Part IV: France, Italy and Some Pavement in Between
The Paris - Nice is one of the biggest races in France, and has been running for
75 years, with the 69th edition this year. The winner has several times gone on to win Le Tour de France, with the most successful her being Sean Kelly, who won the race an astounding 7 times during the 80's.
The stakes are high, and this year we bring a nice team, aiming for a top-10 and a stage win. Here are our main competitors...
Good participation in this París_Niza. Sure Ryder has legs to carry the team to as high as possible
You believe that Heinrich has any real chance of taking a stage? I trust so.
Le Mevel is free to run at home? Or to be gregarious Canadian?
Good luck mate!
Part IV: France, Italy and Some Pavement in Between
Stage one is an 154km flat circuit through Yvelins, starting and finishing in Houdan. The sprinters will be victorious today, but with KoM and sprint points on offer, a strong break should form. The sprinters here aren't the best in the world, but with names like Bennati, Freire, McEwen and Haussler, the sprint will be interesting.
Paris - Nice - Stage 1
A BOTD formed around 11 riders, notably Mark Renshaw (HTC), Karsten Kroon (BMC) and Garmin's Daniel Lloyd.
With 40kms left, the break had been trimmed from 8 minutes, to a slender 3'25" lead.
With 33kms left, a few unexcpected attacks are made, from Fabian Cancellara (Leopard) and Leif Hoste (Katusha). They quickly grow a strong lead, and close the gap on the breakaway.
The pair joined the break, and with 5kms left, tehir break was stuck at 2'15"! They would take it all the way home!
The sprint begins in the breakaway, Renshaw must be the favourite here! Isasi of Euskatel leads the strongmen out, including a slow Daniel Lloyd.
And Renshaw takes it! In a rare chance to sprint for himself, he shows his skills and dominates. Lloyd comes in 9th, quite good for him.
1'31" later, the pack comes in, and a very fast Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) beats out Haussler (Garmin), Bole (Lampre) and Freire (Rabobank).
Stage
1
Mark Renshaw
HTC - Highroad
3h30'25
2
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Geoffroy Lequatre
Team RadioShack
s.t.
4
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
5
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
6
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
7
Daniel Lloyd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
8
Franck Bouyer
Team Europcar
s.t.
9
Fabian Cancellara
Leopard Trek
s.t.
10
Michael Mørkøv
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
12
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
s.t.
13
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
14
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 1'31
15
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
16
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
17
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
18
Cyril Lemoine
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
19
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
21
Daniele Bennati
Leopard Trek
s.t.
22
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
23
Mirco Lorenzetto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
24
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
25
Christophe Le Mével
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
26
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
27
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
28
Matteo Tosatto
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
29
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
30
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
31
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
s.t.
32
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
33
Robbie McEwen
Team RadioShack
s.t.
34
Daniele Righi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
35
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
37
Bert Grabsch
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
38
Stijn Devolder
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
39
David Loosli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
40
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
42
Francesco Masciarelli
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
43
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
44
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
45
Steve Chainel
FDJ
s.t.
46
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
47
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
48
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
49
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
51
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ
s.t.
52
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
53
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
54
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
55
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
56
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
s.t.
57
Cyril Dessel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
58
Ezequiel Mosquera
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Jarosław Marycz
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
60
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
61
Jean-Lou Paiani
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
62
Niki Terpstra
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
64
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
65
Rémy Cusin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
66
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
67
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
68
Andreas Stauff
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Grégory Rast
Team RadioShack
s.t.
71
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
s.t.
72
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
73
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Peter Kennaugh
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
75
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
76
Greg Henderson
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
77
Julien El Fares
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
78
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
80
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
81
Francesco Chicchi
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
82
Linus Gerdemann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
83
Nico Sijmens
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
84
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
85
Frederique Robert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
86
Nicolas Vogondy
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
87
Stephen Cummings
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
88
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Zdenek Stybar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Stéphane Poulhiès
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
92
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
93
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
94
Jérémie Galland
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
95
Gerald Ciolek
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
96
Jens Voigt
Leopard Trek
s.t.
97
Arnaud Coyot
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
98
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
99
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
100
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
101
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
102
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
103
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
s.t.
104
Edward King
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
105
Addy Engels
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
107
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
108
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
109
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
110
Levi Leipheimer
Team RadioShack
s.t.
111
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
s.t.
112
Yannick Talabardon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
113
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
114
Tom Slagter
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Ivan Rovny
Team RadioShack
s.t.
116
Rémi Pauriol
FDJ
s.t.
117
Jérôme Coppel
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
118
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
119
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
120
Jeremy Hunt
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
121
Danny Pate
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
122
Anthony Charteau
Team Europcar
s.t.
123
Tony Martin
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
124
Janez Brajkovič
Team RadioShack
s.t.
125
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
126
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team RadioShack
s.t.
127
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
128
Maxime Monfort
Leopard Trek
s.t.
129
Aleksejs Saramotins
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
130
Adam Hansen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
131
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
132
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
133
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
134
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
135
Egor Silin
Katusha Team
s.t.
136
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
137
Davide Cimolai
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
138
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard Trek
s.t.
139
Mario Aerts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
140
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
141
Vladimir Karpets
Katusha Team
s.t.
142
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
143
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
s.t.
144
Andy Schleck
Leopard Trek
s.t.
145
Sven Vandousselaere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
146
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
147
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
148
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
149
Jussi Veikkanen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
150
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
151
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
152
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
153
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
154
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
155
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
156
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
157
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
158
Frantisek Rabon
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
159
Sébastien Joly
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
160
Hayden Roulston
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
161
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
162
Branislau Samoilau
Movistar Team
s.t.
163
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
164
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
165
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
166
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
167
Matthew Brammeier
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
168
Jürgen Van de Walle
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
169
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
170
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
171
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
172
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
s.t.
173
David Boucher
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
174
Chris Horner
Team RadioShack
s.t.
175
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
176
Alexander Mironov
Katusha Team
s.t.
The break's success was quite surprising today, but I don't think these 1 and a half minutes will affect the GC in any dramatic ways. Luckily we had a man in there.
Thanks for all the comments and kind words guys, lets hope for some more exciting days racing ahead!
Part IV: France, Italy and Some Pavement in Between
The second stage begins in tourist destination Montfort l'Amury in Paris, before the riders head south through the cross-wind heavy regions of Essone and Loiret, before a probable sprint finish in Amilly, nearly 200kms later. Heinrich Haussler, who's form is still not entirely up to scratch, will aim for a top-5. Sammy Dumoulin won yesterday's pack sprint behind the breakaway, and will try to prove it was no fluke.
Paris - Nice - Stage 2
Unfortunately, my game crashed on this stage three times in a row, very weird. I simmed the stage, and got some not-so good results.
1
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
4h27'56
2
Daniele Bennati
Leopard Trek
s.t.
3
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
4
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
5
Sébastien Chavanel
Team Europcar
s.t.
6
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
7
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
8
Robbie McEwen
Team RadioShack
s.t.
9
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Cyril Lemoine
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Danilo Hondo
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
12
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
13
Nico Sijmens
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
14
Heinrich Haussler
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
15
Aleksejs Saramotins
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
16
Gerald Ciolek
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
17
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
18
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
19
Dennis Van Winden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
20
Pierrick Fédrigo
FDJ
s.t.
21
Joaquím Rodríguez
Katusha Team
s.t.
22
Cyril Dessel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
23
Tony Martin
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
24
Bert Grabsch
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
25
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
26
Matthieu Ladagnous
FDJ
s.t.
27
Rinaldo Nocentini
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
28
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
29
Alexandre Vinokourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
30
Frederique Robert
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Jérémie Galland
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
32
Francesco Chicchi
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
s.t.
34
Jérôme Coppel
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
35
Lars Boom
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
36
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
37
Stephen Cummings
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
38
Frantisek Rabon
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
39
Ezequiel Mosquera
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Fabian Cancellara
Leopard Trek
s.t.
41
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
42
Maxime Monfort
Leopard Trek
s.t.
43
Russell Downing
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
44
Zdenek Stybar
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Niki Terpstra
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
46
Rick Flens
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
47
Christophe Kern
Team Europcar
s.t.
48
Grégory Rast
Team RadioShack
s.t.
49
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
50
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
51
Roman Kreuziger
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
52
Levi Leipheimer
Team RadioShack
s.t.
53
Chris Horner
Team RadioShack
s.t.
54
Ryder Hesjedal
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
55
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
56
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
57
Anthony Charteau
Team Europcar
s.t.
58
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
s.t.
59
Peter Kennaugh
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
60
Nicolas Vogondy
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
61
Stéphane Poulhiès
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
62
Andreas Stauff
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Dimitriy Muravyev
Team RadioShack
s.t.
64
Yannick Talabardon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
65
Mark Renshaw
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
66
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
67
Julien El Fares
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
68
Greg Henderson
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
69
Linus Gerdemann
Leopard Trek
s.t.
70
Rémy Cusin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
71
Mirco Lorenzetto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
72
Addy Engels
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Jeremy Hunt
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
74
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
75
Andrey Kashechkin
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
76
Joost Posthuma
Leopard Trek
s.t.
77
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
78
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
79
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
80
Johan Vansummeren
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
81
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
s.t.
82
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
83
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
84
Mauro Da Dalto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
85
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
86
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
87
Matthew Brammeier
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
88
Arnaud Coyot
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
89
Geoffroy Lequatre
Team RadioShack
s.t.
90
Hayden Roulston
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
91
Christophe Le Mével
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
92
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Gabriel Rasch
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
94
Danny Pate
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
95
Daniel Lloyd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
96
Daniele Righi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
97
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
s.t.
98
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
99
Franck Bouyer
Team Europcar
s.t.
100
Lucas Sebastián Haedo
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
101
Ivan Rovny
Team RadioShack
s.t.
102
Leigh Howard
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
103
Mikhail Ignatiev
Katusha Team
s.t.
104
Janez Brajkovič
Team RadioShack
s.t.
105
Matteo Tosatto
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
106
Jelle Vanendert
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
107
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
108
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Andrew Talansky
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
110
Andy Schleck
Leopard Trek
s.t.
111
Michael Mørkøv
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
112
Egor Silin
Katusha Team
s.t.
113
Alan Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
114
Nicki Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
115
Mirko Selvaggi
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Egoi Martínez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
117
Artem Ovechkin
Katusha Team
s.t.
118
Stijn Devolder
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
119
Tom Slagter
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
120
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
121
Vladimir Karpets
Katusha Team
s.t.
122
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
123
Marco Marcato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
124
Mario Aerts
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
125
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
126
Richie Porte
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
127
Alexander Mironov
Katusha Team
s.t.
128
John Murphy
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
129
Jussi Veikkanen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
130
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
s.t.
131
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
132
Jens Voigt
Leopard Trek
s.t.
133
Pierre Cazaux
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
134
Adam Hansen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
135
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
136
Enrico Gasparotto
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
137
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
138
Sven Vandousselaere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
139
Karsten Kroon
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
140
Christophe Riblon
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
141
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
142
Branislau Samoilau
Movistar Team
s.t.
143
Jürgen Van de Walle
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
144
Steve Chainel
FDJ
s.t.
145
Jesús Herrada
Movistar Team
s.t.
146
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
147
Damiano Cunego
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
148
Ángel Madrazo
Movistar Team
s.t.
149
Davide Cimolai
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
150
David Arroyo
Movistar Team
s.t.
151
Sébastien Joly
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
152
Manuel Quinziato
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
153
Brent Bookwalter
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
154
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
s.t.
155
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard Trek
s.t.
156
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
157
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
s.t.
158
Rémi Pauriol
FDJ
s.t.
159
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
160
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
161
Mathieu Perget
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
162
Sergio Pardilla
Movistar Team
s.t.
163
Johann Tschopp
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
164
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
s.t.
165
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
166
David Loosli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
167
Francesco Masciarelli
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
168
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
169
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
170
Francisco Pérez
Movistar Team
s.t.
171
Edward King
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
172
Amaël Moinard
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
173
Jean-Lou Paiani
Saur - Sojasun
+ 3'19
174
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
175
Jarosław Marycz
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 4'04
176
David Boucher
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
Overall
1
Mark Renshaw
HTC - Highroad
7h58'12
2
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 2
3
Geoffroy Lequatre
Team RadioShack
+ 6
4
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 7
5
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
6
Iñaki Isasi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 8
7
Fabian Cancellara
Leopard Trek
+ 9
8
Leif Hoste
Katusha Team
s.t.
9
Daniel Lloyd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
10
Franck Bouyer
Team Europcar
s.t.
Points
1
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
32
2
Mark Renshaw
HTC - Highroad
28
3
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
25
4
Óscar Freire
Rabobank Cycling Team
24
5
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
23
6
Daniele Bennati
Leopard Trek
22
7
Geoffroy Lequatre
Team RadioShack
21
8
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
20
9
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
17
10
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
17
Mountain
1
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
4
2
Tiziano Dall'Antonia
Liquigas - Cannondale
2
3
Daniel Lloyd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
1
Young
1
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
7h58'19
2
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1'29
3
Ben Swift
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'33
4
Jacopo Guarnieri
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'33
5
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
+ 1'33
Today's Winner
As you can probably guess, we are dissapointed. The hillier stages start now, and the favourites come out to play.