Sagan strikes in Cieszyn

Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) scored an emphatic victory on stage four of the Tour de Pologne with a stunning acceleration on the final cobbled climb in Cieszyn.

The Slovak champion finished three seconds clear of 2010 overall winner Dan Martin (Garmin-Cervélo) to move into the overall lead. Italy's Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil) was third. Sagan’s Liquigas-Cannondale team took control of proceedings on the testing finishing circuit, and he repaid their faith by ripping clear of the reduced leading group on the final haul to the line.

“Today I had good legs and the team did great work for me,” Sagan said afterwards. “We had good hopes that a group could finish in a sprint together and it happened.”

Still only 21 years of age, Sagan belied his tender years by instantly opening a sizeable margin over a very select group of contenders. With all of 500 metres to go, it was already apparent that the real race was going to be for second place behind, as Sagan comfortably held his lead up the stiff cobbled climb and through the sharp final bend at the summit to seal an emphatic triumph.

A popular figure on the roadsides in Poland, Sagan admitted that he was not overly concerned about defending his overall lead all the way to the finish of the week-long stage race in Krakow on Sunday, explaining that he was at the race to fine-tune his form for the Vuelta a España.

“I'm not sure about keeping the leader's jersey until the end, because the next stages are pretty hard,” Sagan said. “I'll try, but if the rhythm is too high, I won't follow. I'm here mostly to prepare for the Vuelta."

While Sagan’s victory was hardly a surprise on a finale that many anticipated would favour riders of his powerful build, Dan Martin gave an indication of his form with a solid second-place finish. The Irishman is widely expected to shine later on in the week, but he was vigilant throughout the final lap of the circuit, and was assured in leading the rest of the front group home three seconds behind the rampant Sagan.

“The time bonus gave me a good position on GC but Sagan is going to be very difficult to beat,” Martin said at the finish. “I will take it day by day. It's nice to get a good result for the confidence, especially on a finish not really suited to me.”

Martin finished just ahead of Marcato, Paul Martens (Rabobank) and Fabian Wegmann (Leopard Trek), and moves up to fourth place overall, seven seconds down on Sagan.

Marcato’s strong showing means that he now lies in second place, and his teammate Romain Feillu is in third.

"Today was a good day for the team,” Feillu said. “Marcato secured a good position in GC and I did my best. The finish might have suited me because it was uphill but I was too light for the cobbles. Sagan is heavier than me. It was a perfect finish for him.”

Clarke’s bold bid

With the sting in the tail in the picturesque streets of Cieszyn in mind, riders were understandably reticent to commit to attacking early in the stage. The bunch stayed together on the road out of Oświęcim, and it wasn’t until Chad Beyer (BMC), Federico Rocchetti (De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia) and Bartolomiej Matysiak (CCC Polsat Polkowic) forged clear at the beginning of the second hour of racing that the stage crackled into life.

That trio was joined shortly afterwards by Kamil Gradek (Poland), and together they built up a lead of seven minutes at the mid-way point of the stage. The combination of the increasingly rugged terrain and the stirring of the peloton behind meant that their advantage slowly began to melt as they drew closer to the finish, and after Matysiak took the points atop the double climbs of the Kubalonka, Beyer opted to try his luck alone.

The American was defending a 45-second lead on the approach to Cieszyn when Moldovan champion Alexandr Pliuschin (Katusha) stylishly closed the gap alone, and then duly dropped Beyer as soon as the road climbed upwards on the finishing circuit.

Pliuschin’s lone raid would soon be superseded by an even more impressive effort from Simon Clarke (Astana), as the Australian caught and passed him with 16km to go. While the peloton fractured into a number of small groups on the rough roads that made up the stage’s finale, Clarke did well to stay clear until the beginning of the final lap.

“I knew the sprinters teams were chasing me but I also thought the climbers would attack each other behind me and then not cooperate after the top of the climbs,” said Clarke of his sortie off the front. “So I tried every lap to do my best not to get caught on the climb. Unfortunately, I was one climb too short.”

On the final lap Liquigas-Cannondale took over the pace-making from Team Sky and Leopard Trek, and set about preparing a path for Sagan. After a brief rally from home rider Jaroslaw Marycz (Saxo Bank-Sungard) was snuffed out with five kilometres to go, Vincenzo Nibali himself came to the front and put in a fierce uphill acceleration that thinned out the front group.

Dan Martin was the first man up to the Sicilian’s shoulder and was well-positioned throughout the sinuous finale, with Peter Kennaugh (Team Sky), Enrico Gasparotto (Astana) and Fabian Wegmann (Leopard Trek) also keeping a close eye on proceedings on the approach to the finish.

In the end, however, they all had to give best to Sagan’s explosive surge over the cobbles. It was the Slovak’s ninth win of the year, and the dominant nature of this triumph suggested that there may yet be more to come before the season’s end.

Quite how far the precocious Sagan can go in this Tour de Pologne remains to be seen, however, with Romain Feillu warning that “there are better climbers than him in the bunch and some teams like Lampre and Gamin-Cervélo will try to drop him as soon as possible.”

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Full Results
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale4:21:15
2Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:00:03
3Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 4 - Cell 2
6Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShackRow 5 - Cell 2
7Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 6 - Cell 2
8Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 10 - Cell 2
12Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) PolandRow 11 - Cell 2
13Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 12 - Cell 2
14Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 13 - Cell 2
15Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 15 - Cell 2
17Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 16 - Cell 2
18Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 17 - Cell 2
19David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard0:00:10
20Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Patxi Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) De Rosa - Ceramica FlaminiaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team AstanaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 22 - Cell 2
24Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 23 - Cell 2
25Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - ISDRow 24 - Cell 2
26Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard TrekRow 28 - Cell 2
30Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 30 - Cell 2
32Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 31 - Cell 2
33Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 32 - Cell 2
34Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team AstanaRow 34 - Cell 2
36Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-HighroadRow 36 - Cell 2
38Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky ProcyclingRow 37 - Cell 2
39Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 38 - Cell 2
40Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-HighroadRow 39 - Cell 2
41Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:00:24
42Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:31
43Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 42 - Cell 2
44Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 43 - Cell 2
45Jacek Morajko (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 44 - Cell 2
46Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team0:00:34
47Matthew Busche (USA) Team RadioShackRow 46 - Cell 2
48Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShackRow 47 - Cell 2
49Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 48 - Cell 2
50Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 51 - Cell 2
53Paolo Bailetti (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica FlaminiaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 53 - Cell 2
55Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Bruno Pires (Por) Leopard TrekRow 55 - Cell 2
57Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Rafal Majka (Pol) Saxo Bank SungardRow 57 - Cell 2
59Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 58 - Cell 2
60Francesco Reda (Ita) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 60 - Cell 2
62Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 61 - Cell 2
63Carlos Oyarzun (Chi) Movistar TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - ISDRow 63 - Cell 2
65Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShackRow 66 - Cell 2
68José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 67 - Cell 2
69Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 68 - Cell 2
70Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 69 - Cell 2
71Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 70 - Cell 2
72Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 71 - Cell 2
73Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:43
74Rubén Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:20
75Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 74 - Cell 2
76Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:01:22
77Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
78Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 77 - Cell 2
79Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard TrekRow 78 - Cell 2
80Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 79 - Cell 2
81Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky ProcyclingRow 80 - Cell 2
82Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 81 - Cell 2
83Chris Butler (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShackRow 83 - Cell 2
85Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 84 - Cell 2
86Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard0:01:46
87Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 86 - Cell 2
88Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 87 - Cell 2
89Pawel Cieslik (Pol) PolandRow 88 - Cell 2
90Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:01:49
91Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:02:01
92Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:02:07
93Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team Astana0:03:01
94Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team AstanaRow 93 - Cell 2
95Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:05:05
96Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky ProcyclingRow 95 - Cell 2
97Nelson Oliveira (Por) Team RadioShackRow 96 - Cell 2
98Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Daniel Sesma (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 98 - Cell 2
100Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 99 - Cell 2
101Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:05:34
102Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 101 - Cell 2
103Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 102 - Cell 2
104Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 103 - Cell 2
105Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 104 - Cell 2
106Óscar Pujol Muñoz (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:05:44
107Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team0:06:33
108Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
109Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack0:07:28
110Sam Bewley (NZl) Team RadioShackRow 109 - Cell 2
111Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-HighroadRow 110 - Cell 2
112Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 111 - Cell 2
113Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 113 - Cell 2
115Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 114 - Cell 2
116Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 115 - Cell 2
117Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 116 - Cell 2
118Laurent Didier (Lux) Saxo Bank SungardRow 117 - Cell 2
119John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
120Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing TeamRow 119 - Cell 2
121Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 120 - Cell 2
122Jaroslaw Dabrowski (Pol) PolandRow 121 - Cell 2
123Adrian Kurek (Pol) PolandRow 122 - Cell 2
124Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 123 - Cell 2
125Fabio Piscopiello (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica FlaminiaRow 124 - Cell 2
126Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
127Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 126 - Cell 2
128Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-HighroadRow 127 - Cell 2
129Brice Feillu (Fra) Leopard TrekRow 128 - Cell 2
130Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 129 - Cell 2
131Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard TrekRow 130 - Cell 2
132Dominic Klemme (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 131 - Cell 2
133Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-HighroadRow 132 - Cell 2
134Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISDRow 133 - Cell 2
135Adam Blythe (GBr) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 134 - Cell 2
136Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 135 - Cell 2
137Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team0:08:16
138William Clarke (Aus) Leopard Trek0:08:22
139Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 138 - Cell 2
140Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 139 - Cell 2
141Michal Podlaski (Pol) Poland0:09:07
142Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:10:11
143Michele Merlo (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica FlaminiaRow 142 - Cell 2
144Giorgio Brambilla (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia0:10:38
145Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard0:11:13
146Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano0:11:57
147Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha Team0:13:33
148Federico Rocchetti (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica FlaminiaRow 147 - Cell 2
149Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 148 - Cell 2
150Matteo Fedi (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica FlaminiaRow 149 - Cell 2
151Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 150 - Cell 2
152Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 151 - Cell 2
153Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-HighroadRow 152 - Cell 2
154Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 153 - Cell 2
155Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-HighroadRow 154 - Cell 2
156Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 155 - Cell 2
157Kamil Gradek (Pol) PolandRow 156 - Cell 2
158Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank SungardRow 157 - Cell 2
159Gianluca Maggiore (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica FlaminiaRow 158 - Cell 2
160Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 159 - Cell 2
161Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 160 - Cell 2
162Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar TeamRow 161 - Cell 2
163Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar TeamRow 162 - Cell 2
164Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank SungardRow 163 - Cell 2
165Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 164 - Cell 2
166Piotr Gawronski (Pol) PolandRow 165 - Cell 2
167Cheng Ji (Chn) Skil - Shimano0:23:10
168Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - ShimanoRow 167 - Cell 2
169Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:29:56
170Pawel Bernas (Pol) PolandRow 169 - Cell 2
DNFGraeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 170 - Cell 2
DNFCaleb Fairly (USA) HTC-HighroadRow 171 - Cell 2
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Points
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale20pts
2Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo19Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team18Row 2 - Cell 3
4Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team17Row 3 - Cell 3
5Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Leopard Trek16Row 4 - Cell 3
6Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShack15Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto14Row 6 - Cell 3
8Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana13Row 7 - Cell 3
9Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team12Row 8 - Cell 3
10Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team11Row 9 - Cell 3
11Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling10Row 10 - Cell 3
12Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Poland9Row 11 - Cell 3
13Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Procycling8Row 12 - Cell 3
14Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale7Row 13 - Cell 3
15Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team6Row 14 - Cell 3
16Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD5Row 15 - Cell 3
17Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice4Row 16 - Cell 3
18Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale3Row 17 - Cell 3
19David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard2Row 18 - Cell 3
20Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team1Row 19 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1 - Kety, 18.9km
1Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team3pts
2Gianluca Maggiore (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Wisla, 131.3km
1Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team3pts
2Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 - Cesky Tesin, 156.6km
1Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team3pts
2Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Special sprint - Ustron, 140km
1Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team
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Mountain 1 - Kubalonka, 88.6km
1Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice10pts
2Federico Rocchetti (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Kamil Gradek (Pol) Poland5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale2Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Zameczek/Kubalonka 1 przejazd, 105.6km
1Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice10pts
2Federico Rocchetti (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Kamil Gradek (Pol) Poland5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale2Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Zameczek/Kubalonka 2 przejazd, 123km
1Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team10pts
2Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Federico Rocchetti (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia5Row 2 - Cell 3
4Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD2Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 4 - Cieszyn 1 runda ul. Kossak-Szatkowskiej, 160.2km
1Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana3pts
2Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard Trek2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team13:03:54
2Sky Procycling0:00:07
3Pro Team Astana0:00:14
4Lampre - ISDRow 3 - Cell 2
5AG2R La Mondiale0:00:31
6Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:32
7CCC Polsat Polkowice0:00:35
8Katusha Team0:00:38
9Leopard TrekRow 8 - Cell 2
10Quickstep Cycling Team0:00:45
11Team RadioShack0:01:02
12Team Garmin-CerveloRow 11 - Cell 2
13Omega Pharma-LottoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:08
15Saxo Bank Sungard0:01:09
16Movistar TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:11
18BMC Racing Team0:03:24
19Skil - Shimano0:06:28
20HTC-Highroad0:07:39
21De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia0:08:03
22Poland0:09:08
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General classification after stage 4
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale13:16:35
2Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:00:05
3Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:00:07
4Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 3 - Cell 2
5Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShack0:00:13
6Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 5 - Cell 2
7Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 6 - Cell 2
8Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 7 - Cell 2
9Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 10 - Cell 2
12Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) PolandRow 11 - Cell 2
13Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 12 - Cell 2
14Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 14 - Cell 2
16Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 15 - Cell 2
17Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 16 - Cell 2
18Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:00:18
20John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-Highroad0:00:20
21Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - ShimanoRow 20 - Cell 2
22Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard TrekRow 21 - Cell 2
23Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Pro Team AstanaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 26 - Cell 2
28Patxi Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) De Rosa - Ceramica FlaminiaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - ISDRow 28 - Cell 2
30Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 30 - Cell 2
32Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team AstanaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 33 - Cell 2
35Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky ProcyclingRow 36 - Cell 2
38Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-HighroadRow 38 - Cell 2
40Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:00:34
41Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:00:38
42Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard0:00:40
43Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:41
44Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 43 - Cell 2
45Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Jacek Morajko (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 45 - Cell 2
47Paolo Bailetti (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia0:00:42
48Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:43
49David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank SungardRow 48 - Cell 2
50Carlos Oyarzun (Chi) Movistar TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:00:44
52Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShackRow 52 - Cell 2
54Rafal Majka (Pol) Saxo Bank SungardRow 53 - Cell 2
55Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Ruslan Pydgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Francesco Reda (Ita) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 57 - Cell 2
59Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre - ISDRow 58 - Cell 2
60Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Bruno Pires (Por) Leopard TrekRow 60 - Cell 2
62Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 63 - Cell 2
65Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 65 - Cell 2
67Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 66 - Cell 2
68Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShackRow 67 - Cell 2
69Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 68 - Cell 2
70José Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes (Por) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 69 - Cell 2
71Matthew Busche (USA) Team RadioShackRow 70 - Cell 2
72Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 71 - Cell 2
73Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:53
74Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:01:30
75Rubén Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale0:01:32
77Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 76 - Cell 2
78Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard TrekRow 77 - Cell 2
79Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShackRow 78 - Cell 2
80Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 79 - Cell 2
81Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky ProcyclingRow 80 - Cell 2
82Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - ShimanoRow 81 - Cell 2
83Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:47
84Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling0:01:56
85Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 84 - Cell 2
86Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:01:59
87Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard0:02:11
88Pawel Cieslik (Pol) Poland0:02:16
89Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:02:17
90Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:02:44
91Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team0:02:51
92Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana0:03:09
93Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Pro Team Astana0:03:11
94Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team0:05:12
95Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:05:15
96Nelson Oliveira (Por) Team RadioShackRow 95 - Cell 2
97Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky ProcyclingRow 96 - Cell 2
98Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team0:05:44
99Steve Houanard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 98 - Cell 2
100Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 99 - Cell 2
101Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 100 - Cell 2
102Daniel Sesma (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:06:20
103Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team0:06:43
104Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil - Shimano0:07:08
105Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:07:24
106Adrian Kurek (Pol) Poland0:07:25
107Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team0:07:32
108Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:07:33
109Fabio Piscopiello (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia0:07:34
110Adam Blythe (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:07:38
111Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard TrekRow 110 - Cell 2
112Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-HighroadRow 111 - Cell 2
113Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-HighroadRow 112 - Cell 2
114Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 113 - Cell 2
115Dominic Klemme (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 114 - Cell 2
116Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 115 - Cell 2
117Sam Bewley (NZl) Team RadioShackRow 116 - Cell 2
118Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 117 - Cell 2
119Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShackRow 118 - Cell 2
120Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-HighroadRow 119 - Cell 2
121Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat PolkowiceRow 120 - Cell 2
122Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Skil - Shimano0:07:59
123Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team0:08:01
124Jaroslaw Dabrowski (Pol) Poland0:08:22
125Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team0:08:26
126Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:08:28
127Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team0:08:29
128William Clarke (Aus) Leopard Trek0:08:32
129Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) Katusha Team0:08:38
130Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:08:47
131Óscar Pujol Muñoz (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:08:50
132Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD0:08:52
133Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:08:54
134John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team0:08:57
135Michal Podlaski (Pol) Poland0:09:17
136Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:09:24
137Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:09:46
138Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:10:03
139Chris Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team0:10:14
140Michele Merlo (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia0:10:21
141Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:10:41
142Giorgio Brambilla (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia0:10:48
143Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard0:11:23
144Gianluca Maggiore (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia0:13:33
145Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team0:13:39
146Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad0:13:42
147Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad0:13:43
148Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 147 - Cell 2
149Federico Rocchetti (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica FlaminiaRow 148 - Cell 2
150Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 149 - Cell 2
151Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar TeamRow 150 - Cell 2
152Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 151 - Cell 2
153Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank SungardRow 152 - Cell 2
154Matteo Fedi (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica FlaminiaRow 153 - Cell 2
155Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 154 - Cell 2
156Blazej Janiaczyk (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice0:14:39
157Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:14:49
158Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard0:14:54
159Kamil Gradek (Pol) Poland0:14:57
160Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:15:02
161Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Movistar TeamRow 160 - Cell 2
162Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:15:38
163Laurent Didier (Lux) Saxo Bank Sungard0:18:00
164Piotr Gawronski (Pol) Poland0:18:10
165Brice Feillu (Fra) Leopard Trek0:21:43
166Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano0:23:20
167Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano0:23:22
168Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:30:06
169Pawel Bernas (Pol) PolandRow 168 - Cell 2
170Cheng Ji (Chn) Skil - Shimano0:33:59
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Points classification
1Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team62pts
2Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil - Shimano60Row 1 - Cell 3
3Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale55Row 2 - Cell 3
4Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo40Row 3 - Cell 3
5Adam Blythe (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto39Row 4 - Cell 3
6Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team38Row 5 - Cell 3
7Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team34Row 6 - Cell 3
8Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek33Row 7 - Cell 3
9Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShack30Row 8 - Cell 3
10Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team30Row 9 - Cell 3
11Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team29Row 10 - Cell 3
12Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team28Row 11 - Cell 3
13John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-Highroad28Row 12 - Cell 3
14Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard26Row 13 - Cell 3
15Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto22Row 14 - Cell 3
16Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad22Row 15 - Cell 3
17Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana21Row 16 - Cell 3
18Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo19Row 17 - Cell 3
19Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard18Row 18 - Cell 3
20Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team18Row 19 - Cell 3
21Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team17Row 20 - Cell 3
22Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Leopard Trek16Row 21 - Cell 3
23Michele Merlo (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia16Row 22 - Cell 3
24Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team11Row 23 - Cell 3
25Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling10Row 24 - Cell 3
26Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Poland9Row 25 - Cell 3
27Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team9Row 26 - Cell 3
28Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Procycling8Row 27 - Cell 3
29Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale8Row 28 - Cell 3
30Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale7Row 29 - Cell 3
31Giorgio Brambilla (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia7Row 30 - Cell 3
32Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard Trek6Row 31 - Cell 3
33Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto6Row 32 - Cell 3
34Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling6Row 33 - Cell 3
35Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice5Row 34 - Cell 3
36Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD5Row 35 - Cell 3
37Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard5Row 36 - Cell 3
38Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale3Row 37 - Cell 3
39Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana3Row 38 - Cell 3
40Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice2Row 39 - Cell 3
41David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard2Row 40 - Cell 3
42Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team2Row 41 - Cell 3
43Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team1Row 42 - Cell 3
44Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi1Row 43 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
1Adrian Kurek (Pol) Poland13pts
2Gianluca Maggiore (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) Katusha Team6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi5Row 4 - Cell 3
6Fabio Piscopiello (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Paolo Bailetti (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia2Row 11 - Cell 3
13Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana2Row 12 - Cell 3
14Daniel Sesma (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi1Row 13 - Cell 3
15Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale1Row 14 - Cell 3
16Carlos Oyarzun (Chi) Movistar Team1Row 15 - Cell 3
17Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad1Row 16 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice33pts
2Federico Rocchetti (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia19Row 1 - Cell 3
3Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Kamil Gradek (Pol) Poland10Row 3 - Cell 3
5Paolo Bailetti (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia4Row 4 - Cell 3
6Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team3Row 6 - Cell 3
8Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Leopard Trek2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi2Row 11 - Cell 3
13Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD2Row 12 - Cell 3
14Giorgio Brambilla (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Gianluca Maggiore (Ita) De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia2Row 14 - Cell 3
16Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling1Row 15 - Cell 3
17Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi1Row 16 - Cell 3
18Arkimedes Arguelyes Rodriges (Rus) Katusha Team1Row 17 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
1Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team39:50:24
2Sky Procycling0:00:07
3Pro Team Astana0:00:14
4Lampre - ISDRow 3 - Cell 2
5AG2R La Mondiale0:00:31
6Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:32
7CCC Polsat Polkowice0:00:35
8Leopard Trek0:00:38
9Katusha TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Quickstep Cycling Team0:00:45
11Omega Pharma-Lotto0:01:02
12Team Garmin-CerveloRow 11 - Cell 2
13Team RadioShackRow 12 - Cell 2
14Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:08
15Saxo Bank Sungard0:01:09
16Movistar TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Euskaltel-Euskadi0:02:11
18BMC Racing Team0:03:24
19Skil - Shimano0:06:28
20HTC-Highroad0:07:39
21De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia0:08:03
22Poland0:09:08

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Barry Ryan
Head of Features

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

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