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August 12/11 17:27 pm - Tour de l'Ain: Stage 3, Tuft moves to 6th on GC

Posted by Editoress on 08/12/11

Results from the 4th day of racing at the Tour de l'Ain in France won by Wouter Poels (Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team). Svein Tuft (Team Spidertech powered by C10) finished 12 at 24 seconds back and moves up to 6th in the overall standings

Spidertech DS Kevin Field Reports

Today's stage was an absolute ‘gem’ of a bike race through the Jura Mountains. Reducing stage distances to 130 km and team sizes to six makes for incredibly dynamic racing on a course like this.

The cols were around 1000 metres - not extreme altitude - the stage included four categorized climbs with 2-3 climbs between the KOMs. With our climbing specialists competing at altitude in Utah, today was a chance for our all-rounders and sprinters to further build their climbing strength ahead of the upcoming World Tour races in Quebec City and Montreal on September 9 and 11.

Road Captain Svein Tuft had perhaps the best day in the mountains of his entire career. He simply put his head down and went on the attack all day – consistently riding in front and finishing with Tour de France and Giro standouts in 12th place on the stage. He is now 6th on GC heading into the tomorrow’s final Queen Stage atop the infamous Col du Colombiere.

Canadian U23 Champion Hugo Houle showed incredible grit and promise riding in front alongside Svein for 75km over the first three categorized climbs and some of the hardest parts of the stage before fading back to save some reserves for tomorrow. Very promising riding, which bodes well for the upcoming Tour de l'Avenir. Returning U23 World Road Champion bronze medalist Guillaume Boivin continues to put his tendonitis behind him while being careful not to over-extend which is delicate balance. After putting in 100 kilometres over the first five peaks, Boivin retired from the race feeling on-schedule for both the Canadian World Tour races and the World Championships in Denmark as well as his next race the Tour du Limousin.

The rest of our fast men gritted it out without over-extending themselves, as sprinters do in a true mountain stage. Today was a complete GC shakeup and we expect more of the same with the summit finish on one of the most famous cols of the Tour de France - the Col du Colombière.

Stage 3: Nantua to Lelex -Monts-Jura, 129.1 km
1 Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team	3:16:04
2 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar	at s.t.
3 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne	0:02
4 Romain Bardet (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs	0:24
5 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team
6 Warren Barguil (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs
7 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale
8 Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne Schuller
9 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
10 Leopold Koenig (Cze) Team Netapp
11 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93
12 Svein Tuft (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10
13 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale
14 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale	all s.t.
15 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale	0:28
16 Emilien Viennet (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs	1:44
17 Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie	2:05
18 Sander Oostlander (Ned) Skil - Shimano	2:11
19 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne	2:28
20 Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie	3:04
21 Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne	3:55
22 Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana	4:41
23 Hector Leonardo Paez Leon (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie	5:37
24 Daan Olivier (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team	5:53
25 Julien Guay (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
26 Andreas Dietziker (Sui) Team Netapp
27 Thibault Pinot (Fra) FDJ
28 Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp	all s.t.
29 John Martinez Montero (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie	8:36
30 Assan Buzayev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
31 Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp	both s.t.
32 Sylvain Georges (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93	10:36
33 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team
34 Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Skil - Shimano	both s.t.
35 Guillaume Faucon (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93	15:52
36 Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne Schuller
37 Eric Berthou (Fra) Bretagne Schuller
38 Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
39 Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
40 David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale
41 Florian Le Corre (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
42 Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
43 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team
44 Yoann Michaud (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs
45 Rudy Molard (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs
46 Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano
47 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar
48 Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team
49 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale
50 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
51 Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne Schuller
52 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
53 Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - Shimano
54 Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Skil - Shimano
55 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team
56 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne
57 Jonathan Thire (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93
58 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne
59 Jarlinson Pantano Gomez (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie	all s.t.
60 Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Netapp	18:39
61 Césare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp	s.t.
62 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team	22:24
63 Juan Villegas (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie
64 Kévin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
65 Renaud Dion (Fra) Bretagne Schuller
66 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93
67 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne
68 Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar
69 Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar
70 Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Team Europcar
71 Hugo Houle (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10
72 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ
73 Dmitriv Gruzdev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
74 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ
75 Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team
76 Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
77 Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ
78 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team
79 Axel Domont (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs
80 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
81 Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ	all s.t.
82 Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	23:31
83 Martin Gilbert (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10
84 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
85 Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team
86 Ryan Anderson (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10
87 Zach Bell (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10
88 Jean-Lou Païani (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
89 Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - Shimano
90 Jasper Bovenhuiss (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team	all s.t.
91 Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana	26:16
92 Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne Schuller	26:48
93 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ	s.t.
DNF Sébastien Joly (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
DNF Guillaume Boivin (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10
DNF Dimitri Le Boulch (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93

GC
1 Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team	10:20:13
2 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar	at 0:22
3 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne	0:28
4 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale	0:41
5 Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	s.t.
6 Svein Tuft (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10	0:49
7 Leopold Koenig (Cze) Team Netapp	0:56
8 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale	0:59
9 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale	s.t.
10 Warren Barguil (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs	1:00
11 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93	s.t.
12 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team	1:01
13 Romain Bardet (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs	1:03
14 Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne Schuller	1:05
15 Emilien Viennet (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs	2:15
16 Sander Oostlander (Ned) Skil - Shimano	2:34
17 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne	2:35
18 Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie	2:37
19 Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie	3:51
20 Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana	5:05
21 Thibault Pinot (Fra) FDJ	5:58
22 Daan Olivier (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team	6:18
23 Andreas Dietziker (Sui) Team Netapp	6:22
24 Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp	6:27
25 Julien Guay (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	6:33
26 Hector Leonardo Paez Leon (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie	7:38
27 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale	7:55
28 Assan Buzayev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana	9:07
29 Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp	9:12
30 John Martinez Montero (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie	9:18
31 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team	10:52
32 Sylvain Georges (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93	11:03
33 Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Skil - Shimano	11:07
34 Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne	11:52
35 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar	16:25
36 Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne Schuller	16:26
37 Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Skil - Shimano	16:47
38 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team	17:01
39 Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne Schuller	17:04
40 Florian Le Corre (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	17:05
41 Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana	17:06
42 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar	s.t.
43 David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale	17:08
44 Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	s.t.
45 Rudy Molard (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs	17:11
46 Guillaume Faucon (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93	17:12
47 Jarlinson Pantano Gomez (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie	17:14
48 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne
49 Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana	17:15
50 Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - Shimano	17:16
51 Eric Berthou (Fra) Bretagne Schuller	18:26
52 Yoann Michaud (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs	18:27
53 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	20:35
54 Césare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp	21:10
55 Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano	21:47
56 Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team	21:50
57 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	23:06
58 Axel Domont (Fra) Equipe de France Espoirs	23:08
59 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team	23:30
60 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team	23:40
61 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ	23:48
62 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93	23:49
63 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team	23:51
64 Juan Villegas (Col) Colombia es Pasion- Cafe de Colombie	23:52
65 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne	23:55
66 Jonathan Thire (Fra) Big Mat Auber 93	23:56
67 Robert Retschke (Ger) Team Netapp	24:16
68 Dmitriv Gruzdev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana	24:45
69 Renaud Dion (Fra) Bretagne Schuller	24:54
70 Kévin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	25:00
71 Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ	25:38
72 Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	26:08
73 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne	26:42
74 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale	26:55
75 Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar	27:08
76 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ	28:01
77 Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar	s.t.
78 Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana	28:44
79 Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil -DCM Pro Cycling Team	30:16
80 Bryan Nauleau (Fra) Team Europcar	30:18
81 Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole	30:20
82 Arnaud Courteille (Fra) FDJ	30:24
83 Hugo Houle (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10	30:39
84 Jasper Bovenhuiss (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team	31:15
85 Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - Shimano	31:18
86 Zach Bell (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10	31:19
87 Ryan Anderson (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10	31:23
88 Martin Gilbert (Can) Team Spidertech powered by C10	31:29
89 Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team	31:36
90 Jean-Lou Païani (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	33:16
91 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	34:22
92 Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne Schuller	34:38
93 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ	36:32

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