Greipel sprints to opening Oman victory

André Greipel (Lotto Belisol) picked up where he left off in Australia by thundering to victory in a bunch sprint on the opening day of the Tour of Oman. With an impressive show of force, he made light work of the uphill finishing straight and powered clear of Denis Galimzyanov (Katusha) and Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Barracuda) to take a resounding victory.

Already dominant in the sprints at the Tour Down Under in January, Greipel was laid low by illness soon afterwards and forced to miss the Tour of Qatar. No matter, the German scarcely skipped a beat and he was motoring smoothly again at Wadi Al Hoqay on Tuesday. As his dauphin Galimzyanov gasped to Cyclingnews shortly after crossing the line, Greipel simply shot past his rivals “like a car” to claim the win.

The sprinters had clearly been forewarned about the deceptive difficulty of the finale, where the finish banner seemed to hover at the brow of the incline like a mirage, forever out of reach. With a shade over 200 metres to go, Tyler Farrar was the first of the fast men to grasp at it, but his effort would die a slow death as the road continued to stretch inexorably upwards and he had to make do with third.

Galimzyanov was tucked smartly on Farrar’s wheel, and when showed his hand soon afterwards, it briefly looked as though the young Russian might take the spoils. No sooner had he hit the front than his hopes were dashed, however, as Greipel summoned up a ferocious effort to rip clear of the pack and take an emphatic triumph.

The win was Greipel’s fourth of the new campaign, but he was typically understated when he recounted the race to the press in the shadow of the makeshift podium over the other side of the hill. The headlines will be all about Greipel’s raw power in the final metres, but he was at pains to point out that the story of the race was a more complex one than that.

“We hit the front the last 15km to put me in a good position for the end, and we stuck to our plan with 2km to go,” Greipel said. “Adam Hansen went, then Jens Debusschere, Marcel Sieberg, Greg Henderson and me. I felt I was a bit too early in the wind so I let two guys in and then with 200 metres to go I opened my sprint.”

Indeed, Greipel was loathe even to single out his newly-arrived lead out man Greg Henderson for praise above the other carriages of his train, but he did acknowledge the New Zealander is proving to be a canny addition to the Lotto Belisol line-up.

“He brings a lot of experience for the lead-out trains. I can trust him, he’s always there where you can decide a race,” Greipel said. “I come more relaxed to the finish because I just follow him. It takes a big pressure off my shoulder because I don’t need to fight for the position.”

Big names

Greipel’s win was made all the more impressive by the roll call of top sprinters who were left trailing in his wake in the finishing straight. Marcel Kittel (Project 1t4i) finished 4th, while Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) appeared to leave his effort too late on a finish that appeared well-suited to his myriad talents. The young Slovak came home in 5th, but will have the chance to do it all again on an even tougher finish at Wadi Dayqah Dam on Wednesday.

While the likes of Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) and Matt Goss (GreenEdge) at least had the satisfaction of being in the mix in the finale, the grand absentee from the finishing sprint was world champion Mark Cavendish, who had taken two sprint wins with disarming facility in Qatar.

His Sky team had been active in chasing down the day’s early break, alongside Lotto Belisol and GreenEdge, but Cavendish was forced to unclip inside the final two kilometres and lost his position towards the head of the bunch. The finger of blame in the Sky camp was directed at Alexander Kristoff (Katusha), and Cavendish was left to cross the line in a frustrated 67th place.

The nature of Tuesday’s route meant that the sprinters would inevitably be given the chance to test their mettle on that inviting finishing straight, but there were still four early escapees willing to test those odds on the road out of Muscat. Shortly after the flag was dropped, the stylish Mikhail Ignatiev (Katusha) careered off the front, followed by Danilo Wyss (BMC), Pangda Jiao (Champion System) and Alexandre Lemair (Bridgestone).

20km in, they had built up a lead of five minutes, but thereafter it began to melt ineluctably under the unforgiving mid-afternoon sun. When the gap fell to within a minute with 25km to go, Ignatiev decided to try his luck alone, but he too would be swallowed up by the peloton in the finale, where Greipel delivered his pitch perfect sprint.

While Greipel was typically reluctant to shout the odds, the beaten Galimzyanov summed up the situation succinctly: “André is too, too strong. I think in this moment he is stronger than everybody.” His sprint rivals will have their right of reply in the days to come.

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Full Results
1André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team3:26:09
2Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - BarracudaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4iRow 3 - Cell 2
5Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 4 - Cell 2
6Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 5 - Cell 2
7Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 6 - Cell 2
8Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-NissanRow 8 - Cell 2
10Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky ProcyclingRow 11 - Cell 2
13Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 12 - Cell 2
14Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:03
16Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-NissanRow 16 - Cell 2
18Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-NissanRow 18 - Cell 2
20Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Project 1t4iRow 20 - Cell 2
22Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-NissanRow 21 - Cell 2
23Koen De Kort (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 22 - Cell 2
24Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 23 - Cell 2
25Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin - BarracudaRow 24 - Cell 2
26Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 25 - Cell 2
27Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 26 - Cell 2
28Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 28 - Cell 2
30Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 29 - Cell 2
31Joost Posthuma (Ned) RadioShack-NissanRow 30 - Cell 2
32Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 31 - Cell 2
33Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-NissanRow 35 - Cell 2
37Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 37 - Cell 2
39David McCann (Irl) RTS Racing TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - BarracudaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Gregory Rast (Swi) RadioShack-NissanRow 41 - Cell 2
43Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone AnchorRow 42 - Cell 2
44David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 43 - Cell 2
45Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Bra) Garmin - BarracudaRow 44 - Cell 2
46Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Klaas Sys (Bel) Bridgestone AnchorRow 46 - Cell 2
48Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big MatRow 47 - Cell 2
49Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 48 - Cell 2
50Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Christopher Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 53 - Cell 2
55Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 54 - Cell 2
56Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-NissanRow 55 - Cell 2
57Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky ProcyclingRow 56 - Cell 2
58Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - BarracudaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 58 - Cell 2
60David Millar (GBr) Garmin - BarracudaRow 59 - Cell 2
61Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 60 - Cell 2
62Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
64Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big MatRow 65 - Cell 2
67Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 66 - Cell 2
68Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) RTS Racing TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Jai Crawford (Aus) RTS Racing TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 73 - Cell 2
75Roy Curvers (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 74 - Cell 2
76Lee Rodgers (GBr) RTS Racing TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
77Luca Ascani (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 76 - Cell 2
78Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone AnchorRow 77 - Cell 2
79William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 78 - Cell 2
80Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 80 - Cell 2
82Christian Benenati (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
85Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 85 - Cell 2
87Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 86 - Cell 2
88Alex Coutts (GBr) RTS Racing TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 88 - Cell 2
90Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 91 - Cell 2
93Albert Timmer (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 92 - Cell 2
94Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 93 - Cell 2
95Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 94 - Cell 2
96Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Project 1t4iRow 96 - Cell 2
98Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 97 - Cell 2
99Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - BarracudaRow 99 - Cell 2
101Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 101 - Cell 2
103Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin - BarracudaRow 102 - Cell 2
104Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 103 - Cell 2
105Baden Cooke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
107Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
108Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
109Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
110Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 109 - Cell 2
111Jérémy Hunt (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 110 - Cell 2
112Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 111 - Cell 2
113Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 112 - Cell 2
114Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 113 - Cell 2
115Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team0:00:27
116Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:29
117Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling0:00:32
118Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team0:00:40
119Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
120Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep0:00:46
121Jens Mouris (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team0:00:56
122Dominic Klemme (Ger) Project 1t4i0:01:31
123Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team0:02:16
124William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
125Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) RTS Racing Team0:09:37
126Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:10:37
127Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 126 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Barka, 74.5km
1Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor3pts
2Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - As Suwayq, 128.5km
1Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team3pts
2Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Points - Wadi Al Huwqayn, 159km
1André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team15pts
2Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda9Row 2 - Cell 3
4Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team1Row 9 - Cell 3
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Young riders
1Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team3:26:09
2Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4iRow 1 - Cell 2
3Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 2 - Cell 2
4Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 3 - Cell 2
5Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 4 - Cell 2
6Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-NissanRow 6 - Cell 2
8Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:03
9Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Project 1t4iRow 8 - Cell 2
10Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 9 - Cell 2
11Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 11 - Cell 2
13Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Christopher Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 16 - Cell 2
18Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone AnchorRow 17 - Cell 2
19Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 21 - Cell 2
23Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Project 1t4iRow 23 - Cell 2
25Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - BarracudaRow 24 - Cell 2
26Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 26 - Cell 2
28Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 27 - Cell 2
29Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 29 - Cell 2
31Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team0:00:40
32Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:10:37
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Teams
1Liquigas-Cannondale10:18:30
2RadioShack-Nissan0:00:03
3Project 1t4iRow 2 - Cell 2
4Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Katusha TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6FDJ-BigmatRow 5 - Cell 2
7Garmin - BarracudaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Champion SystemRow 7 - Cell 2
9Farnese Vini-Selle ItaliaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 9 - Cell 2
11Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Sky ProcyclingRow 11 - Cell 2
13GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Bridgestone Anchor0:00:06
15BMC Racing TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16RTS Racing TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
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General classification after stage 1
1André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team3:25:59
2Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team0:00:04
3Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda0:00:06
4Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor0:00:08
5Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team0:00:09
6Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i0:00:10
7Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 6 - Cell 2
8Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 7 - Cell 2
9Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 8 - Cell 2
10Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-NissanRow 10 - Cell 2
12Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky ProcyclingRow 13 - Cell 2
15Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 14 - Cell 2
16Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:00:13
19Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-NissanRow 19 - Cell 2
21Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-NissanRow 21 - Cell 2
23Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Project 1t4iRow 23 - Cell 2
25Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-NissanRow 24 - Cell 2
26Koen De Kort (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 25 - Cell 2
27Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 26 - Cell 2
28Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin - BarracudaRow 27 - Cell 2
29Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 28 - Cell 2
30Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 29 - Cell 2
31Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 30 - Cell 2
32Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 31 - Cell 2
33Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 32 - Cell 2
34Joost Posthuma (Ned) RadioShack-NissanRow 33 - Cell 2
35Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 34 - Cell 2
36Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-NissanRow 38 - Cell 2
40Gregory Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 40 - Cell 2
42David McCann (Irl) RTS Racing TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - BarracudaRow 42 - Cell 2
44Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Gregory Rast (Swi) RadioShack-NissanRow 44 - Cell 2
46Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone AnchorRow 45 - Cell 2
47David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 46 - Cell 2
48Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Bra) Garmin - BarracudaRow 47 - Cell 2
49Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Klaas Sys (Bel) Bridgestone AnchorRow 49 - Cell 2
51Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big MatRow 50 - Cell 2
52Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 51 - Cell 2
53Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Christopher Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 55 - Cell 2
57Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 56 - Cell 2
58Robert Wagner (Ger) RadioShack-NissanRow 57 - Cell 2
59Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky ProcyclingRow 58 - Cell 2
60Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - BarracudaRow 59 - Cell 2
61Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 60 - Cell 2
62David Millar (GBr) Garmin - BarracudaRow 61 - Cell 2
63Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 62 - Cell 2
64Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 65 - Cell 2
67Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big MatRow 67 - Cell 2
69Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 68 - Cell 2
70Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 69 - Cell 2
71Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) RTS Racing TeamRow 71 - Cell 2
73Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Jai Crawford (Aus) RTS Racing TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 75 - Cell 2
77Roy Curvers (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 76 - Cell 2
78Lee Rodgers (GBr) RTS Racing TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Luca Ascani (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 78 - Cell 2
80William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 79 - Cell 2
81Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 81 - Cell 2
83Christian Benenati (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Lars Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
85Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 85 - Cell 2
87Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 86 - Cell 2
88Alex Coutts (GBr) RTS Racing TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 88 - Cell 2
90Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
91Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
92Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 91 - Cell 2
93Albert Timmer (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 92 - Cell 2
94Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 93 - Cell 2
95Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 94 - Cell 2
96Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 95 - Cell 2
97Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Project 1t4iRow 96 - Cell 2
98Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 97 - Cell 2
99Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 98 - Cell 2
100Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - BarracudaRow 99 - Cell 2
101Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing TeamRow 100 - Cell 2
102Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 101 - Cell 2
103Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin - BarracudaRow 102 - Cell 2
104Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 103 - Cell 2
105Baden Cooke (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 104 - Cell 2
106Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 105 - Cell 2
107Stuart O'Grady (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 106 - Cell 2
108Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
109Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 108 - Cell 2
110Diego Caccia (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 109 - Cell 2
111Jérémy Hunt (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 110 - Cell 2
112Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 111 - Cell 2
113Alan Marangoni (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 112 - Cell 2
114Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 113 - Cell 2
115Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team0:00:37
116Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale0:00:39
117Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling0:00:42
118Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team0:00:50
119Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
120Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep0:00:56
121Jens Mouris (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling Team0:01:06
122Dominic Klemme (Ger) Project 1t4i0:01:41
123Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team0:02:26
124William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
125Sergey Kudentsov (Rus) RTS Racing Team0:09:47
126Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:10:47
127Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 126 - Cell 2
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Points classification
1André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team15pts
2Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda9Row 2 - Cell 3
4Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team4Row 7 - Cell 3
9Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale4Row 8 - Cell 3
10Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team3Row 10 - Cell 3
12Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan2Row 11 - Cell 3
13Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team1Row 12 - Cell 3
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Young riders classification
1Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team3:26:03
2Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor0:00:04
3Marcel Kittel (Ger) Project 1t4i0:00:06
4Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 3 - Cell 2
5Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big MatRow 4 - Cell 2
6Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-CannondaleRow 5 - Cell 2
7Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-NissanRow 7 - Cell 2
9Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team0:00:09
10Thomas Bonnin (Fra) Project 1t4iRow 9 - Cell 2
11Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 10 - Cell 2
12Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Project 1t4iRow 12 - Cell 2
14Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Christopher Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Chin-Lung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickstepRow 17 - Cell 2
19Klaas Lodewijck (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 21 - Cell 2
23Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle ItaliaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Project 1t4iRow 23 - Cell 2
25Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - BarracudaRow 24 - Cell 2
26Wang Chung Huang (Tpe) RTS Racing TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky ProcyclingRow 26 - Cell 2
28Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 27 - Cell 2
29Clinton Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky ProcyclingRow 29 - Cell 2
31Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team0:00:46
32Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team0:10:43
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Combativity classification
1Alexandre Lemair (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor
2Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team
3Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
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Teams classification
1Liquigas-Cannondale10:18:30
2RadioShack-Nissan0:00:03
3Project 1t4iRow 2 - Cell 2
4Rabobank Cycling TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Katusha TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6FDJ-BigmatRow 5 - Cell 2
7Garmin - BarracudaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Champion SystemRow 7 - Cell 2
9Farnese Vini-Selle ItaliaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Omega Pharma-Quick StepRow 9 - Cell 2
11Lotto-Belisol TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Sky ProcyclingRow 11 - Cell 2
13GreenEdge Cycling TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Bridgestone Anchor0:00:06
15BMC Racing TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16RTS Racing TeamRow 15 - Cell 2

 

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Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.

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