Posted on 07/05/2006 10:28:39 PM PDT by nutmeg
Stage 5: Beauvais to Caen 225km
Course: The fourth long stage in a row, this one (225km) starts on the open, windswept roads of Picardy, tackles a series of short climbs across the Seine Valley, and concludes with more undulations across Normandy. It's likely that only seconds will separate the race leaders on GC going into this stage, and the yellow jersey could change hands with time bonuses at the intermediate sprints, the last of which is at Pont l'Evêque with 50km to go. A fast, tricky run-in to sprawling Caen, population 113,000, will make it hard for a sprinter's lead-out train to succeed, and perhaps favor a late, solo attack.
History: There have been 33 stage finishes at Caen in the past 100 years. The last visit here was in 1978 when the great Dutch squad TI-Raleigh won a marathon 153km team time trial, but by just seven seconds over the Belgian C&A team of that year's final winner Lucien Van Impe. The last road stage to end here was in 1976, when Italian Giovanni Battaglin took a solo flyer to win by 10 seconds ahead of a 90-strong pack led in by the day's top sprinters, Pierino Gavazzi of Italy, Jan Raas of the Netherlands and Freddy Maertens of Belgium.
Favorites: With both the yellow and green jerseys in play, the sprinters should again be going for time bonuses at the three intermediate sprints and the finish. The flat, wide finish straightaway favors Boonen over McEwen, while wild cards like Austrian Bernhard Eisel and Italian Daniele Bennati (Lampre-Fondital) might play a role.
Graphics by CyclingNews.com
Results prior to Stage 5:
Maillot Jaune (Overall Leader)
Pos. N° Name Surname Team Nat. Gaps
1 101 BOONEN Tom QSI BEL
2 026 ROGERS Michael TMO AUS 00' 01"
3 003 HINCAPIE George DSC USA 00' 05"
4 118 HUSHOVD Thor C.A NOR 00' 07"
5 004 MARTINEZ Egoi DSC ESP 00' 10"
6 065 MC EWEN Robbie DVL AUS 00' 12"
7 009 SAVOLDELLI Paolo DSC ITA 00' 15"
8 083 BENNATI Daniele LAM ITA 00' 15"
9 071 LANDIS Floyd PHO USA 00' 16"
10 096 KARPETS Vladimir CEI RUS 00' 17"
11 023 HONCHAR Serhiy TMO UKR 00' 17"
12 024 KESSLER Matthias TMO GER 00' 17"
13 061 EVANS Cadel DVL AUS 00' 20"
14 031 MOREAU Christophe A2R FRA 00' 20"
15 146 MILLAR David SDV GBR 00' 21"
16 027 SINKEWITZ Patrik TMO GER 00' 23"
17 018 ZABRISKIE David CSC USA 00' 23"
18 021 KLÖDEN Andréas TMO GER 00' 24"
19 042 FOTHEN Marcus GST GER 00' 25"
20 056 FREIRE Oscar RAB ESP 00' 25"
Maillot Vert (Sprint Points)
Pos. N° Name Surname Team Nat. Points
1 065 MC EWEN Robbie DVL AUS 100
2 101 BOONEN Tom QSI BEL 89
3 118 HUSHOVD Thor C.A NOR 86
4 083 BENNATI Daniele LAM ITA 85
5 056 FREIRE Oscar RAB ESP 80
6 181 ZABEL Erik MRM GER 59
7 168 PAOLINI Luca LIQ ITA 57
8 153 EISEL Bernhard FDJ AUT 52
9 133 CASPER Jimmy COF FRA 50
9 026 ROGERS Michael TMO AUS 50
9 094 GALVEZ Isaac CEI ESP 50
12 013 O’GRADY Stuart CSC AUS 43
13 149 VENTOSO Francisco SDV ESP 42
14 003 HINCAPIE George DSC USA 40
15 048 WROLICH Peter GST AUT 31
16 162 ALBASINI Michael LIQ SUI 30
17 125 ISASI Inaki EUS ESP 28
18 024 KESSLER Matthias TMO GER 25
19 004 MARTINEZ Egoi DSC ESP 22
20 173 BROCHARD Laurent BTL FRA 21
Maillot à Pois Rouges (King of the Mountains)
Pos. N° Name Surname Team Nat. Points
1 177 PINEAU Jérôme BTL FRA 21
2 143 DE LA FUENTE David SDV ESP 17
3 047 WEGMANN Fabian GST GER 14
4 124 HERNANDEZ Aitor EUS ESP 10
5 123 ETXEBARRIA Unai EUS VEN 7
6 032 ARRIETA Jose Luis A2R ESP 6
6 196 LAURENT Christophe AGR FRA 6
6 017 VOIGT Jens CSC GER 6
9 176 LEFEVRE Laurent BTL FRA 5
10 024 KESSLER Matthias TMO GER 4
11 154 GILBERT Philippe FDJ BEL 3
12 004 MARTINEZ Egoi DSC ESP 2
12 052 BOOGERD Michael RAB NED 2
12 179 SPRICK Matthieu BTL FRA 2
15 101 BOONEN Tom QSI BEL 1
15 174 FEDRIGO Pierrick BTL FRA 1
15 193 COUTOULY Cédric AGR FRA 1
Maillot Blanc (Overall Leader under 25)
Pos. N° Name Surname Team Nat. Gaps
1 042 FOTHEN Marcus GST GER
2 159 VAUGRENARD Benoît FDJ FRA 00' 03"
3 154 GILBERT Philippe FDJ BEL 00' 11"
4 157 LÖVKVIST Thomas FDJ SWE 00' 17"
5 153 EISEL Bernhard FDJ AUT 00' 20"
6 147 RICCO Riccardo SDV ITA 00' 23"
7 106 RUJANO José QSI VEN 00' 25"
8 081 CUNEGO Damiano LAM ITA 00' 35"
9 184 GRIVKO Andriy MRM UKR 00' 35"
10 185 IGLINSKIY Maxim MRM KAZ 00' 51"
11 195 GONZALO RAMIREZ Eduardo AGR ESP 00' 52"
12 059 WEENING Pieter RAB NED 00' 55"
13 194 DUENAS NEVADO Moises AGR ESP 00' 58"
14 186 KNEES Christian MRM GER 01' 00"
15 127 LOPEZ GARCIA David EUS ESP 01' 52"
16 149 VENTOSO Francisco SDV ESP 01' 55"
17 179 SPRICK Matthieu BTL FRA 01' 59"
18 057 POSTHUMA Joost RAB NED 05' 41"
19 069 VANSUMMEREN Johan DVL BEL 10' 08"
20 143 DE LA FUENTE David SDV ESP 12' 10"
Nombres Jaune (Best Team: Top 3 Time for each stage)
Pos. Team Gaps
1 DISCOVERY CHANNEL TEAM
2 TEAM CSC 00' 01"
3 T-MOBILE TEAM 00' 02"
4 CAISSE D’EPARGNE-ILLES BALEARS 00' 07"
5 GEROLSTEINER 00' 18"
6 PHONAK HEARING SYSTEMS 00' 26"
7 LAMPRE-FONDITAL 00' 37"
8 SAUNIER DUVAL - PRODIR 00' 42"
9 RABOBANK 00' 42"
10 CREDIT AGRICOLE 00' 43"
11 AG2R PREVOYANCE 00' 44"
12 FRANCAISE DES JEUX 01' 03"
13 BOUYGUES TELECOM 01' 10"
14 DAVITAMON - LOTTO 01' 12"
15 QUICK STEP - INNERGETIC 01' 15"
16 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 01' 27"
17 TEAM MILRAM 01' 28"
18 COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE 01' 40"
19 LIQUIGAS 01' 56"
20 AGRITUBEL 01' 59"
Nombres rouge (Most Combative)
#004 MARTINEZ Egoi (DSC,ESP) will wear the red numbers tomorrow. Since his team is also in first place, they might be red numbers on a yellow background. I'll have to watch for that tomorrow.
Result of the first Cat. 4 Climb:
Km : 10.5 - Mont des Fourches Points
1 177 PINEAU Jérôme BTL FRA 3
2 174 FEDRIGO Pierrick BTL FRA 2
3 175 GESLIN Anthony BTL FRA 1
Result of the first Sprint:
Km : 66.5 - LES ANDELYS (D.125-D.135) Points
1 036 DUMOULIN Samuel A2R FRA 6
2 188 SCHRÖDER Björn MRM GER 4
3 069 VANSUMMEREN Johan DVL BEL 2
Bob, I knew Yogi Berra, Yogi Berra was a good friend of mine, and you, sir, are no Yogi Berra! ;>)
The maillot vert standings on letour.fr have not been corrected to reflect Hushovd's being dropped from 4th place.
Here are the updated standings:
Maillot Vert (Sprint Points)
Pos. N° Name Surname Team Nat. Points
1 065 MC EWEN Robbie DVL AUS 100
2 101 BOONEN Tom QSI BEL 91
3 083 BENNATI Daniele LAM ITA 86
4 056 FREIRE Oscar RAB ESP 80
5 118 HUSHOVD Thor C.A NOR 62
6 181 ZABEL Erik MRM GER 59
7 168 PAOLINI Luca LIQ ITA 57
8 153 EISEL Bernhard FDJ AUT 53
9 133 CASPER Jimmy COF FRA 51
9 026 ROGERS Michael TMO AUS 51
11 094 GALVEZ Isaac CEI ESP 50
12 013 O’GRADY Stuart CSC AUS 43
12 149 VENTOSO Francisco SDV ESP 43
14 003 HINCAPIE George DSC USA 41
15 048 WROLICH Peter GST AUT 31
16 162 ALBASINI Michael LIQ SUI 31
17 125 ISASI Inaki EUS ESP 28
18 024 KESSLER Matthias TMO GER 25
19 004 MARTINEZ Egoi DSC ESP 22
19 173 BROCHARD Laurent BTL FRA 22
The maillot vert standings on letour.fr have not been corrected to reflect Hushovd's being dropped from 4th place.
I just checked it. He is still at 86 points overall, and he is still listed as getting the 24 points for the stage.
Côte du Buquet (109 Km) Points
1 188 SCHRÖDER Björn 3
2 036 DUMOULIN Samuel 2
3 047 WEGMANN Fabian 1
Many thanks, btw, for your updates, BaBa!
I'm posting from the English version of letour.fr. I haven't checked the French version, maybe that gets updated sooner.
Just checked le version française, the standings are the same as le version anglaise.
Cyborg and I just got back from Normandie!
As the riders pass through Pont l'Eveque today, one can reflect on that town's famously flamboyant cheese, sometimes known in English as "the Stinky Bishop."
The raincoats are on. I wonder if this will lead to the massive 40-bike pile ups we've seen on rainy days in the past.
The old wing (on your left as you enter) is magnificent, perhaps the best in Normandie.
But the new wing (on your right) is a lollapalooza of politically-correct Cold War moral equivocation. It's a "must miss," unless you have a strong stomach and a low boil point.
I hope to have a long vanity on this topic next week.
Let's hope not, BaBa! Wet, curves & cobblestones are a deadly combination!
Your standings post before / after in posts 21 & 24 show the difference I was speaking of....
That's what I've heard, Petronski, that the D-Day part is magnificent, and the 'Peace Museum' part sux. I'm a WWII museum fiend, been to the Pacific War Museum in Fredericksburg, Texas numerous times, as well as the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans (my Uncle lived there until age 80 when he moved to Houston to be closer to my sibs).
Yeah, I did that myself.
LOL, mystery solved!!! :)
90% of hitting is half-mental.
And they give you cash, which is just as good as money!
Nobody goes to that restaurant anymore, its too crowded.
You can observe a lot by watching.
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