Tour de Grande-Bretagne # 7 : La surprise Bagdonas
Publié le 17/09/2011
Première grande victoire de prestige pour le Lithuanien Gediminas Bagdonas (AN Post - Sean Kelly) qui s'est imposé ce samedi sur la 7e étape du Tour de Grande-Bretagne. Le champion de Lithuanie du contre la montre qui s'est imposé cette année sur la Ronde de l'Oise s'impose devant le Britannique Ian Wilkinson (Endura Racing) et le Français Mathieu Claude ( Team Europcar). Le Néerlandais Lars Boom (Rabobank) qui termine dans le peloton conserve son maillot jaune de leader.
Stage Seven, Bury St Edmunds to Sandringham, 199.7km
Stage Result 1 Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu, AN Post - Sean Kelly) 04:33:17
2 Ian Wilkinson (GB, Endura Racing) st
3 Mathieu Claude (Fra, Team Europcar) st
4 Stijn Neirynck (Bel, Topsport Vlaanderen) st
5 Richard Handley (GB, Team Raleigh) @ 0:04
6 Wouter Sybrandy (Ned, Sigma Sport-Specialized) @ 0:11
7 Mark Cavendish (GB, HTC Highroad) @ 1:23
8 Andrew Fenn (GB, AN Post - Sean Kelly) st
9 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita, Leopard Trek) st
10 Geraint Thomas (GB, Sky ProCycling) st
Overall General Classification, after Stage Seven 1 Lars Boom (Ned, Rabobank) 24:47:58
2 Leopold Koenig (Ger, Team NetApp) @ 0:28
3 Daniel Lloyd (GB, Garmin - Cervelo) @ 0:29
4 Linus Gerdemann (Ger, Leopard Trek) @ 0:31
5 Steve Cummings (GB, Sky ProCycling) @ 0:32
6 Jelle Wallays (Bel, Topsport Vlaanderen) st
7 Jan Barta Team NetApp st
8 Jonathan Tiernan Locke Rapha Condor Sharp st
9 Iker Camano Endura Racing @ 0:50
10 Joost Posthuma Leopard Trek @ 0:52
The Prostate Cancer Charity Points Classification, after Stage Seven 1 Lars Boom (Ned, Rabobank) 52pts
2 Mark Cavendish (GB, HTC Highroad) 49pts
3 Geraint Thomas (GB, Sky ProCycling) 47pts
4 Stijn Neirynck (Bel, Topsport Vlaanderen) 30pts
5 Mark Renshaw (Aus, HTC Highroad) 29pts
Skoda King of the Mountains Classification, after Stage Seven
1 Jonathan Tiernan Locke (GB, Rapha Condor Sharp) 71pts
2 Russell Hampton (GB, Sigma Sport Specialized) 48pts
3 Steve Cummings (GB, Sky ProCycling) 30pts
4 Linus Gerdemann (Ger, Leopard Trek) 28pts
5 Thomas De Gendt (Bel, Vacansoleil - DCM) 25pts
Yodel Sprints Classification, after Stage Seven 1 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel, AN Post - Sean Kelly 36pts
2 Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu, AN Post - Sean Kelly) 15pts
3 Russell Hampton (GB, Sigma Sport - Specialized) 13pts
4 Lars Boom (Ned, Rabobank) 11pts
5 Mark McNally (GB, AN Post - Sean Kelly) 10pts
6 Andrew Fenn (GB, AN Post - Sean Kelly) 10pts
UNISON Best Young Rider, after Stage Seven 1 Jelle Wallays (Bel, Topsport Vlaanderen) 24:48:30
2 Jan-Bert Lindeman (Ned, Vacansoleil - DCM) @ 1:22
3 Andrew Fenn (GB, AN Post - Sean Kelly) @ 1:39
Stage Seven Combativity Award: Ian Wilkinson (GB, Endura Racing)