Goss prevails in Indicatore

Matthew Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) claimed stage 2 of the Tirreno-Adriatico in a frantic sprint into Indicatore. The Orica-GreenEdge sprinter edged out Manuel Belletti (AG2R La Mondiale) and Gerald Ciolek (MTN-Qhubeka) for his first win since stage 3 of last year’s Giro d’Italia.

Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) and sprint rival Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) were forced to settle for the minor places, 5th and 7th respectively, while the Brit managed to retain his overall lead after the 232km stage.

Heavy rain played havoc during the stage but having been earmarked as the first battle royale between the world’s best sprinters there was little let up after an early break was caught inside the final 30 kilometres.

Despite Greipel and Cavendish looking for early bragging rights in their first duel of the 2013 season it was Peter Sagan’s Cannondale team who marshalled the peloton as they approached the final 10 kilometres. Sky and MTN-Qhubeka joined the fore but with three kilometres to go the peloton began to stretch, causing a number of gaps.

Cavendish briefly looked out of the picture but hard work from Niki Terpstra was enough for the Manxman to remain in contention.

Greipel’s Lotto Belisol squad took over at the front of the peloton when Cannondale began to wilt but despite numerical superiority, it was Goss who proved the freshest on the day.

Rainy day in the saddle

At the start in San Vincenzo the riders looked up at the grey skies as they signed on, hoping the rain would hold off. However their pockets were packed with gloves and capes, ready for a long day in the saddle and a long day in the rain.

The 232k stage started on time at 10:30 and headed south towards Piombino and Follonica before heading inland into the Tuscan hills. The rain began after just 20 minutes, with riders huddling together as if to stay warm together.

The early break of the day eventually formed on the approach to the long, rolling climb to Massa Marittima, with Kevin Hulsmans (Fantini Vini-Selle Italia), Cesare Benedetti (NetApp-Endura) and Garikoitz Bravo (Euskaltel-Euskadi) jumping away together after 29km. The peloton let them go and the trio quickly opened a lead of seven minutes, with Omega Pharma-Quick Step setting the tempo behind.

The stage passed below Siena and through the Chianti hills but the riders had little chance to enjoy the views across the vineyards due to the low clouds and rain. Up front Bravo and Benedetti were first and second on the first climb of the stage, then swapping placing on the second climb. As Bravo and Benedetti tied on KOM points, the day's general classification would be the tie breaker deciding who leads the category, with the nod ultimately going to the Euskaltel-Euskadi Spaniard.

Inside the final 100km of the race, the gap to the leading trio began to fall as the peloton upped the pace. Omega Pharma-Quick Step was doing their part but other teams also chipped in to help the chase and bring the gap down to a manageable four minutes.

The riders faced five laps of a finishing circuit around Indicatore and Arezzo, with the break holding a 3:15 gap at the first passage, at 62km to go. Bravo decided to sit up before the first passage but Benedetti and Hulsmans pressed on in search of glory and some television time for their sponsors.

The peloton was happy to let them hang out front as the laps ticked down and the rain came down even more, knowing the stage distance and the acceleration from the sprinters' teams would see them caught.

The gap was just a minute with 38km to go and the two were eventually caught with 30km remaining. Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco) made a solo attack, gaining little breathing room, and once he was brought back into the peloton at 17km to go it was time for a high-speed, nerve-wracking sprint finale in the rain.

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Full Results
1Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge5:48:41
2Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 1 - Cell 2
3Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-QhubekaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 4 - Cell 2
6Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJRow 5 - Cell 2
7André Greipel (Ger) Lotto BelisolRow 6 - Cell 2
8Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-QhubekaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 8 - Cell 2
10Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 9 - Cell 2
11Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack LeopardRow 10 - Cell 2
12Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-SharpRow 12 - Cell 2
14John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 13 - Cell 2
15Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 14 - Cell 2
16Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 17 - Cell 2
19Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto BelisolRow 18 - Cell 2
20Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 20 - Cell 2
22Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 21 - Cell 2
23Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack LeopardRow 22 - Cell 2
24Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 23 - Cell 2
25Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJRow 24 - Cell 2
26Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 25 - Cell 2
27Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-SharpRow 26 - Cell 2
28Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 28 - Cell 2
30Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin-SharpRow 29 - Cell 2
31Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 30 - Cell 2
32Jacobus Venter (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 32 - Cell 2
34Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 33 - Cell 2
35Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 34 - Cell 2
36Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 35 - Cell 2
37Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Lars Boom (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 38 - Cell 2
40Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 39 - Cell 2
41Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 40 - Cell 2
42Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 41 - Cell 2
43Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 42 - Cell 2
44Danilo Hondo (Ger) RadioShack LeopardRow 43 - Cell 2
45Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 44 - Cell 2
46Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 45 - Cell 2
47Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Christian Knees (Ger) Sky ProcyclingRow 49 - Cell 2
51Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 50 - Cell 2
52Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 52 - Cell 2
54Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJRow 54 - Cell 2
56Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 55 - Cell 2
57Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 56 - Cell 2
58Pavel Brutt (Rus) KatushaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-SharpRow 58 - Cell 2
60Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 59 - Cell 2
61Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto BelisolRow 60 - Cell 2
62Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 66 - Cell 2
68Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 67 - Cell 2
69Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 68 - Cell 2
70Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 69 - Cell 2
71Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 72 - Cell 2
74Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-SharpRow 74 - Cell 2
76Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) MTN-QhubekaRow 75 - Cell 2
77Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 76 - Cell 2
78Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 78 - Cell 2
80Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 79 - Cell 2
81Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 80 - Cell 2
82Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 82 - Cell 2
84Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN-QhubekaRow 83 - Cell 2
85Mauro Finetto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 84 - Cell 2
86Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack LeopardRow 85 - Cell 2
87Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) KatushaRow 86 - Cell 2
88Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 88 - Cell 2
90Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 89 - Cell 2
91Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 90 - Cell 2
92Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 91 - Cell 2
93Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 92 - Cell 2
94Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack LeopardRow 93 - Cell 2
95Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack LeopardRow 94 - Cell 2
96Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN-QhubekaRow 95 - Cell 2
97Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) KatushaRow 97 - Cell 2
99Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) KatushaRow 98 - Cell 2
100Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Lotto BelisolRow 99 - Cell 2
101Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJRow 100 - Cell 2
102Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 101 - Cell 2
103Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 102 - Cell 2
104Maxim Belkov (Rus) KatushaRow 103 - Cell 2
105Luca Paolini (Ita) KatushaRow 104 - Cell 2
106Steve Chainel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 105 - Cell 2
107Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
108Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
109Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 108 - Cell 2
110Francesco Failli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 109 - Cell 2
111Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky ProcyclingRow 110 - Cell 2
112Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar TeamRow 111 - Cell 2
113Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 113 - Cell 2
115Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-MeridaRow 114 - Cell 2
116Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 115 - Cell 2
117Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky ProcyclingRow 116 - Cell 2
118Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 117 - Cell 2
119Bauke Mollema (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
120Martin Reimer (Ger) MTN-QhubekaRow 119 - Cell 2
121Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) KatushaRow 120 - Cell 2
122Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) KatushaRow 121 - Cell 2
123Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJRow 122 - Cell 2
124Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto BelisolRow 123 - Cell 2
125Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJRow 124 - Cell 2
126Maarten Wynants (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
127Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 126 - Cell 2
128Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
129Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 128 - Cell 2
130Paul Martens (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 129 - Cell 2
131Robert Vrecer (Slo) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 130 - Cell 2
132Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 131 - Cell 2
133Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 132 - Cell 2
134Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 133 - Cell 2
135Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 134 - Cell 2
136Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 135 - Cell 2
137Bram Tankink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 136 - Cell 2
138Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 137 - Cell 2
139Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 138 - Cell 2
140Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Sky ProcyclingRow 139 - Cell 2
141Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 140 - Cell 2
142Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 141 - Cell 2
143Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 142 - Cell 2
144Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 143 - Cell 2
145David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 144 - Cell 2
146Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 145 - Cell 2
147Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 146 - Cell 2
148Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 147 - Cell 2
149Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 148 - Cell 2
150Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 149 - Cell 2
151Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJRow 150 - Cell 2
152Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 151 - Cell 2
153Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 152 - Cell 2
154Stijn Devolder (Bel) RadioShack LeopardRow 153 - Cell 2
155Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 154 - Cell 2
156Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 155 - Cell 2
157Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-SharpRow 156 - Cell 2
158Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 157 - Cell 2
159Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 158 - Cell 2
160Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro TeamRow 159 - Cell 2
161Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 160 - Cell 2
162Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack LeopardRow 161 - Cell 2
163Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 162 - Cell 2
164Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 163 - Cell 2
165Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 164 - Cell 2
166Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 165 - Cell 2
167Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-SharpRow 166 - Cell 2
168Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 167 - Cell 2
169Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing TeamRow 168 - Cell 2
170Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 169 - Cell 2
171Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 170 - Cell 2
172Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:00:39
173Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 172 - Cell 2
174Nick Nuyens (Bel) Garmin-Sharp0:01:08
175Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ0:01:42
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Sprint 1 -
1Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia5pts
2Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 -
Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling
Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
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Points -
1Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge12pts
2Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ5Row 5 - Cell 3
7André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-Qhubeka3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Massa Marittima, 44.6km
1Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi5pts
2Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Cant. Montebello, 85.3km
1Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura5pts
2Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step1Row 3 - Cell 3
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General classification after stage 2
1Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step6:08:02
2Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:00:02
3Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:00:03
4Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 3 - Cell 2
5Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 4 - Cell 2
6Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team0:00:14
7Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge0:00:17
13Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:00:19
14Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:00:22
20Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 19 - Cell 2
21Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 20 - Cell 2
22Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 21 - Cell 2
23Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 22 - Cell 2
24Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:00:23
25Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team0:00:24
31Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge0:00:27
32Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 31 - Cell 2
33Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 32 - Cell 2
34Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 33 - Cell 2
35Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 34 - Cell 2
36Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling0:00:28
37Christian Knees (Ger) Sky ProcyclingRow 36 - Cell 2
38Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 37 - Cell 2
39Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 38 - Cell 2
40Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 39 - Cell 2
41Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky ProcyclingRow 40 - Cell 2
42Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky ProcyclingRow 41 - Cell 2
43Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:00:32
44Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 43 - Cell 2
45Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 44 - Cell 2
46Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 45 - Cell 2
47Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 46 - Cell 2
48Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:00:35
49Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:00:38
50Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 49 - Cell 2
51Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-MeridaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard0:00:39
56Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack LeopardRow 55 - Cell 2
57Danilo Hondo (Ger) RadioShack LeopardRow 56 - Cell 2
58Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack LeopardRow 57 - Cell 2
59Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack LeopardRow 58 - Cell 2
60Lars Boom (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:00:40
61Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Bauke Mollema (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64Paul Martens (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:00:41
66Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 65 - Cell 2
67Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp-Endura0:00:42
68Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 67 - Cell 2
69David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 68 - Cell 2
70Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 69 - Cell 2
71Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 70 - Cell 2
72Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha0:00:47
73Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) KatushaRow 72 - Cell 2
74Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) KatushaRow 73 - Cell 2
75Maxim Belkov (Rus) KatushaRow 74 - Cell 2
76Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) KatushaRow 75 - Cell 2
77Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) KatushaRow 76 - Cell 2
78John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano0:00:54
79Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 78 - Cell 2
80Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 79 - Cell 2
81Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 80 - Cell 2
82Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 81 - Cell 2
83Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:00:57
84André Greipel (Ger) Lotto BelisolRow 83 - Cell 2
85Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto BelisolRow 84 - Cell 2
86Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 85 - Cell 2
87Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto BelisolRow 86 - Cell 2
88Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto BelisolRow 87 - Cell 2
89Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka0:00:59
90Bram Tankink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:01:00
91Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-SharpRow 90 - Cell 2
92Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-SharpRow 91 - Cell 2
93Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-SharpRow 92 - Cell 2
94Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-SharpRow 93 - Cell 2
95Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-SharpRow 94 - Cell 2
96Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-Qhubeka0:01:03
97Jacobus Venter (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 96 - Cell 2
98Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) MTN-QhubekaRow 97 - Cell 2
99Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN-QhubekaRow 98 - Cell 2
100Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 99 - Cell 2
101Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ0:01:05
102Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJRow 101 - Cell 2
103Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJRow 102 - Cell 2
104Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJRow 103 - Cell 2
105Laurent Mangel (Fra) FDJRow 104 - Cell 2
106Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:01:07
107Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
108Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
109Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
110Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 109 - Cell 2
111Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
112Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:08
113Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 112 - Cell 2
114Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 113 - Cell 2
115Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 114 - Cell 2
116Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 115 - Cell 2
117Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia0:01:09
118Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 117 - Cell 2
119Francesco Failli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 118 - Cell 2
120Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 119 - Cell 2
121Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 120 - Cell 2
122Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 121 - Cell 2
123Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 122 - Cell 2
124Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 123 - Cell 2
125Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 124 - Cell 2
126Robert Vrecer (Slo) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 125 - Cell 2
127Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 126 - Cell 2
128José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team NetApp-Endura0:01:12
129Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:01:13
130Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia0:01:20
131Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:01:25
132Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 131 - Cell 2
133Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Sharp0:01:29
134Stijn Devolder (Bel) RadioShack Leopard0:01:30
135Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack LeopardRow 134 - Cell 2
136Mauro Finetto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia0:01:37
137Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:38
138Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:48
139Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJ0:01:53
140Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura0:01:55
141Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp-Endura0:01:57
142Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 141 - Cell 2
143Maarten Wynants (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:02:08
144Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 143 - Cell 2
145Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 144 - Cell 2
146Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia0:02:10
147Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:02:23
148Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:02:29
149Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Lotto Belisol0:02:30
150Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 149 - Cell 2
151Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:02:33
152Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Sky Procycling0:02:34
153Martin Reimer (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka0:02:38
154Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano0:02:40
155Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:02:41
156Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin-Sharp0:02:46
157Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ0:02:47
158Mitchell Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge0:02:50
159Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:51
160Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:02:58
161Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ0:02:59
162Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka0:03:00
163Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano0:03:10
164Albert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 163 - Cell 2
165Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:12
166Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:03:13
167Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 166 - Cell 2
168Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack Leopard0:03:14
169Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha0:03:23
170Luca Paolini (Ita) KatushaRow 169 - Cell 2
171Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:03:30
172Steve Chainel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:39
173Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:03:51
174Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 173 - Cell 2
175Nick Nuyens (Bel) Garmin-Sharp0:03:54
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Points classification
1Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge12pts
2Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step11Row 1 - Cell 3
3Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida7Row 4 - Cell 3
6Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ5Row 7 - Cell 3
9André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol4Row 8 - Cell 3
10Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-Qhubeka3Row 10 - Cell 3
12Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura3Row 11 - Cell 3
13Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling2Row 12 - Cell 3
14Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 13 - Cell 3
15Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step1Row 14 - Cell 3
16Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team-5Row 15 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi8pts
2Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step2Row 3 - Cell 3
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Best young rider classification
1Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step6:08:04
2Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team0:00:12
3Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:17
4Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:00:20
5Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 4 - Cell 2
6Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling0:00:26
7Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 6 - Cell 2
8Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:00:36
9Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard0:00:37
11Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:00:38
12Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp-Endura0:00:40
14David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 13 - Cell 2
15John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano0:00:52
16Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 15 - Cell 2
17Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:00:55
18Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp0:00:58
19Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-SharpRow 18 - Cell 2
20Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-Qhubeka0:01:01
21Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ0:01:03
22Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:06
23Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:01:07
24Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:46
25Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Sky Procycling0:02:32
26Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano0:02:38
27Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:49
28Boy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:02:56
29Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ0:02:57
30Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:03:28

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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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