Tour of California - 2.HC
USA, February 14-22, 2009


Stage 5 - February 19: Visalia - Paso Robles, 216.1 km/134.3 mi
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Sprints
Cholame
1 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                                5 pts
2 Cameron Evans (Can) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                                 3
3 Robert Gunn (USA) Fly V Australia                                            1
 
Shandon
1 Cameron Evans (Can) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                                 5 pts
2 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                                3
3 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team                                          1


Results
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad                          5.07.28
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                  
3 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                                
4 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                             
5 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                          
6 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Colavita / Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light         
7 Freddy Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing                                           
8 Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale                                        
9 Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia                                     
10 Karl Menzies (Aus) OUCH Presented By Maxxis                           

 


General classification after stage 5
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                          23.41.20
2 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                             0.24
3 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream                                 0.28
4 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana                                              0.30
5 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana                                           0.34
6 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana                                              0.38
7 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad                               
8 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana                                               
9 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas                                               
10 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                             0.39
11 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing                                             
12 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank                                          0.40
13 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                                0.42


Sprint classification
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad                               36 pts
2 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing                                         30
3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam                                         28


Mountains classification
1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Rock Racing                                         43 pts
2 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank                                        29
3 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Rock Racing                                            22


Best young rider
1 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                          23.41.59

 

+ 올해도 Cavendish를 앞세운 Team Columbia - Highroad가 우월한 모습을 보여주는 듯하다. 전체적으로 팀 서포터에서부터 많이 밀리는 느낌이다.
사실 Quick Step에서 Boonen을 서포터 하던 많은 선수들이 빠져나가서 적지 않게 어려움이 보이는 것이 사실이다.
마지막에 Boonen이 Cavendish의 뒤를 물었음에도 불구하고 뒤집지 못하는 것을 보면 좀 안따까운 생각이;;
이제 ITT 한번과 두번의 스테이지만을 남겨 놓고 있는데 이 사이에 설욕이 가능 할지 미지수...승부는 스테이지 7에 걸려 있다고 봐도 될듯~

이제 집중 해야 할 것은 과연 내일 ITT에서 Astana의 에이스로 누가 자리 잡는가 하는 것인데?
Leipheimer도 Lance도 서로 최선을 다 할꺼란 말이지...실상 종합순위에 상위에 대부분 같은 팀 사람들이기 때문에 집안 싸움으로 보일수도 있겠지만 미묘한 승부가 될것 같다는 것이 사실이다.
그런데 그다지 흥분이 되거나 기대가 되지는 않는다.
ㅡ.ㅡ;

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