Mountain stages are being anything but decisive. Will this hilly stage have some changes in the General Classification? It can as the last hill is very close from the finish.
Roux, Danacik, Costa and Médici attack right at the start.
They are countered by Gallego Martin, Montaño and, surprisingly, by the race leader, Danielson.
More riders attack, afterwards. Gabrovski, Dviri and Forero.
Danielson is the first in the intermediate sprint. The American wants to keep the Points Classification leadership. Montaño and Costa gain 4 and 2 points, respectively.
Separated by few kilometeres of the intermediate sprint, is the mountain sprint. Danacik takes it. Gallego Martin is second, and Montaño third.
Danielson's presence in the break is not appreciated and the escape is brought back by the peloton.
With 112km to go, we can see an established a BOTD. Roux is the first in the intermediate sprint. Danacik and Poulhiès complete the podium. The other escaping riders are: Bruseghin, Gabrovski, Costa, Dviri, Gallego Martin, Médici and Lai.
Roux refuses to be caught by the chasing group and by the mountain sprint and he already has an advantage of one minute to Danacik, other isolated rider. Lai is third over the top.
The Wii Racing rider is the first in the last intermediate sprint. 67km to go.
+ 1'12 - Danacik.
+ 38'' - Costa (third in the sprint), Brushegin, Gabrovski, Gallego Martin, Médici, Dviri, Poulhiès, Lai.
+ 5'32'' - Peloton, led by Kenda.
Roux continues his solo effort as he passes another mountain sprint in the first position. With 55km to go, he has an advantage of over 6 minutes and a half to the peloton. Danacik is the second and Gallego Martin is the third. Lai, Dviri, Poulhiès and Médici lost contact with the group during the uphill, but they would be join, shortly after.
Once again, the peloton is not organized, which means that Roux have great chances to win another stage. With 44km to go, the gap is 7 minutes.
With 25km to go, 6'00''. The peloton is now lead by Kenda, Starbucks and Nespresso.
Roux knows he has it on the bag. Danacik is already at three and a half minutes.
The chasing group will be caught, though. In spite of having dropped Poulhiès and Dviri, the gap for the peloton is less than one minute.
Ortega, Schumacher and Montaño are the first to attack on the final hill.
Schumacher quickly gains an advantage over the rest. The Sony Ericsson rider in the picture is Danacik who couldn't counter Schumacher's acceleration, maybe because he rode around 100km alone.
Brajkovic attacks!
Danielson, Efimkin, Moreno and Perez Cuapio quickly counter.
Henao Montoya, Pedraza and Albasini do the same a bit later.
While Roux is the first on the top. The advantage for the next chaser is over 2 minutes.
Schumacher is the second.
One minute later comes Efimkin...
In front of Danielson, Brajkovic, Moreno, Perez Cuapio, Henao Montoya and Pedraza.
Roux wins the stage in a solo effort! Second win in this race for the French.
And second 1-2 for Wii Racing as Schumacher is the second today.
Efimkin takes the third place.
Moreno wins the sprint for the fourth place.
Stage Classification:
1
Anthony Roux
Wii Racing
4h06'38
2
Stefan Schumacher
Wii Racing
+ 1'25
3
Aleksandr Efimkin
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
+ 2'04
4
Daniel Moreno
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 2'25
5
Tom Danielson
Team Starbucks
s.t.
6
Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
7
Sergio Luis Henao Montoya
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
8
Janez Brajkovic
Wii Racing
s.t.
9
Walter Pedraza
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
10
Michael Albasini
Wii Racing
s.t.
11
Mauricio Ortega
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 3'01
12
Jorge Ferrio
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
13
Mauricio Soler
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
14
Didac Ortega
Santander
s.t.
15
Christophe Riblon
Wii Racing
s.t.
16
Serge Pauwels
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
17
Egoitz Murgoitio
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
18
Eddy Ratti
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
19
Pedro Sibila Romero
Team Starbucks
s.t.
20
Santo Anza
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
21
Max Öste-Macdonald
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
22
Justo Tenorio
Santander
s.t.
23
Juan Mora
Wii Racing
s.t.
24
Pedro Nicácio
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
25
Francisco José Pacheco
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
26
Paolo Savoldelli
Wii Racing
s.t.
27
Marconi Durán
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
28
Dario David Cioni
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
29
Andres Saldarriaga
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
30
Eduardo Gonzalo
Santander
s.t.
31
Wilmer Vasquez
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
32
Remberto Jaramillo
Team Starbucks
s.t.
33
Gustavo Veloso
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
34
Kristjan Fajt
Team Starbucks
s.t.
35
Assan Bazajev
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
36
Aitor Perez Arrieta
Santander
s.t.
37
Marco Osella
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
38
Nuno Ribeiro
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
39
Francisco José Terciado
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
40
Francisco Lara Ruiz
Team Starbucks
s.t.
41
Tareq Esmaeli
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
42
Yamil Montaño
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
43
Damian Martínez
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
44
Rik Kavsek
Team Starbucks
s.t.
45
Santos Gonzalez Capilla
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
46
Paúl Torres
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 3'46
47
Hossaini Reza
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
48
Arturs Ansons
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
49
Viatcheslav Dyadichkin
Team Starbucks
s.t.
50
Juan Abenhamar Gallego Martin
Santander
s.t.
51
Peter Williams
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
52
Jaoa Costa
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
53
Héctor Fabian Aguilar
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
54
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
55
Bruno Neves
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
56
Kuan Hua Lai
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
57
Marzio Bruseghin
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
58
Bruno Lima
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
59
Ivaïlo Gabrovski
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
60
Óscar Guerao
Santander
s.t.
61
Dmitri Medvedev
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
62
Robert Wijaya
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
s.t.
63
Ananias Ananias
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
64
Evgeny Wacker
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
65
Franck Rénier
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
66
Michel Sibilla
Nespresso - SportZone
s.t.
67
Jakub Danacik
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
68
Kristian House
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
69
Dor Dviri
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 5'03
70
Isaac Speirs
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
+ 6'11
71
Stéphane Poulhiès
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
72
Juan Pablo Forero
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
73
Cyril Lemoine
Acqua & Sapone
s.t.
74
Matías Médici
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
75
Jorge Pieras
Santander
+ 7'27
76
Saïd Haddou
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
77
Artur Gajek
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
78
Emiliano Rodomonti
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 12'07
79
Kenny De Ketele
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
80
Kazuki Aoyanagi
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 14'15
81
Piotr Mazur
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 16'55
General Classification:
1
Tom Danielson
Team Starbucks
26h39'55
2
Daniel Moreno
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 22
3
Walter Pedraza
Sony Ericsson
+ 42
4
Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 49
5
Sergio Luis Henao Montoya
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 57
6
Janez Brajkovic
Wii Racing
+ 1'19
7
Michael Albasini
Wii Racing
+ 3'33
8
Stefan Schumacher
Wii Racing
+ 3'48
9
Mauricio Ortega
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 4'21
10
Aleksandr Efimkin
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
+ 4'26
11
Eddy Ratti
Acqua & Sapone
+ 4'33
12
Justo Tenorio
Santander
+ 4'36
13
Santo Anza
Sony Ericsson
+ 4'56
14
Juan Mora
Wii Racing
+ 5'28
15
Eduardo Gonzalo
Santander
+ 6'02
16
Pedro Nicácio
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 6'05
17
Christophe Riblon
Wii Racing
+ 6'08
18
Damian Martínez
Acqua & Sapone
+ 6'10
19
Serge Pauwels
Sony Ericsson
+ 6'50
20
Francisco José Terciado
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 6'51
21
Marco Osella
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 6'56
22
Didac Ortega
Santander
+ 7'00
23
Remberto Jaramillo
Team Starbucks
+ 7'02
24
Tareq Esmaeli
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 7'12
25
Dmitri Medvedev
Sony Ericsson
+ 7'49
26
Gustavo Veloso
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 7'53
27
Mauricio Soler
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 8'08
28
Jorge Ferrio
Acqua & Sapone
+ 8'14
29
Anthony Roux
Wii Racing
+ 8'31
30
Pedro Sibila Romero
Team Starbucks
+ 8'37
31
Andres Saldarriaga
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 8'39
32
Max Öste-Macdonald
Sony Ericsson
+ 8'47
33
Assan Bazajev
Sony Ericsson
+ 9'23
34
Paolo Savoldelli
Wii Racing
+ 10'12
35
Paúl Torres
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 10'19
36
Egoitz Murgoitio
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 10'30
37
Jakub Danacik
Sony Ericsson
+ 10'35
38
Ivaïlo Gabrovski
Acqua & Sapone
+ 11'14
39
Nuno Ribeiro
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 11'29
40
Kristjan Fajt
Team Starbucks
+ 11'36
41
Marconi Durán
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 11'38
42
Wilmer Vasquez
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 11'41
43
Francisco Lara Ruiz
Team Starbucks
+ 11'49
44
Kuan Hua Lai
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 12'18
45
Yamil Montaño
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 12'45
46
Viatcheslav Dyadichkin
Team Starbucks
+ 13'32
47
Santos Gonzalez Capilla
Acqua & Sapone
+ 14'34
48
Francisco José Pacheco
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 14'40
49
Dario David Cioni
Acqua & Sapone
+ 14'59
50
Marzio Bruseghin
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 16'19
51
Aitor Perez Arrieta
Santander
+ 20'07
52
Jaoa Costa
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 24'04
53
Juan Abenhamar Gallego Martin
Santander
+ 26'15
54
Robert Wijaya
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 28'00
55
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
THE CONTROL TEAM
+ 28'20
56
Dor Dviri
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 29'00
57
Hossaini Reza
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
+ 29'23
58
Peter Williams
THE CONTROL TEAM
+ 32'28
59
Kristian House
THE CONTROL TEAM
+ 33'11
60
Ananias Ananias
THE CONTROL TEAM
+ 33'29
61
Rik Kavsek
Team Starbucks
+ 33'36
62
Bruno Neves
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 33'41
63
Héctor Fabian Aguilar
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 33'45
64
Matías Médici
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 36'51
65
Franck Rénier
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
s.t.
66
Óscar Guerao
Santander
+ 37'33
67
Arturs Ansons
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 40'26
68
Michel Sibilla
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 41'11
69
Cyril Lemoine
Acqua & Sapone
+ 41'31
70
Juan Pablo Forero
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
+ 42'14
71
Stéphane Poulhiès
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
+ 44'43
72
Kenny De Ketele
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
+ 45'17
73
Evgeny Wacker
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 46'45
74
Bruno Lima
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 47'39
75
Isaac Speirs
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
+ 49'04
76
Emiliano Rodomonti
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 59'36
77
Piotr Mazur
Nespresso - SportZone
+ 1h05'49
78
Saïd Haddou
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
+ 1h07'39
79
Artur Gajek
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 1h08'52
80
Jorge Pieras
Santander
+ 1h28'00
81
Kazuki Aoyanagi
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 1h40'21
Points Classification:
1
Tom Danielson
Team Starbucks
141
2
Daniel Moreno
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
132
3
Stefan Schumacher
Wii Racing
120
4
Walter Pedraza
Sony Ericsson
119
5
Janez Brajkovic
Wii Racing
113
6
Anthony Roux
Wii Racing
97
7
Sergio Luis Henao Montoya
Nespresso - SportZone
86
8
Aleksandr Efimkin
Kenda Pro Cycling P/B Spinergy
83
9
Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio
Team Energie - Diesel
79
10
Damian Martínez
Acqua & Sapone
58
Mountain Classification:
1
Santo Anza
Sony Ericsson
95
2
Paúl Torres
Team Energie - Diesel
87
3
Andres Saldarriaga
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
69
4
Kuan Hua Lai
Team Olympus AirAsia - Presented by Petronas
66
5
Stefan Schumacher
Wii Racing
63
6
Anthony Roux
Wii Racing
52
7
Yamil Montaño
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
