Carlos Sastre came in twelth today, two minutes and thirty found seconds behind stage winner Stefan Schumacher, to seal up his Tour de France victory. Sastre was able to hold off his top rivals to stay a minute and five seconds ahead of Cadel Evans in the General Classification.
For Stefan Schumacher, he wins his second TT this tour, besting world champion Fabian Cancellara by 21 seconds.
Stage 20 Results
1 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner - 1.03.50
2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC - Saxo Bank - 0.21
3 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - 1.01
4 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 - 1.05
5 David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 - 1.37
6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank - 1.55
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto - 2.05
8 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner - 2.19
9 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner - 2.21
10 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - 2.28
In the first race of truth at this years Tour de France, German Stefan Schumacher surprised all and rode the TT of his life for a stage win. A 29.5 km somewhat hilly, but testing course around Cholet. Surprised by the win himself Schumacher had this to say after the stage, “”No, no, I am not a specialist in the sprint. I have no chance against someone like McEwen. Short climbs are my speciality. I won the Amstel Gold race that way.”
