Jodie has been racing for several years now and likes any event that involves sprinting and not too many hills. She initially used cycling as an important part of her rehabilitation from a mountaineering accident in New Zealand. She then got into racing as a replacement for martial arts in which she represented Australia and won Gold, Silver & Bronze medals in the Martial Arts World Games in 2000. Stage 8 - June 14: Faverges - Grenoble, 146km
Cadel was not able to shake Valverde in the final stage, and finished in second place overall 0’16 behind Valverde. Stef Clement from Rabobank won the final stage. A full report is here.
Photos with Cadel: 1, 2, 3
Main results:
1 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank 3.30.17 (41.658 km/h)
2 Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin - Slipstream
3 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0.02
23 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 2.05
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26 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
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30 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto
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37 Mikel Astarloza Charreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
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47 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana
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(137 riders started, 135 finished)
Final general classification:
1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 26.33.15
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto 0.16
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 1.18
4 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 2.41
5 Mikel Astarloza Charreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3.40
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Next Race:
Le Tour de France - 4-26 July
Provided by Geoff Schmidt. Thanks to Cycling News (www.cyclingnews.com) for race reports and results.