Tour de l’Ain 2010

Team Radioshack is riding Tour de l’Ain (Fra), 10-14/08/10

Tour de l’Ain, also known as the Prix de l’Amitié , is an annual late season professional cycling stage race  held mid-August. The first Tour de l’Ain was held in 1989 and was organized by Dante Lavacca, Armand Peracca and Maurice Josserand. From 1989 to 1992 it was an amateur event. In 1993 it became open to professionals. In 1999 Cyclisme Organisation took over the organizing of the event and in the 1999 edition for the first time the climb of the Grand Colombier was included. The race had a 2.5 UCI status but was in 2002 promoted to the 2.3 category. Since the inception of the UCI ProTour and the UCI Continental circuits in 2005, the race has been classed as a 2.1 category race. The race has a mountainous profile and is held in the Jura Mountains with the 1,534 metre high Grand Colombier as a decisive climb in the four day stage race.

Team Radioshack Riders: Fumiyuki Beppu, Markel Irizar, Dmitriy Muravyev, Ivan Rovny, José Luis Rubiera & Haimar Zubeldia
Director: Alain Gallopin

Race website: http://www.tourdelain.com (Only in French)

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Top Ten Results, Final Stage (4)
1 Wouter Poels – Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 3.15.39
2 David Moncoutie – Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
3 Thibault Pinot – Française Des Jeux
4 Haimar Zubeldia – Team Radioshack
5 Fabrice Jeandesboz – Saur – Sojasun 0.03
6 Johann Tschopp – BBox Bouygues Telecom
7 Jérôme Coppel – Saur – Sojasun 0.05
8 Tejay Van Garderen – Team HTC – Columbia
9 Greg Van Avermaet – Omega Pharma-Lotto 0.28
10 Maxime Mederel – Big Mat – Auber 93 0.38

Team Radioshack Results, Final Stage (4)
19 José-Luis Rubiera – Team Radioshack
36 Fumiyuki Beppu – Team Radioshack
51 Dmitriy Muravyev – Team Radioshack
52 Yvan Rovny – Team Radioshack
69 Markel Irizar – Team Radioshack

Top Ten Results, Final GC
1 Haimar Zubeldia – Team Radioshack 13.44.32
2 Wouter Poels – Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
3 David Moncoutie – Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0.05
4 Tejay Van Garderen – Team HTC – Columbia 0.07
5 Thibault Pinot – Française Des Jeux 0.10
6 Jérôme Coppel – Saur – Sojasun 0.11
7 Fabrice Jeandesboz – Saur – Sojasun 0.13
8 Johann Tschopp – BBox Bouygues Telecom 0.19
9 Greg Van Avermaet – Omega Pharma-Lotto 0.23
10 Tony Gallopin – Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0.31

Team Radioshack Results, Final GC
36 José-Luis Rubiera – Team Radioshack 8.09
39 Dmitriy Muravyev – Team Radioshack 8.24
46 Yvan Rovny – Team Radioshack 15.14
50 Fumiyuki Beppu – Team Radioshack 16.01
68 Markel Irizar – Team Radioshack 23.26

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Top Ten Results, stage 3
1 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    4:00:55
2 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
3 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
4 Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller
5 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux
6 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
7 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil – Shimano
8 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
9 Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
10 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale

Team RadioShack Results, stage 3
12 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz)
14 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa)
36 Ivan Rovny (Rus)
54 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn)  0:02:29
66 José-Luis Rubiera (Spa)  0:07:21

General Classification after Stage 3
1 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne     10:28:46
2 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto   0:00:02
3 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    0:00:06
4 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team Radioshack   0:00:07
5 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Continental
6 Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole     0:00:08
7 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC – Columbia 0:00:09
8 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team   0:00:10
9 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC – Columbia
10 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team    0:00:12

Team RadioShack on General Classification
36 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) 0:00:25
57 Ivan Rovny (Rus)   0:07:15
62 Markel Irizar (Spa)  0:07:35
65 José-Luis Rubiera (Spa)  0:07:38
75 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn)  0:09:42

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Top Ten Results, stage 2
1 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team  3:02:10
2 Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom       0:00:01
3 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
4 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Française Des Jeux
5 John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team
6 Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat – Auber 93
7 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
8 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Team Radioshack
9 Kalle Kriit (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
10 Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller

Team RadioShack Results, stage 2
26 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa)
57 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz)
60 José-Luis Rubiera (Spa)
67 Ivan Rovny (Rus)
70 Markel Irizar (Spa)

General Classification after Stage 2
1 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team  6:27:43
2 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne     0:00:12
3 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team Radioshack   0:00:15
4 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Continental
5 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto   0:00:16
6 Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
7 Moreno Hofland (Ned) Rabobank Continental   0:00:17
8 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
9 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC – Columbia
10 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team

Team RadioShack on General Classification
20 Markel Irizar (Spa)   0:00:22
26 José-Luis Rubiera (Spa)  0:00:25
54 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz)  0:00:33
96 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn)   0:07:21
97 Ivan Rovny (Rus)  0:07:23

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Top Ten Results, stage 1
1 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur – Sojasun     3:22:09
2 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
3 Jean-Lou Païani (Fra) French National Espoirs Team
4 Romain Hardy (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller
5 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
6 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
7 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
8 Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller
9 Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team
10 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne

Team RadioShack Results, stage 1
34 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa)
44 Markel Irizar (Spa)
53 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz)
63 José-Luis Rubiera (Spa)
95 Ivan Rovny (Rus) 0:06:57
97 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn)

General Classification after Stage 1
1 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team  3:25:43
2 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team Radioshack   0:00:04
3 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Continental
4 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
5 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto   0:00:05
6 Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
7 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
8 Moreno Hofland (Ned) Rabobank Continental   0:00:06
9 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
10 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC – Columbia

Team RadioShack on General Classification
21 Markel Irizar (Spa)   0:00:11
29 José-Luis Rubiera (Spa)   0:00:14
57 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz)   0:00:22
97 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn)   0:07:10
99 Ivan Rovny (Rus)  0:07:12

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Top Ten Results, prologue
1 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team Radioshack   0:03:38

2 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Continental
3 Laurent Mangel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
4 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto   0:00:01
5 Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole
6 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
7 Moreno Hofland (Ned) Rabobank Continental   0:00:02
8 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC – Columbia
9 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
10 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team

Team RadioShack Results, prologue
22 Markel Irizar (Spa) Team Radioshack       0:00:07
33 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Team Radioshack 0:00:09
37 José-Luis Rubiera (Spa)  0:00:10
42 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Radioshack          0:00:11
87 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz)