2010 Danmark Rundt
{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = 2010 Danmark Rundt
| image = Post Danmark Rundt 2010.jpg
| image_caption = Stage 6 with Jakob Fuglsang in yellow jersey (with red on shoulders at left)
| date = August 4 – 8, 2010
| series =
| stages = 6
| distance = 835
| unit = km
| time = 19h 03' 38"
| speed = 43.797
| first = Jakob Fuglsang
| first_nat = DEN
| first_team = Team Saxo Bank
| first_color = yellow
| second = Svein Tuft
| second_nat = CAN
| second_team = Garmin-Transitions
| third = Matthew Busche
| third_nat = USA
| third_team = Radioshack
| points = Matti Breschel
| points_nat = DEN
| points_team = Team Saxo Bank
| points_color = red
| mountains = Michael Reihs
| mountains_nat = DEN
| mountains_team = Designa Køkken-Blue Water
| mountains_color = polkadot
| sprints =
| sprints_nat =
| sprints_team =
| sprints_color =
| youth = Rasmus Guldhammer
| youth_nat = DEN
| youth_team = Team HTC Columbia
| youth_color = white
| team = Team Saxo Bank
| team_nat = DEN
| previous = 2009
| next = 2011
}}
The 2010 Danmark Rundt was a men's road bicycle race held from 4 to 8 August 2010. Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang of Team Saxo Bank captured the overall title. This was the third Danmark Rundt victory for Fuglsang, the most in the race's history. It was the 20th edition of the men's stage race, which was established in 1985.
Schedule
All stages were held within Denmark.
| class="wikitable"
!Stage !Route !Distance !Date !Winner |
| align=right| 1
|175 km |align=right| August 4 |{{flagicon|Australia}} Matthew Goss |
| align=right| 2
|170 km |align=right| August 5 |{{flagicon|Belgium}} Michael Van Stayen |
| align=right| 3
|185 km |align=right| August 6 |{{flagicon|Denmark}} Matti Breschel |
| align=right| 4
|100 km |align=right| August 7 |{{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Renshaw |
| align=right| 5
|19.4 km |align=right| August 7 |{{flagicon|Canada}} Svein Tuft |
| align=right| 6
|185 km |align=right| August 8 |{{flagicon|New Zealand}} Hayden Roulston |
Teams
15 teams were invited to the 2010 Danmark Rundt: 4 teams were from the UCI ProTeams, 6 were UCI Professional Continental Teams and 5 were UCI Continental Teams.
style="vertical-align:top; width:25%;"| UCI ProTeams
| style="vertical-align:top; width:25%;"| UCI Professional Continental Teams
| style="vertical-align:top; width:25%;"| UCI Continental Teams
|
Stages
=Stage 1: [[Holstebro]]–[[Holstebro]] (175 km)=
The 2010 Danmark Rundt started in Holstebro. It was a flat stage and it ended in a mass sprint. Some of the favorites crashed a few kilometres from the finish because of heavy rain.
Route: Holstebro–Ulfborg–Thorsminde–Lemvig–Struer–Holstebro ending with 1 lap of 4.8 km.
| Stage 1 Results
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| # | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=right| 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Goss | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| 4h04'21" |
| align=right| 2 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Michael Van Stayen | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 3 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Renshaw | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 4 | {{flagicon|NED}} Kenny van Hummel | Skil–Shimano | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 5 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Philip Nielsen | Team Concordia | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 6 | {{flagicon|NED}} Theo Bos | Cervelo Test Team | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 7 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Matti Breschel | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 8 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Pieter Vanspeybrouck | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 9 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lars Bak | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 10 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Hayden Roulston | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right colspan=5| [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204073411/http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/docs/elementer/20100804-1638-80.pdf Full result] |
|General Classement after Stage 1
| class="wikitable" | |||
| # | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=right| 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Goss | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| 4h04'11" |
| align=right| 2 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Michael Van Stayen | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | align=right| at 04" |
| align=right| 3 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Manuel Belletti | Colnago-CSF Inox | align=right| at 04" |
| align=right| 4 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Renshaw | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| at 06" |
| align=right| 5 | {{flagicon|NED}} Kenny van Hummel | Skil–Shimano | align=right| at 10" |
| align=right| 6 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Philip Nielsen | Team Concordia | align=right| at 10" |
| align=right| 7 | {{flagicon|NED}} Theo Bos | Cervelo Test Team | align=right| at 10" |
| align=right| 8 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Matti Breschel | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| at 10" |
| align=right| 9 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Pieter Vanspeybrouck | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | align=right| at 10" |
| align=right| 10 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lars Bak | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| at 10" |
| align=right colspan=6| [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204073321/http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/docs/elementer/20100804-1740-73.pdf Full result] |
|}
=Stage 2: [[Vildbjerg]]–[[Randers]] (170 km)=
The second stage was a flat stage with some small hills, but perfect for a sprint finish.
Route: Vildbjerg–Herning–Ikast–Karup–Viborg–Bjerringbro–Randers
| Stage 2 Results
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| # | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=right| 1 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Michael Van Stayen | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | align=right| 3h59'08" |
| align=right| 2 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Matti Breschel | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 3 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Bert De Backer | Skil–Shimano | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 4 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jeremy Hunt | Cervelo Test Team | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 5 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Manuel Belletti | Colnago-CSF Inox | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Goss | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 7 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Renshaw | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 8 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Farrar | Garmin-Transitions | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 9 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Guldhammer | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 10 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Sacha Modolo | Colnago-CSF Inox | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right colspan=5| [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204072458/http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/docs/elementer/20100805-1616-11.pdf Full result] |
|General Classement after Stage 2
| class="wikitable" | |||
| # | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=right| 1 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Michael Van Stayen | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | align=right| 8h03'13" |
| align=right| 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Goss | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| at 05" |
| align=right| 3 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Matti Breschel | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| at 10" |
| align=right| 4 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Manuel Belletti | Colnago-CSF Inox | align=right| at 10" |
| align=right| 5 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Renshaw | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| at 11" |
| align=right| 6 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Bert De Backer | Skil–Shimano | align=right| at 12" |
| align=right| 7 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Guldhammer | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| at 16" |
| align=right| 8 | {{flagicon|NED}} Koen de Kort | Skil–Shimano | align=right| at 16" |
| align=right| 9 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lars Bak | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| at 16" |
| align=right| 10 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Jakob Fuglsang | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| at 16" |
| align=right colspan=6| [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204072313/http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/docs/elementer/20100805-1616-44.pdf Full result] |
|}
=Stage 3: [[Hadsten]]–[[Vejle]] (185 km)=
The third stage was the king stage of 2010 Post Danmark Rundt.
Route: Hadsten–Hammel–Gjern–Silkeborg–Yding Skovhøj–Uldum–Vejle
| Stage 3 Results
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| # | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=right| 1 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Matti Breschel | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| 4h26'12" |
| align=right| 2 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Jakob Fuglsang | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 3 | {{flagicon|NED}} Joost van Leijen | Vacansoleil | align=right| at 17" |
| align=right| 4 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Troels Rønning Vinther | Glud & Marstrand | align=right| at 21" |
| align=right| 5 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavier Florencio | Cervelo Test Team | align=right| at 22" |
| align=right| 6 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Firsanov | Team Designa Køkken | align=right| at 22" |
| align=right| 7 | {{flagicon|NED}} Koen de Kort | Skil–Shimano | align=right| at 25" |
| align=right| 8 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Richie Porte | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| at 25" |
| align=right| 9 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Svein Tuft | Garmin-Transitions | align=right| at 25" |
| align=right| 10 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Sep Vanmarcke | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | align=right| at 28" |
| align=right colspan=5| [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204072055/http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/docs/elementer/20100806-1634-75.pdf Full result] |
|General Classement after Stage 3
| class="wikitable" | |||
| # | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=right| 1 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Matti Breschel | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| 12h29'25" |
| align=right| 2 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Jakob Fuglsang | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| at 10" |
| align=right| 3 | {{flagicon|NED}} Joost van Leijen | Vacansoleil | align=right| at 29" |
| align=right| 4 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavier Florencio | Cervelo Test Team | align=right| at 38" |
| align=right| 5 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Firsanov | Team Designa Køkken | align=right| at 38" |
| align=right| 6 | {{flagicon|NED}} Koen de Kort | Skil–Shimano | align=right| at 41" |
| align=right| 7 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Svein Tuft | Garmin-Transitions | align=right| at 41" |
| align=right| 8 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Sep Vanmarcke | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | align=right| at 41" |
| align=right| 9 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Mortensen | Vacansoleil | align=right| at 45" |
| align=right| 10 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Guldhammer | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| at 48" |
| align=right colspan=6| [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204072158/http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/docs/elementer/20100806-1634-81.pdf Full result] |
|}
=Stage 4: [[Nyborg]]–[[Odense]] (105 km)=
A short sprinters stage, with the race moving to Funen.
Route: Nyborg–Kerteminde–Munkebo–Langeskov–Odense
| Stage 4 Results
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| # | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=right| 1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Renshaw | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| 2h07'18" |
| align=right| 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Goss | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 3 | {{flagicon|NED}} Theo Bos | Cervelo Test Team | align=right| s.t. |
| align=right| 4 | {{flagicon|NED}} Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil | align=right| at 2" |
| align=right| 5 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Pierpaolo De Negri | ISD-Neri | align=right| at 2" |
| align=right| 6 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Sacha Modolo | Colnago-CSF Inox | align=right| at 2" |
| align=right| 7 | {{flagicon|NED}} Kenny van Hummel | Skil Shimano | align=right| at 2" |
| align=right| 8 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Gorik Gardeyn | Vacansoleil | align=right| at 2" |
| align=right| 9 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Marc Hester | Team Post Danmark | align=right| at 2" |
| align=right| 10 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Matti Breschel | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| at 2" |
| align=right colspan=5| [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204072956/http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/docs/elementer/20100807-2032-38.pdf Full result] |
|General Classement after Stage 4
| class="wikitable" | |||
| # | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=right| 1 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Matti Breschel | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| 14h36'45" |
| align=right| 2 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Jakob Fuglsang | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| at 10" |
| align=right| 3 | {{flagicon|NED}} Joost van Leijen | Vacansoleil | align=right| at 29" |
| align=right| 4 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavier Florencio | Cervelo Test Team | align=right| at 38" |
| align=right| 5 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Firsanov | Team Designa Køkken | align=right| at 38" |
| align=right| 6 | {{flagicon|NED}} Koen de Kort | Skil–Shimano | align=right| at 41" |
| align=right| 7 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Svein Tuft | Garmin-Transitions | align=right| at 41" |
| align=right| 8 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Sep Vanmarcke | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | align=right| at 41" |
| align=right| 9 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Mortensen | Vacansoleil | align=right| at 45" |
| align=right| 10 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Guldhammer | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| at 48" |
| align=right colspan=6| [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204073158/http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/docs/elementer/20100808-0030-39.pdf Full result] |
|}
=Stage 5: [[Middelfart]] (19,4 km)=
The fifth stage was the only individual time trial in the 2011 race. It took place around Middelfart on Funen.
| Stage 5 Results
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| # | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=right| 1 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Svein Tuft | Garmin-Transitions | align=right| 23'20" |
| align=right| 2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Richie Porte | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| 00" |
| align=right| 3 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Jakob Fuglsang | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| 04" |
| align=right| 4 | {{flagicon|NED}} Lieuwe Westra | Vacansoleil | align=right| 15" |
| align=right| 5 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Hayden Roulston | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| 38" |
| align=right| 6 | {{flagicon|GER}} Patrick Gretsch | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| 39" |
| align=right| 7 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Alexander Wetterhall | Cervelo Test Team | align=right| 44" |
| align=right| 8 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Jesse Sergent | Radioshack | align=right| 50" |
| align=right| 9 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Mørkøv | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| 51" |
| align=right| 10 | {{flagicon|NED}} Jens Mouris | Vacansoleil | align=right| 56" |
| align=right colspan=5| [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204072819/http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/docs/elementer/20100807-1941-56.pdf Full result] |
|General Classement after Stage 5
| class="wikitable" | |||
| # | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=right| 1 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Jakob Fuglsang | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| 15h00'19" |
| align=right| 2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Svein Tuft | Garmin-Transitions | align=right| at 27" |
| align=right| 3 | {{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Busche | Radioshack | align=right| at 1'35" |
| align=right| 4 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Mortensen | Vacansoleil | align=right| at 1'38" |
| align=right| 5 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Guldhammer | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| at 1'45" |
| align=right| 6 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Matti Breschel | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| at 1'45" |
| align=right| 7 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Firsanov | Team Designa Køkken | align=right| at 1'45" |
| align=right| 8 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lars Bak | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| at 1'48" |
| align=right| 9 | {{flagicon|UKR}} Maxim Belkov | ISD-Neri | align=right| at 1'51" |
| align=right| 10 | {{flagicon|NED}} Joost van Leijen | Vacansoleil | align=right| at 1'59" |
| align=right colspan=6| [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204072618/http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/docs/elementer/20100807-1942-98.pdf Full result] |
|}
=Stage 6: [[Høng]]–[[Rudersdal]] (185 km)=
The last stage followed the same route was the 2011 UCI World Championship.
Route: Høng–Dianalund–Merløse–Skibby–Frederikssund–Farum–Rudersdal
| Stage 6 Results
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| # | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=right| 1 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Hayden Roulston | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| 4h03'17" |
| align=right| 2 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Matti Breschel | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| at 2" |
| align=right| 3 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Manuel Belletti | Colnago-CSF Inox | align=right| at 2" |
| align=right| 4 | {{flagicon|UKR}} Maxim Belkov | ISD-Neri | align=right| at 2" |
| align=right| 5 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Clinton Avery | Radioshack | align=right| at 2" |
| align=right| 6 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Farrar | Garmin-Transitions | align=right| at 2" |
| align=right| 7 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Renshaw | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| at 2" |
| align=right| 8 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Bert De Backer | Skil–Shimano | align=right| at 2" |
| align=right| 9 | {{flagicon|NED}} Joost van Leijen | Vacansoleil | align=right| at 2" |
| align=right| 10 | {{flagicon|NED}} Theo Bos | Cervelo Test Team | align=right| at 2" |
| align=right colspan=5| [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204055010/http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/docs/elementer/20100808-1457-42.pdf Full result] |
|General Classement
| class="wikitable" | |||
| # | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=right| 1 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Jakob Fuglsang | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| 19h03'38" |
| align=right| 2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Svein Tuft | Garmin-Transitions | align=right| at 27" |
| align=right| 3 | {{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Busche | Radioshack | align=right| at 1'35" |
| align=right| 4 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Mortensen | Vacansoleil | align=right| at 1'38" |
| align=right| 5 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Matti Breschel | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| at 1'39" |
| align=right| 6 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Guldhammer | Team Saxo Bank | align=right| at 1'45" |
| align=right| 7 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Firsanov | Team Designa Køkken | align=right| at 1'45" |
| align=right| 8 | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lars Bak | Team HTC–Columbia | align=right| at 1'48" |
| align=right| 9 | {{flagicon|UKR}} Maxim Belkov | ISD-Neri | align=right| at 1'51" |
| align=right| 10 | {{flagicon|NED}} Joost van Leijen | Vacansoleil | align=right| at 1'59" |
| align=right colspan=6| [https://web.archive.org/web/20101204055035/http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/docs/elementer/20100808-1457-52.pdf Full result] |
|}
Classification leadership
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:smaller;" |
| style="width:1%;"| Stage
! style="width:14%;"| Winner ! style="width:12%;"| General classification ! style="width:12%;"| Points classification ! style="width:12%;"| Mountains classification ! style="width:12%;"| Young rider classification ! style="width:12%;"| Team classification |
|---|
| 1
| style="background:yellow;"| Matthew Goss | style="background:tomato;"| Matthew Goss | style="background:#EFEFEF;"| Manuel Belletti | style="background:white;" rowspan="2"| Michael Van Stayen | style="background:orange;" rowspan="2"| {{UCI team code|THR|2010}} |
| 2
| style="background:yellow;"| Michael Van Stayen | style="background:tomato;"| Michael Van Stayen | style="background:#EFEFEF;" rowspan="4"| Michael Tronborg Kristensen |
| 3
| style="background:yellow;" rowspan="2"| Matti Breschel | style="background:tomato;" rowspan="4"| Matti Breschel | style="background:white;" rowspan="2"| Sep Vanmarcke | style="background:orange;" rowspan="4"| {{UCI team code|SAX|2010}} |
| 4 |
| 5
| style="background:yellow;" rowspan="2"| Jakob Fuglsang | style="background:white;" rowspan="2"| Rasmus Guldhammer |
| 6
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"| Michael Reihs |
| colspan=2| Final
! style="background:gold;"| Jakob Fuglsang ! style="background:red;"| Matti Breschel ! style="background:tomato;"| Michael Reihs ! style="background:white;"| Rasmus Guldhammer ! style="background:darkorange;"| {{UCI team code|SAX|2010}} |
{{Danmark Rundt}}