Boasson Hagen doubles up in Blackpool

Edvald Boasson Hagen (Columbia-HTC) beat Chris Sutton (Garmin Slipstream) and Martin Reimer (Cervelo Test Team) in a tight sprint in Blackpool on Tuesday to win the stage four of the Tour of Britain.

Even with many riders caught behind a crash well into the last kilometre, Boasson Hagen had to work hard to fend off the challenge from the small group that included Russell Downing (CandiTV-Marshalls) and Koldo Fernandez (Euskatel-Euskadi).

Team sport director Valeria Piva credited the team with delivering Boasson Hagen to the stage victory. "It's never easy to win races, but when you've got a team that does the lead out so well and then a rider as strong as Edvald, it does become easier," Piva said.

"We saw that the finish was straight and so we decided to wait for the finish and then lead it out. The guys were always in control and gave Edvald a perfect lead out."

Boasson Hagen won three stages at the 2008 Tour of Britain, and is now just one second behind overall race leader Kai Reus (Rabobank).

"It's nice to win stages, and if I can do that again, then it's also possible to take the yellow jersey because of the time bonuses," Boasson Hagen said.

Nicolas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale) had escaped early in the stage with Simon Clarke (ISD-Neri) and Frederio Canuti (CSF Navigare) and the three riders forged a lead of over two minutes. As the race approached the first climb of the day at Tatham Fells, Roche was on the front of the break chatting to his breakaway companions in Italian to keep the effort going.

The bunch was about one and a half minutes behind on the climb when Vladimir Karpets (Katusha) launched an attack near the summit with Geraint Thomas (Barloworld) on his wheel and Maxime Monfort (Columbia-HTC) chasing behind. Geoffroy Lequatre (Agritubel) made it across to the three chasers before Thomas punctured and was forced to wait for race service in the narrow lanes. The three remaining chasers then merged with the leaders to create a strong six-man lead group.

Garmin-Slipstream was in fighting form and got to the head of affairs to bring the breakaway group within spitting distance after three and a half hours of racing. The break had appeared to sit up but suddenly found impetus and moved clear again.

The break desperately tried to stay clear but Bradley Wiggins (Garmin-Slipstream) was firing on all cylinders at the front and the leaders were caught with only a kilometre to go. A crash split the field and Boasson Hagen pounded down the Promenade in Blackpool to take his second victory in consecutive days.

Kai Reus was caught in the crash but retained the lead in the yellow jersey competition on the final 3km crash rule. He now leads the race by only one second going into the tough stage five based in Stoke On Trent. Boasson Hagen won this stage last year.

Reus was still grinning ear to ear on the podium wearing the yellow jersey. "Today was very tough," said Reus. "The climbs in the middle were very steep and my legs are not good today. I was a very strange day today and the stage was a little to long for me. Tomorrow is a very short stage with steep climbs and we will have to see how it goes.

"Boasson Hagen is a good sprinter but he is also good in the mountains. Today my team was good but I was not and I was not so happy today."

Chris Sutton finished second on the stage and took over the lead in the points classification with the Garmin team shaping the final outcome of the race.

"We had no real strategy today," explained Sutton: "We knew it was going to end up in a sprint. I wasn’t too sure how I was going to climb over those hills but Brad (Wiggins) has put a lot of faith and confidence in me and he told me I would be able to handle the roads today because they were his training grounds.

"I had a lot of help and support from the team up the climbs and they were there when I needed them. We put Trent Lowe on the front towards the end just to show people that we were keen for the sprint and then Brad got on the front and he was going at about 60kph. It was pretty much Bradley on his own that closed the gap to the leaders, although all the team helped as well but Brad was sitting on the front for 5-10km at a time.

"I was yelling at him on the radio to drop back and he finally came back after 25km and I said ‘mate you’ve gotta save some for the finish’ and he said ‘I’m not even trying hard, I’m picking my nose’. So I said alright, no worries, I’ll hold you to it and was really good at the finish."

"With a kilometre to go I got boxed in around 20 wheels back and I yelled at Brad to go and it just opened up on the right hand side. I guess you could call him Moses where he opened up the Red Sea and it just opened up and Brad went straight through and took me to the front.

"I heard a massive crash behind me with 400m to go and it balked the sprint a little bit. Tony Martin was on the front and Boassen Hagen let me in on his wheel. I opened up the sprint a bit late and should have opened up the sprint earlier. Second is good but I want another win."

Simon Clarke (ISD Neri) reflected on how close the break got to staying clear. "When you go out in the break like that, you put all your eggs in one basket and give it everything," said Clarke. "Because it was such a hard day today I thought that this could be the day that the bunch might be a bit too tired to pull us back. I thought that if all six of us could work together that we might have a chance and we were very close to pulling it off today."

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Full Results
1Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - HTC3:32:04
2Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RTRow 3 - Cell 2
5Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 4 - Cell 2
6Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTCRow 5 - Cell 2
7Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 6 - Cell 2
8Mauro Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 7 - Cell 2
9Graham Briggs (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RTRow 8 - Cell 2
10Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RTRow 9 - Cell 2
11Geraint Thomas (GBr) BarloworldRow 10 - Cell 2
12Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team KatushaRow 11 - Cell 2
13Bartozs Huzarsky (Pol) ISD-NeriRow 12 - Cell 2
14Kristian House (GBr) Rapha CondorRow 13 - Cell 2
15Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - HTCRow 14 - Cell 2
16Ian Stannard (GBr) ISD-NeriRow 15 - Cell 2
17Enrico Zen (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 16 - Cell 2
18Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 17 - Cell 2
19Christophe Laurent (Fra) AgritubelRow 18 - Cell 2
20Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervelo Test TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 20 - Cell 2
22Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 21 - Cell 2
23Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - HTCRow 22 - Cell 2
24Huub Duyn (Ned) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Mark McNally (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 25 - Cell 2
27Steven Cummings (GBr) BarloworldRow 26 - Cell 2
28Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) BarloworldRow 29 - Cell 2
31Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervelo Test TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Mauricio Soler (Col) BarloworldRow 32 - Cell 2
34Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha CondorRow 33 - Cell 2
35Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 34 - Cell 2
36Alan Marangoni (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 35 - Cell 2
37Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team KatushaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha CondorRow 37 - Cell 2
39Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 38 - Cell 2
40Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) RabobankRow 39 - Cell 2
41Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) AgritubelRow 40 - Cell 2
42Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La MondialeRow 41 - Cell 2
43Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD-NeriRow 42 - Cell 2
44Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - HTCRow 43 - Cell 2
45Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2R La MondialeRow 44 - Cell 2
46Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 46 - Cell 2
48Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 47 - Cell 2
49Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 48 - Cell 2
50Michele Merlo (Ita) BarloworldRow 49 - Cell 2
51Daniel Fleeman (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) AgritubelRow 51 - Cell 2
53Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - HTCRow 52 - Cell 2
54Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 54 - Cell 2
56Federico Canuti (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 55 - Cell 2
57Christopher Froome (GBr) BarloworldRow 56 - Cell 2
58Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) RabobankRow 57 - Cell 2
59Kai Reus (Ned) RabobankRow 58 - Cell 2
60Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD-NeriRow 59 - Cell 2
61Alessandro Colo (Ita) ISD-NeriRow 60 - Cell 2
62Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha CondorRow 61 - Cell 2
63Freddy Bichot (Fra) AgritubelRow 62 - Cell 2
64Rob Ruygh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Brice Feillu (Fra) AgritubelRow 64 - Cell 2
66Reinier Honig (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Sondre Gjerdevik Sörtveit (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 66 - Cell 2
68Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 67 - Cell 2
69Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 68 - Cell 2
70Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 70 - Cell 2
72Tom Criel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 71 - Cell 2
73Oscar Pujol (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Josu Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 73 - Cell 2
75Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha CondorRow 74 - Cell 2
76Ian Bibby (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 75 - Cell 2
77Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 76 - Cell 2
78Stian Remme (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 77 - Cell 2
79Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 78 - Cell 2
80Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 79 - Cell 2
81Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Svein Erik Vold (Nor) Joker Bianchi0:15:23
83Graeme Brown (Aus) RabobankRow 82 - Cell 2
84Andres Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 83 - Cell 2
85Bart Vanheule (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 84 - Cell 2
86Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 85 - Cell 2
87Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team KatushaRow 86 - Cell 2
88Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 87 - Cell 2
89Robert Hayles (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 88 - Cell 2
90Ben Swift (GBr) Team KatushaRow 89 - Cell 2
91Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha CondorRow 90 - Cell 2
92James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RTRow 91 - Cell 2
93Emilien Benoit Berges (Fra) AgritubelRow 92 - Cell 2
94Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 93 - Cell 2
95Simon Holt (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RTRow 94 - Cell 2
96Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RTRow 95 - Cell 2
97Edward Clancy (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 96 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Cockerham
1Reinier Honig (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team5pts
2Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Claughton
1Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD-Neri5pts
2Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Federico Canuti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 - Broughton
1Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel5pts
2Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD-Neri3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - HTC1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - (Cat 2) Tatham Fells
1Federico Canuti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare6pts
2Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD-Neri5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - HTC1Row 5 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - (Cat 2) Cross of Greet
1Federico Canuti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare6pts
2Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD-Neri5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - HTC2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel1Row 5 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - (Cat 1) Waddington Fell
1Federico Canuti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare10pts
2Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD-Neri6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha4Row 4 - Cell 3
6Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - HTC3Row 5 - Cell 3
7Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team2Row 6 - Cell 3
8Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank1Row 7 - Cell 3
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Most aggressive rider
1Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD-Neri
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Teams
1Team Columbia-HTC10:36:12
2Candi TV- Pinarello RTRow 1 - Cell 2
3Cervelo TestTeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4AG2R La MondialeRow 3 - Cell 2
5Garmin - SlipstreamRow 4 - Cell 2
6CSF Group - NavigareRow 5 - Cell 2
7BarloworldRow 6 - Cell 2
8ISD-NeriRow 7 - Cell 2
9Rapha CondorRow 8 - Cell 2
10Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 9 - Cell 2
11AgritubelRow 10 - Cell 2
12VacansoleilRow 11 - Cell 2
13Team HalfordsRow 12 - Cell 2
14RabobankRow 13 - Cell 2
15Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 14 - Cell 2
16Joker BianchiRow 15 - Cell 2
17Team Katusha0:15:23
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General classification after stage 4
1Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank14:56:19
2Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - HTC0:00:01
3Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream0:00:05
4Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team0:00:11
5Michele Merlo (Ita) Barloworld0:00:14
6Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi0:00:19
7Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD-Neri0:00:21
8Reinier Honig (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:23
9Rob Ruygh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) AgritubelRow 9 - Cell 2
11Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT0:00:25
12Federico Canuti (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 11 - Cell 2
13Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:00:26
14Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervelo Test TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Kristian House (GBr) Rapha CondorRow 14 - Cell 2
16Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RTRow 15 - Cell 2
17Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 17 - Cell 2
19Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD-NeriRow 18 - Cell 2
20Geraint Thomas (GBr) BarloworldRow 19 - Cell 2
21Alan Marangoni (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 20 - Cell 2
22Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 21 - Cell 2
23Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 22 - Cell 2
24Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervelo Test TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 25 - Cell 2
27Graham Briggs (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RTRow 26 - Cell 2
28Ian Stannard (GBr) ISD-NeriRow 27 - Cell 2
29Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - HTCRow 28 - Cell 2
30Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTCRow 29 - Cell 2
31Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) RabobankRow 31 - Cell 2
33Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:31
34Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:34
35Christophe Laurent (Fra) Agritubel0:00:37
36Mark McNally (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 35 - Cell 2
37Grischa Niermann (Ger) RabobankRow 36 - Cell 2
38Ivan Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 37 - Cell 2
39Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha CondorRow 38 - Cell 2
40Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 39 - Cell 2
41Bartozs Huzarsky (Pol) ISD-NeriRow 40 - Cell 2
42Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 41 - Cell 2
43Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 42 - Cell 2
44Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Mauro Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 45 - Cell 2
47Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - HTCRow 46 - Cell 2
48Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) BarloworldRow 47 - Cell 2
49Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 48 - Cell 2
50Huub Duyn (Ned) Garmin - SlipstreamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Brice Feillu (Fra) AgritubelRow 50 - Cell 2
52Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team KatushaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - HTCRow 52 - Cell 2
54Steven Cummings (GBr) BarloworldRow 53 - Cell 2
55Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha CondorRow 54 - Cell 2
56Sondre Gjerdevik Sörtveit (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 55 - Cell 2
57Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 56 - Cell 2
58Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - HTCRow 57 - Cell 2
59Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) RabobankRow 58 - Cell 2
60Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha CondorRow 59 - Cell 2
61Tom Criel (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 60 - Cell 2
62Freddy Bichot (Fra) AgritubelRow 61 - Cell 2
63Mauricio Soler (Col) BarloworldRow 62 - Cell 2
64Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) CSF Group - NavigareRow 63 - Cell 2
65Christopher Froome (GBr) BarloworldRow 64 - Cell 2
66Stian Remme (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 65 - Cell 2
67Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) AgritubelRow 66 - Cell 2
68Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 67 - Cell 2
69Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 68 - Cell 2
70Alessandro Colo (Ita) ISD-NeriRow 69 - Cell 2
71Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha0:00:46
72Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor0:00:52
73Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare0:01:06
74Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:19
75Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream0:01:28
76Enrico Zen (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare0:01:47
77Josu Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi0:03:50
78Oscar Pujol (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:10:46
79Ian Bibby (GBr) Team Halfords0:15:38
80Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank0:15:49
81Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RTRow 80 - Cell 2
82Simon Holt (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RTRow 81 - Cell 2
83Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha0:15:59
84Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:16:00
85Bart Vanheule (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - MercatorRow 84 - Cell 2
86James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RTRow 85 - Cell 2
87Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team KatushaRow 86 - Cell 2
88Edward Clancy (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 87 - Cell 2
89Andres Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 88 - Cell 2
90Emilien Benoit Berges (Fra) AgritubelRow 89 - Cell 2
91Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha0:16:06
92Daniel Fleeman (GBr) Cervelo Test Team0:17:08
93Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:19:57
94Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream0:21:49
95Robert Hayles (GBr) Team Halfords0:31:11
96Svein Erik Vold (Nor) Joker Bianchi0:31:22
97Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor0:46:20
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Points classification
1Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream49pts
2Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - HTC43Row 1 - Cell 3
3Michele Merlo (Ita) Barloworld38Row 2 - Cell 3
4Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT38Row 3 - Cell 3
5Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team34Row 4 - Cell 3
6Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi27Row 5 - Cell 3
7Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT20Row 6 - Cell 3
8Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi19Row 7 - Cell 3
9Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha18Row 8 - Cell 3
10Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator17Row 9 - Cell 3
11Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervelo Test Team16Row 10 - Cell 3
12Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD-Neri16Row 11 - Cell 3
13Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank15Row 12 - Cell 3
14Reinier Honig (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team12Row 13 - Cell 3
15Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld11Row 14 - Cell 3
16Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords10Row 15 - Cell 3
17Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC10Row 16 - Cell 3
18Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale9Row 17 - Cell 3
19Mauro Finetto (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare8Row 18 - Cell 3
20Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha8Row 19 - Cell 3
21Graham Briggs (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT7Row 20 - Cell 3
22Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank7Row 21 - Cell 3
23Tim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator6Row 22 - Cell 3
24Federico Canuti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare5Row 23 - Cell 3
25Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor4Row 24 - Cell 3
26Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha4Row 25 - Cell 3
27Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervelo Test Team3Row 26 - Cell 3
28Bartozs Huzarsky (Pol) ISD-Neri3Row 27 - Cell 3
29Robert Hayles (GBr) Team Halfords3Row 28 - Cell 3
30Ian Stannard (GBr) ISD-Neri1Row 29 - Cell 3
31Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - HTC1Row 30 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator35pts
2Federico Canuti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare22Row 1 - Cell 3
3Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team20Row 2 - Cell 3
4Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD-Neri16Row 3 - Cell 3
5Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale16Row 4 - Cell 3
6Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor13Row 5 - Cell 3
7Rob Ruygh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team10Row 6 - Cell 3
8Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha9Row 7 - Cell 3
9Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team8Row 8 - Cell 3
10Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld6Row 10 - Cell 3
12Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - HTC6Row 11 - Cell 3
13Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor6Row 12 - Cell 3
14Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank5Row 13 - Cell 3
15Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2R La Mondiale5Row 14 - Cell 3
16Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - HTC4Row 15 - Cell 3
17Graham Briggs (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT3Row 16 - Cell 3
18Ian Bibby (GBr) Team Halfords3Row 17 - Cell 3
19Steven Cummings (GBr) Barloworld2Row 18 - Cell 3
20Christopher Froome (GBr) Barloworld2Row 19 - Cell 3
21Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream2Row 20 - Cell 3
22Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervelo Test Team1Row 21 - Cell 3
23Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank1Row 22 - Cell 3
24Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator1Row 23 - Cell 3
25Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 24 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
1Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator38pts
2Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervelo Test Team19Row 1 - Cell 3
3Kai Reus (Ned) Rabobank11Row 2 - Cell 3
4Martin Mortensen (Den) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team9Row 3 - Cell 3
5Simon Clarke (Aus) ISD-Neri8Row 4 - Cell 3
6Rob Ruygh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team6Row 5 - Cell 3
7Reinier Honig (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Agritubel5Row 7 - Cell 3
9Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale5Row 8 - Cell 3
10Tanel Kangert (Est) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 9 - Cell 3
11Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi4Row 10 - Cell 3
12Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor3Row 11 - Cell 3
13Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - HTC2Row 12 - Cell 3
14Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV- Pinarello RT2Row 14 - Cell 3
16Federico Canuti (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare2Row 15 - Cell 3
17Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream2Row 16 - Cell 3
18Huub Duyn (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream1Row 17 - Cell 3
19Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - HTC1Row 18 - Cell 3
20Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld1Row 19 - Cell 3
21Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group - Navigare1Row 20 - Cell 3
22Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank1Row 21 - Cell 3
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Teams classification
1Rabobank44:50:06
2Cervelo TestTeam0:00:09
3Team Columbia-HTCRow 2 - Cell 2
4Candi TV- Pinarello RTRow 3 - Cell 2
5VacansoleilRow 4 - Cell 2
6ISD-NeriRow 5 - Cell 2
7Team Halfords0:00:20
8AG2R La MondialeRow 7 - Cell 2
9Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 8 - Cell 2
10Garmin - SlipstreamRow 9 - Cell 2
11BarloworldRow 10 - Cell 2
12CSF Group - NavigareRow 11 - Cell 2
13Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator0:00:31
14AgritubelRow 13 - Cell 2
15Rapha CondorRow 14 - Cell 2
16Joker BianchiRow 15 - Cell 2
17Team Katusha0:15:43

 

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