Welcome to day number 18 of the 2022 Tour of America! We're still in California, but after countless days in the mountains, we're getting a flat day for once! We're in Porterville for the start of today's stage - just outside Kings Canyon where we were yesterday.
Porterville is located on the Tule River, at the base of the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada. And despite the frequent earthquakes in the area, we don't expect a shakeup of the GC today. If the riders had some free time, some of them might make the trip to the nearby Lake Success, either to celebrate, or hoping to drink some successful water there.
For once, the route is rather direct from start to finish. And we might get some interesting action almost directly after the start, as we'll reach the first out of two 4th category hills - Lewis Hill - after 4.7km already! 5 points are on offer for the first on top - and 5 points is the difference between Hamilton and Hoelgaard in the KoM standings...
The general direction of the stage is north-west, and 42km into that trajectory the riders will already be on top of the second categorized climb, Rocky Hill. From there, it's 100km of flat roads, passing through Visalia (68km) and Reedly (104km) where we'll have an intermediate sprint each, and finally arriving in Fresno after a rather short stage of just above 140km.
What can be said about that city? It's in the San Joaquin Valley, just like Porterville, and it's the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. About half a million people live here, which makes it California's most populous inland city. Quite big for what started as a railway station 150 years ago.
Fresno was originally inhabited by the Yokuts and Miwok peoples, before the Europeans arrive some 250 years back. The Spanish were the first ones to arrive here, and hence the city (and the county) got a Spanish name - Fresno, which means ash tree. There's indeed an abundance of ash trees lining the San Joaquin River.
If you like trees, you'll find delight in the Woodward Park, the largest Regional Park in the Central Valley, including - among many other attractions - a Japanese Garden and an amphitheatre. Or you could visit Fresno Chaffee Zoo with 190 species. Or - my favorite - the Forestiere Underground Gardens, a vast subterranean network carved by some crazy Sicilian.
Undergound might be a good keyword for the GC riders and other climbers, who may want to stay invisible today while getting some "active rest". But it's definitely not what the sprinters will be looking for - they had to survive 7 consecutive mountainous and hilly stages before finally getting another chance to shine!
And they'll be highly motivated for sure, given that it's their second last chance of the race to get a stage win. And some of them can still realistically target the sprint jersey - so it would be a surprise to see the breakaway take this stage. So the obvious favorites are the men with thick legs - with Haller joining green jersey favorites Eislers and Van Asbroeck on top of the list. Bennett, Coutinho and Boudat are next. And the bookies definitely haven't learnt their lesson yet, listing again both Aniolkowski and Lutsyshyn, alongside Nizzolo and Mareczko.
5 different sprinters have won a total of 7 stages so far - let's find out what we'll get today!
What happened so far
It's a mostly sunny, yet windy day here in California. We've got wind from the south, which means that we'll mostly have tailwind or crosswind from the left on today's zig-zag route.
And Hoelgaard apparently decided that he needed some rest today, as he was in the last positions of the pack at the startline. A big chance for Hamilton to extend his KoM lead?
There indeed was an Amaysim rider among the first attackers - however, instead of attacking on his own, the KoM leader sent teammate Bayly up front. The other early attackers were Fenn, Jallays and Richardson.
There were plenty of other attacks, which triggered the sprinter teams to chase - and so only Bayly survived the first ascent ahead of the pack:
KoM - Lewis Hill (4th)
1.
Bayly
5 (17)
2.
Richardson
3 (3)
3.
Fenn
1 (2)
So all Hoelgaard could do today would be to tie Hamilton for the lead by winning the second KoM sprint of the day - but given the pretty large gap in the GC between them, the Aussie was unlikely to lose the jersey today.
Of course, leaving Bayly all alone up front wasn't an option for the other teams, and so Jallays tried again. This time, he had Alexander and Biermans with him.
And McCormick are clearly doing well in showing their jersey in their home race, as they once again got two riders in the BotD, with Hecht joining Eriksson. Norbert was latching on as well.
The sprinter teams were happy with that constellation, and so we soon had a 7-rider breakaway of the day:
Jallays
Hecht
Alexander
Norbert
Bayly
Eriksson
Biermans
Neither of them was dangerous in any standings, with Alexander having most KoM points so far (21) but already out of contention for the jersey, and Bayly having the most sprint points (26) and behing highest in GC (56th). The only danger of this group would be for Amaysim's team standings lead, given the double McCormick representation.
But the pack - mostly led by Van Tricht, Freuler, Moazemi and Kipkemboi - was just controlling them, trailing by 2'30" to 3'00" for most of the stage. They definitely knew that all of those ahead were at least decent rouleurs, so they didn't get much leeway.
There wasn't the least trace of a fight for KoM points on Rocky Hill, with everyone knowing it would be insignificant anyway. Norbert happened to cross the line first.
KoM - Rocky Hill (4th)
1.
Norbert
5 (5)
2.
Hecht
3 (12)
3.
Bayly
1 (18)
The peloton was trailing by 2'45". Xero no longer helped with the chase, instead we had a massive Crabbe presence at the front of the pack. And, as said before, some Kraftwerk rider as well - maybe they finally agreed on supporting Haller today?
As the leaders reached the intermediate sprint in Visalia, the pack had started closing in more seriously, with the gap dropping below 2'30" for the first time in a long while. The wind would likely be the only factor that might help the group get to the line.
Sprint - Visalia
1.
Jallays
10 (19)
-6"
2.
Biermans
6 (12)
-4"
3.
Eriksson
4 (28)
-2"
4.
Norbert
2 (2)
5.
Bayly
1 (27)
And now as the riders are approaching the second sprint point, let's join the live action!
LIVE +++ LIVE +++ LIVE
Both groups currently are on the longest straight section of the stage - a tailwind section with the wind blowing at 20km/h, so the speed is pretty high. We have roughly 60km to go, and we can still see a strong Crabbe presence in the chase, with Van Tricht, Campenaerts, Manfredi and Bardet. The other teams currently are watching and waiting.
The breakaway is still 2'13" ahead, not much has changed over the last couple of kilometers.
And neither does anything change on the next 20km. Norbert is the first to reach the sprint point in Reedly.
Sprint - Reedly
1.
Norbert
10 (12)
-6"
2.
Bayly
6 (33)
-4"
3.
Jallays
4 (23)
-2"
4.
Biermans
2 (14)
5.
Eriksson
1 (29)
Now Assa Abloy are also looking pretty determined, with the trio of Mosca, Freuler and Gallopin (re-)joining the chase. Crabbe still have the same four riders, with Kraftwerk now participating with Rumac and Moazemi.
40km to go, the gap is down to 1'52" already.
Another 20km later, the pack's deficit is only 52" - and one explanation is that they're riding really hard on those crosswind sections! We've seen the pack almost splitting up several times already - and in case this should happen, Van Asbroeck and pretty much every GC rider would be screwed! Most sprinters are up front - and so is Bennett!
15 kilometers left! We've again seen splits occurring and being undone, but so far no rider has been definitely dropped from the pack.
The breakaway group is still at full strength as well - although Alexander and Hecht haven't been taking turns for quite a while already. They'd better do so, if the group should have even a tiny chance of making it, as they're just 36" ahead now!
10km (and three 90-degree turns) left, and the breakaway's advantage is down to 25 seconds!
The GC riders have learnt their lesson from those temporary splits, as they're all in the first third of the pack now - and so are the sprinters. It looks like an easy catch for the pack - what do the escapees have left?
Not much, it seems. Under the 5km sign, they're almost caught by Gallopin. And look at that Kraftwerk presence up front, they're definitely committed to preparing the sprint for Haller today!
And we also get notice about another split, one that could persist - with the highest placed GC riders on the wrong side being Roman (22nd) and Hibatullah (25th). Definitely not the best race for the Cedevita rider, while the Indonesian probably won't care as long as Campero is up front. And he is.
Alexander, Hecht and Eriksson now are making their move with 3.5km to go! Unfortunately for them, we'll have crosswinds on the last 3 kilometers - with tailwinds this attack would have way better chances to stick!
Behind, Coutinho just has one leadout with Mosca, while an entire Kraftwerk train is taking shape on the other road side!
2.5km to go - and the men in red have surged to the front after the final turn of the stage! Eriksson, Hecht and Alexander are still 13" ahead - but it's still a long way to go for them! Jallays, Biermans, Bayly and Norbert have just been caught.
Most top sprinters are in the first positions already - except for Van Asbroeck, whom we can see to the left, as well as Bennett, Zariff, Nizzolo and Feiereisen!
And with 2km to go, the Kraftwerk train - consisting of Rumac, De Buyst and Haller - surgest past the three remaining escapees!
Due to the crosswinds, there's just one very long line of sprinters - they're lined up in this order:
Van Asbroeck has got free roads ahead - but he's probably too far back! And remember that Eislers and Coutinho are just 8 and 26 points behind the green jersey, with 50 points available for the stage win!
Zariff, Nizzolo, Bennett and Feiereisen are behind Mareczko - but they still have a small gap to make up for!
Rumac is done with his leadout task under the red kite, now it's De Buyst's job to bring Haller up to speed!
It's an impressive line of sprinters there on the right road side - but those who are further down in the line will have a hard time overtaking all of those ahead!
Christensen and Van Asbroeck have all the space they want - can they use it well?
700m to go, and De Buyst is still leading out Haller - this looks like some far better timing than on stage 2! Some sprinters are leaving the slipstream of the long line now, in an attempt to gain some spots!
Someone who looks to be doing pretty well is Van Asbroeck, who's currently by far the fastest man out there! Christensen, on the other hand, was probably too optimistic and is already looking spent.
500m to go, and Haller is still behind his leadout! Can't he go faster, or does he just want to wait for the last possible moment to launch?
Meanwhile, Coutinho is almost past Eislers already, with Lutsyshyn and Boudat in the next positions.
Then it's Moschetti and Mareczko, followed by Boivin, Stash, Van Asbroeck and Krieger. Itami is keeping up as well, while there's a gap opening to Berger behind the Japanese!
De Buyst is done, now Haller has the lead with 300m to go! Coutinho has managed to squeeze in between the Austrian and Eislers, thereby pushing the latter out of Haller's slipstream!
Boudat and Lutsyshyn are next, followed by Moschetti, Mareczko, Boivin, Van Asbroeck, Krieger, Itami and Stash.
Just 200m to go! Haller is still holding on, and Coutinho seems to be unable to pass him! Eislers, Boudat and Lutsyshyn are currently fighting for 3rd, whereas Moschetti, Mareczko, Boivin and Van Asbroeck are in the next line.
100m to the line, and it's still looking good for Haller! Coutinho is a clear 2nd, with Eislers still battling it out against Lutsyshyn and Boudat for 3rd!
Moschetti and Boivin seem to be fading, leaving just Mareczko and Van Asbroeck in the fight for 6th - however, Krieger is pretty fast as well and is trying to find some room in between them to squeeze through!
Not much has changed with 50m left - can Haller indeed make it today?
Oh yes, he can! After not having had a single good sprint in five attempts before, Marco Haller strikes back in style, winning his 11th Tour of America stage - and the first one in 2022! Congratulations!
Lionel Coutinho easily holds onto 2nd, but wasn't quite strong enough for the win today.
And who is 3rd? After looking at the finish line photos for quite some time, the officials conclude that Ingus Eislers takes the final podium spot of the day - for what is his 6th podium of the race already! Roman Lutsyshyn and Thomas Boudat have to settle for 4th and 5th.
While Jakub Mareczko and Tom Van Asbroeck in 6th and 7th are pretty clear, deciding on the outcome of the fight for 8th place again is a good occupation for the race officials. It looks like Alexander Krieger just edged out Matteo Moschetti and Guillaume Boivin, who round out the Top 10.
Itami, Stash and Berger are next, whereas Bennett, Zariff, Nizzolo and Feiereisen pay for their bad positioning by never getting in the mix at all. One more chance for the sprinters to do it better!
Ah, remember that a split was mentioned earlier? Indeed, only the first 103 riders finished inside the pack, with 81 missing out. Campenaerts and Van Tricht lead them home - and those behind can actually be thankful that the timekeepers awarded them the same time as those two. 1'19" lost for all of the stragglers.
For once, Marco Haller had no worries of bad positioning or even getting gapped, as his team did an amazing job today to finally lead him to a stage win!
And it's a historic one, actually - he's only the third rider after Peter Stetina (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018) and Natnael Berhane (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) to win at least one stage in four Tour of America editions (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)! And moreover, with his 11th stage win he's now tied with Raúl Granjel Cabrera for the 2nd most stage wins - one win short of Franco Pellizotti, who won 12!!! stages in the inaugural edition of this race! Hats off to the Austrian!
Unlike the Kraftwerk rider, Lionel Coutinho and Ingus Eislers already know the Tour of America 2022 podium pretty well, as it's the 4th Top 3 result for the former (but his first 2nd place), and even the 6th for the Latvian! Good job - and for once, all chasing teams get rewared, which is great to see honestly!
Although at one point it looked like George Bennett might extend his GC lead even further - when all other GC contenders were caught behind in a split - the Top 20 positions finally saw no change at all.
The Kiwi will tackle tomorrow's final mountain stage of the race with a 1'36" advantage over Ki Ho Choi, while Aleksandr Pluchkin trails by 1'59".
None of the top contenders for the green jersey won the stage today, and our leader is... still Tom Van Asbroeck, despite finishing only 7th! However, we can't quite explain this, as Ingus Eislers now ties the Belgian's 172 points - and is more than an hour ahead in the GC! Maybe the number of stage wins plays a role - the officials refused to answer any questions.
What is sure is that Lionel Coutinho is 3rd, with an 8 points deficit. Bennett is 13 points behind, which pushes the door wide open for him to take green on the next two days. However, if one of the Top 3 wins the final stage in San Francisco, the points jersey will be his - that's for sure!
Just like for the green jersey, the fight for the polka dots is still pretty much open. Although there are not four but just two (realistic) contenders left, Lucas Hamilton and Daniel Hoelgaard are separated by only 5 points.
Hermann Pernsteiner is 3rd, 28 points down. With only 52 points still on offer, only Bennett, Magnusson and Pluchkin still have some (very) theoretical chances of winning the jersey besides the Top 3.
Just like most other GC riders, white jersey Georg Zimmermann was gapped at one point, but he came back and therefore easily defended his 6 minutes advantage over Pascal Eenkhoorn. We'll see whether Alex Hoehn can make up for his 1'36" deficit to 2nd place in the next two days.
And that wraps up today's stage 18 of the 2022 Tour of America! Only three days are left - thereof two decisive ones for the GC riders! I hope you'll join us again tomorrow for one hell of a ride up to Mount Diablo - see you!
Stage 18 result
1
Marco Haller
Kraftwerk Man Machine
3h08'05
2
Lionel Coutinho
Assa Abloy
s.t.
3
Ingus Eislers
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
s.t.
4
Roman Lutsyshyn
Team Popo4Ever
s.t.
5
Thomas Boudat
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
s.t.
6
Jakub Mareczko
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
s.t.
7
Tom Van Asbroeck
Philips - Force India
s.t.
8
Alexander Krieger
Tryg - Gobik
s.t.
9
Matteo Moschetti
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
s.t.
10
Guillaume Boivin
Le Creuset
s.t.
11
Kenji Itami
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
s.t.
12
Mamyr Stash
Air New Zealand
s.t.
13
Hakon Frengstad Berger
Eddie Stobart
s.t.
14
Ryan Christensen
Amaysim Cervelo
s.t.
15
Sam Bennett
Glanbia
s.t.
16
Nur Aiman Zariff
Cedevita
s.t.
17
Giacomo Nizzolo
BNZ-Superhero Racing
s.t.
18
Kevin Feiereisen
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
19
Jasper De Buyst
Kraftwerk Man Machine
s.t.
20
Dylan Redy
Podium Ambition
s.t.
21
Jamalidin Novardianto
Xero Racing
s.t.
22
Henok Tesfaye Heyi
Xero Racing
s.t.
23
Eirik Lunder
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
24
Tyler Cole
Podium Ambition
s.t.
25
Kristjan Hocevar
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
26
Nathan Alexander
Podium Ambition
s.t.
27
George Bennett
Xero Racing
s.t.
28
Andrew Fenn
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
29
Marcus Culey
Amaysim Cervelo
s.t.
30
Yannick Stoltz
Philips - Force India
s.t.
31
Aleksandr Pluchkin
Team Popo4Ever
s.t.
32
Jonas Iversby Hvideberg
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Josip Rumac
Kraftwerk Man Machine
s.t.
34
Lucas Eriksson
Cedevita
s.t.
35
Ki Ho Choi
Philips - Force India
s.t.
36
Yuriy Vasyliv
BNZ-Superhero Racing
s.t.
37
Stanislaw Aniolkowski
Team Popo4Ever
s.t.
38
Diego Rossi
Sauber Petronas Racing
s.t.
39
Jacob Morales Ortega
Podium Ambition
s.t.
40
Martijn Tusveld
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
41
Richard Antonio Carapaz
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
s.t.
42
James Fouche
Xero Racing
s.t.
43
Johann Van Zyl
Xero Racing
s.t.
44
Lucas Hamilton
Amaysim Cervelo
s.t.
45
Manuel Senni
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
s.t.
46
Suranga Ranaweera
Kraftwerk Man Machine
s.t.
47
Nils Schomber
Xero Racing
s.t.
48
Piter Campero
Sauber Petronas Racing
s.t.
49
Kemp Orosco
Podium Ambition
s.t.
50
Simone Velasco
Philips - Force India
s.t.
51
Salim Kipkemboi
Xero Racing
s.t.
52
Timofey Kritskiy
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
53
Fabio Aru
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
s.t.
54
Yaroslav Parashchak
Team Popo4Ever
s.t.
55
Fabio Van Den Bossche
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
s.t.
56
Jay Vine
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
57
Cristian Perez
Podium Ambition
s.t.
58
Andrew Norbert
Podium Ambition
s.t.
59
Chequan Richardson
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
60
Patrick Lane
Amaysim Cervelo
s.t.
61
Kim Magnusson
Assa Abloy
s.t.
62
Marcus Faglum Karlsson
Assa Abloy
s.t.
63
Cameron Bayly
Amaysim Cervelo
s.t.
64
Jenthe Biermans
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
s.t.
65
Gage Hecht
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
66
Alexander Kristoff
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
s.t.
67
Robbie Squire
Assa Abloy
s.t.
68
William Barta
Philips - Force India
s.t.
69
Sepp Kuss
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
70
Welle Jallays
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
71
Paolo Scarponi
Assa Abloy
s.t.
72
Pascal Eenkhoorn
Philips - Force India
s.t.
73
Georgios Kaloniatis
Tryg - Gobik
s.t.
74
Alexander Edmondson
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
s.t.
75
Georg Zimmermann
Tryg - Gobik
s.t.
76
Nawuti Liphongyu
Sauber Petronas Racing
s.t.
77
Yoan Kolev
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
78
Alex Hoehn
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
79
Corbin Strong
Xero Racing
s.t.
80
Michel Koch
Kraftwerk Man Machine
s.t.
81
Shane Archbold
Air New Zealand
s.t.
82
Franck Bonnamour
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
s.t.
83
Brendan Canty
Amaysim Cervelo
s.t.
84
Samuel Gaze
Air New Zealand
s.t.
85
Andrea Manfredi
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
s.t.
86
Lars Van den Berg
BNZ-Superhero Racing
s.t.
87
Mark Donovan
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
s.t.
88
Tony Gallopin
Assa Abloy
s.t.
89
Arvin Moazemi
Kraftwerk Man Machine
s.t.
90
Alessandro Fedeli
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
s.t.
91
Calvin Watson
BNZ-Superhero Racing
s.t.
92
Sindre Skjostad Lunke
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
93
Jacopo Mosca
Assa Abloy
s.t.
94
Dominik Nerz
Kraftwerk Man Machine
s.t.
95
Geoffrey Bouchard
Cedevita
s.t.
96
Tyler Brandt
Glanbia
s.t.
97
Tormod Jacobsen
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
98
Max Kroonen
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
s.t.
99
Jonathan Croes
Podium Ambition
s.t.
100
Robert Power
Amaysim Cervelo
s.t.
101
Zouzou Andriafenomananiaina
Team Popo4Ever
s.t.
102
Antonio Pedrero
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
s.t.
103
Gavin Mannion
Glanbia
s.t.
104
Victor Campenaerts
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
+ 1'19
105
Stan Van Tricht
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
s.t.
106
Aleksandar Roman
Cedevita
s.t.
107
Floris De Tier
Eddie Stobart
s.t.
108
Hermann Pernsteiner
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
109
Clement Champoussin
Philips - Force India
s.t.
110
Sep Vanmarcke
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
s.t.
111
Thomas Revard
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
112
Rhys Gillett
Amaysim Cervelo
s.t.
113
Mario Vogt
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
s.t.
114
Gasper Katrasnik
Cedevita
s.t.
115
Jan Xandri
Philips - Force India
s.t.
116
Nick Reddish
Air New Zealand
s.t.
117
Elia Favilli
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
s.t.
118
Jonathan McEvoy
Le Creuset
s.t.
119
Alex Frame
Glanbia
s.t.
120
Jan-Andre Freuler
Assa Abloy
s.t.
121
David De la Cruz
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
122
Brendan Rhim
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
123
Simon Spilak
Team Popo4Ever
s.t.
124
Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan
Sauber Petronas Racing
s.t.
125
Federico Olei
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
s.t.
126
Michael Antonelli
Sauber Petronas Racing
s.t.
127
Matic Groselj
Cedevita
s.t.
128
Gregory Hugentobler
Eddie Stobart
s.t.
129
Joshua Edmondson
BNZ-Superhero Racing
s.t.
130
Munkhtulga Erdenesuren
BNZ-Superhero Racing
s.t.
131
Salvatore Puccio
Air New Zealand
s.t.
132
Ziga Horvat
Air New Zealand
s.t.
133
Hayden McCormick
Cedevita
s.t.
134
Wout Van Aert
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
s.t.
135
Asmund Romstad Lovik
Eddie Stobart
s.t.
136
Jamal Hibatullah
Sauber Petronas Racing
s.t.
137
Timothy Roe
BNZ-Superhero Racing
s.t.
138
Marko Pavlic
Cedevita
s.t.
139
Andrea Aquilani
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
s.t.
140
Ingvar Omarsson
Tryg - Gobik
s.t.
141
Freddy Cruz
Glanbia
s.t.
142
Daniel Hoelgaard
Tryg - Gobik
s.t.
143
Mathieu La Lavandier
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
s.t.
144
Carlos Betancourt
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
s.t.
145
Artem Topchanyuk
Team Popo4Ever
s.t.
146
Martin Laas
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
s.t.
147
Martin Papanov
Team Popo4Ever
s.t.
148
Daniel Bonello
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
s.t.
149
Sean McKenna
Glanbia
s.t.
150
Maxime La Lavandier
Le Creuset
s.t.
151
Luigi Giulietti
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
s.t.
152
Deins Kanepejs
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
s.t.
153
Sasha Weemaes
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
s.t.
154
Conor Dunne
Glanbia
s.t.
155
Romain Bardet
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
s.t.
156
Fabien Taillefour
Eddie Stobart
s.t.
157
Thymen Arensman
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
158
Alex Ariya Destribois
Kraftwerk Man Machine
s.t.
159
Charles Matte
McCormick Pro Cycling
s.t.
160
Roger Adria
Tryg - Gobik
s.t.
161
Louis Verhelst
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
s.t.
162
Dinmukhammed Ulysbayev
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
163
Frederik Nolf
Air New Zealand
s.t.
164
German Anibal Orue
BNZ-Superhero Racing
s.t.
165
Abolfazl Gilanipoor
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
s.t.
166
Vadim Ratiy
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
s.t.
167
Salvador Moreno Hernandez
Eddie Stobart
s.t.
168
Gert Joeaar
Eddie Stobart
s.t.
169
Idan Shapira
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
s.t.
170
Teodoro Costagli
Air New Zealand
s.t.
171
Kristoffer Skjerping
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
172
Sebastian Henao
Le Creuset
s.t.
173
Stan Martino
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
s.t.
174
Dmitri Medvedev
Eddie Stobart
s.t.
175
Torjus Sleen
Tryg - Gobik
s.t.
176
Clement Chevrier
Le Creuset
s.t.
177
Alexandre Balmer
Le Creuset
s.t.
178
Sachin Dulanjana
Sauber Petronas Racing
s.t.
179
Thomas Bonnin
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
s.t.
180
Rokas Kmieliauskas
Le Creuset
s.t.
181
Juraj Bellan
Tryg - Gobik
s.t.
182
James Piccoli
Le Creuset
s.t.
183
Ben Healy
Glanbia
s.t.
184
Winner Anacona
Sauber Petronas Racing
s.t.
GC
1
George Bennett
Xero Racing
65h06'39
2
Ki Ho Choi
Philips - Force India
+ 1'36
3
Aleksandr Pluchkin
Team Popo4Ever
+ 1'59
4
Marcus Faglum Karlsson
Assa Abloy
+ 2'06
5
Suranga Ranaweera
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 3'15
6
Richard Antonio Carapaz
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
+ 3'27
7
Fabio Aru
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
+ 6'10
8
Lucas Hamilton
Amaysim Cervelo
+ 6'38
9
Piter Campero
Sauber Petronas Racing
+ 6'43
10
Yuriy Vasyliv
BNZ-Superhero Racing
+ 6'47
11
Georg Zimmermann
Tryg - Gobik
+ 7'22
12
Timofey Kritskiy
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
+ 7'42
13
Sepp Kuss
McCormick Pro Cycling
+ 7'43
14
Manuel Senni
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
+ 9'43
15
Nawuti Liphongyu
Sauber Petronas Racing
+ 13'21
16
Pascal Eenkhoorn
Philips - Force India
s.t.
17
Brendan Canty
Amaysim Cervelo
+ 13'34
18
Dominik Nerz
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 14'19
19
Gavin Mannion
Glanbia
+ 14'54
20
Alex Hoehn
McCormick Pro Cycling
+ 14'58
21
Tyler Brandt
Glanbia
+ 15'28
22
Robert Power
Amaysim Cervelo
+ 16'22
23
Geoffrey Bouchard
Cedevita
+ 16'58
24
Aleksandar Roman
Cedevita
+ 17'26
25
Antonio Pedrero
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
+ 18'27
26
Sindre Skjostad Lunke
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
+ 18'44
27
Jamal Hibatullah
Sauber Petronas Racing
+ 19'44
28
Robbie Squire
Assa Abloy
+ 20'02
29
Mathieu La Lavandier
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
+ 20'03
30
Daniel Hoelgaard
Tryg - Gobik
+ 21'20
31
Michel Koch
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 21'44
32
Hermann Pernsteiner
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
+ 22'31
33
Zouzou Andriafenomananiaina
Team Popo4Ever
+ 22'54
34
Arvin Moazemi
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 23'02
35
David De la Cruz
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
+ 23'11
36
Vadim Ratiy
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
+ 23'42
37
Artem Topchanyuk
Team Popo4Ever
+ 23'47
38
Mohammad Saufi Mat Senan
Sauber Petronas Racing
+ 24'15
39
Simon Spilak
Team Popo4Ever
+ 24'42
40
Alex Ariya Destribois
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 25'16
41
Sebastian Henao
Le Creuset
+ 25'57
42
Abolfazl Gilanipoor
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
+ 26'05
43
James Fouche
Xero Racing
+ 26'12
44
Thomas Revard
McCormick Pro Cycling
+ 26'56
45
Brendan Rhim
McCormick Pro Cycling
+ 26'59
46
Salvador Moreno Hernandez
Eddie Stobart
+ 27'33
47
William Barta
Philips - Force India
+ 27'38
48
Romain Bardet
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
+ 28'00
49
Conor Dunne
Glanbia
+ 29'03
50
Paolo Scarponi
Assa Abloy
+ 29'14
51
Sean McKenna
Glanbia
+ 30'16
52
Andrea Manfredi
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
+ 31'21
53
Franck Bonnamour
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
+ 31'27
54
Cameron Bayly
Amaysim Cervelo
+ 32'31
55
Jan Xandri
Philips - Force India
+ 32'32
56
Sachin Dulanjana
Sauber Petronas Racing
+ 32'51
57
Salim Kipkemboi
Xero Racing
+ 33'55
58
Thomas Bonnin
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
+ 34'39
59
Simone Velasco
Philips - Force India
+ 35'10
60
Johann Van Zyl
Xero Racing
+ 36'37
61
Clement Chevrier
Le Creuset
+ 36'50
62
Marko Pavlic
Cedevita
+ 37'02
63
Idan Shapira
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
+ 38'02
64
Rhys Gillett
Amaysim Cervelo
+ 39'10
65
Patrick Lane
Amaysim Cervelo
+ 40'43
66
Charles Matte
McCormick Pro Cycling
+ 42'49
67
Jan-Andre Freuler
Assa Abloy
+ 43'11
68
Torjus Sleen
Tryg - Gobik
+ 43'33
69
Josip Rumac
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 43'47
70
Winner Anacona
Sauber Petronas Racing
+ 43'49
71
Martin Laas
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
+ 43'59
72
Henok Tesfaye Heyi
Xero Racing
+ 44'08
73
Hayden McCormick
Cedevita
+ 45'33
74
Asmund Romstad Lovik
Eddie Stobart
+ 47'22
75
Jacopo Mosca
Assa Abloy
+ 48'02
76
Thymen Arensman
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
+ 48'51
77
Alessandro Fedeli
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
+ 49'00
78
Teodoro Costagli
Air New Zealand
+ 49'08
79
Timothy Roe
BNZ-Superhero Racing
+ 49'46
80
Maxime La Lavandier
Le Creuset
+ 49'47
81
Kim Magnusson
Assa Abloy
+ 50'26
82
Martijn Tusveld
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
+ 50'49
83
Ingvar Omarsson
Tryg - Gobik
+ 51'37
84
Tormod Jacobsen
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
+ 53'34
85
Clement Champoussin
Philips - Force India
+ 53'49
86
Ingus Eislers
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
+ 55'20
87
Joshua Edmondson
BNZ-Superhero Racing
+ 56'38
88
Ryan Christensen
Amaysim Cervelo
+ 57'02
89
Mark Donovan
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
+ 57'46
90
Martin Papanov
Team Popo4Ever
+ 59'04
91
Lucas Eriksson
Cedevita
+ 59'11
92
Kristoffer Skjerping
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h01'23
93
Nathan Alexander
Podium Ambition
+ 1h01'43
94
Floris De Tier
Eddie Stobart
+ 1h03'24
95
Jay Vine
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
+ 1h04'01
96
Juraj Bellan
Tryg - Gobik
+ 1h04'50
97
Carlos Betancourt
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
+ 1h05'31
98
Gage Hecht
McCormick Pro Cycling
+ 1h06'38
99
Tony Gallopin
Assa Abloy
+ 1h07'37
100
Dinmukhammed Ulysbayev
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h08'15
101
Calvin Watson
BNZ-Superhero Racing
+ 1h13'06
102
Michael Antonelli
Sauber Petronas Racing
+ 1h15'47
103
Mario Vogt
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
+ 1h17'52
104
James Piccoli
Le Creuset
+ 1h18'54
105
Deins Kanepejs
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
+ 1h20'23
106
Kevin Feiereisen
McCormick Pro Cycling
+ 1h20'41
107
Jonathan Croes
Podium Ambition
+ 1h22'10
108
Corbin Strong
Xero Racing
+ 1h22'45
109
Jamalidin Novardianto
Xero Racing
+ 1h23'04
110
Alexandre Balmer
Le Creuset
s.t.
111
Diego Rossi
Sauber Petronas Racing
+ 1h24'33
112
Andrew Norbert
Podium Ambition
+ 1h27'13
113
Gregory Hugentobler
Eddie Stobart
+ 1h31'24
114
Jonas Iversby Hvideberg
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h31'54
115
Lars Van den Berg
BNZ-Superhero Racing
+ 1h32'07
116
Jacob Morales Ortega
Podium Ambition
+ 1h32'17
117
Federico Olei
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
+ 1h32'26
118
Luigi Giulietti
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
+ 1h32'31
119
Kemp Orosco
Podium Ambition
+ 1h33'09
120
Daniel Bonello
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
+ 1h34'37
121
Elia Favilli
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
+ 1h35'19
122
Lionel Coutinho
Assa Abloy
+ 1h35'59
123
Stanislaw Aniolkowski
Team Popo4Ever
+ 1h36'34
124
Roger Adria
Tryg - Gobik
+ 1h38'15
125
Stan Van Tricht
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
+ 1h38'34
126
Fabio Van Den Bossche
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
+ 1h39'53
127
Stan Martino
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
+ 1h40'28
128
Gasper Katrasnik
Cedevita
+ 1h42'19
129
Nick Reddish
Air New Zealand
+ 1h44'51
130
Georgios Kaloniatis
Tryg - Gobik
+ 1h45'26
131
Dmitri Medvedev
Eddie Stobart
+ 1h47'09
132
Jonathan McEvoy
Le Creuset
+ 1h47'33
133
Wout Van Aert
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
+ 1h47'41
134
Yoan Kolev
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
+ 1h50'05
135
Kristjan Hocevar
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
+ 1h50'27
136
Eirik Lunder
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
+ 1h51'41
137
Yannick Stoltz
Philips - Force India
+ 1h52'55
138
Dylan Redy
Podium Ambition
+ 1h54'05
139
Samuel Gaze
Air New Zealand
+ 1h54'45
140
Jasper De Buyst
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 1h54'48
141
Marcus Culey
Amaysim Cervelo
+ 1h55'19
142
Ben Healy
Glanbia
+ 1h58'52
143
Hakon Frengstad Berger
Eddie Stobart
+ 1h59'07
144
Guillaume Boivin
Le Creuset
+ 1h59'17
145
Andrea Aquilani
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
+ 1h59'23
146
Alexander Krieger
Tryg - Gobik
+ 2h00'55
147
Ziga Horvat
Air New Zealand
+ 2h01'31
148
Tyler Cole
Podium Ambition
+ 2h01'48
149
Matic Groselj
Cedevita
+ 2h04'10
150
Yaroslav Parashchak
Team Popo4Ever
+ 2h04'31
151
Marco Haller
Kraftwerk Man Machine
+ 2h05'29
152
Welle Jallays
McCormick Pro Cycling
+ 2h11'08
153
Rokas Kmieliauskas
Le Creuset
+ 2h12'38
154
Tom Van Asbroeck
Philips - Force India
+ 2h13'44
155
Sasha Weemaes
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
+ 2h17'39
156
Kenji Itami
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
+ 2h19'24
157
Louis Verhelst
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
+ 2h24'37
158
Matteo Moschetti
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
+ 2h28'27
159
Mamyr Stash
Air New Zealand
+ 2h29'47
160
Alexander Edmondson
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
+ 2h31'17
161
Chequan Richardson
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
+ 2h33'32
162
Cristian Perez
Podium Ambition
+ 2h38'24
163
Sam Bennett
Glanbia
+ 2h39'15
164
Munkhtulga Erdenesuren
BNZ-Superhero Racing
+ 2h42'42
165
Nur Aiman Zariff
Cedevita
+ 2h43'15
166
Thomas Boudat
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
+ 2h45'21
167
Jakub Mareczko
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
+ 2h45'53
168
Shane Archbold
Air New Zealand
+ 2h49'18
169
Victor Campenaerts
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
+ 2h54'19
170
Nils Schomber
Xero Racing
+ 2h56'12
171
Jenthe Biermans
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
+ 2h57'42
172
Sep Vanmarcke
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
+ 3h00'54
173
Freddy Cruz
Glanbia
+ 3h08'48
174
Frederik Nolf
Air New Zealand
+ 3h08'50
175
Max Kroonen
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
+ 3h12'01
176
Andrew Fenn
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
+ 3h13'58
177
Salvatore Puccio
Air New Zealand
+ 3h20'58
178
Giacomo Nizzolo
BNZ-Superhero Racing
+ 3h21'42
179
Alexander Kristoff
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
+ 3h39'04
180
Roman Lutsyshyn
Team Popo4Ever
+ 3h43'59
181
Alex Frame
Glanbia
+ 3h49'13
182
Gert Joeaar
Eddie Stobart
+ 4h06'38
183
Fabien Taillefour
Eddie Stobart
+ 4h11'57
184
German Anibal Orue
BNZ-Superhero Racing
+ 4h21'34
Points
I cut off the list after the Top 50 to fit everything in one post for once. Sorry!
1
Tom Van Asbroeck
Philips - Force India
172
2
Ingus Eislers
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
172
3
Lionel Coutinho
Assa Abloy
164
4
George Bennett
Xero Racing
159
5
Aleksandr Pluchkin
Team Popo4Ever
108
6
Alexander Krieger
Tryg - Gobik
106
7
Roman Lutsyshyn
Team Popo4Ever
105
8
Arvin Moazemi
Kraftwerk Man Machine
103
9
Jakub Mareczko
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
76
10
Daniel Hoelgaard
Tryg - Gobik
75
11
Marco Haller
Kraftwerk Man Machine
75
12
Thomas Boudat
Bonduelle - Eesti Energia
71
13
Carlos Betancourt
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
64
14
Giacomo Nizzolo
BNZ-Superhero Racing
64
15
Ki Ho Choi
Philips - Force India
63
16
Marcus Faglum Karlsson
Assa Abloy
61
17
Mamyr Stash
Air New Zealand
60
18
Hermann Pernsteiner
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
58
19
Kim Magnusson
Assa Abloy
58
20
Clement Chevrier
Le Creuset
56
21
Sepp Kuss
McCormick Pro Cycling
55
22
Lucas Hamilton
Amaysim Cervelo
50
23
Kenji Itami
Colombini-Adler Aalterpaint
50
24
Guillaume Boivin
Le Creuset
48
25
Richard Antonio Carapaz
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
46
26
William Barta
Philips - Force India
45
27
Manuel Senni
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
44
28
Sam Bennett
Glanbia
43
29
Nick Reddish
Air New Zealand
42
30
Torjus Sleen
Tryg - Gobik
42
31
Alex Ariya Destribois
Kraftwerk Man Machine
39
32
Nur Aiman Zariff
Cedevita
37
33
Suranga Ranaweera
Kraftwerk Man Machine
36
34
Dylan Redy
Podium Ambition
36
35
Salvador Moreno Hernandez
Eddie Stobart
35
36
Yuriy Vasyliv
BNZ-Superhero Racing
35
37
Cameron Bayly
Amaysim Cervelo
33
38
Hakon Frengstad Berger
Eddie Stobart
33
39
Simone Velasco
Philips - Force India
31
40
Wout Van Aert
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
31
41
Georg Zimmermann
Tryg - Gobik
30
42
Geoffrey Bouchard
Cedevita
29
43
Andrea Manfredi
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
29
44
Ryan Christensen
Amaysim Cervelo
29
45
Lucas Eriksson
Cedevita
29
46
Timofey Kritskiy
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
27
47
Dominik Nerz
Kraftwerk Man Machine
27
48
Jay Vine
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
27
49
Aleksandar Roman
Cedevita
26
50
Kevin Feiereisen
McCormick Pro Cycling
26
KoM
I cut off the list after the Top 50 to fit everything in one post for once. Sorry!
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