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Dauphine
Stage 4 -Tony Martin in action © Photo Tim De Waele
Criterium
du Dauphine Stage 4 ITT:
Martin Wins Big Once Again - Kwiatkowski Now 3rd GC
05-Jun-2013:
Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team rider Tony Martin
showed great condition at the 32.5km Stage 4 ITT at
Criterium du Dauphine on Wednesday, winning the time trial
with a time of 36'55" after also setting the fastest
intermediate times.
OPQS
rider Michal Kwiatkowski also had a strong time
trial performance, finishing 5th after being 2nd at the first
intermediate time check (+22"). Rohan Dennis (Garmin-Sharp)
was 2nd, +47", and Chris Froome (Sky ProCycling)
was 3rd, +1'08". Sylvain Chavanel finished 18th,
+2'28".
Kwiatkowski
moves into 3rd in the GC, as Dennis takes over the yellow
jersey.
This
is the 34th win for OPQS (32 road), in three disciplines,
in 2013. Martin has also won every ITT he has participated
in this season, except for a prologue. He has eight total
wins in 2013.
Dauphine
Stage 4 - Tony Martin in the podium © Photo Tim De Waele
"I
was really looking forward to today," Martin
said. "It was the first long
time trial after Volta ao Algarve. It was a really
nice form test for the Tour. In the past days I had
some stomach problems due to a virus. The biggest problem
I had was two days ago, and yesterday I was already feeling
better. not 100 percent but when I woke up this morning
I was pretty OK, feeling optimistic and feeling confident.
So, I'm not 100 percent recovered, but almost. I'm happy
with the stage win."
Martin
said it was a good feeling as preparation for the Tour
de France.
"We
have two ITTs at the Tour, but also at the beginning
a team time trial," Martin said. "So,
it's really important for me and the team as it is also a
good chance to fight for the yellow jersey. We also have one
of the best sprinters with Cav, so I think we will
have a lot of opportunities. As for me, I was happy about
my gap to a rider such as Froome today. I'm not 100%
fit, so I'm happy with my result. It's a nice moment
right now, but I have to be realistic. The first ITT at the
Tour fits me, but the second one for sure is pretty
hard. I go to see it after the Dauphine and then I
can make my opinion."
As
for the next days at Dauphine, Martin will now
focus on helping his teammates.
"In
the next days I will try to be useful for the team on the
mountains," Martin said. "I
have to improve a bit on the climbs before the Tour
and the last days of the Dauphine are perfect for it."
Kwiatkowski,
now 3rd in the GC, said he is happy about his top 5 result
at the Dauphine ITT.
"I
think I went much faster in the first part than the second
part because I usually catch Capecchi and Santaromita,"
Kwiatkowski said. "That
was my goal, to see where they are. In the middle of the TT
I caught them. The second part I maybe lost some time, but
finally with 5km to go I gave it all. I am happy about my
race. I trained a lot actually before this race for the time
trial, and I had a good feeling. The result is not important
now. Because, the first race after such a long period without
racing, makes me happy about such a good feeling about my
position and everything, and also having no problems during
the course. The 3rd position in the GC is a good result so
far, but now we will go into the mountains and the GC will
probably change. We will see day by day."
Classifica
generale dopo 4 tappe del Giro del Delfinato
1.DENNIS
R. GRS 12h 40' -0"
2.FROOME C. SKY 00' 05"
3.KWIATKOWSKI M. OPQ 00'
26"
4.BOASSON HAGEN E. SKY 00' 32"
5.PORTE R. SKY 00' 33"
6.THOMAS G. SKY 00' 55"
7.VEILLEUX D.EUC 01' 09"
8.KONIG L.TNE 01' 11"
9.CLEMENT S. BLA 01' 14"
10.GRIVKO A. AST 01' 26"
La
vittoria di Viviani nella 2a tapa del Delfnato foto
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03.06.2013
- Elia
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