The first mountain stage, with a lot of points to earn here. We will definately send someone in the attack today. However, the one who is first at the finish will be the leader of the dotties.
RACE
154km to go
I decided against going into the break, because I might still be a little bit afraid of screwing up. Instead, my team-mate Bardet went into the 12-man break. Important names: Favilli (6th in GC and 5th in mountain classification), Kwiatkowski (12th in GC), De Marchi (3th in mountain) and sprinter Goss, who is probably looking for the points at the intermediate sprint.
129km to go
But the plan from the Australian failed, because Kwiatkowski and others decided to attack to get rid of Favilli I think. Well, eventually they all came together.
86km to go
The first mountain sprint was for Bardet, with Favilli behind him. Lutsenko is still virtual leader there, but Bouet, De Marchi, Favilli and Bardet are all just 1 point behind him.
50km to go
The second mountain sprint is unfortunately for Izagirre, but Bardet finishes second, which means he is tied with Lutsenko now. The break's gap is 4 minutes to Costa, who decided to attack. Only 1 minute behind him is the peleton.
44km to go
And if you thought I had a day off, forget it. I had to carry some water bottles today. Minard has already dropped out of the peleton, which is 4 minutes behind the break.
3000m to go
Romain was one of the last from the break to get caught, with only Izagirre and Favilli left. The favourites are attacking, with Gesink ahead! Jean-Christophe is also responding. I am at the back of the peleton, about to lose contact.
0m to go
Alejandro Valverde wins the first mountain stage at La Planche des Belles Filles and thus takes the mountain jersey. Evans is only millimeters behind. Gesink is third and Contador, who takes yellow, is fourth. Just after the turn (third group) are Peraud, Bardet and Dupont in a group with more favourites. They will finish 15th, 16th and 18th. I came minutes later, in 118th place.
CLASSIFICATIONS
Stage:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
5h04'44
2
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
3
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 5
4
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
5
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 18
6
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
+ 29
7
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
+ 46
8
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
+ 50
9
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
10
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
...
118
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'06
Spoiler
11
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 59
12
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
13
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
14
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
s.t.
15
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'13
16
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
17
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 1'28
18
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'32
19
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
21
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
22
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
23
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
25
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ.fr
s.t.
26
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
27
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
28
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
29
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
30
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
32
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
33
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
34
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
s.t.
35
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
36
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
37
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
38
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ.fr
s.t.
39
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky Procycling
+ 2'06
40
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'13
41
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'23
42
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
+ 2'28
43
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
44
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
45
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ.fr
s.t.
46
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
47
Bram Tankink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'38
48
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
s.t.
49
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
50
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
51
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
52
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
53
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2'51
54
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
55
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
s.t.
56
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Andrew Talansky
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
58
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
60
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
61
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
s.t.
62
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
63
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
64
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
65
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
s.t.
66
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
68
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
69
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
70
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'23
71
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
s.t.
72
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
73
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
74
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'36
75
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
76
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
77
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
s.t.
78
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 3'46
79
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
80
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
+ 3'55
81
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
82
Jérémy Roy
FDJ.fr
s.t.
83
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
+ 4'03
84
Christian Vande Velde
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
85
David López
Sky Procycling
s.t.
86
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
87
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
88
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
89
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
90
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
91
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
92
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
93
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
94
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
95
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Andrey Kashechkin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
97
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
98
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
99
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
100
Laurent Didier
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
101
Julien Simon
Sojasun
s.t.
102
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
103
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
104
Davide Malacarne
Team Europcar
s.t.
105
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
106
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
107
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
+ 4'46
108
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
s.t.
109
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 4'54
111
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 7'16
112
Rohan Dennis
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
113
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
+ 7'21
114
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
+ 7'28
115
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
116
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
117
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'34
118
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'06
119
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
+ 8'45
120
Benjamín Noval
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
121
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 9'35
122
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
123
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 10'28
124
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
125
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 10'35
126
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
127
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
+ 10'44
128
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
129
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 10'54
130
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
131
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 11'02
132
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
133
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 11'08
134
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
135
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
136
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
+ 11'17
137
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
138
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
139
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
140
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
141
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
142
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
s.t.
143
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
144
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
145
Markel Irizar
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
146
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
147
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
148
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 11'38
149
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
150
Jean-Marc Marino
Sojasun
+ 11'49
151
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
152
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
+ 12'00
153
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
154
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
+ 12'21
155
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 12'27
156
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 18'21
157
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 19'54
158
Jérôme Cousin
Team Europcar
+ 20'03
159
Johannes Fröhlinger
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
160
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 20'10
161
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 20'14
162
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 20'20
163
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
s.t.
164
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
165
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 20'50
166
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 20'55
167
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
s.t.
168
Maxime Méderel
Sojasun
+ 21'01
169
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
170
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 21'08
171
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 21'13
172
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
173
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
174
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 21'20
175
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
s.t.
176
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
177
Stuart O'Grady
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
178
Frederik Willems
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
179
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
180
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 21'36
181
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
182
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
183
Albert Timmer
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
184
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
185
William Bonnet
FDJ.fr
s.t.
186
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
187
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ.fr
s.t.
188
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
189
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
190
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
191
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
s.t.
192
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
193
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 21'59
194
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 22'05
195
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
196
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
+ 28'23
GC:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
34h05'07
2
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 1
3
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
s.t.
4
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 8
5
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
+ 23
6
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
+ 48
7
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
+ 51
8
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 58
9
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 59
10
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1'01
...
135
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15'06
Spoiler
11
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
+ 1'13
12
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 1'15
13
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 1'17
14
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
+ 1'21
15
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1'26
16
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'27
17
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'29
18
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1'30
19
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
s.t.
20
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'31
21
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
+ 1'32
22
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
23
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
+ 1'33
24
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
25
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1'35
26
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ.fr
+ 1'36
27
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1'37
28
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1'39
29
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ.fr
+ 1'41
30
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 1'42
31
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 1'43
32
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 1'45
33
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'48
34
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
35
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'58
36
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 2'21
37
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'22
38
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2'29
39
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'32
40
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 2'37
41
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ.fr
+ 2'38
42
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
+ 2'39
43
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto Belisol
+ 2'45
44
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 2'48
45
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2'49
46
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'50
47
Bram Tankink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'52
48
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2'53
49
Andrew Talansky
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
50
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2'55
51
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
+ 2'56
52
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'57
53
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2'59
54
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
55
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
s.t.
56
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 3'00
57
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'01
58
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3'06
59
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 3'08
60
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
+ 3'14
61
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'20
62
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
+ 3'26
63
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'31
64
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'33
65
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Merida
+ 3'36
66
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3'38
67
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 3'43
68
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'44
69
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3'53
70
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'58
71
Jérémy Roy
FDJ.fr
s.t.
72
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 4'02
73
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
+ 4'05
74
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
75
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'06
76
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 4'07
77
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
79
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
80
Christian Vande Velde
Garmin - Sharp
+ 4'09
81
Andrey Kashechkin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
82
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
+ 4'10
83
Davide Malacarne
Team Europcar
+ 4'15
84
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 4'18
85
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
86
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 4'19
87
David López
Sky Procycling
+ 4'20
88
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 4'22
89
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
90
Julien Simon
Sojasun
+ 4'24
91
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'36
92
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 4'55
93
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'59
94
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky Procycling
s.t.
95
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
s.t.
96
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 5'19
97
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
+ 6'00
98
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 6'54
99
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 6'59
100
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'08
101
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
+ 7'19
102
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
+ 7'20
103
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
+ 7'28
104
Rohan Dennis
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
105
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'44
106
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
+ 7'50
107
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 8'22
108
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
+ 8'23
109
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'40
110
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
+ 8'44
111
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
+ 9'11
112
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 9'25
113
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
+ 10'17
114
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 10'21
115
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 10'26
116
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
+ 10'42
117
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
+ 11'02
118
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 11'05
119
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 11'14
120
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 11'15
121
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
+ 11'16
122
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 11'17
123
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 11'19
124
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 11'23
125
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
+ 11'27
126
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 11'30
127
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
+ 11'42
128
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 11'49
129
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 12'21
130
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
+ 12'22
131
Benjamín Noval
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 12'42
132
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
+ 13'05
133
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 13'16
134
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
+ 15'00
135
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15'06
136
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
+ 15'32
137
Markel Irizar
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 15'33
138
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
+ 15'45
139
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
+ 15'58
140
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 15'59
141
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 16'12
142
Laurent Didier
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 16'44
143
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 17'01
144
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 18'35
145
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
+ 19'15
146
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 20'07
147
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
+ 20'45
148
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 20'58
149
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 21'06
150
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
+ 21'10
151
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
+ 21'11
152
Jean-Marc Marino
Sojasun
+ 21'12
153
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 21'34
154
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 21'40
155
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ.fr
+ 21'56
156
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 22'31
157
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 22'33
158
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Merida
+ 22'55
159
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 24'11
160
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
+ 25'22
161
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 25'35
162
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 25'44
163
William Bonnet
FDJ.fr
+ 25'58
164
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 26'10
165
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 26'56
166
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
+ 27'13
167
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 27'32
168
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 27'39
169
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 28'16
170
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 29'27
171
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 30'24
172
Frederik Willems
Lotto Belisol
+ 30'26
173
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 30'28
174
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 30'54
175
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 30'58
176
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
+ 31'13
177
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 31'15
178
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 32'30
179
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
+ 32'45
180
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 33'03
181
Albert Timmer
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 33'38
182
Maxime Méderel
Sojasun
+ 34'15
183
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
+ 34'41
184
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 34'48
185
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 35'28
186
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 35'34
187
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
+ 35'37
188
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 35'40
189
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
+ 36'21
190
Jérôme Cousin
Team Europcar
+ 36'48
191
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
+ 37'09
192
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 41'01
193
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 41'22
194
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
+ 47'42
195
Stuart O'Grady
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h05'56
196
Johannes Fröhlinger
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h14'13
Points:
Rank
Name
Team
Points
1
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
177
2
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
151
3
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
151
4
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
148
5
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
121
...
78
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
5
Spoiler
6
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
111
7
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
96
8
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
81
9
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ.fr
78
10
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
71
11
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
64
12
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
48
13
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
48
14
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
39
15
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
35
16
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
34
17
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
34
18
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
33
19
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
32
20
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
32
21
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
31
22
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
31
23
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
25
24
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
23
25
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
22
26
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
22
27
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
22
28
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
21
29
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
20
30
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
20
31
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
20
32
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
20
33
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
20
34
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
20
35
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
20
36
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
20
37
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
20
38
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
20
39
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
19
40
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
18
41
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
18
42
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
17
43
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
17
44
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
17
45
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
16
46
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
16
47
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
16
48
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
16
49
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
15
50
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
15
51
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
15
52
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
15
53
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
15
54
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
15
55
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
14
56
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
13
57
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
13
58
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
13
59
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
11
60
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
11
61
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto Belisol
11
62
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
11
63
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
11
64
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
10
65
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
9
66
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
9
67
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
9
68
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
8
69
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
8
70
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
8
71
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
7
72
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
7
73
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
6
74
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
6
75
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
6
76
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
5
77
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
5
78
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
5
79
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
5
80
Stuart O'Grady
Orica - GreenEdge
5
81
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
4
82
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
4
83
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
4
84
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
3
85
Bram Tankink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
3
86
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Merida
3
87
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
2
88
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
2
89
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
2
90
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
2
91
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
1
92
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
1
93
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
1
94
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
1
Mountain:
Rank
Name
Team
Points
1
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
20
2
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
16
3
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
12
4
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
8
5
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
6
Spoiler
6
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
3
7
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
3
8
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
2
9
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
2
10
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
2
11
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
2
12
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
1
13
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
1
14
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
1
15
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
1
16
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
1
-23:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
34h06'05 (1)
2
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
+ 23 (2)
3
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 31 (3)
4
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 32 (4)
5
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ.fr
+ 38 (5)
Spoiler
6
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 47 (6)
7
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1'31 (7)
8
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 1'50 (8)
9
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1'55 (9)
10
Andrew Talansky
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1'55 (10)
11
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3'09 (11)
12
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3'57 (12)
13
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
+ 4'01 (13)
14
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
+ 5'02 (14)
15
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
+ 6'21 (15)
16
Rohan Dennis
Garmin - Sharp
+ 6'30 (16)
17
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 6'46 (17)
18
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 7'24 (18)
19
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 8'27 (19)
20
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 9'23 (20)
21
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 10'32 (21)
22
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
+ 19'47 (22)
23
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 20'42 (23)
24
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ.fr
+ 20'58 (24)
25
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
+ 24'24 (25)
26
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 26'34 (26)
27
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 29'56 (27)
28
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 32'05 (28)
29
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
+ 33'43 (29)
30
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
+ 35'23 (30)
31
Jérôme Cousin
Team Europcar
+ 35'50 (31)
32
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
+ 36'11 (32)
33
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 40'03 (33)
34
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 40'24 (34)
35
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
+ 46'44 (35)
Team:
Rank
Name
Time
1
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
102h18'12 (1)
2
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 6 (2)
3
Movistar Team
+ 12 (3)
4
Sky Procycling
+ 17 (4)
5
BMC Racing Team
+ 55 (5)
Spoiler
6
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'35 (6)
7
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2'07 (7)
8
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2'08 (8)
9
Lampre - Merida
+ 2'15 (9)
10
Team Europcar
+ 2'34 (10)
11
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'42 (11)
12
FDJ.fr
+ 2'54 (12)
13
Lotto Belisol
+ 3'01 (13)
14
Katusha Team
+ 3'13 (14)
15
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 3'35 (15)
16
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'25 (16)
17
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 4'55 (17)
18
Astana Pro Team
+ 5'05 (18)
19
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 5'18 (19)
20
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 5'46 (20)
21
Sojasun
+ 7'21 (21)
22
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 8'44 (22)
MY COMMENTS
This was a good stage for the team. Bardet and Peraud did their jobs nicely. At least I didn't fail, but there was not much for me to screw up. Tomorow, a lot of dotty points.
--Blel
MANAGER'S COMMENTS
Peraud did OK, nice Dupont managed to stay near the front and Bardet collected some points and finished in a nice position. A great stage!
A lot of dotty points today. I hope I will attack, but can I?
RACE
121km to go
YAY! I'm in the break and I win the first mountain sprint. I'm very happy now! However, my biggest concurrent is Lutsenko, who already won a stage and wore the mountain jersey.
101km to go
He's a tough one. He wins the second mountain sprint. I just edge out Terpstra for second place, whihch still gives some points.
79km to go
He's really annoying me. But, I still finish second, which is great! We have a 8 minute lead now, so I might also be looking at a stage win.
55km to go
I did not try to win the next sprint, saving some energy for the next. That Kazach will be tired. Our lead dropped to 5 minutes.
27km to go
I'm tired. I can't follow the pace of the break anymore. Such a shame, but I got some points.
0m to go
The best rider from the break was Navarro. He rode at the front for a long time, but he was overtaken by Valverde in the last 100 meters. Peraud, Bardet, Dupont and Riblon finished in the favourites group. And to our big suprise, Bardet is now leading the youth classification.
CLASSIFICATIONS
Stage:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
4h24'08
2
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
3
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
4
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
5
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
s.t.
6
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
7
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
9
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
10
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
...
81
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'57
Spoiler
11
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
12
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
s.t.
13
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
14
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
15
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ.fr
s.t.
16
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
17
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
18
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
s.t.
19
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
20
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
21
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
23
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
25
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
26
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
27
Julien Simon
Sojasun
s.t.
28
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
29
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
30
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
31
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
32
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
s.t.
33
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
34
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
35
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
36
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
37
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
38
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
39
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
41
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
42
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
43
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
44
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
45
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ.fr
s.t.
46
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
47
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
48
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
49
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
50
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky Procycling
s.t.
51
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1'46
52
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
53
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2'23
54
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
55
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'11
56
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
57
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
58
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
59
Andrew Talansky
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
60
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
61
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
62
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
63
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
64
David López
Sky Procycling
s.t.
65
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
+ 3'57
66
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
s.t.
67
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
68
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
70
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
71
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
72
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
73
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Christian Vande Velde
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
75
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
s.t.
76
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
s.t.
77
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
78
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
s.t.
79
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
80
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
81
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
82
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'38
83
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 5'06
84
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
s.t.
85
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
86
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
87
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
88
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
89
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
90
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
91
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Laurent Didier
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 5'53
93
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 6'17
94
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ.fr
s.t.
95
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
s.t.
96
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
s.t.
97
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
98
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
99
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
100
Bram Tankink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
101
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 6'48
102
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
103
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
104
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
105
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
106
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
107
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
108
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
110
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
s.t.
111
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
112
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
113
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
114
Jean-Marc Marino
Sojasun
s.t.
115
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
s.t.
116
Andrey Kashechkin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
117
Davide Malacarne
Team Europcar
s.t.
118
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
119
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
120
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
121
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 7'34
122
Jérémy Roy
FDJ.fr
+ 8'08
123
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
124
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
125
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
126
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
127
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
128
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
129
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
130
Maxime Méderel
Sojasun
s.t.
131
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
132
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
133
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
134
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
135
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
136
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
137
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
+ 9'23
138
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
139
Benjamín Noval
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
140
Rohan Dennis
Garmin - Sharp
+ 10'07
141
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
142
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
s.t.
143
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
144
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 10'33
145
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
s.t.
146
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
147
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
s.t.
148
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
+ 11'32
149
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
150
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
151
Markel Irizar
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
152
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
153
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
+ 13'01
154
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
155
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
156
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
157
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
158
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
s.t.
159
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
160
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
161
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
s.t.
162
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
163
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
164
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
165
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
166
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 14'08
167
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
168
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
s.t.
169
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
170
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
171
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
172
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
173
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ.fr
s.t.
174
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 16'00
175
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 16'36
176
Frederik Willems
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
177
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
+ 17'55
178
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
179
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 19'11
180
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
181
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
182
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 20'40
183
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 22'02
184
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
+ 22'24
185
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
+ 23'03
186
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
s.t.
187
Albert Timmer
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
188
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
+ 23'58
189
Johannes Fröhlinger
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
190
Stuart O'Grady
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 25'33
191
William Bonnet
FDJ.fr
s.t.
192
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
193
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
194
Jérôme Cousin
Team Europcar
s.t.
195
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 26'46
196
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 31'07
GC:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
38h29'15
2
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 1
3
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
s.t.
4
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 8
5
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
+ 23
6
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
+ 48
7
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
+ 51
8
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 59
9
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1'01
10
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
+ 1'13
...
124
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 19'03
Spoiler
11
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 1'15
12
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 1'17
13
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1'26
14
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'27
15
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'29
16
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1'30
17
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
s.t.
18
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'31
19
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
+ 1'32
20
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
21
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
+ 1'33
22
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1'35
23
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ.fr
+ 1'36
24
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1'37
25
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1'39
26
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ.fr
+ 1'41
27
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 1'42
28
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 1'43
29
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'48
30
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
31
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'22
32
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'32
33
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2'55
34
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 2'59
35
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'01
36
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'20
37
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'44
38
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3'53
39
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Sharp
+ 4'05
40
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'06
41
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
+ 4'07
42
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 4'15
43
Julien Simon
Sojasun
+ 4'24
44
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 4'43
45
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky Procycling
+ 4'59
46
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 5'19
47
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 5'30
48
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 5'32
49
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 6'01
50
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 6'04
51
Andrew Talansky
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
52
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 6'10
53
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 6'51
54
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
+ 6'53
55
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 6'54
56
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
+ 6'56
57
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 7'05
58
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'15
59
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
+ 7'16
60
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
+ 7'23
61
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
+ 7'29
62
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 7'30
63
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
64
David López
Sky Procycling
+ 7'31
65
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 7'55
66
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'04
67
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 8'06
68
Christian Vande Velde
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
69
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
+ 8'09
70
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 8'19
71
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'46
72
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 8'49
73
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ.fr
+ 8'55
74
Bram Tankink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 9'09
75
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
+ 9'13
76
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 9'25
77
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto Belisol
+ 9'33
78
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 9'36
79
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 9'54
80
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 10'19
81
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 10'21
82
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Merida
+ 10'24
83
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
+ 10'39
84
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 10'46
85
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 10'55
86
Andrey Kashechkin
Astana Pro Team
+ 10'57
87
Davide Malacarne
Team Europcar
+ 11'03
88
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 11'14
89
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 11'15
90
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
+ 11'16
91
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
s.t.
92
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 11'36
93
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 11'39
94
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 12'05
95
Jérémy Roy
FDJ.fr
+ 12'06
96
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 12'26
97
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 12'37
98
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
+ 12'46
99
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
+ 12'48
100
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 13'03
101
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
+ 13'08
102
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 13'22
103
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 13'28
104
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 13'40
105
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 13'42
106
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
+ 13'47
107
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
+ 14'08
108
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 14'11
109
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
+ 14'14
110
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 14'23
111
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
+ 14'38
112
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
+ 14'43
113
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
+ 15'11
114
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
+ 15'32
115
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'52
116
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
+ 16'08
117
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 16'12
118
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 16'31
119
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
+ 16'51
120
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
+ 16'59
121
Rohan Dennis
Garmin - Sharp
+ 17'35
122
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 17'37
123
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 18'18
124
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 19'03
125
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 19'13
126
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 19'31
127
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 19'33
128
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 20'29
129
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 21'40
130
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
+ 21'48
131
Benjamín Noval
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 22'05
132
Laurent Didier
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 22'37
133
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 22'47
134
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 23'21
135
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
+ 23'40
136
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
+ 24'17
137
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
+ 24'28
138
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
+ 25'08
139
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
+ 25'23
140
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
+ 25'50
141
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
+ 26'05
142
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
+ 26'06
143
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 26'12
144
Markel Irizar
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 27'05
145
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
+ 27'17
146
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
+ 27'23
147
Jean-Marc Marino
Sojasun
+ 28'00
148
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
+ 29'18
149
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 29'42
150
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 30'14
151
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 30'41
152
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 31'36
153
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 33'52
154
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 33'59
155
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Merida
+ 35'56
156
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ.fr
+ 36'04
157
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 37'39
158
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 38'19
159
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 38'28
160
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 39'26
161
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
+ 39'30
162
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 39'43
163
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 40'33
164
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 40'40
165
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 41'51
166
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 42'10
167
Maxime Méderel
Sojasun
+ 42'23
168
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 42'34
169
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 43'03
170
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
+ 43'09
171
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 43'35
172
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
+ 44'14
173
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 44'36
174
Frederik Willems
Lotto Belisol
+ 47'02
175
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
+ 48'38
176
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 49'35
177
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 49'36
178
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
+ 50'10
179
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
+ 50'16
180
William Bonnet
FDJ.fr
+ 51'31
181
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 51'55
182
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
+ 51'56
183
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 53'38
184
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 54'51
185
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 55'05
186
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 56'27
187
Albert Timmer
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 56'41
188
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 57'44
189
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 57'58
190
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
+ 58'39
191
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 58'56
192
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
+ 59'24
193
Jérôme Cousin
Team Europcar
+ 1h02'21
194
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
+ 1h05'37
195
Stuart O'Grady
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h31'29
196
Johannes Fröhlinger
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h38'11
Points:
Rank
Name
Team
Points
1
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
177
2
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
151
3
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
151
4
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
148
5
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
121
...
31
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
25
Spoiler
6
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
111
7
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
96
8
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
86
9
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
81
10
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ.fr
78
11
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
64
12
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
48
13
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
48
14
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
44
15
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
40
16
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
39
17
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
35
18
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
34
19
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
34
20
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
34
21
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
33
22
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
32
23
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
32
24
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
31
25
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
31
26
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
31
27
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
30
28
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
29
29
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
25
30
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
25
31
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
25
32
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
25
33
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
23
34
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
22
35
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
22
36
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
21
37
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
20
38
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
20
39
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
20
40
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
20
41
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
20
42
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
20
43
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
20
44
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
20
45
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
19
46
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
18
47
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
18
48
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
17
49
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
17
50
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
17
51
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
16
52
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
16
53
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
16
54
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
16
55
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
15
56
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
15
57
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
15
58
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
15
59
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
15
60
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
14
61
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
14
62
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
13
63
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
13
64
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
13
65
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
13
66
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto Belisol
11
67
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
11
68
Julien Simon
Sojasun
11
69
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
11
70
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
11
71
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
10
72
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
9
73
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
9
74
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
9
75
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
9
76
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
8
77
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
8
78
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
7
79
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
7
80
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
7
81
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
6
82
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
6
83
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
6
84
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
5
85
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
5
86
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
5
87
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
5
88
Stuart O'Grady
Orica - GreenEdge
5
89
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
4
90
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
4
91
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
4
92
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
4
93
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
4
94
Bram Tankink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
3
95
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Merida
3
96
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
2
97
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
2
98
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
2
99
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
2
100
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
1
101
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ.fr
1
102
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
1
103
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
1
104
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
1
Mountain:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
21
2
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
20
3
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
16
4
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
12
5
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
10
...
7
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
8
Spoiler
6
Julien Simon
Sojasun
8
7
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
8
8
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
8
9
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
6
10
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
6
11
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
6
12
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
3
13
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
3
14
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
2
15
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
2
16
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
2
17
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
2
18
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
1
19
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
1
20
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
1
21
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
1
-23:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
38h30'44 (1)
2
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1 (2)
3
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ.fr
+ 7 (3)
4
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2'46 (4)
5
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 4'35 (5)
Spoiler
6
Andrew Talansky
Garmin - Sharp
+ 4'35 (6)
7
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 5'22 (7)
8
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'46 (8)
9
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
+ 6'40 (9)
10
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 8'07 (10)
11
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 8'52 (11)
12
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 9'26 (12)
13
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
+ 9'47 (13)
14
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
+ 9'47 (14)
15
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
+ 11'19 (15)
16
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 11'34 (16)
17
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 11'53 (17)
18
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 11'59 (18)
19
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'23 (19)
20
Rohan Dennis
Garmin - Sharp
+ 16'06 (20)
21
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 16'49 (21)
22
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 20'11 (22)
23
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ.fr
+ 34'35 (23)
24
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
+ 38'01 (24)
25
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 39'04 (25)
26
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
+ 41'40 (26)
27
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
+ 48'41 (27)
28
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 53'36 (28)
29
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 54'58 (29)
30
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 56'29 (30)
31
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
+ 57'10 (31)
32
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 57'27 (32)
33
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
+ 57'55 (33)
34
Jérôme Cousin
Team Europcar
+ 1h00'52 (34)
35
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
+ 1h04'08 (35)
Team:
Rank
Name
Time
1
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
115h30'36 (1)
2
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 6 (2)
3
Movistar Team
+ 12 (3)
4
Sky Procycling
+ 17 (4)
5
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'35 (5)
Spoiler
6
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2'07 (6)
7
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'42 (7)
8
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'25 (8)
9
Astana Pro Team
+ 5'05 (9)
10
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 5'46 (10)
11
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 6'05 (11)
12
Katusha Team
+ 6'24 (12)
13
BMC Racing Team
+ 6'38 (13)
14
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 7'04 (14)
15
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 9'09 (15)
16
FDJ.fr
+ 9'11 (16)
17
Team Europcar
+ 9'22 (17)
18
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 10'29 (18)
19
Lotto Belisol
+ 13'00 (19)
20
Sojasun
+ 15'15 (20)
21
Lampre - Merida
+ 22'08 (21)
22
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 22'20 (22)
MY COMMENTS
I didn't screw up today! I was a bit afraid when I got into the break, but every bit of fear was gone after the first mountain sprint. I'm in the top-10 now, and I can get even higher if I go into another break.
--Blel
MANAGER'S COMMENTS
Good job Blel! I believe in you, if you don't miss the bus again. Well, Romain in the white jersey was quite a suprise. We don't know how Tejay van Garderen ended up behind the peleton. Well, will defend it, but we doubt if we can keep it untill the end.
@Cycleman123 - It's set in 2013 But due to a terrorist attack at Corsica, the organizers decided to use the 2012 version again
@sutty68 - Much better, but it can still get better!
A time-trial. I don't care about them, but for people like Peraud, Bardet and the GC-contenders an important stage.
RACE
I'm not a very good time-trialist, so I wont bother you with my split times etc. But I showed today that I can time-trial. My finish time is 59 minutes and 7 seconds, which places me in provisional 8th place, 52 seconds behind the current leader Thomas. I will eventually finish 85th, which is pretty good.
This is the rider who won the prologue, Time-trial World Champion Tony Martin sets a great time of 56 minutes and 56 seconds, which will be hard to beat.
I'll show you the time of my team-mate Riblon he sets a decent performance, provisional 19th, 1 and a half minute behind the leader.
The white jersey starts, and suprisingly that's my team-mate Bardet. He's not a time-trialist, but the white jersey gives him some power. He is only 9 seconds slower as me, which is great for him! But unfortunately, he has to give the jersey to Pinot.
Behind him is our leader, Peraud. He did not rode a good prologue, but this time-trial is better. He is 1 minute and 21 seconds behind Martin, which brings him eventually in 34th place. He maintains his spot near the top of the classification, but will lose a few places.
But here's Chris Froome who beats Martin's time by 28 seconds. He might take over yellow today?
Robert Gesink is behind him, but he will lose 2 places today.
Alejandro Valverde is the next one, and he's only 1 second behind Contador in the GC. He will become 8th, 1 minute behind Froome.
Cadel Evans is also just 1 second behind. He's 31 seconds slower as Froome, which means he stays ahead of Valverde, but got overtaken by Froome.
Yellow-jersey Alberto Contador has to defend his jersey by finishing within 23 seconds of the Brit. And he does it, he is second today by 17 seconds. He keeps his jersey, but the gap is 6 seconds.
CLASSIFICATIONS
Stage:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
56'28
2
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 17
3
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 28
4
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 31
5
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 41
6
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
+ 51
7
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
+ 54
8
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
+ 1'03
9
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
+ 1'12
10
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 1'14
...
85
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'50
Spoiler
11
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1'15
12
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1'17
13
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
+ 1'18
14
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
+ 1'21
15
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 1'22
16
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 1'25
17
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
+ 1'26
18
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1'30
19
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'31
20
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1'35
21
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Andrew Talansky
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1'36
23
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
+ 1'41
24
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
+ 1'42
25
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1'43
26
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'44
27
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
28
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1'45
29
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
30
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
31
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1'46
32
Jérémy Roy
FDJ.fr
+ 1'48
33
Christian Vande Velde
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1'50
34
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
35
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
s.t.
36
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ.fr
+ 1'55
37
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
38
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
+ 1'57
39
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 1'58
40
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
41
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
42
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'01
43
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2'02
44
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky Procycling
+ 2'03
45
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
46
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2'05
47
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'08
48
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'13
49
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
50
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 2'14
51
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
52
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2'15
53
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
54
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 2'16
55
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2'18
56
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
57
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2'21
58
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ.fr
s.t.
59
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'22
60
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
61
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ.fr
s.t.
62
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
+ 2'23
63
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 2'27
64
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
+ 2'28
65
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
66
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
67
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
68
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
69
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2'29
70
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
+ 2'31
71
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
s.t.
72
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'32
73
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 2'33
74
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
75
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'34
76
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
77
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2'35
78
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 2'37
79
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2'40
80
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2'41
81
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'43
82
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 2'45
83
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
84
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
+ 2'46
85
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'50
86
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'52
87
Andrey Kashechkin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
88
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
89
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 2'53
90
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 2'54
91
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 2'55
92
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
93
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 2'56
94
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2'57
95
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'58
96
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 2'59
97
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
98
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3'01
99
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
s.t.
100
William Bonnet
FDJ.fr
+ 3'02
101
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'03
102
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'04
103
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
+ 3'05
104
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
105
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
106
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
+ 3'06
107
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'07
108
David López
Sky Procycling
+ 3'09
109
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 3'10
110
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 3'11
111
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'12
112
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
113
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
+ 3'17
114
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
+ 3'18
115
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Rohan Dennis
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
117
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
+ 3'19
118
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
119
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 3'21
120
Markel Irizar
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 3'22
121
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
122
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
+ 3'23
123
Bram Tankink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'24
124
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
s.t.
125
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
126
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'25
127
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3'26
128
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
129
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
130
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3'30
131
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
+ 3'31
132
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
+ 3'32
133
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
134
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
135
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
s.t.
136
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
+ 3'33
137
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
138
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 3'34
139
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
140
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
141
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
+ 3'35
142
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3'36
143
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
+ 3'37
144
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
145
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 3'38
146
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
s.t.
147
Julien Simon
Sojasun
s.t.
148
Davide Malacarne
Team Europcar
+ 3'39
149
Stuart O'Grady
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3'42
150
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'44
151
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
s.t.
152
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
+ 3'46
153
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'48
154
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 3'49
155
Laurent Didier
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
156
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
s.t.
157
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'52
158
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
159
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
160
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'54
161
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
s.t.
162
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
+ 3'55
163
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'56
164
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'57
165
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
166
Albert Timmer
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3'58
167
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 3'59
168
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'02
169
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
170
Benjamín Noval
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 4'03
171
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'04
172
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'08
173
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 4'11
174
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
175
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 4'12
176
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 4'14
177
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ.fr
+ 4'15
178
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
s.t.
179
Frederik Willems
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
180
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
+ 4'18
181
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
182
Jérôme Cousin
Team Europcar
+ 4'25
183
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 4'26
184
Johannes Fröhlinger
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 4'27
185
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 4'29
186
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'35
187
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 4'36
188
Maxime Méderel
Sojasun
+ 4'40
189
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
190
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
+ 4'47
191
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Merida
+ 4'50
192
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
193
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
+ 4'53
194
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
+ 4'55
195
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 4'56
196
Jean-Marc Marino
Sojasun
+ 5'10
GC:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
39h26'00
2
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
+ 6
3
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
+ 15
4
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
+ 47
5
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
+ 1'22
6
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1'35
7
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
+ 2'19
8
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
+ 2'22
9
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2'24
10
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 2'25
...
123
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 21'36
Spoiler
11
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
+ 2'33
12
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
+ 2'34
13
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2'39
14
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
+ 2'48
15
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'49
16
Roman Kreuziger
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2'53
17
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'56
18
Vasil Kiryienka
Sky Procycling
+ 2'58
19
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'00
20
Rein Taaramäe
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 3'08
21
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'10
22
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 3'11
23
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ.fr
+ 3'14
24
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 3'38
25
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'39
26
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3'46
27
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ.fr
s.t.
28
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 3'58
29
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3'59
30
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'11
31
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'13
32
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
+ 4'17
33
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'39
34
Wout Poels
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'59
35
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 5'06
36
Tom Danielson
Garmin - Sharp
+ 5'31
37
Christophe Le Mével
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 5'38
38
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 5'43
39
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 5'59
40
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 6'00
41
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'04
42
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 6'05
43
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 6'41
44
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Sky Procycling
+ 6'45
45
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 6'46
46
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'15
47
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'20
48
Andrew Talansky
Garmin - Sharp
+ 7'23
49
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 7'26
50
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'39
51
Julien Simon
Sojasun
+ 7'45
52
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 7'58
53
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
+ 8'00
54
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 8'22
55
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
+ 8'25
56
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 8'50
57
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 8'55
58
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 9'01
59
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
+ 9'07
60
Brice Feillu
Sojasun
+ 9'25
61
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
+ 9'30
62
Christian Vande Velde
Garmin - Sharp
+ 9'39
63
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 9'54
64
Jan Bakelants
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 10'04
65
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 10'10
66
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 10'20
67
David López
Sky Procycling
+ 10'23
68
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
+ 10'29
69
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 10'30
70
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Arnold Jeannesson
FDJ.fr
+ 10'59
72
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
73
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 11'35
74
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto Belisol
+ 11'44
75
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
+ 11'47
76
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 11'51
77
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Merida
+ 12'05
78
Bram Tankink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 12'16
79
Laurens Ten Dam
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 12'24
80
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 12'32
81
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 12'34
82
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
+ 13'20
83
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 13'31
84
Andrey Kashechkin
Astana Pro Team
+ 13'32
85
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 13'33
86
Jérémy Roy
FDJ.fr
+ 13'37
87
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 13'41
88
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 13'52
89
José Serpa
Lampre - Merida
+ 13'57
90
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 13'59
91
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
+ 14'00
92
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 14'03
93
Davide Malacarne
Team Europcar
+ 14'25
94
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 14'29
95
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 14'56
96
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
+ 15'27
97
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
98
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'32
99
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
+ 15'34
100
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 15'45
101
Guillaume Levarlet
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 15'59
102
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 16'01
103
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 16'02
104
Jérôme Coppel
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 16'04
105
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
+ 16'10
106
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - Merida
+ 16'19
107
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 16'24
108
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
+ 16'25
109
Julien El Fares
Sojasun
+ 17'14
110
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 17'20
111
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
+ 17'58
112
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
+ 18'13
113
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
+ 18'31
114
Jonathan Castroviejo
Movistar Team
+ 19'05
115
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 19'27
116
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 19'29
117
Francesco Gavazzi
Astana Pro Team
+ 19'48
118
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
+ 19'57
119
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
+ 20'08
120
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 20'11
121
Rohan Dennis
Garmin - Sharp
+ 20'36
122
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 21'04
123
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 21'36
124
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 21'39
125
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 22'14
126
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 22'18
127
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 22'25
128
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 23'33
129
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
+ 24'34
130
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 24'47
131
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 25'15
132
Benjamín Noval
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 25'51
133
Laurent Didier
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 26'09
134
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
+ 26'28
135
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 26'30
136
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
+ 27'32
137
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
+ 27'44
138
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 28'09
139
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
+ 28'12
140
Jonathan Hivert
Sojasun
+ 28'22
141
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
+ 29'07
142
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
+ 29'13
143
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
+ 29'58
144
Markel Irizar
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 30'10
145
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
+ 30'28
146
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
+ 31'18
147
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
+ 32'49
148
Jean-Marc Marino
Sojasun
+ 32'53
149
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 33'27
150
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 33'49
151
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 34'08
152
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 34'31
153
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 36'45
154
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 37'00
155
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ.fr
+ 40'02
156
Matteo Bono
Lampre - Merida
+ 40'29
157
Svein Tuft
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 40'36
158
Egoitz García
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 41'48
159
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
+ 41'58
160
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 42'19
161
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 42'41
162
Gert Steegmans
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 43'04
163
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 44'45
164
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 44'59
165
Jens Voigt
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 45'27
166
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 45'33
167
Maciej Bodnar
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 45'36
168
Fabio Sabatini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 46'05
169
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 46'13
170
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
+ 46'41
171
Maxime Méderel
Sojasun
+ 46'46
172
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
+ 48'44
173
Roy Curvers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 49'15
174
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
+ 50'18
175
Frederik Willems
Lotto Belisol
+ 51'00
176
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 52'52
177
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
+ 53'33
178
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
+ 53'39
179
Yoann Bagot
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 53'59
180
William Bonnet
FDJ.fr
+ 54'16
181
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
+ 54'57
182
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 55'08
183
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 57'15
184
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 58'48
185
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 59'23
186
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 59'43
187
Albert Timmer
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h00'22
188
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h01'03
189
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h01'43
190
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h02'43
191
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
+ 1h03'12
192
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
+ 1h03'22
193
Jérôme Cousin
Team Europcar
+ 1h06'29
194
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
+ 1h09'38
195
Stuart O'Grady
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h34'54
196
Johannes Fröhlinger
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 1h42'21
Points:
Rank
Name
Team
Points
1
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
177
2
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
151
3
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
151
4
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
148
5
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
121
...
34
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
25
Spoiler
6
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky Procycling
120
7
Daniele Bennati
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
96
8
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
86
9
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
81
10
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ.fr
78
11
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
64
12
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
48
13
Cyril Lemoine
Sojasun
48
14
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
48
15
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
47
16
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
44
17
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
39
18
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
39
19
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
38
20
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
35
21
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
35
22
Koen De Kort
Team Argos - Shimano
34
23
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
34
24
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
34
25
Ryder Hesjedal
Garmin - Sharp
33
26
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
33
27
Yukiya Arashiro
Team Europcar
32
28
Samuel Dumoulin
AG2R La Mondiale
32
29
Sylvain Chavanel
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
31
30
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
31
31
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
31
32
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
29
33
Simon Geschke
Team Argos - Shimano
25
34
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
25
35
Luis Ángel Maté
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
25
36
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
22
37
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
22
38
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
21
39
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
20
40
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
20
41
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
20
42
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
20
43
Maarten Wynants
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
20
44
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
20
45
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
20
46
Michael Rogers
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
19
47
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
18
48
Gatis Smukulis
Katusha Team
18
49
Jurgen Van den Broeck
Lotto Belisol
17
50
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
17
51
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
17
52
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
16
53
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
16
54
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
16
55
Daryl Impey
Orica - GreenEdge
16
56
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
16
57
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
15
58
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
15
59
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
15
60
Alan Marangoni
Cannondale Pro Cycling
15
61
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
15
62
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
14
63
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
13
64
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
13
65
Juan Antonio Flecha
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
13
66
Geraint Thomas
Sky Procycling
13
67
Simon Gerrans
Orica - GreenEdge
11
68
Julien Simon
Sojasun
11
69
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Astana Pro Team
11
70
Lars Ytting Bak
Lotto Belisol
11
71
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
11
72
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
11
73
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
10
74
Adam Hansen
Lotto Belisol
9
75
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
9
76
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
9
77
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
9
78
Thomas De Gendt
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
8
79
Jakob Fuglsang
Astana Pro Team
8
80
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
8
81
Andy Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
7
82
Bart De Clercq
Lotto Belisol
7
83
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
7
84
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
6
85
Richie Porte
Sky Procycling
6
86
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
6
87
Lieuwe Westra
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
6
88
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
5
89
Bauke Mollema
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
5
90
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
5
91
Stuart O'Grady
Orica - GreenEdge
5
92
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
4
93
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
4
94
Andreas Klöden
RadioShack - Leopard
4
95
Marcel Sieberg
Lotto Belisol
4
96
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
3
97
Bram Tankink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
3
98
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - Merida
3
99
Pierre Rolland
Team Europcar
2
100
Daniel Martin
Garmin - Sharp
2
101
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
2
102
Jean-Christophe Peraud
AG2R La Mondiale
1
103
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ.fr
1
104
Nicolas Roche
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
1
105
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
1
106
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
1
107
Murilo Fischer
FDJ.fr
1
Mountain:
Rank
Name
Team
Points
1
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
21
2
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
20
3
Cadel Evans
BMC Racing Team
16
4
Robert Gesink
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
12
5
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
10
...
8
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
8
Spoiler
6
Julien Simon
Sojasun
8
7
Daniel Navarro
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
8
8
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
8
9
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
6
10
Niki Terpstra
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
6
11
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
6
12
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
3
13
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
3
14
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
2
15
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
2
16
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
2
17
Alessandro De Marchi
Cannondale Pro Cycling
2
18
Lars Boom
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
1
19
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
1
20
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
1
21
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
1
-23:
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Thibaut Pinot
FDJ.fr
39h29'14 (1)
2
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 32 (2)
3
Romain Bardet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 57 (3)
4
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2'46 (4)
5
Andrew Talansky
Garmin - Sharp
+ 4'09 (5)
Spoiler
6
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 4'25 (6)
7
Moreno Moser
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 5'08 (7)
8
Nairo Quintana
Movistar Team
+ 5'47 (8)
9
Michał Kwiatkowski
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 8'21 (9)
10
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
+ 8'33 (10)
11
Ramunas Navardauskas
Garmin - Sharp
+ 10'06 (11)
12
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 10'17 (12)
13
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 10'27 (13)
14
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ.fr
+ 10'46 (14)
15
Tony Gallopin
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 11'42 (15)
16
Ion Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 12'13 (16)
17
Tom Dumoulin
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 12'31 (17)
18
Peter Kennaugh
Sky Procycling
+ 13'11 (18)
19
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 16'13 (19)
20
Rohan Dennis
Garmin - Sharp
+ 17'22 (20)
21
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 18'25 (21)
22
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 21'33 (22)
23
Nacer Bouhanni
FDJ.fr
+ 36'48 (23)
24
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
+ 38'44 (24)
25
Rudy Molard
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 41'31 (25)
26
Arthur Vichot
FDJ.fr
+ 43'27 (26)
27
Anthony Delaplace
Sojasun
+ 50'25 (27)
28
Juan José Lobato
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 56'09 (28)
29
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 56'29 (29)
30
Danny Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 58'29 (30)
31
Boy Van Poppel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 59'29 (31)
32
Davide Cimolai
Lampre - Merida
+ 59'58 (32)
33
Alexis Vuillermoz
Sojasun
+ 1h00'08 (33)
34
Jérôme Cousin
Team Europcar
+ 1h03'15 (34)
35
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
+ 1h06'24 (35)
Team:
Rank
Name
Time
1
Sky Procycling
118h22'32 (1)
2
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 41 (2)
3
Movistar Team
+ 2'04 (3)
4
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'26 (4)
5
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3'32 (5)
Spoiler
6
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'59 (6)
7
Astana Pro Team
+ 6'40 (7)
8
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'14 (8)
9
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 7'52 (9)
10
BMC Racing Team
+ 8'10 (10)
11
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 8'19 (11)
12
Omega Pharma - Quick•Step Cycling Team
+ 9'52 (12)
13
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
+ 9'54 (13)
14
Katusha Team
+ 10'41 (14)
15
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 11'31 (15)
16
FDJ.fr
+ 12'43 (16)
17
Team Europcar
+ 13'39 (17)
18
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 15'23 (18)
19
Lotto Belisol
+ 17'12 (19)
20
Sojasun
+ 22'32 (20)
21
Lampre - Merida
+ 26'47 (21)
22
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 28'45 (22)
MY COMMENTS
Well, what can I say about my time-trial. Nothing, it was just an ordinary time-trial. My team-mates did a good job. And now, it's time to rest. I could really use the restday now.
--Blel
MANAGER'S COMMENTS
Every rider rode a good time-trial today. A good stage for the team today! The only shame is that Bardet lost white, but it was expected. Nevertheless, it was nice for him and for the team to have it. But, we must be alert the day after tomorrow, when the mountains are coming. But first, the restday!
AG2R-hotel surronded by police.
The AG2R-hotel near Macon is currently surronded by police cars. Neither the police, the AG2R-management or the Tour-direction gave a statement about the situation, but nothing (except for police personnel) is going in or out the hotel. We don't know why the hotel is surrounded, and we must wait for further news.
Spoiler
This will be a major cliffhanger, because I'm on a holliday for a week
@Selwink - A plot twist
@Ian Butler - That would be insane! But, no
@baggieboys32 - Rather weird than boring
@NTTHRASH - But your story is much, much longer
I'll leave tomorrow in the early morning, and you have to do without me untill next Saturday.
Terrorist attack avoided at AG2R-hotel
Earlier this evening, the AG2R-hotel was surrounded by the French police, and nothing went in or out it. We did not know what was going on, untill now. A spokeswoman from the French police told L'Equipe that a terrorist went into the hotel and threatened to kill the riders and the staff if they continued to hunt for the mountain jersey.
No contact with the outside world
The hotel was entirely isolated from the world. The doors and windows were locked, mobile and internet connections were cut off and if someone would call for help, they would be killed. A neighbour called the police after he saw someone inside the hotel waving with a gun. The police surrounded the hotel and they managed to kill the terrorist. They are still investigating who he is and why he did this.
Reactions from peleton
Tour-director Prudhomme was the first one to give a statement. He said that: 'This is terrible news, I hope nobody is hurt and that AG2R can return to the peleton. I wish the police can find out what is going on here.' Alexej Lutsenko, the current mountain jersey wearer, is shocked by the news, and told us that, as far as he knows, Astana is not involved in this. GC-leader Alberto Contador tweeted. ''WTF is going on with @AG2R this #TDF. I hope everyone involved is OK and that the criminals will get caught".