August 27/11 19:37 pm - USA Pro Cycling Challenge: Stage 5 results
Posted by Editoress on 08/27/11
Elia Viviani of Liquigas-Cannondale Breaks into Breckenridge to Win Second Consecutive Stage of the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Leipheimer Retains the Overall Lead Heading into the Final Day of Racing
Tour de France second-place finisher Andy Schleck (NED) of Team Leopard-Trek attempted to win his first-ever American race, but came 500 meters short as the riders sprinted into Breckenridge for the USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage 5 finish where Elia Viviani (ITA) of Liquigas-Cannondale crossed the line first to take his second consecutive stage win. With crowds that continue to grow day after day, the 105.8-mile route from Steamboat Springs kept Levi Leipheimer (USA) of Team RadioShack in the overall lead and the Quiznos Leader Jersey for the third consecutive day. Heading into the final day of racing, the GC is lead by Americans with Christian Vande Velde of Garmin-Cervelo, Tejay Van Garderen of HTC-Highroad, Tom Danielson of Garmin-Cervelo and George Hincapie of BMC Racing Team rounding out the top-5.
“If you look at the crowds in a place like the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, that is really saying something,” said Leipheimer. “I would definitely like to win tomorrow. We’ve done a good job so far and we just need to carry the momentum one more day.”
In another scenic stage filled with rolling hills, gorgeous backdrops and lined with fans, the route between the two famous ski towns – Steamboat Springs and Breckenridge – included the category 2 Rabbit Ears Pass and the category 3 Swan Mountain, as well as two intermediate sprint competitions.
As the riders headed toward the first KOM at Rabbit Ears Pass, just about 12 miles from Steamboat Springs, the group spread out and a lead group of approximately 20 riders formed. With huge crowds lining the road to the top of the KOM, Rafael Montiel (COL) of Gobernacion de Antioquia crossed the line first, followed by Beltran and Laurens Ten Dam (NED) of Rabobank Cycling Team.
On the descent and then the subsequential climb, a breakaway of five riders formed, including Schleck, Tom Peterson (USA) of Garmin-Cervelo, Ivan Basso (ITA) of Liquigas-Cannondale, Ten Dam and Javier Acevedo of Gobernacion de Antioquia that would stick for the rest of the race, with a lead of up to four minutes at times.
As the riders continued on their route to Breckenridge, they went through the first Smashburger sprint line of the day in Kremmling with Peterson hitting the line first, followed by Basso and Schleck. With the riders in the break taking turns pulling at the front, they crossed the second Smashburger sprint line of the day in Dillon with Schleck first, followed by Ten Dam and Basso.
The riders continued over a couple of rolling hills with great scenic views before making a sweeping right turn and heading toward the second and final KOM of the day on Swan Mountain, just about five miles from the finish. Lined with some of the biggest, most enthusiastic crowds the race has seen thus far, Swan Mountain is a short, but difficult climb that would provide one last obstacle before the stage finish. With different teams taking the lead in the field on the chase behind the break, Schleck attacked the group and crested the mountain first to take the KOM, followed by Basso and Ten Dam, some of the most notable climbers in the sport.
On the super-fast descent, the riders flew down the mountain at speeds of up to 60 mph, only a couple of miles from the finish line. Schleck broke away from the group for a bit, but was rejoined by the other breakaway riders and soon Peterson fell back to the chase group, but in an impressive move rejoined the break again shortly after.
With each of the three remaining riders making a play for the front, they were finally caught by the peloton in the final stretch to the finish line in Breckenridge. In an all-out bunch sprint to the finish to the roaring cheers of fans, Elia Viviani (ITA) of Liquigas Cannondale crossed the line first with his hands in the air for his second consecutive stage win. Following closely behind were Jaime Castaneda (COL) of UNE-EPM in second and Daniel Oss (ITA) of Liquigas Cannondale in third.
“The crowds have been getting bigger and bigger with each day of the race and I believe tomorrow will have phenomenal attendance,” said Shawn Hunter, co-chairman and CEO of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. “They’ve had a weeklong celebration in Golden and we all know the significance of Lookout Mountain. I think Denver is going to be phenomenal with the circuit finish. “
Heading into the final day of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge the jersey leaders are as follows. Leipheimer retained the Quiznos Leader Jersey for the third consecutive day. Viviani kept the Smashburger Sprint Jersey for the second day in a row. Van Garderen kept the Sheets Best Young Rider’s Jersey for the sixth straight day. The Nissan King of the Mountain (KOM) Jersey was once again awarded to Walter Pedraza Morales (COL) of UNE-EPM. And the Exergy Most Aggressive Jersey went to Schleck.
USA Pro Cycling Challenge press release
Results from the 6th stage on Colorado
| Stage 5: Steamboat Springs to Breckenridge, 170.2 km | |
| 1 Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 4:04:31 |
| 2 Jaime Castaneda (Col) EPM - UNE | |
| 3 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 4 Dennis van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| 5 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 6 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad | |
| 7 André Steensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | |
| 8 Rafael Montiel (Col) Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antioqua | |
| 9 Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Skil - Shimano | |
| 10 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
| 11 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 12 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShack | |
| 13 Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 14 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack | |
| 15 Bruno Pires (Por) Leopard Trek | |
| 16 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| 17 Flavio de Luna (Mex) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
| 18 Sergio Henao Montoya (Col) Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antioqua | |
| 19 Rafael Infantino Abreu (Col) EPM - UNE | |
| 20 Javier Megias Leal (Esp) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | |
| 21 Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
| 22 Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
| 23 Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| 24 Alex Hagman (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | |
| 25 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Esp) Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antioqua | |
| 26 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
| 27 Andrés Miguel Diaz (Col) Team Exergy | |
| 28 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Cycling | |
| 29 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | |
| 30 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
| 31 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | |
| 32 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek | |
| 33 Juan Pablo Suarez Suarez (Col) EPM - UNE | |
| 34 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) EPM - UNE | |
| 35 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
| 36 Eduard Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - UNE | |
| 37 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 38 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| 39 Javier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antioqua | |
| 40 Carlos Fernando Piamonte Rodriguez (Col) EPM - UNE | |
| 41 Edward Stiver Ortiz Caro (Col) EPM - UNE | |
| 42 Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Skil - Shimano | |
| 43 Anders Lund (Den) Leopard Trek | |
| 44 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek | |
| 45 Cristhian Montoya Giraldo (Col) Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antioqua | |
| 46 Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek | |
| 47 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Saxo Bank Sungard | |
| 48 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| 49 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 50 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard | all s.t. |
| 51 Danny Pate (USA) HTC-Highroad | 0:20 |
| 52 Lachlan Norris (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 0:23 |
| 53 Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShack | 1:00 |
| 54 Rob Britton (Can) Bissell Cycling | 1:44 |
| 55 Sebastian Salas (Can) Team Exergy | 2:54 |
| 56 William Dugan (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | |
| 57 Oscar Alvarez (Col) Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antioqua | |
| 58 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | |
| 59 Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 60 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Cycling | |
| 61 Jens Voigt (Ger) Leopard Trek | |
| 62 Laurent Didier (Lux) Saxo Bank Sungard | |
| 63 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 64 Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 65 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 66 George Bennett (NZl) Team RadioShack | |
| 67 Alejandro Ramirez Calderon (Col) Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antioqua | |
| 68 Rubens Bertogliati (Sui) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | all s.t. |
| 69 Danny Summerhill (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 6:41 |
| 70 Hayden Roulston (NZl) HTC-Highroad | |
| 71 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Cycling | |
| 72 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Cycling | |
| 73 Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-Highroad | |
| 74 Erik Slack (USA) Team Exergy | |
| 75 Matt Cooke (USA) Team Exergy | |
| 76 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | |
| 77 Francois Parisien (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
| 78 Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad | |
| 79 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
| 80 Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 81 Chris Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 82 Carlos Alberto Ospina Hernandes (Col) Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antioqua | |
| 83 David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | |
| 84 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | all s.t. |
| 85 Sander Oostlander (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 11:29 |
| 86 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | |
| 87 Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 88 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team Exergy | |
| 89 Ben King (USA) Team RadioShack | |
| 90 Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 91 Kai Applequist (USA) Team Exergy | |
| 92 Juraj Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| 93 Paul Mach (USA) Bissell Cycling | |
| 94 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | |
| 95 Jason McCartney (USA) Team RadioShack | |
| 96 Craig Lewis (USA) HTC-Highroad | |
| 97 Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar (Col) Team Exergy | |
| 98 Nic Hamilton (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | |
| 99 Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team | |
| 100 Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Bissell Cycling | |
| b Ryan Roth (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
| 102 Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 103 Philipp Ries (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
| 104 Alastair Loutit (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | |
| 105 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | |
| 106 Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil - Shimano | |
| 107 Brian Vandborg (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | |
| 108 Michael Christiansen Morkov (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | |
| 109 Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShack | |
| 110 Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
| 111 Martin Mortensen (Den) Leopard Trek | |
| 112 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | all s.t. |
| 113 Adrian Hegevary (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 15:25 |
| 114 Scott Zwizanski (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| OTL Sam Johnson (USA) Team Exergy | |
| DNF Edward King (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale | |
| DNF Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | |
| DNF Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano | |
| DNF David Boily (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | |
| DNF Andrew Dahlheim (USA) Bissell Cycling | |
| DNF William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | |
| GC | |
| 1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack | 17:33:14 |
| 2 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | at 0:11 |
| 3 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad | 0:17 |
| 4 Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:21 |
| 5 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:53 |
| 6 Rafael Infantino Abreu (Col) EPM - UNE | 1:14 |
| 7 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 1:18 |
| 8 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 1:42 |
| 9 Bruno Pires (Por) Leopard Trek | 1:49 |
| 10 Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 1:50 |
| 11 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShack | 2:07 |
| 12 Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team | 2:17 |
| 13 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek | s.t. |
| 14 Juan Pablo Suarez Suarez (Col) EPM - UNE | 2:20 |
| 15 Javier Alexis Acevedo Colle (Col) Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antioqua | 2:35 |
| 16 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Cycling | 2:38 |
| 17 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 2:46 |
| 18 Sergio Henao Montoya (Col) Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antioqua | 3:14 |
| 19 Oscar Sevilla Ribera (Esp) Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antioqua | 3:16 |
| 20 Peter Stetina (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 3:26 |
| 21 Eduard Beltran Suarez (Col) EPM - UNE | 3:35 |
| 22 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | 3:54 |
| 23 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Saxo Bank Sungard | 4:11 |
| 24 Lucas Euser (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 4:28 |
| 25 Jaime Castaneda (Col) EPM - UNE | 4:55 |
| 26 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 5:08 |
| 27 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek | 5:48 |
| 28 Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Skil - Shimano | 5:55 |
| 29 Andrés Miguel Diaz (Col) Team Exergy | 6:10 |
| 30 Alex Hagman (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 6:16 |
| 31 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 6:24 |
| 32 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 6:25 |
| 33 Anders Lund (Den) Leopard Trek | 6:42 |
| 34 Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek | 6:55 |
| 35 Laurent Didier (Lux) Saxo Bank Sungard | 7:34 |
| 36 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 7:36 |
| 37 Carlos Fernando Piamonte Rodriguez (Col) EPM - UNE | 7:37 |
| 38 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 7:38 |
| 39 Rubens Bertogliati (Sui) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 7:43 |
| 40 Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShack | 7:52 |
| 41 Edward Stiver Ortiz Caro (Col) EPM - UNE | 8:29 |
| 42 Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale | 8:53 |
| 43 Jens Voigt (Ger) Leopard Trek | 9:11 |
| 44 Cristhian Montoya Giraldo (Col) Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antioqua | 9:29 |
| 45 Rafael Montiel (Col) Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antioqua | 9:37 |
| 46 Flavio de Luna (Mex) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 9:53 |
| 47 Javier Megias Leal (Esp) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 10:32 |
| 48 Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 10:33 |
| 49 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard | 11:02 |
| 50 Lachlan Norris (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 11:13 |
| 51 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 11:37 |
| 52 Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 12:02 |
| 53 Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 13:27 |
| 54 George Bennett (NZl) Team RadioShack | 14:00 |
| 55 Sebastian Salas (Can) Team Exergy | 14:01 |
| 56 Alejandro Ramirez Calderon (Col) Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antioqua | 14:19 |
| 57 Danny Summerhill (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 14:25 |
| 58 Chris Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team | 14:40 |
| 59 Hayden Roulston (NZl) HTC-Highroad | 14:55 |
| 60 Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | 15:01 |
| 61 William Dugan (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 15:08 |
| 62 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) EPM - UNE | 15:38 |
| 63 Danny Pate (USA) HTC-Highroad | 16:09 |
| 64 Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad | 16:48 |
| 65 Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 17:07 |
| 66 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | 17:16 |
| 67 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 18:05 |
| 68 Rob Britton (Can) Bissell Cycling | 18:36 |
| 69 Dennis van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 18:54 |
| 70 Matt Cooke (USA) Team Exergy | 18:55 |
| 71 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 - Sanofi | 18:59 |
| 72 Ben King (USA) Team RadioShack | 19:25 |
| 73 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | 20:22 |
| 74 André Steensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 20:23 |
| 75 Oscar Alvarez (Col) Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antioqua | 20:53 |
| 76 David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 21:37 |
| 77 Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 22:03 |
| 78 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | 22:48 |
| 79 Carlos Alberto Ospina Hernandes (Col) Gobernacion de Antioquia - Indeportes Antioqua | 23:09 |
| 80 Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Cycling | 23:42 |
| 81 Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 24:45 |
| 82 Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 26:22 |
| 83 Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-Highroad | 27:07 |
| 84 Francois Parisien (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 27:14 |
| 85 Juraj Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 28:46 |
| 86 Erik Slack (USA) Team Exergy | 28:50 |
| 87 Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Cycling | 29:19 |
| 88 Martin Mortensen (Den) Leopard Trek | 29:31 |
| 89 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team Exergy | 29:38 |
| 90 Paul Mach (USA) Bissell Cycling | 29:40 |
| 91 Nic Hamilton (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 29:43 |
| 92 Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Cycling | 29:43 |
| 93 Philipp Ries (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 29:51 |
| 94 Michael Christiansen Morkov (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 30:05 |
| 95 Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 30:22 |
| 96 Alastair Loutit (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 30:22 |
| 97 Brian Vandborg (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 30:50 |
| 98 Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 31:42 |
| 99 Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Bissell Cycling | 32:24 |
| 100 Thierry Huppond (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 33:23 |
| 101 Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 33:35 |
| 102 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 33:43 |
| 103 Craig Lewis (USA) HTC-Highroad | 34:48 |
| 104 Jason McCartney (USA) Team RadioShack | 35:02 |
| 105 Scott Zwizanski (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 35:44 |
| 106 Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 35:44 |
| 107 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 36:53 |
| 108 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 37:55 |
| 109 Adrian Hegevary (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 39:10 |
| 110 Sander Oostlander (Ned) Skil - Shimano | 39:17 |
| 111 Ryan Roth (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10 | 41:33 |
| 112 Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShack | 42:34 |
| 113 Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar (Col) Team Exergy | 45:43 |
| 114 Kai Applequist (USA) Team Exergy | 46:09 |
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