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ROCHE FINISHES TENTH OVERALL IN TOUR DE SUISSE
By Shane Stokes
17 Jun 2012,
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Nicolas Roche succeeded in his goal of taking a top ten overall finish in the Tour de Suisse, going from thirteenth to tenth overall on today’s final stage of the race. The Ag2r La Mondiale competitor rode strongly on the final stage to the summit finish of Arosa, getting across to a select group of favourites on the penultimate climb then, after they were caught, jumping away from the group close to the end of the stage in a bid to gain time.
While he was brought back, he still finished a solid fourteenth to the line in Sörenberg. He was alongside the main favourites at the finish, and moved up the general classification as a result.
Estonian rider Tanel Kangert (Pro Team Astana) grabbed stage honours, beating Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) by two seconds. Rui Costa (Movistar) hung on to the yellow jersey and won the biggest race of his career. Roche was a superb tenth, one minute 52 seconds back.
The race is his final competitive event prior to heading back to Ireland this coming week and taking part in the time trial and road race at the national road championships in Clonmel. After that, Roche will lead the Ag2r la Mondiale team in the Tour de France. On the basis of his performances in Switzerland, he can expect a good showing in both the championships and the Tour itself.
Tour de Suisse (WorldTour)
June 16, Stage 8: Bischofszell – Arosa:
1, Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team) 148.2 kilometres in 3 hours 45 mins 39 secs
2, Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel-Euskadi) at 1 min 15 secs
3, Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma - QuickStep)
4, Frank Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) both same time
5, Robert Gesink (Rabobank Cycling Team) at 1 min 36 secs
6, Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-Big Mat)
7, Thomas Danielson (Garmin-Barracuda) both same time
8, Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank Cycling Team) at 1 min 39 secs
9, Roman Kreuziger (Pro Team Astana) at 1 min 57 secs
10, Jakob Fuglsang (RadioShack-Nissan) same time
11, Nicolas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale) at 2 mins 5 secs
KOM 1 – Castiel:
1, Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team) 8 pts
2, Peter Velits (Omega Pharma - QuickStep) 6
3, Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank Cycling Team) 4
KOM 2 - Arosa:
1, Michael Albasini (Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team) 20 pts
2, Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma - QuickStep) 15
3, Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 10
Teams:
1, Euskaltel – Euskadi, 11 hours 23 mins 28 secs
2, Astana Pro Team, at 1 min mins 35 secs
3, RadioShack-Nissan, at 3 mins 2 secs
Other:
11, AG2R La Mondiale, at 16 mins 9 secs
June 17, Stage 9: Näfels-Lintharena – Sörenberg:
1, Tanel Kangert (Pro Team Astana) 215.8 kilometres in 5 hours 54 mins 22 secs
2, Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) at 2 secs
3, Matteo Montaguti (AG2R La Mondiale) at 31 secs
4, Robert Kiserlovski (Pro Team Astana) at 1 min 46 secs
5, Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank Cycling Team)
6, Mathias Frank (BMC Racing Team)
7, Chris Anker Sörensen (Team Saxo Bank) all same time
8, Frank Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) at 1 min 48 secs
OtherL
14, Nicolas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale) same time
KOM 1 - Rengg:
1, Matteo Montaguti (AG2R La Mondiale) 8 pts
2, Tanel Kangert (Pro Team Astana) 6
3, Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) 4
KOM 2 - Glaubenbielen:
1, Matteo Montaguti (AG2R La Mondiale) 20 pts
2, Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) 15
3, Tanel Kangert (Pro Team Astana) 10
KOM 3 - Glaubenberg:
1, Matteo Montaguti (AG2R La Mondiale) 20 pts
2, Tanel Kangert (Pro Team Astana) 15
3, Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) 10
KOM 4 - Südelhöhe:
1, Tanel Kangert (Pro Team Astana) 8 pts
2, Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) 6
3, Matteo Montaguti (AG2R La Mondiale) 4
Teams:
1, Astana Pro Team, 17 hours 46 mins 45 secs
2, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 2 mins 7 secs
3, AG2R La mondiale, at 5 mins 30 secs
4, Euskaltel – Euskadi, at 15 mins 47 secs
5, Katusha Team, at 16 mins 20 secs
Final general classification:
1, Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Movistar Team) 35 hours 54 mins 49 secs
2, Frank Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) at 14 secs
3, Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma - QuickStep) at 21 secs
4, Robert Gesink (Rabobank Cycling Team) at 25 secs
5, Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Euskaltel-Euskadi) at 40 secs
6, Roman Kreuziger (Pro Team Astana) at 47 secs
7, Thomas Danielson (Garmin-Barracuda) at 48 secs
8, Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank Cycling Team) at 59 secs
9, Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Movistar Team) at 1 min 42 secs
Irish:
10, Nicolas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale) at 1 min 52 secs
Mountains classification:
1, Matteo Montaguti (AG2R La Mondiale) 73 pts
2, Tanel Kangert (Pro Team Astana) 39
3, Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) 35
Teams classification:
1, Astana Pro Team, 107 hours 46 mins 30 secs
2, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 6 mins 48 secs
3, Euskaltel – Euskadi, at 8 mins 33 secs
Other:
4, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 17 mins 42 secs
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