Kroon begynder at vise form

nullEfter en svær og skuffende forårssæson hvor Karsten Kroon slet ikke fik leveret de forventende resultater i klassikerne, er han nu i gang med at finde formen til en stor efterårssæson. I dag fik han en femteplads på tredje etape af Tour de Wallonie og er nu samlet bedste Team CSC rytter på en 12. plads. Han er 46 sekunder efter Luis Pasamontes (Unibet.com) som stadigvæk fører løbet samlet.

Dagens etape blev vundet af Giuseppe Palumbo (Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo), som i spurten henviste Greg Van Avermaet (Predictor-Lotto) og Antonio Bucchero (Ceramica-Panaria-Navigare) til henholdsvis anden og tredje pladsen.

Resultat af 3. etape
1 Giuseppe Palumbo - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo (41.946 km/h)
2 Greg Van Avermaet - Predictor - Lotto
3 Antonio Bucchero - Ceramica-Panaria-Navigare
4 Wouter Weylandt - Quick.Step - Innergetic
5 Karsten Kroon - Team CSC
6 Nikolas Maes - Chocolade Jacques - Top Sport Vlaanderen
7 Janek Tombak - Jartazi – Promo Fashion
8 Luis Pasamontes - Unibet.com
9 Lloyd Mondory - AG2r Prevoyance
10 Erki Putsep - Bouygues Telecom
11 Bert De Waele - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner
12 Alexander Kolobnev - Team CSC
13 Marco Marcato - Team LPR
14 Luca Celli - Team LPR
15 Samuel Dumoulin - AG2r Prevoyance
16 Frédéric Amorison - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner
17 Nico Sijmens - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner
18 Veikkan Jussi - Francaise Des Jeux
19 Christophe Brandt - Predictor - Lotto
20 Pieter Mertens - Predictor - Lotto 0.06
21 Lars Bak - Team CSC 0.07
22 Wim Vanhuffel - Predictor - Lotto
23 Christophe Mengin - Francaise Des Jeux
24 Borut Bozic - Team LPR
25 Andy Schleck - Team CSC
26 Yannick Talabardon - Credit Agricole
27 Johan Coenen - Chocolade Jacques - Top Sport Vlaanderen
28 René Mandri - AG2r Prevoyance
29 Branislau Samoilau - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo
30 Daniele Nardello - Team LPR
31 Sven Rneders - Chocolade Jacques - Top Sport Vlaanderen
32 Cédric Coutouly - Agritubel 0.13
33 Filippo Savini - Ceramica-Panaria-Navigare 0.16
34 Koen Barbe - Chocolade Jacques - Top Sport Vlaanderen 0.17
35 Frédéric Gabriel - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner
36 Gille Monnerais - Francaise Des Jeux
37 Olivier Kaisen - Predictor - Lotto
38 Daniele Callegarin - Team LPR 0.20
39 Gorik Gardeyn - Unibet.com
40 Yuriy Krivtsov - AG2r Prevoyance
41 Alberto Martinez - Agritubel
42 Steven Caethoven - Chocolade Jacques - Top Sport Vlaanderen
43 Baden Cooke - Unibet.com
44 Andy Cappelle Andy - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner
45 Matthew Goss - Team CSC
46 Jeremy Hunt - Unibet.com
47 Gregory Hubeaux - Jartazi – Promo Fashion
48 Jeremy Riy - Francaise Des Jeux
49 Francesco Di Paolo - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo 0.30
50 Stéphane Poulhies - AG2r Prevoyance 0.31
51 Peter Van Petegem - Quick.Step - Innergetic 0.36
52 Andrea Rossi - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo
53 Aivaras Baranauskas - Agritubel
54 Jonatan Hivert - Credit Agricole
55 Nicolas Rousseau - AG2r Prevoyance
56 Mark Renshaw - Credit Agricole
57 Kenny Van Braeckel - Jartazi – Promo Fashion
58 Christophe Detilloux - Francaise Des Jeux
59 Ludovic Auger - Française Des Jeux
60 Sven Nevens - Jartazi – Promo Fashion 0.44
61 Saïd Haddou - Bouygues Telecom
62 Wilfried Cretskens - Quick.Step - Innergetic
63 Thierry Marichal - Francaise Des Jeux
64 Giovanni Bernaudeau - Bouygues Telecom
65 Vytavtas Kavpas - Jartazi – Promo Fashion
66 Rony Martias - Bouygues Telecom
67 Maximiliano Richek - Ceramica-Panaria-Navigare
68 Aurélien Clerc - Bouygues Telecom
69 Bert Scheirlinckx - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner
70 Kasper Klostergaard - Team CSC
71 Kevin Hulsmans - Quick.Step - Innergetic 0.49
72 Paolo Bettini - Quick.Step - Innergetic
73 Mauro Facci - Quick.Step - Innergetic
74 Dimitri Champion - Bouygues Telecom
75 Alessandro Maserati - Team LPR
76 Julien Belgny - Bouygues Telecom
77 Volodimir Gustov - Team CSC
78 Mitel Gaztanaga - Agritubel
79 Hans Dekkers - Agritubel
80 Andrei Kunitski - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo
81 Pietro Caucchioli - Credit Agricole
82 Christophe Kern - Credit Agricole
83 Meirhaeghe Filip - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner
84 Frederik Veuchelen - Chocolade Jacques - Top Sport Vlaanderen
85 Gil Suray - Unibet.com 1.12
86 Jean Patrick Nazon - AG2r Prevoyance 1.13
87 Rémi Pauriol - Credit Agricole 1.16
88 Angelo Furlan - Credit Agricole
89 Guillermo Bongiorno - Ceramica-Panaria-Navigare 1.24
90 Anthony Ravard - Agritubel 1.26
91 Limas Balciunas - Agritubel 1.37
92 Glenn D’Hollander - Chocolade Jacques - Top Sport Vlaanderen 1.49
93 Jan Soetens - Jartazi – Promo Fashion 2.04
94 Geert Omloop - Jartazi – Promo Fashion 2.26
95 Alessandro Donati - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo 3.15
96 Gabriele Balducci - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo
97 Maurizio Bellin - Team LPR 5.03
98 Stijn Vandenbergh - Unibet.com 7.05
99 Arnaud Coyot - Unibet.com 7.20

Samlet stilling efter 3. etape
1 Luis Pasamontes - Unibet.com 12.29.43
2 Luca Celli - Team LPR 0.07
3 Greg Van Avermaet - Predictor - Lotto 0.30
4 Giuseppe Palumbo - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo 0.36
5 Wouter Weylandt - Quick.Step - Innergetic 0.38
6 Antonio Bucchero - Ceramica-Panaria-Navigare 0.42
7 Veikkan Jussi - Francaise Des Jeux 0.44
8 Nikolas Maes - Chocolade Jacques - Top Sport Vlaanderen 0.46
9 Frédéric Amorison - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner
10 Marco Marcato - Team LPR
11 Erki Putsep - Bouygues Telecom
12 Kroon Karsten - Team CSC
13 Janek Tombak - Jartazi – Promo Fashion
14 Nico Sijmens - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner
15 Kolobnev Alexander - Team CSC
16 Christophe Brandt - Predictor - Lotto
17 Bert De Waele - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner
18 Lloyd Mondory - AG2r Prevoyance
19 Samuel Dumoulin - AG2r Prevoyance
20 Pieter Mertens - Predictor - Lotto 0.49
21 Lars Bak - Team CSC 0.53
22 René Mandri - AG2r Prevoyance
23 Sven Rneders - Chocolade Jacques - Top Sport Vlaanderen
24 Johan Coenen - Chocolade Jacques - Top Sport Vlaanderen
25 Borut Bozic - Team LPR
26 Yannick Talabardon - Credit Agricole
27 Christophe Mengin - Francaise Des Jeux
28 Wim Vanhuffel - Predictor - Lotto
29 Daniele Nardello - Team LPR
30 Branislau Samoilau - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo
31 Schleck Andy - Team CSC
32 Cédric Coutouly - Agritubel 0.59
33 Koen Barbe - Chocolade Jacques - Top Sport Vlaanderen 1.02
34 Filippo Savini - Ceramica-Panaria-Navigare
35 Frédéric Gabriel - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner 1.03
36 Olivier Kaisen - Predictor - Lotto
37 Gille Monnerais - Francaise Des Jeux
38 Jeremy Hunt - Unibet.com 1.06
39 Gorik Gardeyn - Unibet.com
40 Daniele Callegarin - Team LPR
41 Yuriy Krivtsov - AG2r Prevoyance
42 Baden Cooke - Unibet.com
43 Alberto Martinez - Agritubel
44 Gregory Hubeaux - Jartazi – Promo Fashion
45 Andy Cappelle Andy - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner
46 Jeremy Riy - Francaise Des Jeux
47 Goss Matthew - Team CSC
48 Mark Renshaw - Credit Agricole 1.22
49 Kenny Van Braeckel - Jartazi – Promo Fashion
50 Aivaras Baranauskas - Agritubel
51 Andrea Rossi - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo
52 Peter Van Petegem - Quick.Step - Innergetic
53 Christophe Detilloux - Francaise Des Jeux
54 Nicolas Rousseau - AG2r Prevoyance
55 Klostergaard Kasper - Team CSC 1.26
56 Bert Scheirlinckx - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner 1.30
57 Sven Nevens - Jartazi – Promo Fashion
58 Mitel Gaztanaga - Agritubel 1.35
59 Andrei Kunitski - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo
60 Pietro Caucchioli - Credit Agricole
61 Alessandro Maserati - Team LPR
62 Kevin Hulsmans - Quick.Step - Innergetic
63 Gustov Volodimir - Team CSC
64 Paolo Bettini - Quick.Step - Innergetic 1.45
65 Gil Suray - Unibet.com 1.58
66 Geert Omloop - Jartazi – Promo Fashion 3.03
67 Julien Belgny - Bouygues Telecom 3.22
68 Guillermo Bongiorno - Ceramica-Panaria-Navigare 3.28
69 Steven Caethoven - Chocolade Jacques - Top Sport Vlaanderen 3.33
70 Saïd Haddou - Bouygues Telecom 3.37
71 Aurélien Clerc - Bouygues Telecom 3.51
72 Wilfried Cretskens - Quick.Step - Innergetic 3.57
73 Rony Martias - Bouygues Telecom
74 Angelo Furlan - Credit Agricole 4.25
75 Rémi Pauriol - Credit Agricole 4.29
76 Francesco Di Paolo - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo 4.48
77 Stéphane Poulhies - AG2r Prevoyance 4.49
78 Jonatan Hivert - Credit Agricole 4.54
79 Vytavtas Kavpas - Jartazi – Promo Fashion 5.02
80 Maximiliano Richek - Ceramica-Panaria-Navigare
81 Giovanni Bernaudeau - Bouygues Telecom
82 Hans Dekkers - Agritubel 5.07
83 Meirhaeghe Filip - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner
84 Mauro Facci - Quick.Step - Innergetic
85 Frederik Veuchelen - Chocolade Jacques - Top Sport Vlaanderen
86 Christophe Kern - Credit Agricole
87 Jan Soetens - Jartazi – Promo Fashion 5.17
88 Jean Patrick Nazon - AG2r Prevoyance 5.31
89 Anthony Ravard - Agritubel 5.42
90 Maurizio Bellin - Team LPR 5.49
91 Limas Balciunas - Agritubel 5.55
92 Glenn D’Hollander - Chocolade Jacques - Top Sport Vlaanderen 6.07
93 Dimitri Champion - Bouygues Telecom 6.24
94 Thierry Marichal - Francaise Des Jeux 6.28
95 Alessandro Donati - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo 7.33
96 Gabriele Balducci - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo
97 Stijn Vandenbergh - Unibet.com 7.51
98 Arnaud Coyot - Unibet.com 8.22
99 Ludovic Auger - Française Des Jeux 10.47

Pointkonkurrencen efter 3. etape
1 Greg Van Avermaet - Predictor - Lotto 55 pts
2 Wouter Weylandt - Quick.Step - Innergetic 46
3 Luis Pasamontes - Unibet.com 33
4 Giuseppe Palumbo - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo 32
5 Antonio Bucchero - Ceramica-Panaria-Navigare 25
6 Luca Celli - Team LPR 22
7 Nikolas Maes - Chocolade Jacques - Top Sport Vlaanderen 20
8 Frédéric Amorison - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner 20
9 Aurélien Clerc - Bouygues Telecom 20
10 Jeremy Hunt - Unibet.com 19
11 Kroon Karsten - Team CSC 18
12 Hans Dekkers - Agritubel 14
13 Erki Putsep - Bouygues Telecom 13
14 Marco Marcato - Team LPR 12
15 Lars Bak - Team CSC 12
16 Janek Tombak - Jartazi – Promo Fashion 9
17 Baden Cooke - Unibet.com 9
18 Lloyd Mondory - AG2r Prevoyance 7
19 Paolo Bettini - Quick.Step - Innergetic 7
20 Borut Bozic - Team LPR 6
21 Bert De Waele - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner 5
22 René Mandri - AG2r Prevoyance 5
23 Kolobnev Alexander - Team CSC 4
24 Alberto Martinez - Agritubel 4
25 Mark Renshaw - Credit Agricole 3
26 Veikkan Jussi - Francaise Des Jeux 2
27 Nico Sijmens - Landbouwkrediet – Tonissteiner 2
28 Samuel Dumoulin - AG2r Prevoyance 1
29 Stéphane Poulhies - AG2r Prevoyance 1

Bjergkonkurrencen efter 3. etape
1 Luca Celli - Team LPR 22 pts
2 Luis Pasamontes - Unibet.com 12
3 Thierry Marichal - Francaise Des Jeux 6
4 Veikkan Jussi - Francaise Des Jeux 4
5 Julien Belgny - Bouygues Telecom 4
6 Anthony Ravard - Agritubel 4
7 Wouter Weylandt - Quick.Step - Innergetic 2
8 Klostergaard Kasper - Team CSC 2
9 Kolobnev Alexander - Team CSC 1
10 Pieter Mertens - Predictor - Lotto 1
11 Lars Bak - Team CSC 1

Ungdomskonkurrencen efter 3. etape
1 Greg Van Avermaet - Predictor - Lotto 12.30.13
2 Wouter Weylandt - Quick.Step - Innergetic 0.08
3 Nikolas Maes - Chocolade Jacques - Top Sport Vlaanderen 0.16
4 Marco Marcato - Team LPR
5 René Mandri - AG2r Prevoyance 0.23
6 Branislau Samoilau - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo
7 Schleck Andy - Team CSC
8 Filippo Savini - Ceramica-Panaria-Navigare 0.32
9 Alberto Martinez - Agritubel 0.36
10 Goss Matthew - Team CSC
11 Andrei Kunitski - Acqua & Saponne – Cafe Mokambo 1.05
12 Gil Suray - Unibet.com 1.28
13 Stéphane Poulhies - AG2r Prevoyance 4.19
14 Jonatan Hivert - Credit Agricole 4.24
15 Jan Soetens - Jartazi – Promo Fashion 4.47
16 Stijn Vandenbergh - Unibet.com 7.21

Holdkonkurrencen efter 3. etape
1 Team LPR 37.31.07
2 Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner 0.20
3 Predictor-Lotto 0.26
4 Team CSC 0.27
5 AG2r Prévoyance
6 Unibet.com 0.33
7 Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 0.34
8 Française des Jeux 0.44
9 Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo 0.57
10 Jartazi Promo Fashion 1.16
11 Ceramica Panaria-Navigare 1.20
12 Agritubel 1.29
13 Crédit Agricole 1.39
14 Quickstep-Innergetic 1.40
15 Bouygues Telecom 5.43