Slovak Sagan's success continues in California

He may be just 20-years of age but Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo) showed why he has such a bright future ahead after securing a Amgen Tour of California stage victory as a neo-professional in the central valley town of Bakersfield. The Liquigas-Doimo rider powered away on the uphill sprint ahead of Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) and race leader David Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions).

"I am happy because when you win you are always happy," said Sagan, who has been hinting at a stage win the entire Tour, coming second in Santa Rosa and winning the sprint from the chasing group in Santa Cruz. "This one was really hard."

Sagan now sits just 15 seconds behind the overall lead, but played down his chances to take home the Tour title on Sunday. "There are some hard stages for the overall classification - I will give it everything I can before the time trial," he said, noting that the time trial may be a bit long for his capabilities.

It was a day of drama all around, as Rogers took advantage of a split in the peloton on the first KOM, which left most of the sprinters behind, to focus on his general classification position over stage wins for Mark Cavendish.

On the challenging six kilometre circuit which included a steep kilometre-long climb, Rogers followed a massive effort by Zabriskie but could not match Sagan's attack, choosing instead to jump past the Garmin rider at the line.

"Once again my team delivered me really well, but Peter Sagan is obviously a huge talent and really fast, which is not something I'm not really renowned for... so the best man won," said Rogers.

He may have lost the stage, but Rogers' sprint for second place tightened the situation of the general classification, drawing himself equal to Zabriskie on time and taking over the yellow jersey thanks to his favorable stage placings. The top four riders are now within seconds of each other, with defending champion Levi Leipheimer now at 12 second in third and stage winner Sagan in fourth 15 seconds back.

"The team rode really aggressive the whole day. I got sprint thanks to the help of some excellent sprinters in Mark Renshaw and Mark Cavendish for the time bonus early on in the stage," said Rogers.

While he was no match for the Slovakian in the sprint, the Australian was satisfied with the efforts of his team to put him in the yellow jersey. "I'm very happy to put the jersey on and I would say that every second counts," he said.

The Garmin-Transitions team leader Zabriskie tried to repeat his performance into Santa Cruz, and led the peloton for the final 500m in an attempt to win the stage, but instead waved goodbye to his days in the yellow jersey - at least for now.

"It was another beautiful stage, everyone rode an aggressive race. Our team rode great all day," said Zabriskie. "We did everything we could to retain the jersey, hats off to Michael Rogers for his time bonuses and for capturing the yellow."

For Sagan the win was his first on American soil and his team's second consecutive stage win of the Amgen Tour of California. It also served to solidify his position as best young rider of the race.

The fifth stage of the Amgen Tour of California headed out from Visalia under the cloud of controversy raised by Floyd Landis' allegations of widespread doping by his former team-mates including one Lance Armstrong, now riding with Team Radioshack. All eyes were on Armstrong and his long-time team director Johan Bruyneel as they categorically denied the charges to a mob of media amassed outside the team's bus.

Armstrong's day didn't get any brighter, despite the clear skies and pleasant temperatures. At just three miles into the stage a massive crash took down nearly half the peloton, Armstrong included. The seven-time Tour de France winner abandoned the race soon after, fearing a broken elbow but subsequent x-rays came back negative for breaks.

Other riders impacted by the crash were Stuart O'Grady (Saxo Bank) and Heinrich Haussler (Cervelo) both of whom abandoned as well. Before the day was out Jay Robert Thomas (Fly V Australia) and Daniel Holloway (Bissell) would also call it quits, bringing the peloton down to just 115 riders.

With the chaos of riders seeking medical treatment and replacement bottles lost in the crash, the racing didn't get underway until just before the first sprint of the day in Lindsay at mile 16.2. Garmin-Transition's Robbie Hunter topped Rogers and Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) at the line.

Rabobank and Quick Step were keen to get into the move today, perhaps hoping the general classification had opened up enough to allow a breakaway to stay clear to the line. The two teams launched a number of attacks but the bunch was still all together at the second sprint of the day thanks to the efforts of the teams of overall leader Zabriskie, the mountains leader Ryan Anderson's Kelly Benefit Strategies team and HTC-Columbia.

At the second sprint Karl Menzies (UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis) took the points ahead of Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly) and Paul Martens (Rabobank). Once the sprint was behind them, Rabobank continued to ride aggressively, with Sebastien Langeveld, Quick Step's Nikolas Maes and Andrew Randell (Spidertech) forming a brief breakaway which was soon reabsorbed.

The efforts had stretched the elastic to its breaking point, and soon a break finally formed that everyone could finally agree upon. Those men were Mark Renshaw (Team HTC-Columbia), Grischa Niermann (Rabobank Cycling Team), Kurt Hovelynck (Quick Step), Paul Mach (Bissell), Benjamin Day (Fly V Australia) and William Dickeson (Jelly Belly-Kenda).

Mach was the best placed on general classification, sitting behind Zabriskie at 1:49 minutes, while Niermann was the next best at 4:38 minutes. Mach became the leader on the road almost immediately as the peloton sat up and allowed the break to ride away.

The six men gained a maximum of 6:30 minutes on the bunch as the leaders hit the 5km point before the day's first KOM at mile 57, where Mach claimed the bonus over Niermann, Hovelynck, Dickeson and Day.

Behind the leaders the peloton began to split under the pressure of Radioshack and Garmin, leaving behind Cavendish, who would not be adding to his tally in the points classification and Anderson, mountains leader, once the group lost five minutes on the first half of the peloton.

Five men entered into the circuits in Bakersfield with 1:45 minutes on the chasing yellow jersey group, with Dickeson managing to get back into the group after being dropped as the group went under the one kilometre to go banner on the first of two laps.

The six continued to attack each other on the final, and on the climb heading into one lap to go, Dickeson, Hovelynck, Mach and then Niermann could no longer hold the pace of Day and Renshaw. Day then dispatched his fellow Australian, continuing on solo to the top of the climb with seven kilometres remaining.

"There were quite a few attacks coming into the finish, and it was a game of patience trying to figure out which one to go after," Day said of his solo move off the front.

He went into the stage with no knowledge of the course to come, and said: "it was a bit bloody harder than I thought it would be".

"I drew a lot of inspiration from the crowds, but on the last lap the peloton was just too close," Day said.

Holding only 25 seconds to the peloton, Day was now pursued by Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank), who rocked out of the bunch past all the former breakaway riders but failed to make it across to the Fly V Australia rider. The lights went out for Day on the final lap as the Liquigas-Doimo team began to up the tempo to deliver best young rider Peter Sagan to the line.

Also positioned near the front were Zabriskie, Rogers and Leipheimer, keeping each other in check with their mind on the steep climb in the final kilometre and the 10 second time bonus on the line. Zabriskie chose to lead all the way to the line much as he did to Santa Cruz, and handed the stage like a gift-wrapped present to Sagan, the second stage win for Liquigas in a row. Rogers pipped Zabriskie to take the second place time bonus over Zabriskie, bringing himself equal on time.

The stage is now set for the newest Amgen Tour of California challenge, a 217.7km stage with seven categorized climbs and a finish after the long ascent to Big Bear Lake.

"I'm counting for a tough day," said Rogers. "I'm sure Radioshack, who still have a lot of guys in contention, are not going to go away from this race without giving everything they can to deliver. There's a heck of a lot of climbing and a lot is at high altitude, so that will take a lot of out of the riders, too.

"I'm quite confident in my team to help me make it over the last couple of climbs," he said.

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo4:52:28
2Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 1 - Cell 2
3David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 2 - Cell 2
4Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioshackRow 3 - Cell 2
5Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioshackRow 6 - Cell 2
8Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-TransitionsRow 7 - Cell 2
9Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 8 - Cell 2
10Rory Sutherland (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 9 - Cell 2
11Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioshackRow 10 - Cell 2
12Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 12 - Cell 2
14Phil Zajicek (USA) Fly V AustraliaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo BankRow 14 - Cell 2
16Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick StepRow 15 - Cell 2
17Marc De Maar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 16 - Cell 2
18Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 17 - Cell 2
19Charles Dionne (Can) Fly V AustraliaRow 18 - Cell 2
20David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 19 - Cell 2
21Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V AustraliaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1Row 24 - Cell 2
26Jeremy Vennell (NZl) BissellRow 25 - Cell 2
27Lucas Euser (USA) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 26 - Cell 2
28Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick StepRow 27 - Cell 2
29Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) BissellRow 28 - Cell 2
30Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 10:00:13
31Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia0:00:30
32Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia0:00:32
33Aaron Kemps (Aus) Fly V AustraliaRow 32 - Cell 2
34Matthew Crane (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 33 - Cell 2
35Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-DoimoRow 34 - Cell 2
36Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:00:37
37Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies0:00:43
38Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack0:00:48
39Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:50
40Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo BankRow 40 - Cell 2
42Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:01:27
43Jason Mccartney (USA) Team RadioshackRow 42 - Cell 2
44Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team0:01:45
45Thomas Rabou (Ned) Team Type 10:02:01
46Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Transitions0:02:13
47Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step0:02:44
48Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 49 - Cell 2
51Paul Mach (USA) BissellRow 50 - Cell 2
52Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V AustraliaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioshackRow 52 - Cell 2
54Christopher Baldwin (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 53 - Cell 2
55Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-TransitionsRow 54 - Cell 2
56Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia0:03:27
57William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda0:04:04
58Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 57 - Cell 2
59Darren Lill (RSA) Fly V Australia0:06:23
60Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:09:14
61Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC-Columbia0:27:34
62Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo BankRow 62 - Cell 2
64Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by KendaRow 65 - Cell 2
67Robert Britton (Can) BissellRow 66 - Cell 2
68Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Michael Friedman (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by KendaRow 68 - Cell 2
70Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 71 - Cell 2
73Davide Frattini (Ita) Team Type 1Row 72 - Cell 2
74Max Jenkins (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 73 - Cell 2
75Bradley White (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 74 - Cell 2
76Reid Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 75 - Cell 2
77Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 76 - Cell 2
78Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 77 - Cell 2
79Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by KendaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 79 - Cell 2
81Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing TeamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick StepRow 81 - Cell 2
83Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo BankRow 83 - Cell 2
85Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1Row 85 - Cell 2
87Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick StepRow 86 - Cell 2
88Bruno Langlois (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 87 - Cell 2
89Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team RadioshackRow 88 - Cell 2
90Ken Hanson (USA) Team Type 1Row 89 - Cell 2
91Cody O'reilly (USA) BissellRow 90 - Cell 2
92Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) BissellRow 93 - Cell 2
95Peter Latham (NZl) BissellRow 94 - Cell 2
96Karl Menzies (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 95 - Cell 2
97Theo Bos (Ned) Cervelo Test TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 97 - Cell 2
99Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 98 - Cell 2
100Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Francois Parisien (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 100 - Cell 2
102Martin Gilbert (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 101 - Cell 2
103Zachary Bell (Can) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 102 - Cell 2
104Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by KendaRow 103 - Cell 2
105Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Presented by KendaRow 104 - Cell 2
106Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 105 - Cell 2
107Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 106 - Cell 2
108Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
109Andrew Randell (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 108 - Cell 2
110David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 109 - Cell 2
111Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick StepRow 110 - Cell 2
112Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 111 - Cell 2
113Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick StepRow 112 - Cell 2
114Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick StepRow 113 - Cell 2
115Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo Test TeamRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFJay Robert Thomson (RSA) Fly V AustraliaRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFHeinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Holloway (USA) BissellRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFStuart O'grady (Aus) Team Saxo BankRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFLance Armstrong (USA) Team RadioshackRow 119 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Lindsay, CA
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Transitions5pts
2Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Porterville, CA
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Karl Menzies (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis5pts
2Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 - Finish
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo15pts
2Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia12Row 1 - Cell 3
3David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Rory Sutherland (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Climb 1 - Old Stage Rd
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Paul Mach (USA) Bissell6pts
2Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step4Row 2 - Cell 3
4William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia1Row 4 - Cell 3
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Climb 2 - Round Mountain Rd
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia4pts
2Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Paul Mach (USA) Bissell2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Best young rider
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo4:52:28
2Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 1 - Cell 2
3David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 2 - Cell 2
4Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia0:00:32
5Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team0:02:44
6Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:04:04
7Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team0:27:34
8Max Jenkins (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 7 - Cell 2
9Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 8 - Cell 2
10Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by KendaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Cody O'reilly (USA) BissellRow 12 - Cell 2
14Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 14 - Cell 2
16Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 15 - Cell 2
17David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 16 - Cell 2
18Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 17 - Cell 2
19Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick StepRow 18 - Cell 2
20Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick StepRow 19 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Holloway (USA) BissellRow 20 - Cell 2
DNFJay Robert Thomson (RSA) Fly V AustraliaRow 21 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team RadioShack14:37:24
2Garmin - TransitionsRow 1 - Cell 2
3Team HTC - ColumbiaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Fly V AustraliaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Unitedhealthcare Presented By Maxxis0:00:32
6Team Saxo bank0:00:37
7Liquigas - Doimo0:01:59
8Team Type 10:02:14
9BMC Racing Team0:02:44
10Quick StepRow 9 - Cell 2
11Bissell Pro CyclingRow 10 - Cell 2
12SpiderTech presented by Planet Energy0:27:34
13Rabobank0:28:24
14Cervélo Test Team0:29:19
15Kelly Benefits Strategies / Medifast0:55:51
16Jelly Belly Cycling Team0:59:12
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General Classification after Stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia22:56:59
2David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 1 - Cell 2
3Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack0:00:10
4Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo0:00:15
5Marc De Maar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis0:00:28
6Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions0:00:31
7Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioshackRow 6 - Cell 2
8Rory Sutherland (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by MaxxisRow 7 - Cell 2
9Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioshackRow 8 - Cell 2
10Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 9 - Cell 2
11Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 10 - Cell 2
12Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-ColumbiaRow 11 - Cell 2
13Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo BankRow 12 - Cell 2
14Phil Zajicek (USA) Fly V AustraliaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 10:01:48
17Lucas Euser (USA) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 16 - Cell 2
18Jeremy Vennell (NZl) BissellRow 17 - Cell 2
19Christopher Jones (USA) Team Type 10:02:01
20Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step0:03:10
21George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team0:03:12
22Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:03:15
23Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia0:03:17
24Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:03:18
25Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo0:04:10
26Paul Mach (USA) Bissell0:04:37
27Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team0:05:32
28Scott Zwizanski (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies0:05:33
29David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy0:09:09
30Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia0:10:29
31Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team0:11:56
32Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team0:12:27
33Thomas Rabou (Ned) Team Type 10:13:22
34Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia0:14:06
35Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell0:14:29
36Christopher Baldwin (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis0:16:37
37Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step0:16:57
38Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia0:17:27
39Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team0:18:08
40Aaron Kemps (Aus) Fly V Australia0:18:27
41Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-TransitionsRow 40 - Cell 2
42Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank0:18:38
43Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team0:19:10
44Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack0:22:11
45Charles Dionne (Can) Fly V Australia0:24:14
46Darren Lill (RSA) Fly V Australia0:25:41
47Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack0:28:05
48Francois Parisien (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 47 - Cell 2
49Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia0:29:35
50Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team0:29:47
51Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:31:32
52Max Jenkins (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis0:33:41
53Matthew Crane (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis0:34:30
54Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank0:34:35
55Matthew Wilson (Aus) Garmin-Transitions0:34:47
56Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:35:25
57Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Transitions0:36:08
58Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia0:36:29
59Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step0:36:42
60Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:37:18
61Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia0:37:25
62Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Radioshack0:37:38
63Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:38:03
64William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda0:41:12
65Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack0:41:32
66Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda0:41:35
67Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team0:42:55
68Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:45:25
69Robert Britton (Can) Bissell0:45:51
70Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:46:00
71Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team0:46:14
72Karl Menzies (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis0:46:54
73Davide Frattini (Ita) Team Type 10:46:59
74Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda0:47:45
75Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies0:48:22
76Reid Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies0:48:53
77Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda0:49:17
78Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step0:49:48
79Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo Test Team0:50:06
80Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank0:54:34
81Andrew Randell (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy0:54:44
82Michael Friedman (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda0:54:46
83Peter Latham (NZl) BissellRow 82 - Cell 2
84David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies0:56:01
85Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:56:06
86Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test Team0:57:51
87Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team0:59:08
88Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies0:59:14
89Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick StepRow 88 - Cell 2
90Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:59:16
91Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda0:59:25
92Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step0:59:59
93Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team1:00:43
94Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia1:01:13
95Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo1:01:22
96Bradley White (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis1:01:27
97Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo1:01:32
98Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick StepRow 97 - Cell 2
99Ken Hanson (USA) Team Type 1Row 98 - Cell 2
100Theo Bos (Ned) Cervelo Test TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Martin Gilbert (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 100 - Cell 2
102Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 101 - Cell 2
103Zachary Bell (Can) Kelly Benefit StrategiesRow 102 - Cell 2
104Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) BissellRow 103 - Cell 2
105Bruno Langlois (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet EnergyRow 104 - Cell 2
106Cody O'reilly (USA) BissellRow 105 - Cell 2
107Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC-Columbia1:01:51
108Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy1:01:52
109Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
110Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank1:02:08
111Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step1:02:17
112Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team1:02:52
113Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team1:03:01
114Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy1:03:45
115Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 11:04:23
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo34pts
2Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia32Row 1 - Cell 3
3Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia28Row 2 - Cell 3
4David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions25Row 3 - Cell 3
5Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank24Row 4 - Cell 3
6Karl Menzies (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis20Row 5 - Cell 3
7Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team20Row 6 - Cell 3
8Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack18Row 7 - Cell 3
9Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team18Row 8 - Cell 3
10Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team15Row 9 - Cell 3
11Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo15Row 10 - Cell 3
12Rory Sutherland (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis14Row 11 - Cell 3
13Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Transitions12Row 12 - Cell 3
14Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia12Row 13 - Cell 3
15Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack10Row 14 - Cell 3
16Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team8Row 15 - Cell 3
17Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions7Row 16 - Cell 3
18Francois Parisien (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy7Row 17 - Cell 3
19Theo Bos (Ned) Cervelo Test Team7Row 18 - Cell 3
20Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team6Row 19 - Cell 3
21Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank6Row 20 - Cell 3
22Thomas Rabou (Ned) Team Type 16Row 21 - Cell 3
23Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda6Row 22 - Cell 3
24Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step6Row 23 - Cell 3
25Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team5Row 24 - Cell 3
26Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia5Row 25 - Cell 3
27Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team5Row 26 - Cell 3
28Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy5Row 27 - Cell 3
29Marc De Maar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis4Row 28 - Cell 3
30Ken Hanson (USA) Team Type 14Row 29 - Cell 3
31Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step3Row 30 - Cell 3
32Paul Mach (USA) Bissell3Row 31 - Cell 3
33Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC-Columbia3Row 32 - Cell 3
34Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-Columbia2Row 33 - Cell 3
35Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step2Row 34 - Cell 3
36Andrew Randell (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy2Row 35 - Cell 3
37Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies2Row 36 - Cell 3
38Robert Britton (Can) Bissell1Row 37 - Cell 3
39Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies1Row 38 - Cell 3
40Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team1Row 39 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies29pts
2Thomas Rabou (Ned) Team Type 126Row 1 - Cell 3
3Karl Menzies (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis22Row 2 - Cell 3
4Davide Frattini (Ita) Team Type 120Row 3 - Cell 3
5Paul Mach (USA) Bissell14Row 4 - Cell 3
6Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack11Row 5 - Cell 3
7Robert Britton (Can) Bissell11Row 6 - Cell 3
8Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy11Row 7 - Cell 3
9Andrew Randell (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy10Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step9Row 9 - Cell 3
11Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack9Row 10 - Cell 3
12Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell9Row 11 - Cell 3
13Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team8Row 12 - Cell 3
14Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia7Row 13 - Cell 3
15David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions6Row 14 - Cell 3
16Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia5Row 15 - Cell 3
17Marc De Maar (Ned) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis5Row 16 - Cell 3
18Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions5Row 17 - Cell 3
19Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack5Row 18 - Cell 3
20Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team5Row 19 - Cell 3
21Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step5Row 20 - Cell 3
22Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda5Row 21 - Cell 3
23Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda5Row 22 - Cell 3
24Max Jenkins (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis4Row 23 - Cell 3
25Michael Friedman (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda4Row 24 - Cell 3
26Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team4Row 25 - Cell 3
27Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia3Row 26 - Cell 3
28William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda3Row 27 - Cell 3
29Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team3Row 28 - Cell 3
30Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-Columbia1Row 29 - Cell 3
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Best young rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo22:57:14
2Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:00:16
3David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy0:08:54
4Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team0:17:53
5Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions0:18:12
6Max Jenkins (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis0:33:26
7Tejay Van Garderen (USA) Team HTC-Columbia0:36:14
8Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda0:41:20
9Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team0:42:40
10Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo0:45:45
11Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies0:48:07
12Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step0:49:33
13David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies0:55:46
14Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team0:58:53
15Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team1:00:28
16Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo1:01:17
17Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick StepRow 16 - Cell 2
18Cody O'reilly (USA) BissellRow 17 - Cell 2
19Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy1:01:37
20Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy1:03:30
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team RadioShack68:52:13
2Garmin - TransitionsRow 1 - Cell 2
3Team HTC - Columbia0:01:17
4Unitedhealthcare Presented By Maxxis0:02:13
5Liquigas - Doimo0:03:53
6BMC Racing Team0:11:18
7Fly V Australia0:11:33
8Team Type 10:13:46
9Team Saxo bank0:16:47
10Bissell Pro Cycling0:19:40
11Rabobank0:36:57
12SpiderTech presented by Planet Energy0:37:46
13Quick Step0:41:33
14Cervélo Test Team0:51:53
15Kelly Benefits Strategies / Medifast1:35:07
16Jelly Belly Cycling Team1:51:38

 

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Laura Weislo
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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura's specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.

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