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By Peter Cossins July 22, 2011 3:14pm
Updated: July 22, 2011 9:46pm Race: Tour de France
Rolland wins on the Alpe d'Huez at end of epic stage
Andy Schleck rides into yellow as Contador's raid fails
191km Passage du Gois La Barre-de-Monts - Mont des Alouettes Les Herbiers
23km Les Essarts (TTT)
198km Olonne-sur-Mer - Redon
172km Lorient - Mûr-de-Bretagne
158km Carhaix - Cap Fréhel
226km Dinan - Lisieux
215km Le Mans - Châteauroux
190km Aigurande - Super-Besse Sancy
208km Issoire - Saint-Flour
Rest Day 1
161km Aurillac - Carmaux
168km Blaye-les-Mines - Lavaur
209km Cugnaux - Luz-Ardiden
156km Pau - Lourdes
168km Saint-Gaudens - Plateau de Beille
187km Limoux - Montpellier
163km Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Gap
179km Gap - Pinerolo
200.5km Pinerolo - Galibier Serre-Chevalier
109km Modane - Alpe-d'Huez
42.5km Grenoble (ITT)
160km Créteil - Paris Champs-Élysées
Stage details
Stage report / results
Pierre Rolland (Team Europcar) dropped Alberto Contador, and Samuel Sanchez to win France's first stage of the race
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Pierre Rolland takes the victory atop Alpe d'Huez
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Andy Schleck in yellow after stage 19
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Samuel Sanchez wrapped up the king of the mountains classification on Alpe d'Huez
Pierre Rolland took the first French stage victory of the 2011 Tour de France.
Ivan Basso leads Levi Leipheimer to the line.
Samuel Sanchez had two things in mind: the win on Alpe d'Huez and the mountains jersey.
Cadel Evans rode another patient, calculating stage to keep his rivals in sight.
Alberto Contador leads the escape group on the Galibier.
Andy Schleck takes over the pace making
Samuel Sanchez descended to the lead group on the Galibier
Pierre Rolland celebrates his Alpe d'Huez triumph
Samuel Sanchez came away with the Tour's polka dot jersey
Contador marks Rolland in the finale of the Alpe d'Huez climb
Pierre Rolland (Europcar) became the first Frenchman to win on Alpe d'Huez since Bernard Hinault.
Sanchez congratulates winner Pierre Rolland.
Frank Schleck suffers on the stage to Alpe d'Huez
Andy Schleck is happy with his prize.
Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil-DCM)
Cadel Evans gules himself to the wheel of Andy Schleck
The Schleck brothers tried to break Cadel Evans but couldn't
Ivan Basso chasing down the mountain.
There's no denying that Alberto Contador suffered on the Alpe d'Huez.
Jens Voigt (Leopard Trek) on his way to the finish
Pierre Rolland takes a famous win atop Alpe d'Huez
Andy Schleck (Leopard Trek) in the maillot jaune, with 57 seconds on Cadel Evans heading into the time trial
Pierre Rolland (Europcar) took over the best young rider's classification on Alpe d'Huez
Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador head for the podium on the Alpe d'Huez
Andy Schleck attacks the descent of the Col du Galibier
Alberto Contador attacked the Col du Telegraphe and pulled away the favourites
The Liquigas-Cannondale train works for Ivan Basso
Thomas Voeckler chased alone for ages until he finally gave up
Cadel Evans went back to the peloton after a mechanical and then led the chase on the Telegraphe.
Samuel Sanchez made it up to the leaders on the Alpe d'Huez, but faded in the finale.
Samuel Sanchez (Euskatel) takes second behind Rolland
Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) takes third on the stage
Robert Gesink (Rabobank) hasn't recovered from his injuries
Robert Gesink (Rabobank) has had a poor Tour de France
David Moncoutie worked hard to keep Rein Taaramae in white but it wasn't enough
Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step)
Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) salutes the Dutch crowds
Cadel Evans (BMC) will ride for yellow in tomorrow's TT
Peter Velits (HTC-Highroad) hangs on for fourth
Cadel Evans (BMC) answered all the attacks from the Schlecks and even tried his own
The chasers sprint for the line
Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) went out fighting
Alberto Contador climbed the Galibier in the presence of Andy Schleck, Rui Costa and Christophe Riblon
Andy Schleck (Leopard Trek) holds less than a minute over his brother and Cadel Evans
Andy Schleck (Leopard Trek) on the podium, about to take yellow
Pierre Rolland (Team Europcar) wins his first Tour de France stage win
Damiano Cunego (Lampre - ISD) had nothing left at the finish
Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) lost yellow despite a valiant effort
Ten Dam (Rabobank) salutes the Dutch fans on the final climb
Simon Gerrans (Team Sky) nears the finish
Jakob Fuglsang (Leopard Trek) tried to set the Schlecks up on the final climb
24 hours after his stage win Andy Schleck (Leopard Trek) was in yellow
Andy Schleck (Leopard Trek) pulls on yellow
Samuel Sanchez took over the lead in the KOM competition and will keep itA
Contador pushes the pace on the Col du Galibier
Damiano Cunego is satisfied with his performance in this year's Tour de France.
Alberto Contador was forced to weave through the crazed fans on the Alpe d'Huez
Andy Schleck claimed the yellow jersey
Alberto Contador gained only the most aggressive rider's prize for his efforts.
Thomas Voeckler chases alone on the Galibier
Alberto Contador's only podium appearance in this year's Tour was a most aggressive rider prize on the Alpe d'Huez stage.
Contador keeps an eye on his followers.
Voeckler (Europcar) had no answer when Contador attacked for the second time
Thomas Voeckler's stint in the yellow jersey is now over
Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) had a difficult day and slipped out of the white jersey
Peter Velits (HTC) finished fourth on the stage
Rolland ditches Sanchez and Contador
Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) didn't give in without a fight
Rolland, Contador and Sanchez near the end of an epic stage
Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) goes on the attack
Andy Schleck (Leopard Trek) claimed the maillot jaune on the Alpe d'Huez stage.
Thomas Voeckler did his best, but the Alpe d'Huez stripped him of the yellow jersey.
Andy Schleck led the front group on the descent of the Galibier.
Damiano Cunego (Lampre) attacked the GC contenders
Damiano Cunego (Lampre) had a solid day and put time in Ivan Basso (Liquigas)
The GC contenders near the summit of Alpe d'Huez
Jerome Coppel (Saur - Sojasun) was up there
Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) grabs a bottle
Ivan Basso (Liquigas) was on the back foot all day
Ivan Basso (Liquigas) struggles up the final climb but would go on to keep his top ten place
Ryder Hesjedal (Team Garmin-Cervelo) helped seal the teams competition
Tom Danielson (Garmin) will finish as the top American rider in his first Tour de France
Andy Schleck leads Tom Danielson
Cadel Evans (BMC) had another strong day in the mountains
Frank Schleck (Leopard Trek) leads Cadel Evans (BMC)
Pierre Rolland (Europcar) won stage 19 of the Tour de France on Alpe d'Huez
There's hardly been a day when something of significance hasn't happened on this year's Tour de France, and today's short 109km run to Alpe d'Huez undoubtedly followed that pattern. Indeed, the final mountain stage of this year's race proved just as tense as the stage that had preceded it to the summit of the Galibier, with the overall contenders on the attack almost from the start and the action never letting up.
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To add to the drama, the stage produced a totally unexpected winner. Although it had seemed that France had missed its last realistic chance of taking a stage win on this Tour, Pierre Rolland (Europcar) delivered one on the greatest cycling stage of all. In doing so, he became the first French rider to win on the Alpe since Bernard Hinault 25 years ago, showing both cleverness and strength as he outwitted and outpaced Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) and Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel) in the closing two kilometres.
"I've imagined this dozens of times," said Rolland. "I kept my cool up against the two Spaniards who know each other so well and have been riding together since the start. It was double or nothing, but I didn't want to be second."
First onto the packed slopes of Alpe d'Huez in the company of Garmin-Cervélo's Ryder Hesjedal, Rolland edged away from the Canadian, but could not respond when Contador caught and passed him with 12km still to the summit. The Spaniard's lead stretched quickly to more than half a minute, but Rolland began to cut into it after he had been joined by Euskaltel's Sánchez, who had come across from a group containing the Schleck brothers and Cadel Evans.
Heading into the final 5km Contador, who had initiated the first attacks from the yellow jersey group after just 15km into the stage and had been on the attack ever since, finally began to wilt and the pair chasing behind closed in.
With 2.5km left, they got up to the three-time Tour champion. It looked like the two Spanish friends would then work over the Frenchman, but Rolland didn't allow them the opportunity to do so. He wasted no time in making an attack, having cannily sat in behind Sánchez during the latter part of their pursuit to save his resources.
Contador initially responded but, after some weaving back and forth, Rolland went again and this time Contador failed to stay with the Europcar rider. Rolland surged on, crossing the line 11 seconds ahead of Sánchez to massive acclaim. To cap his achievement, the Rolland also moved into the white jersey of best young rider.
"On the Galibier Thomas [Voeckler] told me: 'Don't worry about me any more.' I realized that I could play my own card. I wanted to get a gap going onto the final climb, which is an ascent I know extremely well. I climbed it 10 times during a training camp," said Rolland. "When I got to bend number one I knew that I could put it in the big ring and ride à bloc to the finish."
Second place on the day for Sánchez made him the first rider to confirm victory in one of the race's jersey competitions. With double points on offer for the mountains jersey, the Olympic champion, who was the winner at Luz-Ardiden and second at Plâteau de Beille, became a worthy winner of the polka-dot jersey.
"It is always matter of pride to be on the podium in Paris. And I now will be wearing a jersey of some prestige," said Sánchez. "It's a victory for me and for my team. I take it as a reward for all the work that has been done on this Tour.
"If I take stock, this Tour has been far from negative: I've won a beautiful stage to Luz Ardiden, taken the polka-dot jersey and finished in the top 10 of the Tour."
For Contador there was a degree of disappointment, but also some satisfaction having finally left his mark on a race that has not gone his way. "I attacked today in order to enjoy myself. Today was a different day for me because the pressure was over, so today was just about enjoying the race," said Contador. Asked if the Contador we saw in May at the Giro would have been more successful today, he smiled and replied: "Of course."
The yellow jersey battle opens up
Behind this trio, there was an equally gripping battle for the yellow jersey. After Voeckler had been dropped near the bottom of the climb following another hugely courageous effort to hang on to the lead, the Schleck brothers did all they could to drop Cadel Evans, but at no point were the Leopard-Trek duo able to distance the BMC leader.
Both Andy and Fränk made digs, but Evans stuck limpet-like to whichever one made a move, knowing that his best chance of victory would come in tomorrow's Grenoble time trial.
The trio were part of a group that came in 57 seconds down on Rolland, with Andy Schleck clearly exhausted but having done enough to take the yellow jersey into tomorrow's crucial time trial.
"Many riders say that the yellow jersey gives you wings and I hope that will be the case tomorrow," said the new race leader. "I couldn't have asked a writer to create a better Tour de France. It's all there – the suspense is perfect. I believe in myself for the time trial... I'll do a good ride. I think I can hold on to the yellow jersey. I've been chasing it for a while.
"I haven't been so close to winning the Tour before. My form is great and this is a realization of everything that I had in mind – of taking yellow in the Alps. Of course tomorrow is going to be a lot of hard work but I'm confident. I showed great form until now and I'll do the same again tomorrow."
However, Evans appeared to be the day's big winner on GC, having kept his deficit on Andy Schleck to 57 seconds and Fränk to a mere four.
"The early attack from Contador was a really bold move. I was feeling pretty average, but I think there was something wrong with my rear wheel slowing me down a bit, I think it had moved in the frame a bit. But the team rode fantastically up to the steepest slopes of the Galibier," said Evans.
"It all came back together eventually and we fought it out on Alpe d'Huez. Of course I'd like to have taken some time going into the time trial – I'd like to be in yellow with a lead of five minutes – but there are two of them and just one of me, and they wanted me to drag them up there. I didn't understand that.
"As for tomorrow, the tactic will be to start as fast as possible and finish as fast as possible and hope that that's enough."
More points lost in green jersey race as sprinters fail to make time cut
The one jersey that remained with the same rider who started in it this morning was the green. Although he once again finished outside the stage's time limit, but by only a handful of seconds, Mark Cavendish was in good company in a group of 60-odd riders.
Also in the group was his main rival for the points title, José Joaquín Rojas. Both men lost 20 points for finishing outside the time limit, leaving Cavendish with an advantage of 15 and in pole position as the race closes on Paris.
Contador springs an early surprise
The action began right from the moment the road first dropped away from the start line in Modane. A big group of 14 riders came together with 10km covered, with BMC and Saxo Bank both represented. But, as this group started to cooperate, the first move came from the pack behind them, and Alberto Contador, yesterday's biggest loser, was the man to make it.
The Spaniard's offensive with just 15km covered provoked a flurry of counters. Andy Schleck was quickly on his wheel. Evans had more of a struggle to jump across, but race leader Voeckler appeared initially to have missed the move. However, the Frenchman has shown before that he's got incredible tenacity, and he proved it once again by driving himself across to the Contador group. Basso's Liquigas-Cannondale team set the pace behind, with Fränk Schleck covered by some of his Leopard Trek teammates.
With 5km to the top of the Télégraphe, Contador attacked again, and this time neither Evans nor Voeckler could respond. Evans almost came to a halt as Contador and Andy Schleck sped clear. After stopping to check his bike, remounting, then stopping again to get a new machine, the Australian had lost so much ground that he opted to drop back to the Liquigas-led bunch behind.
Contador was quickly on and through most of the breakaway riders. As he pressed on with yesterday's Galibier winner Schleck, a number of riders stuck with them heading down the drop into Valloire and then onto the north side of the Galibier. On the easier initial slopes of this epic ascent, Contador's pace-making saw most of the breakaways drop back until only Rui Costa (Movistar) and Christophe Riblon (AG2R) were with them when the reached the Galibier's steeper ramps above 2000m.
Behind this group, Voeckler had stubbornly persisted with his pursuit. Yo-yoing between 20 and 30 seconds behind, the yellow jersey could often see his rivals ahead as the road switched back and forth. As riders dropped back from the lead group, Voeckler used them to get a bit of pace-setting relief, before taking up his chase again.
As the four leaders approached the summit, Andy Schleck offered occasional support to Contador's pace-making. The bunch behind started to break up, and for a time, BMC had taken over the pace-making from Liquigas, but just above Plan Lachat, where the road kicks up, Evans decided to take over on the front.
Just as had been the case on stage 18, few could follow the Australian's relentless grinding pace. He quickly closed in on Voeckler, who slowed to wait for the Australian's rapidly dwindling group, which included Fränk Schleck, Basso, Sánchez and, crucially, three of Voeckler's Europcar teammates.
Soon after Voeckler had settled into that group and begun to gather himself, Sánchez sprinted clear of it. No one initially countered the Olympic champion, but eventually Evans did respond, with Europcar duo Anthony Charteau and Pierre Rolland quick to track him. Unfortunately, though, their team leader Voeckler had almost run out of juice, and Charteau dropped back to pace him as Rolland pushed on apparently with the white jersey in his sights.
Andy Schleck led over the Galibier. Sánchez was 20 seconds down behind the Schleck group of four, with Evans at 34 seconds, just ahead of a gaggle of riders including Garmin's Tom Danielson and Hesjedal, Fränk Schleck, Damiano Cunego (Lampre) and Rolland. A minute further back, Voeckler once again had two teammates with him as the 40km descent to Bourg d'Oisans began.
Sánchez lived up to his reputation as a great descender by making it across to the five-strong front group. A second group formed around Evans. As numbers joined it and several riders committed to share the pace-making, they closed in on the five men ahead, catching them soon after crossing the dam at the bottom of the Chambon reservoir with 25km remaining.
For a while there was no organisation at all in this group, allowing Voeckler's Europcar teammates to cut the gap between them substantially. The first attack from this front group came from Europcar's Rolland, who was joined by Hesjedal. While these two pushed clear, the main contenders toyed with each other, allowing Europcar to bring Voeckler back up to his key rivals just before the start of the climb to Alpe d'Huez.
Rolland and Hesjedal had a lead of 47 seconds going onto the Alpe, where a huge throng had massed. Behind them, after an overly fast lead-out on the opening ramps of the Alpe by Leopard's Jakob Fuglsang, the first key name to drop back was white jersey leader Taaramae. Crucially, Voeckler soon fell back too.
After Fuglsang's flurry, Contador attacked with 12.5km to go. Andy Schleck led a vain pursuit with Evans on his wheel, but the Spaniard was soon across to leading two. After a brief pause, he went again, with Rolland chasing. Determined to get clear, Contador attacked again with 11.5km remaining, and this time was free.
With 10.5km remaining, Sánchez brought a group containing Fränk Schleck up to his brother and Evans. Although Fränk Schleck attempted to put Evans in trouble, no one managed to break clear of this group until HTC's Peter Velits jumped away with 9km remaining, and with Sánchez chasing. The Spaniard soon passed Velits and moved up to Rolland. The pair then began to nibble into Contador's advantage.
With the crowds looking particularly uproarious on certain sections, Contador pressed on, lashing out at at least one overenthusiastic fan. But his biggest problem was not what was happening at the sides of the road, but the two riders closing in from behind. As they closed on the Saxo rider, Sánchez indicated for Rolland to come through, weaving a bit and trying to coerce the Frenchman to take a lead. Rolland declined, knowing they would soon be up to the stage leader and that he would then need everything that he had to give.
Rather than wait and give Contador a chance to gather himself, Rolland attacked just after Sánchez had made the junction with his compatriot. For a moment, it looked like he had made his move too soon, but Contador was spent. The day would belong to Rolland and, once again, Europcar. They'd lost yellow, gained white and won the biggest stage of all.
Rider Name (Country) Team
1 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 3:13:25
2 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:14
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard 0:00:23
4 Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad 0:00:57
5 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
6 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
7 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD
8 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek
9 Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek
10 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:01:15
11 Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo
12 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:27
13 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:06
14 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
15 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
16 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack
17 Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 0:02:31
18 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team 0:02:46
19 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:03:22
20 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar
21 Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team
22 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ
23 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:03:34
24 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:47
25 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Pro Team Astana 0:04:26
26 Jesús Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard 0:04:52
27 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:05:19
28 Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling
29 Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
30 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - ISD 0:05:41
31 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ 0:05:49
32 Gianni Meersman (Bel) FDJ
33 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
34 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek
35 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 0:06:47
36 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:07:13
37 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:07:40
38 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:08:13
39 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team 0:08:45
40 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
41 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:09:47
42 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
43 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Movistar Team
44 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling
45 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:10:32
46 Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:10:57
47 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:10:59
48 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team 0:12:25
49 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShack 0:12:28
50 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:12:38
51 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:12:44
52 Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
54 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
55 Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard
56 Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale
57 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team 0:12:57
58 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team 0:13:04
59 Jens Voigt (Ger) Leopard Trek 0:13:06
60 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar 0:13:55
61 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar
62 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
63 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar
64 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek
65 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
66 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD
67 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ 0:13:58
68 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:15:30
69 Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:15:35
70 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:16:06
71 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
72 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team
73 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling 0:17:40
74 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek
75 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
76 Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
77 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team
78 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
79 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
80 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek
81 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
82 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team 0:17:45
83 Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:19:07
84 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team RadioShack 0:20:57
85 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team 0:25:27
86 Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ
87 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
88 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto
89 Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD
90 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
91 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team
92 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo
93 André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto
94 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar
95 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team
96 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto
97 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad
98 Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad
99 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
100 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team
101 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
102 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Leopard Trek
103 Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad
104 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
105 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
106 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
107 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad
108 Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling
109 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard
110 Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
111 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
112 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard
113 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard
114 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
115 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
116 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
117 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
118 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana
119 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
120 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
121 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team
122 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad
123 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
124 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling
125 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
126 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ
127 Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team
128 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
129 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
130 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
131 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD
132 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana
133 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
134 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana
135 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD
136 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
137 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team
138 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling
139 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad
140 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack
141 Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha Team
142 Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
143 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
144 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Team Garmin-Cervelo
145 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team
146 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
147 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack
148 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
149 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha Team
150 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
151 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD
152 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek
153 Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar
154 Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo
155 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
156 Brian Vandborg (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard
157 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team
158 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team
159 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
160 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
161 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team
162 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
163 Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad
164 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
165 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Cervelo
166 Danny Pate (USA) HTC-Highroad
167 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo
HD Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
1 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 20 pts
2 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 17
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard 15
4 Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad 13
5 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 11
6 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 10
7 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD 9
8 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 8
9 Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 7
10 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo 6
11 Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 5
12 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4
13 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 3
14 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 2
15 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 1
Intermediate Sprint - Le Bourg-d'Oisans, km. 94.5
1 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo 20 pts
2 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 17
3 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ 15
4 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team 13
5 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 11
6 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 10
7 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar 9
8 Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 8
9 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 7
10 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar 6
11 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 5
13 Jens Voigt (Ger) Leopard Trek 3
14 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team 2
15 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1
Mountain 1 - Col du Télégraphe (HC) km. 26.5
1 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10 pts
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard 6
4 Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 4
5 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2
6 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1
Mountain 2 - Col du Galibier (HC) km. 48.5
1 Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 20 pts
5 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4
6 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo 2
Mountain 3 - Alpe d'Huez (HC) - 109.5 Km
5 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 8
6 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 4
Young riders
2 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:57
3 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:02:06
4 Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 0:02:31
5 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ 0:03:22
6 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:47
7 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:05:19
8 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:08:45
9 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:09:47
16 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 0:13:55
17 Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:17:40
19 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad 0:25:27
20 Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling
21 Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
22 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
23 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
24 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad
25 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
26 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ
27 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
28 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD
29 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana
30 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling
31 Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha Team
32 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Team Garmin-Cervelo
33 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
34 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team
35 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team
Most aggressive rider
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard
1 Team Garmin-Cervelo 9:46:07
2 AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:28
3 Leopard Trek 0:01:51
4 Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:07:24
5 FDJ 0:09:08
6 Rabobank Cycling Team 0:11:14
7 Team Europcar 0:11:25
8 Saxo Bank Sungard 0:12:07
9 Lampre - ISD 0:14:41
10 Sky Procycling 0:16:54
11 Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:16:58
12 Quickstep Cycling Team 0:18:43
13 Liquigas-Cannondale 0:18:45
14 Saur - Sojasun 0:21:06
15 Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:21:07
16 BMC Racing Team 0:26:40
17 Team RadioShack 0:29:39
18 Katusha Team 0:35:54
19 Movistar Team 0:41:47
20 HTC-Highroad 0:45:59
21 Pro Team Astana 0:49:28
22 Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:51:47
General classification after stage 19
1 Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 82:48:43
2 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 0:00:53
3 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:57
4 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 0:02:10
5 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:03:31
8 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:04:40
9 Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:07:11
10 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 0:08:57
12 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:10:30
15 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ 0:17:42
19 Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad 0:27:55
20 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:28:02
23 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 0:37:01
26 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:40:58
28 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha Team 0:49:53
29 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek 0:51:44
30 Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team 0:52:20
31 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:57:28
32 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack 0:59:24
34 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:04:23
35 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Movistar Team 1:09:30
38 Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard 1:11:48
40 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 1:19:31
44 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 1:27:47
45 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team 1:29:02
46 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 1:29:53
47 Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad 1:31:24
48 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling 1:31:28
49 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team 1:32:33
50 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek 1:35:47
54 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team 1:41:31
57 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:42:12
58 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling 1:43:33
60 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek 1:46:27
61 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard 1:48:12
64 Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling 1:52:53
65 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 1:52:57
66 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:53:13
67 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:54:26
68 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo 1:58:00
71 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 2:03:03
72 Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha Team 2:04:46
73 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2:06:24
75 Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard 2:08:58
76 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo 2:11:44
77 Gianni Meersman (Bel) FDJ 2:12:37
78 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek 2:14:18
79 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 2:14:23
80 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team 2:18:01
82 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad 2:21:04
83 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team 2:21:57
84 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack 2:23:59
85 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team 2:24:33
86 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:24:44
88 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 2:25:35
90 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD 2:26:45
91 Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:27:52
93 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD 2:28:41
94 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2:29:47
97 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard 2:33:39
99 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 2:38:38
100 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ 2:42:44
101 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ 2:42:59
102 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:43:36
103 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team 2:43:53
104 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 2:45:10
105 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team 2:45:25
106 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 2:46:17
107 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 2:48:28
108 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Leopard Trek 2:49:53
109 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD 2:53:25
110 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:55:20
111 Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:55:42
112 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana 2:55:53
113 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto 2:55:55
114 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard 2:58:06
115 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team 2:58:48
116 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 2:59:00
117 Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 2:59:57
118 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 3:00:33
119 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 3:00:41
120 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar 3:03:23
121 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard 3:03:24
122 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:03:28
123 Brian Vandborg (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard 3:06:20
124 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team 3:06:29
125 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:06:30
126 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek 3:06:53
127 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 3:06:59
128 Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad 3:07:34
129 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 3:08:03
130 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 3:08:20
131 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 3:08:30
132 Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ 3:08:50
133 Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD 3:09:08
134 Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:09:31
135 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack 3:10:57
136 Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling 3:11:57
137 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 3:12:40
138 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team 3:13:11
139 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:13:32
140 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto 3:15:07
141 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana 3:15:24
142 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad 3:17:48
143 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana 3:20:32
144 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 3:20:51
145 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Cervelo 3:21:42
146 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team 3:21:56
147 Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3:23:02
148 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team 3:23:19
149 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:23:37
150 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD 3:23:43
151 Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team 3:25:25
152 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar 3:25:56
153 Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 3:26:29
154 André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto 3:28:29
155 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad 3:28:49
156 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar 3:29:33
157 Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar 3:31:49
158 Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 3:31:52
159 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad 3:32:01
160 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:32:14
161 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Team Garmin-Cervelo 3:33:09
162 Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad 3:36:38
163 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 3:37:02
164 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 3:38:03
165 Danny Pate (USA) HTC-Highroad 3:43:00
166 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team 3:48:30
167 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 3:50:36
Points classification
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad 280 pts
2 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team 265
3 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 230
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo 195
5 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 191
6 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling 153
7 André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto 130
8 Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 101
10 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 94
11 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard 90
12 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ 87
13 Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ 82
14 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 78
15 Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 74
16 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo 73
17 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ 70
18 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling 68
19 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 59
20 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD 57
21 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ 57
22 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 56
23 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 54
24 Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad 53
25 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 51
26 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 48
27 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 45
28 Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 45
29 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 44
30 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team 41
31 Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 41
32 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 41
33 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 38
34 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team 37
35 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 37
36 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team 37
37 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 31
38 Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 30
39 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 26
40 Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad 26
41 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 26
42 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 26
43 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 26
44 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 25
45 Gianni Meersman (Bel) FDJ 23
46 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 22
47 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 22
48 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar 20
49 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Pro Team Astana 17
50 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad 17
51 Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 17
52 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 15
53 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team 14
54 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 13
55 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar 13
56 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 13
57 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 13
58 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 12
59 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 12
60 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 12
61 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ 11
62 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 11
63 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 10
64 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek 9
65 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 8
66 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team 7
67 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team 6
68 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team 5
69 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 5
71 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek 4
73 Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad 3
74 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack 2
75 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team 2
76 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team 1
77 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 1
79 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale -1
80 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team -1
81 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team -1
82 Julian Dean (NZl) Team Garmin-Cervelo -2
83 Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team -2
84 Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale -3
85 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Leopard Trek -3
86 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek -4
87 Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale -4
88 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar -5
89 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun -5
90 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar -5
91 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne -5
92 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShack -7
93 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling -7
94 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek -10
95 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun -10
96 Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team -10
97 Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack -11
98 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling -12
99 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana -12
100 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne -13
101 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar -14
102 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Team Garmin-Cervelo -14
103 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale -15
104 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana -15
105 Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale -16
106 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale -17
107 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi -18
108 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana -18
109 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun -20
110 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha Team -20
111 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Pro Team Astana -20
112 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard -20
113 Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling -20
114 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team -20
115 Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha Team -20
116 Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard -20
117 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team -20
118 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Procycling -20
119 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team -20
120 Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling -20
121 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto -20
122 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad -20
123 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo -23
124 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad -27
125 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD -27
126 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack -28
127 Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne -29
128 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana -30
129 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad -30
130 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team -31
131 Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD -32
132 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD -33
133 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team -37
134 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team -37
135 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale -38
136 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team -38
137 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto -39
138 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek -39
139 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale -39
140 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale -39
141 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard -40
142 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto -40
143 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard -40
144 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Saxo Bank Sungard -40
145 Brian Vandborg (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard -40
146 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne -40
147 Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun -40
148 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Saur - Sojasun -40
149 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD -40
150 Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar -40
151 Danny Pate (USA) HTC-Highroad -40
Mountains classification
1 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 108 pts
2 Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 98
3 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 74
5 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek 56
7 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ 45
9 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 40
11 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team 38
15 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek 20
24 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 16
26 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo 14
29 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 10
31 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling 9
32 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar 9
33 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 8
34 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team 8
36 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 7
37 Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha Team 6
38 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad 5
39 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 5
40 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Pro Team Astana 4
42 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 4
43 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 4
44 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling 4
45 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana 4
46 Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 4
47 Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4
48 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ 3
49 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 2
50 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 2
51 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 2
52 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 2
53 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo 2
54 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ 2
55 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 2
56 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad 2
57 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1
58 Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team 1
59 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 1
60 Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad 1
62 Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1
64 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana 1
Young rider classification
1 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 82:57:40
5 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:20:28
6 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 0:28:04
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:53:15
9 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 1:14:49
23 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ 2:33:47
25 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:34:39
26 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team 2:36:28
27 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana 2:46:56
29 Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling 3:03:00
30 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:04:35
32 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team 3:14:22
33 Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 3:17:32
34 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Team Garmin-Cervelo 3:24:12
35 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team 3:39:33
Teams classification
1 Team Garmin-Cervelo 248:02:15
6 Sky Procycling 0:56:20
7 Katusha Team 1:04:36
15 Rabobank Cycling Team 2:11:44
19 Lampre - ISD 2:41:16
Out of yellow and a few Dutch enemies for the Frenchman
Australian talks about the bike problems that almost cost him the Tour de France
HTC rider happy to see the back of the mountains

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andmorefood is my tribute to the places I've visited and eaten at, and focuses on food in London, Singapore and my travels in Europe and Asia. I chronically need to take photographs before I have (or let my companions take) a bite, and so I hope you like the photos (and maybe the writing too!).
please leave credits where you use photos please, and let me know if you do!
I have a blog on words too, if you like that sort of thing. and even if you don't, have a pop-by at andsomewords.wordpress.com.
Come across here and I found your blog so inspiring !
awesome recipe ideas and beautiful photos!
I think your blog is wonderful! And Yummy!
You're pages just look delicious! Try visiting Mauritius where so many different cultures make amazing food!
thank you for that, I'm very honoured!
thank you – you have a great one yourself!
You have wonderful photos and interesting and helpful information. I look forward to exploring your work more as a follower!
thank you very much, you take great photos yourself!
Hi there–I nominated you for a Liebster award in my latest blog at http://candidkay.com. So glad I stumbled upon your blog. Love it and your shots are great.
Now I must go through your posts and drool. Have a fantastic day!
hi janet! thank you, and you're much too kind. I'm based in singapore (so maybe I can make your next globe crawl – had a look on the page and it seems like you're doing asia!). I'll be honored if you choose to feature my photos!
Reading some of the blog posts from Singapore reminds me of my year in the city. Truly miss the food there! Great blog!
thank you very much, you're too kind!
Hi, Sonya! I thought I'd stop by to say hello and thank you for your recent visit. So glad we found each other. I'll be poking around a little bit if you don't mind! xoxo, Angie.
can you recommend for good italian food around Singapore?
Hi! As I'm sure you can tell from your spammed notifier, I love your blog! Gorgeous pics for most everything, & honest reviews. BTW, I like your new-old non-magazine style better. The mag style was very impressive for the pics, but it made for a much harder reading.
omg! did you read everything (and therefore saw the even more amateurish photos from the start? thanks for the kind words, and for taking the time!
Er… Yeah… Sort of… I did go back all the way, although at one point I started to ask myself just how many more years of blog I was dealing with, as you don't have archives so I had no idea & by that time it'd taken me days already, but actually there wasn't much more to come. The magazine styled ones I didn't read through so much as just ogle at the pics :D I'm totally in love with your blog because A) you take great photos, B) actually have taste, C) write helpful reviews & D) a lot of the places you go to I'd go to myself [reasons in no particular order]. For some reason, I've found it less than super easy to find restaurant review blogs on here & of the ones I do find, most people don't go to places I'd like & the remainder splits itself into unhelpful reviews, people without taste & in some cases, pictures so bad even I for the life of me can't tell anything from. I need at least halfway decent pictures to get an idea because I sure as hell can't take people's word for things & trust me, what you deem your amateurish photos from several years back are WORLDS better than what I'm talking about.
Thanks so much for the compliments & the follow, coming from you that does mean a lot! Sure can't wait to read more reviews from you as well.
hello sonya!!! i've spent the bulk of my night on your page, scrolling through post after post but i can't get further than mid 2013 because the night is too short. your travel photos are amazingggg and i love how you're afraid to say it if something isn't to your liking (: i'll be back for more!!
omg you're too nice! also – I know right, I'm pretty darnit awesome.


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From Iceland — The Long Goodbye of the Progressive Party
The Long Goodbye of the Progressive Party
When Prime Minister Halldór Ásgrímsson announced his resignation from politics earlier this month – to leave the prime ministerial position some time this month, and the party chairman position in early fall – the first question AFP asked me was, "Does this have anything to do with the economy?" As much of a shock as this may be to us, the international media aren't exactly savvy to Iceland's inter-party machinations. The official line is that Ásgrímsson's resignation came as the result of countrywide municipal elections last month, which saw the party lose nearly a third of their seats across the country. That might have been the straw that broke Dóri's back, but his resignation has been encouraged by the Progressive Party's legacy of consistent failure.
First, there's the national support the party has had since Ásgrímsson took over as prime minister in September 2004. According to Gallup, it was 13 percent at that time. Since then, it's hovered around the 10 percent mark, which is where it stands today. If parliamentary elections were held now, the Progressive Party's 12 seats would be cut in half. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise when you combine a nation with 60 percent of its population living in an urban area with a party established as "the farmer's party".
Then there are the municipal elections. What makes the municipal election results even sadder than losing 26 of 68 seats nationwide is that this comes after the Progressives launched an intensive image revamp. Never was this more the case than in Reykjavík, where the Progressives used to have two seats on city council as members of the inter-party alliance R-listinn. The frankly bizarre campaign practises of Björn Ingi Hrafnsson were puzzling – why does a party touting environmentalism drive around town in a Hummer, perhaps the least environmentally friendly car in the world? Not to mention such frivolous campaign platforms as school uniforms, ice skating rinks and moving the domestic airport onto an island. In fact, it didn't look like the Progressives would even earn a seat on city council until two weeks before the election, but they barely managed. How they managed to do so probably skirts the edges of the law.
Recently on television news show Kastljós, columnist Ólafur Hannibalsson accused the Progressive Party of paying foreigners to vote for them. The Progressives have flat-out denied this charge, and have said that the accusation is insulting to foreigners in Iceland. Let me tell you about my experience with this party, a couple of days prior to the election.
A friend of mine, a foreigner who does not want to come forward, called my wife and me to say that he was being paid a small sum of money for every person he took to the polls by the Progressive Party. I thought, what an altruistic gesture from the Progressives, encouraging immigrants to get involved in the democratic process. Sure, I told him, come pick us up and we'll put our names on your list. He showed us a list where many people had already written their names, addresses and identity numbers. But instead of taking us straight to the polls, we were taken to a Progressive Party campaign office near Hotel Nordica. There, a campaign worker encouraged my wife and me to vote for the Progressive Party. Then we were driven straight to the polls to vote.
Is this legal? Perhaps. Is it shady to pull a stunt like this? You bet. And our friend told us he wasn't the only foreigner being paid to take others to a Progressive Party campaign office and then to the polls, either. It's all so very Tammany Hall. This is what makes their assertion that Hannibalsson's allegations were insulting to the immigrant community of Iceland so ironic. Could anything be more insulting to the immigrant community than to offer them nothing (if they have a platform regarding the immigrant community, I've yet to see it), yet pay some of them to get others to vote Progressive?
In any event, the Progressives have their one seat on Reykjavík city council now, and – just as they do in parliament – share the majority coalition with the Independence Party. It's a favoured position the party has enjoyed for a long time now but as their popularity drops, the Independence Party may decide to drop them as well. As with most inter-party alliances in the world, coalitions in Iceland have little to do with shared ideology: prior to the current coalition in parliament, the Social Democrats shared the majority with the Independence Party. A new coalition might be waiting in the wings in 2007 although no one has officially admitted it yet. One thing is clear, the Progressive Party is taking an awfully long time saying goodbye.
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When Amy Mihyang Ginther was a kid, she and her mom had an annual tradition at Amy's school.
Amy, who is adopted from Korea, had been getting picked on by other kids because she's Asian. So each year Amy's mom came to her class, and they did a presentation on Korea and served Korean food to everyone.
"The kids would learn how to use chopsticks with marshmallows, and then we would make mandu (Korean dumplings, below) and they would all get to eat some of it."
"I have memories of someone who hadn't been in my class asking me something and having other kids be like, 'Oh you don't know Amy's adopted from Korea?'," Amy recalls. "It really did build up this knowledge across my classmates."
Today on The Sporkful, we're launching a four-part series on race, culture and food called, Your Mom's Food. It's about the complications that come up when we pass our cultures on from one generation to the next -- through food.
First up, we look at how parents who adopt kids from other countries use food to connect their children to their culture of origin.
When we visited Mary Heffernan (above, right, making injera with her daughter Tikdem) at her home in suburban Long Island, there were four families getting together – all moms with children adopted from Ethiopia.
Every month or so, they get together to cook Ethiopian food and share a meal with their kids.
"It was important to me to make sure that [my daughters] really knew where they came from and appreciated it," Mary says. "I felt like it was kind of a promise to [their birth mother] to make sure that I incorporated all of this into their lives."
But what happens when adopted kids grow up – and decide they want more?
Later in the episode, we hear from two women adopted from Korea as babies -- fellow radio producer Schuyler Swenson and writer/performer Amy Mihyang Ginther.
Both Schuyler (above, with her father at Korean culture camp) and Amy were exposed to Korean food as kids in the US. And both moved back to Korea and met their birth families later in life.
"I'm finally in this country where I was born, and everyone around looks like me, and there's all this amazing food," Schuyler recalls of her first day in Seoul. "And I can't figure out how to do the most basic thing of feeding myself."
Listen in to the full episode to hear how food played a role in Amy's and Schuyler's reunions with their birth families in Korea.
Plus, Amy and Schuyler share their advice for families with children adopted internationally.
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Meet Seiji Sawamura. As far as most people are concerned, he's one of the toughest, roughest delinquents around, feared for his infamous punch, the "Devil's Right Hand". However, all Seiji wants is a girlfriend to love, which is easier said than done, since to date, 20 girls have dumped him. He fears that his only companion will be his right hand.
Enter Midori Kasugano. This girl from a wealthy family has had a crush on Seiji for some time now, but has never been able to tell him so. One day, Seiji wakes to find that his right hand has been turned into a girl, and that girl is none other than Midori. Needless to say, Seiji is shocked and Midori is giddy.
Seiji Sawamura is a high-school kid who has a very well-known reputation. You see, he's known to be the best fighter in town! His weapon of choice is his right hand. People at his school call it "the Devil's Right Hand."
Seiji wants a girlfriend, which is tough when everybody is afraid of him. But, from afar, a shy Midori Kasugano admires him. She thinks that she could never be his, because he's so tough and cool. But then one day something weird happens... Seiji wakes up to see that Midori is his evil, well known right hand! Is this destiny for the both of them, or is it bad news?
The above description came from Wolf's Rain Fanatic, and was edited by yours truly (contact me).
High school delinquent Seiji Sawamura wants to have a girlfriend, but every one is afraid of him because he gets in fights with gangs and other delinquents. Seiji is failing in asking out girls on dates, and he wonders if he going to have a lonely life forever.
Then one day when he wakes up and discovers that something is wrong with his right hand. His right hand became a girl named Midori Kasugano, who shyly confesses that she has had a crush on him for a long time.
Seiji now has to keep this secret about his right hand from others while he attempts to get his right hand back to normal. While Midori is enjoying being with Seiji, she tries to get Seiji to love her back.
The above description came from Rasseru Strawser, and was edited by yours truly (contact me).


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During the country's 35 years since independence in 1965 saved in average an incredible 46.16 percent of the country's Gross National Product every year. Over the same timespan the country increased real per-capita income by a factor of over 8.5, which corresponds to an annualised growth rate of 6.3 percent. While this spectacular growth performance has attracted a fair share of interest, the underlying investment behaviour has rarely been investigated largely due to a lack of a readily accessible data source. In an attempt to close this gap a large amount of government and private sources have been combined into a new database, which allows a much more revealing investigation and leads to a number of new insights into Singapore's recent economic history.
Given the country's standard development story as a labour-intensive manufacturing export base, it might be somewhat surprising that manufacturing has attracted only 7.2 percent of total investments made, far behind real-estate (16.2 percent), overseas investments (23.1 percent) and the service sector (29.7 percent). Singaporeans have had a continuous desire for overseas investment, indulged almost equally by the public and the private spheres. Moreover, of the small proportion in manufacturing two-thirds came from foreign sources. This is of particular interest to the discussion about the country's productivity performance, because if increases in productivity are found they are within the – foreign dominated – manufacturing sector. Additionally, based on the analysis of the investment patters a strict reading of the flying geese hypothesis must be rejected, since it would argue for a much later development of the tertiary sector. Instead Singapore chose to develop its service sector from the outset and continuously invest overseas.


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St Barths Bucket good to go for 2018
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Those are just a few variations of a question that I get often. People frequently look to me for recommendations before spending the money or taking the time to install a particular piece of software.
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Does your computer hang when it is coming back from standby or when it shuts down? Do you see annoying popups on websites or disk full messages? And what the heck is this "Like" thing with Facebook? That and more in this Answercast from Ask Leo!
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I was, but no more. I'm 99.9999% paperless!
You too can conquer "paperitis".
It even taught me a trick or two and made me more effective.
I have a huge amount of respect for Mr. Leo Notenboom and he is a great writer but I totally disagree with his opinion on this subject. In this article he didn't mentioned the most important thing - our own privacy. As Leo once stated and I quote "I would like my articles to stay here, on this website" I would also like that all of my documents and everything else to stay here on my computer. I don't want that a government or a cracker to access them someday and use them against me. I am not a criminal, just a regular, experienced user but I don't like the idea of having "everything" located in the cloud - it's not a safe approach. Just my 2 cents.
I'm certainly not insisting you use online services. :-) I do, however, want people to make informed decisions rather than emotional reactions (I'm not saying you are, I'm just saying that's why I wrote this article). In my opinion online services can be used safely - and as I try to point out in the article - many people have been using them for years without realizing that they're in this "cloud". Even your email provider. Others, such as yourself, feel differently, and those are also important points to be heard.
What kind of advice says " There's very little you can say or do that will stop spam once you start getting it."
That is a 'cave-in' attitude. It's an attitude that allows such annoyances to continue. Pretty much the same mindset that got all of us into this bottomed out economy.
Understand that you CAN do something. A Whois search will tell you multiple spams coming from the same location or server or ip. Then you Can and Should file a complaint with either the FTC, or any of several consumer reporting agencies. If we 'turn the other cheek' too often, we only see life through the corner of one eye..
I don't consider it caving in. I consider it an extremely wasteful use of your time. There are people working the problem - just last week we heard of another major spamming operation getting taken down. You could spend all day reporting all the spam you get, and in the end it'll be at best redundant information that the various organizations fighting spam already have.
You're obviously welcome to do what you describe, but in my opinion it's a waste of the average computer user's time.
I wrote a little about this on my website (http://www.pcresolver.es/The-PC-Resolver-Blog/Why-are-my-iPhone-/-iPad-Photos-Upside-Down.php). I added some guides for the 'correct way to hold your iPad'! Also, a brief discussion of the impact on the quality of correcting the orientation prior to sending. And the strange case of Photoshop increasing the file size. However you look at, for the time being, it is best to make sure your device is the 'right' way up before sending.


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Q: How to understand workflow of git submodule function I'm working on git submodule as this:
1) create MASTER project git repo, do some commit
2) create SUB project git repo, do some commit
3) use git submodule function, add SUB into MASTER/somefolder/
4) Then Alice do 2 commit on SUB, branch Alice.
5) Then Bob do 2 commit, branch Bob.
6) Then I add Alice and Bob's commit into SUB and MASTER by submodule function.

In this process, I have some confuse:
1) In init process, which add SUB into MASTER, how will MASTER remember add commits in SUB?
For example, if SUB have 2 branch, which commits of branch will be remembered in MASTER?
If it's use SUB's master branch? Or use SUB's HEAD?
If use HEAD, then if I point HEAD into SUB's another branch (NOT master), what will happen?
2) When I add Alice's 2 commits of SUB into MASTER, how will MASTER know I want to add Alice's 2 commit, not Bob's?
As it's said MASTER do NOT care SUB's branch, only care SUB's commit.

This is my understand of implementation of git submodule function:
MASTER only remember ONE commit id like abcdefg123456.
Then if you do git submodule update --init --recursive, MASTER will download all commits in the branch of abcdefg123456 located, until abcdefg123456 commit.
Is it right?

If above is right, then I'm confused, branch Alice and Bob all add commits, If I use abcdefg123456 in Alice, then how to add Bob's commits?

A: Main git repository (MASTER) and its submodule (SUB) are to be considered as independents repositories.
You may already know that once you cd in any SUB directory (or subdirectory), all git commands apply to SUB (and only to it). Then if you cd back into any MASTER directory (that is not any other submodule dir), all git commands refer to MASTER.
So you're right, the only thing MASTER remember about SUB is remote address and a single sha1 reference (and no branch name or tag name).

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Required. Romanji name is the English name of the anime or the most commonly used name in western characters.
Optional. Perhaps in Japanese With Kanji such as "ヴァンパイア騎士" this is the Orjinal Name, it should be in the original language, check wikipedia to learn it and copy paste here.
Highly Suggested. This is the total Number of Episodes this Anime has, check wikipedia or Animenfo to learn this number.


Even a couple of years ago the 'gig economy' might have related to playing in bands. Not today. This innocuous sounding phrase is code. It might appear glamorous but it's just another way to describe casual and underpaid jobs. Uber drivers, couriers, cleaners, care workers: they're all part of this brave new work. And it is notable for a lack of security and low pay with few benefits. Not such a great gig.
This used to be called the 'sharing economy' – though employers always had the lion's share. Today it might be better described as an 'app economy'. Online platforms are regularly used for delivering each gig, amounting to no more than piece work. Who gets the gig? People who deliver or drive or clean. In other words, paid servants. These jobs resemble zero-hour contracts, with no guarantee of pay except on delivery and without an hourly minimum.
The 'gig economy' enables companies to cut or limit staff costs. They call it 'flexible' – though workers have less polite names for it, missing out on protection and fair pay. Flexibility only goes one way. The employer can roster workers on and off as required, without annual or sick leave. Workers aren't even considered employees but 'contractors.' Sounds more glamorous. It's not.
In Britain the 'gig' workforce is currently 15%; that's five million people, though this number does includes traditional contractors and underemployed workers on short-term contracts. Predictions in the USA indicate that by 2020 up to 40% of the workforce will be independent contractors. Great news for employers. They can pick and choose from an even larger pool of workers.
Getting a gig is allegedly popular with so-called 'Millennials' but the reasons are manifold. Yes, there is a generational preference for online connection and an attraction to short-term planning. On the other hand, many younger people report despondency as they face diminished job prospects due to increased automation and digitisation. And there is a larger than ever pool of people willing – or forced – to move around global labour markets, vying for a shrinking number of sustainable jobs.
Employers can't lose. In the 'gig' economy they even save on office space and employee benefits. They buy and drop expertise as needed without having to waste money on frivolities such as staff development. Also they can spruik increased flexibility as family-friendly and achieving a greater work-life balance for workers. Benevolent.
Most would-be gigsters face a plight comparable to the Blues Brothers band. Even a redneck roadhouse gig where you're expected to play both Country and Western music is better than having no gig at all. But let's not give it the dignity of a term like 'gig economy' when 'hand-to-mouth economy' is more accurate. Some gigs are more equal than others.


I've made some random doodlings and converted them to vector format, for your viewing and designing pleasures! If you like the look of the preview image below, you should download the files and check 'em out.
Well, you can either download the .ai file or the .psd file, then you can open them up in either Photoshop or Illustrator, then get designing. A lot of these will probably work best blending them into the background.
To download .rar files you have to right-click the link and click save target as or save link as.


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Melanchra diabolica is een vlinder uit de familie van de uilen (Noctuidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1990 door Plante.

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In collaboration with WWF-Pakistan, we have initiated Project 91, a programme to build or improve 91 sustainable water facilities that provide clean and safe drinking water across Karachi and Sindh.
We are excited to be working with WWF-Pakistan on this worthy cause, and we hope to raise funds for the initial phase of Project 91 through a charity auction event. On auction at this event will be exclusive, high-value items of memorabilia signed by Pakistani and international cricket stars and legends.
More details will be released soon on our website, WWF's website, and across social media.
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They're not hot on Tiffany & Co right now.
Bank of America Merril Lynch released its latest equity and quant strategy analysts' list of the most neglected stocks held by active managers.
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Richard Maudeley, D.D.  was  an English priest in the 16th-century.

Maudeley was educated at Oriel College, Oxford in 1537. He held incumbencies at Sherington and Thame; was appointed Archdeacon of Leicester in 1518.

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Netflix-Backed ACE Sinks Another Video Piracy Threat
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Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), a legal coalition backed by several big name programmers, studios and OTT players, has been roaming the seas of the Internet in search of alleged pirates. Increasingly, ACE has been focused on individuals that are believed to be supplying repositories and Kodi "add-ons" that can pipe in ill-gotten movies, TV shows and other premium content.
ACE -- which includes Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX), CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS), Paramount Pictures, Sky , Hulu LLC and Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) among its backers -- has had some success suing TickBox and Dragonbox – two companies accused of selling "full-loaded" Kodi streaming devices that enable consumers to buy packages of live TV channels for cents on the dollar or access TV shows and movies (including some still in theaters) for free. But now the consortium has tweaked its game a bit by launching a spray of cannonballs in the form of threatening letters directed at suspected piracy threats. (See TickBox to Pay $25M to Settle Video Piracy Lawsuit .)
One such cannonball recently slammed into the hull of the Illuminati Kodi repository, which promptly hoisted the white flag:
Sorry guys our entire team got hit with ACE letters today so we're leaving twitter,this group closes tomorrow am thanks for your support all
— Team Illuminati (@illuminati_xyz) September 25, 2018
An ACE official acknowledged that the organization has been contacting individuals "involved in developing repositories and add-ons for piracy devices that facilitate unauthorized access to movies and TV shows on a massive scale."
ACE added that the letter campaign against those individuals is part of a "comprehensive approach to reduce online piracy and protect a thriving creative economy…"
The Kodi Illuminati succumbed to pressure from ACE, a legal group backed by several major studios, programmers and OTT players.
Kodi Illuminati's decision to shut down represents one victory, but ACE noted that its recent actions have caused other developers to cease operations or otherwise cooperate with the group's anti-piracy efforts.
ACE's letter-sending tactic is entering play as its membership grapples with a growing and troubling threat.
Open source Kodi software is legal on its own, but the category is coming under fire as fully-loaded Kodi devices with add-ons that provide access to illegal sources of content represent a rising concern for ACE's deep-pocketed membership.
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And it represents a metastasizing threat, as repositories continually spring up, causing a game of whack-a-mole to ensue.
One advocate of Kodi Illuminati, for example, tossed out a suggestion via Twitter that the group simply start up again under a different name.
ACE declined to provide a sample of the cease-and-desist letters it's been sending, but KodiTips has posted an example.
ACE also would not verify the contents of the letter posted, but KodiTips notes that the missives provide a similar base of info and go a step further by identifying names, listing their repository addresses and add-ons. The letters also allege that they are providing access to copyrighted material. Those letters reportedly are accompanied by a settlement agreement under which the user would stop its activities. If the subject doesn't sign, ACE could follow with more legal action.
This threatening tactic appears to be working, as KodiTips notes that other recipients of the ACE letters have pulled the plug in recent months, including Blamo, UrbanKingz, Zero Tolerance, Trademark, Noobs and Nerds, Colossus, Smash and Spinz TV, among others.
— Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor, Light Reading
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The Go-To Cafe in Brickell.
Serves Solid Latin American food with spectacular service at great prices.
Located in a gorgeous tropical courtyard setting.
Beer and Wine License on Premises.
Fully equipped kitchen with Hood and Gas.
Currently serving breakfast and lunch.
The addition of dinner would be welcomed by the neighborhood.
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As committed to in the Programme for Government, an Expert Group, drawing on appropriate medical and legal expertise, was established in January to study the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the ABC v. Ireland case. In that judgement, the European Court held that the Irish State had failed to legislate to implement existing rights to lawful abortion when a mother's life is at risk.
The interpretation of Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution arose in the "X case" in 1992. A majority of the members of the Supreme Court of Ireland held that, if it were established, as a matter of probability, that there was a real and substantial risk to the life, as distinct from the health, of the mother and that this real and substantial risk could only be averted by the termination of her pregnancy, such a termination was lawful.
The judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the A, B and C v Ireland case confirmed that Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution is in conformity with the European Convention on Human Rights. However, the Court ruled that "no criteria or procedures have been… laid down in Irish law… by which that risk is to be measured or determined, leading to uncertainty…" and held that further legal clarity was required.
In order to address the judgment, and to fulfil a commitment included in the Programme for Government, the Government established an Expert Group, drawing on appropriate medical and legal expertise, with a view to making recommendations on how this matter should be properly addressed.
The Expert Group, Chaired by Mr Justice Sean Ryan, will report in September with recommendations on a series of options on how to implement the judgment taking into account the constitutional, legal, medical, and ethical considerations involved in the formulation of public policy in this area and the over-riding need for expeditious action in light of the ECtHR judgement.
The Government believes that this is the appropriate forum in which to examine this complex and sensitive matter.
When the Group finalises its report later this year the Government will then decide how to proceed.
Ok this is either an old stock reply, as it is now November or else the expert group is not reporting back until September 2013 which is far from expeditious. I have written back asking for clarity on this.
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The Story Behind Pappy Van Winkle's Ring
As sisters we are often asked what is the story behind our family rings, so we thought we would share this story with you to give you some more insight into our family heritage beyond bourbon. These rings are more than a long-standing family tradition passed down over generations, they're a piece of family tradition we can hold on to and cherish, much like this business itself.
The "Van Winkle Ring", at least that's what we call it, has been named such due to the fact that most members of our family wear one, a custom that was started when our great grandmother, "Nana" had one made for her husband "Pappy", possibly back in the '20s or early '30s.
The story goes, that a man owed Pappy some money and couldn't pay up, so he gave him a diamond instead. Sometime later, our great grandmother, had it put into a handsome gold ring, the diamond in the center and ruby and sapphire on either side. Pappy always wore that ring and was never seen without it.
At one point, the ruby and sapphire were thought to be fake, which makes for an even better story. It also led to much conjecture, until the ring was taken down to Brown-Waterhouse-Kaiser (a highly reputable jewelry design firm in Louisville at the time) where the jeweler pronounced the stones real, just in an old-style cut.
It then became a tradition for each family member to receive a ring when he or she came of age or married into the family. Or in our case, at the age of eighteen and again at twenty-one.
There are most likely lots of names for this style ring that our family calls "The Van Winkle Ring." In Europe, they were sometimes called "Count" rings or "Gypsy" rings. As someone once said, "maybe they were called "Gypsy" rings after the gypsies stole them from the Counts."
Most recently, still trying to get the story right, the ring was taken to the jeweler, John Moore, whose family has been in business since 1951. John was able to shed some light on this type of ring. Moore explained that "during hard times and especially during the Depression and post-Depression, it was common to pay someone with a stone, as money was scarce. This style ring called a "dimple set" was popular with men because the stones were set down into the gold and burnished over, making the ring less flashy and therefore more masculine." He also said that men didn't like prongs because they would snag and bend and that the stones most often used were garnets because of their dark blood color, again more masculine than rubies.
And so you must be wondering, what about Pappy's sapphire and ruby? Are they real or fake? After a long look, John Moore said it was very hard to tell whether they were real or synthetic.
What? Pappy's stones might be fake after all? Mr. Moore explained that "during the Art Deco era, getting a good match and a good cut was more important than whether the stone was natural or synthetic. Back then, the important thing was getting the job done. A lot of jewelers just didn't care. They did what was easiest.
For those of you who know about Pappy's nature, you'll see the irony in this situation. For a man who believed so strongly in quality over profit and producing the best possible product for the consumer, it is a bit of an oxymoron to think that he was wearing what was very possibly a fake ring.
Well at least we know that the original transaction that started this tradition does still hold its value and in fact, Pappy's diamond was certifiably real. As Moore confirmed, this is much easier to identify as a "late Old Mine or early Old European cut, probably from the 1800s. It is very real."
But the debate over fake diamonds versus real doesn't really matter now, does it? It's the sentimental meaning that holds the greatest value to us as it maintains a family tradition we can continue to pass down to future generations of Van Winkles.
Fine bourbon has always been a proud tradition for the Van Winkle family. We don't just make it, we live it. We proudly offer a fine line of bourbon-inspired barware, premium cigars, unique gifts, quality drinking apparel and other dry goods for you and your home.
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