Rodriguez powers to victory in Mende

Joaquin Rodriguez (Team Katusha) out-sprinted Alberto Contador (Astana) to take a thrilling victory in Mende at the end of stage 12 of the Tour de France. The Spanish duo escaped on the steep slopes of the Montée Laurent Jalabert in the finale to an enthralling day’s racing that saw minor but potentially telling chinks exposed in the armour of yellow jersey Andy Schleck and his Saxo Bank team. The Luxembourg rider lost ten seconds to Contador, who laid down an important psychological marker ahead of the duo’s expected showdown in the Pyrenees.

At the foot of the final climb the peloton trailed the four survivors of the day’s early breakaway by 40 seconds, and the gap remained stable as Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) dropped first Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions) and then Andreas Kloden (RadioShack), before finally edging clear of Vasily Kyrienka (Caisse d’Epargne).

Accelerations from Jean Gadret (Ag2r) and Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma – Lotto) made no dent in his lead, and it seemed inevitable that the Kazakh was about to win a stage in his first Tour appearance since returning a positive test for blood doping in 2007.

Two kilometres from the line, however, Rodriguez lit the blue touch paper behind with a tentative attack, and Contador responded with an explosive acceleration of his own. He immediately opened a gap of five bike lengths on Andy Schleck, who appeared caught off guard by the ferocity of the Spaniard’s move. Worse was to follow for the Luxembourger. Having attempted to counter the break, Schleck found that he didn’t have the legs to sustain such a pace. While Rodriguez managed to hold Contador’s wheel, Schleck was forced to let Van den Broeck take up the chase.

For the first time in this year’s Tour, Contador looked like the rider of 2009, and he set about making mincemeat of Vinokourov’s advantage. With Rodriguez clinging on to his wheel for dear life, Contador made up almost forty seconds on his Astana teammate in little over a kilometre, and proceeded to blow straight past him. Behind, Schleck was struggling at 15 seconds, but was joined in his pursuit by Van den Broeck, Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Denis Menchov (Rabobank), and managed to limit his losses in the slightly downhill run to the line.

Up front, there was an air of inevitability about the finish. If Rodriguez was unable to contribute to pace-setting duties with Contador on the climb itself, in the final kilometre he was simply unwilling to do so, and he timed his sprint to perfection to come around the double Tour winner on the line. Vinokourov managed to stay within sight to grab third place on the stage, while Schleck crossed the line in 5th place, ten seconds behind his rival. The time gain itself may ultimately have been relatively minimal for Contador, but the manner in which it was yielded will surely weigh heavily on the pretender Schleck’s mind ahead of the Pyrenees.

“A great victory”

Joaquin Rodriguez was thrilled to take his first Tour de France stage victory. "It was a great victory for me today. It was just a question of biding my time and then giving it a push and just avoid panicking, keeping focus," said Rodriguez at the finish.
"I was a bit worried, but in the end I managed it. It was nice for me to compete with the guys on GC and it gives me ambitions. The Pyrenees are coming, so we’ll see if I’m able to do something up there."

How it unfolded

From the drop of the flag, the pace was searing, as opportunists and overall contenders alike looked to slip into the right break on a very testing day. The first attack to yield any significant purchase came on the slopes of the day’s opening climb, the 3rd category Côte de St-Barthélémy-le-Plain, when Ryder Hesjedal shot off the front in the company of Rui Costa (Caisse d’Epargne) and Pierrick Fedrigo (Bbox Bouygues Telecom). The trio had 22 seconds at the summit, but the lead was quickly shorn once RadioShack came to the front on the plateau over the top of the climb.

Next to try their luck were Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step), Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Farnese Vini) and Benoit Vaugrenard (FDJ). They attempted to snap the elastic on the run-in to the day’s second climb, the Col des Nonières but there was no escaping a bunch that covered a remarkable 49.3 kilometres in the first hour of racing over some quite rugged terrain.

On the climb itself, an acceleration from Sandy Casar (FDJ) stretched things out a little more, and when Alexandre Vinokourov put in a dig near the top, he brought Casar and sixteen others clear with him. They quickly established a two minute lead over the top, thanks in no small part to the presence of Thor Hushovd (Cervelo) who was keen to clock up more points in the race for the green jersey.

The men in front were Vinokourov, Andreas Klöden, Ryder Hesjedal, Vasili Kiryienka, Sandy Casar, Thor Hushovd, Mario Aerts (Omega Pharma-Lotto), Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Columbia), Mauro Santambrogio (BMC), Carlow Barredo (Quick Step), Anthony Charteau (Bouygues), M. Perget (Caisse d'Epargne), C. Kern, A. Moinard, R. Pauriol (all Cofidis), G. Verdugo (Euskaltel), Gregor Bole (Lampre)and R. Valls Ferri (Footon), and the presence of so many strongmen allied to a smattering of very solid climbers meant that this break always had a chance of going a long way on a rolling stage like this one.

At the first sprint at Mariac, Bole beat Hushovd for the points, and the group continued to collaborate smoothly, with Casar, Vinokourov and Hushovd particularly active on the front.

Back in the main bunch, Saxo Bank were forced to chase in order to keep tabs on the progress of dangermen Hesjedal, Vinokourov and Kloden, all of whom had the opportunity to move very high up in the overall rankings. Indeed, alarm bells will have been sounded about Saxo Bank’s ability to control the race in the mountains as Vinokourov and co. managed to put more time into the bunch on the 2nd category climb of the Suc de Montivernoux, where Casar out-sprinted Charteau at the summit. The gap was still over two minutes at the second sprint of the day at Langogne, where Hushovd took the full quota of points on offer to move back into green.

Soon afterwards, Andrea Kloden took the initiative and launched a sparkling attack that only Vinokourov, Hesjedal and Kyrienka could match. Behind, Sandy Casar, who had been so prominent on the front of the break, attempted to organise a chase, but it was too little too late for the Frenchman, who saw his hopes of a second stage win in this year’s Tour disappear up the road.

The quartet in front immediately worked well together, containing as it did three riders with much to gain in the overall standings. Remarkably, under the impetus of the controversial Vinokourov’s relentless pressure, Hesjedal moved close to the overall lead on the road as the break’s lead reached four minutes. Suddenly there were shades of Laurent Jalabert’s quixotic bid for yellow on the road to Mende on a similarly torrid afternoon fifteen years ago. The Canadian trailed Schleck’s yellow jersey by 5:42 this morning, and was seeking to make a bold bid to move up the overall standings. As it was, he paid a price for his aggression, and would eventually lose ground on the final push up to the finish.

Meanwhile, back in the bunch, Saxo Bank had managed to enlist the help of first Cervélo and then Lampre in attempting to reel in the break, and eventually started eating into its lead in the last 25km of the stage. Nonetheless, the quartet in front continued to put up fierce resistance on the vertiginous slopes of the Montée Laurent Jalabert in Mende. A number of big names, among them Lance Armstrong (RadioShack), were shed from the main peloton while Vinokourov and company maintained their advantage, and it would eventually take Contador’s show of strength to ultimately bring them to heel. Others to wilt under the Spaniard’s urgency in the finale were Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo), Cadel Evans (BMC) and Bradley Wiggins (Sky), who each lost 31 seconds.

But when Contador repeatedly looked back after his initial acceleration, he was scanning his slipstream for one man only, Andy Schleck. The Saxo Bank rider still holds the yellow jersey tonight in Mende but will doubtless be concerned that the momentum appears to be swinging back in Contador’s favour.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha4:58:26
2Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) AstanaRow 1 - Cell 2
3Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana0:00:04
4Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:10
5Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 4 - Cell 2
6Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 5 - Cell 2
7Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioshackRow 6 - Cell 2
8Denis Menchov (Rus) RabobankRow 7 - Cell 2
9Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:00:15
10Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-DoimoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack0:00:17
12Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:31
13Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 12 - Cell 2
14Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 15 - Cell 2
17Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioshackRow 16 - Cell 2
18Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 18 - Cell 2
20Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La MondialeRow 19 - Cell 2
21Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:48
23Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia0:00:53
24Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - TransitionsRow 23 - Cell 2
25Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 24 - Cell 2
26John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 25 - Cell 2
27Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 26 - Cell 2
28Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step0:01:11
29Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 28 - Cell 2
30Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 29 - Cell 2
31Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 30 - Cell 2
32Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:01:20
33Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:01:26
34Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team MilramRow 33 - Cell 2
35Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions0:01:39
36Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) RabobankRow 35 - Cell 2
37Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step0:01:43
39Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:01:55
40Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 39 - Cell 2
41Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 40 - Cell 2
42Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step0:02:09
43Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha0:02:14
44Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 43 - Cell 2
45Bram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 44 - Cell 2
46Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-DoimoRow 45 - Cell 2
47Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) AstanaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:02:17
49Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 48 - Cell 2
50Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 49 - Cell 2
51Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team0:02:47
52Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 51 - Cell 2
53Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:03:05
54Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team KatushaRow 53 - Cell 2
55Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack0:03:35
56Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 55 - Cell 2
57Lance Armstrong (USA) Team RadioshackRow 56 - Cell 2
58Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick StepRow 57 - Cell 2
59Koos Moerenhout (Ned) RabobankRow 58 - Cell 2
60Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 59 - Cell 2
61Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 60 - Cell 2
62Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 61 - Cell 2
63Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 64 - Cell 2
66Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 65 - Cell 2
67Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team RadioshackRow 66 - Cell 2
68Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 67 - Cell 2
69Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:04:01
70Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha0:04:15
71Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 70 - Cell 2
72Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team KatushaRow 71 - Cell 2
73David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) AstanaRow 72 - Cell 2
74Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:05:18
75Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:05:25
76Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 75 - Cell 2
77Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 76 - Cell 2
78Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 77 - Cell 2
79Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioshackRow 78 - Cell 2
80Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 79 - Cell 2
81Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) AstanaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Andriy Grivko (Ukr) AstanaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 83 - Cell 2
85Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 84 - Cell 2
86Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 85 - Cell 2
87Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick StepRow 86 - Cell 2
88Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick StepRow 87 - Cell 2
89Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des JeuxRow 88 - Cell 2
90José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 89 - Cell 2
91Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 91 - Cell 2
93Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 92 - Cell 2
94Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 93 - Cell 2
95Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 94 - Cell 2
96Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La MondialeRow 95 - Cell 2
97Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 96 - Cell 2
98Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) RabobankRow 98 - Cell 2
100Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioshackRow 99 - Cell 2
101Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 101 - Cell 2
103Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 102 - Cell 2
104Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 103 - Cell 2
105Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 104 - Cell 2
106Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) AstanaRow 105 - Cell 2
107Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) AstanaRow 106 - Cell 2
108Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 107 - Cell 2
109Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 108 - Cell 2
110Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 109 - Cell 2
111Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram0:05:33
112Luke Roberts (Aus) Team MilramRow 111 - Cell 2
113Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team MilramRow 112 - Cell 2
114Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 113 - Cell 2
115Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 114 - Cell 2
116Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:05:38
117Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 116 - Cell 2
118Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick StepRow 117 - Cell 2
119Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'EpargneRow 118 - Cell 2
120Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 119 - Cell 2
121Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux0:05:42
122Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:05:43
123Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:06:31
124Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:06:32
125Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 125 - Cell 2
127Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick StepRow 126 - Cell 2
128Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team0:06:35
129Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 128 - Cell 2
130Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia0:06:52
131Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test TeamRow 130 - Cell 2
132Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 131 - Cell 2
133Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:07:02
134Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:07:19
135Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 134 - Cell 2
136Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank0:08:18
137Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:08:29
138Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 137 - Cell 2
139Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:09:27
140Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 139 - Cell 2
141Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-DoimoRow 140 - Cell 2
142Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 141 - Cell 2
143Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 142 - Cell 2
144Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - TransitionsRow 143 - Cell 2
145Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram0:10:12
146Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:10:20
147Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test TeamRow 146 - Cell 2
148Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-DoimoRow 147 - Cell 2
149Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 148 - Cell 2
150Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 149 - Cell 2
151Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 150 - Cell 2
152Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 151 - Cell 2
153Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 152 - Cell 2
154Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 153 - Cell 2
155Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 154 - Cell 2
156Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 155 - Cell 2
157Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack0:10:51
158Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:12:10
159Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 158 - Cell 2
160Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team MilramRow 159 - Cell 2
161David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions0:12:39
162Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 161 - Cell 2
163Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - TransitionsRow 162 - Cell 2
164Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 163 - Cell 2
165David Millar (GBr) Garmin - TransitionsRow 164 - Cell 2
166Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 165 - Cell 2
167Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:13:00
168Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 167 - Cell 2
169Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:13:16
170Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank0:13:43
171Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux0:13:48
172Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:15:21
173Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo0:19:37
174Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank0:26:18
175Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia0:26:47
176Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team KatushaRow 175 - Cell 2
DNSSamuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 176 - Cell 2
DNFTyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 177 - Cell 2
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Points Mende (aérodrôme), km. 210.5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha25pts
2Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana22Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana20Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto18Row 3 - Cell 3
5Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank16Row 4 - Cell 3
6Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi15Row 5 - Cell 3
7Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack14Row 6 - Cell 3
8Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank13Row 7 - Cell 3
9Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank12Row 8 - Cell 3
10Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo11Row 9 - Cell 3
11Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack10Row 10 - Cell 3
12Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne9Row 11 - Cell 3
13Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini8Row 12 - Cell 3
14Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team7Row 13 - Cell 3
15Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team6Row 14 - Cell 3
16Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo5Row 15 - Cell 3
17Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack4Row 16 - Cell 3
18Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team3Row 17 - Cell 3
19Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 18 - Cell 3
20Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 19 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1, km. Mariac, km. 74.5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini6pts
2Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Langogne, km. 158.5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team6pts
2Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Côte de Saint-Barthélémy-le-Plain (Cat. 3), km. 31.0
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom4pts
2Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Col des Nonières (Cat. 3), km. 59.0
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom4pts
2Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Suc de Montivernoux (Cat. 2), km. 96.0
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux10pts
2Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom9Row 1 - Cell 3
3Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto5Row 5 - Cell 3
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Côte de la Mouline (Cat. 3), km. 133.0
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom4pts
2Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Côte de la Croix-Neuve (Cat. 2 - Montée Laurent Jalabert), km. 208.5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana20pts
2Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha18Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi10Row 5 - Cell 3
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Young riders
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank4:58:36
2Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:00:05
3Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-DoimoRow 2 - Cell 2
4Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:00:43
5Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:01:01
6Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step0:01:33
7Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:01:45
8Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 7 - Cell 2
9Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:02:07
10Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha0:02:55
11Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:03:25
12Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 11 - Cell 2
13Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:05:15
14Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 13 - Cell 2
15Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 14 - Cell 2
16Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des JeuxRow 15 - Cell 2
17Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 16 - Cell 2
18Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 18 - Cell 2
20Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:05:28
21Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'EpargneRow 20 - Cell 2
22Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 21 - Cell 2
23Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:05:33
24Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team0:06:22
25Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 24 - Cell 2
26Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:08:19
27Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo0:09:17
28Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 27 - Cell 2
29Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:10:10
30Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram0:12:00
31Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia0:12:29
32Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:12:50
33Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux0:13:38
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Radioshack14:56:16
2Caisse d'Epargne0:00:52
3Rabobank0:01:06
4Astana0:01:20
5Liquigas-Doimo0:02:02
6Sky Pro Cycling0:02:21
7Euskaltel - Euskadi0:02:49
8Katusha Team0:02:55
9Quick Step0:03:07
10AG2R La Mondiale0:04:01
11Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:04:37
12Francaise des Jeux0:05:25
13Omega Pharma - Lotto0:06:32
14Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne0:06:35
15BMC Racing Team0:06:43
16Team Saxo Bank0:07:02
17Team HTC - Columbia0:07:34
18Cervelo Test Team0:08:52
19Footon-Servetto0:09:13
20Lampre - Farnese0:10:23
21Garmin - Transitions0:11:01
22Team Milram0:11:26
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General classification after stage 12
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank58:42:01
2Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana0:00:31
3Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:02:45
4Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank0:02:58
5Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:03:31
6Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack0:04:06
7Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:04:27
8Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha0:04:58
9Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:05:02
10Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:05:16
11Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:05:30
12Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana0:06:25
13Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - TransitionsRow 12 - Cell 2
14Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:06:44
15Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:07:34
16Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:07:39
17Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia0:07:47
18Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:08:08
19Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:08:24
20Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack0:09:05
21Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:10:31
22Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:10:41
23Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step0:11:27
24Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack0:11:56
25John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:12:28
26Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux0:14:09
27Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux0:14:11
28Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:14:33
29Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions0:16:44
30Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:17:55
31Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia0:19:54
32Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack0:21:16
33Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:23:21
34Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank0:24:02
35Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team0:24:35
36Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack0:25:08
37Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:25:24
38Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step0:26:03
39Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:31:01
40Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:31:22
41Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:33:54
42Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank0:35:42
43Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:35:45
44Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank0:36:55
45Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:39:59
46José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:42:14
47Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:42:25
48Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:43:42
49Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:44:36
50Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:44:38
51Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:45:13
52Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:48:24
53Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia0:50:58
54Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo0:51:38
55Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:51:57
56Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack0:52:57
57Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana0:53:10
58Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana0:53:51
59Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:54:07
60Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:55:01
61Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick StepRow 60 - Cell 2
62Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step0:56:20
63Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:56:23
64Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:56:26
65Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:57:34
66Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:58:04
67Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram0:58:08
68Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack0:58:29
69Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank0:58:35
70Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne0:58:39
71Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:58:58
72Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:59:27
73Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:00:57
74Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team1:01:19
75Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram1:02:52
76Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:03:05
77Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:03:17
78Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto1:03:45
79Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram1:04:27
80Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha1:05:27
81George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team1:06:02
82Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:06:17
83Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne1:07:39
84Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram1:09:30
85Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram1:11:55
86Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step1:12:22
87Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana1:12:32
88Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank1:12:34
89Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling Team1:13:32
90Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1:13:43
91Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank1:14:48
92Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team1:15:18
93Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana1:18:03
94Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha1:18:08
95Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1:19:21
96Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha1:20:29
97Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team1:20:32
98Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale1:21:59
99Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:22:02
100Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:22:04
101Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:22:06
102Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team1:22:20
103Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux1:22:25
104Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram1:23:54
105Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana1:24:08
106Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto1:24:11
107Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1:24:28
108Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia1:25:30
109Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini1:26:16
110Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha1:26:18
111Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo1:27:05
112Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo1:27:19
113Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale1:27:43
114Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini1:28:26
115Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1:28:29
116Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1:29:19
117Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank1:29:25
118Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick Step1:29:34
119Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:30:30
120Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank1:30:54
121Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank1:30:55
122Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom1:31:21
123Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo1:32:17
124Grégory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack1:32:19
125Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini1:32:39
126Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux1:32:48
127Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo1:33:09
128David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Astana1:35:07
129Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux1:35:12
130Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux1:35:38
131Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team1:36:11
132Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1:36:51
133Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team1:37:41
134Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux1:38:15
135Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team1:38:16
136Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo1:38:25
137Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team1:39:11
138Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1:39:30
139Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha1:39:35
140Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini1:41:36
141Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions1:41:42
142Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank1:42:39
143Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step1:44:14
144Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-Servetto1:44:59
145Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux1:45:01
146Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia1:46:13
147Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step1:47:08
148David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions1:47:10
149Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team1:47:58
150Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia1:48:27
151Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank1:49:00
152Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-Servetto1:49:10
153Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank1:50:14
154Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram1:51:29
155Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team1:51:38
156Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1:52:28
157Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo1:52:46
158Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team1:53:51
159Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions1:54:26
160Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team1:55:16
161Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini1:55:51
162David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions1:56:02
163Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha1:56:16
164Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank1:56:38
165Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini1:57:06
166Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 165 - Cell 2
167Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1:59:32
168Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Astana2:02:03
169Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2:02:49
170Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team2:04:02
171Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step2:04:20
172Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team2:06:35
173Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack2:07:51
174Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2:16:59
175Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia2:19:00
176Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux2:19:49
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team167pts
2Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini161Row 1 - Cell 3
3Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha138Row 2 - Cell 3
4Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia132Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne122Row 4 - Cell 3
6Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom101Row 5 - Cell 3
7Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team96Row 6 - Cell 3
8Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram87Row 7 - Cell 3
9Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana79Row 8 - Cell 3
10Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team74Row 9 - Cell 3
11Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank70Row 10 - Cell 3
12Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step69Row 11 - Cell 3
13Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team69Row 12 - Cell 3
14Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto68Row 13 - Cell 3
15Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi65Row 14 - Cell 3
16Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale62Row 15 - Cell 3
17Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale59Row 16 - Cell 3
18Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo54Row 17 - Cell 3
19Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi49Row 18 - Cell 3
20Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto49Row 19 - Cell 3
21Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions45Row 20 - Cell 3
22Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto43Row 21 - Cell 3
23Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues Telecom40Row 22 - Cell 3
24Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini39Row 23 - Cell 3
25Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne39Row 24 - Cell 3
26Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank39Row 25 - Cell 3
27Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana38Row 26 - Cell 3
28Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha37Row 27 - Cell 3
29Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank37Row 28 - Cell 3
30Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux35Row 29 - Cell 3
31Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram35Row 30 - Cell 3
32Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank34Row 31 - Cell 3
33Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux34Row 32 - Cell 3
34Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo33Row 33 - Cell 3
35Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne31Row 34 - Cell 3
36Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team31Row 35 - Cell 3
37Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank31Row 36 - Cell 3
38Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram30Row 37 - Cell 3
39Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne29Row 38 - Cell 3
40Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack29Row 39 - Cell 3
41Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions28Row 40 - Cell 3
42Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto26Row 41 - Cell 3
43Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne26Row 42 - Cell 3
44Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram26Row 43 - Cell 3
45Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack25Row 44 - Cell 3
46Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom24Row 45 - Cell 3
47Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto24Row 46 - Cell 3
48Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne23Row 47 - Cell 3
49Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini23Row 48 - Cell 3
50José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne22Row 49 - Cell 3
51Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank22Row 50 - Cell 3
52Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step22Row 51 - Cell 3
53Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions21Row 52 - Cell 3
54Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom20Row 53 - Cell 3
55Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto17Row 54 - Cell 3
56Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne17Row 55 - Cell 3
57Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale17Row 56 - Cell 3
58David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions17Row 57 - Cell 3
59Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team16Row 58 - Cell 3
60Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack16Row 59 - Cell 3
61Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step16Row 60 - Cell 3
62Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom16Row 61 - Cell 3
63Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom16Row 62 - Cell 3
64Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo15Row 63 - Cell 3
65Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack15Row 64 - Cell 3
66Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne15Row 65 - Cell 3
67Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi15Row 66 - Cell 3
68Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step15Row 67 - Cell 3
69Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team15Row 68 - Cell 3
70Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto14Row 69 - Cell 3
71Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi14Row 70 - Cell 3
72Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack14Row 71 - Cell 3
73Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia14Row 72 - Cell 3
74Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia14Row 73 - Cell 3
75Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne13Row 74 - Cell 3
76Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank12Row 75 - Cell 3
77Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick Step12Row 76 - Cell 3
78Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank12Row 77 - Cell 3
79Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne12Row 78 - Cell 3
80Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto12Row 79 - Cell 3
81Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team12Row 80 - Cell 3
82Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team12Row 81 - Cell 3
83Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto11Row 82 - Cell 3
84Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana11Row 83 - Cell 3
85Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux10Row 84 - Cell 3
86Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-Servetto10Row 85 - Cell 3
87Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini10Row 86 - Cell 3
88Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team10Row 87 - Cell 3
89Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step10Row 88 - Cell 3
90Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne8Row 89 - Cell 3
91Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom8Row 90 - Cell 3
92Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram8Row 91 - Cell 3
93Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling Team8Row 92 - Cell 3
94George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team7Row 93 - Cell 3
95Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia6Row 94 - Cell 3
96Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale6Row 95 - Cell 3
97Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne6Row 96 - Cell 3
98Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom6Row 97 - Cell 3
99Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank6Row 98 - Cell 3
100Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi6Row 99 - Cell 3
101Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo5Row 100 - Cell 3
102Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia4Row 101 - Cell 3
103Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team4Row 102 - Cell 3
104Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha4Row 103 - Cell 3
105Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 104 - Cell 3
106Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank4Row 105 - Cell 3
107Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team4Row 106 - Cell 3
108Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-Servetto4Row 107 - Cell 3
109Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team4Row 108 - Cell 3
110Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 109 - Cell 3
111Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram3Row 110 - Cell 3
112Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha3Row 111 - Cell 3
113John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 112 - Cell 3
114Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux2Row 113 - Cell 3
115Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank2Row 114 - Cell 3
116Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team2Row 115 - Cell 3
117Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack2Row 116 - Cell 3
118Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 117 - Cell 3
119Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank2Row 118 - Cell 3
120Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 119 - Cell 3
121Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 120 - Cell 3
122Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana2Row 121 - Cell 3
123Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana2Row 122 - Cell 3
124Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank2Row 123 - Cell 3
125Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step2Row 124 - Cell 3
126Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 125 - Cell 3
127Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram2Row 126 - Cell 3
128Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack2Row 127 - Cell 3
129Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha2Row 128 - Cell 3
130Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 129 - Cell 3
131Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana2Row 130 - Cell 3
132Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team2Row 131 - Cell 3
133Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana2Row 132 - Cell 3
134Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha2Row 133 - Cell 3
135Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 134 - Cell 3
136Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2Row 135 - Cell 3
137Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux2Row 136 - Cell 3
138Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto2Row 137 - Cell 3
139Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 138 - Cell 3
140Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 139 - Cell 3
141Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 140 - Cell 3
142Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 141 - Cell 3
143Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team2Row 142 - Cell 3
144Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions2Row 143 - Cell 3
145Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 144 - Cell 3
146Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team2Row 145 - Cell 3
147Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step2Row 146 - Cell 3
148Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 147 - Cell 3
149Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank1Row 148 - Cell 3
150Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne-3Row 149 - Cell 3
151Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini-5Row 150 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom107pts
2Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step92Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank64Row 2 - Cell 3
4Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne62Row 3 - Cell 3
5Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto58Row 4 - Cell 3
6Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux56Row 5 - Cell 3
7Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini56Row 6 - Cell 3
8Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana52Row 7 - Cell 3
9Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi50Row 8 - Cell 3
10Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne47Row 9 - Cell 3
11Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step36Row 10 - Cell 3
12Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne34Row 11 - Cell 3
13Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank32Row 12 - Cell 3
14Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto32Row 13 - Cell 3
15Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank29Row 14 - Cell 3
16Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step29Row 15 - Cell 3
17Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne28Row 16 - Cell 3
18Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom27Row 17 - Cell 3
19Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack25Row 18 - Cell 3
20Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto24Row 19 - Cell 3
21Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom21Row 20 - Cell 3
22Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi20Row 21 - Cell 3
23Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha18Row 22 - Cell 3
24Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo18Row 23 - Cell 3
25Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank18Row 24 - Cell 3
26Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana17Row 25 - Cell 3
27Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom17Row 26 - Cell 3
28Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale17Row 27 - Cell 3
29Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank16Row 28 - Cell 3
30Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini16Row 29 - Cell 3
31Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team14Row 30 - Cell 3
32Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne14Row 31 - Cell 3
33Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne12Row 32 - Cell 3
34Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto12Row 33 - Cell 3
35Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step12Row 34 - Cell 3
36Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram11Row 35 - Cell 3
37Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale10Row 36 - Cell 3
38Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack10Row 37 - Cell 3
39José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne9Row 38 - Cell 3
40Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram8Row 39 - Cell 3
41Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto7Row 40 - Cell 3
42Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini7Row 41 - Cell 3
43Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step6Row 42 - Cell 3
44Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions6Row 43 - Cell 3
45Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne6Row 44 - Cell 3
46Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia5Row 45 - Cell 3
47Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana5Row 46 - Cell 3
48Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom4Row 47 - Cell 3
49Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-Servetto4Row 48 - Cell 3
50Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto4Row 49 - Cell 3
51Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne4Row 50 - Cell 3
52Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-Servetto3Row 51 - Cell 3
53Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne3Row 52 - Cell 3
54Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 53 - Cell 3
55Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 54 - Cell 3
56Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto2Row 55 - Cell 3
57Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 56 - Cell 3
58Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 57 - Cell 3
59Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team2Row 58 - Cell 3
60Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux2Row 59 - Cell 3
61Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team2Row 60 - Cell 3
62Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1Row 61 - Cell 3
63Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1Row 62 - Cell 3
64Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank1Row 63 - Cell 3
65Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 64 - Cell 3
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Young rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank58:42:01
2Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:04:27
3Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:05:16
4Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:31:01
5Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:33:54
6Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:42:25
7Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:44:38
8Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:54:07
9Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:56:23
10Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:57:34
11Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:58:04
12Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:03:17
13Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto1:03:45
14Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram1:04:27
15Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne1:07:39
16Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1:19:21
17Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha1:20:29
18Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team1:20:32
19Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux1:22:25
20Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia1:25:30
21Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo1:27:19
22Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:30:30
23Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo1:33:09
24Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux1:35:38
25Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1:39:30
26Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step1:47:08
27Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team1:47:58
28Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia1:48:27
29Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram1:51:29
30Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini1:55:51
31Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini1:57:06
32Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2:16:59
33Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux2:19:49
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Radioshack176:11:16
2Caisse d'Epargne0:00:21
3Astana0:15:43
4Rabobank0:16:13
5AG2R La Mondiale0:20:22
6Omega Pharma - Lotto0:25:38
7Liquigas-Doimo0:32:13
8Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:41:01
9Sky Pro Cycling0:42:21
10Euskaltel - Euskadi0:47:31
11Quick Step0:48:52
12Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne0:49:28
13BMC Racing Team0:55:38
14Team Saxo Bank0:57:17
15Team HTC - Columbia0:58:53
16Francaise des Jeux1:21:48
17Cervelo Test Team1:39:43
18Garmin - Transitions1:39:52
19Katusha Team1:46:54
20Footon-Servetto2:10:17
21Team Milram2:37:09
22Lampre - Farnese2:50:02

 

Scott Sunderland's stage analysis

Watching today's stage, what I noticed is that the psychological blow to Andy Schleck wasn't really dealt by Contador. Andy most likely started the day with an uncomfortable feeling, both a physical and mental aspect.

The fact that Alberto likes this climb and it's not on Andy's list of favourites became a weight that Andy was already carrying around before the start gun even went off.
Always intriguing to be witness to the power of positive thinking, or the lack of it.

Just as expected though, the upcoming Pyrenees will offer a great showdown between Mister Contador and Master Schleck. It should be a splendid spectacle we get served to start with on Sunday. As much excitement as the first couple of weeks of this 2010 Tour de France have had to offer, I am anticipating an even greater 3rd week. The battle for the top spot on the podium is still very much open but I'm equally looking forward to a good fight for the 3rd, 4th and 5th spot in GC.

It will be interesting to see what climbers Sanchez and Van Den Broek can serve up and how the stronger time trialists Leipheimer and Menchov are going to feel with the Pyrenees in the legs. A surprise is on the cards still, a monster break away in which top 5 contenders try to take back the time lost over the last fortnight, or a brave attempt of the pre-race favourites to go for a stage victory and a remount on GC, a lot can happen still and I believe the most dramatic stages are still ahead of us.

The Tour de France always produces a new talent coming to the fore, stepping up to another level and this year I believe that to be Belgium's Jurgen Van Den Broek. He definitely is the new kid on the block and as he seems to have that couple of lesser days already behind him, he might improve day by day and even prove to be a challenger for the podium!
 

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Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.

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