Greipel takes De Panne opener, race lead

André Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto) sprinted to victory in the opening stage of the KBC-Driedaagse De Panne, but he did it the hard way, winning from a four-man breakaway which held on by the slimmest of margins.

The 28-year-old German had plenty left in the tank to outkick fellow escapees Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM), Dmitriy Muravyev (RadioShack) and Vladimir Gusev (Katusha) as the break was caught on the finish line in Zottegem. Westra's teammate Romain Feillu won the field sprint for fifth, credited with the same finishing time.

With the victory, Greipel also tops general classification and earns the first leader's jersey. Once time bonuses were factored in, Greipel leads Bert De Backer (Skil-Shimano) by three seconds and Westra by five seconds overall.

Fast and furious

Although the stage started in bright sunshine, with the riders clambering off the team buses earlier than usual in a bid to make the most of the conditions, the racing went from the gun with over 50 kilometres covered in the first hour.

A slight easing in pace allowed the group containing Jens Debusschere (Omega Pharma-Lotto), Laurens De Vreese and Jelle Wallays (Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator), Bert De Backer (Skil-Shimano), Mickaël Delage (FDJ), Sébastien Turgot (Europcar), Aleksejs Saramotins (Cofidis) and Pim Ligthart (Vacansoleil-DCM) to go clear at 77 kilometres and they established a lead of nearly three minutes before Rabobank took up the pursuit.

At the top of the Edelare the leaders had extended their advantage to four minutes and with 73 kilometres remaining the gap was down to just under two minutes

Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) was the first major contender to immediately try his luck showing all of the aggression that had almost carried him to the win in last week’s Gent-Wevelgem. However, unlike last week’s race, the Frenchman wasn't given room to manoeuvre and he and a small group were pegged back on the Leberg.

Quick Step was intent on making a race of it, though, and Gert Steegmans was the next rider from the Belgian squad to go clear. Like Chavanel he was heavily marked but his aggression strung out the bunch as many riders began to slip back.

Matt Brammeier (HTC-Highroad) and Michal Kwiatkowski (RadioShack) didn't allow the pace to drop once Steegmans was reeled in and built up a small lead. They were joined by a group that included Vladimir Gusev (Katusha) and André Greipel (Omega Pharma-Lotto) on the Valkenberg.

The German’s presence resulted in Brammeier sitting up with Muravyev, Gusev, Kwiatkowski and Sergent the only ones to persist. With 59 kilometres to go the foursome caught the lead group on the road.

Behind them a group containing Michael Matthews (Rabobank), Bert Grabsch and Brammeier (HTC-Highroad) and Steegmans broke clear, while Leif Hoste (Katusha) was involved in a crash, sustaining a serious face injury - his race over.

With 45 kilometres to race Grabsch’s group was caught, although along with Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM), Steegmans persisted in his pursuit and caught the lead group with 38 kilometres to go. At his point the leaders' gap had crept up to 1:35.

FDJ and BMC began to reduce the break's advantage and with the leaders dangling at one minute, Alessandro Ballan (BMC) attacked with Sébastien Rosseler (RadioShack) covering the move.

Thrilling endgame

With 25km remaining Westra broke the harmony in the lead group, but when he was brought back by Steegmans it was Greipel and then Gusev who launched moves. The pair were then joined by Westra and Muravyev, with the German sprinter dragging the break along 47 seconds up on the peloton as the leaders tackled the Valkenberg for the final time.

The decisive four-man escape pushed out a lead of more than one minute while a pair of chase groups tried to bridge across. The trio of Ligthart, Saramotins and Wallays came close and were then joined by a second group led by Sylvain Chavanel. This chase group, however, failed to reach the lead quartet and was neutralised with 6km remaining. At that point the break's lead had been reduced to 14 seconds and the catch by the peloton seemed a foregone conclusion.

The riders in the break, however, refused to cede and held a slender seven-second advantage with 3km to go. Steve Chainel (FDJ) jumped from the peloton but was brought back with 2km left to the finish.

Metre by metre the peloton clawed its way to the determined escapees, but the timing was just off. Just as the peloton was about to make contact Greipel launched his sprint from 200m out and made quick work of Westra, Muravyev and Gusev, all of whom managed to fend off the field sprint in their wake.

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Full Results
1André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto4:22:33
2Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShackRow 2 - Cell 2
4Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 5 - Cell 2
7Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISDRow 6 - Cell 2
8Allan Davis (Aus) Pro Team AstanaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-HighroadRow 8 - Cell 2
10Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJRow 9 - Cell 2
11John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-HighroadRow 10 - Cell 2
12Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 11 - Cell 2
13James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 12 - Cell 2
14Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 15 - Cell 2
17Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 16 - Cell 2
18Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 17 - Cell 2
19Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 19 - Cell 2
21Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 20 - Cell 2
22Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky ProcyclingRow 21 - Cell 2
23Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 22 - Cell 2
24Russell Downing (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 23 - Cell 2
25Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) LandbouwkredietRow 25 - Cell 2
27Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Team RadioShackRow 26 - Cell 2
28Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) LandbouwkredietRow 27 - Cell 2
29Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 29 - Cell 2
31Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 32 - Cell 2
34Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 34 - Cell 2
36Saïd Haddou (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 35 - Cell 2
37Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 36 - Cell 2
38Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 37 - Cell 2
39Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 38 - Cell 2
40Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 39 - Cell 2
41Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-HighroadRow 40 - Cell 2
42Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 42 - Cell 2
44Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJRow 44 - Cell 2
46Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShackRow 45 - Cell 2
47Koen Barbe (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 46 - Cell 2
48Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 48 - Cell 2
50William Bonnet (Fra) FDJRow 49 - Cell 2
51Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 50 - Cell 2
52Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 51 - Cell 2
53Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 52 - Cell 2
54Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 53 - Cell 2
55Nelson Oliveira (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 54 - Cell 2
56Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) HTC-HighroadRow 57 - Cell 2
59Robert Retschke (Ger) Team NetappRow 58 - Cell 2
60Mathieu Claude (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 59 - Cell 2
61Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 60 - Cell 2
62Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 61 - Cell 2
63Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 62 - Cell 2
64Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team AstanaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISDRow 64 - Cell 2
66Dominique Cornu (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 65 - Cell 2
67Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 66 - Cell 2
68Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - ISDRow 67 - Cell 2
69Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJRow 68 - Cell 2
70Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJRow 69 - Cell 2
71Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Timon Seubert (Ger) Team NetappRow 71 - Cell 2
73Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 73 - Cell 2
75Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 74 - Cell 2
76Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 75 - Cell 2
77Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - ShimanoRow 76 - Cell 2
78Frédéric Amorison (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 77 - Cell 2
79Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 78 - Cell 2
80Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Michael Barry (Can) Sky ProcyclingRow 80 - Cell 2
82Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 81 - Cell 2
83Edward King (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 82 - Cell 2
84Jesús Del Nero Montes (Spa) Team NetappRow 83 - Cell 2
85Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 84 - Cell 2
86Maarten Neyens (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 85 - Cell 2
87Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetappRow 86 - Cell 2
88Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team AstanaRow 87 - Cell 2
89Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 88 - Cell 2
90Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 89 - Cell 2
91Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 90 - Cell 2
92Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 91 - Cell 2
93Matti Helminen (Fin) LandbouwkredietRow 92 - Cell 2
94Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 93 - Cell 2
95Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJRow 94 - Cell 2
96Yohann Gene (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 95 - Cell 2
97Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team RadioShackRow 96 - Cell 2
98Danny Pate (USA) HTC-HighroadRow 97 - Cell 2
99Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 98 - Cell 2
100Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Team NetappRow 99 - Cell 2
101Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-HighroadRow 100 - Cell 2
102Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 101 - Cell 2
103Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky ProcyclingRow 102 - Cell 2
104Steven Van Vooren (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 103 - Cell 2
105Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
107Angelo Pagani (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 106 - Cell 2
108Filippo Savini (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 107 - Cell 2
109Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 108 - Cell 2
110Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 109 - Cell 2
111Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
112Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 111 - Cell 2
113Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - Shimano0:00:38
114Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling0:00:41
115Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Landbouwkrediet0:00:59
116Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) LandbouwkredietRow 115 - Cell 2
117John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 116 - Cell 2
118Dmytro Krivtsov (Ukr) Lampre - ISD0:01:05
119Scott Zwizanski (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:01:13
120David Veilleux (Can) Team EuropcarRow 119 - Cell 2
121Steven Caethoven (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent0:01:17
122Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team0:01:48
123Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJRow 122 - Cell 2
124Bram Schmitz (Ned) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 123 - Cell 2
125Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad0:02:55
126Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 125 - Cell 2
127Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp0:03:07
128Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:03:30
129Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Netapp0:04:47
130Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 129 - Cell 2
131Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team0:05:49
132Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 131 - Cell 2
133Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 132 - Cell 2
134Robert Hunter (RSA) Team RadioShack0:06:48
135Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
136Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) FDJRow 135 - Cell 2
137Romain Matheou (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 136 - Cell 2
138Grégory Habeaux (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 137 - Cell 2
139Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:07:12
140Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre - ISDRow 139 - Cell 2
141Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha TeamRow 140 - Cell 2
142Matthew Brammeier (Irl) HTC-HighroadRow 141 - Cell 2
143Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:07:14
144David Boucher (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:10:55
145Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:12:03
146Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 145 - Cell 2
147Omar Lombardi (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 146 - Cell 2
148Steven Cozza (USA) Team NetappRow 147 - Cell 2
149Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 148 - Cell 2
150Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 149 - Cell 2
151Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 150 - Cell 2
152Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 151 - Cell 2
153Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 152 - Cell 2
154Rony Martias (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 153 - Cell 2
155Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 154 - Cell 2
156Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 155 - Cell 2
157Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 156 - Cell 2
158Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:12:32
159Vitaliy Kondrut (Ukr) Lampre - ISDRow 158 - Cell 2
160Jesse Sergent (NZl) Team RadioShackRow 159 - Cell 2
161Sam Bewley (NZl) Team RadioShackRow 160 - Cell 2
162Manuele Caddeo (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 161 - Cell 2
163Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 162 - Cell 2
164Boy Van Poppel (Ned) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 163 - Cell 2
165Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 164 - Cell 2
166Jake Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 165 - Cell 2
167Frédérique Robert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 166 - Cell 2
168Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 167 - Cell 2
169Balint Szeghalmi (Hun) Lampre - ISDRow 168 - Cell 2
170Chris Barton (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 169 - Cell 2
171Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 170 - Cell 2
172Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing TeamRow 171 - Cell 2
173Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 172 - Cell 2
174Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:15:22
175Hilton Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 174 - Cell 2
176Andrew Pinfold (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 175 - Cell 2
177Feng Han (Chn) Skil - ShimanoRow 176 - Cell 2
DNFAdrian Hegevary (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 177 - Cell 2
DNFJos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 178 - Cell 2
DNFLeif Hoste (Bel) Katusha TeamRow 179 - Cell 2
DNFPaolo Locatelli (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 180 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1
1Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano3pts
2Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2
1Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano3pts
2Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3
1Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team3pts
2Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano2Row 1 - Cell 3
3André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Points - Finish
1André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto20pts
2Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team18Row 1 - Cell 3
3Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Allan Davis (Aus) Pro Team Astana8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ6Row 9 - Cell 3
11John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-Highroad5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox4Row 11 - Cell 3
13James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Edelare
1Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team5pts
2Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Leberg
1Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team5pts
2Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Rekelberg
1Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator5pts
2Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 4 - Leberg
1Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator5pts
2Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 5 - Valkenberg
1Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator5pts
2Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 6 - Eikeenmolen
1Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator5pts
2Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team RadioShack3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 7 - Stuivenberg
1Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team5pts
2Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team RadioShack3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 8 - Rekelberg
1Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator5pts
2Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team RadioShack1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 9 - Leberg
1Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator5pts
2Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 10 - Valkenberg
1Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team5pts
2Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack3Row 1 - Cell 3
3André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 11 - Eikenmolen
1Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team5pts
2Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack3Row 1 - Cell 3
3André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 12 - Stuivenberg
1Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team5pts
2Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team13:07:39
2Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 1 - Cell 2
3HTC-HighroadRow 2 - Cell 2
4Katusha TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Liquigas-CannondaleRow 4 - Cell 2
6Team RadioShackRow 5 - Cell 2
7Sky ProcyclingRow 6 - Cell 2
8Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9LandbouwkredietRow 8 - Cell 2
10BMC Racing TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11FDJRow 10 - Cell 2
12Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 11 - Cell 2
13Omega Pharma-LottoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Pro Team AstanaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 14 - Cell 2
16Lampre - ISDRow 15 - Cell 2
17Colnago-CSF InoxRow 16 - Cell 2
18Saur - SojasunRow 17 - Cell 2
19Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Team EuropcarRow 19 - Cell 2
21Skil - ShimanoRow 20 - Cell 2
22Team NetappRow 21 - Cell 2
23UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:25:48
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General classification after stage 1
1André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto4:22:22
2Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano0:00:03
3Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:00:05
4Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack0:00:07
6Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ0:00:09
7Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team0:00:11
8Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 8 - Cell 2
10Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISDRow 9 - Cell 2
11Allan Davis (Aus) Pro Team AstanaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-HighroadRow 11 - Cell 2
13Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJRow 12 - Cell 2
14John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-HighroadRow 13 - Cell 2
15Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 14 - Cell 2
16James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 15 - Cell 2
17Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 18 - Cell 2
20Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 19 - Cell 2
21Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 20 - Cell 2
22Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 22 - Cell 2
24Kevin Ista (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 23 - Cell 2
25Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky ProcyclingRow 24 - Cell 2
26Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 25 - Cell 2
27Russell Downing (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 26 - Cell 2
28Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) LandbouwkredietRow 28 - Cell 2
30Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Team RadioShackRow 29 - Cell 2
31Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) LandbouwkredietRow 30 - Cell 2
32Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 31 - Cell 2
33Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 34 - Cell 2
36Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 36 - Cell 2
38Saïd Haddou (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 37 - Cell 2
39Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 38 - Cell 2
40Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 39 - Cell 2
41Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 40 - Cell 2
42Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 41 - Cell 2
43Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-HighroadRow 42 - Cell 2
44Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 44 - Cell 2
46Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJRow 46 - Cell 2
48Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShackRow 47 - Cell 2
49Koen Barbe (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 48 - Cell 2
50Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 50 - Cell 2
52William Bonnet (Fra) FDJRow 51 - Cell 2
53Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 52 - Cell 2
54Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 53 - Cell 2
55Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 54 - Cell 2
56Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 55 - Cell 2
57Nelson Oliveira (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 56 - Cell 2
58Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) HTC-HighroadRow 59 - Cell 2
61Robert Retschke (Ger) Team NetappRow 60 - Cell 2
62Mathieu Claude (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 61 - Cell 2
63Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 62 - Cell 2
64Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 63 - Cell 2
65Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 64 - Cell 2
66Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team AstanaRow 65 - Cell 2
67Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISDRow 66 - Cell 2
68Dominique Cornu (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 67 - Cell 2
69Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 68 - Cell 2
70Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - ISDRow 69 - Cell 2
71Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJRow 70 - Cell 2
72Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 71 - Cell 2
73Timon Seubert (Ger) Team NetappRow 72 - Cell 2
74Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 74 - Cell 2
76Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 75 - Cell 2
77Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 76 - Cell 2
78Frédéric Amorison (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 77 - Cell 2
79Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 78 - Cell 2
80Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Michael Barry (Can) Sky ProcyclingRow 80 - Cell 2
82Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 81 - Cell 2
83Edward King (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 82 - Cell 2
84Jesús Del Nero Montes (Spa) Team NetappRow 83 - Cell 2
85Michaël Van Staeyen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 84 - Cell 2
86Maarten Neyens (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 85 - Cell 2
87Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetappRow 86 - Cell 2
88Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team AstanaRow 87 - Cell 2
89Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 88 - Cell 2
90Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 89 - Cell 2
91Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 90 - Cell 2
92Martin Reimer (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 91 - Cell 2
93Matti Helminen (Fin) LandbouwkredietRow 92 - Cell 2
94Damien Gaudin (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 93 - Cell 2
95Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJRow 94 - Cell 2
96Yohann Gene (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 95 - Cell 2
97Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team RadioShackRow 96 - Cell 2
98Danny Pate (USA) HTC-HighroadRow 97 - Cell 2
99Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 98 - Cell 2
100Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Team NetappRow 99 - Cell 2
101Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-HighroadRow 100 - Cell 2
102Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 101 - Cell 2
103Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky ProcyclingRow 102 - Cell 2
104Steven Van Vooren (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 103 - Cell 2
105Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
107Angelo Pagani (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 106 - Cell 2
108Filippo Savini (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 107 - Cell 2
109Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 108 - Cell 2
110Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 109 - Cell 2
111Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
112Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 111 - Cell 2
113Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - Shimano0:00:49
114Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling0:00:52
115Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Landbouwkrediet0:01:10
116Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) LandbouwkredietRow 115 - Cell 2
117John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 116 - Cell 2
118Dmytro Krivtsov (Ukr) Lampre - ISD0:01:16
119Scott Zwizanski (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:01:24
120David Veilleux (Can) Team EuropcarRow 119 - Cell 2
121Steven Caethoven (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent0:01:28
122Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team0:01:59
123Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJRow 122 - Cell 2
124Bram Schmitz (Ned) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 123 - Cell 2
125Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad0:03:06
126Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 125 - Cell 2
127Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp0:03:18
128Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:03:41
129Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Netapp0:04:58
130Roger Kluge (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 129 - Cell 2
131Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:05:59
132Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team0:06:00
133Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 132 - Cell 2
134Robert Hunter (RSA) Team RadioShack0:06:59
135Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
136Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) FDJRow 135 - Cell 2
137Romain Matheou (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 136 - Cell 2
138Grégory Habeaux (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 137 - Cell 2
139Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:07:23
140Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre - ISDRow 139 - Cell 2
141Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha TeamRow 140 - Cell 2
142Matthew Brammeier (Irl) HTC-HighroadRow 141 - Cell 2
143Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:07:25
144David Boucher (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:11:06
145Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:12:14
146Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 145 - Cell 2
147Omar Lombardi (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 146 - Cell 2
148Steven Cozza (USA) Team NetappRow 147 - Cell 2
149Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 148 - Cell 2
150Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 149 - Cell 2
151Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 150 - Cell 2
152Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 151 - Cell 2
153Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 152 - Cell 2
154Rony Martias (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 153 - Cell 2
155Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 154 - Cell 2
156Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 155 - Cell 2
157Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 156 - Cell 2
158Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:12:43
159Vitaliy Kondrut (Ukr) Lampre - ISDRow 158 - Cell 2
160Jesse Sergent (NZl) Team RadioShackRow 159 - Cell 2
161Sam Bewley (NZl) Team RadioShackRow 160 - Cell 2
162Manuele Caddeo (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 161 - Cell 2
163Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 162 - Cell 2
164Boy Van Poppel (Ned) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 163 - Cell 2
165Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 164 - Cell 2
166Jake Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 165 - Cell 2
167Frédérique Robert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 166 - Cell 2
168Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 167 - Cell 2
169Balint Szeghalmi (Hun) Lampre - ISDRow 168 - Cell 2
170Chris Barton (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 169 - Cell 2
171Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 170 - Cell 2
172Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing TeamRow 171 - Cell 2
173Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 172 - Cell 2
174Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:15:33
175Hilton Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 174 - Cell 2
176Andrew Pinfold (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 175 - Cell 2
177Feng Han (Chn) Skil - ShimanoRow 176 - Cell 2
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Points classification
1André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto20pts
2Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team18Row 1 - Cell 3
3Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Allan Davis (Aus) Pro Team Astana8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ6Row 9 - Cell 3
11John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-Highroad5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox4Row 11 - Cell 3
13James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
1Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano8pts
2Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team6Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ2Row 2 - Cell 3
4André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator33pts
2Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team24Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team15Row 2 - Cell 3
4Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team RadioShack7Row 4 - Cell 3
6Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 9 - Cell 3
11André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Mickaël Delage (Fra) FDJ2Row 11 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
1Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team13:07:39
2Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 1 - Cell 2
3HTC-HighroadRow 2 - Cell 2
4Katusha TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Liquigas-CannondaleRow 4 - Cell 2
6Team RadioShackRow 5 - Cell 2
7Sky ProcyclingRow 6 - Cell 2
8Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9LandbouwkredietRow 8 - Cell 2
10BMC Racing TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11FDJRow 10 - Cell 2
12Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 11 - Cell 2
13Omega Pharma-LottoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Pro Team AstanaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 14 - Cell 2
16Lampre - ISDRow 15 - Cell 2
17Colango-CSF InoxRow 16 - Cell 2
18Saur - SojasunRow 17 - Cell 2
19Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Team EuropcarRow 19 - Cell 2
21Skil - ShimanoRow 20 - Cell 2
22Team NetappRow 21 - Cell 2
23UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:25:48

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.

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