July 03, 2012 (Boulogne-sur-Mer, France) – Stage 3 from Orchies to Boulogne-sur-Mer, 197km, was destined to be an animated stage – that’s what the profile insisted – and that’s exactly what we saw on the road between Orchies and Boulogne-sur-Mer. There was an escape, of course, but it was the finale that created legend of what is a most memorable stage of the Tour de France.
There was daring from Sylvain Chavanel who attacked over the penultimate rise and briefly became the virtual leader of the Tour. There was a display of power riding from the likes of the irrepressible Jens Voigt who rarely sat further back than 10th in the peloton before sending his team-mate Fabian Cancellara off on his bid for stage glory.
There was panache from the likes of Michael Albasini who appeared as though he might be able to win on the final climb… but then came the surge from Peter Sagan. And nobody could respond. The Slovakian debutant claimed an impressive stage victory in the Boulonnaise Hills… and his lead in the points classification has grown but ‘Spartacus’ remains in the lead of the general classification thanks to an impressive fourth place.
The progress report
The third stage of the 99th Tour de France was the first one contested on French soil after the Grand DÈpart in Belgium. It was a 197km race from Orchies to Boulogne-sur-Mer that featured six categorized climbs, including four in the closing 16km. Points for the polka-dot jersey were awarded at the cÙte de L’Eperche (cat-4 at 132km), cÙte de Mont Violette (cat-3 at 163.5km), cÙte de Herguelingue (cat-4 at 181km), cÙte de QuÈben (cat-4 at 185km), cÙte du Lambert (cat-3 at 190.5km) and the final rise to the finish which is ranked cat-4. The intermediate sprint was at Senlecques at 119km.
Establishing the escape: Morkov goes again!
The official start was at 12.38pm and all 198 riders were at the sign on. At the 5km mark that five men broke free of the peloton. The attack was instigated by Ruben Perez (EUS) and he was joined by Grivko (AST) – who was the best placed on GC of the escapees, in 43 overall 38″ behind Cancellara – as well as: Minard (ALM), Bernaudeau (EUC), and the rider in the polka-dot jersey Morkov (STB). At 12km, they were 4’20” ahead of the bunch. RadioShack-Nissan assumed position at the front of the peloton after 15km when the escape was ahead by 5’40” and this was the maximum gain. By 26km, the quintet’s advantage was down to 4’40”. The average speed for the first hour was 44km/h.
At 79km, there was a crash in the peloton and the worst affected was Brajkovic (AST). He quickly remounted and caught the bunch at 85km. The average speed for the second hour was 42km/h.
Liquigas sent one rider t the front of the bunch with 95km to go and Szmyd was the man who cooperated with RadioShack riders to set the pace of the chase group that was 5’00” behind.
Picking up points…
Minard (ALM) took first place in the intermediate sprint… meanwhile, at the front of the peloton, Orica-GreenEdge tried to set things up for Goss at the intermediate sprint. Cavendish marked him closely and the Sky sprinter took sixth place, 4’30” behind the escapees. Morkov was unchallenged by his escape companions on the first climb and he added to his tally of points in the race for the polka-dot jersey.
Crash force Sivtsov and Rojas to abandon
At the 140km mark there was a fall that involved Farrar and VandeVelde (GRM), Urtasun (EUS) and Sivtsov (SKY). The worst affected was Sivtsov who stayed on the road for quite some time and then, ultimately, was forced to abandon because of his injures.
With 38km to go and the peloton only 2’30” behind, Grivko accelerated at the front of the stage. Bernaudeau was unable to respond, leaving four men in the escape. Morkov led over the second climb and the peloton was at 2’10”, led by riders from Katusha and RadioShack. At the 168km mark, there was a big crash at the front of the bunch; many riders were affected including Gerrans (OGE), Caruso (KAT) and Rojas (MOV)… the latter of whom had to retire from the race. On the approach to the third climb, Grivko attacked and only Morkov could respond. The peloton was at 40″. Morkov was caught 8km from the finish; Grivko was captured with 7km to go. Basso (LIQ) led over the penultimate climb and shortly afterward Chavanel (OPQ) went on the attack. He was, very briefly, the virtual leader of the Tour gaining an advantage of 12″ on the peloton but was caught with only 500m to go.
Sagan appears unstoppable…!
On the steep final climb Poels (VCD) was the first to surge in to the lead but then came a surge from Albasini (OGE) who led around the second last turn, just near the top, but his bid for the stage win ended when Sagan started his sprint. Westra (VCD) got tangled up with a Katusha rider and crashed to the ground, holding up a number of riders… but by then Sagan had pounced ahead to cross the line first. The winner of stage one was so fast that there was daylight between him and the next-best rider, EdvaldBoasson Hagen. He danced his way across the line like a cross-country skier pushing his stocks into the snow… and grinning ear to ear. He increases his led in the points classification.
Cancellara was strong at the finish and claimed fourth place and will continue to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour of 2012
Results
1. Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 4:42:58
2. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling 0:00:01
3. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
4. Fabian Cancellara (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan
5. Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
6. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
7. Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
8. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
9. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
10. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
11. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp
12. Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
13. Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
14. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Astana Pro Team
15. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
16. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
17. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
18. Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
19. Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan
20. Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
21. Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
22. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
23. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team
24. Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
25. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
26. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
27. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
28. Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
29. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
30. Oscar Freire Gomez (Esp) Katusha Team
31. Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
32. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp) RadioShack-Nissan
33. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
34. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
35. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
36. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
37. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
38. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team
39. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar
40. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team
41. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
42. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
43. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
44. Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
45. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
46. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team
47. Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
48. Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:47
49. Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan
50. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 0:00:01
51. Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling
52. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
53. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling
54. Greg Henderson (Nzl) Lotto Belisol Team
55. Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
56. Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
57. Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
58. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
59. George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team
60. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
61. Alexandr Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:00:58
62. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:01
63. Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:01:01
64. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:01:15
65. Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team 0:00:01
66. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team
67. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team 0:01:18
68. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 0:01:31
69. Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
70. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar 0:01:33
71. Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:00:01
72. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:01:33
73. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:00:01
74. Daryl Impey (Rsa) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:02:02
75. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:02:08
76. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
77. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
78. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling
79. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
80. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
81. Amets Txurruka (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
82. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
83. Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:02:17
84. Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:02:18
85. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Argos-Shimano 0:02:32
86. José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Esp) Movistar Team 0:02:40
87. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:02:44
88. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team 0:03:26
89. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team 0:03:32
90. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:03:33
91. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 0:03:38
92. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:03:54
93. Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
94. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
95. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
96. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team
97. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team
98. Ruben Perez Moreno (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
99. Juan Horrach Rippoll (Esp) Katusha Team
100. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team
101. Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre-ISD
102. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan 0:04:01
103. Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:01
104. Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team 0:04:10
105. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp 0:05:05
106. Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan 0:05:27
107. Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
108. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
109. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
110. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:06:42
111. Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano 0:07:03
112. Jorge Azanza Soto (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
113. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team
114. Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
115. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team 0:07:17
116. Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:07:19
117. Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
118. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
119. Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:07:27
120. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
121. Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
122. Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
123. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
124. Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
125. Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
126. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-ISD
127. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
128. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
129. Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
130. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
131. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-ISD
132. Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
133. Julien Simon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
134. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
135. Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) Lampre-ISD
136. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-Big Mat
137. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
138. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
139. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
140. Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
141. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-ISD
142. Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale
143. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
144. Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar
145. Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-ISD
146. Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
147. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
148. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar
149. Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
150. Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar
151. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team
152. Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
153. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Sky Procycling
154. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
155. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
156. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
157. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team
158. Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
159. Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
160. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
161. Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos-Shimano
162. Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar
163. Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar
164. Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos-Shimano
165. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
166. Stephen Cummings (Gbr) BMC Racing Team
167. Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling 0:07:42
168. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:07:46
169. Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 0:07:52
170. Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:07:54
171. David Millar (Gbr) Garmin-Sharp 0:08:02
172. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:09:00
173. Robert Hunter (Rsa) Garmin-Sharp
174. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Sharp
175. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:09:11
176. Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team 0:09:30
177. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:10:37
178. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
179. Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin-Sharp
180. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Esp) Movistar Team
181. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
182. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
183. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
184. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
185. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team
186. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
187. Tom Veelers (Ned) Argos-Shimano
188. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
189. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team 0:16:26
190. Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-ISD
191. Pablo Urtasun Perez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
192. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Argos-Shimano 0:16:29
193. Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos-Shimano
194. Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano
195. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano
196. Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
DNF Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Sky Procycling
DNF Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Esp) Movistar Team
GC after Stage 3
1. Fabian Cancellara (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan 14:45:30
2. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:00:07
3. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
4. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:00:10
5. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling 0:00:11
6. Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team 0:00:13
7. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:17
8. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:18
9. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp
10. Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:19
11. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:21
12. Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:22
13. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
14. Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
15. Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:23
16. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
17. Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
18. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:24
19. Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
20. Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:25
21. Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling
22. Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:26
23. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:00:28
24. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:29
25. Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
26. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team 0:00:35
27. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team
28. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:37
29. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
30. Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:38
31. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
32. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:40
33. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Astana Pro Team 0:00:42
34. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team
35. Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 0:00:43
36. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:45
37. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
38. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:47
39. Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:00:48
40. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:53
41. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
42. Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:00:54
43. Oscar Freire Gomez (Esp) Katusha Team 0:00:57
44. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:01:00
45. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:01:01
46. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:01:24
47. Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan 0:01:29
48. Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:01:30
49. Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan 0:01:38
50. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team 0:01:41
51. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling
52. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team 0:01:42
53. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:01:55
54. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar 0:02:03
55. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:02:09
56. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:02:22
57. George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:02:27
58. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:02:29
59. Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:02:40
60. Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:02:46
61. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:02:52
62. Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:02:54
63. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:59
64. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 0:03:08
65. Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:03:17
66. Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:03:18
67. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar 0:03:34
68. Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:03:44
69. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
70. Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:03:50
71. Greg Henderson (Nzl) Lotto Belisol Team 0:04:01
72. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:04:03
73. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:04:04
74. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team
75. Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 0:04:10
76. Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:04:14
77. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:04:15
78. Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:04:18
79. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 0:04:21
80. Daryl Impey (Rsa) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:04:30
81. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Argos-Shimano 0:04:47
82. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team 0:04:58
83. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team 0:04:59
84. José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Esp) Movistar Team 0:05:12
85. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:05:16
86. Alexandr Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:05:24
87. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp 0:05:28
88. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:06:00
89. Amets Txurruka (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:06:20
90. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:06:22
91. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:06:23
92. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:06:29
93. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:06:30
94. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:06:32
95. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan 0:06:43
96. Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team 0:06:54
97. Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre-ISD 0:07:02
98. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team
99. Ruben Perez Moreno (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
100. Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:07:05
101. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 0:07:12
102. Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano 0:07:29
103. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:07:46
104. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:07:58
105. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team 0:08:03
106. Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale
107. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
108. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:08:04
109. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:08:12
110. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 0:08:19
111. Jorge Azanza Soto (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:08:28
112. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:08:32
113. Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar 0:08:34
114. Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 0:08:35
115. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:08:36
116. Juan Horrach Rippoll (Esp) Katusha Team
117. Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan 0:08:46
118. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-ISD 0:08:47
119. Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
120. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team 0:08:48
121. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-ISD 0:08:49
122. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:08:56
123. Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team
124. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 0:08:59
125. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:09:13
126. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:09:41
127. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team 0:09:42
128. Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar 0:09:47
129. Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:09:50
130. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:09:56
131. Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:09:57
132. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:10:03
133. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 0:10:10
134. Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:10:16
135. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:10:17
136. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
137. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-Big Mat 0:10:22
138. Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 0:10:25
139. Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar 0:10:30
140. David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:10:32
141. Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 0:10:36
142. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:10:43
143. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-ISD 0:10:45
144. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:10:53
145. Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:10:57
146. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:11:05
147. Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
148. Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:11:07
149. Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:11:09
150. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 0:11:33
151. Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:11:38
152. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Esp) Movistar Team 0:11:43
153. Stephen Cummings (Gbr) BMC Racing Team 0:11:45
154. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:11:50
155. Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:11:51
156. Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
157. Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-ISD 0:11:59
158. Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar 0:12:11
159. David Millar (Gbr) Garmin-Sharp
160. Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team 0:12:14
161. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
162. Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling 0:12:21
163. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-ISD 0:12:32
164. Julien Simon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:12:45
165. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:12:52
166. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:12:54
167. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team 0:12:55
168. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team 0:12:59
169. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:13:00
170. Robert Hunter (Rsa) Garmin-Sharp 0:13:04
171. Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin-Sharp 0:13:13
172. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:13:26
173. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 0:13:43
174. Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) Lampre-ISD 0:13:56
175. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:14:33
176. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:14:48
177. Tom Veelers (Ned) Argos-Shimano 0:14:51
178. Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:15:03
179. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:15:11
180. Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos-Shimano 0:15:21
181. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
182. Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:15:56
183. Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:15:57
184. Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:16:48
185. Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos-Shimano 0:16:51
186. Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:17:02
187. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team 0:18:03
188. Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-ISD 0:18:26
189. Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos-Shimano 0:19:10
190. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:19:30
191. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:19:38
192. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Argos-Shimano 0:19:41
193. Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano 0:22:53
194. Pablo Urtasun Perez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:23:11
195. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano 0:27:45
196. Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:30:05