Race report from Tyler Farrar
Today appeared to be on track for another field sprint for the first 200km. The guys were fantastic, riding the front all day to control the breakaway! Unfortunately, when we hit the big descent down to the finish, the weather unleashed on us with cold, rain and fog. A few guys slipped away in the technical sections and we never saw them again.
It’s really a pity because I would have loved to repay everyone’s work with a better result. The team is riding great and they deserve to get a big win here!
Farrar’s teammate David Zabriskie commented that while the team put forth a big effort today, that sometimes it just is not in the cards. “Yeah we all did work today for a sprint as Tyler has proven to be one of the best in the world,” said Zabriskie. ” Sometimes it doesn’t work… that’s bike racing.”
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Team Garmin-Slipstream, stage 7 results 1. Edvald Boasson Hagen 5h56.53 13. Tyler Farrar +0.40 67. Julian Dean 106. Bradley Wiggins 124. Tom Danielson 148. David Millar 187. David Zabriskie +5.50 190. Danny Pate 193. Cameron Meyer +8.42 |
Team Garmin-Slipstream, GC results 1. Danilo Di Luca 28h08.48 27. Bradley Wiggins +4.37 93. Thomas Danielson +29.02 119. David Millar +41.56 128. Cameron Meyer +45.50 138. Tyler Farrar +51.20 139. David Zabriskie +47.06 142. Danny Pate +47.19 164. Julian Dean +58.10 |
