Garmin-Cervélo maintains its control of the team classification after the Queen Stage in the Alps with a strong performance on the col du Galibier. The American squad placed three men in the top 12 of the race from Pinerolo to top of the famous pass with Tom Danielson ninth, Ryder Hesjedal 10th and Christian Vande Velde 12th. Meanwhile the Leopard-Trek team is focused on the individual rankings. Even though the Luxembourgers placed first and second in the stage – with Andy Schleck winning and Fränk Schleck taking second place – they did so at the expense of their third man, Maxime Monfort who sacrificed himself for his leaders after having been in the early escape of stage 18. It’s because of this approach that the AG2R La Mondiale team took second place in the stage with Jean-Christophe Peraud 16th, Hubert Dupont 17th and Nicolas Roche 19th to finish 2’26” behind Garmin-Cervélo. The French squad is also second overall, 10’30” behind the Americans.
Interview
July 21
st
2011
- 18:44
Team Classification Summary
