4th was only because of the bonus seconds, that no other rider was interested in .... I thought it was a bad race, because we had no chance to get a stage win, even is Ligthart is in this field one of the better sprinters...
Not the best race for you, but you go away with nice 4th and KoM jersey, so good job. Gesink doing good in Pais Vasco is also quite nice, let's hope he will regain 6th and end the race on good position Edited by Alakagom on 23-12-2011 20:14
Last stage in the Vuelta al Pias Vasco, a 20.1km individual time trial. Start and finish are in the town of Orio, and between is a climb to an altitude of about 300 metres.
The best time is set by German Tony Martin, untill Peter Sagan starts his race. A great daily form (+5) helps him to the best time so far, 33'06.
No one breaks that time, untill the last 7 riders have to finish. First of them is, of course, GC's number 7 Robert Gesink. Our Dutch leader sets a pretty weak split time (25th at '25), but is flying in the last part, and finishes in the 2nd time so far (with daily form of 0), '5 behind Sagan.
Gesink has to gain '32 to Damiano Cunego, but won't succeed in it. Cunego rides the 14th time of the day, '30 behind the winner.
Rigoberto Urán sets the fastest split time, even '3 faster than Sagan, but can't keep th epace this high in th elast downhill part. Same time as Gesink, only a few tenths of a second behind.
MOving up to the number 4 of the GC, Chris Horner. Horner recently announced his retirement at the end of the season and is eager to show what a guy in his forties is capable of. He finishes '11 behind Sagan, and knows that this time can bring him to the GC-podium!
Joaquim Rodríguez is possibly the weakest time trialist in the top 7. So he surprsises everyone with the 2nd split time, only '1 behind Urán. But he falls back in the second half, '25 behind our Slovakian friend and also behind Horner in the GC.
The last 2 of the GC have started, and the gap between Igor Antón and Alberto Contador is only 9 seconds. At the split time, at the top of the hill, with a 12km descend remaining, this is the situation:
1. Rigoberto Urán 16'19
2. Joaquim Rodríguez +1
3. Peter Sagan +3
4. Chris Horner +4
7. Damiano Cunego +12
8. Alberto Contador +12
14. Igor Antón +16
25. Robert Gesink +25
This means that Antón is still in yellow, but has lost almost 50% of his lead!
Contador rides a good 2nd half, climbing 3 places to 5th overall, '11 behind Sagan in 33'17.
So Antón knows he has to finish before the clock hits 33'27. But he won't make it, he is slower. To stay in front of Chris Horner, he has to be faster than 33'41. But again, he doesn't make it: 33'47.
Results
1
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
33'06
2
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 5
3
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 6
4
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
+ 11
5
Alberto Contador
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 12
6
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 16
7
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 21
8
Jakob Fuglsang
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
9
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 23
10
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 26
...
14
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Generali
+ 30
...
22
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 41
Today's winner
GC
So Alberto Contador wins the Vuelta al Pais Vasco for the third time, the same as Sean Kelly and Toony Rominger did in the past. Antón even gets passed by Horner. Gesink finishes in 7th.
1
Alberto Contador
Saxo Bank SunGard
23h23'46
2
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
+ 14
3
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 20
4
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 29
5
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'06
6
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Generali
+ 2'05
7
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'12
8
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 3'12
9
Jakob Fuglsang
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 3'39
10
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 3'55
12
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'01
13
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'03
14
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 4'28
15
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
+ 5'35
16
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 5'49
17
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 5'57
18
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 6'00
19
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
+ 6'25
20
Alessandro Bertolini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 6'27
21
Emanuele Sella
Lampre - Generali
+ 6'52
22
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'10
23
Andreas Klöden
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 7'53
24
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 8'05
25
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 9'00
26
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 9'18
27
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 10'07
28
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 10'38
29
Vincenzo Nibali
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 10'57
30
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
+ 12'32
31
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
+ 12'50
32
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
+ 12'55
33
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky ProCycling
+ 13'02
34
Fränk Schleck
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 13'10
35
Jan Bakelants
Lotto - Belisol
+ 13'26
36
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 13'27
37
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
38
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 13'46
39
Simon Gerrans
Team Qantas
+ 13'55
40
Michael Albasini
Team Qantas
+ 14'01
41
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
+ 15'00
42
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
+ 15'05
43
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 15'22
44
Maxime Monfort
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 15'54
45
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 16'03
46
Michel Kreder
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 16'30
47
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
+ 16'39
48
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
+ 16'40
49
Tadej Valjavec
Pro Team Astana
+ 16'48
50
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
+ 17'41
51
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
+ 18'09
52
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
+ 18'22
53
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
+ 18'35
54
Daniel Martin
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 19'40
55
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 19'44
56
Bram Tankink
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 19'49
57
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
+ 19'58
58
Arkaitz Durán
Nespresso
+ 20'00
59
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 21'28
60
Anthony Colby
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 21'38
61
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 22'33
62
Andrey Zeits
Pro Team Astana
+ 22'51
63
Xavier Florencio
Nespresso
+ 22'56
64
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
+ 23'18
65
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
+ 23'44
66
Juan José Cobo
Nespresso
+ 24'29
67
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
+ 25'15
68
Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 26'28
69
Stephen Cummings
Sky ProCycling
+ 27'12
70
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
+ 27'18
71
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 27'20
72
Davide Malacarne
Team Europcar
+ 27'23
73
Kristof Vandewalle
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 27'28
74
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
+ 27'42
75
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 27'48
76
Wim Van Huffel
Lotto - Belisol
+ 27'51
77
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
+ 28'52
78
Kim Kirchen
Sky ProCycling
+ 28'54
79
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 29'09
80
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
+ 29'13
81
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 29'32
82
Gustavo César Veloso
Movistar Team
+ 29'54
83
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
+ 29'58
84
Alexandre Botcharov
Katusha Team
+ 31'05
85
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 31'51
86
Janez Brajkovič
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 31'58
87
Fumiyuki Beppu
Team Qantas
+ 32'37
88
Jens Voigt
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 32'53
89
Kevin De Weert
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 32'59
90
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 33'01
91
Leonardo Duque
Sony Ericsson
+ 34'17
92
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 34'24
93
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
+ 34'39
94
Leonardo Moser
Androni Giocattoli
+ 36'05
95
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
+ 36'37
96
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 36'57
97
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky ProCycling
+ 37'21
98
Arthur Vichot
FDJ
+ 37'40
99
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 38'39
100
Frederik Willems
Lotto - Belisol
+ 39'34
101
Óscar Pujol
Lotto - Belisol
+ 39'38
102
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - Generali
+ 40'35
103
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 41'29
104
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
Team Europcar
+ 42'34
105
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 43'51
106
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 47'08
107
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 48'28
108
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 48'43
109
Carlos José Ochoa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 50'13
110
Remmert Wielinga
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 50'20
111
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 50'21
112
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 50'24
113
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 50'33
114
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 50'38
115
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
+ 51'02
116
Carlos Oyarzun
Movistar Team
+ 51'33
117
Jack Bobridge
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 52'02
118
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
+ 52'08
119
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
+ 53'13
120
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 53'29
121
Simone Masciarelli
Sony Ericsson
+ 54'05
122
Yohan Offredo
FDJ
+ 54'28
123
Vicente Reynès
Lotto - Belisol
+ 55'08
124
Nikolas Maes
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 56'04
125
Mathieu Sprick
Team Europcar
+ 58'45
126
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Team Qantas
+ 1h00'17
127
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h00'21
128
Matteo Tosatto
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h02'04
129
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h02'40
130
Rubén Martínez
Caja Rural
+ 1h03'05
131
Mirco Lorenzetto
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h03'32
132
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h04'35
133
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
+ 1h05'05
134
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h05'42
135
Americo Novembrini
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h08'17
136
Matthias Brändle
Nespresso
+ 1h08'25
137
Peter Stetina
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h08'31
138
William Bonnet
FDJ
+ 1h11'01
139
Travis Meyer
Team Qantas
+ 1h11'56
140
Robert Hunter
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h12'45
141
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1h13'29
142
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h13'47
143
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h14'58
144
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h15'31
145
Davide Bonuccelli
Nespresso
+ 1h18'05
146
Matteo Pelucchi
Nespresso
+ 1h20'42
147
Simon Clarke
Team Qantas
+ 1h20'45
148
Chad Beyer
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h25'03
149
Jarosław Marycz
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h31'48
150
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h33'50
151
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h34'11
152
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h36'33
153
José Herrada
Caja Rural
+ 1h41'17
154
Garikoitz Bravo
Caja Rural
+ 1h41'51
155
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h42'19
156
Shawn Milne
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h48'24
157
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h50'12
158
Joaquín Sobrino
Caja Rural
+ 1h50'30
159
Adam Hansen
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h50'45
160
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 2h17'31
Points
1
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
1
112
2
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
0
89
3
Alberto Contador
Saxo Bank SunGard
6
82
4
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
8
73
5
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Generali
0
58
Points
Yep, 5 out of 5 KOTM-jerseys in a World Tour race!
1
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
80
2
Leonardo Moser
Androni Giocattoli
21
3
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
18
4
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
16
5
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
14
U25
1
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
23h24'52
2
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 3'22
3
Wilco Kelderman
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 4'54
4
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 9'01
5
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 12'21
Teams
1
Katusha Team
70h19'11
2
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 31
3
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 3'59
4
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 6'53
5
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 7'30
Overall winner
Word from the DS
Again, we can look back very happy to a World Tour race. We won another World Tour-stage (this time an ITT), won another KOTM-ranking, and took the 7th place in the GC. Of course, we hoped for a Top 5, but we are satisfied with this. And it's funny to see that the best two riders in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco (Rodríguez and Antón) could not win the GC, the ITT was decisive.
Edited by dienblad on 24-12-2011 10:20
All cycling loving eyes of the world are fixed on the North of France, for the 110th edition of Paris - Roubaix. The most famous cobbled-classic in the world (the Ronde has hills in it), also known as the Hell of the North.
In the previous 109 edition, the race was won 53 times by a Belgian cyclist, and Roger De Vlaeminck is the record winner, with 4 wins in '72, '74, 75 and '77.
The route is 258 kilometres, with the start in Compiegne and the finish traditionally at the Vélodrome of Roubaix.
The route contains 27 cobbled sections with a total length of more than 50 kilometre, varying from pretty easy to very difficult. The race normally starts at the cobbled section of the Trouée d'Arenberg (Forrest of Wallers), Mons-en-Pévele and the Carrefour de l'Arbre.
The race in 2011 was dominated by Norwegian Thor Hushovd, who was the 11th rider in history winning De Ronde van Vlaanderen - and Paris - Roubaix back to back.
The favourites ***
Last year's winner Thor Hushovd is the biggest favourites, also because he won the Ronde van Vlaanderen won week ago. His team is probably the strongest, with Ballan, Hincapie, Leukemans, Van Avermaet and Quinziato as very luxury domestiques.
Tom Boonen was the strongest rider in the cobbled classics before the Ronde, winning 4 of them. Boonen has won the race in '05, '08 and '09 and is eager to get his 4th win and to get equal with Roger De Vlaeminck, also known as Monsieur Paris-Roubaix.
Fabian Cancellara did not won a single cobbled race so far this season. Okay, he won the Driedaagse De Panne - Koksijde, but that was in the time trial. The double winner ('06 and '10) is looking for his 3rd win, never count him it!
** Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky), Niki Terpstra, Sylvain Chavanel (Garmin) * Johan Vansummeren (Garmin), Alessandro Ballan (BMC), Matti Breschel (Rabobank), Sebastian Langeveld (Qantas), Lars Boom (Rabobank)
Our goal
Our sponsor wants a top 5, so that's our goal. But we know it will be very tough to achieve it.
As usual, Paris - Roubaix kicks off with a lot of breakaway attempts. Like in other cobbled races this year, most of the riders that try it are specialized non-cobblers. Why do riders as Mauricio Soler, Danilo di Luca and Remy di Grégorio think they stand a chance on the cobbles, even in an early breakaway?
Nothing much happens in the next 50 kilometres, the riders settle for the cobbles:
Secteur pavé 27 - Troisville a Inchy, 157km to go.
Then the riders enter the first cobbled section, the Troisville a Inchy. With still 157 kilometres remaining, an entire peloton is bouncing over the cobbles. The road here is dry, but mor to the North, it has started to rain and the cobbles are slippery there.
Secteur pavé 21 - Aulnoy a Famars, 115km to go.
It stays remarkebly quiet in the peloton. Probably the riders now what they'll have to face later in the race, because no one attacks and the pace isn't that high. Only the weak cobblers are having difficulties with this pace.
Secteur pavé 16 - Trouée d'Arenberg, 85km to go.
The roads have become wet and muddy, and suddenly, the peloton starts to break into pieces. One influencing factor is the amount of punctures. Outsiders as Johan Vansummeren (Garmin) and Staf Scheirlnckx (Lotto) had to wait for their DS-car to get a new wheel, but could luckily get into the peloton before the first peloton (only 95 riders in it!) faces the Trouée d'Arenberg, the toughest cobbles section in the route. Entering the section, also known as the Forrest of Wallers, Thor Hushovd faces bad luck, as he gets a puncture. But luckily for one of the biggest favourites to win the race, he can stay in the first peloton of 95 riders.
Secter pavé 10 - Mons-en-Pévele, 49km to go.
The first peloton is thinning out pretty slowly, so we decide to speed it up a little. Sébastien Rosseler settles himself in front of the peloton and blasts over the Mons-en-Pévele section, so that with 49 kilometres before Roubaix, only 58 riders remain in the first peloton.
Secteur pavé 6 - Cysoing a Bourghelles, 30km to go.
Our efforts pay off, as a lot of riders get dropped in the next 20 kilometres. Only 29 riders are in the first group when that group enters section 6, the Cysoing a Bourghelles. And finally, we see the first attack. Well, attack.... Fabian Cancellara simply rides away from the others on the cobbles, using his extremely strong thigh and back muscles. No one can follow him!
Secteur pavé 4 - Carrefour de l'Arbre, 17km to go.
Fabian Cancellara is still in the lead, when Sylvain Chavanel (Garmin) starts the first counter attack on section 4. But at this very difficult (and wet and muddy) Carrefour de l'Arbre, Chavanel can't ride away. There are 15 riders left in the chasing group, '37 behind Cancellara, with Martijn Maaskant & Niki Terpstra in it from our team.
Secteur pavé 3 - Gruson, 15km to go.
Chavanel tries again to ride away after the section, and this time Thor Hushovd, Juan Antonio Flecha and Niki Terpstra follow him. So with 15km to go, at section 3 (Gruson), Spartacus leads with '22 to this group of 4 and '37 to a third group. In this group, Tom Boonen and Filippo Pozzato are making the pace and they are regaining ground!
Secteur pavé 2 - Willems a Hem, 8km to go.
The 3rd group merge with the 2nd and at the penultimate cobbled section (Willems a Hem), Tom Boonen immediately attacks. No one can or wants to follow him. After the section, Maaskant sacrifices himself for his team mate, as Terpstra is the one with the best legs and daily form (+5 ). So with only 8 kilometres remaining, this is the situation: Cancellara in th elead, Boonen follows at '24 and the group of 13 at '42.
The vélodrome of Roubaix
Cancellara has entered the vélodrome of Roubaix and can hear the crowd chearing and going wild. Boonen is still '22 behind and the chasing group '36. Can he claim his 3rd win in Roubaix? Or can the chasing group, with Flecha and the BMC-guys in the lead close the gap?
Last kilometre
Boonen can't close the gap to Cancellara and is struggling to keep his 2nd position. He can see Cancellara going for the win, what will give them both 3 wins in the Hell of the North. Behind him, the chaos has started. The group is preparing for the sprint for the third place (with Terpstra having the perfect position behind Hushovd), when they get tangled in some other groups that are one lap behind.
The finish.
But this guy stays out of all the trouble and deserves the win in Paris - Roubaix, as he was by far the best and strongest today! An epic for Swiss Fabian Cancellara!
Third place.
Boonen finishes in 2nd at '35, but what is happening shortly behind him? Thor Hushovd starts the sprint and is in 3rd place (in the race), with Niki Terpstra in 4th. But when they have to overtake a group of riders, Hushovd chooses the inside of the corner, and Terpstra the outside. Where Terpstra has a free path, Hushovd gets blocked by this group consisting Stijn Devolder, Leif Hoste and William Bonnet. The winner of the Ronde van Vlaanderen has to brake and can't get any further than 4th place. For this reason (yes, we are honest in this!), Niki Terpstra claims the 3rd place in Paris - Roubaix! He also secures a sponsor goal and his best ranking in a cobbled race so far!!
Results
1
Fabian Cancellara
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
6h54'00
2
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 35
3
Niki Terpstra
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
4
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
5
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
6
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
8
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
9
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
10
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
12
Martijn Maaskant
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
13
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
14
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
15
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
16
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
+ 2'34
17
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
18
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
19
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
21
Steve Chainel
FDJ
s.t.
22
William Bonnet
FDJ
+ 4'31
23
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
s.t.
24
Sep Vanmarcke
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
25
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
26
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
27
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
s.t.
28
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
29
Stijn Devolder
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 8'01
31
Coen Vermeltfoort
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 8'21
32
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 9'32
33
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 9'49
34
Hayden Roulston
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 11'43
35
Jens Keukeleire
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 12'06
36
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
37
Sébastien Rosseler
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
38
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 12'24
39
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
s.t.
41
Grégory Rast
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
42
Jimmy Engoulvent
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
43
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
44
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
45
Matthew Hayman
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
46
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
47
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
s.t.
48
Stijn Vandenbergh
Katusha Team
s.t.
49
Adrien Petit
Team Europcar
s.t.
50
Ian Stannard
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
51
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
52
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
53
Sébastien Chavanel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
54
Julien Vermote
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
55
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
56
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
57
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
58
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
60
Baden Cooke
Team Qantas
s.t.
61
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
s.t.
62
Leonardo Duque
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
63
Jimmy Casper
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
64
Arnaud Coyot
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
65
Grega Bole
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
66
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
67
Markel Irizar
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 13'14
68
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
s.t.
69
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
71
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
72
Geoffroy Lequatre
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
73
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
74
Saïd Haddou
Team Europcar
+ 14'28
75
Jeremy Hunt
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
76
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
77
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 15'09
78
José Joaquín Rojas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
79
Cyril Lemoine
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
80
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
81
Matteo Tosatto
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 16'29
82
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 16'45
83
Gerald Ciolek
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
84
Jan Bakelants
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
85
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
86
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
87
Ben Hermans
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
88
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
89
Sam Bewley
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
90
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 19'20
91
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Borut Božic
FDJ
s.t.
93
Romain Matheou
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
94
David Boucher
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
95
Jesse Sergent
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
s.t.
96
Rony Martias
Saur - Sojasun
+ 20'47
97
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
98
Juan José Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
99
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
100
Daniel Lloyd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
101
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 22'09
102
Piet Rooijakkers
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
103
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
104
Davide Malacarne
Team Europcar
s.t.
105
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Andrew Talansky
Nissan - Radio Shack - Trek
+ 22'40
107
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 23'28
108
Robert Kiserlovski
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
109
Sven Vandousselaere
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
110
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 26'17
111
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
112
Fred Rodriguez
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
113
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
114
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
115
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
117
Tadej Valjavec
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
118
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
119
Anthony Charteau
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
120
Jens Mouris
Team Qantas
s.t.
121
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
122
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
123
Louis Esposito
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 27'29
124
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 27'47
125
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Bring out the champagne! We are stoked with this result, finally a podium on the cobbles! Okay, Cancellara and Boonen were too strong today, but this is an excellent result!
