2011 Volta a Catalunya

[maltiv]

I was looking at the HTC squad and I was thinking "wait, they might actually not win something here!". Clearly, I was mistaken. Their ability to consistently get a victory out of almost any squad and by any of their riders is unbelievable.

 

[joy118118]

3. Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) a 28
4. J. Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) m.t.
5. Rigoberto Urán (Sky) m.t.
6. Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-Lotto) m.t.
7. Maxime Bouet (AG2R) m.t.
8. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) m.t.
9. Cadel Evans (BMC) m.t.
10. Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) m.t.
11. Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) m.t.

 

[Christian]

Etapa 1 y General:
1. Gatis Smukulis (HTC-Highroad) 4:08:48
2. Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) a 28
3. J. Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) m.t.
4. Rigoberto Urán (Sky) m.t.
5. Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-Lotto) m.t.
6. Maxime Bouet (AG2R) m.t.
7. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) m.t.
8. Cadel Evans (BMC) m.t.
9. Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) m.t.
10. Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) m.t.

now thats a weird top 10

Steephill said Gastauer was second but I guess not

/edit: but now joy has Petacchi listed as 3rd

 

[roundabout]

Wonder by how many lengths Petacchi (and Rojas i suppose) beat the rest in that sprint

 

[hrotha]

That classification makes no sense. Petacchi, the only pure sprinter? Oh well, I guess he had to be in form for Sanremo.

Also, yay Bakelants!

 

[joy118118]

Steephill said Gastauer was second but I guess not

/edit: but now joy has Petacchi listed as 3rd

different sources post different results. I delete mine and wait for the right one.

 

[El Pistolero]

Etapa 1 y General:
1. Gatis Smukulis (HTC-Highroad) 4:08:48
2. Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) a 28
3. J. Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) m.t.
4. Rigoberto Urán (Sky) m.t.
5. Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-Lotto) m.t.
6. Maxime Bouet (AG2R) m.t.
7. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) m.t.
8. Cadel Evans (BMC) m.t.
9. Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) m.t.
10. Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) m.t.

now thats a weird top 10

TGBM beats Contador yet again!

(might as well make the joke to spoil it for the Dutch maffiosi )

What a sprinting field haha, even Contador made it into the top 10.

 

[TeoSheva]

Originally Posted by Parrulo
Etapa 1 y General:
1. Gatis Smukulis (HTC-Highroad) 4:08:48
2. Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) a 28
3. J. Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) m.t.
4. Rigoberto Urán (Sky) m.t.
5. Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-Lotto) m.t.
6. Maxime Bouet (AG2R) m.t.
7. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) m.t.
8. Cadel Evans (BMC) m.t.
9. Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) m.t.
10. Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) m.t.

maybe Apollonio?

 

[Parrulo]

TGBM beats Contador yet again!

(might as well make the joke to spoil it for the Dutch maffiosi )

What a sprinting field haha, even Contador made it into the top 10.

XD

i have a weird feeling that these results are all wrong

 

[Lanark]

Originally Posted by Parrulo
Etapa 1 y General:
1. Gatis Smukulis (HTC-Highroad) 4:08:48
2. Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) a 28
3. J. Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) m.t.
4. Rigoberto Urán (Sky) m.t.
5. Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-Lotto) m.t.
6. Maxime Bouet (AG2R) m.t.
7. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) m.t.
8. Cadel Evans (BMC) m.t.
9. Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) m.t.
10. Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) m.t.

maybe Apollonio?

Uran has a decent sprint, if Rojas and Petacchi were the only sprinters in the group, I'm sure he could beat the likes of Evans, Mollema and Contador in a sprint.

 

[joy118118]

Biciciclismo posts top 15 now. very weird results.

Etapa 1 y General:
1. Gatis Smukulis (HTC-Highroad) 4:08:48
2. Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) a 28
3. J. Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) m.t.
4. Rigoberto Urán (Sky) m.t.
5. Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-Lotto) m.t.
6. Maxime Bouet (AG2R) m.t.
7. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) m.t.
8. Cadel Evans (BMC) m.t.
9. Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) m.t.
10. Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) m.t.
11. Danilo di Luca (Katusha) m.t.
12. Sebastien Minard (AG2R) m.t.
13. Jelle Vanendert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) m.t.
14. Daniel Martin (Garmin-Cervélo) m.t.
15. Josep Jufré (Astana) m.t.

 

[search]

I'm not sure the result is correct, official website says the bunch came in ~20 seconds (so 28 seconds may fit) after the two escapees

Uran could have as well been mistaken for Apollonio

 

[Escarabajo]

Biciciclismo posts top 15 now. very weird results.

Etapa 1 y General:
1. Gatis Smukulis (HTC-Highroad) 4:08:48
2. Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) a 28
3. J. Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) m.t.
4. Rigoberto Urán (Sky) m.t.
5. Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-Lotto) m.t.
6. Maxime Bouet (AG2R) m.t.
7. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) m.t.
8. Cadel Evans (BMC) m.t.
9. Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) m.t.
10. Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) m.t.
11. Danilo di Luca (Katusha) m.t.
12. Sebastien Minard (AG2R) m.t.
13. Jelle Vanendert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) m.t.
14. Daniel Martin (Garmin-Cervélo) m.t.
15. Josep Jufré (Astana) m.t.

Uran 4th in the Sprint? are you sure of the results?

 

[jens_attacks]

well probably the big names were staying at the front just to avoid crashes.let's face it we don't have lots of sprinters in this race.i'm surprised alejet made it in the front group.

 

[roundabout]

official results up

Quintana lost 9 minutes

Soler and Menchov 13 minutes

 

[search]

official results up

Quintana lost 9 minutes

Soler and Menchov 13 minutes

do you have a link please?!

 

[joy118118]

looks like Smukulis attacks in the final 3km but Gastauer is not able to follow him.

Gastauer finally lost 47s. He was not even in the peleton!

 

[roundabout]

http://www.edosof.com/2011/volta/resulta/etapa011.htm

 

[Christian]

looks like Smukulis attacks in the final 3km but Gastauer is not able to follow him.

Yeah looks like it ... too bad

 

[theswordsman]

Sastre finished with Menchov at 13:17

http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=36877

 

[theyoungest]

official results up

Quintana lost 9 minutes

Soler and Menchov 13 minutes

Ryo! How is this possible?? The great Quintana was going to crush everyone!

 

[hrotha]

You'd think Menchov was in decent shape after Murcia, but maybe he's in saving energy mode and can't be bothered.

 

[Escarabajo]

Ryo! How is this possible?? The great Quintana was going to crush everyone!

Maybe he needs for kilometers. He is very small and need to adjust to the European pro-peloton. Just guessing.

Soler comes from and injury and we all know what his problem is. Maybe staying out of trouble is his main target for now.

 

[roundabout]

You'd think Menchov was in decent shape after Murcia, but maybe he's in saving energy mode and can't be bothered.

He was hit by a car in training and had flu last weekend.

 

[kurtinsc]

Phinney only a minute behind Sastre and Menchov... future GC guy for SURE!