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Edvald Boasson Hagen of Columbia-HTC wins his second consecutive stage in the Tour of Britain

by VeloNews.com

• September 15, 2009
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By Agence France Presse

2009 Tour of Britain, stage 4: Boasson Hagen takes his second stage and moves closer to the lead.

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Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen of Columbia-HTC won a second consecutive stage in the Tour of Britain Tuesday to move within one second of overall race leader, Kai Reus of Rabobank.

“We’re close now and so we have to try and win overall,” said Columbia team coach Valerio Piva.

“Edvald is on form, we’ve got a strong team here, and so why not? We’ve done it before.”

Australia’s Chris Sutton also moved within striking distance of the overall lead with his fourth consecutive top three finish in the 148-km circuit stage
around the Forest of Bowland.

Sutton is just five seconds adrift of the yellow jersey in third overall and now leads the points standings.

“It was a pretty good day for me overall and I have to be pleased with how things have gone so far this week,” he said.

“It’s been a great week for me so far and I had no intention of chasing the
GC when I got here. But now all the lads are telling me to go for it and give
it a go but we will have to see.”

Sutton, who won Saturday’s first stage in York, again paid tribute to Garmin teammate Bradley Wiggins — who played a critical role in dragging back a five-man breakaway in the closing kilometers.

“He was pushing 60kmh for a lot of the ride and I was telling him to slow down because I’d need him at the finish. But he just looked at me and said ‘don’t worry about it, I’ve got loads in the tank’.”

Columbia took over command of the the peloton in the final kilometers and while a crash 500 meters from the finish scattered the peloton Boasson Hagen was ahead of it and got a perfect lead out from Tony Martin.

It was his 11th win of the 2009 season and the 79th victory for Columbia.

Results

Stage results: | Click for: (GC standings )

• 1. Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia-HTC in 3:32:04
• 2. Chris Sutton Garmin-Slipstream
• 3. Martin Reimer Cervelo TestTeam
• 4. Russell Downing Candi-Tv-Marshalls Pasta
• 5. Koldo Fernandez Euskatel Euskadi
• 6. Tony Martin Team Columbia-HTC
• 7. Renaud Dion Ag2r La Mondiale
• 8. Mauro Finetto Csf Navigare
• 9. Graham Briggs Candi-Tv-Marshalls Pasta
• 10. Malcolm Elliott Candi-Tv-Marshalls Pasta
• 11. Geraint Thomas Barloworld
• 12. Filippo Pozzato Team Katusha
• 13. Bartozs Huzarsky Isd-Neri
• 14. Kristian House Rapha Condor
• 15. Thomas Lovkvist Team Columbia-HTC
• 16. Ian Stannard Isd-Neri
• 17. Enrico Zen Csf Navigare
• 18. Kristof Vandewalle Topsport Vlaanderen
• 19. Christophe Laurent Agritubel
• 20. Serge Pauwels Cervelo TestTeam
• 21. Blaise Sonnery Ag2r La Mondiale
• 22. Cyril Dessel Ag2r La Mondiale
• 23. Gert Dockx Team Columbia-HTC
• 24. Huub Duyn Garmin-Slipstream
• 25. Daniel Lloyd Cervelo TestTeam
• 26. Mark Mcnally Team Halfords
• 27. Steven Cummings Barloworld
• 28. Tom Peterson Garmin-Slipstream
• 29. Bradley Wiggins Garmin-Slipstream
• 30. Carlo Sconamiglio Barloworld
• 31. Arnoud Van Groen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
• 32. Davide Appollonio Cervelo TestTeam
• 33. Mauricio Soler Barloworld
• 34. Tom Southam Rapha Condor
• 35. Andrew Tennant Team Halfords
• 36. Alan Marangoni Csf Navigare
• 37. Vladimir Karpets Team Katusha
• 38. Chris Newton Rapha Condor
• 39. Grischa Niermann Rabobank
• 40. Tom Stamsnijder Rabobank
• 41. Geoffroy Lequatre Agritubel
• 42. Nicolas Roche Ag2r La Mondiale
• 43. Simon Clarke Isd-Neri
• 44. Maxime Monfort Team Columbia-HTC
• 45. Tanel Kangert Ag2r La Mondiale
• 46. Martin Mortensen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
• 47. Domenico Pozzovivo Csf Navigare
• 48. Javier Aramendia Euskatel Euskadi
• 49. Ivan Velasco Euskatel Euskadi
• 50. Michele Merlo Barloworld
• 51. Dan Fleeman Cervelo TestTeam
• 52. Nicolas Vogondy Agritubel
• 53. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia-HTC
• 54. Thomas Berkhout Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
• 55. Filippo Savini Csf Navigare
• 56. Federico Canuti Csf Navigare
• 57. Christopher Froome Barloworld
• 58. Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank
• 59. Kai Reus Rabobank
• 60. Pierpaolo De Negri Isd-Neri
• 61. Alessandro Colo Isd-Neri
• 62. Dan Craven Rapha Condor
• 63. Freddy Bichot Agritubel
• 64. Rob Ruygh Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
• 65. Brice Feillu Agritubel
• 66. Reinier Honig Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
• 67. G Sortveit Sondre Joker Bianchi
• 68. Petter Nordhaug Lars Joker Bianchi
• 69. Frederik Wilmann Joker Bianchi
• 70. Michael Golas Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
• 71. Aitor Galdos Euskatel Euskadi
• 72. Tom Criel Topsport Vlaanderen
• 73. Oscar Pujol Munoz Cervelo TestTeam
• 74. Josu Agirre Euskatel Euskadi
• 75. Simon Richardson Rapha Condor
• 76. Ian Bibby Team Halfords
• 77. Alexander Kristoff Joker Bianchi
• 78. Stian Remme Joker Bianchi
• 79. Pieter Vanspeybrouck Topsport Vlaanderen
• 80. Ian Wilkinson Team Halfords
• 81. Trent Lowe Garmin-Slipstream
• 82. Erik Vold Svein Joker Bianchi in 3:47:27
• 83. Graeme Brown Rabobank in 3:47:27 at at s/t
• 84. Sergio De Lis Euskatel Euskadi in 3:47:27 at at s/t
• 85. Bart Vanheule Topsport Vlaanderen in 3:47:27 at at s/t
• 86. Thomas De Gendt Topsport Vlaanderen in 3:47:27 at at s/t
• 87. Danilo Napolitano Team Katusha in 3:47:27 at at s/t
• 88. Evgueni Petrov Team Katusha in 3:47:27 at at s/t
• 89. Robert Hayles Team Halfords in 3:47:27 at at s/t
• 90. Ben Swift Team Katusha in 3:47:27 at at s/t
• 91. Darren Lapthorne Rapha Condor in 3:47:27 at at s/t
• 92. James Sampson Candi-Tv-Marshalls Pasta in 3:47:27 at at s/t
• 93. Emilien Berges Agritubel in 3:47:27 at at s/t
• 94. Tim Mertens Topsport Vlaanderen in 3:47:27 at at s/t
• 95. Simon Holt Candi-Tv-Marshalls Pasta in 3:47:27 at at s/t
• 96. Peter Williams Candi-Tv-Marshalls Pasta in 3:47:27 at at s/t
• 97. Edward Clancy Team Halfords in 3:47:27 at at s/t

GC standings | Click for: ( Stage results )

• 1. Kai Reus Rabobank in 14:56:19
• 2. Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia-HTC in 14:56:20
• 3. Chris Sutton Garmin-Slipstream in 14:56:24 at at 05
• 4. Martin Reimer Cervelo TestTeam in 14:56:30 at at 11
• 5. Michele Merlo Barloworld in 14:56:33 at at 14
• 6. Alexander Kristoff Joker Bianchi in 14:56:38 at at 19
• 7. Simon Clarke Isd-Neri in 14:56:40 at at 21
• 8. Reinier Honig Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team in 14:56:42 at at 23
• 9. Rob Ruygh Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team in 14:56:42 s.t.
• 10. Geoffroy Lequatre Agritubel in 14:56:42 s.t.
• 11. Russell Downing Candi-Tv-Marshalls Pasta in 14:56:44 at at 25
• 12. Federico Canuti Csf Navigare in 14:56:44 s.t.
• 13. Koldo Fernandez Euskatel Euskadi in 14:56:45 at at 26
• 14. Davide Appollonio Cervelo TestTeam in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 15. Kristian House Rapha Condor in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 16. Malcolm Elliott Candi-Tv-Marshalls Pasta in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 17. Daniel Lloyd Cervelo TestTeam in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 18. Renaud Dion Ag2r La Mondiale in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 19. Pierpaolo De Negri Isd-Neri in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 20. Geraint Thomas Barloworld in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 21. Alan Marangoni Csf Navigare in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 22. Pieter Vanspeybrouck Topsport Vlaanderen in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 23. Ian Wilkinson Team Halfords in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 24. Serge Pauwels Cervelo TestTeam in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 25. Tom Peterson Garmin-Slipstream in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 26. Javier Aramendia Euskatel Euskadi in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 27. Graham Briggs Candi-Tv-Marshalls Pasta in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 28. Ian Stannard Isd-Neri in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 29. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia-HTC in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 30. Tony Martin Team Columbia-HTC in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 31. Arnoud Van Groen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 32. Tom Stamsnijder Rabobank in 14:56:45 s.t.
• 33. Martin Mortensen Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team in 14:56:50 at at 31
• 34. Nicolas Roche Ag2r La Mondiale in 14:56:53 at at 34
• 35. Christophe Laurent Agritubel in 14:56:56 at at 37
• 36. Mark Mcnally Team Halfords in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 37. Grischa Niermann Rabobank in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 38. Ivan Velasco Euskatel Euskadi in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 39. Tom Southam Rapha Condor in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 40. Kristof Vandewalle Topsport Vlaanderen in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 41. Bartozs Huzarsky Isd-Neri in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 42. Blaise Sonnery Ag2r La Mondiale in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 43. Andrew Tennant Team Halfords in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 44. Thomas Berkhout Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 45. Michael Golas Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 46. Mauro Finetto Csf Navigare in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 47. Thomas Lovkvist Team Columbia-HTC in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 48. Carlo Sconamiglio Barloworld in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 49. Petter Nordhaug Lars Joker Bianchi in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 50. Huub Duyn Garmin-Slipstream in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 51. Brice Feillu Agritubel in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 52. Vladimir Karpets Team Katusha in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 53. Gert Dockx Team Columbia-HTC in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 54. Steven Cummings Barloworld in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 55. Chris Newton Rapha Condor in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 56. G Sortveit Sondre Joker Bianchi in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 57. Cyril Dessel Ag2r La Mondiale in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 58. Maxime Monfort Team Columbia-HTC in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 59. Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 60. Dan Craven Rapha Condor in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 61. Tom Criel Topsport Vlaanderen in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 62. Freddy Bichot Agritubel in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 63. Mauricio Soler Barloworld in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 64. Domenico Pozzovivo Csf Navigare in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 65. Christopher Froome Barloworld in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 66. Stian Remme Joker Bianchi in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 67. Nicolas Vogondy Agritubel in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 68. Aitor Galdos Euskatel Euskadi in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 69. Frederik Wilmann Joker Bianchi in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 70. Alessandro Colo Isd-Neri in 14:56:56 s.t.
• 71. Filippo Pozzato Team Katusha in 14:57:05 at at 46
• 72. Simon Richardson Rapha Condor in 14:57:11 at at 52
• 73. Filippo Savini Csf Navigare in 14:57:25 at at 01:06
• 74. Tanel Kangert Ag2r La Mondiale in 14:57:38 at at 01:19
• 75. Bradley Wiggins Garmin-Slipstream in 14:57:47 at at 01:28
• 76. Enrico Zen Csf Navigare in 14:58:06 at at 01:47
• 77. Josu Agirre Euskatel Euskadi in 15:00:09 at at 03:50
• 78. Oscar Pujol Munoz Cervelo TestTeam in 15:07:05 at at 10:46
• 79. Ian Bibby Team Halfords in 15:11:57 at at 15:38
• 80. Graeme Brown Rabobank in 15:12:08 at at 15:49
• 81. Peter Williams Candi-Tv-Marshalls Pasta in 15:12:08 s.t.
• 82. Simon Holt Candi-Tv-Marshalls Pasta in 15:12:08 s.t.
• 83. Danilo Napolitano Team Katusha in 15:12:18 at at 15:59
• 84. Tim Mertens Topsport Vlaanderen in 15:12:19 at at 16:00
• 85. Bart Vanheule Topsport Vlaanderen in 15:12:19 s.t.
• 86. James Sampson Candi-Tv-Marshalls Pasta in 15:12:19 s.t.
• 87. Evgueni Petrov Team Katusha in 15:12:19 s.t.
• 88. Edward Clancy Team Halfords in 15:12:19 s.t.
• 89. Sergio De Lis Euskatel Euskadi in 15:12:19 s.t.
• 90. Emilien Berges Agritubel in 15:12:19 s.t.
• 91. Ben Swift Team Katusha in 15:12:25 at at 16:06
• 92. Dan Fleeman Cervelo TestTeam in 15:13:27 at at 17:08
• 93. Thomas De Gendt Topsport Vlaanderen in 15:16:16 at at 19:57
• 94. Trent Lowe Garmin-Slipstream in 15:18:08 at at 21:49
• 95. Robert Hayles Team Halfords in 15:27:30 at at 31:11
• 96. Erik Vold Svein Joker Bianchi in 15:27:41 at at 31:22
• 97. Darren Lapthorne Rapha Condor in 15:42:39 at at 46:20