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Elia Viviani added another win to his 2011 tally with victory in stage four of the Tour of Beijing, beating teammate Peter Sagan, with Saxo Bank's Juan Jose Haedo in third.
After a fast, testing day in the saddle - the 189km was raced in just over four hours - Liquigas-Cannondale played its sprint cards to perfection as Davide Cimolai and Sagan set up their Italian colleague for the win, his eighth of the season.
"Today was very very fast on big roads. The team was fantastic to me," said Viviani. "Peter Sagan [who finished second], [Davide] Cimolai, all the team rode for me. We agreed that Peter would set me up for the sprint, and I came off his wheel with 150m to go."
It came after a break containing Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD), Tiago Machado (RadioShack), Quick Step's Iljo Keisse, Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil), Julien Berard (AG2R-La Mondiale) and Chinese rider Meiyin Wang had established a lead in excess of five minutes before being reeled in with 10km remaining.
With the anticipated sprint, the likes of Team Sky, Saxo Bank and Katusha were busy getting their men into position but it was Liquigas-Cannondale with the best hand, taking a one-two finish outside the Shunyi Olympic Centre.
Tony Martin's overall lead was never threatened and the HTC-Highroad rider goes into tomorrow's final stage the likely candidate for inaugural Tour of Beijing champion. He maintains a lead of 17 seconds over David Millar (Garmin-Cervelo), with Team Sky's Chris Froome in third, a further nine seconds back.
Fourth place in today's finish, Katusha's Denis Galimzyanov retains the points classification lead and tomorrow he too will be aiming to hold onto his advantage in that competition. "Today, the team did great work," said Galimzyanov. "My teammates first neutralized today's breakaway, then put me in the best position for the final sprint.
"I did my best, but today someone was faster than me; maybe in this period I'm a bit tired after a long season. I'm happy anyways to wear the green jersey: tomorrow, in the last stage, I'll do my best to keep it."
| 1 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 4:09:08 | |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 3 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 4 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 5 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 6 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 7 | Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 8 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 9 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 10 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 11 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | ||
| 12 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 13 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek | ||
| 14 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 15 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 16 | Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 17 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 18 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 19 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 20 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 21 | Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 22 | Ma Haijun (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 23 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 24 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 25 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 26 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 27 | Ji Xi Tao (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 28 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 29 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 30 | Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack | ||
| 31 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 32 | Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 33 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 34 | John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 35 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack | ||
| 36 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 37 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 38 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 39 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 40 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 41 | Jesús Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 42 | Rubén Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 43 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 44 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 45 | Nelson Oliveira (Por) Team RadioShack | ||
| 46 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 47 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 48 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 49 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 50 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 51 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 52 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 53 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 54 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 55 | David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 56 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 57 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 58 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 59 | Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling | ||
| 60 | Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 61 | Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 62 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 63 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 64 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 65 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 66 | David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 67 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 68 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 69 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 70 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShack | ||
| 71 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team | ||
| 72 | Wang Meiyin (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 73 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | ||
| 74 | Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 75 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShack | ||
| 76 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 77 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 78 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 79 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 80 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 81 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 82 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 83 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 84 | Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 85 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 86 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 87 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 88 | Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 89 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack | ||
| 90 | Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 91 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 92 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 93 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 94 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 95 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team | ||
| 96 | Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 97 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 98 | Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling | ||
| 99 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 100 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 101 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 102 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 103 | Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 104 | Chris Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 105 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 106 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 107 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | ||
| 108 | Mikaël Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 109 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 110 | Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 111 | Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 112 | Jiang Kun (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 113 | Zhang Ruisong (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 114 | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 115 | Anders Lund (Den) Leopard Trek | ||
| 116 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 117 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 118 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 119 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 120 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack | ||
| 121 | Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 122 | Martin Pedersen (Den) Leopard Trek | ||
| 123 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 124 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 125 | Francesco Reda (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 126 | Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 127 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 128 | Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 129 | Ma Ben (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 130 | Zhao Yiming (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 131 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 132 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 133 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 134 | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:00:15 | |
| 135 | Wang Fengnian (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 136 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard Trek | 0:00:17 | |
| 137 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 138 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:22 | |
| 139 | Martin Mortensen (Den) Leopard Trek | 0:00:54 | |
| 140 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad | 0:02:18 | |
| 141 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| DNS | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| DNS | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 15 | pts |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 14 | |
| 3 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard | 13 | |
| 4 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 12 | |
| 5 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team | 11 | |
| 6 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | 10 | |
| 7 | Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 9 | |
| 8 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 8 | |
| 9 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | 7 | |
| 10 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 6 | |
| 11 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | 5 | |
| 12 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 4 | |
| 13 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek | 3 | |
| 14 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 2 | |
| 15 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 1 |
| 1 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 5 | pts |
| 2 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 3 | |
| 3 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 2 | |
| 4 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 1 |
| 1 | Wang Meiyin (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 5 | pts |
| 2 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 3 | |
| 3 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 2 | |
| 4 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 1 |
| 1 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 5 | pts |
| 2 | Wang Meiyin (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 3 | |
| 3 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 2 | |
| 4 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 |
| 1 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 5 | pts |
| 2 | Wang Meiyin (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 3 | |
| 3 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 2 | |
| 4 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 1 |
| 1 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 8 | pts |
| 2 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 6 | |
| 3 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 4 | |
| 4 | Wang Meiyin (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 2 | |
| 5 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 |
| 1 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 5 | pts |
| 2 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 3 | |
| 3 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 2 | |
| 4 | Wang Meiyin (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 1 |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 4:09:08 | |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 3 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 4 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 6 | Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 7 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 8 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | ||
| 9 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek | ||
| 10 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 11 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 12 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 13 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 14 | Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack | ||
| 15 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 16 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 17 | Jesús Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 18 | Nelson Oliveira (Por) Team RadioShack | ||
| 19 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 20 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 21 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 22 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 23 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 24 | Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 25 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 26 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 27 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 28 | Wang Meiyin (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 29 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 30 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 31 | Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 32 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | ||
| 33 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 34 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team | ||
| 35 | Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 36 | Chris Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 37 | Mikaël Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 38 | Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 39 | Jiang Kun (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 40 | Zhang Ruisong (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 41 | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 42 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 43 | Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-Highroad | ||
| 44 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 45 | Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 46 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 47 | Ma Ben (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 48 | Zhao Yiming (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 49 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | ||
| 50 | Wang Fengnian (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:00:15 | |
| 51 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:02:18 |
| 1 | Katusha Team | 12:27:24 | |
| 2 | Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 3 | Movistar Team | ||
| 4 | Pro Team Astana | ||
| 5 | Saxo Bank SunGard | ||
| 6 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | ||
| 7 | Omega Pharma - Lotto | ||
| 8 | BMC Racing Team | ||
| 9 | Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 10 | Quick Step Cycling Team | ||
| 11 | Sky Procycling | ||
| 12 | Team RadioShack | ||
| 13 | Team Garmin - Cervelo | ||
| 14 | Chinese National Cycling Team | ||
| 15 | Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | ||
| 16 | HTC - Highroad | ||
| 17 | AG2R La Mondiale | ||
| 18 | Lampre - ISD | ||
| 19 | Team Leopard Trek |
| 1 | Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad | 11:19:27 | |
| 2 | David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:00:17 | |
| 3 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:26 | |
| 4 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:35 | |
| 5 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:39 | |
| 6 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:41 | |
| 7 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:43 | |
| 8 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 9 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 10 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:00:46 | |
| 11 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:00:48 | |
| 12 | Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack | 0:00:50 | |
| 13 | Rubén Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:51 | |
| 14 | Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling | 0:00:52 | |
| 15 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 16 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:53 | |
| 17 | Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 0:00:54 | |
| 18 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack | 0:00:55 | |
| 19 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 20 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:56 | |
| 21 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | ||
| 22 | Cameron Wurf (Aus) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:57 | |
| 23 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:58 | |
| 24 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 0:00:59 | |
| 25 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | 0:01:00 | |
| 26 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:01:03 | |
| 27 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:04 | |
| 28 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShack | 0:01:08 | |
| 29 | Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 30 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | ||
| 31 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShack | ||
| 32 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 33 | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:01:09 | |
| 34 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | ||
| 35 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | 0:01:10 | |
| 36 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team | 0:01:11 | |
| 37 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:01:16 | |
| 38 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:01:17 | |
| 39 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Katusha Team | 0:01:19 | |
| 40 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | ||
| 41 | Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 42 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:22 | |
| 43 | David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:01:23 | |
| 44 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:01:24 | |
| 45 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:01:25 | |
| 46 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:26 | |
| 47 | Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:01:31 | |
| 48 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:01:40 | |
| 49 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:01:41 | |
| 50 | Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:01:50 | |
| 51 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:01:57 | |
| 52 | Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:02:23 | |
| 53 | Nelson Oliveira (Por) Team RadioShack | 0:03:02 | |
| 54 | Jesús Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:03:05 | |
| 55 | Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:03:33 | |
| 56 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:04:06 | |
| 57 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 58 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:04:18 | |
| 59 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack | 0:04:19 | |
| 60 | Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad | 0:04:25 | |
| 61 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek | 0:04:28 | |
| 62 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:04:29 | |
| 63 | Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:04:32 | |
| 64 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:04:33 | |
| 65 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:04:35 | |
| 66 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:04:40 | |
| 67 | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 68 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:04:48 | |
| 69 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:04:55 | |
| 70 | Mikaël Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:04:56 | |
| 71 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:05:26 | |
| 72 | Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:06:54 | |
| 73 | Ma Haijun (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:07:02 | |
| 74 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:07:52 | |
| 75 | Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad | 0:07:53 | |
| 76 | Francesco Reda (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:08:15 | |
| 77 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:08:20 | |
| 78 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:08:27 | |
| 79 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:08:30 | |
| 80 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 0:08:37 | |
| 81 | Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:08:42 | |
| 82 | Chris Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:08:46 | |
| 83 | Anders Lund (Den) Leopard Trek | 0:08:50 | |
| 84 | Dario David Cioni (Ita) Sky Procycling | 0:09:04 | |
| 85 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:09:06 | |
| 86 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | 0:09:07 | |
| 87 | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD | ||
| 88 | Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:09:11 | |
| 89 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | 0:09:13 | |
| 90 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:09:20 | |
| 91 | Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 0:09:35 | |
| 92 | Wang Meiyin (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:09:49 | |
| 93 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 0:09:56 | |
| 94 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:10:00 | |
| 95 | Maarten Neyens (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:10:07 | |
| 96 | Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | ||
| 97 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:10:09 | |
| 98 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:10:14 | |
| 99 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad | 0:10:20 | |
| 100 | Robert Wagner (Ger) Leopard Trek | 0:10:22 | |
| 101 | Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 0:10:33 | |
| 102 | Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | ||
| 103 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:10:35 | |
| 104 | Martin Mortensen (Den) Leopard Trek | 0:10:48 | |
| 105 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:13:33 | |
| 106 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 0:14:13 | |
| 107 | John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:14:15 | |
| 108 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:14:21 | |
| 109 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | ||
| 110 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) HTC-Highroad | 0:14:22 | |
| 111 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:14:28 | |
| 112 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:14:29 | |
| 113 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:14:31 | |
| 114 | Jiang Kun (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:14:32 | |
| 115 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | 0:14:33 | |
| 116 | Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:14:37 | |
| 117 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:14:41 | |
| 118 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack | 0:14:44 | |
| 119 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:14:47 | |
| 120 | Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-Highroad | 0:14:51 | |
| 121 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:14:56 | |
| 122 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:14:58 | |
| 123 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | ||
| 124 | Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:15:04 | |
| 125 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:15:11 | |
| 126 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:15:14 | |
| 127 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard | ||
| 128 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:15:16 | |
| 129 | Ma Ben (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:15:19 | |
| 130 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:15:23 | |
| 131 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:15:27 | |
| 132 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:15:33 | |
| 133 | Martin Pedersen (Den) Leopard Trek | 0:15:35 | |
| 134 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:15:36 | |
| 135 | Ji Xi Tao (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:15:38 | |
| 136 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Katusha Team | ||
| 137 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:15:41 | |
| 138 | Zhao Yiming (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:16:04 | |
| 139 | Wang Fengnian (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:16:10 | |
| 140 | Zhang Ruisong (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:16:29 | |
| 141 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:16:55 |
| 1 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 26 | pts |
| 2 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 25 | |
| 3 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 25 | |
| 4 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 21 | |
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | 21 | |
| 6 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 17 | |
| 7 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 16 | |
| 8 | Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad | 15 | |
| 9 | Jiang Kun (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 15 | |
| 10 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team | 15 | |
| 11 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 15 | |
| 12 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team | 15 | |
| 13 | David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 14 | |
| 14 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShack | 14 | |
| 15 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | 14 | |
| 16 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 14 | |
| 17 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 13 | |
| 18 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 13 | |
| 19 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | 13 | |
| 20 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard | 13 | |
| 21 | Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 13 | |
| 22 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 12 | |
| 23 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 12 | |
| 24 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 11 | |
| 25 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Procycling | 11 | |
| 26 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard | 11 | |
| 27 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek | 11 | |
| 28 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | 10 | |
| 29 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 10 | |
| 30 | Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 9 | |
| 31 | Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 9 | |
| 32 | Wang Meiyin (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 8 | |
| 33 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana | 8 | |
| 34 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 8 | |
| 35 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | 8 | |
| 36 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 7 | |
| 37 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 7 | |
| 38 | Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling | 7 | |
| 39 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | 7 | |
| 40 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 7 | |
| 41 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 6 | |
| 42 | Luke Roberts (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | 6 | |
| 43 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack | 6 | |
| 44 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 5 | |
| 45 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 5 | |
| 46 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quickstep Cycling Team | 4 | |
| 47 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 4 | |
| 48 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 3 | |
| 49 | John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team | 3 | |
| 50 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 3 | |
| 51 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 2 | |
| 52 | David Tanner (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | 2 | |
| 53 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 2 | |
| 54 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | 2 | |
| 55 | Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack | 1 | |
| 56 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | 1 | |
| 57 | Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 1 | |
| 58 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 1 | |
| 59 | Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 1 | |
| 60 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 1 | |
| 61 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana | -5 |
| 1 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 22 | pts |
| 2 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 18 | |
| 3 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 17 | |
| 4 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 16 | |
| 5 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 16 | |
| 6 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 16 | |
| 7 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 13 | |
| 8 | Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 11 | |
| 9 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 8 | |
| 10 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 8 | |
| 11 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team | 7 | |
| 12 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack | 6 | |
| 13 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Team RadioShack | 6 | |
| 14 | Wang Meiyin (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 6 | |
| 15 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack | 6 | |
| 16 | Jiang Kun (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 5 | |
| 17 | Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 4 | |
| 18 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 4 | |
| 19 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard | 3 | |
| 20 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 3 | |
| 21 | Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad | 2 | |
| 22 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad | 2 | |
| 23 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 2 | |
| 24 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 1 | |
| 25 | Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad | 1 | |
| 26 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 1 |
| 1 | Benjamin King (USA) Team RadioShack | 11:20:17 | |
| 2 | Bart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:02 | |
| 3 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:06 | |
| 4 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:08 | |
| 5 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Pro Team Astana | 0:00:10 | |
| 6 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:14 | |
| 7 | Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:18 | |
| 8 | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:19 | |
| 9 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Pro Team Astana | 0:00:20 | |
| 10 | Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) Katusha Team | 0:00:21 | |
| 11 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:00:27 | |
| 12 | Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:00:29 | |
| 13 | Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 0:01:33 | |
| 14 | Nelson Oliveira (Por) Team RadioShack | 0:02:12 | |
| 15 | Jesús Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:02:15 | |
| 16 | Javier Iriarte (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:02:43 | |
| 17 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:03:16 | |
| 18 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek | 0:03:38 | |
| 19 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team | 0:03:43 | |
| 20 | Michel Kreder (Ned) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:03:50 | |
| 21 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:04:05 | |
| 22 | Mikaël Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:04:06 | |
| 23 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:04:36 | |
| 24 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:07:02 | |
| 25 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:07:40 | |
| 26 | Chris Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:07:56 | |
| 27 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:08:16 | |
| 28 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | 0:08:17 | |
| 29 | Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:08:21 | |
| 30 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:08:30 | |
| 31 | Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 0:08:45 | |
| 32 | Wang Meiyin (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:08:59 | |
| 33 | Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:09:10 | |
| 34 | Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:13:31 | |
| 35 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:13:38 | |
| 36 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:13:39 | |
| 37 | Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:13:41 | |
| 38 | Jiang Kun (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:13:42 | |
| 39 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team | 0:13:43 | |
| 40 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:13:51 | |
| 41 | Caleb Fairly (USA) HTC-Highroad | 0:14:01 | |
| 42 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:14:06 | |
| 43 | Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 0:14:14 | |
| 44 | Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 0:14:24 | |
| 45 | Ma Ben (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:14:29 | |
| 46 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:14:37 | |
| 47 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:14:51 | |
| 48 | Zhao Yiming (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:15:14 | |
| 49 | Wang Fengnian (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:15:20 | |
| 50 | Zhang Ruisong (Chn) Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:15:39 | |
| 51 | Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 0:16:05 |
| 1 | Sky Procycling | 33:59:46 | |
| 2 | Omega Pharma - Lotto | 0:00:59 | |
| 3 | Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:08 | |
| 4 | Quick Step Cycling Team | 0:01:10 | |
| 5 | Team RadioShack | 0:01:11 | |
| 6 | Pro Team Astana | 0:01:12 | |
| 7 | Movistar Team | 0:01:29 | |
| 8 | Liquigas-Cannondale | 0:01:30 | |
| 9 | Saxo Bank SunGard | 0:01:36 | |
| 10 | Katusha Team | 0:01:43 | |
| 11 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0:02:04 | |
| 12 | Lampre - ISD | 0:02:16 | |
| 13 | Team Garmin - Cervelo | 0:04:04 | |
| 14 | AG2R La Mondiale | 0:04:12 | |
| 15 | Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling Team | 0:07:54 | |
| 16 | HTC - Highroad | 0:10:49 | |
| 17 | BMC Racing Team | 0:15:45 | |
| 18 | Team Leopard Trek | 0:20:57 | |
| 19 | Chinese National Cycling Team | 0:29:54 |