Gilbert made it look stupidly easy up the Mur de Huy to the finish. It hard to believe that the guy can put 15 seconds on Contador in less than 400 meters which took around 50+seconds. And he didn’t even ride hard all the way to the line.
1. Philippe Gilbert (B), Omega Pharma-Lotto, in 4:54:57
2. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Sp), Team Katusha, at 0:03
3. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0:05
4. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz), Astana, at 0:06
5. Igor Anton Hernandez (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0:06
6. Jelle Vanendert (B), Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 0:06
7. Frank Schleck (Lux), Leopard-Trek, at 0:06
8. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Sp), Team Katusha, at 0:09
9. Christophe Le Mevel (F), Garmin-Cervélo, at 0:12
10. Paul Martens (G), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:12
11. Alberto Contador Velasco (Sp), Saxobank-Sungard, at 0:15
12. Michael Albasini (Swi), HTC-Highroad, at 0:17
13. Ryder Hesjedal (Can), Garmin-Cervélo, at 0:18
14. Robert Gesink (Nl), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:20
15. Bert De Waele (B), Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, at 0:20
16. Greg Van Avermaet (B), BMC Racing Team, at 0:20
17. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (B), Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 0:23
18. Ben Hermans (B), Team Radioshack, at 0:26
19. Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col), Team Sky, at 0:28
20. Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Sp), Movistar, at 0:28
That was insane how Gilbert just road away from the field. What is Omega-Pharma feeding those guys? And, why wasn’t he marked by anyone?
Mark him? He went to the front with 600 meters to go and just rode away from the front. How do you mark him on that % of a grade as the Huy?
Man that was an insane sprint Gilbert did… would like to see his power numbers for the last k.