Roman Kreuziger – Unofficial
“I just had a bad day. I gave it everything but some of my rivals were simply better. There is nothing I can do about it but I´m not throwing in the towel. The tomorrow´s stage is even more difficult and I believe I will have better legs,” Roman said. “Albasini was the hero of the day. He was in a breakaway, was able to hold off the chasers and nobody caught him. He pulled off a great performance.”8th stage (Bischofszell-Arosa, 148.2 km): 1. Albasini (Swi/GreenEdge) 3:45:39, 2. Nieve (Spa/Euskaltel), 3. Leipheimer (USA/Omega Pharma – QuickStep) , 4. F. Schleck (Lux/RadioShack-Nissan) +1:15, 5. Gesink (Ned/Rabobank), 6. Pinot (Fra/FDJ) +1:36, … 9. Roman Kreuziger (Cze/Astana) +1:57.Overall standings: 1. Costa (Por/Movistar) 29:58:39, 2. Schleck +14, 3. Leipheimer +21, 4. Gesink +25, 5. Nieve +40, 6. Roman Kreuziger +42.
