Tour of Britain 2008 - 2

Stage 2 Milton Keynes to Newbury - Stages / Teams

Matt Goss wins his second Tour of Britain stage as Alessandro Petacchi just holds onto race lead.

Goss wins - Pic TourofBritain.co.uk

Goss sprinted clear of Garmin – Chipotle’s Julian Dean and Chris Sutton to take victory, while Alessandro Petacchi came home sixth to retain the race lead, albeit on the same time as Goss, with Petacchi’s team mate Danilo Di Luca just two seconds back.

After rolling out through a packed Milton Keynes, the peloton set a high pace as a number of riders tried to break clear. The first group to establish a lead contained Britain’s Steve Cummings and three others.

Another seven riders joined them briefly, before the entire group was swept up by a fast moving peloton.

Just before the Hot Spot Sprint at Winslow, another group of five went away, made up of Emilien Berges, Russell Downing, Kevin Evans, Oscar Sevilla and Sunday’s break away star Danilo Di Luca.

The five soon opened up a lead of 50 seconds and were working well together as they passed over the E.ON King of the Mountains climb at Oving.

But as the quintet entered Aylesbury, they were brought back and in the calm Great Britain’s Ian Stannard took flight.

With the peloton seemingly unconcerned and taking drinks, Stannard took advantage of the lull and began building his advantage.

By Kingsey he had 2 minutes 45 seconds, a lead which had increased to 3 minutes 45 seconds just four miles later. The youngster from Chelmsford had a maximum advantage of just over four minutes, but once Petacchi’s LPR Brakes team began to chase, his margin was soon slashed.

Heading through a packed Goring, Stannard led the race over the biggest climb so far at Streatley Hill, and actually managed to stretch his advantage back out as the peloton took on the narrow climb, thronged with spectators.

The twisty roads on the run off the back of the climb meant that GB rider could maintain his lead for a few more kilometres, with the catch finally coming just outside Winterbourne. Stannard came home in the field in 54th place, but took the Madison Combativity prize as reward for his 40-mile lone break.

With everyone back together again, Great Britain and Rapha – Condor – Recycling.co.uk took control, setting up the third E.ON King of the Mountain’s climb at Shefford Park for their respective riders Ben Swift and Krisitan House.

Swift was first over the top, but House ensured another day in red and white by taking second place on the climb. Now onto wide, straight roads, the peloton put the hammer down, as the Topsport Vlaanderen took it in turns to attack off the front.

Neither Frederik Veuchelen nor Serge Pauwels could make their attacks stick however, setting up a fast finish as the peloton roared into Newbury.

Goss benefited from the experience of lead out man Stuart O’Grady who guided his teammate safely through Newbury, setting him up for the best line out of the final corner and allowing him to hold off the fast finishing Garmin pair of Dean and Sutton.

Speaking after the stage Goss was happy to have his resumed winning ways on British roads.

Matt Goss said -“I’ve had a lot of success around here in the last few years and it was great to get out there and do it again today. This year there is a fantastic array of sprinters in the race so I’m delighted to have been able to get to the front.

It was a tough course out there today – especially over Streatley Hill.

It’s going to be an interesting next couple of days because I know tomorrow is going to be a really tough day so it’s going to be a matter of making sure I get through that and see how I get on. There is no team plan for our boys – we are just riding day to day.

Looking at the weather forecast tomorrow we’re going to need something to keep us afloat on the way round so we’ll concentrate on doing that and see where we are at the end of the day.”

Ian Stannard - “It was a horrible head wind to be honest, so I regretted what I was doing, but it was ok. There were lots of local people out, lots of crowds and plenty of schools so it was good support.

At first when my lead went up quite quickly I thought it was going to be successful, but at the second King of the Mountains I lost my rhythm and that sort of did for me in the end.”

1 112 Matthew Goss AUS Team CSC - Saxo Bank 3h25'11"
2 93 Julian Dean NZL Garmin - Chipotle 3h25'11"
3 95 Chris Sutton AUS Garmin - Chipotle 3h25'11"
4 13 Roger Hammond GBR Team Columbia 3h25'11"
5 14 Greg Henderson NZL Team Columbia 3h25'11"
6 141 Alessandro Petacchi ITA LPR Brakes - Ballan 3h25'11"
7 101 Kristof Goddaert BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 3h25'11"
8 152 Zakkari Dempster AUS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 3h25'11"
9 42 Malcolm Elliott GBR Pinarello RT - Candi TV 3h25'11"
10 25 Ben Swift GBR Great Britain 3h25'11"
11 113 Jonathan Bellis GBR Team CSC - Saxo Bank 3h25'11"
12 53 Dean Downing GBR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 3h25'11"
13 64 Robbie Hunter RSA Barloworld 3h25'11"
14 21 Rob Hayles GBR Great Britain 3h25'11"
15 65 Daryl Impey RSA Barloworld 3h25'11"
16 62 Geraint Thomas GBR Barloworld 3h25'11"
17 111 Stuart O'Grady AUS Team CSC - Saxo Bank 3h25'11"
18 15 Vicente Reynes ESP Team Columbia 3h25'11"
19 61 Steve Cummings GBR Barloworld 3h25'11"
20 75 Fred Rodriguez USA Rock Racing 3h25'11"
21 3 Steven Caethoven BEL Agritubel 3h25'11"
22 12 Hagen Boasson NOR THR Team Columbia 3h25'11"
23 1 Romain Feillu FRA Agritubel 3h25'11"
24 41 Russell Downing GBR Pinarello RT - Candi TV 3h25'11"
25 92 Magnus Backstedt SWE Garmin - Chipotle 3h25'11"
26 35 Paul Sneeboer NED Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 3h25'11"
27 11 Kim Kirchen LUX Team Columbia 3h25'11"
28 145 Giairo Ermeti ITA LPR Brakes - Ballan 3h25'11"
29 94 Daniel Martin IRL Garmin - Chipotle 3h25'11"
30 5 Geoffroy Lequarte FRA Agritubel 3h25'11"
31 143 Claudio Cucinotta ITA LPR Brakes - Ballan 3h25'11"
32 156 Johnnie Walker AUS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 3h25'11"
33 151 Simon Clarke AUS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 3h25'11"
34 123 Schrooder De BEL SKT An Post M.Donnelly 3h25'11"
35 125 Kenny Lisabeth BEL An Post M.Donnelly 3h25'11"
36 24 Tom Southam GBR Great Britain 3h25'11"
37 105 Pieter Vanspeybrouck BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 3h25'11"
38 135 Heerden Van RSA MTN MTN Energade 3h25'11"
39 86 Simon Richardson GBR Plowman Craven RT 3h25'11"
40 91 David Millar GBR Garmin - Chipotle 3h25'11"
41 121 Daniel Lloyd GBR An Post M.Donnelly 3h25'11"
42 55 Kristian House GBR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 3h25'11"
43 114 Anders Lund DEN Team CSC - Saxo Bank 3h25'11"
44 81 Evan Oliphant GBR Plowman Craven RT 3h25'11"
45 154 Travis Meyer AUS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 3h25'11"
46 122 Stephen Gallagher IRL An Post M.Donnelly 3h25'11"
47 84 Simon Gaywood GBR Plowman Craven RT 3h25'11"
48 106 Frederik Veuchelen BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 3h25'11"
49 104 Kristof Vandewalle BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 3h25'11"
50 66 Hugo Sabido POR Barloworld 3h25'11"
51 44 Tom Murray GBR Pinarello RT - Candi TV 3h25'11"
52 34 Alejandro Marque ESP Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 3h25'11"
53 85 James Millard GBR Plowman Craven RT 3h25'11"
54 23 Ian Stannard GBR Great Britain 3h25'11"
55 54 Rhys Lloyd GBR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 3h25'11"
56 136 Waylon Woolcock RSA MTN Energade 3h25'11"
57 56 Rob Partridge GBR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 3h25'11"
58 22 Jonathan McEvoy GBR Great Britain 3h25'11"
59 116 Chris Sorensen DEN Team CSC - Saxo Bank 3h25'11"
60 2 Emilien Berges FRA Agritubel 3h25'11"
61 82 Tom Barras GBR Plowman Craven RT 3h25'11"
62 26 Andrew Tennant GBR Great Britain 3h25'11"
63 102 Koen Barbe BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 3h25'11"
64 63 Diego Caccia ITA Barloworld 3h25'11"
65 32 Rodriguez Blanco ESP PRT Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 3h25'11"
66 103 Serge Pauwels BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 3h25'11"
67 4 Freddy Bichot FRA Agritubel 3h25'11"
68 72 Rahsaan Bahati USA Rock Racing 3h25'11"
69 142 Danilo Di Luca ITA LPR Brakes - Ballan 3h25'11"
70 96 Trent Lowe AUS Garmin - Chipotle 3h25'11"
71 51 Chris Newton GBR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 3h25'11"
72 46 Peter Williams GBR Pinarello RT - Candi TV 3h25'11"
73 71 Tyler Hamilton USA Rock Racing 3h25'11"
74 73 Santiago Botero COL Rock Racing 3h25'11"
75 131 David George RSA MTN Energade 3h25'11"
76 6 Nicolas Vogondy FRA Agritubel 3h25'11"
77 144 Gabriele Bosisio ITA LPR Brakes - Ballan 3h25'11"
78 133 Neil MacDonald RSA MTN Energade 3h25'11"
79 124 Daniel Fleeman GBR An Post M.Donnelly 3h25'11"
80 45 Andrew Roche IRL Pinarello RT - Candi TV 3h25'11"
81 153 Cameron Meyer AUS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 3h25'11"
82 52 Dale Appleby GBR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 3h25'11"
83 115 Bradley McGee AUS Team CSC - Saxo Bank 3h25'11"
84 155 Wesley Sulzberger AUS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 3h25'11"
85 126 Paidi O'Brien IRL An Post M.Donnelly 3h25'11"
86 132 Kevin Evans RSA MTN Energade 3h25'11"
87 33 Juan Gomis ESP Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 3h25'27" @16"
88 36 Tomas Swift-Metcalfe GBR Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 3h25'27" @ s/t
89 146 Alessandro Spezialetti ITA LPR Brakes - Ballan 3h25'57" @46"
90 16 Bradley Wiggins GBR Team Columbia 3h25'57" @ s/t
91 76 Oscar Sevilla ESP Rock Racing 3h25'11"
92 134 Jay Thomson RSA MTN Energade 3h27'00" @01'49"
93 43 Lee Davis GBR Pinarello RT - Candi TV 3h28'38" @03'27"
94 74 Hugo Pena COL Rock Racing 3h38'39" @13'28"
95 31 Martin Garrido ARG Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 3h25'11"

General Classification
1 141 Alessandro Petacchi ITA LPR Brakes - Ballan 5h16'55"
2 112 Matthew Goss AUS Team CSC - Saxo Bank 5h16'55" - s/t
3 142 Danilo Di Luca ITA LPR Brakes - Ballan 5h16'57" @02"
4 21 Rob Hayles GBR Great Britain 5h16'59" @04"
5 65 Daryl Impey RSA Barloworld 5h16'59" - s/t
6 93 Julian Dean NZL Garmin - Chipotle 5h16'59" - s/t
7 114 Anders Lund DEN Team CSC - Saxo Bank 5h16'59" - s/t
8 92 Magnus Backstedt SWE Garmin - Chipotle 5h17'01" @06"
9 23 Ian Stannard GBR Great Britain 5h17'02" @07"
10 76 Oscar Sevilla ESP Rock Racing 5h17'02" - s/t
11 41 Russell Downing GBR Pinarello RT - Candi TV 5h17'03" @08"
12 75 Fred Rodriguez USA Rock Racing 5h17'03" - s/t
13 2 Emilien Berges FRA Agritubel 5h17'04" @09"
14 13 Roger Hammond GBR Team Columbia 5h17'05" @10"
15 101 Kristof Goddaert BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 5h17'05" - s/t
16 53 Dean Downing GBR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 5h17'05" - s/t
17 152 Zakkari Dempster AUS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 5h17'05" - s/t
18 113 Jonathan Bellis GBR Team CSC - Saxo Bank 5h17'05" - s/t
19 64 Robbie Hunter RSA Barloworld 5h17'05" - s/t
20 25 Ben Swift GBR Great Britain 5h17'05" - s/t
21 1 Romain Feillu FRA Agritubel 5h17'05" - s/t
22 156 Johnnie Walker AUS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 5h17'05" - s/t
23 35 Paul Sneeboer NED Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 5h17'05" - s/t
24 125 Kenny Lisabeth BEL An Post M.Donnelly 5h17'05" - s/t
25 3 Steven Caethoven BEL Agritubel 5h17'05" - s/t
26 42 Malcolm Elliott GBR Pinarello RT - Candi TV 5h17'05" - s/t
27 143 Claudio Cucinotta ITA LPR Brakes - Ballan 5h17'05" - s/t
28 62 Geraint Thomas GBR Barloworld 5h17'05" - s/t
29 12 Edval Boasson NOR Team Columbia 5h17'05" - s/t
30 15 Vicente Reynes ESP Team Columbia 5h17'05" - s/t
31 111 Stuart O'Grady AUS Team CSC - Saxo Bank 5h17'05" - s/t
32 105 Pieter Vanspeybrouck BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 5h17'05" - s/t
33 135 Juan Van Heerden RSA MTN Energade 5h17'05" - s/t
34 121 Daniel Lloyd GBR An Post M.Donnelly 5h17'05" - s/t
35 5 Geoffroy Lequarte FRA Agritubel 5h17'05" - s/t
36 86 Simon Richardson GBR Plowman Craven RT 5h17'05" - s/t
37 72 Rahsaan Bahati USA Rock Racing 5h17'05" - s/t
38 44 Tom Murray GBR Pinarello RT - Candi TV 5h17'05" - s/t
39 81 Evan Oliphant GBR Plowman Craven RT 5h17'05" - s/t
40 34 Alejandro Marque ESP Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 5h17'05" - s/t
41 22 Jonathan McEvoy GBR Great Britain 5h17'05" - s/t
42 154 Travis Meyer AUS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 5h17'05" - s/t
43 14 Greg Henderson NZL Team Columbia 5h17'05" - s/t
44 84 Simon Gaywood GBR Plowman Craven RT 5h17'05" - s/t
45 11 Kim Kirchen LUX Team Columbia 5h17'05" - s/t
46 4 Freddy Bichot FRA Agritubel 5h17'05" - s/t
47 123 David De Schrooder BEL SKT An Post M.Donnelly 5h17'05" - s/t
48 91 Steve Millar GBR Garmin - Chipotle 5h17'05" - s/t
49 61 Stephen Cummings GBR Barloworld 5h17'05" - s/t
50 122 Daniel Gallagher IRL An Post M.Donnelly 5h17'05" - s/t
51 94 Tom Martin IRL Garmin - Chipotle 5h17'05" - s/t
52 24 Waylon Southam GBR Great Britain 5h17'05" - s/t
53 136 Rhys Woolcock RSA MTN Energade 5h17'05" - s/t
54 54 Frederik Lloyd GBR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 5h17'05" - s/t
55 106 Andrew Veuchelen BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 5h17'05" - s/t
56 26 Dale Tennant GBR Great Britain 5h17'05" - s/t
57 52 Kristian Appleby GBR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 5h17'05" - s/t
58 55 Neil House GBR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 5h17'05" - s/t
59 133 Mayorca MacDonald RSA MTN Energade 5h17'05" - s/t
60 31 Martin Garrido ARG Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 5h17'05" - s/t
61 45 Kristof Roche IRL Pinarello RT - Candi TV 5h17'05" - s/t
62 104 Hugo Vandewalle BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 5h17'05" - s/t
63 66 Rob Sabido POR Barloworld 5h17'05" - s/t
64 56 Giairo Partridge GBR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 5h17'05" - s/t
65 145 Simon Ermeti ITA LPR Brakes - Ballan 5h17'05" - s/t
66 151 Diego Clarke AUS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 5h17'05" - s/t
67 63 David Caccia ITA Barloworld 5h17'05" - s/t
68 131 Tyler George RSA MTN Energade 5h17'05" - s/t
69 71 Chris Hamilton USA Rock Racing 5h17'05" - s/t
70 116 Serge Sorensen DEN Team CSC - Saxo Bank 5h17'05" - s/t
71 103 Tom Pauwels BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 5h17'05" - s/t
72 82 Kevin Barras GBR Plowman Craven RT 5h17'05" - s/t
73 132 Daniel Evans RSA MTN Energade 5h17'05" - s/t
74 124 Koen Fleeman GBR An Post M.Donnelly 5h17'05" - s/t
75 102 Trent Barbe BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 5h17'05" - s/t
76 96 Chris Lowe AUS Garmin - Chipotle 5h17'05" - s/t
77 51 Rodriguez Newton GBR Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co. 5h17'05" - s/t
78 32 David Blanco ESP Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 5h17'05" - s/t
79 115 Cameron McGee AUS Team CSC - Saxo Bank 5h17'05" - s/t
80 153 Paidi Meyer AUS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 5h17'05" - s/t
81 126 Nicolas O'Brien IRL An Post M.Donnelly 5h17'05" - s/t
82 6 Santiago Vogondy FRA Agritubel 5h17'05" - s/t
83 73 Wesley Botero COL Rock Racing 5h17'05" - s/t
84 155 Gabriele Sulzberger AUS SouthAustralia.com - AIS 5h17'05" - s/t
85 144 Peter Bosisio ITA LPR Brakes - Ballan 5h17'05" - s/t
86 46 Tomas Williams GBR Pinarello RT - Candi TV 5h17'15" @20"
87 36 Lopez Swift-Metcalfe GBR Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 5h17'21" @26"
88 33 Juan Gomis ESP Palmeiras Resort - Tavira 5h17'21" - s/t
89 95 James Sutton AUS Garmin - Chipotle 5h17'24" @29"
90 85 Alessandro Millard GBR Plowman Craven RT 5h17'25" @30"
91 146 Bradley Spezialetti ITA LPR Brakes - Ballan 5h17'51" @56"
92 16 Jay Wiggins GBR Team Columbia 5h17'51" - s/t
93 134 Lee Thomson RSA MTN Energade 5h18'54" @01'59"
94 43 Victor Davis GBR Pinarello RT - Candi TV 5h20'32" @03'37"
95 74 Hugo Pena COL Rock Racing 5h30'33" @13'38"

Points
1 141 A Petacchi LPR 25
2 13 R Hammond THR 22
3 112 M Goss CSC 19
4 101 K Goddaert TSV 18
5 21 R Hayles GBR 16
6 53 D Downing RCR 16
7 152 Z Dempster AIS 15
8 93 J Dean TSL 14
9 92 M Backstedt TSL 13
10 95 C Sutton TSL 13
11 113 J Bellis CSC 11
12 64 R Hunter BAR 11
13 72 R Bahati RRC 11
14 14 G Henderson THR 11
15 42 M Elliott POT 7
16 25 B Swift GBR 6
17 156 J Walker AIS 5
18 41 R Downing POT 3
19 125 K Lisabeth SKT 2
20 65 D Impey BAR 1
21 1 R Feillu AGR 1

Sprints
1 142 D Di Luca LPR 14
2 114 A Lund CSC 10
3 65 D Impey BAR 10
4 95 C Sutton TSL 9
5 23 I Stannard GBR 5
6 76 O Sevilla RRC 5
7 41 R Downing POT 4
8 75 F Rodriguez RRC 3
9 2 E Berges AGR 3
10 15 V Reynes THR 2
11 151 S Clarke AIS 1

Mountains
1 55 K House RCR 19
2 25 B Swift GBR 9
3 23 I Stannard GBR 6
4 142 Luca Di D LPR
5 24 T Southam GBR 6
6 41 R Downing POT 4
7 131 D George MTN 4
8 132 K Evans MTN 3
9 114 A Lund CSC 2
10 2 E Berges AGR 2
11 156 J Walker AIS 2
12 15 V Reynes THR 2
13 103 S Pauwels TSV 2
14 93 J Dean TSL 1
15 76 O Sevilla RRC 1
16 94 D Martin TSL 1
17 95 C Sutton TSL 1