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September 16/07 9:48 am - Tour of Missouri: Stage 6 report and results

Posted by Editoress on 09/16/07

Tour of Missouri

Amy Smolens is providing our on-site interviews

At stage races time bonuses during a stage at intermediate sprints can mean a difference in final GC positions. Dominique Rollin has been in a battle all week with David Canada and they were separated by 1 second in the GC after stage 5.

Dominique Rollin

Pre-race

AS: How do you feel today, are you a bit nervous?

DR: Oh Yeah. We have to try and control the primes, we will give it a good shot today.

AS: Yesterday did you let things get away a bit too much?

DR: Yeah, we kind of missed the break. There were a lot of attacks but we thought we could catch it with 40km to go and unfortunately it was a bit too late. We started to chase with 6 min gap, and thought we could do it and maybe I could get a few seconds on the line (in the field sprint), but it did not work. We still have one more day.

AS: From what you know about today's course and race (number of time bonuses for the sprints) are you confident?

DR: Pretty confident. I know I have a better sprint than Canada and we will see what happens at the first intermediate sprint and at the finish line.

Post Race

AS: Talk about the first intermediate sprint what happened there?

DR: We had the plan to control the race, avoid letting breaks get away and to be sure that I got that second and it worked pretty well. I got pushed by one of the Saunier Duval's in the final corner before the sprint but managed to go around him by jumping the curb.. it was pretty knarly and dangerous coming into that sprint. I was maybe 20 metres back and I managed to make it up and take it. That was just enough to get 3rd place (GC) and with a 3rd on the stage I was another 4 seconds ahead of him (Canada).

AS: Had you and Kurt done the math before? Checked it so that if you tied you had it in the bag?

DR: Yeah, after the TT I had 22/100's of a second on Canada so that was enough to get 3rd place, but I was still hoping to get a place on the podium (stage).

AS: What does it mean to be on the podium at one of the 3 biggest stage races in N. America?

DR: You got it! It is one of the 3 biggest stage races in N. America and to be on the podium with George Hincapie gives you such a pleasure.

AS: How big is it for Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada in the last year of the team as we know it?

DR: It is a good way for Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada to say goodbye to the fans and to say goodbye to the N. American market and a way for me and my coach Brian Walton of Cadence Cycling just to say we are here and working together and we are going to be for the next year and for the next 5, 6 years and more.

AS: Where will you be next year?

DR: Ah (laughs) that is the question!

AS: Still don't know?

DR: We've got some names and we've got some teams. I just can't reveal it now, but I will be in a comfortable place with a nice team to race for next year.

Andrew Pinfold

AS: Another 2nd place. It shows Symmetrics are right up there in a race like this doesn't it?

AP: Yeah, I mean it gives credibility to our team and program. The guys rode unbelievably for me today, we didn't chase but they kept me out of the wind the whole time. I knew it was going to be a late sprint and Ivan (Dominguez) was back there and I just said to Svein (Tuft) "let me follow him, just follow him, FOLLOW him". Then we were very calm and did not hit the front oo early, which is what most of the other teams did. It just played out perfect.. actually it was a good day for me personally. It is my first anniversary with my wife, so that was a nice little treat for her. It will be a nice little gift for her and I am happy to do that for her.

Stage 6: St. Louis, 119 km

1. Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team

2:37:13

2. Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

3. Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada

4. Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light

5. Kari Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis

all s.t.

6. Sebastian Frey (Ger) Team Sparkasse

0:01

7. Luciano Andre Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval - Prodir

8. Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis

9. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

10. Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light

11. Juan Pablo Magallanes Aranda (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

12. Kyle Wamsley (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

13. James Meadley (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team

14. Stefan Loffler (Ger) Team Sparkasse

15. Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light

16. Sheldon Deeny (USA) US National Development Team

all s.t.

17. Robby Meul (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed

0:02

18. Darren Lill (RSA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

19. Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team

20. David Vitoria (Sui) BMC Professional Cycling Team

21. Matt Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team

22. Christian Lademann (Ger) Team Sparkasse

all s.t.

23. Rhys Pollock (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed

0:05

24. Michael Friedman (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

25. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed

26. Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

27. William Frishkorn (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

all s.t.

28. Chris Wherry (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team

0:06

29. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Discovery Channel

30. Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

31. Glen Chadwick (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

32. Jake Rytlewski (USA) US National Development Team

all s.t.

33. Cody O'Reilly (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada

0:07

34. George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel

35. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel

36. Fausto Esparza (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

37. Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada

38. Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team

39. Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team

40. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis

all s.t.

41. Hector Rangel (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

0:08

42. Christoph Schweizer (Ger) Team Sparkasse

43. David Canada Gracia (Esp) Saunier Duval - Prodir

44. Cameron Jennings (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed

45. Guy East (USA) US National Development Team

46. Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

all s.t.

47. Jacob Rosenbarger (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team

0:09

48. Mike Sayers (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team

49. Matti Helminen (Fin) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed

50. Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

51. Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

52. Andrew Guptill (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light

53. Andrew Randell (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

54. John Fredy Parra (Col) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

0:10

55. Max Jenkins (USA) US National Development Team

56. Kane Oakley (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed

57. Francisco Matamoros (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

58. Fuyu Li (Chn) Discovery Channel

all s.t.

59. Danilo Wyss (Sui) Saunier Duval - Prodir

0:11

60. Sven De Weerdt (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed

61. Mark Walters (Can) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada

62. Ben Bradshaw (USA) US National Development Team

63. Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

64. Jesus Zarate Estrada (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

all s.t.

65. Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel

0:12

66. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Discovery Channel

67. Chris Monteleone (USA) US National Development Team

68. Andy Bajadali (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team

69. Rubens Bertogliati (Sui) Saunier Duval - Prodir

70. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Esp) Discovery Channel

71. Peter Lopinto (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada

72. Scott Moninger (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team

all s.t.

73. Daniel Vaillancourt (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light

0:13

74. Stefan Parinussa (Ger) Team Sparkasse

75. Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis

76. Bernardo Colex Tepoz (Mex) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

77. Brian Dziewa (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team

all s.t.

78. Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team

0:14

79. Cameron Evans (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

0:15

80. Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

81. Ian McKissick (USA) BMC Professional Cycling Team

82. Gregorio Ladino (Col) Tecos de la Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara

83. Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir

84. Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light

all s.t.

85. Tim Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis

0:16

86. Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

87. Nathan O'Neill (AUS) Health Net p/b Maxxis

88. Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis

all s.t.

89. Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team

0:17

90. Timo Honstein (Ger) Team Sparkasse

91. Jeff Louder (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis

92. Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

93. Jeremy Vennel (NZl) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed

all s.t.

94. Justin England (USA) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team

0:24

95. Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

2:05

96. Dan Timmerman (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada

3:06

97. Ben Raby (USA) Kodakgallery.com - Sierra Nevada

s.t.

98. Brad Huff (USA) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

3:10

99. Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle

3:16

DNF Philipp Mamos (Ger) Team Sparkasse

DNF Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

DNF Zach Bell (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team

DNF Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita - Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light

DNS John Devine (USA) Discovery Channel

Final GC

1. George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel