Another report? Thought you won't post report for a few days? Correct, but I was home from some birthdays eralier than expected, so played a few stages before the holiday kicks off monday morning....
So the 2nd stage of the Vuelta. from La Nucia to Playas de Orihuela.
It's a 174km long stage, with some hills in the first part of the stage, including the only categorized climb the Alto de Relleu. The last 120km are almost completely flat. so this for sure is a stage for the sprinters. We will try to set up a train with Lieuwe Westra, Peter Sagan and Theo Bos.
But I haven't mentioned our first goal in this stage. That is the poits to be earned on the Alto de Relleu. Wout Poels will be our man for the KOTM-ranking (at least this stage), so the team works hard to keep the peloton together in the first 28km. And we succeed! Poels is the first crossing the line of the KOTM-sprint and he knows he can go to the podium after the stage! LS Haedo (Saxo Bank) gets 2nd, Maarten Wynants (Rabobank) 3rd.
In the descend to Alicante, a group of 13 riders ride away and the peloton doesn't care that they create an advantage of about 6 minutes. The riders in the group: Azan Bazayev (Astana), Chad Beyer (BMC), Daniele Colli (Geox), Lucas Sebastián Haedo (Saxo Bank), Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha), Andreas Klier (Garmin), Pablo Lechuga (Andalucia), Romain Lemarchand (AG2R), Martin Pedersen (Leopard), Alan Pérez (Euskaltel), Michael Schär (BMC), Bjorn Selander (Radio Shack) and Andreass Stauff (Quick Step). Haedo wins the sprint in Santa Pola, edging out Igantiev and Pedersen. With 100km to go, their lead is 6'05.
28km further in the stage in Dolores, Bazayev wins the 2nd sprint, in front of Schär and Ignatiev. 44km to go, and the lead has decreased to 4 minutes.
Riding along the seaside, the gap between the leading group and the chasing peloton has become smaller and smaler. HTC and Sky do most of the work. With 13km to go, 2 riders have attacked out of the eading group and they create a little gap. Colli and Bazayev have a gap of '21 to Haedo, Stauff and Klier, and the peloton follows at '56.
But the effort in the heat (35 degrees) has been too much today and with 10km to go, it's a regrouping.
With 5km to go, the pace in the peloton suddenly drops and causes 2 actions: the Monster-train with Westra, Sagan & Bos taking the lead and BMC's Marcus Burghardt with a brave jump. The German rider can create a 10-second gap, but with about 3km to go, the peloton isn't far.
HTC's John Degenkolb starts the sprint with 2km to go, being the leadout for Cavendish. Also Sky, with Christopher Sutton leading out Edvald Boasson Hagen, are up front. And Monster? We fall back to place 5-10...
Already in the ultimo kilometro (600m to go) and Degenkolb is still in the lead. On his left side (right side of the picture) comes Cavendish. José Joaquín Rojas and Oscar Freire come on the other side of the road.
300 metres to go, and Freire has started his jump. He is in the lead now, closely followed by Cav, EBH and JJR. But isn't this jump set in too early?? Sagan is in a good 5th place, while Bos is blocked by Degenkolb.
And the jump from Freire was started too early. Mark cavendish takes over and gets his 4th win of the season (British RR-championships and 2 stages in the Bayern Rundfahrt). Yes, you read this well, only his 4th end and it's already in the last half of August. He must have spend too much time with Peta Todd (well, I can't blame him) this year... Boasson Hagen takes the 2nd place, Freire the 3rd and Sagan & Bos finish in 8th and 9th place.
Results:
1
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
3h53'47
2
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
3
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
4
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
5
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
6
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
7
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
8
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
9
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
10
Aitor Galdos
Caja Rural
s.t.
Spoiler
11
John Degenkolb
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
12
Tom Stamsnijder
Leopard Trek
s.t.
13
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
14
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
15
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
s.t.
16
Leif Hoste
Katusha
17
Robert Gesink
Team
s.t.Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
18
Adam Blythe
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
19
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
20
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
21
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
22
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
23
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
25
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
26
José Herrada
Caja Rural
s.t.
27
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
s.t.
28
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
29
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
s.t.
30
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
31
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
32
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
33
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
34
Oliver Zaugg
Leopard Trek
s.t.
35
Patrick Gretsch
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
36
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
s.t.
37
David Boucher
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
38
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
39
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
40
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
41
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
42
Andreas Stauff
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
43
Jan Ghyselinck
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
44
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
45
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
46
Christophe Le Mével
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
47
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
s.t.
48
Ramunas Navardauskas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
49
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
50
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
51
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
52
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
53
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
54
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
55
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
56
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
s.t.
58
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
59
Matthew Brammeier
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
60
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
61
Tejay Van Garderen
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
62
Bart De Clercq
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
63
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
64
Kanstantsin Siutsou
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
65
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
66
Denis Menchov
Geox - TMC
s.t.
67
Gatis Smukulis
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
68
Xabier Zandio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
69
David Le Lay
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
70
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
72
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
73
Ezequiel Mosquera
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
75
Kevin Van Impe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
77
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
78
Dario Cataldo
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Fabio Felline
Geox - TMC
s.t.
80
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
81
Chad Beyer
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
82
Nikolas Maes
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
83
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
84
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
85
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
86
Zdenek Stybar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
87
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
s.t.
88
Romain Lemarchand
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
89
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
90
Óscar Pujol
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
91
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
92
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
s.t.
93
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
s.t.
94
Robert Kiserlovski
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
95
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
96
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
97
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
98
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
99
Cristiano Salerno
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
100
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
101
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
102
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
103
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
s.t.
104
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
105
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
106
Benjamín Noval
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
107
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
s.t.
108
Arkaitz Durán
Geox - TMC
s.t.
109
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
110
Xavier Florencio
Geox - TMC
s.t.
111
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
112
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
113
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
114
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
116
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
117
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
118
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
119
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
120
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
121
Addy Engels
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
122
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
123
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
124
Bjorn Selander
Team RadioShack
s.t.
125
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
126
David Loosli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
127
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
128
Pablo Lechuga
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
129
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
130
Joan Horrach
Katusha Team
s.t.
131
Jason McCartney
Team RadioShack
s.t.
132
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
133
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
134
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
135
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
s.t.
136
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
137
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
138
Edward King
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
139
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
140
Thomas Rohregger
Leopard Trek
s.t.
141
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
142
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
143
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
144
Bruno Pires
Leopard Trek
s.t.
145
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
146
Markel Irizar
Team RadioShack
s.t.
147
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
s.t.
148
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
149
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
s.t.
150
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
151
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
152
Jonathan Bellis
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
153
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
154
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
155
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
156
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
157
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
158
Luke Roberts
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
159
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
160
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
161
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
162
Ivan Rovny
Team RadioShack
s.t.
163
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
164
Javier Iriarte
Movistar Team
s.t.
165
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
166
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
167
Ben Hermans
Team RadioShack
s.t.
168
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
169
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
170
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
171
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
s.t.
172
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
173
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
174
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
175
Antonio Piedra
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
176
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
177
Adrián Palomares
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
178
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
179
José Alberto Benítez
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
180
Sergio Carrasco
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
181
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
182
Josep Jufré
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
183
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
184
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
185
Haimar Zubeldia
Team RadioShack
s.t.
186
Christopher Butler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
187
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
188
Tiago Machado
Team RadioShack
s.t.
189
Javier Ramírez Abeja
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
190
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
s.t.
191
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
192
Ben King
Team RadioShack
s.t.
193
David Bernabéu
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
194
Higinio Fernández
Caja Rural
+ 15'07
195
Timothy Duggan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
196
William Clarke
Leopard Trek
s.t.
197
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
198
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
GC:
1
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
4h13'59
2
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 10
3
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
4
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 16
5
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
9
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 19
10
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
12
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
13
Javier Iriarte
Movistar Team
s.t.
14
Matthew Brammeier
HTC - Highroad
+ 20
15
Tejay Van Garderen
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
16
Kanstantsin Siutsou
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
17
Gatis Smukulis
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
18
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
+ 21
19
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
21
John Degenkolb
HTC - Highroad
+ 22
22
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
23
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
24
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
25
Xabier Zandio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
26
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 23
27
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
28
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 24
29
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
30
Ramunas Navardauskas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
31
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
32
Bjorn Selander
Team RadioShack
s.t.
33
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
34
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
35
Markel Irizar
Team RadioShack
s.t.
36
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
s.t.
37
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
38
Tiago Machado
Team RadioShack
s.t.
39
Ben King
Team RadioShack
s.t.
40
Patrick Gretsch
HTC - Highroad
+ 25
41
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
42
David Le Lay
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
43
Romain Lemarchand
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
44
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
45
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
46
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
47
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
48
Christophe Le Mével
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 26
49
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
s.t.
50
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
51
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
52
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
53
Denis Menchov
Geox - TMC
s.t.
54
Fabio Felline
Geox - TMC
s.t.
55
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
56
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
s.t.
57
Arkaitz Durán
Geox - TMC
s.t.
58
Benjamín Noval
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
59
Luke Roberts
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
60
Ben Hermans
Team RadioShack
s.t.
61
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 27
62
Jan Ghyselinck
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
63
Jonathan Bellis
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
64
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 28
65
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
66
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
67
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
68
Jason McCartney
Team RadioShack
s.t.
69
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
70
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
71
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 29
72
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
73
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
s.t.
74
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
75
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
76
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
77
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
78
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
79
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
80
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
81
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 30
82
Xavier Florencio
Geox - TMC
+ 31
83
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
84
Haimar Zubeldia
Team RadioShack
s.t.
85
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - ISD
+ 32
86
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
+ 33
87
Ivan Rovny
Team RadioShack
s.t.
88
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
+ 34
89
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
s.t.
90
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
91
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
92
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
s.t.
93
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
s.t.
94
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
95
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
96
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
97
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
s.t.
98
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
s.t.
99
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 35
100
Chad Beyer
BMC Racing Team
+ 36
101
David Loosli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
102
José Herrada
Caja Rural
+ 37
103
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
104
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
s.t.
105
Aitor Galdos
Caja Rural
+ 39
106
Adam Blythe
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
107
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
108
David Boucher
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
109
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
110
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
111
Bart De Clercq
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
112
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 40
113
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
114
Tom Stamsnijder
Leopard Trek
+ 41
115
Oliver Zaugg
Leopard Trek
s.t.
116
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
117
Robert Kiserlovski
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
118
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
119
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
120
Thomas Rohregger
Leopard Trek
s.t.
121
Bruno Pires
Leopard Trek
s.t.
122
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
123
Christopher Butler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
124
Josep Jufré
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
125
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 42
126
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
127
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
+ 43
128
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
129
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
130
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
131
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
132
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 44
133
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
134
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
s.t.
135
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
s.t.
136
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
137
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 45
138
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 46
139
Óscar Pujol
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 47
140
Joan Horrach
Katusha Team
+ 48
141
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 49
142
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
143
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
144
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
145
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 50
146
Ezequiel Mosquera
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
147
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
148
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
149
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
150
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
151
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
+ 51
152
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
153
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
154
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
155
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 53
156
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
157
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 55
158
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 56
159
Adrián Palomares
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 1'02
160
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
161
Sergio Carrasco
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
162
José Alberto Benítez
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
163
David Bernabéu
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
164
Kevin Van Impe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'03
165
Zdenek Stybar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
166
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
167
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
168
Addy Engels
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
169
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1'04
170
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
171
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
172
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
173
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
174
Javier Ramírez Abeja
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
175
Dario Cataldo
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'05
176
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1'06
177
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
178
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'07
179
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
180
Nikolas Maes
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
181
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
182
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
183
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
184
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'09
185
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
186
Edward King
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
187
Antonio Piedra
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
188
Andreas Stauff
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'10
189
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
190
Pablo Lechuga
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 1'11
191
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'12
192
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1'14
193
Cristiano Salerno
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
194
Higinio Fernández
Caja Rural
+ 15'48
195
William Clarke
Leopard Trek
+ 15'54
196
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
197
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 15'56
198
Timothy Duggan
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 16'14
Points:
1
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
25
2
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
20
3
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
16
4
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
14
5
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
12
KOTM: As already mentioned, Wout Poels is the first one to wear the white jersey with the blue dots!
1
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
6
2
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
4
3
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
2
4
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
1
U25:
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
4h14'09
2
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 6
3
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 6
4
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 9
5
Javier Iriarte
Movistar Team
+ 9
Teams:
1
Rabobank Cycling Team
12h01'49
2
Movistar Team
+ 3
3
HTC - Highroad
+ 4
4
Sky ProCycling
+ 6
5
Team RadioShack
+ 8
Today's winner:
Word from the DS: To get 2 riders in the top 10 with these strong sprinters being present here, is a good job. But 8 & 9 are not the places we hoped for. Hopefully we can get some top 5's (and maybe something more surprising) later this Vuelta in a mass sprint!
The same day as the 2nd stage of the Vuelta, an other part of the peloton was present in Hanburg for the Vattenfall Cyclassics, German's only World Tour race. The 216km long race mostly ends in a mass sprint, what happened last year. Garmin's Tyler Farrar took the win in a convincing sprint in 2010.
The riders have to climb the Waseberg (700m, at 11%) 3 times in the last part of the race, the last time only 25km before the finish. Nevertheless, the favourites to win this race are the sprinters.
As you can see, we take part with 3 stagaires and some guys who aren't in their best shape. So our goal is to get in the top 10, what will be pretty difficult.
Favourites: *** Tyler Farrar (Garmin), Tom Boonen (Quick Step), Matthew Goss (HTC) ** Thor Hushovd (Garmin), Alessandre Petacchi (Lampre), Matti Breschel (Rabobank) * Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil), Francisco Ventoso (Movistar), Robbie McEwen (Radio Shack).
As predicted, a group of 10 get away and form the BOTD. With 100km to go, their lead is 5'00. In it are: A. Mironov (Katusha), JJ. Haedo (Saxo), M. Selvaggi (Vacansoleil), E. Capecchi (Liquigas), C. Barton (BMC), R. Hesjedal (Garmin), D. Kostyuk (Lampre), B. Takacs (NSP), J. Vermote (Quick Step) and M. Christensen (Saxo).
With 51km to go, when the lead is still 2'38, we see the first attack out of the peloton. Rabo's Sebastian Langeveld and Sky's Matthew Hayman go in the counterattack.
The leading group climbs the Waseberg for the first time. The lead is 2'39 to Langeveld and Hayman and 3'24 to the peloton with 47km to go.
The 2nd climb of the Waseberg brings a shift in the leading group. Only 3 riders can stay up front: Eros Capecchi, Ryder Hesjedal and Alexander Mironov. 32km to go and the peloton is 2'22 back.
Meanwhile, Langeveld and Hayman have been caught again. But Hayman tries it again with 29km to go. This time, Filippo Pozzato (Katusha), Thor Hushovd (Garmin) and Jens Voigt (Leopard) join him. The 3 leaders have an advantage of 2'13.
Capecchi, Mironov and Hesjedal have started the 3rd and last climb of the Waseberg. 25km to go and the peloton is only 1'27 behind.
Because of the decreasing gap, Canadian champion Hesjedal attacks and the 2 others can't follow him. 17km to go, and he has a lead of 1'17 to the peloton.
He could not hold the advantage with 2 other riders, and he can't hold it alone. Already in the last 10km and the peloton is only '30 back. But what do we see there? It's Thor Hushovd again, trying to close the gap to his teammate.
The World champion quickly closes the gap to Hesjedal, and leave shim behind. 5km to go and Hushovd leads Hesjedal by '12 and the peloton by '48. The chase in the peloton isn't organized. Only Movistar are up front with more than 3 riders, and they hesitate. And what about Monster Energy - Ford? Ligthart and Maaskant are in the first peloton, while Bobrodge & Kittel try to stay in it.
1500 metres to go and Hesjedal gets swallowed by the peloton. But Hushovd remains up front, with a lead of '38!
The last kilometre and the sprinters have started their sprint. Feilu and Ventoso are in the lead of the chasing peloton, but they won't catch Hushovd.
What a great win by Thor! It's his 3rd classic win of the year (Ronde van Vlaanderen, Paris-Roubaix, next to stage wins in Paris-Nice, Driedaagse De Panne (and the GC), and the Norwegian RR-championships) and he looks to be in a great shape for prolonging his world title next month in Copenhagen. Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) sprints to the 2nd place, with Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil) in 3rd. Pim Ligthart finishes in 12th place.
Results:
1
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
5h14'10
2
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
s.t.
3
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
5
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
7
Robbie McEwen
Team RadioShack
s.t.
8
Bernhard Eisel
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
9
Tomas Vaitkus
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
10
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
Spoiler
11 Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team s.t. 12 Pim Ligthart Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
13 Martijn Maaskant Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
14 George Hincapie BMC Racing Team s.t.
15 Gert Steegmans Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
16 Borut Božic Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
17 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - ISD s.t. 18 Jack Bobridge Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
19 Marcel Kittel Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
20 Grégory Rast Team RadioShack s.t.
21 Luis Pasamontes Movistar Team s.t.
22 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
23 Philippe Gilbert Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
24 Allan Davis Pro Team Astana s.t.
25 Juan José Haedo Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
26 Fabian Cancellara Leopard Trek s.t.
27 Linus Gerdemann Leopard Trek s.t.
28 Fredrik Kessiakoff Pro Team Astana s.t.
29 Chris Horner Team RadioShack s.t.
30 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
31 Ryder Hesjedal Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
32 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
33 Matthew Hayman Sky ProCycling s.t.
34 Nick Nuyens Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
35 Matthew Goss HTC - Highroad s.t.
36 Tanel Kangert Pro Team Astana s.t.
37 Lars Boom Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
38 Jos Van Emden Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
39 Tony Martin HTC - Highroad s.t.
40 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
41 Mario Aerts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
42 Juan Antonio Flecha Sky ProCycling s.t.
43 Jens Voigt Leopard Trek s.t.
44 Jussi Veikkanen Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
45 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
46 Greg Henderson Sky ProCycling s.t.
47 Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
48 Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
49 Juan Mauricio Soler Movistar Team s.t.
50 Alessandro Ballan BMC Racing Team s.t.
51 Gerald Ciolek Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
52 Lars Ytting Bak HTC - Highroad s.t.
53 Pablo Urtasun Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
54 Stijn Devolder Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
55 Adam Hansen Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
56 Thomas Löfkvist Sky ProCycling s.t.
57 Alexandre Vinokourov Pro Team Astana s.t.
58 Eros Capecchi Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
59 Manuele Mori Lampre - ISD s.t.
60 Daniele Bennati Leopard Trek s.t.
61 Mark Renshaw HTC - Highroad s.t.
62 Mads Christensen Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
63 Matteo Carrara Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
64 Ben Swift Sky ProCycling s.t.
65 Jeremy Hunt Sky ProCycling s.t.
66 Chris Barton BMC Racing Team s.t.
67 Stephen Cummings Sky ProCycling s.t.
68 Julien Vermote Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
69 Joost Van Leijen Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
70 Denys Kostyuk Lampre - ISD s.t.
71 Francesco Chicchi Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
72 Johan Vansummeren Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
73 Carlos Oyarzun Movistar Team s.t.
74 Brian Takacs Team NSP s.t.
75 Iván Gutiérrez Movistar Team s.t.
76 Sebastian Lang Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
77 Ángel Madrazo Movistar Team s.t.
78 José Vicente García Acosta Movistar Team s.t.
79 Sven Vandousselaere Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t. 80 Sep Vanmarcke Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
81 Graeme Brown Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
82 Mauro Santambrogio BMC Racing Team s.t. 83 Maxim Lefèvre Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
84 Alexander Mironov Katusha Team + 2'38
85 Manuel Cardoso Team RadioShack s.t.
86 Roberto Ferrari Androni Giocattoli + 3'54
87 Emanuele Sella Androni Giocattoli s.t.
88 Matthias Brändle Geox - TMC s.t.
89 Steve Houanard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
90 Dominik Nerz Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
91 Damiano Caruso Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
92 Romain Sicard Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
93 Stefan Denifl Leopard Trek s.t.
94 Fumiyuki Beppu Team RadioShack s.t.
95 Julien Bérard AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
96 Martin Velits HTC - Highroad s.t.
97 Brent Bookwalter BMC Racing Team s.t.
98 Philip Deignan Team RadioShack s.t.
99 Jürgen Roelandts Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
100 Alex Rasmussen HTC - Highroad s.t.
101 Kenny Dehaes Omega Pharma - Lotto s.t.
102 Daniele Pietropolli Lampre - ISD s.t.
103 Luca Paolini Katusha Team s.t.
104 Robert Hunter Team RadioShack s.t.
105 Maciej Bodnar Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
106 Enrico Gasparotto Pro Team Astana s.t.
107 Dimitriy Muravyev Team RadioShack s.t.
108 Sergueï Ivanov Katusha Team s.t.
109 Maxime Monfort Leopard Trek s.t.
110 Jakob Fuglsang Leopard Trek s.t.
111 Karsten Kroon BMC Racing Team s.t.
112 Kevin De Weert Quick·Step Cycling Team s.t.
113 Cyril Dessel AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
114 Tyler Farrar Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
115 Bert Grabsch HTC - Highroad s.t.
116 Koldo Fernández Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
117 Roman Kreuziger Pro Team Astana s.t.
118 Marko Kump Geox - TMC s.t.
119 Fabio Sabatini Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
120 Rick Flens Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
121 René Obst Team NSP s.t.
122 Grega Bole Lampre - ISD s.t.
123 Nikolai Trussov Katusha Team s.t.
124 Alberto Ongarato Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
125 Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
126 Daniel Lloyd Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
127 Robert Wagner Leopard Trek s.t.
128 Alan Marangoni Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
129 Daniele Righi Lampre - ISD s.t.
130 Alessandro Bertolini Androni Giocattoli s.t.
131 Gorka Izagirre Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
132 Vitali Kondrut Lampre - ISD s.t.
133 Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy Pro Team Astana s.t.
134 Francesco Bellotti Liquigas - Cannondale s.t.
135 Maxim Belkov Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team s.t.
136 Vladimir Gusev Katusha Team s.t.
137 Gorka Verdugo Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
138 Jonathan Monsalve Androni Giocattoli s.t.
139 Jean-Christophe Peraud AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
140 Brian Vandborg Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
141 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Geox - TMC s.t.
142 Matteo Bono Lampre - ISD s.t.
143 Rafal Majka Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
144 Iván Velasco Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
145 Daniel Martin Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
146 Pierre Cazaux Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
147 Marzio Bruseghin Movistar Team s.t.
148 Jeff Louder BMC Racing Team s.t.
149 Jesús Hernández Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
150 Ben Gastauer AG2R La Mondiale + 5'53
151 Bauke Mollema Rabobank Cycling Team s.t.
152 Daniele Ratto Geox - TMC s.t.
153 Tomas Alberio Geox - TMC s.t.
154 José Serpa Androni Giocattoli s.t.
155 Travis Meyer Team Garmin - Cervélo s.t.
156 Paul Martens Rabobank Cycling Team + 6'27
157 Pavel Brutt Katusha Team s.t.
158 Lucas Schädlich Team NSP + 7'33
159 Kasper Klostergaard Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
160 Dimitry Kozontchuk Geox - TMC s.t.
161 Arkimedes Arguelyes Katusha Team s.t.
162 Antonio Santoro Androni Giocattoli s.t.
163 Riccardo Chiarini Androni Giocattoli s.t. 164 Cees Veldkamp Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
165 Matteo Tosatto Saxo Bank SunGard s.t.
166 Louis Esposito Team Garmin - Cervélo + 8'49 167 Jens Mulder Monster Energy - Ford s.t.
168 Björn Thurau Team NSP + 10'18
169 Elia Viviani Liquigas - Cannondale + 11'58
170 Jonas Schmeiser Team NSP s.t.
171 Filippo Bortolotti Geox - TMC s.t.
172 Matthias Mortka Team NSP s.t.
173 Sebastien Baldauf Team NSP + 13'21
174 Alvaro La Cruz Geox - TMC s.t.
175 Cornelius Preuss Team NSP + 14'39
The winner:
Word from the DS: We did not achieve our goals. It appeared to be that a top 10 with a Kittel with bad form, was out of our league...
Stage 3, from Petrer to Totana is 164 km long and classified as flat. But the route is pretty hilly, although that there is only one categorized KOTM in it. But the summit of the Alto de la Santa (alt. 640m) is only 12.4km away from the finish in Totana. The route should suit a sprinter with some punching skills, such as Boasson Hagen and Sagan.
We see a group of 9 that form the BOTD: Chad Beyer (BMC), Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana), Andreas Klier (Garmin), Romain Lemarchand (AG2R), Paolo Longo Borghini (Liquigas), David Millar (Garmin), Martin Pedersen (Leopard), José Luis Roldán (Andalucia) and Bjorn Selander (Radio Shack). Iglinskiy wins the first Intermediate sprint, with Selander in 2nd and Beyer in 3rd. With 92km to go, the they've got a lead of 5'00 to the peloton.
The ga to the peloton gets bigger and reaches it's maximum of 6'30. Then the domestiques of Cavendish (TC) and Boasson Hagen (Sky) decide it's enough (to be honest, their DS's!) and they start the chase. Still 50km to go and the gap is 4'30.
Then the 9 leaders become 8. Andreas Klier crashes in the descend of the Alto del Berro and has all the luck that the car of the tour direction can avoid him. His bike isn't that lucky and will break in many pieces after the car has drove over it..... Klier has to wait for the car of his DS and falls back in the peloton.
The leading group is in Totana for the first time. Beyer wins the Intermediate sprint, in front of Selander and Roldán. They have a loop of 40km to go, including the Alto de la Santa. The peloton is 4'00 behind them.
The pace of the peloton, done by HTC and Sky is very high and in the next 20km they close the gap with 3 minutes! Already climbing the Alto de la Santa, the leaders have a gap of only 1'05.
With 4 km of climbing to go, and 16 in the stage, José Luis Roldán attacks out of the leading group and is followed by Chad Beyer and Martin Pedersen. Paolo Longo Borghini follows at 10 seconds and the peloton at 1'04. The domestiques of HTC drop back in the peloton, and suddenly no team wants to make the pace. Is this the luck that the break needs??
Martin Pedersen gets the KOTM-points on the summit of the Alto de la Santa, in front of Roldán and Longo Borghini, who has closed the gap. 12km to go, and 9 of them are downhill, and the peloton is '50 back.
The helicopter gives us a good overview of the situation. The leading group has finished the descend and with 3300metres to go, the lead is still '40. The 4 work together very well, and the peloton, with Omega Pharma - Lotto in the lead, still is '40 behind them.
2km to go and the peloton has taken back a lot of time, from '40 to '21 seconds. Peter Sagan has chosen the backwheel of André Greipel, whereas Cavendish and Boasson Hagen are too far behind.
Martin Pedersen knows he is the best sprinter of the 4 leaders, and in the ultimo kilometro, he starts his sprint. The chasing peloton is only '12 behind them. Will it be Pedersen, or the sprinters inside the peloton?
It looks like it will be Pedersen! He is already in the last 250 metres and still has a gap to the peloton, whom starts to pass Roldán, Longo Borghini and Beyer. Greipel and Rojas are in the best position, followed by Sagan. Boasson Hagen comes fast from behind.
But they are too late for the stage win! Danish Martin Pedersen takes his first win of the season, and the biggest in his career. Rojas wins the sprint for the 2nd place, followed by Greipel, Boasson Hagen and Sagan.
Results:
1
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
3h50'29
2
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
3
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
4
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
5
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
6
Aitor Galdos
Caja Rural
s.t.
7
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
8
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
9
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
10
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
12
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
13
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
14
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
15
John Degenkolb
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
16
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
17
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
18
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
19
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
20
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
21
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
22
Chad Beyer
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
23
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
s.t.
24
Adam Blythe
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
25
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
26
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
27
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
28
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
s.t.
29
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
30
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
31
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
32
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
33
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
34
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
35
Patrick Gretsch
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
36
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
37
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
38
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Oliver Zaugg
Leopard Trek
s.t.
40
José Herrada
Caja Rural
s.t.
41
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
42
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
43
Dario Cataldo
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
44
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
45
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
46
Christophe Le Mével
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
47
Andreas Stauff
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
48
Thomas Rohregger
Leopard Trek
s.t.
49
Adrián Palomares
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
50
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
51
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
s.t.
52
Fabio Felline
Geox - TMC
s.t.
53
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
54
Ramunas Navardauskas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
55
Ezequiel Mosquera
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
56
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
57
David Boucher
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
58
Higinio Fernández
Caja Rural
s.t.
59
Tejay Van Garderen
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
60
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
61
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
62
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
63
Cristiano Salerno
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
64
Antonio Piedra
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
65
Xavier Florencio
Geox - TMC
s.t.
66
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
67
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
68
Bart De Clercq
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
69
Jan Ghyselinck
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
70
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
71
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
72
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
73
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
74
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
75
Kanstantsin Siutsou
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
76
Benjamín Noval
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
77
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
78
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
79
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
81
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
82
Matthew Brammeier
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
83
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
84
Sergio Carrasco
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
85
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
86
Gatis Smukulis
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
87
Tom Stamsnijder
Leopard Trek
s.t.
88
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
89
David Bernabéu
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
90
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
91
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
s.t.
92
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
93
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
94
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
95
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
96
Romain Lemarchand
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
97
Xabier Zandio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
98
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
s.t.
99
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
100
David Le Lay
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
101
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
102
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
103
Bruno Pires
Leopard Trek
s.t.
104
José Alberto Benítez
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
105
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
s.t.
106
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
107
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
108
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
110
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
111
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
s.t.
112
Javier Ramírez Abeja
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
113
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
114
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
115
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
116
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
s.t.
117
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
118
Denis Menchov
Geox - TMC
s.t.
119
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
120
Zdenek Stybar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
121
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
122
Bjorn Selander
Team RadioShack
s.t.
123
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
s.t.
124
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
s.t.
125
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
126
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
127
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
s.t.
128
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
129
Markel Irizar
Team RadioShack
s.t.
130
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
131
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
132
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
133
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
s.t.
134
Robert Kiserlovski
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
135
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
136
David Loosli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
137
Nikolas Maes
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
139
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
140
Óscar Pujol
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
141
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
142
Addy Engels
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
143
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
s.t.
144
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
145
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
146
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
147
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
s.t.
148
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
149
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
150
Javier Iriarte
Movistar Team
s.t.
151
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
s.t.
152
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
153
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
154
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
155
Joan Horrach
Katusha Team
s.t.
156
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
157
Arkaitz Durán
Geox - TMC
s.t.
158
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
159
Haimar Zubeldia
Team RadioShack
s.t.
160
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
161
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
162
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
163
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
164
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
165
Jason McCartney
Team RadioShack
s.t.
166
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
167
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
168
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
169
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
170
Ivan Rovny
Team RadioShack
s.t.
171
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
172
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
173
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
174
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
175
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
176
Kevin Van Impe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
177
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
178
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
179
Josep Jufré
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
180
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
181
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - ISD
+ 3'27
182
Pablo Lechuga
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
183
Tiago Machado
Team RadioShack
+ 4'26
184
Luke Roberts
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
185
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
186
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
187
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
188
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
189
Jonathan Bellis
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 6'25
190
William Clarke
Leopard Trek
s.t.
191
Timothy Duggan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
192
Ben King
Team RadioShack
s.t.
193
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
s.t.
194
Edward King
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
195
Ben Hermans
Team RadioShack
s.t.
196
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
197
Christopher Butler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
198
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
+ 7'29
GC:
1
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
8h04'28
2
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 7
3
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 10
4
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
5
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 16
6
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Bjorn Selander
Team RadioShack
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 19
12
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
13
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
14
Javier Iriarte
Movistar Team
s.t.
15
Tejay Van Garderen
HTC - Highroad
+ 20
16
Kanstantsin Siutsou
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
17
Matthew Brammeier
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
18
Gatis Smukulis
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
19
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
20
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
+ 21
21
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
23
John Degenkolb
HTC - Highroad
+ 22
24
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
25
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
26
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
27
Xabier Zandio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
28
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 23
29
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
30
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 24
31
Ramunas Navardauskas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
32
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
33
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
34
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
35
Markel Irizar
Team RadioShack
s.t.
36
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
s.t.
37
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
38
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
39
Patrick Gretsch
HTC - Highroad
+ 25
40
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
41
David Le Lay
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
42
Romain Lemarchand
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
43
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
44
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
45
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
46
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
47
Christophe Le Mével
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 26
48
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
49
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
50
Fabio Felline
Geox - TMC
s.t.
51
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
52
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
53
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
s.t.
54
Denis Menchov
Geox - TMC
s.t.
55
Benjamín Noval
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
56
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
s.t.
57
Arkaitz Durán
Geox - TMC
s.t.
58
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 27
59
Jan Ghyselinck
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
60
Chad Beyer
BMC Racing Team
+ 28
61
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
62
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
63
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
64
Jason McCartney
Team RadioShack
s.t.
65
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
66
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
67
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 29
68
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
s.t.
69
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
70
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
71
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
72
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
73
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
74
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
75
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
76
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 30
77
Xavier Florencio
Geox - TMC
+ 31
78
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
79
Haimar Zubeldia
Team RadioShack
s.t.
80
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - ISD
+ 32
81
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
+ 33
82
Ivan Rovny
Team RadioShack
s.t.
83
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
+ 34
84
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
85
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
s.t.
86
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
s.t.
87
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
s.t.
88
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
89
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
90
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
91
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
s.t.
92
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
s.t.
93
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
94
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 35
95
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 36
96
David Loosli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
97
José Herrada
Caja Rural
+ 37
98
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
99
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 38
100
Aitor Galdos
Caja Rural
+ 39
101
Adam Blythe
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
102
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
103
David Boucher
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
104
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
105
Bart De Clercq
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
106
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
107
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 40
108
Oliver Zaugg
Leopard Trek
+ 41
109
Tom Stamsnijder
Leopard Trek
s.t.
110
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
111
Thomas Rohregger
Leopard Trek
s.t.
112
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
113
Robert Kiserlovski
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
114
Bruno Pires
Leopard Trek
s.t.
115
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
116
Josep Jufré
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
117
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 42
118
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
+ 43
119
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
120
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
121
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
+ 44
122
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
123
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
s.t.
124
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 45
125
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 46
126
Óscar Pujol
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 47
127
Joan Horrach
Katusha Team
+ 48
128
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 49
129
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
130
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
131
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
132
Ezequiel Mosquera
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 50
133
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
134
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
135
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
136
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
137
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 51
139
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
s.t.
140
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
141
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
142
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 53
143
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
144
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 56
145
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 1'00
146
Adrián Palomares
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 1'02
147
Sergio Carrasco
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
148
David Bernabéu
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
149
José Alberto Benítez
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
150
Zdenek Stybar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'03
151
Kevin Van Impe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
152
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
153
Addy Engels
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
154
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
155
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1'04
156
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
157
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
158
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
159
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
160
Javier Ramírez Abeja
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
161
Dario Cataldo
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'05
162
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1'06
163
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
164
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'07
165
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
166
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
167
Nikolas Maes
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
168
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
169
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
170
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'09
171
Antonio Piedra
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
172
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
173
Andreas Stauff
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'10
174
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
175
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'12
176
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1'14
177
Cristiano Salerno
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
178
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - ISD
+ 3'56
179
Pablo Lechuga
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 4'38
180
Tiago Machado
Team RadioShack
+ 4'50
181
Luke Roberts
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 4'52
182
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'54
183
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
+ 5'07
184
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 5'09
185
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
186
Ben King
Team RadioShack
+ 6'49
187
Ben Hermans
Team RadioShack
+ 6'51
188
Jonathan Bellis
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 6'52
189
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
+ 7'02
190
Christopher Butler
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'06
191
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 7'20
192
Edward King
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 7'34
193
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
+ 8'11
194
Higinio Fernández
Caja Rural
+ 15'48
195
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 15'54
196
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 15'56
197
William Clarke
Leopard Trek
+ 22'19
198
Timothy Duggan
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 22'39
Points: EBH passes Cav, who finished in place 16, and can wear the green jersey.
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
14
34
2
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
20
32
3
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
16
30
4
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
25
26
5
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
0
25
KOTM: Pedersen takes over the lead in the KOTM-rankings.
1
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
6
6
2
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
0
6
3
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
0
4
4
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía Caja Granada
4
4
5
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
0
2
U25 and teams:
No changes.
The winner:
Word from the DS: This feels like a missed opportunity. First thing is that the break managed to stay away, and second thing is that we hoped that more sprinters would have been droppes in the ascend of the Alto de la Santa. The 5th place for Sagan is good, I think that later in this Vuelta there will come more chances for him. Tomorrow we go to the mountains, with the Alto de Filabres and the summit on the Sierra Nevada. Robert Gesink can't wait!!
Stage 4 and we already face the highest altitude in this Vuelta. The stage from Baza to Sierra Nevada is 170km long and contains two climbs with a summit of more than 2000 metres above sea level.
The first climb of the day, immediately after the start, is the Alto de Filabres. It's long (21km), with an easy average gradient (4.7%), but some kilometres of the climb have an average gradient of 10%. The peak has an altitude of 2040 metres.
Wout Poels is determined to get the KOTM-points on the summit of the Alto de Filabres. After a few km of climbing, he reacts to an attack of Manuel Quinziato (BMC). After a few kilometres, he leaves the Italian behind. WIth 145km to go in this stage, and 8km in this climb, the Dutch riders has a gap of '53 to a chasing group.
Chasing group, yes... Apparently, a lot of riders have difficulty in finding their rhythm, and because of that, only 11 riders are in the chase of Poels. In this group are 3 riders of our team: Ruijgh, Vanendert & Gesink. They are joined by riders as Johan Tschopp (BMC), Sergio Pardilla & Vasil Kiryienka (Movistar), Konstantin Sioutsou (HTC) and Christophe Riblon & Biel Kadri (AG2R).
Wout Poels gets what he wanted: being the first rider on the summit of the Alto de Filabres. He decides to wait at the chasing group.
This group crosses the line on the summit at '36. A group with Denis Menchov (Geox) and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), with Peter Sagan in it, is 1'49 behind the leader. What has happened in this climb??
The group Gesink closes the gap to leader Poels in the descend. When these riders reach the first Intermediate sprint in Huéneja, they are still more than a minute ahead of Menchov, Rodriguez and the others. Robert Gesink takes the 6 points, and more important the 6 seconds, edging out Ribon and Sioutsou in the sprint.
After the Intermediate sprint, the riders from Monster Energy - Ford decide not to work to maintain their lead. Movistar's Sergio Pardilla is the only one who believes in an early breakaway, and decides to go on all alone. With 67km to go, he reaches the 2nd Intermediate sprint with an advantage of '43 to the peloton. The group Menchov - Rodriguez, as well as more than 50 others have closed the gap to the group Gesink. Peter Sagan wins the sprint for the 2nd place, beating JJ Rojas.
Shortly after the IS, with 59km to go, we see a counter-attack by Thomas Rohregger (Leopard) and David Bernabéu (Andalucia). They have to close a gap of 1'53 to Pardilla.
Of course Pardilla is the first one to cross the KOTM-sprint of the Puerto de Blancares (3rd category). Bernabéu and Rohregger are 2'03 behind, the peloton 4'37. 42km to go.
The last climb of the day, the Sierra Nevada. The climb is not difficult for the steep gradient (3.4%), but the length (23km) and the height (2112, the Cima Alberto Fernández) make it a difficult climb.
Pardilla asks for some cold bottles of water and sports-drink when he starts the climb. 23 to go and the lead is 1'45 to Bernabéu & Rohregger and 4'00 to the peloton.
The luxury domestiques of Lampre (for Cunego) and Monster Energy - Ford make the pace in the peloton. There are 15km left to climb, and the gap to the leader is 3'18.
After an flawless attempt by Tejay van garderen (HTC), we see the first dangerous attack. Ezequiel Mosquera (Vacansoleil), the runner-up from last year, attacks with 14.5 kilometres to go. Van Garderen tries to follow him. The other teams / riders decide not to attack, but to go on with a high pace.
The attack by Mosquera is a bad scenario for Pardilla. Under the 10km mark, he is still in the lead, but only by '28 to Mosquera and Bernabéu. The peloton (or what is left of it) follows at 1'06.
Thanks to outstanding work by Jelle Vanendert, the gap to Mosquera gets smaller and smaller and with 7km to go, the Spanish rider is almost caught.
And of course, other riders want to profit from the hard work of our team. When Mosquera gets caught, with 6km to go, Luis León Sánchez (Rabobank) attacks. He is followed by Denis Menchov and Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel). Robert Gesink stays calm, and doesn't react.
And taht is a good choice by the winner of the Giro d'Italia! Damiano Cunego (Lampre) closes the gap to the 3 escapees, and then Mosquera attack again. Cunego and Joaquim Rodriguez go in the counterattack and this is the time for Gesink to react. With 5km to go, the 4 riders create a gap to the others.
Already between the ski resorts of Sierra Nevada, 3km to go, Cunego has a 12-second lead to Mosquera, Rodriguez and Gesink. LL Sánchez follows at '41, Denis Menchov at '55.
Purito looses contact with the others at the moment, they have closed the gap to Cunego. Mosquera and Gesink don't hesitate and jump over Cunego. Already in the last kilometre and the battle for the win is between those two.
The early attack has costed Mosquera too much energy, so it is an easy sprint for Robert Gesink. The Condor of Varsseveld takes the win in the first mountain stage in this Vuelta and shows that he is THE big favourite for the GC-win. Mosquera finishes 2nd (same time), Cunego 3rd at '16, Rodriguez (4th) & LL Sánchez (5th) at '56 , while Menchov looses 2'01.
Results:
1
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
4h42'53
2
Ezequiel Mosquera
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
+ 16
4
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 56
5
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Oliver Zaugg
Leopard Trek
+ 2'01
7
José Herrada
Caja Rural
s.t.
8
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
9
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
s.t.
10
Denis Menchov
Geox - TMC
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
12
Christophe Le Mével
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
13
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
s.t.
14
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 2'32
15
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
s.t.
16
Dario Cataldo
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
18
Tejay Van Garderen
HTC - Highroad
+ 2'52
19
Robert Kiserlovski
Pro Team Astana
+ 3'08
20
Adrián Palomares
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
21
David Bernabéu
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
22
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 3'35
23
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 4'12
24
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
+ 4'34
25
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
26
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 4'46
27
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
28
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
29
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
30
Bruno Pires
Leopard Trek
+ 5'01
31
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
32
Thomas Rohregger
Leopard Trek
s.t.
33
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 5'28
34
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
+ 5'41
35
Antonio Piedra
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
36
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
s.t.
37
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
s.t.
38
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
39
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
s.t.
40
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 6'11
41
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
s.t.
42
Arkaitz Durán
Geox - TMC
+ 6'24
43
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
44
José Alberto Benítez
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
45
Tiago Machado
Team RadioShack
+ 7'16
46
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
47
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
48
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'29
49
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 8'37
50
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
51
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 9'06
52
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
53
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
54
Haimar Zubeldia
Team RadioShack
s.t.
55
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
56
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
57
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
58
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
59
Josep Jufré
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
60
Cristiano Salerno
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 9'43
61
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 9'59
62
Xabier Zandio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
63
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
64
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 10'32
65
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
+ 11'49
66
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
67
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
68
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
69
Aitor Galdos
Caja Rural
s.t.
70
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
71
David Loosli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
72
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
73
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
74
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
75
David Le Lay
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 12'19
76
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
77
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 14'15
78
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
s.t.
79
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
80
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
81
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
82
Xavier Florencio
Geox - TMC
s.t.
83
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
84
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
85
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
86
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15'53
87
Addy Engels
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Fabio Felline
Geox - TMC
s.t.
89
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Markel Irizar
Team RadioShack
s.t.
92
Kanstantsin Siutsou
HTC - Highroad
+ 16'55
93
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
94
Ivan Rovny
Team RadioShack
s.t.
95
Joan Horrach
Katusha Team
s.t.
96
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
97
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
98
Bjorn Selander
Team RadioShack
s.t.
99
Timothy Duggan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
100
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
103
Sergio Carrasco
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
104
Pablo Lechuga
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
105
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
106
Patrick Gretsch
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
107
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
108
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
+ 17'39
109
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 18'05
110
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
111
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
112
Javier Iriarte
Movistar Team
s.t.
113
Zdenek Stybar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 18'27
114
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 21'30
115
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
116
Bart De Clercq
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
117
Óscar Pujol
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
118
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Higinio Fernández
Caja Rural
+ 25'12
120
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
121
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
122
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
123
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
124
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
s.t.
125
Javier Ramírez Abeja
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
126
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 33'53
127
Gatis Smukulis
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
128
Chad Beyer
BMC Racing Team
+ 38'28
129
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
130
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
131
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
132
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
133
John Degenkolb
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
134
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
135
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
136
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
137
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
s.t.
138
Jan Ghyselinck
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
139
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
140
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
141
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
142
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
143
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
144
Nikolas Maes
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
145
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 39'22
146
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 40'27
147
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 48'02
148
Ben Hermans
Team RadioShack
s.t.
149
Benjamín Noval
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
150
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
151
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
152
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
153
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
154
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
155
Jason McCartney
Team RadioShack
s.t.
156
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
157
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
158
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
159
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
160
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
161
Ramunas Navardauskas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
162
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
163
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
s.t.
164
Luke Roberts
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
165
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
166
Christopher Butler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
167
Tom Stamsnijder
Leopard Trek
s.t.
168
Andreas Stauff
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
169
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
170
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
171
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
172
Romain Lemarchand
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
173
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
s.t.
174
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
175
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
176
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
177
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
178
Edward King
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
179
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
180
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
181
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
182
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
183
Ben King
Team RadioShack
s.t.
184
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
s.t.
185
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
186
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
s.t.
187
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
s.t.
188
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
189
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
190
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
191
David Boucher
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
192
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
193
Jonathan Bellis
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
194
Kevin Van Impe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
195
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
196
Matthew Brammeier
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
197
William Clarke
Leopard Trek
s.t.
198
Adam Blythe
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
GC: When all the calculating is done, it appears that Cunego is the new leader, but Gesink and Mosquera follow at 1 second!
1
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
12h47'58
2
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 1
3
Ezequiel Mosquera
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 35
5
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 1'02
6
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
+ 1'45
7
Christophe Le Mével
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1'50
8
Denis Menchov
Geox - TMC
s.t.
9
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
s.t.
10
José Herrada
Caja Rural
+ 2'01
Spoiler
11
Oliver Zaugg
Leopard Trek
+ 2'05
12
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'15
13
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
+ 2'17
14
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
+ 2'29
15
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'31
16
Tejay Van Garderen
HTC - Highroad
+ 2'35
17
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 2'40
18
Dario Cataldo
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3'00
19
Robert Kiserlovski
Pro Team Astana
+ 3'12
20
Adrián Palomares
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 3'33
21
David Bernabéu
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
22
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 4'02
23
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 4'21
24
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
s.t.
25
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 4'25
26
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
+ 4'32
27
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 4'35
28
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - ISD
+ 4'41
29
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'45
30
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
31
Thomas Rohregger
Leopard Trek
+ 5'05
32
Bruno Pires
Leopard Trek
s.t.
33
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 5'19
34
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - ISD
+ 5'33
35
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
+ 5'37
36
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
+ 5'38
37
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
+ 5'47
38
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 5'50
39
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
+ 6'03
40
Arkaitz Durán
Geox - TMC
+ 6'13
41
Antonio Piedra
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
42
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
+ 6'16
43
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 6'41
44
José Alberto Benítez
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 6'49
45
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 7'45
46
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 8'17
47
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 8'34
48
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 8'53
49
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 8'54
50
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 9'00
51
Haimar Zubeldia
Team RadioShack
s.t.
52
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 9'03
53
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 9'04
54
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
+ 9'10
55
Josep Jufré
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
56
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 9'18
57
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 9'19
58
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 9'41
59
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 9'44
60
Xabier Zandio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
61
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 10'11
62
Cristiano Salerno
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 10'20
63
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
+ 11'22
64
Tiago Machado
Team RadioShack
+ 11'29
65
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
+ 11'38
66
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 11'40
67
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
+ 11'41
68
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
+ 11'46
69
David Loosli
Lampre - ISD
+ 11'48
70
Aitor Galdos
Caja Rural
+ 11'51
71
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 12'01
72
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
73
David Le Lay
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 12'07
74
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
+ 13'57
75
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 14'02
76
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
+ 14'07
77
Xavier Florencio
Geox - TMC
+ 14'09
78
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
+ 14'12
79
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 14'16
80
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 14'47
81
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 15'37
82
Markel Irizar
Team RadioShack
+ 15'40
83
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15'41
84
Fabio Felline
Geox - TMC
+ 15'42
85
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 16'07
86
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
+ 16'19
87
Addy Engels
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 16'21
89
Bjorn Selander
Team RadioShack
+ 16'34
90
Kanstantsin Siutsou
HTC - Highroad
+ 16'36
91
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 16'39
92
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
+ 16'40
93
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 16'42
94
Patrick Gretsch
HTC - Highroad
+ 16'43
95
Ivan Rovny
Team RadioShack
+ 16'51
96
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
+ 17'02
97
Joan Horrach
Katusha Team
+ 17'06
98
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 17'07
99
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 17'08
100
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 17'14
101
Sergio Carrasco
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 17'20
102
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 17'30
103
Javier Iriarte
Movistar Team
+ 17'47
104
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 17'54
105
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 18'03
106
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 18'32
107
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 18'34
108
Zdenek Stybar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 18'53
109
Pablo Lechuga
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 20'56
110
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 20'58
111
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 21'29
112
Bart De Clercq
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 21'32
113
Óscar Pujol
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 21'40
114
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 21'46
115
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 22'00
116
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 22'35
117
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 24'51
118
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 25'00
119
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 25'05
120
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
+ 25'09
121
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
s.t.
122
Javier Ramírez Abeja
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 25'39
123
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 32'12
124
Gatis Smukulis
HTC - Highroad
+ 33'36
125
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 33'55
126
John Degenkolb
HTC - Highroad
+ 38'13
127
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 38'14
128
Jan Ghyselinck
HTC - Highroad
+ 38'18
129
Chad Beyer
BMC Racing Team
+ 38'19
130
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
+ 38'20
131
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
+ 38'25
132
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 38'31
133
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
+ 38'32
134
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
135
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 38'33
136
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 38'41
137
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
+ 38'42
138
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 38'54
139
Timothy Duggan
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 38'57
140
Nikolas Maes
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 38'58
141
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 39'00
142
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 39'59
143
Higinio Fernández
Caja Rural
+ 40'23
144
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 40'54
145
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - ISD
+ 41'47
146
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 43'00
147
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 47'35
148
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 47'41
149
Matthew Brammeier
HTC - Highroad
+ 47'45
150
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
151
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
+ 47'47
152
Ramunas Navardauskas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 47'49
153
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
154
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
155
Romain Lemarchand
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 47'50
156
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 47'51
157
Benjamín Noval
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
158
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
s.t.
159
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 47'52
160
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 47'53
161
Jason McCartney
Team RadioShack
s.t.
162
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
163
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 47'54
164
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
165
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 47'56
166
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
+ 47'59
167
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
168
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
169
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
+ 48'02
170
Adam Blythe
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 48'04
171
David Boucher
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
172
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
173
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
174
Tom Stamsnijder
Leopard Trek
+ 48'06
175
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
+ 48'08
176
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
+ 48'09
177
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
178
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
s.t.
179
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 48'14
180
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 48'15
181
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
182
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 48'16
183
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 48'18
184
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 48'25
185
Kevin Van Impe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 48'28
186
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
187
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 48'32
188
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
189
Andreas Stauff
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 48'35
190
Luke Roberts
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 52'17
191
Ben King
Team RadioShack
+ 54'14
192
Ben Hermans
Team RadioShack
+ 54'16
193
Jonathan Bellis
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 54'17
194
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
+ 54'27
195
Christopher Butler
BMC Racing Team
+ 54'31
196
Edward King
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 54'59
197
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
+ 55'36
198
William Clarke
Leopard Trek
+ 1h09'44
Points:
1
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
0
34
2
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
1
33
3
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
0
30
4
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
29
29
5
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
0
26
KOTM: Gesink is the new leader, closely followed by Poels.
1
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
24
24
2
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
16
22
3
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
16
16
4
Ezequiel Mosquera
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
12
12
5
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
12
12
U25:
1
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
12h47'59
2
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
+ 1'49
3
Tejay Van Garderen
HTC - Highroad
+ 2'34
4
Robert Kiserlovski
Pro Team Astana
+ 3'11
5
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 4'01
Teams: Monster Energy - Ford in the lead
1
Monster Energy - Ford
37h48'20
2
Movistar Team
+ 2'57
3
Geox - TMC
+ 3'28
4
Caja Rural
+ 4'07
5
Lampre - ISD
+ 4'31
The winner:
Word from the DS: This win came sooner than expected. It proofs what we already thought, that the competition isn't that strong. But it's too early to start celebrating, because there are a lot of difficult stages ahead of us. To start with tomorrow, with the finish in the streets of Valdepenas de Jaén, a wall with gradients up to 27%!
Stage 5 from Sierra Nevada to Valdepenas de Jaén is a difficult one. It it 187km long and the riders reach Valdepenas de Jaén already after 74km. Then follows a big loop through the city of Jaén, before the riders have to climb the Alto de Valdepenas for the 2nd time. The summit is only 8km from the finish, but the riders probably won't attack there. The reason is the last 2km. The explosive end with a 27% "wall" at just 500 metres to a finish line that will once gain be truly epic for fans and participants. In 2010, Joaquim Rodriguez won the stage ending on this wall, so he will be the favourite for today.
We kick off with a group of 9 riders that form the BOTD. Jorge Azanza (Euskaltel), Mark Cavendish (HTC), , André Greipel (Omega Pharma), Ben Hermans (Radio Shack), Jonas Aaen Jorgensen (Saxo Bank), Julien Loubet (AG2R), Simone Ponzi (Liquigas), Michael Schär (BMC) and Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step) are the riders in it, and they are closely followed by Fabian Wegmann (Leopard), who tries to reach them. Although there are 2 of the world best sprinters in this group, nobody sprints for the points given at the Intermediate sprint. Jorgensen is the first to cross the line, in front of Stybar and Ponzi. 145km to go and a lead of 3'47 to the peloton.
Wegmann has closed the gap, so we have 10 man in the lead. The German Leopard-rider is also the first on the summit of the first climb of the Alto de Valdepenas, in front of Stybar and Jorgensen. 122km left, and the peloton is 7'30 behind them.
40km later on the road, the leading group still has an advantage of 7'30 to the peloton. Again, nobody sprints for the points and Jorgensen is the first on the line, before Greipel and Azanza.
The 2nd climb of the Alto de Valdepenas has started and Katusha and Lampre do the pace in the peloton. Their leaders Rodriguez and Cunego are the biggest favourites for today. But the gap to the leading group still is 3'30!
Then an attack out of the peloton. Geox David de la Fuente attacks with 18km (and 3'00 behind the leading group) left, but gets cuaght shortly after.
The 10 leaders have become 2.... Only Jorgensen and Hermans are in front of the peloton at the summit of the Alto de Valdepenas. They start the descend to Valdepenas de Jaen with a lead of '55.
Jelle Vanendert is the third on the summit, while leading out the peloton.
Jorgensen and Hermans maintain their '55-lead in the descend. They're already in the last 3 kilometres and start the final climb.
Damiano Cunego waits untill the 2km-mark and attacks at the steepest part of the climb. Joaquim Rodriguez follows him. Robert Gesink is bad positioned and is blocked by Daniel Moreno and teammate Rob Ruijgh. Jelle Vanendert is the best placed rider from our team now.
Of course, Il Piccolo Principe and Purito pass the 2 leaders and will fight out the win. Purito takes over with 800 metres to go. '17 behind them is a group of 5: Vanendert, Mosquera, Gesink, LL Sánchez and Hermans.
Rodriguez wins in Valdepenas de Jaén, just like last year. Cunego comes in in 2nd place and then the clock starts ticking. Vanendert is 3rd at '14, Mosquera 4th at '26, Gesink 5th at '31, LL Sánchez 6th at '36 and Sagan & Ruijgh 7th and 8th at '46. Denis Menchov looses another '54.
Results:
1
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
5h16'00
2
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
3
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 14
4
Ezequiel Mosquera
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 26
5
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 31
6
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 36
7
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 46
8
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
9
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
+ 54
10
Ben Hermans
Team RadioShack
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
12
Oliver Zaugg
Leopard Trek
s.t.
13
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
14
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
s.t.
16
Denis Menchov
Geox - TMC
s.t.
17
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
18
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
19
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
20
Christophe Le Mével
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
21
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
22
José Herrada
Caja Rural
+ 1'16
23
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
s.t.
24
Tejay Van Garderen
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
25
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
s.t.
26
Arkaitz Durán
Geox - TMC
s.t.
27
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
s.t.
28
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
s.t.
29
Bruno Pires
Leopard Trek
s.t.
30
Dario Cataldo
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'34
31
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'39
32
Kanstantsin Siutsou
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
33
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
34
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'46
35
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 2'03
36
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2'13
37
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
38
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
+ 2'38
39
Zdenek Stybar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2'57
40
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
+ 3'03
41
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 3'09
42
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
+ 3'20
43
Aitor Galdos
Caja Rural
s.t.
44
David Bernabéu
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
45
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
+ 3'29
46
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
47
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
48
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
49
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
51
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
52
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 3'47
53
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
54
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 3'54
55
Thomas Rohregger
Leopard Trek
s.t.
56
Robert Kiserlovski
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
57
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
+ 4'08
58
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
59
Adrián Palomares
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
60
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
61
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 4'23
62
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
+ 4'51
63
Antonio Piedra
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
64
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
s.t.
66
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
67
David Loosli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
68
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
69
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
70
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
71
Tiago Machado
Team RadioShack
s.t.
72
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
73
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
75
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
76
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
77
Xabier Zandio
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
78
Fabio Felline
Geox - TMC
s.t.
79
Xavier Florencio
Geox - TMC
s.t.
80
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
81
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
82
José Alberto Benítez
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
83
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
84
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 5'32
85
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
+ 5'39
86
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
87
David Le Lay
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
88
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
89
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
90
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 5'52
91
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
s.t.
92
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Bart De Clercq
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
94
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
95
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 6'23
96
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
+ 6'36
97
Cristiano Salerno
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
98
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 6'44
99
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
100
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 6'52
101
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
s.t.
102
John Degenkolb
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
103
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
104
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'16
105
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
106
Haimar Zubeldia
Team RadioShack
s.t.
107
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 7'29
108
Joan Horrach
Katusha Team
+ 7'33
109
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
+ 7'37
110
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
111
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 8'20
112
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
113
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
114
Josep Jufré
Pro Team Astana
+ 8'32
115
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
116
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Bjorn Selander
Team RadioShack
+ 8'41
118
Benjamín Noval
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
119
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
120
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
121
Ivan Rovny
Team RadioShack
+ 8'50
122
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
s.t.
123
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 8'59
124
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
125
Javier Iriarte
Movistar Team
+ 9'03
126
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
127
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
128
Óscar Pujol
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
129
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
s.t.
130
Ramunas Navardauskas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
131
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 9'17
132
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 9'24
133
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 9'34
134
Patrick Gretsch
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
135
Higinio Fernández
Caja Rural
+ 9'41
136
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
137
Jan Ghyselinck
HTC - Highroad
+ 11'02
138
Sergio Carrasco
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
139
Markel Irizar
Team RadioShack
s.t.
140
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
141
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
142
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
143
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
144
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
145
Addy Engels
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
146
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
147
Pablo Lechuga
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 11'35
148
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
149
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
150
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 11'45
151
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 12'14
152
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 12'42
153
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 12'49
154
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
155
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
156
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
s.t.
157
Timothy Duggan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
158
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
159
Nikolas Maes
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
160
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 13'09
161
Andreas Stauff
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 13'19
162
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
163
Jason McCartney
Team RadioShack
s.t.
164
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
165
David Boucher
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 13'40
166
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
s.t.
167
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 13'53
168
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
169
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'08
170
Gatis Smukulis
HTC - Highroad
+ 16'11
171
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
s.t.
172
Javier Ramírez Abeja
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
173
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
+ 16'27
174
Chad Beyer
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
175
Edward King
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 17'13
176
Tom Stamsnijder
Leopard Trek
+ 17'42
177
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
+ 18'26
178
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
+ 18'37
179
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 20'31
180
Adam Blythe
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 20'43
181
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
182
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
+ 21'14
183
Luke Roberts
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 21'29
184
Christopher Butler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
185
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 23'12
186
Ben King
Team RadioShack
s.t.
187
Romain Lemarchand
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 23'36
188
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 25'23
189
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
190
Kevin Van Impe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 25'44
191
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 26'37
192
William Clarke
Leopard Trek
+ 26'47
193
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 27'36
194
Matthew Brammeier
HTC - Highroad
+ 28'49
195
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 28'55
196
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 31'13
197
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
+ 31'39
198
Jonathan Bellis
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 35'41
GC: Cunego extends his lead to '39 to Mosquera, Gesink at '44 and Rodriguez at '54. Menchov is almost 3 minutes behind.
1
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
18h03'46
2
Ezequiel Mosquera
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 39
3
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 44
4
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
+ 54
5
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'23
6
Jelle Vanendert
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'49
7
Vasil Kiryienka
Movistar Team
+ 2'51
8
Christophe Le Mével
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 2'56
9
Denis Menchov
Geox - TMC
s.t.
10
Oliver Zaugg
Leopard Trek
+ 3'11
Spoiler
11
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'21
12
José Herrada
Caja Rural
+ 3'29
13
Javier Moreno
Caja Rural
+ 3'35
14
Tejay Van Garderen
HTC - Highroad
+ 4'03
15
Dario Cataldo
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 4'46
16
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 5'08
17
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 5'31
18
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 5'41
19
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 5'43
20
Leonardo Bertagnolli
Lampre - ISD
+ 5'47
21
Yaroslav Popovych
Team RadioShack
+ 5'49
22
Chris Froome
Sky ProCycling
+ 6'12
23
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
+ 6'16
24
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Pro Team Astana
+ 6'21
25
Bruno Pires
Leopard Trek
+ 6'33
26
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
+ 6'53
27
David De la Fuente
Geox - TMC
+ 7'05
28
David Bernabéu
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
29
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 7'10
30
Giampaolo Caruso
Katusha Team
+ 7'15
31
Robert Kiserlovski
Pro Team Astana
+ 7'18
32
Arkaitz Durán
Geox - TMC
+ 7'41
33
Adrián Palomares
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 7'53
34
Aitor Pérez Arrieta
Lampre - ISD
+ 7'58
35
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
+ 8'04
36
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 8'05
37
Íñigo Cuesta
Caja Rural
+ 8'53
38
Thomas Rohregger
Leopard Trek
+ 9'11
39
David Blanco
Geox - TMC
+ 9'44
40
Peter Sagan
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 9'58
41
Blel Kadri
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 10'15
42
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 10'22
43
Valerio Agnoli
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 11'16
44
Antonio Piedra
Andalucía Caja Granada
s.t.
45
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - ISD
+ 11'19
46
José Alberto Benítez
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 11'52
47
Maarten Tjallingii
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 12'02
48
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 12'33
49
Simon Gerrans
Sky ProCycling
+ 12'44
50
Julián Sánchez Pimienta
Caja Rural
+ 13'14
51
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 13'23
52
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 13'25
53
Evgeni Petrov
Pro Team Astana
+ 13'30
54
Francis De Greef
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 14'07
55
Ruslan Pidgornyy
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'22
56
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 14'44
57
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
+ 14'45
58
Xabier Zandio
Sky ProCycling
+ 14'47
59
Manuel Ortega
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 14'49
60
Aitor Galdos
Caja Rural
+ 15'23
61
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 16'21
62
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
+ 16'25
63
Haimar Zubeldia
Team RadioShack
+ 16'28
64
Tiago Machado
Team RadioShack
+ 16'32
65
Michael Barry
Sky ProCycling
+ 16'44
66
David Loosli
Lampre - ISD
+ 16'51
67
Cristiano Salerno
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 17'08
68
Josep Jufré
Pro Team Astana
+ 17'54
69
David Le Lay
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 17'58
70
Kanstantsin Siutsou
HTC - Highroad
+ 18'27
71
Vitaliy Buts
Lampre - ISD
+ 19'10
72
Xavier Florencio
Geox - TMC
+ 19'12
73
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 20'00
74
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
+ 20'01
75
Mark Cavendish
HTC - Highroad
+ 20'43
76
Fabio Felline
Geox - TMC
+ 20'45
77
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
78
Simone Ponzi
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 20'49
79
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 20'51
80
David Zabriskie
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 21'16
81
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
+ 21'22
82
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 21'44
83
Zdenek Stybar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 21'58
84
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 22'17
85
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
+ 22'31
86
Julien Loubet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 22'52
87
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 22'56
88
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 23'12
89
Víctor De la Parte
Caja Rural
+ 23'27
90
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 23'35
91
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 23'43
92
Joan Horrach
Katusha Team
+ 24'51
93
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 25'06
94
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 25'16
95
Bjorn Selander
Team RadioShack
+ 25'27
96
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 25'32
98
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 25'34
99
Ivan Rovny
Team RadioShack
+ 25'53
100
David Millar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 26'11
101
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 26'14
102
Gustav Erik Larsson
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 26'26
103
Patrick Gretsch
HTC - Highroad
+ 26'29
104
Laurens Ten Dam
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 26'51
105
Markel Irizar
Team RadioShack
+ 26'54
106
Javier Iriarte
Movistar Team
+ 27'02
107
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 27'14
108
Addy Engels
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 27'33
109
Bart De Clercq
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 27'36
110
Romain Zingle
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 27'49
111
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 27'51
112
Sergio Carrasco
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 28'34
113
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 29'54
114
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 30'08
115
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 30'38
116
Óscar Pujol
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 30'55
117
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
+ 31'00
118
Diego Milán
Caja Rural
+ 32'13
119
Pablo Lechuga
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 32'43
120
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 33'53
121
Fabian Wegmann
Leopard Trek
+ 41'22
122
Javier Ramírez Abeja
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 42'02
123
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 42'39
124
Vicente Reynès
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 42'48
125
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 43'26
126
John Degenkolb
HTC - Highroad
+ 45'17
127
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 46'21
128
Paolo Longo Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 46'41
129
Lieuwe Westra
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 47'50
130
Marcello Pavarin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 47'56
131
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 48'45
132
Theo Bos
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 49'10
133
Jan Ghyselinck
HTC - Highroad
+ 49'32
134
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 49'45
135
Gatis Smukulis
HTC - Highroad
+ 49'59
136
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 50'11
137
Higinio Fernández
Caja Rural
+ 50'16
138
Timothy Roe
BMC Racing Team
+ 51'26
139
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
+ 51'43
140
Andy Cappelle
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 51'55
141
Timothy Duggan
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 51'58
142
Nikolas Maes
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 51'59
143
Daniel Sesma
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 52'23
144
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 52'38
145
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
+ 53'12
146
Alfredo Balloni
Lampre - ISD
+ 53'34
147
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
+ 54'12
148
Francesco Gavazzi
Lampre - ISD
+ 54'47
149
Chad Beyer
BMC Racing Team
+ 54'58
150
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 55'10
151
Ben Hermans
Team RadioShack
+ 55'22
152
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
+ 55'51
153
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 56'25
154
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 56'28
155
Benjamín Noval
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 56'44
156
Martin Pedersen
Leopard Trek
+ 56'47
157
José Luis Roldán
Andalucía Caja Granada
+ 56'57
158
Ramunas Navardauskas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 57'04
159
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 57'05
160
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 57'40
161
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
+ 59'46
162
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
163
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
164
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h00'47
165
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h00'50
166
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h01'15
167
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h01'19
168
Jason McCartney
Team RadioShack
+ 1h01'24
169
David Boucher
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 1h01'56
170
Andreas Stauff
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h02'06
171
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 1h02'09
172
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h03'35
173
Daniele Colli
Geox - TMC
+ 1h04'30
174
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
+ 1h04'32
175
Tom Stamsnijder
Leopard Trek
+ 1h06'00
176
Davide Appollonio
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h06'25
177
Matteo Pelucchi
Geox - TMC
+ 1h08'19
178
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h08'44
179
Adam Blythe
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 1h08'59
180
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h09'11
181
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
+ 1h09'35
182
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
+ 1h10'11
183
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h11'28
184
Romain Lemarchand
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h11'38
185
Edward King
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1h12'24
186
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h13'27
187
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h13'50
188
Luke Roberts
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h13'58
189
Kevin Van Impe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h14'24
190
Roman Kireyev
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h14'25
191
Taylor Phinney
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h14'48
192
Roger Hammond
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h15'41
193
Christopher Butler
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h16'12
194
Matthew Brammeier
HTC - Highroad
+ 1h16'46
195
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h17'23
196
Ben King
Team RadioShack
+ 1h17'38
197
Jonathan Bellis
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1h30'10
198
William Clarke
Leopard Trek
+ 1h36'43
Points: Gesink is the new leader in the points-ranking.
1
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
12
41
2
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
25
39
3
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
20
36
4
Ezequiel Mosquera
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
14
34
5
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sky ProCycling
0
34
KOTM: No changes.
1
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
0
24
2
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
0
22
3
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
0
16
4
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
15
15
5
Ezequiel Mosquera
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
0
12
U25: 3rd jersey for Gesink
1
Robert Gesink
Monster Energy - Ford
18h04'30
2
Tejay Van Garderen
HTC - Highroad
+ 3'19
3
Wout Poels
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 4'24
4
Rob Ruijgh
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 4'59
5
Rafael Valls
Geox - TMC
+ 6'09
Teams:
1
Monster Energy - Ford
53h37'51
2
Geox - TMC
+ 5'23
3
Caja Rural
+ 6'02
4
Lampre - ISD
+ 6'07
5
Katusha Team
+ 8'08
The winner:
Word from the DS: We expected some time loss today for Gesink. He simply isn't explosive enough for these short and steep climbs. We can be satisfied with the 31 seconds. And we are very happy with the team performance, 4 riders in the top 10!!
We switch to Belgium for a 1.1 classic with some cobbles in it. The start and finish are in Overijse, and the most difficult part is the climb of the Schavei.
Vacansoleil Bjorn Leukemans was the fastest in 2010, but he won't defend his title, as his entire team isn't present here.
In fact, the startfield is pretty weak, with only Skil, Landbouwkrediet and a lost cobbles-rider (e.g. Karsten Kroon) as the main opponents of the Monster-guys. Startlist:
Our goal: We want the win in Overijse. And because we don't feel like to be the team that is to work hard to catch the BOTD, we'll try to be in the break. Stagaires Lootens, Dupont and Veldkamp can gain some experience here.
We try hard to be in every break that exists, and succeed in it. Because of this, after 100km of cycling, the teams of Skil, BMC and Landbouwkrediet have to work very hard to catch our guys again, simply because Maaskant, Vanmarcke & Rosseler (these are the guys trying) are too dangerous.
And finally, after more than 110km, a group gets the space from the peloton. In it: C. Meyer (Garmin), P. Schlting (Jo Piels), T. Barkschacht (LKT Brandenburg) and Sébastien Rosseler. The domestiques of Skil, BMC and Landbouwkrediet must have become too tired to chase them, because the gap grows rapidly to 2'30 (75km to go).
During the first climb of the Schavei, Rosseler finds out that he is by far the strongest in the breakaway. He waits one more lap, and in the 2nd climb of the Schavei, with 38km to go, he easily rides away from his opponents. The gap to the peloton is still 2'40.
Rosseler extends his lead to the peloton. With 20km to go, it is 4'48, so he knows it is in the pocket. The reason for this is that the chase isn't organized and the Monster Energy - Ford riders disrupt any possible chase.
8km to go, and Rosseler is in the last ascend of the Schavei. The chasing group is 4'43 back (and you can't call it a chasing group).
Niki Terpstra tries to ride away, but he is joined by James Vanlandschoot (Veranda's Willems). Because of this, he decides to wait and we try to help Martijn Maaskant getting a 2nd place.
Meanwhile, Sébastien Rosseler can celebrate his 3rd win of the season (besides stage wins in the 3-daagse West-Vlaanderen and the Eneco Tour).
2'53 behind, Martijn Maaskant succeeds in sprinting to the 2nd place. Bert Scheirlinckx (Landbouwkrediet) can take place on the lowest place on the podium. Terpstra gets 5th place.
Results:
1
Sébastien Rosseler
Monster Energy - Ford
4h53'14
2
Martijn Maaskant
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 2'53
3
Bert Scheirlinckx
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
4
Pieter Vanspeybroeck
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
5
Niki Terpstra
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
6
Stefan Van Dijk
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
7
Kevin Hulsmans
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
8
Mitchell Docker
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
9
Jetse Bol
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
10
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
12
Sep Vanmarcke
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
13
Pim Ligthart
Monster Energy - Ford
+ 3'33
14
Olivier Pardini
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 4'15
15
Kevyn Ista
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
16
Daniel Lloyd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 4'57
17
Huub Duyn
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
+ 5'25
18
Arnoud Van Groen
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
19
Gaetan Bille
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
20
Dirk Bellemakers
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
21
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
22
Laurent Mangel
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
23
Matthew Wilson
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
24
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team RadioShack
s.t.
25
Cees Veldkamp
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
26
Johan Coenen
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
27
Aleksejs Saramotins
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 6'08
28
Travis Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
29
Marek Rutkiewicz
CCC Polsat Polkowice
+ 6'29
30
Mathieu Sprick
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
31
Peter Schulting
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
32
Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
33
Mariusz Witecki
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
34
Roy Curvers
Skil - Shimano
+ 7'25
35
Jérémie Galland
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
36
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
37
Michel Kreder
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
38
Jérôme Baugnies
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
39
Cameron Meyer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
40
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
41
Sébastien Joly
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
42
Benjamin Gourgue
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
43
Anthony Delaplace
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
44
Martin Reimer
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
45
Arnaud Labbe
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
46
Ramon Sinkeldam
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
47
David Moncoutié
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
48
Joeri Stallaert
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
49
Melvin Boskamp
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
50
Luc Hagenaars
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
51
Tobias Barkschat
LKT Team Brandenburg
s.t.
52
Ike Groen
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
53
Kevin Claeys
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
54
Sam Bewley
Team RadioShack
s.t.
55
Yann Huguet
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
56
Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
57
Marc Lootens
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
58
Jasper Bovenhuis
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
59
Evert Verbist
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 8'35
60
Brett Lancaster
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 8'50
61
Pieter Jacobs
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
62
Sérgio Paulinho
Team RadioShack
s.t.
63
Yukihiro Doi
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
64
Mickaël Buffaz
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
65
Jose Mendes
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
66
Chris Barton
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
67
Julien El Fares
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
68
Dariusz Batek
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
69
Nicolas Vogondy
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
70
Matti Helminen
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
71
Tomasz Marczynski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
72
Sibrecht Pieters
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
73
Joeri Calleeuw
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
74
Jesper Asselman
Rabobank Continental Team
+ 9'23
75
Thibault Dupont
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
76
Marc Goos
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
77
Thomas Löfkvist
Sky ProCycling
+ 9'59
78
Jonas Vangenechten
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
79
Kjell Carlström
Sky ProCycling
+ 10'19
80
Alexander Schmitt
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
81
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
82
Steven De Neef
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
83
Guillaume Levarlet
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
84
Pawel Charucki
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
85
Alexander Kristoff
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
86
Johim Ariesen
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
87
Grégory Joseph
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
88
Maxim Debusschere
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
89
Edwig Cammaerts
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
90
Christian Patron
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
91
Oscar Riesebeek
Rabobank Continental Team
s.t.
92
Alexandre Jacquet
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
93
Jempy Drucker
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 11'21
94
Tim Mertens
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
95
Kevin Van Melsen
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
96
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
97
Marc Lootens
Monster Energy - Ford
s.t.
98
Tom Thill
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
99
Ludovic Mottet
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
100
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
101
Fabio Polazzi
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
+ 12'10
102
Sylwester Janiszewski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
103
Alex Dowsett
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
104
Sander Armee
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
105
Thomas Vernaeckt
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
106
Simon Zahner
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
107
Michael Tronborg
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
108
Mark Cassidy
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
109
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
110
Sam Bennett
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
111
Bob Van Der Tholen
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
112
Patrick Bercz
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
113
Jonathan Dewitte
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
114
Yann Mery
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
115
Jurgen Van Goolen
Veranda's Willems - Accent
+ 13'00
116
Fabrice Jeandesboz
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
117
Jelle Posthuma
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
118
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
119
Matthew Busche
Team RadioShack
s.t.
120
Jérôme Coppel
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
121
Dylan Teuns
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
122
Cyrille Heymans
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
123
Nelson Oliveira
Team RadioShack
s.t.
124
Maurits Lammertink
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
125
Frank Dressler
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
126
Joris Cornet
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
127
Niek Boom
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
128
Julius Kohlmann
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
129
Kenneth Vanbilsen
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
130
Lars Telschow
LKT Team Brandenburg
s.t.
131
Rudy Lesschaeve
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
132
Ruben Thys
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
133
Francesco Van Coppernolle
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
134
Krzysztof Maslowski
CCC Polsat Polkowice
s.t.
135
Kevin Verwaest
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
s.t.
136
Sébastien Delfosse
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
137
Sjoerd Kouwenhoven
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
138
Bjorn De Decker
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
+ 13'54
139
Thomas Degand
Veranda's Willems - Accent
s.t.
140
Rune Van der Meijden
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
141
Christian Poos
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
142
Rikke Dijkxhoorn
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
143
Rudy Rouet
Wallonie Bruxelles - Crédit Agricole
s.t.
144
Ronan McLaughlin
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
145
Dirk Finders
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
146
Jean-Marc Marino
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
147
Steve Schets
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
148
Brian Megens
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
149
Stefan Vreugdenhil
Cyclingteam De Rijke
+ 15'13
150
Niels Van Dyck
Jong Vlaanderen - Bauknecht
+ 15'48
151
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
152
Stefan Cohnen
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
153
Johannes Heider
LKT Team Brandenburg
s.t.
154
Remco Te Brake
Cyclingteam De Rijke
s.t.
155
Jarno Gmelich
Cyclingteam Jo Piels
s.t.
156
Laurens De Vreese
Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator
s.t.
157
Marcel Meisen
Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
s.t.
158
Bas Stamsnijder
Cyclingteam De Rijke
+ 16'16
159
Franz Schiewer
LKT Team Brandenburg
s.t.
160
Kess Heytens
An Post - Sean Kelly
s.t.
161
Matthias Van Mechelen
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
162
Morten Knudsen
Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
s.t.
163
Arne Van Snick
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
+ 17'10
164
Robert Roland
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
+ 17'46
165
Matthias Plarre
LKT Team Brandenburg
+ 18'13
166
Nikias Arndt
LKT Team Brandenburg
s.t.
The winner:
Word from the DS: This was easy. Don't know if it was because of our brilliant tactic, or because of the weak opponents. Think it was the first . Anyway, I'm happy for Rosseler and also want to mention the 25th place for stagiaire Cees Veldkamp, who could hang on to the group Maaskant-Terpstra untill the last climb of the Schavei.