Leipheimer wins on Mt. Baldy

Levi Leipheimer took the stage victory and his RadioShack teammate and race leader Chris Horner solidified his race lead in the queen stage of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California high above Los Angeles on Mount Baldy.

The duo demoralized the competition with a ferocious tempo in the final kilometres, crossing the line together, hands-clasped, to stamp their authority on the race. It was the first win of the season for Leipheimer while Horner maintained his overall race lead with one stage remaining.

It was now Leipheimer's turn to get revenge after being bested by Garmin-Cervélo's David Zabriskie in the Solvang time trial, and Horner's chance to show the depth of the RadioShack team.

"I had an inkling after 3km that I was going to win," Leipheimer said. "Yesterday I thought I had won, and I was very disappointed when I found out I hadn't. Today made up for that."

After teammates Dmitriy Muravyev and Matthew Busche did the yeoman's work to decimate the field on the lower slopes, the RadioShack dynamic duo of Leipheimer and Chris Horner rode away from the field on the final sectors of the vertiginous climb to finish 1-2.

"The work the team did really allowed me to win," said Leipheimer. "I never had to step in and defend Chris' jersey, because there just wasn't any challenge to it, there was never a threat. I was able to ride my race for the stage win with Chris on my wheel."

Today also marked Leipheimer's first ever road stage victory at the Amgen Tour of California. Leipheimer now knows what it feels like to win a mountain stage at the Amgen Tour of California.

As predicted, the race blew to bits on the steep switchbacks of Mount Baldy, and riders came to the finish in ones and twos. Behind the leading RadioShack riders, Dutch climber Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) finished third at 0:43, while Tom Danielson (Garmin-Cervelo) finished fourth at 1:01.

"I'm happy with this result, third is good but you always want a little bit more," said Ten Dam. "When I attacked with three kilometres to go, I thought that there was two kilometres really steep and I did not know about the downhill. I had not seen this climb before and I know the mountains in Europe better.

"I'm happy though, I'm sixth now, I lost 15 seconds in the overall, otherwise I would be fourth. I think I did a good job and the team is happy. I came here to try and do well in the two mountain stages. I was eighth on Sierra Road and third today so I did well this week. The other two old guys are just too strong."

Garmin-Cervélo "no challenge" to Horner

The Garmin-Cervélo team tried to put RadioShack under pressure, getting its young rider Andrew Talansky and Ryder Hesjedal into the early breakaway, but the team of Horner kept the gap pegged to two minutes - not enough of an advantage to stay clear on the final climb and worry the RadioShack team.

"I think we would have put pressure on them if we had three minutes, but Leopard Trek was helping RadioShack ..." said Christian Vande Velde. "We were going for the stage win - we weren't thinking about third or second or whatever. We wanted to win here."

Hesjedal was clearly disappointed with the day's outcome, after spending a large amount of time off the front. "They were never going to let us get more than we did. The plan was to make them work hard from behind. But it's hard to do it that way."

Attack shows Efimkin's class

Steve Morabito (BMC) edged Alexander Efimkin (Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis) for fifth place, 1:21 behind Leipheimer. Efimkin was part of a nine-man break which went clear early in the stage and the Russian was the last to be caught by the select chase group near the summit of Mount Baldy inside the final 3km.

"It was my hope to race well on this stage but obviously RadioShack has a lot of speed and they are really strong," said Efimkin. "It was good today. We tried and I was really close."

Morabito was able to bridge up to the group with Horner and Leipheimer before Busche pulled off, but once the last RadioShack domestique pulled off and the stars hit the gas, the Swiss rider couldn't keep the pace.

"All day I had good legs, I like it when it's warm," Morabito said. "I was thinking at the bottom of the last climb I would try to win the stage, but when they sped up, Tejay Van Garderen opened up a gap and I expected him to close it, but he couldn't. And then it was too far to go across."

Barring catastrophe, Horner inherits Amgen Tour crown

In the general classification, Chris Horner maintained his 38-second lead over Leipheimer and can look forward to celebrating his first Amgen Tour of California victory in Thousand Oaks on Sunday.

"It's been a fantastic week for the RadioShack team. It was a fantastic day today. Barring any catastrophic stuff happening, I don't see much chance of losing the jersey tomorrow," said Horner.

There was a re-shuffling of riders behind, however, on the overall standings as Danielson moves up to third place, 2:45 behind Horner, while teammate Christian Vande Velde slots into fourth, 33 seconds behind Danielson.

Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare) entered the day in third place overall, but dropped to seventh.

After a long day out in the breakaway, Pat McCarty of SpiderTech-C10 solidified his hold on the mountains classification. McCarty won both KOMs today, and will take home the red jersey of mountains leader on Sunday.

Young rider classification shakes out

In the young rider classification, Tejay van Garderen (HTC-Highroad) extended his lead over Garmin-Cervelo's Andrew Talansky, who rode in the early break, but dropped back in the final kilometres of Mount Baldy.

"My mistake on Sierra Road definitely taught me to relax a little bit," said Van Garderen. "I can get too nervous and gung-ho when it comes to staying with the leaders. But, I'm just trying to win. I plan on trying to keep this jersey, if I can make it through the day. But, I would also like to help get a stage win for Leigh Howard and Matt Goss tomorrow."

How it unfolded

The 121.9 kilometer stage rolled out from Claremont, with climbing beginning immediately. Before the stage, everyone expected a hard, fast day of racing, with Garmin-Cervélo hot for the stage win and Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare) chasing a podium spot.

The stage started fast and furious with breaks continuously forming and reforming. Just past ten kilometers of racing, a group of nine established at the front. It included: Andrew Talansky (Team Garmin-Cervelo), Ben Swift and Chris Froome (Sky Procycling), George Hincapie (BMC Racing Team), Francesco Bellotti (Liquigas-Cannondale), Grischa Niermann (Rabobank Cycling Team), Alexander Efimkin (Team Type 1-Sanofi Aventis), Pat McCarty (Team Spidertech Powered By C10), and Rob Britton (Bissell Cycling). Amaël Moinard (BMC Racing Team) tried to join the break, but could not make it across.

As sprinter Ben Swift dropped back from the break, Garmin-Cervélo sent another rider up the road in the hope of putting pressure on the RadioShack team of Chris Horner. Hesjedal soon made it across to the lead group to join his teammate Talansky.

Over the first KOM at Glendora Ridge Road, Jonathan McCarty took the points and added to his lead in the mountains classification. On the front of the main field, RadioShack kept the race under tight control, keeping the gap at two minutes or less for the entire stage. Leopard-Trek also contributed to the chase, perhaps with the idea of launching Andy Schleck later in the stage.

The break began slowly to lose ground, as well as Froome, as they approached the summit of Glendora Ridge Road, and riders began dropping off the back of the main field under the combined pressure of RadioShack and Leopard-Trek. Points leader Peter Sagan of Liquigas-Cannondale was among the riders who dropped off the back. Around 50-60 riders remained in the main field.

With 18 kilometers to go, Mike Creed (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) put in a cheeky attack off the front of the main field, but it didn't last long as the field bore down relentlessly.

Baldy sorts out the race

Turning on to the final climb to Mount Baldy, the field numbered just 20 riders as RadioShack continued their relentless tempo on the front. Six riders remained in the break as Niermann dropped back. Mountains leader McCarty has already been dropped after he secured maximum points at the day's second KOM

With 5 kilometers to go, three riders remained out in front, Talansky, Bellotti and Efimkin, but their advantage had dropped to 0:47. Efimkin soon attacked and rode alone. Behind, three RadioShack riders sat on the front of the main field, with Busche driving and Andy Schleck following closely on the wheels of RadioShack.

Vande Velde, meanwhile, struggled to hang on to the back of the field with the podium on the line. Sutherland was already dropped and Vande Velde had the podium in his sights.

Schleck began to yo-yo off the back of the favorites group with 4km to go, and then just five riders remained in the group: Matt Busche, Chris Horner, Levi Leipheimer, Laurens Ten Dam and Andy Schleck.

The last steep gradients of the climb awaited the leaders. The much-anticipated move from RadioShack came inside the final 3 kilometers. Busche put on the gas, and only Leipheimer and Horner could hold the pace. Busche pulled off and the remaining two RadioShack riders, Horner and Leipheimer, quickly opened up a gap on the shattered field.

The RadioShack duo swept up Efimkin with 2.5km  to go and for a moment the Russian held their pace, but after a long day on the attack he, too, dropped back. Dutch climber Laurens Ten Dam proved most able to resist, and rode just off the back of the leading duo.

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Full Results
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack3:33:01
2Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShackRow 1 - Cell 2
3Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:43
4Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:01:01
5Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:01:21
6Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 5 - Cell 2
7Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad0:01:29
8Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:01:39
9Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard TrekRow 8 - Cell 2
10Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 9 - Cell 2
11Rafal Majka (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard0:02:09
12Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:02:29
13Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:02:34
14Charles Wegelius (GBr) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 13 - Cell 2
15Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:02:49
16Matthew Busche (USA) Team RadioShack0:02:56
17Christian Meier (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:03:10
18Brian Vandborg (Den) Saxo Bank SungardRow 17 - Cell 2
19Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team0:03:15
20Danny Pate (USA) HTC-HighroadRow 19 - Cell 2
21Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis - Sutter Home0:03:19
22Tom Zirbel (USA) Jamis - Sutter Home0:03:23
23Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:03:49
24Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek0:03:56
25Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad0:04:08
26Rob Britton (Can) Bissell Cycling0:04:30
27Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:04:34
28Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp0:04:48
29Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Cycling0:05:19
30Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team0:05:37
31Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team0:06:25
32Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 31 - Cell 2
33George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 33 - Cell 2
35Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek0:06:33
36Phillip Gaimon (USA) Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by Geargrinder0:07:39
37Paul Mach (USA) Bissell Cycling0:07:52
38Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:08:48
39Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShackRow 38 - Cell 2
40Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale0:09:56
41Sergio Hernandez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Lucas Euser (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C10Row 41 - Cell 2
43Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 42 - Cell 2
44Michael Creed (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealthRow 43 - Cell 2
45Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 44 - Cell 2
46Anders Lund (Den) Leopard TrekRow 45 - Cell 2
47Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 46 - Cell 2
48Laszlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:10:50
49James Driscoll (USA) Jamis - Sutter Home0:11:19
50Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Procycling0:11:20
51Ben King (USA) Team RadioShack0:14:11
52Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-HighroadRow 51 - Cell 2
53Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 53 - Cell 2
55Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky ProcyclingRow 54 - Cell 2
56Ben Swift (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 55 - Cell 2
57Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 56 - Cell 2
58Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-HighroadRow 57 - Cell 2
59Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 58 - Cell 2
60Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShackRow 59 - Cell 2
61Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank SungardRow 60 - Cell 2
62Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-CerveloRow 62 - Cell 2
64Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C100:15:06
66Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard0:16:02
67Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-HighroadRow 66 - Cell 2
68Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetAppRow 67 - Cell 2
69Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-HighroadRow 68 - Cell 2
70Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell CyclingRow 69 - Cell 2
71Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Bissell Cycling0:17:17
72Tyler Wren (USA) Jamis - Sutter HomeRow 71 - Cell 2
73Jason McCartney (USA) Team RadioShackRow 72 - Cell 2
74Martin Pedersen (Den) Leopard TrekRow 73 - Cell 2
75Reid Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealthRow 74 - Cell 2
76Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetAppRow 75 - Cell 2
77Edward King (USA) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 76 - Cell 2
78Timothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealthRow 78 - Cell 2
80Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 79 - Cell 2
81Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 80 - Cell 2
82Shawn Milne (USA) Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by GeargrinderRow 81 - Cell 2
83Cameron Wurf (Aus) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 82 - Cell 2
84Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:17:39
85Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team NetApp0:17:40
86Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek0:17:57
87Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:18:25
88Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard0:18:35
89Alexander Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealthRow 88 - Cell 2
90Andrew Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealthRow 89 - Cell 2
91Andrew Pinfold (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:32:21
92Jacob Rytlewski (USA) Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by GeargrinderRow 91 - Cell 2
93Jason Donald (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealthRow 92 - Cell 2
94Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank SungardRow 93 - Cell 2
95Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell CyclingRow 94 - Cell 2
96Jesús Del Nero Montes (Spa) Team NetAppRow 95 - Cell 2
97Luca Damiani (Ita) Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by GeargrinderRow 96 - Cell 2
98Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Andy Guptill (USA) Jamis - Sutter HomeRow 98 - Cell 2
100Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Zachary Bell (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10Row 100 - Cell 2
102James Stemper (USA) Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by GeargrinderRow 101 - Cell 2
103Frank Kevin Pipp (USA) Bissell CyclingRow 102 - Cell 2
104Kevin Lacombe (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10Row 103 - Cell 2
105Martin Mortensen (Den) Leopard TrekRow 104 - Cell 2
106Martin Gilbert (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10Row 105 - Cell 2
107Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 106 - Cell 2
108Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
109Will Routley (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10Row 108 - Cell 2
110Jose Fernando Antogna (Arg) Jamis - Sutter HomeRow 109 - Cell 2
111Ryan Anderson (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10Row 110 - Cell 2
112Svein Tuft (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10Row 111 - Cell 2
113Michael Friedman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealthRow 112 - Cell 2
114Anibal Andres Borrajo (Arg) Jamis - Sutter HomeRow 113 - Cell 2
115Roman Kilun (USA) Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by GeargrinderRow 114 - Cell 2
116Timon Seubert (Ger) Team NetAppRow 115 - Cell 2
117Benjamin Day (Ita) Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by GeargrinderRow 116 - Cell 2
118Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 117 - Cell 2
119Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank SungardRow 118 - Cell 2
120Alex Hagman (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 119 - Cell 2
121Ken Hanson (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 120 - Cell 2
122Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 121 - Cell 2
123Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 122 - Cell 2
124William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 123 - Cell 2
125Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 124 - Cell 2
126Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro CyclingRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFLars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFAndreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetAppRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFAlejandro Alberto Borrajo (Arg) Jamis - Sutter HomeRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFAlastair Loutit (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFJesse Anthony (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealthRow 130 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale5pts
2Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C108pts
2Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Rob Britton (Can) Bissell Cycling5Row 3 - Cell 3
5George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team3Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C108pts
2Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Rob Britton (Can) Bissell Cycling6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo3Row 4 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Mt Baldy
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack12pts
2Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Young riders
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad3:34:30
2Rafal Majka (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard0:00:40
3Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:04:56
4Ben King (USA) Team RadioShack0:12:42
5Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad0:14:33
6Timothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:15:48
7Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 6 - Cell 2
8Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:30:52
9Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team RadioShack10:41:59
2Team Garmin - Cervelo0:02:33
3UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:05:22
4HTC - Highroad0:05:56
5Rabobank Cycling Team0:06:39
6Leopard Trek0:09:12
7BMC Racing Team0:09:24
8Liquigas-Cannondale0:11:08
9Bissell Pro Cycling0:14:45
10Jamis-Sutter Home0:15:05
11Saxo Bank SunGard0:16:34
12Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:19:11
13Sky Procycling0:29:00
14Team NetApp0:35:11
15Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth0:41:34
16Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:43:04
17Kenda-5-Hour Energy Cycling Team0:54:21
18Team Spidertech Powered by C100:54:27
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General classification after stage 7
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack20:50:02
2Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack0:00:38
3Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:02:45
4Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:03:18
5Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad0:03:23
6Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:03:26
7Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:04:12
8Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek0:04:33
9Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:04:50
10Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:06:16
11Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek0:06:22
12Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:06:39
13Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:08:37
14Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:08:39
15Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:08:50
16Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis - Sutter Home0:09:07
17Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:09:21
18Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:09:44
19Brian Vandborg (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard0:09:46
20Christian Meier (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:09:58
21Danny Pate (USA) HTC-Highroad0:10:06
22Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team0:10:12
23Rob Britton (Can) Bissell Cycling0:10:34
24George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team0:10:43
25Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team0:11:31
26Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team0:11:38
27Matthew Busche (USA) Team RadioShack0:12:03
28Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad0:12:19
29Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Cycling0:12:22
30Rafal Majka (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard0:17:43
31David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:18:15
32Tom Zirbel (USA) Jamis - Sutter Home0:19:06
33Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:19:10
34Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek0:20:00
35Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale0:20:15
36Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp0:20:24
37Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C100:21:46
38Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShack0:22:42
39Paul Mach (USA) Bissell Cycling0:24:18
40Lucas Euser (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C100:24:22
41Tyler Wren (USA) Jamis - Sutter Home0:24:39
42Laszlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:26:23
43Jeffry Louder (USA) BMC Racing Team0:26:59
44Charles Wegelius (GBr) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:27:03
45Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:27:14
46Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:27:51
47Timothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:28:07
48Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Procycling0:28:17
49Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack0:30:29
50Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:31:19
51Sergio Hernandez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:32:04
52Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Cycling0:32:06
53Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Bissell Cycling0:32:17
54Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling0:33:02
55Ben King (USA) Team RadioShack0:33:21
56Alexander Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth0:34:27
57Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team0:34:59
58Andrew Bajadali (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth0:35:29
59Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling0:36:46
60Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:37:35
61Cameron Wurf (Aus) Liquigas-Cannondale0:38:16
62Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:38:43
63Anders Lund (Den) Leopard Trek0:38:54
64Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale0:39:34
65Benjamin Day (Ita) Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by Geargrinder0:40:03
66Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team NetApp0:40:08
67Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:40:14
68Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling0:40:59
69Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:41:11
70Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling0:41:32
71Michael Creed (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth0:42:22
72Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad0:42:56
73Martin Pedersen (Den) Leopard Trek0:43:14
74Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack0:43:38
75Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad0:43:57
76Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard0:44:18
77Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad0:44:28
78Frank Kevin Pipp (USA) Bissell Cycling0:45:08
79Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:45:10
80Reid Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth0:45:24
81Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetApp0:45:26
82Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard0:45:29
83Edward King (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale0:45:35
84Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:46:10
85Jason Donald (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth0:47:03
86Martin Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad0:47:16
87Jacob Rytlewski (USA) Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by Geargrinder0:47:22
88Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth0:47:44
89Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard0:48:23
90Shawn Milne (USA) Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by Geargrinder0:50:59
91Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp0:53:27
92Phillip Gaimon (USA) Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by Geargrinder0:56:04
93Jeremy Powers (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:56:50
94Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek0:57:33
95Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team0:57:50
96Martin Mortensen (Den) Leopard Trek0:58:42
97James Stemper (USA) Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by Geargrinder0:59:21
98Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:59:24
99Zachary Bell (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C100:59:26
100Svein Tuft (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C101:00:16
101Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard1:00:55
102Anibal Andres Borrajo (Arg) Jamis - Sutter Home1:01:08
103Andrew Pinfold (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling1:01:26
104Jason McCartney (USA) Team RadioShack1:01:28
105James Driscoll (USA) Jamis - Sutter Home1:01:37
106Timon Seubert (Ger) Team NetApp1:01:57
107Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis1:02:07
108Ken Hanson (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda1:02:17
109Andy Guptill (USA) Jamis - Sutter Home1:02:32
110Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard1:04:07
111Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling1:04:21
112Roman Kilun (USA) Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by Geargrinder1:04:35
113Will Routley (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C101:04:38
114Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Cycling1:05:29
115Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling1:09:42
116Michael Friedman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth1:09:47
117Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis1:09:56
118Karl Menzies (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling1:10:09
119Kevin Lacombe (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C101:10:48
120Ryan Anderson (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C101:11:49
121Luca Damiani (Ita) Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by Geargrinder1:12:15
122Martin Gilbert (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C101:12:17
123Jose Fernando Antogna (Arg) Jamis - Sutter Home1:12:31
124William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda1:17:58
125Jesús Del Nero Montes (Spa) Team NetApp1:19:33
126Alex Hagman (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda1:21:12
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Sprints classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale34pts
2Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad18Row 2 - Cell 3
4Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard18Row 3 - Cell 3
5Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Procycling15Row 4 - Cell 3
6Kevin Lacombe (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C1012Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp10Row 6 - Cell 3
8Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad10Row 7 - Cell 3
9Michael Creed (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth9Row 8 - Cell 3
10Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team9Row 9 - Cell 3
11Christian Meier (Can) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling8Row 10 - Cell 3
12Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team7Row 11 - Cell 3
13Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team7Row 12 - Cell 3
14Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale5Row 13 - Cell 3
15Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling5Row 14 - Cell 3
16Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard5Row 15 - Cell 3
17Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Cycling4Row 16 - Cell 3
18Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team4Row 17 - Cell 3
19Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling4Row 18 - Cell 3
20Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo3Row 19 - Cell 3
21Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo3Row 20 - Cell 3
22Phillip Gaimon (USA) Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by Geargrinder3Row 21 - Cell 3
23Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Cycling3Row 22 - Cell 3
24Frank Kevin Pipp (USA) Bissell Cycling2Row 23 - Cell 3
25Jure Kocjan (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis2Row 24 - Cell 3
26Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo1Row 25 - Cell 3
27Alexander Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth1Row 26 - Cell 3
28Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team NetApp1Row 27 - Cell 3
29Shawn Milne (USA) Kenda/5-hour Energy Pro Cycling presented by Geargrinder1Row 28 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Spidertech Powered By C1039pts
2Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack24Row 1 - Cell 3
3Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack20Row 2 - Cell 3
4Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo12Row 3 - Cell 3
5Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo12Row 5 - Cell 3
7Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo11Row 6 - Cell 3
8Rob Britton (Can) Bissell Cycling11Row 7 - Cell 3
9Will Routley (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C1010Row 8 - Cell 3
10Matthew Busche (USA) Team RadioShack10Row 9 - Cell 3
11Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad9Row 10 - Cell 3
12Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team8Row 11 - Cell 3
13Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack8Row 12 - Cell 3
14Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team7Row 13 - Cell 3
15Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling7Row 14 - Cell 3
16Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team7Row 15 - Cell 3
17George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team7Row 16 - Cell 3
18Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShack7Row 17 - Cell 3
19Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team6Row 18 - Cell 3
20Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo5Row 19 - Cell 3
21Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis5Row 20 - Cell 3
22Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling5Row 21 - Cell 3
23Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis4Row 22 - Cell 3
24Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek3Row 23 - Cell 3
25Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale3Row 24 - Cell 3
26Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Cycling3Row 25 - Cell 3
27Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo2Row 26 - Cell 3
28Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team2Row 27 - Cell 3
29Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team2Row 28 - Cell 3
30Stefan Denifl (Aut) Leopard Trek2Row 29 - Cell 3
31Jeremy Vennell (NZl) Bissell Cycling1Row 30 - Cell 3
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Young rider classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad20:53:25
2Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo0:05:58
3Rafal Majka (Pol) Saxo Bank Sungard0:14:20
4Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale0:16:52
5Timothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:24:44
6Ben King (USA) Team RadioShack0:29:58
7Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:37:48
8Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad0:39:33
9Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team0:54:27
10Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:56:01
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Garmin - Cervelo62:39:40
2Team RadioShack0:01:41
3BMC Racing Team0:13:03
4Rabobank Cycling Team0:13:34
5UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling0:14:27
6Leopard Trek0:15:32
7HTC - Highroad0:16:14
8Liquigas-Cannondale0:17:16
9Saxo Bank SunGard0:27:14
10Bissell Pro Cycling0:31:24
11Jamis-Sutter Home0:36:02
12Team Type 1 - Sanofi Aventis0:44:15
13Sky Procycling1:08:40
14Kelly Benefit Strategies - OptumHealth1:18:45
15Team NetApp1:27:38
16Kenda-5-Hour Energy Cycling Team1:30:05
17Team Spidertech Powered by C101:32:54
18Jelly Belly p/b Kenda1:48:36

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