61st Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la Loire

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 3 result:

1 ROLLAND Pierre TEAM EUROPCAR FRA 5:33:16
2 DENIFL Stefan IAM CYCLING AUT à 0: 0: 9
3 LUDVIGSSON Tobias TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO SWE à 0: 0:23
4 BARTA Jan TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA CZE à 0: 0:23
5 DUMOULIN Samuel AG2R LA MONDIALE FRA à 0: 0:25
6 EDET Nicolas COFIDIS,SOLUTIONS CREDITS FRA à 0: 0:25
7 GALLOPIN Tony RADIOSHACK-LEOPARD FRA à 0: 0:25
8 MOLARD Rudy COFIDIS,SOLUTIONS CREDITS FRA à 0: 0:25
9 BERARD Julien AG2R LA MONDIALE FRA à 0: 0:25
10 WYSS Marcel IAM CYCLING SUI à 0: 0:25

GC:
1 ROLLAND Pierre TEAM EUROPCAR FRA 2:44:39
2 BARTA Jan TEAM NETAPP-ENDURA CZE à 0: 0:10
3 LUDVIGSSON Tobias TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO SWE à 0: 0:10
4 GALLOPIN Tony RADIOSHACK-LEOPARD FRA à 0: 0:11
5 DENIFL Stefan IAM CYCLING AUT à 0: 0:12
6 SÖRENSEN Nicki TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF DEN à 0: 0:17
7 CHRISTENSEN Mads TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF DEN à 0: 0:19
8 FEDRIGO Pierrick FDJ FRA à 0: 0:20
9 HIVERT Jonathan SOJASUN FRA à 0: 0:22
10 SUTHERLAND Rory TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF AUS à 0: 0:25

Still all to play for.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

So is tomorrows stage hilly?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

So is tomorrows stage hilly?

todays stage was already very hilly considering the time gaps

 

[roundabout]

So is tomorrows stage hilly?

not really

 

[Ferminal]

Good luck breaking away from the green monsters

 

[movingtarget]

doing his usual Schleck year. Being invisible everywhere until just before LBL and just before the Tour

Speaking to VeloNews before the start of the third stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco (Tour of the Basque Country), Schleck admitted for the first time he might not be ready come July.

“I cannot dream about winning the Tour this year,” Schleck said. “I want to be competitive in the peloton again. If it’s 40th place today or work for the team today, if I am happy with it, that’s what’s important now. I can only take small steps to go up. I believe I have the good base now. I have to work on that step-by-step. Don’t take two big steps …”

VeloNews asked Schleck to clarify, “So you’re saying you don’t think you can win the Tour this year?”

“I don’t go as the leader of the race, no. I haven’t been there last year,” he said. “There are others who have the weight on their shoulders now. For me, it’s important that I have the full support of the team. We’ll see how it goes in July.”

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Speaking to VeloNews before the start of the third stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco (Tour of the Basque Country), Schleck admitted for the first time he might not be ready come July.

“I cannot dream about winning the Tour this year,” Schleck said. “I want to be competitive in the peloton again. If it’s 40th place today or work for the team today, if I am happy with it, that’s what’s important now. I can only take small steps to go up. I believe I have the good base now. I have to work on that step-by-step. Don’t take two big steps …”

VeloNews asked Schleck to clarify, “So you’re saying you don’t think you can win the Tour this year?”

“I don’t go as the leader of the race, no. I haven’t been there last year,” he said. “There are others who have the weight on their shoulders now. For me, it’s important that I have the full support of the team. We’ll see how it goes in July.”

The real test will come in LBL. If he is competitive, there will be no reason why he can't play a role in the Tour imo.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Rolland put a really nice show on. How hard is todays stage? Could there be chances someone like Gallopin who is 11 sec back can take this through winning the sprint (ie 10 sec bonus)?

It seems slim to me, profile anyone of the stage?

Thx

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Very limited opportunities today it seems:

Last part:

Voeckler will be all over any attacks when we hit the circuit.

Race is on, ETA around 14:45 (CEST)

 

[TeoSheva]

Race is on, ETA around 14:45 (CEST)

ETA=Estimation Time Arrival?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

eta, yes

90km in, gap 3:20

M. IGNATYEV (75 - Katusha), M. CANOLA (135 - Bardiani), L. MONDORY (65 - AG2R La Mondiale) et C. MEYER (2 - Orica)

We are on the circuit.

The hill appears to be 700m @ 12%.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

eta, yes

90km in, gap 3:20

M. IGNATYEV (75 - Katusha), M. CANOLA (135 - Bardiani), L. MONDORY (65 - AG2R La Mondiale) et C. MEYER (2 - Orica)

We are on the circuit.

The hill appears to be 700m @ 12%.

Oh if they do 700m @ 12% six times, it's looking to be a nice stage again

 

[Roude Leiw]

The circuit is actually a nice little race

 

[Dazed and Confused]

The circuit is actually a nice little race

yep, good show for the locals.

147km in, gap just 35s

One or two changes in the front group.

F. MOUREY (54 - FDJ) rejoint L. MONDORY (65 - AG2R La Mondiale), M. CANOLA (135 - Bardiani)

two times hill to come methinks.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

aww they dropped Meyer?

Ah well, Mourey win would be nice too

 

[Dazed and Confused]

156km (as I understand it)

F. MOUREY (54 - FDJ) et L. MONDORY (65 - AG2R La Mondiale), C.-J. QUINTERO (125 - Colombia)

25s

M. CANOLA (135 - Bardiani)

55s

Peloton with Rolland


Edit: Canola back in peloton

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Mourey won!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Francis Mourey (FDJ) wins.
Loyd Mondory (AG2R la Mondiale) 2nd.
Peloton just behind.

 

[TeoSheva]

Etapa 5:
1. Françis Mourey (FDJ)
2. Lloyd Mondory (Ag2r La Mondiale)
3. Jonathan Hivert (Sojasun)
4. Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani-CSF)
5. Alexei Tsatevich (Katusha)
6. Mads Christensen (Saxo-Tinkoff)
7. Nicki Sorensen (Saxo-Tinoff)
8. Scott Thwaites (Endura-Racing)
9. Samuel Dumoulin (Ag2r La Mondiale)
10. Steele Von Hoff (Garmin-Sharp)

General:
1. Pierre Rolland (Europcar)