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Blanco leader leaves race due to illness
Taylor Phinney fought his way through the Giro d'Italia for two weeks, but won't be at the start in Chattanooga on Saturday. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com Former national champion Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing) will not enter the USA Cycling Professional Road National Championships after abandoning the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday due to illness. Phinney, the 2010 time trial champion, left the Giro after the second rest day and underwent evaluation at an Italian hospital on Wednesday. BMC Racing confirmed on Friday that Brent Bookwalter would be the team’s only rider in Chattanooga.
“I have been to hospital [Wednesday] morning and my condition is more severe than we initially thought, and I just need some time to recover,” Phinney said in a statement forwarded to VeloNews.
The team has not provided additional information on Phinney’s condition. When contacted via email on Wednesday, Phinney told VeloNews that the team would provide more details on his condition in the coming days.
With the absence of David Zabriskie (Garmin-Sharp), who fractured a clavicle in a crash at the Amgen Tour of California on Friday, Phinney, 22, would have been a rider of intrigue, if not the outright favorite, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Saturday. Phinney was second in the TT world championships in 2012 and fourth in the discipline at the London Olympics.
One year after wearing the maglia rosa at the Giro, Phinney fought through knee pain, illness, and allergies during the race’s opening two weeks. He finally withdrew on Tuesday.
The sport’s world governing body, the UCI, restricts athletes from entering a sanctioned event before an event from which they have withdrawn ends. The Giro closes on Sunday in Brescia, though Phinney may have been able to receive an exemption from the UCI to compete in Saturday’s time trial, via Article 2.6.026:
A rider dropping out of the race may not compete in any other cycling events for the duration of the stage race that he abandoned, on pain of a 15 day suspension and a fine of CHF 200 to 1,000.
After consulting the event directors and the president of the commissaires panel, the UCI may, however, grant exceptions at the request of a rider and with the agreement of his sports director.
Bookwalter will start the time trial as a favorite in his own right. He is the top returning rider from 2012, when was third in the TT behind Zabriskie and Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing).
“We did a great week in California and it breeds confidence going into nationals,” Bookwalter said in a team statement. “I feel really good and strong, not too fatigued or weathered. I wish I had a couple teammates there, but I’m excited and motivated to race in my home region of the country.”
The Volkswagen USA Cycling Professional Road and Time Trial National Championships run May 25-27 in Chattanooga.
Giro d'Italia director angry after EPO positive overshadows the Giro d'Italia
Giro director Michele Acquarone says Danilo Di Luca's EPO positive is a sign of addiction. Photo: David Hecker | AFP VAL MARTELLO, Italy (AFP) — Giro d’Italia director Michele Acquarone on Friday described the case of Italian rider Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia), whose positive EPO test was revealed earlier in the day, as “a case of dependency.”
“A rider who looks me in the eyes and told me, ‘I made a mistake,’ I believe,” said Acquarone. “But when he [uses] again, it feels to me a case of addiction. It’s a man who needs help.”
Di Luca tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition control before the Giro. The Italian was previously banned when he tested positive for EPO CERA in 2009. Di Luca only signed a 2013 contract in late April and joined Vini Fantini in the Giro, where he attacked but failed to win a stage.
“This is stupid on his part not to have realized that the music has changed,” said Acquarone. “We are dealing with an old rider who has not understood that the cycling world is not the same.”
Di Luca, winner of the 2007 Giro, is 37 years old. He faced doping suspicion during his 2007 victory, when test results showed abnormally low hormone levels, and was suspended for three months later in the year over his involvement in the Oil for Drugs doping inquiry. His failed test for EPO CERA during the 2009 Giro resulted in a two-year ban.
Acquarone said that he did not regret the invitation of the Vini Fantini team, which he justified by the presence riders such as Italian Stefano Garzelli, Matteo Rabottini, and Oscar Gatto.
Acquarone did not rule out the possibility of requesting damages from Di Luca.
“All in good time. We will see later, after arrival Sunday at Brescia. On May 27, we will study the consequences,” he said.
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Stage 20 altered due to conditions but final climb will remain
- 1. Gerald CIOLEK, MTN-Qhubeka, in 5:10:15
- 2. Arnaud DEMARE, FDJ, at :00
- 3. Heinrich HAUSSLER, IAM Cycling, at :00
- 4. Ben SWIFT, Sky, at :00
- 5. Davide CIMOLAI, Lampre-Merida, at :00
- 6. Aidis KRUOPIS, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00
- 7. Cyril LEMOINE, Sojasun, at :00
- 8. Robert WAGNER, Blanco, at :00
- 9. Raymond KREDER, Garmin-Sharp, at :00
- 10. Yohann GENE, Europcar, at :00
- 11. Grischa JANORSCHKE, Nutrixxion Abus, at :00
- 12. Russell DOWNING, NetApp-Endura, at :00
- 13. Daryl IMPEY, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00
- 14. Michael SCHWARZMANN, NetApp-Endura, at :00
- 15. Yauheni HUTAROVICH, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00
- 16. Jan-Niklas DROSTE, Heizomat, at :00
- 17. Juan Jose LOBATO DEL VALLE, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :00
- 18. Nikias ARNDT, Argos-Shimano, at :00
- 19. Maxime DANIEL, Sojasun, at :00
- 20. Roger KLUGE, NetApp-Endura, at :00
- 21. Geraint THOMAS, Sky, at :00
- 22. Alex RASMUSSEN, Garmin-Sharp, at :00
- 23. Theo BOS, Blanco, at :00
- 24. Andreas STAUFF, MTN-Qhubeka, at :00
- 25. Jasha SÜTTERLIN, Thüringer Energie, at :00
- 26. Jan DIETEREN, Stölting, at :00
- 27. Fabian WEGMANN, Garmin-Sharp, at :00
- 28. Simon CLARKE, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00
- 29. Yoann OFFREDO, FDJ, at :00
- 30. Marcel WYSS, IAM Cycling, at :00
- 31. Martijn VERSCHOOR, Novo Nordisk, at :00
- 32. Adriano MALORI, Lampre-Merida, at :00
- 33. Michel KREDER, Garmin-Sharp, at :00
- 34. Romain BARDET, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00
- 35. Warren BARGUIL, Argos-Shimano, at :00
- 36. Martin ELMIGER, IAM Cycling, at :00
- 37. Theo REINHARDT, Rad-Net Rose, at :00
- 38. Maximilian WERDA, Stölting, at :00
- 39. Steele VON HOFF, Garmin-Sharp, at :00
- 40. Jan BARTA, NetApp-Endura, at :00
- 41. Cyril GAUTIER, Europcar, at :00
- 42. Ignatas KONOVALOVAS, MTN-Qhubeka, at :00
- 43. Silvio HERKLOTZ, Stölting, at :00
- 44. Jean Marc MARINO, Sojasun, at :00
- 45. Maxime BOUET, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00
- 46. Diego ULISSI, Lampre-Merida, at :00
- 47. Christophe RIBLON, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00
- 48. Ian STANNARD, Sky, at :00
- 49. David LELAY, Sojasun, at :00
- 50. Dominic KLEMME, IAM Cycling, at :00
- 51. Maximilian SCHACHMANN, Thüringer Energie, at :00
- 52. Nikodemus HOLLER, Thüringer Energie, at :00
- 53. Patrick SCHELLING, IAM Cycling, at :00
- 54. Simon GESCHKE, Argos-Shimano, at :00
- 55. Damiano CUNEGO, Lampre-Merida, at :00
- 56. Christopher SUTTON, Sky, at :00
- 57. Andreas SCHILLINGER, NetApp-Endura, at :00
- 58. John GADRET, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00
- 59. Mikael CHEREL, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00
- 60. Jon ABERASTURI IZAGA, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :00
- 61. Alexander GRAD, Heizomat, at :00
- 62. Johannes FRÖHLINGER, Argos-Shimano, at :00
- 63. Fabian SCHORMAIR, Heizomat, at :00
- 64. Luke ROBERTS, Stölting, at :00
- 65. Jérémy ROY, FDJ, at :00
- 66. Steffen RADOCHLA, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :00
- 67. Jure KOCJAN, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :00
- 68. Yannick TALABARDON, Sojasun, at :00
- 69. Bram TANKINK, Blanco, at :00
- 70. Sergio PARDILLA BELLON, MTN-Qhubeka, at :00
- 71. Cédric PINEAU, FDJ, at :00
- 72. Alex FRAME, Thüringer Energie, at :00
- 73. Manuele MORI, Lampre-Merida, at :00
- 74. Alexander WETTERHALL, NetApp-Endura, at :00
- 75. David LOZANO RIBA, Novo Nordisk, at :00
- 76. Alexander KRIEGER, Rad-Net Rose, at :00
- 77. Stefan DENIFL, IAM Cycling, at :00
- 78. William BONNET, FDJ, at :00
- 79. Ruben PEREZ MORENO, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :00
- 80. Fabio CALABRIA, Novo Nordisk, at :00
- 81. Mikel NIEVE ITURALDE, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at :00
- 82. Thibaut PINOT, FDJ, at :00
- 83. Brice FEILLU, Sojasun, at :00
- 84. Johannes WEBER, Heizomat, at :00
- 85. Meran RUSSAN, MTN-Qhubeka, at :00
- 86. Laurent MANGEL, FDJ, at :00
- 87. Jonas AHLSTRAND, Argos-Shimano, at :00
- 88. Pierre ROLLAND, Europcar, at :00
- 89. Martin REIMER, MTN-Qhubeka, at :00
- 90. Thomas LÖVKVIST, IAM Cycling, at :00
- 91. Simon GERRANS, Orica-GreenEdge, at :00
- 92. Kersten THIELE, Rad-Net Rose, at :00
- 93. Graeme BROWN, Blanco, at :00
- 94. Biel KADRI, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :00
- 95. Matteo BONO, Lampre-Merida, at :00
- 96. Blaz JARC, NetApp-Endura, at :00
- 97. Jan Oelerich, Stölting, at :00
- 98. Joseph Lloyd DOMBROWSKI, Sky, at :00
- 99. Max WALSLEBEN, Nutrixxion Abus, at :00
- 100. Javier MEGIAS LEAL, Novo Nordisk, at :00
- 101. Davide MALACARNE, Europcar, at :00
- 102. Christophe KERN, Europcar, at :00
- 103. Bjorn THURAU, Europcar, at :00
- 104. Jay Robert THOMSON, MTN-Qhubeka, at :00
- 105. Rick AMPLER, Nutrixxion Abus, at :00
- 106. Daniel MARTIN, Garmin-Sharp, at :00
- 107. Jonathan TIERNAN-LOCKE, Sky, at :00
- 108. Francois PARISIEN, Argos-Shimano, at :00
- 109. Jerome COUSIN, Europcar, at :00
- 110. David TANNER, Blanco, at :29
- 111. Sebastian LANGEVELD, Orica-GreenEdge, at :30
- 112. Jack BAUER, Garmin-Sharp, at :52
- 113. Jetse BOL, Blanco, at 1:41
- 114. Henning BOMMEL, Rad-Net Rose, at 1:57
- 115. Alexander SCHMITT, Nutrixxion Abus, at 2:13
- 116. Lucas LIß, Rad-Net Rose, at 2:13
- 117. Tobias DOHLUS, Nutrixxion Abus, at 2:13
- 118. Manuel STRAUB, Heizomat, at 2:13
- 119. Thomas KOEP, Stölting, at 2:13
- 120. Jimmy ENGOULVENT, Sojasun, at 2:13
- 121. Benjamin SYDLIK, Nutrixxion Abus, at 2:13
- 122. Dennis VAN WINDEN, Blanco, at 2:38
- 123. Sam BEWLEY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:38
- 124. Kevin DE MESMAEKER, Novo Nordisk, at 3:50
- 125. Peter KENNAUGH, Sky, at 4:14
- 126. Jack CUMMINGS, Thüringer Energie, at 6:32
- 127. Moritz SCHAFFNER, Thüringer Energie, at 6:32
- 128. Stuart O’GRADY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 8:19
- 129. Jan WÄLZLEIN, Heizomat, at 8:19
- 130. Stephen CLANCY, Novo Nordisk, at 8:19
- 131. Jan BROCKHOFF, Thüringer Energie, at 8:19
- 132. Max MERK, Heizomat, at 8:19
- 133. André SCHULZE, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 8:19
- 134. Christopher MUCHE, Rad-Net Rose, at 8:19
- 135. Florian SCHEIT, Rad-Net Rose, at 8:19
- 136. Sebastian Körber, Nutrixxion Abus, at 8:19
We will publish full results as they become available.- 1. Tony MARTIN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, in 17:42
- 2. Tom DUMOULIN, Argos-Shimano, at :40
- 3. Artem OVECHKIN, RusVelo, at :43
- 4. Alexander SEROV, RusVelo, at :46
- 5. Ben HERMANS, RadioShack-Leopard, at :46
- 6. Kristof VANDEWALLE, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :53
- 7. Damien GAUDIN, Europcar, at :56
- 8. Tom BOONEN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 1:00
- 9. William CLARKE, Argos-Shimano, at 1:00
- 10. Niki TERPSTRA, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 1:01
Italian will wait for B sample results
