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Some people say that today Le Tour really starts. Oh well, these 8 previous stages and over 1000 kilometres are really nothing.... Today is the first stage in the Pyrenées, with the ascend of 2 legendary cols, the Peyresourde and the Aspin. After the last summit, a 26 kilometre dsecends awaits to the finish in Bagnères-de-Bigorre.
140km to go
With 2 tough ascend waiting, the peloton takes it pretty slowly in the beginning of the race. As expected, a breakaway is formed, with some names we have seen before: yesterday's winner Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), Lars Ytting Bak (Lotto), Alan Davis (Qantas), Aleksandr Dyachenko (Astana), Dimitry Kozontchuk (Nespresso), Julien Loubet (AG2R), Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil), Iban Mayoz (Euskaltel) and Jonathan Monsalve (Androni).
With 140km to go in this stage, the riders can see the Pyrenées at the horizon, luckily for them the weather is great today!
71km to go
After some minor climbs, the BOTD has finally arrived at the foot of the Col de Peyresourde (13.2km at 7.1%). They have a gap of 3'55 to Chris Anker Sorensen and 8'01 to the peloton.
56km to go
The BOTD breaks into a few smaller groups, mostly because of Dyachenko. The Kazach was doing the pace and arrives as first at the summit. Only Monsalve, Loubet and Mayoz can follow him. Sorensen follows at 2'16 and the peloton at 7'06.
36km to go
The peloton (32 riders with all the big names in it) have started the ascend of the Col d'Aspin (1.8km at 6.5%) 4'24 behind the 4 leaders. Already after 2 kilometres, GC's number 2 Vincenzo Nibali attacks. Nobody reacts immediately, Gesink decides to continue in his own pace (and is also placed pretty badly behind).
29km to go
It takes Nibali 7 kilometres to close the 4-minute-gap to leader Dyachenko. But he couldn't create a big gap. A group with Evans, Menchov, Hesjedal, Sánchez, Sorensen, Kern, Schleck, Mayoz, Van den Broeck and Monsalve follows at '12, and a group with Wiggins and Gesink at '40. But our team leader closes the gap to the group of favourites shortly after.
26km to go
Nibali also gets caught, so a group of 12 riders arrives at the summit of the Aspin together. Hesjedal wins the sprint for the KOTM-points. GC-leader Tony Martin follows at 2'30, so he'll loose the GC-lead today.
20km to go
Jurgen Van den Broeck attacks in the descend and creates a gap of about 30 seconds. Meanwhile, a group consisting of Frank, Vinokourov, Roche and Leipheimer has closed the gap to this leading group in the descend.
2km to go
Van den Broeck has no chance, especially because of the hard work by Menchov and Nibali. Menchov leads the group with 2km to go and starts the sprint. He's followed by Nibali and Gesink.
700m to go Gesink tries to jump out of the wheel of Nibali, but isn't a good sprinter. The danger comes from behind, as Evans and Hesjedal are about to pass him.
Finish
Cadel Evans wins the sprint and takes his first season win. Hesjedal gets second, Nibali third, Sánchez fourth and Gesink 5th. This means that Nibali will be the new GC-leader.
Martin
Tony Martin finishes in a group with Joaquím Rodríguez, Ivan Basso and Peter Velits, 1'48 behind. He looses his maillot jaune today.
Results
1
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
5h45'48
2
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
3
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
4
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
5
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
6
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
7
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
8
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
9
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
10
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
12
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
13
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
14
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
15
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
16
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
17
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
18
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 1'48
19
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
20
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
21
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
22
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
23
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
24
Simon Gerrans
Team Qantas
s.t.
25
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
26
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
27
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
28
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'37
29
Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 3'26
30
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
32
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
33
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
34
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
35
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
36
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
37
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
38
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 5'30
39
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
40
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
41
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
42
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
43
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
s.t.
44
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
45
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
46
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
47
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
+ 7'35
48
Kevin De Weert
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
49
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
50
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
51
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
53
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
54
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
55
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 9'12
56
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
57
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
58
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
s.t.
59
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
60
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
61
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
+ 10'09
62
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
63
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
64
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
65
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
66
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
67
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
68
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
s.t.
69
Fabian Cancellara
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
70
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
s.t.
71
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 11'41
72
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
s.t.
73
José Joaquín Rojas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
74
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
75
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
76
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
77
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
79
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
80
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
81
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
82
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
83
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 13'14
84
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
85
Gerald Ciolek
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 14'20
86
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
87
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
88
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
89
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
90
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
s.t.
92
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
93
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
+ 15'09
94
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
95
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
96
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
97
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
+ 16'35
98
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Nespresso
+ 17'17
99
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 18'36
100
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
101
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
s.t.
102
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
103
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
104
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 22'29
105
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 22'56
106
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 24'44
107
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 33'19
108
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
109
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
110
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
111
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
112
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
113
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
114
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
115
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
116
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
117
Jakob Fuglsang
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
118
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
119
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
120
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
121
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
122
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
123
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
124
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
125
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
126
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
127
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
128
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
129
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
130
Sébastien Chavanel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
131
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
132
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
133
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
134
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
s.t.
135
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
136
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
s.t.
137
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
s.t.
138
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
139
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
140
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
s.t.
141
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
142
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
s.t.
143
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
144
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
145
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
146
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
147
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
148
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
149
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
150
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
s.t.
151
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
152
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
153
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
154
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
155
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
156
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
157
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
158
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
159
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
160
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
161
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
s.t.
162
Angelo Furlan
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
163
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
164
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
165
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
166
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
167
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
168
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
169
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
170
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
s.t.
171
Marco Bandiera
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
172
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
s.t.
173
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
174
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
175
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
176
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
177
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
178
Sergio Hernandez
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
179
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
180
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
181
Kevin Hulsmans
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
182
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
183
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
184
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
s.t.
185
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
186
Giuseppe Palumbo
Nespresso
s.t.
187
Juan José Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 37'21
188
Alexandre Lemair
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
189
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
190
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
s.t.
191
Martin Kragh
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 39'46
192
Filippo Bortolotti
Nespresso
s.t.
193
Frederique Robert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 48'05
194
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
195
Aidis Kruopis
Team Qantas
s.t.
196
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
GC
You can't say it's a close call in the GC, with 4 riders within 16 seconds!
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
37h56'26
2
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2
3
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
+ 11
4
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
+ 16
5
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 33
6
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 52
7
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 1'26
8
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'41
9
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 2'48
10
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 3'24
Spoiler
11
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 3'56
12
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 4'19
13
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 4'42
14
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 4'48
15
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 4'50
16
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'03
17
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 5'14
18
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 7'36
19
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 7'48
20
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 8'01
21
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 8'02
22
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
+ 8'12
23
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 9'07
24
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 9'24
25
Simon Gerrans
Team Qantas
+ 9'33
26
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
+ 9'37
27
Kevin De Weert
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 10'16
28
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 10'31
29
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
+ 11'11
30
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 11'18
31
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
+ 11'49
32
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 12'00
33
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 12'20
34
Fabian Cancellara
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 13'01
35
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 13'41
36
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 14'08
37
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 14'29
38
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 14'48
39
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 14'50
40
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
+ 15'18
41
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 15'25
42
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 15'36
43
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 16'14
44
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 16'19
45
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
+ 16'52
46
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 17'24
47
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 17'27
48
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 17'36
49
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 17'44
50
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 18'49
51
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 20'47
52
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 21'16
53
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
+ 21'23
54
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 21'24
55
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 21'28
56
Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 21'36
57
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 22'04
58
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
+ 22'29
59
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
+ 23'28
60
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 23'51
61
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 24'26
62
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 25'34
63
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 25'43
64
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 26'02
65
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 26'07
66
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
+ 26'15
67
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 26'22
68
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
+ 26'40
69
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
+ 26'59
70
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 27'17
71
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
72
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
+ 27'20
73
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 27'21
74
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 27'31
75
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 27'38
76
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
+ 27'44
77
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 28'17
78
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 28'40
79
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
+ 29'13
80
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
+ 29'19
81
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 29'28
82
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
+ 29'43
83
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 29'47
84
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
+ 30'48
85
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 31'05
86
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 32'01
87
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
+ 32'10
88
José Joaquín Rojas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 32'25
89
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 32'52
90
Gerald Ciolek
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 33'06
91
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Belisol
+ 34'20
92
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 34'59
93
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
+ 35'12
94
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 35'14
95
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
+ 35'49
96
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 35'50
97
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Nespresso
+ 35'51
98
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 36'28
99
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
+ 37'22
100
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
+ 38'59
101
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
+ 40'28
102
Jakob Fuglsang
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 42'16
103
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 42'24
104
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
+ 42'26
105
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 42'40
106
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
+ 43'37
107
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 43'47
108
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 44'11
109
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 44'18
110
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
s.t.
111
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
+ 44'46
112
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
+ 45'18
113
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
+ 45'31
114
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 45'32
115
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 45'41
116
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
+ 46'47
117
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
+ 48'14
118
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 48'19
119
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 48'42
120
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
+ 50'01
121
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
+ 50'03
122
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
+ 50'54
123
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 51'13
124
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 51'34
125
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
+ 52'43
126
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 52'51
127
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 53'05
128
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
+ 53'46
129
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 53'59
130
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 55'07
131
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
+ 55'58
132
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 56'31
133
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 56'38
134
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 58'25
135
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 58'37
136
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 58'39
137
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 59'06
138
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h01'00
139
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h01'29
140
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h02'19
141
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h02'37
142
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h02'45
143
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h02'52
144
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h03'05
145
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h03'18
146
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h03'26
147
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h04'24
148
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h04'40
149
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h05'11
150
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h05'16
151
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h05'39
152
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
+ 1h06'18
153
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h06'24
154
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h06'45
155
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h07'10
156
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
+ 1h07'11
157
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h07'35
158
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h07'55
159
Giuseppe Palumbo
Nespresso
+ 1h08'01
160
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h08'23
161
Sergio Hernandez
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h08'33
162
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h08'36
163
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h09'07
164
Marco Bandiera
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h09'18
165
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h09'51
166
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h10'03
167
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h10'08
168
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
+ 1h10'14
169
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 1h10'21
170
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
+ 1h11'50
171
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
+ 1h11'57
172
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
+ 1h12'05
173
Kevin Hulsmans
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h12'46
174
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h13'17
175
Sébastien Chavanel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h13'44
176
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h15'03
177
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h15'07
178
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 1h15'31
179
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h17'04
180
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h18'02
181
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h18'25
182
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h19'12
183
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h20'10
184
Angelo Furlan
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h20'46
185
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
+ 1h23'15
186
Alexandre Lemair
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h23'59
187
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h26'05
188
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 1h26'20
189
Aidis Kruopis
Team Qantas
+ 1h29'42
190
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h31'49
191
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h33'47
192
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
+ 1h38'47
193
Juan José Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h48'45
194
Frederique Robert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h01'20
195
Martin Kragh
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 2h06'01
196
Filippo Bortolotti
Nespresso
+ 2h20'59
Points
1
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
5
154
2
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
11
93
3
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
0
90
4
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
0
87
5
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
0
85
KOTM
Dyachenko gts awarded for being the best climber in the BOTD with the KOTM-jersey, probably for one day.
1
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
15
15
2
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
8
13
3
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
0
12
4
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
10
10
5
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
8
8
U25
1
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
38h07'44
2
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 2'23
3
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'50
4
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 4'07
5
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
+ 16'02
Teams
1
Monster Energy - Ford
113h47'43
2
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2'35
3
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 3'53
4
Katusha Team
+ 16'02
5
Lotto - Belisol
+ 18'43
Today's winner
Word from the DS
All is pretty even in the GC, and to be honest, we're happy that Nibali leads the GC. This means that his team will have to do the work in the next stage, with the Tourmalet and the Hautacam. We for sure know that Gesink has to be a little more attentful there, not to get boxed in.
It's the first rest day, and we can call already a few positives and negatives:
Positives
- Tyler Farrar: the best sprinter so far winning all 3 mass sprints.
- 3 wins for a breakaway.
- The small gaps in the GC, 4 riders within '16 and 6 within a minute.
Negatives
- Some really bad GC-contenders, who all must have their reasons, eg Kreuziger and Basso.
- Our sprints (but with the advice from Cunego59, it must go better).
After a day's of rest, the peloton continues it's journey through France, with the 2nd Pyrenées-stage. The 153 kilometres between Pau and Lourdes - Hautacam are the toughest, with the ascending of the Col du Tourmalet (17.7km at 7.3%) and a mountain top finish at the Hautacam (14.4km at 7.4%).
78km to go
The first 78 flat kilometres are pretty boring. The reason: Radio Shack and Monster Energy. We both want a collective peloton that can start the ascend of the Tourmalet, making the chance pretty small that riders fall outside the time limit.
67km to go
But as soon as the road starts to ascend, the first 3 riders attack. Jurgen Van den Broeck, who has a very disappointing Tour so far, is the initiator and he gets followed by Peter Velits (Omega Pharma) and Chris Anker Sorensen (Saxo Bank). As they are no real threat for the GC, they are allowed to go solo.
50km to go
Van den Broeck and Velits are the best climbers of the 3, and they drop their Danish companian a few kilometres before the summit. Velits takes the points at an altitude of 2115m. Sorensen follows at 1'36, and a first chasing group, with Gesink, Vanendert, Nibali, Klöden and Menchov at 7'49. A 2nd group with the other GC-contenders follows at 8'34. Only GC's number 5 Tony Martin is further down the road, he follows at 9'30.
30km to go
The first two chasing groups emerge after the descend of the Tourmalet. 2 riders from the Top 10 aren't present, namely Tony Martin and Pierre Rolland (both Omega Pharma). This is still 7'30 behind the 2 leaders.
14km to go
Van den Broeck and Velits have started the final ascend of the day, the Hautacam. With a gap of 6'48 to the peloton, they know that the will fight for the stage win.
5km to go
5 kilometres before the summit, the chasing group is still pretty big. 5 minutes behind the leading duo, 12 riders are about to catch Sorensen: Kern (GC 9), Sánchez (8), Gesink (2), Schleck (6), Menchov (3), Evans (7), Hesjedal (12), De Weert (27), Nibali (1), Wiggins (4), Vanendert (17) and Klöden (11).
4km to go
None of the GC-favourites is willing to attack, all are looking at each other. So getting a bit frustrated, Gesink decides that he is the one who has to shake things up, and attacks with 4km to go. And of course, everybody is reacting...
Finish
Back to the front. Van den Broeck manages to drop Velits in th elast 2 kilometres, and celebrates a great win, making up for his disappointing first 9 stages. Velits finishes in 2nd at '25 and the waiting starts for the third place.
3rd place
Menchov and Evans are the first ones to close the gap to Gesink. When the sprint started, the Dutchie was in the wheel of Menchov but simply couldn't follow. And out of nowhere, Nibali passed everybody, finishing behind Evans as the number four, at 4'41. Gesink looses '16 to the 3, just as Schleck and Sánchez. Wiggins looses one more minute.
4 riders finish outside the time limit: JJ Haedo & M. Kragh (Saxo), A. Ongarato (Vacasoleil) and F. Robert (Lotto).
Results
1
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
4h13'08
2
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 25
3
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 4'41
4
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
5
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
6
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 4'57
7
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
8
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
9
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 5'10
10
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 5'39
Spoiler
11
Kevin De Weert
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 5'47
12
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 5'58
13
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
14
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
+ 6'18
15
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
16
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 6'30
17
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 6'56
18
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 7'14
19
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
20
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 7'34
21
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
+ 7'53
22
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
23
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
24
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 8'24
25
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 8'50
26
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
27
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
28
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 9'17
29
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
30
Jakob Fuglsang
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 9'48
31
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
32
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
s.t.
33
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
34
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
35
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
36
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
37
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
38
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
39
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
40
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
41
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 11'40
42
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 12'05
43
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 12'37
44
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 12'57
45
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
46
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 13'29
47
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 13'50
48
Fabian Cancellara
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 14'38
49
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Belisol
+ 15'36
50
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
+ 16'29
51
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
s.t.
52
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
53
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
54
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
55
Simon Gerrans
Team Qantas
s.t.
56
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
57
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
58
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
+ 16'59
59
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 17'28
60
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
+ 17'50
61
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 18'02
62
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 18'22
63
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
64
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 18'43
65
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
+ 19'23
66
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
67
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
+ 20'29
69
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
+ 20'44
70
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 21'22
71
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 21'33
72
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 21'45
73
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
74
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
+ 22'09
75
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 22'20
76
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
s.t.
77
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
78
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 22'55
80
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 23'03
81
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
+ 23'26
83
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
s.t.
84
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 23'59
85
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
+ 24'48
86
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
87
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 25'10
88
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
89
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
90
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 25'49
91
José Joaquín Rojas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 26'03
92
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
s.t.
93
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 26'22
94
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
95
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Nespresso
+ 27'00
96
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 27'23
97
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
+ 28'08
98
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 28'35
99
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 29'09
100
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
101
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 29'20
102
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
s.t.
103
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
+ 30'38
104
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
106
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
107
Gerald Ciolek
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
108
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
109
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
s.t.
111
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 32'44
112
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 34'31
113
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
+ 43'35
114
Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
115
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
116
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
s.t.
117
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
118
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
119
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
120
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
121
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
122
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
123
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
124
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
125
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
126
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
127
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
128
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
129
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
130
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
131
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
132
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
133
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
134
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
135
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
136
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
137
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
139
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
s.t.
140
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
141
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
142
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
143
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
s.t.
144
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
s.t.
145
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
146
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
147
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
148
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
149
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
150
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
151
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
152
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
153
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
s.t.
154
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
s.t.
155
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
156
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
157
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
158
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
159
Giuseppe Palumbo
Nespresso
s.t.
160
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
161
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
162
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
163
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
s.t.
164
Sergio Hernandez
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
165
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
166
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
167
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
168
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
s.t.
169
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
170
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
171
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
s.t.
172
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
173
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
174
Kevin Hulsmans
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
175
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
176
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
177
Marco Bandiera
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
178
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
179
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
s.t.
180
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
181
Sébastien Chavanel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
182
Aidis Kruopis
Team Qantas
s.t.
183
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
184
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
s.t.
185
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
186
Filippo Bortolotti
Nespresso
s.t.
187
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
188
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
s.t.
189
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
190
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
191
Alexandre Lemair
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
192
Angelo Furlan
Androni Giocattoli
+ 47'27
GC Gesink drops one place to 3rd, but still only '18 behind the maillot jaune.
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
42h14'15
2
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
+ 11
3
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 18
4
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1'08
5
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 1'26
6
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'33
7
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'57
8
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 3'17
9
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 3'45
10
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 5'01
Spoiler
11
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 5'17
12
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 5'40
13
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 5'45
14
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
+ 6'30
15
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 7'41
16
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 7'47
17
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 7'54
18
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 9'12
19
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 9'26
20
Kevin De Weert
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 11'22
21
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 11'45
22
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 12'19
23
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 12'43
24
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
+ 13'19
25
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
+ 13'26
26
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 14'40
27
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
+ 14'44
28
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 15'46
29
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 17'07
30
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 17'27
31
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 18'12
32
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 18'34
33
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 18'44
34
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 18'48
35
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 19'36
36
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 20'32
37
Simon Gerrans
Team Qantas
+ 21'21
38
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 21'45
39
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 22'12
40
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 22'34
41
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 22'35
42
Fabian Cancellara
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 22'58
43
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 23'20
44
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
+ 24'35
45
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 24'59
46
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 28'11
47
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
+ 28'40
48
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 33'16
49
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 33'59
50
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 34'23
51
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 36'06
52
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
+ 38'32
53
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 39'01
54
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 39'03
55
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
+ 39'32
56
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
+ 39'38
57
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 42'15
58
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 42'23
59
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
+ 42'29
60
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
+ 43'43
61
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 44'17
62
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 44'21
63
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 44'55
64
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 44'59
65
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Belisol
+ 45'15
66
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 45'56
67
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 46'19
68
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 46'49
69
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 46'51
70
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
+ 47'06
71
Jakob Fuglsang
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 47'23
72
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
+ 47'58
73
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
+ 48'27
74
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 49'41
75
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 50'20
76
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 50'23
77
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 52'19
78
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
+ 52'37
79
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
+ 53'10
80
José Joaquín Rojas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 53'47
81
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 54'04
82
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
+ 54'12
83
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 54'41
84
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 55'24
85
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 56'18
86
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
+ 56'34
87
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
+ 56'38
88
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
+ 57'18
89
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 57'43
90
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
+ 57'44
91
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 58'09
92
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Nespresso
+ 58'10
93
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
+ 58'40
94
Gerald Ciolek
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 59'03
95
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h00'10
96
Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h00'30
97
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h00'34
98
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h01'29
99
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
+ 1h01'51
100
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
+ 1h02'22
101
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 1h04'18
102
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h04'39
103
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h04'56
104
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h05'47
105
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h06'11
106
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h06'15
107
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h06'18
108
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h06'59
109
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h08'05
110
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
+ 1h08'13
111
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
+ 1h08'43
112
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
+ 1h08'57
113
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h09'11
114
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h09'44
115
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h09'49
116
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h11'46
117
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h14'08
118
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h14'43
119
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h14'53
120
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
+ 1h16'51
121
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
+ 1h19'22
122
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h21'05
123
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
+ 1h21'20
124
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h21'34
125
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h21'55
126
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 1h23'12
127
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h24'35
128
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h25'28
129
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1h27'13
130
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h28'55
131
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h30'28
132
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
+ 1h31'37
133
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1h31'59
134
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
+ 1h32'40
135
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h35'32
136
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 1h36'18
137
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 1h37'19
138
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h37'31
139
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h37'33
140
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h38'00
141
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h40'23
142
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h41'13
143
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h41'31
144
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h41'39
145
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h41'46
146
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h41'59
147
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h42'12
148
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h42'20
149
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h43'01
150
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h43'34
151
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h44'05
152
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h44'10
153
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h44'33
154
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
+ 1h45'12
155
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h45'18
156
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h45'39
157
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h46'04
158
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
+ 1h46'05
159
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h46'29
160
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h46'49
161
Giuseppe Palumbo
Nespresso
+ 1h46'55
162
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h47'17
163
Sergio Hernandez
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h47'27
164
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h47'30
165
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h48'01
166
Marco Bandiera
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h48'12
167
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h48'45
168
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h48'57
169
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h49'02
170
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
+ 1h49'08
171
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
+ 1h50'44
172
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
+ 1h50'51
173
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
+ 1h50'59
174
Kevin Hulsmans
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h51'40
175
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h52'11
176
Sébastien Chavanel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h52'38
177
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h53'57
178
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h54'01
179
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 1h54'25
180
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h56'56
181
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h57'19
182
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h58'06
183
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h59'04
184
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
+ 2h02'09
185
Alexandre Lemair
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2h02'53
186
Angelo Furlan
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2h03'32
187
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 2h05'14
188
Aidis Kruopis
Team Qantas
+ 2h08'36
189
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h10'43
190
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2h12'41
191
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
+ 2h17'41
192
Filippo Bortolotti
Nespresso
+ 2h59'53
Points
1
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
0
154
2
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
17
102
3
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
0
93
4
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
0
90
5
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
0
87
KOTM
Again a new leader, but this time it's a real climber.
1
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
56
58
2
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
52
52
3
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
24
25
4
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
16
22
5
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
12
16
U25
1
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
42h32'59
2
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 4
3
Wout PoelsMonster Energy - Ford
+ 1'48
4
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 6'15
5
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
+ 20'48
Teams
1
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
126h45'42
2
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 43
3
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 3'24
4
Katusha Team
+ 19'30
5
Lotto - Belisol
+ 25'32
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Looking at the GC, it was obvious today that attacking didn't pay off. It was better to ride like a coward and profit from others.... (yes, I'm a bit frustrated ). One good thing: it's up to Radio Shack and Sony Ericsson to do the work.
We leave the Pyrenées already in stage 11. After the start in Lannemezan, the riders face only one serious climb, the Col de Portel (12.3km at 6.9%). After the summit awaits a 51 kilometre descend to Foix. Strangely, this is considered a mountain stage.
107km to go
As we belive a breakaway can be lucky today, we decide we want to be in it. Thomas Dekker makes it in the BOTD, that is 14 riders big. Among them are Thor Hushovd, Ángel Vicioso, Enrico Gasparotto and Alan Davis. They have to work very hard to get a gap of over 1'30, but when it gets that big, the peloton drops the pace.
51km to go
Because there are too many fast sprinters in the BOT (Davis, LS Haedo, Turgot, Arashiro etc), Dekker raises the pace in the ascend of the Col de Portel. Because of it, the group gets shrinked to a 8-man group: Dekker, Luca Solari & Ángel Vicioso (Androni), Pasamontes (Movistar), Arashiro (Europcar), Gasparotto (Lampre), Izagirre (Euskaltel) and Hushovd (BMC).
The other 6 former riders of the BOTD aren't able to return in the group. The peloton follows at 5'19.
27km to go
A lot of action in the descend. First there was a breakaway by the GC's 6-8 Bradley Wiggins, Samuel Sánchez and Christophe Kern. That lasted more than 10 kilometres and when they got caught, GC-leader Vincenzo Nibali attacked. He gets immediately followed by Ryder Hesjedal and Matthias Frank.
Because of these attacks and the high pace, the gap to the leading group has decreased to 2'46.
24km to go
As the cooperation in the leading group gets worse and worse, Dekker decides to attack at the Col de Bouich, a small 3rd category climb with the summit 24km before Foix. Izagirre reacts and closes the gap, but as happens often in cycling, suddenly the others in the BOTD start to cooperate again and they catch the 2.
Meanwhile, a lot of action behind. Nibali follows at 2'00 at the summit and is joined by a lot more riders, as Cadel Evans and Denis Menchov. A group with our riders, including Gesink, and Sánchez and Wiggins follows at 2'28.
11km to go
The next attack in the leading group. Androni uses their majority (only team with 2 riders) in it, and Luca Solari attacks. Dekker looks at the others if they want to do the chase, but "strangely" they don't. So, already '30 behind, he counterattacks and again only Izagirre reacts.
Behind them, it's pretty chaotic. A group with Kern, Hesjedal, Nibali, Van den Broeck and Vinokourov follows at '55, Wiggins and Evans at 1'24 and the group Gesink, with Vanendert, Ruijgh & Poels working hard for him at 1'47.
4km to go Dekker has closed the gap to Solari and is preparing for the final sprint. Izagirre follows at '16, the other 5 at '32 and the chasing peloton at '52.
Yes, all the smaller groups behind have merged again, so all the GC-contenders, except the Omega Pharma-riders Leipheimer, Velits, Martin and Rolland, are together again.
1km to go
When Dekker wants to start the sprint, with 1 km to go, suddenly riders are all over the place. Especially Nibali, that guy that had a 20km attack just before......
Nibali is flying past everyone and is gonna take the win.
Finish
It's a very easy sprint win for the Italian GC-leader, his first in this Tour and the 8th of the season. Kevin De Weert makes it a Radio Shack double, followed by Evans and Dekker. Gesink finishes as 7th.
Results
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
4h04'33
2
Kevin De Weert
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
3
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
s.t.
4
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
5
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
6
Simon Gerrans
Team Qantas
s.t.
7
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
8
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
9
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
10
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
12
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
13
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
14
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
15
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
16
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
17
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
18
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
19
Jakob Fuglsang
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
20
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
21
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
22
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
23
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
25
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
26
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
27
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
s.t.
28
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
29
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
30
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
31
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
32
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
33
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
34
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
35
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
36
Fabian Cancellara
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
37
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
38
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
39
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
40
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
+ 1'16
41
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
42
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'30
43
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
44
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Nespresso
+ 1'54
45
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 3'46
46
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
47
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
48
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
49
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
50
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
51
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
52
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
53
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
54
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
55
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
56
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
57
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
59
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
60
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
61
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
62
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
64
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 4'24
65
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
+ 7'12
66
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
67
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
68
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
69
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
s.t.
70
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
71
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
72
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
s.t.
73
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
75
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
76
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
77
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
s.t.
78
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 8'30
79
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
81
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
83
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
s.t.
84
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
85
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
86
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
s.t.
87
José Joaquín Rojas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
88
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
90
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
91
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
+ 9'24
92
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
93
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
94
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
95
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
s.t.
96
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
98
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
+ 11'35
99
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
100
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
101
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
102
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
103
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
104
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 12'47
105
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 24'43
106
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
107
Gerald Ciolek
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
108
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
109
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
110
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
111
Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
112
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
113
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
114
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
115
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
s.t.
117
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
118
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
s.t.
119
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
120
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
121
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
122
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
123
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
124
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
125
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
126
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
127
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
128
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
129
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
130
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
131
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
132
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
133
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
134
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
135
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
s.t.
136
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
137
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
138
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
139
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
140
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
141
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
142
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
s.t.
143
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
144
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
145
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
146
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
147
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
148
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
149
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
150
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
s.t.
151
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
152
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
s.t.
153
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
154
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
155
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
156
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
157
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
158
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
159
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
160
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
161
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
162
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
163
Sébastien Chavanel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
164
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
165
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
166
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
s.t.
167
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
168
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
s.t.
169
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
170
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
s.t.
171
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
172
Kevin Hulsmans
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
173
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
174
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
175
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
s.t.
176
Angelo Furlan
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
177
Giuseppe Palumbo
Nespresso
s.t.
178
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
179
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
180
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
181
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
182
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
183
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
184
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
185
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
s.t.
186
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
187
Alexandre Lemair
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
188
Marco Bandiera
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
189
Filippo Bortolotti
Nespresso
s.t.
190
Aidis Kruopis
Team Qantas
s.t.
191
Sergio Hernandez
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
192
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
s.t.
GC
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
46h18'48
2
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
+ 11
3
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 18
4
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1'08
5
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 1'26
6
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'33
7
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'57
8
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 3'17
9
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 5'17
10
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 5'45
Spoiler
11
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
+ 6'30
12
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 7'31
13
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 7'47
14
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 7'54
15
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 8'47
16
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 9'12
17
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 9'26
18
Kevin De Weert
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 11'22
19
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 11'27
20
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 11'45
21
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 12'43
22
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 13'12
23
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 14'40
24
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
+ 14'44
25
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 15'46
26
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 16'05
27
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
+ 17'05
28
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 17'07
29
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
+ 17'12
30
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 18'12
31
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 20'32
32
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 21'13
33
Simon Gerrans
Team Qantas
+ 21'21
34
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 22'20
35
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 22'30
36
Fabian Cancellara
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 22'58
37
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
+ 24'35
38
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 25'31
39
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 26'20
40
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 27'18
41
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 28'11
42
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 29'23
43
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 29'24
44
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 29'47
45
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 30'32
46
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
+ 35'52
47
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 37'45
48
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 38'09
49
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
+ 38'32
50
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 41'46
51
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
+ 42'29
52
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 44'19
53
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 46'15
54
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
+ 46'50
55
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 46'51
56
Jakob Fuglsang
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 47'23
57
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
+ 48'56
58
Bart De Clercq
Lotto - Belisol
+ 49'01
59
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 49'27
60
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 52'51
61
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 53'08
62
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 53'25
63
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 53'41
64
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 54'49
65
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
+ 55'39
66
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
+ 56'28
67
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 58'50
68
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 58'53
69
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Nespresso
+ 1h00'04
70
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h00'49
71
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h01'30
72
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h01'53
73
José Joaquín Rojas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h02'17
74
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h03'44
75
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h03'46
76
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h04'30
77
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 1h04'48
78
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h04'56
79
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
+ 1h05'04
80
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h06'02
81
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h06'18
82
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1h06'59
83
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
84
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h07'06
85
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h07'46
86
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h08'26
87
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h08'40
88
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
+ 1h08'43
89
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
+ 1h09'03
90
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
+ 1h09'29
91
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h11'14
92
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h11'32
93
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h11'49
94
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h11'51
95
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 1h12'48
96
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 1h14'24
97
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h14'53
98
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h17'02
99
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
+ 1h17'20
100
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h17'53
101
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h18'47
102
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
+ 1h18'55
103
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h21'05
104
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h22'26
105
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h22'52
106
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 1h23'12
107
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h23'23
108
Gerald Ciolek
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h23'46
109
Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h25'13
110
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h26'12
111
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
+ 1h26'15
112
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
+ 1h27'05
113
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h28'21
114
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h29'22
115
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h30'30
116
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h30'54
117
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h30'58
118
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h31'19
119
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
+ 1h31'37
120
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
+ 1h33'40
121
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h33'54
122
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h34'32
123
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h36'29
124
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h38'51
125
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h39'01
126
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h39'26
127
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1h40'00
128
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1h43'34
129
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
+ 1h44'05
130
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h44'45
131
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
+ 1h46'03
132
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h46'17
133
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 1h48'54
134
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h49'47
135
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h50'11
136
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h52'58
137
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
+ 1h53'14
138
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h53'38
139
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h54'36
140
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h55'11
141
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
+ 1h57'23
142
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2h00'15
143
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
+ 2h00'37
144
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 2h01'01
145
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 2h02'43
146
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h05'56
147
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2h06'14
148
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h06'29
149
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Generali
+ 2h06'42
150
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2h06'55
151
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
+ 2h07'03
152
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2h08'48
153
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h08'53
154
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h09'16
155
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
+ 2h09'55
156
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
+ 2h10'01
157
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h10'22
158
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2h10'47
159
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
+ 2h10'48
160
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h11'12
161
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h11'32
162
Giuseppe Palumbo
Nespresso
+ 2h11'38
163
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h12'00
164
Sergio Hernandez
Sony Ericsson
+ 2h12'10
165
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h12'13
166
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 2h12'44
167
Marco Bandiera
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2h12'55
168
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h13'28
169
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h13'40
170
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
+ 2h13'51
171
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
+ 2h15'27
172
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
+ 2h15'34
173
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
+ 2h15'42
174
Kevin Hulsmans
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2h16'23
175
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h16'54
176
Sébastien Chavanel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h17'21
177
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h18'40
178
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h18'44
179
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 2h19'08
180
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
+ 2h21'39
181
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h22'02
182
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2h22'49
183
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h23'47
184
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
+ 2h26'52
185
Alexandre Lemair
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2h27'36
186
Angelo Furlan
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2h28'15
187
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 2h29'57
188
Aidis Kruopis
Team Qantas
+ 2h33'19
189
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h35'26
190
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2h37'24
191
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
+ 2h42'24
192
Filippo Bortolotti
Nespresso
+ 3h24'36
Points
1
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
0
154
2
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
0
102
3
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
45
100
4
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
0
93
5
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
3
93
KOTM
1
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
0
58
2
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
0
52
3
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
0
25
4
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
0
22
5
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
0
16
U25 1Wout PoelsMonster Energy - Ford46h39'20
3 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'58
4 Cyril Gautier Team Europcar + 6'46 4Peter SaganMonster Energy - Ford+ 8'51
5 Rafael Valls Nespresso + 26'18
Teams
1
Radio Shack - Nissan
139h00'04
2
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'41
3
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 10'35
4
Katusha Team
+ 22'33
5
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 30'25
Today's winner
Word from the DS
This feels like a missed opportunity. I can tell you that Thomas Dekker is very devestated, as he thought he had a great change to get a stage win.
And another thing: how the heck can riders (Nibali this time) attack, give it all, and when they get caught, easily win the spint for the win....
The riders head to the Mediterranean Sea in stage 12. 160 kilometres between Lavelanet and Narbonne. Mass sprint again?
27km to go
After several numerous attempts to form a breakaway, finally after about 100 kilometres into the stage, 4 riders succeed. With 27km to go, at the Intermediate sprint, Angelo Furlan (Androni), Alex Rasmussen (Nespresso), Thor Hushovd (BMC, 2nd day in a row) and Lars Ytting Bak (Lotto) have a gap of 3'46 to the peloton.
Strangely, none of the sprinter teams are willing to lead the chase, so with the ambition to bring our sprinters to a good position, we'll chase them.
13km to go
Bak has taken a look around and realizes he is the only non-sprinter in the BOTD. So he has one shot a stage win: an attack. The big Dane attacks with 13km to go and only Furlan tries, unsuccesfullt, to follow him. The peloton is still 2'32 behind.
5km to go
The 3 chasers can't close the gap to Bak and are '39 behind with 5km to go. The peloton is 2'07 behind.
Finish
And Lars Ytting Bak makes it a very, very succesful Tour de France for the Lotto - Belisol team, with their 3rd stage win already. The peloton has caught the other 3, and finishes at '27. Tyler Farra, who else? wins the sprint, just beating Romain Feilu and André Greipel.
And our riders? Kittel finishes in 22nd (gets outsprinted by riders as Fränk Schleck, Roman Kreuziger...), after all the energy bars were getting empty faster than the bank account of Greece....
ALmost all the riders finish inside the peloton. One rider leaves the Tour inside an ambulance: John Gadret, who had a pretty disappointing Tour so far, crashes in the last 15km and has a fracture kneecap.
Results
1
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
3h37'18
2
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 27
3
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
4
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
5
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
6
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
7
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
8
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
s.t.
10
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
...
22
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
GC
No changes.
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
49h56'33
2
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
+ 11
3
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 18
4
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 1'08
5
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 1'26
6
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'33
7
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'57
8
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 3'17
9
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 5'17
10
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 5'45
Points
1
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
46
200
2
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
39
141
3
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
22
110
4
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
36
110
5
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
20
107
KOTM, U25 & Teams
No changes.
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Nothing to say.
One thing: sorry Cunego59, I'll try again, and again, and again....
As we're looking forward to the Alps, we continue with the next stage pretty fast. 173 almost flat kilometres from Narbonne to Nimes. One danger is the seawind, can it affect the peloton and cause echelons?
71km to go
Again, we see a big BOTD. This time, there are 13 riders in it, and again, the sprinter teams don't care about chasing them....
In it are: Greg Van Avermaet (BMC, again), Daniele Bennati (Euskaltel), Roberto Ferrari (Androni), Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky), Andriy Grivko (Astana), Sebastian Langeveld (Qantas), Francisco José Pacheco (Movistar), Daniele Ratto (Nespresso), Staf Scheirlinckx (Lotto), Sébastien Turgot (Europcar), Florian Vachon (AG2R, again), Brian Vandborg (Saxo Bank) and Johan Vansummeren (Garmin).
5km to go
The peloton knows it's beaten (oh my, what a surprise...) as it is 1'24 behind with 5km to go.
Finish
The sprint for the win is full of suspense. It looks like Sebastian Langeveld is going to win it, but he gets passed by French Sébastien Turgot, with just a few centimetres differences.... Great win for the French, again a wildcard team wins (Gallopin in stage 1 for Cofidis).
The peloton finishes '42 behind, and of course Farra wins this sprint.
But to our surprise, there were some big gaps in the peloton, with a few riders of the GC-top 20 losing 3 minutes to the peloton: Fränk Schleck, Andreas Klöden and Joaquím Rodríguez are the ones! One rider has to abandon, Bart De Clerq (Lotto) crashes and breaks a hip.
Results
1
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
4h00'01
2
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
s.t.
3
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
4
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
5
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
6
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
7
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
8
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
9
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
s.t.
10
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
...
35
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ '42
(Yep, we did even worse in the sprint, as all our riders were without energy, again, despite of being protected etcetra....)
GC
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
53h57'16
2
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
+ 11
3
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 18
4
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 1'26
5
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'33
6
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'57
7
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 3'17
8
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 4'06
9
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 5'17
10
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
+ 6'30
Points
1
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
4
204
2
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
2
143
3
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
23
116
4
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
45
113
5
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
0
110
KOTM, U25 & Teams
No changes.
Today's winner
Word from the DS
....................................
In stage 14, the riders can smell the Alps. After the start in Nimes (alt. 46m), the road keeps ascending with a very low gradient, and after 187km, the finish awaits in Digne-les-Bains (alt. 599m). The question is if the sprinters can survive the Col de l'Orme, with the summit 7km before the finish.
59km to go
There's one lonely attacker today. Nespresso's Alex Rasmussen was in the BOTD 2 days ago, now he tries it all alone. But he gets caught with 30km to go, and the peloton start the preparation for the Col de l'Orme.
7km to go
The pace set at the Col de l'Orme is that high, that there are no attacks. Bradley Wiggins leads the peloton over the summit, followed by Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara. Our riders are positioned a little bit too far behind.
2km to go
Team Sky was in the lead, with Eisel leading out Cav. But 2 kilometres before the finish, they get passed by the Omega Pharma-express. Ciolek is leading out Farrar, followed by Haussler and Petacchi. It looks like the others, including our sprinters, have chosen the wrong wheel....
600m to go
Ciolek still leads with 600 metres to go, when Petacchi launches his final jump. At this moment, Farrar does the same....
Finish
And that's stage win number 4 for Tyler Farrar! Heinrich Haussler comes close in the end, but has to settle with the 2nd place, followed by Petacchi. And our riders? Sagan finishes in 10th, Kittel in 11th.
Crash
A big crash has happened 1 kilometre before the finish. Luckily all of them can finish the stage, but some big names loose 2'20, such as Klöden (again...), Frank and Rodríguez.
Results
1
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
4h39'11
2
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
4
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
5
Gerald Ciolek
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
6
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
s.t.
8
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
9
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
10
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
12
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
14
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
15
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
16
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
17
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
18
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
19
Fabian Cancellara
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
20
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
21
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
22
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
23
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
24
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
25
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
26
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
27
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
28
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
29
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
s.t.
30
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
32
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
33
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
34
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
35
José Joaquín Rojas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
36
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
37
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
38
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
40
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
42
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
43
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
44
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
45
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
46
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
47
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
48
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
49
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
50
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
51
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
s.t.
52
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
53
Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
54
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
55
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
s.t.
56
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
57
Kevin Hulsmans
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
58
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
59
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
60
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
61
Aidis Kruopis
Team Qantas
s.t.
62
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
63
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
64
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
66
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
67
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
s.t.
68
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
69
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
s.t.
72
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
73
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
s.t.
74
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
75
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
76
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
77
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
78
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
79
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
80
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
81
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
82
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
83
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
84
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
85
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
86
Marco Bandiera
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
87
Jakob Fuglsang
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
88
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
89
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
90
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
92
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
93
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
94
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
95
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
96
Alexandre Lemair
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
97
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
98
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
99
Kevin De Weert
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
100
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
101
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'20
102
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
103
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
s.t.
104
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
105
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
s.t.
106
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
107
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
108
Giuseppe Palumbo
Nespresso
s.t.
109
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
110
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
111
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
112
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
s.t.
113
Simon Gerrans
Team Qantas
s.t.
114
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
s.t.
115
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
116
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
117
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
118
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
119
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
120
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
121
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
122
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Nespresso
s.t.
123
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
124
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
125
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
126
Sergio Hernandez
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
127
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
128
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
129
Sébastien Chavanel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
130
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
131
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
132
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
133
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
s.t.
134
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
135
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
136
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
s.t.
137
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
138
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
139
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
140
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
141
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
142
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
143
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
144
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
145
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
146
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
147
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
148
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
149
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
150
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
151
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
152
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
s.t.
153
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
154
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
s.t.
155
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
156
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
157
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
158
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
159
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
160
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
161
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
162
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
163
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
164
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
165
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
166
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
167
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
s.t.
168
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
169
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
170
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
171
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
172
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
173
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
174
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
s.t.
175
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
176
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
177
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
178
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
179
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
180
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
s.t.
181
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
s.t.
182
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
183
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
s.t.
184
Angelo Furlan
Androni Giocattoli
+ 5'08
185
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
186
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
s.t.
187
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
188
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
189
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
s.t.
190
Filippo Bortolotti
Nespresso
s.t.
GC
No changes in the Top 10.
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
58h36'27
2
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
+ 11
3
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 18
4
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 1'26
5
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'33
6
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'57
7
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 3'17
8
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 4'06
9
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 5'17
10
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
+ 6'30
Points
1
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
30
234
2
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
15
158
3
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
26
133
4
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
19
129
5
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
10
126
KOTM, U25 and Teams
No changes.
Today's winner
Word from the DS
Farrar is unbeatable.... Our spint went better than the last few stages, that's one positive thing.
cunego59 wrote:
I think you need to send riders into the breaks And boy, you update fast
Well, I'm at home today, day off, so I have too much free time today.... And I go on a short holiday the next week (to Barcelona ), and I want to finish Le Tour before it....
Finally, the Alps. The first of 3 stages in the Alps brings the riders over the Col Agnel (alt. 2744m) to Italy and after a long descend and flat part, the final climb to Prato Nevoso (11.0km at 7.2%) awaits.
125km to go
There are a few attacks in the long ascend towards the summit of the Col Agnel, but mainly because of the high pace set by our riders, no one escapes. That means that a group of about 30 riders cross the summit together, with Robert Gesink leading the group.
64km to go
After the long, never ending descend of the Col Agnel into Italy (now we have to call it the Agnello), the first attack out of the leading peloton occurs 64km before the finish. It's a pretty strong group with Joaquím Rodríguez, Ivan Basso, Levi Leipheimer, Roman Kreuziger and Cyril Gautier (yep, 4 of them are GC-contenders that have been disappointing all Tour long for different reasons).
26km to go
At the Colle del Morte, with the summit 26 kilometres before the finish, the gap from the 5 leaders to the peloton is 1'30. Than GC's number 4 Cadel Evans goes in the counter attack! Why does he want to do it this early? Is he feeling that strong, or does he want to hide his weaknes? Time will tell...
10km to go
Again, Radio Shack and Monster Energy work together to chase the 6 escapees and succeed in doing it. Jelle Vanendert is the first one to start the ascend, with Robert Gesink in his wheel.
7km to go
Than Cadel attacks again! This time with 7km to go, and it's a fierce attack. The others decide to keep a high pace.
4km to go
Evans has taken a lead of '28 to a group of 5. In it are Fränk Schleck, Vincenzo Nibali, Denis Menchov, surprising Ryder Hesjedal and Robert Gesink. But Gesink is struggling, a bad daily form (-4) has changed his plans, from attacking to hanging on.
2km to go
Evans still leads by '12, when Denis Menchov tries to close the gap with an attack. Gesink, who has found some unkown energy source, and Nibali react.
1 km
Menchov looses speed, and than Nibali takes over. Gesink knows that he must hold on to that Italian wheel. But meanwhile, Evans has increased his gap to '24, entering the last kilometre.
Finish
It's the 2nd stage win for Aussie Evans, who regains some valuable time for the GC. Nibbles finishes in 2nd at '23, in the same time as Gesink. Menchov looses another 11 seconds.
Results
1
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
4h50'17
2
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 23
3
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
4
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
+ 34
5
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 54
6
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1'07
7
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'15
8
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2'04
9
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
10
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Kevin De Weert
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
12
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
13
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
14
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
15
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
16
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
17
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'32
18
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
19
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
+ 3'36
20
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
21
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 3'52
22
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
23
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 4'09
25
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
26
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
27
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 4'46
28
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
29
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
+ 4'59
30
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 5'14
31
Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 5'22
32
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
34
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
35
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 5'54
36
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 6'25
37
Jakob Fuglsang
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 6'54
38
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'05
39
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
40
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
s.t.
41
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
+ 7'22
42
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
43
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
44
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 7'38
45
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
46
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 8'11
47
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
+ 8'41
48
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 9'14
49
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
+ 9'26
50
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
+ 9'50
51
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
+ 10'16
52
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
53
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
54
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 10'48
55
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
s.t.
56
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
57
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 11'18
58
Fabian Cancellara
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 11'54
59
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
60
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
61
Simon Gerrans
Team Qantas
+ 12'14
62
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
63
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
64
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
65
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
66
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
67
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 12'43
68
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 13'10
69
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
70
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
71
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
72
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
73
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 14'00
75
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'30
76
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'43
77
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
s.t.
78
Gerald Ciolek
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
79
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
80
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 15'13
81
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
82
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
83
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15'30
84
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
85
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 15'44
86
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
87
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
88
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 16'39
89
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
90
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
91
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
92
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
93
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
94
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
95
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
96
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
97
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 17'35
98
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 17'48
99
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Nespresso
+ 18'08
100
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 20'04
101
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 20'21
102
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 22'04
103
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
+ 23'34
104
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 24'24
105
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 24'40
106
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
+ 27'34
107
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 37'59
108
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 38'15
109
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
+ 42'47
110
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
+ 42'55
111
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
112
José Joaquín Rojas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
113
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
114
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
115
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
s.t.
116
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
117
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
118
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 43'30
119
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
120
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
121
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 43'45
122
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
123
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
124
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
125
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
126
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
127
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
128
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
129
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
130
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
+ 44'19
131
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
s.t.
132
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
s.t.
133
Giuseppe Palumbo
Nespresso
s.t.
134
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
135
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 44'37
136
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
137
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
138
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
139
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
140
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
s.t.
141
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
142
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
143
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
s.t.
144
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
145
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
146
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
147
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
s.t.
148
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
s.t.
149
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
150
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
151
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
s.t.
152
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
153
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
154
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
s.t.
155
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
156
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
157
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
158
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
159
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
160
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 46'04
161
Sergio Hernandez
Sony Ericsson
s.t.
162
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
s.t.
163
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
164
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
165
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
s.t.
166
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
167
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
+ 46'29
168
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
s.t.
169
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
170
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
171
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
s.t.
172
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
173
Aidis Kruopis
Team Qantas
s.t.
174
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
s.t.
175
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
176
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
177
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
+ 47'07
178
Sébastien Chavanel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
179
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
180
Alexandre Lemair
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
181
Marco Bandiera
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
182
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
183
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
+ 47'25
184
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
s.t.
185
Angelo Furlan
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
186
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 47'36
187
Filippo Bortolotti
Nespresso
s.t.
188
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
189
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
+ 47'57
190
Kevin Hulsmans
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 48'09
GC Gesink jumps to 2nd, Evans is now 1'03 behind and it looks like it's going to be between these 4.
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
63h27'07
2
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 18
3
Denis Menchov
Sony Ericsson
+ 22
4
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
+ 1'03
5
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'49
6
Bradley Wiggins
Sky ProCycling
+ 3'14
7
Fränk Schleck
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 4'37
8
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 4'58
9
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 6'01
10
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
+ 8'11
Spoiler
11
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 9'12
12
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 9'56
13
Pierre Rolland
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 10'28
14
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 11'07
15
Andreas Klöden
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 12'44
16
Levi Leipheimer
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 14'53
17
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 15'14
18
Kevin De Weert
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 16'01
19
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 17'16
20
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 18'14
21
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
22
Maxime Monfort
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 18'26
23
Thomas Dekker
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 20'02
24
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 20'09
25
Simon Spilak
Lampre - Generali
+ 20'25
26
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 21'17
27
Linus Gerdemann
Katusha Team
+ 21'40
28
Jens Voigt
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 22'38
29
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 25'23
30
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 26'00
31
Chris Horner
Lotto - Belisol
+ 26'40
32
Vasil Kiryienka
Pro Team Astana
+ 33'22
33
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 33'24
34
Sylvain Chavanel
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 33'46
35
Fabian Cancellara
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 34'29
36
Simon Gerrans
Team Qantas
+ 35'32
37
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 37'02
38
Ivan Basso
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 37'31
39
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 39'40
40
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 41'31
41
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
+ 41'55
42
Daniel Navarro
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 42'08
43
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 42'34
44
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 46'45
45
Marcel Wyss
Nespresso
+ 47'52
46
Clément Lhotellerie
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 48'38
47
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 49'21
48
Christophe Riblon
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 53'19
49
Jakob Fuglsang
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 53'54
50
Trent Lowe
Sony Ericsson
+ 57'46
51
Thomas Rohregger
Sony Ericsson
+ 58'14
52
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
+ 58'53
53
Franco Pellizotti
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h00'40
54
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h02'12
55
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h05'38
56
Rafael Valls
Nespresso
+ 1h06'28
57
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h11'54
58
Pavel Brutt
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h12'05
59
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h13'13
60
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 1h13'50
61
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 1h14'42
62
Leonardo Piepoli
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h16'17
63
Joost Posthuma
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1h16'31
64
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h17'50
65
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 1h18'59
66
Gorazd Stangelj
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h19'35
67
Iban Mayoz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h19'57
68
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h20'07
69
Stuart O'Grady
Team Qantas
+ 1h21'48
70
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h22'36
71
Dimitry Kozontchuk
Nespresso
+ 1h23'07
72
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h23'30
73
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h25'10
74
Enrico Gasparotto
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h25'18
75
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
+ 1h25'53
76
Óscar Sevilla
Movistar Team
+ 1h26'12
77
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h27'02
78
Jean-Eudes Demaret
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h28'47
79
Vladimir Efimkin
Katusha Team
+ 1h28'52
80
Matteo Montaguti
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h29'07
81
Nuno Ribeiro
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h29'20
82
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h29'37
83
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h29'56
84
Christian Vande Velde
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h30'12
85
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1h31'16
86
Eduard Vorganov
Katusha Team
+ 1h31'32
87
Luca Solari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h31'43
88
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h32'34
89
Staf Scheirlinckx
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h33'27
90
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 1h34'22
91
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h34'27
92
Michael Rogers
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h35'52
93
Jussi Veikkanen
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h36'59
94
Gerald Ciolek
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 1h38'06
95
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h38'14
96
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h38'26
97
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h39'10
98
Gabriele Bosisio
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h40'47
99
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
+ 1h41'25
100
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h42'21
101
Marzio Bruseghin
Movistar Team
+ 1h44'18
102
Anders Lund
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h45'05
103
Florian Vachon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h45'45
104
Nicolas Edet
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1h45'46
105
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
+ 1h45'58
106
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h46'03
107
José Joaquín Rojas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h47'47
108
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - Generali
+ 1h49'24
109
Thor Hushovd
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h52'00
110
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h52'04
111
Eduardo Gonzalo
Movistar Team
+ 1h52'54
112
Tom Danielson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h53'36
113
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto - Belisol
+ 1h53'46
114
Allan Davis
Team Qantas
+ 1h56'23
115
Matthew Goss
Team Qantas
+ 2h01'16
116
Tomas Vaitkus
Team Qantas
+ 2h03'49
117
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h03'59
118
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h05'18
119
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 2h05'52
120
Sébastien Minard
Sony Ericsson
+ 2h14'26
121
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h15'58
122
Marcel Kittel
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2h17'36
123
Jonathan Castroviejo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h18'46
124
Óscar Freire
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2h21'23
125
Tony Gallopin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2h22'49
126
Perrig Quemeneur
Team Europcar
+ 2h25'18
127
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h27'51
128
Sebastian Langeveld
Team Qantas
+ 2h29'04
129
Grégory Rast
Radio Shack - Nissan
+ 2h29'40
130
Fabio Felline
Nespresso
+ 2h35'35
131
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 2h36'06
132
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 2h36'43
133
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 2h38'26
134
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2h39'25
135
Juan Antonio Flecha
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h39'40
136
Björn Leukemans
BMC Racing Team
+ 2h42'12
137
Aleksejs Saramotins
Sony Ericsson
+ 2h42'46
138
Tom Boonen
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2h45'56
139
Andrey Mizourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 2h46'38
140
Nick Nuyens
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 2h46'57
141
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 2h47'06
142
Wesley Sulzberger
Team Qantas
+ 2h48'22
143
Bernhard Eisel
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h50'10
144
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
+ 2h51'17
145
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h52'15
146
Luca Barla
Androni Giocattoli
+ 2h54'40
147
Steve Houanard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h55'09
148
Alessandro Spezialetti
Lampre - Generali
+ 2h55'22
149
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 2h55'46
150
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2h56'00
151
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 2h56'27
152
Albert Timmer
Sony Ericsson
+ 2h57'00
153
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - Generali
+ 2h57'13
154
Martin Mortensen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h58'20
155
Dominique Cornu
Lotto - Belisol
+ 2h58'48
156
Francisco José Pacheco
Movistar Team
+ 2h59'07
157
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h59'52
158
Alex Rasmussen
Nespresso
+ 3h00'10
159
Geert Omloop
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 3h00'29
160
Joost Van Leijen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h00'52
161
Giuseppe Palumbo
Nespresso
s.t.
162
Julian Dean
Team Qantas
+ 3h01'03
163
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h01'18
164
Daniele Ratto
Nespresso
+ 3h01'19
165
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 3h01'32
166
Marco Bandiera
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 3h01'38
167
David Tanner
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 3h02'16
168
Sergio Hernandez
Sony Ericsson
+ 3h03'09
169
Martin Elmiger
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h03'12
170
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3h04'07
171
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
+ 3h05'14
172
Mark Cavendish
Sky ProCycling
+ 3h05'56
173
Sébastien Chavanel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3h06'25
174
Kevin Hulsmans
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 3h07'07
175
Vladimir Isaychev
Katusha Team
+ 3h08'40
176
Roberto Ferrari
Androni Giocattoli
+ 3h08'41
177
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
+ 3h11'01
178
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 3h12'13
179
Kristof Goddaert
Lotto - Belisol
+ 3h13'00
180
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h13'26
181
Daniele Righi
Lampre - Generali
+ 3h17'06
182
Alexandre Lemair
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 3h17'18
183
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 3h19'29
184
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
+ 3h20'05
185
Angelo Furlan
Androni Giocattoli
+ 3h20'25
186
Daniele Bennati
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3h21'18
187
Aidis Kruopis
Team Qantas
+ 3h22'23
188
Davide Cimolai
Androni Giocattoli
+ 3h28'45
189
Tomas Alberio
Nespresso
+ 3h34'26
190
Filippo Bortolotti
Nespresso
+ 4h32'07
Points
1
Tyler Farrar
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
0
234
2
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
0
158
3
Heinrich Haussler
Rabobank Cycling Team
0
133
4
André Greipel
Sony Ericsson
0
129
5
Greg Van Avermaet
BMC Racing Team
0
126
KOTM
1
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto - Belisol
0
58
2
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
0
52
3
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
32
48
4
Cadel Evans
Katusha Team
20
45
5
Vincenzo Nibali
Radio Shack - Nissan
18
40
U25
1
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
63h52'30
2
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 8'01
3
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 14'17
4
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 23'58
5
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Generali
+ 33'30
Teams
1
Radio Shack - Nissan
190h27'13
2
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 7'29
3
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 13'26
4
Katusha Team
+ 28'03
5
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 40'45
Today's winner
Word from the DS
We're very lucky that we didn't loose time with such a bad daily form. Hopefully Gesink is a bit more lucky in the last 2 stages.