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UCI MTB World Cup Round Two Result
UCI Mountain Bike 2009 Roud Two Result
FINAL RESULTS
Elite men
1 Steve Peat (GBr|Santa Cruz Syndicate) 0:02:07.1
2 Samuel Hill (Aus|Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz) 0:00:01.3
3 Michael Hannah (Aus|GT Bicycles) 0:00:01.9
4 Brendan Fairclough (GBr|Monster Energy / Specialized / Mad Catz) 0:00:02.9
5 Gee Atherton (GBr|Animal Commencal) 0:00:04.0
Elite women
1 Sabrina Jonnier (Fra|Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles) 0:02:28.6
2 Tracy Moseley (GBr|Trek World Racing) 0:00:05.0
3 Myriam Nicole (Fra) 0:00:06.2
4 Mio Suemasa (Jpn) 0:00:06.8
5 Emmeline Ragot (Fra|Suspension Center)
Steve Peat (Santa Cruz Syndicate) is one victory away from taking the all-time lead in Downhill World Cup victories after an incredible ride at this year's second round in La Bresse, France yesterday.
After recording his 16th victory, Peat now matches French rider Nicolas Vouilloz in World Cup wins. He has also moved into first place in the overall standings for this year's competition.
"I'm very happy to win after such a long time, and happy to break Vouilloz's record," said Peat afterwards, referring to the fact that this is his first World Cup victory since Willingen, Germany in 2006. Referring to the fact that his team-mate Greg Minnaar won the first round in South Africa, he added: "It's good to keep the jersey in the team."
The short course required the skills of an all-round rider to perform well, with fast pedaling and jumping sections at the top, followed by steep, technical and rocky sections in the lower half. Many a rider started out fast, only to lose precious seconds in the final third of the 1.2km course.
The men's race had a potential upset in the making when heavy rain swept in shortly after American Kyle Strait (Specialized Team America) grabbed the hot seat. Strait was 29th to start, and the track had been dry and hard until that point. Favoured Chris Kovarik (Chain Reaction/Intense) crashed shortly afterwards, showing how slippery it was getting.
Strait's time of 2:12.33 held up for over 30 riders before Justin Leov (Trek World Racing) managed to displace him by a mere five-one-hundredths of a second. Leov also settled in for an extended sit in the hot seat, remaining in the top spot until the final 10 riders began their runs. Strait would finish 11th, just behind Leov.
Leov's team-mate Andrew Neethling was the first to better Leov, dropping the leading time to below 2:12 (2:11.98). However, he was replaced immediately by Mikael Pascal (MSC Bikes). Minnaar was next to take the lead, but again it was a short lived reward, as Britain's Brendan Fairclough (Monster Energy-Specialized) became the first rider to go under 2:10, with a 2:09.99 run.
Giro d'Italia Race Stage 3 Result
Giro d'italia Race stage 3 Result:
STAGE 3 RESULTS
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita|LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini)
2 Tyler Farrar (USA|Garmin-Slipstream)
3 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita|Lampre-NGC)
4 Dario Cataldo (Ita|Quick Step)
5 Damiano Cunego (Ita|Lampre-NGC)
6 Philippe Gilbert (Bel|Silence-Lotto)
Italian Alessandro Petacchi of the LPR team won his second stage in a row to take the lead in the Tour of Italy on Monday after a 198km third stage slog from Grado to Valdobbiadene.
Petacchi made the most of a crash near the front of the peloton around 10km from home that split it in two and distanced many of his sprint rivals.
When it came to the final sprint he surged three bike lengths clear of the field and the late charging American Tyler Farrar could do nothing to catch him.
Italian Francesco Gavazzi finished third on the stage while seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong finished safely in the lead group to move up to fifth in the overall standings
Previous pink jersey holder Mark Cavendish of Britain was caught behind the crash which happened in a narrow street and held up about three quarters of the peloton.
He gave chase with a small group but about 4km from home on a hilly section he admitted defeat and slowed up. He came in with the main group 1 minute, 25 seconds back and now sits 32nd, almost a minute and a half off the pace.
Of the overall favourites only Russian Denis Menchov was hindered by the crash and he lost 24 seconds on the stage.
How the race unfolded
The day began with an early breakaway from five riders after just just 5km with Giuseppe Palumbo (Acqua e Sapone), Yuriy Krivstov (AG2R), Mauro Facci (Quick Step), Michael Ignatiev (Katusha) and Bjorn Schroder (Milram) distancing themselves from the pack.
Halfway through the race they had opened up a lead of six minutes over the peloton but the pack gradually ate into that over the next 60km.
The gap was little over a minute with 45km to ride and the category 3 Combai climb facing the riders and it was no surprise that the breakaway had been as good as swallowed up by the time they reached the top.
But with 14km remaining French darling Thomas Voekler took off with Quick Step team-mate David Malacarne in tow.
They were then joined by about 10 other riders all breaking off the front of the peloton with Levi Leipheimer, one of the Giro favourites, among them.
That appeared a shrewd move on his part the crash split the near the front of the peloton with just under 10km left stopped the main group in its tracks in a narrow street.
However, other than Menchov, all the top riders managed to position themselves in the front 50 and stay avoid any loss of time ahead of Tuesday's fourth stage, which enters the Dolomites .
That will be the first to finish a mountain finish following 162km from Padova to San Martino di Castrozza.
It will be the first opportunity for the Tour's big hitters to make some gains on each other, although these are unlikely to be too great.
General classification after stage 3
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita|LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini)
2 Tyler Farrar (USA|Garmin-Slipstream)
3 Michael Rogers (Aus|Columbia-Highroad)
4 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe|Columbia-Highroad)
5 Lance Armstrong (USA|Astana)
6 Danilo Di Luca (Ita|LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini)
7 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr|Astana)
8 Levi Leipheimer (USA|Astana)
Giro d'Italia Race Stage 2 Result
Giro d'italia Race stage 2 Result:
STAGE 2 RESULTS
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita|LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini) 3:43:07
2 Mark Cavendish (GBr|Team Columbia - Highroad)
3 Ben Swift (GBr|Team Katusha)
4 Allan Davis (Aus|Quick Step)
5 Tyler Farrar (USA|Garmin - Slipstream)
6 Oscar Gatto (Ita|ISD)
7 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita|Lampre - N.G.C.)
8 Davide Vigano (Ita|Fuji-Servetto)
9 Manuele Mori (Ita|Lampre - N.G.C.)
10 Dries Devenyns (Bel|Quick Step)
Giro d'italia Britain's Mark Cavendish of the Columbia team retained the race leader's pink jersey ahead of Aussie teammate Mark Renshaw on Sunday after Alessandro Petacchi of LPR won stage two of the Tour of Italy at Trieste.
"I chose just the right moment to set off on the sprint," said a jubilant Petacchi, who returned in some style after missing last year's Giro through a doping suspension.
The 35-year-old landed his 25th stage success in the event overall - though the official tally stands at 20 with the remainder scrubbed from the record owing to his doping offence.
"I want to thank and compliment my teammates. I was on Cavendish's wheel. I had been asking myself for several days how to beat him. We'd never previously gone head to head in a sprint. He's a great champion."
Petacchi just edged out the racer from the Isle of Man, who had taken the opening honours with his Colombia colleagues on Saturday in the team time-trial at the Venice Lido. Briton Ben Swift placed third Sunday pushing Australian Allan Davis out of the podium places with American Tyler Farrar fifth after the 156 km ride.
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, a major draw here despite insisting he is not in the running for overall victory, has made a solid start to his maiden showing.
The veteran Texan was right up there as he finished in the bunched pack of sprinters along with Astana teammate Levi Leipheimer and is just 27sec off the pace going into day three - 11sec off seventh-placed Petacchi but 13sec better off than Leipheimer.
"I felt good on the bike. My legs felt good," said Armstrong, who was impressed by the crowds who lined a course swathed in sunshine.
"I was a little nervous like everyone is, but overall impressions were good."
A late pile-up saw one of the top overall favourites, Ivan Basso, lose 13 seconds on the road from Jesolo to Trieste.
Belgian Philippe Gilbert, aided and abetted by Italians Filippo Pozzato and Enrico Gasparotto, tried to escape 4.5 km out but were rapidly reined in.
Another Italian, Leonardo Scarselli of ISD, had made an early push for the front after just 9km but was then overhauled on the first of three final 11km-long circuits having enjoyed an 8min 20sec lead at the 51km mark.
German Matthias Russ fell on that same circuit and withdrew.
Monday's third stage is a 198 km ride from Grado to Valdobbiadene, before the racers contemplate the approach to the mountain stages.
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General classification after stage 2
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr|Team Columbia - Highroad) 4:04:43
2 Mark Renshaw (Aus|Team Columbia - Highroad) 0:00:14
3 Michael Rogers (Aus|Team Columbia - Highroad)
4 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe|Team Columbia - Highroad)
5 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor|Team Columbia - Highroad)
6 Tyler Farrar (USA|Garmin - Slipstream) 0:00:16
7 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita|LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini)
8 Christian Vande Velde (USA|Garmin - Slipstream) 0:00:20
9 Bradley Wiggins (GBr|Garmin - Slipstream)
10 Lance Armstrong (USA|Astana) 0:00:27
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