Omega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling Report
Omega Pharma/Quick-Step Cycling Team Sport Director Brian Holm said on Tuesday that Gianni Meersman is showing his good condition, particularly after finishing 24th on a Tour de Romandie mountain prologue despite being known more for his sprinting prowess.
Holm’s comments were a reality at the end of the 176.8km Tour de Romandie Stage 1. As the race came back together inside the final 10km, OPQS sent riders to the front to protect Meersman and put him in the best position for the finish. Cavendish was not spotted in the bunch going into the final kilometers because of a mechanical at the bottom of the last climb. Despite an attack by Manuele Boaro (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) that was brought back with 1.5km to go, it was clear the peloton was completely unorganized in preparation for the bunch sprint. It was up to OPQS, and some smart maneuvering by Meersman, to put him in place for a win.
Meersman waited until the perfect moment with less than 400m to go, launching on the left side off another rider’s wheel in a chaotic final to win the stage. The win was also his third victory in 2013, and the 22nd for OPQS in three disciplines. Giacomo Nizzolo (Radioshack-Leopard) was 2nd, Roberto Ferrari (Lampre-Merida) 3rd.
“It was a difficult stage,” Meersman said. “The team worked perfectly. It was hard in the final, at 500 meters to go I had to brake. But then I found my good legs and saw a way to the victory. The goal today, if Mark Cavendish was still there after the last climb, was to go for him. If not, it would be a final for me. Unfortunately Mark had a mechanical and at that point we went for me. I was a little bit closed at 400 meters to go, but I managed to stay in the front. Peter Velits brought me to the wheel of Matthew Goss (Orica Green-EDGE) but when I saw the possibility to pass in the chaotic sprint I didn’t wait. I decided to go by myself and not to wait for someone else to launch. I did my sprint and if they passed me, no problem, but if not I could win. I’m in good condition if I can win a sprint like that, against riders such as Goss and others. My goal is to possibly go for another stage tomorrow or the day after. You never know.”
“Everything went well today,” Holm said. “The team worked really well together. We had to save Gianluca Brambilla and Tony Martin. Grabsch stayed with Cav, which was the plan, and the rest of the team was really committed to go for the win. We said already yesterday that we had two cards to play, Cav and Gianni. Cav had a mechanical at the bottom of the last climb, so we went for Gianni. Gianni finalized perfectly the job of the team.”
Results
Prologue – April 23 – Le Châble-Bruson – 7.45km
1. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:13:15.59
2. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:00:06.26
3. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard 0:00:13.02
4. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:00:15.29
5. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team 0:00:16.23
6. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ 0:00:16.48
7. Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:00:16.69
8. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team 0:00:16.91
9. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:00:17.00
10. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:00:17.51
11. Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:00:17.59
12. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:00:18.47
13. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Sky Procycling 0:00:21.49
14. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar Team 0:00:25.66
15. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team 0:00:26.17
16. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:00:28.95
17. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:00:29.15
18. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team 0:00:29.63
19. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:00:30.45
20. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:00:30.70
21. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:00:32.29
22. Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:00:32.46
23. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano 0:00:32.58
24. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:00:33.10
25. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:00:33.16
26. Marcel Wyss (Sui) IAM Cycling 0:00:33.62
27. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team 0:00:34.03
28. Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard 0:00:34.18
29. Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:00:34.52
30. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:35.20
31. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:00:36.56
32. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:00:39.54
33. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Sky Procycling 0:00:42.42
34. José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:44.84
35. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:00:45.61
36. Reto Hollenstein (Sui) IAM Cycling 0:00:45.62
37. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:00:46.68
38. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:47.09
39. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ 0:00:47.12
40. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:00:47.56
41. Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:00:47.68
42. Joshua Edmondson (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:00:47.71
43. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:47.79
44. Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) RadioShack Leopard 0:00:48.94
45. Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:49.59
46. Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:00:50.09
47. Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-Sharp 0:00:50.16
48. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp 0:00:50.50
49. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha 0:00:51.07
50. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:00:51.31
51. Maxime Bouet (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:00:51.98
52. Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:00:52.62
53. Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano 0:00:52.76
54. Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha 0:00:53.39
55. Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica-GreenEdge 0:00:54.23
56. Johann Tschopp (Sui) IAM Cycling 0:00:55.58
57. George Bennett (Nzl) RadioShack Leopard 0:00:56.06
58. Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:00:56.40
59. John Gadret (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:00:58.28
60. Juan Manuel Garate (Esp) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:00:58.77
61. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp 0:00:59.21
62. Sébastien Reichenbach (Sui) IAM Cycling 0:00:59.72
63. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 0:01:00.83
64. Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:01:00.91
65. Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:01:02.10
66. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:01:03.14
67. Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team 0:01:04.78
68. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:01:04.79
69. Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:01:04.84
70. Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:01:04.94
71. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:01:06.02
72. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida 0:01:07.87
73. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team 0:01:08.15
74. Gustav Larsson (Swe) IAM Cycling 0:01:08.73
75. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Katusha 0:01:09.77
76. Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ 0:01:10.43
77. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:01:11.05
78. Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Katusha 0:01:11.33
79. Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:01:11.45
80. Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:01:13.03
81. Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack Leopard 0:01:13.10
82. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:01:13.11
83. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:01:13.25
84. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:01:13.43
85. Julien Berard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:01:14.30
86. Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ 0:01:14.70
87. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:01:15.21
88. Mathias Frank (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:01:15.32
89. Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling 0:01:16.35
90. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:01:16.77
91. David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar 0:01:17.86
92. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:01:17.89
93. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:01:18.76
94. Peio Bilbao (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:01:19.83
95. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team 0:01:20.61
96. Jonathan Fumeaux (Sui) IAM Cycling 0:01:21.75
97. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ 0:01:22.20
98. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:01:22.69
99. Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:01:22.99
100. Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol 0:01:23.54
101. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:01:23.97
102. Bram Tankink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:01:24.75
103. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ 0:01:25.71
104. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:01:26.65
105. Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:01:26.74
106. Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Argos-Shimano 0:01:27.79
107. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Argos-Shimano 0:01:31.56
108. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:01:31.72
109. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:01:31.86
110. Rémi Cusin (Fra) IAM Cycling 0:01:31.93
111. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha 0:01:32.23
112. Matteo Montaguti (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:01:32.98
113. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team 0:01:33.60
114. Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar 0:01:35.90
115. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano 0:01:36.35
116. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:01:36.36
117. Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:01:37.71
118. Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:01:37.99
119. Marc Goos (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:01:38.82
120. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:01:39.29
121. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Esp) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:01:40.79
122. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:01:40.97
123. Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin-Sharp 0:01:41.68
124. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:01:42.04
125. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha 0:01:43.25
126. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:01:43.27
127. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:01:44.05
128. Adrian Saez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:01:44.27
129. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:01:44.32
130. Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar 0:01:44.58
131. Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 0:01:44.62
132. Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:01:44.68
133. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:01:44.81
134. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 0:01:45.06
135. Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar 0:01:45.17
136. Yann Huguet (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano 0:01:45.82
137. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack Leopard 0:01:45.96
138. Mikel Landa Meana (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:01:46.93
139. Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ 0:01:49.25
140. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:01:50.31
141. Xavier Florencio Cabre (Esp) Katusha 0:01:53.52
142. Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team 0:01:53.63
143. Grégory Rast (Sui) RadioShack Leopard 0:01:53.76
144. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:01:53.91
145. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:01:54.01
146. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:01:55.43
147. Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:01:55.49
148. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ 0:01:55.86
149. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Esp) Movistar Team 0:01:57.24
150. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar 0:02:01.83
151. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard 0:02:05.12
152. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 0:02:05.53
153. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:02:06.12
154. Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:02:07.28
155. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida 0:02:09.29
156. Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Sky Procycling 0:02:10.03
157. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:02:11.25
158. Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:02:15.51
159. Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:02:18.61
160. Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:02:19.34
161. Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:02:28.81
162. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:02:30.05
163. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 0:02:31.71
164. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 0:02:48.98
165. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:02:49.54
166. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha 0:03:10.66
167. Morgan Lamoisson (Fra) Team Europcar 0:03:21.35
168. Adam Blythe (Gbr) BMC Racing Team 0:03:45.38
Stage 1 – April 24 – St-Maurice-Renens 176.4km (brief)
1. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team 4:29:09
2. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard
3. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida
4. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano
5. Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar
6. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
7. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
8. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team
9. Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol
10. Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
11. Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol
12. Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack Leopard
13. Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling
14. Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team
15. Xavier Florencio Cabre (Esp) Katusha
16. Reto Hollenstein (Sui) IAM Cycling
17. Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
18. Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Argos-Shimano
19. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol
20. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale
21. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
22. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
23. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team
24. Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
25. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Argos-Shimano
26. Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
27. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
28. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
29. Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
30. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
31. Adam Blythe (Gbr) BMC Racing Team
32. Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team
33. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Sky Procycling
34. Jonathan Fumeaux (Sui) IAM Cycling
35. Johann Tschopp (Sui) IAM Cycling
36. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp
37. John Gadret (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
38. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
39. Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica-GreenEdge
40. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
41. Mathias Frank (Sui) BMC Racing Team
42. Rémi Cusin (Fra) IAM Cycling
43. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
44. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp
45. Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
46. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ
47. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha
48. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida
49. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
50. Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol
51. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling
52. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar Team
53. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
54. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
55. Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) RadioShack Leopard
56. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling
57. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
58. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp
59. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
60. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
61. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
62. Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano
63. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
64. Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi
65. Marcel Wyss (Sui) IAM Cycling
66. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida
67. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
68. Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
69. Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
70. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ
71. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team
72. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale
73. Sébastien Reichenbach (Sui) IAM Cycling
74. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
75. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team
76. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
77. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team
78. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling
79. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge
80. Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha
81. George Bennett (Nzl) RadioShack Leopard
82. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ
83. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard
84. Maxime Bouet (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
85. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
86. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol
87. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha
88. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp
89. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ
90. Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
91. Peio Bilbao (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
92. Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard
93. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
94. Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Merida
95. Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida
96. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team
97. Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
98. Juan Manuel Garate (Esp) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
99. Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Katusha
100. Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
101. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha
102. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team
103. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team
104. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Sky Procycling
105. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Esp) Movistar Team
106. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
107. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
108. Marc Goos (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
109. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
110. Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
111. Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
112. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
113. José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
114. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
115. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack Leopard
116. Bram Tankink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
117. Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ
118. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
119. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida
120. Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
121. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida
122. Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ
123. Mikel Landa Meana (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
124. Adrian Saez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
125. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
126. Julien Berard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
127. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
128. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida
129. Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
130. David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar
131. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp
132. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Esp) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
133. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol
134. Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar
135. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Katusha
136. Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-Sharp
137. Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling
138. Matteo Montaguti (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale
139. Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team
140. Grégory Rast (Sui) RadioShack Leopard
141. Joshua Edmondson (Gbr) Sky Procycling
142. Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar
143. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Sky Procycling
144. Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol
145. Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ
146. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
147. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
148. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
149. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:19
150. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ
151. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team
152. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar 1:13
153. Yann Huguet (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano 2:08
154. Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 2:27
155. Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 6:39
156. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 9:41
157. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
158. Gustav Larsson (Swe) IAM Cycling
159. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Sharp
160. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha
161. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:11:21
162. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
163. Morgan Lamoisson (Fra) Team Europcar
164. Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Sky Procycling
165. Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol
166. Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin-Sharp
DNS Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
DNS Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
GC after Stage 1
1. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling 4:42:24
2. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:06
3. Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard 0:13
4. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:15
5. Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team 0:16
6. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ 0:17
7. Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
8. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Esp) Movistar Team
9. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp
10. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:18
11. Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
12. Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:19
13. David Lopez Garcia (Esp) Sky Procycling 0:22
14. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:23
15. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar Team 0:26
16. Ruben Plaza Molina (Esp) Movistar Team
17. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:29
18. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
19. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team 0:30
20. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:31
21. Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
22. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:32
23. Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:33
24. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano
25. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
26. Marcel Wyss (Sui) IAM Cycling 0:34
27. Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team
28. Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard
29. Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:35
30. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
31. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:37
32. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:40
33. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Sky Procycling 0:43
34. José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:45
35. Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:46
36. Reto Hollenstein (Sui) IAM Cycling
37. Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida 0:47
38. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team
39. Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ
40. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:48
41. Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team
42. Joshua Edmondson (Gbr) Sky Procycling
43. Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
44. Nelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) RadioShack Leopard 0:49
45. Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:50
46. Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida
47. Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-Sharp
48. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp 0:51
49. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha
50. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
51. Maxime Bouet (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:52
52. Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:53
53. Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano
54. Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha
55. Michael Albasini (Sui) Orica-GreenEdge 0:54
56. Johann Tschopp (Sui) IAM Cycling 0:56
57. George Bennett (Nzl) RadioShack Leopard
58. Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Merida
59. John Gadret (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 0:58
60. Juan Manuel Garate (Esp) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0:59
61. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp
62. Sébastien Reichenbach (Sui) IAM Cycling 1:00
63. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 1:01
64. Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff
65. Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:02
66. Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team 1:05
67. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale
68. Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol
69. Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
70. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 1:06
71. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Lampre-Merida 1:08
72. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team
73. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Esp) Katusha 1:10
74. Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJ 1:11
75. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team
76. Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Katusha
77. Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:12
78. Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:13
79. Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack Leopard
80. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team
81. Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
82. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 1:14
83. Julien Berard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
84. Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ 1:15
85. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
86. Mathias Frank (Sui) BMC Racing Team
87. Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling 1:16
88. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 1:17
89. David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar 1:18
90. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
91. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol 1:19
92. Peio Bilbao (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:20
93. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Esp) Movistar Team 1:21
94. Jonathan Fumeaux (Sui) IAM Cycling 1:22
95. Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ
96. Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:23
97. Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
98. Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol 1:24
99. Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
100. Bram Tankink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 1:25
101. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 1:27
102. Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team
103. Georg Preidler (Aut) Team Argos-Shimano 1:28
104. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Argos-Shimano 1:32
105. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling
106. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Merida
107. Rémi Cusin (Fra) IAM Cycling
108. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha
109. Matteo Montaguti (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale 1:33
110. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team 1:34
111. Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar 1:36
112. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano
113. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
114. Marc Goos (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 1:39
115. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Esp) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 1:41
116. Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team
117. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha 1:43
118. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida
119. Adrian Saez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:44
120. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
121. Anthony Charteau (Fra) Team Europcar 1:45
122. Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
123. Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
124. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ
125. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge
126. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
127. Kévin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar
128. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack Leopard 1:46
129. Mikel Landa Meana (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1:47
130. Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ 1:49
131. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol 1:50
132. Xavier Florencio Cabre (Esp) Katusha 1:54
133. Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team
134. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
135. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:56
136. Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling
137. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ
138. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Esp) Movistar Team 1:57
139. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard 1:59
140. Grégory Rast (Sui) RadioShack Leopard 2:04
141. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 2:06
142. Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida 2:07
143. Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida 2:09
144. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:13
145. Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol 2:16
146. Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:19
147. Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 2:29
148. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 2:30
149. Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge 2:32
150. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 2:49
151. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar 3:15
152. Yann Huguet (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano 3:54
153. Adam Blythe (Gbr) BMC Racing Team 3:55
154. Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 4:05
155. Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 8:46
156. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:10:44
157. Gustav Larsson (Swe) IAM Cycling 0:10:50
158. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 0:11:20
159. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0:11:25
160. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha 0:12:52
161. Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin-Sharp 0:13:03
162. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:13:27
163. Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Sky Procycling 0:13:31
164. Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0:13:40
165. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:14:11
166. Morgan Lamoisson (Fra) Team Europcar 0:14:42