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Friday 24 January 2014 21:43, UK
A selection of the biggest names in professional men's cycling will get their season under way at the testing and varied Tour de San Luis in Argentina (January 20-26).
Stage 2: Tuesday, January 21 - La Punta to Mirador del Potrero - 170.6km | Report
Result
1 Julian Arredondo (Col) Trek Factory Racing, 4:13:21
2 Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing, same time
3 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, +3secs
4 Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing, st
5 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale, +5
6 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory Racing, st
7 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica-GreenEdge, st
8 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, +8
9 Miguel Rubiano (Col) Colombia, st
10 Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Seche Environnement, st
Selected others
18 Adam Yates (GB) Orica-GreenEdge, +31
26 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana, +54
90 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha, +7:06
115 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +10:01
General classification
1 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin-Sharp, 8:20:34
2 Marc de Maar (Cur) UnitedHealthcare, +1:47
3 Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge, +3:56
4 Peter Stetina (USA) BMC, +4:16
5 Julian Arredondo (Col) Trek Factory Racing, same time
6 Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC, +4:19
7 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, st
8 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory Racing, +4:21
9 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
10 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica-GreenEdge, st
Selected others
19 Adam Yates (GB) Orica-GreenEdge, +4:47
Stage 3: Wednesday, January 22 - Tilisarao to Juana Koslay - 175.8km | Report
Result
1 Giacomo Nizzolo (Swi) Trek Factory Racing, 4:14:19
2 Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar, same time
3 Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
4 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp, st
5 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
6 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale, st
7 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC, st
8 Juan Esteban Arango (Col) Colombia, st
9 Edwin Avila (Col) Colombia, st
Selected others 13 Mark Cavendish (GB) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
54 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin-Sharp, st
General classification
1 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin-Sharp, 12:34:53
2 Marc de Maar (Cur) UnitedHealthcare, +1:47
3 Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge, +3:56
4 Peter Stetina (USA) BMC, +4:16
5 Julian Arredondo (Col) Trek Factory Racing, same time
6 Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC, +4:19
7 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, st
8 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Trek Factory Racing, +4:21
9 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
10 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica-GreenEdge, st
Selected others
19 Adam Yates (GB) Orica-GreenEdge, +4:47
Stage 4: Thursday, January 23 - El Potrero de los Funes to Alto del Amago - 168.7km | Report
Result
1 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, 4:15:33
2 Sergio Godoy (Arg) San Luis Todos Somos, +50sec
3 Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing, +1:32
4 Enzo Moyano (Arg) San Luis Somos Todos, +1:39
5 Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare, 1:45
6 Miguel Angel Rubiano (Col) Colombia, +2:09
7 Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing, +2:46
8 Julian Arredondo (Col) Trek Factory Racing, same time
9 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +3:04
10 Adam Yates (GB) Orica-GreenEdge, +3:05
General classification
1 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin-Sharp, 16:54:41
2 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, +4secs
3 Marc De Maar (Ned) UnitedHealthcare, +1:15
4 Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing, +1:36
5 Sergio Godoy (Arg) San Luis Todos Somos, +1:45
6 Enzo Moyano (Arg) San Luis Somos Todos, +1:51
7 Lucas Euser (USA) UnitedHealthcare, +1:57
8 Miguel Angel Rubiano (Col) Colombia, +2:18
9 Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing, +2:32
10 Julian Arredondo (Col) Trek Factory Racing, +2:47
Selected other
12 Adam Yates (GB) Orica-GreenEdge, +3:37
Stage 5: Friday, January 24 - San Luis to San Luis - 19.2km individual time trial | Report
Result
1 Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar, 22:11
2 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC, +3secs
3 Jorge Giacinit (Arg) San Luis Somos Todos, +29
4 Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC, +48
5 Andrey Amador (Cos) Movistar, +52
6 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC, +53
7 Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +57
8 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Trek, +1:02
9 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Jamis-Hagens Berman, +1:03
10 Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale, +1:05
General classification
1 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar, 17:18:14
2 Phillip Gaimon (USA) Garmin-Sharp, +26
3 Sergio Godoy (Arg) San Luis Todos Somos, +2:01
4 Enzo Moyano (Arg) San Luis Somos Todos, +2:17
5 Marc de Maar (Ned) UnitedHealthcare, +2:47
6 Peter Stetina (USA) BMC, +2:57
7 Julian Arredondo (Col) Trek, +2:59
8 Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Seche Environement, +3:13
9 Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC, +3:21
10 Miguel Angel Rubiano (Col) Colombia, +3:30
Stage 6: Saturday, January 25 - Las Chacras to Merlo (Mirador del Sol) - 184.4km
The identity of this year's winner will be all but decided on a sixth stage boasting the third summit finish of the race. The first 175km of the day will be largely uneventful, with a gently rolling route doing little to disrupt the peloton, but then the riders are hit with back-to-back categorised climbs that are, effectively, both one big ascent. The action will start in Merlo, 7km from the finish, when the road rears up for an unnamed category-three climb, which instantly warps into the steep climb to the finish at the Mirador del Sol. The first man to the top here could well be the man on the top step of the final podium.
Stage 7: Sunday, January 26 - San Luis to Terrazas del Portezuelo - 148.1km
The race concludes with a short, undulating day that will once again end in a sprint. It is not a cut-and-dried bunch finish, though, because the line is perched on the top of a short rise that could eliminate the likes of Cavendish and hand the advantage to punchier sprinters such as Sagan. Whoever is leading the race overall will have to be wary of a handful of short and mostly uncategorised climbs, but otherwise can enjoy a relatively straightforward day before being crowned at Terrazas del Portezuelo.