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[Jason_Mercier]

The break is in the last kilometers of the climb.
The pack of the yellow jersey is beginning the ascent.

GARMIN SHARP IS DECIDED TO PUT A HARD PACE.
TALANSKY is good covered.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

The head group is arriving to the top...



¡¡RAFAL MAJKA IS ATTACKING!!

AND LUTSENKO RESPONDS...

maybe the previous scene when he seemed in difficulty was only theatre.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

RUI COSTA AND GENIEZ easy.......... IZAGUIRRE is suffering a bit

They are reaching the summit.
Now will descend in direction to the last climb of the day.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Some riders are dropping of the peloton... GARMIN wants to make damage.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Talansky is looking strong.

SKY and BMC are now searching a front position.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

RICHIE PORTE IS TAKING THE RELAY!!!

Maybe SKY wants to try it with Henao in the last climb or put in trouble Kelderman and Dennis for Dombrowski's benefit.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

30 units in the peloton... SKY is shattering the group!!


¡¡BOB JUNGELS IS AT THE TAIL OF THE BUNCH!!!
HE'S THE 5TH OF THE GC!!

 

[Jason_Mercier]

¡¡¡JUNGELS CANT RESIST!!!

HE IS DROPPED OF THE GROUP!!!

GEORGE BENNET is dropping too for assist him.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

RICHIE PORTE IS HUGE TODAY.

One by one... The peloton is losing pieces.
25 units as much.
2 kms to the top.




WTFF!!! WILCO KELDERMAN LOOKS IN TROUBLE!!! WITH HIM IS SLAGTER.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

¡¡¡WHITE JERSEY WILCO KELDERMAN LOSE CONTACT!! Together with Grivko.

DISASTER for Blanco Pro Cycling (sponsored by Rabobank)

 

[Jason_Mercier]

KELDERMAN is the third in the GC...

Let's see if he can catch the group in the downhill.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Porte is the first in the mountain pass... 23 riders, all the favourites except JUNGELS and KELDERMAN. Now the DESCENT.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

[...]

The Breakway is at the foot of Super - Besse!
They have 2'30" of advantage. ¡Enough gap for the stage victory!

 

[Jason_Mercier]

¡¡¡geniez!!!

 

[Jason_Mercier]

RUI COSTA COUNTER ATTACKS!!!

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Geniez and lutsenko are near him...

Izaguirre and majka are losing meters....

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Geniez and Lutsenko close the gap... The portuguese doesnt have the legs of 2011.



LAST METRES.....






¡¡RUI COSTA WITH THE SPRINT!!

LUTSENKO GOES AT HIS WHEEL!!
¡¡¡LUTSENKO ACELERATING!!!!

 

[Jason_Mercier]

 

[Jason_Mercier]

STAGE VICTORY FOR ALEXEY LUTSENKO

 

[Jason_Mercier]

HENAO commanding the leader's group.
SKY is making a Bloodbath in today's stage.


DOMBROWSKI is going to be 3° in the GC. Kelderman and Jungels couldnt contact in the descent of SAINT ROBERT.

NO ATTACKS... SKY DOMINATING.

LAST RAMP......

Peter Velits wins the sprint of the group.

Thibaut Pinot second.

Dombrowski in the first positions. Tejay Van Garderen, Talansky, Quintana.... Ulissi, Rolland, Chaves...
Also Orica riders.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

KELDERMAN is arriving... He's with Slagter.
Too much time lost for both!!! 1'40" with the favourites group.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Jungels 5'40" with the Yellow Jersey Group. He has lost his options in the GC.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Exicting stage and deserved win for Lutsenko. First conclussions:

SKY is the moral leader of the race.
Kelderman has lost an important time, also the sensations couldnt be worse.
The favourites have save energies for tomorrow high mountain stage with the mythic climb of the Puy de Dome.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

Stage Classification:

1) Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) 4h25'27"
2) Rui Costa (Movistar Team) ST
3) Alexandre Geniez (FDJ) +02"
4) Gorka Izaguirre (Euskaltel) +18"
5) Rafal Majka (TSB) ST
6) Peter Velits (OPQS) +1'06"
7) Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) ST
8) Sergio Henao (SKY) ST
9) Joseph Dombrowski (SKY) ST
10) Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) ST

 

[Eric8-A]

Good result from Geniez.