Crystal clear win for Downing in Waterford

Twelve months and one day ago Russell Downing took a stage win and the yellow jersey at the Tour of Ireland when he proved the strongest of a breakaway group. History repeated itself today when the Candi TV - Marshall's Pasta rider did precisely the same again, although this time Waterford rather than Dingle was the scene of his success.

At the end of over five hours of racing, Downing galloped home one second clear of seven other riders, with Alexander Kolobnev (Team Saxo Bank), his team-mate Matti Breschel and Ireland's Philip Deignan (Cervélo Test Team) netting second through to fourth.

Haimar Zubeldia (Astana), Marco Pinotti (Columbia-HTC), Frederik Wilman (Joker Bianchi) and Oleksandr Kvachuk (ISD) also finished in the same time, with Pinotti showing that he is in good form and intent on repeating his overall victory of 2008.

American rider Lance Armstrong was part of the larger 24-man group which surged clear of the peloton on the day's final climb, the second category ascent of Inistioge, and which was split in two by the attacks inside the final ten kilometres. He placed 23rd, his group conceding sixteen seconds to Downing.

Several other big names were present in this larger group, while Saxo Bank's promising young rider Jakob Fuglsang was stranded between the two. All remain in contention overall, although everyone behind Armstrong is at least two minutes and 12 seconds off Downing and can almost certainly kiss their general classification prospects goodbye.

As for the stage victor, he said that he choose his moment correctly and that enabled him to win as he did. "The guy from Joker [Wilman] came out of the corner in the lead," he explained. "When we were going down the bypass [on the other side of the river] there was a really strong headwind, so I knew that there would be a really fast tailwind for the finish.

"One of the Saxo Bank guys took the front so I sat second wheel and tried to look out to see how far the sprint was. His team made took the lead up and gave me a really good draft. The moment was there when I was really on top of the gear and I nearly thought it was a little early, but I went for it. It was a good sprint and it was nice to get it."

Breschel has also won a stage in the past and would normally be counted on in the gallop, but he said that he was a bit fatigued after bridging across to the move. "That took a lot out of my legs," he said. "I was surprised by Russell at the finish. I didn't know who he was, but all of my team-mates told me that he was fast. I did my own race today, saving energy and seeing how far I could get."

Activity from the gun

Several hours earlier in the day 109 riders lined out in Powerscourt for the start of the first stage. A minute's solemn silence was held for Paul Healion, the rider who was killed in a car crash last Sunday, and who was due to participate with the Irish national team.

Shortly after 10am the riders lined out and, after a short loop around the nearly village of Enniskerry, the peloton moved towards the day's first climb of the Lower Sugar Loaf. Last year's KOM winner Matt Wilson (Team Type 1) was first to the top, beating Craig Lewis (Columbia-HTC) and others, then 2008 stage victor Frantisek Rabon (Columbia-HTC) and British national champ Kristian House (Rapha Condor Cycling Team) won An Post bonus sprints in Roundwood and Rathdrum.

While there were countless breakaway attempts, including a big but short-lived move by 24 riders before the bonus sprint in Rathdrum, the first move of significance was a solo effort by Jay Thomson (MTN Cycling) which came approximately an hour and a half after the start. He quickly built a maximum lead of over six minutes, and took both the top mountains points on the first category Mount Leinster after 108.8km and the An Post bonus sprint in Borris with 73km remaining.

Thomson also scooped top mountains points at the Cat 3 Coopanagh climb, where he was three minutes ahead, and continued to plug on alone. Team Ireland's 19 year old Philip Lavery attacked soon after and bridged across to him on the day's final climb, the second category Inistioge, pushing on ahead alone. He was caught however, and dropped by a group of 24 which included almost all of the pre-race favourites.

This group worked well together to build a lead of over two minutes, but then co-operation broke down when the attacks started. The decisive break, which included Pinotti, Fuglsang, Kolobnev, Deignan , Kvuachuck, Downing and Wilman clipped away with four kilometre remaining; Breschel and Zebeldia then joined across before the final sprint, which was won by Downing:

Deignan was happy with his performance, but admitted he did too much on the run in toward the finish on Waterford's crowd-thronged Quays. "I was in the original group of 24 and then with ten kilometres remaining, attacks started to go on the main road," he said. "Groups kept on going and coming back; eventually a group of seven of us got away with about four kilometres go to."

He feels he got things wrong in the finale. "I think I was a bit too aggressive coming in towards the finish, so I didn't have the legs for the sprint."

Breschel also missed out on a possible win, but didn't sound too disappointed. "We have a lot of cards to play, we have a lot of guys in the breakaway. For sure we wanted to win the stage, but basically we are just trying to test ourselves before the Vuelta and hopefully try to take the jersey tomorrow or in Cork."

Twelve months ago Downing had the yellow jersey going into the tough Cork finale but lost out under the continued onslaught of a number of competitors, including the eventually winner Pinotti. This time round, he hopes for better than second overall. "We'll aim to defend and have the jersey heading onto that finishing circuit on Sunday," he said. "I've taken a stage win now, we'll just see how it works out."

Wilson is another who is planning on defending his new garment. He won the King of the Mountains last year and would like to do so again. "It wasn't preconceived to go for the jersey," he said. "I just happened to be on the front on the first climb and no-one really seemed to go for it, so I jumped and went for the top. I got a few points and decided to keep going, to keep plugging away and see what happens. I'll aim to defend this all the way to the finish now."

The race continues tomorrow with another 196 kilometre leg, this time from Clonmel to Killarney. It includes the category-two Musheramore plus the first category Curragh, but a bunch sprint cannot be ruled out. If so, Mark Cavendish (Columbia HTC) is clearly the one to watch.

 

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Results
1Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta5:10:37
2Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank0:00:01
3Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo BankRow 2 - Cell 2
4Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) AstanaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Marco Pinotti (Ita) Columbia-HTCRow 5 - Cell 2
7Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 6 - Cell 2
8Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) ISDRow 7 - Cell 2
9Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank0:00:07
10Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD0:00:16
11Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISDRow 10 - Cell 2
12Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 14 - Cell 2
16Craig Lewis (USA) Columbia-HTCRow 15 - Cell 2
17Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo BankRow 18 - Cell 2
20Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISDRow 19 - Cell 2
21Janez Brajkovic (Slo) AstanaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Stuart O:Grady (Aus) Saxo BankRow 21 - Cell 2
23Lance Armstrong (USA) AstanaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi0:02:12
25Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervélo TestTeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Mark McNally (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 26 - Cell 2
28Graham Briggs (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls PastaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 28 - Cell 2
30Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Robert Partridge (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 30 - Cell 2
32Michael Matthews (Aus) Australian National TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 32 - Cell 2
34Leigh Howard (Aus) Australian National TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Svein Vold (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 34 - Cell 2
36Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Michael Schär (Swi) AstanaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Jason McCartney (USA) Saxo BankRow 37 - Cell 2
39Ian McLeod (Rsa) MTN CyclingRow 38 - Cell 2
40Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls PastaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Christoff Van Heerden (Rsa) MTN CyclingRow 40 - Cell 2
42Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTCRow 41 - Cell 2
43Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor Cycling TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Sondre G Sortveit (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 44 - Cell 2
46Ronan Mc Laughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Jesús Hernández (Spa) AstanaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Mark O:Brien (Aus) Australian National TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51José Luis Rubiera (Spa) AstanaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1Row 51 - Cell 2
53Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1Row 53 - Cell 2
55Travis Meyer (Aus) Australian National TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Bartosz Huzarsky (Pol) ISDRow 56 - Cell 2
58Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59David McCann (Irl) Irish National TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo BankRow 61 - Cell 2
63Stake Vegard Laengen (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 62 - Cell 2
64Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) AstanaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo TestTeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-HTCRow 67 - Cell 2
69Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Jack Bobridge (Aus) Australian National TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Timothy Roe (Aus) Australian National TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Sam Bennett (Irl) Irish National TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Juan Van Heerden (Rsa) MTN CyclingRow 73 - Cell 2
75Stian Remme (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 74 - Cell 2
76Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
77Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
78David Fletcher (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 77 - Cell 2
79Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTCRow 78 - Cell 2
80Nicholas Walker (Aus) Australian National TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Bradley Potgieter (Rsa) MTN Cycling0:02:33
82Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN CyclingRow 81 - Cell 2
83Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team0:05:20
84Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD0:06:24
85Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team0:14:17
86Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
87Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National TeamRow 86 - Cell 2
88Sean Downey (Irl) Irish National TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Robert Hayles (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 88 - Cell 2
90Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls PastaRow 89 - Cell 2
91Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1Row 90 - Cell 2
92Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
93James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls PastaRow 92 - Cell 2
94Morris Possoni (Ita) Columbia-HTCRow 93 - Cell 2
95Dale Appleby (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls PastaRow 94 - Cell 2
96Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97Jay Thomson (Rsa) MTN CyclingRow 96 - Cell 2
98Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha Condor Cycling TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Shawn Milne (Usa) Team Type 1Row 98 - Cell 2
100Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Andrew Roche (Irl) Candi TV - Marshalls PastaRow 101 - Cell 2
103Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo TestTeamRow 103 - Cell 2
105Ken Hanson (Usa) Team Type 1Row 104 - Cell 2
106Michael Creed (Usa) Team Type 1Row 105 - Cell 2
107Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Columbia-HTCRow 106 - Cell 2
108Ino Ilesic Aldo (Slo) Team Type 10:21:10
DNFEd Clancy (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 108 - Cell 2
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Roundwood
1Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC5pts
2Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Ino Ilesic Aldo (Slo) Team Type 12Row 2 - Cell 3
4Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Rathdrum
1Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team5pts
2Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 11Row 3 - Cell 3
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Borris
1Jay Thomson (Rsa) MTN Cycling5pts
2Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Lower Sugar Loaf
1Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 16pts
2Craig Lewis (USA) Columbia-HTC4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Shawn Milne (Usa) Team Type 12Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mount Leinster
1Jay Thomson (Rsa) MTN Cycling15pts
2Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 112Row 1 - Cell 3
3Marco Pinotti (Ita) Columbia-HTC10Row 2 - Cell 3
4José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Craig Lewis (USA) Columbia-HTC4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Morris Possoni (Ita) Columbia-HTC2Row 6 - Cell 3
8Michael Schär (Swi) Astana1Row 7 - Cell 3
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Coppanagh
1Jay Thomson (Rsa) MTN Cycling6pts
2Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 14Row 1 - Cell 3
3Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Craig Lewis (USA) Columbia-HTC1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Inistioge
1Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team10pts
2Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana7Row 1 - Cell 3
3Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank2Row 3 - Cell 3
5Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana1Row 4 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Team Saxo Bank15:32:00
2ISD - Neri0:00:24
3Cervélo Test TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4AstanaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Joker Bianchi0:02:20
6Team Columbia - HTCRow 5 - Cell 2
7BMC Racing Team0:02:35
8Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta0:04:15
9Rabobank Continental Team0:04:31
10Team Halfords0:06:27
11Australian National TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Rapha Condor Cycling TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13An Post Sean Kelly TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14MTN CyclingRow 13 - Cell 2
15Team Type 10:18:32
16Irish National TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
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General classification after stage 1
1Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta5:10:27
2Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank0:00:05
3Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank0:00:07
4Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam0:00:11
5Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) AstanaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Marco Pinotti (Ita) Columbia-HTCRow 5 - Cell 2
7Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 6 - Cell 2
8Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) ISDRow 7 - Cell 2
9Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank0:00:17
10Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD0:00:24
11Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam0:00:25
12Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD0:00:26
13Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISDRow 12 - Cell 2
14Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 16 - Cell 2
18Craig Lewis (USA) Columbia-HTCRow 17 - Cell 2
19Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo BankRow 19 - Cell 2
21Janez Brajkovic (Slo) AstanaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Stuart O:Grady (Aus) Saxo BankRow 21 - Cell 2
23Lance Armstrong (USA) AstanaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi0:02:18
25Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTCRow 24 - Cell 2
26Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team0:02:19
27Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank Continental Team0:02:22
28Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervélo TestTeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Mark McNally (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 28 - Cell 2
30Graham Briggs (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls PastaRow 29 - Cell 2
31Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 30 - Cell 2
32Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Robert Partridge (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 32 - Cell 2
34Michael Matthews (Aus) Australian National TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 34 - Cell 2
36Leigh Howard (Aus) Australian National TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Svein Vold (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 36 - Cell 2
38Michael Schär (Swi) AstanaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Jason McCartney (USA) Saxo BankRow 38 - Cell 2
40Ian McLeod (Rsa) MTN CyclingRow 39 - Cell 2
41Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls PastaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Christoff Van Heerden (Rsa) MTN CyclingRow 41 - Cell 2
43Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTCRow 42 - Cell 2
44Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor Cycling TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Sondre G Sortveit (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 45 - Cell 2
47Ronan Mc Laughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Jesús Hernández (Spa) AstanaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Mark O:Brien (Aus) Australian National TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52José Luis Rubiera (Spa) AstanaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1Row 52 - Cell 2
54Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1Row 54 - Cell 2
56Travis Meyer (Aus) Australian National TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
57Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Bartosz Huzarsky (Pol) ISDRow 57 - Cell 2
59Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60David McCann (Irl) Irish National TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo BankRow 62 - Cell 2
64Stake Vegard Laengen (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 63 - Cell 2
65Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) AstanaRow 64 - Cell 2
66Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
67Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo TestTeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-HTCRow 68 - Cell 2
70Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Jack Bobridge (Aus) Australian National TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Timothy Roe (Aus) Australian National TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Sam Bennett (Irl) Irish National TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Juan Van Heerden (Rsa) MTN CyclingRow 74 - Cell 2
76Stian Remme (Nor) Joker BianchiRow 75 - Cell 2
77Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
78Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79David Fletcher (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 78 - Cell 2
80Nicholas Walker (Aus) Australian National TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Bradley Potgieter (Rsa) MTN Cycling0:02:43
82Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN CyclingRow 81 - Cell 2
83Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team0:05:30
84Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD0:06:34
85Jay Thomson (Rsa) MTN Cycling0:14:24
86Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team0:14:27
87Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 86 - Cell 2
88Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Sean Downey (Irl) Irish National TeamRow 88 - Cell 2
90Robert Hayles (GBr) Team HalfordsRow 89 - Cell 2
91Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls PastaRow 90 - Cell 2
92Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1Row 91 - Cell 2
93Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls PastaRow 93 - Cell 2
95Morris Possoni (Ita) Columbia-HTCRow 94 - Cell 2
96Dale Appleby (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls PastaRow 95 - Cell 2
97Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha Condor Cycling TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Shawn Milne (Usa) Team Type 1Row 98 - Cell 2
100Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly TeamRow 99 - Cell 2
101Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Andrew Roche (Irl) Candi TV - Marshalls PastaRow 101 - Cell 2
103Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo TestTeamRow 103 - Cell 2
105Ken Hanson (Usa) Team Type 1Row 104 - Cell 2
106Michael Creed (Usa) Team Type 1Row 105 - Cell 2
107Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Columbia-HTCRow 106 - Cell 2
108Ino Ilesic Aldo (Slo) Team Type 10:21:19
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Points classification
1Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta15pts
2Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank14Row 1 - Cell 3
3Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank13Row 2 - Cell 3
4Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam12Row 3 - Cell 3
5Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana11Row 4 - Cell 3
6Marco Pinotti (Ita) Columbia-HTC10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) ISD8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank7Row 9 - Cell 3
11Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD6Row 10 - Cell 3
12Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi6Row 11 - Cell 3
13Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team5Row 12 - Cell 3
14Jay Thomson (Rsa) MTN Cycling5Row 13 - Cell 3
15Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISD5Row 14 - Cell 3
16Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team5Row 15 - Cell 3
17Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team4Row 16 - Cell 3
18Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD3Row 17 - Cell 3
19Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam2Row 18 - Cell 3
20Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam2Row 19 - Cell 3
21Ino Ilesic Aldo (Slo) Team Type 12Row 20 - Cell 3
22Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker Bianchi1Row 21 - Cell 3
23Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 11Row 22 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
1Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 122pts
2Jay Thomson (Rsa) MTN Cycling21Row 1 - Cell 3
3Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team12Row 2 - Cell 3
4Marco Pinotti (Ita) Columbia-HTC10Row 3 - Cell 3
5Craig Lewis (USA) Columbia-HTC9Row 4 - Cell 3
6José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana8Row 5 - Cell 3
7Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana7Row 6 - Cell 3
8Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD6Row 7 - Cell 3
9Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank4Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank2Row 9 - Cell 3
11Morris Possoni (Ita) Columbia-HTC2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Shawn Milne (Usa) Team Type 12Row 11 - Cell 3
13Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana1Row 12 - Cell 3
14Michael Schär (Swi) Astana1Row 13 - Cell 3
15Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Young rider classification
1Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank5:10:34
2Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi0:00:04
3Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank0:00:10
4Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team0:00:19
5Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
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Teams classification
1Team Saxo Bank15:32:00
2ISD - Neri0:00:24
3Cervélo Test TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4AstanaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Joker Bianchi0:02:20
6Team Columbia - HTCRow 5 - Cell 2
7BMC Racing Team0:02:35
8Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta0:04:15
9Rabobank Continental Team0:04:31
10Team Halfords0:06:27
11Australian National TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Rapha Condor Cycling TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13An Post Sean Kelly TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14MTN CyclingRow 13 - Cell 2
15Team Type 10:18:32
16Irish National TeamRow 15 - Cell 2

 

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