Jul 12 2011

Le Tour- Stage 10

Aurillac to Carmaux 99 miles.

Le.  Tour.  De.  France.

Doping!

No not Contador, though this is a great example of what happens to a ‘normal’ rider.  Alexandr Kolobnev of Katusha had a urine sample taken after Stage 5 test positive for Hydrochlorothiazide, a diurectic sometimes used to mask other drugs (though not performance enhancing in and of itself).

Since the news was released yesterday, a mere 4 days after the sample, Kolobnev has withdrawn/was booted (accounts disagree) from Le Tour and fired from his team (or not yet, accounts disagree) and is facing a $3 million fine.  Oh, and police tossed his hotel room.

I invite you to compare and contrast.

Today’s Stage has what are called ‘rolling hills’ with 2 category 4 and 2 category 3 climbs.  The sprint checkpoint is pretty early and will happen just before or soon after we join the race.

Hoogerland and Flecha are still with us so far but I’ll note the withdrawal list doesn’t reflect Kolobnev at the moment so perhaps the true toll of Sunday is not yet reflected.  Of course standings haven’t changed since yesterday.

Today’s coverage starts at 8 am.

rustymancuso581

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  4. So we are in fact missing 2 from the list.

  6. Radio Shack hit hard.

  7. Bob (10)- Petacchi

    Paul (5)- Hushovd

  8. 1 minute+ in front.

  9. If they talked about doping I missed it.

  10. Missed who won.

  11. They’ve had rain and hail.

  12. Photobucket

  13. 45 minutes in.

  14. After a high speed downhill dash to the finish line, André Greipel takes the stage crossing first followed by milliseconds by Mark Cavendish (2nd), Jose Rojas (3rd), Thor Hushvold (4th) and Romain Feillu (5th)

    Yellow Jersey(overall time)- Thomas Voeckler

    Green Jersey (points)- Philippe Gilbert

    Polka Dot Jersey (climber)- Johnny Hoogerland

    White Jersey (young)- Robert Gensink

    Yellow and White (team)- Team Leopard-Trek

    Overall Standing on Time:

    1. Thomas Voeckler

    2. Luis-Leon Sanchez

    3. Cadel Evans

    4. Frank Schlek

    5. Andy Schlek

    Overall Points Standing:

    1. Philippe Gilbert

    2. Jose Rojas

    3. Mark Cavendish

    4. Thor Hushvold

    5. Cadel Evans

    Overall Climber:

    1. Johnny Hoogerland

    2. Thomas Voeckler

    3. Tejay Van Garderen

    4. Marco Marcato

    5. Rui Alberto Costa

    Overall Youth:

    1. Robert Gesink

    2. Rein Taaramae

    3. Arnold Jeannesson

    Overall Team:

    1. Team Eurocar

    2. Team Leopard Trek

    3. Team Radioshack

    4. Rabobank Cycling Team

    5. Team Garmin-Cevelo

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