Official Thread: Le Tour de l'Ain - La route du Progrès 2009

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I don't care about what has happend, can't wait to see vino in action
GO VINO GO!

PS: I think Rabo CT could do well in the overall, Tejay will be interesting.
Dessel could repeat his 06 win.

 

[benpounder]

Stage 2

Bump...
and just who will have the panache for that last finishing lump.

 

[Bala Verde]

Rojas (Caisse) won today beating v. Avermaet..

1. Joaquin Rojas Gil (Caisse d'Epargne)
2. Greg Van Avermaet (Silence-Lotto)
3. Maxime Bouet (Agritubel)
4. Dario Cataldo (Quick-Step)
5. Mathias Franck (BMC)
6. Davide Malacarne (Quick-Step)
7. Jérôme Coppel (Française des jeux)
8. Sébastien Duret (Bretagne-Schuller)
9. John Gadret (AG2R-La Mondiale)
10.Rémi Cusin (Agritubel)

Vino tried to get get in the breakaway just before the end... He hasn't lost his old tricks

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Rojas (Caisse) won today beating v. Avermaet..
........
Vino tried to get get in the breakaway just before the end... He hasn't lost his old tricks

Well, lets hope he has

 

[Mellow Velo]

Nice to be back and find a thread running on this.
See Astana can manage to field a Kazakh, even with the national squad under Vino's wing.
Next up Kash.

 

[bianchigirl]

Tour de l'Ain usually has a good field and parcours - and of course some added spice this year

 

[Bala Verde]

Nice to be back and find a thread running on this.
See Astana can manage to field a Kazakh, even with the national squad under Vino's wing.
Next up Kash.

I was wondering where you had been... Escaping the July frenzy? Good to see you again!

 

[benpounder]

Stage 3A (morning)

Stage 3B (afternoon, short 13.5K ITT)
Tuesday should be an interesting day. Were it not for the afternoon ITT, Wednesday looked to have been the big day, but...

A mountain stage with an uphill finish, then followed by a TT? I love it.

Anyone else think Horner wants to show how stupid it was leaving him out of the Tour?

 

[craig1985]

Stage 3A (morning)

Stage 3B (afternoon, short 13.5K ITT)
Tuesday should be an interesting day. Were it not for the afternoon ITT, Wednesday looked to have been the big day, but...

A mountain stage with an uphill finish, then followed by a TT? I love it.

Anyone else think Horner wants to show how stupid it was leaving him out of the Tour?

ASO could never do that during the Tour. That is one brutal day.

 

[Bala Verde]

Stage 3A (morning)

Stage 3B (afternoon, short 13.5K ITT)
Tuesday should be an interesting day. Were it not for the afternoon ITT, Wednesday looked to have been the big day, but...

A mountain stage with an uphill finish, then followed by a TT? I love it.

Anyone else think Horner wants to show how stupid it was leaving him out of the Tour?

Quite right, after a break away:

1)Turpin
2) Horner
3) Moncoutie
4) Rein Taaramae
5) Greg van Avermaet

 

[bianchigirl]

Shame, as they used to have split days in the Tour - they tried it in the Giro a couple of years ago and, guess what, the riders complained it was 'too hard' and they amended the stage. So don't necessarily lay the blame at the organisers door.

For my money, this is how they should run all the TTs in the GTs - short, sharp and brutal after a road stage.

 

[Mellow Velo]

I was wondering where you had been... Escaping the July frenzy? Good to see you again!

Yeah, easing my way back in, while tackling all those post vacation jobs.
So, posting less frequently, at the moment.

Seems like another interesting stage, today. Nothing like a short, sharp, roller for a successful breakaway.
Looking at that composite, we have climbers and sprinters all in the mix.
Good stuff.

 

[ashortcyclist]

Via Levi

RT Chris Horner does it--he takes yellow at Tour de l'Ain. Congratulations!


YEA!!! go chris.

 

[issoisso]

Vino just won the ITT stage

 

[Carl0880]

Stage 3A (morning)

Stage 3B (afternoon, short 13.5K ITT)
Tuesday should be an interesting day. Were it not for the afternoon ITT, Wednesday looked to have been the big day, but...

A mountain stage with an uphill finish, then followed by a TT? I love it.

Anyone else think Horner wants to show how stupid it was leaving him out of the Tour?

Good call on Horner

 

[Mellow Velo]

one stage to go today, 129 Km's, Belley to Coloz (Col du Grand Colombier)
Should be an interesting Stage.



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A bit of a beast. I think I've got it from the right side.....

Sections of 19%

 

[mambo#5]

did the redneck win?

 

[mambo#5]

oh crap, he lost. damn.

 

[Bala Verde]

It's like a blockhaus, short stage (129K) and long tough ascent... Can Horner withstand the attacks that'll surely happen there...

The top 15 now:

1 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 9:25:57
2 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:19
3 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:00:20
4 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:00:22
5 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto 0:00:32
6 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:00:36
7 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Agritubel 0:00:48
8 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:00:50
9 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:58
10 Maxime Bouet (Fra) Agritubel 0:01:09
11 Nicolas Hartmann (Fra) Bretagne - Schuller 0:01:32
12 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:01:35
13 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:37
14 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:46
15 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:53

 

[Von Mises]

Well, Taaramae, attacked on last climb, took the stage and overall.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Hard to tell without any coverage but it looked in the results like Horner got ganged up on by Cofidis.

 

[ashortcyclist]

good job chris

good job by Horner ...

looks like he lost the overall win just by bonus points.

1 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 4:05:05
2 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
3 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
4 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana

GC
1 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 13:03:07
2 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 0:00:25
3 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:00:32
4 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:01:08

 

[Mellow Velo]

Cofidis pull an Astana wet dream? Hard to believe!

 

[mambo#5]

good job by Horner ...

looks like he lost the overall win just by bonus points.

1 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 4:05:05
2 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
3 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
4 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana

GC
1 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 13:03:07
2 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 0:00:25
3 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:00:32
4 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:01:08

that's incorrect. He lost the stage by 37 seconds.

Horner, who rides for Astana, had started the 128.2km fourth stage in Belley with a 22-second lead on Taaramae but the American failed to defend his lead finishing 37-seconds behind his Estonian rival on the stage.

 

[bianchigirl]

Another good young all rounder? The Estonian is also current national TT champion.