2011 Tour de France stage 20 results
July 23: STAGE 20 - Grenoble Grenoble 42.5 km
Tony Martin wins stage-20 ITT as Cadel Evans takes lead in 2011 Tour de France
Stage 20 Results:
1. Tony Martin, Htc – Highroad, 55′ 33″
2. Cadel Evans, Bmc Racing Team, at 00:07
3. Alberto Contador, Saxo Bank Sungard, at 01:06
4. Thomas De Gendt, Vacansoleil-Dcm, at 01:29
5. Richie Porte, Saxo Bank Sungard, at 01:30
7. Samuel Sanchez, Euskaltel – Euskadi, at 01:37
8. Fabian Cancellara, Team Leopard-Trek, at 01:42
13. Thomas Voeckler, Team Europcar, at 02:14
17. Andy Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 02:38
20. Frank Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 02:41
32. David Millar, Team Garmin – Cervelo, at 03:41
34. Ivan Basso, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 03:47
55. Stuart O’grady, Team Leopard-Trek, at 04:44
58. George Hincapie, Bmc Racing Team, at 04:49
72. Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma – Lotto, at 05:19
78. Levi Leipheimer, Team Radioshack, at 05:38
105. Thor Hushovd, Team Garmin – Cervelo, at 06:19
142. Tyler Farrar, Team Garmin – Cervelo, at 07:44
156. Mark Cavendish, Htc – Highroad, at 08:35
157. Jens Voigt, Team Leopard-Trek, at 08:37
167. Jeremie Galland, Saur-Sojasun, at 11:19
GC Standings:
1. Cadel Evans, Bmc Racing Team, 83h 45′ 20″
2. Andy Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 01:34
3. Frank Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, at 02:30
4. Thomas Voeckler, Team Europcar, at 03:20
5. Alberto Contador, Saxo Bank Sungard, at 03:57
6. Samuel Sanchez, Euskaltel – Euskadi, at 04:55
7. Damiano Cunego, Lampre – Isd, at 06:05
8. Ivan Basso, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 07:23
32. Levi Leipheimer, Team Radioshack, at 1:03:58
38. Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma – Lotto, at 1:14:51
56. George Hincapie, Bmc Racing Team, at 1:45:16
67. Jens Voigt, Team Leopard-Trek, at 1:59:56
68. Thor Hushovd, Team Garmin – Cervelo, at 2:03:15
76. David Millar, Team Garmin – Cervelo, at 2:14:21
78. Stuart O’grady, Team Leopard-Trek, at 2:17:58
130. Mark Cavendish, Htc – Highroad, at 3:15:05
159. Tyler Farrar, Team Garmin – Cervelo, at 3:38:32
167. Fabio Sabatini, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 3:57:43
Next Stage: July 24: STAGE 21 - Créteil Paris Champs-Élysées 95 km
Jerseys:
Yellow: Cadel Evans, Bmc Racing Team
Green: Mark Cavendish, Htc – Highroad, with 280 points
Joaquin Rojas Jose, Movistar Team, with 265 points
Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma – Lotto, with 230 points
Polka Dot: Samuel Sanchez, Euskaltel-Euskadi, with 108 points
Andy Schleck, Team Leopard-Trek, with 98 points
Jelle Vanendert, Omega Pharma-Lotto, with 74 points
White: Pierre Rolland, Team Europcar, 83h 56′ 03″
Rein Taaramae, Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne, at 0:46
Jérôme Coppel, Saur-Sojasun, at 07:53
Teams: Team Garmin – Cervelo, 250h 57′ 43″
Team Leopard-Trek, at 11:04
Ag2r La Mondiale, at at 11:20
Lanterne Rouge: Fabio Sabatini
Withdrawals:
Stage 4
Jurgen Van De Walle (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto – Abandon
Stage 5
Janez Brajkovic (SLO) RadioShack – Abandon
Christophe Kern (FRA) Europcar – Abandon
Stage 6
Vasili Kiryienka (BLR) Movistar – Time Cut
Ivan Velasco Murillo (ESP), Euskaltel-Euskadi – Did not start
Stage 7
Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Sky – Abandon
Tom Boonen (BEL) Quick Step – Abandon
Rémi Pauriol (FRA) FdJ – Abandon
Stage 8
Christopher Horner (USA) Radioshack – Did not start
Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (ESP) Movistar- Abandon
Stage 9
Amets Txurruka (ESP), Euskaltel-Euskadi – Abandon
Jurgen Van Den Broeck (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto – Abandon
Frederik Willems (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto – Abandon
Juan Manuel Garate (ESP) Rabobank – Abandon
David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Cervélo – Abandon
Pavel Brutt (RUS) Katusha – Abandon
Wouter Poels (NED) Vacansoleil-DCM – Abandon
Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) Astana – Abandon
Stage 10
Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS) Katusha – Did not start (Doping)
Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) Radioshack – Did not start
Stage 11
John Gadret (FRA) Ag2r – Did not start
Stage 12
Romain Feillu (FRA) Vacansoleil-DCM – Did not start
Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) Katusha – Time cut
Stage 13
Gert Steegmans (BEL) Quick Step – Did not start
Lars Boom (NED) Rabobank – Abandon
Andreas Klöden (GER) Radioshack – Abandon
Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) Katusha – Abandon
Stage 14
William Bonnet (FRA) FdJ – Time cut
Stage 17
Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) Astana – Abandon
Stage 18
Leonardo Bertagnolli (ITA) Lampre – Abandon
Stage 19
Bjirn Leukemans (BEL) Vacansoleil – Time cut
Stage 20 Review:
Tony Martin wins stage-20 ITT as Cadel Evans takes lead in 2011 Tour de France
By VeloNews.com
Published Jul 23rd 2011 11:22 AM UTC — Updated Jul 23rd 2011 3:23 PM UTC
Cadel Evans went out hot and stayed hot, nearly taking the stage win. Photo: Graham Watson |
www.grahamwatson.comCadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) finally donned that long-awaited yellow jersey on Saturday going into Sunday’s parade to Paris as Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad) won stage 20 of the 2011 Tour de France.
Evans began the day 57 seconds down on race leader Andy Schleck (Leopard-Trek), but it proved a very small bar to hop during the 42.5km individual time trial in Grenoble. At the first time check the yellow jersey had already conceded 36 seconds of that advantage to the Australian, and at the finish he had surrendered even more — Martin took the stage in 55:34, but Evans took second, just seven seconds slower, and the yellow jersey along with it.
Andy Schleck finally hit the line two and a half minutes slower than the new race leader and slipped out of yellow into second overall, while brother Fränk hit the line in 58:14, good enough for third place on GC.
Evans was grinning broadly as he accepted the yellow jersey to cheers from hundreds of his compatriots.
“Really, I can’t quite believe it,†said the Aussie, who was quick to share the plaudits with his BMC teammates who, to a man, supported his campaign relentlessly in what has been the most unforgiving race in years.
“I rode the best time trial I could today. Every day, we rode the best we could. Every day, the team did 99.9 percent, if not 100 percent. I had a couple of off days, a couple moments of bad luck. But we just kept to our plan and every day we kept working.â€
Asked how it would feel to wear the maillot jaune into Paris, he replied, “I hope the sun’s out.â€
Martin likewise was elated after his winning performance on the day.
Tony Martin races toward the win in stage 20. Photo: Graham Watson |
www.grahamwatson.com“After I saw that I couldn’t follow the best riders in the mountains my only goal was to win this time trial,†said Martin. “For me, it’s a really nice way to finish the race.
“I was confident but a little bit nervous. I had a good advantage to him (Evans), but it was getting less and less. I can’t describe it. I’m so happy. I just keep on smiling. It’s a really big day for me.â€
Dauphiné redux
The course in Grenoble was the same one used in this year’s Critérium du Dauphiné. That time around, Martin also took the win in 55:27.
Evans finished sixth on that day at 1:20, while the other top GC players in this year’s Tour, Andy and Fränk Schleck, skipped the Dauphiné to do the Tour du Suisse, where they were unimpressive in the 32.1km ITT (46th and 60th at 2:32 and 3:06, respectively, behind stage winner Fabian Cancellara (Leopard-Trek).
The day dawned cool and damp with fairly consistent winds of 10 mph or out of the north by north-northwest. The roads were damp in spots, but dried out by the time the contenders for the overall took their starts.
Unsurprisingly, Cancellara set the early time to beat — 57:16 — crossing fastest at all the time checks and at the finish. Until Richie Porte (Saxo Bank-Sungard) cruised in with 57:04. Then Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM) bettered his mark by two seconds.
Martin at the max
Then Martin killed it — he didn’t beat his Dauphiné time, but turned a 55:33, nearly 90 seconds better than De Gendt.
Defending champion Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) had a rough beginning to his time trial, popping one shoe out of its pedal and wobbling down the start ramp. But he recovered to post the second fastest time of the day (20:33) at the first checkpoint, at 15km.
Andy Schleck was no match for Cadel Evans in the crucial race against the cock. Photo: Graham Watson
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www.grahamwatson.comNot so former yellow jersey Thomas Voeckler (Europcar), who rolled almost casually out of the start house, to huge cheers.
Evans got off to a solid, speedy start and quickly set about taking back time on the Schleck brothers, tying Contador for the No. 2 spot at the first time check and moving into a virtual second place on GC ahead of Fränk Schleck. Brother Andy seemed less than comfortable on his bike, particularly on the descents, and he had already conceded 36 seconds of his 57-second lead to Evans at the first time check.
Soon Evans was the leader on the road as he climbed toward the second time check, roaring through second fastest at 40:33, just seven seconds slower than Martin. Andy Schleck was losing bags of time — he hit that second checkpoint in 42:15.
At the finish, Contador hit the line in 56:39, bumping De Gendt from the second-place spot on the stage and moving into third overall.
Evans was second fastest at the third checkpoint, rocketing through in 49:55.
Voeckler hit the finish in 57:47, defending his fourth-place position on GC. Almost immediately Evans followed in 55:40 — he didn’t displace Martin, but bumped Contador down into third on the day.
That left only the Schleck brothers on course. They would stay on the podium — but without the top spot.
Cadel Evans collects the yellow jersey after a stellar individual time trial. Photo: Graham Watson |
www.grahamwatson.com“I’m quite disappointed because I wanted to win this Tour but I’m still only 26 and I will be back to win it,†said Andy Schleck, who applauded Evans’s effort.
“Cadel raced the time trial of his life.â€
