This may be the most difficult and challenging stage of the race. The steep last kilometers should allow considerable time gaps and the overall will be shaken for sure. As the saying goes, the race won't be won today, but it can be lost.
Dominik's Pre-Race Comment
As I'm still way more in shape than Sylvester, I have the leader's role for today. The climb is steep which suits me well so I hope for a decent result in this dense concurrence.
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Km 13:
Several riders are spread in front of the peloton.
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Km 34:
Seven riders around Björn Leukemans are 1'30 in front of the pack.
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Km 40:
Four more riders made it to group, which seems to be the break of the day.
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Km 42:
One of the pre race favorites, who lost already a couple of minutes, is Heinrich Haussler. He obviously still has ambitions as he attacks!
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Km 59:
The 14 riders are four minutes in front. Juraj Sagan does the pace in the peloton now. Liquigas seem to have a plan for today.
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Km 88:
Not only Liquigas but also Movistar takes the lead now and the gap of the escapees is stable at about 2 minutes.
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Km 116:
And everything is back together.
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Km 128:
Garmin's Sep Vamarcke crosses the top of the first climb as the race leader. He's two minutes in front of the pack.
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Km 142:
Vanmarcke increased his lead to four minutes over the second mountain. 58 kms to go.
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Km 158:
Although the peloton increased the pace, a couple of riders try to attack. Astarloza is followed by Barredo, De Gendt and Mauro Finetto!
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Km 166:
Not too surprising, they get caught shortly afterwards.
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Km 179:
Vanmarcke is caught now, too. 75 riders will enter the last climb together.
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Km 189:
With 11 kms to go, the fight is opened. Overall leader Ivan Gutierrez attacks!
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Km 192:
While Gutierrez was reeled in by Leopard, now Intxausti attacks. Nerz is still a good position.
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Km 193:
Intxausti broke free, behind him Leopard started a team attack with Chavanel, Antón and Fuglsang. Another 25 seconds behind is a group of 8 with Nerz and Szmyd.
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Km 194:
The Leopard trio caught up with Intxausti. Nerz and Szmyd still look decent.
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Km 195:
Nerz slowly loses contact with the very front. Szmyd obviously is better today.
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Km 196:
After a couple of riders caught up with the front, Antón attacks! Intxausti tries to follow as well as Luis Leon Sanchez...
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Km 196:
… meanwhile Sylvester Szmyd leads a small group with Bole and Hermans. He's currently in nineth position.
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Km 197:
Nerz does great! He's still with the likes of Mosquera, Velits and Monfort. A Top 20 finish is possible.
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Km 198:
Ben Hermans attacks, Bole and Szmyd can't follow. They will fight for 10th place.
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Km 199:
The stage is decided. Igor Antón enters the last kilometer with an advance of one minute to Intxausti. Luis Leon Sanchez and Pavel Brutt follow closely.
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Km 200:
Igor Antón had no opposition today. Dominant win for the Spaniard!
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Km 200:
Intxausti, Sanchez and Brutt are already more than 1'30 behind.
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Km 200:
Klöden leads a small group with Uran, Fuglsang and Chavanel over the line.
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Km 200:
Szmyd outsprints Bole for place 10. Sicard follows.
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Km 200:
Nerz finishes behind Monfort and outsprints Matti Breschel and Ruben Perez for place 23. A nice performance.
1
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
4h55'21
2
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 1'24
3
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'46
4
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
+ 1'59
5
Andreas Klöden
Team T-Mobile
+ 3'04
6
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
7
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard Trek
+ 3'17
8
Sylvain Chavanel
Leopard Trek
s.t.
9
Ben Hermans
Unicef - Oracle
+ 3'46
10
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 4'09
Spoiler
11
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
12
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'21
13
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 5'07
14
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 5'16
15
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 5'48
16
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
17
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
18
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
19
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
20
Peter Velits
Team T-Mobile
+ 6'15
21
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 6'26
22
Maxime Monfort
Leopard Trek
+ 6'39
23
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
24
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
25
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
26
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 6'55
27
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
28
Ezequiel Mosquera
Movistar Team
s.t.
29
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
+ 7'26
30
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
31
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
32
Nick Nuyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 8'30
33
Enrico Magazzini
Lampre - ISD
+ 9'08
34
Heinrich Haussler
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
35
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
36
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
s.t.
37
Matthew Goss
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 10'13
38
Karsten Kroon
Skil - Shimano
+ 10'21
39
Tomas Vaitkus
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
40
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 10'39
41
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 10'47
42
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
43
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
44
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
45
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 11'11
46
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
+ 11'35
47
Staf Scheirlinckx
Skil - Shimano
+ 11'48
48
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 11'59
49
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
50
Michał Kwiatkowski
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
51
Matthew Busche
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
52
Manuel Cardoso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
53
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
54
Dries Devenyns
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
55
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
56
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
+ 12'41
57
Walter Proch
Androni Giocattoli
+ 13'20
58
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
59
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
60
Gerald Ciolek
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
61
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
63
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
64
Lars Boom
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 13'50
65
José Belda
Movistar Team
s.t.
66
Mark Cavendish
Team T-Mobile
+ 14'02
67
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 15'03
68
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
69
Cyril Dessel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 15'18
70
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 15'26
71
Geoffroy Lequatre
Unicef - Oracle
+ 15'35
72
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
73
Ramunas Navardauskas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
74
Bernhard Eisel
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
75
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
76
Martin Velits
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
77
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
78
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
79
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
80
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
81
Job Vissers
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
82
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
83
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 16'33
84
Daniele Bennati
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
85
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
86
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
87
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
88
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
+ 17'00
89
Sébastien Rosseler
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
90
Christophe Laurent
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
91
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 17'44
92
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 18'16
93
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 18'34
94
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 18'43
95
Jonas Vangenechten
FDJ
s.t.
96
Nico Eeckhout
FDJ
+ 18'59
97
Adam Hansen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
98
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
s.t.
99
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
s.t.
100
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 19'33
101
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
102
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
103
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
104
Denys Kostyuk
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
105
Dominic Klemme
Leopard Trek
s.t.
106
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
s.t.
107
Borut Božic
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
+ 20'37
109
David Tanner
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 20'48
110
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
111
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
112
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
113
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
s.t.
114
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
115
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
116
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
117
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 21'43
118
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
119
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
s.t.
120
Robert Hunter
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
121
Stijn Vandenbergh
Katusha Team
s.t.
122
Francisco José Ventoso
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
123
Marcel Kittel
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
124
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
125
Mark Renshaw
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
126
Jan Tratnik
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
127
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
s.t.
128
Gorik Gardeyn
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 22'33
129
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
130
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
+ 22'46
131
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
132
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
133
Matthew Hayman
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
134
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
135
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
136
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
137
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
138
Alex Dowsett
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
139
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
140
Alexander Kristoff
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
141
Kevin Van Impe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 24'13
142
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
143
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
+ 25'21
144
Alexandre Aulas
Team Europcar
s.t.
145
Jens Mouris
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
146
Crescenzo D'Amore
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
147
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 25'39
148
Saïd Haddou
Team Europcar
+ 25'47
149
Unai Iparragirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
150
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
151
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
152
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
153
Alan Marangoni
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 26'04
154
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
155
Aaron Kemps
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
156
Simone Cadamuro
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
157
Gerardo Palla
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
158
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
159
Donny Jaspers
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 27'21
160
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
161
Spencer Patterson
Unicef - Oracle
+ 28'19
162
Robbie McEwen
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
163
Bakaev Arsen
Pro Team Astana
+ 28'31
164
Jesse Sergent
Unicef - Oracle
+ 29'00
165
Leigh Howard
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 29'47
166
Kirk O'Bee
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 31'21
167
Julian Dean
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
168
Gerben De Knegt
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
169
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
170
Graeme Brown
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
171
Alistair Duncan
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
172
Eloy Teruel
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 31'54
173
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 32'04
174
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 34'22
175
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
Classifications
Overall
1
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
20h35'22
2
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 1'28
3
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'52
4
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
+ 2'09
5
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 3'14
6
Andreas Klöden
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
7
Ben Hermans
Unicef - Oracle
+ 3'56
8
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
+ 4'19
9
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
10
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 4'31
Spoiler
11
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 4'48
12
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 5'13
13
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
+ 5'58
14
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
15
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
16
Peter Velits
Team T-Mobile
+ 6'25
17
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 6'49
18
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
19
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
20
Ezequiel Mosquera
Movistar Team
+ 7'05
21
Sylvain Chavanel
Leopard Trek
+ 7'23
22
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
+ 7'36
23
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
24
Nick Nuyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 8'40
25
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 9'18
26
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
s.t.
27
Enrico Magazzini
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
28
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard Trek
+ 9'24
29
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 9'54
30
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
31
Matthew Goss
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 10'17
32
Tomas Vaitkus
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 10'31
33
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
34
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 10'39
35
Maxime Monfort
Leopard Trek
+ 10'45
36
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 10'53
37
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 10'54
38
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
+ 10'57
39
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 10'59
40
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 11'01
41
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 11'32
42
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
+ 11'45
43
Staf Scheirlinckx
Skil - Shimano
+ 11'58
44
Manuel Cardoso
BMC Racing Team
+ 12'09
45
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
46
Matthew Busche
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
47
Heinrich Haussler
Sky ProCycling
+ 13'13
48
Gerald Ciolek
Team T-Mobile
+ 13'30
49
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
51
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
52
Mark Cavendish
Team T-Mobile
+ 13'54
53
Karsten Kroon
Skil - Shimano
+ 14'27
54
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
+ 14'53
55
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 15'15
56
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 15'22
57
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 15'36
58
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 15'41
59
Bernhard Eisel
Team T-Mobile
+ 15'45
60
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
61
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Ramunas Navardauskas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
63
Job Vissers
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
64
Geoffroy Lequatre
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
65
Martin Velits
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
66
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 16'05
67
Michał Kwiatkowski
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
68
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
69
Dries Devenyns
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 16'18
71
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 16'42
72
Daniele Bennati
Lampre - ISD
+ 16'43
73
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
74
Sébastien Rosseler
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 17'10
75
Christophe Laurent
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
76
Walter Proch
Androni Giocattoli
+ 17'26
77
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
78
José Belda
Movistar Team
+ 18'21
79
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 18'26
80
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
+ 18'34
81
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 18'53
82
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 19'01
83
Adam Hansen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 19'09
84
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
85
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
86
Cyril Dessel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 19'24
87
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 19'41
88
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
+ 19'43
90
Lars Boom
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 19'55
91
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 20'39
92
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
94
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
+ 20'47
95
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
+ 20'58
96
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
97
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
s.t.
98
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
99
David Tanner
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
100
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
+ 21'15
101
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
+ 21'49
102
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
+ 21'53
103
Marcel Kittel
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
104
Mark Renshaw
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
105
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
106
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 22'40
107
Gorik Gardeyn
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 22'43
108
Jonas Vangenechten
FDJ
+ 22'49
109
Matthew Hayman
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 22'53
110
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
+ 22'56
111
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
112
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
113
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
114
Nico Eeckhout
FDJ
+ 23'05
115
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
s.t.
116
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
+ 23'07
117
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 23'39
118
Dominic Klemme
Leopard Trek
s.t.
119
Denys Kostyuk
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
120
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
121
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
122
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
123
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 24'16
124
Kevin Van Impe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 24'23
125
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
+ 24'54
126
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
127
Alexandre Aulas
Team Europcar
+ 25'28
128
Crescenzo D'Amore
Androni Giocattoli
+ 25'31
129
Jan Tratnik
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 25'37
130
Borut Božic
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 25'40
131
Francisco José Ventoso
Pro Team Astana
+ 25'49
132
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
133
Robert Hunter
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
134
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
135
Stijn Vandenbergh
Katusha Team
+ 26'05
136
Saïd Haddou
Team Europcar
+ 26'22
137
Alan Marangoni
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 26'39
138
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
s.t.
139
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 26'47
140
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 26'52
141
Alex Dowsett
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
142
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 26'55
143
Donny Jaspers
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 27'56
144
Robbie McEwen
Unicef - Oracle
+ 28'25
145
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 28'40
146
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 28'44
147
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
+ 28'52
148
Alexander Kristoff
BMC Racing Team
+ 28'53
149
Jens Mouris
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 29'27
150
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
151
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
+ 29'53
152
Unai Iparragirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
153
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
154
Leigh Howard
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 29'57
155
Simone Cadamuro
Androni Giocattoli
+ 30'10
156
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
+ 30'15
157
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 30'18
158
Graeme Brown
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 31'31
159
Kirk O'Bee
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
160
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 32'08
161
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 32'20
162
Spencer Patterson
Unicef - Oracle
+ 32'23
163
Jesse Sergent
Unicef - Oracle
+ 33'06
164
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
+ 33'53
165
Aaron Kemps
Sky ProCycling
+ 35'07
166
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 35'27
167
Gerardo Palla
BMC Racing Team
+ 35'32
168
Alistair Duncan
Sky ProCycling
+ 35'52
169
Eloy Teruel
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 36'00
170
Julian Dean
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 37'28
171
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
+ 38'53
172
Bakaev Arsen
Pro Team Astana
+ 40'00
173
Gerben De Knegt
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 40'49
174
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 40'54
175
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 41'32
Points
1
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
73
2
Mark Cavendish
Team T-Mobile
72
3
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
60
4
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
60
5
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
59
Mountain
1
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
13
2
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
13
3
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
12
4
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
12
5
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
9
Young Riders
1
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
20h38'36
2
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'17
3
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 3'35
4
Enrico Magazzini
Lampre - ISD
+ 6'04
5
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 6'40
Teams
1
Leopard Trek
61h53'10
2
Movistar Team
+ 6'26
3
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 7'42
4
Katusha Team
+ 8'04
5
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 14'10
Dominik's Comment
What a day! Calling this a hilly stage is ridiculous! 11 kms with a constant gradient of more than 8%, that was imense. And the result shows that. Antón was without concurrence today.
I soon had to acknowledge that I couldn't fill the role of the team captain today. Sylvester was much stronger. For his shape, the tenth place is great and promising regarding La Vuelta. A Top 10 in his home country would be great, and even the Top 5 are in reach for him.
Personally, I can say that I'm pleased with my performance. 23rd today, 18th overall is nice. A Top 20 in a World Tour race would be awesome. And considering the strength of the field, third in the young riders classification is quite good as well, I think.
The next two days will be very hard again, but I hope to keep my overall place. I'll better try to recover now, see you!
wow the time gaps speak for themselves more a mountaintopfinish than a small hill - nice result for dom one can really see how he is getting better as a complete rider!
Edited by johannes-w on 03-02-2012 11:34
@mresuperstar: Thanks Calling that a hilly stage was pretty ridiculous. The likes of Boonen or Hushovd, who were called favorites by the organisators, had no chance at all...
@johannes-w: I thought the same, too! It's great to see how he can hang on to some very classy riders on such a stage!
@sutty68: Thanks! Glad you like the screens, I mostly try to make the best of it although sometimes the scenery just isn't too appealing
@Alakagom: I'm very happy about that comment! I think it was one of the longest reports I wrote so far in this whole story because there were three parts to follow: The fight for the stage win, Szmyd and Dominik. I thought about focussing more on Dom but after all he just rode and rode...
@dienblad: Yep, agreed
@FreitasPCM: Actually, it won't be all about helping Szmyd in the next stage... but I don't want to tell too much! Oh and by the way, you're already positioning yourself for the next year's avatar awards, aren't you? I like it!
The final ascent isn't as hard as yesterday but therefore, the rest of the stage is more challenging. The cobbled passage shouldn't have too much impact.
Dominik's Pre-Race Comment
The stage final isn't too hard so maybe Finetto has a chance there. Otherwise, Sylvester will try to improve his overall result while I'll try to defend my Top 20.
Live Ticker
Km 4:
Juraj Sagan follows Adam Hansen.
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Km 12:
15 riders are 2 minutes in front of the pack.
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Km 22:
We have a very strong break of the day! Other notable names are Markus Burghardt, Daniele Bennati and Francisco Jose Ventoso.
Km 56:
The group is already 8 minutes away over the first mountain.
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Km 98:
Rabobank and Movistar take the break seriously. The gap decreases.
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Km 120:
Liquigas passes the cobblestones unified. As expected, it didn't harm anyone.
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Km 125:
Thomas De Gendt and Mikel Astarloza attacked but they're caught again soon.
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Km 150:
Before the penultimate climb, the main peloton already split! Only 54 riders are together. All Top 10 riders are present but some of the Top 20 are missing. Nerz could advance some places.
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Km 159:
Over the mountain, part of the break is caught. Only five riders are left in front.
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Km 165:
8 kms from the finish, Luis Leon Sanchez attacks.
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Km 163:
As Igor Antón goes, Szmyd counters! And behind him, Nerz goes as well!
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Km 171:
Two kms from the finish, Antón leads in front of Intxausti. Behind them is a group of nine including Szmyd and Nerz.
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Km 173:
Antón can celebrate another undisputed win. Intxausti strengthens his second spot.
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Km 173:
Szmyd repeats his good performance and finishes eigth today, behind a group including Brutt, Klöden and Sanchez.
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Km 173:
But way more impressive is Nerz's ride today. He finishes directly behind Szmyd on place nine and advances to 13th overall.
1
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
4h29'28
2
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 31
3
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'13
4
Andreas Klöden
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
5
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
s.t.
6
Ben Hermans
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
7
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1'33
8
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'41
9
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'57
10
Maxime Monfort
Leopard Trek
+ 2'11
Spoiler
11
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
12
Peter Velits
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
13
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
14
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'31
16
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
17
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
18
Nick Nuyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
19
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
20
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 3'09
21
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
22
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 3'21
23
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
24
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
25
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
26
Heinrich Haussler
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
27
Dries Devenyns
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 3'40
28
Sylvain Chavanel
Leopard Trek
+ 4'06
29
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard Trek
+ 4'18
30
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
+ 4'35
31
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 4'48
32
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
33
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
34
Ezequiel Mosquera
Movistar Team
s.t.
35
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
36
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
37
Gerald Ciolek
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
38
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
40
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
41
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 5'19
42
Matthew Goss
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
43
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
44
Tomas Vaitkus
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
45
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
s.t.
46
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
47
Geoffroy Lequatre
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
48
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
49
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
50
Cyril Dessel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
51
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
52
Manuel Cardoso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
53
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
54
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 6'16
55
Matthew Busche
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 6'24
56
Karsten Kroon
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
57
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 6'37
58
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
59
Ramunas Navardauskas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
60
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
61
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 7'05
63
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
+ 7'33
64
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
65
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
66
Enrico Magazzini
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
67
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
68
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
69
David Tanner
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
70
Jan Tratnik
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
s.t.
72
Adam Hansen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
73
José Belda
Movistar Team
+ 8'52
74
Dominic Klemme
Leopard Trek
s.t.
75
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
76
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
77
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Bernhard Eisel
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
79
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
80
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
81
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
82
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 9'26
83
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 9'35
84
Daniele Bennati
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
85
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
86
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
87
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 9'54
89
Walter Proch
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
90
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
s.t.
91
Francisco José Ventoso
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
92
Michał Kwiatkowski
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
93
Lars Boom
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 10'17
94
Christophe Laurent
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
95
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
96
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
97
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
98
Martin Velits
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
99
Mark Cavendish
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
100
Staf Scheirlinckx
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
101
Denys Kostyuk
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
102
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 10'36
103
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 11'24
104
Jonas Vangenechten
FDJ
s.t.
105
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
s.t.
106
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
s.t.
107
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
s.t.
108
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
109
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
110
Nico Eeckhout
FDJ
s.t.
111
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 12'37
112
Marcel Kittel
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
113
Alan Marangoni
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 13'28
114
Borut Božic
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 14'01
115
Stijn Vandenbergh
Katusha Team
+ 14'34
116
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
s.t.
117
Sébastien Rosseler
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
118
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
119
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
120
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
121
Job Vissers
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
122
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
123
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
+ 15'00
124
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 15'20
125
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
s.t.
126
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
+ 15'38
127
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
128
Mark Renshaw
Team T-Mobile
+ 15'56
129
Matthew Hayman
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
130
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
131
Julian Dean
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 16'58
132
Jens Mouris
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 17'33
133
Robert Hunter
Unicef - Oracle
+ 17'51
134
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
s.t.
135
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
136
Unai Iparragirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 18'29
137
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 19'06
138
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
139
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
140
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
141
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
142
Alex Dowsett
Sky ProCycling
+ 19'33
143
Gorik Gardeyn
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
144
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
145
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 19'46
146
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
147
Alexander Kristoff
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
148
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
149
Kevin Van Impe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
150
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
151
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
152
Jesse Sergent
Unicef - Oracle
+ 20'15
153
Leigh Howard
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
154
Crescenzo D'Amore
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
155
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
156
Robbie McEwen
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
157
Spencer Patterson
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
158
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
159
Kirk O'Bee
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
160
Saïd Haddou
Team Europcar
s.t.
161
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
162
Graeme Brown
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
163
Eloy Teruel
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
164
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
+ 21'09
165
Bakaev Arsen
Pro Team Astana
+ 21'31
166
Donny Jaspers
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 22'40
167
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 24'00
168
Alexandre Aulas
Team Europcar
s.t.
169
Aaron Kemps
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
170
Gerben De Knegt
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
171
Gerardo Palla
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
172
Alistair Duncan
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
173
Simone Cadamuro
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
174
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
+ 24'25
175
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 25'38
Classifications
Overall
1
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
25h04'40
2
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 2'03
3
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 3'11
4
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
+ 3'32
5
Andreas Klöden
Team T-Mobile
+ 4'37
6
Ben Hermans
Unicef - Oracle
+ 5'19
7
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 5'35
8
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 6'10
9
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 6'14
10
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 8'39
Spoiler
11
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 8'44
12
Peter Velits
Team T-Mobile
+ 8'46
13
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 8'56
14
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 9'30
15
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
+ 9'48
16
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 10'17
17
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 10'20
18
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
+ 10'43
19
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 10'55
20
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
+ 10'56
21
Nick Nuyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 11'21
22
Sylvain Chavanel
Leopard Trek
+ 11'39
23
Ezequiel Mosquera
Movistar Team
+ 12'03
24
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
+ 12'34
25
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 12'35
26
Maxime Monfort
Leopard Trek
+ 13'06
27
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 13'20
28
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 13'50
29
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard Trek
+ 13'52
30
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 13'53
31
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 14'32
32
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
+ 14'47
33
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
+ 15'16
34
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
+ 15'23
35
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 15'37
36
Matthew Goss
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 15'46
37
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 15'52
38
Tomas Vaitkus
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 16'00
39
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 16'05
40
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Team T-Mobile
+ 16'11
41
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 16'22
42
Heinrich Haussler
Sky ProCycling
+ 16'44
43
Enrico Magazzini
Lampre - ISD
+ 17'01
44
Manuel Cardoso
BMC Racing Team
+ 17'38
45
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
46
Gerald Ciolek
Team T-Mobile
+ 18'28
47
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
+ 18'40
48
Matthew Busche
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 18'43
49
Dries Devenyns
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 19'55
50
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 20'13
51
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 20'17
52
Karsten Kroon
Skil - Shimano
+ 21'01
53
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 21'03
54
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
55
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 21'10
56
Geoffroy Lequatre
Unicef - Oracle
+ 21'12
57
Staf Scheirlinckx
Skil - Shimano
+ 22'25
58
Ramunas Navardauskas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 22'32
59
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
60
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 23'30
61
Mark Cavendish
Team T-Mobile
+ 24'21
62
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 24'38
63
Bernhard Eisel
Team T-Mobile
+ 24'47
64
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
65
Cyril Dessel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 24'53
66
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
+ 25'09
67
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 25'10
68
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
+ 25'20
69
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Michał Kwiatkowski
Unicef - Oracle
+ 26'09
71
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 26'12
72
Martin Velits
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
73
Daniele Bennati
Lampre - ISD
+ 26'25
74
Adam Hansen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 26'52
75
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 27'05
76
José Belda
Movistar Team
+ 27'23
77
Walter Proch
Androni Giocattoli
+ 27'30
78
Christophe Laurent
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 27'37
79
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 28'02
80
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 28'22
81
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
+ 28'37
82
David Tanner
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 28'40
83
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
+ 28'41
84
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 28'54
85
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
86
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
+ 28'58
87
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 29'26
88
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 29'29
89
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
+ 29'47
90
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
91
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 30'06
92
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
+ 30'08
93
Lars Boom
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 30'22
94
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 30'27
95
Job Vissers
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 30'29
96
Sébastien Rosseler
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 31'54
97
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 31'58
98
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
+ 32'21
99
Dominic Klemme
Leopard Trek
+ 32'41
100
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
101
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 33'04
102
Jan Tratnik
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 33'20
103
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
+ 33'24
104
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 33'43
105
Denys Kostyuk
Lampre - ISD
+ 34'06
106
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 34'14
107
Jonas Vangenechten
FDJ
+ 34'23
108
Nico Eeckhout
FDJ
+ 34'39
109
Marcel Kittel
Skil - Shimano
+ 34'40
110
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
+ 34'41
111
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 35'23
112
Francisco José Ventoso
Pro Team Astana
+ 35'53
113
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
+ 36'08
114
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
+ 37'41
115
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
+ 37'49
117
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
+ 37'58
118
Mark Renshaw
Team T-Mobile
+ 37'59
119
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
+ 38'26
120
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
121
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 38'55
122
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
+ 38'59
123
Matthew Hayman
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
124
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
+ 39'19
125
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
+ 39'38
126
Borut Božic
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 39'51
127
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 40'14
128
Alan Marangoni
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 40'17
129
Stijn Vandenbergh
Katusha Team
+ 40'49
130
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
+ 41'05
131
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 41'39
132
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 42'12
133
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 42'17
134
Gorik Gardeyn
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 42'26
135
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 42'52
136
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 43'32
137
Robert Hunter
Unicef - Oracle
+ 43'50
138
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
+ 44'10
139
Kevin Van Impe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 44'19
140
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 45'45
141
Crescenzo D'Amore
Androni Giocattoli
+ 45'56
142
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 45'59
143
Alex Dowsett
Sky ProCycling
+ 46'35
144
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 46'41
145
Saïd Haddou
Team Europcar
+ 46'47
146
Jens Mouris
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 47'10
147
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
+ 47'58
148
Unai Iparragirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 48'32
149
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 48'40
150
Alexander Kristoff
BMC Racing Team
+ 48'49
151
Robbie McEwen
Unicef - Oracle
+ 48'50
152
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
+ 49'23
153
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
+ 49'36
154
Alexandre Aulas
Team Europcar
+ 49'38
155
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 50'14
156
Leigh Howard
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 50'22
157
Donny Jaspers
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 50'46
158
Graeme Brown
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 51'56
159
Kirk O'Bee
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
160
Spencer Patterson
Unicef - Oracle
+ 52'48
161
Jesse Sergent
Unicef - Oracle
+ 53'31
162
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
+ 54'18
163
Simone Cadamuro
Androni Giocattoli
+ 54'20
164
Julian Dean
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 54'36
165
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 55'52
166
Eloy Teruel
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 56'25
167
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 56'30
168
Aaron Kemps
Sky ProCycling
+ 59'17
169
Gerardo Palla
BMC Racing Team
+ 59'42
170
Alistair Duncan
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h00'02
171
Bakaev Arsen
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h01'41
172
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h01'57
173
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h03'28
174
Gerben De Knegt
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 1h04'59
175
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 1h06'42
Points
1
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
73
2
Mark Cavendish
Team T-Mobile
72
3
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
60
4
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
60
5
André Greipel
Omega Pharma - Lotto
59
Mountain
1
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
24
2
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
24
3
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
16
4
Tomas Vaitkus
GreenEdge Cycling
15
5
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
13
Young Riders
1
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
25h10'15
2
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 39
3
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 3'21
4
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 7'00
5
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 10'17
Teams
1
Leopard Trek
75h27'51
2
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 8'18
3
Movistar Team
+ 10'47
4
Katusha Team
+ 12'36
5
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 15'18
Dominik's Comment
Nice! My second Top 10 in a World Tour race of my career! A great day. I really didn't expect such a great result as such a rather hilly finish doesn't usually suit me, but today I just had the right timing. I had enough energy left to follow Sylvester when Igor Antón attacked and that group made it.
Now even a Top 10 finish is possible. Vicioso is only 17 seconds in front of me. And Sylvester has the opportunity to advance further as well. At least the sixth place is in reach.
So everything is prepared for a nice final stage tomorrow. Lots of ups and downs await us. It will be a hard day!
I have to repeat myself first. Great report and screens once again. Enjoying it greatly And great riding from Dominik and Szmyd, you both did great job out there.
The final stage has again the potential to create notable time gaps. The last kilometers aren't too steep but we can expect that the riders are already a bit exhausted from the hills that preceed the final climb. A strong break might have a chance today as well.
Dominik's Pre-Race Comment
As I said yesterday, our main goal for today is to at least keep my and Sylvester's overall ranks, and if possible, improve them. Also, the stage might be good for a break so either Matthew Busche, Damiano Caruso or Mauro Finetto will try to get in the BotD.
Live Ticker
Km 1:
As it was the plan, Matthew Busche joins the early attacks.
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Km 17:
Five riders around Busche are 1'30 in front.
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Km 30:
More and more riders try to join the front and the pack increases the pace.
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Km 41:
13 riders are two minutes in front now and seem to stay clear. Next to Busche, there are the likes of Tomas Vaitkus (GreenEdge), Daniele Bennati (Lampre) or Kazakh champion Assan Bazayev.
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Km 56:
We hear that André Greipel has to abandon. Apparently, he suffers from a tibial fracture.
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Km 83:
Mountain leader Gene Michael Bates (Sky) comes in second over the second mountain. He needs to hope that Antón doesn't score on the finish. The break is seven minutes away.
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Km 130:
54 kms to go as Bates takes three points on the last mountain sprint. The break is 5'30 in front.
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Km 155:
Over the penultimate ascent, the pack streches but still 121 riders are together. The break is still 2 minutes in front but won't make it, probably.
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Km 172:
Antón attacks with 12 kms to go and soon reaches the break.
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Km 178:
With 6 kms to go, Antón is half a minute in front. 80 riders are still together behind him.
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Km 179:
Vicioso and Klöden attack to go after Antón. Szmyd and Nerz are nowhere near the front.
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Km 181,5:
Nerz is somewhere around 25th position but already looks pretty exhausted. Szmyd is a bit further ahead of him.
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Km 183:
While Antón rides towards another undisputed win, Pavel Brutt managed to create a small gap to the large group behind him, on whose end Szmyd tries everything to keep up.
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Km 184:
Antón wins with about a minute of advance. Third triumph in a row!
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Km 184:
Brutt manages to hold off Sanchez and finishes second.
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Km 184:
Nerz finishes almost three minutes down. Luckily, he only loses one place, as well as does Szmyd, who couldn't repeat his Top 10 finishes from the previous stages.
1
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
4h48'49
2
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
+ 55
3
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1'06
4
Dries Devenyns
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 1'22
5
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
s.t.
6
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
7
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
8
Ben Hermans
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
9
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
10
Sylvain Chavanel
Leopard Trek
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
12
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
s.t.
13
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
14
Andreas Klöden
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
15
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
16
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
s.t.
17
Ezequiel Mosquera
Movistar Team
s.t.
18
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Team T-Mobile
+ 1'55
19
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 2'03
20
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
21
Peter Velits
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
22
Nick Nuyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
23
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
24
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
25
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard Trek
s.t.
26
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
27
Maxime Monfort
Leopard Trek
+ 2'30
28
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 2'38
29
Ramunas Navardauskas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
30
Heinrich Haussler
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
31
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
s.t.
32
Enrico Magazzini
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
33
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
34
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
35
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 2'59
36
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
37
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
38
Gerald Ciolek
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
39
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
41
Matthew Goss
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
42
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
s.t.
43
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
44
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
45
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
46
Geoffroy Lequatre
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
47
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
48
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
49
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
50
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
51
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
+ 3'35
52
Tomas Vaitkus
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
53
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
54
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
55
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
56
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
57
Denys Kostyuk
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
58
Nico Eeckhout
FDJ
s.t.
59
Lars Boom
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'05
60
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
61
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
62
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
63
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
64
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 4'18
65
Matthew Busche
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
66
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Dominic Klemme
Leopard Trek
s.t.
70
David Tanner
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
71
Cyril Dessel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 4'42
72
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
73
Manuel Cardoso
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
74
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
75
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 5'00
76
Daniele Bennati
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
77
Walter Proch
Androni Giocattoli
+ 5'24
78
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
+ 5'47
79
Mark Cavendish
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
80
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
81
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
82
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 7'07
83
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
84
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
85
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
86
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
87
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
88
Jonas Vangenechten
FDJ
s.t.
89
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
s.t.
90
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
s.t.
92
José Belda
Movistar Team
s.t.
93
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
s.t.
94
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
+ 7'39
95
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
96
Job Vissers
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
97
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
98
Sébastien Rosseler
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
99
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
100
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
s.t.
101
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 8'05
102
Bernhard Eisel
Team T-Mobile
+ 8'47
103
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
104
Jan Tratnik
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Martin Velits
Team T-Mobile
s.t.
106
Stijn Vandenbergh
Katusha Team
s.t.
107
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
s.t.
108
Christophe Laurent
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
109
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
+ 9'21
110
Karsten Kroon
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
111
Staf Scheirlinckx
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
112
Adam Hansen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
113
Michał Kwiatkowski
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
114
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
115
Kevin Van Impe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
s.t.
116
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
117
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
118
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
119
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
s.t.
120
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
s.t.
121
Mark Renshaw
Team T-Mobile
+ 9'57
122
Gorik Gardeyn
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 10'07
123
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
s.t.
124
Alan Marangoni
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
125
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 10'44
126
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 10'51
127
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
128
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
129
Robert Hunter
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
130
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
131
Julian Dean
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
132
Crescenzo D'Amore
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
133
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
s.t.
134
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
135
Alex Dowsett
Sky ProCycling
+ 15'39
136
Alexandre Aulas
Team Europcar
s.t.
137
Marcel Kittel
Skil - Shimano
s.t.
138
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 16'46
139
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
s.t.
140
Bakaev Arsen
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
141
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
142
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
143
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
144
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
s.t.
145
Jesse Sergent
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
146
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
s.t.
147
Francisco José Ventoso
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
148
Alexander Kristoff
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
149
Saïd Haddou
Team Europcar
+ 17'23
150
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
s.t.
151
Leigh Howard
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
152
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
153
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
s.t.
154
Kirk O'Bee
Team Garmin - Cervélo
s.t.
155
Unai Iparragirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
156
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
157
Robbie McEwen
Unicef - Oracle
s.t.
158
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 18'00
159
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
160
Jens Mouris
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
161
Borut Božic
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
162
Simone Cadamuro
Androni Giocattoli
+ 18'26
163
Alistair Duncan
Sky ProCycling
+ 21'39
164
Gerardo Palla
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
165
Eloy Teruel
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
166
Gerben De Knegt
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 24'15
167
Spencer Patterson
Unicef - Oracle
+ 26'28
168
Aaron Kemps
Sky ProCycling
s.t.
169
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
+ 26'42
170
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 28'32
171
Graeme Brown
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
172
Matthew Hayman
GreenEdge Cycling
s.t.
173
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
+ 29'47
174
Donny Jaspers
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 30'19
Classifications
Overall
1
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
29h53'19
2
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
+ 3'35
3
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 4'23
4
Pavel Brutt
Katusha Team
+ 4'31
5
Andreas Klöden
Team T-Mobile
+ 6'09
6
Ben Hermans
Unicef - Oracle
+ 6'51
7
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
+ 7'07
8
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 7'46
9
Sylwester Szmyd
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 8'23
10
Ángel Vicioso
Androni Giocattoli
+ 10'11
Spoiler
11
Thor Hushovd
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 10'16
12
Peter Velits
Team T-Mobile
+ 10'59
13
Matti Breschel
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 11'02
14
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 11'44
15
Grega Bole
Lampre - ISD
+ 12'01
16
Filippo Pozzato
Katusha Team
+ 12'28
17
Sylvain Chavanel
Leopard Trek
+ 13'11
18
Rubén Pérez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 13'29
19
Nick Nuyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 13'34
20
Ezequiel Mosquera
Movistar Team
+ 13'35
21
Stijn Devolder
Skil - Shimano
+ 13'52
22
José Serpa
Androni Giocattoli
+ 14'04
23
Sergueï Ivanov
Katusha Team
+ 14'06
24
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 15'22
25
Maxime Monfort
Leopard Trek
+ 15'46
26
Jakob Fuglsang
Leopard Trek
+ 16'05
27
Thomas De Gendt
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 16'29
28
Geraint Thomas
Sky ProCycling
+ 17'02
29
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
+ 17'34
30
Luis Pasamontes
Movistar Team
+ 17'35
31
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
+ 17'36
32
Mikel Astarloza
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 17'41
33
Kanstantsin Siutsou
Team T-Mobile
+ 18'16
34
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 18'46
35
Matthew Goss
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 18'55
36
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
+ 19'31
37
Heinrich Haussler
Sky ProCycling
+ 19'32
38
Tomas Vaitkus
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 19'45
39
Enrico Magazzini
Lampre - ISD
+ 19'49
40
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 19'51
41
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 19'52
42
Dries Devenyns
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 21'27
43
Gerald Ciolek
Team T-Mobile
+ 21'37
44
Manuel Cardoso
BMC Racing Team
+ 22'30
45
George Hincapie
BMC Racing Team
+ 22'33
46
Sep Vanmarcke
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 23'09
47
Matthew Busche
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 23'11
48
Jonathan Monsalve
Androni Giocattoli
+ 23'22
49
Mikaël Chérel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 24'12
50
Dimitri Champion
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
51
Geoffroy Lequatre
Unicef - Oracle
+ 24'21
52
Ramunas Navardauskas
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 25'20
53
Gerben Löwik
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 25'27
54
Damiano Caruso
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 26'17
55
Maarten Wynants
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 26'18
56
Francesco Ginanni
Androni Giocattoli
+ 26'29
57
Murilo Fischer
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 26'59
58
Marcus Burghardt
BMC Racing Team
+ 28'27
59
Mikhaylo Khalilov
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 29'06
60
Santo Anza
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 29'25
61
Francesco Reda
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 29'35
62
Cyril Dessel
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 29'45
63
Martijn Maaskant
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 29'57
64
Mark Cavendish
Team T-Mobile
+ 30'18
65
Karsten Kroon
Skil - Shimano
+ 30'32
66
Jérémy Roy
FDJ
+ 30'50
67
Daniele Bennati
Lampre - ISD
+ 31'33
68
Maarten Tjallingii
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
69
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
+ 31'46
70
Staf Scheirlinckx
Skil - Shimano
+ 31'56
71
Tom Leezer
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 32'04
72
Assan Bazayev
Pro Team Astana
+ 32'35
73
Manuele Mori
Lampre - ISD
+ 32'37
74
Michal Golas
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 32'50
75
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
+ 32'58
76
Walter Proch
Androni Giocattoli
+ 33'04
77
David Tanner
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 33'08
78
Björn Leukemans
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 33'09
79
Bernhard Eisel
Team T-Mobile
+ 33'44
80
Lars Boom
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 34'37
81
José Belda
Movistar Team
+ 34'40
82
Martin Velits
Team T-Mobile
+ 35'09
83
Michał Kwiatkowski
Unicef - Oracle
+ 35'40
84
Vladimir Gusev
Katusha Team
+ 36'15
85
Adam Hansen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 36'23
86
Benoît Vaugrenard
FDJ
+ 36'27
87
Christophe Laurent
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 36'34
88
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 36'49
89
Sébastien Minard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 36'56
90
Dominic Klemme
Leopard Trek
+ 37'09
91
Andriy Grivko
Pro Team Astana
s.t.
92
Denys Kostyuk
Lampre - ISD
+ 37'51
93
Antonio Santoro
Androni Giocattoli
s.t.
94
Roger Kluge
Skil - Shimano
+ 38'12
95
Job Vissers
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 38'18
96
Nico Eeckhout
FDJ
+ 38'24
97
Anthony Roux
FDJ
+ 38'42
98
Yauheni Hutarovich
FDJ
+ 38'44
99
Sébastien Rosseler
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 39'43
100
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 41'07
101
Olivier Kaisen
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 41'20
102
Fabio Sabatini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 41'29
103
Javier Francisco Aramendia
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 41'32
104
Jonas Vangenechten
FDJ
+ 41'40
105
Davide Viganò
Leopard Trek
+ 41'58
106
Jan Tratnik
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 42'17
107
Coen Vermeltfoort
Skil - Shimano
+ 43'22
108
Alexandre Pichot
Team Europcar
+ 44'11
109
Maxime Vantomme
Katusha Team
+ 45'15
110
Giacomo Nizzolo
Leopard Trek
+ 45'30
111
Grégory Rast
Unicef - Oracle
+ 45'35
112
Valentin Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 46'43
113
Juraj Sagan
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 46'44
114
Maarten Neyens
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 47'01
115
Frédéric Guesdon
FDJ
+ 47'04
116
Dominique Rollin
FDJ
+ 47'09
117
Alberto Ongarato
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 47'12
118
Guillaume Le Floch
Team Europcar
+ 47'20
119
Maxim Gourov
Pro Team Astana
+ 47'36
120
Bert De Backer
Skil - Shimano
+ 47'54
121
Lloyd Mondory
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 47'57
122
Mark Renshaw
Team T-Mobile
+ 48'06
123
Tom Veelers
Skil - Shimano
+ 48'30
124
Robert Wagner
Leopard Trek
+ 48'43
125
Stijn Vandenbergh
Katusha Team
+ 49'46
126
Marcel Kittel
Skil - Shimano
+ 50'29
127
Alan Marangoni
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 50'34
128
Luca Paolini
Katusha Team
+ 51'09
129
Christopher Sutton
Sky ProCycling
+ 51'15
130
Gorik Gardeyn
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 52'43
131
Francisco José Ventoso
Pro Team Astana
+ 52'49
132
Vincent Jérôme
Team Europcar
+ 53'03
133
Danilo Wyss
BMC Racing Team
+ 53'18
134
Kevin Van Impe
Quick·Step Cycling Team
+ 53'50
135
Robert Hunter
Unicef - Oracle
+ 54'51
136
Andreas Klier
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 56'46
137
Crescenzo D'Amore
Androni Giocattoli
+ 56'57
138
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
+ 58'01
139
Borut Božic
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
140
Jens Debusschere
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 1h00'25
141
Alex Dowsett
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h02'24
142
Koldo Fernández
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h02'55
143
Saïd Haddou
Team Europcar
+ 1h04'20
144
Jens Mouris
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h05'20
145
Alexandre Aulas
Team Europcar
+ 1h05'27
146
Julian Dean
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h05'37
147
Alexander Kristoff
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h05'45
148
Unai Iparragirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h06'05
149
Martin Kohler
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h06'13
150
Vitali Kondrut
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h06'19
151
Robbie McEwen
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h06'23
152
Giovanni Bernaudeau
Team Europcar
+ 1h06'32
153
Matthew Hayman
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h07'41
154
Yuriy Krivtsov
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 1h07'47
155
Leigh Howard
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h07'55
156
Kirk O'Bee
Team Garmin - Cervélo
+ 1h09'29
157
Jesse Sergent
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h10'27
158
David Veilleux
Team Europcar
+ 1h11'51
159
Simone Cadamuro
Androni Giocattoli
+ 1h12'56
160
Alexander Porsev
Katusha Team
+ 1h13'26
161
Wouter Mol
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h14'02
162
Enrique Sanz
Movistar Team
+ 1h17'55
163
Eloy Teruel
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 1h18'14
164
Bakaev Arsen
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h18'37
165
Spencer Patterson
Unicef - Oracle
+ 1h19'26
166
Maxim Iglinskiy
Pro Team Astana
+ 1h20'07
167
Graeme Brown
GreenEdge Cycling
+ 1h20'38
168
Donny Jaspers
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 1h21'15
169
Gerardo Palla
BMC Racing Team
+ 1h21'31
170
Alistair Duncan
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h21'51
171
Aaron Kemps
Sky ProCycling
+ 1h25'55
172
Gerben De Knegt
Omega Pharma - Lotto
+ 1h29'24
173
Dimitri Krivtsov
Lampre - ISD
+ 1h30'20
174
Damien Gaudin
Team Europcar
+ 1h35'24
Points
1
Tyler Farrar
Team Garmin - Cervélo
73
2
Mark Cavendish
Team T-Mobile
72
3
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
60
4
Tom Boonen
Quick·Step Cycling Team
60
5
José Joaquín Rojas
Movistar Team
60
Mountain
1
Igor Antón
Leopard Trek
36
2
Gene Michael Bates
Sky ProCycling
29
3
Tomas Vaitkus
GreenEdge Cycling
21
4
Luis León Sánchez
Rabobank Cycling Team
18
5
Beñat Intxausti
Movistar Team
16
Young Riders
1
Rigoberto Urán
Sky ProCycling
30h00'26
2
Romain Sicard
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 39
3
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 4'37
4
Enrico Magazzini
Lampre - ISD
+ 12'42
5
Gorka Izagirre
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 12'45
Teams
1
Leopard Trek
89h57'43
2
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 8'43
3
Movistar Team
+ 12'44
4
Katusha Team
+ 12'50
5
Team T-Mobile
+ 17'38
Dominik's Comment
That was really not what we had hoped for. Sylvester and I had to acknowledge that our legs were horrible today and that it was about limiting the losses, not about attacking the riders in front of us. At least we succeeded in that.
After all, we can be pleased with the results here. Four Top 10s in the stages, Sylvester's Top 10 overall in his home country and of course my surprising 14th overall make this a decent race for the team.
Although, as a result of Antón's domination, we (hopefully only temporary) have to give up the lead in the World Tour team ranking. But firstly, the season isn't over yet, and secondly, that's really not all that counts.
I'll be heading to France for the Tour de l'Ain while Sylvester joins Nibali in his Vuelta preparation at the Eneco Tour.
Stay tuned, Edited by cunego59 on 04-02-2012 16:29
I like it!
