April 24, 2012 (Lausanne, Switzerland) – Geraint Thomas powered to victory in the opening prologue at the Tour de Romandie to move into an early race lead. The Brit put his track training to good use across the 3.3-kilometre course to set a blistering time of three minutes and 29 seconds as the Swiss stage race got under way.

The 25-year-old moved into the yellow leader’s jersey by a four-second margin after his time stood up against some intense competition, largely from his own team-mates.

Mark Cavendish put in a superb performance to clock a time of 3:35, good enough for third place on the day in what was a resounding success for the team.

That effort from the Brit bumped team-mate Michael Rogers down to fourth by a margin of just four-hundredths of a second, but ensured Team Sky occupied three of the top five places after the first of six stages.

The rain began to fall as the later runners left the ramp, yet just as in Paris-Nice, Bradley Wiggins was able to pull out an impressive ride in difficult conditions to register a time just nine seconds off that of Thomas.

Good enough for 11th, the effort puts Wiggins ahead of a number of dangerous rivals for the general classification going into Wednesday’s first road stage.

Strong start

After the stage a happy Thomas admitted: “It’s a nice little win. The team told me I was racing here about 10 days ago so it was great to come over. I always knew that I’d be up there. Fortunately with the weather conditions it played into my hands a bit but there was only really one corner. There’s only so much time you can lose in one corner.

“For myself now it’s purely a team role. I’ll be there to help Cav in the sprints wherever they come and Bradley is going for the GC as well so I’ll be there to help him wherever I can. Coming from the track I don’t really have the climbing legs at the minute. I’ve been used to 4k the last couple of weeks with the track but we’ll give it everything and see what happens.”

“The team has stepped up a level each year now. As we saw in Paris-Nice it is a strong team. Obviously I’m not going to be anywhere near the lead come the end, but I think it’s good for the team to get the win and get the jersey. It’s always good for morale and I think we would have probably had to ride anyway along with BMC. This race means a lot to the team and we’ve got big ambitions here.

“For the team whoever wears the jersey it’s good. If I could lead out Cav tomorrow and he could win and take the jersey it would be great. As long as it’s within the team we’re happy.”

Mixed conditions

With the skies looking threatening, spots of rain interspersed the riders as 159 men rolled down the start ramp in Lausanne.

Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Barracuda) set an early benchmark of 3:40 out on course as the early runners took advantage of dry conditions.

The time was chipped away at by both Martin Velits (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) and Stef Clement (Rabobank) respectively before Thomas took an impressive chunk out of the leading time.

With spots of rain falling it was a nervous wait for the Welshman and the team, with the rain coming down hardest as Richie Porte left the ramp.

The Australian, who claimed a time trial victory in the 2009 edition of the race, posted a time of 3:45 in an opening test which saw the top contenders all covered by a slender margin – Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Nissan) completing the podium with second place.

After the stage Sports Director Sean Yates was very happy with the start the team had made but insists the goal remains the same across the six days.

He said: “The goal when we came here was to try and win GC. I think we have more than a realistic chance of winning it come Sunday. Today was a bit of an extra bonus. If it had been dry it wasn’t out of the question that Bradley might win the prologue. G coming off the track obviously has the ideal preparation for a three kilometre prologue. But a great performance on the track doesn’t always equate to a great performance on the road.

“G has been around for a while now on the road and the course in particular suited him in that it was very high speed. He’s very aerodynamic and he also had the power to use to his advantage. His time in the final kilometre was quite astounding. He was flying!

“It was a shame for the other guys that it started raining towards the back end of the prologue. I think it would have been more or less the same if everybody had dry conditions in terms of the times amongst the GC contenders like Evans, Kreuziger etc. It would have been hard to beat G to be honest having driven behind him.

“It’s a great start to the race and let’s hope it continues. Tomorrow we’ll look to defend the jersey and maybe go for the stage win if Cav’s still there. We’ll see how it pans out.”

Results

1. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling 03:29.4
2. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Radioshack-Nissan 00:04.6
3. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Sky Procycling 00:06.1
4. Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling 00:06.2
5. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 00:06.5
6. Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 00:08.0
7. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 00:08.2
8. Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 00:08.5
9. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 00:08.8
10. Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin-Barracuda 00:08.9
11. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling 00:09.1
12. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 00:09.6
13. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 00:10.0
14. Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 00:10.2
15. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 00:10.2
16. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 00:10.5
17. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Barracuda 00:10.6
18. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team 00:10.6
19. Luke Durbridge (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 00:10.7
20. Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 00:10.7
21. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 00:10.8
22. Leigh Howard (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 00:11.2
23. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team 00:11.2
24. Molina Ruben Plaza (Esp) Movistar Team 00:11.5
25. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 00:12.0
26. Tiago Machado (Por) Radioshack-Nissan 00:12.3
27. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 00:12.5
28. Chris Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling 00:12.6
29. Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team 00:12.9
30. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 00:13.1
31. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team 00:13.1
32. Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) Movistar Team 00:13.2
33. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Sky Procycling 00:13.2
34. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 00:13.6
35. Cedric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 00:13.6
36. Jerôme Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 00:14.0
37. Luis Leon Sanchez (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team 00:14.1
38. Nelson Oliveira (Por) Radioshack-Nissan 00:14.2
39. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 00:14.3
40. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana 00:14.4
41. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 00:14.5
42. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 00:14.7
43. Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team 00:15.0
44. Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling 00:15.1
45. Travis Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 00:15.1
46. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Radioshack-Nissan 00:15.3
47. Daniel Navarro (Esp) Team Saxo Bank 00:15.3
48. Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 00:15.3
49. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 00:15.4
50. Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team 00:15.7
51. Martin Elmiger (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale 00:16.0
52. Matthew Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 00:16.2
53. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 00:16.4
54. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 00:16.5
55. Mikel Astarloza (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:16.6
56. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Radioshack-Nissan 00:16.8
57. Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team 00:17.0
58. Jeremy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 00:17.1
59. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 00:17.3
60. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 00:17.3
61. Juan Jose Cobo (Esp) Movistar Team 00:17.4
62. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 00:17.4
63. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team Astana 00:17.5
64. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda 00:17.5  
65. Rui Costa (Por) Movistar Team 00:17.6
66. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team 00:17.6
67. Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 00:17.7
68. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 00:17.7
69. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana 00:18.0
70. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling Team 00:18.1
71. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana 00:18.2
72. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 00:18.6
73. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat 00:18.7
74. Jakob Fugslang (Den) Radioshack-Nissan 00:18.7
75. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team 00:19.4
76. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 00:19.5
77. Kenny De Haes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 00:19.6
78. Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 00:19.7
79. Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team 00:19.7
80. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
81. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank 00:19.8
82. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 00:20.1
83. Franck Bouyer (Fra) Team Europcar 00:20.2
84. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 00:20.3
85. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 00:20.3
86. Angel Madrazo (Esp) Movistar Team 00:20.5
87. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 00:20.5
88. Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 00:20.7
89. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 00:20.9
90. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 00:20.9
91. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 00:21.0
92. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team Saxo Bank 00:21.1
93. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 00:21.2
94. Jean-Christophe Perraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 00:21.3
95. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 00:21.4
96. Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 00:21.5
97. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-ISD 00:21.5
98. Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 00:21.7
99. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 00:21.7
100. Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team 00:21.8
101. David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 00:21.9
102. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda 00:22.2
103. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 00:22.3
104. Said Haddou (Fra) Team Europcar 00:22.6
105. Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 00:22.8
106. Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 00:22.8
107. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 00:23.1
108. Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank 00:23.3
109. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 00:23.5
110. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 00:23.5
111. Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 00:23.6
112. Johann Tschopp (Sui) BMC Racing Team
113. Gorka Verdugo (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:23.9
114. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 00:23.9
115. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-ISD 00:23.9
116. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 00:24.0
117. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar 00:24.0
118. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team Astana 00:24.0
119. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 00:24.4
120. Kevin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar 00:24.5
121. Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-ISD 00:24.6
122. Christian Meier (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team 00:24.9
123. Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 00:24.9
124. Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team 00:25.1
125. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-ISD 00:25.2
126. Pieter Weening (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team 00:25.8
127. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Radioshack-Nissan 00:25.9
128. Chris Anker Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 00:26.0
129. Jorge Azanza (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:26.0
130. Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
131. Ricardo Garcia (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:26.0
132. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team 00:26.3
133. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-ISD 00:26.5
134. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 00:26.6
135. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Pro Team Astana 00:26.6
136. Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:26.7
137. Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar
138. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 00:26.9
139. George Bennett (Nzl) Radioshack-Nissan 00:26.9
140. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana 00:27.1
141. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 00:27.3
142. Alan Perez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:27.7
143. Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 00:28.7
144. Jesus Hernandez (Esp) Team Saxo Bank 00:29.4
145. Egoi Martinez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:29.4
146. Cyrille Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 00:29.6
147. Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 00:29.6
148. Jose Cayetano Sarmiento (Col) Liquigas-Cannondale 00:29.8
149. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-ISD 00:30.1
150. Rippol Juan Horrach (Esp) Katusha Team 00:30.2
151. Mikel Landa (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 00:31.5
152. Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar 00:31.6
153. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 00:32.2
154. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team 00:33.7
155. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 00:34.0
156. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 00:34.5
157. Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-ISD 00:35.1
158. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-ISD 00:35.6
159. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 00:36.9

GC after Prologue

1. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:03:29
2. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Radioshack-Nissan 0:00:05
3. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:00:06
4. Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:00:06
5. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:06
6. Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:08
7. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:08
8. Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:08
9. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:09
10. Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:09
11. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:00:09
12. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:10
13. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:10
14. Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:10
15. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:10
16. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:11
17. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:11
18. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:11
19. Luke Durbridge (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:00:11
20. Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:11
21. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:11
22. Leigh Howard (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:00:11
23. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team 0:00:11
24. Molina Ruben Plaza (Esp) Movistar Team 0:00:11
25. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:12
26. Tiago Machado (Por) Radioshack-Nissan 0:00:12
27. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 0:00:12
28. Chris Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:00:13
29. Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team 0:00:13
30. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:00:13
31. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:00:13
32. Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) Movistar Team 0:00:13
33. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Sky Procycling 0:00:13
34. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:14
35. Cedric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:14
36. Jerôme Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:00:14
37. Luis Leon Sanchez (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:14
38. Nelson Oliveira (Por) Radioshack-Nissan 0:00:14
39. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:14
40. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana 0:00:14
41. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:00:14
42. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 0:00:15
43. Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:00:15
44. Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling 0:00:15
45. Travis Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:00:15
46. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Radioshack-Nissan 0:00:15
47. Daniel Navarro (Esp) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:15
48. Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:00:15
49. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:15
50. Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team 0:00:16
51. Martin Elmiger (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:16
52. Matthew Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:16
53. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:00:16
54. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:00:17
55. Mikel Astarloza (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:17
56. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Radioshack-Nissan 0:00:17
57. Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team 0:00:17
58. Jeremy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:17
59. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:17
60. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:17
61. Juan Jose Cobo (Esp) Movistar Team 0:00:17
62. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:00:17
63. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team Astana 0:00:17
64. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:18  
65. Rui Costa (Por) Movistar Team 0:00:18
66. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team 0:00:18
67. Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:00:18
68. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:18
69. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana 0:00:18
70. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:00:18
71. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana 0:00:18
72. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:19
73. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:19
74. Jakob Fugslang (Den) Radioshack-Nissan 0:00:19
75. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:00:19
76. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:20
77. Kenny De Haes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:00:20
78. Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:00:20
79. Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:00:20
80. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
81. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:20
82. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:20
83. Franck Bouyer (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:20
84. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:20
85. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:00:20
86. Angel Madrazo (Esp) Movistar Team 0:00:20
87. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:20
88. Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:21
89. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:21
90. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:21
91. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:00:21
92. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:21
93. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 0:00:21
94. Jean-Christophe Perraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:21
95. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:21
96. Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:22
97. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-ISD 0:00:22
98. Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:22
99. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:22
100. Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team 0:00:22
101. David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:22
102. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:22
103. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:00:22
104. Said Haddou (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:23
105. Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:23
106. Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:23
107. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:00:23
108. Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:23
109. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:24
110. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 0:00:24
111. Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:24
112. Johann Tschopp (Sui) BMC Racing Team
113. Gorka Verdugo (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:24
114. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:24
115. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-ISD 0:00:24
116. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:24
117. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar 0:00:24
118. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team Astana 0:00:24
119. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:24
120. Kevin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:25
121. Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-ISD 0:00:25
122. Christian Meier (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:00:25
123. Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:25
124. Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team 0:00:25
125. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-ISD 0:00:25
126. Pieter Weening (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:00:26
127. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Radioshack-Nissan 0:00:26
128. Chris Anker Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:26
129. Jorge Azanza (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:26
130. Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
131. Ricardo Garcia (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:26
132. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team 0:00:26
133. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-ISD 0:00:26
134. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:27
135. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Pro Team Astana 0:00:27
136. Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:27
137. Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar
138. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:00:27
139. George Bennett (Nzl) Radioshack-Nissan 0:00:27
140. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana 0:00:27
141. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:00:27
142. Alan Perez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:28
143. Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:29
144. Jesus Hernandez (Esp) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:29
145. Egoi Martinez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:29
146. Cyrille Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:30
147. Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:00:30
148. Jose Cayetano Sarmiento (Col) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:30
149. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-ISD 0:00:30
150. Rippol Juan Horrach (Esp) Katusha Team 0:00:30
151. Mikel Landa (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:31
152. Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:32
153. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:32
154. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team 0:00:34
155. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:00:34
156. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:34
157. Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-ISD 0:00:35
158. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-ISD 0:00:36
159. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:37