USA Pro Cycling Challenge, stage 1 summary

Stage 1 : Aug 23, Salida - Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte, 159.9 km

1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack 4.29.22
2 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Gobernacion De Antioquia - Indeportes Antiqu 0.04
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 0.07
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
5 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo
6 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad
7 Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Gobernacion De Antioquia - Indeportes Anti 0.10
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
9 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Gobernacion De Antioquia - Indeportes Antiquia
10 Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0.18


Changes in GC, stage 1 compared to stage 0 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+81 Cristhian Montoya Giraldo
+74 Rafael Montiel
+72 Walter Pedraza
+71 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya
+71 Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle
+70 Flavio De Luna
+68 Bruno Pires
+64 Lucas Euser
+64 Jaime Alberto Castaneda Ortega
+62 Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez

Biggest losers by position :
-118 Robert Forster
-107 Ryan Roth
-102 David Zabriskie
-97 Jay Robert Thomson
-89 Jonathan Clarke
-86 Bradley White
-76 Dmitriy Muravyev
-69 Adrian Hegyvary
-69 Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar
-68 William Dickeson
-66 Francois Parisien

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:08 Levi Leipheimer

Biggest losers by time :
-7:27 Caleb Fairly
-7:27 Dmitriy Muravyev
-7:27 Erik Slack
-7:25 Jay Robert Thomson
-7:24 Bradley White
-6:05 Robert Forster
-6:00 Ken Hanson
-5:22 David Zabriskie
-5:18 Jonathan Clarke
-5:18 Kai Applequist
-5:18 Kenny Robert Van Hummel

Favourites by position :
+49 Frank Schleck
+20 Ivan Basso
+18 Pieter Weening
+16 Robert Gesink
+13 Ryder Hesjedal
+13 Andy Schleck
+8 Rory Sutherland
+8 Laurens Ten Dam
+7 Sylvester Szmyd
+6 Levi Leipheimer
+5 Tejay Van Garderen
+5 Cadel Evans
-28 Jens Voigt
-37 Peter Velits
-102 David Zabriskie

Favourites by time :
+0:08 Levi Leipheimer
-0:05 Frank Schleck
-0:09 Tejay Van Garderen
-0:09 Cadel Evans
-0:12 Robert Gesink
-0:20 Rory Sutherland
-0:30 Ryder Hesjedal
-1:02 Andy Schleck
-1:13 Jens Voigt
-1:28 Sylvester Szmyd
-2:14 Ivan Basso
-3:17 Pieter Weening
-3:17 Laurens Ten Dam
-3:47 Peter Velits
-5:22 David Zabriskie

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Levi Leipheimer 4:37:47 (was 7th at 0:08)
2 Christian Vande Velde 0:11 (was 2nd at 0:02)
3 Tejay Van Garderen 0:17 (was 8th at 0:08)
4 Cadel Evans 0:17 (was 9th at 0:08)
5 Robert Gesink 0:30 (was 21st at 0:18)
6 Brent Bookwalter 0:34 (was 3rd at 0:04)
7 Rory Sutherland 0:35 (was 15th at 0:15)
8 George Hincapie 0:37 (was 6th at 0:07)
9 Thomas Danielson 0:37 (was 20th at 0:17)
10 Jeffry Louder 0:41 (was 12th at 0:11)
11 Frank Schleck 0:42 (was 60th at 0:37)
.....
16 Ryder Hesjedal 0:53 (was 29th at 0:23)
.....
33 Jens Voigt 1:20 (was 5th at 0:07)
.....
44 Andy Schleck 1:38 (was 57th at 0:36)
.....
48 Sylvester Szmyd 2:04 (was 55th at 0:36)
.....
77 Ivan Basso 3:06 (was 97th at 0:52)
.....
87 Laurens Ten Dam 4:09 (was 95th at 0:52)
.....
99 Peter Velits 4:25 (was 62nd at 0:38)
.....
103 Pieter Weening 4:27 (was 121st at 1:10)
.....
118 David Zabriskie 5:37 (was 16th at 0:15)

Top 10 on Points table
1 Levi Leipheimer 15
2 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya 12
3 Frank Schleck 10
4 Cadel Evans 7
5 Christian Vande Velde 6
6 Elia Viviani 5
7 Bradley White 5
8 Tejay Van Garderen 5
9 Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle 4
10 Robert Forster 4

Top 10 on Mountains table
1 Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez 10
2 Bradley White 9
3 Jay Robert Thomson 7
4 William Dickeson 6
5 Walter Pedraza 5
6 Peter Stetina 4
7 Laurent Didier 2

Retirements to date : Stage
Chris Barton (USA) BMC Racing Team 1
Total retirements : 1


(This report can also be seen at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rvmartin2)

On Aug 24, 1:39 am, Bob Martin wrote:
Stage 1 : Aug 23, Salida - Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte, 159.9 km

1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack 4.29.22
2 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Gobernacion De Antioquia - Indeportes Antiqu 0.04
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 0.07
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
5 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo
6 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad
7 Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Gobernacion De Antioquia - Indeportes Anti 0.10
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
9 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Spa) Gobernacion De Antioquia - Indeportes Antiquia
10 Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0.18

Changes in GC, stage 1 compared to stage 0 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+81 Cristhian Montoya Giraldo
+74 Rafael Montiel
+72 Walter Pedraza
+71 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya
+71 Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle
+70 Flavio De Luna
+68 Bruno Pires
+64 Lucas Euser
+64 Jaime Alberto Castaneda Ortega
+62 Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez

Biggest losers by position :
-118 Robert Forster
-107 Ryan Roth
-102 David Zabriskie
-97 Jay Robert Thomson
-89 Jonathan Clarke
-86 Bradley White
-76 Dmitriy Muravyev
-69 Adrian Hegyvary
-69 Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar
-68 William Dickeson
-66 Francois Parisien

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:08 Levi Leipheimer

Biggest losers by time :
-7:27 Caleb Fairly
-7:27 Dmitriy Muravyev
-7:27 Erik Slack
-7:25 Jay Robert Thomson
-7:24 Bradley White
-6:05 Robert Forster
-6:00 Ken Hanson
-5:22 David Zabriskie
-5:18 Jonathan Clarke
-5:18 Kai Applequist
-5:18 Kenny Robert Van Hummel

Favourites by position :
+49 Frank Schleck
+20 Ivan Basso
+18 Pieter Weening
+16 Robert Gesink
+13 Ryder Hesjedal
+13 Andy Schleck
+8 Rory Sutherland
+8 Laurens Ten Dam
+7 Sylvester Szmyd
+6 Levi Leipheimer
+5 Tejay Van Garderen
+5 Cadel Evans
-28 Jens Voigt
-37 Peter Velits
-102 David Zabriskie

Favourites by time :
+0:08 Levi Leipheimer
-0:05 Frank Schleck
-0:09 Tejay Van Garderen
-0:09 Cadel Evans
-0:12 Robert Gesink
-0:20 Rory Sutherland
-0:30 Ryder Hesjedal
-1:02 Andy Schleck
-1:13 Jens Voigt
-1:28 Sylvester Szmyd
-2:14 Ivan Basso
-3:17 Pieter Weening
-3:17 Laurens Ten Dam
-3:47 Peter Velits
-5:22 David Zabriskie

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Levi Leipheimer 4:37:47 (was 7th at 0:08)
2 Christian Vande Velde 0:11 (was 2nd at 0:02)
3 Tejay Van Garderen 0:17 (was 8th at 0:08)
4 Cadel Evans 0:17 (was 9th at 0:08)
5 Robert Gesink 0:30 (was 21st at 0:18)
6 Brent Bookwalter 0:34 (was 3rd at 0:04)
7 Rory Sutherland 0:35 (was 15th at 0:15)
8 George Hincapie 0:37 (was 6th at 0:07)
9 Thomas Danielson 0:37 (was 20th at 0:17)
10 Jeffry Louder 0:41 (was 12th at 0:11)
11 Frank Schleck 0:42 (was 60th at 0:37)
.....
16 Ryder Hesjedal 0:53 (was 29th at 0:23)
.....
33 Jens Voigt 1:20 (was 5th at 0:07)
.....
44 Andy Schleck 1:38 (was 57th at 0:36)
.....
48 Sylvester Szmyd 2:04 (was 55th at 0:36)
.....
77 Ivan Basso 3:06 (was 97th at 0:52)
.....
87 Laurens Ten Dam 4:09 (was 95th at 0:52)
.....
99 Peter Velits 4:25 (was 62nd at 0:38)
.....
103 Pieter Weening 4:27 (was 121st at 1:10)
.....
118 David Zabriskie 5:37 (was 16th at 0:15)

Top 10 on Points table
1 Levi Leipheimer 15
2 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya 12
3 Frank Schleck 10
4 Cadel Evans 7
5 Christian Vande Velde 6
6 Elia Viviani 5
7 Bradley White 5
8 Tejay Van Garderen 5
9 Janier Alexis Acevedo Colle 4
10 Robert Forster 4

Top 10 on Mountains table
1 Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez 10
2 Bradley White 9
3 Jay Robert Thomson 7
4 William Dickeson 6
5 Walter Pedraza 5
6 Peter Stetina 4
7 Laurent Didier 2

Retirements to date : Stage
Chris Barton (USA) BMC Racing Team 1
Total retirements : 1

(This report can also be seen athttp://homepage.ntlworld.com/rvmartin2)


There's a very tricky descent at the end of today's stage. Riders
assuming more super-wide highway-style roads will be in for a big
surprise.