The break:
Frisch, Lafuente, Barton, Westphal, Jacobs and Komkov.
Jacobs will take the KoM jersey after taking maximum points today.
10km to the finish there is a mass crash, with 10th overall Nico Keinath going down, aswell as sprinters Jorgensen and Castaneda (Although neither were in contention for the sprint).
Jacobs leads the sprint but the peleton are hot on their heels.
The France National Team and Cycling24 have an edge on their rivals today:
Bacquet passes Jacobs as they move into the final kilometre, Murphy and Guillen of Cycling24 are the only threats.
And its Stage win number 2 for Fabien Bacquet!
The main sprinters were just too far back today, but the most disappointing performance was Cavendish who just followed Docker to the line, without evne attempting to sprint himself. Its as if he didnt even want to win.
1
Fabien Bacquet
France
3h32'51
2
John Murphy
CYCLING24 - HEALTHNET
s.t.
3
Marco Guillén
CYCLING24 - HEALTHNET
s.t.
4
Anuar Manan
ACCUMALUX
s.t.
5
Matthew Goss
FERRARI - GUERCIOTTI
s.t.
6
Maxime Vantomme
Belgium
s.t.
7
Marco Fabbri
Italy
s.t.
8
Michael Van Stayen
QUARTERLIFE CRISIS
s.t.
9
Aleksandr Serebriakov
VIRGIN MEDIA PRO CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
10
Mitch Docker
AG2R - FRANCE TELEVISIONS
s.t.
11
Mark Cavendish
LA GAZETTA DELLO FLOGAS
s.t.
12
Pieter Jacobs
CYCLING24 - HEALTHNET
s.t.
13
Raúl Granjel Cabrera
DESIGNA KØKKEN
s.t.
14
Alexandre Aulas
France
s.t.
15
Simon Clarke
SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS
s.t.
16
Olivier Migné
France
s.t.
17
Geraint Thomas
ACCUMALUX
s.t.
18
Marco Corti
Italy
s.t.
19
Diego Ulissi
Italy
s.t.
20
Michael Vanderaerden
Belgium
s.t.
21
Ahmad Haidar Anuawar
LA GAZETTA DELLO FLOGAS
s.t.
22
Taylor Phinney
Usa
s.t.
23
Erik Mohs
LA GAZETTA DELLO FLOGAS
s.t.
24
Zakkari Dempster
SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS
s.t.
25
Ben Swift
QUARTERLIFE CRISIS
s.t.
26
Jérome Giaux
FERRARI - GUERCIOTTI
s.t.
27
Carlo Westphal
THE TELECYCLISTS
s.t.
28
Eros Capecchi
AG2R - FRANCE TELEVISIONS
s.t.
29
Gert Dockx
THE TELECYCLISTS
s.t.
30
Andreas Frisch
DESIGNA KØKKEN
s.t.
31
Rui Costa
BENFICA
s.t.
32
Dimitri Claeys
THE TELECYCLISTS
s.t.
33
Mattias Westling
VIRGIN MEDIA PRO CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
34
Ignas Konovalovas
AG2R - FRANCE TELEVISIONS
s.t.
35
Edvald Boasson Hagen
MAXBO BIANCHI
s.t.
36
Michael Schär
AG2R - FRANCE TELEVISIONS
s.t.
37
Niels Albert
QUARTERLIFE CRISIS
s.t.
38
Jonas Bjelkmark
DESIGNA KØKKEN
s.t.
39
Dominique Cornu
THE TELECYCLISTS
s.t.
40
Ivan Kovalev
VIRGIN MEDIA PRO CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
41
Ivan Rovny
MAXBO BIANCHI
s.t.
42
Tommy Zaini
SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS
s.t.
43
Martin Hacecký
MAXBO BIANCHI
s.t.
44
Maxime Bouet
MAXBO BIANCHI
s.t.
45
Aleksandr Pluchkin
MAXBO BIANCHI
s.t.
46
Jaime Suaza
CYCLING24 - HEALTHNET
s.t.
47
Chris Barton
Usa
s.t.
48
Damien Gaudin
FERRARI - GUERCIOTTI
s.t.
49
Aidis Kruopis
AG2R - FRANCE TELEVISIONS
s.t.
50
Nikolas Maes
DESIGNA KØKKEN
s.t.
51
Robert Gesink
AG2R - FRANCE TELEVISIONS
s.t.
52
Morten Reckweg
MAXBO BIANCHI
s.t.
53
Jan Bakelants
Belgium
s.t.
54
Lars Boom
VIRGIN MEDIA PRO CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
55
Shaun Lewis
SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS
s.t.
56
Michel Sibilla
LA GAZETTA DELLO FLOGAS
s.t.
57
Carlo Kirsch
ACCUMALUX
s.t.
58
Craig Lewis
Usa
s.t.
59
Adam Blythe
United Kingdom
s.t.
60
Marino Prestia
LA GAZETTA DELLO FLOGAS
s.t.
61
Michiel Van Aelbroeck
Belgium
s.t.
62
Sergio Luis Henao Montoya
THE TELECYCLISTS
s.t.
63
Dmitri Medvedev
DESIGNA KØKKEN
s.t.
64
Thomas De Gendt
MAXBO BIANCHI
s.t.
65
Gianni Meersman
SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS
s.t.
66
Wes Sulzberger
SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS
s.t.
67
Dmitri Grabovski
SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS
s.t.
68
Mikayil Krasnoperov
AG2R - FRANCE TELEVISIONS
s.t.
69
William Ford
VIRGIN MEDIA PRO CYCLING TEAM
s.t.
70
David Abal
AG2R - FRANCE TELEVISIONS
s.t.
71
Alex Howes
Usa
s.t.
72
Thomas Peterson
QUARTERLIFE CRISIS
s.t.
73
Marcel Kittel
THE TELECYCLISTS
s.t.
74
Aleksandr Khatuntsev
TELEFONICA
s.t.
75
Yoann Offredo
FERRARI - GUERCIOTTI
s.t.
76
Jempy Drucker
ACCUMALUX
s.t.
77
Daniel Martin
ACCUMALUX
s.t.
78
Jocelin Maillet
France
s.t.
79
Marcel Barth
ACCUMALUX
s.t.
80
Nick Clesen
ACCUMALUX
s.t.
81
Beñat Intxausti
ACCUMALUX
s.t.
82
Sébastien Ivars
QUARTERLIFE CRISIS
s.t.
83
Jérôme Baugnies
TELEFONICA
s.t.
84
Clément Lhotellerie
CYCLING24 - HEALTHNET
s.t.
85
Saulo Lay
TELEFONICA
s.t.
86
Fabio Duarte
FERRARI - GUERCIOTTI
s.t.
87
Frederik Nolf
TELEFONICA
s.t.
88
Vitor Rodrigues
TELEFONICA
s.t.
89
Rigido Moscariello
Italy
s.t.
90
Peter Stetina
QUARTERLIFE CRISIS
s.t.
91
Niki Østergaard
BENFICA
s.t.
92
Daniel Stenkjær
MAXBO BIANCHI
s.t.
93
Cesare Di Maggio
TELEFONICA
s.t.
94
Tiago Machado
BENFICA
s.t.
95
Peter Kennaugh
United Kingdom
s.t.
96
Martijn Keizer
QUARTERLIFE CRISIS
s.t.
97
Rafael Serrano
Spain
s.t.
98
Sergei Kolesnikov
TELEFONICA
s.t.
99
Rigoberto Úran
QUARTERLIFE CRISIS
s.t.
100
Óscar Guerao
Spain
s.t.
Keinath lost 3 minutes and slips from 10th to 22nd, he reamins tghe highest ranked rider from a national team though.