July 05, 2013 (Albi, France) – Generally a lead-out train for a sprint forms for the closing kilometres of a stage but if you have a look at the final 150km of the stage from Montpellier to Albi you’ll be hard pressed to find a team other than Cannondale on the front of the peloton for longer than a couple of minutes. This was a day when their leader, Peter Sagan, was determined to win and ultimately he did. The credit for success must go to every member of the team that was utterly committed to delivering him to the line in first place. Not only did he win the stage, he did so on a day that his teams eliminated his main rivals for the green jersey. Sagan was first at the intermediate sprint and first again at the finish.

He collected the maximum haul of points for the stage (65) and now leads yesterday’s winner 224 points, to 130. The Slovakian champion was frustrated at having finished second in three stages in the first week but admitted after stage six that he had a plan: wait, be patient, and pounce when the other sprinters will have switched into survival mode. The terrain on the roads to the capital of the Tarn, were anything but flat. It was a day of undulations but also featured three significant categorised climbs. It was on the second rise, the col de la Croix de Mounis,that Mark Cavendish, AndrÈ Greipel and a group of 58 others got in trouble. A point was made by Cannondale: don’t mess with our leader! And they rammed the point home by never easing the tempo until the race was won.

The progress report
The official start of the seventh stage of the 100th Tour de France was at 12.19pm. There were 190 riders at the sign on with Janez Brajkovic (AST) the non-starter. The stage from Montpellier to Albi was 205.5km long and featured four categorised climbs. The intermediate sprint was in Viane Pierre-SÈgade (at 135km). Vanmarcke (BEL) launched the first attack and was briefly joined by Kadri, Voigt, Perez, El Fares and Gasparotto. Voigt (RTL) surged again after the original move was caught and he was joined by Kadri (ALM) they had a lead of 1’10” when there was a crash in the peloton, at 11km, that involved Vande Velde (GRS), Moreno (KAT), Quintana (MOV), Boasson Hagen (SKY). The American Garmin-Sharp rider abandoned the race because of the injuries he sustained.

Kadri takes a virtual lead in climbing competition
The maximum gain of the two escapees was 6’40” at 27km. Cannondale, Omega, Orica, Lotto and Argos set the pace of the peloton and the advantage of Voigt and Kadri dropped to 5’30” by 34km. The average speed for the first hour was 43.9km/h; the second hour 34.2km/h. The peloton was paced along by the same five teams until the top of the first climb; Kadri led Voigt over the top and the bunch was behind by 4’15”. Kadri led over the second climb too and put himself in the lead of the climbing classification.

Rolland (EUC) attacked the peloton in the final kilometre of the col de la Croix de Mounis but he was marked by Bardet (ALM) who took third place. Cannondale was the dominant team at the head of the peloton and at the 100km mark, they were 35″ behind Kadri and Voigt while Greipel’s peloton was at 1’00” and Cavendish’s group was at 2’00”. Voigt attacked Kadri at 107km and at 108km Kadri was caught and one kilometre later so was Voigt. The bunch split into three groups on the second climb. The average speed for the third hour was 38.3km/h. Malori (LAM) abandoned the Tour at the 110km mark.

Phase two: Bakelants attacks
Once Sagan claimed the 20pts for first at the intermediate sprint, the Cannondale team ceased its efforts and Bakelants (RTL) attacked. He was caught by Oroz (EUS) and Gautier (EUC) at 141km and by 145km the winner of stage two was the virtual leader of GC as his trio was 40″ ahead of Impey’s peloton that had an advantage of 2’00” on the second peloton. Bakelants led over the third climb and the yellow jersey’s peloton was at 50″. With 50km to go, Bakelants was the virtual leader of the Tour with a lead of 1’00” on Impey’s group. The average speed for the fourth hour was 46.1km/h! Cannondale did most of the chasing but Impey had support from Albasini, Clarke and Gerrans. With 10km to go, the leading trio were just 20″ ahead, meaning Bakelant’s bid for another day in the yellow jersey was essentially over. The peloton caught the trio with 2.8km to go.

Sagan secures his first win: a true team effort for Cannondale
The Cannondale team had five men at the front going into the final kilometre but a few teams had the courage to take on the green machine that had dominated the stage. Argos-Shimano seemed like it might have been able to pull off a coup thanks to John Degenkolb who opened up the sprint on the left side of the road but Sagan had this move covered; the Slovakian champion came off the wheel of the German inside the final 200m and took the win by over a bike length. It is the first victory for Sagan in the 100th Tour and his fourth stage win in total.

Daryl Impey finished the stage in 12th place; he will ride stage eight in the yellow jersey.

Results

1. Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling 4:54:12
2. John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
3. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
4. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
5. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
6. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
7. Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack Leopard
8. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr
9. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida
10. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
11. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp
12. Daryl Impey (Rsa) Orica-GreenEdge
13. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
14. Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Sojasun
15. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
16. Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
17. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
18. Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
19. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar
20. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
21. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
22. Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack Leopard
23. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling
24. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team
25. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
26. Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack Leopard
27. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
28. Julien El Fares (Fra) Sojasun
29. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling
30. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
31. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp
32. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
33. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
34. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
35. Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi
36. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
37. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
38. Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
39. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida
40. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp
41. Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack Leopard
42. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida
43. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
44. Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack Leopard
45. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
46. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
47. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
48. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
49. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team
50. Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Katusha
51. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha
52. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
53. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
54. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling
55. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar
56. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp
57. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
58. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
59. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
60. Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
61. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
62. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Sojasun
63. Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
64. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
65. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr
66. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
67. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
68. Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack Leopard
69. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team
70. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp
71. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team
72. Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
73. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp) RadioShack Leopard
74. Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack Leopard
75. Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
76. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
77. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr
78. Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr
79. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Sky Procycling
80. Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica-GreenEdge
81. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Katusha
82. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
83. Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team
84. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team
85. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida
86. Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
87. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ.fr
88. Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
89. Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
90. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Katusha
91. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha
92. Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
93. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
94. Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
95. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:19
96. Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 0:24
97. Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:29
98. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:30
99. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:33
100. David Millar (Gbr) Garmin-Sharp 1:24
101. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Sky Procycling
102. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:35
103. Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
104. Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-Sharp 3:47
105. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:14:53
106. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
107. Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
108. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol
109. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol
110. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
111. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol
112. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team
113. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
114. José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Esp) Movistar Team
115. Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
116. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
117. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team
118. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Esp) Movistar Team
119. Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Esp) Movistar Team
120. Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
121. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
122. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
123. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol
124. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol
125. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha
126. Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol
127. Danny van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
128. Markel Irizar Aranburu (Esp) RadioShack Leopard
129. Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
130. Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Sojasun
131. David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar
132. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
133. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Esp) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
134. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol
135. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
136. Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling
137. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
138. Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
139. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
140. Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha
141. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Sky Procycling
142. William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr
143. Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
144. Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
145. Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr
146. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr
147. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
148. Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team
149. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
150. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida
151. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Sojasun
152. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha
153. Julien Simon (Fra) Sojasun
154. Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Sojasun
155. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha
156. Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
157. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Sky Procycling
158. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
159. Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar
160. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
161. Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar
162. Ruben Perez Moreno (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
163. Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
164. Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Sojasun
165. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar
166. Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
167. Brice Feillu (Fra) Sojasun
168. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
169. Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
170. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
171. Jack Bauer (Nzl) Garmin-Sharp
172. Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
173. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling
174. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
175. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
176. Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar
177. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
178. Ian Stannard (Gbr) Sky Procycling
179. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
180. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
181. Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
182. Greg Henderson (Nzl) Lotto Belisol
183. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
184. Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
185. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge
186. Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
187. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida
188. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida
DNS Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
DNF Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Sharp
DNF Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Merida

GC after Stage 7

1. Daryl Impey (Rsa) Orica-GreenEdge 27:12:29
2. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling  0:03
3. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge  0:05
4. Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica-GreenEdge
5. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step  0:06
6. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
7. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling  0:08
8. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling
9. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:14
10. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
11. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
12. Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
13. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:22
14. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp
15. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp
16. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp
17. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team 0:25
18. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team
19. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team
20. Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team
21. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida 0:30
22. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:31
23. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
24. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
25. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
26. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha 0:33
27. Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack Leopard
28. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
29. Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Katusha
30. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Katusha
31. Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:34
32. Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack Leopard
33. Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack Leopard
34. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp) RadioShack Leopard
35. Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack Leopard
36. Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:38
37. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:42
38. Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
39. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
40. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
41. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:47
42. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr
43. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 1:01
44. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:09
45. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
46. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
47. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Sojasun 1:15
48. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar 1:18
49. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
50. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:21
51. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:24
52. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 1:25
53. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:29
54. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
55. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
56. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida 1:34
57. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 2:35
58. Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Sojasun 3:44
59. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar 3:47
60. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team 4:37
61. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4:49
62. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ.fr 5:06
63. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha 5:35
64. Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack Leopard 5:36
65. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling 6:17
66. Julien El Fares (Fra) Sojasun 6:53
67. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 7:02
68. Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 7:52
69. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 8:30
70. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team
71. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 8:59
72. Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 9:08
73. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 9:32
74. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:1 2
75. Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:10:22
76. Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:10:57
77. Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack Leopard 0:14:38
78. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 0:14:52
79. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol 0:15:15
80. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:15:27
81. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:15:40
82. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:15:45
83. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:16:00
84. Julien Simon (Fra) Sojasun 0:16:08
85. Brice Feillu (Fra) Sojasun
86. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 0:16:13
87. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:16:18
88. Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:16:22
89. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Katusha 0:16:42
90. Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
91. David Millar (Gbr) Garmin-Sharp 0:17:07
92. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:17:40
93. Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:17:41
94. Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:18:06
95. Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack Leopard 0:18:47
96. Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:18:54
97. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:19:33
98. Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 0:20:17
99. Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Sojasun 0:20:22
100. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:20:24
101. Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:20:49
102. Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Sojasun 0:21:41
103. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:22:49
104. Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:23:07
105. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Sky Procycling 0:23:55
106. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:24:07
107. John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 0:24:28
108. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha 0:24:44
109. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:25:24
110. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:25:49
111. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:26:39
112. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp 0:27:25
113. Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:27:58
114. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Esp) Movistar Team 0:28:06
115. Markel Irizar Aranburu (Esp) RadioShack Leopard 0:28:48
116. Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Esp) Movistar Team 0:28:58
117. Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:29:01
118. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Sky Procycling 0:29:05
119. Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:29:39
120. Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha 0:30:19
121. Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Sojasun 0:31:07
122. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:32:04
123. Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:32:06
124. Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:32:09
125. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Sojasun 0:32:32
126. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:32:33
127. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol 0:33:10
128. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:33:21
129. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:35:30
130. José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Esp) Movistar Team 0:36:27
131. Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:36:49
132. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol 0:37:15
133. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Sky Procycling 0:38:04
134. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:38:06
135. Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-Sharp 0:38:57
136. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha 0:39:08
137. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 0:39:15
138. Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:39:24
139. David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar 0:40:26
140. Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:40:36
141. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:41:43
142. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:42:00
143. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:42:08
144. Greg Henderson (Nzl) Lotto Belisol 0:42:23
145. Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr 0:42:36
146. Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:42:40
147. Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:42:43
148. Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 0:42:45
149. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
150. Danny van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:42:58
151. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol
152. Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:43:07
153. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:43:53
154. Ruben Perez Moreno (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:44:11
155. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:44:59
156. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:45:37
157. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:45:41
158. Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar 0:47:55
159. Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:48:06
160. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:48:35
161. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:49:27
162. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:49:47
163. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:49:54
164. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team 0:50:15
165. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:51:01
166. Ian Stannard (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:51:09
167. Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:51:17
168. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:51:37
169. Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:52:07
170. William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:52:25
171. Jack Bauer (Nzl) Garmin-Sharp 0:52:55
172. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:53:36
173. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 0:53:37
174. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha 0:53:38
175. Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 0:54:23
176. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:54:24
177. Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 0:54:40
178. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 0:55:26
179. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:56:33
180. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:57:12
181. Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar 0:57:32
182. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:57:41
183. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:57:56
184. Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar 0:59:04
185. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Esp) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:59:30
186. Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:59:45
187. Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 1:00:34
188. Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 1:01:11