March 23, 2013 (Valls, Spain) – Simon Gerrans surprised as he shot out of the final corner ahead of the finish line to rocket past the sprinters for victory on stage six of Volta a Catalunya. Taking his second win of the season, the 11th for ORICA-GreenEDGE, Gerrans was part of a 40-strong group that formed over the slopes of the second category Alt de Lilla.
Gerrans © Cor Vos
“I’m really happy with the stage win,” said Gerrans. “It was a huge team effort today. Trav [Travis Meyer], Christian [Meier], Sam [Bewley] and Wes [Wesley Sulzberger] did a huge amount of work in the first couple of hours to cover the breakaway. They did a really fantastic job. After that, it was just a matter of Brett [Lancaster] and I taking care of our position ahead of the final.”
It took well over half the stage for a breakaway to slip up the road. The peloton finally allowed an eight rider escape group to build up a small advantage as the race approached the day’s first of two categorised climbs.
“The day unfolded pretty much according to plan although the race was a bit faster and harder than we had expected,” noted Gerrans. “The break didn’t establish until 100 kilometres, so it was super fast for the first two or three hours. The team was really good about covering moves until the break went away. They’re just about dead on their feet after such a big effort in the first half of the race.”
Lancaster helped Gerrans position himself on the approach to the second climb. The pace up the slopes of the Alt de Lilla splintered the peloton.
“The races split up the last climb,” explained Gerrans. “There was still a little breakaway just up the front. They had maybe 30” or so at this point. We rode quite fast from behind to bring that back.”
Inside the final five kilometres, the peloton had reeled in the break. Gerrans was alone in a select front group charging towards the finish.
“In the build-up to the sprint, I positioned myself around the guys that I know are going quite well at the moment,” Gerrans said. “I was able to keep myself in a good place, and I came through that last left-hander in tenth wheel or so. I was far back, but I knew the guys in front of me were still lead out riders, so I had time to come around them.”
“I kicked quite hard out of the corner,” he continued. “This gave me the opportunity to move up and use my momentum to pop out in the last couple hundred metres. I had the legs to come from behind today. It’s fantastic to get another WorldTour stage win for the team.”
Gerrans wasn’t the only ORICA-GreenEDGE rider to make a podium appearance. Christian Meier snagged both the points leader jersey and the Tour de France 100 Sprint jersey on the first day of racing and has successfully defended both jerseys through today’s penultimate stage
“Christian is the guy that you can always count on to help out the other riders,” said Gerrans. “He’s a hard worker, and his efforts are almost always for his team. I’m happy to see him get something for himself. It would be a big result for Christian to finish the race tomorrow in either one or both of those sprint jerseys.”
Results
1. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 3:55:46
2. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
3. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
4. Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
5. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team
6. Julien Simon (Fra) Sojasun
7. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Katusha
8. Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Katusha
9. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
10. Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling
11. Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Caja Rural
12. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol
13. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp
14. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
15. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ
16. Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Argos-Shimano
17. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team
18. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:05
19. Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
20. Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
21. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
22. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida
23. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ
24. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida
25. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling
26. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ
27. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
28. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ
29. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
30. Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
31. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
32. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale
33. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp
34. Mikel Landa Meana (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
35. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:10
36. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol
37. Amets Txurruka (Esp) Caja Rural
38. Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
39. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp
40. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Sojasun
41. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha
42. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
43. Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard
44. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling
45. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp) RadioShack Leopard
46. Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack Leopard
47. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha
48. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
49. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha
50. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
51. Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team
52. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling
53. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard
54. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
55. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida
56. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale
57. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Sky Procycling
58. Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha
59. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
60. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:17
61. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team
62. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
63. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:34
64. Joshua Edmondson (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:36
65. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:56
66. Jesus Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team 0:58
67. David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Caja Rural
68. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Katusha
69. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team 1:04
70. Stephen Cummings (Gbr) BMC Racing Team
71. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:10
72. Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:17
73. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale 1:28
74. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
75. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
76. Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
77. Ivan Velasco Murillo (Esp) Caja Rural
78. Mikael Cherel (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
79. Francois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-Shimano
80. Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
81. Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ
82. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
83. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:35
84. Maciej Paterski (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:37
85. Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
86. Christophe Laborie (Fra) Sojasun
87. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
88. Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
89. Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano
90. Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) RadioShack Leopard
91. Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol
92. Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol
93. Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling
94. Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team
95. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
96. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
97. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
98. Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
99. Federico Canuti (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
100. George Bennett (Nzl) RadioShack Leopard
101. Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
102. Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
103. Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Katusha
104. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida
105. Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
106. Marcos Garcia (Esp) Caja Rural
107. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team
108. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
109. Brice Feillu (Fra) Sojasun
110. Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 6:15
111. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol
112. Ricardo Mestre (Por) Euskaltel-Euskadi
113. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team
114. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team
115. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar Team
116. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
117. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
118. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Sojasun
119. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Argos-Shimano
120. Antonio Piedra Perez (Esp) Caja Rural
121. Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Cannondale Pro Cycling
122. Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Sharp
123. Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Sojasun
124. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack Leopard
125. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
126. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
127. Tiziano Dall’Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
128. Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 7:43
129. Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
130. Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
131. Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling
132. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
133. Koldo Fernandez (Esp) Garmin-Sharp
134. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
135. Sam Bewley (Nzl) Orica-GreenEdge
136. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
137. José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
138. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol
139. Jérémie Galland (Fra) Sojasun
140. Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural
141. Julien Berard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
142. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
143. Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling
144. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
145. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Sky Procycling 7:49
146. William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano 0:10
147. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:12
148. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp
149. Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
150. Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
151. Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ
GC after Stage 6
1. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp 26:16:22
2. Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Katusha 0:17
3. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 0:45
4. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:54
5. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:55
6. Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 1:07
7. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida 1:18
8. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ 1:26
9. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol 1:28
10. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp 1:30
11. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp 1:41
12. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 1:58
13. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team 2:09
14. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha 2:12
15. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2:42
16. Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team 2:51
17. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2:52
18. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
19. Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard 3:01
20. Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack Leopard 3:05
21. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling 3:20
22. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Katusha 3:24
23. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha 3:26
24. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 5:03
25. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard 5:07
26. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 5:09
27. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 5:36
28. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp) RadioShack Leopard 5:49
29. George Bennett (Nzl) RadioShack Leopard 6:21
30. Stephen Cummings (Gbr) BMC Racing Team 6:23
31. Jesus Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team 6:27
32. Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 6:52
33. Mikel Landa Meana (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7:11
34. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 7:14
35. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 7:57
36. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 8:12
37. Mikael Cherel (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 9:07
38. Amets Txurruka (Esp) Caja Rural 0:19
39. Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:10:25
40. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Sojasun 0:10:53
41. Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha 0:10:54
42. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Sojasun 0:10:59
43. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:11:13
44. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida 0:12:17
45. Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:12:34
46. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ 0:13:38
47. Marcos Garcia (Esp) Caja Rural 0:14:24
48. Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:15:09
49. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Katusha 0:15:14
50. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:15:22
51. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:15:49
52. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha 0:15:53
53. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Sky Procycling 0:16:33
54. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:18:05
55. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:19:00
56. Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Caja Rural 0:19:41
57. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:20:38
58. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:20:56
59. Ivan Velasco Murillo (Esp) Caja Rural 0:21:36
60. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:21:41
61. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling 0:21:43
62. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:22:08
63. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:22:44
64. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:23:25
65. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:25:22
66. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 0:25:39
67. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:26:01
68. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:26:20
69. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:26:24
70. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack Leopard 0:26:36
71. David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Caja Rural 0:28:03
72. Brice Feillu (Fra) Sojasun 0:28:11
73. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team 0:28:49
74. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:29:11
75. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ 0:29:26
76. Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:35
77. Julien Simon (Fra) Sojasun 0:30:12
78. Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:30:26
79. Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Katusha 0:31:11
80. Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:31:27
81. Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ 0:31:49
82. Christophe Laborie (Fra) Sojasun 0:31:52
83. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp 0:31:59
84. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:32:00
85. Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Argos-Shimano 0:32:15
86. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:32:19
87. Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:32:48
88. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:33:32
89. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:33:47
90. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:34:05
91. Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:34:38
92. Joshua Edmondson (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:34:46
93. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:35:28
94. Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:36:00
95. Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:36:01
96. Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) RadioShack Leopard 0:36:50
97. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:36:52
98. Francois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-Shimano 0:37:08
99. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:37:56
100. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:38:12
101. Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:38:15
102. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ 0:39:32
103. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:39:40
104. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:41
105. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:40:24
106. Federico Canuti (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:40:33
107. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:40:47
108. José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:40:50
109. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team 0:41:59
110. Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:42:07
111. Ricardo Mestre (Por) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:42:20
112. Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:42:36
113. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:42:38
114. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:42:39
115. Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:43:19
116. Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol 0:43:58
117. Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano 0:44:26
118. Maciej Paterski (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:46:33
119. Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team
120. Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling 0:47:57
121. Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling 0:48:06
122. Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:48:09
123. Antonio Piedra Perez (Esp) Caja Rural 0:49:13
124. Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Sojasun 0:49:18
125. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:49:28
126. Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 0:49:33
127. Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:50:17
128. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:50:22
129. Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
130. Julien Berard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:50:41
131. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Argos-Shimano 0:51:11
132. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:51:33
133. Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural 0:51:50
134. Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 0:52:23
135. Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ 0:53:00
136. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:53:56
137. Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Sharp 0:54:05
138. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:55:04
139. Tiziano Dall’Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:55:11
140. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team 0:55:13
141. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar Team
142. Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:56:32
143. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:56:37
144. Sam Bewley (Nzl) Orica-GreenEdge 0:56:41
145. Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
146. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 0:57:17
147. Jérémie Galland (Fra) Sojasun 0:57:19
148. Koldo Fernandez (Esp) Garmin-Sharp 0:57:37
149. Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:58:53
150. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:59:57
151. William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano 1:01:10
Mountain Classification
1. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
2. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 51 pts
3. Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Katusha 45
4. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 41
5. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 36
6. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp 30
7. Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural 28
8. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 27
9. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling 26
10. Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 26
11. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team 24
Sprint Classification
1. Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 12 pts
2. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp 7
3. Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Cannondale Pro Cycling 6
4. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 5
5. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ 4
6. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 4
7. Christophe Laborie (Fra) Sojasun 4
8. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 4
9. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol 4
10. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3
11. Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3
100th Tour de France Sprint Classification
1. Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 7 pts
2. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 4
3. Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 3
4. Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3
5. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3
6. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol 3
7. Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Sojasun 2
8. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol 2
9. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team 2
10. Christophe Laborie (Fra) Sojasun 2
11. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 2
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Stage 6 Report and Full Results – Gerrans Scores, Meier Still in White Sprint Jersey
report by Orica-GreenEdgeMarch 23, 2013 (Valls, Spain) – Simon Gerrans surprised as he shot out of the final corner ahead of the finish line to rocket past the sprinters for victory on stage six of Volta a Catalunya. Taking his second win of the season, the 11th for ORICA-GreenEDGE, Gerrans was part of a 40-strong group that formed over the slopes of the second category Alt de Lilla.
“I’m really happy with the stage win,” said Gerrans. “It was a huge team effort today. Trav [Travis Meyer], Christian [Meier], Sam [Bewley] and Wes [Wesley Sulzberger] did a huge amount of work in the first couple of hours to cover the breakaway. They did a really fantastic job. After that, it was just a matter of Brett [Lancaster] and I taking care of our position ahead of the final.”
It took well over half the stage for a breakaway to slip up the road. The peloton finally allowed an eight rider escape group to build up a small advantage as the race approached the day’s first of two categorised climbs.
“The day unfolded pretty much according to plan although the race was a bit faster and harder than we had expected,” noted Gerrans. “The break didn’t establish until 100 kilometres, so it was super fast for the first two or three hours. The team was really good about covering moves until the break went away. They’re just about dead on their feet after such a big effort in the first half of the race.”
Lancaster helped Gerrans position himself on the approach to the second climb. The pace up the slopes of the Alt de Lilla splintered the peloton.
“The races split up the last climb,” explained Gerrans. “There was still a little breakaway just up the front. They had maybe 30” or so at this point. We rode quite fast from behind to bring that back.”
Inside the final five kilometres, the peloton had reeled in the break. Gerrans was alone in a select front group charging towards the finish.
“In the build-up to the sprint, I positioned myself around the guys that I know are going quite well at the moment,” Gerrans said. “I was able to keep myself in a good place, and I came through that last left-hander in tenth wheel or so. I was far back, but I knew the guys in front of me were still lead out riders, so I had time to come around them.”
“I kicked quite hard out of the corner,” he continued. “This gave me the opportunity to move up and use my momentum to pop out in the last couple hundred metres. I had the legs to come from behind today. It’s fantastic to get another WorldTour stage win for the team.”
Gerrans wasn’t the only ORICA-GreenEDGE rider to make a podium appearance. Christian Meier snagged both the points leader jersey and the Tour de France 100 Sprint jersey on the first day of racing and has successfully defended both jerseys through today’s penultimate stage
“Christian is the guy that you can always count on to help out the other riders,” said Gerrans. “He’s a hard worker, and his efforts are almost always for his team. I’m happy to see him get something for himself. It would be a big result for Christian to finish the race tomorrow in either one or both of those sprint jerseys.”
Results
1. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 3:55:46
2. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
3. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
4. Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
5. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team
6. Julien Simon (Fra) Sojasun
7. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Katusha
8. Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Katusha
9. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
10. Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling
11. Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Caja Rural
12. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol
13. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp
14. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
15. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ
16. Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Argos-Shimano
17. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team
18. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:05
19. Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
20. Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
21. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
22. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida
23. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ
24. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida
25. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling
26. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ
27. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
28. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ
29. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
30. Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
31. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
32. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale
33. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp
34. Mikel Landa Meana (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
35. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:10
36. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol
37. Amets Txurruka (Esp) Caja Rural
38. Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
39. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp
40. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Sojasun
41. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha
42. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
43. Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard
44. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling
45. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp) RadioShack Leopard
46. Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack Leopard
47. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha
48. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
49. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha
50. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
51. Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team
52. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling
53. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard
54. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
55. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida
56. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale
57. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Sky Procycling
58. Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha
59. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
60. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:17
61. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team
62. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
63. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:34
64. Joshua Edmondson (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:36
65. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:56
66. Jesus Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team 0:58
67. David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Caja Rural
68. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Katusha
69. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team 1:04
70. Stephen Cummings (Gbr) BMC Racing Team
71. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:10
72. Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:17
73. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale 1:28
74. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
75. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
76. Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
77. Ivan Velasco Murillo (Esp) Caja Rural
78. Mikael Cherel (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
79. Francois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-Shimano
80. Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
81. Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ
82. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
83. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:35
84. Maciej Paterski (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:37
85. Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
86. Christophe Laborie (Fra) Sojasun
87. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
88. Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
89. Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano
90. Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) RadioShack Leopard
91. Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol
92. Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol
93. Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling
94. Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team
95. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
96. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
97. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
98. Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
99. Federico Canuti (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
100. George Bennett (Nzl) RadioShack Leopard
101. Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
102. Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
103. Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Katusha
104. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida
105. Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
106. Marcos Garcia (Esp) Caja Rural
107. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team
108. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
109. Brice Feillu (Fra) Sojasun
110. Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 6:15
111. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol
112. Ricardo Mestre (Por) Euskaltel-Euskadi
113. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team
114. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team
115. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar Team
116. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
117. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
118. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Sojasun
119. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Argos-Shimano
120. Antonio Piedra Perez (Esp) Caja Rural
121. Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Cannondale Pro Cycling
122. Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Sharp
123. Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Sojasun
124. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack Leopard
125. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
126. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
127. Tiziano Dall’Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
128. Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 7:43
129. Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
130. Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
131. Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling
132. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
133. Koldo Fernandez (Esp) Garmin-Sharp
134. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
135. Sam Bewley (Nzl) Orica-GreenEdge
136. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
137. José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
138. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol
139. Jérémie Galland (Fra) Sojasun
140. Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural
141. Julien Berard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
142. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
143. Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling
144. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
145. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Sky Procycling 7:49
146. William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano 0:10
147. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:12
148. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp
149. Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
150. Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
151. Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ
GC after Stage 6
1. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp 26:16:22
2. Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Katusha 0:17
3. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 0:45
4. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:54
5. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:55
6. Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 1:07
7. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida 1:18
8. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ 1:26
9. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol 1:28
10. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp 1:30
11. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp 1:41
12. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 1:58
13. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team 2:09
14. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha 2:12
15. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2:42
16. Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team 2:51
17. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2:52
18. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
19. Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard 3:01
20. Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack Leopard 3:05
21. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling 3:20
22. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Katusha 3:24
23. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha 3:26
24. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 5:03
25. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard 5:07
26. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 5:09
27. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 5:36
28. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp) RadioShack Leopard 5:49
29. George Bennett (Nzl) RadioShack Leopard 6:21
30. Stephen Cummings (Gbr) BMC Racing Team 6:23
31. Jesus Herrada Lopez (Esp) Movistar Team 6:27
32. Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 6:52
33. Mikel Landa Meana (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7:11
34. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 7:14
35. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 7:57
36. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 8:12
37. Mikael Cherel (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 9:07
38. Amets Txurruka (Esp) Caja Rural 0:19
39. Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:10:25
40. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Sojasun 0:10:53
41. Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha 0:10:54
42. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Sojasun 0:10:59
43. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:11:13
44. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida 0:12:17
45. Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:12:34
46. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ 0:13:38
47. Marcos Garcia (Esp) Caja Rural 0:14:24
48. Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:15:09
49. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Katusha 0:15:14
50. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:15:22
51. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:15:49
52. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha 0:15:53
53. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Sky Procycling 0:16:33
54. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:18:05
55. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:19:00
56. Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Caja Rural 0:19:41
57. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:20:38
58. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:20:56
59. Ivan Velasco Murillo (Esp) Caja Rural 0:21:36
60. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:21:41
61. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling 0:21:43
62. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:22:08
63. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:22:44
64. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:23:25
65. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:25:22
66. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 0:25:39
67. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:26:01
68. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:26:20
69. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:26:24
70. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack Leopard 0:26:36
71. David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Caja Rural 0:28:03
72. Brice Feillu (Fra) Sojasun 0:28:11
73. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team 0:28:49
74. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:29:11
75. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ 0:29:26
76. Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:35
77. Julien Simon (Fra) Sojasun 0:30:12
78. Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:30:26
79. Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Katusha 0:31:11
80. Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:31:27
81. Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ 0:31:49
82. Christophe Laborie (Fra) Sojasun 0:31:52
83. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp 0:31:59
84. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:32:00
85. Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Argos-Shimano 0:32:15
86. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:32:19
87. Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:32:48
88. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:33:32
89. Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:33:47
90. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:34:05
91. Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:34:38
92. Joshua Edmondson (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:34:46
93. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:35:28
94. Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:36:00
95. Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:36:01
96. Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) RadioShack Leopard 0:36:50
97. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:36:52
98. Francois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-Shimano 0:37:08
99. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:37:56
100. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:38:12
101. Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:38:15
102. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ 0:39:32
103. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:39:40
104. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:41
105. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:40:24
106. Federico Canuti (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:40:33
107. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:40:47
108. José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:40:50
109. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team 0:41:59
110. Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:42:07
111. Ricardo Mestre (Por) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:42:20
112. Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:42:36
113. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:42:38
114. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:42:39
115. Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:43:19
116. Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol 0:43:58
117. Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano 0:44:26
118. Maciej Paterski (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:46:33
119. Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team
120. Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling 0:47:57
121. Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling 0:48:06
122. Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:48:09
123. Antonio Piedra Perez (Esp) Caja Rural 0:49:13
124. Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Sojasun 0:49:18
125. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:49:28
126. Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 0:49:33
127. Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:50:17
128. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:50:22
129. Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
130. Julien Berard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:50:41
131. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Argos-Shimano 0:51:11
132. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:51:33
133. Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural 0:51:50
134. Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 0:52:23
135. Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ 0:53:00
136. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:53:56
137. Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Sharp 0:54:05
138. Andrew Fenn (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:55:04
139. Tiziano Dall’Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:55:11
140. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team 0:55:13
141. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar Team
142. Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:56:32
143. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:56:37
144. Sam Bewley (Nzl) Orica-GreenEdge 0:56:41
145. Willem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
146. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 0:57:17
147. Jérémie Galland (Fra) Sojasun 0:57:19
148. Koldo Fernandez (Esp) Garmin-Sharp 0:57:37
149. Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:58:53
150. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:59:57
151. William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano 1:01:10
Mountain Classification
1. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
2. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 51 pts
3. Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Katusha 45
4. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 41
5. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 36
6. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp 30
7. Karol Domagalski (Pol) Caja Rural 28
8. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 27
9. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling 26
10. Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 26
11. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team 24
Sprint Classification
1. Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 12 pts
2. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp 7
3. Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Cannondale Pro Cycling 6
4. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 5
5. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ 4
6. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 4
7. Christophe Laborie (Fra) Sojasun 4
8. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 4
9. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol 4
10. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3
11. Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3
100th Tour de France Sprint Classification
1. Christian Meier (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 7 pts
2. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Esp) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 4
3. Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 3
4. Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3
5. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3
6. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol 3
7. Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Sojasun 2
8. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol 2
9. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team 2
10. Christophe Laborie (Fra) Sojasun 2
11. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 2