Updated Stage 1 Standings
The only way there was only a 1 second time gap was if the finish line had been in some region of the Twilight Zone where time slows down. The results have been corrected. Here are important details...
Kirchen, Evans, Frank Schleck, Pereiro +:01
Sastre, Andy Schleck, Beltran, Hincapie, Menchov, Zubeldia, JENS VOIGT +0:07
Popovych +0:18
Moreau +0:39
Joost Posthuma, Koos Moerenhout +2:00
Soler +3:04
No, the few seconds between Valverde and the other real contenders (stopping at Popovych) aren't much. They probably will not matter in 3 weeks. In the first week they may matter when it comes to passing around the yellow jersey, and they will make a difference in the starting order for the Individual Time Trial on Tuesday.
In the Green jersey competition, the uphill finish prevented a bunch sprint, so the green jersey favorites didn't capture big points. Valverde leads for now. Freire did take 17 points, and Hushovd scored 11. Zabel got 4. McEwen, O'Grady, and Cooke got nothing. So, Freire & Thor have a little insurance for later.
Kirchen, Evans, Frank Schleck, Pereiro +:01
Sastre, Andy Schleck, Beltran, Hincapie, Menchov, Zubeldia, JENS VOIGT +0:07
Popovych +0:18
Moreau +0:39
Joost Posthuma, Koos Moerenhout +2:00
Soler +3:04
No, the few seconds between Valverde and the other real contenders (stopping at Popovych) aren't much. They probably will not matter in 3 weeks. In the first week they may matter when it comes to passing around the yellow jersey, and they will make a difference in the starting order for the Individual Time Trial on Tuesday.
In the Green jersey competition, the uphill finish prevented a bunch sprint, so the green jersey favorites didn't capture big points. Valverde leads for now. Freire did take 17 points, and Hushovd scored 11. Zabel got 4. McEwen, O'Grady, and Cooke got nothing. So, Freire & Thor have a little insurance for later.
posted by uberschuck at 11:28 AM
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