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Le Tour – Stage 13 — Why Now?
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Le Tour – Stage 13

by Bryan

Tour de FranceSaint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Le Cap d’Agde

Distance: 217 kilometers.

Another long stage but there is only an intermediate sprint with a Category 3 [Mont Saint-Clair] climb near the end. There are hills, but nothing to compare to the last two days.

André Greipel managed to get half a wheel in front of Peter Sagan at the finish to win the stage. It has been a frustrating few days for Sagan filled with ‘almosts’ for finishes in stages and sprints. He is still looking good for wearing Green in Paris as he has a 64 point lead. Sebastien Hinault gave it his best, but he couldn’t manage more than fourth as the first French rider over the finish on Bastille Day.

Yellow Jersey Bradley Wiggins ( GB – SKY – 101 ) [Yellow]
Green Jersey Peter Sagan (Svk-LIQ-057) [Green] 296 points
Polka Dot Jersey Fredrik Kessiakoff ( Swe – AST – 187 ) [Polka Dot] 66 points
White Jersey Tejay Van Garderen ( USA – BMC – 009 ) 7 [White]

Team: RadioShack-Nissan ( 011-019 ) [Yellow numbers]
Stage winner: André Greipel ( Ger – LTB – 114 )
Combative: Michael Morkov ( Den – STB – 175 ) [Red numbers]

Top Ten:

1 Bradley Wiggins ( G B – SKY – 101 )
2 Christopher Froome ( G B – SKY – 105 ) + 02′ 05”
3 Vincenzo Nibali ( Ita – LIQ – 051 ) + 02′ 23”
4 Cadel Evans ( Aus – BMC – 001 ) + 03′ 19”
5 Jurgen Van Den Broeck ( Bel – LTB – 111 ) + 04′ 48”
6 Haimar Zubeldia ( Esp – RNT – 019 ) + 06′ 15”
7 Tejay Van Garderen ( USA – BMC – 009 ) + 06′ 57”
8 Janez Brajkovic ( Slo – AST – 181 ) + 07′ 30”
9 Pierre Rolland ( Fra – EUC – 029 ) + 08′ 31”
10 Thibaut Pinot ( Fra – FDJ – 146 ) + 08′ 51”

The Rest of the Top 50:

11 Andréas Klöden ( Ger – RNT – 015 ) + 09′ 29”
12 Frank Schleck ( Lux – RNT – 011 ) + 09′ 45”
13 Nicolas Roche ( Irl – ALM – 079 ) + 10′ 49”
14 Jérôme Coppel ( Fra – SAU – 091 ) + 11′ 27”
15 Christopher Horner ( USA – RNT – 014 ) + 12′ 41”
16 Denis Menchov ( Rus – KAT – 131 ) + 17′ 21”
17 Maxime Monfort ( Bel – RNT – 016 ) + 17′ 41”
18 Egoi Martinez ( Esp – EUS – 035 ) + 18′ 04”
19 Rui Alberto Costa ( Por – MOV – 163 ) + 19′ 02”
20 Chris Anker Sorensen ( Den – STB – 178 ) + 20′ 12”
21 Michele Scarponi ( Ita – LAM – 041 ) + 20′ 32”
22 Robert Kiserlovski ( Cro – AST – 188 ) + 20′ 54”
23 Peter Velits ( Svk – OPQ – 199 ) + 27′ 37”
24 Alejandro Valverde ( Esp – MOV – 161 ) + 32′ 59”
25 Michael Rogers ( Aus – SKY – 108 ) + 33′ 13”
26 Eduard Vorganov ( Rus – KAT – 139 ) + 33′ 59”
27 Laurens Ten Dam ( Ned – RAB – 157 ) + 40′ 17”
28 Sandy Casar ( Fra – FDJ – 141 ) + 44′ 31”
29 Jelle Vanendert ( Bel – LTB – 119 ) + 44′ 45”
30 Ivan Basso ( Ita – LIQ – 052 ) + 45′ 13”
31 Alexandre Vinokourov ( Kaz – AST – 189 ) + 46′ 40”
32 Levi Leipheimer ( USA – OPQ – 191 ) + 47′ 17”
33 Rein Taaramae ( Est – COF – 081 ) + 48′ 56”
34 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo ( Esp – MOV – 162 ) + 54′ 40”
35 Thomas Voeckler ( Fra – EUC – 021 ) + 55′ 54”
36 Rafael Valls Ferri ( Esp – VCD – 128 ) + 56′ 37”
37 Jean-Christophe Peraud ( Fra – ALM – 071 ) + 56′ 46”
38 Gianpaolo Caruso ( Ita – KAT – 132 ) + 57′ 35”
39 Marco Marcato ( Ita – VCD – 125 ) + 01h 00′ 49”
40 Steven Kruijswijk ( Ned – RAB – 152 ) + 01h 01′ 56”
41 George Hincapie ( USA – BMC – 005 ) + 01h 04′ 55”
42 Peter Sagan ( Svk – LIQ – 057 ) + 01h 05′ 00”
43 Richie Porte ( Aus – SKY – 107 ) + 01h 05′ 26”
44 Fabrice Jeandesboz ( Fra – SAU – 095 ) + 01h 06′ 42”
45 Kevin De Weert ( Bel – OPQ – 193 ) + 01h 07′ 00”
46 Sylvain Chavanel ( Fra – OPQ – 192 ) + 01h 07′ 47”
47 Dominik Nerz ( Ger – LIQ – 055 ) + 01h 08′ 54”
48 Mikael Cherel ( Fra – ALM – 073 ) + 01h 09′ 23”
49 Jens Voigt ( Ger – RNT – 018 ) + 01h 10′ 52”
50 Christian Vande Velde ( USA – GRS – 068 ) + 01h 11′ 03”

Out of the race:

DNF Tony Gallopin ( Fra – RNT – 013 )

Note: Wikipedia has a simple article on the Mountain classification used on the Tour. The basic fact is that climbs fall into five types, with the four numbered types decreasing in difficulty as the numbers get larger, and then there is the Hors Catégorie, literally “without category”, which generally makes you look for an elevator or Sherpas.

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3 comments

1 jamsodonnell { 07.14.12 at 5:05 pm }

And it looks good for Tyler Farrar for the most prestigious award of the Tour – La Lanterne Rouge. Better that than being forgotten as second or third last

2 jamsodonnell { 07.14.12 at 5:19 pm }

One more point. If Chris Froome holds it together in the vicious looking Pyrenees stages to come then I doubt he will be a Domestique for long.

From a UK/Irish perspective this has been a most interesting Tour but then British cycling has come from the margins in the last 15 years. Take the Olympics

From 1948 – 1996 GB won 1 Gold 3 Silvers and 9 Bronzes at the Olympics games in cycling events

Since 2000 Team GB has won 11 Golds, 6 Silvers and 5 Bronzes .

No predictions for 2012 as competing nations have really upped their game on the track

3 Bryan { 07.14.12 at 9:52 pm }

Tyler needs some flat land to get out of the basement. There were a number of nasty accidents early on, and he may have been in a few, or is just having a bad Tour. Hey, there are worse things than being the last one to finish the Tour.

In response on the other thread I mentioned that Froome could be in Yellow if he had wanted, and will be if Wiggins stumbles. He came through for the team, and can reasonably expect to be rewarded.

It’s almost as if the English-speaking world discovered professional cycling. It was once the realm of the Romance languages, but now everyone is getting involved. There are a number of established names now in the major races, and that proves it isn’t just for Continental Europe.

Of course, Lance Armstrong pulled in the US, but there are now several teams backed by non-Euro corporations on the international circuit.