Paris-Nice: American Talansky wins for Garmin

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Garmin’s Andrew Talansky won stage 3 of Paris-Nice after making it into select group on the final climbs of the wet and windy stage to Brioude

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A new name in American cycling emerged in Paris-Nice as Andrew Talansky showed what talent he has in his legs when he surged clear of his rivals to win the third stage of Paris-Nice into Brioude and take the leader’s jersey in the Race to the Sun.

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It was actually a race in the rain on the 170.5 kilometres from Chatel-Guyon and the Miami-born Talansky displayed his all-round skills to outsprint a group of seven escapees who held the peloton at bay over the final ten kilometers.

The final second category climb was decisive but it was on the descent when the break took shape and a drag race between them and the much slimmed down chasing peloton behind.

Gang of four
The start in the rain saw 176 riders line up with Ivan Guttierez (MOV) not starting. Four riders broke clear after three kilometres; Martijn Keizer (VCD), Sébastien Minard (ALM) , Mads Christensen (TST) who had already been in a break on stage 2, and Alexis Vuillermoz (SOJ). The break rapidly gained momentum and their lead remained stable at around four minutes. Christensen won the first intermediate sprint of the day (Km 34) ahead of Vuillermoz and Keizer.

The Vacansoleil rider had obviously gone in the break to keep the polka-dot jersey in the team. He was first on top of the Col de Potey (km 85) and Cote de la Foret de la Comte (km 95.5), both times ahead of Vuillermoz. While the Cannondale team-mates of Elia Viviani led the chase, they were joined by Tom Boonen (OPQ), who spent many miles in the lead, gearing up for the upcoming classics. As a result, the four were caught by the peloton at kilometre 148, before reaching the last climb of the day.

It was here that Team Sky raised the tempo on the Cote de Mauvagnat which was too fast for leader and sprinter Viviani, who lost ground with 18 kms to go. On the descent Andriy Grivko (AST) attacked with Vasili Kiriyenka (SKY), who crashed, but was still joined by two other Team Sky riders, Richie Porte and David Lopez Garcia, local favorite Romain Bardet (ALM), David Malacarne (EUC), Gorka Izaguirre (EUS) and Andrew Talansky (GRS).

The seven worked perfectly together and managed to hold a chasing bunch of 22 at bay until the finish line. While the Sky riders had done a great share of the work, they paid for it in the finale and there was no stopping Talansky when he surged to snatch his major win to date.

Among the big names to lose vital time today were Robert Gesink (BLA), who lost a minute, Simon Gerrans (OGE), who finished 2:58 behind, or Thomas de Gendt (VCD), who lost 5:29.

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Afterwards Talansky said it was possible to win the race. “This is really important for me and for the team because Garmin Sharp sent a whole team here to help me for the overall. So to win a stage here and in the end the jersey, I think it’s a big step for me in my own career. I think it’s pretty logical, you get better every year. It’s a matter of time really for me to win.”

Talking us through the decent he explained “I took the fifth wheel behind the Sky train. It’s not so much that it was crazy, it just takes one guy to crash or get scared and there’s a gap. There was a gap and I was with Richie Porte and David Lopez Garcia and Sky rode for the overall too. David Lopez rode five out of ten kilometres in the lead. When I realised we were going to go all the way, I tried to figure out a way to win this. I have a good sprint out of a small group”.

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“That winning feeling is why I love this sport. There’s no thinking. You dedicate yourself so much to the sport. It’s not about winning, it’s about a reward for all that hard work. It’s a combination of what you dedicate your entire life to the sport. And this is just a start. So…”

“We have the jersey and it’s nice to be in the jersey. It’s always easier to defend something than to fight to get it. There’s still a lot of good riders. There’s Richie, there’s Tejay, there’s Westra, everyone. We will do what we can to keep it. Montagne de Lure is a really good climb for me. It’s really up to me. The final time trial on Col d’Eze is another good one for me. Especially Col d’Eze. I think it’s possible for me. I watched Col d’Eze on videos. I think it’s perfect for me.”

Stage 3
1 TALANSKY Andrew GARMIN – SHARP 04h 06′ 15”
2 MALACARNE Davide TEAM EUROPCAR + 00′ 00”
3 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Gorka EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI
4 LOPEZ GARCIA David SKY PROCYCLING
5 PORTE Richie SKY PROCYCLING
6 BARDET Romain AG2R LA MONDIALE
7 GRIVKO Andriy ASTANA PRO TEAM
8 HIVERT Jonathan SOJASUN + 00′ 07”
9 GASPAROTTO Enrico ASTANA PRO TEAM
10 BOUET Maxime AG2R LA MONDIALE
11 WESTRA Lieuwe VACANSOLEIL-DCM
12 ULISSI Diego LAMPRE – MERIDA
13 IGLINSKIY Maxim ASTANA PRO TEAM
14 ROCHE Nicolas TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF
15 LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto KATUSHA TEAM
16 DE CLERCQ Bart LOTTO-BELISOL
17 NAVARRO Daniel COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
18 PERAUD Jean-Christophe AG2R LA MONDIALE
19 JEANNESSON Arnold FDJ
20 VELITS Peter OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP
21 LÖVKVIST Thomas IAM CYCLING
22 SPILAK Simon KATUSHA TEAM
23 KLÖDEN Andréas RADIOSHACK LEOPARD
24 QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander MOVISTAR TEAM
25 SILIN Egor ASTANA PRO TEAM
26 VAN GARDEREN Tejay BMC RACING TEAM
27 KISERLOVSKI Robert RADIOSHACK LEOPARD
28 SCARPONI Michele LAMPRE – MERIDA
29 CHAVANEL Sylvain OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP
30 TAARAMAE Rein COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
31 GILBERT Philippe BMC RACING TEAM
32 KELDERMAN Wilco BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM + 01′ 05”
33 SORENSEN Nicki TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF
34 GESINK Robert BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM
35 HAUSSLER Heinrich IAM CYCLING
36 ALBASINI Michael ORICA GREENEDGE
37 FUGLSANG Jakob ASTANA PRO TEAM
38 HERRADA LOPEZ Jesus MOVISTAR TEAM
39 MORENO Javier MOVISTAR TEAM
40 DE WEERT Kevin OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP
41 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI Ion EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI
42 MONFORT Maxime RADIOSHACK LEOPARD
43 COPPEL Jérôme COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
44 ZANDIO Xabier SKY PROCYCLING
45 MENCHOV Denis KATUSHA TEAM
46 BARGUIL WARREN TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO
47 FLORENCIO CABRE Xavier KATUSHA TEAM
48 SANTAROMITA Ivan BMC RACING TEAM
49 GALLOPIN Tony RADIOSHACK LEOPARD
50 VOECKLER Thomas TEAM EUROPCAR + 01′ 22”
51 OFFREDO Yoann FDJ
52 ROJAS Jose Joaquin MOVISTAR TEAM
53 MEERSMAN Gianni OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP
54 ELMIGER Martin IAM CYCLING
55 BOZIC Borut ASTANA PRO TEAM
56 DE GREEF Francis LOTTO-BELISOL
57 TIERNAN LOCKE Jonathan SKY PROCYCLING
58 NIEVE ITURRALDE Mikel EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI
59 VORGANOV Eduard KATUSHA TEAM
60 PEREZ MORENO Ruben EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI
61 ZEITS Andrey ASTANA PRO TEAM
62 JEROME Vincent TEAM EUROPCAR
63 PAURIOL Rémi SOJASUN
64 HOWARD Leigh ORICA GREENEDGE
65 VIVIANI Elia CANNONDALE + 02′ 58”
66 BASSO Ivan CANNONDALE
67 RATTO Daniele CANNONDALE
68 BOECKMANS Kris VACANSOLEIL-DCM
69 WEGMANN Fabian GARMIN – SHARP
70 LONGO BORGHINI Paolo CANNONDALE
71 BAUER Jack GARMIN – SHARP
72 COOKE Baden ORICA GREENEDGE
73 MATTHEWS Michael ORICA GREENEDGE
74 BEPPU Fumiyuki ORICA GREENEDGE
75 ASTARLOZA Mikel EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI
76 TURGOT Sébastien TEAM EUROPCAR
77 SOUPE GEOFFREY FDJ
78 DEBUSSCHERE Jens LOTTO-BELISOL
79 CURVERS Roy TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO
80 CLEMENT Stef BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM
81 NERZ Dominik BMC RACING TEAM
82 FRANK Mathias BMC RACING TEAM
83 DE BACKER Bert TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO
84 PETACCHI Alessandro LAMPRE – MERIDA
85 BANDIERA Marco IAM CYCLING
86 SIMON Julien SOJASUN
87 HINAULT Sébastien IAM CYCLING
88 PLAZA MOLINA Ruben MOVISTAR TEAM
89 LARSSON Gustav IAM CYCLING
90 DENIFL Stephan IAM CYCLING
91 RAST Gregory RADIOSHACK LEOPARD
92 EL FARES Julien SOJASUN
93 PINEAU Jérôme OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP
94 MATE MARDONES Luis Angel COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
95 HUPOND Thierry TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO
96 CATTANEO Mattia LAMPRE – MERIDA
97 LE MEVEL Christophe COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
98 MORI Manuele LAMPRE – MERIDA
99 KRISTOFF Alexander KATUSHA TEAM
100 VANENDERT DENNIS LOTTO-BELISOL
101 RENSHAW Mark BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM
102 DURASEK Kristijan LAMPRE – MERIDA
103 ERVITI Imanol MOVISTAR TEAM
104 OSS Daniel BMC RACING TEAM
105 GENIEZ Alexandre FDJ
106 MOINARD Amaël BMC RACING TEAM
107 BAK Lars Ytting LOTTO-BELISOL
108 DUPONT Hubert AG2R LA MONDIALE
109 VERDUGO Gorka EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI
110 BELLEMAKERS Dirk LOTTO-BELISOL
111 SICARD Romain EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI
112 BONNAFOND Guillaume AG2R LA MONDIALE
113 LEMOINE Cyril SOJASUN
114 FAVILLI Elia LAMPRE – MERIDA
115 GERRANS Simon ORICA GREENEDGE
116 PETROV Evgeni TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF
117 CLARKE Simon ORICA GREENEDGE
118 LEUKEMANS Bjorn VACANSOLEIL-DCM
119 SIUTSOV Kanstantsin SKY PROCYCLING
120 PATE Danny SKY PROCYCLING
121 LINDEMAN Bert Jan VACANSOLEIL-DCM
122 LUND Anders TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF
123 HOWES Alex GARMIN – SHARP
124 TROFIMOV Yury KATUSHA TEAM
125 DUMOULIN Samuel AG2R LA MONDIALE
126 KEUKELEIRE Jens ORICA GREENEDGE
127 DE GENDT Thomas VACANSOLEIL-DCM + 05′ 29”
128 TSCHOPP Johann IAM CYCLING + 07′ 30”
129 WILLEMS Frederik LOTTO-BELISOL + 09′ 37”
130 HUGUET Yann TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO + 09′ 37”
131 KIRYIENKA Vasili SKY PROCYCLING + 09′ 39”
132 VANDENBERGH Stijn OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP + 10′ 01”
133 SMUKULIS Gatis KATUSHA TEAM
134 VOIGT Jens RADIOSHACK LEOPARD
135 IRIZAR Markel RADIOSHACK LEOPARD
136 SUTHERLAND Rory TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF
137 BOONEN Tom OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP
138 BRESCHEL Matti TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF
139 MAES Nikolas OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP
140 BOOKWALTER Brent BMC RACING TEAM
141 BILLE Gaëtan LOTTO-BELISOL
142 ZINGLE Romain COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
143 DIDIER Laurent RADIOSHACK LEOPARD
144 VAN SUMMEREN Johan GARMIN – SHARP
145 TALABARDON Yannick SOJASUN
146 VUILLERMOZ Alexis SOJASUN
147 HUTAROVICH Yauheni AG2R LA MONDIALE
148 FEILLU Romain VACANSOLEIL-DCM
149 KITTEL Marcel TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO
150 KLIER Andreas GARMIN – SHARP
151 PALINI Andrea Francesco LAMPRE – MERIDA
152 MILLAR David GARMIN – SHARP
153 MORKOV Michael TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF
154 CHRISTENSEN Mads TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF
155 HAEDO Lucas Sebastian CANNONDALE
156 LEMARCHAND Romain COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
157 VEUCHELEN Frederik VACANSOLEIL-DCM
158 VEELERS Tom TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO
159 GARCIA ECHEGUIBEL Egoitz COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
160 STAMSNIJDER Tom TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO
161 TANNER David BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM
162 SISKEVICIUS Evaldas SOJASUN
163 GAUDIN Damien TEAM EUROPCAR
164 TULIK ANGÉLO TEAM EUROPCAR
165 MINARD Sébastien AG2R LA MONDIALE
166 KING Edward CANNONDALE
167 KEIZER Martijn VACANSOLEIL-DCM
168 TJALLINGII Maarten BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM
169 FLENS Rick BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM
170 BOSWELL Ian SKY PROCYCLING
171 KRUIJSWIJK Steven BLANCO PRO CYCLING TEAM
172 BONNET William FDJ
173 ROY Jérémy FDJ
174 DA DALTO Mauro CANNONDALE
175 DE MARCHI Alessandro CANNONDALE
176 COUSIN Jérome TEAM EUROPCAR

Overall
1 TALANSKY Andrew GARMIN – SHARP 14h 39′ 36”
2 GRIVKO Andriy ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 03”
3 MALACARNE Davide TEAM EUROPCAR + 00′ 03”
4 CHAVANEL Sylvain OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP + 00′ 04”
5 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Gorka EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI + 00′ 05”
6 WESTRA Lieuwe VACANSOLEIL-DCM + 00′ 06”
7 PORTE Richie SKY PROCYCLING + 00′ 07”
8 VELITS Peter OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP + 00′ 08”
9 LOPEZ GARCIA David SKY PROCYCLING + 00′ 09”
10 HIVERT Jonathan SOJASUN + 00′ 12”
11 GILBERT Philippe BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 13”
12 PERAUD Jean-Christophe AG2R LA MONDIALE + 00′ 13”
13 DE CLERCQ Bart LOTTO-BELISOL + 00′ 15”
14 GASPAROTTO Enrico ASTANA PRO TEAM + 00′ 15”
15 VAN GARDEREN Tejay BMC RACING TEAM + 00′ 16”
16 KISERLOVSKI Robert RADIOSHACK LEOPARD + 00′ 16”
17 LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto KATUSHA TEAM + 00′ 16”
18 ROCHE Nicolas TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF + 00′ 17”
19 KLÖDEN Andréas RADIOSHACK LEOPARD + 00′ 17”
20 SPILAK Simon KATUSHA TEAM + 00′ 17”
21 QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander MOVISTAR TEAM + 00′ 17”
22 JEANNESSON Arnold FDJ + 00′ 18”
23 ULISSI Diego LAMPRE – MERIDA + 00′ 18”
24 SCARPONI Michele LAMPRE – MERIDA + 00′ 18”
25 LÖVKVIST Thomas IAM CYCLING + 00′ 19”

 

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