Big names headline Clásica start list
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (VN) - An all-star start list headlines the 31st running of the Clásica San Sebastián in northern Spain on Saturday.
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SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (VN) — An all-star start list headlines the 31st running of the Clásica San Sebastián in northern Spain on Saturday.
The Schleck brothers, Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale), defending champion Luis León Sánchez and Rabobank teammate Oscar Freire, Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha), Carlos Sastre and Denis Menchov (Geox), Philippe Glibert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) and Ryder Hesjesdal (Garmin-Cervélo) are among the top names confirmed for the 234km race across the green hills of Spain’s Basque Country.
Luis León Sánchez said he’ll do his best to defend his title, but admitted the route favors Gilbert and Samuel Sánchez, who both come out of the Tour de France in top shape.
“You never know how you’re going to do until the race kicks off, but the problem is that there are two riders – Gilbert and Samu — have come flying out of the Tour and the route really favors them,” Sánchez said. “The Jaizkibel will decide the race. It’s dangerous to arrive with riders like Gilbert or Samu, so you’ll have to try to attack to have chances. There’s usually a small group arriving together.”
Start list for the 31st Clásica San Sebastián:
RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM
- Dir. Dep.: VAN HOUWELINGEN, Adri
- 1. SANCHEZ, Luis León
- 2. FREIRE, Oscar
- 3. BRESCHEL, Matti
- 4. WEENING, Pieter
- 5. BARREDO, Carlos
- 6. TANKINK, Bram
- 7. WYNANTS, Maarten
- 8. TEN DAM, Laurents
TEAM RADIOSHACK
- Dir. Dep.: BRUYNEEL, Johan
- 31. ZUBELDIA, Haimar
- 32. IRIZAR, Markel
- 33. McCARTNEY, Jason
- 34. BEPPU, Fumiyuki
- 36. DEIGNAN, Philip
- 37. HERMANS , Ben
- 38. SELANDER, Bjorn
BMC RACING TEAM
- Dir. Dep.: SAYERS, Mike
- 61. KOHLER, Martin
- 62. KROON, Karsten
- 63. VAN AVERMAET, Greg
- 64. FRANK, Mathias
- 65. TSCHOPP, Johann
- 66. MOINARD, Amaël
- 67. EIJSSEN, Yannick
- 68. ZAHNER, Simon
KATUSHA TEAM
- Dir. Dep.: CHIESA, Mario
- 91. RODRIGUEZ, Joaquin
- 92. TROFIMOV, Yury
- 93. KARPETS , Vladimir
- 94. HORRACH, Joan
- 95. LOSADA, Alberto
- 96. MORENO, Daniel
- 97. VORGANOV, Eduard
- 98. GUSEV, Vladimir
LIQUIGAS – CANNONDALE
- Dir. Dep.: ZANATTA, Stefano
- 121. BASSO, Ivan
- 122. CARUSO, Damiano
- 123. MAURO, Dadalto
- 124. FINETTO, Mauro
- 125. KOREN, Kristijan
- 126. LONGO, Paolo
- 127. PONZI, Simone
- 128. SZMYD, Sylvester
AG2R LA MONDIALE
- Dir. Dep.: JURDIE, Julien
- 151. ROCHE, Nicolas
- 152. MINARD, Sébastién
- 153. LOUBET, Julien
- 154. KADRI, Blel
- 156. BONNAFOND, Guillaume
- 157. DESSEL, Cyril
- 158. DUPONT, Hubert
GEOX – TMC
- Dir. Dep.: MATXIN, Joxean
- 181. SASTRE, Carlos
- 182. MENCHOV, Dennis
- 183. ARDILA, Mauricio
- 184. COBO, Juan José
- 185. DE LA FUENTE, David
- 186. FELLINE, Fabio
- 187. GUTIERREZ, David
- 188. VALLS, Rafael
HTC – HIGHROAD
- Dir. PEIPER, Allan
- 12. BRAMMEIER, Matt
- 13. GHYSELINCK, Jan
- 14. GRETSCH, Patrick
- 15. GRASBACH, Bert
- 16. ROULSTON, Hayden
- 18. VELITS, Peter
LAMPRE – ISD
- Dir. Dep.: VICINO, Bruno
- 41. CUNEGO, Damiano
- 42. PEREZ, Aitor
- 43. GAVAZZI, Francesco
- 44. KOSTYUK, Denys
- 45. BERTAGNOLLI, Leonardo
- 46. PIETROPOLLI, Daniele
- 47. BONO, Matteo
- 48. MORI, Manuele
SAXO BANK SUNGARD
- Dir. Dep.: FROST, Dan
- 71. PORTE, Richie
- 72. GUSTOV, Volodymir
- 73. VANDVORG, Brian
- 74. NAVARRO, Daniel
- 75. STEENSEN, André
- 77. HERNANDEZ, Jesus
- 78. CHRISTENSEN, Mads
PRO TEAM ASTANA
- Dir. Dep.: MARTINELLI, Giuseppe
- 101. GRYVKO, Andriy
- 102. DI GREGORIO, Rémy
- 103. DAVIS, Allan
- 104. FOFONOV, Dmitriy
- 105. IGLINSKIY, Maxim
- 106. JUFRE POU, Josep
- 107. TIRALONGO, Paolo
- 108. STANGELJ, Gorazd
MOVISTAR TEAM
- Dir. Dep.: ARRIETA, José Luis
- 131. ROJAS, José Joaquin
- 132. FARIADA COSTA, Rui
- 133. LOPEZ , David
- 134. ERVITY, Imanol
- 135. HERRADA , Jose
- 136. GARCÍA, José Vicente
- 137. LASTRAS, Pablo
- 138. PARDILLA, Sergio
QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM
- Dir. Dep.: BRAMATI, Davide
- 161. CHAVANEL, Sylvain
- 162. PINEAU, Jérôme
- 163. DE WEERT, Kevin
- 164. DEVENYNS, Dries
- 165. ENGELS, Addy
- 166. BANDIERA, Marco
- 168. VERMOTE, Julien
CAJA RURAL
- Dir. Dep.: ARTETXE, Xabier
- 191. CUESTA, Iñigo
- 192. HERRADA, José
- 193. MORENO, Javier
- 194. MORA, Arturo
- 195. GARCIA, Egoitz
- 196. SANCHEZ, Julian
- 197. ROMERO, Igor
- 198. FERRARI, Fabricio
LEOPARD-TREK
- Dir. Dep.: ANDERSEN, Kim
- 22. SCHLECK, Frank
- 23. MONFORT, Maxime
- 24. GENDEMANN, Linus
- 25. LUND, Anders
- 26. FUGLSANG, Jakob
- 27. DENIFL, Stefan
- 28. STAMSNIJDER, Tom
OMEGA PHARMA – LOTTO
- Dir. Dep.: ELIJZEN, Michiel
- 51. GILBERT, Philippe
- 52. VANENDERT, Jelle
- 53. DEBUSSCHERE, Jens
- 54. DE HAES, Kenny
- 55. DOCKX, Gert
- 56. KAISEN, Olivier
- 57. LODEWYCK, Klaas
- 58. NEYENS, Maarten
SKY PROCYCLING
- Dir. Dep.: PORTAL, Nicolas
- 81. APPOLLONIO, Davide
- 82. BARRY, Michael
- 83. KNEES, Christian
- 84. CIONI, Dario
- 85. GERRANS, Simon
- 86. AUGUSTYN, John Lee
- 87. URAN, Rigoberto
- 88. ZANDIO, Xabier
TEAM GARMIN – CERVELO
- Dir. Dep.: FERNANDEZ, Bingen
- 111. KLIER, Andreas
- 112. MILLAR, David
- 113. DEAN, Julian
- 114. HESJEDAL, Ryder
- 115. WILSON, Mattew
- 116. RASCH, Gabriel
- 117. FISCHER, Murilo
- 118. VAN SUMMEREN, Johan
EUSKALTEL – EUSKADI
- Dir. Dep.: GLEZ. DE GALDEANO, Alvaro
- 141. SANCHEZ, Samuel
- 142. IZAGUIRRE, Gorka
- 143. ISASI, Iñaki
- 144. PEREZ, Rubén
- 145. OROZ, Juan José
- 146. URTASUN, Pablo
- 147. PEREZ, Alan
- 148. LANDA, Mikel
VACANSOLEIL-DCM TEAM
- Dir. Dep.: CORNELISSE, Michel
- 171. DE GENT, Thomas
- 172. DEVOLDER, Stijn
- 173. BELKOV, Maxim
- 174. LEUKEMANS, Björn
- 175. VEUCHELEN, Frederil
- 176. RUYGH, Rob
- 177. SELVAGGI, Mirko
- 178. VAN LEIJEN, Joost
ANDALUCIA – C. GRANADA
- Dir. Dep.: CABELLO, Antonio
- 201. BENITEZ, José Alberto
- 202. LOBATO, Juan José
- 203. PIEDRA, Antonio
- 204. TORIBIO, José Vicente
- 205. BERNABEU, Vicente David
- 206. PALOMARES, Adrián
- 207. RUIZ, Eloy
- 208. RAMIREZ, Javier