Day Two of racing has seen massive portage and has left the race with some tight gaps between the top twenty overall. Francois Bailly-Maitre currently leads Jerome Clementz with Jamie Nicoll in third. Meanwhile Anita Gehrig has a small lead over Anka Martin who’s just ahead of Carolin Gehrig…
DAY 2 /// PRADS → VILLARS-COLMARS
Distance: 38.49 km
D+ : 1710m
D- : 2026m
Our illustrious Race Director Ash Smith, has kept himself well out of the way for most of today until the final timing station of the day where he, as usual, welcomed in the competitors. He feared that after the first carry of the day he may be lynched by competitors who have portaged themselves to the edge of insanity.
Well we are happy to report he’s not been lynched and is still alive, and so are all of the competitors; but after the climb to the first special stage of the day today, perhaps Ash was wise to keep a low profile. From the beautiful campsite in Prads, to the highest point of the day at nearly 2400 metres, it was to all intents and purposes a straight 1400 metre climb mostly with a bike on your back.
If that wasn’t enough, from the col to the special stage involved partly descending on foot as the trail was too technical for most riders.
So a tough, tough morning, but one to endlessly bore the grand children, work colleagues, loved ones, or riding mates who aren’t lucky enough to be riding the race or who haven’t had the opportunity to carry a bike on their back for over a vertical kilometre. Dependant on your point of view this morning was either a walk in a very vertical park, or the ascent to Mordor.
Despite this, or perhaps because of this, as riders dropped off their timing tags most seemed to have forgotten their screaming thighs and cramping feet of the long morning, and were mostly whooping about the other three stages they’d rode that day. There’s always a good reason at the end to get dragged over the mountain tops.
Which is perhaps lucky for Ash!
There’s been some racing as well going on, and there’s some very close times.
Even if you’re not going to be first, it doesn’t mean that 21st isn’t just half a second away and you might grab the position tomorrow. Amongst the camaraderie and laughs there’s still a race to be won.
Stay Tuned
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http://www.trans-provence.com/results2014/overall/after_day2.html
Stage Results for Day 2: Prads to Villars-Colmars on 22-Sep-2014
| Name | Team/Country | Category | Special Stage 05 | Special Stage 06 | Special Stage 07 | Special Stage 08 | Manual Adj | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAILLY-MAITRE François | BMC Enduro Racing Team (FRA) | PRO | 00:06:38 (1st) | 00:02:55 (1st) | 00:06:49 (1st) | 00:04:30 (3rd) | 00:20:52 (1st) | |
| CLEMENTZ Jérôme | Cannondale / Mavic / SRAM (FRA) | PRO | 00:06:45 (2nd) | 00:02:56 (2nd) | 00:07:04 (3rd) | 00:04:26 (1st=) | 00:21:11 (2nd) | |
| NICOLL Jamie | Polygon UR (NZL) | PRO | 00:06:50 (3rd) | 00:02:57 (3rd) | 00:06:58 (2nd) | 00:04:50 (8th) | 00:21:35 (3rd) | |
| CRUZ Ben | WTB / Cannondale Overmountain (USA) | PRO | 00:07:07 (4th) | 00:03:03 (6th) | 00:07:17 (8th=) | 00:04:26 (1st=) | 00:21:53 (4th) | |
| JOHNSTON Chris | The Nomads / Santa Cruz Bicycles (NZL) | PRO | 00:07:11 (5th) | 00:03:00 (4th) | 00:07:13 (5th=) | 00:04:44 (5th) | 00:22:08 (5th) | |
| BRADFORD Aaron | BMC Enduro Racing Team (USA) | PRO | 00:07:22 (7th=) | 00:03:02 (5th) | 00:07:12 (4th) | 00:04:41 (4th) | 00:22:17 (6th) | |
| GARAY Iago | Santa Cruz Bicycles (ESP) | PRO | 00:07:18 (6th) | 00:03:08 (9th=) | 00:07:16 (7th) | 00:04:49 (7th) | 00:22:31 (7th) | |
| STOCK James | (GBR) | AM | 00:07:25 (10th) | 00:03:05 (7th) | 00:07:17 (8th=) | 00:04:52 (9th=) | 00:22:39 (8th) | |
| DUCCI Manuel | Lifecyle / Ibis (ITA) | PRO | 00:07:22 (7th=) | 00:03:08 (9th=) | 00:07:18 (10th) | 00:05:09 (17th) | 00:22:57 (9th) | |
| PRICHARD Mathew | (GBR) | AM | 00:07:29 (11th) | 00:03:14 (16th) | 00:07:30 (14th) | 00:04:52 (9th=) | 00:23:05 (10th) | |
| STOCK Alex | (GBR) | PRO | 00:08:00 (18th=) | 00:03:08 (9th=) | 00:07:21 (11th) | 00:04:47 (6th) | 00:23:16 (11th) | |
| THOMSON Stu | Cut Media/Santa Cruz (GBR) | AM | 00:07:49 (15th) | 00:03:06 (8th) | 00:07:29 (13th) | 00:04:56 (11th) | 00:23:20 (12th) | |
| FRANKLIN Macky | (USA) | AM | 00:07:23 (9th) | 00:03:15 (17th=) | 00:07:49 (19th) | 00:05:04 (14th) | 00:23:31 (13th=) | |
| BOWMAN Joe | (GBR) | AM | 00:08:10 (21st) | 00:03:11 (13th) | 00:07:13 (5th=) | 00:04:57 (12th) | 00:23:31 (13th=) | |
| MUNNIK Oliver | (RSA) | AM | 00:07:31 (12th) | 00:03:10 (12th) | 00:07:28 (12th) | 00:05:27 (21st) | 00:23:36 (15th) | |
| HATHAWAY Ty | (USA) | AM | 00:07:55 (16th=) | 00:03:12 (14th) | 00:07:34 (16th) | 00:05:03 (13th) | 00:23:44 (16th) | |
| SCHLEKER Christian | (GER) | M40 | 00:07:42 (14th) | 00:03:22 (20th=) | 00:07:46 (18th) | 00:05:05 (15th) | 00:23:55 (17th=) | |
| BARNARD Gary | (RSA) | AM | 00:08:02 (20th) | 00:03:15 (17th=) | 00:07:31 (15th) | 00:05:07 (16th) | 00:23:55 (17th=) | |
| WOLSKY Dylan | The Nomads / Santa Cruz Bicycles (AUS) | PRO | 00:07:33 (13th) | 00:03:13 (15th) | 00:07:40 (17th) | 00:05:52 (30th=) | 00:24:18 (19th) | |
| KAZIMER Mike | (USA) | AM | 00:07:55 (16th=) | 00:03:17 (19th) | 00:08:01 (22nd=) | 00:05:15 (18th) | 00:24:28 (20th) | |
| MAYR Anthony | (AUS) | M40 | 00:08:00 (18th=) | 00:03:26 (22nd) | 00:07:54 (20th=) | 00:05:44 (26th=) | 00:25:04 (21st) | |
| RAMSAY Seb | (GBR) | M40 | 00:08:35 (26th) | 00:03:29 (23rd) | 00:07:54 (20th=) | 00:05:34 (23rd=) | 00:25:32 (22nd) | |
| MINSHULL Rick | (GBR) | AM | 00:08:25 (25th) | 00:03:34 (25th=) | 00:08:06 (24th) | 00:05:31 (22nd) | 00:25:36 (23rd) | |
| IMBS Raphael | (FRA) | M40 | 00:08:14 (22nd=) | 00:03:38 (30th=) | 00:08:20 (28th) | 00:05:34 (23rd=) | 00:25:46 (24th) | |
| MEE Andrew | (GBR) | M40 | 00:08:38 (27th) | 00:03:36 (27th=) | 00:08:26 (33rd=) | 00:05:25 (20th) | 00:26:05 (25th) | |
| HAUERBACH KRONBORG Esben | (DEN) | AM | 00:08:14 (22nd=) | 00:03:22 (20th=) | 00:08:01 (22nd=) | 00:06:43 (56th) | 00:26:20 (26th) | |
| FREIBURGER Yoan | (FRA) | AM | 00:08:44 (28th) | 00:03:37 (29th) | 00:08:21 (29th=) | 00:05:41 (25th) | 00:26:23 (27th) | |
| THOMA Ines | Canyon Factory Enduro Team (GER) | WMN | 00:08:23 (24th) | 00:03:33 (24th) | 00:08:18 (27th) | 00:06:10 (43rd=) | 00:26:24 (28th) | |
| KÜNZLI Beat | (SUI) | AM | 00:08:54 (29th) | 00:03:36 (27th=) | 00:08:10 (25th) | 00:05:45 (28th) | 00:26:25 (29th) | |
| CALAM Jeff | (GBR) | AM | 00:08:58 (30th) | 00:03:44 (34th=) | 00:08:21 (29th=) | 00:05:23 (19th) | 00:26:26 (30th) | |
| AGA Olav | (NOR) | AM | 00:08:59 (31st) | 00:03:40 (32nd) | 00:08:26 (33rd=) | 00:05:51 (29th) | 00:26:56 (31st) | |
| MELLO Théo | (BRA) | AM | 00:09:06 (37th) | 00:03:38 (30th=) | 00:08:21 (29th=) | 00:06:13 (45th=) | 00:27:18 (32nd) | |
| MARTIN Anka | Juliana Bicycles / SRAM (NZL) | WMN | 00:09:14 (39th) | 00:03:47 (39th) | 00:08:28 (35th=) | 00:05:52 (30th=) | 00:27:21 (33rd) | |
| STRAND Katrina | Juliana Bicycles (CAN) | WMN | 00:09:05 (36th) | 00:03:50 (41st) | 00:08:36 (39th) | 00:05:54 (33rd) | 00:27:25 (34th) | |
| KÖGLER Kerstin | BMC Enduro Racing Team (GER) | WMN | 00:09:15 (40th) | 00:03:46 (36th=) | 00:08:30 (37th) | 00:06:02 (37th) | 00:27:33 (35th) | |
| GEHRIG Anita | Specialized/ SRAM/ Zimtstern (SUI) | WMN | 00:09:16 (41st) | 00:03:52 (43rd=) | 00:08:45 (43rd=) | 00:05:44 (26th=) | 00:27:37 (36th) | |
| GOETHALS Jeffry | (BEL) | AM | 00:09:03 (33rd=) | 00:03:46 (36th=) | 00:08:58 (49th) | 00:05:53 (32nd) | 00:27:40 (37th) | |
| GEHRIG Carolin | Specialized/ SRAM/ Zimtstern (SUI) | WMN | 00:09:03 (33rd=) | 00:03:46 (36th=) | 00:08:55 (46th=) | 00:05:57 (34th) | 00:27:41 (38th) | |
| DYE Andrew | (CAN) | AM | 00:09:22 (43rd) | 00:03:41 (33rd) | 00:08:28 (35th=) | 00:06:15 (47th=) | 00:27:46 (39th) | |
| PORTER Chris | (GBR) | M40 | 00:09:02 (32nd) | 00:03:51 (42nd) | 00:08:22 (32nd) | 00:06:33 (52nd) | 00:27:48 (40th) | |
| SHEPHERD Paul | (GBR) | AM | 00:09:27 (44th) | 00:03:54 (45th=) | 00:08:33 (38th) | 00:05:58 (35th) | 00:27:52 (41st) | |
| BADDILEY Jono | (NZL) | M40 | 00:09:03 (33rd=) | 00:03:34 (25th=) | 00:08:16 (26th) | 00:06:10 (43rd=) | 00:01:00 | 00:28:03 (42nd) |
| WALTON Zea | (USA) | WMN | 00:09:33 (47th) | 00:03:54 (45th=) | 00:08:45 (43rd=) | 00:06:03 (38th) | 00:28:15 (43rd) | |
| JEAL Patrik | (SWE) | M40 | 00:09:20 (42nd) | 00:03:52 (43rd=) | 00:08:55 (46th=) | 00:06:09 (41st=) | 00:28:16 (44th) | |
| YATES Chris | (CAN) | M40 | 00:09:46 (49th) | 00:03:57 (48th=) | 00:08:56 (48th) | 00:06:13 (45th=) | 00:28:52 (45th) | |
| BELLINGMO Vegar | (NOR) | M40 | 00:09:48 (50th) | 00:03:55 (47th) | 00:09:00 (51st) | 00:06:20 (49th) | 00:29:03 (46th) | |
| DIX Aimee | Mojo Suspension (GBR) | WMN | 00:09:29 (45th) | 00:03:44 (34th=) | 00:08:41 (41st) | 00:07:23 (64th) | 00:29:17 (47th) | |
| HOBSON Julia | Juliana Bicycles / MAVIC (GBR) | WMN | 00:10:10 (57th) | 00:04:04 (52nd) | 00:09:04 (52nd) | 00:06:04 (39th=) | 00:29:22 (48th) | |
| OLDALE John | (GBR) | AM | 00:10:21 (58th) | 00:04:19 (60th) | 00:08:44 (42nd) | 00:06:09 (41st=) | 00:29:33 (49th) | |
| MACHEDA Valentina | Lifecyle / Ibis (ITA) | WMN | 00:09:36 (48th) | 00:04:08 (56th) | 00:09:15 (54th=) | 00:06:36 (54th) | 00:29:35 (50th=) | |
| GORAL Florian | (GER) | AM | 00:09:53 (51st=) | 00:04:06 (54th) | 00:09:06 (53rd) | 00:06:30 (51st) | 00:29:35 (50th=) | |
| BERT Mickael | (FRA) | AM | 00:09:53 (51st=) | 00:03:49 (40th) | 00:08:40 (40th) | 00:06:15 (47th=) | 00:01:00 | 00:29:37 (52nd) |
| PLENTY Sandy | (GBR) | AM | 00:10:40 (60th) | 00:03:59 (50th=) | 00:08:59 (50th) | 00:06:00 (36th) | 00:29:38 (53rd) | |
| WHITEHURST Chris | (GBR) | M40 | 00:09:30 (46th) | 00:04:05 (53rd) | 00:09:24 (57th) | 00:06:51 (60th) | 00:29:50 (54th) | |
| HANSON Kevin | (CAN) | M40 | 00:11:38 (66th) | 00:03:57 (48th=) | 00:08:46 (45th) | 00:06:04 (39th=) | 00:30:25 (55th) | |
| SILSETH Ole Kristian | (NOR) | M40 | 00:09:58 (53rd=) | 00:04:30 (65th) | 00:09:25 (58th) | 00:06:59 (61st) | 00:30:52 (56th) | |
| JORDAN Fay | (GBR) | WMN | 00:10:22 (59th) | 00:04:23 (61st) | 00:09:36 (62nd) | 00:06:47 (59th) | 00:31:08 (57th) | |
| HIMANKA Lassi | (FIN) | AM | 00:11:04 (64th) | 00:03:59 (50th=) | 00:09:27 (59th) | 00:06:44 (57th) | 00:31:14 (58th) | |
| TAYLOR Richard | (GBR) | M40 | 00:09:58 (53rd=) | 00:04:37 (66th) | 00:09:57 (67th) | 00:06:45 (58th) | 00:31:17 (59th) | |
| PURVIS Steven | (GBR) | M40 | 00:11:05 (65th) | 00:04:11 (57th=) | 00:09:31 (60th) | 00:06:35 (53rd) | 00:31:22 (60th) | |
| JORDAN Lee | (GBR) | AM | 00:10:47 (61st) | 00:04:25 (62nd) | 00:09:46 (65th) | 00:06:28 (50th) | 00:31:26 (61st) | |
| HUNTER Mary-Anne | Juliana Bicycles (CAN) | WMN | 00:10:52 (62nd) | 00:04:51 (68th) | 00:09:53 (66th) | 00:07:21 (63rd) | 00:32:57 (62nd) | |
| STEVENS Jon | (GBR) | M40 | 00:09:09 (38th) | 00:07:51 (73rd) | 00:09:22 (56th) | 00:06:39 (55th) | 00:33:01 (63rd) | |
| WESTWIG Rikke | (NOR) | WMN | 00:11:48 (67th) | 00:04:26 (63rd) | 00:09:34 (61st) | 00:07:26 (65th) | 00:33:14 (64th) | |
| JONDLE Kirk | (USA) | AM | 00:10:02 (55th) | 00:04:07 (55th) | 00:09:15 (54th=) | 00:09:58 (69th) | 00:33:22 (65th) | |
| GIBBON Simon | (GBR) | AM | 00:10:05 (56th) | 00:04:11 (57th=) | 00:09:44 (64th) | 00:10:28 (71st) | 00:34:28 (66th) | |
| JAMES Simon | (GBR) | M40 | 00:10:57 (63rd) | 00:04:16 (59th) | 00:09:37 (63rd) | 00:10:15 (70th) | 00:35:05 (67th) | |
| BAKER John | (GBR) | M40 | 00:12:25 (71st) | 00:04:50 (67th) | 00:10:45 (69th) | 00:07:14 (62nd) | 00:35:14 (68th) | |
| KUR Jan | (CZE) | AM | 00:12:57 (72nd) | 00:04:29 (64th) | 00:10:44 (68th) | 00:08:03 (67th) | 00:36:13 (69th) | |
| SKJØDT Kristian | (DEN) | AM | 00:12:08 (70th) | 00:05:04 (70th) | 00:11:36 (72nd) | 00:07:37 (66th) | 00:36:25 (70th) | |
| BOSCHER Markus | (GER) | AM | 00:11:58 (69th) | 00:04:57 (69th) | 00:11:07 (71st) | 00:11:31 (72nd) | 00:39:33 (71st) | |
| GOODWIN Tim | (GBR) | AM | 00:15:01 (73rd) | 00:05:27 (72nd) | 00:11:42 (73rd) | 00:08:48 (68th) | 00:40:58 (72nd) | |
| HAYDEN Sean | (RSA) | M40 | 00:11:49 (68th) | 00:05:16 (71st) | 00:11:01 (70th) | 00:14:00 (73rd) | 00:42:06 (73rd) |
