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.
Published July 29, 2011 03:08PM
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