2012 Giro D'Italia: Stage 14
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Stage 14, Saturday, May 19: Cherasco - Cervinia, 206 km
The Race: There was some fear that it could snow on today's stage, but the bad weather was limited to some rain, which slowed the descent of the Col de Joux, the penultimate climb. At the start of the final climb to Cervinia, riders who had escaped about 60 kilometers into the stage were still away. Andrey Amador was being chased by Alessandro de Marchi and Jan Barta. De Marchi made contact with Amador first and then, after a huge effort, Barta also got up to the duo.
In the peloton, Liquigas kept the speed high. When Liquigas' Sylvester Szmyd hit the front in the closing kilometers, the peloton was quickly reduced to about 20 riders. Near the finish, the climb leveled a bit and there Ryder Hesjedal took off. Quickly, maglia rosa Joaquin Rodriguez went after him, but he couldn't make the catch. In the peloton, Michele Scarponi did the successful work of reeling in Rodriguez.
The fleeing trio of Barta, de Marchi and Amador was not caught by the maglia rosa group. Barta led out the sprint from way back and Amador had enough left to come around him for the stage win. Hesjedal steamed in 20 seconds later. The 26 seconds gap he had opened up on the field was enough to make him the Giro's new leader.
Paolo Tiralongo, has been riding as a gregario di lusso on Astana for Roman Kreuziger, but Tiralongo has been looking very sharp. He easily beat Kreuziger to the finish and remains third in the GC. Has he established himself as the new Astana leader?
Results:
- Andrey Amador (Movistar) 5hr 33min 36sec. 37.050 km/hr
- Jan Barta (NetApp) s.t.
- Alessandro De Marchi @ 2sec
- Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 20sec
- Paolo Tiralongo (Astana)@ 46sec
- Rigoberto Uran (Sky) s.t.
- Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
- Thomas de Gendt s.t.
- Michele Scarponi (Lampre) s.t.
- John Gadret (Ag2r) s.t.
- Frank Schleck (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF) s.t.
- Ivan Basso (Liquigas) s.t.
- Sergio Henao (Sky) @ 49sec
- Benat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 52sec
- Roman Kreuziger (Astana) s.t.
- Daniel Moreno (Katusha) s.t.
- Sergio Pardilla (Movistar) s.t.
- Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel) @ 55sec
- Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 16sec
- Gianluca Brambilla (Colnago-CSF) s.t.
- Sanday Casar (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
- Johann Tschopp (BMC) s.t.
- José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
- Tom Jelte Slagter (Rabobank) @ 1min 40sec
- Diego Ulissi (Lmpare) s.t.
- Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Peter Stetina (Gaarmin-Barracuda) s.t.
- Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) s.t.
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre) s.t.
- Sylvester Szmyd (Liquigas) @ 2min 31sec
- Damiano Caruso (Liquigas) s.t.
- Tanel Kangert (Astana) s.t.
- Fabio Felline (Androni Giocattoli) @ 2min 39sec
- Gustav Erik Larsson (Vacansoleil) @ 3min 0sec
- Stefano Pirazzi (Colnago-CSF) @ 3min 5sec
- Jackson Rodriguez (Andorni Giocattoli) s.t.
- Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) s.t.
- Marco Pinotti (BMC) s.t.
- Francis De Greef (Lotto-Belisol) @ 3min 16sec
- Thomas Rohregger (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 3min 29sec
- Carlos José Ochoa (Andorni Giocattoli) @ 3min 31sec
- Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 3min 54sec
- Juan José Oroz (Euskaltel) @ 4min 8sec
- Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
- Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel) @ 4min 26sec
- Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Ivan Santaromita (BMC) s.t.
- Marzio Bruseghin (Movistar) @ 5min 6sec
- Emanuele Sella (Andrioni Giocattoli) s.t.
GC after Stage 14:
- Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda) 59hr 55min 28sec
- Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 9sec
- Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 41sec
- Sandy Casar (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 1min 5sec
- Ivan Basso (Liquigas) @ 1min 6sec
- Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 1min 7sec
- Benat Intxausti (Movistar) s.t.
- Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 1min 19sec
- Michele Scarponi (Lampre) @ 1min 20sec
- Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF) @ 1min 21sec
- Sergio Henao (Sky) @ 1min 39sec
- Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 42sec
- Sergio Pardilla (Movistar) @ 2min 6sec
- Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil) @ 2min 14sec
- Frank Schleck (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 2mn 20sec
- Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 2min 31sec
- Johann Tschopp (BMC) @ 2min 41sec
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre) @ 2min 43sec
- Damiano Caruso (Liquigas) @ 2min 56sec
- John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 3min 4sec
- Peter Stetina (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 3min 6sec
- Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) @ 3min 37sec
- Gianluca Brambilla (Colnago-CSF) s.t.
- José Rujano (Androni Giocattoli) @ 3min 44sec
- Tom Jelte Slagter (Rabobank) @ 3min 46sec
- Sylvester Szmyd (Liquigas) @ 3min 47sec
- Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel) @ 3min 53sec
- Marco Pinotti (BMC) @ 4min 37sec
- Ivan Santaromita (BMC) @ 4min 38sec
- Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) @ 5min 13sec
- Gustav Erik Larsson (Vacansoleil) @ 5min 26sec
- Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 5min 30sec
- Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 5min 42sec
- Diego Ulissi (Lampre) @ 5min 50sec
- Jackson Rodriguez (Andorni Giocattoli) @ 6min 13sec
- Francis De Greef (Lotto-Belisol) @ 6min 49sec
- Marzio Bruseghin (Movistar) @ 7min 16sec
- Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 7min 34sec
- Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 8min 35sec
- Kevin Seeldrayers (Astana) @ 8min 51sec
- Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) @ 9min 1sec
- Carlos José Ochoa (Androni Giocattoli) @ 111min 39sec
- Thomas Rohregger (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 11min 41sec
- Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 13min 21sec
- Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 13min 53sec
- Jan Barta (NetApp) @ 13min 57sec
- Tanel Kangert (Astana) @ 15min 0sec
- Emanuele Sella (Androni Giocattoli) @ 15min 29sec
- Grischa Niermann (Rabobank) @ 17min 24sec
- Oliver Zaugg (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 20min 22sec
Points Competition
- Mark Cavendish (Sky): 106 points
- Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 64
- Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago-CSF): 53
- Andrey Amador (Movistar): 52
- Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda): 50
Climbers' Competition
- Michal Golas (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 34 points
- Jan Barta (NetApp): 24
- Miguel Angel Rubiano (Androni Giocattoli): 24
- Andrey Amador (Movistar): 22
- Alessandro De Marchi (Androni Giocattoli): 15
Young Rider
- Rigoberto Uran (Sky) 59hr 56min 47sec
- Sergio Henao (Sky) @ 20sec
- Damiano Caruso (Liquigas) @ 1min 37sec
- Peter Stetina (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 1min 47sec
- Gianluca Brambilla (Colnago-CSF) @ 2min 18sec
Team GC:
- Movistar: 178hr 32min 1sec
- Astana @ 5min 19sec
- Liquigas @ 5min 55sec
- Lampre @ 6min 54sec
- Vacansoleil @ 7min 41sec
- Garmin-Barracuda @ 7min 59sec
Stage 14 map
Stage 14 profile
Andrey Amador rode alone, off the front, for a lot of the final climb.
While Damiano Cunego spent a lot of time in no-man's-land, between the peloton and the break
Ivan Basso's Liquigas squad expended a lot of energy keeping thngs together.
When Sylvester Szmyd hit the front in the closing kilometers, the pack was quickly reduced to a few.
When Ryder Hesjedal took off, Joaquin Rodriguez could not get up to him.
And it was Michele Scarponi who brought the field back up to Rodriguez when Rodriguez went after Hesjedal.
The break that went the distance, although they spent a lot of time attacking each other: Alessandro de Marchi, Jan Barta and Andrey Amador.
Andrey Amador enjoys the fruits of a hard day in the saddle.
I think Ryder Hesjedal surprised everyone when he took off, and surprised them even more when Scarponi and Rodriguez couldn't catch him. Perfect ride.