Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) added to his mountain points today, but it was Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) that attacked with 2 km to go to take the stage win in Stage 16 of the 2009 Tour de France. Pellizotti was part of a large group that rode off the front just 5 km into the race and led the race over both of today’s rated climbs. The yellow jersey group came in just a minute behind, go there will be no big changes in the G.C. today.
The race rolled out just after 1:00 local time and the attacks started early. By km 5, a group of around 20 riders had gotten away and opened a small gap. Just a few of the riders in that group were Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas), Jose Gomez Marchante (Cervelo), Heinrich Haussler (Cervelo)
Hayden Roulston (Cervelo), Jurgen van den Broeck (Silence-Lotto), Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) and Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank). By the time that they reach the base of the Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard, they already had a 1′55″ gap. Pellizotti looked to be wanting to add to his climber’s points today. He has set a goal of keeping the polka-dot jersey through the end of the race.
As expected, the break splintered and Vladimir Karpets (Katusha) and Pellizotti pulled ahead of the others and motored up the climb. They were leading the first group of chasers by 1′45″ and the peloton by a little over 3 minutes. Astana is sitting at the front of the peloton, setting a good steady pace. Alberto Contador was seen sitting on the wheel of Lance Armstrong.
The race rolled out just after 1:00 local time and the attacks started early. By km 5, a group of around 20 riders had gotten away and opened a small gap. Just a few of the riders in that group were Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas), Jose Gomez Marchante (Cervelo), Heinrich Haussler (Cervelo)
Hayden Roulston (Cervelo), Jurgen van den Broeck (Silence-Lotto), Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) and Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank). By the time that they reach the base of the Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard, they already had a 1′55″ gap. Pellizotti looked to be wanting to add to his climber’s points today. He has set a goal of keeping the polka-dot jersey through the end of the race.
As expected, the break splintered and Vladimir Karpets (Katusha) and Pellizotti pulled ahead of the others and motored up the climb. They were leading the first group of chasers by 1′45″ and the peloton by a little over 3 minutes. Astana is sitting at the front of the peloton, setting a good steady pace. Alberto Contador was seen sitting on the wheel of Lance Armstrong.
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