Radioshack Nissan Trek are doing well in Circuit Cycliste Sarthe. Today’s second stage was and individual time trail.
Young Nelson Oliveira was third fastest rider in the TT, and Jan Bakelants came in sixth.
This means that both riders are in the GC top 5, with Oliveira 3rd overall, and Bakelants 5th.
After today’s time trial, Radioshack Nissan Trek lead the team competition.
George Bennett (via twitter.com)
“Stitches out and half way through cicuit de la sarthe. Cver cooked pasta and and tomato/oil salad for dinner – i must be in france!”
“Still feeling crash, crept through the tt toady but just happy to be back on the bike, harder stage 2mo. The boys are up on GC ”
Top 10, Stage 2b ITT
1 Luke Durbridge (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:08:15
2 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:08
3 Nelson Oliveira (Por) RadioShack-Nissan
4 Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Movistar Team
5 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:10
6 Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:13
7 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:00:14
8 Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Argos-Shimano
9 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
10 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:15
Radioshack Nissan Trek Results, Stage 2b ITT
3 Nelson Oliveira (Por) RadioShack-Nissan
6 Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan
13 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan
40 Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
53 Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
68 George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan
Top 10, GC
1 Luke Durbridge (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 7:01:23
2 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:08
3 Nelson Oliveira (Por) RadioShack-Nissan
4 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago – CSF Inox 0:00:12
5 Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:13
6 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur – Sojasun 0:00:14
7 Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Argos-Shimano
8 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
9 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:15
10 Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team
Radioshack Nissan Trek, GC
3 Nelson Oliveira (Por) RadioShack-Nissan
5 Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan
12 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan
29 Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
38 Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
44 George Bennett (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan
