Trek desvela su nueva Madone en el Tour del Centenario
Trek Bicycle ha usado el Tour de Francia para dar a conocer la última generación de la Madone Serie 6 y 7, su tope de gama para carretera.
Cuadro más ligero que ninguna de sus predecesoras, con un peso anunciado de sólo 725 gramos. Aerodinámica en cuadro y horquilla KVF para responder ante los golpes de viento frontales y trasversales con una significativa reducción de la resistencia. Frenos integrados en el cuadro que aparte de aerodinámica, mejoran el ahorro de peso al prescindir de placas de montaje o tornillos. Nuevas vainas para mejorar el frenado y la sensación general de marcha.
Una fantástica bicicleta con la que el equipo RadioShack Leopard Trek buscará todos sus objetivos en el Tour de Francia 2013 con su fantástico color Leopard Blue, disponible a través del Project One de Trek para cualquier consumidor que lo desee.
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Orden de salida:
15:15 Argos-Shimano
15:19 Omega Pharma–Quick Step
15:23 Lotto-Belisol
15:27 Cannondale
15:31 Cofidis
15:35 FDJ.fr
15:39 Belkin
15:43 Garmin-Sharp
15:47 Euskaltel-Euskadi
15:51 Sky
15:55 Katusha
15:59 Sojasun
16:03 Astana
16:07 Movistar Team
16:11 Team Saxo-Tikoff
16:15 Europcar
16:19 AG2R La Mondiale
16:23 Orica–GreenEdge
16:27 Lampre-Merida
16:31 Vacansoleil-DCM
16:35 BMC Racing Team
16:39 RadioShack-Leopard
Mejores tiempos en meta a las 16:18:
1. Omega Pharma-Quick Step 25:57
2. Sky 25:59 a 2
3. Lotto-Belisol 26:13 a 16
4. Garmin-Sharp 26:13 a 16
5. Cannondale 26:30 a 33
6. Belkin 26:33 a 36
7. FDj.fr 26:38 a 41
8. Cofidis 27:16 a 1:19
9. Euskaltel-Euskadi 27:20 a 1:23
10. Argos-Shimano 27:43 a a 1:46
Mejores tiempos en meta 16:31:
1. Omega Pharma-Quick Step 25:57
2. Sky 25:59 a 2
3. Lotto-Belisol 26:13 a 16
4. Garmin-Sharp 26:13 a 16
5. Katusha 26:24 a 27
6. Cannondale 26:30 a 33
7. Belkin 26:33 a 36
8. FDj.fr 26:38 a 41
9. Astana 26:52 a 55
10. Sojasun 27:06 a 1:09
11. Cofidis 27:16 a 1:19
12. Euskaltel-Euskadi 27:20 a 1:23
16h 50 min
Los tiempos de todos los equipos que han cruzado la meta:
1. Orica-GreenEdge 25:56
2. Omega Pharma-Quick Step a 1
3. Sky 25:59 a 2
4. Team Saxo-Tinkoff 26:05 a 8
5. Lotto-Belisol 26:13 a 16
6. Garmin-Sharp 26:13 a 16
7. Movistar Team 26:15 a 18
8. Katusha 26:24 a 27
9. Cannondale 26:30 a 33
10. Belkin 26:33 a 36
11. FDj.fr 26:38 a 41
12. Astana 26:52 a 55
13. Ag2r La Mondiale 27:00 a 1:03
14. Sojasun 27:06 a 1:09
15. Europcar 27:09 a 1:12
16. Cofidis 27:16 a 1:19
17. Euskaltel-Euskadi 27:20 a 1:23
18. Argos-Shimano 27:43 a a 1:46
A falta del RadioShack...
1. Orica-GreenEdge 25:56
2. Omega Pharma-Quick Step a 1
3. Sky 25:59 a 2
Clasificación de la crono por equipos:
1. Orica-GreenEdge 25:56
2. Omega Pharma-Quick Step a 1
3. Sky 25:59 a 2
4. Team Saxo-Tinkoff 26:05 a 8
5. Lotto-Belisol 26:13 a 16
6. Garmin-Sharp 26:13 a 16
7. Movistar Team 26:15 a 18
8. Lampre-Merida 26:21 a 25
9. BMC 26:22 a 26
10. Katusha 26:24 a 27
11. RadioShack-Leopard 26:25 a 28
12. Vacansoleil-DCM 26:29 a 33
13. Cannondale 26:30 a 34
14. Belkin 26:33 a 36
15. FDj.fr 26:38 a 41
16. Astana 26:52 a 55
17. Ag2r La Mondiale 27:00 a 1:03
18. Sojasun 27:06 a 1:09
19. Europcar 27:09 a 1:12
20. Cofidis 27:16 a 1:19
21. Euskaltel-Euskadi 27:20 a 1:23
22. Argos-Shimano 27:43 a a 1:46
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Ted King cut from Tour de France due to TTT finish time
By Andrew HoodPublished Jul. 2, 2013Updated 36 mins ago
Ted King finished outside of the 25-percent time limit on Tuesday. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
American Ted King has been time cut from his Tour de France debut. King struggled in Tuesday’s stage 4 team time trial in Nice, three days after separating his left shoulder in a crash on the opening day of the race.
He fell behind his teammates in the first kilometer of the 25-kilometer ride through Nice and rode bravely on his own through excruciating pain. According to official time, King missed the 25-percent time limit by just seven seconds.
The race jury took no pity on King.
Race officials confirmed King’s time at 32:32.60, and Cannondale officials said they were informed he missed the time cut by just seven seconds.
The results sheet said it all: “HD, hors delai.”
Cannondale officials said they could not believe that the jury would disqualify the injured American. They challenged the decision in person and later by telephone, but were stonewalled.
“They didn’t want to listen to our explanation. Ted was racing with a shoulder injury, and he raced with a road bike. He was very brave. He did not stop fighting. Those are the qualities of cycling, yet they did not want to change their minds,” said Cannondale spokesman Paolo Barbieri. “It is Ted’s dream to race the Tour. We cannot believe it.”
Jury president Vincente Tortajada, who made the decision to time-cut King, is the same official who disqualified Chris Froome (Sky) during the 2010 Giro d’Italia.
That incident remains a sticking point for Froome and Sky. Froome was allegedly taking pulls on a police motorcycle near the top of the Mortirolo climb and the race jury kicked him out. Sky claimed that Froome was only trying to arrive to the top of the fearsome climb in order to meet team soigneurs so he could abandon due to searing knee pain.
King was injured in a crash that occurred late in Saturday’s opening stage after officials moved the finish line briefly and then returned it to the original position inside the final 5km. The uncertainty led to a chaotic finale that saw many of the top sprinters on the ground or delayed. Sky’s Geraint Thomas suffered a fractured pelvis and time trial world champion Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) reportedly suffered a concussion.
http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/07/news/ted-king-cut-from-tour-de-france-due-to-ttt-finish-time_293159?
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CE - STAGE 4
Tour de France 2013
Nice Team Time Trial 25km
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A team time trial, which was today's stage at the Tour de France, is one of the most dreaded events in a stage race. They typically happen early in the race, when time gaps between the riders are small, so every team has an incentive to go fast. And the teams of overall contenders have even more pressure, because seconds lost today could haunt them in Paris. So it was only a minor relief that this team test in Nice, on the fourth stage of the race, was only 25km (15.6mi).
The teams start with all riders together, working together to ride as hard as possible, and at the finish, the time of the fifth rider across the line is taken. If any rider finishes outside 25% of the winning team's time, they are eliminated from the race giving injured riders a particular reason to fear this stage as well. Teams start in reverse order of their team general classification standing, with four-minute gaps between each team so there is little likelihood of one team passing another.
Cannondale Pro Cycling, currently ranked nineteenth of twenty-two squads, was the fourth to start. While Green Jersey Peter Sagan was but a second out of the Yellow Jersey, 71 riders were also only a second down on the leader. Whichever team won the race would have their top man take over the race lead.
Cannondale did not come to the Tour with a team built around this test, but they wanted to give everything they had to allow them to dream of Yellow for another day. Once the team rolled down the ramp and onto the streets of Nice, American Ted King started to struggle. He was still feeling the effects of his first stage crash, and it showed. He tried to get in the slipstream of his teammates, but their hot pace from the start was too much for his tired body. Despite this disappointment, he rolled on, hoping to save his Tour by finishing within the time cut.
Ahead of them, Omega Pharma-Quickstep was finishing. Specialists at this event, they stopped the clock in 27:57, meaning Cannondale's King needed to complete the distance in about 32:25, for an average speed of 46.42kph (28.9mph) to salvage his Tour.
Thinking of Sagan, Cannondale kept on the pressure. They crossed the line with eight riders in 26:30. Good enough for third best at the moment. But there were plenty of fast teams left.
Six minutes later, King crossed the line in 32:31, a great time in general and superb considering his injuries, six seconds over 25% behind Omega Pharma. He'd have to appeal to the race officials to survive the day.
Garmin-Sharp, another strong team for this event, was looking to win and put their man David Millar in the lead. They finished sixteen seconds down on Omega Pharma. Then Orica-Greenedge came roaring up to the finish line. While not a team known for their strength in timed tests, they have a squad filled with strong time trialists. As they came blazing across the finish line, they stopped the clock in 25:56, one second faster than Omega Pharma. A new leader. Orica held their collective breath for the arrival of Team Sky. This was a team that spared no effort and no expensive to be great at this event. But they weren't good enough today, conceding three seconds at the line.
Orica's victory put yesterday's stage winner, Simon Gerrans, into the lead - the biggest prize yet for this second-year Australian squad. Gerrans' teammates slotted into second and third, sharing the same time with him, while the top two Omega Pharma riders moved up to fourth and fifth overall. With no sprint points on the line, Sagan kept his lead in the Points competition.
For Sagan and Cannondale, despite the short distance, it was a tough day in the saddle. "Today was hard. We tried hard. We started with one rider less, with Ted coming off, and it's a bit impossible to beat another team when the other team has nine riders. But we did ok in the end. We'll continue racing for the Green Jersey and I'll continue to seek out points." Ted King was eliminated on time leaving team Cannondale with eight riders to carry on with the goal to chase green.
Tomorrow, there will be many tired legs in the peloton. But the Tour rolls on with Stage Five, another lumpy 228.5km (142.8mi) ride from Cagnes-sur-mer to the port city of Marseille. Expect Cannondale Pro Cycling to go hard through the hills to shed the pure sprinters and to deliver Peter Sagan to the finish line for his first victory and to extend his lead in the sprint competition.
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