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| Tom Boonen in Roubaix, 2007 (© Cyclingheroes) |
Stage 2, which took cyclists from Santa Rosa to Sacramento, finished in front of record crowds, taking the total attendance
number for the first three days of the race to 425,000, with five days left to go. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was on hand
at the official post-race ceremonies to help award the jerseys.
“The Amgen Tour of California is a wonderful
experience for California and is great for our tourism,” declared Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger after Stage 2, where
he helped present leader jerseys. “The Amgen Tour of California showcases the state, which has some of the most beautiful
places in the world. Thank you to the enthusiastic crowd for being here and being such great fans.”
Having spent
most of the nearly 116-mile race chasing one rider, Scott Nydam (USA) of Team BMC, the field roared into Sacramento resigned
to settle the matter in a bunch sprint. As the peloton poured around the final corner, Gerald Ciolek (GER) of High Road, wearing
the Union Bank of California Best Young Rider Jersey, fired off the front and opened a massive gap. Reigning World Champion
Paolo Bettini (ITA) of QuickStep charged after Ciolek with Boonen in tow. When Boonen finally broke loose, he focused on the
legendary Cipollini, who came out of a three-year retirement to race for the American Rock Racing team.
“Racing
in America seems less stressful; people approach the race differently,” said Boonen. “I think we’ll be coming
back to the Amgen Tour of California for the next couple of years.”
Despite Boonen’s impressive win, it
was U.S. riders Farrar and Nydam that took the limelight on today’s stage. Local rider Nydam, who lives in Santa Rosa,
Calif., provided a bright spot on a rainy day for the enthusiastic fans who braved the weather to come out and cheer.
Imitating
the Stage 1 performance of his teammate Jackson Stewart (USA), Nydam broke away from the field and rode solo after only 10
miles, gaining a lead that grew to as much as 15 minutes. Yet, as the peloton went into the final flats of the stage, he was
reeled in and finally caught 15 miles from the finish after a brave 90-mile bid for victory.
Then, the rush began as
the cyclists started on the three finishing circuit laps in downtown Sacramento. The roar of spectators, which were ten deep
at points along the route, seemed to notch up the speed of the field. With two laps to go, Team CSC, which had riders that
won each of the first two days and held the overall lead, suffered a catastrophe when its sprinter J.J. Haedo (ARG), who won
Stage 2 in 2007 and captured the first stage in Santa Rosa this year, punctured a tire. Unselfishly, overall race leader Fabian
Cancellara (SUI) of Team CSC gave his wheel to Haedo, and remarkably Haedo caught up and surged to the front to contest the
sprint, finishing in an impressive fifth place, just behind Mark Cavendish (GBR) of High Road.
Farrar, who finished
third in Sunday’s Prologue, moved up the general classification rankings into the Amgen Leader Jersey, replacing Cancellara.
“This
win probably tops any win I’ve ever had; it’s a pretty big deal for me,” said Farrar. “I’m ecstatic
to be racing in America, and to be wearing the Amgen Leader Jersey is a big deal for me and for the team.”
Stewart
held onto the California Travel & Tourism Commission King of the Mountain (KOM) Jersey for a second day; however he turned
over the Tachyon Most Aggressive Jersey to Nydam. The Herbalife Sprint Jersey went to Heinrich Haussler (GER) of Gerolsteiner.
Ciolek will continue to wear the Union Bank of California Best Young Rider Jersey for a second day. Team High Road assumed
the overall team classification lead.
The top-three general classification leaders after today are Farrar in first,
Cancellara in second and Boonen in third.
“All of the stages thus far on the Amgen Tour of California have been
packed with spectators, and we are delighted with the overall response to the race and athletes,” said Andrew Messick,
president, AEG Sports. “As the race progresses, we are seeing everything we hoped for, including the emergence of new,
young American talent like Farrar; seeing cyclists who are in their prime like Leipheimer and Boonen; and world-renowned cyclists
showing us what the best of the best looks like, like Cipollini. It’s all happening at our race and that is fantastic.”
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Results Tour of California 2008
Stage 2
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
5.09.35 (36.125 km/h)
2 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner
3 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Rock Racing
4 Mark Cavendish (GBr) High Road
5 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC
6 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
7 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
8 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
9 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road
10 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
11 Alexander Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
12 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana
13 Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
14 Richard England (Aus) Bissell Pro Cycling
15 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
16 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank
17 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner
18 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana
19 Darren Lill (RSA) BMC Racing Team
20 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
21 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana
22 John Murphy (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
23 Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
24 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole
25 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
26 Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team
27 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team CSC
28 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Astana
29 Freddie Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing
30 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step
31 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
32 George
Hincapie (USA) High Road
33 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner
34 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step
35 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team
36 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
37 Jeff Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team
38 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC
39 Kim Kirchen (Lux) High Road
40 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team
41 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) High Road
42 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott
43 Benjamin Day (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
44 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank
45 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
46 Hendricus Vogels (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
47 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Scott
48 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
49 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team CSC
50 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
51 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis
52 Thomas Danielson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
53 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
54 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing
55 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
56 Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval-Scott
57 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
58 Edward King (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
59 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
60 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step
61 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana
62 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
63 Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
64 Roman Kilun (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
65 Jurgen Vandewalle (Bel) Quick Step
66 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team
67 Philip Zajicek (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
68 Sergey Ivanov (Rus) Astana
69 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Rock Racing
70 David Zabriskie (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
71 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
72 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Credit Agricole
73 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
74 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
75 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
76 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana
77 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
78 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole
79 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Scott
80 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole
81 Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
82 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
83 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank
84 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
85 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
86 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing
87 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC
88 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step
89 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
90 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank
91 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
92 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
93 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
94 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
95 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
96 Andrew Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
97 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole
98 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
99 Aaron Barry Tuckerman (NZl) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
100 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole
101 Julien Belgy (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
102 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) High Road
103 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Astana
104 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
105 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
106 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
107 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC
108 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
109 Aaron Olson (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
110 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott
111 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis
112 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole
113 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
114 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner
0.24
115 Scott Tietzel (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
0.27
116 Jonathan Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
117 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
118 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step
119 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
120 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
0.34
121 Caleb Manion (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
122 Bryce Mead (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
0.38
123 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
124 Nicholas Waite (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
1.40
125 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team
2.45
126 Kevin Lacombe (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
127 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner
2.54
128 Adam Hansen (Aus) High Road
3.38
129 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) High Road
130 Jonathan Sundt (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
7.20
131 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
7.30
DNS Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole
General Classification after stage 2
1 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
9.16.54
2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC
0.01
3 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
0.04
4 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) High Road
0.05
5 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) High Road
0.07
6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana
7 David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
0.08
8 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team CSC
0.09
9 David Zabriskie (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
10 Benjamin Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
0.10
11 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30 0.11
12 George Hincapie (USA)
High Road
13 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) High Road
0.12
14 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC
0.13
15 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana
16 Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step
0.14
17 Kim Kirchen (Lux) High Road
0.15
18 Dominique Rollin (Can) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
19 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
20 Jeff Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team
21 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
0.16
22 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole
23 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
24 Benjamin Day (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
0.17
25 Matthew Crane (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
26 Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team
27 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner
28 Edward King (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
29 Danny Pate (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
30 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana
0.18
31 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Scott
32 Darren Lill (RSA) BMC Racing Team
33 Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Rock Racing
0.19
34 Freddie Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing
35 David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
0.20
36 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team CSC
37 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis
38 Jurgen Vandewalle (Bel) Quick Step
0.21
39 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
40 Thomas Danielson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
41 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
42 Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
43 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
0.22
44 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC
45 Philip Zajicek (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
46 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
47 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana
48 Heath Blackgrove (NZl) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
49 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
50 Aaron Olson (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
0.23
51 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step
0.24
52 Iker Camano Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
53 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott
54 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank
55 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank
0.25
56 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
57 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank
0.26
58 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
59 Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
0.27
60 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
0.28
61 Julien Belgy (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
62 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner
0.29
63 Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Rock Racing
0.30
64 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
65 Michael Lange (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
0.31
66 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Credit Agricole
67 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step
68 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Credit Agricole
69 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner
0.33
70 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole
0.34
71 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
72 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
0.35
73 Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott
0.38
74 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step
0.44
75 Jonathan Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
4.58
76 Mark Cavendish (GBr) High Road
5.22
77 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented by H30
5.27
78 Mario Cipollini (Ita) Rock Racing
5.30
79 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team
80 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC
5.31
81 Tom Zirbel (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
5.32
82 Garrett Peltonen (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
5.33
83 Scott Zwizanski (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling
5.34
84 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval-Scott
5.36
85 Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
5.38
86 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank
87 Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team
5.39
88 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
89 Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
5.40
90 Aaron Barry Tuckerman (NZl) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
5.41
91 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
92 Hilton Clarke (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
5.42
93 Richard England (Aus) Bissell Pro Cycling
94 Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott
5.43
95 Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
96 Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team
97 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole
5.44
98 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
5.45
99 Frank Pipp (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
5.47
100 Alexander Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 5.49
101 Luciano André
Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval-Scott
102 Andrew
Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast 5.51
103 Laurent
Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
5.53
104 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
6.05
105 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step
6.06
106 Jonathan Clarke (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
6.09
107 Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
6.13
108 Nicholas Reistad (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
6.17
109 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner
6.26
110 Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team
8.15
111 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner
8.42
112 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) High Road
9.03
113 Adam Hansen (Aus) High Road
9.10
114 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Astana
10.06
115 John Murphy (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
116 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Astana
10.09
117 Sergey Ivanov (Rus) Astana
10.11
118 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana
10.16
119 Nicholas Waite (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
11.03
120 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Credit Agricole
11.27
121 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole
11.28
122 Hendricus Vogels (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
11.31
123 Scott Tietzel (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
12.00
124 Bryce Mead (USA) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
12.07
125 Caleb Manion (Aus) Toyota - United Pro Cycling Team
12.10
126 Roman Kilun (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis
12.35
127 Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net presented by Maxxis
12.49
128 Jonathan Sundt (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
13.05
129 Michael Creed (USA) Rock Racing
13.10
130 Kevin Lacombe (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies / Medifast
20.22
131 Matthew Rice (Aus) Jelly Belly Cycling Team
20.41
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