July 01, 2012 (Liège, Belgium) – He can win on a whim on all sorts of terrain and today Peter Sagan proved that he’s not at all daunted by the pressure of the Tour de France. In his second day in the race, he’s won a stage – and has done so by beating ‘Spartacus’ Cancellara in a sprint of the strong men. There was the obligatory escape and the expected lead-out from teams like Lotto-Belisol and Orica-GreenEdge but once the bunch reached the steep incline we got to see how versatile both the rider in the yellow jersey and the Slovakian champion are.
The Progress Report
Stage one of the 99th Tour de France was from LiËge to Seraing. The 198km course included five categorized hills, all ranked category-four. They were the Cote de Cokaifagne (at 42km), the Cote de Francorchamps (at 49km), the Cote de Lierneux (at 94km), the Cote de Barvaux (at 139km) and the final rise in Seraing. The intermediate sprint was in Erezee at the 116.5km mark. There were 198 riders at the sign on and, after a 7.4km neutral zone, the white flag was dropped to signal the official start at 12.34pm.
Six in the escape: Morkov becomes virtual leader…
As soon racing began, Nicolas Edet attacked. He was joined by Morkov (STB), Bouet (ALM), Urtasun (EUS), Delaplace (SAU), Gene (EUC) and Edet (COF) and by the 11km mark they had a lead of 3’00” on the peloton. The best on GC of this group was Morkov who was 51st in the prologue (24″ behind Cancellara). It was at 11km that Martin (OPQ) and Hunter (GRM) were caught up in a crash but they quickly rejoined the peloton. Still, Martin did consult the race doctor numerous times in the opening hour. The early reports were that he had a sore wrist and had lost some skin on his legs.
At the 24km mark, the barriers at a level crossing came down and stopped the escapees for rougly45″. They had a lead of 2’30” at the time but this was reduced to 1’10”. By the 30km mark, however, the escapees had pushed their advantage up to 3’35”. The average speed for the opening hour was 39km/h.
Morkov took the first climbing point (and the peloton was at 4’50”) and Urtasun was first over the next climb that was hotly contested one but still the advantage of the escapees remained the same. This was the maximum gain of the break. RadioShack-Nissan put most of its riders at the front of the peloton. The average speed for the second hour was 38.2km/h. Morkov led over the third climb.
Big rush for points
The average speed for the third hour was 36.3km/h. Yohann Gene (EUC) won the intermediate sprint and his group of six was ahead by 3’10” when he crossed the line. Then, when the peloton was in the final two kilometers leading to the sprint site three teams – Vacansoleil, Lotto-Belisol and Orica-GreenEdge put their lead-out train on the rails. Goss (OGE) was the main beneficiary as he beat Cavendish (SKY) to the line to take the nine points for seventh place. Then the pace of the chase eased and, with 70km to go, the bunch was behind by 4’00”. Morkov and Urtasun raced ahead for the point of the fourth climb and the Danish rider won that duel. He will wear the polka-dot jersey in stage two.
Setting things up for the finale
Until about 45km to go, RadioShack accepted that it had to take charge of the chasing duties but with the escapees only 1’25” ahead, several other teams moved to the front of the bunch, including Lotto-Belisol, BCM, Orica-GreenEdge and Sky. The advantage never grew again. With 23km to go, Rogers (SKY), Sanchez (RAB) and Rojas (MOV) were caught in a fall. Just as they remounted another crash occurred in the middle of the peloton that involved Valverde (MOV) Monfort (RNT) all riders who fell remounted their bikes. With 20km to go, the bunch was trailing by 25″.
Sagan’s perfect debut!
The escape was caught with 8km to go and then we saw Lotto-Belisol take control of the peloton. Tucked in behind them were four riders from Orica-GreenEdge. And this was essentially the order through to the final 3km. The first true attack came from Sylvain Chavanel (OPQ) with about 2.5km to go and he was chased down by Albasini (OGE) but their move only served to force the hand of Cancellara who, as he’s done so well before in the Tour of Flanders, bolted into the lead with an impressive surge on the steepest part of the final climb.
He was marked by Sagan (LIQ) and this pair had a solid lead but it wasn’t enough to deter Boasson Hagen (SKY). The Norwegian bridged and, in the final 600m this trio was set to contest the stage win. Cancelllar urged a turn from the others as the peloton closed in quickly on the false flat but Sagan didn’t budge: he only took the lead when he opened up his sprint inside the final 200m. Cancellara tried to hold him off but to no avail… the Liquigas team wins the day and the yellow jersey was second over the line.
Team Standings: Sky’s Yellow Helmet
The big news of the 2012 Tour de France was a change in dress code that was obvious thanks to the prominence of the Team Sky riders who wore yellow helmets as part of an innovation created for the 2012 race. They earned the right to do thanks to their domination of the prologue.
Bradley Wiggins and his team-mates honored their new distinction by winning the stage one team classification. Sky was one of only eight out of the 22 teams that had riders in the same group as the stage winner in Seraing. The others were BMC, Garmin-Sharp, Liquigas-Cannondale, Omega Pharma-Quickstep, RadioShack-Nissan, AG2R La Mondiale and Katusha. The British squad will have yellow helmets again tomorrow…
Results
1. Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 4:58:19
2. Fabian Cancellara (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan
3. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
4. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
5. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
6. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team
7. Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
8. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp
9. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp
10. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
11. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
12. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
13. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
14. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
15. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
16. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling
17. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
18. Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
19. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
20. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
21. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
22. Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling
23. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
24. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
25. Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
26. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Sky Procycling
27. Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
28. Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan
29. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
30. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
31. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
32. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Sharp
33. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
34. Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
35. Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
36. Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
37. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp
38. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp) RadioShack-Nissan
39. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
40. Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
41. Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
42. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar
43. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team
44. Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team
45. Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale
46. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Astana Pro Team
47. Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano
48. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team
49. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:14
50. Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
51. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 00:17
52. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
53. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team
54. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
55. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
56. Oscar Freire Gomez (Esp) Katusha Team 00:21
57. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
58. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 00:23
59. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
60. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
61. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
62. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Esp) Movistar Team
63. Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan
64. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
65. Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
66. Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar
67. Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
68. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team
69. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team
70. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
71. Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
72. Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 00:40
73. Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
74. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 00:45
75. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
76. Jorge Azanza Soto (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
77. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
78. Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos-Shimano
79. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team
80. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
81. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-ISD 00:55
82. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
83. Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
84. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team
85. Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 01:05
86. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 01:16
87. Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos-Shimano
88. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
89. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team
90. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar
91. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
92. Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-ISD
93. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Argos-Shimano
94. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 01:20
95. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling 01:25
96. Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar
97. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
98. Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
99. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar
100. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 01:52
101. Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 02:02
102. José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Esp) Movistar Team 02:07
103. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
104. Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
105. Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
106. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
107. Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
108. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team
109. Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
110. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team
111. Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin-Sharp
112. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team
113. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale
114. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
115. Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
116. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
117. Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar
118. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
119. Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
120. Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
121. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-Big Mat
122. Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
123. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan
124. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
125. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
126. Ruben Perez Moreno (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
127. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
128. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Sky Procycling
129. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
130. Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
131. Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos-Shimano
132. George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team
133. Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre-ISD
134. Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
135. Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
136. Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team
137. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
138. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
139. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-ISD
140. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
141. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
142. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
143. Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan 03:01
144. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Argos-Shimano
145. Amets Txurruka (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
146. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
147. Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
148. Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
149. Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
150. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
151. Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team
152. Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
153. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
154. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team
155. David Millar (Gbr) Garmin-Sharp
156. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
157. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp 03:32
158. Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Sharp
159. Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 03:41
160. Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano
161. Tom Veelers (Ned) Argos-Shimano
162. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling
163. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-ISD
164. Joan Horrach Rippoll (Esp) Katusha Team
165. Greg Henderson (Nzl) Lotto Belisol Team
166. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team
167. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team
168. Stephen Cummings (Gbr) BMC Racing Team
169. Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar
170. Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
171. Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
172. Alexandr Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
173. Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
174. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
175. Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
176. Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-ISD
177. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
178. Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
179. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
180. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
181. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Sharp
182. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team
183. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team
184. Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling
185. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 04:05
186. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team
187. Julien Simon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 04:13
188. Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
189. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano 04:23
190. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team 04:42
191. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 04:50
192. Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) Lampre-ISD 05:40
193. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Esp) Movistar Team
194. Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 06:11
195. Pablo Urtasun Perez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
196. Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 06:44
197. Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
198. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 08:52
GC after Stage 1
1. Fabian Cancellara (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan 5:05:32
2. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling 00:07
3. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
4. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 00:10
5. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling 00:11
6. Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team 00:13
7. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
8. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 00:17
9. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 00:18
10. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp
11. Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan 00:19
12. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 00:21
13. Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 00:22
14. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
15. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Sharp
16. Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
17. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 00:23
18. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
19. Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
20. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team 00:24
21. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp) RadioShack-Nissan
22. Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
23. Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale
24. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp
25. Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 00:25
26. Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling
27. Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
28. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Sky Procycling
29. Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 00:26
30. Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano 00:27
31. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 00:28
32. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 00:29
33. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
34. Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
35. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp 00:31
36. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 00:33
37. Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 00:34
38. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
39. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team 00:35
40. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team
41. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:37
42. Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale
43. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
44. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
45. Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan 00:38
46. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
47. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
48. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:40
49. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
50. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Astana Pro Team 00:42
51. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team
52. Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 00:43
53. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 00:45
54. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
55. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 00:46
56. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 00:47
57. Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 00:48
58. Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan 00:52
59. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
60. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 00:53
61. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
62. Oscar Freire Gomez (Esp) Katusha Team 00:57
63. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 01:01
64. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
65. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team 01:05
66. Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team
67. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 01:06
68. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team
69. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Esp) Movistar Team 01:07
70. Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar 01:08
71. Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 01:09
72. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 01:10
73. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team 01:18
74. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 01:20
75. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-ISD 01:21
76. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
77. Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos-Shimano 01:22
78. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-ISD 01:23
79. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 01:24
80. Jorge Azanza Soto (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 01:26
81. Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan 01:29
82. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 01:30
83. Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
84. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling 01:41
85. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team 01:42
86. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 01:44
87. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 01:46
88. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 01:47
89. Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 01:48
90. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 01:55
91. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Argos-Shimano 01:56
92. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 01:57
93. Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
94. Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar 02:01
95. Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-ISD
96. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar 02:02
97. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar 02:03
98. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 02:09
99. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 02:18
100. Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos-Shimano 02:22
101. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
102. George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team 02:27
103. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale 02:29
104. Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
105. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
106. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Sky Procycling 02:30
107. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
108. Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 02:31
109. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
110. Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 02:32
111. José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Esp) Movistar Team 02:33
112. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
113. Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 02:35
114. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 02:36
115. Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin-Sharp 02:37
116. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team
117. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team 02:40
118. Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
119. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
120. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 02:41
121. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan 02:43
122. Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 02:44
123. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
124. Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team 02:45
125. Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
126. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 02:46
127. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
128. Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
129. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 02:47
130. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team 02:49
131. Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 02:50
132. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 02:51
133. Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos-Shimano 02:52
134. Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 02:54
135. Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 02:55
136. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-Big Mat 02:56
137. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 02:57
138. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-ISD 02:59
139. Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar 03:04
140. Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre-ISD 03:09
141. Ruben Perez Moreno (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
142. Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 03:10
143. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Argos-Shimano 03:13
144. David Millar (Gbr) Garmin-Sharp 03:19
145. Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan 03:20
146. Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 03:23
147. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 03:27
148. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team 03:29
149. Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team 03:30
150. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 03:37
151. Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 03:39
152. Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 03:41
153. Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 03:42
154. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 03:44
155. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 03:46
156. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp 03:53
157. Amets Txurruka (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
158. Stephen Cummings (Gbr) BMC Racing Team 03:59
159. Greg Henderson (Nzl) Lotto Belisol Team 04:01
160. Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling 04:02
161. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 04:03
162. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team 04:04
163. Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 04:05
164. Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
165. Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Sharp
166. Alexandr Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 04:07
167. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Sharp
168. Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 04:08
169. Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 04:09
170. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team
171. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team
172. Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 04:12
173. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
174. Tom Veelers (Ned) Argos-Shimano 04:15
175. Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano
176. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
177. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team 04:18
178. Joan Horrach Rippoll (Esp) Katusha Team 04:23
179. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 04:25
180. Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar
181. Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
182. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 04:28
183. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team 04:32
184. Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-ISD 04:33
185. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 04:35
186. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano 04:44
187. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-ISD 04:46
188. Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 04:49
189. Julien Simon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 04:59
190. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team 05:13
191. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 05:22
192. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Esp) Movistar Team 06:13
193. Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) Lampre-ISD 06:30
194. Pablo Urtasun Perez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 06:46
195. Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 07:12
196. Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 07:26
197. Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 07:45
198. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 09:43