Eneco: Greipel Turns on Burners

Greipel tacks on another bunch sprint Andre Greipel rides (at least for the next few months) for a team considered to be the best in the business in the sprint, and he is trying to get all he can out of it while it lasts. Greipel and his team waited until late to move up, but they certainly got him there when it counted. HTC's Mark Renshaw (a sprinter himself) brought Greipel right onto Edvald Boasson-Hagen's back wheel, and that ended up to be the best position available. EBH tried a massive acceleration, but Greipel was with him the whole time and then added his own burst in to pass out Boasson-Hagen and also hold off charging Robbie McEwen for the stage win. The GC remained pretty well unchanged, with a few sprinters moving up on time bonuses.
Stage Results
1. Andre Greipel
2. Robbie McEwen
3. Edvald Boasson-Hagen
General Classification
1. Svein Tuft
2. Edvald Boasson-Hagen -3
3. Andre Greipel -4
4. Jos Van Emden -5
5. Lars Boom -6
6. Maarten Tjallingii -6
7. Tony Martin -7
8. Richie Porte -9
9. Christian Knees -11
10. Patrick Gretsch -12
12. Vasili Kiryienka -13
13. Ivan Gutierrez -13
18. Jurgen Roelandts -16
19. Andreas Kloden -17
21. Daniel Oss -17
48. Jurgen Van de Walle -25
98. Jurgen Van Den Broeck -1:32
Points
1. Robbie McEwen 55
2. Lucas Haedo 44
3. Allan Davis 33
Young Rider
1. Edvald Boasson-Hagen
2. Jos Van Emden -2
3. Lars Boom -3
Team Standings
1. Rabobank
2. HTC Columbia -16
3. Garmin-Transitions -17
Tomorrow's stage is a big one, and should look more like a classic than a stage race. There are 5 medium climbs near the finish, and it should split the field apart a bit. My guess is that it will come down to a 3-5 man breakaway sprinting it out for the finish and the GC.