Chavanel takes stage and yellow in Spa

Spa is Belgium's home of speed - the city's world-renowned motor racing circuit has hosted daring feats over the decades - and there was plenty of bravado during today's 201km journey from Brussels to the Wallonne region, so it was fitting that a man known for his bravado take line honours.

Quick Step's Sylvain Chavanel put in what will likely be one of the best performances of the this year's Tour de France - on just the third day of the event - to win in Spa and put himself in the maillot jaune ahead of the race's entry to French soil, which will come during tomorrow's stage to Porte du Hainaut.

The peloton, coming in nearly four minutes behind, failed to fulfil the city's need for speed, instead staging a 'go-slow' protest to the line after most of the race favourites crashed on the slippery descent with 30km to go.

Chavanel: "My most beautiful day on the bike"

Having spent much of the day in a break, Lady Luck finally shone on Chavanel, who has experienced a terrible run of fortune thus far in 2010. He hung tough at crucial moments in the stage and when he was thrown a moment of opportunity - another significant crash in the peloton - he took it like the proverbial dog with a bone and capitalised with a magnificent victory.

A fractured skull suffered during this year's Liège-Bastogne-Liège had been the highlight of Chavanel's season for all the wrong reasons but today's stage win will go a long way to rectifying the misfortunes suffered in what has been a fairly forgettable 2010 thus far for the affable Frenchman.

After the stage, Sylvain Chavanel was ecstatic at his double strike. "The wheel is always turning. I have had so much bad luck, so many times. I've been caught a kilometre, two kilometres from the line. That's life. I've learned from it. This is my most beautiful day on the bike."

"20km from the line, I knew that I had a great chance of winning the stage, but I wasn't thinking of the yellow jersey. I only knew I'd take the yellow jersey 5km from the line."

As for his defence of the jersey, Chavanel said, "Now I want to keep it until Paris! [laughs] No, I just want to keep it as long as possible. It's something that I don't want to let pass by. I have a reasonable chance [of keeping the jersey] as far as Rousses, why not?"

The peloton's neutralising of the sprint behind did little to detract from his day, however. "That's part of racing, but it doesn't take from my victory. It's something that I don't understand."

Thor Hushovd (Cervelo) was considerably more upset by the decision not to sprint. "I feel frustrated by what happened today. Our team was working hard and we would have had a good chance for victory. I feel like they have taken something away from us today. There were a few sprinters who did not make it to the front group, but there was no reason to not contest the sprint today. Everyone made a gentleman's agreement not to sprint, but I lost an important opportunity to try to win the stage and gain points."

His teammate Jeremy Hunt was similarly frustrated. "We pulled at the front all day. We all managed to get through. It was just chaos. In the end, they didn't want to sprint. I cannot understand why."

Other riders found the conditions more troublesome, however. "It was like skating on ice, and the bike was uncontrollable," said Alberto Contador.

Meanwhile, Milram leader Linus Gerdeman defended the peloton's decision. "That wasn't a strike. With this action we wanted to show our solidarity with the many crash victims."

Andy Schleck was glad of such solidarity after his torrid descent of the Stockeu. "I fell twice in 200 metres, I couldn't really control the bike. I thank everybody for the fair play shown, and I think it can be said that fair play won today."

The points jersey passed to Chavanel, but Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) will be consoled by being able to keep wearing his green outfit as the runner up in the classification.

If at first you don't succeed...

The day's breakaway, instigated by Chavanel, made its way off the front of the peloton after 17 of the day's 201 kilometres. Quick Step's mercurial Frenchman was joined by countryman and teammate Jérôme Pineau in a group of eight that settled in for the long haul with 179km to ride.

The other members of the escaping octet were Omega Pharma-Lotto riders Matthew Lloyd and Jürgen Roelandts, Marcus Burghardt (BMC Racing), Sebastien Turgot (Bbox Bouygues Telecom), Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) and Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-Farnese Vini).

With 167km remaining the gap had grown to 4:25, but seemingly in control by the peloton. The catch in theory would be a mere formality as some undulating terrain toward the finish offered plenty of territory for the peloton to flex its muscles. Pineau, Taaramae and Lloyd were fighting amongst each other for the mountains points on offer while the big guns behind negotiated wet Belgian roads as the race made its way further south.

A crash of portent came in the peloton with just under 60km remaining, as Mickäel Delage (Omega Pharma-Lotto) and Julian Dean (Garmin-Transitions) came off, their battered bikes and bodies sitting on the side of the road. And after yesterday's shenanigans, a sense of déjà vu pervaded amongst observers. But more of that a little later...

Meanwhile, on the Côte de Aissomont, the break began to splinter as it hit the Wallonian hills, with Turgot and Lloyd contemplating life back in the peloton, a thought that became reality several kilometres later when, with 40km to go, the Franco-Australian duo was caught as the pace increased amongst the big hitters in the main bunch.

The Côte de Stockeu, next on the list of côtes on the menu, was Roelandts' time to make a move. Joined by Chavanel he tried his luck, although it was the Frenchman who made the most of the confusion in the break, which had disintegrated by this point in time.

And while the ascent of the Stockeu offered the perfect place for a pent up peloton to pounce, with only Chavanel and a labouring Roelandts offering any meaningful resistance, what was in store on its descent was the trump card the Frenchman had been hoping for.

Myriad splits opened in the bunch courtesy of crashes that followed a spill from Gavazzi, who had hitherto been amongst the eight escapees; the likes of Andy Schleck, Christian Vande Velde and Alessandro Petacchi all came down hard, the latter two eventually rolling into the finish many minutes down on the front group, making it a day to forget for the Italian who had experienced the heights the Tour has to offer just 24 hours earlier.

Andy Schleck looked dazed after the crash, but after being given a bike by teammate Matti Breschel, he remounted and set about chasing back to his teammates.

"We knew that crashes were unavoidable so we tried to set the pace at the front of the pack but the surface was simply as slippery as soap and bikes and motor bikes were scattered everywhere in the chaos on the descent," said Saxo Bank manager Bjarne Riis.

For a second consecutive day, the teams of the general classification favourites were performing rapid roll calls to determine where their big names were. Three distinct groups emerged on the road behind Chavanel, who continued his run ahead unabated: Jens Voigt worked his legs to the bone in order to get the brothers Schleck back to a group boasting the likes of Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador, who had managed to escape the carnage relatively untouched. Ahead, the group of yellow jersey Cancellara kept the pace under control to allow the Schlecks to rejoin.

Today was all about Chavanel, however, who increased his lead at the head of proceedings to an insurmountable margin nearing three minutes, and with less than 20km remaining it appeared that southern Belgium was going to be a more fruitful hunting ground than his last outing on these roads. His solo win was confirmation of this, with a well-savoured celebration exorcising the demons of several months ago.

Behind him the peloton, controlled by Fabian Cancellara, finished en masse with no sprint, apparently in protest at the day's route, which was perceived as dangerous by the big names of the race. It ended what was another eventful stage for all the wrong reasons but with a memorable result to take into the event's homeland tomorrow.

And now for something completely different

Putting a lighter spin on what was another serious day on the Tour, the first of this year's Cyclingnews Tour de France 'stage awards' are presented to:

'Mr Perpetual Motion' - Sylvain Chavanel, who showed what it means to be a baroudeur and go for broke, even with only a faint hope of winning something.
'Mr Tough' - Andy Schleck, who demonstrated that skinny guys can hang tough with the best of them and not every fall results in a broken collarbone.
'Mr Unlucky' - Christian Vande Velde, who managed to lack a shred of luck once again and came down in the day's main crash ,finishing a long way behind the other general classification favourites.
'Mr Diplomacy' - Fabian Cancellara, who organised what appeared to be a show of rider solidarity seemingly about the stage's conditions.

Stage 3: Wanze - Arenberg Porte du Hainaut 213km

Here come the cobbles

After a nod to Liège-Bastogne-Liège today, Tour organisers ASO pay homage to another race in their portfolio by taking the field over several of the cobbled sections from Paris-Roubaix. There are 13.2km of pavé hell for the riders to deal with in seven separate sections. The last four are in France and particularly nasty, the final one just 10km from the finish.

It’s been six years since the Tour last encountered the cobbles. Back in 2004 the hopes of principal Spanish contender Iban Mayo were blown away in the dust. The sylph-like Alberto Contador will be hoping he doesn’t suffer the same fate. The finish is at the entrance to Roubaix’s infamous Arenberg Forest.

Full results

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1Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step4:40:48
2Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:56
3Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team MilramRow 2 - Cell 2
4Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team KatushaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Christian Knees (Ger) Team MilramRow 4 - Cell 2
6Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 5 - Cell 2
7Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team MilramRow 7 - Cell 2
9Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 8 - Cell 2
10Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 10 - Cell 2
12Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo BankRow 11 - Cell 2
13Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - TransitionsRow 13 - Cell 2
15Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 14 - Cell 2
16Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team KatushaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-DoimoRow 18 - Cell 2
20Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - TransitionsRow 19 - Cell 2
21Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team MilramRow 20 - Cell 2
22Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 21 - Cell 2
23Luke Roberts (Aus) Team MilramRow 22 - Cell 2
24Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick StepRow 23 - Cell 2
25Robert Gesink (Ned) RabobankRow 24 - Cell 2
26Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-DoimoRow 25 - Cell 2
27Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 26 - Cell 2
28Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 27 - Cell 2
29Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 28 - Cell 2
30Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-DoimoRow 29 - Cell 2
31Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 30 - Cell 2
32Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 31 - Cell 2
33Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioshackRow 32 - Cell 2
34Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioshackRow 33 - Cell 2
35Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 34 - Cell 2
36Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 35 - Cell 2
37Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'EpargneRow 36 - Cell 2
38Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 38 - Cell 2
40Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Bram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 40 - Cell 2
42Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 42 - Cell 2
44Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioshackRow 43 - Cell 2
45Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 45 - Cell 2
47Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - TransitionsRow 47 - Cell 2
49Denis Menchov (Rus) RabobankRow 48 - Cell 2
50Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La MondialeRow 49 - Cell 2
51Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioshackRow 50 - Cell 2
52Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Lance Armstrong (USA) Team RadioshackRow 53 - Cell 2
55Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 54 - Cell 2
56Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 55 - Cell 2
57Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 56 - Cell 2
58Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioshackRow 57 - Cell 2
59Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 58 - Cell 2
60Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 59 - Cell 2
61Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) AstanaRow 60 - Cell 2
62Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) AstanaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 62 - Cell 2
64Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 63 - Cell 2
65Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick StepRow 64 - Cell 2
66José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 65 - Cell 2
67Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 67 - Cell 2
69Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 69 - Cell 2
71Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team KatushaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-ServettoRow 71 - Cell 2
73Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 72 - Cell 2
74Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team KatushaRow 73 - Cell 2
75Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 74 - Cell 2
76Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) AstanaRow 75 - Cell 2
77Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 76 - Cell 2
78Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 77 - Cell 2
79Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 78 - Cell 2
80Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) AstanaRow 80 - Cell 2
82Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 81 - Cell 2
83Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) AstanaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 83 - Cell 2
85Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 84 - Cell 2
86Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 85 - Cell 2
87Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 86 - Cell 2
88Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 87 - Cell 2
89Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 88 - Cell 2
90Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-DoimoRow 89 - Cell 2
91Andriy Grivko (Ukr) AstanaRow 90 - Cell 2
92Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 91 - Cell 2
93Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 92 - Cell 2
94David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 93 - Cell 2
95Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 94 - Cell 2
96Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 96 - Cell 2
98Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) RabobankRow 97 - Cell 2
99Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 98 - Cell 2
100Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 99 - Cell 2
101Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 101 - Cell 2
103Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 102 - Cell 2
104Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 103 - Cell 2
105Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 104 - Cell 2
106Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team KatushaRow 105 - Cell 2
107Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) RabobankRow 106 - Cell 2
108Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 107 - Cell 2
109Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 108 - Cell 2
110Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 109 - Cell 2
111Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 110 - Cell 2
112Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La MondialeRow 111 - Cell 2
113Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 112 - Cell 2
114David Millar (GBr) Garmin - TransitionsRow 113 - Cell 2
115Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 114 - Cell 2
116John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 115 - Cell 2
117Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick StepRow 116 - Cell 2
118Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 117 - Cell 2
119Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick StepRow 118 - Cell 2
120Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 119 - Cell 2
121Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick StepRow 120 - Cell 2
122Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
123Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 122 - Cell 2
124Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 123 - Cell 2
125Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux0:04:09
126Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 125 - Cell 2
127Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:04:12
128Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 127 - Cell 2
129Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:04:58
130Grégory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack0:08:51
131Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 130 - Cell 2
132Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 131 - Cell 2
133Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 132 - Cell 2
134Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 133 - Cell 2
135David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 134 - Cell 2
136Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 135 - Cell 2
137Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 136 - Cell 2
138Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team RadioshackRow 137 - Cell 2
139Lars Boom (Ned) RabobankRow 138 - Cell 2
140Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 139 - Cell 2
141Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 140 - Cell 2
142Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank0:08:58
143Koos Moerenhout (Ned) RabobankRow 142 - Cell 2
144Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:09:49
145Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 144 - Cell 2
146Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 145 - Cell 2
147George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 146 - Cell 2
148Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 147 - Cell 2
149Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 148 - Cell 2
150Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 149 - Cell 2
151Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 150 - Cell 2
152Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 151 - Cell 2
153Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 152 - Cell 2
154Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 153 - Cell 2
155Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha0:13:32
156Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team0:13:37
157Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 156 - Cell 2
158Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 157 - Cell 2
159Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 158 - Cell 2
160Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 159 - Cell 2
161Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 160 - Cell 2
162Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram0:13:38
163Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 162 - Cell 2
164Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-DoimoRow 163 - Cell 2
165Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 164 - Cell 2
166Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 165 - Cell 2
167Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 166 - Cell 2
168Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 167 - Cell 2
169Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioshackRow 168 - Cell 2
170Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - TransitionsRow 169 - Cell 2
171Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 170 - Cell 2
172Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 171 - Cell 2
173Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick StepRow 172 - Cell 2
174Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 173 - Cell 2
175Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick StepRow 174 - Cell 2
176Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 175 - Cell 2
177Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) AstanaRow 176 - Cell 2
178David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) AstanaRow 177 - Cell 2
179Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'EpargneRow 178 - Cell 2
180Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team KatushaRow 179 - Cell 2
181Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:16:35
182Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux0:19:03
183Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 182 - Cell 2
184Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 183 - Cell 2
185Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 184 - Cell 2
186Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 185 - Cell 2
187Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team MilramRow 186 - Cell 2
188Roger Kluge (Ger) Team MilramRow 187 - Cell 2
189Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 188 - Cell 2
190Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 189 - Cell 2
191Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 190 - Cell 2
192Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test TeamRow 191 - Cell 2
193Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 192 - Cell 2
DNSAdam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 193 - Cell 2
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Points
1Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step25pts
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Sprint 1 - Perwez , 39.5km
1Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto6pts
2Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Seny (Tinlot), 112.0km
1Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto6pts
2Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 - Coo (Stavelot), 177.0km
1Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto6pts
2Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Côte de France (Cat. 4) 98.0km
1Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step3pts
2Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Côte de Filot (Cat. 4) 128.5km
1Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step3pts
2Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Côte de Werbomont (Cat. 4) 136.0km
1Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step3pts
2Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 4 - Côte d'Aisomont (Cat. 3) 161.5km
1Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step4pts
2Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 5 - Col de Stockeu (Cat. 3) 167.5km
1Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step4pts
2Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 6 - Col du Rosier (Cat. 3) 189.0km
1Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step4pts
2Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Young rider
1Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4:44:44
2Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 1 - Cell 2
3Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 2 - Cell 2
4Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-DoimoRow 3 - Cell 2
5Robert Gesink (Ned) RabobankRow 4 - Cell 2
6Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-DoimoRow 5 - Cell 2
7Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 6 - Cell 2
8Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 7 - Cell 2
9Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'EpargneRow 8 - Cell 2
10Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 9 - Cell 2
11Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team KatushaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 11 - Cell 2
13Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 13 - Cell 2
15Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 14 - Cell 2
16Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 15 - Cell 2
17Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 16 - Cell 2
18Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 18 - Cell 2
20Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 20 - Cell 2
22Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux0:00:13
23Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 22 - Cell 2
24Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:01:02
25Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:04:55
26Lars Boom (Ned) RabobankRow 25 - Cell 2
27Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia0:05:53
28Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux0:09:41
29Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 28 - Cell 2
30Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram0:09:42
31Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 30 - Cell 2
32Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick StepRow 31 - Cell 2
33Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 32 - Cell 2
34Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram0:15:07
35Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 35 - Cell 2
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Most combative rider
1Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step
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Teams
1Quick Step14:10:16
2Team Milram0:03:56
3Omega Pharma - LottoRow 2 - Cell 2
4Team KatushaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Cervelo Test TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Liquigas-DoimoRow 5 - Cell 2
7Garmin - TransitionsRow 6 - Cell 2
8Team Saxo BankRow 7 - Cell 2
9BMC Racing TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10RabobankRow 9 - Cell 2
11Caisse D’EpargneRow 10 - Cell 2
12Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Team RadioshackRow 12 - Cell 2
14Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 13 - Cell 2
15Ag2R La MondialeRow 14 - Cell 2
16Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 15 - Cell 2
17AstanaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Française des JeuxRow 17 - Cell 2
19Cofidis Le Credit En LigneRow 18 - Cell 2
20Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 19 - Cell 2
21Footon-ServettoRow 20 - Cell 2
22Lampre - Farnese Vini0:08:51
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General classification after stage 2
1Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step10:01:25
2Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank0:02:57
3Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia0:03:07
4David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions0:03:17
5Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack0:03:19
6Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:03:20
7Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana0:03:24
8Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack0:03:25
9Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:03:29
10Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram0:03:32
11Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioshackRow 11 - Cell 2
13Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 12 - Cell 2
14Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:03:33
15Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioshackRow 14 - Cell 2
16Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana0:03:35
17Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-DoimoRow 16 - Cell 2
18Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:03:36
19Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana0:03:37
21Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team KatushaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia0:03:38
23Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo0:03:39
24Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:03:40
25Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step0:03:43
26Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - TransitionsRow 26 - Cell 2
28Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:03:44
29Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:03:45
30Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne0:03:46
31Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick StepRow 30 - Cell 2
32Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 31 - Cell 2
33Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 32 - Cell 2
34Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La MondialeRow 33 - Cell 2
35Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - TransitionsRow 34 - Cell 2
36Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 35 - Cell 2
37Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 36 - Cell 2
38Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:03:47
39Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 39 - Cell 2
41Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:03:48
42Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team KatushaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack0:03:49
44David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 43 - Cell 2
45Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 44 - Cell 2
46Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:03:50
47Christian Knees (Ger) Team MilramRow 46 - Cell 2
48Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:51
49Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - TransitionsRow 48 - Cell 2
50Bram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 49 - Cell 2
51Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:03:52
53Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 52 - Cell 2
54Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank0:03:53
55Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 54 - Cell 2
56Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 57 - Cell 2
59Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:03:54
60Luke Roberts (Aus) Team MilramRow 59 - Cell 2
61Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:03:55
62José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:03:56
63Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:03:57
64Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack0:03:58
66Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La MondialeRow 65 - Cell 2
67Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:03:59
68Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 67 - Cell 2
69Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:04:00
70Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:04:01
71Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 70 - Cell 2
72Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 71 - Cell 2
73Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-DoimoRow 72 - Cell 2
74Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:04:02
75Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 74 - Cell 2
76Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 75 - Cell 2
77Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:04:03
78Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team KatushaRow 77 - Cell 2
79Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:04:04
80Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha0:04:05
81Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick StepRow 80 - Cell 2
82Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) AstanaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
85Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:04:06
86Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team MilramRow 85 - Cell 2
87Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 86 - Cell 2
88Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank0:04:07
89Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-ServettoRow 88 - Cell 2
90Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) AstanaRow 89 - Cell 2
91Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia0:04:08
92Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank0:04:09
93Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team0:04:10
94Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
95Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 94 - Cell 2
96Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:04:11
97Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:04:13
98Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 97 - Cell 2
99Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) AstanaRow 98 - Cell 2
100Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:04:14
101Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step0:04:15
102Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 101 - Cell 2
103Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team0:04:16
104Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team KatushaRow 103 - Cell 2
105Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 104 - Cell 2
106Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo0:04:17
107Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:04:18
108Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 107 - Cell 2
109Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
110John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:19
111Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 110 - Cell 2
112Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 111 - Cell 2
113Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha0:04:20
114Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:04:21
115Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:04:22
116Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team MilramRow 115 - Cell 2
117Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:04:23
118Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:24
119Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:04:25
120Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha0:04:26
121Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:04:28
122Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:04:30
123Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:04:31
124Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:04:35
125Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:04:36
126Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:04:39
127Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux0:04:47
128Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:05:24
129Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick Step0:07:17
130David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions0:08:32
131Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:08:37
132Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux0:08:41
133Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:08:45
134Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack0:08:46
135Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank0:08:48
136Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank0:08:51
137Grégory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack0:09:04
138Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:09:05
139Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:09:07
140Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank0:09:09
141Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:09:12
142Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:09:14
143Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions0:09:29
144Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:09:31
145George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team0:09:44
146Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Transitions0:09:50
147Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:09:55
148Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia0:09:58
149Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:10:00
150Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 149 - Cell 2
151Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:10:09
152Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:10:10
153Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank0:11:56
154Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:13:13
155Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne0:13:17
156Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:13:20
157Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:13:26
158Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team0:13:27
159Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram0:13:31
160Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step0:13:34
161Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:13:37
162Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha0:13:38
163Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 162 - Cell 2
164Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux0:13:44
165Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:13:45
166Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:13:48
167Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:13:49
168Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:13:51
169Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-DoimoRow 168 - Cell 2
170Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step0:13:55
171Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:13:57
172Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:13:58
173Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:14:00
174Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha0:14:01
175Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - TransitionsRow 174 - Cell 2
176Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 175 - Cell 2
177Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Astana0:14:03
178David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Astana0:14:10
179Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:14:19
180Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:16:43
181Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack0:18:19
182Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions0:18:32
183Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram0:18:40
184Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team0:18:48
185Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram0:18:54
186Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux0:19:03
187Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank0:19:10
188Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:19:18
189Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:19:20
190Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:19:23
191Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux0:19:26
192Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 191 - Cell 2
193Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team0:22:33
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Points classification
1Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step44pts
2Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini35Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto34Row 2 - Cell 3
4Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia30Row 3 - Cell 3
5Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team26Row 4 - Cell 3
6Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha24Row 5 - Cell 3
7Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux22Row 6 - Cell 3
8Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo20Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne19Row 8 - Cell 3
10Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom19Row 9 - Cell 3
11Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram18Row 10 - Cell 3
12Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team17Row 11 - Cell 3
13Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi17Row 12 - Cell 3
14Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank15Row 13 - Cell 3
15Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram15Row 14 - Cell 3
16Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi14Row 15 - Cell 3
17Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne13Row 16 - Cell 3
18Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank12Row 17 - Cell 3
19Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia12Row 18 - Cell 3
20Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram12Row 19 - Cell 3
21Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick Step10Row 20 - Cell 3
22David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions10Row 21 - Cell 3
23Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team10Row 22 - Cell 3
24Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia10Row 23 - Cell 3
25Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack8Row 24 - Cell 3
26Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step7Row 25 - Cell 3
27Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling Team6Row 26 - Cell 3
28Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana5Row 27 - Cell 3
29Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne5Row 28 - Cell 3
30Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne4Row 29 - Cell 3
31Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions4Row 30 - Cell 3
32Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack3Row 31 - Cell 3
33Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step3Row 32 - Cell 3
34Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 33 - Cell 3
35Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram2Row 34 - Cell 3
36Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 35 - Cell 3
37Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha1Row 36 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step13pts
2Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto4Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 5 - Cell 3
7Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step2Row 6 - Cell 3
8Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 7 - Cell 3
9Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Young rider classification
1Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia10:04:32
2Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:00:13
3Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:00:22
4Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:00:28
5Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo0:00:32
6Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:00:33
7Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:39
8Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 7 - Cell 2
9Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:00:40
10Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:00:41
11Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team KatushaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:00:52
13Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:00:53
14Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:00:54
15Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 14 - Cell 2
16Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:55
17Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:00:59
18Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 17 - Cell 2
19Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:01:08
20Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux0:01:09
21Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:01:16
22Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:01:18
23Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux0:01:40
24Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:02:17
25Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:05:30
26Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia0:06:53
27Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank0:08:49
28Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:10:06
29Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram0:10:24
30Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux0:10:37
31Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:10:42
32Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step0:10:48
33Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:10:51
34Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team0:15:41
35Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram0:15:47
36Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:16:11
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Teams classification
1Quick Step30:11:40
2Team Radioshack0:02:51
3Team HTC - Columbia0:02:52
4Garmin - Transitions0:02:53
5Sky Professional Cycling Team0:03:07
6Astana0:03:11
7Team Saxo Bank0:03:13
8Caisse D’Epargne0:03:19
9BMC Racing Team0:03:21
10Team Milram0:03:27
11Liquigas-DoimoRow 10 - Cell 2
12Rabobank0:03:49
13Cervelo Test Team0:03:53
14Française des JeuxRow 13 - Cell 2
15Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne0:03:54
16Team Katusha0:03:56
17Ag2R La Mondiale0:04:01
18Omega Pharma - Lotto0:04:14
19Euskaltel - Euskadi0:04:26
20Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:04:34
21Footon-Servetto0:04:48
22Lampre - Farnese Vini0:08:43

 

Scott Sunderland's stage analysis:

There is a lot of debate about if the riders in the peloton did the right thing by waiting for the riders who had crashed and then protesting about the conditions. I can understand both sides of the argument and trying to analyze what happened is like walking a tightrope.

As a former rider I can understand the solidarity the riders showed and the fears they had about the conditions. I was involved in a nasty crash that almost ended my career - I was hit by a team car during a race - so I always feel it in my bones and my stomach turns when riders go down. Yet watching the race as a spectator, I can understand that people feel they were deprived of seeing some great racing.

It's not easy to say who is right or wrong. Personally I think the riders were right to wait after the crash but they should have contested sprint at the finish. No points were awarded at the finish and I hope that doesn’t affects who eventually wins the points jersey in Paris.

Some riders have criticized the race organiser ASO, but I think they're wrong. ASO are always very careful about safety. The descent and roads covered during the stage are all used in other races. Teams and riders had plenty of time to study then in the spring.

The riders have to remember that they're racing on public roads. I feel for them but they also have to toughen up a little. Some of them need some cement in their breakfast cereal.

It will now be interesting to see what happens on the cobbles on stage three. Who knows, perhaps the riders who didn't crash today, will go down tomorrow. Cycling is not held in a controlled environment like a football stadium and the unpredictability and the inherent risks are in many ways, what makes cycling so thrilling to watch and so unique as a sport.

I hope nobody crashes on the sections of pave and that we have a great day of bike racing and most of all a deserved winner.

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