July 06, 2013 (Ax 3 Domaines, France) – With a stunning display of cycling teamwork Sky Procycling’s Chris Froome (Gbr) threw down a serious gauntlet to take the win on the 195km Stage 8 from Castres to Ax 3 Domaines, the first big mountain stage in the Pyrenees at this year’s Tour, to take over the coverted yellow jersey.

Richie Porte, his teammate, put in a spectacular ride helping Froome up the final mountain climb to take second on the day and now sits second overall as many of the favourites cracked on the brutal stage.

Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar claimed third. Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) suffered as well finishing 39th and now sits 35th overall.

ASO Report – Froome blows the race to pieces!
He was the favourite for the stage but before the final climb it seemed there might be contenders other than Chris Froome. At the finish of stage eight in Ax-3-Domaines, it would seem that there was only one man who can win the title at the 100th edition of the Tour de France. The Kenyan-born Brit was so dominant on the final climb that no one else seems to have a chance. Of course there are still over two weeks of racing ahead but so far, everything is going to plan for the Sky team. Not only did its leader win the stage, but the super-domestique Richie Porte came second and the pair are in first and second place overall at the end of the first day in the mountains. Former champions of the race – Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck and Cadel Evans – all suffered significant blows in stage eight finishing behind Froome by 1’46”, 3’35” and 4’14”, respectively. The Movistar team added to the show with an impressive attack by Nairo Quintana who takes the white jersey in his Tour debut, and the leader Valverde who was the closest rival to the Sky pair. But this was a day when the favourites absolutely dominated and all others faltered… or at least were made to look as though they had. It was domination by one team and survival by the rest.

The progress report
The official start of the 195km stage from Castres to Ax-3-Domaines in the Pyrenees began at 11.47am with 188 riders in the race. The itinerary included three climbs: the cat-4 cote de Saint-FerrÈol (at 26.5km) followed by the highest point of the 100th Tour de France, col de PailhËres (‘hors category’ at 166km) and the category-one ascent to the finish. The intermediate sprint was in Quillan (at 119.5km). The first successful attack came from Marino (SOJ) and he was quickly joined by Hoogerland (VCD) and, at 9km, Riblon (ALM) and Molard (COF) caught the two leaders. By 16km the escape was 5’40” ahead. The average speed for the first hour was 44.3km/h. The peloton was at 9’10” after an hour of racing. Orica-GreenEdge led the peloton along with some help from Sky. The second hour was slightly faster: 44.9km/h, and after two hours of racing, the escape was 7’55” ahead.

Riblon becomes the virtual leader
The maximum advantage of the escape was 9’40” at 40km. The most recent winner of the stage to Ax-3-Domaines, Riblon (in 2010), was the best placed on GC of the four in the escape and he was the virtual leader after starting the stage in 61st place, 4’49” behind Impey. After 100km the peloton was at 6’40″… but this dropped steadily until the intermediate sprint when a big surge from Cannondale ate a chunk of time out of the break. Despite the efforts of his lead-out men, Sagan was beaten by Greipel for fifth-place points. Cavendish was seventh: the peloton was 4’35” behind the escapees.

Getting ready for the climbs…
With 63km to go, the Orica team retreated to the peloton and let three GC teams take control of the pacesetting. Sky, Movistar and Belkin led the peloton to the base of the Port de PailhËres. The average speed for the third hour was 42.7km/h. At the foot of the PailhËres climb, the four leaders were just 1’00” ahead of a peloton that was led by Belkin, Saxo and Sky. Riblon accelerated in the first kilometre, his former escape companions were caught by the peloton 40km from the finish. One of the first to be dropped by the peloton was Kadri (ALM). Gesink attacked the peloton with 41km to go and was soon 55″ behind Riblon with the peloton was at 1’10”. Although the speed of Lopez (SKY) eliminated many riders, it still included Impey but no other Orica riders. With 39.5km to go, Voeckler attacked and prompted no reaction at all. His attack wouldn’t last long but the team wasn’t finished as Rolland jumped ahead as soon as his team-mate was caught.

Quintana goes on the attack
The young Colombian from Movistar attacked with 37km to go he quickly caught and passed Voeckler. Quintana would catch everyone and only Riblon could match his pace… for a few hundred metres. With 3km to go, the Movistar rider was in the lead. He would go on to win the ‘Souvenir Henri Desgrange’. Sky had Kiryienka on the front until 3km to climb and then Kennaugh took over. Victims of his pace included van Garderen (BMC), Roche (TST), Gesink (BEL) and Voeckler. At the top Quintana led Rolland by 27″, Nieve (EUS) by 1’00”, Kennaugh, Porte and Froome by 1’05” and there were about 25 riders in the group that was led by that Sky trio.

Froome: climbing to victory and into the yellow jersey!
Sky was expected to star in the 8th stage and the team did exactly that. Rolland caught Quintana at the base of the final climb but lasted only a matter of seconds. Kennaugh led Porte and Froome to the foot of the final climb and once he peeled off, the Tasmanian took over the pacesetting. This eliminated the likes of Martin (GRS), Talansky, Kwiatkowski and eventually Evans. Contador, Valverde, Kreuziger, Rodriguez and others followed the pace of Porte for two kilometres but once a small gap opened, Froome powered ahead and into the lead of the stage. Once it was clear his leader would not be seen again, Porte also accelerated and no one could follow. Their Sky pair would finish the stage in first and second place and take over the first and second positions in the overall rankings. Froome will spend his first day in the yellow jersey at the Tour de France in stage nine.

 

Results

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

GC after Stage 8

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