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Last Updated: Jun 22nd, 2008 - 07:49:43 |
Talented first year professional Daniel Martin today rode superbly on the mountainous third stage of the Route du Sud, taking fourth place at the finish at Luchon Superbagneres and moving into the race lead.
The 21 year old had started the day second overall, seventeen seconds behind Noan Lelarge (Bretagne - Armor Lux), and 44 ahead of French champion Christophe Moreau (Agritubel). A break went clear early on and riders from it took the first three places on the stage. However Martin was best of the rest, dropping Lelarge and Moreau and taking fourth. He was one minute and 37 seconds behind stage winner Przemyslaw Niemiec (Miche Silvercross).
More importantly, the strong effort saw the Team Slipstream Chipotle rider take over the race leader’s yellow jersey. Moreau is now one minute and 42 second back in second place and, with the race concluding tomorrow with an undulating stage, Martin has a strong chance of taking the overall victory. Should he do so, it will be the biggest Irish pro win since the days of Kelly and Roche.
The 2.1-ranked Route du Sud concludes with a 207.1 kilometre stage from St Gaudens to Castres.
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Route du Sud, France (2.1), June 19-22:
Stage 3 - June 21: Pierrefitte Nestalas - Luchon Superbagneres:
1, Przemyslaw Niemec (Miche – Silvercross) 180.6 kilometres in 5 hours 58 mins
2, Kevin De Weert (Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone) at 30 secs
3, Julien Loubet (AG2R La Mondiale) at 1 min 31 secs
4, Daniel Martin (Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30) at 1 min 37 secs
5, Luca Pierfelici (Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo) at 2 mins 24 secs
6, Christophe Moreau (Agritubel) at 2 mins 35 secs
Mountains:
Col du Tourmalet:
1, Przemyslaw Niemec (Miche – Silvercross) 10 pts
2, Massimiliano Gentili (Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo) 8
3, Serafin Martinez (Karpin Galicia) 6
Col du Val Louron:
1, Przemyslaw Niemec (Miche – Silvercross) 10 pts
2, Kevin De Weert (Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone) 8
3, Rein Taaramae (Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone) 6
Col du Peyresourde:
1, Serafin Martinez (Karpin Galicia) 10 pts
2, Przemyslaw Niemec (Miche – Silvercross) 8
3, Mickaël Chérel (Française des Jeux) 6
Superbagnères
1, Przemyslaw Niemec (Miche – Silvercross) 10 pts
2, Kevin De Weert (Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone) 8
3, Julien Loubet (AG2R La Mondiale) 6
4, Daniel Martin (Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30) 4
5, Luca Pierfelici (Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo) 2
General classification after stage 3
1, Daniel Martin (Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30) 11 hours 29 mins 45 secs
2, Christophe Moreau (Agritubel) at 1 min 42 secs
3, Luca Pierfelici (Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo) at 2 mins 58 secs
4, Simon Gerrans (Crédit Agricole) at 3 mins 2 secs
5, Jérémy Roy (Française des Jeux) at 7 mins 37 secs
6, Hubert Dupont (AG2R La Mondiale) at 7 mins 46 secs
Points classification:
1, Przemyslaw Niemec (Miche – Silvercross) 37 pts
2, Daniel Martin (Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30) 34
3, Simon Gerrans (Crédit Agricole) 29
Mountains classification:
1, Przemyslaw Niemec (Miche – Silvercross) 43 pts
2, Kevin De Weert (Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone) 22
3, Serafin Martinez (Karpin Galicia) 16
Irish:
9, Daniel Martin (Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30) 4
Points chauds classification:
1, Simon Gerrans (Crédit Agricole) 18 pts
2, Mickaël Chérel (Française des Jeux) 15
3, Serafin Martinez (Karpin Galicia) 12
Other:
9, Daniel Martin (Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30) 1
Teams
1, Ag2R La Mondiale, 15 hours 14 mins 13 secs
2, Roubaix Lille Metropole, at 33 secs
3, Acqua Sapone-Caffe Mokambo, at 36 secs
Other:
7, Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30, at 37 mins 14 secs
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