Generally the action from the general classification candidates comes at the end of a mountain stage but today it happened right from the start. Garmin-Sharp was one of the main early aggressors but Movistar jumped on the fact Froome found himself all on his own. The big loss for Sky happened in the opening hour and Porte never recovered; even when the Tasmanian did get some momentum, Movistar rubbed salt into his wounds by accelerating at the front of the yellow jersey’s peloton. Porte would drop dramatically down the rankings after finishing 17’59” behind the stage winner!
Porte loss was one of the main stories of the stage as he would finish over 14 minutes behind and, more to the point, it demonstrated that Froome will not have the same sort of support that Sir Bradley Wiggins enjoyed in his winning campaign at the Tour in 2012.
Gains on general classification were made by a handful of riders and the Irish winner in BagnËres-de-Bigorre, Dan Martin, wore the widest smile at the end of a stage on roads where he first saw a stage of the Tour de France in 1999. The Garmin-Sharp rider has come of age in 2013, winning one of cycling’s ‘monuments’ – LiËge-Bastogne-LiËge in April – and now he’s got a stage victory to his name as well as eighth place overall.
It happened on a day when Movistar was determined to prove that Sky won’t necessarily ride all the way to Paris unchallenged. Chris Froome held his nerve, marked his rivals, and finished the stage in 14th place. He was forced to fend for himself and it reminds us that anything can happen in a race like the Tour de France. Ahead likes a transfer to the north of France, a day of rest and the race resumes on Tuesday with the same leader but a new rider in second overall…
The progress report
On the menu for Chris Froome’s first day as leader of the Tour de France is a relatively short stage from St-Girons to BagnËres-de-Bigorre that includes five mountain passes: the Portet d’Aspet (cat-2 at 28.5km), col de Mente (cat-1 at 44km), col de Peyresourde (cat-1 at 90km), col de Val Louron-Azet (cat-1 at 110.5km) and the steep grind up the Hourquette d’Ancizan (cat-1 at 138km). The intermediate sprint was in BagnËres-de-Luchon (at 73km). The official start of the stage was at 11.33am with 185 riders at the sign on. The non-starters were Dennis (GRS) and Schar (BMC). There were attacks from the moment the stage began; the early aggressors included: van Garderen, Hoogerland, Roy, Albasini, Plaza, Chavanel, Martin (GRS) and Danielson. The peloton was essentially all together at the top the first climb but Jeannesson (FDJ) led the two attacking Garmin-Sharp riders to the line of the Portet d’Aspet.
Porte dropped on dramatic second climb
On the col de Mente, Evans (BMC) was the first GC rider to be dropped but he would soon be joined by the rider in second place overall, Porte (SKY) and Froome had to ride the second climb without any team support; Kennaugh had crashed before the first ascent and spent the early stanza of the race trying to rejoin the yellow jersey’s peloton that was composed of 33 riders including five from Saxo-Tinkoff (with Contador and Hernandez who were at the front and setting the pace). Up ahead Trofimov (KAT) was on the attack with two Garmin-Sharp riders: Hesjedal and Danielson as well as Anton (EUS) and Rolland (EUC). Danielson was first over the col de Mente and the yellow jersey’s group – led by Quintana and Valverde (MOV) was at 55″. Porte crested the second climb 2’10” behind the stage leaders. On the descent, Evans rejoined Froome’s group that was led by a group including Gallopin, Kreuziger Castroviejo, Costa and Losada. Murayev (AST) quit the Tour at 60km.
Movistar animate the action with constant attacking
Valverde attacked the yellow jersey on the descent of the col de Mente but Froome was able to respond. Castrovejio waited for Valverde and Plaza had split the yellow jersey’s peloton with an attack in the valley with only Froome able to follow. By then five riders had formed at the front of the stage: Hesjedal, Rolland, De Clercq, Bardt and De Gendt… the latter of whom led over the line of the intermediate sprint (at 73km). Just before Luchon, the Contador/Evans group caught the Movistar-led mob and there were five Saxo-Tinkoff riders, four from Movistar… but only one from Sky: Froome. They were 55″ behind the stage leaders while Porte’s peloton (including Boasson Hagen, Stanndard and Kennaugh) was at 2’10”. Noval (TST) and Gutierrez (MOV) abandoned at the 78km mark.
Col de Peyresourde and Col de Val Louron-Azet
On the early slopes of the third climb, there were six in the lead: Bardet, De Clercq, Rolland, Bakelants, Hesjedal and De Gendt. They were 48″ ahead of the yellow jersey who was still without any team support while Contador and Valverde were both assisted by four riders each. With 5km to climb, De Gendt was dropped by the lead group that was 50″ ahead of the yellow jersey (with Porte’s peloton at 2’10”). In the final 2km of the climb, Clarke (OGE) rode ahead of the peloton and caught De Gendt. The Australian attacked the descent led the stage with 70km to go. He began the Val Louron-Azet climb with a lead of 30″ on the six early escapees, 1’45” on the yellow jersey and 3’30” on the Porte peloton.
With 5km to climb on the fourth ascent, Clarke was 20″ ahead of Rolland, De Clercq and Bardet who had dropped Bakelants and Hesjedal (at 1’20”). Once Kennaugh had been dropped by his group (±90km), Porte started to bridge the gap to the yellow jersey’s group on his own. There were four Movistar riders in the yellow jersey bunch and once they realised Porte was closing in, they accelerated and Froome remained without any team support on a day the Movistar team proved to be the dominant force. With 53km to go, Clarke was caught by Rolland’s trio. Porte joined forces with Gadret, Erviti, Velits and Mederel but hovered 2’30” behind the yellow jersey. With 40km to go, the yellow jersey’s group was 20″ behind Clarke’s quartet; Porte group was 3’30” behind Froome’s group that was led by four Movistar riders.
Hourquette d’Ancizan
Bardet attacked the lead group at the base of the final climb but he was caught 38km from the finish. By then Clarke, Rolland and De Clercq had been caught and dropped by the yellow jersey’s group. There were four Movistar riders in this group: Plaza, Valverde, Quintana and Costa… and Froome marked them closely as they pulled away from Porte’s selection that was at 4’45”. With 5km to climb, Martin (GRS) attacked and was chased down by Fuglsang (AST). With 3km to climb, this pair led the yellow jersey’s peloton (of 15 riders, including: Froome, Evans, Schleck, Peraud, Contador, Kreuziger, Rodriguez, Nieve, Valverde, Castroviejo, Quintana, Navarro, Gesink, Ten Dam, Mollema, Poels and Serpa) by 20″. At the top, Martin and Fuglsang were ahead of Poels (VCD) by 33″ and 45″ ahead of the yellow jersey’s selection, led over the top by Kreuziger, Froome and Schleck. Porte was 11’50” behind and riding to the finish with Hesjedal and Trofimov.
Martin and Fuglsang lead the way: a victory for Garmin-Sharp
They bolted ahead with 5km to climb and would not be seen again until the finish: Martin was the rider who started the attack and he got great cooperation from Fuglsang all the way to the final kilometre. By then the GC riders were out of contention: 30″ behind. A little bit of tactical riding after the ‘Flamme Rouge’ cost Martin 10″ of time but he rode from the back until the 250m to go when he opened his sprint and beat Fuglsang to win Garmin-Sharp’s first stage of the 100th Tour and the Irishman’s first. His success comes roughly on the same roads where he first watched the Tour as a child in 1999. He moved up from 13th overall to eighth.
Chris Froome rode almost the entire stage without a team-mate by his side but he finished the stage in 14th place in the same time as the other GC men – excluding, of course, Richie Porte – and the leader of Sky will wear the yellow jersey again when the Tour resumes in the north of France after a transfer and a day of rest.
Results
1. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp 4:43:03
2. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
3. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:20
4. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Katusha
5. Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Katusha
6. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
7. Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
8. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
9. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
10. Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack Leopard
11. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team
12. Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack Leopard
13. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
14. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling
15. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
16. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
17. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
18. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
19. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team
20. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team
21. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
22. Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:25
23. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team
24. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 3:54
25. Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
26. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
27. Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
28. Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
29. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida
30. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 7:07
31. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar
32. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida
33. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp
34. Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol
35. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team
36. Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
37. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 7:57
38. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
39. Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack Leopard
40. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
41. Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack Leopard
42. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:11:38
43. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
44. Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
45. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
46. Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack Leopard
47. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Sojasun
48. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
49. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida
50. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
51. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
52. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
53. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team
54. Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Esp) Movistar Team
55. Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
56. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
57. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha
58. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:17:59
59. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp
60. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling
61. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha
62. Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:18:59
63. Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Sojasun
64. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
65. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
66. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
67. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
68. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha 0:20:26
69. Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr
70. Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar
71. David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar
72. Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack Leopard
73. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team
74. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
75. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol
76. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ.fr
77. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
78. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha
79. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Katusha
80. Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team
81. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Esp) Movistar Team 0:22:43
82. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
83. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
84. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida
85. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
86. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
87. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp) RadioShack Leopard
88. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
89. Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha
90. Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge
91. Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica-GreenEdge
92. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
93. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
94. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
95. Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
96. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
97. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol
98. Brice Feillu (Fra) Sojasun
99. Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
100. John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
101. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Sky Procycling
102. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling
103. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
104. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
105. Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling
106. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp
107. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr
108. Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr
109. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar
110. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:25:12
111. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling
112. Julien Simon (Fra) Sojasun
113. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol
114. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
115. Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack Leopard
116. Julien El Fares (Fra) Sojasun
117. Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
118. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
119. Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi
120. Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida
121. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge
122. Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
123. Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
124. Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
125. Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
126. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
127. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
128. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
129. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
130. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr
131. Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
132. Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
133. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr
134. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
135. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Sojasun
136. Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar
137. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:26:20
138. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida
139. Ian Stannard (Gbr) Sky Procycling
140. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling
141. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
142. Danny van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
143. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol
144. Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling
145. Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
146. Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
147. Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
148. Markel Irizar Aranburu (Esp) RadioShack Leopard
149. Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
150. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
151. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida
152. Greg Henderson (Nzl) Lotto Belisol
153. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol
154. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
155. Jack Bauer (Nzl) Garmin-Sharp
156. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
157. Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Sojasun
158. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
159. William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr
160. Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar
161. Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
162. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha
163. David Millar (Gbr) Garmin-Sharp
164. Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Sojasun
165. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
166. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Sky Procycling
167. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Sky Procycling
168. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
169. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol
170. Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
171. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
172. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar
173. Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
174. Ruben Perez Moreno (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
175. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
176. Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Sojasun
177. Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
178. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp
179. Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
180. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
181. Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
182. Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
OTL Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Sky Procycling
DNS Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-Sharp
DNF José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Esp) Movistar Team
DNF Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Esp) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
DNS Michael Schär (Sui) BMC Racing Team
GC after Stage 9
1. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling 36:59:18
2. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team 1:25
3. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 1:44
4. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 1:50
5. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 1:51
6. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
7. Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 2:02
8. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp 2:28
9. Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Esp) Katusha 2:31
10. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team 2:45
11. Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2:55
12. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 3:07
13. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 3:25
14. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 3:29
15. Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack Leopard 4:00
16. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 4:36
17. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Katusha
18. Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 6:14
19. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6:40
20. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 7:09
21. Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack Leopard 7:55
22. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp 9:35
23. Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 9:45
24. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida 9:54
25. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:10:30
26. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 0:12:34
27. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar 0:14:27
28. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:14:35
29. Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack Leopard 0:15:52
30. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:16:27
31. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:16:46
32. Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:16:55
33. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:18:30
34. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha 0:19:58
35. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida 0:20:37
36. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Sojasun 0:20:57
37. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:21:11
38. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:22:30
39. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team 0:24:22
40. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Esp) RadioShack Leopard 0:25:53
41. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp 0:26:08
42. Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team 0:28:55
43. Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge 0:35
44. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:30:10
45. Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack Leopard 0:30:18
46. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:30:29
47. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:31:31
48. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:31:34
49. Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 0:31:41
50. Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) Sojasun 0:34:27
51. Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:35:01
52. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:35:04
53. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 0:35:20
54. Bram Tankink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:37:00
55. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:39:49
56. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:40:24
57. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 0:41:00
58. Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack Leopard 0:41:02
59. Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack Leopard 0:43:21
60. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 0:44:39
61. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:45:00
62. Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:45:03
63. Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack Leopard 0:45:19
64. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha 0:45:22
65. Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:45:49
66. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:45:52
67. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:47:38
68. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:48:42
69. Julien El Fares (Fra) Sojasun 0:49:24
70. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Sky Procycling
71. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:49:55
72. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:50:40
73. Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica-GreenEdge 0:51:22
74. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:51:48
75. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:51:50
76. Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:52:01
77. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:52:29
78. Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 0:52:58
79. Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:53:14
80. Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:53:22
81. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:54:02
82. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:54:06
83. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling 0:54:57
84. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar 0:55:14
85. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:55:29
86. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:58:42
87. Alberto Losada Alguacil (Esp) Katusha 0:58:56
88. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:00:13
89. Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 1:01:09
90. Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Esp) Movistar Team 1:01:54
91. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:02:07
92. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 1:02:29
93. Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:03:19
94. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 1:03:53
95. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team 1:04:55
96. Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 1:06:01
97. David Millar (Gbr) Garmin-Sharp 1:06:11
98. Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol 1:06:32
99. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 1:07:29
100. Julien Simon (Fra) Sojasun 1:09:54
101. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 1:09:56
102. Brice Feillu (Fra) Sojasun 1:10
103. Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:10:38
104. Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:11:26
105. Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:11:52
106. Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 1:12:40
107. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Esp) Movistar Team 1:13:33
108. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha 1:13:44
109. Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Sky Procycling 1:14:11
110. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:14:20
111. Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Sojasun 1:15:16
112. Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha 1:15:46
113. Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Sojasun 1:16:45
114. Markel Irizar Aranburu (Esp) RadioShack Leopard 1:17:52
115. John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 1:17:58
116. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:18:06
117. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:18:56
118. Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 1:18:58
119. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:20:29
120. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:21:17
121. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:22:31
122. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 1:23:46
123. Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr 1:23:52
124. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol 1:24:23
125. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp 1:24:32
126. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 1:25:16
127. Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Sojasun 1:26:21
128. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Sojasun 1:26:28
129. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 1:26:57
130. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Sky Procycling 1:27:08
131. Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:28:05
132. David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar 1:29:26
133. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 1:30:18
134. Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 1:30:35
135. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team 1:30:37
136. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:31:58
137. Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ.fr 1:32:49
138. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:33:10
139. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol 1:34:22
140. Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi
141. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha 1:36:15
142. Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:36:31
143. Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 1:36:41
144. Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:37:04
145. Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar 1:37:05
146. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:37:23
147. Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 1:37:44
148. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:38:50
149. Ruben Perez Moreno (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:39:05
150. Greg Henderson (Nzl) Lotto Belisol 1:39:30
151. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 1:39:37
152. Danny van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:45
153. Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol
154. Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:40:10
155. Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:40:14
156. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha 1:42:38
157. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:42:44
158. Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 1:42:48
159. Thomas Leezer (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 1:43:10
160. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 1:43:16
161. Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:43:24
162. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 1:45:53
163. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol 1:46:54
164. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 1:47:00
165. Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 1:47:16
166. Ian Stannard (Gbr) Sky Procycling 1:48:16
167. Jack Bauer (Nzl) Garmin-Sharp 1:48:19
168. William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr 1:48:32
169. Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 1:48:36
170. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol 1:49:35
171. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 1:49:36
172. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 1:50:23
173. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 1:51:25
174. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling 1:51:26
175. Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar 1:51:28
176. Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 1:51:30
177. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:52:06
178. Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar 1:54:08
179. Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:54:48
180. Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 1:54:49
181. Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 1:57:41
182. Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 1:58:18