Monday, July 01, 2013

Belgian Rider Takes Tour's Stage 2 Victory

Stage 2 of the Tour de France demanded some climbing ability from the riders. It was one of the earliest mountain stages I can remember, since normally the mountain stages don't come until a week or two into the race. But it didn't contain the really tough climbs (the category 1 or unrated climbs) so only the weakest climbers were punished, and over 90 riders were able to finish within a second of the winner. Here are the top three stage 2 finishers, and the current standing after two stages:

STAGE 2 TOP FINISHERS
1. Jan Bakelants (Belgium) Radioshack Leopard
2. Peter Sagan (Italy) Cannondale
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step

YELLOW JERSEY (Overall Leaders)
1. Jan Bakelants (Belgium) Radioshack Leopard
2. David Millar (Great Britain) Garmin-Sharp...........0' 01"
3. Julien Simon (France) Sojasun..........0' 01"
4. Daryl Impey (South Africa) Orica Greenedge..........0' 01'
5. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) Sky Procycling..........0' 01"

GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Marcel Kittel (Germany) Argos-Shimano..........47 pts
2. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) Cannondale..........43 pts
3. Alexander Kristoff (Norway) Katusha..........41 pts
4. Lars Boom (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........40 pts
5. Danny Van Poppel (Netherlands) Vacansoleil-DCM..........39 pts

POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Pierre Rolland (France) Europcar..........5 pts
2. Blel Kadri (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........5 pts
3. Cyril Gautier (France) Europcar..........2 pts
4. Lars Boom (Netherlands) Belkin Pro Cycling..........2 pts
5. Brice Feillu (France) Sojasun..........2 pts

WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
2. Romain Bardet (France) AG2R La Mondiale..........0' 00"
3. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Columbia) Movistar..........0' 00"
4. Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spain) Euskaltel-Euskadi..........0' 00"
5. Rudy Molard (France) Cofidis Solutions Credit..........0' 00"

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Radioshack Leopard (Luxenbourg)
2. Vacansoleil-DCM (Netherlands)..........0' 01"
3. Orica Greenedge (Australia)..........0' 01"
4. Lampre Merida (Italy)..........0' 01"
5. BMC Racing (United States)..........0' 01" 

No comments:

Post a Comment

ANONYMOUS COMMENTS WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED. And neither will racist,homophobic, or misogynistic comments. I do not mind if you disagree, but make your case in a decent manner.