Sagan continues domination in stage 1 of Tour of Alberta

 After just two days at the Tour of Alberta, Peter Sagan is making winning look easy. The 23-year-old Slovakian national champion took his second win in as many days Wednesday in Camrose after his Cannondale team chased down a breakaway of four riders and caught them on the second of three finishing circuits.

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"Today my team did a very, very good job because today was all day on the front," Sagan said. "And also from the start there were attacks and we put only four riders in the breakaway. Then we were always on the front for the pulling."

Optum-Kelly Benefits' Eric Young jumped early on a slight rise before the finish and got a gap, but Sagan waited patiently and passed him well before the line. Young held on for the second spot, with Moreno Hofland (Belkin) in third.

"Eric started too early," Sagan said. "I saw this, but the sprint was into a headwind, so we hurt a lot, and he started I think too early and it was better for me."

Young was actually trying to lead out teammate Ryan Anderson, who finished second to Sagan during the last stage of the USA Pro Challenge in Colorado. But when Young opened up a gap, he pressed for the finish on his own.

"I had Ryan on my wheel, and I just kind of went," Young said. "When I looked back there was a bit of a gap, so I just put my head down and hoped for the best. Sagan was fast enough out of the group to catch me at the end right before the line. Obviously I wish I could have held on, but that was a tough little hill at the end of this race. I gave it my best shot."

Anderson ended up finishing fourth, just behind Belkin sprinter Moreno Hofland, who said he was well positioned on Sagan's wheel through the final corner but got bumped off.

"I was in the 12th spot in the corner, and [Sagan] moved up a little bit and I was on his wheel," Hofland said. "But some guy grabbed the wheel and he left a little hole to Sagan, and I couldn't follow him anymore. So I sprinted to [Optum's Anderson], but [Young] was too far away."

Sagan's win and the subsequent time bonus added another 10 seconds to his lead over the other general classification hopefuls, while he also claimed the jerseys for the best young rider and the sprint competition. He trails Belkin's Tom Jelte Slagter by one point in the mountains classification.

How it happened

Stage 1 started in the Strathcona County suburbs just east of Edmonton after a neutral parade around Sherwood Park. The race headed north for a pass through the city of Fort Saskatchewan before turning south to Ardrossan and the scenic lake district. When the race reached Camrose at 146km, the peloton negotiated three laps of the 4km eight-corner finishing circuit for the first bunch sprint of the week.

Aside from stage win glory, time bonuses at the intermediate sprints and at the finish were the main prize of the day. Intermediate sprints with bonuses of three, two and one second for were up for grabs at the first sprint of the day in Ft. Saskatchewan, just 27km into the 158km stage. The second sprint followed 33km later in Ardrossan.

Despite a flurry of early attacks, the bunch rolled together into Ft. Saskatchewan for the day's first sprint, where Argos-Shimano's Simon Geschke took the maximum time bonus head of Jelly Belly's Jeremy Powers and Argos' Patrick Grestch.

With the first sprint out of the way, the attacks started up again. This time Bissell's Jeremy Vennell peeled away from the bunch and was soon joined by Powers, Belkin's Marc Goos and Argos rider William Clarke.

"The start was just so fast that making the break was tough," Vennell said. "So I waited until it eased up a bit and then went. I was hoping someone would come across, and luckily one guy came and then two more came up to make four of us. Maybe a few more would have been nice."

The quartet had a gap of just over two minutes as they reached the second intermediate sprint in Ardrossan, and with Vennell starting the day 50 seconds down on Sagan in the overall battle, he was briefly the virtual leader on the road.

Clarke took the second intermediate sprint, followed by Goos and Powers, and the quartet of escapees held a consistent two minute gap with about 70km remaining. The gap hovered there until the 50km-to-go mark, when Cannondale started whittling away at the advantage. With 42km to go the gap was down to just 1:40. Twenty-five kilometers later, that gap was down to 1:05, but the leaders still held out hope that if they hit the circuits with enough of a lead, one of them could sneak away with the win.

"The goal was to get to the circuits and try to finish it off, because you never know what can happen," Powers said. "Every time we turned we thought it was finally going to be a little bit of tailwind and we'd get a little bit of a reprieve. But every single time we turned there was wind from another direction. It felt like it never stopped. So that makes for a very hard day with four riders. I don't know what it was like in the back, but up front we were all leaking oil, if you will."

The bunch had pared the leaders' advantage down to just 45 seconds as they started the first of the three circuits. Clarke attacked the breakaway but couldn't shed Goos, and the two groups of two riders each dangled just off the front of the peloton as they started the penultimate lap.

The field made the catch with just over one to go, and the bunch sprint looked inevitable. Garmin Sharp's Ryder Hesjedal, wearing the jersey for best Canadian, attacked before the field came through to get the final bell. But Hesjedal was apparently confused about the lap count and posted a salute as he crossed the line, only to be swallowed by the hard-charging field.

"It was in our head that there were three laps, but that was a pretty intense circuit so you couldn't look at the lap counter or anything," Hesjedal explained. "I was just in the zone and the kilometers seemed right on the speedo and that was it.

"Sometimes you can tell a little bit, and going in that time it felt like were racing to the finish," Hesjedal continued. "Then after a little bit I realized it was too good to be true, but I was kind of half-committed to saluting because I wasn't too sure what just happened. I can't say I've done that before. So there's a first time for everything."

Unlike Hesjedal's gaffe, Sagan's winning performance was definitely not a first. He's wracked up 20 wins this season, and he obviously wants to add a few more. Asked how many of the cowboy hats that are given to each stage winner he'd like to win at the Alberta race, he thought for a second and said "one for every rider on the team, so six of them."

The six-day Tour of Alberta continues Thursday with a 175km route from Devon to Red Deer, another stage that looks tailor made for the Slovakian fast man.

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling3:22:17
2Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 1 - Cell 2
3Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 3 - Cell 2
5Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 4 - Cell 2
6Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin-SharpRow 6 - Cell 2
8Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 8 - Cell 2
10John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 11 - Cell 2
13Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 12 - Cell 2
14Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Robert Sweeting (USA) 5-hour Energy p/b KendaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Nicolai Brochner (Den) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 16 - Cell 2
18Fred Rodriguez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-SharpRow 18 - Cell 2
20Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 19 - Cell 2
21Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Canadian National TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 21 - Cell 2
23Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-SharpRow 22 - Cell 2
24Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 23 - Cell 2
25Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) 5-hour Energy p/b KendaRow 25 - Cell 2
27Frank Kevin Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 26 - Cell 2
28Clinton Robert Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Shawn Milne (USA) 5-hour Energy p/b KendaRow 29 - Cell 2
31Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 31 - Cell 2
33Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 32 - Cell 2
34Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 33 - Cell 2
35Michael Woods (Can) Equipe Garneau-QuébecorRow 34 - Cell 2
36Michael Olsson (Swe) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 35 - Cell 2
37Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 36 - Cell 2
38Andres Diaz (Col) 5-hour Energy p/b Kenda0:00:10
39Benjamin Chaddock (Can) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 38 - Cell 2
40Shane Kline (USA) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 39 - Cell 2
41Taylor Shelden (USA) 5-hour Energy p/b KendaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canadian National TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 44 - Cell 2
46Andrew Dahlheim (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 45 - Cell 2
47Kirk Carlsen (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 46 - Cell 2
48Chad Haga (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 47 - Cell 2
49Chad Beyer (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Clay Murfet (Aus) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 49 - Cell 2
51Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52David Millar (GBr) Garmin-SharpRow 51 - Cell 2
53Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-SharpRow 52 - Cell 2
54Rob Britton (Can) Canadian National TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 57 - Cell 2
59Ryan Roth (Can) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Bruno Langlois (Can) Equipe Garneau-QuébecorRow 59 - Cell 2
61Alexander Cataford (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor0:00:16
62Pierrick Naud (Can) Equipe Garneau-QuébecorRow 61 - Cell 2
63Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin-Sharp0:00:19
64Michael Chauner (USA) Equipe Garneau-Québecor0:00:21
65Jakub Novak (Cze) BMC Racing Team0:00:24
66Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 65 - Cell 2
67Derrick St. John (Can) Canadian National TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 67 - Cell 2
69Edward King (USA) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 68 - Cell 2
70Adam Matthew Farabaugh (USA) Equipe Garneau-QuébecorRow 69 - Cell 2
71Jean-Sebastien Perron (Can) Canadian National TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Jason McCartney (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 72 - Cell 2
74Luke Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:00:28
75Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica-GreenEdge0:00:29
76David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-SharpRow 75 - Cell 2
77Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 76 - Cell 2
78Garrett McLeod (Can) Canadian National TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Max Jenkins (USA) 5-hour Energy p/b KendaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Emerson Oronte (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
83Carter Jones (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 82 - Cell 2
84Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano0:00:35
85Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Mark Renshaw (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:00:37
87Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-SharpRow 86 - Cell 2
88Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 87 - Cell 2
89Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 88 - Cell 2
90Geoffroy Dussault (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor0:00:48
91Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Ryan Aitcheson (Can) Canadian National TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 92 - Cell 2
94Ken Hanson (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:01:05
95Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:01:13
96Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:01:15
97Michael Friedman (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 96 - Cell 2
98Eric Marcotte (USA) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis0:01:27
99Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:01:34
100Cheung Fu Shiu (HKg) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:01:40
101Kang Jiyong (Kor) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 100 - Cell 2
102Simon-Pierre Gauthier (Can) Equipe Garneau-QuébecorRow 101 - Cell 2
103Stuart Wight (Can) Canadian National TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Ben Wolfe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 103 - Cell 2
105Kristofer Dahl (Can) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 104 - Cell 2
106David Williams (USA) 5-hour Energy p/b Kenda0:02:07
107William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano0:04:10
108Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 107 - Cell 2
109Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
110Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling0:04:11
111Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:04:13
112Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 111 - Cell 2
113Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 112 - Cell 2
114Bobby Lea (USA) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 113 - Cell 2
115Nic Hamlton (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:06:09
116Zachary Bell (Can) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 115 - Cell 2
117James Stemper (USA) 5-hour Energy p/b KendaRow 116 - Cell 2
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Intermediate Sprints - Sprint 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano5pts
2Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano5pts
2Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 (stage finish)
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling15pts
2Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin-Sharp4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano2Row 8 - Cell 3
10John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Best young rider
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling3:22:17
2Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 1 - Cell 2
3Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 3 - Cell 2
5Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Nicolai Brochner (Den) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 5 - Cell 2
7Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-SharpRow 6 - Cell 2
8Shane Kline (USA) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis0:00:10
9Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canadian National TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 10 - Cell 2
12Clay Murfet (Aus) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 11 - Cell 2
13Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 13 - Cell 2
15Alexander Cataford (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor0:00:16
16Pierrick Naud (Can) Equipe Garneau-QuébecorRow 15 - Cell 2
17Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin-Sharp0:00:19
18Jakub Novak (Cze) BMC Racing Team0:00:24
19Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 18 - Cell 2
20Adam Matthew Farabaugh (USA) Equipe Garneau-QuébecorRow 19 - Cell 2
21Luke Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:00:28
22Garrett McLeod (Can) Canadian National Team0:00:29
23Emerson Oronte (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Carter Jones (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 25 - Cell 2
27Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano0:00:35
28Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge0:00:37
29Ryan Aitcheson (Can) Canadian National Team0:00:48
30Cheung Fu Shiu (HKg) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:01:40
31Simon-Pierre Gauthier (Can) Equipe Garneau-QuébecorRow 30 - Cell 2
32Stuart Wight (Can) Canadian National TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Ben Wolfe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 32 - Cell 2
34Kristofer Dahl (Can) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 33 - Cell 2
35Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:04:13
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Belkin-Pro Cycling Team10:06:51
2Optum P/B Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 1 - Cell 2
3BMC Racing TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Orica GreenEdgeRow 3 - Cell 2
5Team Argos-ShimanoRow 4 - Cell 2
6Team Garmin-SharpRow 5 - Cell 2
75-Hour Energy P/B Kenda Racing TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Bissell Pro CyclingRow 7 - Cell 2
9Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:00:10
10Canadian National Team0:00:20
11Cannondale Pro Cycling0:00:24
12Equipe Garneau-Québecor0:00:26
13Team Smartstop P/B Mountain Khakis0:00:30
14Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:00:38
15Jelly Belly P/B Kenda0:00:53
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General classification after stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling3:30:35
2Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-Sharp0:00:23
3Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano0:00:24
4Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:00:30
5Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:31
6Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge0:00:39
7Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 6 - Cell 2
8Tom Zirbel (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:00:40
9Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-SharpRow 8 - Cell 2
10Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:00:41
11Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano0:00:42
12Chad Haga (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:00:43
13Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 12 - Cell 2
14John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:00:46
15Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge0:00:49
16Shawn Milne (USA) 5-hour Energy p/b KendaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Robert Sweeting (USA) 5-hour Energy p/b Kenda0:00:52
18Benjamin Day (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Francisco Mancebo Perez (Spa) 5-hour Energy p/b Kenda0:00:53
20David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Sharp0:00:54
21Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:00:55
22Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-SharpRow 21 - Cell 2
23Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team0:00:57
24Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:59
25Rob Britton (Can) Canadian National Team0:01:01
26Michael Olsson (Swe) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 25 - Cell 2
27Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canadian National Team0:01:02
28Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:01:03
29Ryan Roth (Can) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:01:04
30Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis0:01:05
32Fred Rodriguez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:01:06
33Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 32 - Cell 2
34Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin-Sharp0:01:07
35Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 34 - Cell 2
36David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Sharp0:01:09
37Andres Diaz (Col) 5-hour Energy p/b KendaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:01:10
39Clinton Robert Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin-Sharp0:01:12
41Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Taylor Shelden (USA) 5-hour Energy p/b KendaRow 41 - Cell 2
43Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:01:13
44Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Kirk Carlsen (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 44 - Cell 2
46Edward King (USA) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:01:16
47Bruno Langlois (Can) Equipe Garneau-QuébecorRow 46 - Cell 2
48Nicolai Brochner (Den) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 47 - Cell 2
49Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:01:17
50Jakub Novak (Cze) BMC Racing Team0:01:18
51Adam Matthew Farabaugh (USA) Equipe Garneau-QuébecorRow 50 - Cell 2
52Clay Murfet (Aus) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis0:01:19
53Alexander Cataford (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor0:01:20
54Jean-Michel Lachance (Can) Canadian National Team0:01:22
55Shane Kline (USA) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 54 - Cell 2
56Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 55 - Cell 2
57Michael Woods (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor0:01:23
58Craig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:01:24
59Jason McCartney (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling0:01:26
60Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:01:30
61Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:01:32
62Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano0:01:33
63Scott Zwizanski (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 62 - Cell 2
64Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 63 - Cell 2
65Pierrick Naud (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor0:01:36
66Garrett McLeod (Can) Canadian National TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica-GreenEdge0:01:37
68Frank Kevin Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro CyclingRow 67 - Cell 2
69Emerson Oronte (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:01:38
70Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:01:41
71Andrew Dahlheim (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling0:01:42
72Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-GreenEdgeRow 71 - Cell 2
73Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:01:51
75Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Luke Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:01:53
77Chad Beyer (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:01:54
78Derrick St. John (Can) Canadian National Team0:01:56
79Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 78 - Cell 2
80Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:02:02
81Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica-GreenEdge0:02:04
82Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:02:05
83Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano0:02:06
84Ryan Aitcheson (Can) Canadian National Team0:02:09
85Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Jean-Sebastien Perron (Can) Canadian National Team0:02:11
87Benjamin Chaddock (Can) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 86 - Cell 2
88Mark Renshaw (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:02:15
89Max Jenkins (USA) 5-hour Energy p/b Kenda0:02:16
90Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin-Sharp0:02:18
91Michael Chauner (USA) Equipe Garneau-Québecor0:02:20
92Eric Marcotte (USA) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 91 - Cell 2
93Ken Hanson (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:02:24
94Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:02:25
95Ben Wolfe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:02:38
96Kristofer Dahl (Can) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis0:02:39
97Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:02:41
98Carter Jones (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling0:02:42
99Thomas Soladay (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:02:51
100Michael Friedman (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:02:58
101David Williams (USA) 5-hour Energy p/b Kenda0:03:05
102Stuart Wight (Can) Canadian National Team0:03:12
103Geoffroy Dussault (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor0:03:13
104Simon-Pierre Gauthier (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor0:03:21
105Kang Jiyong (Kor) Orica-GreenEdge0:03:34
106Cheung Fu Shiu (HKg) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
107Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Pro Cycling0:05:11
108Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:05:12
109Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:05:14
110Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:05:19
111Bobby Lea (USA) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis0:05:38
112William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano0:05:43
113Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:05:58
114Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:06:12
115Zachary Bell (Can) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:07:06
116Nic Hamlton (Can) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:07:09
117James Stemper (USA) 5-hour Energy p/b Kenda0:08:40
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling15pts
2Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ryan Anderson (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano5Row 5 - Cell 3
7William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team5Row 7 - Cell 3
9Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin-Sharp4Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda4Row 9 - Cell 3
11Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team3Row 10 - Cell 3
12Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team3Row 11 - Cell 3
13Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano2Row 12 - Cell 3
14John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team1Row 13 - Cell 3
15Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano1Row 14 - Cell 3
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KOM classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team10pts
2Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling9Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team7Row 2 - Cell 3
4Frank Kevin Pipp (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team5Row 4 - Cell 3
6Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin-Sharp4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Geoffroy Dussault (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor2Row 6 - Cell 3
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Young rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling3:30:35
2Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-Sharp0:00:23
3Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano0:00:24
4Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:59
5Antoine Duchesne (Can) Canadian National Team0:01:02
6Eric Young (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies0:01:03
7Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:01:04
8Travis McCabe (USA) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis0:01:05
9Lachlan David Morton (Aus) Garmin-Sharp0:01:12
10Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:01:13
12Nicolai Brochner (Den) Bissell Pro Cycling0:01:16
13Jakub Novak (Cze) BMC Racing Team0:01:18
14Adam Matthew Farabaugh (USA) Equipe Garneau-QuébecorRow 13 - Cell 2
15Clay Murfet (Aus) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis0:01:19
16Alexander Cataford (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor0:01:20
17Shane Kline (USA) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis0:01:22
18Marc Goos (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:01:30
19Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano0:01:33
20Flavio De Luna (Mex) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain KhakisRow 19 - Cell 2
21Pierrick Naud (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor0:01:36
22Garrett McLeod (Can) Canadian National TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Emerson Oronte (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:01:38
24Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge0:01:42
25Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team0:01:51
26Luke Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:01:53
27Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano0:02:06
28Ryan Aitcheson (Can) Canadian National Team0:02:09
29Ben Wolfe (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:02:38
30Kristofer Dahl (Can) Team SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis0:02:39
31Carter Jones (USA) Bissell Pro Cycling0:02:42
32Stuart Wight (Can) Canadian National Team0:03:12
33Simon-Pierre Gauthier (Can) Equipe Garneau-Québecor0:03:21
34Cheung Fu Shiu (HKg) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:03:34
35Michel Koch (Ger) Cannondale Pro Cycling0:05:14
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Team classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Garmin-Sharp10:33:28
2Team Argos-Shimano0:00:06
3BMC Racing Team0:00:07
4Optum P/B Kelly Benefit Strategies0:00:25
5Cannondale Pro Cycling0:00:26
6Orica GreenEdge0:00:50
75-Hour Energy P/B Kenda Racing Team0:00:51
8Belkin-Pro Cycling Team0:01:04
9Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:01:18
10Bissell Pro Cycling0:01:22
11Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team0:01:26
12Canadian National Team0:01:27
13Team Smartstop P/B Mountain Khakis0:01:34
14Equipe Garneau-Québecor0:01:47
15Jelly Belly P/B Kenda0:01:49

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Growing up in Missoula, Montana, Pat competed in his first bike race in 1985 at Flathead Lake. He studied English and journalism at the University of Oregon and has covered North American cycling extensively since 2009, as well as racing and teams in Europe and South America. Pat currently lives in the US outside of Portland, Oregon, with his imaginary dog Rusty.

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