Tour de Luxembourg 2008: Credit Agricole's Konovalovas wins

06.06.2008/Lithuanian rider Ignatas Konovalovas (Credit Agricole) won todays second stage of the 2008 Tour de Luxembourg. Konovalovas had the fastest legs of a leading group of 43 riders. Sergey Lagutin (Cycle Collstrop ) came in second, French rider Cyril Lemoine (Credit Agricole) completed the podium. CSC's Fabian Cancellara defended his overall lead.

Neo pro Ignatas Konovalovas won todays second stage. (© Credit Agricole)

Todays 197 kilometres long second stage of the Tour of Luxembourg started in Schifflange and ended in Differdange with a mass sprint of a 43 men strong leading group. Credit Agricole's Lithuanian Ignatas Konovalovas grabbed his first win as a pro, Sergey Lagutin (Cycle Collstrop) came in second. Konovalovas teammate Cyril Lemoine came in third.

The race was coloured by a long break. David Deroo (Skil - Shimano), Michal Polas (Cycle Collstrop), Gregory Habeaux (Mitsubishi) and Hakan Nilsson (CC Differdange) took off after 30 kilometres. With 25 kilometres to go the four escapees were caught and although there were several attempts to break away after the four men were caught, the bunch stayed together.

With eight kilometres to go CSC's Fränk Schleck took off, Sergey Lagutin joined Schleck but the chasing bunch, which was split up in several groups, caught the two riders in the final kilometre.

Neo pro Ignatas Konovalovas won the stage and Swiss CSC rider Fabian Cancellara defended his overall lead.

"Fränk knew he was in great shape and he's ready for the two more hilly stages tomorrow and the day after. We had things under control today so Fabian kept his lead without any problems. Kurt-Asle Arvesen crashed during the stage and was quite beat up, but he managed to get through and we think he'll be able to carry on tomorrow," said Team CSC sports director Kim Andersen after the stage.

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Results Tour de Luxembourg 2008

Stage 2

1 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole             4.56.40 (39.84 km/h)
2 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop
3 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole
4 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel
5 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
6 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana
7 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Preti Mangi
8 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Credit Agricole
9 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop
10 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas
11 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop
12 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank
13 Clement Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil - Shimano
14 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
15 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole
16 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole
17 Jav Benitez Pomares (Spa) Benfica
18 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop
19 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon
20 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana
21 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
22 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Astana
23 Dana Andonov Petrov (Bul) Benfica
24 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Preti Mangi
25 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole
26 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Astana
27 Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) Preti Mangi
28 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team CSC
29 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana
30 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC
31 Jos Pimenta Costa M (Por) Benfica
32 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana
33 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas
34 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole
35 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Credit Agricole
36 Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana
37 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop
38 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano
39 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
40 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon
41 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
42 Kevin Ista (Bel) Agritubel
43 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas
44 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Benfica                               0.16
45 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas
46 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                          0.19
47 José Azevedo (Por) Benfica
48 Christian Poos (Lux) CC Differdange
49 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
50 Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon
51 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC
52 Hannes Blank (Ger) CC Differdange
53 Kalle Kriit (Est) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
54 Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner     0.30
55 Jan Valach (Svk) Elkhaus - Simplon                      1.01
56 Fredrik Johansson (Swe) CC Differdange                  1.11
57 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
58 Morten Knudsen (Den) CC Differdange
59 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
60 Ken Van Der Schuere (Bel) Cycle Collstrop
61 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Preti Mangi                        2.31
62 Vincenzo Centrone (Lux) Preti Mangi
63 Eddy Forner (Ita) CC Differdange
64 Emilien Ben Berges (Fra) Agritubel
65 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana
66 Frederic Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
67 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano                      4.23
68 Jens Mouris (Ned) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                    4.25
69 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                      4.33
70 Paul Manning (GBr) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner         4.35
71 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
72 Held Duarte Miranda (Den) Benfica                       6.13
73 B Castanheira Gomes (Por) Benfica
74 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Benfica
75 David Deroo (Fra) Skil - Shimano                        7.37
76 Ian Stannard (GBr) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
77 Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
78 Troels Ronn Vinther (Den) Cycle Collstrop
79 Ji Cheng (Chn) Skil - Shimano
80 Robert Lauscha (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon
81 Haral Starzengruber (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon
82 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
83 Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Skil - Shimano
84 Mikel Gaztanaga (Spa) Agritubel
85 Benoit Salmon (Fra) Agritubel
86 Benoit Sinner (Fra) Agritubel
87 Massimo Mazzanti (Ita) Preti Mangi
88 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
89 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC
90 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank
91 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank
92 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
93 Hakan Nilsson (Swe) CC Differdange
94 Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
95 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi
96 Thomas Bodo (Fra) CC Differdange                        8.12
97 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                       10.46
98 Gianluca Geremia (Ita) Preti Mangi
99 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Preti Mangi
100 Claude Wolter (Lux) CC Differdange
101 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                      11.13
DNF Dario Cataldo (Ita) Liquigas
DNF Jochen Summer (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon
DNS Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel

General Classification after Stage 2

1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                      9.35.17
2 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Credit Agricole                   0.05
3 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                      0.08
4 Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel
5 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Credit Agricole                0.10
6 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop
7 Kevin Ista (Bel) Agritubel                               0.11
8 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                               0.12
9 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Astana                            0.13
10 Jav Benitez Pomares (Spa) Benfica
11 Benoit Joachim (Lux) Astana
12 Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana                               0.15
13 Koen De Kort (Ned) Astana
14 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                      0.16
15 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
16 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team CSC
17 Boris Shpilevsky (Rus) Preti Mangi                      0.17
18 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
19 Clement Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil - Shimano
20 Dana Andonov Petrov (Bul) Benfica                       0.18
21 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Credit Agricole
22 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                          0.20
23 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole
24 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Preti Mangi
25 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas
26 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas
27 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop                        0.21
28 Stefan Rucker (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon
29 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
30 Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner     0.22
31 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana
32 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) Preti Mangi                        0.23
33 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano                     0.24
34 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon
35 Sergey Rudaskov (Rus) Cycle Collstrop                   0.25
36 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Cycle Collstrop                    0.26
37 Jos Pimenta Costa M (Por) Benfica
38 Julien Simon (Fra) Credit Agricole
39 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                          0.28
40 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                    0.29
41 Christophe Kern (Fra) Credit Agricole
42 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
43 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Credit Agricole                    0.33
44 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Benfica                               0.36
45 José Azevedo (Por) Benfica                              0.38
46 Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana
47 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                             0.39
48 Kalle Kriit (Est) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                    0.42
49 Christian Poos (Lux) CC Differdange                     0.46
50 Hannes Blank (Ger) CC Differdange
51 Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon              0.47
52 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                          0.48
53 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                         0.59
54 Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner     1.12
55 Jan Valach (Svk) Elkhaus - Simplon                      1.30
56 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                            1.35
57 Fredrik Johansson (Swe) CC Differdange                  1.40
58 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                1.41
59 Morten Knudsen (Den) CC Differdange                     1.44
60 Ken Van Der Schuere (Bel) Cycle Collstrop
61 Eddy Forner (Ita) CC Differdange                        2.54
62 Frederic Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner    3.03
63 Vincenzo Centrone (Lux) Preti Mangi                     3.07
64 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Preti Mangi                        3.10
65 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana                               3.12
66 Emilien Ben Berges (Fra) Agritubel
67 Jens Mouris (Ned) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                    4.45
68 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano                      4.47
69 Michal Golas (Pol) Cycle Collstrop                      4.53
70 Paul Manning (GBr) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner         4.58
71 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                 5.05
72 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Benfica                             6.37
73 Held Duarte Miranda (Den) Benfica                       6.38
74 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC                          7.43
75 B Castanheira Gomes (Por) Benfica                       7.46
76 Haral Starzengruber (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon             7.49
77 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                             7.55
78 Mikel Gaztanaga (Spa) Agritubel                         7.58
79 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                               8.00
80 Mathieu Criquielion (Bel) Mitsubishi-Jartazi            8.03
81 Troels Ronn Vinther (Den) Cycle Collstrop               8.04
82 Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                  8.07
83 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                             8.08
84 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner        8.09
85 Robert Lauscha (Aut) Elkhaus - Simplon
86 Massimo Mazzanti (Ita) Preti Mangi                      8.10
87 Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                8.12
88 Hakan Nilsson (Swe) CC Differdange                      8.14
89 David Deroo (Fra) Skil - Shimano                        8.15
90 Ian Stannard (GBr) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
91 Ji Cheng (Chn) Skil - Shimano                           8.31
92 Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Skil - Shimano                    11.17
93 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Preti Mangi                        11.18
94 Gianluca Geremia (Ita) Preti Mangi                     11.29
95 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                       11.33
96 Benoit Sinner (Fra) Agritubel                          12.03
97 Benoit Salmon (Fra) Agritubel                          12.13
98 Hans Dekkers (Ned) Mitsubishi-Jartazi                  12.22
99 Thomas Bodo (Fra) CC Differdange                       12.56
100 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                      21.03
101 Claude Wolter (Lux) CC Differdange                    23.28

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