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Saturday, July 17, 2010

Stage 13: Rodez - Revel. Sunflowers Shine on Alexandre Vinokourov's Win After Yesterday's Dark Disappointment

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News and Highlights
Highlights Video
Interesting Photos
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News and Highlights
From Top, LtoR, Kazakh's Alexandre Vinokourov celebrating on the finish line. The pack ridding past sunflowers. Italy's Alessandro Petacchi puts on the new green jersey of best sprinter. Yellow jersey wearer and leader of the general classification, Luxembourg's Andy Schleck leaves the podium at the end of the 196 km and 13th stage of the 2010 Tour de France cycling race run between Rodez and Revel, southern France on July 17, 2010. Image Credit: Joel Saget-Lionel Bonaventure-PA/AFP/Getty Images at Yahoo Sports

Kazakh Alexandre Vinokourov of team Astana won stage 13 after banging his wrists on the handle bar of his bike yesterday after being overtaken by Joaquin Rodriguez and teammate Alberto Contador in the closing kilometers of yesterday's race. But he must have understood that Contador had to do everything to try and ultimately win the yellow jersey and that is he had kept up with the other two, Contador would probably not have challenged him for the stage win. As a consolation prize, Vinokourov did get the most aggressive rider designation for stage 12. In any event Contador came up and gave the tearful Vinokourov a great congratulatory hug. If this stage win was on Vinokourov's bucket list before he retires, he can now focus on assisting his teammate in the Pyrenees.

Alexandre Vinokourov has some history with the Tour. In a previous year, he was thrown out of the 2007 Tour after a blood doping charge. The first of Vinokourov's two stage wins in that Tour - before they were expunged from the record books - also came on stage thirteen -unlucky then and hopefully lucky now. During his for two-year period of punishment, he maintained his innocence. Now back racing again, this was his moment of redemption. [He is the captain of his team and the leader behind the acquisition of the Astana-Kazakh sponsorship consortium of the team. While a Kazakh citizen, he resides in Monaco.]

Vinokourov made good use of the sprinters' inability to cope with a breakout of the peloton on the last slope up to the finish. They didn't respond to him charging out of the peloton with an amazing display of speed when climbing the 397 m. Cote de Saint Ferreol 6 km from the finish. While the last slope prevented the sprinters from a glory finish, they did nevertheless battle it to the line thirteen seconds behind Vinokourov and Mark Cavendish proved that he can win a sprint without the help of his lead-man Mark Renshaw. Even though Alessandro Petacchi got the sprint jump on him, Cavendish easily caught up and passed the Italian.

Saxo Bank's yellow jersey wearer Andy Schleck and Astana's yellow jersey hopeful Alberto Contador were content to finish with the peloton (the main group that rides together as a bunch) and inherited peloton sprint winner Columbia's Mark Cavendish's time (once the peloton crosses the 3 km mark together, every member of the peloton gets the same time as its first finisher).

Stage 14 will take the riders into the Pyrenees mountains that form the border between France and Spain - and they take us to the unfolding drama between the four general classification (GC) leaders (the yellow jersey contenders - see standing below).

Astana rider Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan charges on the final category three 1.9-kilometre climb up the Saint-Ferreol 6 km from the finish. Image Credit: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images at Yahoo Sports

Approaching the finish. Are they going to catch me and spoil my day? Image Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images at Yahoo Sports

I'm the winner. Photo credit: Pascal Pavani/AFP/Getty Images at Yahoo Sports

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Video Highlights



Interesting Photos
Sunflower country. Photo credit: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images at Yahoo Sports

Sonia regal and resplendant. Photo credit: Lionel Bonaventure/Getty Images at Yahoo Sports

The peloton with team Saxo Bank in front passing by farm field where they farm the wind as well. Image credit: steephill.tv
The great ones clockwise from top left: Cancellara, Schleck, Cavendish and Contador - earning their keep as billboards par excellence. Image credit: steephill.tv


Stage Map
Image (above and below) credit: www.letour.fr


Stage Profile

Standings
(Source: www.letour.fr)
For an explanation of the classifications and jerseys, please see our page Classifications and Jerseys
Jersey icon key:
yellow jersey General classification (GC) fastest time leader, green jersey Sprints points leader, polka dot Mountains points leader, white jersey Young Rider time leader, yellow numbers Team total least time leader, red numbers Most Aggressive Rider

Leaders
11 SCHLECK Andy TEAM SAXO BANK 63h 08' 40"
208 PETACCHI Alessandro LAMPRE - FARNESE 187 pts
153 CHARTEAU Anthony BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 107 pts
11 SCHLECK Andy TEAM SAXO BANK 63h 08' 40"
worn by 195 GESINK Robert RABOBANK 63h 13' 07"
TEAM RADIOSHACK 189h 31' 13"

Stage Winners
Standing Rider Rider number bib Team Time Gaps
1. VINOKOUROV Alexandre 9 ASTANA 4h 26' 26"
2. CAVENDISH Mark 111 TEAM HTC - COLUMBIA 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
3. PETACCHI Alessandro 208 LAMPRE - FARNESE 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
4. HAGEN Edvald Boasson 36 SKY PRO CYCLING 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
5. ROJAS Jose Joaquin 169 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
6. DEAN Julian 52 GARMIN - TRANSITIONS 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
7. GESLIN Anthony 64 FDJ 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
8. HUSHOVD Thor 95 CERVELO TEST TEAM 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
9. BOLE Grega 202 LAMPRE - FARNESE 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
10. MONDORY Lloyd 87 AG2R LA MONDIALE 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
11. CIOLEK Gerald 142 TEAM MILRAM 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
12. MAASKANT Martijn 56 GARMIN - TRANSITIONS 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
13. ROELANDTS Jürgen 108 OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
14. SANCHEZ Samuel 181 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
15. MOREAU Christophe 166 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
16. GARATE Juan Manuel 194 RABOBANK 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
17. ELMIGER Martin 84 AG2R LA MONDIALE 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
18. MENCHOV Denis 191 RABOBANK 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
19. ARASHIRO Yukiya 152 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"
20. FREIRE Oscar 193 RABOBANK 4h 26' 39" + 00' 13"

General Classification. Also called GC (yellow jersey / maillot jaune)
Standing Rider Rider number bib Team Time Gaps
1. SCHLECK Andy 11 TEAM SAXO BANK 63h 08' 40"
2. CONTADOR Alberto 1 ASTANA 63h 09' 11" + 00' 31"
3. SANCHEZ Samuel 181 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 63h 11' 25" + 02' 45"
4. MENCHOV Denis 191 RABOBANK 63h 11' 38" + 02' 58"
5. VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen 101 OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO 63h 12' 11" + 03' 31"
6. LEIPHEIMER Levi 25 TEAM RADIOSHACK 63h 12' 46" + 04' 06"
7. GESINK Robert 195 RABOBANK 63h 13' 07" + 04' 27"
8. RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin 77 KATUSHA TEAM 63h 13' 38" + 04' 58"
9. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 161 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 63h 13' 42" + 05' 02"
10. KREUZIGER Roman 44 LIQUIGAS-DOIMO 63h 13' 56" + 05' 16"
11. BASSO Ivan 41 LIQUIGAS-DOIMO 63h 14' 10" + 05' 30"
12. VINOKOUROV Alexandre 9 ASTANA 63h 14' 52" + 06' 12"
13. HESJEDAL Ryder 54 GARMIN - TRANSITIONS 63h 15' 05" + 06' 25"
14. ROCHE Nicolas 81 AG2R LA MONDIALE 63h 15' 24" + 06' 44"
15. SASTRE Carlos 91 CERVELO TEST TEAM 63h 16' 14" + 07' 34"
16. WIGGINS Bradley 31 SKY PRO CYCLING 63h 16' 19" + 07' 39"
17. ROGERS Michael 118 TEAM HTC - COLUMBIA 63h 16' 27" + 07' 47"
18. EVANS Cadel 121 BMC RACING TEAM 63h 16' 48" + 08' 08"
19. LÖVKVIST Thomas 37 SKY PRO CYCLING 63h 17' 04" + 08' 24"
20. KLÖDEN Andréas 24 TEAM RADIOSHACK 63h 17' 45" + 09' 05"

Points Classification (green jersey / maillot vert)
Standing Rider Rider number bib Team Points
1. PETACCHI Alessandro 208 LAMPRE - FARNESE 187 pts
2. HUSHOVD Thor 95 CERVELO TEST TEAM 185 pts
3. CAVENDISH Mark 111 TEAM HTC - COLUMBIA 162 pts
4. ROJAS Jose Joaquin 169 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 144 pts
5. MC EWEN Robbie 75 KATUSHA TEAM 138 pts
6. HAGEN Edvald Boasson 36 SKY PRO CYCLING 120 pts
7. CIOLEK Gerald 142 TEAM MILRAM 102 pts
8. TURGOT Sébastien 158 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 101 pts
9. ROELANDTS Jürgen 108 OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO 81 pts
10. CONTADOR Alberto 1 ASTANA 80 pts
11. SANCHEZ Samuel 181 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 77 pts
12. MONDORY Lloyd 87 AG2R LA MONDIALE 75 pts
13. THOMAS Geraint 39 SKY PRO CYCLING 74 pts
14. CHAVANEL Sylvain 131 QUICK STEP 73 pts
15. VINOKOUROV Alexandre 9 ASTANA 73 pts
16. SCHLECK Andy 11 TEAM SAXO BANK 70 pts
17. EVANS Cadel 121 BMC RACING TEAM 69 pts
18. ROCHE Nicolas 81 AG2R LA MONDIALE 62 pts
19. OSS Daniel 46 LIQUIGAS-DOIMO 54 pts
20. PEREZ MORENO Ruben 186 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 49 pts

King of the Mountains Classification [white & red (polka) dotted jersey / maillot à pois rouges]

Standing Rider Rider number bib Team Points
1. CHARTEAU Anthony 153 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 107 pts
2. PINEAU Jérôme 135 QUICK STEP 92 pts
3. AERTS Mario 102 OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO 65 pts
4. SCHLECK Andy 11 TEAM SAXO BANK 64 pts
5. MOREAU Christophe 166 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 62 pts
6. CASAR Sandy 62 FDJ 56 pts
7. CUNEGO Damiano 201 LAMPRE - FARNESE 56 pts
8. CONTADOR Alberto 1 ASTANA 52 pts
9. SANCHEZ Samuel 181 EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 50 pts
10. SANCHEZ Luis-Leon 161 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 48 pts

Young* Riders' Classification (white jersey / maillot blanc)
Standing Rider Rider number bib Team Time Gaps
1. SCHLECK Andy 11 TEAM SAXO BANK 63h 08' 40"
2. GESINK Robert 195 RABOBANK 63h 13' 07" + 04' 27"
3. KREUZIGER Roman 44 LIQUIGAS-DOIMO 63h 13' 56" + 05' 16"
4. GAUTIER Cyril 155 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 63h 39' 41" + 31' 01"
5. EL FARES Julien 174 COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE 63h 42' 34" + 33' 54"
6. ROLLAND Pierre 156 BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 63h 51' 05" + 42' 25"
7. VALLS FERRI Rafael 219 FOOTON-SERVETTO 63h 54' 39" + 45' 59"
8. THOMAS Geraint 39 SKY PRO CYCLING 64h 05' 03" + 56' 23"
9. ROJAS Jose Joaquin 169 CAISSE D’EPARGNE 64h 06' 44" + 58' 04"
10. DURAN AROCA Arkaitz 214 FOOTON-SERVETTO 64h 07' 35" + 58' 55"

Team Classification
Standing Team Time Gaps
1. TEAM RADIOSHACK 189h 31' 13"
2. CAISSE D’EPARGNE 189h 31' 34" + 00' 21"
3. RABOBANK 189h 47' 26" + 16' 13"
4. ASTANA 189h 49' 30" + 18' 17"
5. AG2R LA MONDIALE 189h 51' 35" + 20' 22"
6. OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO 189h 56' 51" + 25' 38"
7. LIQUIGAS-DOIMO 190h 05' 27" + 34' 14"
8. BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM 190h 12' 14" + 41' 01"
9. SKY PRO CYCLING 190h 13' 34" + 42' 21"
10. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 190h 18' 44" + 47' 31"
11. QUICK STEP 190h 20' 05" + 48' 52"
12. COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE 190h 20' 41" + 49' 28"
13. BMC RACING TEAM 190h 28' 12" + 56' 59"
14. TEAM HTC - COLUMBIA 190h 32' 53" + 1h 01' 40"
15. TEAM SAXO BANK 190h 39' 36" + 1h 08' 23"
16. FDJ 190h 53' 01" + 1h 21' 48"
17. CERVELO TEST TEAM 191h 10' 56" + 1h 39' 43"
18. GARMIN - TRANSITIONS 191h 11' 05" + 1h 39' 52"
19. KATUSHA TEAM 191h 19' 28" + 1h 48' 15"
20. FOOTON-SERVETTO 191h 44' 12" + 2h 12' 59"
21. TEAM MILRAM 192h 10' 17" + 2h 39' 04"
22. LAMPRE - FARNESE 192h 21' 15" + 2h 50' 02"
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