Another hot day in the Basque Country as Stage 5 of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco ended with a victory for Spain’s Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-ISD) followed respectively by Jurgen Van De Walle (Omega Pharama Lotto) and John Gadret (Ag2r La Mondiale). Oscar Freire (Rabobank) was actually the first to cross the line, but disqualified after race officials ruled that teammate Luis Leon Sanchez gave him a push in the final km. Freire was dumped down in the rankings to #48. (And you thought pro cycling would be boring without Lance). If you look close enough in this video you may be able to see the push by Sanchez. It's beyond me why Universal wouldn't attempt to post a video that clearly shows the move. http://www.universalsports.com/video/assetid=6370a9fd-bc5e-4749-b366-e25c0b1e77fc.html
Chris Horner (Radio Shack) is the leading US rider in the Tour, finishing 8th today and holding steady at #4 in the GC. The GC holds remains the same: Joaqiun Rodriguez Oliver (Katusha), followed by Adreas Kloden (Radio Shack) and Sammy Sanchez (Euskaltel). Basque wraps up tomorrow with what promises to be a very exciting Time Trial. Shout out to Horner for the TT!
Chris Horner (Radio Shack) is the leading US rider in the Tour, finishing 8th today and holding steady at #4 in the GC. The GC holds remains the same: Joaqiun Rodriguez Oliver (Katusha), followed by Adreas Kloden (Radio Shack) and Sammy Sanchez (Euskaltel). Basque wraps up tomorrow with what promises to be a very exciting Time Trial. Shout out to Horner for the TT!
Italy’s Daniele Bennati (Leopard-Trek) delivered his third victory this week with a sprint win in today’s final stage the Circuit de la Sarthe in France. Bennati also won another sprint stage and the Time Trial in the five-stage, four-day event. Anthony Roux (FDJ) is the overall race winner.
And Sunday brings us to the Hell of the North with cycling’s most elite riders competing for bragging rights in the 2011 Paris-Roubiax. More on this tomorrow!
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