Brixia Tour

[Reverend_T_Preedy]

Away from the TDF, the Brixia Tour started today with a 16.5k TTT. The results of the stage are as follows:
1. ISD-Neri- 18'30"
2. Vacansoleil- @0'09"
3. Lampre–Farnese Vini- @0'17"
4. Team Katusha- @0'19"
5. Team Sky- @0'21"
6. Garmin-Transitions- @0'25"
7. De Rosa–Stac Plastic- @0'30"
8. Colnago–CSF Inox- @0'35"
9. Androni Giocattoli–Diquigiovanni- @0'38"
10. Ceramica Flaminia- @0'48"
11. Caisse d’Epargne- @?
12. Acqua & Sapone–D’Angelo & Antenucci- @0'57"
13. CDC–Cavaliere- @1'22"
14. Meridiana Kamen- @1'56"
15. Kalev Chocolate Team- @2'02"
16. Tecnofilm–Betonexpress 2000- @2'24"
17. Miche- @8'57"

Visconti takes the leaders jersey.

Tomorrows stage has a mountain top finish on the Poffe (1,100m). The climb has an average gradient of 10.3% with a maximum gradient of 15.2%. That should sort out the men from the boys!!

 

[Denkoff]

Giampaolo Caruso, Denis Galimzyanov, Artem Ovechkin, Joan Horrach, Mikhail Ignatyev, Nikita Eskov, Sergey Klimov, Egor Silin, Nikolay Trusov TEAM KATUSHA AT THIS RACE. I THINK OVECHKIN TEAM LEADER IN MOUNTAIN STAGES AND HE CAN WIN THERE, Galimzyanov stronger then Greipel in jule he win at sprint stages!!!

 

[Anonymous]

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[euanli]

The Italians really know how to do it when it comes to Worldwide coverage of their races. The Tour could learn a thing or two

 

[Reverend_T_Preedy]

Well, stage 2 did sort the men out from the boys.

Pozzovivo won the stage from Pasquale Muto and Morris Possoni. Don;t have the rest of the results but according to Team Sky's website Possoni finished 46 seconds down and is 2nd overall, behind Pozzovivo, 32 seconds down.

 

[markene2]

Cant wait to see what Kasch does tommorow

EDIT: Thought that stage was tommorow

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

still no full results anywhere?? also from the ttt rider results??

 

[roundabout]

stage 2

http://ciclismo.ficr.it/tab_results.asp?p_Anno=2010&p_Codice=28&p_Gara=5&p_Tappa=2

general after stage 1

http://ciclismo.ficr.it/tab_standings.asp?p_Anno=2010&p_Codice=28&p_Gara=5&p_Tappa=1

 

[Libertine Seguros]

In the battle of the future Tour winners, Ángel Madrazo (56th) narrowly pipped Peter Kennaugh (58th).

 

[janraaskalt]

In the battle of the future Tour winners, Ángel Madrazo (56th) narrowly pipped Peter Kennaugh (58th).

Both at a remarkable distance from 2-times Junior World Champion Diego Ulissi (10th).

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Both at a remarkable distance from 2-times Junior World Champion Diego Ulissi (10th).

Sorry, I was being slightly sarcastic about riders that people have gone absolutely gaga for. Both are very good riders at an early stage in their developmnt, but both are being hyped to the point where they've little chance of ever being able to live up to what people have planned out for them in their heads.

 

[Reverend_T_Preedy]

Stage 3 results:
1. SUTTON Christopher
2. FERRARI Roberto
3. RUBIANO CHAVEZ Miguel Angel
4. BELLETTI Manuel
5. PAOLINI Luca

As expected, it finished in a bunch sprint and with the potential lead out train that Sky had they were always favourite to win.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

nice result from rubiano in a bunchsprint! Very talented rider with great results as always nut never seems to get in a strong team.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

In what year will he win the Giro/Vuelta double?

 

[craig1985]

Who was the Sky rider who led Sutton out?

 

[afpm90]

Stage 4 was won by Domenico Pozzovivo.

Stage results:
1° Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago Csf)
2° Daniel Martin (Garmin) a 53"
3° Morris Possoni (sky) a 54"
4° Diego Ulissi (Lampre) a1:05
5° Damiano Caruso (De Rosa) a 1:23

General classification:
1° Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago Csf)
2° Morris Possoni (sky) a 1'50"
3° Daniel Martin (Garmin) 2'39"

 

[hrotha]

Yay Martin!

 

[craig1985]

Passo del Maniva:

Has the Giro ever used this climb? It looks like a beast.