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British national road race champion Geraint Thomas has withdrawn from the Great Britain team for the road world championships in Melbourne due to tiredness after an intense season of racing with Team Sky. He finished second behind Thor Hushovd on stage three of the Tour de France that covered the cobbles used in Paris-Roubaix, and wore the best young rider's white jersey for four days. The 24-year-old Welshman was named as one of two riders to support Mark Cavendish's bid for the world title but ...

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• 1. Thor Hushovd, Cervélo TestTeam, in 3h 36′ 20”
• 2. Daniele Bennati, Liquigas-Doimo, at 0
• 3. Grega Bole, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 0
• 4. Allan Davis, Astana, at 0
• 5. Filippo Pozzato, Team Katusha, at 0
• 6. Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 0
• 7. Peter Velits, HTC-Columbia, at 0
• 8. Pablo Urtasun, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0
• 9. Samuel Dumoulin, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 0
• 10. Nicholas Roche, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0
• 11. Assan Bazayev, Astana, at 0
• 12. Rinaldo Nocentini, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0
• 13. Paul Voss, Milram, at 0
• 14. Dario Cataldo, Quick Step, at 0
• 15. Dmitriy Fofonov, Astana, at 0
• 16. Gianni Meersman, Française des Jeux, at 0
• 17. Mikael Cherel, Française des Jeux, at 0
• 18. Marzio Bruseghin, Caisse D’Epargne, at 0
• 19. Manuele Mori, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 0
• 20. Daniele Pietropolli, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 0
• 21. David GarcÍa, Xacobeo Galicia, at 0
• 22. Christophe Le Mevel, Française des Jeux, at 0
• 23. Denis Menchov, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0
• 24. Vladimir Gusev, Team Katusha, at 0
• 25. Perrig Quemeneur, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 0
• 26. Gonzalo RabuÑal, Xacobeo Galicia, at 0
• 27. Javier Moreno, Andalucia Cajasur, at 0
• 28. Delio Fernandez, Xacobeo Galicia, at 0
• 29. Josep JufrÉ, Astana, at 0
• 30. Luis León SÁnchez, Caisse D’Epargne, at 0
• 31. Thomas Peterson, Garmin-Transitions, at 0
• 32. Carlos Barredo, Quick Step, at 0
• 33. Jurgen Van Goolen, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 0
• 34. Markus Fothen, Milram, at 0
• 35. Ruben Plaza, Caisse D’Epargne, at 0
• 36. Juan Manuel Garate, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0
• 37. Martin Velits, HTC-Columbia, at 0
• 38. Alexandr Kolobnev, Team Katusha, at 0
• 39. Kanstantsin Sivtsov, HTC-Columbia, at 0
• 40. Ludovic Turpin, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0
• 41. Ezequiel Mosquera, Xacobeo Galicia, at 0
• 42. Enrico Gasparotto, Astana, at 0
• 43. Vladimir Karpets, Team Katusha, at 0
• 44. Thomas Danielson, Garmin-Transitions, at 0
• 45. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Doimo, at 0
• 46. Mauro Finetto, Liquigas-Doimo, at 0
• 47. Egoi MartÍnez, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0
• 48. Tejay Van Garderen, HTC-Columbia, at 0
• 49. Gorka Verdugo, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0
• 50. Guillaume Bonnafond, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0
• 51. Luis Pasamontes, Caisse D’Epargne, at 0
• 52. Andrey Zeits, Astana, at 0
• 53. Frederik Willems, Liquigas-Doimo, at 0
• 54. David Arroyo, Caisse D’Epargne, at 0
• 55. Xavier Tondo, Cervélo TestTeam, at 0
• 56. Daniele Righi, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 0
• 57. Rigoberto Uran, Caisse D’Epargne, at 0
• 58. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, at 0
• 59. Mikel Nieve, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0
• 60. Gustav Larsson, Team Saxo Bank, at 0
• 61. Jean-christophe Peraud, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 0
• 62. Igor Anton, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0
• 63. Jan Bakelandts, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 0
• 64. Xavier Florencio, Cervélo TestTeam, at 0
• 65. Andy Schleck, Team Saxo Bank, at 0
• 66. Frank Schleck, Team Saxo Bank, at 0
• 67. Iñigo Cuesta, Cervélo TestTeam, at 0
• 68. Alexsandr Dyachenko, Astana, at 0
• 69. Andrey Kashechkin, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 0
• 70. Carlos Sastre, Cervélo TestTeam, at 0
• 71. Greg Van Avermaet, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 7
• 72. Laurens Ten Dam, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 2:07
• 73. Serafín MartÍnez, Xacobeo Galicia, at 2:07
• 74. Tony Gallopin, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 2:09
• 75. Andreas Stauff, Quick Step, at 2:09
• 76. Yoann Offredo, Française des Jeux, at 2:09
• 77. Roy Sentjens, Milram, at 2:09
• 78. Björn SchrÖder, Milram, at 2:09
• 79. Larrea Koldo FernÁndez De, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 2:09
• 80. Alberto BenÍtez, Footon – Servetto – Fuji, at 2:09
• 81. Amets Txurruka, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 2:09
• 82. Rémy Di Gregorio, Française des Jeux, at 2:09
• 83. Juan Jose Oroz, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 2:09
• 84. Matteo Tosatto, Quick Step, at 2:09
• 85. Sébastien Hinault, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 2:09
• 86. Marcos Garcia, Xacobeo Galicia, at 2:09
• 87. Marco Marzano, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 2:09
• 88. Danilo Hondo, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 2:09
• 89. Johannes FrÖhlinger, Milram, at 2:09
• 90. David LÓpez, Caisse D’Epargne, at 2:09
• 91. Rémi Pauriol, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 2:09
• 92. Lars Petter Nordhaug, Team Sky, at 2:09
• 93. J. Ángel GÓmez Marchante, Andalucia Cajasur, at 2:09
• 94. Roman Kreuziger, Liquigas-Doimo, at 2:09
• 95. Michel Kreder, Garmin-Transitions, at 2:09
• 96. Oscar Pujol, Cervélo TestTeam, at 2:09
• 97. Joan Horrach, Team Katusha, at 3:35
• 98. Enrique Mata, Footon – Servetto – Fuji, at 4:16
• 99. Manuel A. Leal Cardoso, Footon – Servetto – Fuji, at 4:16
• 100. Manuel Ortega, Andalucia Cajasur, at 4:16
• 101. Giampaolo Caruso, Team Katusha, at 4:16
• 102. Markus Eichler, Milram, at 4:16
• 103. Gustavo Rodrigue Iglesias, Xacobeo Galicia, at 4:16
• 104. Vincent Jerome, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 4:16
• 105. Sébastien Chavanel, Française des Jeux, at 4:16
• 106. Wouter Weylandt, Quick Step, at 4:16
• 107. Kevin De Weert, Quick Step, at 4:16
• 108. Tyler Farrar, Garmin-Transitions, at 4:16
• 109. David Millar, Garmin-Transitions, at 4:16
• 110. Matthew Harley Goss, HTC-Columbia, at 4:16
• 111. Stuart O’grady, Team Saxo Bank, at 6:37
• 112. Juan Javier Estrada, Andalucia Cajasur, at 8:15
• 113. Freddy Bichot, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 8:15
• 114. David Zabriskie, Garmin-Transitions, at 8:15
• 115. Ivan Santaromita, Liquigas-Doimo, at 8:15
• 116. Romain Zingle, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 10:31
• 117. Arthur Vichot, Française des Jeux, at 10:31
• 118. Alessandro Petacchi, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 10:31
• 119. Angelo Furlan, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 10:31
• 120. Óscar Freire, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 10:31
• 121. Grischa Niermann, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 10:31
• 122. Imanol Erviti, Caisse D’Epargne, at 10:31
• 123. William Bonnet, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 10:31
• 124. Pierre Rolland, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 10:31
• 125. Nicolas Vogondy, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 10:31
• 126. Thomas LÖvkvist, Team Sky, at 10:31
• 127. Simon Gerrans, Team Sky, at 10:31
• 128. Kjell CarlstrÖm, Team Sky, at 10:31
• 129. Ian Stannard, Team Sky, at 10:31
• 130. Valentin Iglinskiy, Astana, at 10:31
• 131. Vladimir Isaichev, Xacobeo Galicia, at 10:31
• 132. Sergey Renev, Astana, at 10:31
• 133. Matthew Wilson, Garmin-Transitions, at 10:31
• 134. José Luis Arrieta, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 10:31
• 135. Christian Vandevelde, Garmin-Transitions, at 10:31
• 136. Christophe Riblon, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 10:31
• 137. Biel Kadri, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 10:31
• 138. Hubert Dupont, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 10:31
• 139. David Gutierrez Gutierrez, Footon – Servetto – Fuji, at 10:31
• 140. Yauheni Hutarovich, Française des Jeux, at 10:31
• 141. Stefan Denifl, Cervélo TestTeam, at 10:31
• 142. Javier RamÍrez, Andalucia Cajasur, at 10:31
• 143. Hayden Roulston, HTC-Columbia, at 10:31
• 144. Lars Ytting Bak, HTC-Columbia, at 10:31
• 145. Jorge Montenegro, Andalucia Cajasur, at 10:31
• 146. Antonio Piedra, Andalucia Cajasur, at 10:31
• 147. Gustavo CÉsar, Xacobeo Galicia, at 10:31
• 148. Maciej Paterski, Liquigas-Doimo, at 10:31
• 149. Johnnie Walker, Footon – Servetto – Fuji, at 10:31
• 150. Giampaolo Cheula, Footon – Servetto – Fuji, at 10:31
• 151. Mauricio Ardila, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 10:31
• 152. J. Vicente GarcÍa Acosta, Caisse D’Epargne, at 10:31
• 153. Anders Lund, Team Saxo Bank, at 10:31
• 154. Oliver Zaugg, Liquigas-Doimo, at 10:31
• 155. Martin Pedersen, Footon – Servetto – Fuji, at 10:31
• 156. David Vitoria Cano, Footon – Servetto – Fuji, at 10:31
• 157. Sébastien Minard, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 10:31
• 158. Robert FÖrster, Milram, at 10:31
• 159. David Moncoutie, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 10:31
• 160. Davide Malacarne, Quick Step, at 10:31
• 161. Jelle Vanendert, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 10:31
• 162. Niki Terpstra, Milram, at 10:31
• 163. Pierre Cazaux, Française des Jeux, at 12:31
• 164. Mickael Delage, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 12:31
• 165. Julian Dean, Garmin-Transitions, at 12:31
• 166. Fabian Cancellara, Team Saxo Bank, at 12:31
• 167. Leif Hoste, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 12:31
• 168. Jacopo Guarnieri, Liquigas-Doimo, at 12:31
• 169. Matthieu Sprick, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 12:31
• 170. Johann Tschopp, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 12:31
• 171. Branislau Samoilau, Quick Step, at 12:31
• 172. Mikhail Ignatiev, Team Katusha, at 12:31
• 173. José Vicente Toribio, Andalucia Cajasur, at 12:31
• 174. Sergio Carrasco, Andalucia Cajasur, at 12:31
• 175. Mark Cavendish, HTC-Columbia, at 12:31
• 176. Theo Bos, Cervélo TestTeam, at 12:31
• 177. Denis Galimzyanov, Team Katusha, at 12:31
• 178. Olivier Kaisen, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 12:31
• 179. Juan Antonio Flecha, Team Sky, at 12:31
• 180. Beñat Intxausti, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 12:31
• 181. Nikolas Maes, Quick Step, at 12:31
• 182. Nico Sijmens, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 12:31
• 183. Nick Nuyens, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 12:31
• 184. Dmitry Kozontchuk, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 12:31
• 185. Sebastian Langeveld, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 12:31
• 186. Juan Jose Haedo, Team Saxo Bank, at 12:31
• 187. Philip Deignan, Cervélo TestTeam, at 12:31
• 188. Domenik Klemme, Team Saxo Bank, at 12:31
• 189. Dominik Roels, Milram, at 12:31
• 190. Arnaud Labbe, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 12:31
• 191. Kasper Klostergaard, Team Saxo Bank, at 12:31
• 192. Alexandre Pichot, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 12:31
• 193. Peter Kennaugh, Team Sky, at 12:31

GC standings

• 1. Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma-Lotto , in 22h 36′ 26”
• 2. Igor Anton, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 10
• 3. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, at 10
• 4. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Doimo, at 12
• 5. Peter Velits, HTC-Columbia, at 16
• 6. Tejay Van Garderen, HTC-Columbia, at 29
• 7. Xavier Tondo, Cervélo TestTeam, at 49
• 8. Frank Schleck, Team Saxo Bank, at 50
• 9. Ruben Plaza, Caisse D’Epargne, at 54
• 10. Ezequiel Mosquera, Xacobeo Galicia, at 55
• 11. Nicholas Roche, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 58
• 12. Marzio Bruseghin, Caisse D’Epargne, at 1:01
• 13. David Arroyo, Caisse D’Epargne, at 1:01
• 14. Denis Menchov, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 1:11
• 15. Rigoberto Uran, Caisse D’Epargne, at 1:19
• 16. Thomas Danielson, Garmin-Transitions, at 1:21
• 17. Luis León SÁnchez, Caisse D’Epargne, at 1:24
• 18. Vladimir Karpets, Team Katusha, at 1:24
• 19. Jean-christophe Peraud, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 1:33
• 20. Mikel Nieve, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 2:14
• 21. Carlos Sastre, Cervélo TestTeam, at 2:15
• 22. Jan Bakelandts, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 2:19
• 23. Carlos Barredo, Quick Step, at 2:20
• 24. Greg Van Avermaet, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 2:24
• 25. Andrey Kashechkin, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 2:27
• 26. Markus Fothen, Milram, at 2:28
• 27. David GarcÍa, Xacobeo Galicia, at 2:30
• 28. Alexsandr Dyachenko, Astana, at 2:40
• 29. Vladimir Gusev, Team Katusha, at 2:54
• 30. Kanstantsin Sivtsov, HTC-Columbia, at 3:01
• 31. Javier Moreno, Andalucia Cajasur, at 3:09
• 32. Alexandr Kolobnev, Team Katusha, at 3:15
• 33. Gustav Larsson, Team Saxo Bank, at 3:56
• 34. Thomas Peterson, Garmin-Transitions, at 3:59
• 35. Iñigo Cuesta, Cervélo TestTeam, at 4:09
• 36. Laurens Ten Dam, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 4:15
• 37. Mikael Cherel, Française des Jeux, at 4:33
• 38. Christophe Le Mevel, Française des Jeux, at 4:58
• 39. Guillaume Bonnafond, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 5:01
• 40. Luis Pasamontes, Caisse D’Epargne, at 5:03
• 41. David LÓpez, Caisse D’Epargne, at 5:27
• 42. Roman Kreuziger, Liquigas-Doimo, at 5:35
• 43. Marco Marzano, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 5:42
• 44. Ludovic Turpin, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 5:44
• 45. Lars Petter Nordhaug, Team Sky, at 6:10
• 46. Filippo Pozzato, Team Katusha, at 6:12
• 47. Manuele Mori, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 6:27
• 48. Josep JufrÉ, Astana, at 6:58
• 49. J. Ángel GÓmez Marchante, Andalucia Cajasur, at 6:59
• 50. Roy Sentjens, Milram, at 7:39
• 51. Rémy Di Gregorio, Française des Jeux, at 9:19
• 52. Marcos Garcia, Xacobeo Galicia, at 10:01
• 53. Alberto BenÍtez, Footon – Servetto – Fuji, at 10:22
• 54. Juan Manuel Garate, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 10:24
• 55. Ivan Santaromita, Liquigas-Doimo, at 11:41
• 56. Egoi MartÍnez, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 11:54
• 57. Juan Jose Oroz, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 13:01
• 58. Gorka Verdugo, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 13:17
• 59. Giampaolo Caruso, Team Katusha, at 13:18
• 60. David Moncoutie, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 13:48
• 61. Enrico Gasparotto, Astana, at 14:59
• 62. Xavier Florencio, Cervélo TestTeam, at 15:12
• 63. Daniele Bennati, Liquigas-Doimo, at 15:30
• 64. Andrey Zeits, Astana, at 15:40
• 65. Mauro Finetto, Liquigas-Doimo, at 15:57
• 66. Maciej Paterski, Liquigas-Doimo, at 16:02
• 67. Assan Bazayev, Astana, at 16:09
• 68. Jurgen Van Goolen, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 16:50
• 69. Pierre Rolland, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 17:04
• 70. Sébastien Minard, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 17:16
• 71. Oscar Pujol, Cervélo TestTeam, at 18:24
• 72. Serafín MartÍnez, Xacobeo Galicia, at 18:54
• 73. Gonzalo RabuÑal, Xacobeo Galicia, at 19:50
• 74. Johannes FrÖhlinger, Milram, at 19:52
• 75. Dario Cataldo, Quick Step, at 19:53
• 76. Daniele Pietropolli, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 19:57
• 77. Pablo Urtasun, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 20:09
• 78. Arthur Vichot, Française des Jeux, at 21:12
• 79. Niki Terpstra, Milram, at 21:14
• 80. Delio Fernandez, Xacobeo Galicia, at 21:15
• 81. Grega Bole, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 21:50
• 82. Amets Txurruka, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 22:17
• 83. Tony Gallopin, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 23:26
• 84. Gustavo CÉsar, Xacobeo Galicia, at 23:44
• 85. Matthieu Sprick, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 26:09
• 86. Joan Horrach, Team Katusha, at 26:26
• 87. Romain Zingle, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 27:32
• 88. Sergey Renev, Astana, at 27:32
• 89. Samuel Dumoulin, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 28:10
• 90. Matteo Tosatto, Quick Step, at 28:11
• 91. Vincent Jerome, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 28:54
• 92. Andy Schleck, Team Saxo Bank, at 28:58
• 93. Juan Javier Estrada, Andalucia Cajasur, at 29:43
• 94. Johann Tschopp, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 29:59
• 95. Gustavo Rodriguez Iglesias, Xacobeo Galicia, at 30:03
• 96. Perrig Quemeneur, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 30:41
• 97. Grischa Niermann, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 31:24
• 98. Imanol Erviti, Caisse D’Epargne, at 31:45
• 99. Dmitriy Fofonov, Astana, at 31:55
• 100. Thomas LÖvkvist, Team Sky, at 32:00
• 101. Björn SchrÖder, Milram, at 33:19
• 102. Biel Kadri, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 33:43
• 103. Paul Voss, Milram, at 33:57
• 104. Manuel Ortega, Andalucia Cajasur, at 33:59
• 105. Danilo Hondo, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 34:00
• 106. Markus Eichler, Milram, at 34:25
• 107. Davide Malacarne, Quick Step, at 35:16
• 108. Allan Davis, Astana, at 35:33
• 109. Nicolas Vogondy, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 36:27
• 110. Javier RamÍrez, Andalucia Cajasur, at 36:36
• 111. Hubert Dupont, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 36:38
• 112. Oliver Zaugg, Liquigas-Doimo, at 37:18
• 113. José Luis Arrieta, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 38:04
• 114. Jelle Vanendert, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 38:12
• 115. Daniele Righi, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 38:14
• 116. Rinaldo Nocentini, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 38:17
• 117. Sébastien Hinault, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 38:50
• 118. Martin Velits, HTC-Columbia, at 39:13
• 119. Christian Vandevelde, Garmin-Transitions, at 39:32
• 120. Anders Lund, Team Saxo Bank, at 39:57
• 121. Gianni Meersman, Française des Jeux, at 40:10
• 122. Giampaolo Cheula, Footon – Servetto – Fuji, at 40:12
• 123. Antonio Piedra, Andalucia Cajasur, at 40:14
• 124. Frederik Willems, Liquigas-Doimo, at 40:30
• 125. Manuel A. Leal Cardoso, Footon – Servetto – Fuji, at 40:32
• 126. Thor Hushovd, Cervélo TestTeam, at 40:36
• 127. Juan Antonio Flecha, Team Sky, at 41:43
• 128. Dominik Roels, Milram, at 41:48
• 129. Sergio Carrasco, Andalucia Cajasur, at 41:52
• 130. J. Vicente GarcÍa Acosta, Caisse D’Epargne, at 42:11
• 131. Rémi Pauriol, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 42:14
• 132. Yoann Offredo, Française des Jeux, at 42:19
• 133. Michel Kreder, Garmin-Transitions, at 44:09
• 134. Kevin De Weert, Quick Step, at 44:16
• 135. Alessandro Petacchi, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 44:24
• 136. Sébastien Chavanel, Française des Jeux, at 44:36
• 137. William Bonnet, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 44:49
• 138. Enrique Mata, Footon – Servetto – Fuji, at 44:50
• 139. Óscar Freire, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 44:52
• 140. Stuart O’grady, Team Saxo Bank, at 46:28
• 141. Nikolas Maes, Quick Step, at 46:43
• 142. Leif Hoste, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 47:04
• 143. Larrea Koldo FernÁndez De, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 47:11
• 144. Alexandre Pichot, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 47:28
• 145. Andreas Stauff, Quick Step, at 47:32
• 146. David Millar, Garmin-Transitions, at 47:45
• 147. Pierre Cazaux, Française des Jeux, at 47:56
• 148. Kasper Klostergaard, Team Saxo Bank, at 48:10
• 149. Tyler Farrar, Garmin-Transitions, at 48:52
• 150. Nico Sijmens, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 48:54
• 151. Wouter Weylandt, Quick Step, at 49:26
• 152. Lars Ytting Bak, HTC-Columbia, at 50:08
• 153. Yauheni Hutarovich, Française des Jeux, at 50:21
• 154. Martin Pedersen, Footon – Servetto – Fuji, at 50:25
• 155. Robert FÖrster, Milram, at 50:26
• 156. Stefan Denifl, Cervélo TestTeam, at 50:30
• 157. Vladimir Isaichev, Xacobeo Galicia, at 50:34
• 158. Ian Stannard, Team Sky, at 50:39
• 159. Olivier Kaisen, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 50:55
• 160. David Gutierrez Gutierrez, Footon – Servetto – Fuji, at 50:59
• 161. Beñat Intxausti, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 51:05
• 162. Hayden Roulston, HTC-Columbia, at 51:10
• 163. Jacopo Guarnieri, Liquigas-Doimo, at 52:18
• 164. Branislau Samoilau, Quick Step, at 52:31
• 165. Philip Deignan, Cervélo TestTeam, at 53:13
• 166. Matthew Harley Goss, HTC-Columbia, at 53:31
• 167. Sebastian Langeveld, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 54:29
• 168. David Vitoria Cano, Footon – Servetto – Fuji, at 54:41
• 169. Freddy Bichot, BBox Bouygues Telecom, at 55:21
• 170. Simon Gerrans, Team Sky, at 55:46
• 171. Mauricio Ardila, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 56:24
• 172. Angelo Furlan, Lampre-Farnese Vini, at 56:25
• 173. Mikhail Ignatiev, Team Katusha, at 56:25
• 174. Christophe Riblon, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 56:29
• 175. Johnnie Walker, Footon – Servetto – Fuji, at 56:31
• 176. Jorge Montenegro, Andalucia Cajasur, at 56:37
• 177. Mark Cavendish, HTC-Columbia, at 56:58
• 178. Dmitry Kozontchuk, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 57:35
• 179. Juan Jose Haedo, Team Saxo Bank, at 57:54
• 180. Nick Nuyens, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 57:54
• 181. Theo Bos, Cervélo TestTeam, at 57:56
• 182. Matthew Wilson, Garmin-Transitions, at 58:13
• 183. Denis Galimzyanov, Team Katusha, at 58:32
• 184. Domenik Klemme, Team Saxo Bank, at 59:02
• 185. Mickael Delage, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 1:00:44
• 186. Peter Kennaugh, Team Sky, at 1:02:07
• 187. Fabian Cancellara, Team Saxo Bank, at 1:02:36
• 188. David Zabriskie, Garmin-Transitions, at 1:02:45
• 189. José Vicente Toribio, Andalucia Cajasur, at 1:03:59
• 190. Kjell CarlstrÖm, Team Sky, at 1:05:36
• 191. Valentin Iglinskiy, Astana, at 1:12:03
• 192. Arnaud Labbe, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, at 1:12:14
• 193. Julian Dean, Garmin-Transitions, at 1:26:04

Message by Gordan Cameron
Race report: The Vuelta doesn’t do flat very well. Uphill – fine. Downhill – check. Rolling terrain – you got it. But flat? Nope. It was another day where the profile hurt and with a nasty second-category climb towards the finish no-one expected to see the pure sprinters in the shake-up. So we had the win going to a Classics fastman …

Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford has admitted that the British team is looking to strengthen its line-up for 2011 but has refused to reveal the names any of the riders he is currently negotiating with. "We're doing our business behind closed doors this year. Last year there was a lot of speculation about which riders we were going to sign and it became counter-productive," Brailsford told Cyclingnews . "People shouldn't think we're not in the market for good riders. We are. But ...

Full results from today's U23 Women's XC

Thor Hushovd won the sixth stage of the Vuelta a España, easily taking a sprint into Murcia on Thursday.

Omega Pharma’s Philippe Gilbert retained the overall leader’s red jersey.

The Cervelo rider beat Liquigas’s Daniele Bennati and Lampre’s Grega Bole to the line in a sprint finish at the end of the 151-kilometer ride from Caravaca de la Cruz to Murcia in southeastern Spain.

Check back soon for results, photos and a complete stage report

While yesterday's stage was a day for the sprinters, with Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) timing his finishing kick to perfection to top Koldo Fernandez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) in Lorca, today's 151km sixth stage from Caravaca de Cruz to Murcia contains a sting in the tail which should rule out the peloton's fast men. While the profile of the stage is predominantly flat, the category two Alto de la Cresta del Gallo ascent looms with 17.4km to the finish. The tricky, ...

Riccardo Riccò will make his debut with his new Vacansoleil squad, at the Giro della Romagna one-day race in Italy on Sunday. The 27-year-old ended his contract with the Ceramica-Flaminia squad last month in order to ink a two-year deal with the Dutch team. He will be joined by fellow Italians Matteo Carrara, Alberto Ongarato and Marco Marcato for the 211.7km-long circuit around the towns of Lugo and Faenza Also on the roster will be Uzbek Sergey Lagutin, Slovenian Borut Bozic and Pole and ...

Welcome to our coverage of the U23 Women's XC

September 2, 2010 (Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC) - The XC U23 Women's race is soon underway with 40 starters. The incredible heat is gone and there's chance of rain with overcast skies and

September 2, 2010 (Boulder, CO) - Slipstream Sports announces six additions to the 2011 roster, marking the remaining Cervélo TestTeam riders to join the newly formed Team Garmin-C

The intestinal virus that forced Bernhard Eisel of HTC-Columbia out of the Vuelta a España may also take him out of this year's world championships. The Austrian rider said that it might now be too difficult to get into shape for the road race in Melbourne the beginning of October. “Going to the Worlds without racing, that doesn't make any sense,” Eisel told the APA news agency. Eisel, 29, abandoned early in the fourth stage of the Vuelta, suffering from diarrhoea, vomiting ...

It’s on – the biggest trade show the self-powered, two-wheeled world has ever witnessed convened in Friedrichshafen, Germany this week. This year, more than ever, it’s set to dwarf America’s annual Interbike trade show. The energy here is unparalleled. It’s clear that despite occasional doping drama at the highest level and malaise in the greater global economy, the sport of cycling is alive, healthy, and just as exciting as ever.

Keeping tabs on every one of nearly 1100 exhibitors is impossible. But over the next few days I’ll try to sift out as many of the more interesting and noteworthy bits of tech I can.

Normally I’m not much of a cyclocross fan (see my column in VeloNews magazine, November 2009). No, it’s not a popular point of view, but looking around Eurobike, clearly I’m in the minority.

Sweet cyclocross bikes no longer hide in dusty corners of company displays. They command prominent display on par with the best road and mountain bikes a builder offers. They’ve also obviously received plenty of love from various engineering departments as they’re now as fully teched-out as the best ProTour road racing bikes.

Just to get everyone all foamy about the coming cyclocross season, here’s an assortment of some of the killer bikes we found in Germany.

Cannondale SuperX

Cannondale’s new SuperX may or may not steal this show, but for `cross fans, it’s sure to steal hearts. The company’s newly promoted global product marketing manager Murray Washburn filled me in on how it came to be.

Washburn related that Cannondale star `crosser Tim Johnson borrowed a Flash carbon hardtail to do some mountain bike riding. If you recall, it’s an ultralight rig made from ballistics-grade carbon fiber and sophisticated tube profiles to present a compliant but stiff and efficient ride. Upon returning the bike, Johnson asked, “why can’t we have ‘cross bikes made this way?” Washburn said that Johnson loved and still loves the original CAAD 9 frame that carried him to several victories, but his query prompted the company to dig in and build a competitive carbon ‘crosser.

The result is a frame and fork that weighs less than 1400 grams in a 56cm size, according to Washburn. The SuperX uses loads of engineering developed for the Flash and brings a few elements of the proven SuperSix series as well. Starting with their impact resistant, ultra-strong BallisTec carbon fiber, Cannondale strategically added more brittle but stiffer high-modulus carbon to improve rigidity. As with the other elite carbon frames, the carbon tubes are laid up individually so they’re optimized for the loads of their location on the structure. The frame is then built via tube to tube construction overwrapped with additional carbon. A highlight of this method is the ability to run continuous strands of fiber from the front of the bike to its back, a feature which aids load distribution.

Naturally, frame tube shapes are tuned for stiffness and compliance. The SuperX rear stays are thinned horizontally to aid bump compliance. The head tube is tapered 1-1/8th inch to 1-1/4-inch for an optimum blend of stiffness, light weight, and strength. The slender seat tube widens at the oversized BB30 bottom bracket shell. SuperX frame geometry remains identical to the CAAD9 from last season.

Cannondale will be offering two models of their new SuperX. The flagship version will have parts nearly identical to those used by the elite Cannondale-cyclocrossworld.com team. At $7500, you’ll have to want it pretty badly, but the Rival-equipped version is more reasonable, at $3700. And for those that still prefer aluminum, the CAAD9 `crosser is now replaced with the CAADX, a bike with subtle re-tuning of the frame geometry for more all-around riding. Three CAADX models range from $2000 to $1200 in price.

Best of the rest

• I checked out the Focus booth and saw not only the familiar, high-end carbon fiber Mares CX, but two aluminum models as well. Focus partners with Rapha for the upcoming 2010 season in a unique brand blend that is sure to attract attention.
• In the Santa Cruz stand, more dirt riders clustered around the Nomad and Tallboy carbon fiber mountain bikes than ogled the aluminum Stigmata ‘crosser. But the gorgeously simple Easton aluminum bike is finished with nothing more than a clear coat over the raw metal, and it looks like it’s begging to be tossed over a barrier.
• Somewhat surprisingly, Fuji Bicycles put love into their Altamira carbon ‘cross bike. It’s packed with features including a tapered head tube, BB86 internal bottom bracket, and fairly massive tube profiles. I failed to score info as to pricing and availability in the USA, and naturally I couldn’t vouch for the ride quality. However, I’ll wager that it’s stout as hell and it visibly sports major mud clearance.

Check the photo gallery for details, and stay tuned for more from Eurobike 2010.

Philippe Gilbert's contract with Omega Pharma-Lotto will be modified “instantly” if he should win the world championship, the team has said. The Belgian ProTour team does not want to risk losing a second world champion, after Cadel Evans left the team last year after taking the title in Mendrisio. Gilbert is currently leading the Vuelta a Espana, going into his third day in the leader's red jersey. The Belgian has traditionally performed best late in the season, and is one of the favourites ...

Message by Chris Selden
Wow, did somebody say transfer season? It's certainly that crazy time of year where riders, managers and suppliers are fighting for the best deals for next year and today we have all the latest from a busy week of negotiations. We also have updates from the Vuelta of course and much more. So, sit back and enjoy - it's Eurotrash time!

While Carlos Sastre started the Vuelta a España having done only 51 days of racing this season (including the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France), his compatriot Luis Leon Sanchez already had 70 days under his belt when the race kicked off from Seville last Saturday. The Caisse d'Epargne rider started the year in Australia with a stage win at the Santos Tour Down Under in January. He compiled six wins as he added the individual time trial of the Volta ao Algarve in February, stage one and the ...