Sagan tops Cunego in Grindelwald

Peter Sagan (Liguigas-Cannondale) bested Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) to win stage three of the Tour de Suisse, a short and mountainous 107.6km route between Brig-Glis and Grindelwald. The 21-year-old Slovakian phenom earned his sixth win of the season while Cunego moved into the leader's jersey following a dramatic ascent and descent of the day's final mountain.

On the 16km Grosse Scheidegg climb, whose summit was situated 11km from the finish, Cunego rode alone across a two minute gap from the yellow jersey group of Mauricio Soler (Movistar) to the remnants of a large breakaway which had formed early in the stage.

Cunego caught and dropped the leaders just shy of the summit, but Sagan managed to regain contact on the technical descent to the finish and outsprinted the Italian for the stage win.

Jakob Fuglsang (Leopard Trek) outkicked Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) 21 seconds later for third while Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) finished alone in fifth place a further 27 seconds back.

Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Highroad) led in a six-man group for sixth place, 1:04 off the pace, which contained overnight race leader Mauricio Soler, who had climbed to victory and the yellow jersey on the previous day's stage.

Soler dropped to second overall, 54 seconds down on Cunego while Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) holds third, 1:16 off the pace.

"It's not a pleasant thing to be in a sprint with Sagan, since rarely he misses the target! So, compliments to Peter," said Cunego. "After yesterday's good stage, in accordance with my sport directors and teammates, I decided to try to win the race. I knew that the last kilometres of the Grosse Scheidegg could be suitable for my characteristics, so I attacked and I pedaled in an effective way.

"On the downhill I tried to increase the advantage, but Sagan followed me. The leader's jersey is satisfying, but maybe the victory could have been better. So, I'm willing to try to achieve the goal [of a stage win] if there's another chance."

What the stage lacked in distance it more than made up in drama as delivered by a pair of difficult ascents, the category 1 Grimselpass near the stage's midpoint and the hors catégorie Grosse Scheidegg ascent in the day's endgame. The climb's summit was situated only 11km from the finish, followed by the steep and treacherous descent into Grindelwald on roads still damp from the day's rain.

As the peloton approached the day's first climb a large group of 26 riders had formed and enjoyed a lead of nearly two minutes. The escape was comprised of Jakob Fuglsang, Andy Schleck and Jens Voigt (Leopard Trek), Michael Albasini (HTC-Highroad), Mads Christensen (Saxo Bank Sungard), Jan Bakelants and Francis De Greef (Omega Pharma-Lotto), Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team), Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank Cycling Team), Jack Bobridge and Christian Vande Velde (Team Garmin-Cervelo), Giampaolo Caruso and Alberto Losada Alguacil (Katusha Team), Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil and Branislau Samoilau (Movistar Team), Peter Sagan, Dominik Nerz and Christiano Salerno (Liquigas-Cannondale), Enrico Gasparotto and Tanel Kangert (Pro Team Astana), Jorge Azanta Soto (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Kevin De Weert and Dries Devenyns (Quickstep Cycling Team), Ben Gastauer (AG2R La Mondiale), Wouter Poels (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) and Daryl Impey (Team Netapp).

On the 12km climb to the Grimselpass summit, amidst dense fog and rain, the lead group splintered, with Poels, Ten Dam, Schleck, Fuglsang and Sagan crossing the KOM line together in that order.

An 11-man chase group made up of Albasini, De Greef, Bobridge, Vande Velde, Caruso, Rojas, Samoilau, Salerno, Kangert, De Weert and Impey followed just 20 seconds behind while the advantage over the peloton had increased to 3:05.

After a 25km descent into a valley leading to the day's final climb, the two lead groups merged and then Jan Bakelants went out on the attack.

Fireworks on the Grosse Scheidegg

The Omega Pharma-Lotto Belgian extended his lead to nearly one minute over the chasers as he began the 16km ascent of the Grosse Scheidegg while the peloton containing race leader Mauricio Soler trailed by three minutes.

While Bakelants made his way up the narrow, twisting ascent the chase group behind him shattered as the better climbers steadily made their way up to the lone Belgian. Bakelants would eventually be caught with 9km of climbing remaining by an elite selection containing Fuglsang, Andy Schleck, Ten Dam, Sagan, Caruso and De Greef.

Meanwhile, the peloton was rapidly decreasing in size with Soler tucked behind one Movistar teammate at the head of affairs, 2:30 behind the leaders.

Ten Dam and Fuglsang had started the day 1:06 and 1:26 respectively behind Soler and were attempting to re-shuffle the top of general classification, with Andy Schleck providing his services to Fuglsang as an elite mountain domestique.

For a moment it looked like the escape would fend off the advances of the dramatically whittled down peloton, but Damiano Cunego, who started the day only 16 seconds behind Soler on general classification, thought otherwise.

The 29-year-old Italian proved he's on scintillating form as he attacked the yellow jersey group approximately half way up the Grosse Scheidegg climb and bridged alone across a two-minute gap to the remnants of the 16-man escape, now containing only Fuglsang, Sagan and Christiano Salerno (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank).

Cunego caught the leaders just shy of the summit and rode right through, cresting the KOM line alone several seconds ahead of Ten Dam.

Yellow jersey wearer Mauricio Soler had fought valiantly to defend his overall lead, but crossed the summit 43 seconds in arrears with his stint atop the general classification very much in jeopardy.

Cunego continued to apply pressure on the technical descent to the finish, although Sagan, too, put his descending skills on display, bridging to the Lampre-ISD Italian with 2.5km remaining.

Cunego led Sagan through to the finale, where the Slovakian jumped with 200m to go to secure the stage win while Cunego rode himself into the yellow jersey.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale3:09:47
2Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 1 - Cell 2
3Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek0:00:21
4Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team0:00:48
6Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad0:01:04
7Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard TrekRow 6 - Cell 2
8Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Juan Mauricio Soler (Col) Movistar TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team0:01:24
13Tom Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:01:26
14Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek0:01:28
15Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:01:42
16Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShackRow 15 - Cell 2
17Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:02:02
18Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard TrekRow 17 - Cell 2
19Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Branislau Samoilau (Bul) Movistar Team0:02:49
21Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek0:03:41
22Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:03:45
23Gustav Larsson (Swe) Saxo Bank SungardRow 22 - Cell 2
24Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-HighroadRow 23 - Cell 2
25Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:04:27
26Mikael Chérel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:42
27Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team0:04:57
28Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 27 - Cell 2
29Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:05:03
31Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana0:05:29
32Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:06:34
33Mads Christensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard0:06:54
34Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:07:40
35Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShackRow 34 - Cell 2
36Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team AstanaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Ruslan Pidgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:08:13
39Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:08:55
40Jorge Azanta Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 39 - Cell 2
41Nelson Oliveira (Por) Team RadioShackRow 40 - Cell 2
42Daniel Sesma (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 41 - Cell 2
43Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp0:09:20
44Dario-David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling0:10:03
45Chris Froome (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 44 - Cell 2
46Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team0:12:54
47Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:13:33
48Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:13:54
49Simone Ponzi (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 48 - Cell 2
50Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 49 - Cell 2
51Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La MondialeRow 50 - Cell 2
52George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - ISDRow 53 - Cell 2
55Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 54 - Cell 2
56Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetappRow 55 - Cell 2
57Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Saxo Bank SungardRow 56 - Cell 2
58Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank SungardRow 57 - Cell 2
59Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 58 - Cell 2
60Gregory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShackRow 59 - Cell 2
61Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 60 - Cell 2
62Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShackRow 61 - Cell 2
63Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 62 - Cell 2
64Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-HighroadRow 63 - Cell 2
65Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 64 - Cell 2
66Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Valeryi Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 66 - Cell 2
68Alberto Losada (Spa) Katusha Team0:14:13
69Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek0:14:15
70Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 69 - Cell 2
71Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 71 - Cell 2
73Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetappRow 72 - Cell 2
74Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-HighroadRow 75 - Cell 2
77Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 76 - Cell 2
78Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Robert Hunter (RSA) Team RadioShackRow 79 - Cell 2
81Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShackRow 80 - Cell 2
82Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Procycling0:18:45
84Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 83 - Cell 2
85Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86José Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
87Stuart O'grady (Aus) Leopard TrekRow 86 - Cell 2
88Jens Voigt (Ger) Leopard TrekRow 87 - Cell 2
89Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 88 - Cell 2
90Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 89 - Cell 2
91Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 91 - Cell 2
93Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky ProcyclingRow 93 - Cell 2
95Ben Swift (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 94 - Cell 2
96Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:19:01
97Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team0:19:44
99Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar Team0:19:58
100Lazlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 99 - Cell 2
101André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:20:49
102Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 101 - Cell 2
103Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 102 - Cell 2
104Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 103 - Cell 2
105Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetappRow 104 - Cell 2
106Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 105 - Cell 2
107Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
108Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
109Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 108 - Cell 2
110Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 109 - Cell 2
111Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 110 - Cell 2
112Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:21:19
113Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 113 - Cell 2
115Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 114 - Cell 2
116Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 115 - Cell 2
117Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky ProcyclingRow 116 - Cell 2
118Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 117 - Cell 2
119Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 118 - Cell 2
120Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team0:21:32
121Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 120 - Cell 2
122Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 121 - Cell 2
123Leopold König (Cze) Team NetappRow 122 - Cell 2
124Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISDRow 123 - Cell 2
125Nicolas Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 124 - Cell 2
126Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
127Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 126 - Cell 2
128Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetappRow 127 - Cell 2
129Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Netapp0:21:37
130Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 129 - Cell 2
131Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling TeamRow 130 - Cell 2
132Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-HighroadRow 131 - Cell 2
133Scott Stewart (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 132 - Cell 2
134Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha TeamRow 133 - Cell 2
135Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team AstanaRow 134 - Cell 2
136Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 135 - Cell 2
137Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank SungardRow 136 - Cell 2
138Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp0:22:01
139Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team Astana0:22:26
140Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:22:27
141Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad0:22:29
142Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-HighroadRow 141 - Cell 2
143Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 142 - Cell 2
144Daniele Callegarin (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 143 - Cell 2
145Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 144 - Cell 2
146Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-HighroadRow 145 - Cell 2
147Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank SungardRow 146 - Cell 2
148Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank SungardRow 147 - Cell 2
149Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank SungardRow 148 - Cell 2
150Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky ProcyclingRow 149 - Cell 2
151Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:22:33
152Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team RadioShack0:23:53
153Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:24:18
154Olekdandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD0:24:21
DNFGabriel Rasch (Nor) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFChristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFJussi Veikkanen (Fin) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFAlfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre - ISDRow 157 - Cell 2
DNFAndrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 158 - Cell 2
DNSAllan Davis (Aus) Pro Team AstanaRow 159 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Fiesch
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jens Voigt (Ger) Leopard Trek6pts
2Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard TrekRow 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Innertkirchen
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto6pts
2Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 2 - Cell 2 Row 2 - Cell 3
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Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale15pts
2Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team9Row 3 - Cell 3
5Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team8Row 4 - Cell 3
6Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad7Row 5 - Cell 3
7Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek6Row 6 - Cell 3
8Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team5Row 7 - Cell 3
9Juan Mauricio Soler (Col) Movistar Team4Row 8 - Cell 3
10Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha TeamRow 11 - Cell 2 Row 11 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Grimselpass
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team12pts
2Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek4Row 3 - Cell 3
5Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale2Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Grosse Scheidegg
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD20pts
2Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team15Row 1 - Cell 3
3Christiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale4Row 4 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rabobank Cycling Team9:31:50
2Leopard Trek0:00:24
3Movistar Team0:06:21
4BMC Racing Team0:08:09
5Team Garmin-Cervelo0:10:22
6Katusha Team0:13:37
7Team RadioShack0:15:48
8HTC-Highroad0:16:14
9Euskaltel-Euskadi0:20:18
10Quickstep Cycling Team0:20:28
11Omega Pharma-Lotto0:21:06
12AG2R La Mondiale0:21:10
13Saxo Bank Sungard0:22:04
14Pro Team Astana0:24:34
15Liquigas-Cannondale0:25:19
16Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:27:18
17Sky Procycling0:31:52
18Lampre - ISD0:32:57
19Team Netapp0:35:00
20Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:39:05
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General classification after stage 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD7:43:16
2Juan Mauricio Soler (Col) Movistar Team0:00:54
3Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:16
4Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:01:19
5Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad0:01:21
6Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek0:01:25
7Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek0:01:32
8Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team0:01:53
9Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:02:00
10Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack0:02:10
11Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:02:24
12Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:02:44
13Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team0:03:04
14Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek0:03:09
15Tom Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:03:23
16Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:03:25
17Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek0:03:47
18Branislau Samoilau (Bul) Movistar Team0:04:38
19Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:05:41
20Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek0:06:10
21Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team0:06:48
22Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:06:54
23Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad0:08:04
24Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:09:04
25Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana0:09:19
26Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:09:58
27Gustav Larsson (Swe) Saxo Bank Sungard0:10:12
28Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale0:10:25
29Ruslan Pidgornyy (Ukr) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:10:54
30Chris Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling0:10:55
31Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quickstep Cycling Team0:13:02
32Jorge Azanta Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:13:23
33Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:14:47
34Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:15:10
35Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:15:57
36Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:16:07
37Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:16:50
38Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:17:35
39Mads Christensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard0:17:50
40Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:17:57
41Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShack0:18:14
42Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack0:18:16
43Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team0:18:37
44Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale0:18:48
45Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack0:19:12
46Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp0:19:30
47Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:19:51
48Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team0:19:57
49Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:20:04
50Daniel Sesma (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:20:07
51Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:20:40
52Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team0:20:58
53Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana0:21:39
54Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad0:21:52
55Simone Ponzi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:22:07
56Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale0:22:09
57Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp0:22:20
58Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:22:32
59Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:22:43
60Mikael Chérel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:23:18
61Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp0:24:22
62Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana0:24:23
63Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Procycling0:24:28
64George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team0:24:46
65Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana0:24:55
66Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:24:59
67Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:25:08
68Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana0:25:09
69Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard0:25:16
70Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling0:25:23
71Dario-David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling0:25:41
72Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team0:26:11
73Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:26:16
74Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team0:26:26
75José Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team0:26:27
76Nelson Oliveira (Por) Team RadioShack0:26:47
77Alberto Losada (Spa) Katusha Team0:27:21
78Valeryi Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:27:44
79Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:27:50
80Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:28:16
81Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:28:38
82Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale0:28:50
83Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:29:00
84Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:29:19
85Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:29:27
86Jens Voigt (Ger) Leopard Trek0:29:36
87Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:30:18
88Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek0:31:31
89Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana0:31:43
90Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:31:45
91Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank SungardRow 90 - Cell 2
92Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:31:52
93Gregory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShack0:32:03
94Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team0:32:04
95David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - ISDRow 94 - Cell 2
96Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team Netapp0:32:06
97Robert Hunter (RSA) Team RadioShack0:32:07
98Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad0:32:19
99Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp0:32:30
100Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team0:32:34
101Leopold König (Cze) Team Netapp0:32:39
102Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:32:49
103Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:34:21
104Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:34:35
105Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD0:34:44
106Scott Stewart (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:35:12
107Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:36:32
108Stuart O'grady (Aus) Leopard Trek0:36:34
109Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team0:36:51
110Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:36:53
111Manuele Boaro (Ita) Saxo Bank SungardRow 110 - Cell 2
112Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:36:58
113Ben Swift (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 112 - Cell 2
114Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:37:14
115Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale0:37:22
116Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling0:37:41
117Jaroslaw Marycz (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard0:37:52
118Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team0:37:58
119Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team0:38:01
120Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar Team0:38:17
121Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:38:38
122Lazlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:38:39
123Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:38:56
124André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:38:57
125Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:38:59
127Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp0:39:05
128Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:39:09
129Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:39:14
130Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto0:39:28
131Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-HighroadRow 130 - Cell 2
132Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team0:39:31
133Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling0:39:40
134Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team0:39:52
135Nicolas Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:39:58
136Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team0:40:01
137Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:40:03
138Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team0:40:05
139Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Netapp0:40:13
140Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre - ISD0:40:14
141Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:40:27
142Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard0:40:33
143Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team0:40:43
144Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard0:40:44
145Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:40:46
146Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad0:40:54
147Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad0:40:58
148Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:41:04
149Daniele Callegarin (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:41:35
150Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team RadioShack0:42:21
151Olekdandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD0:42:37
152Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad0:43:19
153Gregory Henderson (NZl) Sky Procycling0:45:14
154Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team Astana0:45:52
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale25pts
2Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD24Row 2 - Cell 3
4Juan Mauricio Soler (Col) Movistar Team19Row 3 - Cell 3
5Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team18Row 4 - Cell 3
6Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek16Row 5 - Cell 3
7Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek15Row 6 - Cell 3
8Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team12Row 7 - Cell 3
9Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack11Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek10Row 9 - Cell 3
11Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team10Row 10 - Cell 3
12Gustav Larsson (Swe) Saxo Bank Sungard9Row 11 - Cell 3
13Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team8Row 12 - Cell 3
14Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack8Row 13 - Cell 3
15Tom Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo7Row 14 - Cell 3
16Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad6Row 15 - Cell 3
17Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team5Row 16 - Cell 3
18Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team4Row 17 - Cell 3
19Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale4Row 18 - Cell 3
20Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto3Row 19 - Cell 3
21Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek3Row 20 - Cell 3
22Chris Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling3Row 21 - Cell 3
23Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team AstanaRow 22 - Cell 2 Row 22 - Cell 3
24Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 23 - Cell 2 Row 23 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team31pts
2Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD24Row 1 - Cell 3
3Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team20Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo15Row 3 - Cell 3
5Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team12Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek10Row 6 - Cell 3
8Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale10Row 7 - Cell 3
9Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack6Row 8 - Cell 3
10Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale6Row 10 - Cell 3
12Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale6Row 11 - Cell 3
13Enrico Magazzini (Ita) Lampre - ISD4Row 12 - Cell 3
14Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team2Row 13 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale12pts
2Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto6Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jens Voigt (Ger) Leopard Trek6Row 2 - Cell 3
4José Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Netapp3Row 4 - Cell 3
6Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana3Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard TrekRow 6 - Cell 2 Row 6 - Cell 3
8Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 7 - Cell 2 Row 7 - Cell 3
9André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-LottoRow 8 - Cell 2 Row 8 - Cell 3
10Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 9 - Cell 2 Row 9 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rabobank Cycling Team23:14:17
2Leopard Trek0:00:54
3Movistar Team0:07:56
4BMC Racing Team0:16:32
5Katusha Team0:18:59
6Team RadioShack0:22:51
7HTC-Highroad0:26:10
8Team Garmin-Cervelo0:29:11
9Liquigas-Cannondale0:29:47
10Quickstep Cycling Team0:31:06
11Euskaltel-Euskadi0:31:47
12Omega Pharma-Lotto0:32:16
13AG2R La Mondiale0:36:32
14Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:36:33
15Pro Team Astana0:46:09
16Sky Procycling0:47:26
17Saxo Bank Sungard0:48:09
18Team Netapp0:53:16
19Lampre - ISD0:55:33
20Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis1:09:24

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Based in the southeastern United States, Peter produces race coverage for all disciplines, edits news and writes features. The New Jersey native has 30 years of road racing and cyclo-cross experience, starting in the early 1980s as a Junior in the days of toe clips and leather hairnets. Over the years he's had the good fortune to race throughout the United States and has competed in national championships for both road and 'cross in the Junior and Masters categories. The passion for cycling started young, as before he switched to the road Peter's mission in life was catching big air on his BMX bike.

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