laszlo C.a Hun m.t.
138 Eisel Bernhard Fdj Aut m.t.
139 Cancellara Fabian Fas Sui m.t.
140 Hinault Sébastien C.a Fra m.t.
141 Quinziato Manuel Sdv Ita m.t.
142 Boonen Tom Qst Bel m.t.
143 Becke Daniel Iba Ger m.t.
144 Backstedt Magnus Liq Swe m.t.
145 Hulsmans Kevin Qst Bel m.t.
146 Cooke Baden Fdj Aus m.t.
147 Gilbert Philippe Fdj Bel m.t.
148 Tankink Bram Qst Ned m.t.
149 Geslin Anthony Btl Fra m.t.
150 Nuritdinov Rafael Dom Uzb m.t.
151 Jalabert Nicolas Pho Fra m.t.
152 Arvesen Kurt-Asle Csc Nor m.t.
153 Carlström Kjell Liq Fin m.t.
154 Turpin Ludovic A2r Fra m.t.
155 Dumoulin Samuel A2r Fra m.t.
156 Grivko Andriy Dom Ukr m.t.
157 Löwik Gerben Rab Ned m.t.
158 Wauters Marc Rab Bel m.t.
159 Cretskens Wilfried Qst Bel m.t.
160 Gerrans Simons A2r Aus m.t.
161 Commesso Salvatore Lam Ita m.t.
162 Roberts Luke Csc Aus m.t.
163 Garcia Acosta Vicente Iba Esp m.t.
164 Lefevre Laurent Btl Fra m.t.
165 Hushovd Thor C.a Nor m.t.
166 Etxebarria Unai Eus Ven m.t.
167 Joly Sébastien C.a Fra m.t.
168 Zanini Stefano Qst Ita m.t.
169 Flores Iker Eus Esp m.t.
170 Furlan Angelo Dom Ita m.t.
171 Rodriguez Fred Dvl Usa m.t.
172 Nazon Jean-Patrick A2r Fra m.t.
173 Kroon Karsten Rab Ned m.t.

DNS: Petrov Evgeni Lam Rus
DNF: Glomser Gerrit Lam Aut

General Classification after Stage 10

1 Armstrong Lance Dsc Usa 37h 11' 04"
2 Rasmussen Mickael Rab Den 00' 38"
3 Basso Ivan Csc Ita 02' 40"
4 Moreau Christophe C.a Fra 02' 42"
5 Valverde Alejandro Iba Esp 03' 16"
6 Leipheimer Levi Gst Usa 03' 58"
7 Mancebo Francisco Iba Esp 04' 00"
8 Ullrich Jan Tmo Ger 04' 02"
9 Klöden Andréas Tmo Ger 04' 16"
10 Landis Floyd Pho Usa 04' 16"
11 Botero Santiago Pho Col 05' 20"
12 Jaksche Jorg Lsw Ger 05' 33"
13 Evans Cadel Dvl Aus 05' 55"
14 Popovych Yaroslav Dsc Ukr 06' 25"
15 Kashechkin Andrey C.a Kaz 06' 32"
16 Vinokourov Alexandre Tmo Kaz 06' 32"
17 Julich Bobby Csc Usa 06' 37"
18 Sastre Carlos Csc Esp 06' 37"
19 Garzelli Stefano Liq Ita 08' 04"
20 Kirchen Kim Fas Lux 08' 15"
21 Beloki Joseba Lsw Esp 08' 31"
22 Mazzoleni Eddy Lam Ita 08' 46"
23 Karpets Vladimir Iba Rus 09' 03"
24 Horner Christopher Sdv Usa 09' 05"
25 Rogers Michael Qst Aus 09' 10"
26 Zubeldia Haimar Eus Esp 10' 07"
27 Contador Alberto Lsw Esp 10' 23"
28 Pereiro Sio Oscar Pho Esp 10' 35"
29 Sevilla Oscar Tmo Esp 11' 00"
30 Totschnig Georg Gst Aut 11' 43"
31 Astarloza Mikel A2r Esp 12' 02"
32 Hincapie George Dsc Usa 12' 15"
33 Guerini Giuseppe Tmo Ita 12' 19"
34 Casar Sandy Fdj Fra 12' 47"
35 Moncoutie David Cof Fra 12' 59"
36 Heras Roberto Lsw Esp 12' 59"
37 Azevedo José Dsc Por 13' 03"
38 Iglinskiy Maxim Dom Kaz 13' 08"
39 Goubert Stephane A2r Fra 13' 45"
40 Piepoli Leonardo Sdv Ita 14' 09"
41 Merckx Axel Dvl Bel 14' 42"
42 Brochard Laurent Btl Fra 14' 53"
43 Serrano Marcos Lsw Esp 15' 24"
44 Savoldelli Paolo Dsc Ita 16' 06"
45 Menchov Denis Rab Rus 16' 16"
46 Caucchioli Pietro C.a Ita 16' 23"
47 Ludewig Jorg Dom Ger 16' 25"
48 Boogerd Michael Rab Ned 17' 55"
49 Pineau Jérôme Btl Fra 18' 14"
50 Mc Gee Bradley Fdj Aus 18' 28"
51 Gutierrez José Enrique Pho Esp 19' 41"
52 Frigo Dario Fas Ita 20' 32"
53 Beltran Manuel Dsc Esp 21' 25"
54 Zandio Xabier Iba Esp 21' 44"
55 Stangelj Gorazd Lam Slo 21' 54"
56 Lövkvist Thomas Fdj Swe 22' 13"
57 Sinkewitz Patrik Qst Ger 22' 30"
58 Vasseur Cédric Cof Fra 22' 52"
59 Halgand Patrice C.a Fra 23' 14"
60 Vicioso Angel Lsw Esp 24' 17"
61 Rubiera José Luis Dsc Esp 25' 27"
62 Pellizotti Franco Liq Ita 25' 51"
63 Moos Alexandre Pho Sui 26' 13"
64 Bernucci Lorenzo Fas Ita 27' 09"
65 Portal Nicolas A2r Fra 27' 14"
66 Mayo Iban Eus Esp 27' 31"
67 Cioni Dario Liq Ita 27' 31"
68 O’Grady Stuart Cof Aus 28' 36"
69 Rous Didier Btl Fra 28' 49"
70 Flecha Juan Antonio Fas Esp 28' 58"
71 Brandt Christophe Dvl Bel 29' 22"
72 Voigt Jens Csc Ger 29' 23"
73 Sorensen Nicki Csc Den 29' 54"
74 Kessler Matthias Tmo Ger 30' 03"
75 Zberg Beat Gst Sui 30' 23"
76 Martinez Egoi Eus Esp 30' 33"
77 Arroyo David Iba Esp 30' 54"
78 Giunti Massimo Fas Ita 31' 18"
79 Arrieta Jose Luis Iba Esp 32' 13"
80 Fritsch Nicolas Sdv Fra 32' 33"
81 Chavanel Sylvain Cof Fra 32' 34"
82 Scholz Ronny Gst Ger 32' 46"
83 Lang Sebastian Gst Ger 33' 12"
84 Canada David Sdv Esp 33' 40"
85 Weening Pieter Rab Ned 33' 41"
86 Nardello Daniele Tmo Ita 33' 57"
87 Posthuma Joost Rab Ned 34' 17"
88 Fedrigo Pierrick Btl Fra 34' 39"
89 Schreck Stephan Tmo Ger 35' 38"
90 Beneteau Walter Btl Fra 35' 56"
91 Garate Juan Manuel Sdv Esp 37' 50"
92 Gustov Volodymir Fas Ukr 38' 28"
93 Sanchez Luis Lsw Esp 38' 31"
94 Padrnos Pavel Dsc Cze 38' 57"
95 Noval Gonzalez Benjamin Dsc Esp 39' 19"
96 Steinhauser Tobias Tmo Ger 40' 22"
97 Loosli David Lam Sui 42' 31"
98 Bortolami Gianluca Lam Ita 42' 34"
99 Landaluze Inigo Eus Esp 44' 42"
100 Camano Iker Eus Esp 45' 48"
101 Gilbert Philippe Fdj Bel 46' 46"
102 Cortinovis Alessandro Dom Ita 46' 55"
103 Krivtsov Yuriy A2r Ukr 48' 33"
104 Geslin Anthony Btl Fra 50' 27"
105 Wegmann Fabian Gst Ger 50' 51"
106 Grabsch Bert Pho Ger 52' 20"
107 Arvesen Kurt-Asle Csc Nor 52' 27"
108 Lombardi Giovanni Csc Ita 53' 08"
109 Isasi Inaki Eus Esp 54' 04"
110 Bertogliati Rubens Sdv Sui 54' 19"
111 Aerts Mario Dvl Bel 54' 46"
112 Roberts Luke Csc Aus 56' 11"
113 Mourey Francis Fdj Fra 58' 55"
114 Tankink Bram Qst Ned 59' 33"
115 Ljungqvist Marcus Liq Swe 1h 01' 02"
116 Sprick Matthieu Btl Fra 1h 01' 57"
117 Grivko Andriy Dom Ukr 1h 02' 02"
118 Rodriguez Fred Dvl Usa 1h 02' 45"
119 Davis Allan Lsw Aus 1h 02' 59"
120 Commesso Salvatore Lam Ita 1h 03' 16"
121 Marichal Thierry Cof Bel 1h 04' 00"
122 Facci Mauro Fas Ita 1h 04' 29"
123 White Matthew Cof Aus 1h 04' 52"
124 Vanotti Alessandro Dom Ita 1h 05' 14"
125 Voeckler Thomas Btl Fra 1h 05' 40"
126 Bodrogi Laszlo C.a Hun 1h 06' 36"
127 Jalabert Nicolas Pho Fra 1h 06' 40"
128 Righi Daniele Lam Ita 1h 06' 56"
129 Turpin Ludovic A2r Fra 1h 09' 32"
130 Rich Michael Gst Ger 1h 10' 15"
131 Auge Stéphane Cof Fra 1h 10' 28"
132 Dekker Erik Rab Ned 1h 10' 51"
133 Cancellara Fabian Fas Sui 1h 11' 09"
134 Boonen Tom Qst Bel 1h 11' 40"
135 Da Cruz Carlos Fdj Fra 1h 11' 53"
136 Hushovd Thor C.a Nor 1h 11' 59"
137 Mc Ewen Robbie Dvl Aus 1h 12' 00"
138 Bertolini Alessandro Dom Ita 1h 12' 08"
139 Backstedt Magnus Liq Swe 1h 12' 10"
140 Gerosa Mauro Liq Ita 1h 12' 51"
141 Eisel Bernhard Fdj Aut 1h 13' 37"
142 Herrero David Eus Esp 1h 14' 07"
143 Joly Sébastien C.a Fra 1h 14' 36"
144 Cooke Baden Fdj Aus 1h 15' 13"
145 Furlan Angelo Dom Ita 1h 15' 14"
146 Vansevenant Wim Dvl Bel 1h 15' 45"
147 Wauters Marc Rab Bel 1h 15' 52"
148 Van Summeren Johan Dvl Bel 1h 16' 32"
149 Carlström Kjell Liq Fin 1h 17' 07"
150 Albasini Michael Liq Sui 1h 17' 46"
151 Löwik Gerben Rab Ned 1h 17' 54"
152 Quinziato Manuel Sdv Ita 1h 17' 57"
153 Etxebarria Unai Eus Ven 1h 18' 05"
154 Trenti Guido Qst Usa 1h 18' 08"
155 Hinault Sébastien C.a Fra 1h 18' 10"
156 Cretskens Wilfried Qst Bel 1h 18' 20"
157 Hunter Robert Pho Rsa 1h 18' 30"
158 Kroon Karsten Rab Ned 1h 18' 42"
159 Gerrans Simons A2r Aus 1h 18' 45"
160 Wrolich Peter Gst Aut 1h 18' 54"
161 Dumoulin Samuel A2r Fra 1h 18' 58"
162 Förster Robert Gst Ger 1h 19' 39"
163 Lefevre Laurent Btl Fra 1h 21' 15"
164 Knaven Servais Qst Ned 1h 21' 34"
165 Hulsmans Kevin Qst Bel 1h 22' 09"
166 Garcia Acosta Vicente Iba Esp 1h 22' 17"
167 Nuritdinov Rafael Dom Uzb 1h 23' 17"
168 Zanini Stefano Qst Ita 1h 23' 44"
169 Bessy Frédéric Cof Fra 1h 23' 52"
170 Becke Daniel Iba Ger 1h 27' 01"
171 Tombak Janeck Cof Est 1h 29' 31"
172 Nazon Jean-Patrick A2r Fra 1h 39' 56"
173 Flores Iker Eus Esp 1h 48' 30"

Points Classification after Stage 10

1 Boonen Tom Qst Bel 133
2 Hushovd Thor C.a Nor 128
3 O’Grady Stuart Cof Aus 109
4 Mc Ewen Robbie Dvl Aus 96
5 Förster Robert Gst Ger 75
6 Furlan Angelo Dom Ita 73
7 Voigt Jens Csc Ger 70
8 Eisel Bernhard Fdj Aut 69
9 Wrolich Peter Gst Aut 60
10 Cooke Baden Fdj Aus 59
11 Bortolami Gianluca Lam Ita 58
12 Davis Allan Lsw Aus 58
13 Rasmussen Mickael Rab Den 56
14 Brochard Laurent Btl Fra 56
15 Flecha Juan Antonio Fas Esp 55
16 Pineau Jérôme Btl Fra 53
17 Vinokourov Alexandre Tmo Kaz 51
18 Backstedt Magnus Liq Swe 49
19 Kirchen Kim Fas Lux 41
20 Geslin Anthony Btl Fra 41
21 Valverde Alejandro Iba Esp 40
22 Moreau Christophe C.a Fra 39
23 Pereiro Sio Oscar Pho Esp 37
24 Bernucci Lorenzo Fas Ita 35
25 Ullrich Jan Tmo Ger 32
26 Armstrong Lance Dsc Usa 30
27 Weening Pieter Rab Ned 29
28 Klöden Andréas Tmo Ger 29
29 Gilbert Philippe Fdj Bel 29
30 Becke Daniel Iba Ger 29
31 Evans Cadel Dvl Aus 27
32 Nazon Jean-Patrick A2r Fra 27
33 Lang Sebastian Gst Ger 25
34 Bodrogi Laszlo C.a Hun 24
35 Dekker Erik Rab Ned 24
36 Hunter Robert Pho Rsa 24
37 Horner Christopher Sdv Usa 24
38 Cancellara Fabian Fas Sui 24
39 Quinziato Manuel Sdv Ita 24
40 Iglinskiy Maxim Dom Kaz 23
41 Arvesen Kurt-Asle Csc Nor 22
42 Trenti Guido Qst Usa 21
43 Garzelli Stefano Liq Ita 20
44 Gerosa Mauro Liq Ita 19
45 Giunti Massimo Fas Ita 19
46 Commesso Salvatore Lam Ita 18
47 Martinez Egoi Eus Esp 18
48 Hincapie George Dsc Usa 17
49 Wegmann Fabian Gst Ger 16
50 Loosli David Lam Sui 15

Mountains Classification after Stage 10

1 Rasmussen Mickael Rab Den 110
2 Moreau Christophe C.a Fra 40
3 Voigt Jens Csc Ger 37
4 Cioni Dario Liq Ita 34
5 Valverde Alejandro Iba Esp 30
6 Armstrong Lance Dsc Usa 26
7 Klöden Andréas Tmo Ger 20
8 Moos Alexandre Pho Sui 20
9 Mancebo Francisco Iba Esp 18
10 Vicioso Angel Lsw Esp 18
11 Weening Pieter Rab Ned 18
12 Botero Santiago Pho Col 17
13 Landaluze Inigo Eus Esp 17
14 Brochard Laurent Btl Fra 16
15 Basso Ivan Csc Ita 16
16 Leipheimer Levi Gst Usa 14
17 Posthuma Joost Rab Ned 13
18 Zandio Xabier Iba Esp 13
19 Ullrich Jan Tmo Ger 12
20 Mazzoleni Eddy Lam Ita 12
21 Krivtsov Yuriy A2r Ukr 11
22 Wegmann Fabian Gst Ger 10
23 Evans Cadel Dvl Aus 10
24 Julich Bobby Csc Usa 10
25 Kashechkin Andrey C.a Kaz 10
26 Sanchez Luis Lsw Esp 9
27 Auge Stéphane Cof Fra 8
28 Facci Mauro Fas Ita 8
29 Kroon Karsten Rab Ned 7
30 Voeckler Thomas Btl Fra 7
31 Bortolami Gianluca Lam Ita 7
32 Dekker Erik Rab Ned 6
33 Isasi Inaki Eus Esp 6
34 Hincapie George Dsc Usa 6
35 Jaksche Jorg Lsw Ger 5
36 Bertogliati Rubens Sdv Sui 5
37 Bodrogi Laszlo C.a Hun 3
38 Scholz Ronny Gst Ger 3
39 Gerosa Mauro Liq Ita 3
40 Boogerd Michael Rab Ned 2
41 Zberg Beat Gst Sui 2
42 Canada David Sdv Esp 2
43 Carlström Kjell Liq Fin 2
44 Portal Nicolas A2r Fra 2
45 Garzelli Stefano Liq Ita 1
46 Commesso Salvatore Lam Ita 1

Young Rider Classification after Stage 10

1 Valverde Alejandro Iba Esp 37h 14' 20"
2 Popovych Yaroslav Dsc Ukr 03' 09"
3 Kashechkin Andrey C.a Kaz 03' 16"
4 Karpets Vladimir Iba Rus 05' 47"
5 Contador Alberto Lsw Esp 07' 07"
6 Iglinskiy Maxim Dom Kaz 09' 52"
7 Pineau Jérôme Btl Fra 14' 58"
8 Lövkvist Thomas Fdj Swe 18' 57"
9 Sinkewitz Patrik Qst Ger 19' 14"
10 Arroyo David Iba Esp 27' 38"
11 Weening Pieter Rab Ned 30' 25"
12 Posthuma Joost Rab Ned 31' 01"
13 Sanchez Luis Lsw Esp 35' 15"
14 Loosli David Lam Sui 39' 15"
15 Gilbert Philippe Fdj Bel 43' 30"
16 Geslin Anthony Btl Fra 47' 11"
17 Wegmann Fabian Gst Ger 47' 35"
18 Mourey Francis Fdj Fra 55' 39"
19 Sprick Matthieu Btl Fra 58' 41"
20 Grivko Andriy Dom Ukr 58' 46"
21 Davis Allan Lsw Aus 59' 43"
22 Facci Mauro Fas Ita 1h 01' 13"
23 Vanotti Alessandro Dom Ita 1h 01' 58"
24 Cancellara Fabian Fas Sui 1h 07' 53"
25 Boonen Tom Qst Bel 1h 08' 24"
26 Eisel Bernhard Fdj Aut 1h 10' 21"
27 Van Summeren Johan Dvl Bel 1h 13' 16"
28 Albasini Michael Liq Sui 1h 14' 30"
29 Gerrans Simons A2r Aus 1h 15' 29"
30 Dumoulin Samuel A2r Fra 1h 15' 42"

Teams Classification after Stage 10

1 Team CSC 109h 22' 46"
2 T-Mobile Team 03' 27"
3 Illes Balears-Caisse D Epargne 03' 54"
4 Phonak Hearing Systems 07' 26"
5 Discovery Channel Team 08' 04"
6 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team 09' 46"
7 Credit Agricole 11' 49"
8 Rabobank 15' 56"
9 Saunier Duval - Prodir 22' 55"
10 Gerolsteiner 28' 28"
11 Davitamon - Lotto 28' 54"
12 Ag2r Prevoyance 32' 47"
13 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 33' 08"
14 Fassa Bortolo 35' 03"
15 Francaise Des Jeux 35' 56"
16 Euskaltel - Euskadi 37' 06"
17 Lampre - Caffita 37' 49"
18 Bouygues Telecom 40' 33"
19 Liquigas - Bianchi 47' 25"
20 Domina Vacanze 58' 48"
21 Quick Step - Innergetic 1h 13' 54"

Source: The Daily Peloton

TDF: Ninth Stage Standings

2008-07-15T13:30:00.002+08:00

2008 Tour de France Stage 9 Results
Toulouse - Bagneres de Bigorre
224 km - 5:39:28 - 38.59 km/h
1. Ricco Riccardo 171 Saunier Duval - Scott 5h 39' 28"
2. Efimkin Vladimir 104 Ag2r-La Mondiale 5h 40' 32" - 01' 04"
3. Dessel Cyril 101 Ag2r-La Mondiale 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
4. Fofonov Dmitriy 85 Credit Agricole 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
5. Knees Christian 153 Team Milram 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
6. Monfort Maxime 189 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
7. Valverde Alejandro 31 Caisse D’epargne 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
8. Kreuziger Roman 65 Liquigas 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
9. Cunego Damiano 71 Lampre 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
10. Popovych Yaroslav 7 Silence - Lotto 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
11. Lang Sebastian 117 Gerolsteiner 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
12. Kirchen Kim 41 Team Columbia 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
13. Nibali Vincenzo 67 Liquigas 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
14. Fedrigo Pierrick 141 Bouygues Telecom 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
15. Carrara Matteo 93 Quick Step 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
16. Schleck Frank 17 Team Csc Saxo Bank 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
17. Gonzalo Ramirez Eduardo 125 Agritubel 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
18. Casar Sandy 161 Francaise Des Jeux 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
19. Duenas Nevado Moises 56 Barloworld 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
20. Vandevelde Christian 191 Garmin Chipotle 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
21. Valjavec Tadej 109 Ag2r-La Mondiale 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
22. Pereiro Sio Oscar 37 Caisse D’epargne 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
23. Evans Cadel 1 Silence - Lotto 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
24. Astarloza Mikel 22 Euskaltel - Euskadi 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
25. Cobo Acebo Juan Jose 173 Saunier Duval - Scott - 01' 17"

26. Di Gregorio Rémy 163 Francaise Des Jeux 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
27. Schleck Andy 16 Team Csc Saxo Bank 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
28. Bruseghin Marzio 74 Lampre 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
29. Menchov Denis 131 Rabobank 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
30. Kohl Bernhard 115 Gerolsteiner 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
31. Goubert Stephane 107 Ag2r-La Mondiale 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
32. Tschopp Johann 148 Bouygues Telecom 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
33. Siutsou Konstantsin 49 Team Columbia 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
34. Devolder Stijn 91 Quick Step 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
35. Sanchez Samuel 27 Euskaltel - Euskadi 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
36. Sastre Carlos 11 Team Csc Saxo Bank 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
37. Szmyd Sylvester 78 Lampre 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
38. Ten Dam Laurens 138 Rabobank 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
39. Piepoli Leonardo 179 Saunier Duval - Scott 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
40. Arroyo David 32 Caisse D’epargne 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"

41. Schumacher Stefan 111 Gerolsteiner 5h 41' 25" - 01' 57"
42. Lowe Trent 196 Garmin Chipotle 5h 41' 25" - 01' 57"
43. Sanchez Luis-Leon 39 Caisse D’epargne 5h 41' 25" - 01' 57"
44. Cioni Dario 4 Silence - Lotto 5h 41' 25" - 01' 57"
45. Velits Peter 158 Team Milram 5h 41' 25" - 01' 57"
46. Del Nero Jesus 175 Saunier Duval - Scott 5h 41' 25" - 01' 57"
47. Fothen Markus 113 Gerolsteiner 5h 41' 25" - 01' 57"
48. Lopez Garcia David 36 Caisse D’epargne 5h 41' 25" - 01' 57"
49. Botcharov Alexandre 83 Credit Agricole 5h 41' 25" - 01' 57"
50. Weening Pieter 139 Rabobank 5h 41' 25" - 01' 57"
51. Froome Christopher 57 Barloworld 5h 41' 25" - 01' 57"
52. Moinard Amaël 187 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 5h 41' 25" - 01' 57"
53. De La Fuente David 174 Saunier Duval - Scott 5h 41' 42" - 02' 14"

54. Pineau Jérôme 145 Bouygues Telecom 5h 44' 02" - 04' 34"
55. Millar David 198 Garmin Chipotle 5h 44' 02" - 04' 34"
56. Aerts Mario 2 Silence - Lotto 5h 44' 02" - 04' 34"
57. Moerenhout Koos 135 Rabobank 5h 44' 02" - 04' 34"
58. Cardenas Félix 53 Barloworld 5h 44' 02" - 04' 34"
59. Lövkvist Thomas 48 Team Columbia 5h 45' 55" - 06' 27"
60. Hincapie George 47 Team Columbia 5h 45' 55" - 06' 27"
61. Florencio Xavier 143 Bouygues Telecom 5h 45' 55" - 06' 27"
62. Gustov Volodymir 14 Team Csc Saxo Bank 5h 45' 55" - 06' 27"

63. Martinez Egoi 24 Euskaltel - Euskadi 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
64. Jufre Pou Josep 177 Saunier Duval - Scott 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
65. Velo Marco 159 Team Milram 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
66. Voigt Jens 19 Team Csc Saxo Bank 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
67. Zabel Erik 151 Team Milram 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
68. Lelay David 127 Agritubel 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
69. Duque Leonardo 186 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone - 09' 04"
70. Flecha Juan Antonio 132 Rabobank 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
71. Vogondy Nicolas 129 Agritubel 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
72. Zubeldia Haimar 21 Euskaltel - Euskadi 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
73. Dupont Hubert 103 Ag2r-La Mondiale 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
74. Posthuma Joost 136 Rabobank 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
75. Tankink Bram 137 Rabobank 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
76. Tiralongo Paolo 79 Lampre 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
77. Marzano Marco 75 Lampre 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
78. Hesjedal Ryder 195 Garmin Chipotle 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
79. Le Mevel Christophe 87 Credit Agricole 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
80. Moncoutie David 188 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
81. Barredo Carlos 92 Quick Step 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
82. Kuschynski Aleksandr 66 Liquigas 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
83. Gutierrez José Ivan 35 Caisse D’epargne 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"
84. Portal Nicolas 38 Caisse D’epargne 5h 48' 32" - 09' 04"

85. Le Boulanger Yoann 167 Francaise Des Jeux 5h 56' 25" - 16' 57"
86. Tosatto Matteo 98 Quick Step 5h 56' 25" - 16' 57"
87. Txurruka Amets 28 Euskaltel - Euskadi 5h 56' 25" - 16' 57"
88. Augustyn John-Lee 52 Barloworld 5h 56' 25" - 16' 57"
89. Cancellara Fabian 13 Team Csc Saxo Bank 5h 56' 25" - 16' 57"

90. Gilbert Philippe 165 Francaise Des Jeux 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
91. Pozzato Filippo 61 Liquigas 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
92. Rosseler Sébastien 96 Quick Step 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
93. Ballan Alessandro 72 Lampre 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
94. Haussler Heinrich 114 Gerolsteiner 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
95. Van De Walle Jurgen 99 Quick Step 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
96. Sorensen Nicki 18 Team Csc Saxo Bank 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
97. Freire Oscar 133 Rabobank 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
98. Arrieta Jose Luis 102 Ag2r-La Mondiale 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
99. Clement Stef 142 Bouygues Telecom 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
100. Fischer Murilo Antoniobil 64 Liquigas 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
101. Lequatre Geoffroy 128 Agritubel 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
102. Krauss Sven 116 Gerolsteiner 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
103. Van Summeren Johan 8 Silence - Lotto 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
104. Terpstra Niki 157 Team Milram 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
105. Schröder Björn 156 Team Milram 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
106. Chavanel Sylvain 181 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone - 18' 55"
107. Scholz Ronny 118 Gerolsteiner 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
108. Elmiger Martin 105 Ag2r-La Mondiale 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
109. Pauriol Rémi 88 Credit Agricole 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
110. Righi Daniele 77 Lampre 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
111. Jalabert Nicolas 126 Agritubel 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
112. Arvesen Kurt-Asle 12 Team Csc Saxo Bank - 18' 55"
113. Willems Frederik 69 Liquigas 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
114. Wegmann Fabian 119 Gerolsteiner 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
115. Müller Martin 155 Team Milram 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
116. Ciolek Gerald 44 Team Columbia 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
117. Förster Robert 112 Gerolsteiner 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"
118. Pate Danny 199 Garmin Chipotle 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"

119. Hansen Adam 46 Team Columbia 6h 03' 30" - 24' 02"
120. Brandt Christophe 3 Silence - Lotto 6h 03' 30" - 24' 02"
121. Bonnet William 82 Credit Agricole 6h 03' 30" - 24' 02"
122. O’grady Stuart 15 Team Csc Saxo Bank 6h 03' 30" - 24' 02"
123. Perez Ruben 26 Euskaltel - Euskadi 6h 03' 30" - 24' 02"
124. Verdugo Gorka 29 Euskaltel - Euskadi 6h 03' 48" - 24' 20"

125. Longo Borghini Paolo 59 Barloworld 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
126. Brard Florent 183 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone - 28' 11"
127. Bono Matteo 73 Lampre 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
128. Grabsch Ralf 152 Team Milram 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
129. Sprick Matthieu 146 Bouygues Telecom 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
130. Bertogliati Rubens 172 Saunier Duval - Scott 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
131. Lancaster Brett Daniel 154 Team Milram 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
132. Renshaw Mark 89 Credit Agricole 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
133. Gerrans Simon 86 Credit Agricole 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
134. Feillu Romain 124 Agritubel 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
135. Chicchi Francesco 63 Liquigas 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
136. Chavanel Sébastien 162 Francaise Des Jeux 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
137. Isasi Inaki 23 Euskaltel - Euskadi 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
138. De Jongh Steven 94 Quick Step 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
139. Cooke Baden 55 Barloworld 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
140. Mori Massimiliano 76 Lampre 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
141. Gerard Arnaud 164 Francaise Des Jeux 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
142. Frischkorn William 194 Garmin Chipotle 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
143. Oroz Juan José 25 Euskaltel - Euskadi 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
144. Lefevre Laurent 144 Bouygues Telecom 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
145. Roy Jérémy 168 Francaise Des Jeux 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
146. Mc Ewen Robbie 6 Silence - Lotto 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
147. Dean Julian 193 Garmin Chipotle 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
148. Burghardt Marcus 42 Team Columbia 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
149. Hunter Robert 58 Barloworld 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"

150. Cavendish Mark 43 Team Columbia 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
151. Cheula Gianpaolo 54 Barloworld 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
152. Coyot Arnaud 33 Caisse D’epargne 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
153. Trofimov Yury 147 Bouygues Telecom 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
154. Vaugrenard Benoît 169 Francaise Des Jeux 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
155. Riblon Christophe 108 Ag2r-La Mondiale 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
156. Dumoulin Samuel 185 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
157. Auge Stéphane 182 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
158. Engoulvent Jimmy 84 Credit Agricole 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
159. Voeckler Thomas 149 Bouygues Telecom 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
160. Quinziato Manuel 68 Liquigas 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
161. Maaskant Martijn 197 Garmin Chipotle 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
162. Steegmans Gert 97 Quick Step 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
163. Garcia Acosta Vicente 34 Caisse D’epargne 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
164. Langeveld Sebastian 134 Rabobank 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
165. Hoste Leif 5 Silence - Lotto 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
166. Vansevenant Wim 9 Silence - Lotto 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
167. Hushovd Thor 81 Credit Agricole 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
168. Bichot Freddy 122 Agritubel 6h 07' 39" - 28' 11"
169. Eisel Bernhard 45 Team Columbia 6h 10' 51" - 31' 23"
170. Casper Jimmy 123 Agritubel 6h 10' 51" - 31' 23"

Combativity Trophy - Most Agressive Rider
1. Lang Sebastian 117 Gerolsteiner

Climbers Competition
Côte De Saint-Pey - 42.0 Km
1. Lang Sebastian 117 Gerolsteiner 3 Pts
2. Kuschynski Aleksandr 66 Liquigas 2 Pts
3. Jalabert Nicolas 126 Agritubel 1 Pts

Côte De Sainte-Quitterie - 46.0 Km
1. Lang Sebastian 117 Gerolsteiner 3 Pts
2. Jalabert Nicolas 126 Agritubel 2 Pts
3. Kuschynski Aleksandr 66 Liquigas 1 Pts

Côte De Mane - 91.0 Km
1. Lang Sebastian 117 Gerolsteiner 3 Pts
2. Jalabert Nicolas 126 Agritubel 2 Pts
3. Kuschynski Aleksandr 66 Liquigas 1 Pts

Col De Buret - 113.5 Km
1. Lang Sebastian 117 Gerolsteiner 3 Pts
2. Kuschynski Aleksandr 66 Liquigas 2 Pts
3. Jalabert Nicolas 126 Agritubel 1 Pts

Col Des Ares - 123.5 Km
1. Lang Sebastian 117 Gerolsteiner 4 Pts
2. Kuschynski Aleksandr 66 Liquigas 3 Pts
3. Jalabert Nicolas 126 Agritubel 2 Pts
4. Dumoulin Samuel 185 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 1 Pts

Col De Peyresourde - 166.5 Km
1. Lang Sebastian 117 Gerolsteiner 15 Pts
2. Kuschynski Aleksandr 66 Liquigas 13 Pts
3. Jalabert Nicolas 126 Agritubel 11 Pts
4. De La Fuente David 174 Saunier Duval - Scott 9 Pts
5. Monfort Maxime 189 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 8 Pts
6. Sanchez Luis-Leon 39 Caisse D’epargne 7 Pts
7. Astarloza Mikel 22 Euskaltel - Euskadi 6 Pts
8. Carrara Matteo 93 Quick Step 5 Pts

Col D'aspin - 198.0 Km
1. Ricco Riccardo 171 Saunier Duval - Scott 30 Pts
2. Lang Sebastian 117 Gerolsteiner 26 Pts
3. Kohl Bernhard 115 Gerolsteiner 22 Pts
4. De La Fuente David 174 Saunier Duval - Scott 18 Pts
5. Nibali Vincenzo 67 Liquigas 16 Pts
6. Pereiro Sio Oscar 37 Caisse D’epargne 14 Pts
7. Menchov Denis 131 Rabobank 12 Pts
8. Sanchez Samuel 27 Euskaltel - Euskadi 10 Pts

Points Competition Stage 9
Saint-Sulpice-Sur-Leze - 29.5 Km
1. Kuschynski Aleksandr 66 Liquigas 6 Pts
2. Jalabert Nicolas 126 Agritubel 4 Pts
3. Lang Sebastian 117 Gerolsteiner 2 Pts

Sengouagnet (D.5-D.618) - 111.0 Km
1. Jalabert Nicolas 126 Agritubel 6 Pts
2. Kuschynski Aleksandr 66 Liquigas 4 Pts
3. Lang Sebastian 117 Gerolsteiner 2 Pts

Bagneres-De-Bigorre - 224.0 Km (finish)
1. Ricco Riccardo 171 Saunier Duval - Scott 20 Pts
2. Efimkin Vladimir 104 Ag2r-La Mondiale 17 Pts
3. Dessel Cyril 101 Ag2r-La Mondiale 15 Pts
4. Fofonov Dmitriy 85 Credit Agricole 13 Pts
5. Knees Christian 153 Team Milram 12 Pts
6. Monfort Maxime 189 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 10 Pts
7. Valverde Alejandro 31 Caisse D’epargne 9 Pts
8. Kreuziger Roman 65 Liquigas 8 Pts
9. Cunego Damiano 71 Lampre 7 Pts
10. Popovych Yaroslav 7 Silence - Lotto 6 Pts

Best Young Rider - Maillot Blanc
1. Ricco Riccardo 171 Saunier Duval - Scott 5h 39' 28"
2. Monfort Maxime 189 Cofidis Credit Par Telephone - 01' 17"
3. Kreuziger Roman 65 Liquigas 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
4. Nibali Vincenzo 67 Liquigas 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
5. Gonzalo Ramirez Eduardo 125 Agritubel 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
6. Di Gregorio Rémy 163 Francaise Des Jeux 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
7. Schleck Andy 16 Team Csc Saxo Bank 5h 40' 45" - 01' 17"
8. Lowe Trent 196 Garmin Chipotle 5h 41' 25" - 01' 57"
9. Sanchez Luis-Leon 39 Caisse D’epargne 5h 41' 25" - 01' 57"
10. Velits Peter 158 Team Milram 5h 41' 25" - 01' 57"
11. Froome Christopher 57 Barloworld 5h 41' 25" - 01' 57"
12. Lövkvist Thomas 48 Team Columbia 5h 45' 55" - 06' 27"
13. Augustyn John-Lee 52 Barloworld 5h 56' 25" - 16' 57"
14. Haussler Heinrich 114 Gerolsteiner 5h 58' 23" - 18' 55"

Team Competition Stage 9
1. Saunier Duval - Scott 17h 00' 58"
2. Ag2r-La Mondiale 17h 02' 02" - 01' 04"
3. Caisse D’epargne 17h 02' 15" - 01' 17"
4. Lampre 17h 02' 15" - 01' 17"
5. Team Csc Saxo Bank 17h 02' 15" - 01' 17"
6. Silence - Lotto 17h 02' 55" - 01' 57"
7. Gerolsteiner 17h 02' 55" - 01' 57"
8. Rabobank 17h 02' 55" - 01' 57"
9. Bouygues Telecom 17h 05' 32" - 04' 34"
10. Garmin Chipotle 17h 06' 12" - 05' 14"
11. Barloworld 17h 06' 12" - 05' 14"
12. Team Columbia 17h 07' 25" - 06' 27"
13. Liquigas 17h 10' 02" - 09' 04"
14. Euskaltel - Euskadi 17h 10' 02" - 09' 04"
15. Quick Step 17h 10' 02" - 09' 04"
16. Team Milram 17h 10' 42" - 09' 44"
17. Cofidis Credit Par Telephone 17h 10' 42" - 09' 44"
18. Credit Agricole 17h 10' 42" - 09' 44"
19. Agritubel 17h 17' 49" - 16' 51"
20. Francaise Des Jeux 17h 17' 55" - 16' 57"

Source: The Daily Peloton

Stuff for sale!

2008-07-14T21:10:00.009+08:00

Why are we selling? you might ask.

Easy. like every other cycling enthusiast (note i use enthusiast here), we've stockpiled tons of under-utilized parts, a.k.a. good stuff, a.k.a. usable junk.
Some spring cleaning is in order, and we've sifted out the good stuff to sell, and to finance our next parts buying frenzy.

Wait. Did I just say "parts buying frenzy?:

oh well. some things never change.

NOTE: All items are brand new unless stated otherwise

1.Time ATAC Alium MTB Pedals (Qty:01pr)

New model Alium ATAC pedal. Aluminium machined body with steel axle.

No spring tensioner required as the ATAC auto adjustment feature on these models.
Self cleaning open arch springs mean these pedals are self cleaning and will not clog in any conditions.
Low spring tension mean easy entry and release when you need it.
5 degrees of float.

Price: S$120

2.DMT Matrix RSX MTB Shoes-Size 44 (Qty: 01pr)

SOLE - The sole was specifically designed by DMT to offer the best possible in technically challenging off-road conditions. The soles are made from two differing components to offer excellent rigidity, and to keep the shoe stable under any condition.
HARD WEARING MICRO-FIBER UPPERS - The uppers on the MATRIX RSX are hard-wearing and light. They are made from micro-fibres with numerous nylon-mesh inserts, to allow the feet to breathe and improve overall health.
ENERGY-STRAP-CONTROL - Ultimax MATRIX RSX shoes are fitted with Energy-Strap-Control closure system. The one-piece heel strap features a built-in micro ratchet closure system. Two velcro straps hold the foot securely and firmly, thus preventing movement inside the shoe that can affect comfort and performance.
STRUCTURAL RIGIDITY - The heel area is particularly rigid to provide the shoe with improved structural strength, and better safety when pedalling.

Price: S$150

3.KMC X9(Silver) MTB Chain (Qty:01pc)----SOLD!

9 speed chain.
Extra StretchProof treatment on pins and plates to reduce wear and to increase durability.
X-Bridge outer plate for quicker and smoother gear shifting and quieter riding.
High alloy Material used on pins and plates to reduce chain stretch.
Chrome coating
Comes with KMC Missing Link-9sp

Price:S$35

4.KMC Z9900 MTB Chain (Qty:01pc) SOLD!

Comes with KMC Missing Link-9sp

Price: S$20

5.Carbon Fibre Spacers- 1-1/8 5mm-20mm (Qty: A lot!)

Carbon Fibre Spacers for 1-1/18 Steerers.
Sizes: 5mm / 10mm / 20mm

Price: 5mm- S$2/pc 10mm - S$3/pc 20mm- S$4/pc

6.Salsa Cycles Flip Off Skewers- Blue (Qty: 01 set) SOLD!

The beautifully machined, hand-friendly levers of the Flip-Offs skewers dress up any wheelset. Stainless steel pivots and Delrin® cam washers provide silky smooth operation to this lightweight and durable Salsa staple.

104 grams

Price:S$50

7.Minoura Space Grip-Black (Qty: 02 pc)

Double your handlebar space
Attach up to three extra devices like light, computers, ect.
4.5" Rise

This is a universal extension bracket mounting headlights or cycle computers. This simple but functional device clips to your handlebar easily and allows up to two different devices to be attached. Easily adjustable, the Space Grip gives you several mounting and configuration options not available with traditional handlebar mounted devices. Invaluable as a touring aid.

Price:S$15 ea.

8.Minoura Bottle Cages- Aluminum (Qty:05)-sold!

: do you really need to see an image of a bottle cage?

‘nuff Said
Colours available: Black / Silver /

Price:S$6/pc

9.Fizik Aliante Carbon-MTB (Qty:01)

: Don't be fooled- It looks black but is in fact, Silver-Grey

Suitable for MTB
Titanium Rails
provides the same comfort as the Carbon Rails version.
230 grams.

Price:S$220

10.GT Ava1.0 Frame/Stem/Handlebar Combo (Qty:01) SOLD!

Size S (approximately 16")
Black with champagne highlights
Disc / V Brake Compatible
Never ridden before.

Price:S$200

Misc:

11.Brass Presta Valve Adapters (Qty: Alot!)

Price: S$2/pc

12.Rim Tapes (Qty: Quite a few!)

Nylon

2 sizes available: 700c x 14mm and 26" x 20mm

Price: S$4 (pack of 2)

13.KMC Missing Link (Qty: 9sp-1 10 sp -04)----9SP SOLD!

Quick Release system for mtb/road chains
compatible with Shimano / SRAM chains

Price: S$6 (pack of 2)

14.DMT Lycra Cycling Gloves (Qty: S-1 M-1)

Lycra backing
ribbed padding for extra grip.

Price: $20/pr

15.GT Handlebar and Stem

(Picture coming soon)

Black
Handlebar GT Mtn Riser, 6061 heat treated 31.8mm, 680mm
Stem GT ATB, threadless 25 degree rise with four bolt alum face plate 31.8mm

Price:

Handlebar: $$20

Stem: S$15

Combo price: S$30

Terms and Conditions of sale:

All Items sold as is. No warranty provided. However, rest assured that items are all brand new and never used/installed/mounted before.

Kindly email imstillspinning@gmail.com to indicate items interested in. Strictly no reservations.

Delivery for Items:

3,4,5,6,11,12,13,20 - By mail only.

Item will be sent by normal mail once payment is received.
You can request for registered mail for an additional $1.00

All other items:

Please arrange pick up at any MRT Station along the North-South Line.
Cash on Delivery.

TDF: eighth stage standings

2008-07-14T21:08:00.001+08:00

1. Mark Cavendish (Britain / Columbia ) 4 hrs 2 mins 54 secs

2. Gerald Ciolek (Germany / Columbia ) "

3. Jimmy Casper (France / Agritubel ) "

4. Oscar Freire (Spain / Rabobank ) "

5. Robert Foerster (Germany / Gerolsteiner ) "

6. Erik Zabel (Germany / Milram ) "

7. Gert Steegmans (Belgium / Quick-Step ) "

8. Sebastien Chavanel (France / Francaise des Jeux ) "

9. Thor Hushovd (Norway / Credit Agricole ) "

10. Robert Hunter (South Africa / Barloworld ) "

11. Romain Feillu (France / Agritubel ) "

12. Mark Renshaw (Australia / Credit Agricole ) "

13. Ruben Perez (Spain / Euskaltel ) "

14. Inaki Isasi (Spain / Euskaltel ) "

15. Francesco Chicchi (Italy / Liquigas ) "

16. Heinrich Haussler (Germany / Gerolsteiner ) "

17. Robbie McEwen (Australia / Silence - Lotto ) "

18. Leonardo Duque (Colombia / Cofidis ) "

19. Julian Dean (New Zealand / Garmin - Chipotle ) "

20. Oscar Pereiro (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) "

21. Sebastian Langeveld (Netherlands / Rabobank ) "

22. Juan Antonio Flecha (Spain / Rabobank ) "

23. Stefan Schumacher (Germany / Gerolsteiner ) "

24. Maxime Monfort (Belgium / Cofidis ) "

25. Brett Lancaster (Australia / Milram ) "

26. Martijn Maaskant (Netherlands / Garmin - Chipotle ) "

27. Jesus Del Nero (Spain / Saunier Duval ) "

28. Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Brazil / Liquigas ) "

29. Baden Cooke (Australia / Barloworld ) "

30. Denis Menchov (Russia / Rabobank ) all same time

Overall standings

1. Kim Kirchen (Luxembourg / Columbia ) 32 hrs 26 mins 34 secs

2. Cadel Evans (Australia / Silence - Lotto ) +6 secs

3. Stefan Schumacher (Germany / Gerolsteiner ) +16"

4. Christian Vandevelde (U.S. / Garmin - Chipotle ) +44"

5. Denis Menchov (Russia / Rabobank ) +1:03"

6. Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) +1:12"

7. David Millar (Britain / Garmin - Chipotle ) +1:14"

8. Stijn Devolder (Belgium / Quick-Step ) +1:21"

9. Oscar Pereiro (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) "

10. Thomas Lovkvist (Sweden / Columbia ) same time

11. Samuel Sanchez (Spain / Euskaltel ) +1:27"

12. Carlos Sastre (Spain / Team CSC ) +1:34"

13. Frank Schleck (Luxembourg / Team CSC ) +1:56"

14. Andy Schleck (Luxembourg / Team CSC ) +1:58"

15. Bernhard Kohl (Austria / Gerolsteiner ) +2:03"

16. Maxime Monfort (Belgium / Cofidis ) +2:07"

17. Damiano Cunego (Italy / Lampre ) +2:09"

18. Mikel Astarloza (Spain / Euskaltel ) +2:16"

19. Tadej Valjavec (Slovenia / AG2R ) +2:19"

20. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic / Liquigas ) +2:20"

21. Christian Knees (Germany / Milram ) +2:31"

22. Marzio Bruseghin (Italy / Lampre ) +2:33"

23. Matteo Carrara (Italy / Quick-Step ) +2:55"

24. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Liquigas ) +3:01"

25. Vladimir Efimkin (Russia / AG2R ) +3:03"

26. Yury Trofimov (Russia / Bouygues Telecom ) +3:41"

27. Riccardo Ricco (Italy / Saunier Duval ) +3:52"

28. Haimar Zubeldia (Spain / Euskaltel ) +4:00"

29. Jerome Pineau (France / Bouygues Telecom ) +4:32"

30. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spain / Saunier Duval ) +4:33"

King of the Mountain standings

1. David De la Fuente (Spain / Saunier Duval ) 34 points

2. Sylvain Chavanel (France / Cofidis ) 27

3. Thomas Voeckler (France / Bouygues Telecom ) 27

4. Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) 24

5. Riccardo Ricco (Italy / Saunier Duval ) 20

6. Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) 18

7. Josep Jufre Pou (Spain / Saunier Duval ) 18

8. Cadel Evans (Australia / Silence - Lotto ) 16

9. Frank Schleck (Luxembourg / Team CSC ) 14

10. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Liquigas ) 14

Sprinter standings

1. Oscar Freire (Spain / Rabobank ) 119 points

2. Kim Kirchen (Luxembourg / Columbia ) 119

3. Thor Hushovd (Norway / Credit Agricole ) 105

4. Erik Zabel (Germany / Milram ) 92

5. Alejandro Valverde (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) 87

6. Mark Cavendish (Britain / Columbia ) 86

7. Robert Hunter (South Africa / Barloworld ) 82

8. Romain Feillu (France / Agritubel ) 64

9. Cadel Evans (Australia / Silence - Lotto ) 62

10. Robbie McEwen (Australia / Silence - Lotto ) 60

Youth standings

1. Thomas Lovkvist (Sweden / Columbia ) 32 hrs 27 mins 55 secs

2. Andy Schleck (Luxembourg / Team CSC ) +37 secs

3. Maxime Monfort (Belgium / Cofidis ) +46"

4. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic / Liquigas ) +59"

5. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Liquigas ) +1:40"

6. Yury Trofimov (Russia / Bouygues Telecom ) +2:20"

7. Riccardo Ricco (Italy / Saunier Duval ) +2:31"

8. Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spain / Agritubel ) +6:03"

9. Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) +12:32"

10. John-Lee Augustyn (South Africa / Barloworld ) +25:20"

Team standings

1. Team CSC 97 hrs 22 mins 8 secs

2. Columbia +2 mins 52 secs

3. Caisse d'Epargne +3:29"

4. Liquigas +3:50"

5. Gerolsteiner +4:41"

6. Euskaltel +4:52"

7. Saunier Duval +6:04"

8. AG2R +6:25"

9. Barloworld +6:32"

10. Rabobank +7:32"

Source: Reuters

TDF-Cavendish takes stage eight

2008-07-14T21:06:00.001+08:00

TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - Briton Mark Cavendish of Team Columbia won the eighth stage of the Tour de France, a 172.5-km ride from Figeac to Toulouse on Saturday.

The Manxman, who also won the fifth stage on Wednesday, beat team mate Gerald Ciolek of Germany and France’s Jimmy Casper of the Agritubel team in a mass sprint.

Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen of Team Columbia retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey.

The stage started without Spain’s Manuel Beltran after the Liquigas rider was kicked out of the race by his team following a positive dope test.

Source: Reuters

TDF: Beltran arrested after positive drug test

2008-07-14T21:05:00.001+08:00

AURILLAC, France (Reuters) - Spaniard Manuel Beltran of the Liquigas team was arrested by French police on Friday after it was announced he had tested positive for EPO on the Tour de France, authorities said on Friday.

“Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has contacted Liquigas to inform them that their rider Manuel Beltran has tested positive,” an executive for Tour organisers ASO told Reuters.

Beltran’s positive test, which is the first in this year’s Tour, showed traces of the blood-boosting drug erythropoietin (EPO), the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) said.

He was 26th in the overall standings after Friday’s seventh stage from Brioude to Aurillac.

“Manuel Beltran has been taken for questioning,” said a spokesman for the Aurillac gendarmerie, who had earlier raided the Liquigas accommodation at the Hotel des Voyageurs.

Liquigas team manager Roberto Amadio told ASO that Beltran, 37, would be withdrawn from the race although having imposed that sanction the Italian team will carry on.

“We are shocked and ready to take all the most severe measures if the ‘B’ sample comes back positive,” Amadio was quoted as saying in a Liquigas statement.

It added that Liquigas would sack Beltran from the team with immediate effect if the ‘B’ sample is returned positive.

Tour organisers, while disappointed with the day’s events, stressed that the right system is in place to catch drug users.

“The noose is tightening on the cheats,” ASO said in a statement. “The organisation appreciates the efficiency of the system set up by the AFLD.”

SYSTEM WORKING

The race has been put under the jurisdiction of the French federation, with the AFLD responsible for dope tests.

“When you’re in a war, you have to accept casualties,” Garmin-Chipotle manager Jonathan Vaughters, who founded his team on a strong anti-doping platform, told Reuters.

“It could be two, three or four (positive tests), it just shows that targeted testing is working. It’s evidence that the system is working.

“If you put the anti-doping fight back to where it was five years ago, this would not happen.”

Last year’s Tour was marred by doping scandals, with Kazakh Alexander Vinokourov testing positive for blood doping.

His Astana team were urged by organisers to leave the race while Dane Michael Rasmussen was kicked out of his Rabobank team for lying about his training whereabouts.

“It is a damaging blow,” International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid told Reuters. “Once again, it proves that individuals are ready to take stupid risks.

“I hope there won’t be other positive tests in the next two weeks (of the Tour),” he added.

‘Txiki’ Beltran has three Tour stage wins to his name, all of them team time trials with Lance Armstrong’s US Postal and Discovery Channel teams in 2003, 2004 and 2005.

He also won the Tour of Catalunya in 1999.

Liquigas said in April they had hired Italian Ivan Basso on a two-year contract. Basso is serving a two-year suspension after being implicated in the Operation Puerto blood doping scandal in Spain and cannot race until October.

Source: Reuters