Sobota, 18. 6. 2011, 9.33
8 let, 7 mesecev
Ulissi wins the queen stage and yellow jersey
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Statements after the 3rd stage:
Italian Diego Ulissi (Lampre) was the first to reach the finish line of the queen stage, taking the lead in the overall standings. "I felt good already on the first two climbs of the stage, so it wasn’t that difficult to follow the leaders. On the final climb, two kilometres before the finish line, I executed a full-on attack where there was no wind, and this brought me victory and the yellow jersey. Many thanks also go to my teammate Simon Špilak, who helped me a lot during the final ascent."
Robert Vrečer came fourth in the 3rd stage and relinquished the yellow jersey: "We can be happy, but mostly I’m sorry for the team. They did everything necessary, but I do not have the yellow jersey, though I have nothing to blame myself for. I had some problems during the race, but I’m not disappointed. I have to point out though that all of the teams were competing against Perutnina Ptuj, not for the win."
500 m to go - Diego Ulissi is in the lead (Lampre), Radoslav Rogina (Loborika) is second, and Simon Špilak (Lampre) third.
1 km to go - Diego Ulissi (Lampre) has caught up to Špilak, Vrečer is on their trail in third place several 10 metres behind.
2 km to go - Špilak has a 13-second advantage over the group of chasers headed by Vrečer.
3 km to go - Nibali is having problems and is out. Simon Špilak (Lampre) is still in the lead, followed by Diego Ulissi (Lampre), Robert Vrečer (Perutnina Ptuj), Radoslav Rogina (Loborika), and Luca Ascani (D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo).
4 km to go - Špilak is still ahead, chased by Vrečer and Nibali. His lead is decreasing.
5 km to go - Nibali is attacking after Špilak gained a 100-metre lead; Vrečer is still in the race for a podium finish. It looks like the situation will keep changing until the very end.
6 km to go - Rogina, Nibali, and Vrečer took turns attacking, with Špilak being the only one to rack up a significant advantage in the end.
8 km to go - Vrečer, Nibali, and Špilak continue their battle for victory. We are seeing further tactical jumps and escape attempts, but none have been successful so far.
9 km to go - None of the riders have established a significant lead; Vrečer is currently in control.
160 km – 10 km to go - Robert Vrečer has attacked, followed by Kristijan Koren (Liquigas-Butan plin) and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Butan plin).
145 km - The leading five are just 25 km away from the finish line, the main pack is 3 minutes behind. Their tempo is dictated by Perutnina Ptuj.
140 km - The breakaway group now has five members.
133 km - Our optimism for the weather holding out was unfounded as it has started to rain.
132 km - The three-man breakaway group consists of Grega Bole (Lampre), Laurent Didier (Saxo Bank), and Henry Frusto (D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo), but Blaž Jarc (Adria Mobil) and Geert Steurs (Topsport) are hot on their trail. The leaders are currently 3:30 ahead of the main pack.
121 km - The peloton is 3:25 behind.
120 km - The breakaway group has split into two; Grega Bole (Lampre), Laurent Didier (Saxo Bank), and Henry Frusto (D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo) have jumped ahead. The three have established an advantage of a little over 100 metres.
118 km - Despite a tradition of having bad weather during queen stages, the weather this year is dry and more suited for the riders.
117 km - The ascent to Kranjski Rak has started. This 2nd category mountain finish has an altitude of 1029 m and an average incline of 8,6 percent. The breakaway riders are currently 4:25 ahead of the main pack.
107 km - The breakaway riders have a lead of 4:10 over the main pack. After some problems, Andrej Rajšp (Radenska) fell behind the leaders and rejoined the main pack. He will most likely have to relinquish his polka dot jersey after this stage.
97 km – The breakaway riders have entered the feeding zone in Radmirje while Matej Mugerli (Perutnina Ptuj) and Mitja Mahorič (Adria Mobil) have fallen back and rejoined the main pack, which is 3:30 behind the leading six.
Two hours into the stage - The average speed for this stage is 44 km/h.
89 km - Grega Bole has rejoined the breakaway group for the second time after a wheel failure.
85 km - Grega Bole’s wheel troubles continued, so he had his front wheel replaced as well. The riders reached speeds up to 90 km/h during the descent from Črnivec.
79 km - Matej Mugerli (Perutnina Ptuj) and Mitja Mahorič (Adria Mobil) are again attempting to bridge the gap to the breakaway riders.
76 km - Grega Bole had a flat tire and had to have his wheel replaced. Despite this though, he has managed to rejoin the leading five.
75 km - While the leading six are already doing their best in the climb to Črnivec, the peloton has just started ascending and is 3:40 behind. Matej Mugerli (Perutnina Ptuj), Matej Gnezda (Adria Mobil), and Mitja Mahorič (Adria Mobil) have broken away from the peloton and are attempting to bridge the gap to the leaders.
70 km - The six breakaway riders have started their climb to the 902-metre Črnivec. Perutnina Ptuj members are setting the pace in the peloton, which is 4:50 behind.
13.27 - Who is Blaž Jarc, the rider that is also part of the breakaway group? The 22-year-old member of Team Adria Mobil was victorious at the Poreč Trophy single-day 2nd category race. He also took excellent 8th place at the Rund Um Koln single-day 1st category race.
65 km - The breakaway riders still hold a lead of 4:50.
Slovenian Grega Bole is among the breakaway riders: this is the second season the 25-year-old from the Gorenjska region has been with the Italian team Lampre. He won the first and second stages at last year’s Tour de Slovénie, earning him the yellow jersey for two days. He finished the race in 9th place. He has not yet won any races this year. In the previous season, his best to date, he won three times, with the most prestigious being first place in the 1st stage of Pro tour: Criterium du Dauphine. Additionally, at Pro Tour: Tour of Poland he won excellent second place in the overall general classification. Last year, he competed in the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, where he took third place in the 6th stage.
55 km - The breakaway riders have increased their lead to 4:50. Perutnina Ptuj members are leading the main pack.
Exactly one hour into the 3rd stage - The first hour of the ‘queen’ stage is behind us and the leading six have travelled exactly 49 km (51 km according to official data) at a matching average speed of 51 km/h. The breakaway riders have stretched out their lead to 4:20.
16 km - The breakaway attempt has been neutralised.
15 km - Diego Caccia (Farnese), Aleksejs Saramotins (Cofidis), Sven Jodts (Topsport) and Kristijan Durašek (Loborika) have a lead of a few seconds.
Rider withdrawal - Kohei Uchima (D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo) has resigned from the race due to a fall.
7 km - At the front of the peloton we see the pace being dictated in turns by Team Perutnina Ptuj and Team Geox, preventing any breakaway attempts.
2 km - The peloton has reunited. A member of Team Cofidis has also fallen.
1 km - The peloton has spread out. It looks like it will be an excellent day for cycling. There has also been a fall by a member of Team Geox.
40 km - The leading group has accumulated a lead of 3:30 and is nearing the first intermediate sprint in Kranj, where the six riders will battle for points.
35 km - The five chasers have caught up to Bole. The new leaders are now Geert Steurs (Topsport), Laurent Didier (Saxo Bank), Henry Frusto (D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo), Massimo Demarin (Loborika), and Blaž Jarc (Adria Mobil). The breakaway group has built up a lead of 3:10.
31 km - Grega Bole has a 20-second lead over the five chasers and 1:20 over the peloton.
29 km - Bole is increasing his lead, Blaž Jarc (Adria Mobil) has joined the breakaway group.
23 km - Grega Bole (Lampre), Geert Steurs (Topsport), Laurent Didier (Saxo Bank), Massimo Demarin (Loborika), and Henry Frusto (D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo) have also tried to break away.
21 km - The second breakaway attempt has also been neutralised.
20 km - Six riders have managed to break away from the peloton and have established a 100-metre lead.
11.55 – Tržič will be hosting a Tour de Slovénie stage start for the first time ever. Golte is also a first time host for a Tour de Slovénie stage finish.
11.54 – Robert Vrečer (Perutnina Ptuj) is wearing the yellow jersey (leader in the overall general classification).
11.53 – The young Andrej Rajšp (Radenska) is wearing the polka dot jersey (leader in the mountains classification).
11.50 - Italian Diego Ulissi (Lampre-ISD) is wearing the white jersey (leader in the young rider classification).
11.46 – There are three intermediate sprints scheduled for today: Kranj (at 41,5 km), Kamnik (at 63 km), and Mozirje (153 km).
11.45 – There will be no penalty time for the top 3 at the intermediate sprints. Deduction (bonus) time will be awarded to the top 3 riders at the stage finish. The winner will have 10, the runner-up 6, and the third place winner 4 seconds deducted from their time.
11.45 - There are three mountain finishes scheduled: Črnivec (at 78,5 km, 2nd category), Kranjski Rak (at 120 km, 2nd category), and the finish at Golte (at 170,6 km, 1st category).
The race begins at 12.00 in Tržič, the riders will be travelling over a distance of 170.6 km. Before the final climb, the Tour de Slovénie riders will have to overcome two 2nd category mountain finishes – Črnivec and Kranjski Rak. Will Vrečer successfully fend off attacks by Nibali and company?
Like yesterday and the day before that, Sportal will provide detailed coverage of the entire event. The final climb will be broadcast live and you can closely follow the events as they unfold during the race on the map via GPS.
