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Tour of Georgia, USA
Stage 5, Gainesville - Brasstown Bald Mountain 182.4 km
23 April
Danielson Does Stage and GC
Main
Jittery Joe's-Kalahari Report
Photos
The Tim Johnson Phone Tap
Preview: This stage resembles the teeth of a shark, and it should bite just as hard. Brasstown Bald is the highest peak in Georgia and the only Hors Categorie climb of the race. Look for all sorts of explosions and a true champion to rise from the flames.
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Danielson On Brasstown Bald, photo: Tour of Georgia
Today's stage took the racers from Gainesville to Brasstown Bald Mountain, and it was to be a stage of pain. The riders were still smarting after yesterday's epic journey in terrible weather. It was to be super-star Tom Danielson to notch-up another important mountain win, adding to Mt Washington and Mt Evans.
The stage started to take shape after the first sprint. At 80K Tim Johnson (Jittery Joe's) formed a move with Jason McCartney (Discovery) and David Robinson (TIAA CREF). The three quickly gained some time as they approached the first climb of the day, Dick's Creek Gap. On the way the more experienced Johnson and McCartney, dropped Robinson, and continued to gain time. (The Tim Johnson Phone Tap, read here!)
McCartney started to gap Johnson as the two were on the lower slopes of Hogpen Gap, and by the top of Hogpen Gap all hell was breaking loose. McCartney was back into the fold and Lance Armstrong attacked to formed a move over the top. The elite group took shape on the tricky decent of Hogpen.
By the foot of Brasstown Bald there was Armstrong, Azevedo, Danielson, Zabriskie, Julich, Schleck, Vandborg, Blaudzun, Pinotti, Landis, Fritsch, Raisin, Leipheimer, Lowe. This group was around 1'30" behind escapee Christian Vande Velde, who put in a huge attack that saw him hit the slopes of Brasstown Bald first.
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Vande Velde, photo: Tour of Georgia
On Brasstown Bald the weather was terrible, hail and snow at some points. Vande Velde kept tapping out the rhythm but was losing time due to attacks by Armstrong, Leipheimer, and Danielson. Danielson started to move away as Armstrong sat on the fading wheel of Landis. Danielson was trying to put time into Landis for GC and also go for a stage. Danielson was soon joined by Leipheimer and the two made pace for the final 3K, while Armstrong and Landis were behind.
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Landis Marked by Armstrong, photo: Tour of Georgia
The pace proved to be too much for Landis, as his former boss sat on his wheel. The mental and physical stress were taking hold and there was nothing more Floyd could do but ride. It was important for Danielson to gain time on Landis, but also Leipheimer, who was moving into 2nd overall as the pair crossed the line. In the end Danielson was able to work over Leipheimer for a nice stage victory and leader's jersey.
Results, 5'06":
1 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel !!!!!!!!!!
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 0.14
3 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 0.59
4 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.09
5 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 1.42
6 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval 1.55
7 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 2.10
8 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole
9 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 2.33
10 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
11 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 2.44
12 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 3.05
13 Justin England (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 3.27
14 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Navigators Insurance 3.31
15 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 3.45
16 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Prodir - Saunier Duval 4.18
17 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner 7.05
18 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC 7.40
19 Danny Pate (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 7.47
20 Sven Krauss (Ger) Gerolsteiner 7.57
21 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 8.06
22 Michael Lange (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 8.21
23 Dominique Perras (Can) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 9.33
24 Michele Maccanti (Ita) Team L.P.R. 10.39
25 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel 10.48
26 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Team L.P.R. 11.03
27 Elia Aggiano (Ita) Team L.P.R. 11.17
28 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval 11.31
29 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Discovery Channel 11.37
30 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Team L.P.R. 11.43
31 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Prodir - Saunier Duval 12.07
32 Geoff Kabush (Can) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 12.29
33 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel 12.54
34 Tomasz Nose (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems 13.08
35 Christopher Baldwin (USA) Navigators Insurance 13.30
36 Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 13.55
37 Portal Sébastien (Fra) Credit Agricole 14.29
38 Jacob Erker (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 15.18
39 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole 16.25
40 Eric Wohlberg (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team 16.29
41 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 16.37
42 Daniele Masolino (Ita) Team L.P.R. 16.53
43 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval 17.10
44 Timothy Johnson (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 17.20
45 Ivan Fanelli (Ita) Team L.P.R. 17.37
46 Jackson Stewart (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada 17.49
47 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC
48 Nick Waite (USA) USA National Team 18.05
49 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 18.20
50 Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 19.02
51 Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance 19.40
52 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 20.58
53 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval 22.02
54 Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 22.24
55 Brice Jones (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 22.29
56 Aaron Olson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 22.54
57 Craig Lewis (USA) Team TIAA - CREF 23.21
58 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 25.52
59 Michael Rich (Ger) Gerolsteiner
60 Andy Guptill (USA) USA National Team
61 Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Navigators Insurance
62 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
63 John Devine (USA) USA National Team
64 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Credit Agricole
65 Vassili Davidenko (Rus) Navigators Insurance
66 Jonathan Page (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home 26.08
67 Timothy Duggan (USA) Team TIAA - CREF
68 Cory Lange (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team
69 Andrew Pinfold (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team
70 Svein Tuft (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team
71 Caleb Manion (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel
72 Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Team L.P.R.
73 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Navigators Insurance
74 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole 26.18
75 John Lieswyn (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 26.22
76 Gordon Fraser (Can) Health Net pb Maxxis 26.25
77 Gregory Henderson (NZl) Health Net pb Maxxis
78 Derek Wilkerson (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home
79 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team L.P.R. 26.34
80 Mike Sayers (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis
81 Christian Müller (Ger) Team CSC 27.28
82 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems 29.00
83 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 29.50
DNF Antonio Cruz (USA) Discovery Channel
DNF Jeff Louder (USA) Navigators Insurance
DNF Mark McCormack (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home
DNF Juan José Haedo (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home
DNF Todd Herriot (USA) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home
DNF Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Home
DNF Jonathan Sundt (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari
DNF Bruno Langlois (Can) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari
DNF Craig Wilcox (USA) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari
DNF Hayden Godfrey NZ' Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada
DNF Glen Mitchell (NZl) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada
DNF Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kodak Gallery - Sierra Nevada
DNF Kirk Albers (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel
DNF Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel
DNF Ian Macgregor (USA) Team TIAA - CREF
DNF David Robinson (USA) Team TIAA - CREF
DNF Will Routley (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team
DNF Christian Meier (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team
DNF Marsh Cooper (Can) Symmetrics Cycling Team
DNF Steven Cozza (USA) USA National Team
DNF Edward King (USA) USA National Team
DNF Michael Wolf (USA) USA National Team
GC:
1 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel !!!
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 0.04
3 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.09
4 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 1.10
5 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 1.41
6 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 3.04
7 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Prodir - Saunier Duval 3.11
8 Nathan O'Neill (Aus) Navigators Insurance 3.14
9 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 3.51
10 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 3.58
11 Trent Lowe (Aus) Jittery Joe's - Kalahari 4.12
12 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 4.19
13 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole 4.43
14 Justin England (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 6.45
15 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 6.54
16 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Prodir - Saunier Duval 6.59
17 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC 8.19
18 Danny Pate (USA) Jelly Belly - Pool Gel 8.59
19 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Discovery Channel 11.01
20 Scott Moninger (USA) Health Net pb Maxxis 11.58
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