Chavanel races to victory in first mountains stage

Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) won his second stage of this year's Tour de France at Station des Rousses on Saturday, and completed another double, taking over the yellow jersey, just as he also did in Spa at the end of stage 2.

Unlike in Spa, however, the history books will show no asterisk against Chavanel's name after this victory - which, again, he achieved alone.

If his win in Spa carried a hollow ring, with the race neutralised behind him following the crash-marred descent of the Stockeu, at the summit of Station des Rousses, there was only acclaim and admiration after a gutsy and perfectly-timed and executed counterattack.

From Chavanel himself, there was an exuberant, fist-pumping, medallion-kissing celebration along the finishing straight, while, behind him, there were skirmishes and a minor sort out of the overall contenders, but no significant winners or losers.

"We are on a roll on this incredible 2010 Tour," said Chavenel to Letour.com. "We started with the whole team, and it has gone perfectly. What we did in the stage to Spa was extremely rare. But to do it twice - oh, it's wonderful. Now we will try to win a third!"

Indeed, a stage described as a "medium mountain" stage conformed exactly to expectations. The six classified climbs included two long category two-rated ascents towards the end - the Col de la Croix de la Serra and the Côte de Lamoura - and these saw the favourites gather at the front.

"I think next year I will no longer compete for the month of May, considering the form I've currently got at the Tour. I had legs of fire, and I knew I was on climbs that suited me very well - a gradient of four per cent, hills more than a mountain," said Chavenel to Letour.com.

But while the Croix de la Serra acted as the launchpad to Chavanel's victory, and effectively ended Fabian Cancellara's (Saxo Bank) spell in yellow, it told us very little about the climbing form of Alberto Contador (Astana), Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank), Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) or Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky), with last year's top four all present, correct and looking comfortable.

"I was à bloc [flat out]. It was hot, really hot. It was too much for me, I couldn't do it," said Cancellara to AFP. "I've had some nice days in the yellow jersey, and tomorrow I'll go back to my normal one. Things will be quieter, calmer, less stress."

The 14km climb of the Côte de Lamoura, to the finish at Station des Rousses, appeared tough at the bottom, with a series of hairpins, but it proved to be no more revealing.

Contador had two Astana teammates set the pace, and, with the main group now whittled down to around 35 riders, it was enough to drop the day's darkhorse for the yellow jersey, Geraint Thomas (Team Sky). With Thomas eventually conceding more than three minutes to that group, the white jersey for best young rider passed on to Schleck.

"I am very happy to have the white jersey, I hope that in the coming days, I can get one of another color," said Schleck to AFP. "Fabian (Cancellara) was not on a good day. Now it's my turn to play. I feel fine."

At the finish, as French TV hailed the stage winner's panache, Chavanel embraced his countryman and Quick Step teammate Jérôme Pineau, who completed an outstanding day for the Belgian squad by featuring in the day's main break and significantly increasing his lead in the King of the Mountains competition.

Pineau had said, before the start, that he intended to try and score maximum points on the road from Tournus to Station des Rousses, and he almost succeeded, being first to the top of five out of the six climbs. It was Chavanel, of course, who scored double points at the stage finish, and he now sits second in the King of the Mountains competition, eight points behind Pineau.

"I had to score points to consolidate my polka dot jersey. I've been criticized at times for attacking too much, but it's been paying off at the Tour," said Pineau to AFP. "Rather than trying to make the right break, I attacked and found myself with Samuel (Dumoulin). It worked out well. On the last climb I gave it everything. When I heard that Sylvain was all alone, I picked it up to help, if even for 20 metres."

The man in polka dots first signalled his intent early, attacking in the first kilometre and being joined soon after by Christian Knees (Milram), Danilo Hondo (Lampre), Ruben Perez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis).

By the summit of the first climb, the Côte de l'Aubépin, after 51km, they had a lead of eight minutes, 30 seconds - with Pineau first across the line, of course, ahead of Knees and Perez.

It was the Côte du barrage de Vouglans, the fourth hill of the day - and the first Cat. 2 climb of this year's Tour - that began to inflict the damage. Cancellara began to yo-yo - as, surprisingly, did Tony Martin (HTC-Columbia) - as the main group split in two, and Damiano Cunego (Lampre) bridged across to a counterattack that included Thomas Voeckler and Cyril Gautier (Bbox Bouygues Telecom), Matthew Lloyd (Omega Pharma-Lotto) and Mathieu Perget (Caisse d'Epargne).

Up ahead, Pineau took off with Hondo, and they reached the top of the climb together. Knees followed, then Voeckler, Gautier, Cunego, Lloyd and Perget, with the peloton just over a minute behind.

Chavanel, meanwhile, sensed that the group containing Cunego - with the Italian widely fancied for the day's stage - was the one to join, and he set off in pursuit, bridging the gap in no time at all.

On the approach to the final climb Chavanel made another key decision, this time that Cunego's group wasn't going fast enough. And so he launched himself again - and so, at precisely the same time, did Pineau, dropping Hondo, and setting up a Quick Step pursuit race.

It didn't take Chavanel long to catch a spent-looking Pineau. "He tried to lead me," said Chavanel later to Cyclingnews, "but he was really tired, and it wasn't possible for him."

The climb to the finish, Chavanel admitted, was "exactly the type of climb I like." And it showed as he stormed up a gradient that averages five percent, pushing a huge gear.

"I began to think of the yellow jersey on the last climb, and I told myself that after having lost it, it was quite a coup to take it back again," said Chavenel to Letour.com.

Behind him, Pineau predictably dropped like a stone - he came in almost four minutes behind Chavanel - but Chavanel had a surprise pursuer in the form of Rafael Valls Ferri (Footon-Servetto), who chased him all the way up the climb and came in just 57 seconds down.

As Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank) - the winner of last year's penultimate stage to the summit of Mont Ventoux - came in for third, and Voeckler held on for fourth, the main group of 35 came in 1:47 down.

As well as last year's top four, the other favourites were all there - Cadel Evans (BMC), the Liquigas pair of Ivan Basso and Roman Kreuziger and Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack). In fact, the only loser among those who might be considered top 10 candidates was Armstrong and Leipheimer's teammate, Andreas Kloden, who conceded four minutes to Chavanel.

"It was very hot, it was a very hard day," said Schleck to AFP. "I was surprised by the difficulty of the stage. I am a little disappointed with myself. On the last climb, Contador and his team pushed the pace a bit too high in my opinion, because of the sudden the others would not ride with them then."

Chavanel plans to defend his jersey in Sunday's stage 8, 189km from Station des Rousses to Morzine-Avoriaz. "Tomorrow I will do everything to defend it, but I know that the battle will mainly concern Contador, Schleck and Evans," said Chavenel to Letour.com. "In the midst of it, I'll always give everything, but if I lose, it does not matter. Right now I'm on my little cloud, I'm floating and I don't know how else to describe it. But I see that I have great support on the road and everywhere. It warms my heart."

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step4:22:52
2Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:00:57
3Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank0:01:27
4Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:01:40
5Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 4 - Cell 2
6Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 5 - Cell 2
7Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:01:47
8Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - TransitionsRow 7 - Cell 2
9Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 8 - Cell 2
10Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La MondialeRow 10 - Cell 2
12Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team MilramRow 11 - Cell 2
13Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) AstanaRow 12 - Cell 2
14Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 14 - Cell 2
16Lance Armstrong (USA) Team RadioshackRow 15 - Cell 2
17Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 16 - Cell 2
18Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 17 - Cell 2
19Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 18 - Cell 2
20Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 19 - Cell 2
21Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-DoimoRow 20 - Cell 2
22Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioshackRow 21 - Cell 2
23Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 22 - Cell 2
24Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) AstanaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 24 - Cell 2
26Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 25 - Cell 2
27Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 26 - Cell 2
28Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Denis Menchov (Rus) RabobankRow 28 - Cell 2
30Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 29 - Cell 2
31Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) AstanaRow 32 - Cell 2
34Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - TransitionsRow 33 - Cell 2
35Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioshackRow 34 - Cell 2
36Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioshackRow 35 - Cell 2
37Robert Gesink (Ned) RabobankRow 36 - Cell 2
38Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 39 - Cell 2
41Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team KatushaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:03:07
44Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step0:03:55
45Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:04:00
46Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 45 - Cell 2
47Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 46 - Cell 2
48John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 47 - Cell 2
49Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 48 - Cell 2
50Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioshackRow 49 - Cell 2
51Bram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 50 - Cell 2
52Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 51 - Cell 2
53Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team KatushaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 53 - Cell 2
55Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 54 - Cell 2
56Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:05:02
57Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) AstanaRow 56 - Cell 2
58Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:05:18
59Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:06:04
60Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 59 - Cell 2
61Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 60 - Cell 2
62Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team KatushaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick StepRow 62 - Cell 2
64Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 63 - Cell 2
65Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack0:10:02
66Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team RadioshackRow 65 - Cell 2
67Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 66 - Cell 2
68Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-DoimoRow 67 - Cell 2
69Christian Knees (Ger) Team MilramRow 68 - Cell 2
70Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 69 - Cell 2
71Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 71 - Cell 2
73Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team MilramRow 72 - Cell 2
74Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 73 - Cell 2
75Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick StepRow 74 - Cell 2
76Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team MilramRow 75 - Cell 2
77Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne0:11:02
78Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:12:59
79Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 78 - Cell 2
80Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'EpargneRow 79 - Cell 2
81Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 80 - Cell 2
82Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 81 - Cell 2
83Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 82 - Cell 2
84Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank0:14:12
85Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 84 - Cell 2
86Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 85 - Cell 2
87Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 86 - Cell 2
88Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'EpargneRow 87 - Cell 2
89Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 88 - Cell 2
90Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 89 - Cell 2
91Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 90 - Cell 2
92Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-DoimoRow 91 - Cell 2
93David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) AstanaRow 92 - Cell 2
94George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
95Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 94 - Cell 2
96Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick StepRow 95 - Cell 2
97Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank0:18:57
98Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 97 - Cell 2
99Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioshackRow 98 - Cell 2
100Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioshackRow 99 - Cell 2
101Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102David Millar (GBr) Garmin - TransitionsRow 101 - Cell 2
103Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions0:19:14
104Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 103 - Cell 2
105Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 104 - Cell 2
106Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La MondialeRow 105 - Cell 2
107Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team KatushaRow 106 - Cell 2
108Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 107 - Cell 2
109Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
110Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 109 - Cell 2
111Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 110 - Cell 2
112Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) AstanaRow 111 - Cell 2
113Lars Boom (Ned) RabobankRow 112 - Cell 2
114Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 113 - Cell 2
115Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 114 - Cell 2
116Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) AstanaRow 115 - Cell 2
117Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 116 - Cell 2
118Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 117 - Cell 2
119Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 118 - Cell 2
120Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 119 - Cell 2
121Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 120 - Cell 2
122Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 121 - Cell 2
123Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick StepRow 122 - Cell 2
124Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
125Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 124 - Cell 2
126Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 125 - Cell 2
127Koos Moerenhout (Ned) RabobankRow 126 - Cell 2
128Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 127 - Cell 2
129Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 128 - Cell 2
130Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 129 - Cell 2
131Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 130 - Cell 2
132Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team KatushaRow 131 - Cell 2
133Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 132 - Cell 2
134Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 133 - Cell 2
135Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 134 - Cell 2
136Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 135 - Cell 2
137Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 136 - Cell 2
138Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 137 - Cell 2
139Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 138 - Cell 2
140Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank0:22:17
141Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 140 - Cell 2
142Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test TeamRow 141 - Cell 2
143Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 142 - Cell 2
144Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-DoimoRow 143 - Cell 2
145Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-DoimoRow 144 - Cell 2
146Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 145 - Cell 2
147Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 146 - Cell 2
148Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 147 - Cell 2
149Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 148 - Cell 2
150Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 149 - Cell 2
151Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 150 - Cell 2
152Andriy Grivko (Ukr) AstanaRow 151 - Cell 2
153Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 152 - Cell 2
154Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des JeuxRow 153 - Cell 2
155Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - TransitionsRow 154 - Cell 2
156Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 155 - Cell 2
157Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-ServettoRow 156 - Cell 2
158David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 157 - Cell 2
159Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 158 - Cell 2
160Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 159 - Cell 2
161Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 160 - Cell 2
162Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team MilramRow 161 - Cell 2
163Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 162 - Cell 2
164Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 163 - Cell 2
165Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 164 - Cell 2
166Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 165 - Cell 2
167Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 166 - Cell 2
168Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 167 - Cell 2
169Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 168 - Cell 2
170Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 169 - Cell 2
171Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test TeamRow 170 - Cell 2
172Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 171 - Cell 2
173Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 172 - Cell 2
174Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick StepRow 173 - Cell 2
175Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team KatushaRow 174 - Cell 2
176Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 175 - Cell 2
177Luke Roberts (Aus) Team MilramRow 176 - Cell 2
178Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 177 - Cell 2
179Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test TeamRow 178 - Cell 2
180Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 179 - Cell 2
181Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - TransitionsRow 180 - Cell 2
182Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 181 - Cell 2
183Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 182 - Cell 2
184Roger Kluge (Ger) Team MilramRow 183 - Cell 2
185Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 184 - Cell 2
186Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick StepRow 185 - Cell 2
DNSJuan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 186 - Cell 2
HDStijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team KatushaRow 187 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 Cormoz - 29.5km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini6pts
2Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Saint-Amour - 44.5km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini6pts
2Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 - Molinges - 118.0km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini6pts
2Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 4 - Station Des Rousses - 165.5km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step25pts
2Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto22Row 1 - Cell 3
3Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank20Row 2 - Cell 3
4Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom18Row 3 - Cell 3
5Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne16Row 4 - Cell 3
6Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto15Row 5 - Cell 3
7Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom14Row 6 - Cell 3
8Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions13Row 7 - Cell 3
9Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne12Row 8 - Cell 3
10Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto11Row 9 - Cell 3
11Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale10Row 10 - Cell 3
12Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram9Row 11 - Cell 3
13Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana8Row 12 - Cell 3
14Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team7Row 13 - Cell 3
15Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom6Row 14 - Cell 3
16Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack5Row 15 - Cell 3
17Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne4Row 16 - Cell 3
18Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 17 - Cell 3
19Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 18 - Cell 3
20Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank1Row 19 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Côte de l'Aubépin - 51.5km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step4pts
2Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Côte des Granges - 69.0km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step3pts
2Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Côte d'Arinthod - 84.5km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step4pts
2Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 4 - Côte du barrage de Vouglans - 104.0km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step10pts
2Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi9Row 1 - Cell 3
3Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom5Row 5 - Cell 3
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Mountain 5 - Col de la Croix de la Serra - 134.5km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step10pts
2Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini9Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini5Row 5 - Cell 3
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Mountain 6 - Côte de Lamoura - 161.5km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step20pts
2Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto18Row 1 - Cell 3
3Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne10Row 5 - Cell 3
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Most combative
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step
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Best young rider
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto4:23:49
2Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:00:50
3Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 2 - Cell 2
4Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 3 - Cell 2
5Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-DoimoRow 4 - Cell 2
6Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 5 - Cell 2
7Robert Gesink (Ned) RabobankRow 6 - Cell 2
8Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:04:21
9Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:05:07
10Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram0:09:05
11Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:12:02
12Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 11 - Cell 2
13Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'EpargneRow 12 - Cell 2
14Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:13:15
15Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick StepRow 14 - Cell 2
16Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:18:00
17Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:18:17
18Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team KatushaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Lars Boom (Ned) RabobankRow 18 - Cell 2
20Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 20 - Cell 2
22Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 21 - Cell 2
23Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 22 - Cell 2
24Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 23 - Cell 2
25Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-ServettoRow 24 - Cell 2
26Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:21:20
27Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-DoimoRow 26 - Cell 2
28Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des JeuxRow 27 - Cell 2
29Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team MilramRow 29 - Cell 2
31Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 30 - Cell 2
32Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en LigneRow 31 - Cell 2
33Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 32 - Cell 2
34Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 34 - Cell 2
36Roger Kluge (Ger) Team MilramRow 35 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rabobank13:13:37
2Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:00:13
3Caisse d'EpargneRow 2 - Cell 2
4Astana0:00:20
5Team RadioshackRow 4 - Cell 2
6Quick Step0:00:41
7Team HTC - Columbia0:02:33
8BMC Racing Team0:03:35
9Sky Pro Cycling0:03:51
10Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne0:04:46
11Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 10 - Cell 2
12AG2R La Mondiale0:06:50
13Katusha TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Omega Pharma - Lotto0:08:28
15Liquigas-Doimo0:08:35
16Team Saxo Bank0:11:32
17Footon-Servetto0:11:55
18Team Milram0:16:50
19Garmin - Transitions0:17:30
20Française Des Jeux0:20:00
21Cervelo Test Team0:29:05
22Lampre - Farnese0:31:32
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General classification after stage 7
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step33:01:23
2Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:01:25
3Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions0:01:32
4Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:01:55
5Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana0:02:17
6Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana0:02:26
7Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:02:28
8Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La MondialeRow 7 - Cell 2
9Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions0:02:33
10Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank0:02:35
11Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:03:10
13Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:03:11
14Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack0:03:16
15Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:03:20
16Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:03:39
17Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioshackRow 16 - Cell 2
18Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank0:03:44
19Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack0:03:46
20Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:03:50
22Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux0:03:58
23Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:04:02
24Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack0:04:03
25Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:04:04
26Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:04:05
27Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:04:06
28Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha0:04:19
29Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:04:20
30Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:04:35
31Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:04:37
32Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:04:39
33Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram0:05:19
34Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:05:31
35Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack0:06:00
36Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank0:06:01
37Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha0:06:04
38Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia0:06:05
39Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux0:06:13
40Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:06:26
41John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:06:29
42Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:06:30
43Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step0:07:41
44Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:07:50
45Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:08:05
46Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank0:08:18
47Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step0:08:19
48Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia0:08:22
49Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:08:27
50Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha0:08:51
51Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:10:33
52Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram0:12:19
53José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:12:25
54Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack0:12:27
55Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:12:35
56Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:12:47
57Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank0:13:11
59Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step0:13:45
60Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:13:46
61Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:14:56
62Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne0:15:12
63Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:15:43
64Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:16:26
65Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram0:16:33
66Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram0:16:38
67Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:16:44
68Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram0:16:54
69Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:16:56
70Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:17:08
71Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo0:18:13
72Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:19:24
73David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions0:20:02
74Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:20:15
75Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne0:20:31
76Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia0:20:48
77Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:20:56
78Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:21:02
79Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:21:17
80Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack0:21:18
81Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux0:21:27
82Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step0:21:36
83Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:21:38
84Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale0:21:39
85Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:21:42
86Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:21:45
87Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana0:21:46
88Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:21:54
90Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:21:59
91Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha0:22:07
92George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team0:22:23
93Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team0:22:32
95Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha0:23:02
96Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:23:06
97Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana0:23:10
98Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha0:24:05
99Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana0:24:21
100Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo0:24:23
101Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:24:26
102Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team0:24:54
103Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:25:00
104Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:25:03
105Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:25:17
106Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana0:25:47
107Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions0:25:57
108Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 107 - Cell 2
109Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux0:26:00
110Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:26:20
111Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne0:26:49
112Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions0:27:07
113Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:28:41
114Luke Roberts (Aus) Team MilramRow 113 - Cell 2
115Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:28:52
116Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank0:28:57
117Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:28:58
118Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:29:08
119Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:29:09
120Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo0:29:11
121Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:29:19
122Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:29:28
123Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:29:29
124Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank0:29:32
125Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 124 - Cell 2
126Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux0:29:34
127Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick Step0:29:36
128Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia0:30:24
129Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:30:30
130Grégory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack0:30:31
131Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:30:34
132Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:30:47
133Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:31:18
134Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto0:31:21
135Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana0:31:22
136Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha0:31:42
137Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:32:11
138Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank0:32:36
139Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank0:33:01
140Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux0:33:46
141Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram0:33:55
142Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia0:33:57
143Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:34:12
144Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank0:34:24
145Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia0:34:42
146Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step0:35:37
147Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:36:03
148Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:36:08
149Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:36:16
150Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team0:36:23
151Benoït Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux0:36:44
152Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:36:52
153Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:37:13
154Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:37:14
155Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:38:34
156Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions0:38:58
157Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:39:12
158Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha0:40:31
159Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team0:40:39
160Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:40:42
161Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:41:28
162Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team0:41:32
163Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo0:41:36
164Anthony Geslin (Fra) Française des Jeux0:41:43
165Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:41:45
166Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:42:31
167David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions0:42:36
168Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia0:43:06
169Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step0:43:15
170Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions0:43:16
171Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank0:44:24
172Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:44:39
173Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram0:44:58
174David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Astana0:48:27
175Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team0:48:56
176Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:49:14
177Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:49:24
178Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step0:50:51
179Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 178 - Cell 2
180Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:50:58
181Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:52:03
182Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:56:12
183Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:56:55
184Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack0:56:59
185Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux0:57:01
186Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Astana1:01:08
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team118pts
2Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini114Row 1 - Cell 3
3Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha105Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne92Row 3 - Cell 3
5Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia85Row 4 - Cell 3
6Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team82Row 5 - Cell 3
7Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom79Row 6 - Cell 3
8Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team74Row 7 - Cell 3
9Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram71Row 8 - Cell 3
10Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step69Row 9 - Cell 3
11Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo54Row 10 - Cell 3
12Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team53Row 11 - Cell 3
13Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions53Row 12 - Cell 3
14Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia48Row 13 - Cell 3
15Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto47Row 14 - Cell 3
16Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions43Row 15 - Cell 3
17Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions39Row 16 - Cell 3
18Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale38Row 17 - Cell 3
19Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank37Row 18 - Cell 3
20Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi37Row 19 - Cell 3
21Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana35Row 20 - Cell 3
22Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux34Row 21 - Cell 3
23Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini33Row 22 - Cell 3
24Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale33Row 23 - Cell 3
25Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne33Row 24 - Cell 3
26Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram30Row 25 - Cell 3
27Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne29Row 26 - Cell 3
28Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram26Row 27 - Cell 3
29Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram26Row 28 - Cell 3
30Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne26Row 29 - Cell 3
31Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank25Row 30 - Cell 3
32Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin - Transitions25Row 31 - Cell 3
33Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team24Row 32 - Cell 3
34Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto24Row 33 - Cell 3
35Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto22Row 34 - Cell 3
36Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank22Row 35 - Cell 3
37Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto21Row 36 - Cell 3
38Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin - Transitions21Row 37 - Cell 3
39Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom20Row 38 - Cell 3
40Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues Telecom20Row 39 - Cell 3
41Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram20Row 40 - Cell 3
42Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana18Row 41 - Cell 3
43Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank18Row 42 - Cell 3
44Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank17Row 43 - Cell 3
45Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto17Row 44 - Cell 3
46David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Transitions17Row 45 - Cell 3
47José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne16Row 46 - Cell 3
48Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team16Row 47 - Cell 3
49Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom16Row 48 - Cell 3
50Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack15Row 49 - Cell 3
51Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step15Row 50 - Cell 3
52Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team15Row 51 - Cell 3
53Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto14Row 52 - Cell 3
54Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi14Row 53 - Cell 3
55Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi14Row 54 - Cell 3
56Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne14Row 55 - Cell 3
57Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia14Row 56 - Cell 3
58Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Quick Step12Row 57 - Cell 3
59Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank12Row 58 - Cell 3
60Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne12Row 59 - Cell 3
61Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia12Row 60 - Cell 3
62Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto12Row 61 - Cell 3
63Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team12Row 62 - Cell 3
64Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team12Row 63 - Cell 3
65Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux11Row 64 - Cell 3
66Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto11Row 65 - Cell 3
67Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana11Row 66 - Cell 3
68Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne11Row 67 - Cell 3
69Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto11Row 68 - Cell 3
70Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-Servetto10Row 69 - Cell 3
71Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack10Row 70 - Cell 3
72Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step10Row 71 - Cell 3
73Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo9Row 72 - Cell 3
74Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne9Row 73 - Cell 3
75Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom8Row 74 - Cell 3
76Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi8Row 75 - Cell 3
77Michael Barry (Can) Sky Professional Cycling Team8Row 76 - Cell 3
78Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom6Row 77 - Cell 3
79Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne6Row 78 - Cell 3
80Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom6Row 79 - Cell 3
81Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi6Row 80 - Cell 3
82George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team6Row 81 - Cell 3
83Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack5Row 82 - Cell 3
84Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step5Row 83 - Cell 3
85Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia4Row 84 - Cell 3
86Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram4Row 85 - Cell 3
87Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team4Row 86 - Cell 3
88Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne4Row 87 - Cell 3
89Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team4Row 88 - Cell 3
90Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha4Row 89 - Cell 3
91Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 90 - Cell 3
92Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram3Row 91 - Cell 3
93Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha3Row 92 - Cell 3
94Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank3Row 93 - Cell 3
95Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack2Row 94 - Cell 3
96Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 95 - Cell 3
97Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française des Jeux2Row 96 - Cell 3
98Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank2Row 97 - Cell 3
99Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team2Row 98 - Cell 3
100Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 99 - Cell 3
101Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha2Row 100 - Cell 3
102Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack2Row 101 - Cell 3
103Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank2Row 102 - Cell 3
104Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha2Row 103 - Cell 3
105Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 104 - Cell 3
106John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 105 - Cell 3
107Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step2Row 106 - Cell 3
108Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 107 - Cell 3
109Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank2Row 108 - Cell 3
110Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha2Row 109 - Cell 3
111Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack2Row 110 - Cell 3
112Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo Test Team2Row 111 - Cell 3
113Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 112 - Cell 3
114Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank2Row 113 - Cell 3
115Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 114 - Cell 3
116Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram2Row 115 - Cell 3
117Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 116 - Cell 3
118Alexander Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 117 - Cell 3
119Christophe Moreau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 118 - Cell 3
120Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto2Row 119 - Cell 3
121Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team2Row 120 - Cell 3
122Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 121 - Cell 3
123Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana2Row 122 - Cell 3
124Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 123 - Cell 3
125Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha2Row 124 - Cell 3
126Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana2Row 125 - Cell 3
127Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 126 - Cell 3
128Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team2Row 127 - Cell 3
129Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana2Row 128 - Cell 3
130Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions2Row 129 - Cell 3
131Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux2Row 130 - Cell 3
132Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team2Row 131 - Cell 3
133Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2Row 132 - Cell 3
134Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 133 - Cell 3
135Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom2Row 134 - Cell 3
136Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 135 - Cell 3
137Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto2Row 136 - Cell 3
138Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana2Row 137 - Cell 3
139Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 138 - Cell 3
140Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 139 - Cell 3
141Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team2Row 140 - Cell 3
142Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo2Row 141 - Cell 3
143Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 142 - Cell 3
144Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 143 - Cell 3
145Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 144 - Cell 3
146Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step2Row 145 - Cell 3
147Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha2Row 146 - Cell 3
148Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank1Row 147 - Cell 3
149Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne-3Row 148 - Cell 3
150Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini-5Row 149 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step44pts
2Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step36Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne28Row 2 - Cell 3
4Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom21Row 3 - Cell 3
5Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi20Row 4 - Cell 3
6Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto18Row 5 - Cell 3
7Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank16Row 6 - Cell 3
8Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini16Row 7 - Cell 3
9Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto12Row 8 - Cell 3
10Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram11Row 9 - Cell 3
11Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne11Row 10 - Cell 3
12Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne8Row 11 - Cell 3
13Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto7Row 12 - Cell 3
14Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step6Row 13 - Cell 3
15Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia5Row 14 - Cell 3
16Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini5Row 15 - Cell 3
17Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom5Row 16 - Cell 3
18José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne4Row 17 - Cell 3
19Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto4Row 18 - Cell 3
20Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions3Row 19 - Cell 3
21Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-Servetto3Row 20 - Cell 3
22Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 21 - Cell 3
23Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne2Row 22 - Cell 3
24Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step2Row 23 - Cell 3
25Steven Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team2Row 24 - Cell 3
26Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto2Row 25 - Cell 3
27Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 26 - Cell 3
28Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team2Row 27 - Cell 3
29Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank1Row 28 - Cell 3
30Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1Row 29 - Cell 3
31Dimitri Champion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 30 - Cell 3
32Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne1Row 31 - Cell 3
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Best young rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank33:03:18
2Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:01:15
3Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:01:44
4Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:02:07
5Cyril Gautier (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:02:25
6Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:02:42
7Pierre Rolland (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:02:44
8Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:10:40
9Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:13:01
10Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne0:13:17
11Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:13:48
12Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram0:14:38
13Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia0:18:53
14Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:19:07
15Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:20:28
16Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Team Katusha0:21:07
17Kristjan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo0:22:28
18Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:22:31
19Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:24:02
20Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux0:24:05
21Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:26:46
22Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:27:33
23Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:27:34
24Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux0:27:39
25Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia0:28:29
26Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram0:32:00
27Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank0:32:29
28Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step0:33:42
29Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:38:47
30Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne0:42:44
31Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram0:43:03
32Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team0:47:01
33Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:47:19
34Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:54:17
35Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:55:00
36Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux0:55:06
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Astana99:12:43
2Rabobank0:00:56
3Caisse d'Epargne0:01:24
4Sky Pro Cycling0:01:29
5Team Radioshack0:02:07
6Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:03:40
7BMC Racing Team0:03:44
8Team HTC - Columbia0:04:15
9Quick Step0:04:33
10Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne0:07:36
11AG2R La Mondiale0:07:55
12Euskaltel - Euskadi0:08:08
13Team Saxo Bank0:08:51
14Katusha Team0:09:17
15Omega Pharma - Lotto0:09:27
16Liquigas-Doimo0:10:36
17Garmin - Transitions0:14:54
18Footon-Servetto0:19:20
19Team Milram0:20:43
20Française Des Jeux0:22:49
21Cervelo Test Team0:29:40
22Lampre - Farnese0:38:56

 

Scott Sunderland's stage analysis

This was the first taste of the mountains for the riders and you could see that it was a bit of a shock for everyone: the guys who went on the attack and for the overall contenders who didn't.

If you consider that most of the riders arrived in Holland on the Tuesday before the Tour de France, that means that they haven't done any big climbing for almost two weeks. That's a significant factor and explains why none of the big guys really went for it. The heat was also a factor and it often is in the Jura mountains because it can be a very humid but also very hot area in the summer. It made for tough racing conditions and explains why Cancellara quickly lost contact and the yellow jersey.

Of course, none of the lack of aggression takes anything away from Sylvain Chavanel's ride. He is on form and is using it to spectacular effect. He has always been a gutsy ride and won it will again. Chapeau to him and his team for getting the stage and the yellow jersey again.

Some people thought that Geraint Thomas might have a chance of taking the yellow jersey but while it would have been nice, I think Geraint still needs to develop and gain more experience before he's got a real shot in situations like that. He's super talented but he built his week in the spotlight on his excellent ride in the prologue and then a strong ride on the cobbles. Being able to transfer that to the climbs is a big ask.

He perhaps went a little deep that he planned to this week but it was well worth it for him and Team Sky. His second place overall kept the team car in second place in the race convoy and so was quickly there for punctures, for feeding and back up. With Wiggins also under performing in the prologue, the strong ride by Thomas also kept the pressure off him and allowed him to get into the race. They are little details not everyone sees but they do make a difference. Brad looked good on the climbs and should be up their with the other contenders on Sunday. He is probably now motivated and ready for his own spell in the spotlight.

It's time for the first real show down in the Alps on Sunday and it should be a cracker. I think the last time the Tour went up there from this direction was back in 1985 when Hinault was battling with Luis Herrera. I can remember watching it.

It's a real climb and could produce a real old battle amongst Evans, Armstrong, Contador, Schleck, Basso and Sastre. They all need to be up there if they are to be true overall contenders and may give it absolutely everything because they know they have the first rest day afterwards.

I understand that Evans didn't get his BMC team to go after Chavanel because he didn't want to take the yellow jersey straight away. That's a clever move by Evans and shows he's playing an intelligent and long game. With Chavanel in yellow, it means that Quick Step will be happy to control the first half of the stage and then he can perhaps take the jersey at the finish, enjoy having it on the rest day and BMC will only have to start defending it on Tuesday after they've rested up. Decisions like that can make the difference between and losing the Tour in Paris.

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Richard Moore is a freelance journalist and author. His first book, In Search of Robert Millar (HarperSport), won Best Biography at the 2008 British Sports Book Awards. His second book, Heroes, Villains & Velodromes (HarperSport), was long-listed for the 2008 William Hill Sports Book of the Year.

He writes on sport, specialising in cycling, and is a regular contributor to Cyclingnews, the Guardian, skyports.com, the Scotsman and Procycling magazine.

He is also a former racing cyclist who represented Scotland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and Great Britain at the 1998 Tour de Langkawi

His next book, Slaying the Badger: LeMond, Hinault and the Greatest Ever Tour de France, will be published by Yellow Jersey in May 2011.

Another book, Sky’s the Limit: British Cycling’s Quest to Conquer the Tour de France, will also be published by HarperSport in June 2011.

 


 

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