April 26, 2012 (Lausanne, Switzerland) – Bradley Wiggins powered to a sensational sprint victory on stage one at the Tour de Romandie to move into the race lead and claim back-to-back victories for Team Sky.
Bonus seconds on the line saw the yellow jersey change hands within Team Sky, with Wiggins moving to the top of the general classification by seven seconds from team-mate Michael Rogers.
Two tough categorised climbs heading into the finale saw the peloton split to pieces with a reduced bunch contesting the finish.
The 31-year-old looked comfortable as he hopped from wheel to wheel, shutting down attacks before claiming a rare bunch victory, edging out Paris-Nice rival Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM) and Paolo Tiralongo (Astana).
The success was even sweeter for the team after they had been forced to battle back from a puncture for Wiggins with 25km to go, requiring the team to drop back and pace their leader to the front.
After the finish Wiggins explained how the stage had panned out, saying: “I had a lot of adrenaline after I punctured with 25k to go. When that happened the boys dropped back for me and did a fantastic job.
“Then in the final I was kind of on my own and marshalling everything and I just wanted to pay them back for everything they’d done, they were incredible. I’ve got them to thank and it was really nice to be able to finish it off like that.
“I went a bit early and had to sit down to rest for a bit and then went again but it was good to get the win!
“I want to win Romandie, that’s for sure. I’ll take what I can every day and it’s really nice to win a sprint like this because normally I only ever really win time trials.”
With numerous attacks firing off the front, things came back together with 14km to go after a powerful comeback as what was left of the peloton reached the final third category ascent.
Heading onto the finishing straight Wiggins put the power down and was able to raise his arms in victory for one of the best and most surprising wins of his career.
Earlier as the peloton rolled out of Morges four riders chipped off the front – the gap rising to a shade over five minutes with Martin Kohler (BMC Racing), Kenny De Haes (Lotto-Belisol), Jimmy Engoulvent (Saur-Sojasun) and Angelo Tulik (Europcar) working together well.
An undulating profile meant there was a degree of uncertainty over whether the stage would end in a bunch sprint on what the first road stage of the six-day event.
With the yellow jersey in their ranks on the shoulders of Geraint Thomas, Team Sky took to the front in numbers, placing all eight riders at the head of the bunch to make an impressive sight in the Swiss countryside.
Thomas and world champion Mark Cavendish slipped backwards as the peloton hit the second category Haut de la Cote as a number of riders looked to jump clear as the breakaway members were reeled in.
Wiggins moved to the front in the wheel of Michael Rogers, the Australian resplendent in the green points jersey, before things exploded at the front of the peloton to set up one of the most exciting finishes of the season so far.
After the stage Sports Director Sean Yates was full of praise for the work the team had shown during a tough day in Switzerland.
He said: “The team worked really well. With Brad’s incident in the last 20k we needed some strong guys to get him back in the game and they were there for him. I think that motivated him and, he said it himself, to give it a go. If you don’t try then you don’t know. He tried and he won so it’s another 10 seconds in the bag for GC, plus the stage and the jersey to boot.
“It’s a good day for the team. We’ve just got to keep our feet on the ground and continue as we are – plugging away. We came here for the GC and we’ve won the first two stages. Other teams will be looking at us even more now. It’s not easy.
“The stage was up for grabs. It was evident the climb was hard and guys were all over the place. It was pretty much a free-for-all, certainly in the final 15k. The evidence was there on TV as everyone was having a go. It’s only going to get harder from here on in.”
Results
1. Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Sky Procycling 4:50:23
2. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
3. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana
4. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
5. Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
6. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team
7. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
8. Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-ISD
9. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda
10. Pieter Weening (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team
11. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
12. Egoi Martinez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
13. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
14. Gorka Verdugo (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
15. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team
16. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan
17. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
18. Mikel Landa (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
19. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana
20. Molina Ruben Plaza (Esp) Movistar Team
21. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
22. Rui Costa (Por) Movistar Team
23. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
24. Johann Tschopp (Sui) BMC Racing Team
25. Jerôme Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
26. Chris Anker Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
27. Cyrille Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
28. Jesus Hernandez (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
29. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team
30. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
31. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
32. Daniel Navarro (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
33. Mikel Astarloza (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
34. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
35. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
36. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
37. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
38. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
39. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
40. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
41. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
42. Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
43. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
44. Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Nissan
45. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
46. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
47. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana
48. Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team
49. Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
50. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team
51. Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) Movistar Team
52. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
53. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Pro Team Astana
54. Angel Madrazo (Esp) Movistar Team
55. Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
56. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team
57. Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling
58. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
59. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
60. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:11
61. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling
62. Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
63. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-ISD
64. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
65. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
66. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
67. Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team
68. George Bennett (NZL) RadioShack-Nissan
69. Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi
70. Jeremy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:44
71. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:49
72. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana 0:01:15
73. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
74. Jose Cayetano Sarmiento (Col) Liquigas-Cannondale
75. Juan Jose Cobo (Esp) Movistar Team
76. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team Astana
77. Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
78. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team Saxo Bank
79. Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
80. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
81. Christian Meier (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team
82. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team
83. Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
84. Kevin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar
85. Jean-Christophe Perraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
86. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Sky Procycling
87. Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:02:03
88. Luis Leon Sanchez (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:00
89. Leigh Howard (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:02:27
90. Jorge Azanza (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
91. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
92. Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:04:02
93. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
94. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team
95. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-ISD
96. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan
97. Nelson Oliveira (Por) RadioShack-Nissan
98. Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
99. Luke Durbridge (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:05:32
100. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
101. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team Astana
102. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
103. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
104. Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team
105. Martin Elmiger (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale
106. Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team
107. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
108. Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
109. Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-ISD
110. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
111. Jakob Fugslang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan
112. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank
113. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:07:16
114. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
115. Ricardo Garcia (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
116. David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
117. Geraint Thomas (GBR) Sky Procycling 0:07:22
118. Matthew Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
119. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan
120. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar
121. Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
122. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
123. Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team
124. Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank
125. Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin-Barracuda
126. Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar
127. Said Haddou (Fra) Team Europcar
128. Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar
129. Cedric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
130. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling Team
131. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Barracuda
132. Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
133. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat
134. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-ISD
135. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-ISD
136. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-ISD
137. Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
138. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
139. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
140. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
141. Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
142. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
143. Rippol Juan Horrach (Esp) Katusha Team
144. Franck Bouyer (Fra) Team Europcar
145. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
146. Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
147. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team
148. Chris Froome (GBR) Sky Procycling 0:11:17
149. Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team
150. Mark Cavendish (GBR) Sky Procycling
151. Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
152. Travis Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
153. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
154. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team
155. Alan Perez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
156. Kenny De Haes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
157. Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling
DNF Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team
DNF Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
GC after Stage 1
1. Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Sky Procycling 4:53:51
2. Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:00:07
3. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:09
4. Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
5. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:11
6. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
7. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:12
8. Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team
9. Molina Ruben Plaza (Esp) Movistar Team
10. Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:13
11. Steve Morabito (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:00:14
12. Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) Movistar Team
13. Jerôme Coppel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:00:15
14. Luis Leon Sanchez (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team
15. Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
16. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
17. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 0:00:16
18. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan
19. Daniel Navarro (Esp) Team Saxo Bank
20. Mikel Astarloza (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:18
21. Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
22. Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team
23. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
24. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda
25. Rui Costa (Por) Movistar Team 0:00:19
26. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team
27. Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
28. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana
29. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana
30. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 0:00:20
31. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:21
32. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
33. Angel Madrazo (Esp) Movistar Team
34. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
35. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:22
36. Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
37. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:23
38. Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
39. Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
40. Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:24
41. Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
42. Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana
43. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
44. Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
45. Johann Tschopp (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:00:25
46. Gorka Verdugo (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
47. Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
48. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
49. Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-ISD
50. Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:26
51. Pieter Weening (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:00:27
52. Chris Anker Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
53. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
54. Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
55. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Pro Team Astana 0:00:28
56. Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
57. Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling
58. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
59. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:29
60. Jesus Hernandez (Esp) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:30
61. Egoi Martinez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi
62. Cyrille Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 0:00:31
63. Mikel Landa (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:32
64. Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team 0:00:35
65. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
66. Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team 0:00:37
67. Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-ISD 0:00:38
68. Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:00:39
69. George Bennett (NZL) RadioShack-Nissan
70. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:00:49
71. Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:59
72. Jeremy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:01:02
73. Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:01:26
74. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Sky Procycling 0:01:29
75. Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana 0:01:30
76. Juan Jose Cobo (Esp) Movistar Team 0:01:33
77. Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:01:36
78. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
79. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team Saxo Bank 0:01:37
80. Jean-Christophe Perraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
81. Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team Astana 0:01:40
82. Kevin Reza (Fra) Team Europcar
83. Christian Meier (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:01:41
84. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team 0:01:42
85. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:01:43
86. Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:01:46
87. Jose Cayetano Sarmiento (Col) Liquigas-Cannondale
88. Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:02:26
89. Leigh Howard (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:02:39
90. Jorge Azanza (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:02:54
91. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:02
92. Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:04:14
93. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 0:04:15
94. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:04:16
95. Nelson Oliveira (Por) RadioShack-Nissan 0:04:17
96. Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:04:26
97. Oliver Zaugg (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan 0:04:29
98. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-ISD 0:04:33
99. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:05:43
100. Luke Durbridge (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:05:44
101. Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team 0:05:46
102. Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team 0:05:48
103. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
104. Martin Elmiger (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale 0:05:49
105. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team Astana 0:05:50
106. Jakob Fugslang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan 0:05:52
107. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank 0:05:53
108. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:05:54
109. Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
110. Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:05:57
111. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
112. Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-ISD 0:06:08
113. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Sky Procycling 0:07:23
114. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan 0:07:28
115. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:07:29
116. Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:07:31
117. Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin-Barracuda 0:07:32
118. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:07:33
119. Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Barracuda
120. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:07:36
121. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:07:37
122. Cedric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
123. Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:07:38
124. Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team 0:07:39
125. David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
126. Matthew Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
127. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur-Sojasun 0:07:40
128. Maarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:07:41
129. Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling Team
130. Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat 0:07:42
131. Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team
132. Ricardo Garcia (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:07:43
133. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
134. Franck Bouyer (Fra) Team Europcar
135. Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:07:44
136. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-ISD
137. Said Haddou (Fra) Team Europcar 0:07:46
138. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
139. Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank
140. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar 0:07:47
141. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-ISD 0:07:48
142. Gert Dockx (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:07:49
143. Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar 0:07:50
144. Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:07:52
145. Rippol Juan Horrach (Esp) Katusha Team 0:07:53
146. Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar 0:07:55
147. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-ISD 0:07:59
148. Mark Cavendish (GBR) Sky Procycling 0:11:24
149. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:11:29
150. Chris Froome (GBR) Sky Procycling 0:11:31
151. Danny Pate (USA) Sky Procycling 0:11:33
152. Travis Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
153. Kenny De Haes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:11:37
154. Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:11:38
155. Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:11:39
156. Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:11:45
157. Alan Perez (Esp) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:11:46