Ah, well, well – what better way to end Week 2 by a good old, wonderful mountain stage? Excitement for the stage is certainly here among the GT contenders and with a renaissance of breakaways in week 2, there are surely lots of hopeful spirits in the peloton who saved their legs for this stage today. It’s a relatively short on with 155, from Cervere to the Monte Jafferau. The real challenge may already be the climb in the middle though, where the peloton heads up to Sestriere. It’s not too steep but the build-up for the last kilometers takes forever and depending on how the peloton races it, this can quickly turn into a true sufferfeast. From Sestriere, it’s then 40 kilometers, and since that’s not enough the finish will be steep. Plenty of time gaps are to be expected on this stage in the border area of the Italian and French Alpes.
Lots of small guys around Francis De Greef and still he gets out of a saddle to give them even more protection from the wind. In the early breakaway, which has about a minute lead onto the peloton, are beside De Greef (LTB9, Rubiano (AND), Gusev (KAT), Burton (ARG), Bakelants (RTL9 and Battaglin (BAR). They have a hard time putting time into Astana, who are chasing behind for whatever reasons, but slowly they manage.
Let’s not waste too much time on the flat parts when there’s so much climbing ahead of us. 35 kilometers from the top of Sestriere away, the climb slowly increases its gradient. The BOTD should give a bit more though by now, their lead is merely 5 minutes. Once Quintana or Nibali start flying again, this will hardly be enough. However, maybe the BOTD will fly up Sestriere themselves?
Well, either the guys upfront work harder – or they just wait for reinforcement, and those are certainly coming! De Las Campos seemed to have found his racing legs at last after yesterday’s stage, Movistar put Visconti upfront for a later relais station (Visconti is also the best placed rider at 18th), ever-active Poels makes another appearance just like Santamorita, and then there are Gesink and Niemiec. And you wonder who that Sky rider is? It’s Rigoberto Uran. At long last, the Colombian may have overcome his injury here at the Giro after the worst week imaginable. Does he look for the stage win or will he have to help Richie Porte later on since the Australian’s rank in GC is definitely not secure yet? Either way, this is a great group, definitely with enough serious firepower to cause for some exciting racing. And they are coming closer to the BOTD by each meter.
While the group of great climbers has caught up with the breakaway up ahead, we take a look at the back of the race. No big names in particularly but look how all those riders suffer here already after two weeks of tough racing behind them. We said it’ll be a sufferfeast and at least for those guys it’s definitely one already.
As if this stage can’t get any tougher obviously... it starts to rain and there are snowdrops too. You may not see them, but odds are, the higher we’ll get up, the more Giro-esque this stage will become.
Clouds, snow, freezing. It’s all here and there’s no rest here, so close to the top. There’s Sestriere up there, they keep going and their gap is just 3 minutes. 3 minutes… It looks like nothing, but for those guys it could make all the difference eventually. Meanwhile, it’s clear that Astana want to make this stage as tough as possible in order to finally put some time into Betancur, Hesjedal and the others.
We see the fog up there, it only gets worse by the minute. Santamorita still has the guts to hunt for glory and has never let the Maglia Azzura get out of his eyesight. Of course, he wants those points up there.
With the tv signal from the Motobikes blocked, we only see the sprint from the helicopter through the clouds. The group really has luck that it’s snowing fully, but the snowdrops show how cold it is up here in this winter resort.
And then, the tv cameras couldn’t get it right, but out of the fog of Sestriere, two men break out. Do you spot them there, how they attack ahead of the KoM sprint? While other guys like Kirby don’t get the names, your trusted Giro reporter Shonak knows it of course immediately: The two riders are Nibali and Pellizotti. There’s a third one, a Sky rider. Initially it’s believed it was Porte, but in fact it was Cataldo, who dropped back though when he noticed that his captain wasn’t with him.
It’s all the excitement we had hoped with the two Italians working together to finally impress their home audience. They have around 30 seconds lead onto the peloton, and then there’s of course the breakaway up ahead, whose 2 minutes away from them. In the peloton most GT contenders have sent helpers up front. It’s currently led by FDJ, of all teams that’s a bit weird.
This is just a too good show right now from both of them. They fly down the descent and work great together, but the peloton is chasing so god damn hard behind them, it’s unlikely that they will make it to the Monte Jafferau with a lead. Still, great riding from both of them! Of course with such a pace behind the BOTD, their lead is vanishing rapidly.
It’s almost all back together with 20 kilometers left. The collective effort brought back the two Italians, and then there’s the breakaway right up there. This is about the Giro as much as it is about the stage win today.
And that’s something the guys up there know too. Gusev starts the attacking, followed by De Greef and Burton, but all their attempts are without the necessary punch at the right gradient. Meanwhile, look how incredible wet and dirty Poels jersey is. Are we at the Ronde van Vlaanderen or what?
Enough names in the peloton still so it’s unnecessary to include or tell you about them, and there’s none of them missing. At least half of the peloton isn't to be seen anymore. With 14 kilometers left to go, the climb will start soon though and the favourites already look out for a good position now, or preferably, want to keep their good position.
The official climb up to Monte Jafferau starts now. This is where it gets steep, 8 kilometers ahead of them. The peloton is right there and the break really can’t play it tactically just yet. Thousand Giro viewers and fans hope for a great finish now.
Eventually, the break may just have been too big, it was too easily caught there. Moving like a tank. But no reason to give up just yet. De Las Campos starts the attacking, followed by Gesink and Niemiec, and Uran can be spotted too!
And the favourites react too! Porte launches, Kiserlovski on the wheel, Betancur to get the drop on Nibali. Kreuziger right there too. No one else followed besides them though.
Tough racing right there now. De Las Campos set himself away from his former companions, and Porte was the only GT contenders to have them instead. Uran and Porte now both in a group, while Kiserlovski and Kreuziger are racing for their general ambitions. Quintana has reacted and is easily catching up to Group Nibali though. No sign of other contenders such as Hesjedal, Evans, Kelderman, Scarponi or Basso.
Gesink dropped under SKY’s pace, while De Las Campos is about to get caught too. Niemiec sits on the wheel and may be the lucky profiteeur of recent developments. Contrary to the SKY riders though, De Las Campos looks “kinda fresh”.
It’s the promised sufferfeast. Nibali has no helpers anymore, they are all gone, and there are just those two Colombians who look to make life the living hell for him now. Poels is the last one of this group so far, Kreuziger is suffering and surprisingly there are two riders of Radioshack in there, Bakelants and Kiserlovski. Good showing by them. Scarponi is close to Group Nibali and it looked like he’d reach them but now he struggles to hang onto Hesjedal’s wheel.
3.5 kilometers and De Las Campos is about to get dropped too now. Double victory for SKY here? They have about 50 seconds onto Group Nibali, where Quintana and Betancur couldn’t break out.
Hesjedal has made the jump into Group Nibali. Unbelieveably though, Poels and Bakelants are still hanging on. 3 kilometers! De las Campos, Niemiec and Gesink are about to get caught.
They are done now, thery are all done for good. Exhausted, beaten. Most of them have their heads to the floor, and if some don't, they soon will sink their heads. They are just trying to get those last breaths into their lungs. Find the rhythm, stay there, keep riding. No regrets though at least for Porte. He has been leading, despite Uran’s presence, most of the way up to Monte Jafferau. And he really made it count. About a minute lead onto Nibali. Porte makes the jump onto the podium today for sure.
Wow, what a performance by Aussie Richie Porte here today. He attacked early at the bottom of the climb and just paced that whole thing up there. Deservedly, he moves up to 3th GC-wise and with only a minute down on Nibali, Porte surely has a shot at the victory too again. After some less convincing stages, where Porte leader abilities could have been questioned, he really stroke back here today. A great win for Team SKY gets rounded off by his teammate Rigoberto Uran who takes second ahead of Niemiec, who finishes third.
There’s some change in the General Classification once more. Quintana failed to get time onto his rivals today but still finished as the first of them, he moves back into Top 10. A jump forward makes also Robert Kiserlovski, who profits from Androni’s tactical disaster today, as Pellizotti lost huge time and fell out of Top 10 contention – maybe for good. At least he went out with his head held high. Evans loses further ground onto the Top 5, but he managed to keep his time loss once again short by making a good comeback on the last kilometers.
This concludes Week 2 for now. Check out soon the summary for it soon here.
Stage 14, Results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
3h59'39
2
Rigoberto Urán
Sky Procycling
+ 35
3
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
+ 53
4
Cristiano De las Campos
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
5
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'15
6
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
7
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1'29
8
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
9
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
10
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Robert Kiserlovski
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
12
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
13
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'16
14
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
15
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
+ 2'30
16
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
17
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
18
Rafal Majka
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
19
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
20
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
21
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
+ 2'53
23
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
+ 3'02
24
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'10
25
Ivan Basso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
26
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'28
27
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Merida
+ 3'37
28
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
29
Diego Rosa
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 3'49
30
Miguel Rubiano
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
31
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
32
Franco Pellizotti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 4'09
33
Tiago Machado
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
34
Evegeny Shalunov
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
35
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
36
Valerio Agnoli
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
37
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'43
38
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
+ 5'19
39
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
+ 5'30
40
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
+ 5'38
41
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
42
Stefano Pirazzi
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
43
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
44
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
45
Gianluca Brambilla
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
46
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ.fr
s.t.
47
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
s.t.
48
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 7'02
49
Serge Pauwels
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 7'28
50
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol
+ 7'50
51
Chris Anker Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
52
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'30
53
Cayetano Sarmiento
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 8'41
54
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
55
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
56
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
57
Sylwester Szmyd
Movistar Team
s.t.
58
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
59
Jackson Rodríguez
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
60
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
61
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 9'31
62
Francesco Reda
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
63
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
64
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 9'52
65
Josh Burton
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 10'01
66
Alessandro Vanotti
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
67
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
68
Lachlan Morton
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
69
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
s.t.
70
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
71
Evgeni Petrov
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
72
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
73
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
74
Cameron Wurf
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
75
Sandy Casar
FDJ.fr
s.t.
76
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Cristiano Salerno
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
78
Thomas Peterson
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
79
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
80
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
81
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 10'55
82
Vladimir Karpets
Movistar Team
+ 11'12
83
Patrick Gretsch
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
84
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 11'46
85
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
+ 12'00
86
Marc Goos
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 12'14
87
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
88
Mads Christensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
89
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 12'35
90
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 13'20
91
Anthony Roux
FDJ.fr
s.t.
92
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
93
Adrián Sáez de Arregi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 14'52
94
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
+ 15'02
95
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
96
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Procycling
s.t.
97
Argiro Ospina
Movistar Team
s.t.
98
Jure Golcer
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
99
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
100
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
101
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
102
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15'35
103
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
104
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
105
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
107
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
108
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
109
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
110
Harald Totschnig
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 17'15
111
Silvio Pennarossa
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
112
Cédric Pineau
FDJ.fr
s.t.
113
Emilien Viennet
FDJ.fr
s.t.
114
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
115
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
+ 17'59
116
Willem Brouwer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 18'40
118
Brian Bulgac
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
119
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
120
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
121
Federico Canuti
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
122
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
123
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
124
Adrien Hanzen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
125
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 19'41
126
Ioannis Tamouridis
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
127
Luka Mezgec
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
128
Arman Kamyshev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
129
Johan Le Bon
FDJ.fr
s.t.
130
Anthony Geslin
FDJ.fr
s.t.
131
Carlo Calzone
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
s.t.
132
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
133
Joost Van Leijen
Lotto Belisol
+ 20'48
134
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
135
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
136
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
137
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
138
Nelson Oliveira
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
139
Wesley Sulzberger
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
140
Luca Dodi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
141
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
142
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
143
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
144
Luke Rowe
Sky Procycling
s.t.
145
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
146
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
147
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
148
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
149
Ben Swift
Sky Procycling
+ 21'49
150
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
+ 22'06
151
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 22'34
152
Marco Coledan
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
153
Raymond Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
154
Michael Hepburn
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
155
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
156
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
157
Alessandro Petacchi
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
158
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
159
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
160
Wesley Kreder
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
161
Moreno Hofland
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
162
Jaxton McNutt
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
163
Tom O'Callaghan
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
164
Nicklas Stromberg
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
165
Nikias Arndt
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
166
Bert De Backer
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
167
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
168
Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
s.t.
169
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
170
Jens Debusschere
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
171
Jos Van Emden
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
172
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
s.t.
173
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
174
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
175
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
176
Fabian Brookes
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
177
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
178
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
179
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
180
Cristian Delle Stelle
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 23'45
181
Enrico Barbin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
s.t.
182
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
183
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
184
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 24'07
185
Filippo Baggio
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 24'30
186
Robert Andrews
Garmin - Sharp
+ 25'23
187
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
188
Tobias Derler
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 27'17
189
Patrick Bosman
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 28'01
190
Clemens Fankhauser
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 28'27
191
Stefan Praxmarer
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 28'37
192
Martijn Maaskant
Garmin - Sharp
+ 29'17
193
Gregor Mühlberger
Tirol Cycling Team
s.t.
194
Hannes Kapeller
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 29'34
195
Marc Obkircher
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 32'02
General Classification
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
54h00'48
2
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 47
3
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
+ 1'14
4
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2'20
5
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 3'26
6
Robert Kiserlovski
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 6'50
7
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 6'54
8
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 8'51
9
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - Merida
+ 8'59
10
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 9'00
Spoiler
11
Franco Pellizotti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 9'49
12
Ivan Basso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 10'42
13
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
+ 14'01
14
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
+ 14'26
15
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15'37
16
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'44
17
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
+ 16'19
18
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
+ 16'51
19
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 17'55
20
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
+ 18'02
21
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Merida
+ 18'12
22
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 18'17
23
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 18'59
24
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
+ 19'27
25
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
+ 19'35
26
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 19'52
27
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 20'26
28
Tiago Machado
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 20'36
29
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
+ 20'57
30
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
+ 21'11
31
Diego Rosa
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 21'52
32
Miguel Rubiano
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 21'56
33
Valerio Agnoli
Astana Pro Team
+ 22'09
34
Evegeny Shalunov
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 22'14
35
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 23'07
36
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ.fr
+ 23'16
37
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
+ 24'20
38
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 24'29
39
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
+ 24'35
40
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 25'24
41
Rafal Majka
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 25'35
42
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
+ 26'05
43
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 26'12
44
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 26'20
45
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 27'08
46
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 27'11
47
Gianluca Brambilla
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 27'37
48
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 27'41
49
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 27'54
50
Chris Anker Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 32'34
51
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
+ 33'00
52
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
53
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
+ 35'16
54
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 35'35
55
Stefano Pirazzi
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 36'00
56
Cayetano Sarmiento
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 36'05
57
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 36'32
58
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
+ 37'01
59
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 37'08
60
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 39'05
61
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 39'56
62
Lachlan Morton
Garmin - Sharp
+ 40'12
63
Francesco Reda
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 40'20
64
Jackson Rodríguez
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 41'20
65
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
+ 41'32
66
Rigoberto Urán
Sky Procycling
+ 41'43
67
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol
+ 41'48
68
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
+ 42'28
69
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 42'59
70
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 43'57
71
Sylwester Szmyd
Movistar Team
+ 44'40
72
Cristiano De las Campos
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 45'26
73
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Procycling
+ 45'49
74
Alessandro Vanotti
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
75
Sandy Casar
FDJ.fr
+ 46'03
76
Anthony Roux
FDJ.fr
+ 46'05
77
Filippo Pozzato
Lampre - Merida
+ 46'38
78
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 47'05
79
Evgeni Petrov
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 47'22
80
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
+ 48'40
81
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 49'12
82
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 49'16
83
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
+ 49'18
84
Josh Burton
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 50'17
85
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
+ 50'39
86
Danny Pate
Sky Procycling
+ 51'04
87
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 51'09
88
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 51'35
89
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 52'02
90
Adrien Hanzen
Sky Procycling
+ 53'13
91
Cristiano Salerno
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 53'22
92
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 54'21
93
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 54'40
94
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 57'09
95
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 57'19
96
Daniel Oss
BMC Racing Team
+ 57'41
97
Serge Pauwels
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
98
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 57'49
99
Patrick Gretsch
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 59'51
100
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h00'06
101
Anthony Geslin
FDJ.fr
+ 1h00'22
102
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h01'32
103
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1h02'36
104
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1h03'33
105
Federico Canuti
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1h03'48
106
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 1h03'52
107
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h03'59
108
Silvio Pennarossa
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1h04'52
109
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h05'04
110
Cameron Wurf
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1h05'52
111
Mads Christensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h05'57
112
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h06'06
113
Frantisek Rabon
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h06'35
114
Yaroslav Popovych
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1h07'16
115
Matti Breschel
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h07'53
116
Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h08'21
117
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
+ 1h08'44
118
Thomas Peterson
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h08'49
119
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h08'58
120
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1h12'56
121
Carlo Calzone
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 1h14'13
122
Vladimir Karpets
Movistar Team
+ 1h14'57
123
Luka Mezgec
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h15'55
124
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1h17'47
125
Marc Goos
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h18'58
126
Ben Swift
Sky Procycling
+ 1h19'57
127
Willem Brouwer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h20'31
128
Argiro Ospina
Movistar Team
+ 1h20'46
129
Nicklas Stromberg
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1h21'05
130
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
+ 1h21'13
131
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1h22'06
132
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1h25'25
133
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h25'50
134
Fumiyuki Beppu
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h26'29
135
Luca Dodi
Lampre - Merida
+ 1h26'35
136
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
+ 1h26'39
137
Arman Kamyshev
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h26'49
138
Wesley Sulzberger
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h28'16
139
Fabian Brookes
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 1h28'30
140
Luke Rowe
Sky Procycling
+ 1h31'04
141
Johan Le Bon
FDJ.fr
+ 1h31'57
142
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1h32'05
143
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 1h32'30
144
Cédric Pineau
FDJ.fr
+ 1h32'44
145
Jaxton McNutt
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h32'52
146
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h35'03
147
Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
+ 1h36'37
148
Nikias Arndt
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h36'49
149
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1h37'22
150
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h37'29
151
Adrián Sáez de Arregi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h37'36
152
Ioannis Tamouridis
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h37'58
153
Emilien Viennet
FDJ.fr
+ 1h38'32
154
Brian Bulgac
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h38'56
155
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h39'35
156
Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h39'46
157
Nelson Oliveira
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1h40'08
158
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h40'35
159
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h41'29
160
Jens Debusschere
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h43'47
161
Alessandro Petacchi
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h44'34
162
Michael Hepburn
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h44'35
163
Wesley Kreder
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h45'33
164
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h49'06
165
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 1h49'19
166
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h49'30
167
Moreno Hofland
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h49'40
168
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h49'42
169
Tom O'Callaghan
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 1h50'04
170
Jure Golcer
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 1h51'45
171
Joost Van Leijen
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h51'46
172
Marco Haller
Katusha Team
+ 1h51'50
173
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h52'02
174
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h52'32
175
Bert De Backer
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h56'00
176
Jos Van Emden
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h58'49
177
Robert Andrews
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h06'37
178
Filippo Baggio
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 2h15'18
179
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h16'37
180
Olivier Kaisen
Lotto Belisol
+ 2h16'45
181
Bert Grabsch
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h17'04
182
Harald Totschnig
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 2h24'28
183
Martijn Maaskant
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h29'01
184
Enrico Barbin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 2h32'42
185
Marco Coledan
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 2h35'51
186
Raymond Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h40'20
187
Cristian Delle Stelle
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 2h43'37
188
Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h55'37
189
Clemens Fankhauser
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 3h56'02
190
Patrick Bosman
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 4h06'05
191
Tobias Derler
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 4h07'55
192
Gregor Mühlberger
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 4h13'24
193
Stefan Praxmarer
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 4h15'30
194
Hannes Kapeller
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 4h15'50
195
Marc Obkircher
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 4h18'38
Points
Rank
Name
Team
Points
General
1
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
6
134
2
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
8
108
3
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
10
96
Spoiler
4
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
7
88
5
Adrien Hanzen
Sky Procycling
0
83
6
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
25
82
7
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
0
75
8
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
0
74
9
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
0
65
10
Willem Brouwer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
0
62
11
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
9
60
12
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
0
58
13
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
3
53
14
Robert Kiserlovski
RadioShack - Leopard
5
52
15
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
0
43
16
Rigoberto Urán
Sky Procycling
20
43
17
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
0
37
18
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
0
36
19
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
0
35
20
Franco Pellizotti
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
0
33
21
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
0
31
22
Nicklas Stromberg
Garmin - Sharp
0
31
23
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
0
29
24
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
0
28
25
Stefano Pirazzi
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
0
28
26
Fabian Cancellara
RadioShack - Leopard
0
27
27
Fabian Brookes
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
0
27
28
Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Sharp
0
25
29
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
0
24
30
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
0
24
31
Cristiano De las Campos
Euskaltel - Euskadi
14
24
32
Michele Scarponi
Lampre - Merida
0
23
33
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
16
22
34
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
0
22
35
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
0
22
36
Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
0
22
37
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
0
18
38
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
12
17
39
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
8
17
40
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
0
17
41
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
0
16
42
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
0
16
43
Sandy Casar
FDJ.fr
0
15
44
Gianluca Brambilla
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
0
14
45
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
0
14
46
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
0
14
47
Enrico Barbin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
0
14
48
Carlo Calzone
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
0
13
49
Dario Cataldo
Sky Procycling
1
11
50
Alessandro Petacchi
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
0
10
51
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
0
9
52
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
6
9
53
Ivan Basso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
0
8
54
Cayetano Sarmiento
Cannondale Pro Cycling
0
8
55
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
0
8
56
Nikias Arndt
Team Argos - Shimano
0
8
57
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ.fr
0
6
58
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
4
6
59
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
0
6
60
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
0
6
61
Luke Rowe
Sky Procycling
0
6
62
Johan Le Bon
FDJ.fr
0
6
63
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
0
6
64
Nelson Oliveira
RadioShack - Leopard
0
6
65
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
0
5
66
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Merida
0
5
67
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
0
5
68
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
0
4
69
Francesco Reda
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
0
4
70
Anthony Roux
FDJ.fr
0
4
71
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
4
4
72
Filippo Baggio
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
0
4
73
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
0
3
74
Domenico Pozzovivo
AG2R La Mondiale
2
3
75
Miguel Rubiano
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
3
3
76
Rafal Majka
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
0
3
77
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
0
3
78
Marco Pinotti
BMC Racing Team
0
3
79
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale Pro Cycling
0
3
80
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
0
2
81
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
0
2
82
Josh Burton
Team Argos - Shimano
2
2
83
Luka Mezgec
Team Argos - Shimano
0
2
84
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
0
2
85
Simone Ponzi
Astana Pro Team
0
1
86
Silvio Pennarossa
Cannondale Pro Cycling
0
1
87
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
0
1
Mountain
Rank
Name
Team
Mountain
General
1
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
0
27
2
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
0
25
3
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
10
21
Spoiler
4
Vincenzo Nibali
Astana Pro Team
0
16
5
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
15
15
6
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
0
14
7
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
0
14
8
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
0
13
9
Stefano Pirazzi
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
0
13
10
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
0
11
11
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
6
10
12
Rigoberto Urán
Sky Procycling
10
10
13
Nikias Arndt
Team Argos - Shimano
0
10
14
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
0
8
15
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
0
7
16
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
7
7
17
Emanuele Sella
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
0
7
18
Gianluca Brambilla
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
0
6
19
Chris Anker Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
0
6
20
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
0
5
21
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
0
5
22
Tom O'Callaghan
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
0
5
23
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
0
4
24
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
4
4
25
Miguel Rubiano
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
4
4
26
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
0
4
27
Cristiano De las Campos
Euskaltel - Euskadi
4
4
28
Nelson Oliveira
RadioShack - Leopard
0
4
29
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
0
3
30
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
0
3
31
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
0
3
32
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ.fr
0
3
33
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
0
3
34
Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
0
3
35
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
0
2
36
Nicki Sørensen
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
0
2
37
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
0
2
38
Francesco Reda
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
0
2
39
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
0
1
40
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
0
1
41
Robert Vrecer
Euskaltel - Euskadi
0
1
42
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
0
1
Team Classification
Rank
Team
General Time
1
Sky Procycling
161h45'13 (1)
2
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'07 (2)
3
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 4'01 (3)
4
Lampre - Merida
+ 7'46 (4)
5
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 8'26 (5)
6
Astana Pro Team
+ 9'05 (6)
7
Movistar Team
+ 9'25 (7)
8
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 10'45 (8)
9
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 14'41 (9)
10
BMC Racing Team
+ 15'51 (10)
Spoiler
11
Katusha Team
+ 23'15 (11)
12
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 33'46 (12)
13
FDJ.fr
+ 36'45 (13)
14
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 40'03 (14)
15
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 43'59 (15)
16
Garmin - Sharp
+ 50'04 (16)
17
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h04'37 (17)
18
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h04'45 (18)
19
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 1h05'49 (19)
20
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 1h17'35 (20)
21
Lotto Belisol
+ 1h40'55 (21)
22
Tirol Cycling Team
+ 7h26'19 (22)
Young Rider Classification
Rank
Name
Team
General Time
1
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
54h01'35 (1)
2
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 8'04 (2)
3
Wilco Kelderman
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'13 (3)
Spoiler
4
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
+ 15'32 (4)
5
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
+ 17'15 (5)
6
Fabio Aru
Astana Pro Team
+ 18'40 (6)
7
Diego Rosa
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 21'05 (7)
8
Evegeny Shalunov
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 21'27 (8)
9
Enrico Battaglin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 23'42 (9)
10
Rafal Majka
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 24'48 (10)
11
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 32'13 (11)
12
Fabio Felline
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
+ 39'09 (12)
13
Lachlan Morton
Garmin - Sharp
+ 39'25 (13)
14
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
+ 41'41 (14)
15
Cristiano De las Campos
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 44'39 (15)
16
Michael Matthews
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 48'25 (16)
17
Josh Burton
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 49'30 (17)
18
Adrien Hanzen
Sky Procycling
+ 52'26 (18)
19
Luke Durbridge
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 53'53 (19)
20
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 56'32 (20)
21
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 57'02 (21)
22
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1h02'46 (22)
23
Sonny Colbrelli
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
+ 1h03'05 (23)
24
Yannick Eijssen
BMC Racing Team
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Silvio Pennarossa
Cannondale Pro Cycling
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Jens Keukeleire
Orica - GreenEdge
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Carlo Calzone
Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela
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Luka Mezgec
Team Argos - Shimano
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Elia Viviani
Cannondale Pro Cycling
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Marc Goos
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
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Willem Brouwer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
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Argiro Ospina
Movistar Team
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Nicklas Stromberg
Garmin - Sharp
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Jakob Rathe
Garmin - Sharp
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Arman Kamyshev
Astana Pro Team
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Fabian Brookes
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
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Luke Rowe
Sky Procycling
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Johan Le Bon
FDJ.fr
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Jaxton McNutt
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
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Alex Dowsett
Movistar Team
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Nikias Arndt
Team Argos - Shimano
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Emilien Viennet
FDJ.fr
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Brian Bulgac
Lotto Belisol
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Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
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Andrea Guardini
Astana Pro Team
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Nelson Oliveira
RadioShack - Leopard
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Jens Debusschere
Lotto Belisol
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Michael Hepburn
Orica - GreenEdge
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Wesley Kreder
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
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Dennis Vanendert
Lotto Belisol
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Moreno Hofland
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
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Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
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Tom O'Callaghan
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
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Katusha Team
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Robert Andrews
Garmin - Sharp
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Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
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Enrico Barbin
Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
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Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
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Raymond Kreder
Garmin - Sharp
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Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox
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Davide Appollonio
AG2R La Mondiale
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Tirol Cycling Team
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Tobias Derler
Tirol Cycling Team
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Gregor Mühlberger
Tirol Cycling Team
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Tirol Cycling Team
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Tirol Cycling Team
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Tirol Cycling Team
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"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
Great report again! I expected Team Sky beaten, but here they are. Quintana is definitely out now, and it'll be very close for Wilco. PS, Gesink is an idiot.
Marcovdw wrote:
Of course, Lotto dead second-a-last in the teams ranking
Well, certain teams did a very poor selectionin my opinion
Not just you by the way, same for that FDJ didn't send much, Euskaltel wasn't the best either, relying on De las Campos, though the last week has been better. Katusha didn't go for Purito/Moreno/Spilak. And Cannondale didn't send Sagan so little points for them
I was expecting a hard time for Argos as well, without their main sprinters, but they're doing ok'ish.
And this is why I was hoping/dreaming of a GC top 10 from de las Campos before the start...
@Ollfardh: On paper de los Campos is one of our best pure climbers, but was unlucky with a crash early on that ruined his GC. Apart from him boh Gorka's are fairly competent as well and several others are decent break-chaser, which is what we need chasing stage wins. We just haven't brought any sprinters as I felt it would be wasting of racedays considering the kind of sprinters I have Edited by Atlantius on 23-04-2014 19:17
Thats a huge result for us. Uran healed himself and with him played a very good tactic, seeing the stage for a moment i forgot thats a game, this - going to breakaway, then help our leader - tactic was like IRL. Anyway better and better reports stage by stage. Thanks
Marcovdw wrote:
Of course, Lotto dead second-a-last in the teams ranking
Well, certain teams did a very poor selectionin my opinion
Not just you by the way, same for that FDJ didn't send much, Euskaltel wasn't the best either, relying on De las Campos, though the last week has been better. Katusha didn't go for Purito/Moreno/Spilak. And Cannondale didn't send Sagan so little points for them
I was expecting a hard time for Argos as well, without their main sprinters, but they're doing ok'ish.
I've only got 4 real scorers in my team and i have to use them at the Tour with home advantage. Plus i want to relegate, remember?
Well shit.
Why did Pellizotti attack....
Now 50 seconds behind Kelderman he will need a distance breakaway on the next opportunity. At least he tried. I dont see how FDJ caught him and Nibali...
Cycleman123 wrote:
That stage destroyed my whole Giro...
Even if they would have been taking same time as the winner, they would just narrowly be in Top15, so..
Think its up for stage wins, now, huh?
(And a climber next year.)
Great report Shonak - the quality of reports in the first two weeks has been exceptional, this one particularly so - keep it up into the final week
Saxo wise, Kreuziger sticking in there, never quite seems to finish at the front in any of the stages, but nevertheless he's putting in a solid performance and just has to make sure that three-minute buffer he has doesn't get worn down in the last week and then I'll be happy
One thing I have noticed.
My three domestiques- Rosa, Rubiano and Shalunov have finished consistently well in 31st, 32nd and 34th in the GC. As none of them have had much freedom I am quite happy with their efforts and two of them are U25, in fact they are 7th and 8th in the Youth Classification. Not too bad.
But seriously, Pellizotti needs at least 2 minutes on Kelderman going into the ending TT (i'm guessing there is one). And I would have expected Rosa to say with him and pace him forward. Pellizotti used too much energy in that attack considering he is rather old.
. Good to finally see him at last. And also good to see Ivan getting more KoM points. Can he do it?
in the teams ranking 
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