The hilly stage won't make much of a difference GC wise, although one or another rider might lose some time due to unattentiveness. The finish looks like a perfect opportunity for a punchy sprinter. Another strike by Gilbert?
Dominik's Pre-Race Comment
Another stage perfectly suited for Sagan. We will take part in the chase, probably supported by Omega Pharma, and then try to prevent another Gilbert win.
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Km 25:
Just like yesterday, it's mostly Vacansoleil pushing on the first kilometers. No one could get away yet.
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Km 35:
The next break includes Edvald Boasson Hagen, a rider too dangerous to let him go. Liquigas does the pace now.
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Km 76:
And it worked. Only three riders are in front now: Martijn Maaskant, Steve Morabito and Martin Pedersen are three minutes in front.
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Km 124:
Over the top of the first and hardest mountain, the advance already started to decrease. It's at 6'30 with 75 kms to go.
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Km 148:
It's again Liquigas who does the pace with a bit more than 50 kms to go. The peloton has decreased to 64 riders but all important ones are there.
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Km 165:
Now it's mostly Unicef at the front of the pack. Valverde must have good legs today. The advance of the leading trio is below two minutes now.
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Km 170:
With 29 kms to go, Rabobank's Russian champion Alexandr Kolobnev attacks. But the pack rides a high pace at the moment...
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Km 195:
With 4 kms to go, the last escapees Kolobnev and Maaskant are almost caught. Surprisingly, Gilbert is nowhere to be seen near the front.
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Km 197:
Nibali pulls Sagan to the front. Gilbert (green) is there now as well as Valverde.
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Km 198:
Nibali and Sagan start the sprint with a small advance but that must have cost a lot of energy. Is it enough?
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Km 198:
Sagan is still in front but Gilbert and Valverde are faster...
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Km 199:
But it's enough! What an amazing performance by Sagan! Nibali comes in fifth, completing a fantastic day for the team.
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Km 199:
Dominik Nerz is full of joy for his room mate and friend Peter Sagan. He finishes easily within the first group on place 26.
1
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
5h03'23
2
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
3
Alejandro Valverde
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
4
Juan José Cobo
Geox - TMC
s.t.
5
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
6
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
s.t.
7
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
8
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
s.t.
9
Christophe Le Mével
Team Europcar
s.t.
10
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
12
Alexandr Kolobnev
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
14
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
15
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
16
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
17
Rob Ruijgh
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
18
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
s.t.
19
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
20
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
21
Riccardo Riccò
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Ezequiel Mosquera
Movistar Team
s.t.
23
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
24
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
25
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
26
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
27
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
28
Oliver Zaugg
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
29
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 53
31
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
32
Carlos Sastre
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
33
Kevin De Weert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
34
Marc De Maar
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
35
Óscar Sevilla
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
36
Simon Gerrans
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
37
Marco Marcato
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
38
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
39
Gustavo César Veloso
Caja Rural
s.t.
40
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
s.t.
41
Yaroslav Popovych
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
42
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
44
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
45
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
46
Rui Costa
Caja Rural
s.t.
47
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
s.t.
48
Dimitriy Muravyev
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
49
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
50
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
51
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 1'45
52
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
53
Anders Lund
Leopard Trek
+ 2'02
54
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
55
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
56
Mathieu Sprick
Skil - Shimano
+ 2'16
57
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
+ 3'21
58
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
59
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 5'20
60
Matthias Kessler
Team T-Mobile
+ 5'34
61
Daniel Navarro
Movistar Team
+ 5'59
62
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
63
Peter Velits
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
64
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
65
Stefan Schumacher
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
66
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
s.t.
67
Anthony Roux
FDJ
s.t.
68
Wim Van Huffel
FDJ
s.t.
69
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
s.t.
70
Tadej Valjavec
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
71
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
72
Xavier Florencio
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
73
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
74
Tiago Machado
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
75
Jérôme Pineau
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
77
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
78
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
79
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
80
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
81
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Yukihiro Doi
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
83
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
84
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
85
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
86
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Geox - TMC
s.t.
87
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
88
Greg Van Avermaet
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
90
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
91
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
+ 7'18
92
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
93
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
94
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
95
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
+ 8'21
96
Jens Voigt
Leopard Trek
+ 9'23
97
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
s.t.
98
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
99
Allan Davis
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
100
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
101
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Marcel Wyss
Geox - TMC
s.t.
103
Richie Porte
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
104
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
s.t.
105
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
106
Gatis Smukulis
Team T-Mobile
+ 12'04
107
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
108
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
s.t.
109
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
s.t.
110
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
111
Maxim Belkov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
112
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
113
Wesley Sulzberger
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
114
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
116
Rubén Reig
Caja Rural
s.t.
117
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
118
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
s.t.
119
José Belda
Movistar Team
s.t.
120
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
+ 14'56
121
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
122
Harald Morscher
Leopard Trek
s.t.
123
Stuart O'Grady
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 16'25
124
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
125
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
126
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
s.t.
127
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
s.t.
128
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
129
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
130
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
131
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Katusha Team
s.t.
132
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
133
Jérôme Coppel
Movistar Team
s.t.
134
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
135
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
136
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
137
Bert Grabsch
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
138
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
139
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
140
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
141
Bernardo Zanchi
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
142
Arturo Mora
Caja Rural
s.t.
143
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
144
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
145
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
146
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
147
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
+ 18'38
148
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
149
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
150
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
151
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
152
Marcus Gerber
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
153
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
s.t.
154
Francis Mourey
FDJ
s.t.
155
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
s.t.
156
Caleb Fairly
Team T-Mobile
+ 21'16
157
Sebastian Lang
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 21'42
158
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
+ 22'23
159
Steve Chainel
FDJ
s.t.
160
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
161
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
162
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
+ 22'43
163
Jochen Summer
Leopard Trek
+ 24'36
164
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 24'44
165
Bruno Ferro
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 24'51
Classifications
Overall
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
55h53'12
2
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'12
3
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 5'14
4
Alejandro Valverde
Unicef - Oracle
+ 6'32
5
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
+ 6'40
6
Juan José Cobo
Geox - TMC
+ 7'53
7
Christophe Le Mével
Team Europcar
+ 9'57
8
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
+ 10'33
9
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 10'48
10
Ezequiel Mosquera
Movistar Team
+ 13'26
Spoiler
11
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 13'34
12
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
+ 14'52
13
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 15'52
14
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 16'48
15
Rob Ruijgh
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 17'18
16
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 17'29
17
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 17'38
18
Kevin De Weert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 18'43
19
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 19'35
20
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
+ 23'28
21
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
+ 24'07
22
Tiago Machado
Unicef - Oracle
+ 24'19
23
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
24
Oliver Zaugg
Skil - Shimano
+ 25'18
25
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
+ 26'58
26
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 27'50
27
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 28'59
28
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 29'26
29
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 30'13
30
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 30'17
31
Daniel Navarro
Movistar Team
+ 31'22
32
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 31'42
33
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
+ 33'29
34
Alexandr Kolobnev
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 33'32
35
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
+ 34'01
36
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 34'20
37
Riccardo Riccò
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 34'27
38
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
+ 34'29
39
Rui Costa
Caja Rural
+ 35'54
40
Jérôme Pineau
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 35'55
41
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
+ 36'57
42
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
+ 37'20
43
Mathieu Sprick
Skil - Shimano
+ 38'51
44
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
+ 41'27
45
Gustavo César Veloso
Caja Rural
+ 41'33
46
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 41'43
47
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 42'40
48
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 43'26
49
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 44'06
50
Tadej Valjavec
Lampre - ISD
+ 46'14
51
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 46'56
52
Yaroslav Popovych
Unicef - Oracle
+ 47'19
53
Marc De Maar
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 47'48
54
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Unicef - Oracle
+ 48'30
55
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
+ 49'02
56
Stefan Schumacher
Team T-Mobile
+ 52'30
57
Óscar Sevilla
Unicef - Oracle
+ 52'49
58
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 53'21
59
Anders Lund
Leopard Trek
+ 54'40
60
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 57'25
61
Peter Velits
Team T-Mobile
+ 57'41
62
Wim Van Huffel
FDJ
+ 57'56
63
Richie Porte
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 58'46
64
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
+ 59'22
65
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
+ 59'41
66
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
+ 1h00'28
67
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h01'47
68
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h01'48
69
Marcel Wyss
Geox - TMC
+ 1h02'03
70
Simon Gerrans
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h02'16
71
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h04'14
72
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h04'34
73
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Geox - TMC
+ 1h04'47
74
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h05'15
75
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h05'30
76
Yukihiro Doi
Skil - Shimano
+ 1h06'19
77
Jens Voigt
Leopard Trek
+ 1h07'20
78
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h08'08
79
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h08'54
80
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 1h09'10
81
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h09'44
82
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h10'27
83
José Belda
Movistar Team
+ 1h12'56
84
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h13'05
85
Matthias Kessler
Team T-Mobile
+ 1h13'08
86
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h13'19
87
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h14'33
88
Carlos Sastre
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h17'12
89
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 1h19'15
90
Jérôme Coppel
Movistar Team
+ 1h23'39
91
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h25'35
92
Marco Marcato
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h26'16
93
Maxim Belkov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h26'42
94
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h26'48
95
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h27'36
96
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h27'45
97
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h28'01
98
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h29'18
99
Allan Davis
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h34'05
100
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h34'52
101
Gatis Smukulis
Team T-Mobile
+ 1h37'00
102
Xavier Florencio
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h37'20
103
Francis Mourey
FDJ
+ 1h37'30
104
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
+ 1h37'38
105
Dimitriy Muravyev
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h39'09
106
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
+ 1h43'00
107
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
+ 1h43'15
108
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 1h47'44
109
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h48'51
110
Bernardo Zanchi
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h49'35
111
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h50'33
112
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
+ 1h50'44
113
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h50'47
114
Stuart O'Grady
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h50'48
115
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h50'52
116
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h51'23
117
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h54'13
118
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
+ 1h54'53
119
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h55'16
120
Harald Morscher
Leopard Trek
+ 1h56'42
121
Greg Van Avermaet
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h56'56
122
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 1h57'34
123
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h59'08
124
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
+ 1h59'49
125
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 2h00'22
126
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 2h00'50
127
Arturo Mora
Caja Rural
+ 2h01'59
128
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
+ 2h04'33
129
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h05'09
130
Rubén Reig
Caja Rural
+ 2h06'13
131
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h06'42
132
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 2h07'12
133
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h08'46
134
Bert Grabsch
Team T-Mobile
+ 2h09'33
135
Marcus Gerber
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h09'39
136
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h09'52
137
Wesley Sulzberger
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 2h10'35
138
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
+ 2h12'37
139
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h13'14
140
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h14'19
141
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 2h18'22
142
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 2h19'20
143
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h22'14
144
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 2h23'53
145
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h24'06
146
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
+ 2h27'02
147
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h27'13
148
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
+ 2h27'41
149
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
+ 2h28'33
150
Caleb Fairly
Team T-Mobile
+ 2h29'13
151
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Katusha Team
+ 2h29'14
152
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h29'56
153
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h32'13
154
Steve Chainel
FDJ
+ 2h38'50
155
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
+ 2h49'15
156
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h53'31
157
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h56'04
158
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
+ 3h01'56
159
Sebastian Lang
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 3h04'18
160
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
+ 3h11'26
161
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 3h21'03
162
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
+ 3h30'45
163
Jochen Summer
Leopard Trek
+ 3h32'15
164
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 3h33'30
165
Bruno Ferro
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3h58'16
Points
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
129
2
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
122
3
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
87
4
Alejandro Valverde
Unicef - Oracle
64
5
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
61
Mountain
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
70
2
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
61
3
Óscar Sevilla
Unicef - Oracle
45
4
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
44
5
Marcus Gerber
BMC Racing Team
35
Young Riders
1
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
56h09'04
2
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 56
3
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
+ 7'36
4
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 13'34
5
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
+ 18'37
Teams
1
Liquigas - Cannondale
168h04'11
2
Katusha Team
+ 15'12
3
Geox - TMC
+ 20'05
4
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 22'24
5
Unicef - Oracle
+ 26'03
Dominik's Comment
What a run we have! Third stage win in four stages! Finally, Sagan could deliver. God, he so deserved that! I'm very happy for him. This time, the lead out was perfect and even Gilbert couldn't stop us.
Apart from that, lots of kudos for Damiano Caruso and Marco Marcato, who worked their asses off today and have a big part of today's win. All in all, a great team work.
For me, the day was, as expected, pretty calm. I had no problems on the ascents and finished in the first group.
Tommorow is the first of two consecutive mountain top finishes, probably decisive for the Vuelta overall, as they are the last MTFs of the race. Important days await us!
@ Neillster: Thank you. It was time for a "big" win for Sagan
@ sutty: Nibali's lead should be pretty sure by now. Oh, and before I forget: A special, huge thanks for your constant commenting. Although I might not answer to every single one, it's great to see that you seem to enjoy this story
@ Freitas & Pellizotti: Thanks guys. It's indeed amazing, I think I have never played such an "easy" race on extreme. My season planning pays off really well.
@ Alakagom: I wouldn't forget Gilbert here, he has also three stage wins already. But yeah, so far, I really can't complain. And Nerz is surely not overshadowed by the two big names so far, and who knows, it might even get better...
This is really a tough stage. 169 kilometers with lots of ups and downs and of course the climb up to Lagos de Covadonga are a hard challenge for the riders. We will see a nice battle of the overall contenders on the last kilometers.
Dominik's Pre-Race Comment
As I said yesterday, it's the first of two consecutive mountain top finishes, and if Vincenzo survives them without big losses, victory will be his. But in his shape at the moment, his aim is not to not lose time but rather to gain more. Or simpler: He wants the stage win today. I want to keep my Top 15 overall and if possible gain more time on Peter to comquer the white jersey. We won't send anyone into the break as it probably has no chance.
Live Ticker
Km 6:
Vicente Reynes is today's first attacker. The weather is horrible, so some exercising isn't the worst today.
.
Km 43:
10 riders are in the break of the day. At the first sprint point, they're four minutes in front. Prominent names are Simon Gerrans, Paul Martens and Andrew Talansky.
.
Km 69:
Over the second mountain, the advance grew to more than ten minutes. Exactly 100 kms to go.
.
Km 102:
Project stage win is taken seriously: As the advance of the escapees approaches 15 minutes, Liquigas overtakes the lead in the pack, which streches a lot under the high pace and the strong crosswinds.
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Km 142:
Juan Jose Cobo, sixth in the GC, crashed. His team mates try to get him back into the peloton.
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Km 155:
The escapees enter the last 14 steep kilometers with an advance of 8'30. Andriy Grivko attacks, Van Huffel (FDJ) and Gerrans follow.
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Km 160:
Again, Joaquim Rodriguez is the first one to attack Euskaltel and Liquigas.
.
Km 163:
Sagan and Szmyd pull out the hammer and Nerz slowly falls back.
.
Km 164:
With 5 kms to go, Sanchez attacks. Sagan leads the chase for Nibali, Valverde and Anton are with them.
.
Km 166:
Nibali attacks as Sanchez and Rodriguez are still in front. Also, the escapees will probably win.
.
Km 166:
Nerz's tactics again pay off. He overtakes Sagan and Szmyd.
.
Km 168:
Nibali and Sanchez enter the last kilometer a bit behind Rodriguez.
.
Km 169:
The surprising winner today is Vitaliy Buts. He could shake off all his breakaway companions.
.
Km 169:
Rodriguez overtook Van Huffel and Gerrans and comes in second. He also takes the lead in the mountain ranking. Nibali follows soon on eigth place.
.
Km 169:
Nerz wasn't too good on the last kilometers, Szmyd overtook him again but he stays in front of Sagan.
1
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
5h19'19
2
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 1'24
3
Simon Gerrans
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1'38
4
Wim Van Huffel
FDJ
s.t.
5
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
6
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
7
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
8
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
9
Anders Lund
Leopard Trek
+ 2'09
10
Alejandro Valverde
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
s.t.
12
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'55
13
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
14
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
s.t.
15
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
s.t.
16
Riccardo Riccò
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'27
17
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
18
Ezequiel Mosquera
Movistar Team
s.t.
19
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
20
Christophe Le Mével
Team Europcar
s.t.
21
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 3'45
22
Rob Ruijgh
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
23
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
25
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
27
Juan José Cobo
Geox - TMC
+ 4'10
28
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 4'17
29
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
30
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 4'30
31
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
s.t.
32
Carlos Sastre
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
33
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
34
Tiago Machado
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
35
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
36
Oliver Zaugg
Skil - Shimano
+ 4'55
37
Kevin De Weert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 5'30
39
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
s.t.
40
Jérôme Pineau
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Daniel Navarro
Movistar Team
+ 5'54
42
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 6'42
43
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 6'56
44
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
45
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 7'15
46
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
47
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
+ 7'24
48
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
49
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Mathieu Sprick
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
51
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
s.t.
52
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
53
Jens Voigt
Leopard Trek
s.t.
54
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
55
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
56
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
57
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
s.t.
58
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 8'54
59
Peter Velits
Team T-Mobile
+ 9'06
60
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
s.t.
61
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
62
Marc De Maar
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Marcus Gerber
BMC Racing Team
+ 9'19
64
Tadej Valjavec
Lampre - ISD
+ 10'01
65
Rui Costa
Caja Rural
s.t.
66
Richie Porte
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 11'05
67
Gustavo César Veloso
Caja Rural
s.t.
68
Maxim Belkov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
69
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
70
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
71
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
72
Bernardo Zanchi
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 12'38
73
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
74
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
75
Stefan Schumacher
Team T-Mobile
+ 14'03
76
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
77
Alexandr Kolobnev
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Francis Mourey
FDJ
s.t.
79
Óscar Sevilla
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
80
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
s.t.
81
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
s.t.
82
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
83
Yaroslav Popovych
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
84
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
85
Dimitriy Muravyev
Unicef - Oracle
+ 14'31
86
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
87
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
88
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 15'15
89
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
90
Gatis Smukulis
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
91
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
s.t.
92
Yukihiro Doi
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
93
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'36
94
Caleb Fairly
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
95
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
96
Greg Van Avermaet
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
98
Rubén Reig
Caja Rural
s.t.
99
Xavier Florencio
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
100
Allan Davis
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 16'01
101
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
+ 16'36
102
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
103
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 16'48
104
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 17'00
105
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
+ 25'04
106
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
107
Arturo Mora
Caja Rural
s.t.
108
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
109
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
s.t.
110
Sebastian Lang
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
111
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
112
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
113
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
114
Jérôme Coppel
Movistar Team
s.t.
115
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
s.t.
116
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
117
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
118
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
s.t.
119
José Belda
Movistar Team
s.t.
120
Bert Grabsch
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
121
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
122
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
s.t.
123
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
124
Harald Morscher
Leopard Trek
s.t.
125
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
126
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
s.t.
127
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
128
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
129
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
130
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
131
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
132
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
s.t.
133
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
134
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
135
Stuart O'Grady
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
136
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
137
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
138
Steve Chainel
FDJ
s.t.
139
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
140
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Katusha Team
s.t.
141
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
142
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
143
Matthias Kessler
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
144
Jochen Summer
Leopard Trek
s.t.
145
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
146
Marco Marcato
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
147
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
148
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
149
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
s.t.
150
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
151
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
152
Wesley Sulzberger
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
153
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
154
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
155
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
156
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
157
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
s.t.
158
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
159
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
160
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 27'28
161
Bruno Ferro
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 27'44
162
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Geox - TMC
+ 35'22
163
Marcel Wyss
Geox - TMC
+ 44'32
164
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
165
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
Classifications
Overall
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
61h14'09
2
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 4'48
3
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'12
4
Alejandro Valverde
Unicef - Oracle
+ 7'03
5
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
+ 7'11
6
Juan José Cobo
Geox - TMC
+ 10'25
7
Christophe Le Mével
Team Europcar
+ 11'46
8
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
+ 11'50
9
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 12'55
10
Ezequiel Mosquera
Movistar Team
+ 15'15
Spoiler
11
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
+ 16'09
12
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 16'26
13
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 17'59
14
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 18'55
15
Rob Ruijgh
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 19'25
16
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 20'08
17
Kevin De Weert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 22'00
18
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 22'14
19
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 22'42
20
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 26'08
21
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
+ 26'59
22
Tiago Machado
Unicef - Oracle
+ 27'11
23
Oliver Zaugg
Skil - Shimano
+ 28'35
24
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
+ 30'50
25
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 32'06
26
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 32'51
27
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 33'05
28
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 33'27
29
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
+ 35'18
30
Daniel Navarro
Movistar Team
+ 35'38
31
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
+ 35'53
32
Riccardo Riccò
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 36'16
33
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 37'28
34
Jérôme Pineau
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 39'47
35
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
+ 40'06
36
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
37
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
+ 40'57
38
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
+ 42'43
39
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
+ 43'06
40
Rui Costa
Caja Rural
+ 44'17
41
Mathieu Sprick
Skil - Shimano
+ 44'37
42
Alexandr Kolobnev
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 45'57
43
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 47'01
44
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 48'26
45
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 49'24
46
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 49'48
47
Gustavo César Veloso
Caja Rural
+ 51'00
48
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 52'52
49
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
+ 53'52
50
Tadej Valjavec
Lampre - ISD
+ 54'37
51
Anders Lund
Leopard Trek
+ 55'03
52
Marc De Maar
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 55'16
53
Wim Van Huffel
FDJ
+ 57'46
54
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Unicef - Oracle
+ 57'57
55
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 59'07
56
Yaroslav Popovych
Unicef - Oracle
+ 59'44
57
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
+ 1h01'27
58
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h01'46
59
Simon Gerrans
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h02'00
60
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h03'04
61
Stefan Schumacher
Team T-Mobile
+ 1h04'55
62
Peter Velits
Team T-Mobile
+ 1h05'09
63
Óscar Sevilla
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h05'14
64
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
+ 1h05'27
65
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h06'06
66
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 1h06'52
67
Richie Porte
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h08'13
68
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h09'40
69
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 1h11'23
70
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h12'34
71
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h12'43
72
Jens Voigt
Leopard Trek
+ 1h13'06
73
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h13'41
74
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h14'40
75
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h17'55
76
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h18'32
77
Yukihiro Doi
Skil - Shimano
+ 1h19'56
78
Carlos Sastre
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h20'04
79
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h20'19
80
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
+ 1h22'48
81
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
+ 1h23'54
82
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h25'58
83
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h31'25
84
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 1h32'36
85
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 1h32'52
86
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h35'02
87
Maxim Belkov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h36'09
88
José Belda
Movistar Team
+ 1h36'22
89
Matthias Kessler
Team T-Mobile
+ 1h36'34
90
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h36'45
91
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Geox - TMC
+ 1h38'31
92
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h40'10
93
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h40'29
94
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h40'46
95
Marcel Wyss
Geox - TMC
+ 1h44'57
96
Jérôme Coppel
Movistar Team
+ 1h47'05
97
Allan Davis
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h48'28
98
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h48'29
99
Marco Marcato
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h49'42
100
Francis Mourey
FDJ
+ 1h49'55
101
Gatis Smukulis
Team T-Mobile
+ 1h50'37
102
Xavier Florencio
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h51'18
103
Dimitriy Muravyev
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h52'02
104
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
+ 1h54'15
105
Bernardo Zanchi
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h00'35
106
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
+ 2h01'04
107
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h01'52
108
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
+ 2h04'21
109
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
+ 2h06'26
110
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h09'35
111
Greg Van Avermaet
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h10'54
112
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h10'55
113
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 2h11'10
114
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h12'17
115
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h13'59
116
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h14'13
117
Stuart O'Grady
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 2h14'14
118
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h14'49
119
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 2h15'48
120
Marcus Gerber
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h17'20
121
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
+ 2h18'19
122
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
+ 2h18'42
123
Harald Morscher
Leopard Trek
+ 2h20'08
124
Rubén Reig
Caja Rural
+ 2h20'11
125
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 2h21'00
126
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h22'34
127
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
+ 2h23'15
128
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 2h23'48
129
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h23'56
130
Arturo Mora
Caja Rural
+ 2h25'25
131
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 2h25'38
132
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
+ 2h27'35
133
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
+ 2h27'59
134
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h28'35
135
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h30'08
136
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 2h30'38
137
Bert Grabsch
Team T-Mobile
+ 2h32'59
138
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h33'18
139
Wesley Sulzberger
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 2h34'01
140
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h36'40
141
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h37'45
142
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 2h42'46
143
Caleb Fairly
Team T-Mobile
+ 2h43'11
144
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h45'40
145
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 2h47'19
146
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h47'32
147
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
+ 2h50'28
148
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h50'39
149
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
+ 2h51'07
150
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
+ 2h51'59
151
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Katusha Team
+ 2h52'40
152
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h55'39
153
Steve Chainel
FDJ
+ 3h02'16
154
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
+ 3h12'41
155
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 3h12'50
156
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 3h16'57
157
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h19'30
158
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
+ 3h25'22
159
Sebastian Lang
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 3h27'44
160
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
+ 3h34'52
161
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 3h44'29
162
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
+ 3h54'11
163
Jochen Summer
Leopard Trek
+ 3h55'41
164
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 3h59'20
165
Bruno Ferro
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 4h24'22
Points
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
137
2
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
122
3
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
97
4
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
81
5
Alejandro Valverde
Unicef - Oracle
73
Mountain
1
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
86
2
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
76
3
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
51
4
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
46
5
Óscar Sevilla
Unicef - Oracle
45
Young Riders
1
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
61h32'08
2
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 56
3
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
+ 17'54
4
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
+ 22'07
5
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 34'53
Teams
1
Liquigas - Cannondale
184h10'58
2
Katusha Team
+ 16'01
3
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 23'09
4
Geox - TMC
+ 27'19
5
Unicef - Oracle
+ 28'22
Dominik's Comment
We can't be satisfied with today's outcome. We underestimated both the breakaway and Rodriguez' attack. Today, Nibali didn't have the legs to counter them all. His time loss is minimal, though. I had a decent day. Without the break, I would be 13th. I couldn't get more time on Sagan, maybe tomorrow.
Otherwise, there's not much to say. Tomorrow will be very hard again.
The last mountain top finish of the race brings maybe the last chance for pure climbers to gain some real time. The stage isn't too hard until the final, which should be a nice battle between the likes of Nibali, Sanchez and Rodriguez.
Dominik's Pre-Race Comment
We will approach this stage very defensively. We won't do any work but instead send someone, if possible Damiano Caruso, into the break. On the final climb, Nibali will simply counter the important attacks and then try to go for the stage win. I'll just give my best to gain time on Peter.
Live Ticker
Km 3:
The first attacks are coming, Marco Marcato increases the pace as Caruso is far back in the pack.
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Km 8:
4 riders are a bit in front as Damiano Caruso attacks.
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Km 41:
Caruso managed to get into the first group of seven riders. Several more escapees are spread between them and the peloton.
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Km 77:
Six riders cross the second mountain together. Caruso is on the paper the second best climber, next to Benat Intxausti (Movistar). Their advance to the pack grew to 11 minutes.
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Km 79:
Over that mountain, Mikel Nieve surprisingly increased the pace, causing a split in the pack: Only 24 riders are left in the main group, including the Top 5 but the places 6-12 are missing. Nerz and Sagan (14 and 13) accompany Nibali.
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Km 93:
On the next flat part, though, most of them get back to the front. The advance of the escapees went down to 9 minutes.
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Km 133:
Euskaltel does most of the work but Liquigas is right there in the second line. With 55 kms, the escapees are less than five minutes away.
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Km 170:
Only 26 riders are left around the red jersey at the bottom of the climb. All major riders including the Liquigas Top 4 are there but the places 9-12 are missing. Sagan and Nerz might advance a couple of places today. The escapees are almost caught.
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Km 171:
GC's fifth Igor Anton tries a daring escape to gain some time. 17 kms to go, that seems a bit early.
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Km 175:
The breakaway including Anton is caught as Rodriguez attacks. Nibali has to be careful now.
.
Km 178:
And he is. Taking the lead himself, Nibali catches Rodriguez three kilometers later.
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Km 179:
Szmyd, Sagan and Nerz can't keep up with the very front but only 9 riders are in front of them.
.
Km 180:
Anton and Sanchez go and Nibali immediatly increases the pace. Still 8 kms to go, how many times can the Italian counter his opponents?
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Km 181:
Nerz and Txurruka are the only ones who are left behind the leading group of 8. Sagan and Szmyd couldn't follow his pace.
.
Km 183:
The band begins to play! With 5 kms to go, Nibali gets away. Sanchez is behind him.
.
Km 185:
Nerz is riding the climb of his life. With a solid, high pace, he rides towards a Top 10 result today and the white jersey.
.
Km 185:
With an amazing acceleration, Rodriguez catches up with Nibali. 3 kms from the finish, it becomes obvious that it'll be between those two today.
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Km 187:
The sprint is in full play and Nibali has a small advance. But Rodriguez is faster! Will it be enough for Nibali's fourth stage win?
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Km 188:
YES! He's the measure of all things here in Spain!
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Km 188:
And here comes Dominik Nerz! Closely outsprinted by Daniel Moreno, he scores a fantastic 10th place! That means white and 12th overall.
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Km 188:
Peter Sagan experiences his first breakdown. Eventually, his bad regeneration strikes and he loses 4'38 on Dominik Nerz. Unfortunately, he also falls back in the GC and is now on 16.
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
5h24'42
2
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
3
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
+ 40
4
Alejandro Valverde
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
5
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
6
Christophe Le Mével
Team Europcar
+ 1'07
7
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
+ 1'19
8
Juan José Cobo
Geox - TMC
s.t.
9
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
+ 1'53
10
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Ezequiel Mosquera
Movistar Team
+ 2'09
12
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
13
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 2'22
14
Rob Ruijgh
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 2'42
15
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
16
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 4'35
17
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 4'50
18
Tiago Machado
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
19
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
s.t.
20
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
s.t.
21
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
+ 5'22
22
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
23
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
s.t.
24
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
25
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
26
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
+ 6'05
27
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 6'31
28
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
s.t.
29
Gustavo César Veloso
Caja Rural
s.t.
30
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
31
Riccardo Riccò
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
32
Kevin De Weert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 7'11
33
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 8'19
34
Oliver Zaugg
Skil - Shimano
+ 8'57
35
Jérôme Pineau
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 9'19
37
Rui Costa
Caja Rural
+ 10'33
38
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 10'57
39
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
40
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
42
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
s.t.
43
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
44
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
s.t.
45
Carlos Sastre
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
46
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
47
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 11'35
48
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Unicef - Oracle
+ 11'49
49
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
50
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
51
Alexandr Kolobnev
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
+ 12'19
53
Daniel Navarro
Movistar Team
+ 13'28
54
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
55
Mathieu Sprick
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
56
Peter Velits
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
57
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
58
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
s.t.
59
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
60
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
+ 13'47
61
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Óscar Sevilla
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
63
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
64
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 14'10
65
Anders Lund
Leopard Trek
s.t.
66
Richie Porte
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 15'02
67
Tadej Valjavec
Lampre - ISD
+ 15'34
68
Dimitriy Muravyev
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
69
Yaroslav Popovych
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
70
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
+ 15'43
71
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
+ 16'35
72
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
73
José Belda
Movistar Team
s.t.
74
Stefan Schumacher
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
75
Yukihiro Doi
Skil - Shimano
+ 17'30
76
Marc De Maar
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 17'59
77
Jens Voigt
Leopard Trek
+ 19'00
78
Matthias Kessler
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
79
Marcus Gerber
BMC Racing Team
+ 19'35
80
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
81
Bernardo Zanchi
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
83
Jérôme Coppel
Movistar Team
s.t.
84
Wim Van Huffel
FDJ
+ 21'47
85
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 21'56
86
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
+ 22'24
87
Francis Mourey
FDJ
+ 22'36
88
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
89
Simon Gerrans
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 23'00
90
Rubén Reig
Caja Rural
+ 24'32
91
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 25'17
92
Marcel Wyss
Geox - TMC
+ 25'45
93
Maxim Belkov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 26'25
94
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 26'53
95
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
+ 27'01
96
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
+ 27'24
97
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 27'31
98
Xavier Florencio
Lampre - ISD
+ 27'38
99
Stuart O'Grady
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
100
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 27'52
101
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 28'17
102
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
+ 28'39
103
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
+ 28'50
104
Caleb Fairly
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
105
Gatis Smukulis
Team T-Mobile
+ 32'43
106
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
107
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 40'17
108
Greg Van Avermaet
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
110
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
s.t.
111
Harald Morscher
Leopard Trek
s.t.
112
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
s.t.
113
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
114
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 45'51
116
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
117
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
118
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Arturo Mora
Caja Rural
s.t.
120
Marco Marcato
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
121
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
122
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 53'02
123
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
124
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
125
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
126
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
127
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
s.t.
128
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
129
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
130
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
131
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
132
Allan Davis
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
133
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
134
Bert Grabsch
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
135
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
136
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
137
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
s.t.
138
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Katusha Team
s.t.
139
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
140
Wesley Sulzberger
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
141
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
142
Sebastian Lang
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
143
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
144
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
145
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
146
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
s.t.
147
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
148
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
s.t.
149
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
150
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
151
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
152
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
153
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
154
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
155
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
s.t.
156
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
157
Steve Chainel
FDJ
s.t.
158
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
s.t.
159
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Geox - TMC
s.t.
160
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
161
Jochen Summer
Leopard Trek
+ 54'12
162
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
+ 55'12
163
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
164
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
165
Bruno Ferro
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
Classifications
Overall
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
66h38'31
2
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 4'56
3
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 6'12
4
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
+ 8'03
5
Alejandro Valverde
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
6
Juan José Cobo
Geox - TMC
+ 12'04
7
Christophe Le Mével
Team Europcar
+ 13'13
8
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
+ 13'29
9
Ezequiel Mosquera
Movistar Team
+ 17'44
10
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 18'05
Spoiler
11
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
+ 18'22
12
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 21'08
13
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 21'21
14
Rob Ruijgh
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 22'27
15
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 22'37
16
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 24'50
17
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 25'16
18
Kevin De Weert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 29'31
19
Amets Txurruka
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 31'50
20
Tiago Machado
Unicef - Oracle
+ 32'21
21
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
+ 32'41
22
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 33'59
23
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
+ 36'00
24
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 37'48
25
Oliver Zaugg
Skil - Shimano
+ 37'52
26
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 41'30
27
Riccardo Riccò
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 43'07
28
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 44'44
29
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
+ 45'48
30
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
+ 46'07
31
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
+ 46'35
32
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 46'53
33
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
+ 47'10
34
Jan Bakelants
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 48'45
35
Jérôme Pineau
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 49'04
36
Daniel Navarro
Movistar Team
+ 49'26
37
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
+ 49'57
38
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 51'23
39
Rui Costa
Caja Rural
+ 55'10
40
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 55'17
41
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 55'30
42
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 55'34
43
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
+ 56'31
44
Gustavo César Veloso
Caja Rural
+ 57'51
45
Alexandr Kolobnev
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 58'06
46
Mathieu Sprick
Skil - Shimano
+ 58'25
47
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h00'49
48
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h01'19
49
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
+ 1h07'40
50
Anders Lund
Leopard Trek
+ 1h09'33
51
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h10'06
52
Tadej Valjavec
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h10'31
53
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h11'16
54
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h12'31
55
Marc De Maar
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h13'35
56
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
+ 1h14'06
57
Yaroslav Popovych
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h15'38
58
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 1h16'19
59
Peter Velits
Team T-Mobile
+ 1h18'57
60
Óscar Sevilla
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h19'21
61
Arnaud Courteille
FDJ
+ 1h19'34
62
Wim Van Huffel
FDJ
+ 1h19'53
63
Stefan Schumacher
Team T-Mobile
+ 1h21'50
64
Richie Porte
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h23'35
65
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h24'02
66
Simon Gerrans
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h25'20
67
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h25'57
68
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h29'12
69
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h29'35
70
Paolo Tiralongo
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h29'38
71
Carlos Sastre
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h31'21
72
Jens Voigt
Leopard Trek
+ 1h32'26
73
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h32'29
74
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h33'36
75
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h34'20
76
Yukihiro Doi
Skil - Shimano
+ 1h37'46
77
Frederik Willems
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 1h38'34
78
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
+ 1h38'51
79
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h40'28
80
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
+ 1h51'38
81
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h51'57
82
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h52'19
83
José Belda
Movistar Team
+ 1h53'17
84
Matthias Kessler
Team T-Mobile
+ 1h55'54
85
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h56'26
86
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 1h58'13
87
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h59'16
88
Maxim Belkov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h02'54
89
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h03'13
90
Paul Martens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h05'56
91
Jérôme Coppel
Movistar Team
+ 2h07'00
92
Dimitriy Muravyev
Unicef - Oracle
+ 2h07'56
93
Marcel Wyss
Geox - TMC
+ 2h11'02
94
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h11'25
95
Francis Mourey
FDJ
+ 2h12'45
96
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 2h13'29
97
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 2h17'22
98
Xavier Florencio
Lampre - ISD
+ 2h19'16
99
Bernardo Zanchi
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h20'30
100
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
+ 2h23'14
101
Gatis Smukulis
Team T-Mobile
+ 2h23'40
102
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
+ 2h30'14
103
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Geox - TMC
+ 2h31'53
104
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h34'08
105
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h34'55
106
Marco Marcato
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 2h35'53
107
Marcus Gerber
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h37'15
108
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h39'07
109
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 2h39'47
110
Allan Davis
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 2h41'50
111
Stuart O'Grady
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 2h42'12
112
Cédric Pineau
FDJ
+ 2h44'58
113
Rubén Reig
Caja Rural
+ 2h45'03
114
Greg Van Avermaet
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h51'31
115
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h55'26
116
Kristof Vandewalle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h58'28
117
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
+ 2h59'48
118
Harald Morscher
Leopard Trek
+ 3h00'45
119
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 3h02'57
120
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
+ 3h03'52
121
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 3h07'11
122
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 3h07'21
123
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 3h07'35
124
Mitchell Docker
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 3h09'10
125
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 3h09'12
126
Arturo Mora
Caja Rural
+ 3h11'36
127
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
+ 3h11'41
128
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
+ 3h12'04
129
Caleb Fairly
Team T-Mobile
+ 3h12'21
130
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h14'53
131
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 3h15'56
132
Gert Steegmans
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3h16'19
133
Daniel Oss
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 3h16'49
134
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 3h17'10
135
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3h17'18
136
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 3h19'00
137
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
+ 3h20'57
138
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
+ 3h21'21
139
Bert Grabsch
Team T-Mobile
+ 3h26'21
140
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
+ 3h26'40
141
Wesley Sulzberger
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 3h27'23
142
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
+ 3h30'02
143
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 3h31'07
144
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 3h33'30
145
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 3h36'08
146
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 3h39'02
147
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
+ 3h43'50
148
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h44'01
149
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
+ 3h44'29
150
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
+ 3h45'21
151
Arkimedes Arguelyes
Katusha Team
+ 3h46'02
152
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3h49'01
153
Steve Chainel
FDJ
+ 3h55'38
154
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
+ 4h06'03
155
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 4h08'22
156
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 4h10'19
157
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
+ 4h12'52
158
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
+ 4h18'44
159
Sebastian Lang
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 4h21'06
160
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
+ 4h30'24
161
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 4h37'51
162
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
+ 4h47'33
163
Jochen Summer
Leopard Trek
+ 4h50'13
164
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 4h54'52
165
Bruno Ferro
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 5h19'54
Points
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
162
2
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
122
3
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
109
4
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
101
5
Alejandro Valverde
Unicef - Oracle
87
Mountain
1
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
111
2
Vincenzo Nibali
Liquigas - Cannondale
106
3
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
93
4
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
66
5
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
56
Young Riders
1
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
66h59'39
2
Peter Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 3'42
3
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
+ 24'40
4
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
+ 26'02
5
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 34'26
Teams
1
Liquigas - Cannondale
200h29'19
2
Katusha Team
+ 21'58
3
Geox - TMC
+ 36'16
4
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 36'45
5
Unicef - Oracle
+ 40'34
Dominik's Comment
Oh happy day! What an experience. I pushed myself to the limits and can now proudly say that this was one, maybe the best performance of my entire career. Sure, I already scored a GT Top 10, but only from a breakaway and this was one of the toughest mountain stages.
Also, I dare say that Vincenzo can't lose this Vuelta anymore. 5 minutes on Rodriguez, 6 on Sanchez. And only two mountain stages left, both with long descents in front of the finish, and we all know that descending is one of his strong points. Plus, there's the 36 kms of time trial, where he'll gain time at least on Rodriguez.
So we have five stage wins now, and if Nibali wants it, I'm sure he can also overtake the mountain jersey which would bring us all classifications. What an amazing race this is.
Tomorrow is the second rest day, another blog entry is waiting for you then!
Amazing cycling by Dominik, 10th place in a tough stage in the Vuelta, and getting 12th in the GC, as well as leading the U25-ranks, is awesome!!
Really hope you can keep it untill Madrid!
New stage win by Canibali! Nerz only better and better! finally knocked out Sagan.. Looking great for the future in the rest of Vuelta! What a dreamrace so far
Greetings from León, where we are passing this rest day. It's quite a nice city and together with Peter Sagan, who became a very good friend during the past two weeks, Marco Marcato and Vincenzo Nibali, we went visiting the Basilica San Isidoro, an impressive building.
It's also time for the last hint regarding our main signing:
Our man has had an amazing spring last season. No one was as constant as he was in the spring classics but he just couldn't score that one big win. Afterwards, he couldn't show much. He changed teams in the off season but that didn't do him too well. While he still had decent results, he couldn't repeat his great performances of the year before.
Do you know it by know? Those who can guess it right get an honourable mention in my next blog entry ;-)
For the Vuelta, there are only 6 stages left. Two mountain stages and the time trial among them, but no real „killer stage“ anymore. I will do my best to maybe enter the Top 10 while up in front, only the fight for the places 2 and 3 is still exciting.
Coming up next is a review of the month August, then the Vuelta reports continue.
With two stage wins, Cunego won the race quite easily. After he lost some time in a mountain time trial, he took two stages and enough time to achieve an undisputed win.
Race Results
Several World Tour races took place in August. Anton dominated in Poland, Tony Martin could celebrate his second big win after the Dauphiné, triumphing in the Eneco Tour. Chavanel completed a good month for Leopard in Hamburg.
World Tour Ranking
Tom Boonen vaults himself to third position with fourth places in the Eneco Tour and the Vattenfall Cyclassics. Anton benefits from his win in Poland while Nibali is collecting points at the Vuelta.
The places didn't change but Leopard got closer. After Anton's win and Chavanel's triumph in Hamburg,the team even was in the lead for some days but Nibali's points from the Vuelta brought the Italian team to the front again.
Skil slowly enters the danger zone again. While GreenEdge and FDJ could almost score no points at all, BMC made quite a big leap forward. But the three last teams are incredibly close together. It's very probable that two of those will be relegated eventually.
CQ Ranking
Contador got overtaken by Cunego (3rd Ouest Plouay, Lombarda) and Nibali (Eneco and Vuelta). Anton also made a big leap, just like in the World Tour.
No changes here either. Liquigas extended their lead, Katusha and Leopard had a good month, too.
Cofidis can plan for the World Tour next year. And since Geox will fold, Saur is pretty safe as well. CCC Polsat, the big surprise in this ranking, shouldn't have the class to overtake them in the last two months.
Victory Ranking
With his wins in Lombarda, Cunego extends his lead in the ranking. Rojas and Boonen could each add one win to their palmares. Gilbert made the biggest leap forwar.d
Liquigas extends their lead with 10 wins this month. T-Mobile and especially Cofidis did really well, too.
Monthly Awards
Anton gets a well-deserved award for the overall and three stages in Poland. Patrick Gretsch won a stage of the Volta a Portugal.
Preview September
10.09.
Giro del Lazio
10.09.
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec
11.09.
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal
Our schedule for September is very thin. Well, we're still having the Vuelta until the 11th. But apart from that, we're only competing in three classics. Cunego leads us in Canada while Tiziano Dall'Antonia will have a shot at the sponsor goal in Italy. A win is required, which is highly unlikely, but it's a one-star-goal anyway.Edited by cunego59 on 19-03-2012 21:31
