Contador wins overall title at Route du Sud

Alberto Contador sealed overall victory at the Route du Sud - his last race before the Tour de France, after being carefully protected by his Tinkoff-Saxo teammates during the fourth and final stage of the French stage race.

Bryan Coquard (Europcar) won the rolling 166km stage from Revel to Gaillac after a late chase caught the break of the day inside the final three kilometres. He comfortably beat Lorenzo Manzin (FDJ) and Leonardo Duque (Cofidis) to win his second stage of this year’s race after an excellent lead out from his teammates.

Contador finished safely in the peloton and so pulled on the final orange race leader’s jersey, adding a morale-boosting win to his palmares as he recovers from the efforts of winning the Giro d’Italia and prepares for the Tour de France. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) finished second overall at 17 seconds, with young French rider Pierre-Roger Latour (Ag2r La Mondiale) third at 41 seconds.

Contador set up his overall victory by winning the mountain stage to Bagneres-de-Luchon on Saturday. He broke away with Quintana and Latour on the Port de Balès climb and then managed to go clear alone on the high-speed descent to the finish.

Earlier stages were won by Steven Tronet (Auber 93) and Coquard.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar3:42:10
2Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJRow 1 - Cell 2
3Leonardo Duque (Col) ColombiaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Steven Tronet (Fra) Auber 99Row 3 - Cell 2
5Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 4 - Cell 2
6Enrique Sanz Unzue (Esp) MovistarRow 5 - Cell 2
7Louis Verhelst (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 6 - Cell 2
8Julien Duval (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De TerreRow 7 - Cell 2
9Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 8 - Cell 2
10Anthony Maldonado (Fra) Auber 96Row 9 - Cell 2
11Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 10 - Cell 2
12Edwin Alciviades Avila Vanegas (Col) ColombiaRow 11 - Cell 2
13Alexandre Blain (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTMRow 12 - Cell 2
14Quentin Jauregui (Fra) Ag2r La MondialeRow 13 - Cell 2
15Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Team Cannondale-GarminRow 14 - Cell 2
16Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) ColombiaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Rasmus Guldhammer Pedersen (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 16 - Cell 2
18Ángel Madrazo (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 17 - Cell 2
19Federico Figueiredo (Por) Radio Popular-BoavistaRow 18 - Cell 2
20Eneko Lizarralde (Esp) Murias-TaldeaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 20 - Cell 2
22Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Team Cannondale-GarminRow 21 - Cell 2
23Rudy Molard (Fra) CofidisRow 22 - Cell 2
24Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas (Col) MovistarRow 23 - Cell 2
25Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJRow 24 - Cell 2
26Egoitz Garcia Etxegibel (Esp) Murias-TaldeaRow 25 - Cell 2
27Alberto Gallego (Esp) Radio Popular-BoavistaRow 26 - Cell 2
28Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 27 - Cell 2
29Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 28 - Cell 2
30Pierre-Roger Latour (Fra) Ag2r La MondialeRow 29 - Cell 2
31Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 30 - Cell 2
32David Miguel Costa Rodrigues (Por) Radio Popular-BoavistaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Karel Hnik (Cze) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 32 - Cell 2
34Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) MovistarRow 33 - Cell 2
35Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 34 - Cell 2
36Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo0:00:08
37Julien Loubet (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTMRow 36 - Cell 2
38Edward King (USA) Team Cannondale-GarminRow 37 - Cell 2
39Javier Aramendia Lorente (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 38 - Cell 2
40Ricardo Ferreira (Por) Radio Popular-BoavistaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Aritz Bagues (Esp) Murias-TaldeaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Hector Sáez Benito (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 41 - Cell 2
43Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 42 - Cell 2
44César Bihel (Fra) Auber 93Row 43 - Cell 2
45Daniel Eduardo Moreira Silva (Por) Radio Popular-BoavistaRow 44 - Cell 2
46Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 45 - Cell 2
47Nuno Miguel Alves Bico Matos (Por) Radio Popular-BoavistaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 47 - Cell 2
49Nathan Brown (USA) Team Cannondale-GarminRow 48 - Cell 2
50Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) ColombiaRow 49 - Cell 2
51David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 50 - Cell 2
52Julien Bérard (Fra) Ag2r La MondialeRow 51 - Cell 2
53Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJRow 52 - Cell 2
54Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJRow 53 - Cell 2
55Quentin Pacher (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De TerreRow 54 - Cell 2
56Yoann Paillot (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTMRow 55 - Cell 2
57John Gadret (Fra) MovistarRow 56 - Cell 2
58Daniel Felipe Martinez (Col) ColombiaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Théo Vimpere (Fra) Auber 100Row 58 - Cell 2
60David Menut (Fra) Auber 97Row 59 - Cell 2
61Imanol Estevez Salas (Esp) Murias-TaldeaRow 60 - Cell 2
62Fabien Canal (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De TerreRow 61 - Cell 2
63Alex Dowsett (GBr) MovistarRow 62 - Cell 2
64Yoann Barbas (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De TerreRow 63 - Cell 2
65Mikel Bizkarra (Esp) Murias-TaldeaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) ColombiaRow 65 - Cell 2
67Yohann Gène (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 66 - Cell 2
68Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) ColombiaRow 67 - Cell 2
69Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJRow 68 - Cell 2
70Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) MovistarRow 69 - Cell 2
71Maxime Renault (Fra) Auber 98Row 70 - Cell 2
72Imanol Erviti (Esp) MovistarRow 71 - Cell 2
73Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team EuropcarRow 72 - Cell 2
74Julien Guay (Bel) Auber 94Row 73 - Cell 2
75Clément Saint Martin (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTMRow 74 - Cell 2
76Jérôme Mainard (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De TerreRow 75 - Cell 2
77Marc Soler Gimenez (Esp) MovistarRow 76 - Cell 2
78Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTMRow 77 - Cell 2
79Beñat Txoperena Matxikote (Esp) Murias-TaldeaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Ivan Basso (Ita) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 79 - Cell 2
81Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 80 - Cell 2
82Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r La MondialeRow 81 - Cell 2
83Davide Villella (Ita) Team Cannondale-GarminRow 82 - Cell 2
84Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTMRow 83 - Cell 2
85Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 84 - Cell 2
86Matteo Montaguti (Ita) Ag2r La MondialeRow 85 - Cell 2
87Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJRow 86 - Cell 2
88Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2r La MondialeRow 87 - Cell 2
89Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 88 - Cell 2
90Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 89 - Cell 2
91Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Esp) Murias-TaldeaRow 90 - Cell 2
92Yann Guyot (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De TerreRow 91 - Cell 2
93Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ0:00:20
94Romain Combaud (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De Terre0:00:30
95Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 94 - Cell 2
96Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:32
97Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Team Europcar0:00:41
98Christian Mager (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:01:25
99Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar0:01:27
100Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo0:02:35
101Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-SaxoRow 100 - Cell 2
102Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Cannondale-Garmin0:05:03
103Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Tinkoff-Saxo0:08:35
104Michael Reihs (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 103 - Cell 2
105Antonio Molina Canet (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:17:29
106Loïc Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CréditsRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFPatrick Gretsch (Ger) Ag2r La MondialeRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFMads Pedersen (Den) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFJonathan Hivert (Fra) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 108 - Cell 2
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Final general classification after stage 4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo16:53:22
2Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar0:00:17
3Pierre-Roger Latour (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale0:00:41
4Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits0:01:06
5Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Séché EnvironnementRow 4 - Cell 2
6Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Colombia0:01:31
7Alberto Gallego (Esp) Radio Popular-Boavista0:02:08
8Ricardo Vilela (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:03:05
9Federico Figueiredo (Por) Radio Popular-Boavista0:03:06
10Julien Loubet (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTM0:03:14
11Nathan Brown (USA) Team Cannondale-GarminRow 10 - Cell 2
12Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra) FDJ0:03:29
13Mikel Bizkarra (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:03:36
14David Arroyo Duran (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:03:46
15Théo Vimpere (Fra) Auber 1000:04:29
16Rudy Molard (Fra) Cofidis0:04:51
17Karel Hnik (Cze) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 16 - Cell 2
18Matteo Montaguti (Ita) Ag2r La Mondiale0:04:59
19Ángel Madrazo (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:05:33
20Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia0:05:41
21Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2r La MondialeRow 20 - Cell 2
22David Miguel Costa Rodrigues (Por) Radio Popular-Boavista0:05:48
23John Gadret (Fra) Movistar0:05:54
24Rasmus Guldhammer Pedersen (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:06:55
25Michael Rogers (Aus) Tinkoff-Saxo0:07:24
26Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:07:28
27Yoann Barbas (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De Terre0:07:36
28Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale0:07:49
29Julien El Fares (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTM0:07:55
30Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:07:58
31Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ0:08:26
32Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar0:08:47
33Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:09:26
34Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Team Cannondale-Garmin0:10:02
35Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:10:19
36Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Team Europcar0:10:52
37Davide Villella (Ita) Team Cannondale-Garmin0:10:56
38Yohan Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits0:12:25
39Julien Bérard (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale0:12:49
40Ivan Basso (Ita) Tinkoff-Saxo0:13:50
41Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ0:13:57
42Heiner Rodrigo Parra Bustamente (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:16:06
43Fabien Canal (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De Terre0:16:34
44Beñat Txoperena Matxikote (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:16:35
45Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:18:17
46Egoitz Garcia Etxegibel (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:18:47
47Yoann Paillot (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTM0:20:06
48Daniel Felipe Martinez (Col) Colombia0:21:26
49Leonardo Duque (Col) Colombia0:21:36
50Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar0:21:54
51Ricardo Ferreira (Por) Radio Popular-Boavista0:22:12
52Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar0:22:36
53Edwin Alciviades Avila Vanegas (Col) Colombia0:23:10
54Nuno Miguel Alves Bico Matos (Por) Radio Popular-Boavista0:23:33
55Olivier Le Gac (Fra) FDJ0:23:38
56Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar0:23:42
57Imanol Erviti (Esp) Movistar0:23:57
58Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJRow 57 - Cell 2
59Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ0:25:12
60Aritz Bagues (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:25:15
61Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Cannondale-Garmin0:26:11
62Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo0:27:11
63Antonio Molina Canet (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:27:59
64Steven Tronet (Fra) Auber 990:28:58
65Alexandre Blain (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTM0:29:01
66Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:29:04
67Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement0:29:07
68Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Esp) Tinkoff-Saxo0:29:08
69Romain Hardy (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits0:29:10
70Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Team Cannondale-Garmin0:29:11
71Quentin Pacher (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De Terre0:29:19
72César Bihel (Fra) Auber 93Row 71 - Cell 2
73Clément Saint Martin (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTM0:29:34
74Anthony Maldonado (Fra) Auber 960:29:54
75Julien Guay (Bel) Auber 940:29:58
76Jasha Sütterlin (Ger) Movistar0:29:59
77Edward King (USA) Team Cannondale-Garmin0:30:16
78Jérôme Mainard (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De Terre0:30:32
79Daniel Eduardo Moreira Silva (Por) Radio Popular-Boavista0:31:40
80Lorenzo Manzin (Fra) FDJ0:32:00
81Romain Combaud (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De Terre0:32:09
82Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Team Marseille 13 KTM0:32:27
83Quentin Jauregui (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale0:32:45
84Yohann Gène (Fra) Team Europcar0:33:20
85Michael Reihs (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:33:23
86Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Colombia0:33:25
87Marc Soler Gimenez (Esp) Movistar0:33:36
88Loïc Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits0:34:17
89Enrique Sanz Unzue (Esp) Movistar0:34:27
90Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff-Saxo0:35:04
91Julien Duval (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De Terre0:35:53
92Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar0:36:03
93Imanol Estevez Salas (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:36:05
94Eneko Lizarralde (Esp) Murias-Taldea0:36:33
95Jorge Camilo Castiblanco Cubides (Col) Colombia0:36:58
96Yann Guyot (Fra) Equipe Cycliste De L’Armée De Terre0:37:28
97Christian Mager (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling0:37:47
98Hector Sáez Benito (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:38:54
99Maxime Renault (Fra) Auber 980:40:23
100Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar0:41:53
101Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo0:42:14
102David Menut (Fra) Auber 970:45:36
103Louis Verhelst (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits0:46:26
104Javier Aramendia Lorente (Esp) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:47:06
105Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar0:48:07
106Oliver Zaugg (Sui) Tinkoff-Saxo0:58:29

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