Stage 2
Stage 2 has a couple steep climbs that should take out most of the sprinters. No surprise was that there was a breakaway but it was a surprise that it was Karsten Kroon trying to go by himself.
He built up a gap of 10 minutes by himself and it looked like he could win the stage. The team would rather have the pressure on another team so we sat back in the peloton and let other teams do the work. I was relaxed in my white jersey.
It was no surprise that both Farrar and Sutton were dropped on the climbs but it was a surprise that Wiggins and Millar were dropped. A completely weird stage. The final 20 kilometers were downhill but for some reason the spectators were inches from falling off a huge ledge. A weird place to have a stage. In the sprint finish Leezer beat out Vaitkus and Cancelarra while Dekker finished 6th and Vandevelde 10th.
Cunego lost almost 5 minutes and Kloden abandoned despite no crashes.
Stage
1 Tom Leezer Rabobank 4h51'39
2 Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank s.t.
3 Tomas Vaitkus Astana Cycling Team s.t.
4 Greg Van Avermaet Rabobank s.t.
5 John Gadret Astana Cycling Team s.t.
6 Thomas Dekker Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
7 Jurgen Roelandts Silence - Lotto s.t.
8 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
9 Marco Marcato Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
10 Christian Vandevelde Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
11 Alexandr Kolobnev Team Saxo Bank s.t.
12 Björn Schröder Team Milram s.t.
13 Peter Velits Team Milram s.t.
14 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
15 Giovanni Visconti ISD s.t.
16 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
17 Igor Abakoumov ISD s.t.
18 Christian Knees Team Milram s.t.
19 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank s.t.
20 Daniel Martin Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
21 Jakob Fuglsang Team Saxo Bank s.t.
22 Fran Ventoso Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
23 Lars Bak Team Saxo Bank s.t.
24 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step s.t.
25 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto s.t.
26 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team s.t.
27 Igor Antón Fuji - Servetto s.t.
28 Xavi Florencio Cervélo Test Team s.t.
29 Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
30 Daniel Oss Liquigas s.t.
31 Stef Clement Rabobank s.t.
32 Chris Anker Sørensen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
33 Alejandro Valverde Quick·Step s.t.
34 Haimar Zubeldia Astana Cycling Team s.t.
35 Mathieu Drujon Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
36 Gorka Verdugo Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
37 Carlos Sastre Cervélo Test Team s.t.
38 Mathieu Sprick Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
39 David Zabriskie Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
40 Kim Kirchen Liquigas s.t.
41 Matteo Carrara Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t.
42 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas s.t.
43 Tiziano Dall'Antonia Quick·Step s.t.
44 Matthew Lloyd Team Katusha s.t.
45 Vladimir Karpets Team Katusha s.t.
46 Trent Lowe Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
47 Johann Tschopp Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
48 Pavel Brutt Team Katusha s.t.
49 Daniel Lloyd Cervélo Test Team s.t.
50 Jurgen Van den Broeck Silence - Lotto s.t.
GC
1 Thomas Dekker Garmin - Slipstream 5h49'32
2 Christian Vandevelde Garmin - Slipstream + 1'28
3 Vladimir Karpets Team Katusha + 1'50
4 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 1'51
5 David Zabriskie Garmin - Slipstream + 1'53
6 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'58
7 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 2'15
8 Denis Menchov Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
9 Daniel Martin Garmin - Slipstream + 2'22
10 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 2'23
11 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step + 2'39
12 Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
13 Paul Martens Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
14 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 2'41
15 Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank + 2'45
16 Michael Rogers Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
17 Carlos Sastre Cervélo Test Team + 2'47
18 Kai Reus Rabobank + 2'53
19 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 2'55
20 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale + 2'58
21 Alexandr Kolobnev Team Saxo Bank + 3'02
22 Robert Gesink Rabobank s.t.
23 Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi + 3'04
24 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto s.t.
25 Jakob Fuglsang Team Saxo Bank + 3'06
26 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale + 3'11
27 Trent Lowe Garmin - Slipstream + 3'12
28 Mathieu Sprick Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 3'17
29 Stef Clement Rabobank + 3'19
30 Jurgen Van den Broeck Silence - Lotto + 3'20
111 Andrea Tonti Fuji - Servetto + 4'47
112 Christopher Sutton Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
118 David Millar Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
152 Marco Bandiera Lampre - N.G.C + 14'45
159 Tyler Farrar Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
160 Bradley Wiggins Garmin - Slipstream s.t.