EXTRAGIRO. Incredibile Sagan: in California fa 3 su 3!

| 16/05/2012 | 08:06
Sagan, Sagan e ancora Sagan. Il monologo del ventiduenne della Liquigas-Cannondale al Tour of California non si ferma: anche nella terza tappa (San Josè-Livermore di 185 km) il successo in volata è suo, davanti ad Haussler e Boonen. L’eccezionale momento di Sagan è stato supportato nel migliore dei modi da tutta la Liquigas-Cannondale, che si è prodigata per lunghi tratti della corsa per permettergli anche oggi di disputare la volata. Nel finale, poi, è stato lo stesso Sagan a regalare spettacolo.
Partito dalla terza posizione, ha rimontato e sorpassato con una volata di potenza pura.
«Questo filotto di vittorie sta andando oltre ogni migliore previsione – ha spiegato Sagan – innanzitutto perché era più di un mese che non correvo. Sono felicissimo, non c’è dubbio, ed è una gioia che voglio condividere con tutti i miei compagni, artefici quanto me di questi successi. Sto correndo sereno e tranquillo, cercando di dare tutto me stesso per finalizzare il lavoro della squadra. Mi piace vincere e ogni occasione per me è buona. Nei finali di corsa mi affido all’istinto. Oggi sono partito da dietro, cercando di non scoprirmi e uscire solo al momento giusto. Finora tutto sta riuscendo a meraviglia ma non mi illudo: le prossime sono tappe dure, poi c’è la crono. Sarà il terreno per gli uomini che vogliono, e possono, conquistare la generale».
Per il terzo giorno consecutivo Peter Sagan mantiene la maglia gialla di leader, così come quella della classifica a punti e quella dei giovani. Nel computo dei successi stagionali, infine, lo slovacco è arrivato a quota sei mentre la Liquigas-Cannondale a quota 18.

Ordine d’arrivo
1 Peter SAGAN Liquigas-Cannondale 4:50:49
2 Heinrich HAUSSLER Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:00
3 Tom BOONEN Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:00:00
4 Alexander CANDELARIO Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:00:00
5 Lloyd MONDORY AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:00
6 Fred RODRIGUEZ Team Exergy 0:00:00
7 Hugo HOULE Spidertech Powered by C10 0:00:00
8 Koen DE KORT Argos-Shimano 0:00:00
9 Michael MATTHEWS Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:00
10 Wesley SULZBERGER Orica GreenEDGE 0:00:00
11 Roger KLUGE Argos-Shimano 0:00:00
12 Frank PIPP Bissell Pro Cycling 0:00:00
13 Jasper STUYVEN Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:00:00
14 Gregory RAST RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:00
15 Greg VAN AVERMAET BMC Racing Team 0:00:00
16 Luke DURBRIDGE Orica GreenEDGE 0:00:00
17 Gavin MANNION Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:00:00
18 Gerald CIOLEK Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:00:00
19 Peter VELITS Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:00:00
20 Luis Leon SANCHEZ GIL Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:00
21 Marc DE MAAR UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:00:00
22 Yukihiro DOI Argos-Shimano 0:00:00
23 Tiago MACHADO RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:00
24 Lawson CRADDOCK Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:00:00
25 Jhon ATAPUMA Colombia - Coldeportes 0:00:00
26 Tejay VAN GARDEREN BMC Racing Team 0:00:00
27 Christopher HORNER RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:00
28 George HINCAPIE BMC Racing Team 0:00:00
29 Stijn VANDENBERGH Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:00:00
30 Christopher BALDWIN Bissell Pro Cycling 0:00:00
31 Brent BOOKWALTER BMC Racing Team 0:00:00
32 Markel IRIZAR ARRANBURU RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:00
33 Tom DUMOULIN Argos-Shimano 0:00:00
34 Andrew TALANSKY Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:00
35 Daniel OSS Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:00
36 Yannick EIJSSEN BMC Racing Team 0:00:00
37 Tom DANIELSON Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:00
38 Ben JACQUES-MAYNES Bissell Pro Cycling 0:00:00
39 Victor Hugo PENA Colombia - Coldeportes 0:00:00
40 Dries DEVENYNS Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:00:00
41 Laurens TEN DAM Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:00
42 Brian VANDBORG BACH Spidertech Powered by C10 0:00:00
43 Rory SUTHERLAND UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:00:00
44 George BENNETT RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:00
45 Cameron MEYER Orica GreenEDGE 0:00:00
46 Levi LEIPHEIMER Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:00:00
47 Nicolas ROCHE AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:00
48 Mikael CHÉREL AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:00
49 David ZABRISKIE Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:00
50 Wilco KELDERMAN Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:00
51 Josh ATKINS Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:00:00
52 Robert GESINK Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:00
53 Bram TANKINK Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:00
54 Matthew BUSCHE RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:00
55 Morgan SCHMITT Team Exergy 0:00:00
56 Raymond KUNZLI Spidertech Powered by C10 0:00:00
57 Paul MARTENS Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:00
58 Sylvain GEORGES AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:00
59 Fabio DUARTE AREVALO Colombia - Coldeportes 0:00:00
60 Joseph DOMBROWSKI Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:00:00
61 Maxime BOUET AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:00
62 Alex HOWES Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:00
63 Vincenzo NIBALI Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:00
64 Jeffry LOUDER UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:00:00
65 Philip DEIGNAN UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:00:00
66 Thomas ZIRBEL Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:00:00
67 Romain BARDET AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:00
68 Thomas PETERSON Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:00
69 Pieter WEENING Orica GreenEDGE 0:00:00
70 Andrew BAJADALI Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:00:00
71 Timothy ROE BMC Racing Team 0:00:00
72 Jens VOIGT RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:00
73 Andrés DÍAZ CORRALES Team Exergy 0:00:00
74 Matt COOKE Team Exergy 0:00:00
75 Ian BOSWELL Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:00:00
76 Lucas EUSER Spidertech Powered by C10 0:00:00
77 Michael RODRIGUEZ Colombia - Coldeportes 0:00:00
78 Alessandro VANOTTI Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:00
79 Maarten TJALLINGII Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:00
80 Michael CREED Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:00:00
81 Timothy DUGGAN Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:00
82 Nathan BROWN Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:00:00
83 Thomas DAMUSEAU Argos-Shimano 0:00:00
84 Alexandre GENIEZ Argos-Shimano 0:00:00
85 Rinaldo NOCENTINI AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:54
86 Robbie MCEWEN Orica GreenEDGE 0:02:31
87 Ryan EASTMAN Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:02:31
88 David BOILY Spidertech Powered by C10 0:05:43
89 Edward KING Liquigas-Cannondale 0:05:43
90 Benjamin KING RadioShack-Nissan 0:05:43
91 Carlos Julian QUINTERO Colombia - Coldeportes 0:05:43
92 Guillaume BOIVIN Spidertech Powered by C10 0:05:43
93 Kristjan KOREN Liquigas-Cannondale 0:07:45
94 Carter JONES Bissell Pro Cycling 0:07:45
95 Bert GRABSCH Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:07:45
96 Bradley WHITE UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:07:45
97 Scott ZWIZANSKI Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:07:45
98 Sébastian SALAS Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:07:45
99 Ryan ANDERSON Spidertech Powered by C10 0:07:45
100 Travis MEYER Orica GreenEDGE 0:07:45
101 Wilson MARENTES TORRES Colombia - Coldeportes 0:07:45
102 Javier GONZALEZ Colombia - Coldeportes 0:07:45
103 Leigh HOWARD Orica GreenEDGE 0:10:43
104 Tom STAMSNIJDER Argos-Shimano 0:10:43
105 Jeremy VENNELL Bissell Pro Cycling 0:10:43
106 Jason MCCARTNEY UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:12:06
107 Jonathan CLARKE UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:12:06
108 Juan Pablo SUAREZ Colombia - Coldeportes 0:12:06
109 Marcel KITTEL Argos-Shimano 0:12:06
110 Serghei TVETCOV Team Exergy 0:12:06
111 Mauro DA DALTO Liquigas-Cannondale 0:12:06
112 Nathan HAAS Garmin-Barracuda 0:12:06
113 Ken HANSON Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:12:06
114 Matt WILSON Orica GreenEDGE 0:12:06
115 Jacob RATHE Garmin-Barracuda 0:12:06
116 Michael FRIEDMAN Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:12:06
117 Christopher JONES UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:12:06
118 Sam JOHNSON Team Exergy 0:12:06
119 Carlos ALZATE ESCOBAR Team Exergy 0:12:06
120 Frantisek RABON Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:12:06
121 Jonathan Patrick MCCARTY Spidertech Powered by C10 0:12:06
122 Logan MOONY Team Exergy 0:12:06
123 Christophe RIBLON AG2R La Mondiale 0:12:06
Andrew DAHLHEIM Bissell Pro Cycling Abandon
Steve MORABITO BMC Racing Team Non Partant
Stephen CUMMINGS BMC Racing Team Non Partant

Classifica generale:
1 Peter SAGAN Liquigas-Cannondale 14:34:54
2 Heinrich HAUSSLER Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:12
3 Jeffry LOUDER UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:00:24
4 Fred RODRIGUEZ Team Exergy 0:00:26
5 Ben JACQUES-MAYNES Bissell Pro Cycling 0:00:26
6 Marc DE MAAR UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:00:27
7 Markel IRIZAR ARRANBURU RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:29
8 Josh ATKINS Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:00:29
9 Greg VAN AVERMAET BMC Racing Team 0:00:30
10 Lawson CRADDOCK Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:00:30
11 Luis Leon SANCHEZ GIL Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:30
12 Peter VELITS Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:00:30
13 George HINCAPIE BMC Racing Team 0:00:30
14 Tom DUMOULIN Argos-Shimano 0:00:30
15 Christopher HORNER RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:30
16 Tiago MACHADO RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:30
17 Brent BOOKWALTER BMC Racing Team 0:00:30
18 Jhon ATAPUMA Colombia - Coldeportes 0:00:30
19 Tejay VAN GARDEREN BMC Racing Team 0:00:30
20 Cameron MEYER Orica GreenEDGE 0:00:30
21 Wilco KELDERMAN Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:30
22 Luke DURBRIDGE Orica GreenEDGE 0:00:30
23 Tom DANIELSON Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:30
24 Andrew TALANSKY Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:30
25 Fabio DUARTE AREVALO Colombia - Coldeportes 0:00:30
26 Romain BARDET AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:30
27 Paul MARTENS Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:30
28 Laurens TEN DAM Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:30
29 Brian VANDBORG BACH Spidertech Powered by C10 0:00:30
30 Robert GESINK Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:30
31 Rory SUTHERLAND UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:00:30
32 Wesley SULZBERGER Orica GreenEDGE 0:00:30
33 Levi LEIPHEIMER Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:00:30
34 Raymond KUNZLI Spidertech Powered by C10 0:00:30
35 Pieter WEENING Orica GreenEDGE 0:00:30
36 Nicolas ROCHE AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:30
37 David ZABRISKIE Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:30
38 Yannick EIJSSEN BMC Racing Team 0:00:30
39 Vincenzo NIBALI Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:30
40 Mikael CHÉREL AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:30
41 Philip DEIGNAN UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:00:30
42 Matt COOKE Team Exergy 0:00:30
43 Andrés DÍAZ CORRALES Team Exergy 0:00:30
44 Sylvain GEORGES AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:30
45 Alex HOWES Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:30
46 Timothy ROE BMC Racing Team 0:00:30
47 Ian BOSWELL Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:00:30
48 Nathan BROWN Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:00:30
49 Christopher BALDWIN Bissell Pro Cycling 0:00:52
50 Bram TANKINK Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:52
51 Maxime BOUET AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:53
52 George BENNETT RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:54
53 Joseph DOMBROWSKI Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:00:54
54 Timothy DUGGAN Liquigas-Cannondale 0:01:14
55 Alessandro VANOTTI Liquigas-Cannondale 0:01:14
56 Andrew BAJADALI Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:01:38
57 Matthew BUSCHE RadioShack-Nissan 0:02:06
58 Daniel OSS Liquigas-Cannondale 0:03:32
59 Alexander CANDELARIO Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:07:26
60 Hugo HOULE Spidertech Powered by C10 0:07:26
61 Koen DE KORT Argos-Shimano 0:07:26
62 Jasper STUYVEN Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:07:26
63 Yukihiro DOI Argos-Shimano 0:07:26
64 Victor Hugo PENA Colombia - Coldeportes 0:07:26
65 Thomas DAMUSEAU Argos-Shimano 0:07:26
66 Jens VOIGT RadioShack-Nissan 0:07:26
67 Lucas EUSER Spidertech Powered by C10 0:07:26
68 Gavin MANNION Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:08:46
69 Alexandre GENIEZ Argos-Shimano 0:09:10
70 Frank PIPP Bissell Pro Cycling 0:09:19
71 Leigh HOWARD Orica GreenEDGE 0:11:06
72 Tom BOONEN Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:11:59
73 Stijn VANDENBERGH Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:12:03
74 Edward KING Liquigas-Cannondale 0:14:29
75 Dries DEVENYNS Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:14:31
76 Michael MATTHEWS Rabobank Cycling Team 0:15:15
77 Lloyd MONDORY AG2R La Mondiale 0:15:41
78 Thomas PETERSON Garmin-Barracuda 0:15:42
79 Rinaldo NOCENTINI AG2R La Mondiale 0:16:09
80 Ryan EASTMAN Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:18:13
81 Thomas ZIRBEL Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:18:59
82 Christopher JONES UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:19:20
83 Michael RODRIGUEZ Colombia - Coldeportes 0:19:21
84 Benjamin KING RadioShack-Nissan 0:21:25
85 Maarten TJALLINGII Rabobank Cycling Team 0:21:25
86 Gregory RAST RadioShack-Nissan 0:21:27
87 Michael CREED Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:21:27
88 Roger KLUGE Argos-Shimano 0:22:11
89 Gerald CIOLEK Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:22:11
90 Morgan SCHMITT Team Exergy 0:22:11
91 Ryan ANDERSON Spidertech Powered by C10 0:22:16
92 Kristjan KOREN Liquigas-Cannondale 0:23:27
93 Bert GRABSCH Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:23:27
94 Robbie MCEWEN Orica GreenEDGE 0:23:58
95 David BOILY Spidertech Powered by C10 0:24:42
96 Jeremy VENNELL Bissell Pro Cycling 0:25:10
97 Sébastian SALAS Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:26:02
98 Jonathan CLARKE UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:27:48
99 Guillaume BOIVIN Spidertech Powered by C10 0:27:54
100 Bradley WHITE UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:29:08
101 Scott ZWIZANSKI Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:29:12
102 Carlos Julian QUINTERO Colombia - Coldeportes 0:29:34
103 Carter JONES Bissell Pro Cycling 0:29:56
104 Javier GONZALEZ Colombia - Coldeportes 0:29:56
105 Christophe RIBLON AG2R La Mondiale 0:31:05
106 Jonathan Patrick MCCARTY Spidertech Powered by C10 0:31:05
107 Sam JOHNSON Team Exergy 0:32:04
108 Tom STAMSNIJDER Argos-Shimano 0:32:10
109 Matt WILSON Orica GreenEDGE 0:33:33
110 Nathan HAAS Garmin-Barracuda 0:33:33
111 Travis MEYER Orica GreenEDGE 0:34:04
112 Mauro DA DALTO Liquigas-Cannondale 0:34:17
113 Juan Pablo SUAREZ Colombia - Coldeportes 0:34:17
114 Logan MOONY Team Exergy 0:34:17
115 Marcel KITTEL Argos-Shimano 0:34:17
116 Ken HANSON Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:34:17
117 Frantisek RABON Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:34:17
118 Wilson MARENTES TORRES Colombia - Coldeportes 0:34:45
119 Jason MCCARTNEY UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling 0:38:25
120 Serghei TVETCOV Team Exergy 0:39:09
121 Michael FRIEDMAN Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:39:09
122 Jacob RATHE Garmin-Barracuda 0:39:09
123 Carlos ALZATE ESCOBAR Team Exergy 0:39:09