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• Results: 2013 Bayern Rundfahrt, stage 4

  • 1. Adriano MALORI, Lampre-Merida, in 38:19
  • 2. Jasha SÜTTERLIN, Thüringer Energie, at :18
  • 3. Jan BARTA, NetApp-Endura, at :19
  • 4. Geraint THOMAS, Sky, at :20
  • 5. Jérémy ROY, FDJ, at :26
  • 6. Simon GESCHKE, Argos-Shimano, at :29
  • 7. Diego ULISSI, Lampre-Merida, at :36
  • 8. Ian STANNARD, Sky, at :38
  • 9. Marcel WYSS, IAM Cycling, at :42
  • 10. Ignatas KONOVALOVAS, MTN-Qhubeka, at :49
  • 11. Martin ELMIGER, IAM Cycling, at :55
  • 12. Sebastian LANGEVELD, Orica-GreenEdge, at :59
  • 13. Nikias ARNDT, Argos-Shimano, at 1:03
  • 14. Thibaut PINOT, FDJ, at 1:09
  • 15. Alex RASMUSSEN, Garmin-Sharp, at 1:15
  • 16. Simon CLARKE, Orica-GreenEdge, at 1:18
  • 17. Cyril LEMOINE, Sojasun, at 1:19
  • 18. Bram TANKINK, Blanco, at 1:20
  • 19. Gerald CIOLEK, MTN-Qhubeka, at 1:22
  • 20. Maximilian SCHACHMANN, Thüringer Energie, at 1:25
  • 21. Daryl IMPEY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 1:27
  • 22. Thomas LÖVKVIST, IAM Cycling, at 1:33
  • 23. Simon GERRANS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 1:40
  • 24. Francois PARISIEN, Argos-Shimano, at 1:45
  • 25. David LELAY, Sojasun, at 1:45
  • 26. Arnaud DEMARE, FDJ, at 1:53
  • 27. Pierre ROLLAND, Europcar, at 1:53
  • 28. Brice FEILLU, Sojasun, at 1:57
  • 29. Heinrich HAUSSLER, IAM Cycling, at 1:57
  • 30. Stefan DENIFL, IAM Cycling, at 1:58
  • 31. Jan-Niklas DROSTE, Heizomat, at 1:58
  • 32. Alexander WETTERHALL, NetApp-Endura, at 1:59
  • 33. Maxime BOUET, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 2:00
  • 34. Jack BAUER, Garmin-Sharp, at 2:00
  • 35. Warren BARGUIL, Argos-Shimano, at 2:01
  • 36. Patrick SCHELLING, IAM Cycling, at 2:02
  • 37. William BONNET, FDJ, at 2:02
  • 38. Ben SWIFT, Sky, at 2:08
  • 39. Kersten THIELE, Rad-Net Rose, at 2:09
  • 40. Christophe RIBLON, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 2:11
  • 41. Cédric PINEAU, FDJ, at 2:15
  • 42. Sam BEWLEY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:17
  • 43. Michel KREDER, Garmin-Sharp, at 2:19
  • 44. Stuart O’GRADY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:20
  • 45. Robert WAGNER, Blanco, at 2:21
  • 46. Christophe KERN, Europcar, at 2:23
  • 47. Martin REIMER, MTN-Qhubeka, at 2:30
  • 48. Dominic KLEMME, IAM Cycling, at 2:30
  • 49. Bjorn THURAU, Europcar, at 2:34
  • 50. Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI, Sky, at 2:41
  • 51. Silvio HERKLOTZ, Stölting, at 2:42
  • 52. Yoann OFFREDO, FDJ, at 2:43
  • 53. Andreas SCHILLINGER, NetApp-Endura, at 2:46
  • 54. Moritz SCHAFFNER, Thüringer Energie, at 2:47
  • 55. Cyril GAUTIER, Europcar, at 2:47
  • 56. Jay Robert THOMSON, MTN-Qhubeka, at 2:49
  • 57. Luke ROBERTS, Stölting, at 2:54
  • 58. Romain BARDET, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 2:55
  • 59. Damiano CUNEGO, Lampre-Merida, at 3:00
  • 60. Laurent MANGEL, FDJ, at 3:00
  • 61. Raymond KREDER, Garmin-Sharp, at 3:01
  • 62. Thomas KOEP, Stölting, at 3:10
  • 63. Mikel NIEVE ITURALDE, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 3:11
  • 64. Daniel MARTIN, Garmin-Sharp, at 3:14
  • 65. Ruben PEREZ MORENO, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 3:16
  • 66. Matteo BONO, Lampre-Merida, at 3:16
  • 67. Johannes FRÖHLINGER, Argos-Shimano, at 3:18
  • 68. John GADRET, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 3:19
  • 69. Sergio PARDILLA BELLON, MTN-Qhubeka, at 3:22
  • 70. Lucas LIß, Rad-Net Rose, at 3:27
  • 71. Maximilian WERDA, Stölting, at 3:30
  • 72. Christopher SUTTON, Sky, at 3:31
  • 73. Aidis KRUOPIS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 3:32
  • 74. Jonathan TIERNAN-LOCKE, Sky, at 3:35
  • 75. Davide MALACARNE, Europcar, at 3:40
  • 76. Manuele MORI, Lampre-Merida, at 3:40
  • 77. Grischa JANORSCHKE, Nutrixxion Abus, at 3:42
  • 78. Blaz JARC, NetApp-Endura, at 3:42
  • 79. Henning BOMMEL, Rad-Net Rose, at 3:44
  • 80. Theo REINHARDT, Rad-Net Rose, at 3:45
  • 81. Meran RUSSAN, MTN-Qhubeka, at 3:46
  • 82. Biel KADRI, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 3:47
  • 83. Alex FRAME, Thüringer Energie, at 3:47
  • 84. Fabian WEGMANN, Garmin-Sharp, at 3:49
  • 85. Russell DOWNING, NetApp-Endura, at 3:54
  • 86. David TANNER, Blanco, at 4:01
  • 87. Nikodemus HOLLER, Thüringer Energie, at 4:01
  • 88. Johannes WEBER, Heizomat, at 4:01
  • 89. Jean Marc MARINO, Sojasun, at 4:16
  • 90. Davide CIMOLAI, Lampre-Merida, at 4:17
  • 91. Michael SCHWARZMANN, NetApp-Endura, at 4:22
  • 92. Jan DIETEREN, Stölting, at 4:23
  • 93. Alexander KRIEGER, Rad-Net Rose, at 4:24
  • 94. Graeme BROWN, Blanco, at 4:33
  • 95. Mikael CHEREL, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 4:33
  • 96. Alexander SCHMITT, Nutrixxion Abus, at 4:34
  • 97. Yauheni HUTAROVICH, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 4:34
  • 98. Martijn VERSCHOOR, Novo Nordisk, at 4:37
  • 99. Yohann GENE, Europcar, at 4:39
  • 100. Max WALSLEBEN, Nutrixxion Abus, at 4:40
  • 101. Maxime DANIEL, Sojasun, at 4:50
  • 102. Juan Jose LOBATO DEL VALLE, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 4:56
  • 103. Jan BROCKHOFF, Thüringer Energie, at 4:58
  • 104. David LOZANO RIBA, Novo Nordisk, at 4:58
  • 105. Roger KLUGE, NetApp-Endura, at 5:00
  • 106. Jonas AHLSTRAND, Argos-Shimano, at 5:01
  • 107. Dennis VAN WINDEN, Blanco, at 5:03
  • 108. Tobias DOHLUS, Nutrixxion Abus, at 5:09
  • 109. Jack CUMMINGS, Thüringer Energie, at 5:11
  • 110. Florian SCHEIT, Rad-Net Rose, at 5:13
  • 111. Fabio CALABRIA, Novo Nordisk, at 5:20
  • 112. Jan WÄLZLEIN, Heizomat, at 5:20
  • 113. Yannick TALABARDON, Sojasun, at 5:20
  • 114. Kevin DE MESMAEKER, Novo Nordisk, at 5:23
  • 115. Jon ABERASTURI IZAGA, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 5:27
  • 116. Jetse BOL, Blanco, at 5:28
  • 117. Steffen RADOCHLA, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 5:34
  • 118. Theo BOS, Blanco, at 5:35
  • 119. Jan Oelerich, Stölting, at 5:40
  • 120. Fabian SCHORMAIR, Heizomat, at 5:49
  • 121. Peter KENNAUGH, Sky, at 5:50
  • 122. Javier MEGIAS LEAL, Novo Nordisk, at 5:52
  • 123. Rick AMPLER, Nutrixxion Abus, at 5:52
  • 124. Alexander GRAD, Heizomat, at 5:53
  • 125. Jure KOCJAN, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 6:06
  • 126. Andreas STAUFF, MTN-Qhubeka, at 6:06
  • 127. Benjamin SYDLIK, Nutrixxion Abus, at 6:07
  • 128. Manuel STRAUB, Heizomat, at 6:19
  • 129. Jimmy ENGOULVENT, Sojasun, at 6:38
  • 130. Sebastian Körber, Nutrixxion Abus, at 6:45
  • 131. Steele VON HOFF, Garmin-Sharp, at 6:46
  • 132. Christopher MUCHE, Rad-Net Rose, at 6:54
  • 133. André SCHULZE, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 7:14
  • 134. Jerome COUSIN, Europcar, at 7:18
  • 135. Stephen CLANCY, Novo Nordisk, at 7:27
  • 136. Max MERK, Heizomat, at 12:18
• Pro nationals give Brent and Jamie Bookwalter a rare chance to race together

  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (VN) — The USA Cycling Professional Road and Time Trial National Championships will break some new ground this holiday weekend. For the first time in the event’s 28-year history, the men’s and women’s events will be held at the same location, and the fields will be racing for equal prize money.

  Meanwhile, for Brent and Jamie Bookwalter, who once lived in Chattanooga, the championships offer a rare opportunity for husband and wife to tackle an event together.

  “The only other time we’ve raced together was at Roan Groan [in Johnson City, Tenn.],” said Jamie, who rides for Colavita Racing. “We did a crit together, but that’s the only other road race we’ve ever done together.”

  After pausing briefly to reflect upon the accuracy of her statements, she added one additional clarification:

  “We did collegiate mountain bike races together, but he was chasing after other girls then, so they don’t count.”

  While familiar to one another as a result of their common collegiate racing circles, it was the matchmaking of Specialized-lululemon’s Ally Stacher — also racing in Chattanooga this weekend — that eventually brought the two together. After Brent broke a leg in 2007, Stacher prodded Jamie to reach out to him.

  “Ally told me to e-mail Brent when he broke his leg. They went to college together,” Jamie said.

  “So I sent this email to Brent saying I was really sorry about his broken leg. And then I didn’t hear anything back from him. And I thought, ‘Well, whatever.’ And then a week later I finally got an email back and it was like, ‘Oh, this guy is kind of cute.’

  Jamie replied immediately, but again had to wait days for a response.

  “It was a very clever little strategy he had there. He’d wait around to send me anything, but when he did it was really suave,” she said.

  “Hey, don’t give away my secrets,” interjected Brent, who rides for BMC Racing and is a favorite in Saturday’s men’s time trial championship.

  After college Brent rose into cycling’s professional ranks, while Jamie opted to complete a master’s degree at the University of Georgia before following suit. The couple says sharing a common passion has been a blessing.

  “It’s worked out to be a really nice thing for us, because we’re both going through the same things,” said Brent.

  He says their common occupation has helped to minimize potential relationship challenges associated with the sport’s unusual lifestyle, noting that the peloton’s often-taxing travel and training demands are “not without challenges.”

  “I think generally professional cycling condones a pretty selfish lifestyle. Trying to balance that can be tricky,” he said. “So I’m thankful we have the opportunity to be racing bikes and doing it together.

  “We have this chance to share in something really beautiful — and that’s just being out on the bike together.”

  Jamie, who placed 23rd in the 2012 championship road race, agrees that the couple’s cycling bond promotes a special kind of understanding.

  “Racing has helped me to realize the kind of stress he’s under in ways that maybe I wouldn’t otherwise,” she said.

  “It’s hard to understand road racing unless you’ve been on a team and been a worker. You learn how stressful it is to be away from home. Team dynamics can be difficult. You find that cycling is a lot more when you win. So I think we understand one other better as a result.”

  As for life’s other stresses, Jamie says she’s ready to share them, too.

  “Maybe when he quits road racing he can go get a master’s degree and understand why I was stressed for so long,” she said.

   

   

• Nibali was untouchable, says Uran

  

  Colombian edges Evans out of second place at Giro d’Italia

  
  
  
• Gallery: 2013 Giro d’Italia, stage 20

  
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• Results: 2013 Giro d’Italia, stage 20

  • 1. Vincenzo NIBALI, Astana, in 5:27:41
  • 2. Fabio Andres DUARTE AREVALO, Colombia, at :17
  • 3. Rigoberto URAN URAN, Sky, at :19
  • 4. Carlos Alberto BETANCUR GOMEZ, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :21
  • 5. Fabio ARU, Astana, at :44
  • 6. Franco PELLIZOTTI, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at :48
  • 7. Domenico POZZOVIVO, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :54
  • 8. Damiano CARUSO, Cannondale, at :58
  • 9. Darwin ATAPUMA HURTADO, Colombia, at 1:00
  • 10. Rafal MAJKA, Saxo-Tinkoff, at 1:04
  • 11. Yury TROFIMOV, Katusha, at 1:11
  • 12. Przemyslaw NIEMIEC, Lampre-Merida, at 1:14
  • 13. Michele SCARPONI, Lampre-Merida, at 1:14
  • 14. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing, at 1:30
  • 15. Benat INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Movistar, at 1:30
  • 16. Tanel KANGERT, Astana, at 1:36
  • 17. Diego ROSA, Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela, at 1:41
  • 18. Thomas DANIELSON, Garmin-Sharp, at 1:50
  • 19. Eros CAPECCHI, Movistar, at 1:53
  • 20. Robert KISERLOVSKI, RadioShack-Leopard, at 2:02
  • 21. Samuel SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 2:05
  • 22. Wilco KELDERMAN, Blanco, at 2:11
  • 23. Pieter WEENING, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:11
  • 24. José HERRADA LOPEZ, Movistar, at 2:28
  • 25. Sergio Luis HENAO MONTOYA, Sky, at 2:35
  • 26. Gianluca BRAMBILLA, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 2:40
  • 27. Mauro SANTAMBROGIO, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at 2:42
  • 28. Xabier ZANDIO ECHAIDE, Sky, at 2:51
  • 29. Francis MOUREY, FDJ, at 2:51
  • 30. Patrick GRETSCH, Argos-Shimano, at 3:15
  • 31. Simone STORTONI, Lampre-Merida, at 3:33
  • 32. Matteo RABOTTINI, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, at 3:40
  • 33. Peter STETINA, Garmin-Sharp, at 3:56
  • 34. Francis DE GREEF, Lotto-Belisol, at 4:03
  • 35. Egoi MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 4:11
  • 36. Christian KNEES, Sky, at 4:17
  • 37. Stef CLEMENT, Blanco, at 4:39
  • 38. Ivan SANTAROMITA, BMC Racing, at 5:00
  • 39. Stefano PIRAZZI, Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, at 5:05
  • 40. Gorka VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 5:13
  • DNF Grega BOLE, Vacansoleil-DCM
  • DNS Danilo DI LUCA, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia
  • DNS Robert GESINK, Blanco
• Results: UCI World Cup round 2, cross country eliminator

  • 1. Kenta GALLAGHER (GBR)
  • 2. Christian PFÄFFLE (GER)
  • 3. Simon GEGENHEIMER (GER)
  • 4. Miha HALZER (SLO)
  • 5. Daniel FEDERSPIEL (AUT)
  • 6. Stefan PETER (SUI)
  • 7. Sepp FREIBURGHAUS (SUI)
  • 8. Fabien CANAL (FRA)
  • 9. Thibault GENESTE (FRA)
  • 10. Andy EYRING (GER)
  • 11. Martin GLUTH (GER)
  • 12. Jan NESVADBA (CZE)
  • 13. Philip BUYS (RSA)
  • 14. Simon STIEBJAHN (GER)
  • 15. Erik GROEN (NED)
  • 16. Thomas LITSCHER (SUI)
  • 17. Fabrice MELS (BEL)
  • 18. Matthias WENGELIN (SWE)
  • 19. Rens DE BRUIJN (NED)
  • 20. Jan FOJTIK (CZE)
  • 21. Jeroen VAN ECK (NED)
  • 22. Adria NOGUERA SOLDEVILA (ESP)
  • 23. Urban FERENCAK (SLO)
  • 24. Lubomir VOJTA (CZE)
  • 25. Patrick LÜTHI (SUI)
  • 26. Martino FRUET (ITA)
  • 27. Leandre BOUCHARD (CAN)
  • 28. Heiko GUTMANN (GER)
  • 29. Milan SPESNY (CZE)
  • 30. Kevin VAN HOOVELS (BEL)
  • 31. Nicola ROHRBACH (SUI)
  • DNF Ralph NAEF (SUI)
• Vincenzo Nibali pads Giro lead with victory atop Tre Cime di Lavaredo

  

  Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) placed an icy cherry atop his sweet lead in the Giro d’Italia on Saturday, soloing to victory in the snow atop Tre Cime di Lavaredo.

  The maglia rosa shot out of the GC group in the final kilometers of the 210km stage to finish 17 seconds ahead of Fabio Duarte (Colombia). Rigoberto Uran (Sky) finished third, two seconds later, pushing a struggling Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) out of the runner-up spot on GC.

  Nibali said he wanted to make a statement, particularly after Danilo Di Luca’s positive doping control, “to make everyone understand what cycling really is.”

  And, after the latest in a series of weather-battered stages, he added, “Tomorrow in Brescia, I hope there will be sun.”

  For his part, Uran said “Nibali was at another level, so to be able to move up to second makes me very content.”

  “It was only cold in the last few kilometers, yet we are thankful we didn’t have to ride the full stage today,” he said. “I am very happy with how this Giro went. It gives me confidence and motivation for the future.”

  The break du jour in the 210km stage from Silandro to Tre Cime di Lavaredo included Adam Hansen (Lotto Belisol), Pavel Brutt (Katusha), Yaroslav Popovych (RadioShack-Leopard) and Giairo Ermeti (Androni Giocattoli).

  With less than 30km remaining the gap was down to 2:53. Cannondale was driving the chase.

  Ermeti was first to lose the wheel; next, Popo’ popped, then Hansen, and Brutt went clear. With 20km to go he was on his own, climbing in a driving rain.

  Behind, Carlos Alberto Betancur (Ag2r La Mondiale) — seventh overall at 6:47 and second in the best young rider competition behind Saxo-Tinkoff’s Rafal Majka — was left chasing after a mechanical and bike change as Pieter Weening (Orica-GreenEdge) made a jump from the bunch.

  Betancur got back on as Weening closed to within 90 seconds of Brutt. Going over the top mountains leader Stefano Pirazzi (Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox), Gianluca Brambilla (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) and Eros Capecchi (Movistar) caught him, and the lead chase grew as Brutt dwindled on the final climb, the Tre Cime di Lavaredo — 7.1km of up, averaging 8.6 percent, with slow-slashed ramps as steep as 18 percent near the finish.

  The chase pulled Brutt in with 8.5km to go, and Capecchi pressed on, but Weening and Brambilla stuck to him.

  The Movistar rider pushed the pace again on a steep section and once again moved clear of the others.

  Then, with just over 3km to go, Nibali shot out of the GC group, with Tanel Kangert for company, albeit only briefly. The race leader accelerated again and again, shedding Evans, Uran, Betancur and his other rivals for the overall.

  “We were confident that Nibali would be strong today,” said Kangert. “He’s shown this entire Giro he is the strongest.”

  Soon he passed Capecchi and was all alone in front, grinding through a running gantlet of wildly cheering spectators, at least one of whom he had to shove away.

  Behind, Evans was fighting to hold onto second overall as Uran rode away from him. But he was losing ground. As the Aussie dragged himself across the line in 14th spot, some 90 seconds down, he knew it was gone — and when the overall was tallied, Uran was second to Nibali, 4:43 down, with Evans third at 5:52.

  Kangert was ebullient at the finish.

  “We were very motivated for this last weekend to bring home the pink jersey,” he said. “We’ve all been working since November for this. It brings extreme satisfaction for everyone on the team.”

  Editor’s note: Stay tuned for more from Italy.

   

• Gallagher delighted with first World Cup win

  

  British rider celebrates eliminator win in Nove Mesto

  
  
  
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