59th Le Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré - Stage 1
Wiggins continues jersey collection but only one dream will do, Haussler hits
for home…..
Grenoble à Roanne (219 km)
So a chance for the sprinters to shine and the General Classification men to
keep out of trouble and seek protection within their teams.
One of the more popular TV shows in Britain at the moment is “Any Dream Will
Do” a talent contest to pick out a person to star as Joseph and his multi
coloured jersey in a forth coming musical. The producers need look no further
than Bradley Wiggins (Cofidis).
Wiggins is getting good practice at collecting leaders’ jerseys. In the
Quatres Jours de Dunkerque he was pretty in pink and he continues to wear the
most important jersey in the Dauphiné. And yet in spite of this success, Wiggins
knows his season will be judged by his performance in his home town of London in
this years Tour de France prologue.
It would seem unlikely that Wiggins will keep this yellow jersey until the
end of the race, the finish on Mont Ventoux on Thursday and the climbs of the
Croix-de-Fer and the Télégraphe on Saturday will probably see the Londoner
tumble down the rankings. That is hardly the point, by definition the specialist
can only excel in his speciality and Wiggins is doing that very well.
Despite today’s rain, today was no day for a serious threat to Wiggins
jersey. A relatively flat day between Grenoble (Isère) and Roanne (Loire), over
219 kilomètres, was a day for the sprinters with its finish on a wide boulevard,
and the sprinters teams with few chances in this race were not going to miss out
on their moments of glory. Tomorrow will be a day for the “puncheurs”, the
“rouleurs” should shine on Wednesday and the climbers on Thursday.
Adventure Nicolas Portal and Rémi Pauriol. Photo c. Fotoreporter
Sirotti
The protagonists of the day were two Frenchmen Rémi Pauriol (Crédit Agricole)
and Nicolas Portal (Caisse d'Epargne). The duo did not seem to mind the cold,
showery conditions and set off on their adventure on the col de Parménie after
29 kilomètres of racing. It was not an easy days racing for any body and the
9’30’’ advantage the French pair held over the peloton at the half way stage was
never going to be enough once the sprinters teams added their weight to the
chase.
Not surprisingly they were caught with 10 kilometres to go.
Gerolsteiner's Heinrich Haussler with the fastest legs over Tom Boonen 2nd,
Graeme Brown 3rd, and Thor Hushvod sixth on the right. Photo c.
Fotoreporter Sirotti
It was Quickstep making the most noise as the peloton surged into Roanne. But
Tom Boonen seemed to make his move too early and Brown and Heinrich Haussler
held his wheel. Brown surged, but Haussler, the Australian German once again
showed perfect cool and time his effort to perfection.
Bradley Wiggins held onto the Maillot Jaune e bleu with one second ahead of
Levi Leipheimer (USA, Discovery Channel) and two seconds clear of Andrey
Kashechkin (Astana).
Bradley another day in the Maillot Jaune e Bleu
Photo c. Fotoreporter Sirotti
Stage 1 Results
Grenoble / Roanne - 219 Km
219 km - 5h35'05" - 39.214 km/h
1 23 HAUSSLER Heinrich GST (GER) 00"
2 151 BOONEN Tom QSI (BEL) ' '
3 32 BROWN Graeme RAB (AUS) ' '
4 113 CHAVANEL Sébastien FDJ (FRA) ' '
5 124 GREIPEL André TMO (GER) ' '
6 61 HUSHOVD Thor C.A (NOR) ' '
7 188 SIEDLER Sebastian MRM (GER) ' '
8 83 DUQUE Leonardo COF (COL) ' '
9 28 WROLICH Peter GST (AUT) ' '
10 137 QUINZIATO Manuel LIQ (ITA) ' '
11 136 PETITO Roberto LIQ (ITA) ' '
12 65 FOFONOV Dmitriy C.A (KAZ) ' '
13 134 KUSCHYNSKI Aleksandr LIQ (BLR) ' '
14 163 FRANZOI Enrico LAM (ITA) ' '
15 182 DYUDYA Volodymyr MRM (UKR) ' '
16 105 LJUNGQVIST Marcus CSC (SWE) ' '
17 145 PEREZ Ruben EUS (ESP) ' '
18 8 VAITKUS Tomas DSC (LTU) ' '
19 173 FLICKINGER Andy BTL (FRA) ' '
20 5 MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN Egoi DSC (ESP) ' '
21 4 HINCAPIE George DSC (USA) ' '
22 88 WIGGINS Bradley COF (GBR) ' '
23 164 MORI Massimiliano LAM (ITA) ' '
24 152 DE JONGH Steven QSI (NED) ' '
25 114 DELAGE Mickael FDJ (FRA) ' '
General Classification after Stage 1
223.2 km - 5h39'55" - 39.398 km/h
1 88 WIGGINS Bradley COF (GBR) 5h39'55" 00"
2 1 LEIPHEIMER Levi DSC (USA) 5h39'56" 01"
3 75 KASHECHKIN Andrey AST (KAZ) 5h39'57" 02"
4 4 HINCAPIE George DSC (USA) ' ' ' '
5 41 VALVERDE BELMONTE AlejandGroCE (ESP) 5h39'58" 03"
6 101 ZABRISKIE David CSC (USA) ' ' ' '
7 151 BOONEN Tom QSI (BEL) 5h39'59" 04"
8 85 NUYENS Nick COF (BEL) 5h40'00" 05"
9 5 MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN Egoi DSC (ESP) ' ' ' '
10 111 JOLY Sébastien FDJ (FRA) 5h40'01" 06"
11 51 MILLAR David SDV (GBR) ' ' ' '
12 81 CHAVANEL Sylvain COF (FRA) ' ' ' '
13 172 CLEMENT Stef BTL (NED) 5h40'02" 07"
14 182 DYUDYA Volodymyr MRM (UKR) ' ' ' '
15 178 VOECKLER Thomas BTL (FRA) ' ' ' '
16 61 HUSHOVD Thor C.A (NOR) ' ' ' '
17 183 GRIVKO Andriy MRM (UKR) ' ' ' '
18 2 CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto DSC (ESP) 5h40'03" 08"
19 123 GRABSCH Bert TMO (GER) 5h40'04" 09"
20 143 ASTARLOZA Mikel EUS (ESP) ' ' ' '
21 71 VINOKOUROV Alexandre AST (KAZ) ' ' ' '
22 31 MENCHOV Denis RAB (RUS) ' ' ' '
23 11 MOREAU Christophe A2R (FRA) ' ' ' '
24 112 CASAR Sandy FDJ (FRA) 5h40'05" 10"
25 52 BELOHVOSCIKS Raivis
Remaining Stages
Stage 2 Saint-Paul-en-Jarez / Saint-Etienne - 157 Km
Stage 3 Anneyron / Anneyron - 40,7 Km
Stage 4 Hauterives / Le Mont-Ventoux - 197 Km
Stage 7 Nyons / Digne-les-Bains - 195 Km
Stage 6 Gap / Valloire - 198 Km
Stage 7 Valloire / Annecy - 129 Km
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