The last day of Tirreno - Adriatico is usually a day for the sprinters. Today the sprinters have to get over Forca Canapine before they can say they have left the big climbing behind them.
The GC guys seemed happy enough to shake on the race in Chieti. It does mean Bewley or Boonen could snatch the points title, meanwhile Bennati will be desperate to take a stage here.
The glory went to the break yesterday with Jovanovic taking the win and moving into the GC top 25. Veloso took the KoM lead but will need to be on guard for this immediate uphill 18 or so kilometres.
Sinkeldam and Haas have slipped away. Both have KoM points in the bag and so are a threat to Veloso. But the Spaniard will be aware he can nab points too from the pack so he just needs to keep himself up there for that.
The sprinters teams are helping Vesuvio in controlling the pack today keeping it nice and steady.
Haas takes the 20 points at the top, Sinkeldam just the 14.
It means Haas moves to 28 points and Sinkeldam just the 30 now no longer able to wrest the KoM jersey from Veloso.
Albasini and Vanendert attempt to top up their tally’s.
But they struggle to move past the pacers gaining just ten and six points respectively only living up through some minor placings.
After the long descent of this tough climb the lead duo have a lead approaching six minutes with 100km to go.
They’ll roll through the sprint as Boonen out kicks Bewley behind in the battle for third place. It narrows the gap between the two to just two points on the points competition, both in with a fair chance of winning that.
The second sprint is on a long straight away that is also being used for the finish.
Boonen and Bewley drag race for it again, with Boonen again the victor drawing them level on points. Worth pointing out that they are still 12 points behind Bakelants.
Up front the lead duo can battle for KoM points at the last climb a 3rd category one. Haas is currently four points down on Sinkeldam so he cannot really beat him.
They both go for it, but Sinkeldam seals second place in the KoM behind Veloso overall by taking second here with Haas taking third overall by coming second.
The pack cross three minutes later, Pokerstars, Puma and Milka in full chase mode.
The late climbs are harder than expected and the lead duo still have 1.30 lead with 16km left.
Puma and Pokerstars still have numbers forward in what is now a 85 man pack.
The biggest names dropped are Guldhammer, Rabon and sprinter Corioni.
.... CRASH ....
A mass crash near the front of the pack, some big names involved. Bakelants, Schleck, Ginanni, Caruso, TvG...
It’s a horrible moment as Vesuvio, Wikipedia, Vespa and Pearl Adidas drop back.
We are so close to the finish and Puma are pressing on with a pack for just over 50 riders.
We move into the last 4kms and it’s confusion here as a sprint train forms behind Puma Delage, Gasparotto leading out Bennati with Pozzato, Bewley, Boonen, Ullisi, Facci, Ponzi, Sagan and Hagen following.
Langeveld is attacking though.
Behind the Schleck, Bakelants group is some 2.40 behind the lead group. It looks set for a very fortunate GC win for Cunego.
Meanwhile for the stage Delage peels off as Gasparotto keeps Langeveld in his sights.
Bennati launches under the kite with Pozzato, Bewley and Boonen on his wheel.
Ulissi strips off not really fancying it with Ponzi ahead of Facci, Sagan and Hagen.
Boonen launches from behind Bewley.
The surprise name he is Pozzato who looks to come around with 600m to go.
Bennati is fading again as Pozzato moves ahead, will Italy get their win after all?
Yes they can!
Bewley just nabs Boonen snatching the points jersey
Bennati is fourth with some of the GC men behind.
All the GC men of course making massive moves forward as a result of the top two on GC amongst others crashing.
Cunego will take the GC win here.
Bakelants leads the crash victims group home. A desperate way to end this race for them and in fact the race.
Lotto big winners here, also a good race for Venchi as Di Maggio wins young jersey prize following that stage win for Sagan.
Stage results
Pozzato stuns the big three sprinters proving he could be a dangerman for the upcoming Milan San Remo. Bennati disappoints yet again in the sprint. The crash victims lost a whopping 3.24 which combined with same tame racing means they tumble down GC.
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Filippo Pozzato
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
4h09'13
2
Sam Bewley
Milka - AVG
s.t.
3
Tom Boonen
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
4
Daniele Bennati
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
5
Simone Ponzi
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Diego Ulissi
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
7
Peter Sagan
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
8
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Aker - MOT
s.t.
9
Philippe Gilbert
Pendleton's
s.t.
10
Damiano Cunego
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
11
Marcello Pavarin
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Mauro Facci
Simply Red Bull
s.t.
13
Jocelyn Bar
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
14
Enrico Gasparotto
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
15
Robin van der Hugenhaben
Koenigsegg
s.t.
16
Jack Bobridge
Simply Red Bull
s.t.
17
Pieter Mertens
Pendleton's
s.t.
18
Matteo Rabottini
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
19
Cesare Di Maggio
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
20
Sergio Marinangeli
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
21
Kevin Van Impe
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
22
Nathan Haas
Aker - MOT
s.t.
23
Dimitri Claeys
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
24
Juan Van Heerden
Simply Red Bull
s.t.
25
Alexandre Shushemoin
Aker - MOT
s.t.
26
Vicente Reynès
Santander
s.t.
27
Zdenek Stybar
Milka - AVG
s.t.
28
Jelle Wallays
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
29
Vincenzo Nibali
UBS - BMC
s.t.
30
Michael Albasini
UBS - BMC
s.t.
31
Sebastian Langeveld
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
32
Domenico Pozzovivo
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
s.t.
33
Matteo Trentin
Project 1t4i
s.t.
34
Steven Kruijswijk
Team B&O
s.t.
35
Jelle Vanendert
Project 1t4i
s.t.
36
Ramon Sinkeldam
Project 1t4i
s.t.
37
Gustavo Veloso
Santander
s.t.
38
Mickaël Delage
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
39
Dario Cataldo
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
s.t.
40
Welle Jallays
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
41
Gianni Meersman
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
42
Jakub Kratochvila
Milka - AVG
s.t.
43
Grégory Rast
Pendleton's
s.t.
44
Nebojsa Jovanovic
Pendleton's
s.t.
45
Christophe Riblon
UBS - BMC
s.t.
46
Pieter Ghyllebert
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
47
Paolo Locatelli
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
48
Paride Grillo
Koenigsegg
s.t.
49
Jetse Bol
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
50
Sébastien Minard
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
51
Taylor Tolleson
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
52
Thomas Vedel Kvist
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
53
Frederik Nolf
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
54
Laurens Ten Dam
Project 1t4i
+ 2'04
55
Morten Reckweg
Team B&O
+ 3'00
56
Jan Bakelants
Pearl Adidas
+ 3'24
57
Timothy Vangheel
Simply Red Bull
s.t.
58
Tejay Van Garderen
Wikipedia
s.t.
59
Maciej Paterski
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
60
Frank Schleck
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
61
Francesco Ginanni
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
s.t.
62
Alex Kirsch
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
63
Toms Skujins
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
64
Travis Meyer
Wikipedia
s.t.
65
Tanel Kangert
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
66
Nick Kinney
Wikipedia
s.t.
67
Moreno Hofland
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
68
Tom Leezer
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
69
Branislav Samoilev
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
70
Jacopo Guarnieri
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
s.t.
71
Bob Jungels
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
72
Enrico Franzoi
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
73
David Claerebout
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
74
Matthias Krizek
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
s.t.
75
Thomas Koep
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
76
David Rosch
Pendleton's
+ 4'06
77
Damiano Caruso
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Alessandro Ballan
Koenigsegg
s.t.
79
Lloyd Mondory
Pearl Adidas
+ 4'32
80
Stijn Joseph
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
81
Rafael Rodríguez Segarra
Santander
s.t.
82
Daniel Oss
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
83
Jay McCarthy
Wikipedia
s.t.
84
Ioannis Tamouridis
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
85
Andreas Stauff
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
86
Vegard Robinson Bugge
Aker - MOT
s.t.
87
Erik Mohs
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
88
Chiaffredo Grippo
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Jonathan McEvoy
Pendleton's
s.t.
90
Ethan Weiss
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
91
Andrea Palini
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Marcus Burghardt
Team Bacardi
s.t.
93
Rasmus Guldhammer
Team B&O
s.t.
94
Elia Favilli
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
95
Wesley Kreder
Project 1t4i
s.t.
96
Michał Kwiatkowski
Team B&O
s.t.
97
Matteo Montaguti
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
s.t.
98
Alexandr Nepomnyachsniy
Milka - AVG
s.t.
99
Evgeni Sokolov
Team Bacardi
s.t.
100
Arnold Jeannesson
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
101
Artem Topchanyuk
Aker - MOT
s.t.
102
Markus Fahnert
Project 1t4i
s.t.
103
Javier Moreno
Santander
s.t.
104
Kiel Reijnen
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
105
Anders Lund
Aker - MOT
s.t.
106
Frantisek Rabon
Milka - AVG
s.t.
107
Mikel Landa
Wikipedia
s.t.
108
Oumaru Minoungou
Pendleton's
s.t.
109
Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan
Project 1t4i
s.t.
110
Alberigo Passalacqua
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
111
Kevin Ista
Simply Red Bull
s.t.
112
Gediminas Bagdonas
Team Bacardi
s.t.
113
Oliver Zaugg
UBS - BMC
s.t.
114
Wim De Vocht
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
115
Artemio Moschella
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
116
Joseph Biziyaremye
Aker - MOT
s.t.
117
Marco Brus
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
118
Erick Rowsell
Simply Red Bull
s.t.
119
Max Öste-Macdonald
Koenigsegg
s.t.
120
Claudio Corioni
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
121
Alex Howes
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
122
Sonny Colbrelli
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
123
Remberto Jaramillo
Aker - MOT
s.t.
124
Andzs Flaksis
Wikipedia
s.t.
125
Martin Mortensen
Koenigsegg
s.t.
126
Michael Vanderaerden
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
127
Danilo Wyss
UBS - BMC
s.t.
128
Edoardo Girardi
UBS - BMC
s.t.
129
Kristian Sobota
Team B&O
s.t.
130
Salvatore Mancuso
Team Bacardi
s.t.
131
Tadej Valjavec
Control Team
s.t.
132
Jackson Rodríguez
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
133
Nick Ingels
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
134
Evert Verbist
Milka - AVG
s.t.
135
Matej Vysna
Milka - AVG
s.t.
136
Gabriele Bosisio
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
s.t.
137
Sean Downey
Pendleton's
s.t.
138
Piter Campero
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
139
Chris Opie
Simply Red Bull
+ 8'08
140
Alfredo Balloni
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
141
Pedro Pablo Pereyra
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
142
Davide Cimolai
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
s.t.
143
Francisco José Terciado
Team Bacardi
s.t.
144
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Koenigsegg
s.t.
145
Casper Jørgensen
Team B&O
s.t.
146
Cristian Cominelli
Simply Red Bull
s.t.
147
Geert Steurs
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
148
Rinaldo Nocentini
Control Team
s.t.
149
Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg
Team B&O
+ 15'07
150
Wladimir Gustov
Control Team
s.t.
Final GC
No doubt about it, this is going to be one Cunego's luckiest victories in his career. Lotto will not be complaining with Claeys promoted up to 4th. Ponzi struggled to infiltrate the bonuses but did grab some on stage 3 to register his best Tirreno finish after 5th in 2011 and 4th in 2012. Hagen did nothing spectacular at all but nets a podium. Schleck,Bakelants, TvG and Ginanni finish behind Jovanovic and Bobridge in 18th through to 21st - horrible luck for the big leaders.
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Damiano Cunego
Lotto - Cervelo
35h30'52
2
Simone Ponzi
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 18
3
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Aker - MOT
+ 30
4
Dimitri Claeys
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
5
Cesare Di Maggio
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
6
Filippo Pozzato
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 33
7
Philippe Gilbert
Pendleton's
+ 1'01
8
Robin van der Hugenhaben
Koenigsegg
s.t.
9
Diego Ulissi
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
10
Peter Sagan
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 1'15
11
Jelle Vanendert
Project 1t4i
+ 1'24
12
Matteo Rabottini
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 1'45
13
Vincenzo Nibali
UBS - BMC
+ 1'50
14
Michael Albasini
UBS - BMC
+ 1'59
15
Marcello Pavarin
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 2'01
16
Nebojsa Jovanovic
Pendleton's
+ 2'03
17
Jack Bobridge
Simply Red Bull
+ 2'12
18
Frank Schleck
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 2'47
19
Jan Bakelants
Pearl Adidas
+ 3'08
20
Tejay Van Garderen
Wikipedia
+ 3'54
21
Francesco Ginanni
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
s.t.
22
Tanel Kangert
Pearl Adidas
+ 4'25
23
Damiano Caruso
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 5'29
24
Maciej Paterski
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 5'33
25
Rasmus Guldhammer
Team B&O
+ 6'33
26
Domenico Pozzovivo
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
+ 8'16
27
Christophe Riblon
UBS - BMC
+ 8'48
28
Alexandre Shushemoin
Aker - MOT
+ 9'09
29
Gabriele Bosisio
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
+ 9'24
30
Gustavo Veloso
Santander
+ 9'36
31
Frantisek Rabon
Milka - AVG
+ 10'52
32
Sam Bewley
Milka - AVG
+ 11'03
33
Marcus Burghardt
Team Bacardi
+ 11'05
34
Dario Cataldo
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
+ 11'13
35
Jelle Wallays
Pokerstars.com
+ 11'15
36
Toms Skujins
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 11'29
37
Nathan Haas
Aker - MOT
+ 11'39
38
Daniel Oss
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 11'56
39
Jay McCarthy
Wikipedia
+ 15'07
40
Branislav Samoilev
Pearl Adidas
+ 15'17
41
Matthias Krizek
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
s.t.
42
Vegard Robinson Bugge
Aker - MOT
+ 16'25
43
Ioannis Tamouridis
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
44
Arnold Jeannesson
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
45
Matteo Montaguti
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
+ 17'11
46
Mauro Facci
Simply Red Bull
+ 17'46
47
Chiaffredo Grippo
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 20'16
48
Artem Topchanyuk
Aker - MOT
+ 20'47
49
Mickaël Delage
Team Puma - SAP
+ 21'00
50
Salvatore Mancuso
Team Bacardi
+ 21'14
51
Ramon Sinkeldam
Project 1t4i
+ 23'59
52
Nick Kinney
Wikipedia
+ 24'21
53
Grégory Rast
Pendleton's
+ 26'04
54
Pieter Ghyllebert
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 26'09
55
Jonathan McEvoy
Pendleton's
+ 26'55
56
Piter Campero
Festina-Canal+
+ 29'05
57
David Claerebout
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 29'25
58
Sebastian Langeveld
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 29'32
59
Francisco José Terciado
Team Bacardi
+ 29'36
60
Steven Kruijswijk
Team B&O
+ 29'55
61
Andrea Palini
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 30'29
62
Alberigo Passalacqua
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 30'34
63
Matteo Trentin
Project 1t4i
+ 30'37
64
Ethan Weiss
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 31'06
65
Mikel Landa
Wikipedia
+ 31'24
66
Pieter Mertens
Pendleton's
+ 31'44
67
Jakub Kratochvila
Milka - AVG
s.t.
68
Travis Meyer
Wikipedia
+ 34'56
69
Markus Fahnert
Project 1t4i
+ 35'37
70
Sergio Marinangeli
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 35'39
71
Laurens Ten Dam
Project 1t4i
+ 36'00
72
Wesley Kreder
Project 1t4i
+ 36'22
73
Zdenek Stybar
Milka - AVG
+ 36'33
74
Elia Favilli
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 36'56
75
David Rosch
Pendleton's
+ 36'59
76
Paolo Locatelli
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 37'19
77
Moreno Hofland
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 38'22
78
Alessandro Ballan
Koenigsegg
+ 39'32
79
Thomas Koep
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 40'35
80
Joseph Biziyaremye
Aker - MOT
+ 40'42
81
Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan
Project 1t4i
+ 40'46
82
Alex Howes
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 41'03
83
Taylor Tolleson
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 41'48
84
Tom Leezer
Pearl Adidas
+ 42'52
85
Remberto Jaramillo
Aker - MOT
+ 43'03
86
Evgeni Sokolov
Team Bacardi
+ 43'35
87
Jetse Bol
Team Puma - SAP
+ 44'17
88
Michał Kwiatkowski
Team B&O
+ 44'30
89
Alex Kirsch
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 45'59
90
Paride Grillo
Koenigsegg
+ 47'05
91
Geert Steurs
Festina-Canal+
+ 47'09
92
Oliver Zaugg
UBS - BMC
+ 48'00
93
Stijn Joseph
Pearl Adidas
+ 48'07
94
Welle Jallays
Pokerstars.com
+ 49'16
95
Jackson Rodríguez
Pearl Adidas
+ 49'25
96
Lloyd Mondory
Pearl Adidas
+ 50'48
97
Enrico Franzoi
Pearl Adidas
+ 52'06
98
Max Öste-Macdonald
Koenigsegg
+ 52'11
99
Artemio Moschella
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
100
Timothy Vangheel
Simply Red Bull
+ 55'30
101
Enrico Gasparotto
Team Puma - SAP
+ 56'33
102
Bob Jungels
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 57'35
103
Kevin Van Impe
Pokerstars.com
+ 57'36
104
Andreas Stauff
Lotto - Cervelo
+ 58'39
105
Thomas Vedel Kvist
Team Puma - SAP
+ 58'47
106
Gianni Meersman
Team Puma - SAP
+ 1h02'35
107
Javier Moreno
Santander
+ 1h03'22
108
Claudio Corioni
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 1h04'24
109
Kiel Reijnen
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 1h05'11
110
Juan Van Heerden
Simply Red Bull
+ 1h05'27
111
Frederik Nolf
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
112
Jacopo Guarnieri
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
+ 1h05'59
113
Danilo Wyss
UBS - BMC
+ 1h06'08
114
Rafael Rodríguez Segarra
Santander
+ 1h06'46
115
Sébastien Minard
Team Puma - SAP
+ 1h08'43
116
Kevin Ista
Simply Red Bull
+ 1h09'16
117
Oumaru Minoungou
Pendleton's
+ 1h11'49
118
Tom Boonen
Pokerstars.com
+ 1h13'02
119
Pedro Pablo Pereyra
Lotto - Cervelo
+ 1h13'03
120
Daniele Bennati
Team Puma - SAP
+ 1h13'40
121
Erick Rowsell
Simply Red Bull
+ 1h14'09
122
Sean Downey
Pendleton's
+ 1h14'19
123
Morten Reckweg
Team B&O
+ 1h14'23
124
Vicente Reynès
Santander
+ 1h14'55
125
Matej Vysna
Milka - AVG
+ 1h15'02
126
Martin Mortensen
Koenigsegg
+ 1h17'51
127
Edoardo Girardi
UBS - BMC
+ 1h17'53
128
Alexandr Nepomnyachsniy
Milka - AVG
+ 1h18'20
129
Anders Lund
Aker - MOT
+ 1h19'11
130
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Koenigsegg
+ 1h19'33
131
Andzs Flaksis
Wikipedia
+ 1h22'59
132
Jocelyn Bar
Team Puma - SAP
+ 1h24'24
133
Gediminas Bagdonas
Team Bacardi
+ 1h27'06
134
Nick Ingels
Pokerstars.com
+ 1h28'01
135
Michael Vanderaerden
Lotto - Cervelo
+ 1h29'00
136
Tadej Valjavec
Control Team
+ 1h30'52
137
Chris Opie
Simply Red Bull
+ 1h34'05
138
Evert Verbist
Milka - AVG
+ 1h35'39
139
Cristian Cominelli
Simply Red Bull
+ 1h35'49
140
Alfredo Balloni
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 1h38'20
141
Davide Cimolai
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
+ 1h44'06
142
Sonny Colbrelli
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 1h45'32
143
Rinaldo Nocentini
Control Team
+ 1h48'15
144
Marco Brus
Festina-Canal+
+ 1h48'49
145
Wladimir Gustov
Control Team
+ 1h52'57
146
Kristian Sobota
Team B&O
+ 2h11'12
147
Erik Mohs
Pokerstars.com
+ 2h12'07
148
Wim De Vocht
Pokerstars.com
+ 2h15'40
149
Casper Jørgensen
Team B&O
+ 2h23'11
150
Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg
Team B&O
+ 2h29'35
Points
Bewley does indeed just manage to slip on the points jersey crucially beating Boonen once again in the final sprint. Ponzi splits the two rivals ahead of the luckless Bakelants. Bennati finishes a humbling 10th in the points competition with work to do to prepare himself for the Giro.
Rank
Name
Team
Points
General
1
Sam Bewley
Milka - AVG
20
71
2
Simone Ponzi
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
12
68
3
Tom Boonen
Pokerstars.com
20
67
4
Jan Bakelants
Pearl Adidas
0
63
5
Filippo Pozzato
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
25
61
6
Frank Schleck
Vesuvio - Accumalux
0
57
7
Damiano Cunego
Lotto - Cervelo
6
52
8
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Aker - MOT
8
47
9
Peter Sagan
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
9
39
10
Daniele Bennati
Team Puma - SAP
14
34
11
Artem Topchanyuk
Aker - MOT
0
32
12
Nebojsa Jovanovic
Pendleton's
0
31
13
Ramon Sinkeldam
Project 1t4i
12
28
14
Diego Ulissi
Festina-Canal+
10
27
15
Tejay Van Garderen
Wikipedia
0
26
16
Gustavo Veloso
Santander
0
26
17
Dimitri Claeys
Lotto - Cervelo
0
24
18
Mickaël Delage
Team Puma - SAP
0
23
19
Cesare Di Maggio
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
0
22
20
Pieter Ghyllebert
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
0
22
21
Matteo Rabottini
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
0
21
22
Michael Albasini
UBS - BMC
0
20
23
Christophe Riblon
UBS - BMC
0
18
24
Juan Van Heerden
Simply Red Bull
0
18
25
Jelle Vanendert
Project 1t4i
0
16
26
Maciej Paterski
Vesuvio - Accumalux
0
16
27
Vicente Reynès
Santander
0
15
28
Francesco Ginanni
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
0
14
29
Philippe Gilbert
Pendleton's
7
14
30
Nathan Haas
Aker - MOT
8
14
31
Laurens Ten Dam
Project 1t4i
0
14
32
Paride Grillo
Koenigsegg
0
13
33
Mauro Facci
Simply Red Bull
4
12
34
Travis Meyer
Wikipedia
0
12
35
Robin van der Hugenhaben
Koenigsegg
1
9
36
Marcello Pavarin
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
5
9
37
Timothy Vangheel
Simply Red Bull
0
9
38
Frantisek Rabon
Milka - AVG
0
8
39
Salvatore Mancuso
Team Bacardi
0
8
40
Piter Campero
Festina-Canal+
0
8
41
Tanel Kangert
Pearl Adidas
0
7
42
Gabriele Bosisio
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
0
7
43
Claudio Corioni
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
0
7
44
Domenico Pozzovivo
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
0
6
45
Erik Mohs
Pokerstars.com
0
5
46
Nick Kinney
Wikipedia
0
4
47
Geert Steurs
Festina-Canal+
0
4
48
Evgeni Sokolov
Team Bacardi
0
4
49
Michał Kwiatkowski
Team B&O
0
4
50
Thomas Vedel Kvist
Team Puma - SAP
0
4
51
Kristian Sobota
Team B&O
0
4
52
Alexandre Shushemoin
Aker - MOT
0
3
53
Jacopo Guarnieri
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
0
3
54
Jocelyn Bar
Team Puma - SAP
3
3
55
Grégory Rast
Pendleton's
0
2
56
Jetse Bol
Team Puma - SAP
0
2
57
Enrico Gasparotto
Team Puma - SAP
2
2
58
Kevin Van Impe
Pokerstars.com
0
2
59
Vincenzo Nibali
UBS - BMC
0
1
KoM
Contary to the report on closer inspection Sinkeldam and Haas were never a threat to Veloso's King of the Mountains jersey. Both manage to finish on the podium due to that monster climb at the beginning of this stage. Vanendert and Wallays managed to pick up some points today to score points for their teams.
Rank
Name
Team
Mountain
General
1
Gustavo Veloso
Santander
0
43
2
Ramon Sinkeldam
Project 1t4i
20
36
3
Nathan Haas
Aker - MOT
24
32
4
Pieter Ghyllebert
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
0
32
5
Mauro Facci
Simply Red Bull
0
31
6
Jelle Vanendert
Project 1t4i
10
29
7
Jelle Wallays
Pokerstars.com
10
29
8
Travis Meyer
Wikipedia
0
29
9
Michael Albasini
UBS - BMC
6
20
10
Mickaël Delage
Team Puma - SAP
0
19
11
Salvatore Mancuso
Team Bacardi
0
16
12
Peter Sagan
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
0
15
13
Matteo Rabottini
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
0
15
14
Jonathan McEvoy
Pendleton's
0
15
15
Jetse Bol
Team Puma - SAP
1
13
16
Moreno Hofland
Vesuvio - Accumalux
12
12
17
Geert Steurs
Festina-Canal+
0
11
18
Alberigo Passalacqua
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
0
10
19
Laurens Ten Dam
Project 1t4i
0
10
20
Evgeni Sokolov
Team Bacardi
0
10
Youth
Guldhammer was dropped and TvG crashed out of the top four. Happy days for Venchi who enjoyed a good Tirreno. 2012 Milan San Remo winner Ulissi showed very little but in an un-Festina like fashion avoided the last stage crash to take second.
Name
Team
General Time
Cesare Di Maggio
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
35h31'22 (1)
Diego Ulissi
Festina-Canal+
+ 31 (2)
Peter Sagan
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 45 (3)
Jack Bobridge
Simply Red Bull
+ 1'42 (4)
Tejay Van Garderen
Wikipedia
+ 3'24 (5)
Rasmus Guldhammer
Team B&O
+ 6'03 (6)
Jelle Wallays
Pokerstars.com
+ 10'45 (7)
Toms Skujins
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 10'59 (8)
Nathan Haas
Aker - MOT
+ 11'09 (9)
Jay McCarthy
Wikipedia
+ 14'37 (10)
Teams
Wiggle had already secured the teams classification really but Vesuvio and Pearl Adidas who will likely curse this day lost their minor places to Aker and UBS who were both aided by yesterdays breakaway. These teams also leapfrog the surely utterly dejected Vespa team who had a really difficult race.
Team
General Time
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
106h36'04 (1)
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 6'01 (2)
Aker - MOT
+ 8'40 (3)
UBS - BMC
+ 9'23 (4)
Vespa-Aprilia Racing
+ 11'50 (5)
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 16'49 (6)
Pearl Adidas
+ 19'50 (7)
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
