First cobbled classic for us, and the first sponsor goal. STARK wants a top 5 and both Thor and Lars are looking strong so it should be very possible.
Lindau is covering the early breaks for us, forcing RadioShack to start working early on. Philip is having a really bad day and instead Jens Erik Madsen starts chasing the breaks and immediately gets away in a large group.
As the cobbled sections really start getting serious with 64 km to Madsen & Co. has just over five minutes to the peloton.
Being the only decent cobbler in the break Madsen quickly pulls away.
Behind Steegmans is pulling the peloton so hard that it’s starting to break. Luckily the Falcons were all near the front…
With 25 km to go Jens Erik has 2’15’’ to the favourites.
11 km to go and Jens Erik can see the favourites coming from behind.
In the end 38 riders are left to sprint for the win. Hushovd in a decent position with 1,5 km to go. Thor puts in a good sprint, but just not early enough enough to catch Boonen and Cancellara. 50 m more and he would have had them...
Nice podium for Thor.
Boonen and Cancellara sprinting against each other they are in the same team. If boonen didn't win that would be a stupid mistake.
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
It's difficult not to be happy when you're surrounded by Belgians. - Mark Cavendish
Last year Hushovd won this race and this year he will be highly motivated to repeat that.
He's not the only one hpoing to take advantage of RadioShack not being here though...
It’s a rainy day in Belgium, but Jens Erik is keeping warm by going chasing the breaks.
To many teams want to win today and every single break is reeled in as fast as it establishes. With RadioShack – Nissan and Rabobank missing and BMC coming without Ballan the playing field is left open for second-rate cobblers.
Seven riders manage to get away and somehow keeps a lead of a minute with 7 km to go in spite of plenty of teams helping in the chase. Stallaert takes the win off the break. A disappointing day for us, but the Belgians seem happy…
Jakstar: Probably should, but I had hoped Bak could have gotten them a little closer than he did. When they were two minutes ahead Hushovd would have been to tired to win the sprint had he attacked anyway...
Rider of the month: Luis León Sánchez, Movistar.The Spanish rider dominated both Vuelta a Mallorca and Vuelta a Andalucía. Not much more to say really… Nordic rider of the month: Tobias Ludvigsson, Volvo – STARK. The young Swede had his breakthrough with his first professional victory on the last stage of Giro della Calabria.
Tobias Ludvigsson
Congratulations on being chosen as Nordic Rider of the month. You had a good late season last year, which made your name being noticed, but I don’t think many expected you to grab your first win already. Did you?
No. Not at all. I think the only one confident that I could win was the manager. He talked me through the finish and yelled so hard in the radio that the soundwaves made my leg move faster.
It’s great to beat an experienced rider like Dall’Antonio that way, and I will do my best to make sure its not my last victory.
Where do you see your career going now?
First of all, I’m not going anywhere. My contracts until the end of next season and hopefully I can stay here even longer. I think this is the best place for a young rider as myself to develop. I still have a lot to learn!
I dare say you emerge at a time where the Swedish cycling fans are starting to get desperate for some young talents. When will they get to see you win next time?
I don’t know. For now I’ll be working for the team leaders in the next races building up to the Giro where I will be supporting Fuglsang in his GC ambitions. Hopefully I can use the Giro-form to do well in the National Championships.
1. Thor Hushovd Volvo – STARK 134
2. Julien El Fares BMC Racing Team 86
3. Lasse Bøchman Volvo – STARK 74
1. Volvo – STARK 223
2. BMC Racing Team 86
3. Omega Pharma – QuickStep 64
5. Joker Merida 41
-. Team Saxo – Tinkoff 0
1. Aurélien Passeron AG2R La Mondiale 330
2. Anthony Ravard AG2R La Mondiale 240
3. Marco Marcato Androni Giocattoli – Venezuela 156
39. Michael Rasmussen Christina Watches – Onfone 38
1. AG2R La Mondiale 835
2. Team Argos – Shimano 501
3. Cofidis, le credit en ligne 347
25. Christina Watches – Onfone 58
33. Joker Merida 28
37. Team Concordia Forsikring – Himmerland 12
41. Glud & Marstrand – LRØ 8
44. Team Øster Hus – Ridley 6
47. Blue Water Cycling 5
--. Ikea Cykling 0
--. Jardar Sykling 0
Looks like we’ll be heading in to a new era for French cycling as both Europcar and AG2R La Mondiale will cease sponsorship after this season.
Apparently a spot on the World Tour is not enough the keep Argos Oil in the game either.
Edited by Atlantius on 18-02-2013 17:05
Our sponsors want us to achieve a GC top 10 in the race that was last year won by Thor Hushovd. Thor will not be defending his title as he’ll be riding Tirreno – Adriatico this year. Instead we’re betting on Löfkvist and Chris Anker Sørensen, who will have some great support as well.
Stage 1: Issy-Les-Moulineaux
A 4 km prologue over a small hill.
Van Emden is the first rider expected to set a good time, but he is only provisional 4th 4 seconds slower than Voeckler.
Former Australian TT-champion Richie Porte is even slower. Konovalovas is first to beat the Frenchman.
But Rosseler is even faster.
Many mention Roman Kreuziger as one of the main favourites for the overall win. He will have to wait a bit to get a jersey though.
Ukranian champion Oleg Grivko was clearly hoping for a win, but only got a provisional third. Tony Martin is pretty much unbeatable when in form, but is he fit enough to beat the Belgian today?
Very much so as he improves the best time by 6 seconds. I expect that will be the winning time. Bak is looking sharp and determined as he sets off.
A provisional 9th is a decent result for him. Van Garderen is giving it everything that he’s got on the last section, but he’s only strong enough to a second place. Wiggins is last rider with the slightest chance of challenging Martin.
The British champion is nowhere near beating the German though.
Stage Results
1
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
6'34
2
Luis León Sánchez
Movistar Team
+ 4
3
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
+ 6
4
Sébastien Rosseler
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
5
Matthieu Ladagnous
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 8
Spoiler
6
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
7
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
+ 9
8
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
9
David Le Lay
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
10
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
11
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
+ 10
13
Maurizio Biondo
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
14
Tom Boonen
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
15
Thomas Voeckler
Garmin - Sharp
+ 11
16
Oleg Chuzhda
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
17
Vladimir Karpets
Movistar Team
s.t.
18
Daniele Bennati
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
19
Lars Ytting Bak
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
20
Bradley Wiggins
Team Vodafone
s.t.
21
Levi Leipheimer
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
22
Andrew Talansky
Garmin - Sharp
+ 12
23
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
24
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 13
25
Nicolas Vogondy
Team Europcar
+ 14
26
Tiago Machado
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
27
Leif Hoste
Team Gazprom
s.t.
28
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
29
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
30
Jack Bobridge
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
31
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
32
David Zabriskie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
33
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 15
34
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
35
Fabio Felline
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
36
Roman Kreuziger
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
37
Robert Gesink
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
38
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
39
Simon Gerrans
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
40
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
41
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
42
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 16
43
Travis Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
44
Jean-Christophe Peraud
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
45
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
46
Steve Houanard
Team Europcar
s.t.
47
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
48
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
49
Havard Nybö
Volvo - STARK
+ 17
50
Johan Mombaerts
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
51
Rémy Cusin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
52
Jonathan Hivert
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
53
Giovanni Visconti
Team Europcar
s.t.
54
Thomas De Gendt
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
55
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
56
Ryder Hesjedal
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
57
Aleksejs Saramotins
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 18
58
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Rafal Majka
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
60
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
61
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
62
Thomas Löfkvist
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
63
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
64
Joaquím Rodríguez
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
65
Juan Pablo Suarez
Astana Pro Team
+ 19
66
Fabian Wegmann
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
67
Richie Porte
Team Vodafone
s.t.
68
Wout Poels
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
69
Daniele Pietropolli
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
70
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
71
Markel Irizar
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
72
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Grega Bole
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
74
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
75
Matthew Goss
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
76
Jan Barta
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
77
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Team Vodafone
+ 20
78
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
79
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
80
Francesco Failli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
81
Mathieu Sprick
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
82
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
83
Daryl Impey
Team Europcar
s.t.
84
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
85
Peter Kennaugh
Team Vodafone
s.t.
86
David López
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
87
Vladimir Efimkin
Team Gazprom
s.t.
88
Michael Albasini
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
89
Juan Mauricio Soler
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
90
Salvatore Puccio
Team Vodafone
+ 21
91
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
92
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
94
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
95
David Moncoutié
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
96
Moreno Moser
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
97
Steven Kruijswijk
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
98
Alfredo Balloni
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
99
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
100
Pavel Brutt
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
101
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
102
Andy Schleck
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
103
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
104
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
105
Nicki Sørensen
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
106
Laurent Pichon
Saur - Sojasun
+ 22
107
Arthur Vichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
108
Joost Van Leijen
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
109
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
110
Daniel Moreno
Team Gazprom
s.t.
111
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
112
Kasper Jebjerg
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
113
Timothy Duggan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
114
Juan José Cobo
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
115
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
116
Davide Viganò
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
117
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 23
118
Yann Huguet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
119
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
120
Clément Lhotellerie
Team Europcar
s.t.
121
Thomas Peterson
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
122
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
123
Morten Høberg
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
124
Philip Lindau
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
125
Lucien Le Calvez
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
126
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
127
Matthew Hayman
Team Vodafone
s.t.
128
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
129
Graham Briggs
Team Vodafone
s.t.
130
Murilo Fischer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
131
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
132
Tosh Van der Sande
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
133
Maxime Vantomme
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 24
134
Chris Anker Sørensen
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
135
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
136
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
137
Donato Cannone
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
138
Brice Feillu
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
139
Alexandr Kolobnev
Team Gazprom
s.t.
140
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
141
Andrea Palini
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
142
Oliver Zaugg
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 25
143
Alexander Porsev
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
144
Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
145
Maxime Méderel
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
146
Jacek Morajko
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
147
Jean-Marc Marino
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
148
Rasmus Guldhammer
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
149
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
150
Eduard Vorganov
Team Gazprom
s.t.
151
Manuel Vazquez
Movistar Team
s.t.
152
Jackson Rodríguez
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 26
153
Jean-Lou Paiani
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
154
Kevin Hulsmans
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
155
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
156
Thomas Faiers
Team Vodafone
s.t.
157
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
158
Sébastien Hinault
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
159
Robinson Chalapud
Team Gazprom
s.t.
160
Jérôme Baugnies
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
161
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
162
Morris Possoni
Team ISD - Ferrari
+ 27
163
Emanuele Sella
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
164
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
Team Gazprom
s.t.
165
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
166
Michaël Baer
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
167
Leonardo Giordani
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 28
168
Thomas Bertolini
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
169
Adrián Sáez de Arregi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 29
170
Bjorn Selander
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
171
Rafael de Mattos Andriato
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
172
Andrea Moletta
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 31
173
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
s.t.
174
Yauheni Sobal
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 33
175
Sergey Rudaskov
Team Gazprom
+ 34
176
Ranieri Voltolini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 35
Stage 2: Cloyes-sur-le-Loir - Buzançais
Partyday for the sprinters. We’ll try to get in the break and see what happens along the way…
Swedish champion Lindau get in the break along with among others the Russian and Latvian champions. Philip goes to the front demanding the only KOM of the stage and he gets it. The break has 82 km to go and a gap of 5’46’’
40 km to go and the gap is down to 3’19’’. RadioShack, Garmin and OmegaPharma look determined.
20 km and 1’44’’. Looks like Philip is the only rider in the break getting something out of today.
6,7 km to go and the break is still alive 1’12’’ ahead of the peloton.
3,5 km to go and the break is finally caught as Bak struggles to deliver Jebjerg on a good wheel for the sprint. RadioShack on the other hand made a perfect train for Boonen.
I didn’t notice any crashes but apparently Andy Schleck lost more than five minutes on todays stage!
Slightly more hilly than yesterday, but that won’t stop the sprinters chasing this stage.
It was a near impossible stage for a break to get going but in the end Nybö get away with 6 others.
Van Emden was the strongest on the hills and all-in-all the break never stood a chance to last all the way.
With 13 km to go the break has just been caught as Chris Anker Sørensen crashes on the wet roads.
With 5 km to go we’re looking good in front of the front group. Goss takes it on a hard uphill sprint. Kasper did his best but just didn’t have the power.
In the last 10 km Chris attacked limiting his time loss, but the crash was expensive for him.
Stage Results
1
Matthew Goss
Garmin - Sharp
4h09'57
2
Laurent Pichon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
3
Tom Boonen
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
4
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
5
Daniele Pietropolli
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Arthur Vichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
7
Matthieu Ladagnous
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
8
Davide Viganò
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
9
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
11
Andrea Palini
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
12
Luis León Sánchez
Movistar Team
s.t.
13
Kasper Jebjerg
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
14
Murilo Fischer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
15
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
16
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
17
Francesco Failli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
18
Lars Ytting Bak
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
19
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
20
Simon Gerrans
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
21
Alexandr Kolobnev
Team Gazprom
s.t.
22
Grega Bole
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
23
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
24
Salvatore Puccio
Team Vodafone
s.t.
25
Thomas Löfkvist
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
26
Leif Hoste
Team Gazprom
s.t.
27
David Moncoutié
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
28
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
29
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Team Vodafone
s.t.
30
Joaquím Rodríguez
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
31
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
32
Nicki Sørensen
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
33
Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
34
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
35
Philip Lindau
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
36
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
s.t.
37
Rémy Cusin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
38
Clément Lhotellerie
Team Europcar
s.t.
39
Jérôme Baugnies
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
40
Moreno Moser
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
41
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
42
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
43
Tiago Machado
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
44
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Juan José Cobo
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
46
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
47
Andrew Talansky
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
48
Thomas Peterson
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
49
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
50
Kevin Hulsmans
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
51
Adrián Sáez de Arregi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
52
Havard Nybö
Volvo - STARK
+ 1'28
53
Fabian Wegmann
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
54
Daniele Bennati
Team ISD - Ferrari
+ 2'26
55
Chris Anker Sørensen
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
56
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
57
Thomas Bertolini
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
58
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
59
Richie Porte
Team Vodafone
s.t.
60
Oleg Chuzhda
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
61
Sébastien Hinault
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
62
Eduard Vorganov
Team Gazprom
s.t.
63
Maxime Méderel
Saur - Sojasun
+ 3'03
64
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
65
Pavel Brutt
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
66
Tosh Van der Sande
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
67
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
68
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
69
Jacek Morajko
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
70
Jackson Rodríguez
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
71
Emanuele Sella
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
72
Morten Høberg
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
73
Joost Van Leijen
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
74
Maxime Vantomme
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
75
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
76
Jan Barta
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
77
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
78
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
79
Markel Irizar
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
80
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
81
Brice Feillu
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
82
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
83
Fabio Felline
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
84
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
85
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
86
Mathieu Sprick
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
87
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
88
Jean-Christophe Peraud
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
89
Maurizio Biondo
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
90
Steven Kruijswijk
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
91
David Zabriskie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
92
Jack Bobridge
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
93
Daryl Impey
Team Europcar
s.t.
94
Rafal Majka
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
95
Jean-Marc Marino
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
96
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
97
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
98
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
99
Alexander Porsev
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
100
Rasmus Guldhammer
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
101
Travis Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
102
Jonathan Hivert
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
103
Bjorn Selander
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
104
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
105
Thomas Voeckler
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
106
Jean-Lou Paiani
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
107
Steve Houanard
Team Europcar
s.t.
108
David Le Lay
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
109
Aleksejs Saramotins
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
110
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
111
Rafael de Mattos Andriato
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
112
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
113
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
114
Michaël Baer
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
115
Johan Mombaerts
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
116
Giovanni Visconti
Team Europcar
s.t.
117
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
118
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
s.t.
119
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
120
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
121
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
122
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
123
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
124
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
125
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
126
Daniel Moreno
Team Gazprom
s.t.
127
Yann Huguet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
128
Donato Cannone
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
129
Thomas De Gendt
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
130
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
131
Sébastien Rosseler
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
132
Matthew Hayman
Team Vodafone
s.t.
133
Michael Albasini
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
134
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
135
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
136
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
137
Nicolas Vogondy
Team Europcar
s.t.
138
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
139
Ryder Hesjedal
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
140
Tristan Valentin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
141
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
142
Manuel Vazquez
Movistar Team
s.t.
143
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
144
Andy Schleck
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
145
Peter Kennaugh
Team Vodafone
s.t.
146
Morris Possoni
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
147
Juan Mauricio Soler
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
148
Bradley Wiggins
Team Vodafone
s.t.
149
Andrea Moletta
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
150
Vladimir Karpets
Movistar Team
s.t.
151
Wout Poels
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
152
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
153
Oliver Zaugg
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
154
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
155
Timothy Duggan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
156
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
157
David López
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
158
Sergey Rudaskov
Team Gazprom
s.t.
159
Vladimir Efimkin
Team Gazprom
s.t.
160
Robert Gesink
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
161
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
162
Juan Pablo Suarez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
163
Roman Kreuziger
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
164
Levi Leipheimer
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
165
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
166
Robinson Chalapud
Team Gazprom
s.t.
167
Thomas Faiers
Team Vodafone
s.t.
168
Yauheni Sobal
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
169
Leonardo Giordani
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
170
Lucien Le Calvez
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
171
Graham Briggs
Team Vodafone
+ 5'44
172
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 6'34
173
Ranieri Voltolini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 9'57
174
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
175
Alfredo Balloni
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 10'38
Stage 4: Limoges – Maurs la Jolie
The organizers call this a flat stage. But the hill 40 km from the finish might do some real harm…
Once again Havard get in a break with Saramotins.
With 100 km to go the break has a 9 minute gap and Nybö is in the provisional lead.
50 km and five minutes- AG2R leading the peloton.
20 km and 1’30’’
10 km and 52 seconds.
With 8 km to go at the start of the descent De Gendt crashes and takes half the peloton with him. Riber-Sellebjerg and Löfkvist are both down as are GC leader Boonen. Havard does his best in a chaotic sprint, but was too tired to do much.
The groups are coming fast from behind and in the end most riders are put down for the same time.
Stage Results
1
Giovanni Visconti
Team Europcar
5h15'53
2
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Aleksejs Saramotins
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
4
Maxime Méderel
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
5
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
Spoiler
6
Jackson Rodríguez
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
7
Daniel Moreno
Team Gazprom
s.t.
8
Tosh Van der Sande
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
9
Jan Barta
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
10
Maxime Vantomme
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
11
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
12
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
13
Matthew Hayman
Team Vodafone
s.t.
14
Oleg Chuzhda
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
15
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
16
Timothy Duggan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
17
Davide Viganò
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
18
Havard Nybö
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
19
Laurent Pichon
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
20
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
21
Daniele Pietropolli
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
22
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
23
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
24
Andrea Palini
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
25
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Morten Høberg
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
27
Chris Anker Sørensen
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
28
Lars Ytting Bak
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
29
Steven Kruijswijk
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Nicki Sørensen
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
32
Yann Huguet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
33
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
34
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
35
Arthur Vichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
36
Levi Leipheimer
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
37
Juan Mauricio Soler
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
38
Kasper Jebjerg
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
39
Alexander Porsev
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
40
Matthew Goss
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
41
Grega Bole
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
42
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
43
Tom Boonen
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
44
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
45
Thomas De Gendt
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
46
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
s.t.
47
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
48
Jérôme Baugnies
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
49
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
50
Sébastien Rosseler
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
51
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
52
Johan Mombaerts
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
53
Jack Bobridge
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
54
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
55
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
56
Luis León Sánchez
Movistar Team
s.t.
57
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
58
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
59
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
60
Steve Houanard
Team Europcar
s.t.
61
Ryder Hesjedal
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
62
David López
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
63
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
64
Leif Hoste
Team Gazprom
s.t.
65
Matthieu Ladagnous
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
66
Roman Kreuziger
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
67
Simon Gerrans
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
68
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
69
Andrew Talansky
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
70
David Moncoutié
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
71
Thomas Voeckler
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
72
Wout Poels
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
73
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
74
Salvatore Puccio
Team Vodafone
s.t.
75
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
76
Francesco Failli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
77
Joaquím Rodríguez
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
78
Oliver Zaugg
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
79
Tiago Machado
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
80
Thomas Peterson
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
81
Robert Gesink
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
82
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Team Vodafone
s.t.
83
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
84
Alexandr Kolobnev
Team Gazprom
s.t.
85
Jonathan Hivert
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
86
Rémy Cusin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
87
Juan José Cobo
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
88
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
89
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
90
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Daniele Bennati
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
92
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
93
Rafael de Mattos Andriato
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
94
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
95
Vladimir Efimkin
Team Gazprom
s.t.
96
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
97
Murilo Fischer
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
98
David Le Lay
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
99
Eduard Vorganov
Team Gazprom
s.t.
100
Clément Lhotellerie
Team Europcar
s.t.
101
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
102
Fabian Wegmann
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
103
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
104
Fabio Felline
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
105
Andrea Moletta
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
106
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
107
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
108
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
109
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
110
Jean-Marc Marino
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
111
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
112
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
113
Andy Schleck
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
114
Bradley Wiggins
Team Vodafone
s.t.
115
Brice Feillu
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
116
Moreno Moser
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
117
Michael Albasini
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
118
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
119
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
120
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
121
Thomas Bertolini
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
122
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
123
Maurizio Biondo
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
124
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
125
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
s.t.
126
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
127
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
128
Travis Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
129
Morris Possoni
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
130
Jean-Lou Paiani
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
131
Manuel Vazquez
Movistar Team
s.t.
132
Thomas Löfkvist
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
133
Sébastien Hinault
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 3'51
134
Mathieu Sprick
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
135
Robinson Chalapud
Team Gazprom
s.t.
136
Joost Van Leijen
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
137
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
138
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
139
Donato Cannone
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
140
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
141
Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
142
Pavel Brutt
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
143
Juan Pablo Suarez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
144
Philip Lindau
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
145
Jacek Morajko
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
146
Nicolas Vogondy
Team Europcar
s.t.
147
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
148
Adrián Sáez de Arregi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
149
Michaël Baer
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
150
Peter Kennaugh
Team Vodafone
s.t.
151
Rafal Majka
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
152
Richie Porte
Team Vodafone
s.t.
153
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
s.t.
154
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
155
Yauheni Sobal
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
156
Markel Irizar
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
157
Emanuele Sella
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
158
David Zabriskie
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
159
Jean-Christophe Peraud
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
160
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
161
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 5'01
162
Graham Briggs
Team Vodafone
+ 5'56
163
Rasmus Guldhammer
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
164
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
165
Bjorn Selander
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
166
Kevin Hulsmans
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
167
Sergey Rudaskov
Team Gazprom
s.t.
168
Leonardo Giordani
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 7'27
169
Thomas Faiers
Team Vodafone
+ 14'44
170
Alfredo Balloni
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 17'51
171
Lucien Le Calvez
BMC Racing Team
+ 18'48
172
Ranieri Voltolini
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
Provisional Standings
1
Tom Boonen
RadioShack - Nissan
13h36'18
2
Luis León Sánchez
Movistar Team
+ 2
3
Matthieu Ladagnous
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 6
4
Ignatas Konovalovas
Movistar Team
+ 7
5
David Millar
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
6
Andriy Grivko
Astana Pro Team
+ 8
7
Lars Ytting Bak
Volvo - STARK
+ 9
8
Andrew Talansky
Garmin - Sharp
+ 10
9
Matthew Goss
Garmin - Sharp
+ 11
10
Guillaume Bonnafond
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
Spoiler
11
Laurent Pichon
Saur - Sojasun
+ 12
12
Leif Hoste
Team Gazprom
s.t.
13
Tiago Machado
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
14
Romain Zingle
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 13
15
Simon Gerrans
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
16
Jos Van Emden
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
17
Valentin Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
18
Enrico Gasparotto
Astana Pro Team
+ 14
19
Jelle Vanendert
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 15
20
Rémy Cusin
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
21
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 16
22
Igor Antón
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
23
Joaquím Rodríguez
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
24
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
25
Thomas Löfkvist
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
26
Daniele Pietropolli
Team ISD - Ferrari
+ 17
27
Grega Bole
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
28
Maciej Paterski
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 18
29
Francesco Failli
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
s.t.
30
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Team Vodafone
s.t.
31
Salvatore Puccio
Team Vodafone
+ 19
32
Nicki Sørensen
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
33
David Moncoutié
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
s.t.
34
Moreno Moser
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
35
Davide Viganò
Team ISD - Ferrari
+ 20
36
Arthur Vichot
Team Europcar
s.t.
37
Kasper Jebjerg
Volvo - STARK
s.t.
38
Nicolas Roche
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
39
Murilo Fischer
Garmin - Sharp
+ 21
40
Clément Lhotellerie
Team Europcar
s.t.
41
Thomas Peterson
Garmin - Sharp
s.t.
42
Andrea Palini
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 22
43
Alexandr Kolobnev
Team Gazprom
s.t.
44
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 24
45
Jérôme Baugnies
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
46
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
47
Havard Nybö
Volvo - STARK
+ 1'41
48
Fabian Wegmann
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 1'45
49
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 2'24
50
Oleg Chuzhda
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 2'27
51
Daniele Bennati
Team ISD - Ferrari
+ 2'35
52
Chris Anker Sørensen
Volvo - STARK
+ 2'48
53
Eduard Vorganov
Team Gazprom
+ 2'49
54
Thomas Bertolini
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 2'52
55
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 3'06
56
Sébastien Rosseler
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 3'07
57
Tejay Van Garderen
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
58
Philippe Gilbert
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 3'09
59
David Le Lay
Saur - Sojasun
+ 3'10
60
Rui Costa
Movistar Team
s.t.
61
Maurizio Biondo
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 3'11
62
Thomas Voeckler
Garmin - Sharp
+ 3'12
63
Giovanni Visconti
Team Europcar
s.t.
64
Levi Leipheimer
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
65
Bradley Wiggins
Team Vodafone
s.t.
66
Maxime Monfort
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 3'13
67
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
s.t.
68
Aleksejs Saramotins
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 3'15
69
Alberto Contador
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
70
Jack Bobridge
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
71
Kristof Goddaert
AG2R La Mondiale
+ 3'16
72
Stef Clement
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
73
Fabio Felline
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
74
Robert Gesink
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
75
Roman Kreuziger
Lotto Belisol Team
s.t.
76
Steve Houanard
Team Europcar
+ 3'17
77
Iván Gutiérrez
Movistar Team
s.t.
78
Pieter Weening
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
79
Travis Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
80
Johan Mombaerts
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
+ 3'18
81
Thomas De Gendt
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
82
Ryder Hesjedal
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
83
Jonathan Hivert
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
84
Assan Bazayev
Astana Pro Team
+ 3'19
85
Bauke Mollema
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
86
Vladimir Efimkin
Team Gazprom
s.t.
87
Allan Davis
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3'20
88
Pim Ligthart
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
89
Jan Barta
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
90
Juan Manuel Gárate
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
91
Wout Poels
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
92
Juan Mauricio Soler
Saur - Sojasun
+ 3'21
93
Morten Høberg
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
94
John Gadret
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
95
Maxim Iglinskiy
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
96
David López
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
97
Michael Albasini
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
98
Stijn Vandenbergh
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 3'22
99
Timothy Duggan
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
100
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Rabobank Cycling Team
s.t.
101
Daniel Moreno
Team Gazprom
s.t.
102
Johnny Hoogerland
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
103
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
s.t.
104
Maxime Bouet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
105
Matthew Hayman
Team Vodafone
+ 3'24
106
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
s.t.
107
Ben Hermans
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
108
Tosh Van der Sande
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
109
Julien Bérard
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
110
Yann Huguet
AG2R La Mondiale
s.t.
111
Aidis Kruopis
Orica - GreenEdge
s.t.
112
Pablo Lastras
Movistar Team
s.t.
113
Maxime Vantomme
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 3'25
114
Egor Silin
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
115
Brice Feillu
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
116
Miguel Mínguez
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
117
Jackson Rodríguez
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 3'26
118
Maxime Méderel
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
119
Alexander Porsev
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
s.t.
120
Jean-Marc Marino
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
121
Oliver Zaugg
RadioShack - Nissan
s.t.
122
Manuel Vazquez
Movistar Team
s.t.
123
Jean-Lou Paiani
Saur - Sojasun
+ 3'27
124
Jérôme Pineau
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 3'28
125
Rafael de Mattos Andriato
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 3'30
126
Andrea Moletta
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 3'32
127
Juan José Cobo
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 3'35
128
Philip Lindau
Volvo - STARK
+ 4'12
129
Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg
Volvo - STARK
+ 4'14
130
Kevin Hulsmans
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 6'20
131
Richie Porte
Team Vodafone
+ 6'34
132
Steven Kruijswijk
Rabobank Cycling Team
+ 6'37
133
Sébastien Hinault
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 6'41
134
Imanol Erviti
Movistar Team
+ 6'46
135
David Zabriskie
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'06
136
Nicolas Vogondy
Team Europcar
s.t.
137
Janez Brajkovič
Astana Pro Team
+ 7'07
138
Martijn Keizer
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'08
139
Rafal Majka
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 7'10
140
Francis De Greef
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 7'11
141
Markel Irizar
Euskaltel - Euskadi
s.t.
142
Juan Pablo Suarez
Astana Pro Team
s.t.
143
Mathieu Sprick
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 7'12
144
Peter Kennaugh
Team Vodafone
s.t.
145
Dominik Nerz
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 7'13
146
Joost Van Leijen
Lotto Belisol Team
+ 7'14
147
Marek Rutkiewicz
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'16
148
Donato Cannone
Team ISD - Ferrari
s.t.
149
Jacek Morajko
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'17
150
Robinson Chalapud
Team Gazprom
+ 7'18
151
Michaël Baer
BMC Racing Team
+ 7'19
152
Yauheni Sobal
RadioShack - Nissan
+ 7'25
153
Andrew Fenn
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 7'48
154
Andy Schleck
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 8'33
155
Morris Possoni
Team ISD - Ferrari
+ 8'39
156
Mitchell Docker
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 9'19
157
Rasmus Guldhammer
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 9'22
158
Bjorn Selander
Garmin - Sharp
+ 9'26
159
Adrián Sáez de Arregi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 9'29
160
Sergey Rudaskov
Team Gazprom
+ 9'31
161
Jean-Christophe Peraud
BMC Racing Team
+ 10'23
162
Michael Schär
BMC Racing Team
+ 10'27
163
Emanuele Sella
BMC Racing Team
+ 10'34
164
Mathieu Claude
Team Europcar
+ 10'38
165
Leonardo Giordani
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 10'56
166
Graham Briggs
Team Vodafone
+ 12'01
167
Pavel Brutt
Team Saxo - Tinkoff
+ 12'24
168
Sergey Lagutin
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 13'35
169
Thomas Faiers
Team Vodafone
+ 18'11
170
Lucien Le Calvez
BMC Racing Team
+ 26'50
171
Alfredo Balloni
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 33'59
172
Ranieri Voltolini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 34'29
Points Jersey:Tom Boonen, RadioShack - Nissan
Spoiler
1
Tom Boonen
RadioShack - Nissan
52
2
Laurent Pichon
Saur - Sojasun
46
3
Matthew Goss
Garmin - Sharp
40
4
Davide Viganò
Team ISD - Ferrari
35
5
Anthony Ravard
AG2R La Mondiale
35
6
Carlos Barredo
Rabobank Cycling Team
32
7
Luis León Sánchez
Movistar Team
31
8
Matthieu Ladagnous
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
30
9
Tony Martin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
25
10
Giovanni Visconti
Team Europcar
25
Mountain Jersey: Ronan Van Zandbeek, Vacansoleil - DCM
Spoiler
1
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
9
2
Stephen Cummings
BMC Racing Team
9
3
Tosh Van der Sande
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
7
4
Aleksejs Saramotins
Cofidis, le crédit en ligne
6
5
Maxime Méderel
Saur - Sojasun
5
6
Adrián Sáez de Arregi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
5
7
Philip Lindau
Volvo - STARK
4
8
Yohann Gène
Team Europcar
4
9
Oleg Chuzhda
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
3
10
Timothy Duggan
Liquigas - Cannondale
3
Young Rider: Michael Matthews, Rabobank
Spoiler
1
Michael Matthews
Rabobank Cycling Team
13h36'34 (1)
2
Salvatore Puccio
Team Vodafone
+ 3 (2)
3
Moreno Moser
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 3 (3)
4
Andrea Palini
Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
+ 6 (4)
5
Pello Bilbao
Euskaltel - Euskadi
+ 8 (5)
6
Jack Bobridge
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 2'59 (6)
7
Fabio Felline
Team ISD - Ferrari
+ 3'00 (7)
8
Travis Meyer
Orica - GreenEdge
+ 3'01 (8)
9
Matteo Trentin
Omega Pharma - Quick·Step
+ 3'06 (9)
10
Tosh Van der Sande
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
+ 3'08 (10)
11
Philip Lindau
Volvo - STARK
+ 3'56 (11)
We didn't quite plan on Chris losing so much time on the early stages, and we had hoped that Kasper would be able to do more in the sprints...
Still Lars, Thomas and Nicki are still in the battle for the GC so everything is not lost yet!
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 
Fabian Cancellara
Thor Hushovd
John Degenkolb
Maarten Wynants
Peter Sagan
Aleksejs Saramotins
Matti Breschel
they are in the same team. If boonen didn't win that would be a stupid mistake.
Manuel Quinziato
Gregory Brenes
Sébastien Minard
Luis León Sánchez, Movistar. The Spanish rider dominated both Vuelta a Mallorca and Vuelta a Andalucía. Not much more to say really…
Tobias Ludvigsson, Volvo – STARK. The young Swede had his breakthrough with his first professional victory on the last stage of Giro della Calabria.
Van Garderen is giving it everything that he’s got on the last section, but he’s only strong enough to a second place.
Allan Davis
Stephen Cummings
Ignatas Konovalovas
Andriy Grivko
