Sagan wins, Nibali takes race lead in Tirreno-Adriatico breakaway

Peter Sagan (Cannondale) won the feared Porto Sant'Elpidio stage of Tirreno-Adriatico, topping a three-man breakaway with GC contenders Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) on a day in which the rain made a difficult course even more challenging.

The GC was turned topsy turvy, as Nibali took over the race lead. Former race leader Chris Froome of Sky finished about one minute down and dropped to second, at 34 seconds, with Rodriguez third at 37 seconds. Contador fell to fourth, 48 seconds down.

"It was a very hard stage," said Sagan. "When the rain started to fall, the gradients of 30% were hard to get up. I heard Contador say that when he climbed out of the saddle, his back wheel slipped. I rode in the saddle all the time and, in the end, I got away with Vincenzo and stayed away to the finish line."

The day had started out sunny but the heavy rains which had prevailed during so much of the race returned. Combined with the short and vicious climbs of the day, many riders decided to abandon rather than risk injury or illness. The most notable drop-out was Andy Schleck, who left the race in the sunshine less than 50km after the start.

The brutal finale laid bare the strengths and weaknesses of the top names. Sagan, Nibali and Rodriguez showed their good form as the first two were able to jump into the lead, and the Spaniard the only one able to move up to them. Contador could not make the jump and in fact often had trouble holding on to the wheels of his chasing group. Left alone, like most of the other top names, Froome cracked and lost his overall lead.

"The tactic in my head was that, if I was good in the final, I wanted to do something on the last climb," said new race leader Nibali. "I'd looked on the previous passes. I was encouraged when the bad weather came. Other riders suffered in the cold, but I was always OK."

Cadel Evans (BMC) made a surprise appearance in the Froome group, which was the second chasing group which came in 50 seconds down. Even more surprising were Chris Horner (RadioShack) in the Contador group, and BMC's Thor Hushovd in the Froome group.

How it happened

The sun was shining when the riders left Porto Sant'Elpidio but the riders were clearly worried about the 209km in the saddle, the expect rain showers and the numerous short, sharp climbs doted along the stage profile.

The racing started fast with riders keen to get in the break of the day despite five days of tough racing in their legs.

15 riders formed one dangerous move but they were quickly pulled back, and then 16 riders eventually got away after 25km. In the move were Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Leopard), Rinaldo Nocentini, Matteo Montaguti (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Lars Boom (Blanco Pro Cycling), Tom Dumoulin (Argos-Shimano) Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Merida), Giovanni Visconti and Benat Intxausti (Movistar Team), Egoi Martínez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Angel Vicioso (Katusha), Daryl Impey and Stuart O'Grady (Orica-GreenEdge), Mauro Finetto (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia), Matthieu Sprick (Argos-Shimano), and Mirko Selvaggi (Vacansoleil-DCM).

Sergio Henao (Team Sky) was also in the move but he sat up to wait for team leader and race leader Chris Froome. The break opened a three-minute lead, with Team Sky setting a steady tempo at the head of the peloton.

The early climbs began to hurt several riders in the peloton, with Andy Schleck (Radioshack-Leopard) one of the first to throw in the towel and climb off.

The first climb of the Muro di Sant'Elpidio after 70km showed riders the 27% climb they would face twice again later in the stage. And it was a real wall, forcing riders to zigzag to the top to avoid putting their foot down.

Cunego was the first to the top to become leader of the climber's competition, but behind him other riders were suffering, with the arrival of grey skies and rain compounding their pain.

With the stage route passing through the finish twice before the end of the stage, the temptation to climb off was strong. The retirees quickly hit double figures after 90km, with Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step), Filippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida) amongst the big-names to quit.

Cunego continued to lead the break on the climbs and was first to the top of the Muro di Sant'Elpidio for the second passage. He was forced to sit in the saddle to stop his back wheel from slipping on the wet roads but had the power and low centre of gravity to make it to the top. Dumoulin was a lot bigger but surprisingly made it to the top with Cunego and formed the front group.

Behind them many of the other riders in the break were suffering and their chances of success were over. Cancellara, Nocentini lost contact and were caught by the peloton. However up front, Cunego, Impey, Visconti, Intxausti, Selvaggi, Martinez formed a determined front group, out to fight for the stage victory.

As the raced passed through the finish area for the last time, the break had a lead of 1:55, with Cannondale Pro Cycling, leading the chase.

The last climb of the Muro di Sant'Elpidio would be decisive in deciding the final outcome of the stage.

Dumoulin attacked out of the group again and again before finally cracking on the last climb. The lead group exploded completely as it faced the nearly 30 percent gradient for the third time. Finally a high-powered quartet of Sagan, Nibali, Samuel Sanchez and Inxausti formed in the front, with Nibali clearly focused on taking control.

"On Prati di Tivo, I was on the defensive for most of the day and I only attacked in the final 2km," said Nibali. "Yesterday I wasn't great and I didn't think I'd be able to recoup the seconds I lost. But today it all came good for me. But we new at the start of the race there was a 27% climb coming, so our bikes were set up for it and we were well prepared."

"[Nibali] asked me how I was," said Sagan. "I said I didn't know if I'd be able to stay at the front. In the end we were both still there. Even I wasn't interested in the overall lead, as Vincenzo's friend, I still took turns at the front. And I was very happy to see him in the move today."

Contador made the pace in the chasing group as all struggled on the difficult course. Froome had fallen back, but was still in play as Nibali and Sagan took off in front.

Joaquim Rodriguez was the first to struggle his way up to the two leaders. Behind them, the top names were scattered in little groups all over the road, with Froome looking to have been dropped with 10 km to go. Even Contador had trouble staying up with his small group.

With 6km to go, Froome was in a distant chase group, just over one minute back. The Contador group was at 25-30 seconds behind the leading trio.

The final run-in was flat, but no one was able to catch up to the three in front. Rodriguez led under the flamme rouge, and the other two were happy to let him stay in the lead as long as possible. Sagan opened the sprint with 300 m to go and easily took the win, with Nibali second and Rodriguez third.

Behind them, the Contador group crossed the finish line about 40 seconds later, with the Froome group at about 50 seconds. But the damage had already been done.

Already looking ahead to the weekend's Milan-Sanremo, Sagan said, "Every year I'm the favourite, but I still haven't won it. Everyone can be beaten. Cycling is beautiful because you need to think on the spot. One mistake can cost you the race. We'll see on Sunday."

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling5:45:17
2Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:00:02
3Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) KatushaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia0:00:44
5Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 4 - Cell 2
6Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack LeopardRow 5 - Cell 2
7Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 6 - Cell 2
8Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:00:50
9Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Bauke Mollema (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 14 - Cell 2
16Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 15 - Cell 2
17Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-MeridaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 18 - Cell 2
20Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia0:01:55
21Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJRow 20 - Cell 2
22Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge0:01:56
23Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky ProcyclingRow 22 - Cell 2
24Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:02:16
25Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 24 - Cell 2
26Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 26 - Cell 2
28Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 27 - Cell 2
29Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha0:03:06
33Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack Leopard0:04:18
36Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 35 - Cell 2
37Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 37 - Cell 2
39Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-SharpRow 39 - Cell 2
41Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura0:04:39
42Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-QhubekaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:06:12
44Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 43 - Cell 2
45Stijn Devolder (Bel) RadioShack LeopardRow 44 - Cell 2
46Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 47 - Cell 2
49Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 48 - Cell 2
50Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:07:22
51Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 50 - Cell 2
52Mauro Finetto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:07:45
54Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura0:09:57
55Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-SharpRow 54 - Cell 2
56Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) KatushaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 56 - Cell 2
58Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 57 - Cell 2
59Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJRow 58 - Cell 2
60Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky ProcyclingRow 59 - Cell 2
61Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-SharpRow 61 - Cell 2
63Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack Leopard0:13:32
64Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 63 - Cell 2
65Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 64 - Cell 2
66Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 65 - Cell 2
67Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 66 - Cell 2
68Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack LeopardRow 67 - Cell 2
69Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 68 - Cell 2
70Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:15:11
71Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ0:15:45
72Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJRow 71 - Cell 2
73Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 72 - Cell 2
74Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:18:42
75Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 75 - Cell 2
77Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 76 - Cell 2
78Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto BelisolRow 77 - Cell 2
79Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Lars Boom (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Maarten Wynants (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Paul Martens (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
85Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 84 - Cell 2
86Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 85 - Cell 2
87Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 86 - Cell 2
88Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN-QhubekaRow 87 - Cell 2
89Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 88 - Cell 2
90Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 89 - Cell 2
91Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 90 - Cell 2
92Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 92 - Cell 2
94Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 93 - Cell 2
95Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 94 - Cell 2
96Maxim Belkov (Rus) KatushaRow 95 - Cell 2
97Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 96 - Cell 2
98Jacobus Venter (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 97 - Cell 2
99Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia0:19:56
100Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Danilo Hondo (Ger) RadioShack LeopardRow 100 - Cell 2
102André Greipel (Ger) Lotto BelisolRow 101 - Cell 2
103Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 102 - Cell 2
104Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) KatushaRow 103 - Cell 2
105Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ0:23:02
106Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 105 - Cell 2
107Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 106 - Cell 2
108Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJRow 107 - Cell 2
109Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team0:37:37
DNSDmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 109 - Cell 2
DNSSvein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFSteve Chainel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFLaurent Mangel (Fra) FDJRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFPeter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFLuca Paolini (Ita) KatushaRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFMitchell Docker (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFAndy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack LeopardRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFDaniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFManuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFValerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFFredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro TeamRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFDmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFPaolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFStephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFTiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFRicardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Vrecer (Slo) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFMurilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) FDJRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-SharpRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-SharpRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFRamunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-SharpRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFSébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin-SharpRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFVladimir Isaichev (Rus) KatushaRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFPavel Brutt (Rus) KatushaRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFFilippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFVicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Lotto BelisolRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFGreg Henderson (NZl) Lotto BelisolRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFMarcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto BelisolRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFEros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFKristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-QhubekaRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFAndreas Stauff (Ger) MTN-QhubekaRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFJay Robert Thomson (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFMark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFGuillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFNiki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFMatthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFBrett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFStuart O'Grady (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFGiacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack LeopardRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFJoseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Sky ProcyclingRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFChristian Knees (Ger) Sky ProcyclingRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFKoen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFRamon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFAlbert Timmer (Ned) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 153 - Cell 2
DNFZakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFDavid De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Rogers (Aus) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 157 - Cell 2
DNFTomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 158 - Cell 2
DNFGrega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 159 - Cell 2
DNFBoy van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 160 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Hulsmans (Bel) Vini Fantini-Selle ItaliaRow 161 - Cell 2
DNFJelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 162 - Cell 2
OTLTaylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 163 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi5pts
2Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Lars Boom (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team5pts
2Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling12pts
2Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Sant'Elpidio a Mare, km 72,1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida5pts
2Lars Boom (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Sant'Elpidio a Mare, km 163,3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida5pts
2Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Sant'Elpidio a Mare, km 191,5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team5pts
2Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge1Row 3 - Cell 3
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General classification after stage 6
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team27:57:26
2Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling0:00:34
3Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha0:00:37
4Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:00:48
5Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:00:58
6Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard0:01:05
7Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia0:01:20
8Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida0:02:54
9Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team0:02:58
10Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:03:08
11Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:10
12Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:03:27
13Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling0:03:31
14Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team0:04:50
15Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha0:04:56
16Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia0:05:25
17Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team0:05:35
18Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:05:55
19Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp0:06:50
20Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:07:04
21Bauke Mollema (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:07:16
22Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:09:25
23José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) Team NetApp-Endura0:09:27
24Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura0:09:38
25Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling0:10:38
26Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:16:16
27Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ0:16:56
28Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:17:08
29Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:18:15
30Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:18:19
31Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:19:13
32Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:19:30
33Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:20:23
34Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:21:02
35Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano0:21:05
36Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:21:31
37Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) MTN-Qhubeka0:21:54
38Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team0:22:34
39Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano0:24:11
40Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:24:15
41Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:24:20
42Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:24:21
43Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 42 - Cell 2
44Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick Step0:26:09
45Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp-Endura0:27:15
46Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling0:27:23
47Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team0:27:33
48Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:28:50
49Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:29:17
50Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team0:30:43
51Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ0:31:37
52Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha0:31:39
53Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:32:07
54Mauro Finetto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia0:34:40
55Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:35:11
56Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team0:35:26
57Stijn Devolder (Bel) RadioShack Leopard0:35:58
58Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura0:36:51
59Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha0:37:32
60Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ0:39:38
61Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ0:39:57
62Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team0:40:08
63Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team0:40:51
64Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol0:41:06
65Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack Leopard0:41:07
66Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:41:15
67Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge0:41:23
68Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale0:41:36
69Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:42:02
70Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:42:04
71Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling0:43:56
72Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack Leopard0:43:58
73Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack Leopard0:44:26
74Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka0:44:38
75Paul Martens (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:45:03
76Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano0:45:20
77Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-Sharp0:46:37
78Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge0:47:17
79Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia0:48:30
80Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:49:18
81Jacobus Venter (RSA) MTN-Qhubeka0:51:14
82Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp0:52:32
83Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:53:10
84Lars Boom (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:53:44
85Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol0:53:46
86Oscar Gatto (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia0:54:13
87Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:54:44
88Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha0:55:04
89Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:55:05
90Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:55:48
91Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano0:56:38
92Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:57:01
93Ioannis Tamouridis (Gre) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:58:44
94Danilo Hondo (Ger) RadioShack Leopard0:59:29
95André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol0:59:48
96Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ0:59:54
97Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team1:00:04
98Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling1:00:13
99Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale1:00:54
100Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura1:03:26
101Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff1:03:48
102Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida1:05:58
103Maarten Wynants (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling Team1:06:37
104Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale1:07:53
105Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi1:08:22
106Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ1:09:29
107Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge1:13:57
108Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step1:15:38
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff27pts
2Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling26Row 1 - Cell 3
3Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team25Row 2 - Cell 3
4Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia24Row 3 - Cell 3
5Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha22Row 4 - Cell 3
6Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling20Row 5 - Cell 3
7Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard17Row 6 - Cell 3
8Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka15Row 7 - Cell 3
9Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step12Row 8 - Cell 3
10André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol12Row 9 - Cell 3
11Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale12Row 10 - Cell 3
12Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura11Row 11 - Cell 3
13Bauke Mollema (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team10Row 12 - Cell 3
14Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida9Row 13 - Cell 3
15Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida7Row 14 - Cell 3
16Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi6Row 15 - Cell 3
17Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling6Row 16 - Cell 3
18Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team5Row 17 - Cell 3
19Stijn Devolder (Bel) RadioShack Leopard5Row 18 - Cell 3
20Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ5Row 19 - Cell 3
21Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling5Row 20 - Cell 3
22Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team5Row 21 - Cell 3
23Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida5Row 22 - Cell 3
24Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ5Row 23 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida20pts
2Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp-Endura13Row 1 - Cell 3
3Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling9Row 3 - Cell 3
5Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha5Row 4 - Cell 3
6Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ5Row 7 - Cell 3
9Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano3Row 10 - Cell 3
12Dario Cataldo (Ita) Sky Procycling3Row 11 - Cell 3
13Lars Boom (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling2Row 14 - Cell 3
16Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi2Row 15 - Cell 3
17Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura2Row 16 - Cell 3
18Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 17 - Cell 3
19Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2Row 18 - Cell 3
20Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step1Row 19 - Cell 3
21Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard1Row 20 - Cell 3
22Stijn Devolder (Bel) RadioShack Leopard1Row 21 - Cell 3
23Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge1Row 22 - Cell 3
24Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia1Row 23 - Cell 3
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Young rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step27:58:24
2Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ0:15:58
3Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team0:16:10
4Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:19:25
5Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano0:20:07
6Moreno Moser (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:23:22
7Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team0:39:53
8Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:40:17
9Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:41:06
10Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling0:42:58
11Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-Sharp0:45:39
12Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:52:12
13Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:59:06
14Davide Appollonio (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale1:06:55
15Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi1:07:24
16Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ1:08:31

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