PCM rulezz wrote:
Nice effort from Meersman and Boonen in the last km. Never tries, never wins ;
You are right ! He won La Drome , finished 7th here , maybe he will win again next time
krisa wrote:
I had expect more from boonen but meersmann was really good
We decided to put Boonen work for Meersman and he did a great job . We expect from Boonen big results in other races
Ian Butler
Who could beat Sagan? Meersman did excellent!
Boonen will beat Sagan ! It will be pay-back time in Flandres !
wosgrus wrote:
Decent result for Meersman.
Thanks !
sutty68 wrote:
That indeed was a good effort from Gianni Meersman
Thanks , he did his best - a top 10 is ok !
wroblitz wrote:
I have to say I love your graphics card - great screenshots. I guess that's how PCM looks on max settings.
I have indeed max settins even if I have a laptop . Intel I7 , 4GB RAM and GeForce GT550M 2GB are my specs if you want to know I hope you will continue to follow my story .
I will post a preview of Paris-Nice in the evening . I hope that I will also have time to race the first couple of stages .
So we are now back in France , this time for a much more important race : Paris-Nice . It is a WT stage race , with 8 stages , starting form Montfort with a short ITT and ending , like usual , in Nice . It is the first goal for our sponsor Omega Pharma and we want to achieve it , by finishing in Top 3 in the GC. We expect a tough fight for the Yellow Jersey .
Stages
As you can see the profile kinda suits Tony Martin , thanks to the ITT and the fact that there are not very difficult stages . Of course there are 3 hilly stages , one that will end uphill , but still I think he has a good chance at a podium place .
Line-up
As you can see Tony Martin is in great shape before his first goal of the season and this gives us hope for a good result .
Favourites
*** Tony Martin , Vicenzo Nibali , Alberto Contador ** Jurgen Van den Broeck , L.L.Sanchez , Tom De Gendt * Thomas Voeckler ,Lieuwe Westra , Rui Costa
Nibali , Contador , Van den Broeck have 4 days raced this season so far , while L.LSanchez and De Gendt have 5 . Here Tony has an important advantage , he has 14 race days after participating in Tour of Oman , Vuelta Algarve and 2 other classics in Belgium .
Startlist
Spoiler
Name Team
Gediminas Bagdonas AG2R La Mondiale
Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale
Carlos Betancur AG2R La Mondiale
Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale
Samuel Dumoulin AG2R La Mondiale
Domenico Pozzovivo AG2R La Mondiale
Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale
Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale
Dmitriy Gruzdev Astana Pro Team
Vincenzo Nibali Astana Pro Team
Andrey Kashechkin Astana Pro Team
Paolo Tiralongo Astana Pro Team
Assan Bazayev Astana Pro Team
Enrico Gasparotto Astana Pro Team
Jacopo Guarnieri Astana Pro Team
Andrea Guardini Astana Pro Team
Dennis Van Winden Blanco Pro Cycling Team
Paul Martens Blanco Pro Cycling Team
Luis León Sánchez Blanco Pro Cycling Team
Maarten Tjallingii Blanco Pro Cycling Team
Sep Vanmarcke Blanco Pro Cycling Team
Maarten Wynants Blanco Pro Cycling Team
Bram Tankink Blanco Pro Cycling Team
Steven Kruijswijk Blanco Pro Cycling Team
Manuel Quinziato BMC Racing Team
Marcus Burghardt BMC Racing Team
Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team
Michael Schär BMC Racing Team
Amaël Moinard BMC Racing Team
Matthias Frank BMC Racing Team
Sebastian Lander BMC Racing Team
Adam Blythe BMC Racing Team
Moreno Moser Cannondale Pro Cycling
Brian Vandborg Cannondale Pro Cycling
Juraj Sagan Cannondale Pro Cycling
Mauro Da Dalto Cannondale Pro Cycling
Michel Koch Cannondale Pro Cycling
Edward King Cannondale Pro Cycling
Daniele Ratto Cannondale Pro Cycling
Guillaume Boivin Cannondale Pro Cycling
Jan Ghyselinck Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
Christophe Le Mével Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
Daniel Navarro Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
Romain Zingle Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
Luis Ángel Maté Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
Romain Hardy Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
Gert Joeaar Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
Julien Fouchard Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi
Ioannis Tamouridis Euskaltel - Euskadi
Egoi Martínez Euskaltel - Euskadi
Robert Vrecer Euskaltel - Euskadi
Stefan Radochla Euskaltel - Euskadi
Alexander Serebryakov Euskaltel - Euskadi
Jure Kocjan Euskaltel - Euskadi
Mikel Nieve Euskaltel - Euskadi
Anthony Roux FDJ
Jérémy Roy FDJ
Johan Le Bon FDJ
Geoffrey Soupe FDJ
Nacer Bouhanni FDJ
Laurent Mangel FDJ
Laurent Pichon FDJ
Mickaël Delage FDJ
Jack Bauer Garmin - Sharp
David Zabriskie Garmin - Sharp
Koldo Fernández Garmin - Sharp
Michel Kreder Garmin - Sharp
Johan Vansummeren Garmin - Sharp
Steele Von Hoff Garmin - Sharp
Jakob Rathe Garmin - Sharp
Andreas Klier Garmin - Sharp
Gatis Smukulis Katusha Team
Yury Trofimov Katusha Team
Xavier Florencio Katusha Team
Alexey Tsatevitch Katusha Team
Marco Haller Katusha Team
Alexander Porsev Katusha Team
Alberto Losada Katusha Team
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov Katusha Team
Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - Merida
Kristijan Durasek Lampre - Merida
Massimo Graziato Lampre - Merida
Davide Cimolai Lampre - Merida
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze Lampre - Merida
Luca Wackermann Lampre - Merida
Matthew Lloyd Lampre - Merida
Manuele Mori Lampre - Merida
Marcel Sieberg Lotto Belisol
Olivier Kaisen Lotto Belisol
Jürgen Roelandts Lotto Belisol
Jurgen Van den Broeck Lotto Belisol
Kenny Dehaes Lotto Belisol
Frederik Willems Lotto Belisol
Jonas Vangenechten Lotto Belisol
Frederique Robert Lotto Belisol
Rubén Plaza Movistar Team
Iván Gutiérrez Movistar Team
Rui Costa Movistar Team
Francisco José Ventoso Movistar Team
Javier Moreno Movistar Team
Imanol Erviti Movistar Team
Vladimir Karpets Movistar Team
Nairo Quintana Movistar Team
Tony Martin Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
Sylvain Chavanel Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
Dries Devenyns Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
Kevin De Weert Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
Stijn Vandenbergh Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
Jérôme Pineau Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
Pieter Serry Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
Iljo Keisse Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
Michael Matthews Orica - GreenEdge
Pieter Weening Orica - GreenEdge
Michael Hepburn Orica - GreenEdge
Fumiyuki Beppu Orica - GreenEdge
Simon Clarke Orica - GreenEdge
Mitchell Docker Orica - GreenEdge
Wesley Sulzberger Orica - GreenEdge
Aidis Kruopis Orica - GreenEdge
Nelson Oliveira RadioShack - Leopard
Jens Voigt RadioShack - Leopard
Stijn Devolder RadioShack - Leopard
Tony Gallopin RadioShack - Leopard
Chris Horner RadioShack - Leopard
Matthew Busche RadioShack - Leopard
Danilo Hondo RadioShack - Leopard
Thomas Rohregger RadioShack - Leopard
Geraint Thomas Sky Procycling
Vasil Kiryienka Sky Procycling
Ian Stannard Sky Procycling
Joseph Dombrowski Sky Procycling
Xabier Zandio Sky Procycling
Matthew Hayman Sky Procycling
Bernhard Eisel Sky Procycling
Joshua Edmonson Sky Procycling
Cyril Lemoine Sojasun
Evaldas Siskevicius Sojasun
Christophe Laborie Sojasun
Brice Feillu Sojasun
Anthony Delaplace Sojasun
Yannick Talabardon Sojasun
Jean-Lou Paiani Sojasun
Jean-Marc Marino Sojasun
Patrick Gretsch Team Argos - Shimano
Tom Veelers Team Argos - Shimano
Warren Barguil Team Argos - Shimano
Tobias Ludvigsson Team Argos - Shimano
François Parisien Team Argos - Shimano
George Preidler Team Argos - Shimano
Thierry Hupond Team Argos - Shimano
Roy Curvers Team Argos - Shimano
Christophe Kern Team Europcar
Bryan Coquard Team Europcar
Sébastien Turgot Team Europcar
Tony Hurel Team Europcar
Thomas Voeckler Team Europcar
Alexandre Pichot Team Europcar
Yohann Gène Team Europcar
Giovanni Bernaudeau Team Europcar
Manuele Boaro Team Saxo - Tinkoff
Matteo Tosatto Team Saxo - Tinkoff
Alberto Contador Team Saxo - Tinkoff
Michael Rogers Team Saxo - Tinkoff
Nicolas Roche Team Saxo - Tinkoff
Takashi Miyazawa Team Saxo - Tinkoff
Anders Lund Team Saxo - Tinkoff
Jonathan Cantwell Team Saxo - Tinkoff
Lieuwe Westra Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
Pim Ligthart Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
Grega Bole Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
Thomas De Gendt Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
Kenny Van Hummel Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
Marco Marcato Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
José Rujano Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
Nikita Novikov Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
The organisers decided to use the exact same route as the one from 2010 , so the 71st edition of Paris-Nice starts with an ITT . More of a prologue actually , only 8.2 kilomters . It's not very long but let's hope that Tony Martin can gain some time over Contador , Nibali , L.L.Sanchez and of course Van Den Broeck . In 2010 Lars Boom won , with a time of 10'56 ".
The race
David Zabriskie was the first rider with a chance of a podium place today to set off . The American TT champion set the best time : 11'10 " . But then immediately Voigt crossed the line , 10 seconds faster than Zabriskie .
Westra was the first rider who had hopes at the GC to set off .
The Vacansoleil rider won a stage in 2012 and is the runner-up from last year . He showed again that he is in good shape at Paris-Nice , setting the best time - first rider to go under 11 minutes : 10'56 " .
Thomas , a specialist of the short TT's was doing very well . He beat Westra's time for 1 second , he's now in front :10'55"
And then Tony Martin set off . The World TT Champion set the best time at the intermediate check , but only 4 seconds faster than Thomas . Anything can happen .
But in the 2nd part of the race he was even faster . He set an amazing time : 10' 36 "!!!! 19 seconds faster than Thomas .
L.L.Sanhez was another strong rider . But the Spanish TT Champion had a disappoinitng time : 32 seconds behind Tony Martin . Meanwhile Nelson Oliveira crossed the finishing line with the 2nd best time : 16 seconds behind Martin .
Sylvain Chavanel was our last rider to compete . He was in great shape , had the 3rd time at the first time check . He crossed the finsh line 2nd ! 1-2 for Omega Pharma !!!
Nibali had 1 km to go . He crossed the line at 11'11" , 35 seconds behind Martin . Astana's leader must be disappointed .
The last rider on the route in the winner from 2007 and 2010 , when there was the exact same route as this year : Alberto Contador . But El Pistolero is compelety out of shape , he finished 63rd .
Results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
10'36
2
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 10
3
Nelson Oliveira
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 16
4
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
+ 17
5
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
+ 19
6
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 20
7
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 21
8
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 24
9
Patrick Gretsch
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
10
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 25
12
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
13
Dennis Van Winden
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 26
14
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
15
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
+ 27
16
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
17
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 28
18
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
19
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 29
20
Paul Martens
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
21
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
22
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
23
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
24
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 30
25
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
26
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
+ 31
27
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 32
28
Luis León Sánchez
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
29
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
+ 33
30
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
31
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
32
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
33
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Sharp
+ 34
34
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
35
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
s.t.
36
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
37
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
38
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
+ 35
39
Andrey Kashechkin
Astana Pro Team
+ 36
40
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
41
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
44
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
+ 37
45
Vladimir Karpets
Movistar Team
s.t.
46
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 38
47
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
+ 39
48
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
49
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
50
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
51
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Warren Barguil
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
53
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
54
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 40
55
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
56
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
57
Johan Le Bon
FDJ
s.t.
58
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 41
59
Sep Vanmarcke
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
s.t.
61
Grega Bole
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
64
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 42
65
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
66
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
67
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Ioannis Tamouridis
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
69
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 43
70
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
71
Michael Hepburn
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 44
72
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
73
Danilo Hondo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
74
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
+ 45
75
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
77
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
78
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
+ 46
79
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
s.t.
80
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
s.t.
81
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
82
Maarten Wynants
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 47
83
Kristijan Durasek
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
84
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
85
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
86
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
87
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
s.t.
88
Alexey Tsatevitch
Katusha Team
s.t.
89
Xabier Zandio
Sky Procycling
+ 48
90
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
91
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
92
Sebastian Lander
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
93
Massimo Graziato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
94
Matthew Hayman
Sky Procycling
s.t.
95
Steele Von Hoff
Garmin - Sharp
+ 49
96
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
97
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
98
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
99
Bram Tankink
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
s.t.
101
Joshua Edmonson
Sky Procycling
s.t.
102
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
103
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 50
104
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
s.t.
105
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
106
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
107
George Preidler
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 51
108
Thomas Rohregger
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
109
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
110
Mauro Da Dalto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
111
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
112
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
113
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 52
114
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
s.t.
115
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
116
Kevin De Weert
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
118
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 53
119
Frederik Willems
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
120
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
121
Romain Hardy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
122
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
s.t.
123
Yannick Talabardon
Sojasun
s.t.
124
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ
+ 54
125
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
126
Jonas Vangenechten
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
127
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
128
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
129
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
130
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 55
131
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
132
Adam Blythe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
133
Luca Wackermann
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
134
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 56
135
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
136
Takashi Miyazawa
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
137
Stefan Radochla
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
138
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
139
José Rujano
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
140
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 57
141
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
142
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
143
Thierry Hupond
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
144
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
145
Jean-Lou Paiani
Sojasun
+ 58
146
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
147
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
148
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
149
Jonathan Cantwell
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
150
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
151
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
s.t.
152
Nikita Novikov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 59
153
Laurent Mangel
FDJ
s.t.
154
Laurent Pichon
FDJ
+ 1'00
155
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
156
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
157
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
158
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
159
Julien Fouchard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
160
Steven Kruijswijk
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
161
Wesley Sulzberger
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1'01
162
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
163
Jure Kocjan
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
164
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1'02
165
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
+ 1'03
166
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1'04
167
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1'05
168
Pieter Serry
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'06
169
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'07
170
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
s.t.
171
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
172
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'09
173
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
+ 1'10
174
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov
Katusha Team
s.t.
175
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'17
176
Jean-Marc Marino
Sojasun
+ 1'18
GC
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
10'33
2
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 13
3
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
+ 18
4
Nelson Oliveira
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 19
5
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
+ 22
6
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 24
8
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 27
9
Patrick Gretsch
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
10
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 28
12
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
13
Dennis Van Winden
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 29
14
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
15
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
+ 30
16
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
17
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 31
18
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
19
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
+ 32
20
Paul Martens
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
21
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
22
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
23
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
24
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 33
25
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
26
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
+ 34
27
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 35
28
Luis León Sánchez
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
29
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
+ 36
30
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
31
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
32
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
33
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Sharp
+ 37
34
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
35
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
s.t.
36
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
37
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
38
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
+ 38
39
Andrey Kashechkin
Astana Pro Team
+ 39
40
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
41
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
44
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
+ 40
45
Vladimir Karpets
Movistar Team
s.t.
46
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 41
47
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
+ 42
48
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
49
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
50
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
51
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Warren Barguil
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
53
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
54
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 43
55
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
56
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
57
Johan Le Bon
FDJ
s.t.
58
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 44
59
Sep Vanmarcke
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
s.t.
61
Grega Bole
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
64
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 45
65
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
66
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
67
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Ioannis Tamouridis
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
69
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 46
70
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
71
Michael Hepburn
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 47
72
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
73
Danilo Hondo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
74
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
+ 48
75
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
77
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
78
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
+ 49
79
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
s.t.
80
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
s.t.
81
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
82
Maarten Wynants
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 50
83
Kristijan Durasek
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
84
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
85
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
86
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
87
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
s.t.
88
Alexey Tsatevitch
Katusha Team
s.t.
89
Xabier Zandio
Sky Procycling
+ 51
90
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
91
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
92
Sebastian Lander
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
93
Massimo Graziato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
94
Matthew Hayman
Sky Procycling
s.t.
95
Steele Von Hoff
Garmin - Sharp
+ 52
96
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
97
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
98
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
99
Bram Tankink
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
100
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
s.t.
101
Joshua Edmonson
Sky Procycling
s.t.
102
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
103
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 53
104
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
s.t.
105
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
106
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
107
George Preidler
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 54
108
Thomas Rohregger
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
109
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
110
Mauro Da Dalto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
111
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
112
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
113
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 55
114
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
s.t.
115
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
116
Kevin De Weert
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
118
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 56
119
Frederik Willems
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
120
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
121
Romain Hardy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
122
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
s.t.
123
Yannick Talabardon
Sojasun
s.t.
124
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ
+ 57
125
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
126
Jonas Vangenechten
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
127
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
128
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
129
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
130
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 58
131
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
132
Adam Blythe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
133
Luca Wackermann
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
134
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 59
135
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
136
Takashi Miyazawa
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
137
Stefan Radochla
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
138
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
139
José Rujano
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
140
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'00
141
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
142
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
143
Thierry Hupond
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
144
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
145
Jean-Lou Paiani
Sojasun
+ 1'01
146
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
147
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
148
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
149
Jonathan Cantwell
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
150
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
151
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
s.t.
152
Nikita Novikov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'02
153
Laurent Mangel
FDJ
s.t.
154
Laurent Pichon
FDJ
+ 1'03
155
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
156
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
157
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
158
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
159
Julien Fouchard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
160
Steven Kruijswijk
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
161
Wesley Sulzberger
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1'04
162
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
163
Jure Kocjan
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
164
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1'05
165
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
+ 1'06
166
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1'07
167
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1'08
168
Pieter Serry
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'09
169
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'10
170
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
s.t.
171
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
172
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'12
173
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
+ 1'13
174
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov
Katusha Team
s.t.
175
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'20
176
Jean-Marc Marino
Sojasun
+ 1'21
A intermediate sprint was placed at the time check . Thanks to this Tony Martin gained 3 more seconds in the GC !
That was my exact same reaction ..actually i cheked difficulty , i though it changed and it was on medium or easy , but still hard... Seems that the big names are not in good shape in March , because Oliveira and Quinziato beat L.L.Sanchez , Nibali , Contador , Gretsch , Thomas etc . Hope we can now keep the Yellow Jersey until we arrive in Nice . Edited by alex valceanu on 19-04-2013 10:26
2nd stage of Paris-Nice : almost 200 kilometers of flat roads . No climbs , only 2 intermediate sprints , so we expect to be a rather boring day for us as we have no sprinter . Still we have the Leader's Jersey and we must be very careful , control the race and try to avoid any falls .
The race
Soon after the race started a 4-man break-away was formed : Gene , Devolder , Lemoine and Willems . Their biggest lead was with 130 kilometers to go when they had a 8 minute lead.
Thankfully , the sprinters' teams took over .
With 15 kilometers to go Devolder and Gene attacked from the break-away as Lemoine and Willems were caught . With 10 kilometers to go their lead was of only 20 seconds .
In the last 6 kilometers all the teams with sprinters tried to form some trains . But Vacansoleil was definitely the strongest , having R.Feillu as a lead-out for Van Hummel .
Van Hummel took advantage of all the work that Vacansoleil did and took the win !
Even though there are 3 climbs , this is another boring 200-km stage , just like yersterday. All we have to do is to protect Martin and keep the Yellow Jersey.
The race
Again a 4-man break-away was formed early . This time Berard , Lund , Rathe and Fouchard were the escapees . We did the work for 50-60 kilometers but the sprinters' teams reeled in the BOTD in the last 100 kilometers .
They were caught when they entered the last 10 kilometers . After this Vacansoleil and Lotto took control , forming the "trains" . The heavy rain and cold weather might cause some problems to some riders .
Van Hummel started the sprint first and had an important gap with 1km to go.
This is the first difficult stage of this year's editiion of Paris-Nice . The stage is pretty long , almost 210 kilometers , and has 6 climbs . The last one , Cote de la Martinie , a 2nd cat climb , is placed with 4 kilometers before the finish line so we must be very careful and don't let anyone to attack .
The race
A 5-man break-away was formed , including Simon Clarke , who wears the Polka Dot Jersey . With 6 climbs on the menu it was a good decision to get into the BOTD , he can increade his lead in the KOM Rankings .
They were caught pretty soon , with 25 kilometers to go and after this riders from the peloton attacked to get the stage win : Vanmarcke and Voeckler were the first . They created a 30" gap .
Right before Cote de la Martinie started they were joined by Burghardt , Vansummeren and Klier . Chavanel was leading the peloton , with Martin in second postion .
Martin felt really good and decided to attack in the last 500 meters on the climb and joined the other 5 riders who were already in the break . On the downhill we created a small gap to the peloton thanks to Voeckler who is a very good downhiller .
With 1 km to go it was a compelete chaos : Tony Martin , Burghardt and klier were still in front , while Voeckler was making efforts to catch us . Vansummeren and vanmarcke were caught , while Plaza and Quintana attacked from the pack .
Martin wins !
( Sorry I was so excited that he won that I forgot to take a screenshot when he crossed the line ! )
Stage results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
5h17'27
2
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
3
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
4
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
5
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
6
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
7
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
8
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
s.t.
9
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Danilo Hondo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
12
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
13
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
s.t.
14
Luis León Sánchez
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Dennis Van Winden
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
16
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
17
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
18
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
19
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
20
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
21
Nelson Oliveira
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
22
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
23
Sep Vanmarcke
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
25
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
26
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
27
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
28
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
29
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
30
Paul Martens
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
32
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
33
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
34
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
35
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
36
Frederik Willems
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
37
Jonas Vangenechten
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
38
Matthew Hayman
Sky Procycling
s.t.
39
Vladimir Karpets
Movistar Team
s.t.
40
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
41
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
42
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
43
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
s.t.
44
Sebastian Lander
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
45
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
46
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
47
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
48
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
49
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
50
Warren Barguil
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
51
Patrick Gretsch
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
52
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
53
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
54
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
55
Xabier Zandio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
56
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
57
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
58
George Preidler
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
59
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
s.t.
60
Johan Le Bon
FDJ
s.t.
61
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
62
Ioannis Tamouridis
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
63
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
64
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
65
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
66
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
68
Adam Blythe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
69
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
70
Joshua Edmonson
Sky Procycling
s.t.
71
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
72
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
73
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
74
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
s.t.
75
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
76
Luca Wackermann
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
77
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
78
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
79
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
80
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
81
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
82
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
83
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
84
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
85
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
86
Kristijan Durasek
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
87
Grega Bole
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ
s.t.
89
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
90
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
91
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
92
Thomas Rohregger
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
93
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
94
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
95
Maarten Wynants
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
s.t.
97
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
98
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
99
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
s.t.
100
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
s.t.
101
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
102
Alexey Tsatevitch
Katusha Team
s.t.
103
Anthony Roux
FDJ
s.t.
104
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
105
Thierry Hupond
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
106
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
107
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
s.t.
108
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
109
Steele Von Hoff
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
110
Nikita Novikov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
111
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
112
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
113
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
114
Steven Kruijswijk
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
116
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
117
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
118
Yannick Talabardon
Sojasun
s.t.
119
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
120
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
121
Jure Kocjan
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
122
Jean-Lou Paiani
Sojasun
s.t.
123
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
124
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
125
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
s.t.
126
Jean-Marc Marino
Sojasun
s.t.
127
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
128
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
129
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
s.t.
130
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
+ 3'08
131
Bram Tankink
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
132
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
133
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
134
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
s.t.
135
José Rujano
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
136
Romain Hardy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 4'18
137
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
138
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
139
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
140
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
141
Julien Fouchard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
142
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
143
Stefan Radochla
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'30
144
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
145
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
146
Andrey Kashechkin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
147
Wesley Sulzberger
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
148
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
149
Laurent Pichon
FDJ
s.t.
150
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
151
Takashi Miyazawa
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
152
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
153
Laurent Mangel
FDJ
s.t.
154
Jonathan Cantwell
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
155
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
156
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
s.t.
157
Michael Hepburn
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
158
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
s.t.
159
Massimo Graziato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
160
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
161
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
162
Mauro Da Dalto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
163
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov
Katusha Team
s.t.
164
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
165
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
166
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 6'47
167
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
168
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
169
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
170
Kevin De Weert
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 9'04
171
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 13'29
172
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 18'39
173
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
174
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 19'31
175
Pieter Serry
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 22'24
Thanks to this win he increases his lead in the GC .
GC
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
14h19'39
2
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 19
3
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
+ 24
4
Nelson Oliveira
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 25
5
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
+ 28
6
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 30
8
Patrick Gretsch
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 31
9
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 32
10
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 33
Spoiler
11
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
12
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 34
13
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
14
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 35
15
Dennis Van Winden
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
16
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 36
17
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
18
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
s.t.
19
Manuele Boaro
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 37
20
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 38
21
Paul Martens
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
24
Chris Horner
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
25
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
26
Bryan Coquard
Team Europcar
s.t.
27
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 39
28
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
29
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
+ 40
30
Luis León Sánchez
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 41
31
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
+ 42
32
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
33
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
+ 43
34
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
35
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
36
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
37
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
+ 44
38
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 45
39
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
40
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
41
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
42
Maarten Tjallingii
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Vladimir Karpets
Movistar Team
+ 46
44
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
45
Warren Barguil
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 47
46
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
47
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
+ 48
48
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
49
Pablo Urtasun
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
50
Matthias Frank
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
51
Johan Le Bon
FDJ
+ 49
52
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
53
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
54
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 50
55
Grega Bole
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
56
Sep Vanmarcke
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Joseph Dombrowski
Sky Procycling
s.t.
58
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
59
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
60
Sébastien Turgot
Team Europcar
+ 51
61
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
62
Ioannis Tamouridis
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
63
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 52
64
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
s.t.
65
Danilo Hondo
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 53
66
Michel Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
67
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
68
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 54
69
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
+ 55
71
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
72
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
73
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 56
74
Alexey Tsatevitch
Katusha Team
s.t.
75
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
76
Maarten Wynants
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Kristijan Durasek
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
78
Evaldas Siskevicius
Sojasun
s.t.
79
Matthew Hayman
Sky Procycling
+ 57
80
Sebastian Lander
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
81
Xabier Zandio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
82
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
83
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
+ 58
84
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
s.t.
85
Steele Von Hoff
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
86
Joshua Edmonson
Sky Procycling
s.t.
87
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
+ 59
88
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
89
Adam Blythe
BMC Racing Team
+ 1'00
90
Thomas Rohregger
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
91
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
92
George Preidler
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
93
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
+ 1'01
94
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
95
Frederik Willems
Lotto Belisol
+ 1'02
96
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
97
Yannick Talabardon
Sojasun
s.t.
98
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
+ 1'03
99
Jonas Vangenechten
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
100
Geoffrey Soupe
FDJ
s.t.
101
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
102
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'04
103
Frederique Robert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
104
Luca Wackermann
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
105
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
s.t.
106
Jacopo Guarnieri
Astana Pro Team
+ 1'05
107
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'06
108
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
109
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ
+ 1'07
110
Alexander Serebryakov
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
111
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
112
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
113
Jean-Lou Paiani
Sojasun
s.t.
114
Nikita Novikov
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'08
115
Steven Kruijswijk
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'09
116
Andreas Klier
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1'10
117
Jure Kocjan
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
118
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
+ 1'12
119
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1'14
120
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1'16
121
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'18
122
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'26
123
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'00
124
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
+ 4'06
125
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
+ 4'09
126
José Rujano
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'13
127
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
+ 4'24
128
Thierry Hupond
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 4'34
129
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 4'36
130
Jan Ghyselinck
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 4'59
131
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 5'17
132
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 5'18
133
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 5'20
134
Romain Hardy
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
135
Tobias Ludvigsson
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 5'22
136
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
+ 5'42
137
Jean-Marc Marino
Sojasun
+ 6'00
138
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'12
139
Andrey Kashechkin
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'15
140
Michael Hepburn
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 6'23
141
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
+ 6'24
142
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 6'26
143
Massimo Graziato
Lampre - Merida
+ 6'27
144
Juraj Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 6'28
145
Christophe Laborie
Sojasun
+ 6'29
146
Mauro Da Dalto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 6'30
147
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'33
148
Michel Koch
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
149
Stefan Radochla
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 6'35
150
Takashi Miyazawa
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
151
Gert Joeaar
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 6'36
152
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 6'37
153
Jonathan Cantwell
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
154
Laurent Mangel
FDJ
+ 6'38
155
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'39
156
Laurent Pichon
FDJ
s.t.
157
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
158
Wesley Sulzberger
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 6'40
159
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov
Katusha Team
+ 6'49
160
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 8'00
161
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
+ 8'06
162
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Sharp
+ 8'38
163
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 8'39
164
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 11'13
165
Daniele Ratto
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 12'39
166
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 13'10
167
Julien Fouchard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 13'11
168
Bram Tankink
Blanco Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'40
169
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 19'39
170
Kevin De Weert
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 21'21
171
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 24'40
172
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 25'50
173
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 28'35
174
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 32'03
175
Pieter Serry
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 42'01
After this great win we take back the Green Jersey from Van Hummel !
I hope you will continue to follow my story . 
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Alexander Serebryakov
Jürgen Roelandts
Guillaume Boivin
Francisco José Ventoso
Michael Matthews
Bernhard Eisel
