Tour de France 2010/2. stage

00000 Result of the 2nd stage 00000
		Sylvain Chavanel (EQS)	4:40:48 h
2.		Maxime Bouet (ALM)	+ 3:56 min
3.		Fabian Wegmann (MRM)	equal time
4th		Robbie McEwen (KAT)	equal time
5.		Christian Knees (MRM)	equal time
6th		Jürgen Roelandts (OLO)	equal time
7th		Thor Hushovd (CTT)	equal time
8th.		Linus Gerdemann (MRM)	equal time
9.		Matthieu Ladagnous (FDJ)	equal time
10.		Bernhard Eisel (THR)	equal time
		Sylvain Chavanel (EQS)
Intermediate results after the 2nd stage
		Sylvain Chavanel (EQS)	10:01:25 h
2.		Fabian Cancellara (TNK)	+ 2:57 min
3.		Tony Martin (THR)	+ 3:07 min
		Sylvain Chavanel (EQS)	44 pts.
2.		Alessandro Petacchi (LAM)	35 pts.
3.		Jürgen Roelandts (OLO)	34 pts.
		Jérôme Pineau (EQS)	13 pts.
2.		Sylvain Chavanel (EQS)	8 pts.
3.		Pure Taaramäe (COF)	8 pts.
		Tony Martin (THR)	10:04:32 h
2.		Geraint Thomas (SKY)	+ 0:13 min
3.		Edvald Boasson Hagen (SKY)	+ 0:22 min
		Quick Step	30:11:40 h
2.		Team RadioShack	+ 2:51 min
3.		Team HTC-Columbia	+ 2:52 min

The 2nd stage of the Tour de France 2010 on July 5th led over 201.5 km from Brussels to Spa . On this undulating stage there were three sprint classifications and six mountain classifications in the 3rd and 4th categories. After Adam Hansen's abandonment due to fall injuries the day before, 194 of the 198 registered participants started.

Race course

The drivers first drove through Brussels in a convoy before the real start was given at 12:35 p.m. An eight-man breakaway group around Sylvain Chavanel successfully pulled away after a few kilometers and slowly built up a lead of around five minutes on the main field. The Belgian Jürgen Roelandts won the first two sprint classifications, while Jérôme Pineau secured the three mountain classifications in the 4th category.

The temperatures were cooler than the day before, and there was light rain again and again. First falls, such as by Sebastian Lang , were not very dramatic. This changed after crossing the Côte de Werbomont when several drivers fell on a slippery road. Mickaël Delage , who had to give up the race , was hit particularly hard . Meanwhile, the peloton came closer to the breakaway as the team Saxo Bank , which had the yellow jersey in its ranks, did follow-up work.

Sébastien Turgot was the first to drop out of the lead group when it came to the Côte d'Aisomont, the first climb in Category 3, followed by Matthew Lloyd . Jérôme Pineau also won this mountain classification, with which he secured the first dotted jersey . Jürgen Roelandts pulled away in the subsequent descent and tried to get to the Col du Stockeu alone, but was followed by Chavanel, who overtook him and won the mountain classification. Jérôme Pineau and Rein Taaramäe now dropped back. Maxime Monfort attacked from the field .

On the descent, several riders fell on a slippery road in the field, including Francesco Gavazzi , Christian Vande Velde and Andy Schleck , who sustained major injuries to his left arm and right knee. The main field was split up into several groups, with Schleck, Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong in the suspended . But the first group around the leader Fabian Cancellara slowed down the pace and waited for them.

A total of seventy drivers were involved in falls on this third day of racing. Chavanel, who was not affected by a fall, was able to increase his distance again due to the slow driving style of the field and also won the stage after the last mountain classification on the Col du Rosier. On the initiative of Cancellara, the field, which was reunited, concluded a non-aggression pact and drove over the finish line without a sprint to the finish, just under four minutes behind. As the jury later decided, only Chavanel got points at the finish. As a result, the French won not only the yellow, but also the green jersey.

criticism

The behavior of the peloton under the direction of Cancellara sparked criticism from both riders and athletic leaders.

After the group around Andy Schleck, captain of the Saxo Bank team, caught up again, there was no waiting for more drivers. Nevertheless, at this point there were still several other drivers behind the peloton, including captains like Christian Vande Velde and Damiano Cunego . Some riders who stayed in the front group despite the crashes felt that the significantly slowed pace had deprived them of their chances of winning the day. Since no sprint points were awarded to the drivers behind the day's winner Chavanel on the initiative of Cancellara, the contenders for the green jersey who remained in the front group could not profit from the fact that they had kept up with the peloton despite the climbs. Thor Hushovd in particular was angry after the stage, as he lost many points in the fight for the green jersey.

The sports management of the German team Milram was also angry. Gerry van Gerwen said that he understood the solidarity with the victims of the fall, but one also had to think about the spectators and sponsors. Milram had seen a good chance of Gerald Ciolek's victory at the end of the 2nd stage.

Sprint ratings

• 1st intermediate sprint in Perwez (kilometer 39.5) ( 163  m OP )

First	Jürgen Roelandts	6 pts.
Second	Sylvain Chavanel	4 pts.
Third	Francesco Gavazzi	2 pts.

• 2nd intermediate sprint in Seny (kilometer 112) ( 281  m OP )

First	Jürgen Roelandts	6 pts.
Second	Sébastien Turgot	4 pts.
Third	Sylvain Chavanel	2 pts.

• 3rd intermediate sprint in Coo (km 177) ( 249  m OP )

First	Jürgen Roelandts	6 pts.
Second	Sylvain Chavanel	4 pts.
Third	Maxime Monfort	2 pts.

• Finish in Spa (kilometer 223.5) ( 26  m OP )

First	Sylvain Chavanel	25 pts.
No points for the following if the jury decides .

Mountain ratings

• Côte de France, category 4 (kilometer 98) ( 244  m OP ; 2.2 km at 6.2%)

First	Jérôme Pineau	3 pts.
Second	Matthew Lloyd	2 pts.
Third	Purely Taaramäe	1 point

• Côte de Filot, Category 4 (kilometer 128.5) ( 297  m OP ; 3.9 km at 4.5%)

First	Jérôme Pineau	3 pts.
Second	Purely Taaramäe	2 pts.
Third	Matthew Lloyd	1 point

• Côte de Werbomont, category 4 (kilometer 136) ( 368  m OP ; 4.5 km at 3.5%)

First	Jérôme Pineau	3 pts.
Second	Purely Taaramäe	2 pts.
Third	Matthew Lloyd	1 point

• Côte d'Aisomont, category 3 (kilometers 161.5) ( 488  m OP ; 4.5 km at 5.2%)

First	Jérôme Pineau	4 pts.
Second	Purely Taaramäe	3 pts.
Third	Marcus Burghardt	2 pts.
Fourth	Francesco Gavazzi	1 point

• Col du Stockeu, Category 3 (kilometers 167.5) ( 509  m OP ; 3.0 km at 5.9%)

First	Sylvain Chavanel	4 pts.
Second	Jürgen Roelandts	3 pts.
Third	Maxime Monfort	2 pts.
Fourth	Francesco Gavazzi	1 point

• Col du Rosier, category 3 (kilometer 189) ( 557  m OP ; 6.4 km at 4.0%)

First	Sylvain Chavanel	4 pts.
Second	Maxime Monfort	3 pts.
Third	Carlos Barredo	2 pts.
Fourth	Fabian Cancellara	1 point

tasks

• 104 - Mickaël Delage ( Omega Pharma-Lotto ): Eliminated due to a fall during the stage.
• 114 - Adam Hansen ( Team HTC-Columbia ): After falling on the 1st stage, did not start the stage.

Web links

Commons : Tour de France 2010/2. Stage  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Results and ratings

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Focus Online: Cavendish colleague Hansen dropped out. July 5, 2010, accessed July 5, 2010 . 
2. ^ Benjamin Haller and Andreas Zellmer (dpa, N24): Chavanel after chaos race in yellow. (No longer available online.) July 5, 2010, formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 8, 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
3. ↑ letour.fr: The revenge of Chavanel. (No longer available online.) July 5, 2010, archived from the original on July 7, 2010 ; accessed on July 8, 2010 (2 - Bruxelles> Spa). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ ARD Sportschau: Chavanel wins Ardennes stage and gets yellow. July 5, 2010, accessed July 8, 2010 . 
5. ↑ Cycling news: "Aktion Schneckentempo" with the blessing of the race management. July 6, 2010, accessed July 6, 2010 . 
6. ↑ Michael Ostermann (ARD Sportschau): Who deserves the respect? July 5, 2010, accessed July 8, 2010 . 
7. ↑ Eurosport: Chavanel wins on "Day of Fair Play". July 5, 2010, accessed on July 5, 2010 : "The jury [...] decided to only credit Chavanel with the 25 points for the win - all the drivers behind were left empty-handed in the points evaluation"