Some would call this a typical day in the Vuelta – a slightly bump course all day before a short wall which should decide the stage. That wall today is the Vejer de la Frontera. It is 2.4km in length and averages 6.6%, while maxing out at just under 10%. The whole stage is a fairly long 197km and does have some minor difficulties along the way, most of them uncategorised.
The attacking is started by Christophe Kern. He is a rather good climber and it seems that will set the standard for the other early attackers.
There are a number of waves of early attackers, and the names trying to get away this morning are: Petar Panayotov Jaroslav Kulhavy Artem Topchanuk Jonathon Castroviejo Michal Kwiatkowski Paolo Scarponi Valerio Agnoli Nelson Oliveira Fabio Felline Philip Deignan Tyler Brandt Fabio Duarte Chiaffredo Grippo Simon Zahner Arnold Jeannesson Johannes Heider Moises Dueñas Mikel Landa
There are a lot of really interesting names here, most notably Panayotov, Scarponi and Duarte, all of whom could be aiming for decent GC positions overall. However, through these attacks order is kept primarily by Matea Kvasina and Sergio Ortega, with the later particularly notable for his hard work at this point.
Eventually a group does get away though and most of the riders in it haven’t attacked thus far: Valerio Agnoli Ryan Eastman Dominique Nerz Chiaffredo Grippo Bassirou Konte Florian Morizot Andre Vital
So this would be a normal break in most races but Eastman sticks out like a sore thumb. Why is he here? Either he lacks any faith in his ability to hold on to the lead group on the final hill (which is probably his biggest weakness as a GC rider) or he is looking for the time bonuses from the two sprint points out on course. Regardless, he is 43rd overall, 21” down on GC, and that means that those bonus seconds wouldn’t be enough for him to overtake Joost Posthuma’s overall lead.
So we come to the first of those two sprint points and it is remarkably close. Eastman looks really strong but at the last second Konte comes around him to take the 6”, leaving Eastman with only 4”. So if that was his plan it is already coming apart. Vital takes third place and the gap over the peloton is out to 6’37”.
Another possibility for today is that Eastman is chasing after the mountain jersey in this race. There are 6 points on offer at the mid-stage climb and the same at the end of the stage and the race judges have ruled that whoever takes the first points will wear the jersey overnight. Indeed Eastman fights for these points hard but once again he is pipped to the line by Konte, who will surely be incredibly happy to be one of the first Africans to make their mark on this race. Grippo is third this time. The pace in the peloton has clearly been increased because with 66km to go the gap is at 3’42”.
As mentioned at the start the stage is constantly rolling up-and-down all day and that results in some really tired legs. Project 1t4i have a fairly good classics team here and so as they push a hard pace over the uncategorised climbs it is only a matter of time before a group is shelled out the back. And indeed a group of 24 riders goes out.
There are no important GC riders here, mostly domestiques and sprinters, but it shows just how high the pace is today. However, it is the next group of 7 to drop which is far more interesting. It includes the following names: Mattia Cattaneo Thomas Peterson Mattia Pozzo Jackson Rodriguez
Mattia Cattaneo in particular may surprise some. He has already been hailed as the next Cunego by some, but if he rides like this throughout the rest of his career then he is going to struggle to even be remotely competitive in a Grand Tour.
Up front they are at the second sprint point and this is even closer than the first, with the riders fanned across the road almost in a line. Eastman is beaten to the line for the third straight time, but this time it is Grippo who beats him. Agnoli is third. The hard work of the break seems to be coming to nought, however, as their lead is only at 1’29” ahead of the 130 man peloton.
But with only 130 men left in the peloton that means that more riders must have been dropped! The pace of Project 1t4i has unhitched another 30 riders and this group also has some really surprising names in it. Some of the riders here are: Rafael Serrano Juan Carlos Rienda Segura Dmitri Medvedev Jude Libert Marcello Pavarin Arnold Jeannesson Max Oste-MacDonald Aitor Hernández Gutierrez
Pavarin in particular is hard to figure out. This is an idea stage for someone like him, and yet he has fallen back a long way. Perhaps he is saving himself for a breakaway later in the race? It is also worth noting the number of Santander riders here, which implies that the team classification might not be the cake-walk that some would think.
With the gap to the break sitting at only a minute with 35km still to go, it is only a matter of time before they stop working well together. Having already won the KOM for today Konte decides that he will be the first to put in an attack. Agnoli follows straight onto his wheel and, perhaps hoping that this attack will go all the way, Eastman continues his baffling attack.
It is Nerz who brings these three back to the rest of the break. But the genie has been uncorked now and so Grippo launches an attack. Eastman bridges up to him, but Konte, showing his great strength, pulls the rest of the break up to them.
Konte and Nerz try next but Eastman stops this in its tracks by bringing them back. The gap is now at 52” with 28km to go, meaning that all the attacks have kept things pretty steady. Grippo now puts in his bid for the line.
But Eastman appears to be in time trial mode, bringing this attack back as well. Konte puts in a brief attack but this is all for nothing as the peloton reigns it all back in. Wesley Kreder makes the catch, showing that his team are still very visible on the front. They have been receiving scattered assistance from some, including Alejandro Valverde, who perhaps did a turn because most of his team had been dropped and he wanted to toughen things up for his rivals. The bunch is now down to 109 riders, Matthias Frank being the latest high-profile rider to drop. This race has been exactly like an Ardennes classic.
There is an uncategorised climb 14km from the finish line and it is here where we find out why Alejandro Valverde was working – he launches an attack! Following on his wheel is top Pro Continental puncheur Chris Froome.
And now we get another odd moment in this stage – Luis Leon Sanchez attacks across the gap with a number of other riders on his wheel: Jelle Vanendert Frank Schleck Juan Jose Cobo Damiano Caruso
So maybe Project 1t4i weren’t working for the race leader after all, but rather the 2nd placed overall Sanchez? That is certainly a terrific example of playing all your cards!
This group gets a 30” gap from the bunch, and Domenik Klemme bridges up to them, giving a lead group of eight. Of course with some of the GC names in here, particularly Schleck, it was always going to be risky and so Chris Anker Sørensen brings it back for his leader Alberto Contador.
Just as the group is about to be shut down Klemme attacks away again with Caruso and Vanendert following. Remember that particularly Vanendert is well-placed on GC, having lead yesterday for some time.
With only 3.5km remaining and about a kilometre to the final climb Vanendert attacks away from this trio and he gets a gap. Klemme follows at a distance while Caruso can’t see this going anywhere and he sits up.
As the final climb starts Vanendert has a 9” gap on Klemme and another 20” on the 114 man peloton.
The peloton gets to the second turn of the climb, just under 2km from the finish and Ben Gastauer launches an attack, followed by Peter Sagan.
Meanwhile up front Klemme pulls himself up to Vanendert and without even pausing for thought he attacks away.
The focus changes to the helicopter camera briefly as news arrives of a crash at the back of the peloton. It includes two riders from today’s break! Those caught up in it are: Wout Poels Wes Sulzberger Rafel Majka Chiaffredo Grippo Bassirou Konte
No time to really think about that, however. A Koenigsegg rider has attacked but it isn’t Alejandro Valverde this time, it is Robin van der Hugenhaben! He is followed by Damiano Caruso, who tried earlier as well.
These two close the gap to Gastauer and Sagan. Vanendert has managed to pull himself up to Klemme and is moving fast here. It is really close between the six attackers under the kite.
Caruso is up to the lead two with 700 metres to the line. He is moving quickly and could ruin the party of these other two attackers.
And he is through with 300 metres to the line!
Damiano Caruso raises his arms in a well-earned victory salute. This is his first ever grand tour stage win and it was a memorable one to be sure!
Jelle Vanendert holds on for second, being incredibly close to taking a memorable victory of his own. Domenik Klemme is in third and would have also sorely loved a victory given his team’s lack of a top leader here. Ben Gastauer is the next best of the second group of attackers, followed by Robin van der Hugenhaben and Peter Sagan. Frank Schleck leads in the rest of the pack on the same time as the winner today. Riccardo Ricco, Chris Froome and Alejandro Valverde round out the top ten and Joost Posthuma is here, keeping his jersey safe.
But this isn’t the whole pack! It seems the peloton broke in half under the kite!
This second group of 40 riders comes in 2’29” behind the winner today, and it seems like some important GC riders are in here!
Ryan Eastman is here after his long day in the break, clearly having used up too much energy. That will teach him a lesson. Fabio Duarte is here, continuing his rocky season. Jose Rujano is also here, not wholly surprising given his aversion to all but the longest climbs. But Rigoberto Uran, while not a complete surprise, was considered at least a top 5 contender before the race and now finds himself a long way down! Other riders in here include: Petar Panayatov Martin Hacecky Jack Bobridge (10th overall) Domenik Nerz Hubert Schwab Jocelin Maillet
So not a lot of change in the current GC, even if some of the main contenders lost time today. Bassirou Konte will be pleased to wear the mountain jersey for at least a day. Damiano Caruso will don the points jersey, though he is tied with Joost Posthuma. Justo Tenorio keeps his hold on the young rider jersey.
Stage Results:
1
Damiano Caruso
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
4h38'07
2
Jelle Vanendert
Project 1t4i
s.t.
3
Domenik Klemme
Team B&O
s.t.
4
Ben Gastauer
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
5
Robin van der Hugenhaben
Koenigsegg
s.t.
6
Peter Sagan
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
7
Frank Schleck
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
8
Riccardo Ricco
Team Bacardi
s.t.
9
Chris Froome
Jaguar - Eritel
s.t.
10
Alejandro Valverde
Koenigsegg
s.t.
11
David López Garcia
Santander
s.t.
12
Rafael Valls
Santander
s.t.
13
Julien Simon
Project 1t4i
s.t.
14
Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
Project 1t4i
s.t.
15
Anthony Roux
Team Bacardi
s.t.
16
Ian Bibby
Jaguar - Eritel
s.t.
17
Pello Bilbao
Team Bacardi
s.t.
18
Juan José Cobo
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
19
Joost Posthuma
Project 1t4i
s.t.
20
Alex Dowsett
Jaguar - Eritel
s.t.
21
Salvatore Mancuso
Team Bacardi
s.t.
22
Jesus Del Nero
Santander
s.t.
23
Bauke Mollema
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
24
Chris Anker Sørensen
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
25
Daniel Navarro
Team Bacardi
s.t.
26
Justo Tenorio
Santander
s.t.
27
Ioannis Tamouridis
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
28
Jose Mendes
Prio - Porto
s.t.
29
Konstantin Siutsou
Pendleton's
s.t.
30
Dmitri Grabovski
Team Bacardi
s.t.
31
Branislav Samoilev
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
32
Alberto Contador
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
33
Tiago Machado
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
34
Dan Craven
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
35
Daniel Martin
Pendleton's
s.t.
36
Evgeni Sokolov
Team Bacardi
s.t.
37
Stefan Denifl
Wikipedia
s.t.
38
Didac Ortega
Santander
s.t.
39
Tom Diggle
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
40
Francisco José Terciado
Team Bacardi
s.t.
41
Alexandre Shushemoin
Aker - MOT
s.t.
42
Nathan Haas
Aker - MOT
s.t.
43
Vincenzo Nibali
UBS - BMC
s.t.
44
Rubén Plaza
Prio - Porto
s.t.
45
Rasmus Guldhammer
Team B&O
s.t.
46
Gustavo Veloso
Santander
s.t.
47
Alexander Wetterhall
Koenigsegg
s.t.
48
Jonathan McEvoy
Pendleton's
s.t.
49
Pedro Merino Criado
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
50
Jonathan Castroviejo
Project 1t4i
s.t.
51
Sergio Pardilla
Team Bacardi
s.t.
52
Toms Skujins
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
53
Alex Kirsch
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
54
Vegard Robinson Bugge
Aker - MOT
s.t.
55
Jose Goncalves
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
56
Pierre Rolland
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
57
Riccardo Zoidl
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
58
Travis Meyer
Wikipedia
s.t.
59
Christoph Mai
Wikipedia
s.t.
60
Mwangi Samwel
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
61
Bruno Borges
Prio - Porto
s.t.
62
Wesley Kreder
Project 1t4i
s.t.
63
Valerio Agnoli
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
64
Yevgeni Nepomnyachsniy
Milka - AVG
+ 2'29
65
David De la Fuente
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
66
Simon Zahner
UBS - BMC
s.t.
67
John Degenkolb
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
68
Welle Jallays
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
69
Matea Kvasina
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
70
Jaroslav Kulhavy
Milka - AVG
s.t.
71
Michael Albasini
UBS - BMC
s.t.
72
Steven Kruijswijk
Team B&O
s.t.
73
Michał Kwiatkowski
Team B&O
s.t.
74
Jelle Wallays
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
75
Martin Hacecký
Team B&O
s.t.
76
Moises Dueñas
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
77
Jay McCarthy
Wikipedia
s.t.
78
Petar Panayotov
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
79
Tom Leezer
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
80
Christophe Kern
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
81
Mikel Landa
Wikipedia
s.t.
82
Jack Bobridge
Simply Red Bull
s.t.
83
Jurgen Van Goolen
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
84
Jakub Kratochvila
Milka - AVG
s.t.
85
Ryan Eastman
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
86
José Rujano
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
87
André Vital
Prio - Porto
s.t.
88
Philip Deignan
Pendleton's
s.t.
89
Dominique Nerz
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
90
Rigoberto Úran
Milka - AVG
s.t.
91
Meron Amanuel
Jaguar - Eritel
s.t.
92
Hubert Schwab
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
93
Nikias Arndt
Team B&O
s.t.
94
Tyler Brandt
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
95
Fabio Duarte
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
96
Raúl Granjel Cabrera
Koenigsegg
s.t.
97
Andrew Tennant
Jaguar - Eritel
s.t.
98
Hector Duenas Nevado
Aker - MOT
s.t.
99
Florian Morizot
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
100
Artem Topchanyuk
Aker - MOT
s.t.
101
Jocelin Maillet
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
102
Ruben Ibanez
Pendleton's
s.t.
103
Carlos Oyarzun
Pendleton's
s.t.
104
Leigh Howard
Milka - AVG
+ 4'59
105
Michael Van Stayen
Simply Red Bull
s.t.
106
Dan Holloway
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
107
Matthew Goss
Wikipedia
s.t.
108
Wout Poels
Project 1t4i
s.t.
109
Amaël Moinard
Simply Red Bull
+ 5'32
110
Ran Margaliot
Simply Red Bull
s.t.
111
Wes Sulzberger
Simply Red Bull
s.t.
112
George Bennett
Simply Red Bull
s.t.
113
Bassirou Konte
Jaguar - Eritel
s.t.
114
Paolo Scarponi
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
115
Rafel Majka
Project 1t4i
+ 6'13
116
Chiaffredo Grippo
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 6'27
117
Andrew Talansky
Wikipedia
+ 9'59
118
Daryl Impey
Aker - MOT
s.t.
119
Matthias Frank
UBS - BMC
s.t.
120
Mauro Facci
Simply Red Bull
s.t.
121
Maciej Bodnar
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
122
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Jaguar - Eritel
s.t.
123
Tesfar Teklit
Jaguar - Eritel
s.t.
124
Paride Grillo
Koenigsegg
s.t.
125
Thurakit Boonratanathanakorn
Simply Red Bull
s.t.
126
Matej Vysna
Milka - AVG
s.t.
127
Darwin Atapuma
Wikipedia
s.t.
128
Marek Canecky
Milka - AVG
s.t.
129
Maximiliano Richeze
UBS - BMC
s.t.
130
Jakub Novak
Milka - AVG
+ 11'04
131
Brent Bookwalter
Wikipedia
s.t.
132
Óscar Guerao
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
133
Greg Van Avermaet
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
134
Ole Haavardsholm
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
135
Michael Vanderaerden
Lotto - Cervelo
+ 11'29
136
Marcello Pavarin
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
137
Nelson Oliveira
Prio - Porto
+ 12'06
138
Wilco Kelderman
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
139
Niki Terpstra
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
140
Tim Kennaugh
Pendleton's
s.t.
141
Samuel Dumoulin
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
142
Arnold Jeannesson
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
143
Oliver Zaugg
UBS - BMC
s.t.
144
Aitor Hernández Gutierrez
Santander
s.t.
145
Jon Aberasturi
Project 1t4i
s.t.
146
Rafael Serrano
Santander
s.t.
147
Javier Aramendía
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
148
Dmitri Medvedev
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
149
Juan Carlos Rienda Segura
Santander
s.t.
150
Ole Hirschlein
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
151
Johann Tschopp
UBS - BMC
s.t.
152
Max Öste-Macdonald
Koenigsegg
s.t.
153
David Rosch
Pendleton's
s.t.
154
Jude Libert
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
155
Mathieu Bernaudeau
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
156
Tom Copeland
Pendleton's
s.t.
157
Benoît Sinner
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
158
Sam Bennett
Jaguar - Eritel
s.t.
159
Marco Brus
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
160
José Antonio Redondo
Koenigsegg
s.t.
161
Westley Gough
Milka - AVG
s.t.
162
Viktor Renäng
Koenigsegg
s.t.
163
Maciej Ulanowski
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
164
Freddy Johansson
Koenigsegg
s.t.
165
Pedro Pablo Pereyra
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
166
Edoardo Girardi
UBS - BMC
s.t.
167
Ivan Santaromita
UBS - BMC
s.t.
168
Fabio Felline
Team Puma - SAP
+ 14'13
169
Lucas Sebastian Haedo
Aker - MOT
+ 14'23
170
Jocelyn Bar
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
171
Johannes Heider
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
172
Jetse Bol
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
173
Rob Partridge
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
174
Sten Stenersen
Team B&O
s.t.
175
Kiel Reijnen
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
176
Mattia Pozzo
Team Puma - SAP
+ 14'44
177
Gert Dockx
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
178
Michael Faerk Christensen
Team B&O
s.t.
179
Thomas Peterson
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
180
Michael Matthews
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
181
Carlos Baltazar
Prio - Porto
s.t.
182
Mario Vogt
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
183
Sandy Casar
Control Team
s.t.
184
Bruno Silva
Prio - Porto
s.t.
185
Abolfazl Gilanipoor
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
186
Daniele Ratto
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
187
Marco Corti
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
188
Sondre Sørtveit
Aker - MOT
s.t.
189
Erick Rowsell
Simply Red Bull
s.t.
190
Mattia Cattaneo
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
191
Alex Howes
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
192
Andrew Fenn
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
193
Lionel Coutinho
Prio - Porto
s.t.
194
Nikola Aistrup
Team B&O
s.t.
195
José Joaquin Rojas Gil
Aker - MOT
s.t.
196
Marc Machado
Prio - Porto
s.t.
197
Pim Ligthart
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
198
Armindo Fonseca
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
199
Francisco Mancebo
Control Team
s.t.
200
Jackson Rodríguez
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
General Classification
1
Joost Posthuma
Project 1t4i
4h49'06
2
Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
Project 1t4i
+ 1
3
Justo Tenorio
Santander
+ 3
4
Jelle Vanendert
Project 1t4i
+ 4
5
Vincenzo Nibali
UBS - BMC
s.t.
6
Frank Schleck
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 7
7
Alberto Contador
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
8
Alejandro Valverde
Koenigsegg
+ 8
9
Damiano Caruso
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
10
Domenik Klemme
Team B&O
+ 9
11
Stefan Denifl
Wikipedia
+ 10
12
Juan José Cobo
Lotto - Cervelo
+ 12
13
Dan Craven
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
14
Rubén Plaza
Prio - Porto
s.t.
15
Robin van der Hugenhaben
Koenigsegg
+ 13
16
Chris Froome
Jaguar - Eritel
+ 14
17
Gustavo Veloso
Santander
s.t.
18
Riccardo Ricco
Team Bacardi
+ 15
19
Ian Bibby
Jaguar - Eritel
+ 16
20
Jose Mendes
Prio - Porto
s.t.
21
Dmitri Grabovski
Team Bacardi
s.t.
22
Tiago Machado
Pearl Adidas
+ 17
23
Daniel Martin
Pendleton's
s.t.
24
Julien Simon
Project 1t4i
+ 18
25
Tom Diggle
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
26
Pierre Rolland
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
27
Jose Goncalves
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
28
Peter Sagan
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 20
29
Jonathan Castroviejo
Project 1t4i
+ 21
30
Konstantin Siutsou
Pendleton's
+ 23
31
Alexander Wetterhall
Koenigsegg
s.t.
32
Ben Gastauer
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 24
33
Rafael Valls
Santander
s.t.
34
Riccardo Zoidl
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
35
Anthony Roux
Team Bacardi
+ 25
36
Alex Dowsett
Jaguar - Eritel
s.t.
37
Bauke Mollema
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
38
Rasmus Guldhammer
Team B&O
s.t.
39
Jonathan McEvoy
Pendleton's
+ 26
40
Sergio Pardilla
Team Bacardi
s.t.
41
Nathan Haas
Aker - MOT
+ 27
42
Branislav Samoilev
Pearl Adidas
+ 28
43
Didac Ortega
Santander
+ 29
44
Travis Meyer
Wikipedia
s.t.
45
Daniel Navarro
Team Bacardi
+ 30
46
Vegard Robinson Bugge
Aker - MOT
s.t.
47
Ioannis Tamouridis
Festina-Canal+
+ 31
48
Alex Kirsch
Vesuvio - Accumalux
s.t.
49
Christoph Mai
Wikipedia
s.t.
50
Pello Bilbao
Team Bacardi
+ 33
51
Salvatore Mancuso
Team Bacardi
s.t.
52
David López Garcia
Santander
+ 34
53
Evgeni Sokolov
Team Bacardi
s.t.
54
Francisco José Terciado
Team Bacardi
s.t.
55
Alexandre Shushemoin
Aker - MOT
s.t.
56
Wesley Kreder
Project 1t4i
s.t.
57
Jesus Del Nero
Santander
+ 35
58
Valerio Agnoli
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
59
Toms Skujins
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 36
60
Chris Anker Sørensen
Festina-Canal+
+ 37
61
Bruno Borges
Prio - Porto
+ 39
62
Mwangi Samwel
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 40
63
Pedro Merino Criado
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 42
64
Jack Bobridge
Simply Red Bull
+ 2'41
65
Rigoberto Úran
Milka - AVG
s.t.
66
Ryan Eastman
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 2'42
67
Yevgeni Nepomnyachsniy
Milka - AVG
+ 2'47
68
Andrew Tennant
Jaguar - Eritel
s.t.
69
David De la Fuente
Lotto - Cervelo
+ 2'48
70
Michael Albasini
UBS - BMC
s.t.
71
Matea Kvasina
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 2'50
72
Jelle Wallays
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
73
Tyler Brandt
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 2'51
74
Steven Kruijswijk
Team B&O
+ 2'52
75
Jurgen Van Goolen
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
76
José Rujano
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
77
Florian Morizot
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
78
Carlos Oyarzun
Pendleton's
s.t.
79
Welle Jallays
Pokerstars.com
+ 2'53
80
Moises Dueñas
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
81
Fabio Duarte
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
82
Petar Panayotov
Pearl Adidas
+ 2'54
83
Jakub Kratochvila
Milka - AVG
+ 2'55
84
Jaroslav Kulhavy
Milka - AVG
+ 2'56
85
Dominique Nerz
Team Puma - SAP
+ 2'57
86
Hector Duenas Nevado
Aker - MOT
s.t.
87
Ruben Ibanez
Pendleton's
s.t.
88
Martin Hacecký
Team B&O
+ 2'58
89
Tom Leezer
Pearl Adidas
+ 3'01
90
Jay McCarthy
Wikipedia
s.t.
91
Philip Deignan
Pendleton's
s.t.
92
Raúl Granjel Cabrera
Koenigsegg
s.t.
93
Simon Zahner
UBS - BMC
+ 3'02
94
Michał Kwiatkowski
Team B&O
s.t.
95
John Degenkolb
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
96
Artem Topchanyuk
Aker - MOT
s.t.
97
Christophe Kern
Pokerstars.com
+ 3'03
98
André Vital
Prio - Porto
+ 3'05
99
Hubert Schwab
Team Puma - SAP
+ 3'07
100
Jocelin Maillet
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
101
Mikel Landa
Wikipedia
+ 3'08
102
Nikias Arndt
Team B&O
+ 3'12
103
Meron Amanuel
Jaguar - Eritel
+ 3'13
104
Wout Poels
Project 1t4i
+ 5'25
105
Dan Holloway
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
106
Leigh Howard
Milka - AVG
+ 5'31
107
Matthew Goss
Wikipedia
+ 5'34
108
Michael Van Stayen
Simply Red Bull
+ 5'36
109
Bassirou Konte
Jaguar - Eritel
+ 5'53
110
Amaël Moinard
Simply Red Bull
+ 5'56
111
Paolo Scarponi
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 5'58
112
George Bennett
Simply Red Bull
+ 6'01
113
Ran Margaliot
Simply Red Bull
+ 6'04
114
Wes Sulzberger
Simply Red Bull
+ 6'06
115
Rafel Majka
Project 1t4i
+ 6'44
116
Chiaffredo Grippo
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 6'53
117
Maciej Bodnar
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 10'20
118
Matthias Frank
UBS - BMC
+ 10'21
119
Daniel Teklehaimanot
Jaguar - Eritel
+ 10'24
120
Thurakit Boonratanathanakorn
Simply Red Bull
+ 10'26
121
Daryl Impey
Aker - MOT
+ 10'27
122
Andrew Talansky
Wikipedia
+ 10'28
123
Tesfar Teklit
Jaguar - Eritel
+ 10'30
124
Matej Vysna
Milka - AVG
+ 10'32
125
Marek Canecky
Milka - AVG
+ 10'36
126
Darwin Atapuma
Wikipedia
+ 10'38
127
Maximiliano Richeze
UBS - BMC
+ 10'40
128
Paride Grillo
Koenigsegg
+ 10'41
129
Mauro Facci
Simply Red Bull
+ 10'43
130
Brent Bookwalter
Wikipedia
+ 11'22
131
Jakub Novak
Milka - AVG
+ 11'33
132
Ole Haavardsholm
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 11'40
133
Óscar Guerao
Festina-Canal+
+ 11'42
134
Greg Van Avermaet
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 11'44
135
Marcello Pavarin
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 12'10
136
Michael Vanderaerden
Lotto - Cervelo
+ 12'11
137
Javier Aramendía
Lotto - Cervelo
+ 12'22
138
Freddy Johansson
Koenigsegg
+ 12'26
139
Mathieu Bernaudeau
Festina-Canal+
+ 12'28
140
Nelson Oliveira
Prio - Porto
+ 12'29
141
Niki Terpstra
Pokerstars.com
s.t.
142
Viktor Renäng
Koenigsegg
+ 12'31
143
Wilco Kelderman
Team Puma - SAP
+ 12'32
144
Arnold Jeannesson
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 12'33
145
Tim Kennaugh
Pendleton's
+ 12'34
146
Westley Gough
Milka - AVG
s.t.
147
Ole Hirschlein
Lotto - Cervelo
+ 12'36
148
Tom Copeland
Pendleton's
s.t.
149
Marco Brus
Festina-Canal+
+ 12'37
150
Edoardo Girardi
UBS - BMC
s.t.
151
Dmitri Medvedev
Vesuvio - Accumalux
+ 12'39
152
Benoît Sinner
Festina-Canal+
s.t.
153
Oliver Zaugg
UBS - BMC
+ 12'40
154
José Antonio Redondo
Koenigsegg
s.t.
155
Rafael Serrano
Santander
+ 12'41
156
Max Öste-Macdonald
Koenigsegg
+ 12'42
157
David Rosch
Pendleton's
s.t.
158
Ivan Santaromita
UBS - BMC
+ 12'43
159
Samuel Dumoulin
Pokerstars.com
+ 12'45
160
Jude Libert
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
161
Pedro Pablo Pereyra
Lotto - Cervelo
+ 12'46
162
Jon Aberasturi
Project 1t4i
+ 12'47
163
Aitor Hernández Gutierrez
Santander
+ 12'48
164
Johann Tschopp
UBS - BMC
s.t.
165
Maciej Ulanowski
Lotto - Cervelo
s.t.
166
Sam Bennett
Jaguar - Eritel
+ 12'49
167
Juan Carlos Rienda Segura
Santander
+ 12'50
168
Sten Stenersen
Team B&O
+ 14'45
169
Fabio Felline
Team Puma - SAP
+ 14'48
170
Kiel Reijnen
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 14'51
171
Jetse Bol
Team Puma - SAP
+ 14'53
172
Johannes Heider
Team Puma - SAP
+ 14'58
173
Rob Partridge
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 15'01
174
Jocelyn Bar
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
175
Michael Faerk Christensen
Team B&O
+ 15'02
176
Pim Ligthart
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 15'05
177
Lucas Sebastian Haedo
Aker - MOT
s.t.
178
Mattia Cattaneo
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 15'07
179
Thomas Peterson
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 15'10
180
José Joaquin Rojas Gil
Aker - MOT
+ 15'14
181
Alex Howes
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
s.t.
182
Jackson Rodríguez
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
183
Abolfazl Gilanipoor
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 15'15
184
Erick Rowsell
Simply Red Bull
+ 15'16
185
Carlos Baltazar
Prio - Porto
+ 15'18
186
Bruno Silva
Prio - Porto
+ 15'19
187
Mario Vogt
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
188
Andrew Fenn
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
s.t.
189
Gert Dockx
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
+ 15'20
190
Michael Matthews
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
+ 15'21
191
Marco Corti
Pro Team Venchi - Sugoi
s.t.
192
Armindo Fonseca
Pearl Adidas
s.t.
193
Sondre Sørtveit
Aker - MOT
+ 15'22
194
Mattia Pozzo
Team Puma - SAP
+ 15'23
195
Marc Machado
Prio - Porto
+ 15'25
196
Daniele Ratto
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
+ 15'27
197
Nikola Aistrup
Team B&O
s.t.
198
Lionel Coutinho
Prio - Porto
+ 15'30
199
Francisco Mancebo
Control Team
+ 15'58
200
Sandy Casar
Control Team
+ 16'24
Points Classification:
1
Joost Posthuma
Project 1t4i
25
2
Damiano Caruso
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
25
3
Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
Project 1t4i
22
4
Frank Schleck
Vesuvio - Accumalux
21
5
Jelle Vanendert
Project 1t4i
20
6
Justo Tenorio
Santander
16
7
Domenik Klemme
Team B&O
16
8
Alejandro Valverde
Koenigsegg
15
9
Vincenzo Nibali
UBS - BMC
14
10
Robin van der Hugenhaben
Koenigsegg
14
Mountain Classification:
1
Bassirou Konte
Jaguar - Eritel
6
2
Damiano Caruso
Wiggle Professional Cycling Team
6
3
Jelle Vanendert
Project 1t4i
4
4
Ryan Eastman
Heineken presented by California Giant Berry Farms
