Ford Tour de Georgia
GeorgiaStage 2: Fayetteville to Rome
April 19, 2006
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Discovery Channel's Popovych Grabs Stage Two Victory and Ford Overall Leader Jersey at the 2006 Ford Tour de Georgia
With 100 yards to go, Ukranian Yaroslav Popovych of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling team broke away for a Stage Two victory at the Ford Tour de Georgia. Juan Jose Haedo (Argentina) of the Toyota-United Pro Cycling team finished second and American Fred Rodriguez of Davitamon-Lotto finished third.
STAGE 2 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
With the victory, Popovych took over the Ford Overall Leader jersey. Rodriguez will retain the Maxxis Sprint jersey, which he wore in Stage One (Lars Michaelsen of Team CSC won the Maxxis Sprint jersey in Stage One, but wore Ford Leader jersey as the winner of Stage One).
"I felt I could do what I did (win the stage). And I talked to my teammates and I said I was going to go. They said ‘go for it'," said Popovych, who gained attention in 2005 for winning the Best Young Rider classification and finished 12th overall.
The stage started at 1:30 p.m. in Fayetteville, Ga. with 118 of the 119 riders departing under threatening skies and the thunder of clapping from an enthusiastic crowd on Courthouse Square. Thunderstorms soaked the riders for more than 25 miles of the 116.1-mile/ 186.9 km stage, which slowed the pace of the peloton for much of the afternoon.
Alejandro Acton (Argentina) of TARGETRAINING won the Aaron's Most Aggressive Leader jersey for his 100-mile breakaway, which began just 10 miles into the stage. Acton was caught just 200 meters from the United Community Bank King of the Mountain climb on Clocktower Hill. The KOM was won by Kirk O'Bee (USA) of Health Net presented by MAXXIS, who will wear the United Community Bank King of the Mountain leader jersey on Thursday. Twenty-three-year-old Florian Stalder (Switzerland) of Phonak Hearing Systems won the GE Best Young Rider jersey.
Stage Three will feature the Individual Time Trial, which will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Chickamauga, Ga. and take the riders on a 24.8-mile/ 39.9-km route into Chattanooga, Tenn. Riders will depart in reverse order of the General Classification in one-minute intervals; the Top 10 will go last in two-minute intervals. Popovych, leading the G.C and wearing the Ford Overall Leader jersey will be the final rider on the ITT course, and is expected to finish close to 2:00 p.m. at Chestnut Street and Riverfront Parkway.
Rider POPOVYCH Yaroslav HAEDO Juan José RODRIGUEZ Fred MENZIES Karl MANION Caleb GRAJALES Cesar Augusto LANDIS Floyd HUNTER Robert STALDER Florian VENTOSO Francisco DANIELSON Thomas JACQUES-MAYNES Ben CANDELARIO Alex WILSON Trent ANTHONY Jesse VOGELS Henk MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN Egoi ZABRISKIE David GUTIERREZ CATALUNA Ignacio GUTIERREZ CATALUNA José Enrique TSCHOPP Johann BRAJKOVIC Janez ROSSELER Sébastien COLBY Anthony CHICCHI Francesco EKIMOV Viatcheslav BAJADALI Andrew O'NEILL Nathan BALDWIN Christopher MAZUR Peter PETERSON Thomas LAGUTIN Sergey JOHANSEN Allan PINOTTI Marco VAN DE WALLE Jurgen WELLS Todd LOUDER Jeffry CRUZ Antonio MCCARTNEY Jason PERRAS Dominique VAN HECKE Preben VANDBORG Brian GATES Nick MICHAELSEN Lars SCARSELLI Leonardo VERHEYEN Geert FRISCHKORN William FRATTINI Davide ENGLAND Justin HATTON Peter DAVIDENKO Vassili NOVAL Benjamin KOBZARENKO Valery PATE Danny OLLERENSHAW Doug ZAJICEK Phil WIELINGA Remmert JENSEN Brian RINERO Christophe CLERC Aurélien PAGLIARINI MENDONCA Luciano André RAPINSKI Viktor ALBERS Kirk EUSER Lucas BOWMAN Dan TOSATTO Matteo KUYCKX Jan LOWE Trent JONES Brice BLACKGROVE Heath CUESTA LOPEZ DE CASTRO Inigo HERRIOTT Todd PEDERSEN Martin PIPP Frank MACBURNIE Dustin PIIL Jakob WREN Tyler OLIVEIRA FERNANDEZ Luis LEWIS Craig SWINDLEHURST Burke OLSON Aaron ELKEN Evan LANGE Michael FERNANDEZ DE LA PUEBLA RAMOS Alberto KLOSTERGAARD LARSEN Kasper WAMSLEY Kyle BROOKS Benjamin RICE Matthew FRASER Gordon FRIEDICK Mariano STEWART Jackson KING Austin DOMINGUEZ Ivan BRAMATI Davide REISTAD Nick MERTENS Pieter SULLIVAN Sean SHIRLEY Neil O'BEE Kirk JOHNSON Tim ARTACHO Gustavo DIETRICH Michael LOPINTO Peter GRISHKINE Oleg MCCORMACK Mark ZWIZANSKI Scott WONG Philip SAYERS Michael WILCOX Craig BLICKEM Ryan SCHMATZ Dan MACGREGOR Ian HARTMAN Wesley GREENFIELD Daniel KAISEN Olivier HOPKINS Jeffery INGELS Nic ACTON Alejandro STAGE 2: GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
Rider Name POPOVYCH Yaroslav RODRIGUEZ Fred HAEDO Juan José MANION Caleb MICHAELSEN Lars MENZIES Karl GRAJALES Cesar Augusto JACQUES-MAYNES Ben LANDIS Floyd HUNTER Robert DANIELSON Thomas STALDER Florian WILSON Trent VOGELS Henk ANTHONY Jesse MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN Egoi TSCHOPP Johann ZABRISKIE David GUTIERREZ CATALUNA Ignacio BRAJKOVIC Janez GUTIERREZ CATALUNA José Enrique ROSSELER Sébastien EKIMOV Viatcheslav BAJADALI Andrew O'NEILL Nathan BALDWIN Christopher MAZUR Peter PETERSON Thomas JOHANSEN Allan PINOTTI Marco PERRAS Dominique MCCARTNEY Jason VANDBORG Brian VAN DE WALLE Jurgen LOUDER Jeffry WELLS Todd VAN HECKE Preben GATES Nick VERHEYEN Geert SCARSELLI Leonardo DAVIDENKO Vassili FRISCHKORN William ENGLAND Justin HATTON Peter FRATTINI Davide NOVAL Benjamin PATE Danny KOBZARENKO Valery ZAJICEK Phil WIELINGA Remmert JENSEN Brian ALBERS Kirk CLERC Aurélien EUSER Lucas KUYCKX Jan TOSATTO Matteo PAGLIARINI MENDONCA Luciano André CUESTA LOPEZ DE CASTRO Inigo JONES Brice HERRIOTT Todd PEDERSEN Martin PIPP Frank LEWIS Craig SWINDLEHURST Burke RICE Matthew ELKEN Evan FERNANDEZ DE LA PUEBLA RAMOS Alberto LANGE Michael DOMINGUEZ Ivan DIETRICH Michael MCCORMACK Mark CANDELARIO Alex COLBY Anthony LAGUTIN Sergey OLLERENSHAW Doug LOWE Trent MACBURNIE Dustin WAMSLEY Kyle BROOKS Benjamin BRAMATI Davide SULLIVAN Sean GRISHKINE Oleg WREN Tyler BLACKGROVE Heath JOHNSON Tim ARTACHO Gustavo WONG Philip ZWIZANSKI Scott RAPINSKI Viktor SCHMATZ Dan FRIEDICK Mariano SAYERS Michael INGELS Nic CRUZ Antonio VENTOSO Francisco CHICCHI Francesco OLIVEIRA FERNANDEZ Luis RINERO Christophe KING Austin SHIRLEY Neil REISTAD Nick LOPINTO Peter O'BEE Kirk MACGREGOR Ian BLICKEM Ryan WILCOX Craig BOWMAN Dan HARTMAN Wesley OLSON Aaron KLOSTERGAARD LARSEN Kasper FRASER Gordon GREENFIELD Daniel PIIL Jakob MERTENS Pieter ACTON Alejandro HOPKINS Jeffery KAISEN Olivier STEWART Jackson TEAM RESULTS AFTER STAGE 2
Team Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Phonak Hearing Systems Jelly Belly Cycling Team Davitamon-Lotto KodakGallery.Com-Sierra Nevada Pro Health Net Presented by Maxxis Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team Prodir-Saunier Duval Quick Step-Innergetic Navigators Insurance Cycling Team Team CSC Targetraining Cycling Team Team TIAA-CREF The Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity Pro Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Home Wines STAGE 2 YOUNG RIDER RESULTS
Rider STALDER Florian ANTHONY Jesse TSCHOPP Johann BRAJKOVIC Janez MAZUR Peter PETERSON Thomas VAN HECKE Preben HATTON Peter EUSER Lucas PEDERSEN Martin LEWIS Craig FERNANDEZ DE LA PUEBLA RAMOS Alberto LANGE Michael LOWE Trent MACBURNIE Dustin INGELS Nic VENTOSO Francisco REISTAD Nick MACGREGOR Ian WILCOX Craig BOWMAN Dan HARTMAN Wesley KLOSTERGAARD LARSEN Kasper KAISEN Olivier
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