Tour de France: emozione Valverde, la Sky sempre padrona

Nella 17ª tappa del Tour de France 2012 (Bagnères-de-Luchon – Peyragudes, 143,5 km), la seconda sui Pirenei, la vittoria arriva ancora dopo una fuga. Questa volta è Alejandro Valverde a trionfare. Il murciano del Team Movistar è giunto tutto solo sul traguardo, nonostante il Team Sky sull’ultima salita sia stato, con Wiggins e Froome, molto vicino al ricongiungimento.

Chris Froome si è dovuto così accontentare del secondo posto, ma ha dimostrato per l’ennesima volta la sua superiorità quando la strada sale. Bradley Wiggins, terzo all’arrivo, ha sfruttato il lavoro del fido compagno di squadra per mettere tra sé e Vincenzo Nibali ancora qualche secondo. Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) oggi ha sofferto, complice anche un problema muscolare, ma il terzo gradino del podio dovrebbe essere inattaccabile. L’impresa di vincere una tappa è però sfumata.

Anche Cadel Evans (BMC) ha accusato ancora distacco, dopo il malessere di ieri. Ora l’australiano è sesto in generale, a 9′ 57″ dalla maglia gialla.

Nella lotta per la maglia a pois Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar) è decisamente favorito rispetto allo svedese Fredrik Kessiakoff (Pro Team Astana) dopo i punti conquistati oggi. Domani si deciderà anche questa classifica.

Ordine d’arrivo:

1    Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team    4:12:11
2    Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling    0:00:19
3    Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling
4    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat    0:00:22
5    Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar    0:00:26
6    Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
7    Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale    0:00:37
8    Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team    0:00:54
9    Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan    0:01:02
10    Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin – Sharp    0:01:11
11    Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan    0:01:14
12    Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale    0:01:30
13    Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team    0:01:39
14    Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling    0:01:46
15    Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team    0:01:55
16    Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar    0:02:10
17    Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
18    Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
19    Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling
20    Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale    0:02:37
21    Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan    0:03:17
22    Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan
23    Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team
24    Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank    0:04:10
25    Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
26    Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre – ISD    0:06:28
27    Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    0:06:46
28    Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team
29    Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team    0:06:55
30    Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team
31    Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
32    Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team
33    Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    0:07:33
34    Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quickstep    0:08:19
35    Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team    0:09:06
36    Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team    0:09:37
37    Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team    0:10:02
38    Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team    0:10:42
39    Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
40    Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling    0:11:12
41    Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale
42    Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    0:11:21
43    Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    0:13:59
44    Alexandr Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team    0:15:02
45    Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
46    Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre – ISD
47    Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
48    Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar    0:16:01
49    Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team    0:16:06
50    Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team
51    Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
52    Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
53    Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
54    Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
55    George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team
56    Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
57    Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team
58    Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
59    Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
60    Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
61    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
62    Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
63    Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
64    Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
65    Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
66    Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
67    Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
68    Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
69    Julien Simon (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
70    Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
71    Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
72    Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team
73    Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team
74    Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
75    Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling
76    Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
77    Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
78    Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar
79    Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan    0:22:16
80    Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team
81    Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar
82    Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale    0:22:36
83    Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale    0:23:20
84    Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team    0:28:16
85    Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
86    Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team
87    Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
88    Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale    0:30:57
89    Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale
90    Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team
91    Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team
92    Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team
93    Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
94    Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
95    Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
96    Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos-Shimano
97    André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team
98    Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
99    Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano
100    Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
101    Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
102    Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
103    Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
104    Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
105    Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre – ISD
106    Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos-Shimano
107    Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
108    Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
109    Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
110    Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
111    Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
112    Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
113    Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
114    Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano
115    Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
116    Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
117    Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre – ISD
118    Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
119    Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin – Sharp
120    Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
121    Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
122    Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Argos-Shimano
123    Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos-Shimano
124    Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
125    Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
126    Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
127    David Millar (GBr) Garmin – Sharp
128    Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin – Sharp
129    Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
130    Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
131    Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
132    Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
133    Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team
134    Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
135    Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
136    Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
137    Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar
138    David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin – Sharp
139    Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team
140    Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team
141    Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
142    Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
143    Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
144    Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin – Sharp
145    Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
146    Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
147    Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team
148    Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team
149    Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
150    Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
151    Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling    0:31:32
152    Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling
153    Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale

Classifica generale:

1    Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling    78:28:02
2    Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling    0:02:05
3    Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale    0:02:41
4    Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team    0:05:53
5    Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team    0:08:30
6    Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team    0:09:57
7    Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan    0:10:11
8    Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar    0:10:17
9    Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team    0:11:00
10    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat    0:11:46
11    Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale    0:12:58
12    Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan    0:14:09
13    Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan    0:14:22
14    Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank    0:18:34
15    Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team    0:22:42
16    Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan    0:24:24
17    Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi    0:25:32
18    Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team    0:29:43
19    Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team    0:33:07
20    Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team    0:33:38
21    Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun    0:35:59
22    Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat    0:41:47
23    Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling    0:48:20
24    Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team    0:49:52
25    Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre – ISD    0:52:36
26    Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar    0:53:01
27    Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale    0:54:29
28    Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team    0:55:00
29    Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep    0:58:30
30    Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quickstep    0:59:02
31    Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team    1:02:05
32    Alexandr Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team    1:08:24
33    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team    1:09:08
34    Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling    1:10:38
35    Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi    1:11:07
36    Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin – Sharp    1:20:30
37    Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    1:20:53
38    Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team    1:21:35
39    George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team    1:25:29
40    Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team    1:27:14
41    Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team    1:28:33
42    Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team    1:32:30
43    Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale    1:33:16
44    Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team    1:33:52
45    Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    1:33:54
46    Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team    1:34:13
47    Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat    1:34:36
48    Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team    1:37:48
49    Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale    1:37:58
50    Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur – Sojasun    1:39:00
51    Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team    1:39:44
52    Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank    1:40:01
53    Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan    1:42:14
54    Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling    1:44:50
55    Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team    1:46:18
56    Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    1:47:19
57    Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    1:48:39
58    Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar    1:48:49
59    Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team    1:48:50
60    Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team    1:49:40
61    Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar    1:51:08
62    Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin – Sharp    1:55:00
63    Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    1:55:30
64    Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team    1:56:26
65    Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre – ISD    1:59:21
66    Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep    2:00:30
67    Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team    2:01:54
68    Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team    2:03:22
69    Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat    2:04:16
70    Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    2:06:24
71    Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale    2:07:20
72    Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team    2:07:26
73    Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep    2:08:13
74    Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi    2:08:58
75    Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team    2:09:25
76    Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur – Sojasun    2:09:31
77    Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar    2:10:10
78    Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan    2:11:36
79    Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre – ISD    2:12:57
80    Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling    2:14:16
81    Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team    2:17:09
82    Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team    2:17:56
83    Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar    2:18:29
84    Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team    2:19:17
85    Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    2:22:50
86    Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur – Sojasun    2:23:22
87    Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat    2:23:44
88    Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat    2:26:57
89    Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep    2:27:11
90    Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank    2:27:38
91    Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi    2:29:52
92    Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team    2:30:51
93    Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre – ISD    2:31:12
94    Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    2:31:55
95    Julien Simon (Fra) Saur – Sojasun    2:37:21
96    Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team    2:37:50
97    David Millar (GBr) Garmin – Sharp    2:39:43
98    Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale    2:41:23
99    Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep    2:42:10
100    Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team    2:43:02
101    Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale    2:43:04
102    Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team    2:43:25
103    Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team    2:43:41
104    Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale    2:45:15
105    Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank    2:45:34
106    Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    2:45:57
107    Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team    2:47:02
108    David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin – Sharp    2:47:23
109    Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team    2:47:25
110    Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano    2:47:51
111    Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team    2:49:45
112    Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale    2:49:49
113    Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team    2:49:59
114    Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team    2:51:05
115    Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team    2:52:53
116    Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos-Shimano    2:53:51
117    Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team    2:54:19
118    Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank    2:54:55
119    Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team    2:56:01
120    Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team    2:57:29
121    Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team    2:58:11
122    Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    3:00:04
123    André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team    3:00:11
124    Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep    3:01:37
125    Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat    3:02:59
126    Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team    3:03:13
127    Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi    3:04:34
128    Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    3:05:40
129    Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur – Sojasun    3:05:46
130    Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    3:05:56
131    Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat    3:07:33
132    Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank    3:07:59
133    Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos-Shimano    3:10:06
134    Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team    3:11:36
135    Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team    3:11:45
136    Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank    3:12:14
137    Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank    3:12:20
138    Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar    3:14:03
139    Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos-Shimano    3:15:24
140    Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team    3:16:19
141    Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur – Sojasun    3:16:48
142    Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank    3:18:39
143    Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Argos-Shimano    3:20:08
144    Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling    3:21:46
145    Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling    3:21:51
146    Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team    3:26:57
147    Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    3:28:28
148    Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano    3:29:06
149    Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team    3:31:18
150    Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin – Sharp    3:31:49
151    Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur – Sojasun    3:40:19
152    Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin – Sharp    3:44:02
153    Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    3:45:23