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<blockquote data-quote="mhku" data-source="post: 620402" data-attributes="member: 190842">Stage 14 COLMAR to BESANÇON , 199 kmToday's stage was won by Ivanov of Team Katusha but Big George Hincapie nearly got the yellow jersey today as he was in the breakaway that finished more than 5 minutes ahead of the peloton. He needed to be 5' 25&quot; ahead of the peloton but his Team Columbia teammates while doing their best to slow down the peloton were also&nbsp; at the front to lead in Mark Cavendish for green jersey points.In the end it was disappointment on both counts: Mark Cavendish was stripped of his sprint points today for cutting up Thor Hushovd in the final sprint and the peloton finished 5'20&quot; behind big George, who misses out on yellow by 5 seconds. As an aside, this is George Hincapie's 14th TdF and he raced during each of Lance Armstrong's 7 TdF victories.With the Alps tomorrow that's the end of the race for the green Jersey for a few days and things should get a bit more exciting now.Today's results:Serguei IVANOV&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; RUS&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; KAT&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 04:37:46Nicolas ROCHE&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; IRL&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ALM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:16Hayden ROULSTON&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; NZL&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; CTT&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:16Martijn MAASKANT&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; NED&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GRM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:16Sébastien MINARD&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FRA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; COF&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:16Daniele RIGHI&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ITA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; LAM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:16Christophe LE MEVEL&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FRA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FDJ&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:16George HINCAPIE&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; USA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; THR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:16Daniele BENNATI&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ITA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; LIQ&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:16Gerald CIOLEK&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GER&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; MRM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:22Overall Standings:Rinaldo NOCENTINI&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ITA&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ALM&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 58:13:52George HINCAPIE&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; USA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; THR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:05Alberto CONTADOR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ESP&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AST&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:06Lance ARMSTRONG&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; USA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AST&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:08Christophe LE MEVEL&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FRA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; FDJ&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:43Bradley WIGGINS&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GBR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GRM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:46Andréas KLÖDEN&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GER&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AST&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:00:54Tony MARTIN&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GER&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; THR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:01:00Christian VANDE VELDE&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; USA&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; GRM&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:01:24Andy SCHLECK&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; LUX&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SAX&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +00:01:49Jerseys:Yellow- NOCENTINI R. ALMGreen-&nbsp; HUSHOVD T. CTTPolka Dot - PELLIZOTTI F. LIQWhite -&nbsp; MARTIN T. THRTomorrow is stage 15 from PONTARLIER to VERBIER, 207.5 km. This is the first Alpine stage and finishes with a category 1 climb up to Verbier and should see a change to the yellow jersey and a shake up of the GC standings. Who will make a break: Contador, Armstrong, Evans, A. Schleck or will Sastre show some of the form he showed in the Giro d'Italia?EDIT: It seems there are some professional rivalries involved between team managers, which is why team Garmin took to the front of the peloton towards the end of the race and closed the gap to stop Hincapie getting yellow: velonews.com/article/95404And the helicopter view of Cavendish at the finish line does not support the race referees decision to give him 0 points. The referre also stated he would not listen to an appeal by Team Columbia.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mhku, post: 620402, member: 190842"] [B]Stage 14 COLMAR to BESANÇON , 199 km[/B] Today's stage was won by Ivanov of Team Katusha but Big George Hincapie nearly got the yellow jersey today as he was in the breakaway that finished more than 5 minutes ahead of the peloton. He needed to be 5' 25" ahead of the peloton but his Team Columbia teammates while doing their best to slow down the peloton were also at the front to lead in Mark Cavendish for green jersey points. In the end it was disappointment on both counts: Mark Cavendish was stripped of his sprint points today for cutting up Thor Hushovd in the final sprint and the peloton finished 5'20" behind big George, who misses out on yellow by 5 seconds. As an aside, this is George Hincapie's 14th TdF and he raced during each of Lance Armstrong's 7 TdF victories. With the Alps tomorrow that's the end of the race for the green Jersey for a few days and things should get a bit more exciting now. [B]Today's results:[/B] Serguei IVANOV RUS KAT 04:37:46 Nicolas ROCHE IRL ALM +00:00:16 Hayden ROULSTON NZL CTT +00:00:16 Martijn MAASKANT NED GRM +00:00:16 Sébastien MINARD FRA COF +00:00:16 Daniele RIGHI ITA LAM +00:00:16 Christophe LE MEVEL FRA FDJ +00:00:16 George HINCAPIE USA THR +00:00:16 Daniele BENNATI ITA LIQ +00:00:16 Gerald CIOLEK GER MRM +00:00:22 [B]Overall Standings:[/B] Rinaldo NOCENTINI ITA ALM 58:13:52 George HINCAPIE USA THR +00:00:05 Alberto CONTADOR ESP AST +00:00:06 Lance ARMSTRONG USA AST +00:00:08 Christophe LE MEVEL FRA FDJ +00:00:43 Bradley WIGGINS GBR GRM +00:00:46 Andréas KLÖDEN GER AST +00:00:54 Tony MARTIN GER THR +00:01:00 Christian VANDE VELDE USA GRM +00:01:24 Andy SCHLECK LUX SAX +00:01:49 [B]Jerseys:[/B] Yellow- NOCENTINI R. ALM Green- HUSHOVD T. CTT Polka Dot - PELLIZOTTI F. LIQ White - MARTIN T. THR Tomorrow is stage 15 from PONTARLIER to VERBIER, 207.5 km. This is the first Alpine stage and finishes with a category 1 climb up to Verbier and should see a change to the yellow jersey and a shake up of the GC standings. Who will make a break: Contador, Armstrong, Evans, A. Schleck or will Sastre show some of the form he showed in the Giro d'Italia? [I]EDIT[/I]: It seems there are some professional rivalries involved between team managers, which is why team Garmin took to the front of the peloton towards the end of the race and closed the gap to stop Hincapie getting yellow: velonews.com/article/95404 And the helicopter view of Cavendish at the finish line does not support the race referees decision to give him 0 points. The referre also stated he would not listen to an appeal by Team Columbia. [/QUOTE]

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