Eneco: Greipel Hits Again!

and teammate Tony Martin very close to overall win Andre Greipel pulled off a truly improbable sprint victory on what is widely considered to be the hardest stage of the Eneco Tour. The hilly "classics resembling" stage featured an assortment of small climbs all leading to the Mur d'Amay and even a section of cobblestones. It seemed highly unlikely if not impossible that the sprinters would make it through the stage, but Greipel, Boasson-Hagen and the others were present at the end to duel it out for the win. Eddy BH once again took off with a huge burst, but it proved to be too early yet again and Greipel played his slipstream perfectly for his 2nd win of the race. At least Boasson-Hagen did get some reward for his hard work, as he took over the points lead. Though it was the sprinters fighting it out in the end, they and their teams were not just given the stage on a silver platter. The first major attack of the day was made by a group containing Mario Aerts and GC contender Richie Porte. They were not given any lenience by the HTC lead peloton though, and were swiftly brought back. The same can be said for Lars Boom, who launched his attack once the field hit the small stretch of cobbles.
Stage Results
1. Andre Greipel
2. Jurgen Roelandts
3. Edvald Boasson-Hagen
General Classification
1. Tony Martin
2. Koos Moerenhout -11
3. Edvald Boasson-Hagen -1:22
4. Svein Tuft -1:28
5. Lars Boom -1:31
6. Richie Porte -1:37
7. Jurgen Roelandts -1:38
8. Dominique Cornu -1:41
9. Andreas Kloden -1:45
10. Daniel Oss -1:45
Points
1. Edvald Boasson-Hagen 88
2. Robbie McEwen 80
3. Andre Greipel 79
Best Young Rider
1. Tony Martin
2. Edvald Boasson-Hagen -1:22
3. Lars Boom -1:31
Team Standings
1. Rabobank
2. Team Saxo Bank -1:42
3. Team Radioshack -1:51
Well, tomorrow is the time trial and for he who thinks he can overtake Tony Martin...I wish good luck because it isn't happening unless he flats or something like that.