Niederländer Gesink gewinnt 7. Kalifornien-Rundfahrt

Robert Gesink vom Team Rabobank hat die 7. Auflage der Kalifornien-Rundfahrt gewonnen.

Der 25-jährige Niederländer ließ auf der abschließenden 8. Etappe nichts mehr anbrennen und verteidigte sein Gelbes Trikot des Gesamtführenden, das er einen Tag zuvor nach dem Gewinn der Königsetappe übernommen hatte.

Den letzten Tagessieg sicherte sich nach 68,5 Kilometern von Beverly Hills nach Los Angeles der der Slowake Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale). Der 22-Jährige gab im Massensprint dem Belgier Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) sowie dessem deutschen Teamkollegen Gerald Ciolek das Nachsehen.

Auf Rang vier sprintete der Eisenhüttenstädter Roger Kluge (Argos-Shimano) vor dem Deutsch-Australier Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Barracuda). Für Sagan war es der fünfte Tageserfolg der achttägien Rundfahrt durch den US-Bundesstaat.

In der Endabrechnung konnte sich Gesink mit 46 Sekunden gegenüber dem US-Amerikaner David Zabriskie (Garmin-Barracuda) behauopten. Dessen Landsmann und Teamkollege Thomas Danielson wurde mit 54 Sekunden Dritter. Bester Deutscher wurde der Mecklenburger Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Nissan/+16:04) auf Platz 33.

7. Amgen Tour of California (UCI-Kat. 2.HC, 13. – 20. Mai 2012, USA)
Resultat 8. Etappe, Beverly Hills – Los Angeles 68,5 km:

1. Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:27:36 Stunden
2. Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
3. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
4. Roger Kluge (Ger) Argos – Shimano
5. Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin – Barracuda
6. Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
7. Ken Hanson (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
8. Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
9. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
10. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10
11. Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Cycling
12. Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team
13. Alexander Candelario (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
14. Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team Exergy
15. Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
16. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
17. Alex Howes (USA) Garmin – Barracuda 0:00:04
18. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
19. Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
20. Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Team Exergy
21. Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Cycling
22. Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
23. Sylvain Georges (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
24. Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
25. Edward King (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale
26. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin – Barracuda
27. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
28. George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team
29. Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
30. Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan
31. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin – Barracuda
32. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Argos – Shimano
33. Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin – Barracuda
34. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
35. Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
36. Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Colombia – Coldeportes
37. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
38. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
39. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
40. Brian Vandborg (Den) Spidertech Powered By C10
41. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
42. Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Nissan
43. Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
44. Ryan Eastman (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team
45. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
46. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
47. Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
48. Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia – Coldeportes
49. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team
50. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
51. Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin – Barracuda
52. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
53. Joseph Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team
54. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
55. Raymond Kunzli (Swi) Spidertech Powered By C10
56. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
57. Hugo Houle (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10
58. Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres (Col) Colombia – Coldeportes
59. Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia – Coldeportes
60. Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Argos – Shimano
61. Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
62. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale
63. Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
64. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
65. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
66. Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
67. Philip Deignan (Irl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
68. Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Cycling
69. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
70. Josh Atkins (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong Team
71. Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin – Barracuda
72. George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan
73. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin – Barracuda
74. Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia – Coldeportes
75. Andrew Bajadali (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
76. David Boily (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10
77. Michael Creed (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
78. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Argos – Shimano
79. Morgan Schmitt (USA) Team Exergy
80. Matt Cooke (USA) Team Exergy
81. Thomas Zirbel (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
82. Grégory Rast (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan
83. Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
84. Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale
85. Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
86. Matthew Wilson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
87. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Argos – Shimano
88. Michael Rodriguez Galindo (Col) Colombia – Coldeportes
89. Marc De Maar (AHo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
90. Andrés Díaz Corrales (Col) Team Exergy
91. Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
92. Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team
93. Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team
94. Sébastian Salas (Can) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
95. Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Argos – Shimano
96. Jason McCartney (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
97. Lawson Craddock (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team
98. Ian Boswell (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team
99. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Bontrager Livestrong Team
100. Nathan Brown (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team
101. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
102. Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:30
103. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:37
104. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:00:53
105. Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos – Shimano 0:00:04
106. Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:01:22
107. Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-Nissan 0:03:05
108. Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Cycling
109. Scott Zwizanski (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
110. Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team

Abschließende Gesamtwertung:

1. Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 30:42:32 Stunden
2. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin – Barracuda 0:00:46
3. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin – Barracuda 0:00:54
4. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:01:17
5. Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia – Coldeportes 0:01:36
6. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:02:13
7. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:02:30
8. Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan 0:02:49
9. Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Nissan 0:02:54
10. Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:03:05
11. Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:03:15
12. Joseph Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:03:38
13. Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 0:03:44
14. Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan 0:04:19
15. George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:04:21
16. Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia – Coldeportes 0:04:28
17. Sylvain Georges (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
18. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:05:03
19. Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:05:52
20. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:06:02
21. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:06:57
22. Brian Vandborg (Den) Spidertech Powered By C10 0:07:21
23. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Argos – Shimano 0:07:29
24. Philip Deignan (Irl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 0:07:49
25. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:08:28
26. Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team Exergy 0:08:34
27. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:09:53
28. Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:10:44
29. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:12:05
30. Marc De Maar (AHo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 0:12:49
31. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:12:57
32. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:16:02
33. Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan 0:16:04
34. Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Argos – Shimano 0:16:54
35. Matt Cooke (USA) Team Exergy 0:18:31
36. Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Cycling 0:18:44
37. Lawson Craddock (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:19:10
38. Alex Howes (USA) Garmin – Barracuda 0:19:27
39. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:21:20
40. Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin – Barracuda 0:23:28
41. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin – Barracuda 0:25:49
42. Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:27:28
43. Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:27:54
44. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:28:13
45. Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:28:15
46. George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan 0:28:36
47. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:28:37
48. Ian Boswell (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:28:58
49. Raymond Kunzli (Swi) Spidertech Powered By C10 0:29:09
50. Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Cycling 0:29:38
51. Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 0:30:02
52. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:31:16
53. Michael Creed (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:31:36
54. Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-Nissan 0:32:24
55. Andrés Díaz Corrales (Col) Team Exergy 0:33:18
56. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:33:37
57. Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan 0:33:39
58. Michael Rodriguez Galindo (Col) Colombia – Coldeportes 0:34:18
59. Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:37:08
60. Alexander Candelario (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:37:14
61. Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10 0:37:34
62. Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:38:37
63. Andrew Bajadali (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies 0:39:54
64. Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin – Barracuda 0:42:45
65. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Argos – Shimano 0:43:48
66. Josh Atkins (NZl) Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:50:31
67. Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Argos – Shimano 0:53:51
68. Grégory Rast (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan 0:53:59
69. Nathan Brown (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team 0:56:34
70. Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:59:10
71. Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Colombia – Coldeportes 1:00:32
72. Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Cycling 1:00:40
73. Sébastian Salas (Can) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:02:29
74. Hugo Houle (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 1:04:33
75. Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos – Shimano 1:06:18
76. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Bontrager Livestrong Team 1:07:19
77. Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Cycling 1:08:47
78. David Boily (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 1:09:58
79. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:10:20
80. Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 1:10:38
81. Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 1:11:31
82. Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 1:12:02
83. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:12:24
84. Edward King (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:13:03
85. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 1:14:37
86. Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:15:30
87. Thomas Zirbel (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:15:38
88. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:16:32
89. Morgan Schmitt (USA) Team Exergy 1:17:35
90. Ryan Eastman (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team 1:18:00
91. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 1:19:52
92. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 1:19:53
93. Roger Kluge (Ger) Argos – Shimano 1:24:20
94. Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 1:27:43
95. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10 1:28:16
96. Scott Zwizanski (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:29:10
97. Jason McCartney (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 1:30:10
98. Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin – Barracuda 1:32:39
99. Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team 1:32:50
100. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Argos – Shimano 1:32:52
101. Matthew Wilson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 1:34:37
102. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 1:34:47
103. Ken Hanson (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies 1:35:44
104. Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:36:09
105. Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 1:36:30
106. Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Team Exergy 1:39:30
107. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 1:40:49
108. Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin – Barracuda 1:41:10
109. Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia – Coldeportes 1:44:58
110. Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres (Col) Colombia – Coldeportes 1:51:43

Foto: Michael Norris