Superb stage win for Gesink

The mountainous sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse turned into a dress rehearsal for the Tour de France, with all the race favourites testing their legs on the Albulapass, crested with 10km to go. Robert Gesink (Rabobank) proved to be the strongest, attacking from the group of favourites to catch and pass the remnants of an earlier breakaway and solo to his first win of the 2010 season.

With his stage victory, Gesink dons the yellow leader's jersey. The morning's leader, Tony Martin (HTC-Columbia) was dropped early on the climb and lost two minutes, falling out of the top 10 in the general classification.

Rabobank director sportif Adri van Houwelingen was impressed with Gesink's performance, watching him put time into the chasing group led by no other than Lance Armstrong and his Radioshack team.

"It says something about Robert's victory when you see that Radioshack is blowing up the chase. Including the best riders in the team like Klöden and Leipheimer."

"I heard Dutch journalists say today that this is the most beautiful victory by a Dutch rider in recent years. I can do with that. His performance on the Albulapass was nothing less than impressive. We had suggested that Robert test himself today, and this test is very, very good."

It was one of the biggest career moments for the tall, slender Dutch rider, who has become better known for crashing out of Grand Tours than for victories. The 24-year-old has now shown he has the form to justifiy being a co-captain for his Dutch ProTour team in the upcoming Tour de France.

Another rider who showed that he is coming into Tour form is Lance Armstrong. The 38-year-old rode in the leading group up the final climb, and outdid both of his younger teammates Klöden and Leipheimer. His fifth place finish on the day was enough to propel him from 21st place to seventh.

Armstrong was the only Radioshack rider to survived the attacks near the top of the Albulapass, with teammates Levi Leipheimer and Andreas Klöden both left behind. Also present was Frank Schleck (Saxo Bank), whose brother Andy had been part of the attack with Gesink but faded from the leading groups to finish in a second group behind Gesink.

The chasing group was led home by Rigoberto Uran (Caisse d'Epargne), who fell 29 seconds shy of claiming the race lead. He was the best placed rider of the group behind Gesink, with Steve Morabito (BMC) moving into third overall at 36 seconds.

A day of climbing

The weather was touch and go for the lengthy and mountainous 213km journey from Meiringen to La Punt, but would end in brilliant sunshine by the day's end. The only non-starter of the day was Mark Cavendish who, after causing a crash in the finale of the fourth stage and suffering both injuries and a rider protest yesterday, left the race.

A 13-rider group got away early: Edouard Vorganov (Katusha), Alessandro Vanotti (Liquigas), Philip Deignan (Cervélo), Pablo Lastras Garcia (Caisse d'Epargne), Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre), Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank), Juan José Oroz, Amets Txurruka (both Euskaltel), Brice Feillu, Marco Marcato, Wouter Poels (all Vacansoleil), Jérémy Roy (FdJ) and Mathias Frank (BMC).

The stage took them directly up the category one climb Sustenpass, followed immediately by the category one Oberalppass. The weather played games with them, with fog hindering their visibility on the first climb and rain starting to come down near the mid-way point of the day.

The breakaway led by six and a half minutes, with HTC-Columbia leading the chase for overall leader Tony Martin, but the gap didn't drop significantly until Saxo Bank moved in to share the work.

The lead group split going up the final climb, with about 43km to go, as Garate, Lastras, Vanotti, Marcato and Frank took off, soon to be joined by Feillu.

The escape group had an unusual advantage with 39km to go, of which it was unable to take advantage. The chasing field was caught at a closed railroad crossing, stopping and waiting for about a minute.

Up ahead, the climb started to bite and Feillu and Roy dropped the rest of their companions, but soon Roy could not follow the pace of his compatriot and went back to a chasing group..

With 25km to go, the chasing peloton began to shatter as well. Saxo Bank's Fabian Cancellara was one of the first to fall off the back, but at the other end, his teammate Andy Schleck attacked, followed by Gesink.

Up ahead, Feillu's succumbed to the length of the climb and was caught by Txurruka and Garate as the attacks from the favourites group behind brought the gap down to mere seconds.

Gesink and Schleck made it to the leading group just as Feillu was losing contact, but with the group 20 seconds behind, the Rabobank man did not wait long to make his move.

Gesink flew the coop, leaving Schleck to be caught by a high-powered group containing RadioShack's Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer. Meanwhile, Martin had long ago fallen back and was saying goodbye to his yellow jersey.

Gesink was first over the Albulapass with a 1:10 gap over the Armstrong/Schleck group. He was able to pull through to the end, taking the win and the overall lead.

The chasing group split near the top of the climb, with Leipheimer losing contact along with Andy Schleck. The top contenders for the yellow jersey: Uran, Morabito and Fränk Schleck were unable to claw back enough time on the flying Dutchman to keep him from taking the race lead.

The 42 seconds Gesink held at the line were enough to give him a healthy 29 second lead over Uran, with Morabito 7 seconds further behind in the standings.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank6:20:53
2Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:42
3Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team KatushaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-DoimoRow 3 - Cell 2
5Lance Armstrong (USA) Team RadioshackRow 4 - Cell 2
6Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 7 - Cell 2
9Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-DoimoRow 8 - Cell 2
10Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:01:20
11Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioshackRow 10 - Cell 2
12Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 11 - Cell 2
13Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:01:46
14Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack0:02:16
15Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank0:02:17
16Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia0:02:36
17Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick StepRow 17 - Cell 2
19Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:03:45
20Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:50
21Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:03:57
22Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:04:00
23Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia0:04:53
24Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step0:04:58
25Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:06:40
26Nicolas Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 25 - Cell 2
27Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team MilramRow 26 - Cell 2
28Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 27 - Cell 2
29Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:06:43
30Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:06:50
31Luis Leòn Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:06:58
32Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) RabobankRow 31 - Cell 2
33Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 32 - Cell 2
34Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:08:21
35Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 34 - Cell 2
36Alexandre Pliuschin MOL Team Katusha0:09:53
37Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack0:10:30
38Sergey Renev (Kaz) AstanaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick StepRow 39 - Cell 2
41George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioshackRow 41 - Cell 2
43Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 42 - Cell 2
44Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 43 - Cell 2
45Bauke Mollema (Ned) RabobankRow 44 - Cell 2
46Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:10:33
47Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Astana0:11:38
48Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 47 - Cell 2
49Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha0:12:07
50Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:12:26
51Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:14:13
53Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:15:13
54Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:15:28
55Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 54 - Cell 2
56Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'EpargneRow 55 - Cell 2
57Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale0:16:50
58Maxim Gourov (Kaz) AstanaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Dimitri Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioshackRow 58 - Cell 2
60Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team KatushaRow 59 - Cell 2
61Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team MilramRow 60 - Cell 2
62Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team KatushaRow 62 - Cell 2
64Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 63 - Cell 2
65Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick StepRow 65 - Cell 2
67Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des JeuxRow 66 - Cell 2
68Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - TransitionsRow 67 - Cell 2
69José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 68 - Cell 2
70Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 69 - Cell 2
71Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:16:57
72David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions0:17:06
73Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 72 - Cell 2
74Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick StepRow 73 - Cell 2
75Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:21:46
76Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:21:48
77Marco Corti (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:22:51
78Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas-DoimoRow 77 - Cell 2
79Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La MondialeRow 78 - Cell 2
80Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 79 - Cell 2
81Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 81 - Cell 2
83Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 82 - Cell 2
84Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - TransitionsRow 83 - Cell 2
85Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) RabobankRow 85 - Cell 2
87Tom Leezer (Ned) RabobankRow 86 - Cell 2
88Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 87 - Cell 2
89Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 88 - Cell 2
90Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 90 - Cell 2
92Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo BankRow 91 - Cell 2
93Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia0:22:57
94Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Radioshack0:23:01
95Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions0:25:11
96Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick StepRow 95 - Cell 2
97Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 96 - Cell 2
98Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick StepRow 97 - Cell 2
99Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 98 - Cell 2
100Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 101 - Cell 2
103Noè Gianetti (Swi) Footon-ServettoRow 102 - Cell 2
104Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-ServettoRow 103 - Cell 2
105Björn Schröder (Ger) Team MilramRow 104 - Cell 2
106Artur Gajek (Ger) Team MilramRow 105 - Cell 2
107Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick StepRow 106 - Cell 2
108Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'EpargneRow 107 - Cell 2
109Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 108 - Cell 2
110Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 109 - Cell 2
111Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
112Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 111 - Cell 2
113Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 112 - Cell 2
114Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test TeamRow 113 - Cell 2
115Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 114 - Cell 2
116Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Team KatushaRow 115 - Cell 2
117Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test TeamRow 116 - Cell 2
118Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 117 - Cell 2
119Matthias Russ (Ger) Team MilramRow 118 - Cell 2
120Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team MilramRow 119 - Cell 2
121Assan Bazayev (Kaz) AstanaRow 120 - Cell 2
122Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team RadioshackRow 121 - Cell 2
123Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 122 - Cell 2
124Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 123 - Cell 2
125Nick Nuyens (Bel) RabobankRow 124 - Cell 2
126Edouard Vorganov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 125 - Cell 2
127Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team MilramRow 126 - Cell 2
128Daniel Sesma (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 127 - Cell 2
129Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 128 - Cell 2
130Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:30:32
131Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des JeuxRow 130 - Cell 2
132Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 131 - Cell 2
133Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin - Transitions0:30:41
134Allan Davis (Aus) Astana0:30:44
135Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
136Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions0:30:45
137Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 136 - Cell 2
138Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia0:32:07
139Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 138 - Cell 2
140Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 139 - Cell 2
141Yevgeni Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) AstanaRow 140 - Cell 2
142Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) AstanaRow 141 - Cell 2
143Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 142 - Cell 2
144Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha0:36:42
DNFWilfried Cretskens (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFKoldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFOlivier Bonnaire (Fra) Française Des JeuxRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFJussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des JeuxRow 147 - Cell 2
DNSMark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 148 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Hauptstrasse
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team6pts
2Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Filisur
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi6pts
2Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 - Finish
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank15pts
2Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo9Row 3 - Cell 3
5Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack8Row 4 - Cell 3
6Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team7Row 5 - Cell 3
7Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team6Row 6 - Cell 3
8Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank5Row 7 - Cell 3
9Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo4Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank1Row 11 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Sustenpass
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team20pts
2Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team15Row 1 - Cell 3
3Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank4Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Oberalppass
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team12pts
2Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team4Row 3 - Cell 3
5Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Albulapass
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank20pts
2Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team15Row 1 - Cell 3
3Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne4Row 4 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Saxo Bank19:06:01
2Team RadioShack0:00:56
3Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:10:29
4Sky Pro Cycling Team0:11:47
5Liquigas - Doimo0:12:15
6Rabobank0:14:06
7Quick Step0:14:42
8Euskaltel - Euskadi0:15:39
9Caisse d'Epargne0:15:56
10Team Katusha0:19:20
11Team HTC - Columbia0:27:04
12BMC Racing Team0:29:38
13Française des jeux0:30:56
14Footon-Servetto0:31:47
15Lampre - Farnese Vini0:32:57
16Astana0:35:36
17Garmin - Transitions0:37:14
18Omega Pharma - Lotto0:39:26
19AG2R - La mondiale0:40:09
20Team Milram0:45:19
21Cervélo Test Team1:12:11
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General classification after stage 6
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank25:18:57
2Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:29
3Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:00:36
4Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:00:38
5Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha0:00:42
6Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:54
7Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack0:00:55
8Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo0:01:01
9Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:01:17
10Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:01:38
11Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:01:40
12Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack0:01:48
13Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack0:02:18
14Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia0:02:19
15Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo0:02:24
16Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo BankRow 15 - Cell 2
17Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:02:47
18Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step0:02:57
19Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:03:51
20Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:04:01
21Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Footon-Servetto0:04:22
22Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step0:05:00
23Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia0:05:12
24Nicolas Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:06:38
25Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram0:07:33
26Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin - Transitions0:07:35
27Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:08:14
28Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:08:50
29Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank0:10:30
30Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:10:37
31George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team0:11:07
32Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:12:15
33Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:13:00
34Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:13:39
35Sergey Renev (Kaz) Astana0:14:12
36Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:15:37
37Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:16:11
38Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:16:12
39Luis Leòn Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:16:21
40Alexandre Pliuschin MOL Team Katusha0:16:29
41Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step0:17:00
42Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:17:31
43Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank0:17:39
44Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:17:43
45David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions0:17:46
46José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:18:02
47Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:18:18
48Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank0:18:28
49Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne0:18:32
50Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:19:20
51Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Katusha0:19:46
52Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:21:41
53Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:22:02
54Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:22:24
55Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step0:22:28
56Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank0:22:35
57Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:22:42
58Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:22:44
59Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux0:23:00
60Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Astana0:23:12
61Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha0:23:33
62Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step0:24:55
63Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:25:05
64Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:25:45
65Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale0:25:49
66Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram0:26:21
67Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank0:27:22
68Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia0:28:27
69Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:30:59
70Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha0:31:34
71Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions0:32:14
72Edouard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha0:32:26
73Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack0:33:25
74Morris Possoni (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team0:33:34
75Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:33:43
76Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank0:33:47
77Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:34:25
78Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:36:13
79Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:36:22
80Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram0:36:29
81Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:37:01
82Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux0:37:12
83Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank0:37:43
84Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana0:39:17
85Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC - Columbia0:39:21
86Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:39:44
87Grégory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack0:40:40
88Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram0:40:48
89Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:41:36
90Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:42:10
91Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:42:36
92Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions0:43:18
93Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:43:29
94Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:44:35
95Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:44:51
96Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram0:44:58
97Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step0:45:31
98Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:45:32
99Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions0:45:38
100Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram0:46:06
101Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana0:46:34
102Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Transitions0:46:41
103Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step0:47:21
104Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:47:28
105Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana0:47:47
106Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale0:47:52
107Mikhaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Team Katusha0:47:55
108Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:49:08
109Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas-Doimo0:49:16
110Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team0:49:24
111Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team0:49:31
112Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:49:49
113Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha0:50:45
114Dimitri Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack0:51:24
115Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank0:53:27
116Daniel Sesma (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:53:39
117Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:55:40
118Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Radioshack0:55:53
119Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step0:55:57
120Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-Servetto0:56:56
121Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team0:57:45
122Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram0:57:50
123Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team0:58:10
124Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia0:58:34
125Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia0:58:45
126Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team0:58:47
127Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne0:59:56
128Allan Davis (Aus) Astana1:00:04
129Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Omega Pharma-Lotto1:00:08
130Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin - Transitions1:00:59
131Noè Gianetti (Swi) Footon-Servetto1:01:07
132Marco Corti (Ita) Footon-Servetto1:01:15
133Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi1:02:18
134Yevgeni Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Astana1:02:47
135Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team1:03:12
136Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 135 - Cell 2
137Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Radioshack1:03:37
138Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team1:03:53
139Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini1:05:18
140Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux1:09:22
141Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team1:09:43
142Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank1:09:50
143Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini1:10:33
144Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana1:18:35
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi12pts
2Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team9Row 2 - Cell 3
4Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia6Row 5 - Cell 3
7Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions6Row 6 - Cell 3
8Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-Servetto6Row 7 - Cell 3
9Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step3Row 10 - Cell 3
12Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team3Row 11 - Cell 3
13Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini3Row 13 - Cell 3
15Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank2Row 14 - Cell 3
16Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team1Row 15 - Cell 3
17Alexandre Pliuschin MOL Team Katusha1Row 16 - Cell 3
18Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step1Row 17 - Cell 3
19Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha1Row 18 - Cell 3
20Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions1Row 19 - Cell 3
21Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo1Row 20 - Cell 3
22Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team1Row 21 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team40pts
2Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team38Row 1 - Cell 3
3Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank21Row 2 - Cell 3
4Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi19Row 3 - Cell 3
5Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team19Row 4 - Cell 3
6Alexandre Pliuschin MOL Team Katusha18Row 5 - Cell 3
7Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team15Row 6 - Cell 3
8Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo13Row 7 - Cell 3
9Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo10Row 8 - Cell 3
10Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi10Row 9 - Cell 3
11Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team8Row 10 - Cell 3
12Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram8Row 11 - Cell 3
13Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Footon-Servetto8Row 12 - Cell 3
14Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha7Row 13 - Cell 3
15Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha7Row 14 - Cell 3
16Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux6Row 15 - Cell 3
17Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank5Row 16 - Cell 3
18Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi5Row 17 - Cell 3
19Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions5Row 18 - Cell 3
20Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne4Row 19 - Cell 3
21Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions3Row 20 - Cell 3
22Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank2Row 21 - Cell 3
23Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto2Row 22 - Cell 3
24Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini1Row 23 - Cell 3
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team42pts
2Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne30Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team25Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini25Row 3 - Cell 3
5Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank24Row 4 - Cell 3
6Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne24Row 5 - Cell 3
7Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha24Row 6 - Cell 3
8Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank21Row 7 - Cell 3
9Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank20Row 8 - Cell 3
10Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi20Row 9 - Cell 3
11Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Transitions20Row 10 - Cell 3
12Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank20Row 11 - Cell 3
13Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank19Row 12 - Cell 3
14Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team18Row 13 - Cell 3
15Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo16Row 14 - Cell 3
16Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo16Row 15 - Cell 3
17Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team15Row 16 - Cell 3
18Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team15Row 17 - Cell 3
19Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step15Row 18 - Cell 3
20Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step14Row 19 - Cell 3
21Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia13Row 20 - Cell 3
22Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank13Row 21 - Cell 3
23Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack12Row 22 - Cell 3
24Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini12Row 23 - Cell 3
25Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team11Row 24 - Cell 3
26Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini11Row 25 - Cell 3
27Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram11Row 26 - Cell 3
28Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini11Row 27 - Cell 3
29Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram11Row 28 - Cell 3
30Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha10Row 29 - Cell 3
31Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team10Row 30 - Cell 3
32Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas-Doimo9Row 31 - Cell 3
33Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack8Row 32 - Cell 3
34Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank7Row 33 - Cell 3
35Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank7Row 34 - Cell 3
36Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank6Row 35 - Cell 3
37George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team5Row 36 - Cell 3
38Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo5Row 37 - Cell 3
39Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 38 - Cell 3
40Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia4Row 39 - Cell 3
41Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale3Row 40 - Cell 3
42Nicolas Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi2Row 41 - Cell 3
43Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto2Row 42 - Cell 3
44Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram2Row 43 - Cell 3
45Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank1Row 44 - Cell 3
46Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step1Row 45 - Cell 3
47Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 46 - Cell 3
48Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions1Row 47 - Cell 3
49Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team1Row 48 - Cell 3
50Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini-5Row 49 - Cell 3
51Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana-5Row 50 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Saxo Bank75:59:42
2Team RadioShack0:02:10
3Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:13:07
4Sky Pro Cycling Team0:13:36
5Rabobank0:14:44
6Quick Step0:15:10
7Caisse d'Epargne0:17:27
8Liquigas - Doimo0:17:48
9Euskaltel - Euskadi0:17:55
10Team Katusha0:24:18
11BMC Racing Team0:30:34
12Team HTC - Columbia0:31:15
13Lampre - Farnese Vini0:34:09
14Garmin - Transitions0:38:24
15Française des jeux0:39:43
16Omega Pharma - Lotto0:53:45
17Team Milram1:00:56
18AG2R - La mondiale1:02:23
19Astana1:10:40
20Footon-Servetto1:11:34
21Cervélo Test Team1:54:51

 

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