Stage 14
The mountains were never really gone in the Vuelta, but we return to them anyway. Today sees a mountaintop finish in Andorra at Collda de la Gallina. But before the peloton will have to master the climbs up to Port del Envalira and Coll del Ordino. With about 164 kilometers and so many climbs, the race will be surely intense as Betancur, Valverde and the Euskaltel –duo will try to crack SKY, however Henao’s lead is quite comfortable.
Right from the start, we have a climb for the peloton… That’s the Vuelta as we know it. Gorka Verdugo will be the first Euskaltel rider to try his luck. Hopefully this time around, his companions will more helpful than last time.
We know Verdugo was successful when he comes out of this seemingly endless tunnel. Alongside him is german sprinter Degenkolb, ever-active Anthony Roux, Proni from yesterday’s winner team Vini Fantini and Dries Devenys from Omega Pharma.
As can be expected, Gorka Verdugo leads the break into the big climb up. Though we see the kilometer sign, this isn’t valid yet. There are still many kilometers left, and they just pass it on the other road, take another route. We will get back to that sign later on though.
Up to the long, rather gradient-low climb, Verdugo and Roux share all of the work pacing the break. The french man truly wants his stage win and honestly, his chances are actually quite good: That is to say if Euskaltel – Euskadi can later manage to take some advantage of being ranked 4th and 5th in GC. Verdugo could be used than as a relais station despite the prospects of a stage win. Gorka Verdugo is fully aware of this, mind you. It’s a tactical ploy, but well – so far it’s only hypothetical.
Roux takes the points deservedly ahead of Verdugo. Although Verdugo followed Roux’s attack, he merely did it to see the french man strength. And despite his lacking portfolio as a climb, it was quite impressive.
When the break is already in the next climb, the peloton sees attacks by Losada and Valls. However, the front of the race is over 10 minutes ahead, it’s going to be tough to catch up to Verdugo, Roux & Co. Once more Roux takes the mountain points up top. As a reward, Roux is now the new leader of the mountain classification.
Well, and there we are again. We drop out of the tunnel and come from the descent right into the next climb. This time it’s 2.-cat climb Port de la Camella, before the finish climb is up. Dries Devenys, Degenkolb and Proni are of some use too now.
Roux tries to follow the attack by Proni, while the others 3 remain quite calm and rid their own speed in the downhill.
Valverde and Henao attacked in the downhill, we remain calm at first but the lead quickly rises up to a minute. Damn it. And then further grows… Betancur behind attacked later on while we were already pacing. Not good enough.
Meanwhile, Gorka Verdugo dropped everybody by just riding his pace. Totally normal on relay. And he rides here relatively easily to his first victory in Spain. Meanwhile, back in the peloton, Euskaltel – Euskadi is pacing like crazy but the gap gets bigger and bigger. Did we make a mistake by not following Henao? Probably. For sure we did.
The ikurrinas are everywhere here. Just don’t get them into the bike, fellas.
The group of Henao is quite big going into the last 5 kilometers. Velasco works for his current team as he paces, while Froome is the only one able to follow when Sánchez and Nieve take over the pacing. Our guys are empty now. Damn it. Just because we were quite far back Valverde didn’t mean we could let them just attack…
Gora Gorka, Gora Ollfardh, Gora Euskadi!
Gorka Verdugo takes his third professional victory in his career. The third victory this year. The third victory in a Grand Tour. And also our third victories at this year's Vuelta. He can’t believe it. This is a picture right there for an Euskadi Cycling Hall of Fame. Praise the Sun. “Thank God”, he stated later and couldn’t believe today…
Valverde, Henao and Betancur continue to drive a hard bargain, while Cardoso is the only one still able to follow.
Nieve and Sánchez continue to drive a hard bargain. Froome is in between them, Sánchez is already quite exhausted by now. But they have reeled in large parts of the former GC riders ahead of them. Just Valverde, Betancur and Henao remain out of sight. Froome is likely to sprint both of them down, but hey – every second we lose to him, we can get back on some other day.
As Nieve and Sánchez open their sprint, Henao takes some more seconds onto Valverde and Betancur. You can see the Colombian in the second picture just disappearing behind the corner. And well, thanks to Gorka Verdugo’s large gap, he is the one who moves up the General Classification leaderboard. He is now 7th behind Froome.
Stage 15
So we cross over to the french side as the peloton will hunt themselves over the Col del Canto, Port de la Bonaigua and finally the Port de Balies and then the Col de Peyresourde. The finish however won’t end up there, but instead we will see a short descent to Peyragudes. Hm, descent, you say? Yeah, I think so too, maybe Samu Sánchez can do some of his magic… but no, don’t think the finish s easy at all. As a matter of fact, there’s another short uphill struggle waiting for the riders. So yeah, this stage offers it all. With 3 riders in Top 10, we won’t send someone into the break today. We need to conserve our energy. But honestly, that doesn’t mean we won’t attack, we expect thousands of basque fans here. In any case, with about 230 kilometers and 4 mountains it’s going one hell of a tough challenge.
A group of about 7 riders have set themselves apart. Can you seen the peloton on the road further down like ants climbing it up? Weening leads the break ahead of Silin over the Coll de Cantó. Francis De Greef (LTB) stands some chances for the stage win today too, while Lloyd, Zabriskie, Ladagnous and Charteau shouldn’t play much of a role.
Hardly a day without action for these guys: KoM Anthony Roux (FDJ) attack with Fränk Schleck (RTL), while Dries Devenys is quick to follow. Maybe this is a perfect opportunity for a stage win? Probably. The breakaway upfront has quite some lead though, about 5 minutes. We can see them a few curves down the road on this picture too.
Because it`s the most interesting happen so far: Anthony Roux, Fränk Schleck and Dries Devenyns join the breakaway upfront during the second climb. This is really good for Roux since he has now the chance to extend his lead in the mountain classification. The french is truly determined to win this jersey (and a stage too!). They have about 8 minutes lead to the peloton about now. And Roux also has another advantage: His teammate Ladagnous is in the group and will make sure to pace for him, especially in the rare flat parts of today’s stage.
Surprisingly, Roux shows no real interest in the mountain classification so far, and instead Fränk Schleck and Dries Devenys fight it out.
After a very long descent, the break heads into the last 60 kilometers and into the last two climbs. Both of them will be awfully steep and it’s going to be tough for them, especially since Team SKY is putting on the pressure now with about 14 minutes behind.
At the feet of the second last climb, we think it’s now enough of all that slow pace and not doing anything at all. Every rider is still in the peloton, after two mountains. For Euskaltel – Euskadi that’s enough affront for today, and we decide to take care of the pace. Froome has apparently that covered though by now, but we are quick to take over. As soon as we push it, about 100 riders lose contact. At least something. Now only guys like Henao, Valverde, Froome and Betancur need to drop…
Eventually massive pieces are dropped thanks to Azanza’s work. When Mikel Landa and Chris Froome take over, Azanza can’t hold up much longer. He is might lose his 21st rank today, but then again… who cares about that anyway? I don’t, he shouldn’t and you wouldn’t either.
While Roux and Schleck fight it out for the mountain points (and Fränk gets quite some gap thereby to his competitors), we see that Froome might have overdone himself and we could look now to drop the british Tour de France rider all together. The havoc he has caused to the peloton is quite remarkable, but we could profit from that even more.
But it’s weird. As soon as we sent Verdugo do some major work, Froome comes to the front of the group and takes over again. It’s like someone just woke him up and now he is questioning where the hell he is? [url= https://www.youtub...A]He reacts like a dog sleeping and then running into a wall[/url].
The last 15 kilometers. There’s not really any doubt that Fränk Schleck will win this stage today. His gap is already considerable to his former companions (about a minute), and still 9 minutes to Group Henao.
Roughly 21 riders remained uptop of the climb, and none of dropped riders managed to come back in the descent. With about 20 kilometers, things are looking good. Valverde has no teammates at his side, Henao has only Froome. Betancur has only one left too. Only Caja Rural provides about 4 to 5 riders in this group. Impressive. Euskaltel – Euskadi came only up to 3 but then again, we were the once pacing and sacrificing riders.
Poor Dries Devenyns. When Sánchez and Henao rush by him, he can’t even get out of the way, he just has his head hanged low. Dries is completely done, empty, exhausted… We hand him a water bottle from the car when we pass him later. Sánchez meanwhile looks incredible good still.
At 10 kilometers, Samu Sànchez attacks and Valverde is just behind him. He tries it in two short bursts but while it does look good at first, he can’t quite keep the necessary speed to drop Henao… but at least…
.. but at least we dropped Froome here and this should cement our 4th and 5th place, while Verdugo is likely to lose time on his 7th.
Nieve is getting dropped too now, just as an utterly exhausted Roux has to give in to the true Kings of the Mountains.
At the mountain top, Samu Sánchez would have nearly lost contact but thankfully, there came the descent. Now it's only 2.5 kilometers left. Fränk Schleck is probably sure to take the stage win with still 2 minutes lead, but at least it was a kinda good-spirited stage for Euskaltel – Euskadi. Meanwhile, Tour de France winner looks quite exhausted as he comes into the last 5 kilometers with a bunch of Caja Rural guys.
Roughly 500 meters, and Fränk Schleck gets hit by the man with the hammer too now. He is utterly exhausted, beyond the red bar, just… no strength. Keep paddling, somehow, because Henao & Co. are coming up fast. Only 500 meters left.
So, Team SKY and Sergio Henao are being the biggest dicks by far of today and just take away a wholly deserved stage win for Fränk Schleck... whatever.
Thanks guys! As you may have guessed the pace is a bit slower due to my new story aCross the road, but I'll definitely finish the season and see from there on out how things look.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
Shonak i have been away for along time and wow i have not read it yet but seen the stage win for verdugo on this page, why is Froome so far down, who won the Tour etc...
Hey, good to have you back. You can catch up on some important events in the first post of the thread. There I have also posted links to the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France review. About Froome: Well, his shape isn't so good at le Tour, where he won, plus he is helping Henao.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
Stage 16
Only about 147 kilometers from Graus to Aramon Formigal makes this a rather short stage based upon the simple distance, but the final climb will make the riders suffer just enough that any stage winners triumphing here today as fully deserved it.
Riders like Belkov, Silin and Gent-Wevelgem winner Roelandts are in the breakaway, but all eyes rest upon Caruso (CAN), who is by far the strongest climber in the break. The group quickly gains some serious lead upon the peloton, as they lead about 5 minutes to it.
As the peloton heads into the second climb of the day, the Puerto de Cotafablo, the rain starts to come upon them and the break has managed to gain additional 2 minutes, handing them a seven minute lead. Since no Euskaltel – Euskadi rider is featured in there, we really don’t like that. But we also don’t want to work for SKY just yet.
But thankfully, later on that same climb, the rain already disappears and we get too see some joyful sun. At least bits and pieces of it. You might not see it but up there, at the one kilometer sign to the mountain sprint, the breakaway is riding along the road. But don’t worry, it’s so far away, the peloton probably can’t see them either so you won’t need new glasses.
A real determind bunch of orange boys are set behind Sergio Henao. The guys are eager to try something today as they have missed the start of thestage.23 kilometers left, 5 minutes gap on the break.
A few kilometers later, Velasco sets of an attack. Henao is quick to follow as well as Samu Sánchez and Igor Antón. We are not sure yet where Nieve is, but it turns out our basque climber is only just a position behind Morabito here.
And just as they take of the pedals, Samu Sánchez does that what he can do best: Attack! With a quick gained lead of a minute, he will try to take the stage win now. He probably doesn’t race for GC now anymore, as 3rd place remains in long-distance unreachable and 4th and 5th ranks are fairly secure from Froome by now.
Monguzzi and Petrov meanwhile managed to snatch some meters from their companions as they head into the final 13 kilometers of the climb. Meanwhile, Samu has about a minute on the peloton, which is being paced by… Froome. Oh crap. Leave us alone now, will ya?
Fränk Schleck wants to prove his haters after the suspension once more and might also look to defeat the close defeat on the previous stage today. Henao and Nieve are very quick to follow.
The attacks don’t really help Samu, but he still can maintain a decent gap on the peloton while coming closer the front of the race. 8 kilometers to go, Samu shows once more why he rightfully considered to be one of the best riders.
The fight in this rising valley just get tougher and tougher. As Henao, Betancur, Valverde and Caja Rural guys attack constanly, Nieve follows. Sánchez comes closer to the front of the race but each time Froome takes over command, he loses time. The front of the race is close, but so is the peloton. Petrov takes charge and attacks now, roughly 5 kilometers from the finish.
3 kilometers left, and Froome finally cracked after all this chasing. But Sánchez doesn’t have much in the tank either. And the guys in the break. Well, they are miles away from feeling fresh, but so close to the stage win. Caja Rural feel their chance and have their riders up front. Now they will pace. Our guys like Mikel Landa and Nieve are ready to mess up their day if Sánchez gets caught. Betancur attacks on the right a bit later though and looks very strong.
Monguzzi fights for the last meters as Betancur comes up to him. Further back, Nieve tries to launch the other Mikel, Landa.
It’s the big strength of Betancur though, such a climb, and our guys can’t pass him, but…
It was damn close for the Colombian as he raised his arms for the victory gesture. Henao nearly would have caught him. Verdugo comes up from behind and takes a third place. While this means that Betancur extends his lead on Valverde, for Euskaltel – Euskadi this means now that Sánchez and Nieve are only one second apart… okay. Well, maybe it’s good that our two top riders aren’t racing for the overall victory any more. That would have been a tough decision, way more horrible than Alpe d’Huez for Katu.
Stage 16, Results
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
4h32'33
2
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
s.t.
3
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 20
4
André Cardoso
Caja Rural
s.t.
5
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
s.t.
6
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
7
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
8
Antonio Piedra
Caja Rural
s.t.
9
Marcos García
Caja Rural
+ 43
10
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
12
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
13
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
14
Iván Velasco
Caja Rural
s.t.
15
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
s.t.
16
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
s.t.
17
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
18
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
19
Luis León Sánchez
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
s.t.
21
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
22
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
23
Fränk Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
24
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
25
Amets Txurruka
Caja Rural
s.t.
26
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
s.t.
27
David Arroyo
Caja Rural
s.t.
28
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
29
Nathan Haas
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
30
Evgeni Petrov
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
31
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
32
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ
+ 2'00
33
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
+ 2'37
34
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
s.t.
35
Valerio Agnoli
Astana Pro Team
+ 2'53
36
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3'08
37
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
38
Gianluca Brambilla
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
39
David López
Sky Procycling
s.t.
40
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
41
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
42
Sandy Casar
FDJ
s.t.
43
Anthony Roux
FDJ
s.t.
44
José Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 5'38
45
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 6'57
46
Rafael Valls
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
48
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
49
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
50
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
s.t.
51
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
52
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
s.t.
53
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
54
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
55
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
56
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
57
Oliver Zaugg
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
58
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
59
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
60
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
61
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
s.t.
62
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Procycling
s.t.
63
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 10'34
64
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
65
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
66
Julian Kern
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
67
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
68
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 11'13
69
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
s.t.
70
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
s.t.
71
Danail Petrov
Caja Rural
+ 11'51
72
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
73
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 13'12
74
José Rujano
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'43
75
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 15'27
76
Laurent Pichon
FDJ
s.t.
77
Jonathan Cantwell
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
78
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
79
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
80
Steve Chainel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
81
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 15'58
82
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
83
Anthony Charteau
Team Europcar
s.t.
84
Grega Bole
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
85
Alessandro Proni
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
86
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
87
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
s.t.
88
Stefano Agostini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
89
Christian Vande Velde
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
90
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
91
David Tanner
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
92
Pierpaolo De Negri
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
93
Luca Dodi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
94
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
95
Christopher Sutton
Sky Procycling
s.t.
96
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
97
Luca Mazzanti
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
98
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
99
Cristiano Salerno
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
100
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
101
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
s.t.
102
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
s.t.
103
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
104
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
105
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
106
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
107
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
+ 18'01
108
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
109
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
110
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
s.t.
111
Josué Moyano
Caja Rural
s.t.
112
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
113
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
114
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
115
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
116
Oscar Gatto
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
117
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
118
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
119
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
120
Robert Hunter
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
121
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
122
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
123
Adam Blythe
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
124
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
125
Miguel Ubeto
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
126
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
127
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
128
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
129
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
130
Hayden Roulston
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
131
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
132
Bert De Backer
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
133
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
134
Danilo Hondo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
135
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
136
Sander Cordeel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
137
Mathieu Sprick
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
138
Björn Thurau
Team Europcar
s.t.
139
Murilo Fischer
FDJ
s.t.
140
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
141
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
s.t.
142
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
s.t.
143
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
144
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
145
Francis Mourey
FDJ
s.t.
146
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
147
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
148
Fabio Taborre
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
149
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
150
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
s.t.
151
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
s.t.
152
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
153
Alex Howes
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
154
Angelo Tulik
Team Europcar
s.t.
155
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
156
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
157
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
158
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
159
Stuart O'Grady
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
160
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
161
Vicente Reynès
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
162
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
s.t.
163
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
164
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
165
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
166
Robert Wagner
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
167
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
168
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
169
Karsten Kroon
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
170
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
171
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
172
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
s.t.
173
Joost Van Leijen
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
174
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
175
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
176
Jonathan Monsalve
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
177
Michele Merlo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
178
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
179
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
180
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
181
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
s.t.
182
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
s.t.
183
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
184
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
185
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
186
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
s.t.
187
Leonardo Giordani
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
s.t.
188
Grégory Rast
RadioShack - Leopard
s.t.
189
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
s.t.
190
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
191
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
192
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
193
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
194
Dirk Bellemakers
Lotto Belisol
+ 22'21
195
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 23'47
196
Graeme Brown
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 26'38
General Classifciation
Rank
Name
Team
Time
1
Sergio Henao
Sky Procycling
65h10'27
2
Carlos Betancur
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'14
3
Alejandro Valverde
Movistar Team
+ 5'17
4
Samuel Sánchez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 11'49
5
Mikel Nieve
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 11'50
6
Chris Froome
Sky Procycling
+ 15'46
7
Iván Velasco
Caja Rural
+ 17'31
8
Steve Morabito
BMC Racing Team
+ 19'02
9
Daniel Moreno
Katusha Team
+ 20'05
10
Marcos García
Caja Rural
+ 20'40
Spoiler
11
Luis León Sánchez
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 21'04
12
Gorka Verdugo
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 21'16
13
André Cardoso
Caja Rural
+ 22'17
14
Antonio Piedra
Caja Rural
+ 25'58
15
Hubert Dupont
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 31'02
16
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 31'21
17
Fränk Schleck
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 34'23
18
Amets Txurruka
Caja Rural
+ 38'26
19
Dominik Nerz
BMC Racing Team
+ 39'24
20
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 41'23
21
Mikel Landa
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 41'36
22
Alberto Losada
Katusha Team
+ 43'26
23
David Arroyo
Caja Rural
+ 43'48
24
Damiano Caruso
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 51'37
25
Jesús Hernández
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 54'51
26
Yury Trofimov
Katusha Team
+ 55'00
27
Javier Moreno
Movistar Team
+ 55'49
28
Cameron Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 56'29
29
Peter Velits
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 56'30
30
Paolo Tiralongo
Astana Pro Team
+ 57'26
31
Alexandre Geniez
FDJ
+ 58'24
32
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 59'50
33
David López
Sky Procycling
+ 1h00'25
34
Peter Sagan
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 1h01'31
35
Dries Devenyns
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h02'18
36
Valerio Agnoli
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h03'27
37
Alessandro Ballan
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h07'26
38
Haimar Zubeldia
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 1h07'53
39
Jorge Azanza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h08'21
40
Gianluca Brambilla
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1h08'35
41
Sandy Casar
FDJ
+ 1h13'06
42
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h13'48
43
Michael Albasini
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h13'54
44
Philippe Gilbert
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h14'43
45
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h17'18
46
Oliver Zaugg
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h23'22
47
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Sky Procycling
+ 1h24'22
48
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1h27'56
49
Rubén Plaza
Movistar Team
+ 1h33'49
50
Maxim Belkov
Katusha Team
+ 1h35'39
51
Evgeni Petrov
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h38'34
52
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h39'08
53
Sérgio Paulinho
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h40'13
54
José Herrada
Movistar Team
+ 1h40'15
55
Eros Capecchi
Movistar Team
+ 1h41'19
56
Giovanni Visconti
Movistar Team
+ 1h41'50
57
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h42'24
58
Diego Ulissi
Lampre - Merida
+ 1h42'37
59
Andrey Amador
Movistar Team
+ 1h43'02
60
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
+ 1h43'32
61
Christian Knees
Sky Procycling
+ 1h43'46
62
Michael Mørkøv
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 1h45'33
63
Ivan Santaromita
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h50'05
64
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h50'36
65
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
+ 1h50'52
66
Julian Kern
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h52'39
67
Ben Gastauer
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h52'42
68
Juan José Oroz
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h53'20
69
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
+ 1h55'44
70
Alessandro Proni
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 1h57'50
71
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 1h58'16
72
Danail Petrov
Caja Rural
+ 1h59'34
73
Ian Stannard
Sky Procycling
+ 2h00'33
74
Michal Golas
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h01'46
75
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h01'59
76
Stefano Agostini
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2h03'52
77
Cristiano Salerno
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2h05'32
78
Rafael Valls
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h06'13
79
Matthew Lloyd
Lampre - Merida
+ 2h07'41
80
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h07'52
81
Paul Martens
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h08'07
82
Fabricio Ferrari
Caja Rural
+ 2h08'51
83
Nathan Haas
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h09'00
84
Xavier Florencio
Katusha Team
+ 2h09'15
85
José Rujano
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h09'40
86
Elia Favilli
Lampre - Merida
+ 2h11'01
87
Francisco José Ventoso
Movistar Team
+ 2h11'22
88
Anthony Charteau
Team Europcar
+ 2h12'51
89
Cristiano Monguzzi
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 2h14'38
90
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2h15'33
91
Simon Clarke
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2h16'33
92
Manuele Mori
Lampre - Merida
+ 2h18'21
93
Pierpaolo De Negri
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 2h19'00
94
Josué Moyano
Caja Rural
+ 2h19'08
95
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol
+ 2h19'10
96
Jürgen Roelandts
Lotto Belisol
+ 2h19'49
97
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2h20'34
98
David Zabriskie
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h21'15
99
Dennis Van Winden
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h22'05
100
Oscar Gatto
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 2h22'18
101
Jonathan Cantwell
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2h22'55
102
Borut Božic
Astana Pro Team
+ 2h24'21
103
Karsten Kroon
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 2h24'39
104
Grega Bole
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h26'16
105
Alexsandr Dyachenko
Astana Pro Team
+ 2h27'25
106
Matthew Busche
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2h27'42
107
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
+ 2h27'46
108
Gediminas Bagdonas
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h28'23
109
Steve Chainel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 2h29'08
110
John Degenkolb
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 2h29'29
111
Luca Dodi
Lampre - Merida
+ 2h29'59
112
Tom Leezer
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h30'16
113
Thomas Dekker
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h33'39
114
Iljo Keisse
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h33'42
115
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h33'57
116
Alexandr Kolobnev
Katusha Team
+ 2h34'12
117
Laurent Pichon
FDJ
+ 2h34'18
118
Fabio Taborre
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 2h34'42
119
Luca Mazzanti
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 2h36'37
120
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2h36'59
121
François Parisien
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 2h37'10
122
Kenny Dehaes
Lotto Belisol
+ 2h37'14
123
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h39'47
124
Kristjan Koren
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2h39'56
125
Jonathan Monsalve
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 2h40'46
126
Jack Bauer
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h41'11
127
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 2h42'38
128
Adriano Malori
Lampre - Merida
+ 2h44'12
129
Dirk Bellemakers
Lotto Belisol
+ 2h44'57
130
Danilo Hondo
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2h44'59
131
Salvatore Puccio
Sky Procycling
+ 2h45'45
132
Alex Howes
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h46'51
133
Robert Hunter
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h47'43
134
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 2h47'55
135
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
+ 2h48'53
136
Ramon Sinkeldam
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 2h49'38
137
Greg Henderson
Lotto Belisol
+ 2h50'38
138
Frederik Veuchelen
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h50'42
139
Christian Vande Velde
Garmin - Sharp
+ 2h50'49
140
Francis Mourey
FDJ
+ 2h51'10
141
Tom Veelers
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 2h51'17
142
Romain Feillu
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h51'37
143
Kris Boeckmans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h51'59
144
Brett Lancaster
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2h54'27
145
Mickaël Delage
FDJ
+ 2h54'38
146
Kenny Van Hummel
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2h55'40
147
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
148
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
+ 2h55'41
149
Giacomo Nizzolo
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 2h55'56
150
Stuart O'Grady
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2h56'05
151
Alexander Kristoff
Katusha Team
+ 2h56'14
152
Kevin Reza
Team Europcar
+ 2h56'44
153
Dimitriy Muravyev
Astana Pro Team
+ 2h57'20
154
Murilo Fischer
FDJ
+ 2h57'35
155
Guillaume Boivin
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 2h58'04
156
Roberto Ferrari
Lampre - Merida
+ 2h58'35
157
André Greipel
Lotto Belisol
s.t.
158
Matthew Goss
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2h59'21
159
Klaas Lodewyck
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h00'25
160
Koldo Fernández
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3h00'36
161
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3h00'41
162
Sander Cordeel
Lotto Belisol
+ 3h00'59
163
Tom Stamsnijder
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3h01'22
164
Stijn Devolder
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 3h01'32
165
Grégory Rast
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 3h02'12
166
Robert Wagner
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h02'18
167
Anthony Geslin
FDJ
+ 3h02'24
168
Marcel Kittel
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3h02'26
169
Vicente Reynès
Lotto Belisol
+ 3h02'45
170
Christopher Sutton
Sky Procycling
+ 3h02'48
171
Edward King
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3h02'59
172
Joost Van Leijen
Lotto Belisol
+ 3h03'03
173
Adam Blythe
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h03'14
174
Johan Vansummeren
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3h03'18
175
Angelo Tulik
Team Europcar
+ 3h04'35
176
Leonardo Giordani
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 3h04'37
177
Brian Vandborg
Cannondale Pro Cycling
+ 3h04'50
178
Miguel Ubeto
Lampre - Merida
+ 3h04'53
179
Matteo Tosatto
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 3h06'16
180
Bernhard Eisel
Sky Procycling
+ 3h06'45
181
Tony Hurel
Team Europcar
+ 3h08'31
182
Mark Cavendish
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3h10'52
183
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
+ 3h12'57
184
Anders Lund
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 3h13'34
185
David Tanner
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h14'43
186
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
+ 3h16'41
187
Mathieu Sprick
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3h17'05
188
Björn Thurau
Team Europcar
+ 3h20'34
189
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 3h27'12
190
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 3h29'46
191
Bert De Backer
Team Argos - Shimano
+ 3h38'54
192
Hayden Roulston
RadioShack - Leopard
+ 3h48'47
193
Michele Merlo
Vini Fantini - Selle Italia
+ 3h57'23
194
Graeme Brown
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 3h57'46
195
Ariel Maximiliano Richeze
Lampre - Merida
+ 4h03'53
196
Sep Vanmarcke
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
+ 5h45'46
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
About Froome: Well, his shape isn't so good at le Tour, where he won, plus he is helping Henao.
